Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-28
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

YANkION-The Gerlnanla nOtel,
one of the Oldest hotels in the state,
has changed hands and will be re-
opened on October l. by Paul Schmidt,
who purchased the property from
George Berberick.
PIERRE-Miss Liela Mccoy. o,
Aberdeen. has commenced work as
stenographer for her father, Justice
Mccoy, of the supreme court. She
takes the position vacated by hel
brother. Carol Mccoy.
WlNNER-The fine new depot
building of the Northwestern Railway
company at this place has been COM
pleted and now is occupied. This Is
the terminus of the road and prior to
the erection of the depot building a Dox
car served as II depot.
WEWEI.A-A careful estimate
places the umb OF hogs being raised
for market in this vicinity at 2.OOO,
which shows that this new county OF
Tripp will depend largely for it's pros
perity Oh corn. cattle and
EDGEMONT-The residents of this
place are highly gratified because by
a unanimous vote the Black Hills
mission. OF the Methodist church, has
selected Edgemont as the place TOT
holding the next annual meeting.
ARTEsIAN-The %1c-year-old son OF
Holver Peterson was shot In the face
while sitting on the railroad track the
other day. 1t liz feared that he Will
loose the sight OF his eye. Hunters were
| Shooting nearby and 1t was from their
guns the lad received his injury.
WINFRED-Frank Jones, is In a Sc.
rious condition as the result OF a TALL
from a horse. Jones was rid
ing bareback when the animal became
frightened. In the fall which fol-
lowed. Jones had ribs broken and In
ternal injuries were sustained.
Observation-Disclosures broke into the
Milwaukee station at Webster at mid
night. while the agent had gone TIC
get his lunch. The cash drawer was
pried open and about $50 taken, ana
a mail sack containing a considerable
amount OF mail was stolen. There 10
no clue to the thieves.
OACOMA-The attorneys of Trip
county have petitioned Judge William
son. of this city. to adjourn the Octo-
Der term of state circuit court n
Tripp county until after the opening
of Mellette county, which will take
place next month. 1t is believed the
petition will be granted.
wINFRED-Frank Jones. q we'll
known farmer living SIX miles from
town. wal seriously injured In a run
away. suffering seven fractures and
two dislocations of the ribs, as we'll az
receiving Internal injuries. He was on
horseback. riding bareback. when the
animal became frightened and ran
away, throwing him against a renee
post.
sCOTLAND-After teaching two
lays at a school house in the Huts-
mann district. some miles from Scot
land. Prof. Wheeler Musser mystic
riously disappeared. After great alarm
had beer occasioned a telegram was
i roooivoA Frnv1 him nv hia ma r0ntQ NtAt-
ing that he was at his former home
at Charles City. la. No reason was
given for his departure.
PIERRE-State immigration Com
missioner Deets will leave shortly for
Hot Springs, at the invitation of the
Commercial club OF that city to ar
range for the South Dakota exhibit at
the Chicago Land show. He proposes
to use the decorations of the Kings
bury county exhibit at the state fate
intact ut the Chicago exhibition.
PIERRE-The state immigration bu-
reau is receiving many applications
from school superintendent inQuiring
and the department a had only 10
applications for positions. The schools
are about equally divided between the
east and west parts of the state. and
the wages average $50 for eight
months.
ABERDEEN-George Dively. a Per-
kins county bad man. will be
brought to Aberdeen for safe keeping.
Dively was recently captured in Iowa
for forgery. n lodged in the Per
kins county Jail. His frequent attempts
to escape from that institution caused
the authorities to conclude to place
him in a stronger Jail until circuit
court for Perkins county assemblies.
PIERRE-The attorney general, az
the ~instigation of the Deadwood Civic
league, has wired the sheriff OF Law
renee county to prevent a prize fight.
scheduled just outside the city limits
for tomorrow night. The South Dakota
statute is very severe on this form OF
amusement. Anyone attending, Of
floating, or betting on the result is
cipals are liable to five years in the
penitentiary.
LANGFORD-Oie Holland, a well
lieve 1t is we'll for him to take out
accident insurance before making trips
with stock. Three times within the
past 12 months shipments of stock &C.
companied by him have been in rail-
road wrecks. The last time was a few
days ago when a carload OF stock be-
longing to him was struck by a flyer
at Andover and 10 head Of his cattle
We're killed. others being injured.
SIOUX FALLS-The body Of a man
supposed from papers found in his
pocket to be Elmer Faller. was found
yesterday afternoon on the west bank
Of the Big Sioux river in the northern
portion of the city. There were evi-
dences to show he had committed sui
eide by drinking carbOiic acid. hi mar
was Il stranger In Sioux Falls. and pa