The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-02
South Dakota
News

The dates for the chautauqua in
Humboldt this summer are June 518 to
%, inclusive.
Delegates from twelve states were
present for the opening session Of the
conference of secretaries and presi-
q dents of the American Federation Of
Farm Bureaus, held in Huron Co
/ operative methods Of marketing and
handling of grain this fall is the prin-
cipal topic for discussion. The states
represented are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin,
North and South Dakota.
For the past thirty years residents
in the vicinity OF what is known as
Rozac lake, some miles from Tabor,
have believed the lake was devoid of
/ fish. A few days ago a comparatively
a new arrival in the district, scouting
the theory I'll at the lake had nc fish III
il, went on a fishing expedition to the
flake. In short time he caught all the
bullheads he could carry, these aver
weight. Now the shores of the lake
are daily lined with fishermen.
(. A resolution fayoring a national
packers control law that would pro-
vide for proper accounting Of reports
and would give publicity, and equit-
able and rightful protection to coop
erative livestock commission com
| mix OF 1,a
of presidents and secretaries Of the
i midwest farm bureau in Huron. The
resolution, it was said was directed at
certain shortcomings which are said
to exist in the Haugen packer bill now
| pending on congress.
One of South Dakota's new indus
tries, Ignite from the mines in the
northwest part of the state, is to be
/ developed as far as possible by the
| cooperation of the state board Of char
tiles and corrections and the state
board of regents. At recent meeting
| both boards decided to use this kind
of coal in the various state institutions
wherever the equipment would permit
and whenever possible The board
members and the state engineer are
also planning a visit to the mines to
study the Ignite beds.
All hopes by the citizens of Pierre
and Fort Pierre to see the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad bridge crossing
the Missouri river at that point
planked and thrown open to the public
as a toll bridge before the end of the
summer have been shattered by let
ter received from the president of the
road quoting the opinion of the rail
road company's legal department.
This opinion was to the effect that the
articles under which the railroad com
pany is incorporated in Illinois would
not permit the company operating al
toll bridge and to change these articles
SO as to make such an undertaking
possible would be out of the question
A novel business organization was
formed in Deadwood for the purpose of
providing Sunday baseball games to-
the people Of the Black Hills in com
pliance with the Sunday blue laws. In
a recent decision, the supreme court
ruled that where an admission fee is
charged, Sunday baseball in South Da-
kota was Illegal At the meeting It'll
was decided to form a stock company,
the stockholders in the company to be
admitted free to all baseball games
played here. "A legal opinion was that
this plan was in accord with the "blue
laws, and at the same time, the or
ganization can be financed.
IL, ,,1c~ u ~,
the South Dakota league despite the
ruling OF the state supreme court re-
Gently that 1t was unlawful il an adj
mission fee is charged, according to
George IT. Fletcher, the Aberdeen
teams attorney. Fans, according to-
I Attorney Fletcher, will be admitted to
all the baseball parks in the league
free Of charge, but If they desire to sit
{ and watch the game they must buy
SCI. w hat steps Attorney General
Byron S. Payne will take in regard to
the proposed plan is uncertain.
Whether he will force the issue to
test case or accept the situation as 1t
stands and make no objection to tie
sale Of seats is a question.
Ashley Island, in the Missouri river
q short distance above Pierre, the site
selected by the engineers for the pro-
posed state-owned hydro-electric plant
on which citizens Of the state will vote
at the November election in 1922, has
been a point OF unique interest in
South Dakota history for nearly a cen
fury Here on the morning Of June 2,
1923, occurred the first act of Chris
tan worship of which there is a rec
ord in this region. 1t was the notable
prayer over the dead and dying Of;
Ashley's little band, who fell in the
Rec massacre Of that moInin
prayer SO appealing that even rough