Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-22
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

sI.'A tIdiIl SeTV+Cc interrupted. Many 81
the stockmen of that region experience
a shortage of feed, but hope to pr.
through the remainder of the winter with.
out much loss. Most Of them put up hay
IN considerable quantities., but the heavy
SHOWS have prevented the live stock
from rustling any feed at all, and the
nay supply is near exhaustion. At Col.
umbia. In this county, a shortage OF coal
is complained of. The trains have beer
running with a fair degre of regularity
but for some unknown cause fuel supplies
ordered by dealers have failed to arrive.
and the supply on hand is near exhaus.
ton.
SfOUE FALLS-It was announced here
yesterday that the friends of tt. s. Ever
TIT, of Redfield. nave brought him out as
Il candidate for election at the June pri-
n1aries as the South Dakota member of
the republican national committee, to sue
coed Thomas Thorson, OF Canton, who is
a candidate for reelection. Mr.. Everitt
always has been a progressive republican
ana is aid to have numerous friends
among the stalwnrts. He is understood to
be backed by the original progressive or
gan1zation and r. o. Richards. while Mr..
Ihorson is counted as the candidate of
the Sutherland-Basford faction.
RAPID C1TY-When the county COM
miss.oners meet next Thursday States
Attorney Denu will appear and state the
known facts in finding the burned body
OF Bert Morrison in a shack a mile north
OF Canyon lake about a month ago. The
county authorities have gone as far as
they can In trying to disclose the man
ner In which Morrison came to his death.
Attorney Denu thinks the circumstances
warrant a more careful investigation n
further work to discover II possible, how
Morrison came to his death and who
burned his body. He will ask the board
to employ n detective.
SCOTIAND-An interesting event here
was the golden wedding anniversary cele-
bratlon of Mr.. and Mrs. James Gibbon,
highly respected residents 'of Scotland.
MT. Glbbon is - years of age while his
wife is SO. They We're among the pioneer
of Bon Homme county, locating
on a farm west of Scotland in the early
T0s, where they resided continuously UP
to about two years ago. when they took
up their residence in Scotland. They are
both hale and hearty.
TORONTO-About a year ago Theodore
C"hristopherson, Of this place, while pre-
pading a case OF eggs for shipment,
shipped his card In the case. After being
IN cold storage until a few days e the
eggs reached q restaurant in Chicago. and
q young woman employee found the card.
She lost no time in opening communica-
tlon with Christopherson, and a romance
might have developed had 1t not been for
the fact that he already has a wife.
ABERDEEN-John Briedenbach. owner
OF one of the buildings on Main street
that was destroyed by fire on January 8,
mas sold the lot to the Pabst Brewing
of Milwaukee, Wis. The brew
ing company's representatives refuse to
state what disposition will be made Of the
lot, but 1T is rumored a modern business
will replace the burned build
Ing. The lot is in the fire limits, and In
the heart OF the business district.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nave been
for the organization of a
Young Woman's Christian association In
Aberdeen. Miss Edna K~utnewsky has
been engaged as local secretary. and the
books have been opened for registration.
The city federation OF woman's clubs have
The matter in hand, and when the organ
is completed 1t will be turned over
to the young women with u substantial
alance in the treasury.
PARKSTON-A number Of local can
ltalists who last year organized a COM
a and established a canning factory
here. have just held their first annual
meeting and find that the industry. for its
hrst year, was a very profitable one. An
business will be transacted this
year. New officers were elected for the
year as follows: President, A. F.
Grimm: secretary, Hubert Bares; treas
urer. w. H. Shaw.
GARRETSON-At the annual business
meeting of the stockholders of a co-opera-
tive company which conducts a reamer
here. a dividend Of 8 per cent was de-
cIared. During the past year the cream
cry sold products to the value of $4,000.
ers OF this vicinity in payment for milk
and cream.
osMOND-On Saturday night for the
first time in the existence OF Osmond
electric street lights were seen. That eve
ming q large street light donated by the
electric company was turned on. The
plant Is brand new and the lights are as
steady az any city plant. Several more
street lamps will soon be installed.
BIJOU HILLS = Stock, thousands OF
e of which are being fed and fattened
Tor market in this vicinity, have lone
well Notwithstanding the Sc,
verify Of the winter and the excessive
amount OF snowfall. The stock shipped
from here in the spring will be the finest
sent to market from this region.
LEMMON-The Commercial club at
Lennon. 8. D.. reelected Thomas d. Pot
win, editor Of the Signal, as president. and
the following additional officials:
First vice president. w. G. Hoisongton:
second vice president. b. d. Watt: score.
tary, w. HI. Doherty: treasurer. c. r..
Braught.
4Ft.
Faith to establish a creamery. Faith Is
The terminus Of the branch line Of the
running from Mobridge into
Meade county. and there are a large