The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-27

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from Sioux City Monday.
Miss Martha Becker came home
from Wessj ngton to spend the holiday
vacation.
Miss Ruth Wicks is home from All
Saints school in Sioux Falls to spend
the holidays.
Jos. Trantina went to Wagner
Monday to spend Christmas with his
son Otto.
Mr.. E. 1. Rugg. the photographer,
went to Sioux City Monday to spend
Christmas with his family.
Miss Anna each arrived home from
Wakonda Saturday to spend a holt
day vacation of two weeks.
The home of Carl Plattner is under
quarantine for scarlet fever, the three
youngest children having the disease
Mrs. Roswell and children of Les
terville have been spending the week
at the home of her mJther. Mrs. Nc
Kay.
A basket social for the benefit of
the Red. Cross was held at Kaylor last
Friday evening, the receipts being
$14O.
Miss Frances Mason from the Hart
ford schools, and Miss Irene Mason
from the Dimock school, are spending
the week at home.
David Church and wife, of Presho,
are here to spend the holidays with
her mother, Mrs. Edward Muehmel,
and her brothers and sisters
Miss Marie Magstadt is under the
care of DR.. Brooks. She has been
suffering for some time with a severe
cold, and on Monday it developed into
pneumonia.
John Schmierer Jr. and wife, of
Parkston spent Christmas with her
mother, M rs. w. c Grant. and with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Schmierer Sr.
w. B. and CLas. Robinson went to
Audubon, Ia, Saturday to spend
Christmas with the Will Wilson fam
lily and with Mrs. Robinson and Miss
Helen who have been visiting there
for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Hardenburgh
and Mrs. Nj. A. Thomas spent
Tuesday and Wednesday with the fam
lilies of Clarence Thomas at Yankton
and Roy Thomas at Lesterville. On.
their return they we're accompanied
by Miss Mary Thomas who will spend
a week with them.
An accident, which might easily
have been much more serious than it
really was, occurred last Friday even
ing near Kaylor when George Kohn,
driving an auto at high rate of
speed, collidedi with a wagon loaded
with children bound for the basket
social. The approach of the auto was
not noticed in time to get the wagon
out of the road in time and in the col
lision wagon wheel was ripped off,
the children spilled out. and Mr..
Kohn's car. a six-cylinder Buick
which he had owned about a week,
was smashed to spinters. Luckily
no one was seriously hurt, altho two
of the children were unconscious for
a little while, and several minor.
bruises were received.
Theo. W. Moore, private at
Camp Funston, arrived Tuesday noon
and was met here and taken to his
home in Tyndall. He had expected
to arrive Monday. but delayed trains
caused him to miss connections. He
says only nine leaves Of absence were
granted to his company, and. the nine
were selected by lot. He says they
have been having nice weather at
Camp Funston the coolest Of the sea-
son being 6 below zero and this was
only for two mornings. They have
had considerable sickness in the camp,
moatly measles, pneumonia and some
spinal meningitis, perhaps due to the
fact that the camp is on the river
bottom and quite damp.
A mass meeting Of citizens Of Scot
lard was held in the opera house FRI
day evening to consider the present
slectric light situation, and if possi-s
BILE take steps to improve the service.
P. A. Bliss was elected chairman,
and Or. Robert Jasman secretary.
The committee that went to Armour
IL invastioafa the central plant re-