Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-27
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

- W tii' fT'ND1 49,
Il special election, decided to inco,por-
ate.
ARDMoRE-Thc reports which have
appeared III ON newspapers that this
section has been visited by Il heavy
FROST ar" without foundation.
Nf.RMILLION-The operation of the
new road law passed by the last lcgis-
lature OF South Dakota win be held up
IN Gay county for a year at least.
STTRG1S-Thc remains of Anthony
JULIUS jacobson, killed by lightning
during an electoral storm at White Owl
We're shipped To Hayti. S. d., for burial.
Do1-AND-In one day recently a 10
cal buyer purchased 32.10O pounds of
woel. and in payment therefor distriD-
nted about $4,000 among half d opzen
farmcrs
SANKTON-The first chautauqua
attempted in Yanktou Was a complete
success. financially aud otherwise. 1t
VIII probably become a permanent an
nual feature in this city.
WOONSOCKIET-The city authori-
ties recently ordered a number of san
ltary drinking fountains. which have
been received and installed at various
points i'm the business district.
YANKTON = Word comes from
Armour that Charles Carter, who was a
~ 1Slit s& ~
last year. was killed by lightning while
attending To his duties on the farm
near that town.
TRlPP-After having been without
a pastor for Il period of about two
years. the German Reformed church,
of this place, has secured one in Rev.
A. Funck, late of North Dakota, who
mas arrived and assumed his duties.
PARKSTON = School census of
Hutchinson county just completed
shows the county has Il total of 4.642
children of school age. Memo has 247
of these. Olivet, 80: Freeman, 295.
Parkston 1924, and Tripp. $40.
DlMOCK-A new bank has opened
ITS doors here and commenced bust
ness. 1t is the Dimock State bank
ana the OFFICERS are, as follows: Prcsi-
dent. w. III. Shaw: vice president. O..
4. Skagss; cashier. j. u. Steichen.
STURGlS-A severe timber fire was
aging IN the vicinity OF the Sturgis
Waterworks. south of town all yester-
day. A large force OF men is fighting
1t. Considerable damage WAS done. A
sawIiill. a large amount of lumber and
cordwood are in danger of destruction.
HENRY-Reports made at the an.
nual meeting OF the stockholders OF a
farmers cooperative company show
mat during the past yea: the
made a profit OF $1,000. With the div
idend paid his year it makes an ag-
gregate of 1913 per cent that the com
pany has paid its stockholders since
u was organized -four years ago.
MlLLER-Harvesting is in progress
mere. While there are fields that will
not be cut at all, yet there is some lair
grain. The prospects are much better
Tor considerable grain as a whole than
they We're some time ago. There seems
10 be more hlV this vaay Than la at ca,
son on the market, and the price is Sc
a ton. The prospects for corn is good.
BltlSTOL-The residents OF this place
nre having considerable sport with the
people of Webster-an old time rival
of Bristol. and county seat of Day
sountS--because advertising maps re-
Gently issued by the Chicago. Milwau-
have omitted the name of Webster.
while Bristol is given a prominent po-
Gition.
WOLSEY-The drillers at work sink
!ng a new artesian we'll here now have
reached a depth of between 900 and
l,OOO rect and expect to strike a good
how Mt any time. The well is designed
20 furnish water for domestic and fire
protection purposes, and il to replace
4 similar we'll, the flow of which had
diminished to such an extent that it
does not now furnish sufficient water
FOR the town.
LAKE FREsTON-At the annual
business meeting OF the stockholders
Of the Lake Preston Co-Operatiye
evato company it was ordered that
fhe profits. amounting to 20 per cent,
whom the company borrowed money
4 couple OF years ago. An interest
payment on the stock also was or
iered. The company now has been
placed in excellent financial condition.
SlOUX FALLS-J. j. Doctor. recent
" arrested at Davis. S. D.. and brought
back to Sioux Falls, has beer held for
trial at the next term Of the state cir
cult court OF the charge Of obtaininp
money under false pretenses. The Of
is alleged to ave been committed
IN June. when he issued a number Of
cnecks, a~ggregating about 500. The
checks were drawn on the First Ma
tional bank OF Hawarden. Ia. in which
It is alleged the defendant had no
money. ~
vERMILLIoN-On Tuesday Of next
week the voters of vcrmillion will de-
ride whether or not they desire the
commissioners to purchase tho water-
works plant being operated here by a
private corporation. 1t In prOpOsed tn
issue bonds to the extent Of s32. 500.
$4,000 of which goes to purchase the
Dlu pant. ana $l6,5OO for improvements.
The service has been very poor for q
long time, and the purchase and inn
provement by he city seems to be the
only way to obtain relief.
SIOUX-FALLS-Ernest Frahm. a
Nell known farmer living near Bryant,
had a thrilling fight with q vicious hog
and narrowly escaped with his life.
As It was he was severely bitten. and
blood poisoning now has developed and
he may yet have to fight for his life.
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