The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21
RAPID CITY GUARDS
TO Be WELL EQUIPPED
County Commissioners and City
Council Provide Neces-
sary Funds.

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pany of home guards, which has been
drilling here for the past four months.
was in shape to cope with any situa-
ton that might arise if they We're prop
erly equipped, the county commits
s1oners met in special session and APP
pfoprlated enough money to equip
COMPANY 1, Third Regiment S. D. III. G.
with uniforms. Following this action
the city commissioners of Rapid City
will furnish guns and ammunition for
the men.
Company now numbers close to
100 men and is among the strongest
companies in the state. 1t was one
OF the first organized and has been
drilling longer than all but two or three
companies
The company is ready to handle
guard duty and is organized to take
care of the various points in the county
which need protection from govern
ment enemies.
HOTEL AT WALL is
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Wall S. D., Feb. 16.-Soon after the
cock hotel in this city was started
yesterday morning the chimney caught
IRE ana In very short time had set
tire to the building. which burned to
me ground with a loss of $4,000 There
was but few thousand dollars insur-
y.
that w. S. Babcock, the owner, suffered
practically a total loss. Meager Fire
fighting equipment handicapped the
counter workers and there was no
shance CT saving the building, although
Lney were able to save the stores on
The same side of the street to the south
of the building. A brick fire wall be-
tween these and the hotel helped II
great deal in stopping the flames
me hotel was the largest on the
limo \, ID
and Pierre, and was a much larger in
stltutlon than is usually found in a
town the size of Wall Mr. Babcock
does not intend to rebuild. it is stated
GERMAN EDITOR is
FINALLY OUT ON BOND
Aberdeen. S. D., Feb. lei. f. Paul,
Gross, associate editor of the German
paper, Dakota Freie Presse has fur
nished bonds of $4,000 required and has
been released from Jail for appearance
at the May term of federal court on a,
charge OF violation Of the espionage
act. He had been in the city jail about
q month.
ALLEGED HoARDERS OF
FLOUR BOUND OVER
Huron, S. D., Feb. 16.-Fzra O. sny-
der and G. G. Issenhuth, arrested here
by federal officers recently for hoard
ing flour in their homes, waived pre-
limlnary examination today before q
United States commissioner and were
bound over to the April term of the
federal district court for trial, in bonds
of $1,000 each. Both men furniYl,ed
bail and We're released.
REDFiELD BANK HAS
AN AMERICAN NAME
Redfield. S. D., Feb. 15.--The .Ameri-
RYrH4s ~ .1ry, -. - -
name Of what until February s was
known as the "German-American Ma
tionap bank. In announcing the change
Of name the officials of the bank have
sent out to old and prospective Gus
toners, circular letter explaining the
cause for the change. The explanation
is made that when the bank was instr
tuted IL years ago the word German,
had a meaning to the world vastly diff
ferent to what the word means now. ali
tees IN the war.
TEST coNsTlTuTloNALITY
OF PRoHlBlTORY LAW
Sioux Falls, s. D., Feb. 1h.-The first
test of the constitutionality of tho
statewide prohibition law which went
into effect July i last, is to be made
as the result of a case arising here.
Several days ago Lee Schmidt, "A hotel
keeper at Lennox, was arrested on the
streets of Sioux Falls on suspicion that
grip which he was carrying contained
liquor. The case has just been called
for hearing in the municipal court. and
a stipulation was made admitting that
Mr.. Schmide had liquor in his possess
sion, and contending that the prohibit
ton law was unconstitutional.
Judge Orr imposed fine on Schmidt
and his attorl;y Immediately gave no
tice OF appe: The appeal viii be
based on the round that section "A of
the stateW1t prohibition law is not
CONSTITUTION; IN that the contents of
the section not appear in the title
or the law. thich is required, il is
CANNED by amidt's attorney, by the
state consti 'on. and on the further
ground th;F the holding up on the
slreeE OF OF places and searching Il
mans effect Il viola ton OF his person
al rights. SIS 74a
This Will X the first time that the
validity Of sec ion ~ of the prohibition
act hiss been isputed preliminary to a
test being made in the courts.
TRENT-Inforinatfon has been received
here from Cut Bank. Mont, OF tho acct
dental death of Vernon. the 7-year-old ssor,
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Il M. Harris, former resi-
dents of Trent The little fellow was
playing on patch Of ice with other school
companions when he lost his balance ana
fell heavily, striking on his left temple
The force OF the blow caused hemorrhage
+ OF the brain and the boy died shortly after
the arrival OF : physician.
AIExANDRIA-Han county stock
raisers are doing their bit toward re-
iieving the meat shortage. Ten cars or
stock were forwarded from this city an
one day OF last week. Chris Hargrens and
Chris Heineman were stock shippers and
g. J. Proctor shipped a car of horses
which will 60 to the government.
M CHAMBERIAAIN-Fra HloucAa, OF
this city, claims the distinction OF being
the fallest man In the county II not la TIE
state, Hloucha tried 10 enlist Ii the army
but ne could not contract his body suffi-,