The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
indian SEEKS court
IN JUDGMENT SUIT;
FIRST filed IN u. S,
Frank Good Lance, After Serv-
ing 80 Days, Files Just
Like White Man.

tach any part OF the Pine Ridge Indian
reservation to any organized county OF
tho state for judicial purposes has just
been upheld in an important test case
by judge MCGEE. of the state circuit
court for the Fall River Pennington
county circuit.
This decision was rendered In a case
II an unusual character arising on the
Pine Ridge reservation. Recently
Frank Good Lance. a Pine Ridge
agency Sioux Indian, was arrested by
the chief of the Indian police on the
Charge of wife beating. and when taken
before Judge Thunder Bear. Of the In
dian court, was found guilty and SEN
fenced to serve 80 days in the agency
Jail. Good Lance served the term, and
upon his release instituted In the state
circuit court Of Eau River county a
damage suit against the chief OF the
Indian police, the judge of the Indian
court and the United States Indian
agent in charge Of the reservation, by
which he sought to recover $4,000 for
unlawful arrest and Imprisonment
This was the first damage suit of the
kind ever instituted by an Indian in
the United States.
The federal government, through
United States Attorney Robert P
Stewart, demurred to the complaint of
Good Lance, the contention of the
United States attorney being that the
action could not lawfully be instituted
in the state circuit court and that
the state Legislature had no authority
to attach the Pine Ridge reservation
to FAN River or any other organized
county for judicial purposes.
Judge McGec, after q hearing In The
case. sustained the contention of the
federal attorney, thus leaving Good
Lance without any standing in court
so far as his damage suit was con-
cerned
There are rumors that an appeal will
be taken from the decision of Judge
MCGEE, but as to this nothing definite
has Yet been announced.
FARMER-Efforts to capture sup
tossed Wild man who is said to have re-
certify been seen On several occasions in
'er2ote portions Of Hanson county have
thus far been unsuccessful 1t is believed
lie is a lunatic who made his escape from
he state hospital for tie insane at Yank-
ION. or frc-n the insane asylum of some
adjoining state. Women and children in
ne region where he is said to be making
his headquarters have been greatly
plar:1le.2.
h!MBALL-Wm. Koenig, who lives
soout seven miles northeast of Kt,nball.
.hreshetl out so acres of barley which av-
sraged so bushels to the acre Fifty acres
II spells ard oats mixed for feed went 25
HtiStielS 10 liie acre. ben thompson, one
G>ie east of Gam Valley, Buffalo coun-
y. threshed his oats which went 81 bush
Ills to the acre. Ashley Durham threshed
out his oats 312 miles northeast OF Gam
Valley. They went 3742 bushels 10 the
acre.
WITTENBERG-At the annual convAn.
ton of the Hutchinson County SunGay
School association held at this place, the
following officers were elected for the
Tn1,,
vice presidents R. E. Boegler, ]. F. Nor
gan; reS>ry-treasurer, Bertha Welsh
assistant Secretary, Mrs. J. 7. Wilson The
place for holding the next annual conven-
ton has not yet been selected.
FLANDREAU-Arrap are be.
Ing completed for the annual Moody coun-
ty fair, which will be held in this city
commencing August Is, and continuing un.
til the night Of August 81. Much attention
will be given the poultry department, and
the exhibits in this department are ex.
pectcd to be fine. There will be Other
exhibits, including farm products of all
kinds and live stock.
YANKTON-Robberi are almost n,
daily occurrence here among the return.
ing harvest hands. Four T. w. WIS held
up two independents and robbed them of
$50 cash and a gold watch, just east OF
the city, Wednesday, where a similar rob.
"A L
w. W. also robbed was handed back his
property on his red card being found
WATERTOWN-An unusual case befor.
Judge Myers. of the municipal court in
this city, was the trial of a 13-year-old
siri on the charge of using profane lam
guage a public street. She was found
guilty, and Judge Myers imposed a fine OF
So. The girl was charged with using the
profane language while playing with 9th.
pr n ONT n ctr
PIERRE-The weather bureau report
shows that July was the warrnest since
1901. The average for the month Just past
was sc, and for July, 1901, 1t was S. The
average this year was five degrees above
normal for the month q t this place. The
pEecipite ton for the month was go inch,s
which was just a shade under the normal
at 2.55 inches.
BRUCE-A local automobile dealer Ii
erecting what will be the largest garage
In Brookings county. 1t will be 75X100 feet
in SIZE. In addition to the garage o
number Of other new buildings are III
course of construction in Bruce, and the
farmers of the surrounding territory also
are making extensive building improve
rncnts.
YANIlTON-Dr. ]. A. Seapy OF Geddes.
Is in a hospital here. where he submitted
to very serious operation. He is re-
ported as doing satisfactorily Dr. Seary
| is a well known practitioner along the
Platte line. KS
| kIAfBALL4-Will Mckee, was struck and
| killed by lightning about four miles south
EAST Of this city. He was pitching OFF
grain from n wagon to his father on the
stack. The lightning set McKees clothes
I On fire. burning up the wagon, graIa and
also the stack. He was q years old
| 5RIDGEWATER-L. NJ Detternan. OF
this place thresi,ed G,olp bushels o. cats
| from q 1t5-aere field Corn Is sufferin.
Tor want OF rain and at the best will not
yield to exceed one-half crop. ScAre.ly
any rain has fallen since June 81
| RENE-IIxtensive p,ibl,s inaprevsIasnts
are being made here. Among other thing.
the streets are being placed In rrst s.A..
condition. A numbered new street srss.-
ItEgs have been put IN.
I yOLIN--1nformatton HIS reached here
from the home OF his daughter NJ B.ek.e-
lton, Wash, that II. p. Violin, for whom
this town was named. sustained a atroh.
II paralysis while hinsef ana wife an,l
two youngest children were y1s.th.r -,