The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-12

bath School at 11:45 a. m. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Atty. w. L. Redden of Tyndall
was in town today, taking the noon
train to Yankton.
MIR. Engman's brother Max Eng
man, and his wife arrived last night
from Wakonda and will visit here for
a few days. He has just recently
returned from overseas.
FOR SALE-fve bushels of fax
seed. Will sell at cost if taken at
once.-F. F. VARING.
On old Flick farm.
Miss Mary Thomas came from
Yankton Sunday and will spend sew
eral weeks with her grandmother,
Mrs. M. A. Thomas.
ar. F. F. Variug sold the post
Office building in Avon, which he took
in on trade when he sold the Flick
farm, to Miss Laura Holt.
August Hermann has been under
the Doctors care the past week, suf-
fering with a kidney trouble. and a
lung trouble. He was some better at
the last reports.
j. R. Wilson represented the Ma
sonic lodge of Scotland. and Mrs. w.
H. Miller represented the Eastern
Star at the grand lodge meeting. in
Sioux Falls this week.
Next Tuesday will be the annual
school election. Two members of the
board of directors are to be elected in
Scotland, and We are informed that
there are five candidates in the field.
Several more of Scotland's boys
have returned home from overseas
during the past week. August Gall
and Acy Meyers came on Friday even
ing and John Orth on Sunday. Frank
Pillar arrived last week Thursday.
j.. L.. Lockhart of Pierre, former
state land commissioner. was in town
last Friday, and gave this Office a
pleasant call. He is now in the real
estate business, and is handling lands
in Hughes and Sully counties.
Mr.. Edward P. Treick arrived
from overseas Wednesday and is Wis.
it1ng at the home of his father, Rev.
Treick. Mr.. Treick enlisted from
Minneapolis in the engineering branch
and has been serving in France for
over a year.
1t has rained nearly every day this
month"; and the ground is so thorough
ly soaked that the farmers are unable
to cultivate thei. corn fields. The
weeds are getting a good start and
there will be busy times if the ground
ever gets in shape to be plowed.
Albert Bertleson and wife and lit
tie son were here from Draper this
week visiting at the home of Mrs.
B~ertleson's mother, Mrs. Robert
Gum. Mr.. Bertleson is station agent
at Draper, and has been granted a
vacation which they will spend in
California.
The men employed by the county to
run the road graders all appeared
before the board at the last meeting
and demanded an increase in wages
As the men are now making from FIVE
to six dollars a day their demand wa
rejected, and they decided to let we'll
enough alone and went back to work.
Mr.. Hickman and Mrs. Decker
came from Pennsylvania Sunday.
They returned to their home today
taking with them their sister, Miss
Hickman. who recently suffered a
paralytic stroke and has been cared
for at the home Of Thos. Jones. She
has improved somewhat and is now
able to move 4 little hit.
"A celebration was held at Parker
Wednesday in honor Of the old Co. ID.
boys who were modified at that place
and recently returned a. the 147th
Field Artillery. As Scotland had
quite q large representation ia that
company they were invited to join in
the celebration. Some Of the boys
went over. but not as many a. there
would have been had the weather and
the condition Of the roads been more
favorable.
No Need to Be Alarmed.