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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03

McLain, and to this union nve child
rem were born, Charles, Mrs. Mary
Max, and Stafford. of Scotland, the
latten now lieutenant in the artillery
service in France, Mrs. Mabel Jelly,
of Sioux Falls. and Owen. now a
clerk in the ordnance department sta.
toned at Newport News. Nus. Don
ley died some twenty years ago.
The funeral will be held at the
Catholic church Friday morning at IL
O'Clock. Mr.. Donley was a good cit.
izen, and kind and indulgent father.
Through his connection with the hote
business he enjoyed wide acquaint.
ance, and his death will cause univer'
sal regret in the entire community.
.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03

Load your camera at C. G. Max,
your druggists. ADV
Andrew Haney of Blunt was here
Wednesday.
,Chas. Treiber made business trip
to Yankton Wednesday.
Leave your films to be developed
at G. G. Max, your druggist 8. ADV.
The Zimmerman home was quaran-
tined Tuesday for scarlet fever.
Joe Dunmire went to Yankton this
week where he will attend Yankton
College.
June Cass, who has been at the
Great Lakes training camp, came
home Tuesday on short furlough.
Patrick Haney is in the hospital at
Mitchell taking treatment. The doc
tors say that he has cancer of the
stomach, and is in very bad condition.
Mr.. Slater. the new proprietor of
the Maxwell colony land, took out a
new tractor and set of plows Tuesday
and has commenced blowing on the
farm.
Scotland contributed literally to
the attendance at the corn palace last
week, and those who were there re-
port large attend ance. the palace at
times being 30 crowded that there
was not standing room.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03
TWO IN One
Why Legislature Linked Two
Good Measures
Together.

Amendment E goes to the voters in
it's present form, BECAUSE
The Legislature Of 1917 had already
submitted woman suffrage amend
ment, and
The special session Of 1918, called
to enact war emergency measures,
faced the necessity Of correcting the
states lax election law, which permits
men to vote before they swear al
,legiance to the United States.
Both questions pertain to the qualifi-
cations Of voters and must therefore
be amendments to Article Z of the
Constitution, which defines them.
With one amendment to Article Z al
ready submitted, another could come
only as an amendment to that amend
ment and must be germane to 1t.
An amendment to eliminate the
word male could not be amended by
one which would pertain Only to males.
Therefore, In order to submit the
anti-alien measure, it was necessary to
incorporate it into the already sub
mitted woman suffrage amendment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03

The committee in charge of the
Red Gross sale here last week report
that the sale went over the top better
than was anticipated Some articles
remain to be disposed Of, among them
three monographs, sewing machine.
and Set of new harness, besides
come other minor articles. When
these are disposed of it is safe to say
that the proceeds of the eale will
amount to over SIS, 900.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03

Prof. R. E. Williams spent Sunday
at Vermillion. He wss accompanied
on his return by four young men, who
were members of his senior class in
Whitewood last year. and who had
been to veYmiIlion to register in the
College Training course at the Uni
versity. Prof. Williams says the
faculty at the University is all balled
up. trying to readjust the course of
study so as to fit the military training
department. Instead of two remer-
tiers as heretofore they will have to
provide for four, and the University
will be in session the entire year.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03

Parkston Advance: The Parkston
Canning Company has completed it,
run for 1913, and has put up about
20, 600 cases. At the going price Of
$3. 90 per case this will represent q
nice sum for the season output.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03
Below are the numbers
and dates Of the l9l8--19l9.
season Scotland Lyceum
Course.

