Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

CtNTlsRNlLLE-At the election
held here Monday to decide on the
commission form of government, the
votes cast Ven > to I against the COM
mission plan.
WHITE OWL-This section was
swept by a most destructive gale from
the northwest yesterday and as a re-
sun claim shacks were upset, trees up
rooted, telephone wires down, and
much other damage reported.
GARRETSoN-J. A. wiberg, of Luz
Verne, Mimi. who is experienced in
me business. has been looking over
the ground here and has practically
decided to install and operate an cleo
uric llsht system in Garretson.
BRIDGEWATER-Sinc July !. 1875
inches of rain has fallen at this sta
ton. which is far above the normal
ls'il for this period of the year. The
first five days i'm October record a fan
OF v inches, which is unprecedented.
RERESFORD. S. D.-Rev. Henry
Winfield Jamison and wife. Caroline
Hyde Jamison. of Beresford, S. d..
mourn the loss OF their oldest son.
Everett Hyde Jamison. aged l6 years.
AFTER a weeks illness. October s. 1911.
BRlDGEWATER. S. D.-Joachim
Hlehl, a prominent German farmer. re-
siding In Union township. passed away
at his home today from cancer of tho
stomach, following a protracted i'll
ness.
WESSINGTON-Fire on the farm of
FRANK Sexton, a few miles from here.
DESTROYED his fine large barn, together
with four head of valuable horses and
other property. The loss, which is
ancc.
of the central association of Conrre-
gational churches and ministers con-
Vened mere today for sessions continu-
Ing over to Wednesday evening. A
large number OF ~clergymen from all
parts OF the district are in attendance.
FuLTON-At a special election held
here 1t was decided to Incorporates
Fulton as a city under the general
laws of the state. The board of county
commissioners now will be required
to call another election for the pur-
pose of choosing officers for the new
city.
MISUNDERSTANDING. in Edmunds
county. recently adopted the city form
or government At the first city cleo
chosen: Mayor. DR.. William Edwards;
aldermen, first ward. p. Geib, HI. r..
Marlett; second ward, III. G. Slyder. N.
Z. Mass; third ward. A. G.. Bickert, HI,
9. Bear: treasurer, w. w. O'Malley.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Olander. of the
State Teachers association: announces
that all railways will grant a one and
one-third rate to the annual meeting
or the association at this city Novem-
Der 2S and 20. on the open plan. That
Is, one desiring to attend will not be
required to register ticket to secure
rate.
GETTYSBURG-George Mickish and
Charles Stortield. young men of Bow
ole. while hunting in the vicinity OF
gettysburg. that 1t comes
nigh to drive across a field of lax.
They did this n were arrested and
when taken before a local Justice were
required to pay fines and costs amount
ing to $24 each.
PLANKINTON-The attention OF
humane officers has been called to q
distressing case some miles from here.
1T being charged that because one OF
his hogs got into the habit of killing
chickens. a farmer. i'm order to blind
the hog and prevent the killing Of
more chickens. punctured each of the
hogs eyeballs with a knife.
HENRY-At a special election to be
held here on Monday. October 16, the
proposition of approving a contract re-
Gently entered into with a Minneapolis
man for the construction of a munich
pal waterworks in Henry will be sub
mitted to the voters. and also the
proposition to authorize the issuance
- PA'sNOH ~ pay WI Llts 6SS.
tenn when it Is completed.
Observation-Disclosures p. Easterbrooks.
or the Westinghouse, Church., Kerr
engineering firm. is in Pierre ready to
begin the preliminary survey of the
Little Bend irrigation project. He ex-
poets to go to the Bend today and will
be accompanied by a party OF Pierre
boosters. He will take general cleya-
lions with an aneroid barometer, and
AS he SAYS, My purpose here is to
gather facts
DEADWOOD-The- Investors Securi-
ty company. of Des Moines, Ia. were
awarded the issue of $3S 900 of city re-
funding bonds by the city council. The
Iowa company bid for the bonds at
par with a bonus Of 1886 and accrued
interest. The bonds run for 20 years
from June l, 1912, and pear 5 per cent
The council also decided to install a
water meter system and adopted a
schedule of rates to be charged.
SIOUX FALLS-Dog fanciers of
South Dakot and adjoining states are
manifesting considerable interest in the
Falls Kennel club, which will open in
this city on Thursday of this week and
continue over Friday and Saturday.
Many of the best dogs in the northwest
nave been entered n the xhibit is
certain to be a very fine one. An ag-
gregate of $500 has been hung up in
purses.
PIERRE-Late fall rains have put
the country west of the river in better
shape for the next years crop than has
been the case for a lumber OF years
past. The change in conditions from
the dryness of the early summer has.