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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
VALUABLE FOSSILS ARE
FOUND IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Nerrni,ion, S. D.. Nov. 2.-Hrndreds
OF thousands of dollars worth of fossils
nave been taken from the state Of
south Dakota by American universities
and museums. One man last summer
round the skeleton of a prehistoric
morse worth more than 81, 900.
The United States national museum
az Washington, D. c., part Of the
smithsonian institution. has about a
saSusand specimens worth between
$50, coo and $685. G0.
The Peabody Museum Of National
History at Yale university has more
than $4,000 worth of specimens coll
iected in South Dakota. This represents
the cost of collecting and mounting.
n American Museum of Natural
History of New York has a collection
of South Dakota fossils conservatjvely
valued at between $4,000 and 800, 900.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
SOUTH DAKOTA FUNDS
AT CLOSE OF OCTOBER

Pierre, s. D., Nov. THE funds on
hand in the state treasury at HI close
of business October 3, showed $~1,363,042.
The largest part Of this was in the
1928, which will be distributed to
the schools Of the state in December.
Other funds were, general fund, $37,500;
game fund, $34,198; Irvine plant, $31.394.
The different agricultural extension
funds in the state amounted to $780, 1857,
cultural extension list; $3.50 the state
Smith-Lever, $6,76S in the federal
Smith-Lever, and $1,166 in the county
supervision list.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
HIGH PRICE is PAID
FOR ROSEBUD LAND

Fairfax. S. D.. Nov. 5.-The highest
price ever paid for land in the Rose
bud country was that Of s1S7.5o per
acre when Charles Meshek, a we'll
known rancher nea here, bought the J.
W. johnson farm near Fairfax through
the Gregory County State bank OF Fair.
FAX. The land is well improved, and is
but a sample of the high prices that
have been prevailing in this part Of
county this fall
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

A Pittsfield .(Mass.) man, who
Planted q war garden alongside a troll
ley line, planted potatoes first. but the
quack grass crowded the seed potatoes
out OF the ground; then he planted
squash seeds, but the vines spread over
h track and were ruined by the
passing cars, and last he tried cab
bages, but the Woodchucka got them.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

Automobile dealers in G~reensburg,
Pa. find 1t more profitable to sell ma
chimes to coal miners thar to opera
tors. Since miners are making as
much as 5000 to $500 a month, they
have affected many of the styles Of
their employers. Never in the history
OF the fuining industry in Westmore-
land county hA5 such prosperity been
enjoyed by the miners,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
COURT RENDERS AN
IMPORTANT DECISION
Insurance Company Held Not
Liable Where Policy Was
Not Yet Delivered.

Trip, OF the state circuit court OF the
First district. has rendered an impor-
tant decision in a life insurance case
arising n Clay county. Mrs. L. AL
bers sought to cover 81. 900 from the
Security Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, OF LiEcoln, Neb.. this being the
amount Of a policy for which her hus-
band had applied to the company. The
company. in resisting payment, offered
testimony to the effect that at the time
Albers, the husband Of the plaintiff,
was killed in an automobile accident
about a year ago he had made applica-
ton for the policy but had never per-
fected h application. Accordingly the
policy never had been delivered to the
applicant. Judge Trip held that the
company was not liable.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

At the commencement exercises OF
the University OF Minnesota school az
agriculture. Miss Olive Cunningham
ono OF the graduates. wearing an apron
and with . dishcloth In her hand, gave
The audience q number Of valuable
suggestions ON the subject Of washing
dishes.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

Austin, Tex, has a plant which runs
at full capacity each day, turning out
oakoal, which is made from the city
garbage, waste paper, old shoes, rags,
etc. The new fuel sells at $3.50 q ton
and Is said to burn as long and to give
OF as much eat as the best bitumin-
U lump coal, besides relieving the
city OF all waste material
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

Women workers who may enter
American munitions factories in the
near future will save much trouble by
taking note Of warnings of British doc
tors to wome in that class Of work.
Some Of tho thoughtless used powder at
hand to impart a Titan red color to
their looks. In many cases the result
was facial %jaundice and other diseases.
Eagerness to improve on nature with
dangerous tools usually defeats the OBJ
sect.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

