Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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SIOUX FALLS-As the result OF
saturated her hair with it, Minnie Sa-
vile, the 12-ycar-old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Saville, who reside on Il
homestead in Lyman county, was Sc
riously burned. The girl had bathed
her head with water and then satur-
ated it with kerosene, after which she
took up a position near a stove for the
purpose of drying her hair. The oil
became ignited from the stove, and be
fore the flames could be extinguished
she was seriously burned about the
head, arms and shoulders.
WHITE ~RIvER-Three deaths ia
White River in. the past two weeks, to-
yether with a contagious sore throat
among he people OF the town. alarmed
OF the three deaths none. were OF
diphtheria, but of a complication of
diseases. DIR. Williamson, Of Murdo.
a member of the state board of health,
was sent here to confer with the To-
cal physician as to conditions. He
found the disease to be sore throat and
that the local authorities had taken
proper precautions to prevent its
spread.
DEADWOOD-1n charge of Deputy
United States Marshal Bedding and
several special deputies F. r. X. Hcw-
lett, the wealthy hide dealer; County
Auditor John T.. Fall and his twin
brother. David Fall. all of Rapid City.
S. D., who were convicted in federal
court here of improper use of the mails
in the wolf bounty case, were taken to
Leavenworth, Kan. where they will
serve sentences Of n ear n three
months.
SIOUX FALLS-Peter Briggs, a
mixed blood Sioux Indian, belonging on
the Rosebud reservation, who passed u
number Of forged checks on business
men in towns located near the reser-
walton, appeared before Judge Will
hanson, of the state circuit court. and
entered a plea OF guilty to h charge
against him. The accused is not yet
IS years Of age, n because of his
youth 1t was decided to send him to
the state reform school at P~lankinton.
PIERRE-Governor Vessey has ap-
pointed Hans Anderson, Irene; w. f.
Cottrell, ~Cresbard; A. J. Keoymar. Tu-
C~oagherty. Mellette: G.. A. Malone.
Draper; S. r. Hits, Revillo; F. d. Per-
son, Mansfield; Malvin Z. Doe, Mt.
Vernon, and Adolph Idso, M~orristown,
as delegates to the International dry
farming congress, which meets at Leth-
O1406GS <1l0sS vi OSSOOSA GASSVs
WHITE oWL-Notices are out call.
Ing for bids on a mail route from Coop.
er TO Red Owl by way OF Tama. Tit
schedule calls for three times a week
service. leaving Red Owl Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday mornings, and meet
ing both the Faith and White Ow,
stages. This Is an improvement on the
old route, whereby a letter for Red
Owl or Tama had to go via Wasta OF
Sturgis.
PIERRE-Mrs. j. F. Carson. one of
the pioneers Of Hughes county, died
at the hospital In this city yesterday
from heart trouble. AS Bird L. Pick
ering she came to this country witt,
her parents in 1883. and about 20 years
ago went with her husband to Cherry
Creek. n has since that time worked
with him In his duties as q teacher
among the Indians in that part of the
state.
ABERDEEN-John Jelinek, former
cashier Of the Farmers State bank, of
Amherst. has been sentenced to an in
determinate term of not more than FIVE
years in the state p~enitentiary at Sioux
Falls by Judge Frank McNulty, Of thia
city, for making false reports t. the
state bank examiner, making false en-
tries o. the books Of the bank and for
embezzling.
P1ERRE-wilbur Styles, Of Aber-
deem. and State Senator Wright, OF
Huron. are here making deposit of
$100,0 600 in real estate securities with
the insurance commissioner az h first
| deposit Of $4,000 Of the capital stock
OF the Northwestern Life Insurance
company Of that city. which is chang
ing from q mutual life to an old lima
company.
PIERRE-Attorney General johnson
a ruled In answer to a query from
the states attorney Of Pennington
county, that the Office Of county aud
itor in that county was vacated by tho
conviction Of former Auditor FAN in
the wolf bounty graft cases. despite
his appeal to q higher court. and that
1t Is in order to appoint a successor.
COLOME-Jimmie Sessions, aged z,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF Sessions.
living on q ranch near here. is in q
serious condition. as the result Of be-
ling. kicked in tho head by. a horse.
which he had been sent to drive from
little boys forehead. cutting q deep
cash and fracturing the skull.
WHITE Ow-Frank Hart. of
scenic a gone to Calgary. Canada.
contest for the worlds championship.
Hart has a wide reputation for hie
prowess in riding outlaws. and is con-
ddent that he will bring back the 81
200 prize which II to be awarded to
h winner OF the contest.
.YANKTON-Yankton has Just com
pleted q good pontoon bridge across
the Missouri river at this point for
the accommodation of citizens and
farmers. Forty boats were needed TO
bridge the stream, which this year is
on the Dakota side for the FIRST time
n many years.