Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-27
DAKoTAsTATE NEWS

PLATTE-Sheriff Rifle has returned
here having In custody C. j. Bowman,
who was arrested on the charge OF obtain
ing money under false pretenses, and is
held in Jail for appearance at the next
term Of state court. The complaining
witness is Frank Delire, who charges that
Bowman induced him TO indorse a check
which was drawn on abank In which
Bowman had no funds. Delire was COM
PEELED to pay the amount called for In the
check. Bowman was located and arrested
at Yankton.
MITCHELL-An unsuccessful at
tempt was made to wreck a North
western passenger train near Doland
when some person placed a rail on the
track n made 1t fast by placing a
couple of posts. The eastbound pas
the obstruction, struck the rail so as to
throw 1t to one side. The officers OF
the road rave taken up an investiga-
ton.
FAIRFAX-A large number Of
friends and relatives gathered to aid
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Nachtigal.
highly respected residents, to suitably
celebrate their golden wedding ami
versary. Mr.. Nachtigal is 80 years OF
age while his wife is ~. They have
two living children and 20 g%randchil-
dren. They have been residents OF
Gregory county for 20 years.
PIERRE-The Lawrence county game
report for the months of October and No
vember show that for those two months
there were issued x2 resident big game
licenses. and with that number probably
not q half hundred deer were killed in
the county, as the lack of snow through
the hunting season made any approach to
deer practically impossible.
GARRETSON-New officers OF the
Woodmen lodge are: Consul, A. c.. Lem
A.. N. Haugse: clerk, soren Beck. The
Workmen elected the following officers
for the coming year: Master, A. J. Ber-
dahl; foreman, ]. T. F. Burns; recorder
and fnancier, Alfred Pearson; receiver,
W.. B. Rapp.
BELLE FOURCHE-Refunding bonds
recently authorized to be issued by the
voters of this city have been sold. The
issue consists Of $31, 600 for taking up
floating general warrants. n SIC. 500 for
taking up floating warrants OF the water
department. Thus all the outstanding
warrants will be paid and the city will
be placed on a cash basis.
PIERRE-The state engineer will go
to Faulkton OF the 18th to complete
the reconnaissance Of the Issenhuth
vi WC0S " S11dSt RA0CCs II
work vas commenced some time ago.,
but left unfinished. e. C. Issenhuth
and others locally interested in the
highway will accompany the survey.
CHEYENNE INDIAN AGENCY-Es-
Their White Face, a 15-year-old Indian girl
and a pupil at the government Indian
school here, was burned to death as the
result OF her dress catching fire from a
hot stove. Those who CHANGED to be close
at hand were unable to ext.nguish the
flames in time to save her life.
ABERDEEN-At the annual banquet to
the football team Of the Northern Normal
were responded to by instructors and
members Of the team, and the seasons
record, In which but three games were
lost, was dwelt upon with a great deal of
satisfaction.
WHITE OWL-The safe of the First
State bank, which was destroyed by fire,
has just been opened by an expert sent
out by the safe company. One hundred
dollars in gold was found to have been
badly charred by the intense heat Of the
flames.
MILBANK-The knights Of Pythias of
Milbank have concluded the purchase of a.
fine two-story building, which they will
utilize for a lodge room, after they have
made a number Of improvements on the
The lower floor will be used for
business purposes.
PLATTE-At the annual business meet
ing Of the members of the local volunteer
fire department all the old officers were
reelected as follows: Chief. Geo. III.
Henry: assistant chief. o. L. Roberts;
secretary, C. E. Lien; treasurer, e. G.
Smith.
PIERRE-State Engineer Lee has
granted a permit to the Stanley County
preparation Of water from White river
to. irrigate $50 acres Of land in Stan
ley county. The water will be pumped
from the channel through q centrifugal
pump.
: FAITH-Ranchers from the Chey-
river report that cattle n other
stock 10 wintering we'll. There Is an
abundance Of feed and unless heavy
SHOWS come the ranchers will not need
to feed any hay, although all have good
supplies on hand for emergencies.
KIMBALL-At a mass meeting of
local business men a Commercial club
was organised and the following OFF,
GERS were elected: President. III. Gal
braith; vice president, F. e. Reynolds;
secretary. Robert Carlson; treasurer,
Fred Griswold.
PlERRE-The Lincoln 4 Boyd COM
pany, Of Aberdeen. has been incorpo-
rated to sell real estate, with a capital
stock OF 100000. The i~ncorporators
are Isaac Lincoln, C. F. Boyd. %. @.
Boyd. w. /. Hulett. R.. Weber and p. ID.
Mcconnell.
wAKONDA-New officers Of the volun-
teer hre department are: Chief. Wallace
Weight: assistant chief. e. w. Babb: sec.
rotary. Frank Thrane: treasurer. Samuel
Jacobson. Steps were taken to secure a