Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-27

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were elected with no opposition.
main in the dry column by a majority
of AZ out of a total vote OF $40. The
only other contest was in the Third
ward. where r. A. Seyler defeated d.
w. Lyons for alderman.
RAPID CITY--Rapid City reelected
McElroy commissioner OF police and
fire by 1876 majority. IN his record OF
neglect of duty in the matter Of saloon
regulations. The city stays wet by 81.
Last yea 1t was 1872.
ELK POINT-O. M. Walter was
was elected: First ward, S. G. Thorn
ton: Second, Chester Main; Third, A.
! ID. Parker. jr. License carried by 4S
majority.
SCOTLAND-The city election was
quiet. P. A. Bliss was elected alderman
in the First ward, NJ. 7. Brown in the
Second and n. Seirr, jr., in the Third.
The vets won by a majority of 9S.
DALLAS-The election in Dallas re-
suited in the reelection of p. Leggett
as mayor and the entire citizens ticket.
Two hundred votes We're cast and the
town went wet by a large vote. Z
PLATTE-Platte goes dry by 2, first
! time in history. Davis. mayor: Lien.
treasurer: Mccall and Boyce justices:
Butten, Boland. Wilson, Cool, aldermen,
without opposition.
SPRINGFIELD. - The town of
Springfield voted against saloons, the
"drys' winning by Il majority of 3.
! Charles Will. a banker, was elected
| mayor.
FORT PIERRE-The town of Fort
Pierre today changed from the no
license to license column, the VETS
wi ~ or AVA %1o ss1S,x,rb I~, m ,,,@
Of ~.
CLEAR LAKE-only n ticket was
in the field here. All the old officers
were reelected. License carried by 81
majority.
CHAMBERLAIN-A quiet election
was held here. the only issue being the
license question. License carried by ~
majority.
SHERMAN.-The VETS" took a vic
tory from the 'drys' when the town
voted for saloons by a majority Of II.
MONROE.-Monroe. which las year
went dry" reversed itself this e
by a majority of 40 to 8.
Observation-Disclosures went wet
by SO majority. Nearly 500 votes were
cast.
CANIsTOTA.-At the city election
there were 30 wet" votes and 3s dry"
H1GHMoRE.-The city of Highmore
voted wet" by a majority of 2.
HURON.-Woolsey and Washington
switched from wet" to dry"
GARRETSO N.-Garretson voted
wet" by a majority of q.
HARTFORD.-Hartford voted wet"
by a majority of 48.
PLANKINTON-Election quiet. Lii
cense wins by 81.
MADISON-Madison went wet by 81
majority. The $4,000 sewerage bonds
carried, three to one, and by a legal
majority.
RAPID CITY.-This city went wet
by 81 votes.
LAND SALES BRING IN
NEARLY MILLION DOLLARS
Pierre. S. D., April 2O.-The state
land department has completed it's
sales of state school lands for this
year. While the acreage sold was not
SO large as last year, the average pris<
was far above that of any other year
in which sales have been made.
The sales reached 1907 acres,
bringing a total Of $988.052 to the
fund, of which 25 per cent must be
paid the full amount. and the perma-
nent fund will be in shape to supply
demands for many Of h oar pend
ing.
BY counties the sales were: Dawson,
200 acres at an average of $500:
Hanson. 1886 acres. average, 1864;
Hutchinson. 2,193 acres. at an average
of $54.SS; Codington, 3,193 acres, aver
age 1864: Deuel.. 1853 acres. average
$27.34; Hamlin. ALSO acres. average
$54.93; Day, 1,49S acres. average
$3.50; Brown. 759 acres. average
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Most Of this Ian was purchased by
owners of adjacent tracts and was not
speculative buying. Some Of the tracts
went above 800 an acre. At such
prices h school FUND Of the state will
run, into many millions more than the
founders OF the state v er dreamed OF
when they placed the minimum selling
price at SO an acre. with doubts in
the minds of many OF them whether
much Of it would ever sell at that
price.
HOT SPRINGS CONN MEN
ORGANIZE PUBLICITY BUREAU
Hot Springs. 8. D., April 20.-This
city is following. the lead Of larger
and weather. cities in establishing a
press service, which will be maintained
by the Commercial club. Their pur-
pose is to advance the reputation OF
Hot Spring as q health and pleasure
resort.
This publicity department has been
placed In charge Of Otis Hymer, an.
experienced newspaper writer and ad.
vertising man, n he has devised a
method which Is somewhat original.
which consists, in addition to sending
out general news under Hot Springs
date line. Of furnishing papers in the
smaller towns and cities with interest,"
i inr items of DeOnle from thasr Ou,,,