season Scotland Lyceum
Course.
l. The Fairchild Sisters on
October IA, ladies quartet.
2. Chas. Howard Plattenburg
on Nov. 6, Editor, Lecturer.
8. The Means-Anderson Co.
on Nov. p, musical enter
tainers.
4. Dr.. L. F. Guild on Jan. "a
Traveller, Lecturer.
S. The Roach Freeman Co.
on Feb. 81, 4 ladies who
play, sing and tell stories,
(mirth producers.)
6. The Saxaphone Sextet on
March Is, a fine orchestra
with musical novelty fea-
lures.
The Committee has made careful
selection of some Of the Redpath Vaw-
ter Cos choice numbers and believes
it is presenting to the people of Scot
land and vicinity an exceptionally
good repertoire of entertainments
which will be most helpful, pleas
ant diversion in these troublous times
and worthy of the patronage Of every
intelligent citizen.
President Wilson says he considers
the Lyceum and Chautauqua an in.
tegral part of the Natl Defense.
They are War Time essential in that
they help to maintain Morale.
Season tickets are now on sale by
all members of the committee. Price
So SO for adults, and $1.25 for chill
dren's season tickets
Ii Please remember that the commit
tee has no interest except that of be-
ing DESTROYS to help and to serve the
community. Do not make the ticket
Gale hard for them. Buy and help
them sell Others
A good avdance season ticket sale
is An absolute essential to success OF
| the course
A boost for the Lyceum Course i.
Boost For Scotland.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03

We received letter last Saturday
from Archie Herbert, who with his
family is living at East San Diego,
CAL. having gone there for the bene-
fit of MIR. Hebbe1t's health. In the
letter he says:
'.sWe are all enjoying pretty good
health. In fact am so much better
that l hope to get into the army in the
near future. We saw several ecf the
Scotland boys while they were at
Camp Kearny, but they were only
kept there for few weeks. This is
an ideal climate and splendid place
for old people to spend their declin-
ing years. But we are not old and
get tired of the one climate all the
year, and if | don't get into the SER
vice we expect to be back with our
Dakota friends in the next year or
two"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03

Vote for Amendment 3 and safe.
guard the Commonwealth:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03

The Fourth Liberty Loan drive ! is
making good progress and it is ex-
pected to go over the top in this dis
trict. including Scotland, Washington
and Emanuel precincts, by the last of
the week The share allotted to the
district was about $3.50, 900. On
the first day Of the drive. last Satur-
day, $50, 600 was subscribed, and by
Tuesday night three. fourths of the
amount had been taken.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-03-15
DADrYS TWNINl
ARY TALL a.
~ MARY GRAHAM. BONNER
LITTLE PRAIRIE DOGS.

"The prairie dogs" said Daddy, "are
very, very small. They look like tiny
woodchucks, and they are cousins of
the woodchuck family.
''They had been asleep all winter,
but now that the warmer days were
coming, they wanted to get up. All
the baby prairie dogs arrived in the
spring, and they wanted to have their
homes In readiness to welcome.th lit
tie ones.
"But one day one of the prairie dogs
was missing from his home. Young
Master Prairie was the one who was
missing. They searched high and low
for him, but never a sign of him
could they find.
They missed him sadly, and they
felt they knew that harm had come to
him. Master Prairie would never have
stayed away from home on his own
account.
"And to be sure, coyote had cap
tured him.
"'Let me goy' Master Prairie had
screamed, but the coyote paid no at
tention.
LET me co. Master Prairie begged
as the cruel teeth grabbed his little
body.
He barked and then he cried:I
Have pity, coyote, have pity! My
home is so nice. My family loves me
so.'
But the coyote said vieiously, 7
love you, too. I love you. SO much +
am going to eat you up
"'Oh, please don't eat me up said
Master Prairie. I've just awakened
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follow on DOWN he waved a hand
vaguely before he took up the broom
again. you'll find her, all right" he
added encouragingly.
"Oh, Ward! That must be Marthy's
nephew. What will he think?"
'.Does it matter such deuce of a
lot what he thinks? r. Ward went on
with his interrupted scrubbing.
I'm awfully glad he came. anyway"
said Billy Louise 81 won't have to
stay all night now. was going to-"
I'm that case the young man is wei
come as a gold mine. Here they come
he and Mrs. Martha. You'll have to
introduce me; have never met the
lady," Ward hastily returned the mop
to it's corner, rolled down his sleeves
and picked up his gloves. Then he
stepped outside and waited beside Billy
Louise, looking not in the least like n
man who has just wiped lot Of dishes
and scrubbed floor.
The nephew, striding along behind
Marthy and showing head and shout
ders above her, seemed not to resent
water flirted upon him from broom.
He grinned reminiscently as he came
up, shook hands with the two of them
and did not let his glance dwell too
long or too often upon Billy Louise nor
too briefly upon Ward.
When Ward went to the stable after
Blue half an hour later Charlie Fox
went with him. His manner when they
were alone was different, not so exub-
erantly cheerful-more frank and prac-
teal.
Honest, It floored me completely to
see what that poor old woman has been
up against down here" he told Warren,
stuff1ng tobacco into silver trimmed
briar pipe while Ward saddled Blue.
IT don't know a deuce Of lot about
this ranch game, but If that old lady
can put it across / guess can wabble
along somehow. Too bad the old man
cs.shed In just now, but Aunt Martha
as good as told me he wasn't much
force, SO maybe can play lone hand
here as easy as could have done with
him."
Afterward, when Ward thought it
over, he remembered gratefully that
Charles Fox had refrained from at
tempting any discussion of Billy Louise
or from asking any questions even re-
mOtely personal. He knew enough about
men to appreciate the tactful silences
Of the stranger, and when Billy Louise
on the way home predicted that the
nephew was going to be success Ward
did not feel like qualifying the verdict.
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Billy Louise becomes very
much discouraged over the state
of family finances. She hears
and sees things that make her
doubt Ward.
(To BE CONTINUED
crepes and Ponaees.

