The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15
SOUTH DAKOTA RETALlATEs;
IOWA INSURANCE MEN BARRED

Pierre. S. d, March Hottie insur-
ance commissioner has issued a notice
that so long as Iowa has imposed pro-
hibltlonS on South Dakota insurance
companies doing business in that state,
that a reQuiSition made for issuance az
2 license to a resident of the state of
Iowa will no be honored in this state.
under the particular conditions named
in the matter.
SIOUX FAI4LS-The latest prisoner to
be lodged in the Sioux Fails penitentjarv
is TonIy Lehman, who was found guilty.
OF being at the head of a band of box car
thieves, who operated at Watertown and
vicinity. Several freight cars were en-
tered by Lehman and his confederates
ana robbed Of a part of their contents.
NNNen taken before Judge Sherwood the
defendant was sentenced to a term of five
years in the penitentiary. About d year
ago Lehman was convicted at Watertown
OF grand larceny and sentenced to 10 years
IN the Sioux Falls p~enitentiary. but the
sentence was suspended. 1t was while I'M
der suspended sentence that he became in
yolved in the trouble which landed him
in the ~penitentiary.
SIOUX FALLS-A telegram RECEIVED
here from Utah announces the death in
that state of Harlan F. Pettigrew. a sena-
tor from South Dakota, and of, Mrs. L.
p. Beabe, also of this city. Another sis
ter Is Miss Alma Pettigrew, Of Wiscon-
sin. a local relative has departed for
| Utah and it is probable the body will be
brought to Sioux Falls for interrnent.
Harlan Pettigrew spent the greater part
OF the last 30 years in Sioux Falls. He
located here in the early sos, and for
some years was connectedSwith the Dun
ming drug store in this city. For a time
ne lived at Port Iona, Cal. During the
past year his health had been failing and
he went TO Utah in the hope Of restoring
his health.
observation-disclosures that the big ar
tesian well which furnishes Edgemont
with water, was failing in flow, caused
excitement. An Investigation was made.
which proved the reports Without folnda-
non. Conditions were found which will
make II necessary for the city to do some
work at the we'll in order to prevent the
dow being decreased. The well cost the
city thousands Of dollars to drill and is
the largest of its Kind in the west. The
Burlington railway each month purchases
water from the well to. the value OF 5000
Tor Its locomotives.
SIOUX FALIsSrFriends here have been
advised of lshe death at Rudd, Ia, 81
/ George w. Bagley, who for many wears
~ the early days TO South Dakota was
connected with different South Dakota
weekly newspapers Fog q time he con-
Quoted the Garretson News, and later
went to the western part OF the state
where he was connected with some 81
the leading newspapers of that section.
DoLAND-Tbe farmers OF the Doland
territory report that their wheat acreage
VIII be considerably reduced this season
from what Il was last year. ana that
mere attention will be paid Nv them "a
raising corn and other feed. The expense
81 raising wheat, they declare, is Tod
great to q the chances they have n
the past.
nS 4sfI. =. EETSsfa. NJ S1EASEzM
OLSON adjourned term OF cir
cult court for Lake county has recon-
vened Herewith fudge Jones. 81 s,omx
Fails presiding. There IS not & Slnrls
|scrtfhinal~c6ses tor trial at sfie spHesenf
term. A number OF civil actions. souas
e importancessare 70 be tried.