The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-17
Thursday, May 18th. 1917.

"X' in the equation of nations just
now.
FOR SALE - Tomato, Cabbage
and Caulifower plants. Phone 24O.
ADV. F. j. Kadlec.
Grandpa Grimes arrived from Par
ker Wednesday and is visiting at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Alex.
Brown.
Four little children, grandchildren
of Patri ok Haney, are sick with scar
let fever at the Haney home four
miles north east of Scotland.
Will Miller autoed to Stanley county
the first of the week, and will ar
range to have some flax put in on his
farm in that county.
Frank Z%olnowsky has moved into
Mrs. Voy's house north of the school
house. His residence was sold last
summer, but he has since been rent
ing it
The big drop draft door on the
Copper-Clad Range enables you to
light the fire from beneath. When
closed j. is tight, holds the fire and
saves fuel.
The past week has given US some
fine growing weather and small grain
and meadows have been doing nicely.
Corn planting has been delayed by the
bad weather for blowing in April but
is now being rushed.
Frank ITCHY, the young fellow who
worked for James Cisar in the butcher
shop last summer, writes that he and
his brother have enlisted in the regu-
lar army and are now on the Texas
border.
Mrs. Langdon was the hostess at
IN informal dinner Monday evening.
Covers were laid for six. Among the
guests were Mrs. Bardwell, Mrs. F.
Colwell, Mrs. Mahaney, Mrs. j. M.
Dunmire, and Mrs. B. Cobb.
Rev. H. P. Carson stopped off here
Monday and called on 9 few of his
many Scotland friends. He conducted
services in Platte Sunday and was on
his way to his home in Huron. He
says his daughter, Miss Hariot. who
is teaching at Santa Fe, N. M. will
start for home about June LIST and
her sister, Mrs. w. d. Grifiths of
Sioux Falls expects to join her in st.
Louis where they will visit their
uncle.
The employment agencies of the
eastern cities are again getting in
their nefarious work. 1t is reported
that men are pouring into this state,
many Of them having the anne of
farmers to whom they have been sent
by some employment agency, with the
assurance that they will be given en-
ployment at from $40 to $55 per
month. They have been charged from
So to SIS for this information, and on
arriving they find that the names Civ
en- them are fictitious. There should
be a severe penalty for this kind of
graft.
C. G. Max moved his stock of
drugs last evening into the Variety
Store building one door east of his
former location, and will occupy that
building until his new building is
completed. The new building will
be Is x 70 feet in size and will
match on TO the new so foot addition
that he built last year, making him a
building 25 125 feet Mr.. Hollings-l
worth has the contract to construct
the new building and will begin tear
ing down the old building Immediate
III. The bricklayers who are doing
the work on S~tevenson's garage will.
do the brick work.
The Scotland public schools gave@a
very pretty patriotic parade Tuesday
afternoon. II had been planned for
the pupils to join in the parade to be
given 1t the time of the reception
given to the national guard several
weeks ago, but the storm prevented
the parade. Not willing to be robbed
of the privilege Of showing their pa
triotism. the pupils insisted upon
having the privilege Of having the
parade later. and Tuesday was the
day set. They marched through Main
street ESQ strong, each carrying :
flag. the procession extending over
three blocks and made m impressive
sight. Al the corner Of Main and
First streNts they formed ii . circle
and sang America and the Star