The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-09
South Dakota
News

1t is expected that Brown county
will have a truant officer after July /.
/ Friday, June 10, will be the seth
annual commencement of Yankton col
lege.
Governor McMaster has reappointed
A. w. Ewert, Of Pierre, as member
and treasurer of the state rural credits
commission.
Laura Sheppard, -, daughter Of
Otis SHEPPARD, was drowned in Cody
lake, about seven miles southwest OF
| washington Springs.
The Gillette district west of the
Black Hills has burning coal mine,
and as result there is considerable
others of that vicinity.
- One of the novel features Of the
Midwest Stampede" which is the
name given the three days celebration
that begins in Hot Springs July 4, will
be the endurance race from Buffalo
Gap to Hot Springs for a purse of
$500.
Steady progress is being made by
| the ''sand-hogs'' in excavating the
hla Ok coGntesea at site Of
pier No of the Meridian highway
bridge, which is being constructed
across the Missouri river at Yankton.
Percy Hauser, of Salem, found guilty
several months ago on the charge of
attacking a neighbor woman whom he
| had taken in his automobile under
some pretense of sickness, was SEN
| fenced to life term at hard labor in
the state penitentiary.
What was likely the largest mortgage
ever recorded in the state was filed
with the secretary of state, in a mort
gage of s1O3O00,OOO, given by the
Great Northern railway company to
the First National bank, of New
York City.
Senator Thomas Sterling. former
dean of the college of law, University
of South Dakota, will deliver the adj
dress at the annual commencement OF
the university, June 20. This year
marks the twentieth anniversary OF
the college of law. which has recently
taken steps to be organized as school
of law
One of the big events OF the year
will take place at Midland on June %
4 when "old timers" will gather in q
picnic and meeting. The discarded
roundup wagon will be set up and the
"old timers will get their meals as
they did in the "good old days" wher
cattle covered the range in thousands
| and the Indians We're none too peace
full.
The American Legion posts of Doug
las and Charles Mix counties are max
ing plans for a joint meeting to be helt
ut Bass Beach park, the South Da
4 kota Fairgrounds on the north shore
of Lake Andes, on June %. The plaI
/. is 10 invite Governor McMaster ant
State Commander of the American
\ Legion, Fred B. Ray, to make addresses
4 in regard to the state soldiers bonus
y and explain how the same is to be
Il paid.
q The federal government has notified
those who have purchased lands in the
northwestern part of the state whether
directly from the government or from
4 the Indians that on account of financ
/ ial conditions they will be given a yeal
of time in which to make the necessary
q payments, provided they pay the in
a terest for that time. This will mean 6
\ relief to many ...,sehe sers $ the inter.
! be met, but to make payments of the
purchase. amounts due would be prac
tically an impossibility for many.
A story is being told to the effec
4 that the common blackbirds in ont
vicinity are becoming destructive tt
young chicks. They have beer
watched in several instances and hay.
been caught ared handed as it were
killing and carrying off the small
chicks from the hen yards of the town
which they frequent to pick up Il liv
Il ing with less exertion than would b,
i required in getting sustenance in tn,
{. fields
The crop indications over the stat
are holding up to earlier forecasts, an,
the small grain outlook is good. TIL
Il southern part of the state Goes not ap
II. pear to have much lead over tn,
northern in maturity. a number o
4 fields of winter rye over the northern
half being well headed out, and i
q some fields with a growth as high a
i the wire fences surrounding the fields
i Other small grain is showing goo
progress. Corn is farther a long in TIL
southern part of the state than TIL
\ northern, cultivation being under wa.
In the south In some of the Garlic
Iplanted fields, while in the north tn
u planting is vet under way, but bein
rushed. The rainfall has been ampl
i all over the state but; heavier from
\ line across the center of tiia st ate froi
east and west, toward the south, tha1
north of that line, but there is N