Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-14
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

WORTHING-Prof. T.. B. Berger.
late of Des Moines. Ia. has been en-
gagged to act as principal of schools
during the coming year.
HARR1SBURG-R. L. Cleary. for
some time editor and owner of the
Harrisburg Journal. has sold the paper
to N. G. Abbott. who will conduct it
III the future.
DRAPER-W. 7. MCCONNELL, of
Mitchell. former owner OF the Draper
State bank. has purchased Paul Kors-
guards interest in the bank and has
been elected president of the institu-
ton.
SISSETON-David Radsliff. of Min
neapolis, has been in Sisseton several
days in an effort to find his brother.
John Radsliff, who is thought to hav
located in Roberts county several
ceSsful in his search.
MONTROSE-One OF the largest real
estate transactions in this vicinity for
some time was the sale by John Nc
Donnell OF his half section farm near
here to Fred MCNEIL. The price paid
was S52.50 per acre. or a total of SIG. 500
for the half section.
WATERTOWN - The 3%00-barrel
Touring mill, owned by the kampeska
Milling company in this city. was today
traded to Nelson Bros. & Walker, OF st.
Paul, for 5000 acres of Canadian land.
The new owners will continue to run
the mill to it's full capacity. E.
DALLAS-Fred Philipui. a home
teade living about three miles south
of town. was chased by Il gray wolf.
He was out in his garden feasting on
a watermelon when the wolf suddenly
came up behind him. Philippi was
unarmed and when the wolf made for
4 him ha did mt hacit0fa -. ,nl IN ~
for it.
county fair will be held on Wednesday
and Thursday, September s and z, at
Gam Valley. The Brule county fair
will be held at Kimball on September
n. % and %. The agricultural and
horticultural displays will be unusually
good, az will also be the case with the
various features OF entertainment in
the line OF sports.
HOT SPRINGs-The National sani-
tartum Is receiving patients at the rate
OF fv to Is daily. applicants being ad-
mltted from many western states. This
Is the first time the institution has
been filled. Ward F, opened this week.
never having been previously placed in
service. There are now 425 volunteer
soldiers quartered in the sa%natorium,
which is the finest public institution in
the state.
WEBSTER-Ay5in Gilbertson. aged
:. son OF MIR. n Mrs Anton Gil
bertson, was the victim of an unusual
accident. which resulted in his death.
The little fellow wandered away to the
warehouse of an implement company.
Some person had been examining the
hay-stacker and left it ready for ac-
ton. The little fellow, during his in
vestigation of the strange machinery,
got hold OF the rope and pulled the trip.
SNmn M rf ne tho ,rn.ulr-:-~> -A..--p
him on h head n when he was dis
covered life was extinct.
COLOME-Walter Horn was killed
by falling from a scaffold on a grain
elevator which was in course of CON
struction. He had just gone to work.
and. needing a saw. which was inside
the vat endeavored to swing from
the scaffold into a nearby window. He
lost his hold and fell backward to the
ground. Il distance of 81 feet. He died
an hour after the accident without re-
gaining consciousness. He was rs
years OF age and formerly resided at
Templeton, Ia.
PRESHO-The voters of Grouse
Creek township near here have nv a
large majority voted in favor of the
township being bonded i'm accordance
with a state law for the drilling of
nine large artesian wells. which Will
belong to the township and be for the
benefit Of all the farmers and stock
raisers. The wells will be evenly dis
tributed over the township. and it is
expected the surplus flow will create a
number of lakes in the township. The
regular flow will be utilized for stock
and other o
YANKTON-The farmers of Yank-
ton county, burdened with an immense
apple crop they could not dispose of,
have hit on the plan of turning the
Il ornn into Hn{dnv " II Af,%I, 40 ATT.
city. was induced to enter the business
and is working night and day with a
cider press. converting the big apple
crop on contract with the farmers.
This is the fir:G time in history tina
Yankton county has entered the cider
grade of cider is equal to the best, but
is not being put on the market. 1t is
going into the cellars of the apple
raisers.
Observation-Disclosures relations
existing for some little time between
The dry" II license elements OF Wes-
sington have terminated in an assault
and the arrest of Eric Granberg. The
city marshal has felt it his duty to in
vestigate the shipments of liquor which
ave reached washington. and to as
certain to whom they were consigned
and to whom delivered. This has re-
suited In several wordy battles between
the officer and Granberg. his family
eliminating. Is stated. The two men
had a fierce rough and tumble. and
the marshal afterwards swore out q
complaint. Granberg was required to
furnish a bond for his appearance at
the next term of state circuit court.
HURLEY. S. D.-Word has beer re-
ceived OF the death of Samuel A. Kim
ball of this place who was on a visit in
New York after attending the national
g.. A. n. encampment. Mr.. Kimhall left