The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-15
Thursday, Aug. Is, 1918.

complete kit of tools valued at fully
$35.
Mrs. w. C. Haynes went to Mitch
ell Tuesday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Herman, and her son., A.
l.. Haynes.
The threshing machines, which
were held up nearly all of last week
by the frequent rains, have resumed
work this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Thomas autoed
UP from Lesterville Tuesday evening
to spend the evening with his mother.
Mrs. M. A. Thomas.
Peaches, Sits per crate, at Bee
ker 0ros.-Adv.
Mrs. M. A. Mason and Miss Fran
ces went to Minneapolis last Sunday
where Mrs. Mason will purchase her
fall stock of millinery. They will be
gone about ten days.
Joe Becker and wife are now visit
ing her parents in Lincoln. Neb.
They autoed to that place and from
there Joe went to Chicago to pur.
chase q fall stock Of goods.
A large number Of Indians from
Sisseton were in town Monday be-
tween trains. They were returning
from Greenwood where they attended
an Episcopal c%onvocation.
Mr.. King, a soldier from Fairfax.
stationed at Camp Funston, was in
town Wednesday. He is home on a
furlough, and was on his way to
Parkston to visit a sister.
VIM. Leniger of Armour was in
town Wednesday. He had been at
Springfield looking into an offer that
he had received as ~ianitor of the
Normal School, but was undecided
whether he would accept or not.
Mrs. Frank Stevenson. returned
from Mott, N. D., Wednesday. Frank
will also return as soon as he can get
released by the lumber company that
he has been working for, and they
will more into the Frizzell house.
Mrs. Clarence Thomas and four
children. Mary. Willard, Dorothy and
Catherine, came from Yankton Tues
day evening and will visit for q few
days at the home of her husbands
mother, Mrs. M. A. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Russell came
from Tyndall Friday and spent sun
day with their many friends in Scot
land. They left Monday for their
home in Leola, S. D., but will make
brief visits in Trip, Parkston land
Plankinton on the way.
Ed. Kunkler returned last Satur-
day from Mott, N. D., bringing with
him his three little children. After
the death Of Mrs. Kunkler the child
rem were taken to the home Of her
sister at Mott, but we are informed
that Mr.. Kunkler will now place
them in the Children's Home at Sioux
Falls.
Guy Brown was at Mellette the
first Of the week looking after the
crop on the farm owned by himself
and Mrs. BirKinbine. He says the
wheat crop in that section is immense.
Some grain has threshed out as high
as 40 bushels to the acre. One far
mer with five hundred acres estimates
that his yield will average 80 bush
els to the acre.
Miss Iva Sweet was given 3 sur
prise handkerchief and hosiery shower
at her home last Friday evening, the
occasion being the anniversary Of her
birthday. About thirty young ladies
were present. The evening was spent
in knitting. Miss Iva leaves the first
Of September. with another young
lady from Tyndall. to enter q. Chicago
hospital for nurses training.
DR.. Glen Ardery received notice to
report in . special draft on August
Both and 10 making preparations to
leave. Glen tried to enlist as . dem
tist this spring but the demand was
more than supplied already. and he
will have to 60 in the regular draft
and try to get . transfer into his line
OF service later. Three men from
this county will be taken in this spec
ial call. and while Glen is registered
in Chicago he will get i permit Is go
ftom this place with these boys.
The report was current this week
1that the Maxwell Mennonite colony
had purchased land in Canada and
would . move to that place. II
Was also reported that their posses-
siOns here had been sold toZ1dinneapo.