Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Martinson, a la
borer employed at the new court house,
fell fron the roof to the ground. a dis
tance of 20 feet, and was so badly injured
that his recovery is in doubt.
BANCROl~T-A petition is being circu-
lated mere and numerously signed asking
that a rural mail route be established
from Bancroft for the accommodation of
the farmers OF the surrounding region.
CLAPk-A postal savings department
will be added to the postoffice on October
81. according to information which has
reached Postmaster I.aCraft from WASH
ington.
GARN-The local volunteer fire depart
ment has been reorganized with G. j. NC
Naliy as chief. a chemical engine COM
pany also has been formed with Elmer
Robinson as foreman.
ARR ER-The handsome and costly
new depot building of the Milwaukee Rail-
way at this place has been COM
pleted and now is occupied. 1T replaces
q depot building which was destroyed by
tire some months ago.
REDFIIGI.D-H. p. Packard, of Redfield.
has announced his withdrawal from the
congressional race. However, the con-
glessional fight of this district Is still COM
pltcated on account Of q large number of
candidates yet remaining.
Observation-Disclosures stilson, the 6-year-
old son of G. w. Stilson. secretary of the
Adventist college here, was run over by
II Northwestern passenger train and had
his left arm cut off. The injuries will
prove fatal.
LAKE ANDES-The Missouri River Tel
ephone company, which owns a network
OF lines in this part of the state, has Inn
proved its line from here to Yankton, and
placed its patrons in direct communica-
ton with Sioux City, Sioux Falls. and
other eastern points.
Rf1DFIELD-The board of education
adopted a resolution authorizing the max
mig OF medical and dental examinations Of
all Redfield school children. There will
be no compulsory feature connected with
the examinations. The local physicians
and dentists will divide the work, and
each pupil will be carefully examined and
q record made.
BROOKINGS-Cecil Starring, who was
graduated from the state college at
Brookings last spring, has accepted a po-
sitlon as assistant professor of horticul-
ture In the University of IDAHO. at Mos
COW. Since leaving Bookings Mr.. Starr
ing has been engaged in experimental
orchard work under Professor Thomber
with the Lewiston Land at
Lewiston, Id.
PIERRE-Duriing the week new MOTOR
iai commissions a been issued to j. F.
Kelly. Britton: r. A. Pugh, Gamble; M.
NJ. Breeder. Pierre; N. s. Basom. Gro
ton; j. L. Curran. Lead: Hugo Behrens,
Newell: r. c. Dixson. Presho: Besse l..
Goff, Sioux Falls; T. W.. Mills. Lake Pres
ton: F. w. Shaw, Sturgis; Carl Anderson,
Vermiiiton: L. r. Martin. Carter.
SIOUX FALLs-Latest estimates place
the loss OF Peters q Heeran, proprietors
of a general store at Tea. at $4,000. The
fire originated from a bolt of lightning,
the building being struck during a storm.
1t was the only general store at Tea,
which is a small village q few miles south
OF Sioux Falls on the Great Northern
railroad. The amount Of insurance car
rted by the firm is unknown.
FAITH-Dr. Durkee and May White, of
Faith, have fallen heir to a large slice of
the $100. 100000 estate of the late Charles
Durkec. a territorial governor OF Utah.
and all early senator from Wisconsin. The
property originally consisted of $4,000. 900
of railway bonds deposited with the gov
eminent by the elder Durkee during wal
times which. with accrued interest, has
grown to the present proportions.
SCOTLAND-Edward Hronish. aged Is,
living 10 miles northwes OF Scotland, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed
while riding horseback to go to the home
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Mr.. Hronish. had been living on a home
stead near Piedmont. and last spring mar
ried Il young woman who was holding a
claim near his own. He returned here q
few weeks ago. expecting to remain dur
Ing the corn husking season.
REDFIELD-Work on a mile of good
road. constructed on scientific principles.
is under way on the main Travelled road
between Redfeld and Frankfort. 1t is
under the supervision of George d. Mar
shall. superintendent of the governments
department of good roads. The mile se-
lected has been a very poor road in wet
weather and presents several difficult
problems. The Redfield Commercial club
will pay the expense of construction.
PHILIP-Information from the vicinity
of Smith, some miles from here, is to the
fleet that the homesteaders of the region
are killing large number Of ra~ttlesnakes.
which are not SO hard to kill as in the
summer time. the cooler weather evident
ly having greatly affected them, making
them very sluggish. They are numerous
in the prairie dog towns, and within a
very limited territory so of the reptiles
were killed in the space OF a day or two.
'.drinking cup order of the state board
OF health is to be officially promulgated,
the matter was put up to Attorney Cen
oral Johnson, who holds that the publica-
tion Of the order by the press is sufficient
notice to the public that such an order
has been issued and is In effect from and
after the date fixed in the published mo-
tice, and that no further notice Is re-
Qu.red.
PIERRE-The winter wheat, planted a
few weeks ago. is coming along in great