Crepe de chine, in spite Of It's name,
does not come from China but from
Japan, Italy and France. There are no
factories for making silk piece goods
in China, all the weaving being done
by hand. With the exception Of pom
gees, the products of the Chinese looms
are not popular abroad, except in
Oriental countries, being too heavy,
although the patterns are wonderfully
beautiful and the colors exceedingly
rich.
The pongees are woven in the homes
of the peasants, and as they come from
many looms no two pieces are ever ex-
actly alike in weight, f1neness, color
and texture. The Standings come from
the Liutang district, and the Nanshai
from the Nighai district.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-03-15
1t Was a Sad Story, But They Heard
1t Through.

for the year. The young prairie dogs
will soon be coming. Oh, we're going
to have such glorious spring.
"'Don't hurt me- / never did you
any harm. I never did anyone any.
harm. laugh and / never get blue
and discouraged, like my cousins, the
woodchucks.'
"Tll not miss treat like this the
coyote said.
"And despite the pleadings of the
little prairie dog, the coyote thought
of the delicious meal he would have,
and Master Prairie Dogs cheerful lit
tie life was over.
"After he had been missing from
the home of the prairie dogs they
were very, very careful not to wander
away where there might be any chance
of danger.
Grandmother Prairie Dog told them
the story of the farmer who had hated
the prairie dogs for making SO many,
many holes.
ut was a sad story, but they heard
it through, so they would take pains
to make their holes, as far as possible,
away from farms.
This farmer Grandmother Prai-
RE told them, was so angry be-
cause SO many holes were made in his
grounds that he vowed he would get
rid of the prairie dogs.
Now, you know quite WE'LL said
Grandmother Prairie, that we never
hurt anyone. We're happy and jolly
and gay. We love each other and our
neighbors. The only thing that we
do that annoys the farmer is that we
make so many holes
"'But how are we to help doing
that?' asked the little prairie dogs.
I'VE must make them away from
where we think we can be harmed, I
said Grandmother Prairie.
This farmer that I'm telling you
about, put poisoned grain and wheat
into our holes.
"'Of course, we ate it, at least most
of us did, for we thought it was
thoughtful of him, and we barked our
thanks delightedly. We also wagged
our little tails. !
but the farmer hadn't stayed to
hear our thanks. He had another pur-
pose in his mind. This we soon found
out.
''I had had very good meal only
short time before this, and wasn't in
the least scrap hungry. So / didn't
eat any of the poisoned food.
"That is why I am alive to-day.
But many Of us did, and were poi
soned. So we've got to be careful
And they all promised they would be-
"Soon they forgot about these sad
stories and barked and laughed and
played. How happy they we're! For
they are never sad long, and their lit
tie lives are jolly ones indeed.
"And soon the best part of the spring
followed-the arrival of all the baby
prairie dogs !"
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erately between her and the stranger
30 that his broad shoulders quite hid
her from the mans curious stare.
you've struck the right place." he
said calmly. "This is it." He picked
UP another pail of water and sloshed 1t
upon the wet floor to rinse off the mud.
"Is-ah-Mrs. Meilke in?" One could
not accuse the young man of craning,
but he certainly did try to get another
glimpse Of the person on the table and
failed because Of Ward.
'Shes down in the meadow" Billy
Louise murmured.
''Shes down in the meadow" Ward
repeated to the despatched young man.
F'xou just go down past the stable and
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CHAPTER w.
The Mystery Of the Missing.

