Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-03
AGENCY BUDGET.

to Eli the position OF Dr. at this
agency.
Mr.. smith is having the mess
house renaintcd inside and new
chimney
Col. Downs returned from
!ndiana Sunday. His wife came
wjsh him. which is construed chat
thorc viii not hc a new Agent for
several weeks yet.
Henry Fielder has been APP
pointed special policeman at the
proposed ferry landing opposite
i.corau. This is ON his allot-
mcnt. SO he is quite at home.
Fred Sage is at work sinking
the new drive we'll for the govern
mcnt watcrworlSs. at the Agency
lie has six points now sunk and
will put down at least six more
before the wafer supplies will be
sufficient torpumplng.
Master Charles Brcnser. 6 years
old. arrived this morning from
New York State. His mother is
ilipg position at the Indian
school. lie was a great fivoratc
with the commercial men who
pilotcd him thru with the aid of a
tao.
lc Editor spent Monday out in
thc country. riding the first five
miles with MIR. II. T.. Gates, on
bis WAY to the burg. Two miles
south of the road we made our
iilst visit to the new ranch of
Mesici1 and Kula, who recent
ly secured fine flow from
thcir arlesian we'll. They have
ono of the largest barns to be
found i'm the county with cover
, for near 100 head of stock. The
ranch comprises some three or
four sections of land with two of
them fenced in. A number of
other improvements are to bc
made, the next one being a large
corral which is to cncircle the
barn, thus making an ideal pro-
lection a. all seasons of the
year. They have about $50 head
OF horses and 100 head of cattle
, on the place. The firm is compos-
ed OF Mir. o. L. Mc,ick the we'll
known Gettysburg attorney and
farm implement dealer and Franz.
Aua, 4 settler ia the nei2.hbor-
hood. who has charge OF Tic
, ranch. Our noXt call WAS at Ole
Sweasons, one milc west. who
iia9 bunch of 20 or more fine
heavy dyait horses. Mr.. S. has
z long been famous for having his
! barn but mp against the lower
side of a dam across draw, from
which he has the water piped to Il
q trough. the flow being regulated
, by a throttle. He has several
: hundred acres enclosed and re-
J port, good crops. He has hired
: man by the name of &. A. Ross
who is now engaged in construct
inc new fences.
! We next passed the residence
;. Of Ed. l.liaeon. another successful
!, farmer, who has the lumber o,
the ground for new granar,
. to hold his big crop. He is local
n ed half Il mile south of MIR
,5wen,on.
Ollr next cai was at IIcnr,
IIawhinsons mile soutl
# Of Mr.. iliasons Mr.. III. ha
F. held Office a. county assessor. an,
. in this as with hi, farm. has mad
q 3 good success. \ large share o
r. his wheat went ) bu.. to the acre
# and his crop OF > acres of corn j
t. the finest ever. lie is now feed
; ing some % porkers with cor
t: from a big cribful left over fron
s last year.
. From here we turned home
A. ward. going over the top of Fis
m buttcs. in northwestern direction
ne to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. {
u Comeau From the top of thes
!e buttcs there is a magnificent
$. view of the surrounding country
s which is now dotted cvcrywhcr
ID with thriving farms, with thci
rs stacks of hay and small grain, o
herds of horse- and cattle.