The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-30

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Brentford, celebrated their 62nd Wed.
ding anniversary recently
A permanent summer camp Isl beinx
established by the Young Woman. !.
Christian association Of Rapid City
Reports received from Wind Cave
are to the effect that tourists travel
to the Wind Cave national mark 4:
heavier thus far this season. than ever
before u. 81 i
Thousands Of persons attended the,
annual picnic and celebration or the.
old settlers Of Day county,, held il.
Webster
The citizens in and around, Rec
Heights are gradually ttrning Leyson
lake. five miles southof Rec Heights,
into an outing resort.
During an electrical storm near
Marion Robert Dawson was ins.ant,r
killed by bolt Of lightning, which,
struck the barn in which he wass dom.
his chores.
South Dakota is planning a royal
welcome for the 200 Clinton, Ia. Row
Scouts and their SEVENTH five leaders
who will tour the state the latter part
of this month. ~
Thirteen-year-old Noal Spencer res.
cued his playmate, William Hamlin.
aged 8, from drowning while the bows
We're swimming in the Sioux river
near Sioux Falls.
Daniel Wampler, Brown county
farmer who pleaded guilty to the
charge of numbering his wife, few
day ago, has been taken tc the Sioux
Falls penitentiary to serve a Mfe term
Andrew M. VCss, age 70 years, who
was gassed while fighting in France
and who has been training under the
state highway commission in Mitchell.
was drowned in Firesteel creek while
swimming.
Plans for the annual state fair bows
and girls, club camp are rapidly ma.
turing, and P. j. Scarbro, state club
leader, predicts that the 1921 camp
will be the most successful Of any vet
held in the state.
y. j.. Slnclaire, who confessed to-
stealing $4,000 worth of ;iinalgam
from the Homestake Mining company,
was sentenced to serve not less than
five years nor more than 10 sesrs in
the penitentiary at Sioux Fails.
Endorsement of the Dow bill Pre-.
yiding continuation of federal aid il,
road construction was voted by tho
South, Dakota Bankers association in,
session in Yankton. The resolution
will be forwarded to the states con-
gressmen.
Just at present the game and fish
department finds that the enforce.
ment OF the fish laws of the state are
taking UP more attention than that Of
the game laws. A number of arrests
accompanied by fines have occurred
on account of illegal use Of seines, the
complaints coming from many sec
lions of the state
Good progress is being made in the
Hutchinson county, much maligned
as result of the war with Germany,
held one of the most successful and
largest soldier-day celebration that
has yet been held in the state, accord
Ing to Col Fred B. Ray, department
commander of the American Legion.
who gave an address explaining tha
bonus.
preliminary arrangements are being
made for a great: convoeation of Chris
tian Indians, which will be held at Oak
creek, on the Rosebud reservation,
August i 10 e. e. Christian Sioux from
all parts Of the reservation, and from
the other Indian reservations of South
Dakota will be in attendance, to the
number of several thousand.
Reduced rail rates on coal from the
head of the Great Lakes to points in
Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota, announced last April, and pro-
tested by the railroads, will become
effective July 6. The interstate com
merce commission has just refused the
roads a rehearing Of the case which
makes the reduction announced in
April stand
A farmer living near Canistota
claims the record business hen Of
South Dakota. She was one of row
OF thirteen setting hens which were
given eggs to hatch on the same date.
Shortly before the allotted time for
Matching to occur all the hens, ex.
5cept this business hen, abandoned
their nests, and then 1t was that biddy
commenced to get busy, jumping from
one nest to another, for the purpose
Of keeping the eggs warm, with the re
suit that three Of the abandoned nests
produced good hatchings.
work Of Kidding the Rosebud country