The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-26

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/ "A roundup and frontier day day cele-
bration will be staged at st. Lawrence
on June 16. IL and IS.
A $4,000 auditorium is planned ~
the members Of the Rritton post Of tho
American Legion.
Discriminating chicken thieves are
4 operating in Mitchell these days.
1 Nearly 200 stand I'd bred chickens
have been stolen from their owners.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made for the annual sports day restiv-
i tiles, which will be held at Frankfort
on June 1 and 10.
/ Elaborate preparations are being
made for the annual old settlers pic
! mic and celebration, to be held in De-
1 Smet on June TO-.
The Isake Preston telephone system
is being rebuilt and enlarged, the in
creasing number of patrons having
made expansion necessary
Fred Ollmert. of Chicago has decid-
ed to give Watertown new industry.
which will be operated under the name
Of the WatertoWn Sheet Metal works.
i An interesting program has been re-
ported for the second annual meeting
of the Ponca Valley Swine Breeders
/ association, which will be held in Co
lone on June 10.
Fred Palmgren, IL, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Palmgren, residing on a
4 Fall River county farm, is IN serious
condition as the result Of being shot by
unknown persons.
The time for the annual stock show
and agricultural exposition of the
Eastern South Dakota Fair to be held
in Watertown, was set for the second
week in October.
The officers Of the Black and yell
4 low Trail association say they are
receiving q far greater number of in
quiries this spring from prospective
tourists than for any former years.
| A verdict of suicide was returned by
coronerss jury which investigated the
death of Joseph Carda. a Charles Mix
county farmer, whose body was found
hanging in his barn.
A great deal of work is being done
on the Deadwood-S pearfish highway,
which passes through one of the most
picturesque sections Of the Black
Hills.
There ere but 40 reported fire in
1 South Dakota during the month Of
i March, totalling total loss of $685.
1926, according to the latest report
from the office of State Fire Marshal
| Van Camp
One of the artesian we'll wonders Of
the northwest is the great spouter
which recently was struck on the Bear
Butte Oil dome in Meade county. The
artesian flow was. struck while drillers
were sinking an oil test we'll
Numerous farmers and practically
every business man and other resident
!. of Corona, together with a number Of
4 women and girls, turned out to OBJ
serve a good roads day by crawling
the main street Of Corona
The farm bureau campaign being
/ staged in Loncoln county is meeting
4 with good success, and as a result OF
It county farm bureau Will strong
membership is among the possibilities
4 in the near future
Packers of Seattle Wash, and other
i points on the Pacific coast between
Elan. and April l. of this year, shipped
an aggregate of 81 900 hogs from Aber-
/ deem Tor which the sum OF SS61s666i66 -
was paid
Ghauncey Eagle Horse post of the
American Legion is arranging for the
Eerection of soldiers memorial monu-
i ment at Wood. They have piars for
the monument, which will cost about
4 $10,0v0.
Sixty thousand trout have bean re-
ceived by the commercial club of Rap
Lid City from the government fish
hatchery at Spearfish and the little
4 fellows are now growing for some
Black Hill fishermen, in Rapid aud
Ineighboring creeks and ponds.
!. - IS3s Seine cs the counties Which were
i given large government trucks for use
in their highway work are. by action
] of the county commissioners, dropping
the trucks from their service. This
is on the ground that they are too
expensive to maintain.
Enforcement OF the game laws in
4 South Dakota is shown by reports be-
OF Christmas seals and bonds Of the
4 Game and Fish Protective association.
This report shows number Of ar
rests on various charges. and the pen
i alties attached to each.
Judge ]. II. Mccoy. Of the state SUI
|preme court, is expected to be one Of
4 the prominent figures at the annual
meeting and picnic Of the Old Set