There has been added to the London
regiment q new draft OF so men re-
markable for their splendid physique. It
II the result Of a newspaper paragraph
announcing that there were openings
for recruits. The average height of the
new recruit Is s feet liz inches, but
many of them are considerably taller.
and one Is 6 feet s inches. The aver
aga age il 24A years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
BANKING COMMISSION
AUTHORIZES NEW ~

Pierre, s. p. Nov. 3.-The state bank.
ing commission has authorized charters
for five new banks. the list being:
State bank. OF Blunt; capt.
vice president, g. T.. Dixie; cashier. A.
W. Wilson.
The Security State bank, OF Vale.
capital, $4,000. President, Harry
Wentky; vice president. III. u. Nc.
Laury; cashier, L. W. Meige.
$4,000. President. Il. e. Saltmarsh.
vice president, Harlan j. Bushfeld;
cashier. p. j. Dunn.
Shindler State bank, OF shindler.
capital, $4,000. President, Charles /.
Kundert; vice president, Al. Z. Kehm.
cashier, C. B. Evenson.
Farmers Security State hap,, =,
Harrisburg: capital, $4,000. President
edgar Wardwell; vice president. John
Evenson; cashier, Charles t.. Kundert
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

The selective draft law in operation
reveals some kinks for official iron
ing. A cAse in New Jersey provoked
much adverse comment Four OF i've
sons OF q widowed mother entered VA"
rfous branches of the service as volun"
toe1s. The fifth son vas drafted and
denied exemption. The governor Of the
state has interceded In this and similar
cases, pleading not only dependency.
but the equally strong OF the
families doing more than their bit
through volunteering.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

The site chosen for the final resting
place OF tho body OF James Whitcomb
Riley is the highest knoll IN Crown Hill
cemetery, Just outside Indianapolis.
The location commands q view Of the
surrounding country and overlooks the
city beloved by the post.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

plAyGroundleagu baseball ran~
sAnSMeWs0rIoAps thu spitchersof the feam
4 1AQpOr white the Opposing
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

hesnMA enoflnous deer....
@iasEtsa<SAnao0nt 0f sulphur exported th1s
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

FOUR AZ the ~ sons of RI. 81 wills.
Snf OakdRla, are In the United
sStates service, and five others are 81
military age II subject to the draft. &
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

a stone inkstand at least 100 years
old IA the latest curto to be added to the
Memorial building at Hardwfck, VT. 1t
~ about two inches square and two
inches deer. The boring Of the stone
appears to have all been done by hand
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

combined scraper and brush. COM
sceAled when not IN use in the running
BOARD OF an automobile, has been. IN
vented for the purpose OF preventing
people with soiled shoes from carrying
dirt into the car.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
CAR LOAD OF WHEAT
DISAPPEARS EN- ROUTE

Trip, S. D., Nov. 5.-A car Of wheat
was loaded on the 10th at belmont,
properly billed and brought to Trip by
the freight train. All trace was then
lost of the car until it was located three
days later at Mitchell, empty. The car
was billed to Lacrosse. Wis, the num-.
Der recorded by at least we men, yet
the car was found empty within 40
miles OF the loading point.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

All the ."c0me-downs'. that thrill Lon
DON are not made in Germany. Gas
companies serving several sections Of
thesblg town announce q co1me-down In
price, the new rates averaging about
20 cents per 1000 cubic feet
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
EXPERT SILK THIEVES
BLAMED FOR WORK

Wakonda. S. d. Nov. 5.-Not the
slightest trace8yet has been found of
thieves who entered the Babb & Eabb
general merchandise store in Wakonda
and escaped with silks and other goods
valued at between 5000 n $500. En-
trance to the store vas effected through
q back window. 1t is believed the rob-
berry was committed by expert silk
thieves who are thought to make their
headquarters In Sioux City or Omaha.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
BRADLEY susTAINs A
HEAVY FIRE LOSS

Sioux Falls, S. D, Nov. An aggre-
gate loss OF from $4,000 to $40 900 re-
suited from a fire in Bradley. The loss
was only partly covered by insurance.
Several business houses were destroyed,
among them being the meat market and
were totally consumed, together with
their contents. Other business houses
were ave- after being damaged to a
considerable extent. The origin Of the
fire Is unknown. 1t is stated that the
burned district will be rebuilt at once.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
FINE FLOW or WATER
FROM ARTESlAN WELL

Pukwana, SD, Nov. 5.-One Of the
greatest artesian wells truck In recent
years in this part of the state has
just been Completed on the farm OF
James LaIadis. tr.. on Brule Bottom.
some IL miles northwest of here. The
we'll III I.046 feet In depth and Is down
ato@wjhat is known ais the third artesian
flow. When the flow was struck, the
water aspouted distance of so eeet
into the air.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
PIONEER DAkOTAN
FACES MURDER CHknc.:
Trial of Herman Wakes 70.
Killing Wife Is On in Bon
Ho1nme County.

