The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-18
NOT ONE DOG REPORTED I'm
HYDE COUNTY ASSESSMENT

Pierre, S. D.. May 13.-Strange as it
may seem. there isn't a cog in hyde
county (?). The assessors for the pres
en- year, returning assessments to the
tax commissioners, show that there are
a total of s 1901 dogs in South Dakota,
with Hyde county showing lone.
Brown county has 1,7T5 dogs; Roberts
1925 and Minnehaha, 1,67S, these being
the largest numbers reported. Hughes
county, wherein Pierre is located, re-
ports 1872 dogs.
The total tax extension for the year
amounts to S12.99S, 307.9S of which the
people paid half in April and the re-
naming half will come into the county
treasures in the fall. OF this total, the
state gets s1,26S, 269.91; the counties get
s4.025,500.76; the townships receive ST.
241,762.07, and the cities and towns have
$1,S00,445.45. The road taxes are in
GUIDED in the above figures and are APP
portioned in the various divisions.
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PLATTE-Edwin Morgan, an old sol
der who has been a resident of Laroche
township since 1888, died at his home We'd
nesday afternoon at the age Of 81 years.
He served his county in the state legissa-
ture as senator for two terms, and has
held other prominent offices.
CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY-The
authorities at this agency are looking for
the young son of Mrs. Spotted Crow, who
made his escape from the government In
dian school at Pierre and attempted to re-
turn to the home of his mother some miles
from here. He stole a boat so he could
make his way across the Missouri river.
HUDSON-Edna Torkelson, ugh OF
a well known farmer living near town,
had a narrow escape from death when
she fell from the seat of a gasoline trac-
tor, on which she was riding with her
father. The whee of the heavy gang
n1nw ma good 5nxyar hor hop1r l,,t - ez4l.F
er succeeded in stopping the engine before
the sharp coulter reached her, which
would nave cut her to pieces. Fortunately
her back was little more than bruised by
the wheel which passed over her.
MADISON = The Norwegian society
known as the Nordfjordlaget with a mem
beiship extending through the states of
Wisconsin,, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
North and South Dakota. has accepted in
invitation to hold it's annual meeting this
year at Lake Madison, beginning on June
20 and continuing for three days. An at
tendance of 800 is expected. A fine musical
program will be one of the principal fea-
lures of the gathering.
new appointive officers
OF Armour for the coming year are: City
auditor. Yves Dunbar; city attorney. John
w. Adobe; city engineer, j.. b. Morey; as
SCISSOR. Ed DenBeste; chief of police. L. p.
Johnson: assistant chief of police. Ed
~SchaIer ire warden, Park Sleister: mem
Der library board for three years. Mrs. r..
F. Wanzer:s police Judge, W. n. Conover.
MADISON-Acting on the report OF city
Attorney Porter, the city commission seat
ed commissioner J. A. johnson, elected by
a majority of SO votes at the April election.
The contest started by Jacob Kundert, his
predecessor, 1t is believed, will not be
pushed. The alleged ground for contest
was that johnson, In a published pre-elec-
ton statement, had offered to accept the
office, II elected. at an annual salary OF
S400, whereas the state law provides that
the salary shall be $3.50.
REDFIELD-New city officers Of Red
field. as appointed by the mayor and con
irmed by the city council. are: City audi
tor. c. J. Mariner; city attorney. S. w.
Clark; superintendent electric. light plant.
i. w. Hase: assessor, William Dawson;
Ichief or police. Phil Tyrrell; health officer,
DIR. G. w. Potter: member Of the library
board. Mrs. A. F, Senechal.
PIERRE-A gale. which reached a ve-
iocity of 50 miles an hour, swept over this
city Tuesday night and did considerable
damage to trees, signs and windows.
crushing In plate glass windows In several
| places.