Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-08-22
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

MITCHELL-The county commits
toner's of Aurora county meet Thurs
miles of roadway through the county
from east to west, on what ts known
as the South Dakota Scenic highway.
The commissioners recently a~ppropriat-
ed the money for that purpose. Con-
siderable work will be done this fall.
and the entire strip of road will be
completed In the early spring. u impos-
sible to do 1t this year. Dawson coun-
tvs commissioners made the first ap-
preparation for the road on the Scenic
highway.
PIERRE.-At their annual meeting
called for August 81. the day following
the Good Roads Congress. the engi-
neers OF h state will hear some inter-
esting addresses. Among others will be
one by w. p. Putnam, from the west
ern part Of h state. who will speak
on Recent Water Power Construction
not only for members of the State En-
gineeis' association but for other engi-
neers Interested in this and other mat
tiers to be discussed at that time.
MlTCHELL-Tom Greene. who gives
his residence as Kansas City. was
lodged In jail, charged with stealing
a horse and buggy. He drove on with
a rig hitched in front of a farm resi-
dence a mile cas- OF this city shortly
after midnight. Sheriff Berry started
in pursuit and after chasing Greene
Il miles caught the horse thief within
a few miles Of Sioux Falls. The out,
At belonged to c. F. Raymond and
is valued at $3.50. Greene will be bound
over to the November court.
SIOUX FALLS-At a rousing meet
ing Of leading n-Americans of
Sioux Falls preliminary steps were
taken for the annual convention of the
German Alliance Of South Dakota,
,, 4 ,,st1 H. A~1a S- ct~,,r MALL ~1
October 10, IL and -. One Of the
prime movers for the gathering is Hans
Demuth, editor OF a local German
newspaper and a leading German
American of Sioux Falls and this part
OF the state.
LEAD h state pharmaceutical
board in session here gave the ex-
animation to 10 applicants for drug
gist's permits. The board r~eorganized
with the following officers: President.
Floyd w. Brown, of Lead; secretary.
E. c. Bent. Of Dell Rapids; board
members, d. ]. Jones. Watertown. g.
F. Swartz. Of Redaeld. The next an
nual convention will be held at Hot
Springs August IA. 1913.
GOLDFIELD.-The Newell Goldfield-
Stoneville mail route which was put
into service on July list is giving regu-
lar three times a week service which
means that mail comes in from one di-
rection or the other every day. This
service is very much appreciated by
forts of Representative Eben w. Mar
tin, the representative from this dis
trict in Washington.
LEOLA-S. c. Barnes, a prosperous
farmer living near here, has illustrated
the possibilities of South Dakota as a
horse raising state. Seven years ago
he purchased a 4-year-old mare for
500. Since hen Mr.. Barnes has sold
four colts from the mare, when each
a attained the age of 8 years, at
prices Of 5000. 1921, 500 and $175 re-
spectively, n last yea sold the mare
herself for $175.
PIERRE.-Articles Of incorporation
state for the Lennon Credit Bureau
OF Lennon. South Dakota. The incor-
porators are c. c. Siderius. F. A,
Finch. Ole S. Quamen, j. c. Elliott AND
p. c. Lippman. The purpose Of the
corporation is to furnish information
make collections and conduct an alb
stract business.
ELK PO1NT-Elaborate preparations.
are being made to suitably observe the
what ts known as the Richland Meth
odtst church. situated near here. DR.
Bennett Mitchell, Of Sioux City, who
was presiding elder from 1874 to 1873
"AA NC PACSCIlS dIlQ make 6u ADDRESS
The anniversary exercises will be hello
next Sunday.
WITTEN-For the past two day,
Wftten has been well entertained. II
has been the rule for the white people
to give entertainments for the Indians
Y on this occasion the Indians from
Whit Thunder, Oak creek and also
presented a program lasting for two
days. Some 500 from the ami par
! ticipated.
PIERRE-The secretary of the
state Engineers association has writ
ten the president. Samuel n. Lea that
the program is about ready for the an
nual meeting to be held in Pierre Au-
VIII be papers and discussions and the
second day Of the meeting will be spent
IN sight seeing about Pierre.
WHITE OWL-An unusual large
NUMBER OF horses are missing in this
enc OF e county lately and the
owners are Offering good rewards foI
.neir return: 1t Is thought that there
section and II caught there is no ques-
ton but what somebody will be severe.
~ dealt with.
M1TCHELL-A good attendance is
sxpecteo at the annual convention Of
The South Dakota Library association.
which will be held in Mitchell on No
vember e. 26 n ~. President
Ledger. Of the American Library as
ISOLATION. and librarian Of the Chicago
public library. will be one Of the chief
speakers.
TYNDALL-Espied among box cars
Y K,rt the railway yards at Tabor. John
Ing money under false pretenses.
eluded the sheriff. but afterwards was
captured by Town Marshal Matuska,