Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-08-29
DAKOTA STATE NEWS


STURGIS-Reports received here
state that the recent storm did Gus
ands of dollars damage to crops n
property in Spring creek and Bar
Butte valleys down to the Belle
Fourche river. On Spring creek he
water was "a mile wide in places. Many
cattle, hogs and fowls We're drowned.
Grain i'm the shock was washed into
The rushing water and carried away.
Many bridges were washed out. Very
few farmers are able to get to Sturgis
yet. 1t was the severest storm known
for years.
MISUNDERSTANDING the past
month the food and drug department
has been very active in the enforce
ment of the pure food and drug laws.
Six merchants have been prosecuted
for dealing in rotten eggs. Three
butchers have been prosecuted for SELL
ing sausage containing a poisonous
preventative called Freez-Em. A.
Bonesteel merchant has beer prosecut-
ed for selling adulterated linseed Oil.
GEDDES-The old settlers cf
Charles Mix county will hold their
fifth annual reunion at Geddes Thurs
day, August %. G. w. Pratt will give
h address of Welcome; the response
w. " ~ sAsS@NAS ~ " SOAo AVN
beck, of Platte. Addresses will be Civ
EN- by President Tucker, Prof. j. v.
Murphy, Mark T. Post. of Monovey,
Neb., n A.. b. Lucas. of Meadows.
Idaho.
PIERRE-The democrats have sent
in the nomination certificate of Robert
E. Stewart, Of Lawrence county, as
candidate for Judge of the supreme
court from the First district. The GER
f11Clfa of nomination V,Qo rnftCod Inv
the secretary of state for The reason
that there is no vacancy and the only
way for the friends of Mr.. Stewart to
secure a place on the tickle is by petit
ton.
PIERRE-The Tennis association is
playing its annual during
the two weeks following August II. The
four courts of the club are in excel
lent shape and some very fast and close
games are being played. Singles will
hold the boards this week until Satur-
day, when the contests in doubles will
take up for a weeks session.
DUPREE+Both Cheyenne Junction
and Dupree are candidates for the d.
vision point hen the Milwaukee road
extends Its Cheyenne river branch to
the southwestWard. 1t is believed work
on the extension will start soon and
the rivalry between the two towns,
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1t now exists, is very keen.
PIERRE+The Who'll of the western
half Of the state has been securing the
benefits Of showers through the first
half Of August, and with this condi-
ton, reports n Of the best hay crops
for years over that part Of the state
generally. This means that there will
again be a demand for cattle in that
part of the state.
GARRETSON-While engaged in
playing with a number Of her little
playmates. ulga Johanna songstad. the
3h -year-old daughter Of MI. and Mrs.
Nels Songstad, Of Garretson. was sud-
denly stricken with acute meningitis.
probably caused by An abscess In the
head. and died within q few hours.
vDRMILLIoN.-The Stanton Tour
mills, OF Stanton. Neb.. have been
found to be shipping bleached
flour from South Dakota. Flour 10
Of oxides Of nitrogen and is held to DO
deleterious to health by the United
States department OF agriculture.
ABERDEEN-A heavy hailstorm did
considerable damage In portions OF
Campbell county. County Treasurer
Pratton Of h a county was cutting IS
acres OF his best grain. when tho hail
came and destroyed the entire crop.
al Va IlH NNeyA
demolished by hailstoncs.
PIERRE-The railroad commissions
ers meet at Huron tomorrow to hear
complaints from the fair board con-
corning the service Of the American
Express company. They will also sit
In reference to extra charges for the
delivery Of express to the board.
Observation-Disclosures has reached
here from h British northwest Of the
tragic death Of Fred Reiman. formerly
q resident Of this part Of South Dakota.
q Wild horse which he was striving
to ride. His neck was broken.
PIERRE-Two complaints have come
to the railroad commissioners asking
Tor station agents. One Of these Is at
Rudolph. on the North Western. and
the other at Randolph, on the Minne-
apolis & st. Louis. Both towns are
In Brown county.
vERMILLION - Elaine, the IA
months old child OF Mr.. and Mrs. c
F. Vincent Of this place narrowly es-
capped death as the result Of drinking
kerosene which had been left In a cup
within h baby's reach.
ABERDEEN-Carl Weisman was ar
rested here at h instance Of the au-
thortties OF Zeibach county, on a charge
Of adultery. He il held to await the
arrival OF the Zeibach county author
tiles.
ABERDEEN-Emil seidel. former
mayor Of Milwaukee. and socialist NOM
nee for vice president. addressed q
good sized crowd here in the interest
pf his candidacy n OF socialism in
general.
BANCROFT-Grain is already COM
ulencing to leave here In large quanti-
Ties. Since the farmers elevator was
opened a few days ago about thirty