Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-27

I WON OUT Dy Z m0JcTlSy Tie llSI Time
in IL years. The electric light PROPOSE
ton was defeated. The peoples candi-
dates for aldermen in the three wards
were elected with no opposition.
REDFIELD-Redfield voted to re-
main in the dry column by q majority
of AZ Of a total vote of $40. The
only other contest was in the Third
ward, where F. A. Seyler defeated %.
| w. Lyons for alderman.
RAPID CITY--Rapid City reelected
McElroy commissioner Of police and
neglect of duty in the matter OF saloon
regulations. The city stays we by Gil.
Last year 1t was 1872.
ELK POINT-O. NJ. Walter was
| chosen mayor The following council
was elected: First ward, S. G. Thorn
ton; Second. Chester Main; Third, A.
! d. Parker, jr. License carried by 48
majority.
SCOTLAND-The city election was
in the First ward, M. T. Brown in the
Second and N. Seirr, jr, in the Third.
h vets won by a majority of 90.
DALLAS-The election in Dallas re-
suited in the reelection of P. Leggett
as mayor and the entire citizens ticket.
Two hundred votes were cast N the
town went wet by a large vote. /.
PLATTE-Platte goes dry by 2, first
time in history. Davis. mayor; Lien,
treasurer: Mccall and Boyce justices;
| Buttan, Boland. Wilson, Cool. aldermen,
| without opposition.
SPRINGFIELD 1.-The tow of
| Springfield voted against saloons. tho
"drys' winning by a majority of 3.
, Charles Will. a banker. was elected
mayor.
FORT P1ERRE-The town of Fort
Pierre today changed from the no
license to license column, the "wets"
winning over the "drys' by a majority
of ~.
CLEAR LAKE-Only one ticket was
in the field here. All the old officers
were reelected. License carried by 81
majority.
CHAMBERLAIN-A quiet election
was held here. the only issue being the
license question. License carried by 70
majority.
SHERMAN.-The VETS took a vic
tory from the "drys" when the town
voted for saloons by q majority of II.
MONROE.-Monroe. which last year
went dry reversed itself this year
by a majority of 40 to s.
Observation-Disclosures went wet.
by SO majority. Nearly 500 votes were
cast.
CANIsToTA.-At the city election
there were 66 wet" votes n 80 dry"
HIGHMORE.-The city of Hishmore
voted wet by a majority of 2.
HURON.-Woolsey and Washington
switched from wet" to "dry."
rs o N.-Garretson voted
wet" by a majority of q.
HARTFORD.-Hartford voted wet"
by q majority Of 48.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS quiet. Lii
cense wins by 50.
INSTRUMENTATION went wet by 81
majority. The $65, 1000 sewerage bonds
carried, three to one. and by a legal
majority.
RAPID CITY.-This city went "wse-
by 81 votes.
LAND SALES BRING IN
NEARLY MILLION DOLLARS
Pierre. 8. D., April 2o.-The state
sales Of state school lands for this
year. While h acreag sold was not
so large as last year, the average pris<
wal far above that Of any other year
in which sales have been made.
The sales reached 1907 acres.
fund. of which Is per cent must b.
paid in cash: Many Of the purchasers
paid h full amount, and the perma-
nent fund will be in shape to supply
demands for many Of the loans pend
ing.
By counties the sales were: DAWSON,
200 acres at an average of $500;
Hanson, 1886 acres, average 1864;
Hutchinson, 2,193 acres. at an averags
of $54.86; Codington, 3.193 acres, aver.
g $66.34; Deuel., 1853 acres, average
$27.34; Hamlin, 4,180 acres, average
1898; Day. 1.49s acres. average
$3.50; Brown. 76s acres. average
the state. 5000.
Most Of this land was purchased by
owners Of adjacent tracts and was not
speculative buying. Some Of the tracts
went above 800 an acre. At such
prices the school fund Of the state will
run. into many millions more than. the
when they placed the the minimum mini aura'. seiIin ~
price at SO an acre. with doubts In
the minds of many Of them whether
much OF 1t would ever sell at that
price.
HOT SPRINGS COMM eRclAL MEN
ORGANIZE PUBLICITY BUREAU
Hot Springs. 8. D., April 2o.-This
city 10 following the lead Of larger
and Weather cities in establishing a
press service. which will be maintained
pose 10 to advance the reputation Of
Hot Spring az q health and pleasure
resort.
This publicity department has been
placed In charge Of Otis Hymer, an
experienced newspaper writer and adj.
man. n he has devised a
method which p somewhat original.
out general news Ondor EYot Snrfn~o