Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-08
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

WATERTOWN-The time for the
session of the Codington county teach-
ars' institute has been set for June II
to "a.
EpSWICH-Crop conditions in this
vicinity could not be better. Recehs
heavy rain put things in the pink OF
condition.
LENNOX-William Fitzgerald. a
| pioneer of Lincoln county. has oeell
i'll with asthma n heart trouble. w.
Slaman Is the attending physician.
ABERDEEN-Twelve cars of stock
near Ashton, m The Milwaukee me,
tying up the line until late Friday. Inc
trainmen escaped without injury.
DEADwOOD-The grand lodge Of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men concluded here last evening. Alb
erdeen was selected for the meeting
place in 1913.
PIERRE-In the United States court
here. the case of Clarence o. Nash,
former postmaster of Marietta, Stanley
county. indicted on a charge OF falslfy-
ing pOstoffice returns to increase his
salary and of embezzlement of $1,000,
went over the term.
VERMILLION-The contract for the
construction OF the new high school
building has been awarded to Eric
Nylen, and the work of excavation for
the basement is in progress. 1t is hoped
to have the building completed before
fwinter.
ABERDEEN-J. F. Halliday, of Iro-
luois, former state auditor. and Mrs.
Halliday last week arrived at their
s5th anniversary n were surprised
by their friends with an improvised
silver wedding. Mr.. Halliday is editor
IF the Iroquois Chief.
IPSWICH-Two years ago this sum-
ner a complete sewer system was put
n. Last summer an electric light plant
anne into operation. with lights all over
he city. This a a $4,000 water
'lant will be installed, giving ample fire
protection. The water supply will be
furnished by artesian wells.
ARDMORE-John S. Cole, of Denver,
an expert in dry farming, was the chief
speaker at a big farmers meeting held
mere. when a grange was organized.
Mr.. Cole has spent the past 10 days ex-
aiming every part of this county, tG
select a suitable spot for the location
Vt a government experiment station.
HOT SPRINGS-The Northwestern
8 installing an oil storage tank here
AN AOoA WIZ NC uA2h4iOWlI 1lCIcdkIGTs
The engines used on the stub between
iere and Buffalo Gap have been fitted
lap for the liquid fuel and as soon as
he few days workout is given them in
he Chadron yards they will be put in
tervice.
MISUNDERSTANDING to the es-
Inmates of the r. L. Polk Directory
company, Aberdeen's population is a
ihade under $4,000, instead Of only
O,753. as given by the federal census
There are over 5000 names in the direc-.
tory, n the multiple USED by the d.,
!ectory people brings the population up
20 1925.
PIERRE-The referendum petition,
20 carry to a vote the law for the
tettling of county sea contests was.
He'd with the secretary of state with,
1000 m AS only one town in the
4tate is especially interested in hav-
ng this law upheld, 1t is alleged that
he names were procured by paid So
icitors. They count just the same.
BELLE FOURCHE-Upon convic.
ion of adultery. DR.. Horace M.
3hampney, a well known physician.
vas sentenced by Judge Rice to Ave;
nonsns ! n n ~penitentiary. DR..
9 ~ years old, has one divorced wife.
cut was never divorced from his sec.
,nd wife on whose complaint his
trouble arose. who lives here. The
woman In the case was not prosecuted.
MITCHELL-Fred Appel. a vounp
a living in Miner county. near
sanova, was accidentally killed. He
was cleaning a., small rifle when the
run was discharged by the trigger COM
ing IN contact with a bench. The ball
entered the forehead and went down
ward. penetrating the brain. He lived
two hours. He was 20 years old and
the second son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Appel. prominent residents OF that
county.
SIOUX FALLS-An important de-
:ision defining the rights OF the arm.
srs of South Dakota under the state
arainage law has been rendered by the
Turner county. The decision II n
substance that boards Of county COM
missions cannot refuse additional
irainage when q drainage ditch ALREADY
constructed needs to be made laree "a
properly drain the land through whYch
Il passes.
DEADWOOD-south Dakota Grand
lodges OF the Ancient Order OF Unifed
Workinen and Degree Of Honor are M
Over six hundred visitors are on hand
enong the most prominent being Gov
Ip. +. Carroll Of Iowa: w. N. Narvie a.
the eame 0tSEe, supreme master work.
nan In the United States. ana No
frances Buell. Olson, Of st, pnaal. n.
perior chief Of honor.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen r..a,
coard has entered upon IN ~extensive
plan 9 ,beautifying the park syster1
working on Melgaard park nasra1
| after a pioneer. r mart Of hla to- ~S-SN