The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-08
CONGREGATIONAL INDIANS
TO HOLD MEETING AT OAAE


TO HOLD MEETING AT OA4E
Pierre, s. D.. June S.-The Dakota
conference OF Congregational Indians
of this state and the reservations near
will be held next week at Oahe, where
the Indian mission is coated. DR.. T.
L. Riggs, who for many years has been
a missionary to the Sioux Indians, has
his home at Oahe, and conducts the
church and mission school. He and
Mrs. Riggs have for many years de-
voted their lives to the service. They
come of pioneer missionary families
who We're prominently known in Min
nesota and other northwest states for
their services to the Indians. A broth
er, DR.. Aired Riggs, of Santee, re-
Gently deceased, was head of the In
dian institution there, and the Riggs
family in its various branches has been
prominent in the development of the
Indians of the northwest. This Con
gregatlonal conference viii be attended
by indian families in great numbers.
BERESFORD-Corn planting in this
territory has been greatly delayed because
OF the frequent rains during May, and is
only now nearing completion, this being
much later than usual. 1t is reported that
some of the early planted corn on bottom
lands near here was badly washed out by
excessive rainfalI and will have to be re-
planted While the corn crop was put in
Inc SIouIG idltE tnan usual, 1t is expected
to make rapid growth because of the ex-
cellent condition of the ground, and if the
weather remains generally fair between
now and July j, corn is expected to be as
far advanced as customary at that time.
Small grain is making satisfactory adj
Sancement.
| FERNEY-The annual Ferney armer
picnic and celebration will be held here on
Wednesday. June IA. At that time the
5 EtONkhp1GprS' r1aafjno IF tho Irar,o1,
Farmers Elevator company and the Fer
ney Farmers Cooperative elevator
tompany will be held. After the business
has been transacted those attending will
| participate in the picnic and celebration.
!. These events have become annual fixtures
IN Ferney and always are largely at
tended.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Clunder, a farmer
living four miles from town, sustained a
/ heavy loss as the result of his barn be-
ing destroyed by fire. Only one of IS val
liable horses in the barn was saved. the
|! bthers being burned to death. In addition
| he lost harnesses and other property. The
loss is estimated at 5000. on which there
was insurance of 81, 500. The origin of the
/ fire is a mystery. 1t broke out late at
night and the alarm was given by the
! family dogs.
CUSTER-The famous Wind Cave ma.
tional park, south of Custer, is becoming a
| favorfte resort for sightseers who visit
the southern Black Hills. Each day the
| volume of visitors to the cave is increas-
| Ing, and is expected to increase through.
| out the summer The cave is one Of the
I wonders of the American continent. Com
! mencing June l the entrance fee which
/ the government charges will be reduced
| to % cents.
! DEApWOOD-According to Information
| which has been received here, a good part
p! of the $2,000,G0 which the Burlington rail-
way company has decided to expend in i'm.
| provements on the western ends of its
lines, especially in Wyoming, will be spent
on the Black Hills division. This will
| mean the employment of many additional
men during the coming months.
PIERRE-Hans DeMuth and Governor
| Byrne, as delegates to the national repub-
| llcan convention, have chosen Allen r
| Fellows, of Sioux Falls, and H. G. Sho.
/ Der, of Huron, respectively. as their alter
mates.
DAVIs-Jacob Pfaff, a farmer living
! near town, is satisfied the windstorm linn
is on his trail. For the second time with.
in a year some of his property was de.
stroyed by a severe windstorm. His large
barn was partially demolished, his chick
en- house destroyed, and a number OF
sheep and chickens were killed.
Observation-Disclosures are be.
ing made whereby Dumont avenue. Tho
chief business street of this city, will b.
lighted with cluster lights. A COMMITTEES
has been raising funds for the purpose
and 1t now is announced that a sufficient
sum has been contributed by the bushes:
men n others.
MENNO-Farmers near Memo have or
ganized q Farmers Elevator company. A
stockholders meeting has been held an(
the following directors were elected: o.. E
Gullickson, Fred Bender. jr.: Edware
Thranum. Henry Klasi, H. f.. Harnisch
e. g. Carey and j. J. Mettler.
PARKER-Fred L. Fairchild, of TOP
bar. Stanley county, who was selected a
( the recent primary election as the solial
list candidate for governor of South Da
kota. is a former Parker resident. Fo
many years he lived with his parents oil
q farm here.
PIERRE-The Elk Point Liquor com
pany has been Incorporated with $3.50
capital stock n c.. c.. Peterson, /. f
Tucker and J.. s.. Smith as incorporation
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