Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

about seven miles below Forest

about seven miles below Forest
City.
Charles Hamilton. who has been
breaking horses for Thompson
Brothers. was in town Monday.
He stated that he would be thru
with his work there in about a
week.
Harry Harrington who has re-
covered from the injuries he re-
ceiyed July 4th on the Lebanon
race track, was over from the burg
Tuesday with young Newland and
Williams.
\ petition for the extension of
the Laurel Pierre mail route to
this place is in circulation. also
one at the Agency, and Laurel and
Okobojo. If you are interested in
the subject. step in and sign one of
them.
jeff Sage went up to Swift
Birds woods last Saturday to show
the fence builders where the east
and west boundary line was be-
tween the new pastures recently
leased by the Indians. He return
ed Sunday.
Forest CITY had an echo of the
Boncsteel boom a few days ago.
\ party by the name of Burt
jackson from Illinois was here
who had just come from Yankton,
where he registered for n quarter
section of land.
TT. Pierre Journal: Geo LaPlant
retained from Wagner this week,
where he has been for some time.
He has sold out his cattle and
horses to his father, Louis La
Plant, and intends to quit the
range business.
CDR" Joscelyn must have a lot
of good cigars to throw away. fol
he is putting them up for bets by
the wholesale that there will be
lumber at the top of the hill with
in thirty days to build Railroad
stockyards with.
Rev Collins commenced preach
ing at Bulkley last Sunday morn
ing and expects to fill the appoint
ment at the same hour every other
Sunday, being tie same days he
breaches in Forest City. The 9th.
er Sundays he breaches at Laurel
and Potter.
Preaching u week from next
Sunday at the usual hour. An
extra interest was manifested last
Sunday, which it is hoped will be
continued. After distise for sey.
eral weeks, the organ was found
to be still capable of producing
very good music.
Sam Robinson. was in Wednes
day from the Harris & Miller
ranch and telephoned to Evarts or
business. Sam is among the new
subscribers to the Press. We hear
that he has just purchased a new
self binder, and he will commence
cutting his grain next week.
A PARTY of young people con.
sisting of the Misses Patterson.
Yodcr, Herbison and Dawson and
Messrs Gidley and Patterson came
oyer from the burg "Wednesday
and had a picnic dinner in the
woods and in the afternoon went
across the river to call on Mr. and
Mrs Tom Caywood.
MIR Taylor who is holding cattle
for } G Brown at Leslie, was here
Wednesday to see the Thompson
Bros. He says that Mr. j X
Sechler is suffering a great dea
from the injury he received OF
the hand while stretching barbwire
sometime ago. He has lest two
fingers as a result and he is alst
suffering with rheumatism.
Cheyenne Agency Lodge No
666 M. B. A. had another success
full special meeting Monday night
when Mrs Lena Hughes ane
Messrs Mossman and DR. Michae
were initiated as members, ant
seven other names adopted as new
members. The lady members o.
the lodge provided the refresh
ments consisting of ice cream, cak'
etc. The next regular meeting
occurs on Tuesday Aug. 2. Every
member is urgently requested L
be present. There are still tel
more new members to be initial
ed.
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