The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-28

Is an officer OF the regular army. sta
| eloned at the present time at Camp
| Dodge. Iowa.
DURoc JERSEY HOGS
| SELL VERY WELL
Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. ga sale Of
| Duroc Jersey hogs held by c. II. Ear
tells, of Nina. in Aberdeen, proved very
| satisfactory, ~ hogs selling for an av-
erage price of $89.S4, the total receipts
sisted by c. W. Leighty an Aberdeen
auctioneer, and by M. e. Zimmerman,
| Of the Duroc Bulletin. The prices paid
$3.50 to $3.50. The heaviest purchaser
! was the Boys and Girls Pig club of
Day county, which bought five animals
at prices ranging from $50 to SIS.
OIL COMPANY BLAMED
FOR BARsER's DEATH
Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 23.-The corr
| oner's jury in the case of l.. F. Purdue,
the Mansfield barber, who was recently
| burned to death by the explosion of
can of gasoline, which he supposed was
Kerosene, returned verdict finding
that the accident was caused by the
| culpable negligence of the Marshall Oil
company. Some sort of action will be
taken against the company, either in
Sphinx or Brown county. Mansfield is
\
BroWn county and part in Sphinx but
Purdue's death occurred on the Brown
county side OF the line.
HANDS ARE QUICKLY
FROZEN; MAY LOSE THEM
Yankton, s. d., Feb. 2s.-3oseph jan,
ousek, of Lake Andes was brought
TO the hospital here Thursday with
both hands very badly frozen Janou-
sex mao been visiting at Naps junction.
nj tfit Il r,4,
% RODS away, and was accompanied by
ms Wife. He was carrying two heavy
grips and when he reached the train
ms hands We're frozen. The mercury
registered IL below zero at the time.
Whlch was Thursday morning, at
o CLOCK. The affair is a rare occur
renee 50 late in February.
WHOLE FAMILY is
READY FOR SERVICE
Plerre, S. D., Feb 23.--The Robin
son family of Selby is ready to close
up shop and take up work in the pub
nc service reserve, according to the
report filed with Director McCaffree
me me tather and four sons all regis
tered as ready to work on the ship
building program at any time they ara
called and announce their willinenesss
70 close UP business at any time. The,
list is: u. Robinson, aged So wears
Cecil Robinson. age 20; James Harri-
son Robinson, age IS John Wesley
Robinson, age Is; William vinton Rob.
lnson, age q.
ScHocE coMTRovERsY
WILL NOT BE DOWMED
Huron, S.. D., Feb. 23 .--ss,igsestions
of members of the Huron board OF
education that the controversy which
is now being waged between fSuperin
tendent of Schools r. L. Whitney and
40. Bowden, principal of Huron high
at tar l,.ai
by a board of arbitration opposed OF
educators from outside Huron. were
fatty refused by members of the par
ent-teachers' association of the higI,
school.
The dispute between the superin-
tendent and t." principal has been dis
cussed back II forth by the board At
several sessis and has created quite a
children.
ADRYsp MA DELEGATES
TO n TIONAL CONVENTION
Huron. S O., Feb 90. Thirteen
delegates an alternates from Sonth
Iakota 70 fl8e national convent OF
the p~oEaih.t.a PARTY in Chicago neSt
month We're e.stosen at the meeting OF
the state t1, prohibition party here to-
DAY. he convention adopted as one
plank in it's platform the resolution
fayoring woman suffrage.
FARM MACHINERY SELLS
AT HIGH PRICES
Artesian, S. D., Feb. 23.One Of the
largest sales Of the season was that
Of g. "A. Morris, living just north Of Ar
tesian. Who held a public auction of
ms personal property aggregating over
$1,000. Mr.. Morris moved from Iowa
.ast =, spring. buying large part of the
machinery and stock after his arrival.
Indicating the rise IN prices. the ma.
chinery sold for higher price than
was paid for 1t last year when bought.
SOLD LARGE FARM
AT AUCTION SALE
Artcsian, s. D., Feb 23.-L q
Tysdal & Son at their auction sale dis.
posed or $40 acres Of land besides their
i've stock and machinery. Mr.. Tvsflal
bought land last summer In Canada
anc the soEs are going to move nm :
slnere and work 1t. The land here
prought medium prices owing to the
i pau condltlons OF the roads and the
FI4ANDREAu-A = yate ta,ag,, :, -,
eeived here from Washington & ~ ~
sffeet that an amendment has .,een ad6ad
60 me indian appropriation bill in con-
gress, providing for $G.E00 for i, Is reb,,i,l-
ing OF the maj hines shop building nj fhn y
sssV, NJ nkiian school in this city. to
$500. e pl1lfesilg which was de-
g royed by firela month Or tss,3 age, s7s
a m bridge IS preparing 10
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