Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-03

SOUTH DAKOTA NOTES.



Paul Just and Andrew Fisher have been
arrested AT Sisscion FOR the Illegal sale
of liquor at Bossko.
2-year-old son of MIR. and Mrs. Cole.
of Faulk,cn: fell into the river and was
drowned. The body was recovered.
Chris Oster of Eureka was thrown into a
barbed wire fence from the road along
which he was riding. receiving severe III
jurics.
Matt Jarvis. a young man who formerly
lived at Faulkton. was thrown from "A
train at Seattle. Wash, and was Instant
ly killed.
The mortgage on the Methodist church
at Faulkton has been paid off and the
mortgage was burned with great cere-
mony in the presence of "A large consre-
CATION.
The home of w. II. Rogers. of Woon-
socket, was entered 10y a burglar and Sads
stolen. Entrancc was gained through .
cellar window and there is no clue TO The
burglar.
Revised figures gives Brown county's
total population a; l7.SoG. Its total wealth
is estimated at a5,!ss, 400. an average az
$l,i39.H for every man woman and ch.ld
in The county.
The barn of Gus Paul. of Twin Brooks.
was destroyed by fire. presumably caused
by matches carelessly dropped by two
men who had used the barn in which to
feed their horses.
a number of Twin Brooks people who
spent a day a, Rig Stone lake. We're made
Very III by eating boiled ham and dried
prompt services of a physician saved the
lives OF several OF the picnickers.
James Tam. an inmate of the Brown
county hospital for many years, has been
taken to the insane asylum at Yankton.
Tam had become violent and was con
fined in The county jail for safe keeping tor
some Time before being taken to lank-
ton.
Tho 5-year-old child OF Mrs. Gruett. Nv-
ing eight miles north of Eureka. was
killed by lightning. Three other children
Were burned 10y the electric fluid. The
children were sleeping on the floor and the
bolt entered at the chimney and ran across
the floor.
Charles Gottschals. the proprietor of the
Gottschalk opera house. has under way
forum building in Aberdeen. The plans
call for a building adjoining the opera
"a seating capacity of 5000 people.
Although the Sisseton Indians are heav.
lily in debt. a business man of Sissetor
complains that the redskins did not MS.
more than 90 per cent. of The money re-
Gently paid them by the government fol
the payment of past debts. They preferred
to let their creditors wait awhile for The
rest.
The affairs of the defunct Watertowr
Hail and Tornado Insurance company. OF
which q. \. Williamson of Aberdeen is re
ceiver. have at last been wound up. The
~compary's liabilities were $4,000 and ii.
creditors received nothing, its assets con
s.sting of notes which could not be col
lected in the courts.
AT Eureka women and children who
have been left at home during the absence
of the husband and father have beer
frightened by some one trying to hreal
into the house. This has occurred in nu
merous cases lately and the authorize.
are keeping a close watch in an effort L
discover the guilty person.
Winfred Urich, a 5-year old boy. o
Peever. disappeared from his home OIL
Wednesday and no trace of his where
abouts could be discovered until the fol
lowing day, when he was found in III
woods near the agency. He had becom
lost and had wandered about all night
but was little the worse for his expert
ence.
Howard butcher and John Cushman
who ran away from home, We're found oil
a farm five miles from Aberdeen, wher
they had secured work with a farmer VIII
was making hay. Their parents decide,
to let the boys, who are aged 10 and IL re
spectively. continue their farming opera
tions until they began to long for the com
forts of home.
/ An attempt was made to rob the Mo
MILAN store at Conde by a burglar VIII
entered the front door by means of
. duplicate key. Mr.. y, MILAN and a neigh
Dor discovered the presence of the burgia
and entered the front door. bidding him I
surrender. Instead the fellow jumps.
through a rear window to the ground eigt
feet below. and made his escape. a nun
Der of men followed the man for som
distance. but he finally succeeded in escal
Ing.