The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
Thursday, May 10, 1917.

Thursday, May 10, 1917.
Rev. Langdon is confined to the
house with an attack of grippe.
David Chernus transacted business
in Sioux City the first of the week.
The Civic Club will have a meeting
next M onday evening in the assembly
room at the s~choolhouse. The town
is being thoroughly c~anvassed for
new members, A cordial invitation
is extended the ladies to attend.
Maurice Chernus, who is attending
high school in Sioux City, writes his
mother that he has enlisted for farm
work service for the coming season.
He is too young for military duty,
but will do patriotic duty on the
farm.
DR.. Robert Jasman, who is score
tary of the state dental association,
received a call Wednesday morning
from the National Council of Defense,
requesting him to appear before the
council at Washington D. c., and he
left on the one o'clock train that day.
Emanuel Hermann went to Armour
Tuesday to attend the funeral of his
nephew, Mr.. Litz a young man about
twenty-five years of age. Mr.. Litz
was a blacksmith, and while working
alone in the shop he got caught in the
engine and was SO badly injured that
he died Sunday night.
Mr.. Knight the nursery man from
Wagner, is here this week delivering
nursery stock, and taking orders fer
more. He says eighteen young men
from Wagner left last Friday to
enlist in the navy among them being
Harry Thompson, the electrician who
spent some time here for the electric
light company.
The city council held its regular
meeting Monday evening, when the
final settlement of business for the
year was completed by the old board, !
after which it adjourned and the new
board met and organized by the cleo
ton of VIM. Miller as president The
new members who took their seats
were Frank Wanek and J. IT. Min
mich. The council now consists of
z. A. Bliss mayor; Aldermen: first
ward, VIM. Miller and Emanuel Her.
mann; second, Gus Becker and Frank
Wanek; third, Albert Reindl and J.
n. Minnich. The mayor made the
following appointments which were
confirmed: Auditor ]. T. Smith;
attorney, ]. L. Meighen; marshal.
G. A. DeSilva; street commissioners,
David Sowl; assessor. 81. P. Serr;
plumber, A. D. Ardery; official pa
per Scotland Journal. The following
committees we're appointed: On
Water works, Hermann and Minnich;
Lights, Wanek and RReinndd.I Fire De-
partment Reindl and Miller; Street,
and Alley, Miller and Becker; Police,
Hermann and Wanek; Finance,
Becker and Minnich. The treasurer,s
report showed a balance on hand in
the general fund Of something over
81. 500. and in the sinking fund Of
over 500.
The board of education has en-
ployed most of the teachers for the
coming year. Prof. Steece as super
intendent, and Miss. Borneman are
the old members of the high school
faculty who have signed contracts to
return. Mr.. Stephen Powell, Of Penn
sylvania, will take the place ofsProf.
Bragstadt in the manual training.
Prof. Bragstadt having takensa posi-
ton in the Sioux Falls schools, Miss
Henderson, now taking az special
curse at Ames college, and Miss
John Of Omaha, are new members Of
the high school faculty. IA 5thesgrades
Miss Campbell in lst Miss. Pattee in
End and Miss Treick in 18th are oldl
teachers who will remain and Miss
Fireda Landmann in 3rd, and Miss
Mary Wheeler in 18th have. been ems
ployed. This leaves one vacancy ia
the high school and two in the grades
vet 70 be filled.
"a NEW BANK