The Mystery of the Missing.
MAYHEM Charlie vsox rode down to
Wv the Wolverine month or SO
later, tied his horse under the
shed and came up to the cabin as
though he knew of no better place In
all the world when he greeted s'mom-
mie" as though she were something
precious in his sight and talked with
her about the things she was most In
terested in and actually made her feel
as If he were Immensely interested al
SO, Billy Louise simply could not help
admiring him and liking him for his
frank good nature and his kindness.
She had never before met man just
like Charlie Fox, though she had known
many who were what Ward once called
'parlor broke"
1t was not until Charlie was leaving
that he gave Billy Louise a hint that
his errand was not yet accomplished.
She walked down with hipl to where
his horse was tied and SO gave him q
bloom against the dull brown Of the
chance to speak what was in his mind.
''You know, 1 hate to mention little
worries before your mother" he said.
'Those pathetic eyes Of hers make me
ashamed to bother her with thing.
But am worried, Miss Louise. I ca,pe
over to ask you II you've seen anything
Of four calves Of ours / know you
ride good deal through the hills.
They disappeared week ago, and
can't find any trace of them. I've been
looking all through the hills. but I can t
locate them"
Billy Louise had not seen them, Ell
Their, and she begged for particulars.
81 don't see how they could get away
from your cove" she said, unless your
bars were down."
1.-THE bars were all right. 1t was last
Friday, I think I'm not sure They
were in the little meadow above the
house, you see. was away that night,
and Aunt Martha is little hard Of
hearing. She wouldn't hear anything
unless there were considerable noise.
I came home the next forenoon-I was
over to Seaback's-and the bars were
In place then. Auat Martha had not
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country. Then we can look out fUE
him."
Charles eyes had the troubled look
81 hate to think that. Aunt Martha
insists that is what we are up against,
but"
'Well, she knows more about it than
you do, believe me. If you'll let down
the bars, Mr.. Fox, I'll hit the trail
and If find out anything III let You
know at once"
When she rode over the bleak up
land she caught herself wishing that
she might talk the thing over with
Ward. He would know just what
ought to be DONE But winter was COM
ing, and she would drive her stock
down into the fields she had ready.
They would be safe there surely. Stu.
she wished Ward would come. she
wanted to talk it over with man who
understood and VINO knew more about
such things than she did.
The fate of the four heifer calves be-
came permanently wrapped In the
blank fog of mystery. Billy Louise
watched for them when she rode out In
the hills and spent a good deal of time
heretofore given over to dreaming In
trying to solve the riddle Of their dis
appearance. Charlie Fox insisted upon
keeping to the theory that they had
merely strayed. Marthy grumbled
sometimes over the loss, and Ward
well, Ward did not put in an appear
ance again that fall or winter and SC
did not hear Of the incident.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-03-15
CHAPTER v.
The Little Devils of Doubt.
F<HE spring had come, and Vol

