The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-24

she counted the "scalps" and found she
had 141 to her credit.
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: AUTO ACCIDENTS .
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Delmont-A young man named
Otto. employed on q farm near here,
died from injuries received when he
passing over his body, breaking his
back and fracturing three ribs. He
was coming to belmont for load Of
lumber when the accident occurred.
The horses We're frightened by an au-
tomobile, which came up from behind.
On his deathbed the young man stated
the driver of the automobile did not
sound his horn to give him warning.
Wagner-Peter Anderson, aged o.
employed on the farm Of ]. P. Cough
lin, near town, was instantly killed in
an automobile accident. He was riding
In car driven by A. B. Clements when
1t suddenly turned turtle about two
miles south of town. Andersons back
was broken. When Clements returned
from u near by farm with assistance
Anderson was dead. His only known
relative is brother, Alex Anderson, of
Hudson. S. D.
Mitchell-Pinned under their au-
tomobile when it struck a ditch and
turned over twice, Guy w. F'rinll. city
employe, and his brother, John P.
t'rlnk, were seriously injured. The &C
cfoent occurred when they attempted
TO turn out for another machine on a
street but little used in Mitchell. The
trst revolution of the machine hit the
driver and the next his brother, who
at Iirst mad been thrown clear.
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GRADUAL INCREASE SHOWN
IN NUMBER OF COYOTES KILLED
Pierre. S. D.. Aug. 23.-Either coyotes
are increasing in South Dakota, or else
hunters are more vigilant in catching
and killing them The state auditor
recently paid out the bounty for the
past fiscal year, and upon comparing
the records with this year. he finds
that in 1918 1906 coyotes and wolves
We're Killed in South Dakota, and that
year the bounty was paid at 81 cents
on the dollar. In 1914 1856 were killed.
ana the county consequently had to be
reduced IN payment to SO cents on the
dollar. For the 1915 fiscal year $40
were killed, and the payment was 701s
cents on the dollar. AS 50 each is the
bounty on coyotes, and SIS on gray
wolves, TINS basis on the dollar resulted
thls year III sl.41 for each coyote killed.
the buyers OF wolf bounty certificates
IN some cases paid more than that
amount for them-expecting there
would De q higher payment made-and
consequently negotiationg for bounty
certiflcates on the strength of the num-
per which will be killed. and the conse-
quent bounty basis paid, is becoming
more uncertain each year
PAYMENTS OF $15,679 MADE
ON COUNTY AGENT SYSTEMS
Pierre, s. D.. Aug. 23.-Public ex-
pendttures for agricultural extension
work IN South Dakota from the begin
ming OF the operations of the law last
year up to the last day of June
amounted to s15,6791s. This was paid
out for county agent work through the
Joint funds supplied by the counties
and the state, the-state adding 60 per
cent to any funds donated by the
counties The counties which took adj
vantage Of the provisions Of the law
LOT the NEST year to secure county
Day, Douglas, Hughes, Kingsbury,
Lawrence, Lyman, Sphinx and Stanley.
Codington shows the heaviest exnenfij.
ture in this work, the cost for the wear
being $2,493.69. The demands on the
state FUNDS We're not up to the expecta-
was used out OF the SIS, 600 appronrio
ated for the year. The appropriation
for the present fiscal year is $4,000.
INDIAN GRAVE
WHILE DIGGING cIsTERN
Mitchell. S. d.. Aug. &c. p Sav1as
while digging cistern ON his farm
one mile north of town. unearthed fine
ske.eton OF an indian, buried in an I'M
usual manner. fake grave had been
dug to depth of seven feet and the
nody placed IN side pocket in a Sit
ting posture, supposed as a protectio,
against despoilers. Much Importance ia
attached to the discovery as the nroh-
apie revelation of hitherto unknown
secret OF indian burial The skeleton
IS only one OF many that have beer I'M
covered among the mounds OF the ia
NOUS Indian bi,rying ground which ~
tends for mile and Il half alone the
bluffs Of Firesteel creek. but other
skeletons are seldom more than tyo
Ieet below the surface It is probable
That this ia installing method or h,,T;.,l
W. accorded only to the leaders of TIC
tribe s' II Z - .t'c
svooNsGckET WIRELESS GErs
MESSAGES FROM BORDER
J M ! % socket, s. p. Aug, as.Ted
stoefet, young son of Capt. w, p. MOT
fet. OF the Seventh cavalry, now with
lolcnel Dodds column in the Mexican !
.nsl allaticn Of a radio tetesl.a Oh o,,tf,t
at.s tire home OF relatives here. with
which ke has been able 10 catch ysire-
sess messages from the Rio Grandc
2orcer 4 IS ssss. I. I : sA ~
sss he youth was not satisfied 10 got
sfNs from He border through orr inlry
sshi s.r,ela and erected the antennae to I,
sr:ife apraratus that he might receive
Ey'essa ges through the mir. He has an
1 slahpras e radio station at his home In
soi R!as, Tex. = s.
RIPP-s sauEht In the act Of robbins
be- N-ifderrruth hardware store here.
stranEer by the name OF Jack Downey
ssor fessed e the burglary chnrge and was.
4 Ken ~ NJ chell, where ne entered q
sle;t. % guilty before Judge Frank 81.
IN ard was sentenced to term II, the
81 e lsenitenttary. The story OF DoWney. Z
i5.ilcss tionss gas fnterestinR. While smoking
1 xaret kaox. eche,ske, who lives III
~ neigkhokh ood az. the hardware store.
ttces1 4 light IN the adjustment. He
SSasigts,2nel ssever1i friends by telephone
no they Irccured lies and revolyera
nd ssn tsoned 4 ticmselves abp6t ths build.
Z satc HIM thsorsa M windows.