The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-22

club Of the Western league, it was an
nounced here today.
Inc local club will get an infielder
from the Des Moines team in part
payment.
SIOUX FALLS-A jury in the Lake
county circuit court, after celebrating
Tor a period of % hours, returned a YER
dlct in favor of the defendant in the SEN
sat-onal case Of Annie Never against d.
w. Leighton. The girl sought to recover
aanlages IN the sum of 5000 for alleged
assault. Both the plaintiff and defendant
reside In Rutland township. The defend
ant is a Well known pioneer farmer of
me county. At a former trial a jury
awarded the girl damages Of $1,000. The
u~eiendant applied for and was granted
anew trial. which now has resulted in a
verdict in his favor. The case attracted
a great deal of attention in Lake and
adjoining counties.
SioUA FALLS-An application has
been made to the state board of pardons
for a pardon for George Hardesty. who
was convicted Of murder and sentenced
TO lie Imprisonment in the SIOUX Falls
penltentiary from Pennington county. he
was found guilty of the murder OF Homer
snanks, or Keystone. The trial was one
OF the most sensational in the criminal
history of Pennington county. Hardesty
was convicted on the strongest kind of
circulnstantial evidence, but it is said
new evidence has been secured which
warrants the application being made
for his pardon. Opposition a devel-
oped to the pardon.
Observation-Disclosures Edholm, deputy state
game warden, has returned from the
I Yellowstone National park, bringing with
him a carload of elk, which nave been
turned loose on the state game preserve
between Custer and Hot Springs. There
were about Is elk in the shipment, and
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unusually tame, permitting men to APP
proach without exhibiting signs Of fear.
With the large number of elk now in the
state game preserve and the yearly in
crease, 1t will not be many years until
South Dakota will have one of the largest
herds of elk in existence.
EsM :. Arrangements have been
completed for a meeting of farmers
which will be held in this city Friday
and Saturday of this week. The gather
ing will be in the nature of a big get
together meeting. County Agent wife,
Who was instrumental in having the meet
ing called, will make an address. MANY
men and women, prominent in asricul-
tural work. will be present and make ad-
dresses. 1t is expected several hundred
farmers of Kiugsbury county and their
wives will be in attendance. One of the
auxiliary features will be an exhibit of
| live stock and trains.
loANNTi NJ VIII De the mecca
for a large number of members of the
Masonic fraternity of the state fer the
| spring reunion of Oriental consistory No.
!, A. A: S. r.. which convenes March 10,
for a three-day session. The meeting will
| be attended by. John H. Cowles, of Wash
ington, ID. c., secretary general A. A. S.
Il. for the southern jurisdiction Of Ameri-
Ca Arrangements are being completed
to give Mr.. Cowles a reception. 1T is
expected that a large class will avail,
themselves of the privilege of taking the
higher degrees.
MADISON-An emergency appropria-
| ton of S24, 400 by the legislature will per-
NIT the work of completing the new Nor
nal training building at once. The build
ing was practically completed except the
| installation of the heating connections
with the power Plant. The appropriation
also provides for furnishing the building
making improvements on several of
the other buildings. No building appro.
priations aside from this We're asked for
By the normal this year. but a consid.
cradle increase in the maintenance salary
and summer school funds was granted
SIOUX FALLS-Miss Corine Cloverdale,
Q student in All Saints school in this city
has received from a ounde French sol,
der, who is in a hospital at Nice, France
a letter thanking herself and other stu.
| dents of the school for a number OF
comfort bags which they forwarded tc
wounded soldiers in France during tht
holiday period last December. The let
ter was written by the French soldier in
behalf of himself and other wounded com.
rades, and speaks of the pleasure which
was afforded them by the receipt of the
bags.
SIOUX FALLS - Arrangements hay.
been completed for a meeting OF schoo,
officers of the 100 rural districts OF. Min,
nehaha county, which will be held II
L SynffXA Rails SQxlfrdoNr ~ r. T. - -
attendance will reach nearly 400. Durint
the meeting a number of addresses or
educational topics will be made and {
number OF important educational sub
jects will be discussed.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Iriuth an.
Miss Grace SEWERS were married here b.
Justice w T. Smith. He is the SON 8
Mr.. and Mrs. JohnasJ j. FIuth. and IN
bride is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
George SEWERS, ST., both well known ii
Bridgewatcr township. A reception an.
banquet was held at the home of tn
brides parents.
FTAANDREAU-Mr. and Mrs. HI. =
Walton. we'll known pioneer residents d
Moody county. hive celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary at their farm
home Q miles south of FIandreau
Many friends were present and aided IL
observing the event. They were anon
the early settlers of Moody county.
RAPID CITY-Arrangements are beini
completed for a banquet which is to be,
rendered on March 2s by the commercial
| club of this cityTto the travelling men who
make their homes in Rapid City. The
banquet will be served at the Harvey
hotel at 7Eo'clock in the evening.
vERMILION-A new astronomical OBJ
~seryat0ry. to he equipped with the latest
and most improved astronomical instru-
ments. is being erected by the University
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