Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

HuRON-While bathing in tho Jim
near his home u miles north OF
this place Jacob Hugh, a farmer. aged
"a. was drowned.
ARMOUR-John G. Booi has returned
from the Sioux City hospital where he
was operated on for appendicitis three
weeks ago. He is the electrician for
the light company here.
DELL RAPIDS-Rev. Father c.. c..
Boley; pastor of st. Mary's Catholic
church here. contemplates leaving in
about three weeks for a trip to Europe,
to be gone about three months.
LEA-Crazed with drink. Hawkins
Erie, a former Iiomestake miner, aged
4S, slashed his throat from ear to a
and was dead an hour later. He has
a brother living in Iowa.
BELLE FOURCHE-During an cleo
trio storm. Andrew Swenson. a sheep
herder for Louis Mattson. working 20
miles northwest of here, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed.
Chamberlain, s.. D.-james Bar
gasser died in this city today. He was
among the original pioneers of Cham
berlain and was II years of age. He
had been In poor health for a num-
Der of years.
|AIA%&N-k4 SPEStdI SlNCSlCu ID
being held in Walworth county today
for the purpose of voting on a propo-
sition to issue $4,000 in bonds for the
construction of a new court house at
Selby. the county seat.
PIERRE-Governor Wesley has re-
appointed r.. 8. Basford. of Redfield,
insurance commissioner; w. F. Ban
croft. Of Watertown. state game ar
den. and A.. M. Cook. of Vermillion.
food and drug commissioner.
CANTON-The Canton camp meeting
under the management of the Sioux
Falls district of the Methodist church..
viii be held in this year; July s,1e.
Rev. II. c. Morrison. ID. D., of Will
more. KY. will be the principal evan
gelist.
LAKE MADIsON-The 2lst annual
c%hautauqua assembly ia being held
with a large attendance. There ara a
larger rumber of campers on the
grounds than for several years, at
tracted by the pleasures Of boating,
bathing and fishing.
PARKER-The Turner county in
stitute is now in session. The instruc-
tors are Prof. e. T. Peter. Of Hurley;
Prof. E. D. Silver. of Ames, Ia: Prof.
Ashton, of Boone, Ia, with Supt. Jo-
SAsS NS
EGAN-This section of the state was
visited with a fine rain last evening,
which will be Of much benefit to the
corn crop. and will also help the hay
crop to a great extent. The rain was
accompanied by a high wind and much
thunder n lightning.
TRIPP-A heavy rain visited this
county and parts of adjoining counties.
Crops are in good condition. Small
grain Is headed out and is filling In
good shape. Corn is waist high and
growing fast. The weather 10 cool and
cloudy. giving promise of more rain.
sTURGEs-yudge Rice. Of the Eighth
circuit. has approved the legality OF
the bills of 5000 each of the official pa.
p.ers for printing the referred laws Of
missioners rejected the bills as ex-
cessive. The Sturges Record brought
suit.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mrs. Frank
Peacock went up on a ladder to adjust
a window screen. The round on which
h stood broke. throwing her back
wards to The ground, injuring her in
ternally. She seemed to be getting
along nicely up to the very Of
her death.
BRIDGEWATER-The four weeks
drought was effectually broken here by
an inch Of rain. East and west Of here
the fall Is reported much heavier, with
considerable damage by hail southwest
Of here. Pastures will be revived and
corn and wheat greatly benefited. Oats
Will yield half q crop.
STURGIS-The Mead county circuit
court, in session all last week. adj
journed until Tuesday. William Shep-
n NsA xryn0 rAvntNnNnA A. ,,-~- 49,
months; John Hanks to one year and
tour months. and Arthur Shepard to
n year. They have been taken to
the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
DELL RAPDS-The biz stone
crushing plant just completed by r,
Simpson at his quarries here has start
ed and ID now In full operation ana CO.
pable of delivering 10 to IL carloads OF
crushed stone per day. It ID, Of very
fne quality for all concrete work and
an industry that has long been desired
here.
CANIsToTA-Canistota citizens held
rangements for the nth annual sport
day. and decided to hold the event
July u. This IL always . biz day in
;McC0ok county and the COMMITTEES an
pointed at their meeting will see to
It that the free attractions and sports
are up TO standard.
SIOUX FALLs-The Intense heat OF
the sun. concentrated by shining
through heavy glass. was responsible
tor the starting OF. q are In 4 busi-
ness @ at Hetland. In n Of the
quantity Of fireworks was on display,
and the rays Of the sun shining through
the window set nre to them. A hand
entinguisher confined the damage to the