Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-05
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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ficers selected for the coming year
were: President, S. H. Lea, Pierre;
vice president. B. C. Yates, Lead; sec
Rotary c. G. McHugh, Mitch
ell. Directors: First district. c. "A.
Trimmer. Madison; Second district. 8
Peck, Deadwood; Fourth district
James Hartgering, Rapid City. The
next meeting is to be held at Rapid
City.
RAPID CITY-The Codington county
authorities are looking for a smooth
young man giving the name OF Jim
Hurle," who has disappeared after
passing two forged checks and steal,
Ing some clothing and a grip packed
with waists and little children's
dresses. which were the property OF
Mrs. Maudrich, of Henry. The forged
checks were for $50 each, and were
passed in Henry saloons. The forger
made his escape shortly before the
forgeries We're detected.
YANKTON-Francis Barlow, Of New
York. made two beautiful airship flights
here in perfect weather, before an i'm
mense throng Of people. On the Sec
n trip Barlow went to Utica from
Yankton, stopped on the return and
had supper with DR.. Mead. of the state
hospital, and reached YanktOn after a
flight of an hour. On alighting. the
CACRAdAA Id1l AIll d 1cuCC tlA0 was
damaged, but Barlow and his assist
ant escaped serious injury.
HURON-St St. Martins Catholic
church. badly damaged by fire a week
ago, is being repaired and put into
condition for use during the winter, or
until a new church is ready for occu-
pancy. The new edifice will cost SIS, 600
or more plans for which have already
been drawn, q site determined upon
and a largo norton of tho mnnov nnO,
essary for it has been pledged.
vERMILLION-Mrs. Peter Ander-
son met with a peculiar accident. While
lowering a heavy window fran the top,
it fell, catching her hand between the
sashes. Unable to free herself, and
with only two small children in the
house with her, she was held in this
brought neighbors to her aid. The
hand is badly cut and bruised.
MITCHELL.-The Brule County
fair will be held at Kimball on Au-
gust 20. 30, 81. and the citizens hav
combined in making up a program for
three days which will surpass any OF
he previous efforts. There are II
races on the card during the fair, and
the prizes aggregate in this department
$1,000. The Charles Mix county fair
Will follow, beginning on September 4,
FOR three days, and a fine program OF
races ard baseball games has been ar.
ranged.
MITCHELL-A call has been issued
Tor q mass convention at Redfield, Sep
tember 4 and 5, of young men who cast
their first votes at the fall election.
prominent speakers from over the state
have beer secured, among whom are
Rev. j. P. Jenkins, Of Mitchell; Rev.
Il. r.. Best, of Sioux Falls; Hon. w.
g.. C~alderwood, of Minneapolis, and
Jonn H: Hector, known as the ''black
knight" The principal problem for dis
cussion Will be the liquor question.
ABERDEEN-While John Cloyd and
Fred Moore were attempting to load
a bull into a wagon. the animal got
was knocked down and the bull was
attacking him when Cloyd rushed to
his assistance with q pitchfork and
vas knocked down and trampled upon
n MS turn. Other men rushed to the
scene OF the accident and the victims
being painfully injured.
FAIRv1EW-Residents will file a
petition with the board Of county com
missioners. to be considered at the
OCTOBER meeting, asking that q special
election be called so the proposition Of
extending the limits Of Fairview can
De submitted to the voters. The ter
r1tory which 1t is planned to have adj
ded to the town includes two churches.
several grain elevators, a railroad de.
pot and several other structures.
PIERRE-The Cutting Mining COM
pany is q new company filing articles
Of In corporation with the secretarv
OF state. The three directors are Fred
81. Cutting. Of Madison. and John p.
Burt Rogers. Of Dead
ital stock at $500 8 and viii have ~
headquarters at Deadwood.
PIERRE.-The examining board In
the office Of state superintendent has
completed h task Of correcting and
marking teachers examination papers.
OF n 1000 or 80 papers. grades on
% per cent OF the papers entitled the
applicants to second, third or primary
Grade certificates will be held at the
different county seats over the state
on August 18th and 30th.
SIOUX FALLS-Members Of the
Sioux Falls Kennel club are making
preliminary arrangements for the sec.
ond annual bench show, to be held in
Sioux Falls on October 20, 20, ~ and rs.
trophies will be offered, and
dog fancters In the state Of Minnesota,
Nebraska. Iowa and South Dakota viii
be invited to enter dogs and compete
TOR h trophies.
ELK PONTIAC the annual BUSH
ness meeting Of the w. G. T. u. the
following officers were elected: Pres
ident. Mrs. Phoebe Cowling; vice-pres-
idents. Mrs. =. 7. Rust. Mrs. G. ]. Fox,
Mrs. Clyde Myers: recording secretary,
MT. Ed. Murphy; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. W. q. Halter; treasurer.
Mr.. G. ]. Fox.
PIERRE-As delegates to the ma
0Onal conservation congress- To ho held
in Indianapolis October / to 4, the gov
rnor has appointed =. C. Perish, Mark
e. Rich, Frank Gardner, s.. II. Elrod,
o. II. Smith, Chas. AcAffree. r.. b.