The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-10
STATE FUNDS. FOUND
IN GOOD CONDITION
The Treasury Had Balance Of
$1,273,37O When Business
Started on Jan. 1.

~AAS = ASe"ouAy AAON oes40ASO Va
$1,273,37O When Business
Started on Jan. /.
Pierre, S. D., Jan. THE stat treas
ury shows balance of 1,273370 in all
funds for the list of January, of which
the general fund has $55,761: game.
S59,22S; Irvine, $4,000; interest and in
Gus agricultural funds the country agri-
cultural has $l0,187; state Smith lever.
$2,558; county supervision, s1.115; fed
eral Smith lever, 5000; extension sta
ton, $3,S04
YOUNG BOHEMIAN is
HELD AS A DESERTER
Yankton, S. D., Jan. 9.--Andreas Hin
Gle. bohemian of DeSmet, is under ar
rest here, charged with desertion Hin
die, who was No. 2 on the first draft,
was registered at DeSmet. He ignored
the call and went to Chicago. After
travelling around he reported here and
on advices from DeSmet, was promptly
arrested. He is nowAtn the county Jail
on order from the adjutant general of
the state. and also from Washington.
IT Is believed Hindle did not under
stand the enormity of his offense, as he
Voluntarily reported here for military
au'y W M IN MS queStlonna1fe.
LIVE STOCK SHOW
TO BE A BIG ONE
Mitchell, s. d., Jan. 9.--With more
than 200 exhibits already entered sup
porters of the South Dakota Improved
Live Stock and Breeders association
are forecasting the biggest meeting in
the history Of the organization when it
meets here January 10 to Is in it's 18th
annual convention.
The pavilion owned by the associa-
ton here has been doubled in size, and
additional features are planned to make
+ this years convention by fer the largest
ever held here
& CANoVA-Local home guards took a
young fellow, who was almost frozen to
death, from the blind baggage on a pas
senger train southwark bound from Flu
ron. The boy said his mother was i'll in
chicago, and, having no money he had
believed he could make his way to Chi
s Ga, py stealing rides on passenger trains.
The guards provided him with food and
put him into a warm bed so he could thaw
& out, and the next day he resumed his
Journey to Chicago. taking with him an
overcoat belonging to one of his bene-
factors without telling the owner any
thing about what he intended doing WITH
the garment.
W,
place, was the victim of bullet fired by
some unknown person. The bullet evil
IDENTIFY was a stray one and was not fired
at him Intentionally. Deinsey was clear
Ing well located In an out OF the way
1 place in a ravine on his ranch when he
{ suddenly felt pain in one of his legs. He
discovered that a bullet had penetrated
+ the leg, but has. no idea where 1t came
from.
Observation-Disclosures NJ. Brace, who
formerly was professor OF journalism at
the University OF South Dakota, Is now
one of the editors OF the Franco-American
Weekly, a journal OF news and opinion, ;.
published In Paris for the Americans in
the expeditionary force. Professor Brace
went to Europe In 1916 to drive a Red
Cross ambulance and has seen service on
the western and southern fronts He is
now engaged In Y. NJ. q. "A. war work.
LEAD-One OF the finest eagles ever
seen In the Black Hills was shot and
Killed by Arthur Ottmann, of this city, In
the vicinity OF st. Onge. In the cliffs
near. the little mining town OF Maurice,
some miles from here, there is aaid to be
large number OF eagles that have built
nests high in the crags and enjoy life.
with the trout streams OF the vicinity
/ furnishing them with an abundance of
food.
b SCOTLAND The business men OF this
pose OF taking steps to secure material
Improvement In the local electric light
system, 1t has been decided TO install two
additional engines soon and add other
equipment.
MITCHEI4L4 Marriage, as an institn-
& tiOn. Il decided success In Dawson
county, according to the records IN the
county clerk 8 office here. During 1917 a
total Of 1se applications for marriage IL
censes were made. while only four cou-
pies songht separation BY divorce action.
MIIX,4EI4Isx Cards have bean received
here nom friends IA the 116th supply train,
telllnH oe the Ssfe arrival Of that orEani-
h 1atapn In France. fsse train Is composed
~ what was formerly d Mitca,all company
IA the First South nakuta infantry The
men report ~ well ana happy.
yANKTO Figures compiled here
show Ysnkton. which erected no iarRe
buildings this year, did have an era OF
1 home bun ding. the total city ipaprove-
ments reaching $50. 600, OF which sum the
4 city. Itself xpent t62p00 on paving ana other
street. improvements ssss ss
|s sAIsExANDRIA4-se rplces IL. - been ais
continued In tlpe AZ n. church Tor two
n NSelss aWaiting the aFrtvai ana decision,
pf tho inaur ~ 3sieter. NJ no wishes to
{ the used bs the fire, which
4 6ANKft TOM f6rSiAee when thimbiAI
Il fel1 oi iif 4tana an unused fluc
Y hole ii the y
A tsoTrO1ly s,ssi,sss men 81
esottoay 4 sssets III the
/ J. ~ 81 u; "