The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11
Seth Fort of Memo was in towr

Seth Fort of Memo was in town
today.
Mrs. Ed. Brandstedt came home to-
day after a weeks visit in Yankton.
The Boston Store installed two new
wall cases. with glass doors, in the
store this week.
Mrs. H. G. Gum and Mrs. George
Schneider ST., who is here from
Washington, Ia, visited at the Ira
Beecher home in Trip Wednesday.
J. L. Turner Of Springfield. men,
Der of the Soldiers Home board, was
IN town today. returning from an Off
cial visit to Hot Springs.
We learn that Maynard Minnich,
who enlisted in the medical corps, at
Mobridge, is now orderly for Lieut..
l. w, Leighton at Camp Greene,
Charlotte, N. C.
The Quick Sale Mercantile Co. is
going to have a Cloak Sale Saturday
Oct. 18th, represented by the we'll
known firm of Sidenber & Hays. You
are all invited to look over this line.
ADV.
Mr.. Weidenbach and-wife of Wash
burn, N. D., who are here visiting
his father and his sister, Mrs. Fred
Goehring, went to Trip today to WIS.,
it for a few days.
Several of the Hutchinson county
boys who were caught in the draft
took the train here last Saturday for
Parkston, where they appeared before
the board and that night took a spec
ial train for Fit. Riley, Kans. Among
them were Leo Buechler, Theodore
Buechler. John Schlecter, VIM. Refs
ter, Fred Schneider and VIM. Lee
DR.. w. E. Moore of Sioux Falls,
who owns a large farm on Choteau
creek, four miles south of Avon, Wis
tied his farm this week, and on his
return declared to the Argus-Leader
that he never saw such prosperity as
now is prevailing in that and other
parts of the state. AS a result of the
great prosperity there is a veritable
boom in farm land. He took samples
of his corn and alfalfa home with him
and the Argus-Leader says they are
among the finest ever exhibited in
Sioux Falls.
Joe Becker went to Sioux Falls
last Sunday. Some time ago the
Becker Bros, New York Store and
v. S. Barker shipped eggs to a COM
mission house in Vermillion, run by
Mr.. Dunlap. They received checks
in payment which were returned I'M
paid for want of funds. Mr.. Dunlap
then gave them notes in lieu of
checks, and shortly afterward went
into bankruptcy. The creditors were
notified to appear before the receiver
at Sioux Falls Monday morning, and
Mr.. Becker went to appear for the
claimants here.
The State Food and Drug depart
ment is now directing it's attention to
the pumps and measures used by re-
tail dealers in gasoline. The first in.
spection was made liz Vermillion, and
OF thirteen pumps tested ten gave
short measure. Commissioner Frary
estimates that the customers at Yer
million have been robbed Of about
$125 per month, and if the same con-
dltion prevails throughout the state
the consumers have been robbed Of
hundreds Of thousands of dollars.
The Investigation will be ccntinuedin
other parts Of the state, and the IN
missioner warns dealers that they can
save themselves inconvenience by
testing their measures and seeing
that they are correct.
The meeting of the Sioux Falls
Presbytery was held at this place last
week beginning Tuesday evening and
closing Wednesday evening. Those
present were Revs. Cardy Of Alexan-
.dria. Williams Of Platte. Keeling and
Wallace Of Mitchell, Thomas Of
Chamberlain, Vincent Of Hurley, Hor-
ton Of Parker, Miller Of Salem. Rob-
erts OF Sioux Falls, Hassold Of Park
ston, Charles Of Avon, and. Foster of
Lake Andes. The elders were Adrews
Of Hurley, Clemens and Cameron Of
Sioux Falls, and Mcfarland 81 Lake
Andes. Rev. Williams nf platte w.a