T.Enea,H s, D.. Nov. 3.-,rhe tria, -
Fertaaa Wakes. CHARGED with the
tru"dcr of his wife. is holding the center
- attraction st the regular term OF cir
nit court for Bon Homsne county now
IN session here.
Mrs. Wakes died at the horns in
won. S. D. during the month of Feb
rnary. 1917. Soon after her death
Wakes disclosed Of his holdings in
Gofth Dakota and naoved to Arhareas.
several months later some suspicion
was arolsnd az to the carse of t.e
cath of Mrs. Wakes. and the toav
vas eNhumed. The vitals We're eyaro-
ned hv tho state chemist. who is sold
70 nave found arsenic in the s~taraac',.
her murder was issued and Wakes
was arrested n brought hack to
9Th Fasota to stand trial.
The state is represented by States
Attor,ev i. NJ. scoilic and Judge r..
D.. Wicks. of Scotland. while the 20
fendant has emploved ATTORNEY c. II
SttlwiH, of Sio"S City. and Attorney c.
G.. pucFett of Tvndall.
Ir Wakes is n of the old settlers
ot this county having lived hero for
=" = Tears ~"ior +amovin~ to Ar'san-
sas. During that time he wa~ q rom.
NNnr rt2eN ard was twirn elected to
"hpreseGt Bon Homme county in the
'aeislatuse.
fE"sER OF HhLl.cWE'-N PATTY
Way DIE FROM BULLET WOgMn
Huron. s. D.. Nov. 3-r2ldo FENDER
son Of William Bender. a farmer resid-
l7@ near Carthage. a srrail town q
fHlleS from Huron. will probably die
rom the effects of q bullet wound in
ire BACK. which was inflicted when he
ID 2 number of other young men were
asased in a Halloween prank.
sender and his comranions. who
ere a party at the home of
TsofFe Mathews, decided to go to the
harles Heeter farm. near. the Mathews
ace and have some Halloween fun
itn I1e family. When they appr ached
ne Heeter home. however. someone
enc fire on ther,. One o6the jokers.
'scar johnson. suffered a flesh wound
~ tae mike Bender became caught
~ fence and q bullet entered his baciS
'ust below the lung.
Heeter'S arrest has been ordered.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
OLD RAILROAD MAN
GOES ON PENSION LIST

Lesterville. S. d, Nov. Sc. M.
Plumb. with probably the longest rail-
road service of any man in the state,
goes on the retired pension list. MI.
Plumb a seen As years of continu-
GUS railroad service. 81 years of which
has beer spent in Le~sterville as station
for the Chicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway company. Since the
founding OF the town Mr.. Plumb has
been station agent here, and he has per-
formed an almose continuous service,
his vacations being few and of short
duration.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
SOUTH DAKOTA BOOSTS
WAR LIBRARY EllMn

Pierre, SD, Nov. $50 far the total
the war library fund is $7,060,4l This
amount came from 81 counties out OF
the 60. Others will report, and the sum
will be still larger. This: In itself, how
ever. considerably ov~ersubscribes the
quota asked Of this state In the cam
paign to furnish funds from which the
l6 environments ma the soldiers in con-
~valescent hospitals could be furnished
reading material Of all kinds.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
SOUTH DAKOTA BOY
UNDER FIRE FIRST TIME

Sioux Falls, s. d, Nov. 7.-"Believe
me, the noise Of those shells passing
overhead was rather disturbing. They
sound for all the world like a locomo-
tive letting off steam.s
Thus writes Clare Whitbeck, q Cham
berlain boy, who is serving with an
ambulance corps on the western front
In Europe, and who a short time be-
fore writing the letter had been under
fire for the first time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
BROWN COUNTY RED
CROSS, NEW8oFFlcERs

