The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-21

ing Is a relief generally valued. There
is no reason why places of amusement
should be allowed to break the truce
and gather money on SUNDAYS to which
more necessary lines of trade have
equal right.
STATE OFFICIALS ATTEND.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 1S.-Glowing
tributes to South Dakota were the fea-
ture of the meeting and dinner of the
South Dakota society of Washington
last night at which Governor Byrne
and Governor-elect Norbeck were
| guests. Governor Byrne challenged
any other state to show more per cap
tia wealth than South Dakota.
MADISON-Mrs. Lucy Handorf, aged %,
died suddenly while preparing for an
operation. She has just recovered from
an attack of tonsilitis, and with her hus-
band had gone to the office of her ply
sicians to have her tonSils removed. She
was not completely under the influence of
an anaesthetic when the physicians
| noticed that she was growing weak. Eff
forts to revive her failed. Mrs. Handorf
was born in Lyon county, Iowa, and came
to Lake county with her parents when
only one year old. Prior to her marriage
she was a school teacher. She is sur
vived by her husband and a son Z weeks
cd.
BROOKINGS-Most of the professors at
State college will forfeit their Christmas
vacation in order to look after instruction
IN the farm and home course at the coll
eye, December $3.50. This course is alb
;o!utely free to the farm men and women
Of the state, and includes an unusually
good program of entertainment in addi-
lion to the practical instruction features.
MADISON-Next year will break all
/ sapnr1c IL, T-oLa county, ir fIo al, =.
of flooded lands. Arrangements have aeen
completed for the digging Of II drainage
bitches, as we'll as a share in two joint
county bitches. The work will reclaim
$500 acres of land within the county,
which is valued at $500, 600.
HURON-Rev. BENZ. H.. Burt, of Au-
rora. H., has been called to the pulpit of
the First Congregational church of Huron.
and now has the matter under considera-
ton. Mr.. Burt was pastor Of the local
church 20 years ago, and has recently
filled the pulpit during a visit in Huron.
| SIOUN F4AIlLS-To find a postal card on
the street five years and five months after
it had been mailed to A. VI. Main. of Sioux
Falls. but had never reached him, was the
experience of Mrs. Main. The postal card
was mailed from Madison, Wis, to Mr..
Main in Sioux Falls by a relative.
Observation-Disclosures of the local Ma.
/ OH lobES CIV 'iClA "a VIII kIStt.
ing, elected the following officers for the
| coming vcar: Master, II. A. Bergren;
k-sior warden. G. w. Collins; junior ward
eli, NJ. Mckusiek; secretary, j. A. Cope
land; treasurer. c. IL. Barrett.
DALLAS-James Wanchell. aged As. a
prominent real estate dealer, dropped
cad in his home. He had not complained
of being i'll. He leaves a WIDOW. s;lree
sons and a brother here. He was a hose
H,,J9 n,,aa m wing ha,.a fror,s ~ -r-.
PARKsToN-I.ouis Bertram, of this
city, an Old pioneer and veteran of the
civil war, is.,lead. He was rs years old
and was an unusually active man until
a few Weeks ag.,. He was one Of the
first pioiieere vi this section.
MII.EANE-G. FL. Stengel, a prominent
citizen OF this place, has a brother in
Germany who has had three sons and
three sonsinlaw at the front. He has re-
ceived a letter that the Youngest had been
killed.
SIOUX FAI.I4s-A sudden attack OF
heart failure caused the death, of Frank
Newbold, aged IS. One of the surviving
sons s.s a member of Company q, fourth
South Dakota infantry. now on the Texas
border.
yOLGA-Harry emrnen employed on
the farm of l. II. Burdick, near Volga,
was kicked In the head by a horse and is
in a critical condition. His skull was frac-
tured.
Java Is estimated to have exported
So, 100000 pounds of tea in 1915, as
compared with Ga, 900, 900 pounds the
year before.
The fishermen OF the gold coast OF
Africa devote each Tuesday to the sea
god.s doing no fishing. bu utilizing the
time to men their nets.
Chile will have the largest electrical
power plant in South Americn, with a
capacity of about 10000 horse power,
to supply mining operations,
Chief Justice WINSTON. Of Wisconsin
supreme court, has completed 25 year.
[Sen the enc
New York details % iremen to give
lire drills In public schools.
A thin paste Of wood ashes ana,
lemon juice will renew furnished
brass.
The d~estruo.ion OF birds costs this
country 81 .0oOs000,OO0 a year, it is ssti-
mated.
More than Ids words aJminute have
been.sent in high speed wireless tests
IN IrnRland s&@ SH