Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-01-04
prises South Dakota ard adjoining states.

Lead. Rapid City, Belle Fourche, Stur-
gis. Hot Springs and Deadwood were rep
resented, and II. L. Laird. secretary OF
the association. was present. The object
OF the association Is to secure better
freight rates. more satisfactory service
ana greater harmony.
GROTON-The city authorities are con-
templating the purchase OF tho old Metho-
dist church building. with a view to con-
verttng 1t into a town hall building.
CLARK-A meeting OF the farmers Of
Clark county will BE- held on Saturday Of
this week for the purpose OF ascertaining
the amount Of seed wheat now in the
hands Of the farmers and what shortage
there 10 likely to be.
EGAN-The new Officers OF the local
Masonic lodge for the coming year are:
Worshipful master. H. C. Bates: senior
warden. Orville Morrison; Junior warden.
VIM. +. Chalnley: secretary. C. v. Farms.
worth; treasurer, Jay Manson.
HUDsON-A basketball team has been
organised here with Earl waldorf presi-
dent and Fred Johnson observation-disclosures
er. Rev. Mr.. Pitman will act a. coach.
The opera house has been secured In
which to practice n play games.
sPEARFISH-At . meeting Of q number
OF local women Q society OF the w. c. 4.
U. was organized, with tho following Of.
ncers: President. Mrs. II. Peters: vice ,
Presidents. Mrs. J. w. Allen, Mrs. Haeaf.
Mrs. Atwater. Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. 4. =.
Johnston.
GETTLSBURG-The local Odd Fellowa
have selected the following have elected
The following officers for tho coming year:
NOBLE grand. ed Toomey: vice grand,
Leon Vandawarka: secretary, w. A. Her
ron: financial secretary. Ed Proyine:
Treasurer. ]. F. Weaver.
PIERRE-The commissioner ., ,r.,..
ance has licensed the United States Fire
insurance company. Of New York. the
Fire Insurance company OF
Hartford. Conn.,. and the North River rira
Insurance company. of New York. to
write insurance in the state.
P1ERRE-The residents OF Okoboji will
hold their annual rabbit hunt on Friday.
the 18th Of this month. at which the los
inG side is to provide the winners with a
supper This year they bar cotton tail''
rabbits from their scores. nothing count
Ing but the ntmble j~ackrabbit, or coyotes
and wolves.
ALEXANDRIA An unusually large
amount OF poultry has been sold durine
Nv" w SSC III OF
Hanson county. and in payment therefor
they have received thousands Of dollars.
Despite the large shipments there Is said
to be large supplies OF poultry yet in the
hands of the farmers, so there is no dan
ger OF a shortage In the local supply.
PHIIIP-Bil Elrod. Of this place, last
week bought n number of head of Young
cattle on the Cheyenne river reservation.
He was much pleased with his purchase
when he counted his stock, for he found
that the willy red a thinking of the
mig price OF feed and the difficulty of
wintering his stock. had ran In a good
number of additional steers.
MITCHELL-This week the term OF cir.
cult court for Sanborn county will be
held at Woonsocket. at which time ths
case OF the state VS.. Luther Plotner and
Mrs. Kate Quinn is to be heard, it havins
been taken there on a change of venue
from his county. Judge Smith stated
thai he has asked Judge Jones. OF Sioux
Falls. to occupy the bench during this
case. Plotner and Mrs. Quinn are to be
tried on separate charges Of adultery.
P1ERRE-A new railway company has
just filed papers with the secretary OF
state. 1t Is known as the Dakotas Transit
company, and is be financed by English
men who propose to construct 1925 miles
0A COSS VI $NV,VUU O0r
mile. 1t will touch South Dakota in Rob-
erts and Marshall counties, running north.
westerly through North Dakota into Cam
ada. and from a point at about the middle
of the north state will nave q line into the
Twin cities.
SIOUX FALLS-After 10 years OF serv-
ms time In the Michigan penitentiary at
jackson. and on the day he was liber-
ated from that prison. T.. +. Luverne was
arrested by officials from this city as an
escaped convict from the federal wing Of
the penitentiary here. He is being taken
to the federal prison at Leayenworth.
Kan. where he will be compelled to COM
plete his four-year term for the robbery
of the postofice at Clark, 8. ID. The es-
cape occurred In 1899.
OLIvET-W. II. Baldwin. q farmer uv.
ing near here. has Just threshed the crop
from 20 acres of alfalfa and secured C.
bushels OF seed. worth $12 per bushel. maxi
ing a total of 1892 for the seed. This with
one crop of hay cut from the alfalfa field
brought his income from the 20 acres for
one season up to 1902. or about SIS per
acre. making q return Of 10 per cent. on
$500 per acre land. The value Of tho
crop from the 20 years was about equal 20
the present value Of the land.
ARDMORE-Ardmore expects to be-
come the seat Of sugar beet raising in
western South Dakota. DIR. F. w. BiIrer.
president of the commercial club. has ar
ranged with a large Colorado beet sugar
company to purchase all the sugar beets
that can be raised In tha vicinity at the
highest market price, I. O. b. Ardmore.
These will be taken to the sugar mill at
SCOTS Bluffs. Colo. II the quality Is
sufficient and a large enough quantity
guaranteed the company will construct O