Aberdeen, S. %, Nov. 7.@At the an
nual meeting Of the Brown county
chapter Of theR Red Cross. officers werf
eiected for the ensuing year as follows:
Chairman. ia. c. Jewett: vice chairman
Mrs. Helen Gamble: treasurer. Alex
Highland; secretary,sM NJ. v, Wflliams
chapter hi q total membership o,
!, 909.of whom 2,2O2 are residents OF
Aberdeen. yEhe chapter has sent out
over 5000 pieces OF completed work 70;
the Emmy, and has expended $1,000 f0s
yarn TO be made into sweaters AMI
other necessities for the soldier boys.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08
LEsTERvlLLE MAN
AUTOMOBILE VICTIM

YanlSton. S ~ Nov. 1.-THE news
reached here Of the death In an auto
accident o.. Nicholas Krelnsr,sa pron,i-
nent citizen of Lestervilfe.sa at one time
q banker OF this county Mr.. Kremer
wan found dead under his ear. ait q
bridge nearsLesterville His back was
broken and he had probably been dead
for over an hour.TwD sons and
daughter are the SURVIVING relatives.
SIOUX FALLS Is eEATEN.
sioux Falls S. 81. Nov. a.-Dakota
Wesleyan university of Mitchell, ST. 81,
defeated the Sioux Falls college foot
ball team here yesterday w score
or 3 too.
JROQEOIs-Speciai efforts are being
naase tos increase the metabership 81 the
iocais HSAgCroAs with theresuit that inA
aac day 80 nddfttpnal members wefo 90
Ist,rsd the x'ofk IS sttil being paslisl, ~
III thia ety. md ttnmx6aafe Ms
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-08

regiment q new draft OF so men re-
markable for their splendid physique. II
- h result OF q newspaper paragraph
announcing that there were openings
for recruits. The average height of the
new recruit Is s feet liz inches, but
many of them are considerably taller.
and one Is 6 feet s inches. The aver
9 & is 24h years.
Automobile dealers in Greensburg,
Pa. find 1t more profitable to sell ma
chimes t. coal miners than to opera
tors. Since miners are making az
much as 5000 to $500 a month, they
have affected many of the styles Of
their employers. Never in the history
Of the running industry in Westmore-
land county hA5 such prosperity been
annoyed by the miners.
While blowing in a field near
Charleston, Mo-, men unearthed a num-
Der OF clay pipes OF peculiar construc-
zion. The pipes are richly ornamented
In figures n flowers. All appear to
have been used in smoking and are
are relics OF the ancient mound
builders.
A Pittsfield ,(Mass.) man, who
Planted a var garden alongside a troll
ley line, planted potatoes first. but the
A0S N&SS LII oGSa OldlO
out OF the ground; then he planted
squash seeds, but the vines spread over
the track and were ruined by the
passing cars, and last he tried cab
bages, but the woodchucks got them.
Austin, Tex. has a plant which runs
At run capacity each day, turning out
oakoal, which Is made from the city
garbage, waste paper, old shoes, rags,
etc. The new fuel sells at $3.50 q ton
and is said to burn as long n to give
OF as much heat as the best bitunin-
GUS lump coal, besides relieving the
city OF all waste material.
Wages in the mills of Bridgeport,
Conn. have awaited into the salary
class. One manufacturer reports that
the average tradesman pulls down $50
. week, while $40 and up a week is not
uncommon. Overtime n premiums for
quantity OF output fattens pay
velopes as icy before
A 1,000-pound female grizzly bear
was lassoed in the Santa Fe national
forest by J. +. McMullen, trappar, OF
b United States biological survey.
The; animal was trailed down as she
raced through the woods with a As
pound trap and. q nix -foot drag hanging
TO her feet.
At he commencement exercises OF
the University Of Minnesota school OF
agriculture. Miss Olive Cunningham
ono OF the graduates. wearing an apron
ana with = dishcloth in her hand, gave
The audience Q number Of valuable
euggestions ON the subject Of washing
dishes.
A Minneapolis publication which TEA
Stured the backfire speeches OF Senator
IA Toilette and Congressman Lundeen
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-26

