The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-01
CLARENCE CUMMINGS BOND
is COLLECTED BY COUNTY

Nermilion. S. D., Jan. 30-A surety
company of SiouN Falls, which FUR
nished he bond in the case of Clarence
Dunning. who fled while under bond to
appear for trial in the state circuit
court here on the charge of murder, but
who was recaptured in Sioux City, has
finally paid the amount of the bono te
Clay county, the bond having been de-
clared forfeited When Dunning disap-
peared. 1t iss thought Dunning indem-
nifiea the surety company in some
,na,iler, SO the company doubtless v /
not iose the fun amount. Dunning nov
is III the county Jail in this city await
ing trial at The spring term of circuit
responsible for The death of a young
harvest hand, during a holdup on a
Milwaukee freight train between Ner-
million and Elk Point.
PARKER-Ioan.el Farnum, one of the
early pioneers of Turner county died ~
the county ai1nsfouse here OF general
debility, aged 80 years and $ months.
Farnum filed On government land in tho
southeastern part of the county in 1872.
He lost the title through contest and the
matter of title has been in the federal
land office since 1874 in various forms. the
Did man fighting for his rights to the last,
and losing out. The case was a celebrated
one.
BROOKINGS - Reports made at the
~seml-annual meeting of the Commercial
club prove the club to be in good finan-
cial condition, mt that it accomplished
much for the city during the last si8
months. The club now has assets of
nearly 5000. The club has a membership
of 172. One of the questions which the
club has taken up is the city manage
plan. The club has reelected NJ. E. Cul-
hane president. Other officers are: Vica
president, Prof. c. Larson: secretary, c.
A. Gullick; treasurer. Lloyd G.. Hyde.
SIOUFALLS- E. r. Carnahan, who re-
Gently again qualified for the Office OF
justice of the peace in Estelline. has made
q record for continuous service as justice
of the peace which, it is believed. has
not been equaled by any other Justice Of
the peace in South Dakota. He already
has served in the office for Is Years, and
his present term vii make 20 continuous
years that he has held the office.
MISUNDERSTANDING for the 18th time,
was given j. NJ. Erion. of Mitchell. TO.
the position of president, and for the 18th
time as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to Prof.
James w. Wilson. of Brookings, in the
annual election today of the South pa.
kota Li-e Stock Breeders association at
the Glowing session here.
WOISFY-At a special election to be
held here Tuesday, January 80. the voters
will have submitted to them the PROPOSE
ton of issuing bonds in the sum of not
i TO exceed $iZ.uVU TOT the CONSTRUCTION OF q
/ municipal waterworks system. The pro.
posed bonds will run 20 years and draw
5 per cent interest.
OLDHAM-At the family home on a
farm near here occurred the death OF T
| C. Murphy, aged IS. one of the best
I known of thee early pioneer settlers of thi.
territory. He located in this vicinity Ii
/ 1884, He is survived by a widow and sew.
eral grown children!
cANToN-stricken with heart faiiur,
as he sat is q rocking ciiairsin his home
.Iohn johnson, an agei pioneer resident
of the Canton territory. was found dead
in his home ny 4 neighhor. He was !.
years old. His only known relatives Ar
q sister. living in Wyoming, 9 sister
Wisconsin and a nephew, I. X, Johnson,
of Ncrmilion, S. Il. Ise left an esta,g
valued at about $4,000. liz left ne wha
observation-disclosures Anderson a Moe
Il ling man, has Deem auvtscd or tic d6ai
| oysiffs brother. Abr1ah ham anderson, "
/ enlisted as a soldier In Garaisa and ys
sent to T.ngiandssalc CA resulted fro
pneumonia. Contracted in a trailing camp