TIME spring had come, and Wolver-
inc canyon, with the sun shining
down asIant into its depths, was
a picturesque cash in the hills, wild
enough in all conscience, but to the
normal person not In the least degree
gloomy. The jutting crags were sun
lit and warm. The cherry thickets
whispered in light breeze and shell
tered birds that sang in perfect con-
tent. Not a gloomy place surely when
the peace of sunny morning laid its
spell upon the land.
Billy Louise, however, did not re-
spond to the canyons enticements. She
brooded over her own discourag ements
and the tantalizing little puzzles which
somehow would not lend themselves to
any convincing solution. She was in
that condition of nervous depression
where she saw her finest cows dead by
bloat In the alfalfa meadows-and how
would she pay that machinery note
then7 She saw John Pfingle calling
Unexpectedly and insistently for his
''time," and where would she find an
other man whom she could trust out
Of her sight? John Pringle was slow,
and he was stupid and growled at poor
Phoebe till Billy Louise wanted ia
shake him, but he was STEADY" and
that one virtue covers many a mans
faults and keeps him drawing wages
regularly.
Her mother had been more and more
inclined to worry as the hot weather
came on. Lately her anxiety over
small things had rather got upon the
nerves Of Billy Louise. She felt III
used and downhearted and as If moth
ing mattered much anyway. She pass.
ed her cave with q mere glance and
scowl for the memories of golden days
in her lonely childhood that chung
around it.
She was in this particularly dissatis-
fed mood when she rode out of the
canyon at it's upper end, where the
hills folded softly down into grassy
valleys where her cattle loved best to
Craze. Since the grass had started in
the spring she had kept her little herd
up uGIC du1OuS lA6 SAOWGI nl11Ss alS1 ny
riding along the higher ridges every
day or SO and turning back wander
ing animal now and then she had held
them in a comparatively small area,
where they would be easily gathered in
the fall. A few head of Seabeck's stock
had wandered in among hers and some
Of Marthy's And there was big roam
steer that bore the brand Of Johnson,
over on Snake river. Billy Louise
knew them all, as housewife knows
her flock OF chickens, and II she missed
seeing certain leaders in the scattered
groups she rode until she found them
Two old cows and one big red steer
that seemed always to have follow
ing wore bells that tinkled pleasant
little. sounds in the alder thickets along
the creek as she passed by.
She rode up the long ridge which
gave her wide view of the surround
ing hills and stopped Blue. while she
stared moodily at the familiar, shadow
splotched expanse Of high piled ridges,
with deep, green valleys and deeper
hued canyons between. She loved
them, every one. But today they fail
ed to steep her senses in that deep con-
tent with life which only the great out
doors can give to one who has learned
how satisfying is the draft and how
soothing.
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CHAPTER III-continued.

"You saw mommie, Of course. You
came from homer
"No, I did not. / got as far as the
mreek and saw Blues tracks coming
down, SO I just sort Of trailed along,
seeing it was mommie's daughter felt
most like talking to-
"Mommie's daughter" laughed lit
tie and instinctively made change in
the subject.
"I've got to go in and wash the
Dishes" she said, stepping back from
min. "Of course nothing was done in
the cabin, and I've been doing little
housekeeping. / guess the dishwater
is hot by this tfme-if it hasn't all
boiled away"
Ward, as a matter of course. tied his
horse to the fence and went into the
cabin with her. He also asked her to
stake him to dish towel, which she
did after a good deal Of rummaging.
He stood with his hat on the back of
his head, cigarette between his lips,
and wiped the dishes with much APP
parent enjoyment. He objected strong
ly to Billy Louise's assertion that she
meant to scrub the floor, but when he
found her quite obdurate he changed
his method without in the least degree
yielding his point, though for diplomat
ac reasons he appeared to yield.
He carried water from the creek and
filed the teakettle, the big iron pot and
both pals. Then, when Billy Louise
had turned her bac11 upon him while
she looked In a dark corner for the
mop, he suddenly seized her under the
arms and lifted her upon the table, and
before she had finished her astonished
gaspings he caught up pail Of water
and sloshed it upon the floor under her.
Then he grinned in his triumph.
Billy Louise gave sQueal Of conster-
nation and then sat absolutely still.
staring round eyed through the door
way. Ward stepped back-even his
Composure was slightly jarred-and
twisted his lips amusedly.
"Hello," he said after few blank
seconds. "You missed some Of it, didn't
your His tone was mildly commiser-
ating. "Wil you come in?'
'N-o-o, thank you, don't believe
Will" The speaker looked In, however,
saw Billy Louise perched upon the Ia
BILE and took off his hat. He was well
plastered with dirty water that ran
down and left streaks OF mud behind.
ST must have got off the road,' he said.
S'I'm looking for Jason Meilke's ranch. .
Billy Louise tucked her feet farther
under her skirts and continued to stare
dumb1y. Ward, glancing at her from
the corner OF his eyes, stepped consid-