The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01
SOUTH DAKOTA TROOPS
MUSTERED OUT MARCH, g

Omaha. Neb., Feb. 26-The date fol-,
mastering out the Fourth South Da-
kota infantry, now at Fort Crook. has
been set for March 5 by-Captain James
fNerlngton. The Nebraska field hos
pital No. / will be restored to it's for
mer status of a state organization on
the same date.
The South Dakota troops will es-
tablish a record in the time required
ior them 10 be mustered out. 1t took
10 days for all work necessary to mus
ter out the Fourth Nebraska infantry
and 13 days for the Fifth. 1t will be
but nine days from the time the South
Dakota soldiers arrived at Fort Crook
10 2 time they are sent to their
homes. The fast work of the South
fact that they did a great deal of the
preliminary work necessary to be mus
tered out while still on the border.
CANTON-The rural letter carriers of
Lincoln county held their annual conyen-
tion IN this city. The officers for the
coming year were elected. They are.
president, Norman C. Rogers, of Canton.
vice president, A A. Arnold, of Canton.
secretary and treasurer, Fred d. Suther-
land, of Lennox. For delegate at large
20 attend the state meeting to be held at
Mitchell next July, Fred D.. Sutherland:
alternate delegate at large, A. A. Arnold.
State delegates. Norman c. Rogers. Fred
y. Robson, of Harrisburg, and H.. o..
Berg, of Canton. For alternate state dele
gates, III. o. Carpenter ; d Roy o. Rice.
of Hudson, and Fred M. Smith. of Can
ton. Canton was selected for the next
annual county, meeting OH February %.
1t was also decided to hold q picnic in
canton on Labor day, September 3, 1917.
for all county postmasters and postal
employees and their families.
PRESHO-Word has been received here
OF the death of Casper Dice. a pioneer
resident of Lyman county. He was over
10 years of age, but zone thought Of him
as an old man as he was extremely active
and personally managed a fine ranch IL
miles south OF here. He IS survived by a
wife and son living on the ranch. Two
ofher children are also residents of the
county, Clara, the wife of Circuit Judge
Williamson, and Miss Catherine Dice,
both OF whom 1--we at Oacoma.
ERoOKrNGS-Horace Jones', of Mitch
ell, won first place and a cash prize Of
$40 in the annual debate tryouts at State
college. The two teams which have been
selected by Prof. r. Il. Brown to repre-
sent StRtec ollege in intercollegiate de-
bates are: Montana debate, Horace Jones,
| Mitchell. and Chester Smith, Egan; Dako-
ia Wesleyan debate, Berth Goddard, Hot
Springs. Harmon Kopperl1d. Lake Pres
ton, and Harry solberts, Brookings.
SAII1M-At a meeting held by a num-
her of citizens. steps were taken to or.
game q campaign for q public library
in this city. IT Will be organized under
q state law providing for free public IL
brarfes In cities and towns and would ba
under control Of the city administration.
which has power 10 make a tax levy OF
mot to exceed 2 mills for the supper of
The library.
WWOISEY-Ebi'@ James Levy was
crossing the tracks Of the Milwaukee,
Railway company north OF town he dis
eOyeraN a broken rail-. About -four inches
| OF the rail- were gone and the broken end
; turned outward from the track. Al pas
seDger train was approaching, and he Sue
nsednd in tagEing IT In time TO avert a
| wreck
city occurred fhe death Of ON Geersma.
| sged 70, eBe ~ the best known OF The
eaTdy i,osnesfeadsrs OF the Iernos terri
tory, lie mad jast partaken of q meal and
lay dowB IN q couch with the intention OF
l resting for NJ brief time. when he died.
Henri failure gag the cause.
AJf,%A fsJ9RIA-Ths local volunteer IRE
a@partapent has been reorgarized with d
; good charter membership, and will be
| made an sffeetfyc FIRE fighting force.
! Many III tho men who for Years have
beer yolupteer nrefpe,, have become
members
eEKTERvILbE-T1,e centsryiIle I,dc-
1 pendent, 81 Ipesf yssE}y newspaper. has a
Uew s5;togs Charles Hartsough, q well
I known newspaper man of tIis ~srctl0n.
J who for SONG time aopducsed weekly
sBTpaIsrs AZ Tagts and II Marion
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have been
e0uipiafed FIR rsspd Improvement work
wbIeb VIII Hs pnderfnken IN this vicinity
asgbwags Iasding @ spencer Win b
placed Us grst eIass rendition
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