w OStatnich dwu dniach IA kazi-
mierzowie operuje pewien oSzust,
kt6ry przedstawiajac sic jake agent
federalny. zwiedza mieszkania i ia
Ia pokazania mu wszystkich szkla-
r-,h s}oik6w i puszek zachowanych
onfitur. Nastepnie OSwiadcza. &c
q n~alozyi pOdatek 3 centowy cd
,aldego sIoika Tub Euszki zacho~a-
r~ch konGltur. kt6ry 20 pOdatek ma
sic jemu zaplacic natychmiast. Spry-
ciarz ten Operowa} przedwczOraj W
okol:cy ulic 27ej i Whipple.
Ot6z indywiduum to jest sobie
zwyczajnym oszustem. ktory ME tyl-
10. re gosposie okrada, Ieca cara
zem stara sic szerzyc u]przedzcn.e do
rzadu; zatem opr6cz oszukanstwa u
prawia on propaganda pro-niemiec-
ka. Redakcya nasza o uprawianej
szaIbierce poinfOrmowaia jul fede--
ralne biuro zywno&ciowe. ktorego
kwatera znajduje sic " budynku E.
Olson. pnr. 12O W. Adams ul.. oraz
policye. z biura 1ywnOSciowego do
wiedziano sic. re 6v- oszust juz cd
d~Iuzszego czasu operowai W roznych
mniejszych miastach powiatu Cook
10 wIadze federalne skrzetnte "a
uim poszukuja.
Detektywi re stacyi policyjnej PREY
RObey ulicy, k~ierujac sic wskazow-
kami redakcyi DE-. CHI, wczoraj po-
poludniu otrzyma,i s?czeg6iOwy o.
pis oszusta i s~podziewaC sic naleIy'
5e wkr6tce zostanie on wytropiony.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-26
NOTATKI
OSOBISTE | TOWARZYSKIE.

Dzisiaj do Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
wyjezdza p. Walenty konOpa, brat
sekretarza Zjednoczenia, p. Jana S.
Konopy i dr.. J6zefa Konopy. Walen-
ty probowal do regularnego wojska
Stan6w Zjednoczonych wstapic juz
kika miesiecy temu, lecz ME POSTAL
przyjety 2 powodu sfabego wzroku.
Zuch ME dai "a wygrana; natych-
Mast udal sic do spccyalisty, cd kt6-
rego nabyl okulary. Noszenie okula-
row wzrok jego polepszylo do tego
stopnia, re obecnie druga egzamina-
eye jake aplikant ma bojownika,
przeszedl bez trudnosci.
q q q
w o~dwiedziny do PAM Franciszki
Kiosowskiei. swej cioci, Fam. pnr.
1854 n. bennington ave-, z Ham
mond, Ind, ~przyjechala PARMA Hele-
ma Kowalska.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-26

ME do wyszynku Henryka Bucholca,
pnr. 2OO2 w. 14ta ul., i r~ozkazato
mn z podniesionemi rekaml ana
twarza do sciany; nastepnie z kaSy
zabrali $500 i zbiegli. Policya "a
tr6jka - pOszukuJe.
q. q .
w szpitalu Peoples, ran
doznanych 22go b.m., podczas piracy
" fabryce Bierling Steel Co., umari
vczora Dominik Partel, lat %, zam.
pnr, 5O32 So. Talman V Podczas
s~kIadania sztab z~elaznych 2 automo-
blu ciezarowego, ParteI najechany
zostal przez pociag frachtowy.
q q q
.JedenaScie formalnych osHar|eh
wvdali wczoraj popoludniu sedziowie
wielko-przysiegli, kt6rzy ~zasiadala "
saddle federalnym, pred sedzia Lam
disem. Szesc z tych oskarzen Wyda-
nych bylo przeciw rzekomym siakie-
rom. sa mimi: Piotr Witt Melvin
Larson, Antoni Kluzinski, stanisia"
Garncarz. Pawef Gomro'i Stanlsia"
Jancnarick.
n. = y
W ostatnich dwu tygodniach W
miescie Chicago zagineio szesnascie
dziewczat. w spisie zaginionych
znajduja sic nazwiska dwu Polek:
Marta Gorniewska, lat 1Scie, z So.
Chicago / Paulina Kryz, lat 10, zam.
pnr. 1928 So. Albany ave.
= q q
Antoni Kilbonis, SAG So. Ashland
We, PREY 47ej ul. / Ashland ave.
n~ajechany zostai przez w6z, ktorym
powozif S. Kolobinka, 2125 Kenda!
III. Powalony ma bruk, Kilbonis do
znal pekniecia czaszki. Woznice are.
sztowanO.