Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-12-07
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

hNlTTON-Under instructions from
washington the postmaster will add ,
postal savtngs department on December {
klDDER-L. g. Winters, OF southern
Arkansas. is here investigating this fiolt
with a view to establishing q weekly news,
paper.
PEEVER-A new Lutheran church
building has been completed here, and will
% dedicated on THANKSGIVING day with
elaborate ceremonies.
LEAD-Adams J. Puffer will lecture q,
the assembly hall this evening. He has
challenged Senate Crawford to a joint
oeoate and 1t will be very interesting.
COLOMBIA new municipal waterworks
system has been completed here and now
Is ready for the official tests preliminary
to Its acceptance by the town council.
LAKE ANDEs-Preparations nave been
completed for a shooting tournament,
which will be held here Tuesday of this
week under the auspices Of the local gun
club. Teams from a numbe OF towns
will participate.
LEAD. s. D.-Jas. Dungee, former
resident Of Sioux City. and Miss Flor
cnce Chaulk. formerly Of M%orningside.
but now OF Lead, were united IN mar
riage last Thursday evening at the
home OF the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Chaulk, in this city.
BRIDGEWATER. s. D.-Timothy r.
Ryan. a prominent citizen and retired
farmer. died at his home here Satur-
day. following a lingering illness,
caused by Bright's disease. Inter-
ment will take place at the old home
in Waukon. la.
WAKONDA-A number OF prominent
citizens ave organized what will be
known as the Wakonda Light, Power &
Heating Co, and will install a light. pow
er and heating plant at the earliest possi-
bile date. The company will have q cap
ital of $4,000 and will ask for. a 25-year
franchise.
SIOUX FALLS-O. l.. Branson. Of
Mitchell. who is candidate for nomination
to congress o m the republican ticket in
the First district. has accepted an invita-
tion to deliver the memorial address for
the Elks OF Sioux Falls, at the memorial
services to be held In the Elk temple on
the first Sunday in December.
CONFERENCE.-THE class Of 1911 of
the Centerville high school has pur-
which was this week placed on a pedestal
OF like material in the high school room.
1t Is the plan to have each succeeding
senior class place a bust Of some prami-
nent man in the schooi building.
RAPID CITY-Brought hack from low
on a charge of wife desertion. Ben Bough.
ner, a painter, was sentenced in the cir
cult court by Judge McGee to one year in
the pcnitentiary. but upon his promise tc
support his wife and child here he was
released and sentence suspended. Mrs.
Boughner worked as a hospital nurse here
when her husband left her.
ELK POINT-Many farmers in this vi
cinity have raised an unusually large
ers are August Langley, who finds his
crop amounts to 0,00O bushels: Fred and
Henry Dahl. with 10000 bushels: James
Beavers. 5000 bushels: Ed NORM, 5000
Henry Bernard. 1900 n 1000
bushels of sweet corn. All Of the corn Is
OF good quality.
CENTERVII.LE-Dr. II. A. Austin, a
resident of this city for the past &c years.
at his home. He came to Center.
Vile from Detroit. Mich, where he prac.
ticed dentistry for 10 years. has since
continued his profession here. For the
past g years he has acted as organist of
the Congregational church. He leaves q
wife and W children. Mrs. E. l.. syber-
son. OF this city. and +. II. Austin. of
Vallejo. Cal.
SIOUX FALLS-What without question
Is one of the finest church buildings at
an Interior point in South Dakota was
dedicated yesterday by the Evangelical
Lutheran congregation In Albau township.
northeastern Grant county. The structure
cost 5000. al OF which has been raised or
provided for. The dedication exercises
were IN charge OF Rev. A. F. Breihan. of
Canistota. g. D., the district president of
the Evangelical Lutheran denomination.
RAPID CtTY-Considerable comment ia
being made by persons. who observe the
large number Of Indians who ave tents
pitched In the suburbs. Investigation
shows that the Indians. who have
brought their children to the city for the
purpose Of entering them in the United
States Indian school. have decided to re.
main here during the winter. This IL rath.
er unusual and the reason assigned IL not
that they desire to b. near their children.
but that they dare not 60 home to the
where starvation, a. they say.
starcs them In the face.
ABERDEEN-At Mobridse this evening
representatives OF towns IA northwestern
south Dakota viii assemble to organise
meeting To the 0utgrowth OF q movement
started by the Faith Commercial club. the
secretary OF the club, Arthur q. Keena
editor OF tho Faith 1t Faith having adj.
dressed the other commercial clubs n
towns In Corson. Perkins, Ziebach. Dewey
ana Harding counties, suggesting that ne
towns OF northwestern South Dakota
form an organization for the purpose Of
advancing their mutual interests ana that
OF that portion Of he state.
.PIERRE-Dr. o. H. Hoyt, secretary Of
the state board OF health. has Just Issued
hts report for Contagious diseases M
deaths thesefrom Tor the month Of oeto.