The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-22

uted to aid in good road building.
Thomas Saul, of Howard, has been mp
pointed highway superintendent to
oversee all road work done in tho
MEMORIAL AT PIERRE
GETS BAD SETBACK
Aberdeen, S. D., May 17.-Something
Of a sensation was sprung IN this sec
ton of South Dakota when Dwight
Campbell, an attorney of Aberdeen,
made public a letter he had addressed
to Doane Robinson, secretary of the
state historical society, declining to act
as chairman for Brown county in the
drive for subscriptions for the proposed
100000 building as a memorial to
South Dakota soldiers and sailors. tc
be erected at Pierre.
The memorial plan originated i'll the
South Dakota legislature by State Sen
ator Robert o. Schaber, of Hudson.
S. D., and Gov. Peter Norheck is state
chairman of the committee to raise
funds by voluntary subscriptions FOL
the memorial building.
Brown county's quota is $4,000, and
Mr.. Campbell advises Mr.. Robinson
AIil1, ditSl IikS w hiSIiIOSIS u IL
Aberdeen Commercial Club, the Aber-
deem Rotary Club, M other prominent
citizens of Aberdeen and Brown county,
he is confident that not more than $4,000
or $4,000 at the outside, could be
raised in the county foN such a move
ment, pointing out hat the people Of
the state seldom visit Pierre except on
business, and the general feeling in
Brown county is, and correspondence
with other sections Of h state. leads
him to believe 1T is general, that q
more appropriate In which to
pay homage to the soldiers In the great
war would be through local or county
memorials, rather than a $500, 900 me-
mortal building at Pierre, which the
majority of the contributors to the
fund would never see.
SIOUX FALLS PREPARES
TO ENTERTAIN SOLDIERS
Sioux Falls, S. d., May 17.-Psivate
advices received here say that the
14ith field artillery will parade in Sioux
Falls next Wednesday,. The organiza-
ton is expected to leave Camp Dix, N.
j., Sunday night n arrive Wedncs-
day morning. The largest ~denaonstra-
ton Or celebration In the history OF
Sioux Falls has been planned when the
fighters reach here.
Units which are likely to conle TO
Sioux Falls with the regiment are:
The 147th regiment band
Headquarters company. OF Canton.
Supply Company A, "all state or
g~anization."
Company A, of Pierre, now Battery
C.
ID ~ Sin,N~ En11c- NOW IA .
terry D..
Company c, of Brookings. divided
INTO Batteries C, D, and e.
Company d, Of Parker, now Bat
terry E.
Company II, of Lead, now Battery F.
Company M, of Yankton, divided Into
HEADQUARTERS and supply companies
and Battery +.
Medical detachment, of Rapid City.
eRiNe GOOD PRICES
Pierre, S. D., May 1.-THE commits
sioner of school and public lands re-
ports the sale of 56,S92.45 acres OF
common school land this spring. These
I sales totaled $4,197, o62.32 or an aver
| age OF $73.77 per acre. In addition to
! this the sale OF endowment lands IN
Marshall county amounted to S312,
sal. 05, an average OF $46.01 per acre
| public building land III that county
| sold for an additional S10,l80. for 4St
! acres, an average of SPLIT per acre, and
8 Hand county endowment land selling
| for an additional $1T.6O, for 40 acres
at $44 an acre.
OF the common school lands sold
above referred to, the highest averag,
prices were paid In the following soun.
ties as follows: Bookings, average
price $11S.65 per acre; Hutchinson, a
i $134.SS; Kingsbury at $10B.49 per acre
All the rest We're below 500 per acre
Lands were sold In the following j,
counties: Broohings, Brule. Butte. Day
isDepet,' Faux Grant, Hand. Hutchin,
/ soi. Kingsbury. Marshall, Roberts
Jackson, Yankton and Trip. for com.
mon school lands, and In Hand ant
/ Marshall for endowment land.
REAL PioNEERe OF
SOUTH DAKOTA CELEBRATE
Hudson. s. D., May 17.-Their efgh
children and O number OF grandchil
dren. In addition to other relatives an,
friends, gathered to aid Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob g. Jensen, to suitably observ
their golden wedding anniversary
They were married in Norway and 500,
after their marriage came to the Unite,
states. They first located at Siou;
City, Ia. remaining there about on
year. when they came to this vicintt
and made entry Of homestead. p1Sr
they iiTed thrangh pioness time,