The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-14
SOUTH DAKOTA EVANGELICAL
CHURCH APPOINTMENTS MADE

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Aberdeen, S. D., June 8.-The 34th an
nual session of the Dakotaconference
of the Evangelical association was held
IN Cavalier, n. D., from May 81 to
June 8. inclusive. Bishop Spreng pre-
sided over the convention and an
fnpuneed the following appointments:
Aberdeen district, F. Fl. Brocknueller,
presiding elder; Aberdeen, A. L. Horn,
Big Stone, CT Strutz and w. Lasater;
Beresford, r.. d. Rexheimer; Clear
Lake, II. C. IIaag; East Pierre, L. III.
Moore; Groton, G.. HI. Kowalke; Hazel,
J. Burkhardt; Hayti, e. Jensen: Het-
finger, Mclaughlin and Mead county
to be supplied; Milbank, w. g. Menges;
Plankinton, ]. A. Young; Olivet, An
drew Bergland; Parker, r.. Tammen;
Ramona. John e. Booth; Scotland, e.
w. Hoefs; Sioux Falls to be supplied;
Twin Brooks. T.. A. Bingaman; Water
town, G. e. Bonner; Yankton, S. Fink
beiner; William Fritz chosen
of Clear Lake quarterly. conference;
F.. F. Schaeffer member Yankton quar-
terly conference.
BUSINESS RUSH EEAT HIS
FAMILY OUT OF INSURANCE
Lead, S. D.. June S.--The family of
Walter Wheaton. Lead man who died
recently from the effects1of burns re-
ce1Ved IN an explosion of gasoline, lost
50, 600 life insurance because of a rush
of business which kept Wheaton un-
usually busy during the closing days
or his life, Immediately preceding the
gasoline explosion. He had arranged
to take life insurance Of $4,000 and all
to take out life insurance OF So. 900 and
all details such as payment of the first
premium, had been attended to, only
the physical examination remaining to
be made. Five times Wheaton made
appointments with the physician who
was to examine him, but each time he
was prevented from going to the ply
slc1anss office by a rush of work at his
place of business.
CROPS in ROSEBUD ARE
IN FLoURiSHING SHAPE
Fairfax, S. D., June 8.-Crop condi-
tons in the Rosebud are practically
ideal, although more rain has fallen
than is necessary during h past three
weeks. Since May is, more than IL
inches Of rain has fallen in Gregory
planted before this, the extensive pre-
cipitation has not materially retarded
crop work. Much of the corn in the
Rosebud is up n growing rapidly.
Alfalfa cutting a already commenced
IN a few places, and h first harvest
OF this hay will be in full blast in a
few days. The yield is splendid.
SUIT DISMISSED AFTER
IS YEARsso LITIGATION
RAPID CITY, SD, June S.-After nav
Ing been in the courts for a period of
|S18 years, the state supreme court has
rendered q decision in the case of Nellie
"A. Chapman against S. Josie Hill and
Daniel Green. originally Instituted In
the state circuit court of Pennington
county. The decision of the supreme
court disrnisses h case. The suit
was instituted in 1899 and was three
times carried to the state supreme
court. The plaintiff started the action
as a repievin suit for possession 81 3
herd OF thoroughbred Hereford cattle.
alleged to have been wrongly in the
: possession of the defendants. Two Of
h original defendants nave died since
litigation was started
MISSOURI DOES GREAT
DAMAGE NEAR YANkTohs
Yankton, SD, JuneNT.-The Missoue
# Is cutting into tho low lands just
south Of the city at a great rate Id
present. and several hundred acres,
comprising valuable land. much Off
spwn to crops has already gone into
& STREAM. Al. p. johnson has less
thaIIN20F acres Of fine farm of 1su
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