Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-03-07
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

i>S'>N " III III ADTlI. AllcI cOIlSlO-
GRAFTON of the claims of the various towns
That sought to be designated as the filing
point for the Rosebud lands, the officials
came to the conclusion that White River
was more conveniently located than either
-Murdo or Gregory, Chamberlain or Dali
las. The secretary declined to attach Ben
nett and Meilette counties to the Gregory
land district. The land will remain in the
chamberlain district as at present. While
filings will be made at White River. en-
tries VIII be made at Chamberlain as re
CURED under the law.
ABERDEEN-Steps have been taken by
Aberdeen sports lovers to organize an
athletic club here. ID. ID. H%aldeman. presi-
dent of the local Brotherhood of I.ocomo-
tive Engineers, has been elected resident
Df the organization, and NJ. NJ. Connelley,
and treasurer pro tenn. Com
mittecs have been appointed on charter
and incorporation. hall and club rooms.
new members. and another meeting will
be held soon to perfect the organization.
one hundred and twenty men nave all
ready signed the roll.
PIERRE-C. l.. Millett, the state repre-
from Stanley county. who faith
cred the irrigation code in the last SEES
sion, and who made q tremendous success
as a practical irrigator last summer. evil
IDENTIFY believes in practicing as he preach
es for he has secured a permit to irri-
gate 23S acres from Bad river the COM
Ing year. The city of Interior on White
river will water IL acres. and G.. e.
Brookens and Ada Dinsmore of the same
place l02 and 122 acres respectively.
PIERRE-City Auditor Mcmillan, of
Fort Pierre. who skipped the country
about a month ago, was found to have de-
faulted about $1,000. Just before leaving
he secured two city checks from the city
treasury, exchanged them at the Stock
Growers bank for drafts payable to him
self. and cashed these at Rapid City while
an route to greener pastures. A warrant
has been drawn for his arrest and the
Pinkerton detective agency employed to
locate him.
MITCHELL-Mrs. Frank Gilman. aged
co years, met her death at her home near
Ferdon. being found frozen a short dis
lance from the road. She left Verdon with
a sack OF flour on a handsled for her sons
farm "A mile south of the place. In some
way she got off the road and persisted.
1t was supposed she had reached her
sons home. and 1t was not until two days
afterward that her body was found by a
little giIl.
PIERRE-W. g. Checker. an old resident
OF the city, and for years a member of
the school board. has been visiting in the
east where he has come in contact with
wireless telegraphers, who con-
struct their apparatus according to plans
formulated by the famous Jack Bings.
Mr.. Gleckler has offered a prize to the stu
dent of the Pierre high school who will
perfect the most perfect apparatus.
DAvIsToN-Mrs. Halver Christensen.
wife of a homesteader near Daviston, in
Perkins county, committed suicide by
shooting herself through the breast with
n revolver, during the temporary absence
of her husband from the house. No cause
Is known, except that the young woman
had been Respondent for some time. She
was Is years of age. and had been mar
ried a year and a half.
MART1N-The first copy of the Messen-
ger. the first paper ever printed in this
will make its appearance this
week. Wm. Healey. formerly editor of
the Gazette at Miller, is in charge of the
PIERRE-Last fall a great number of
and Lyman county townships
bonded themselves for the erection of
dams on section lines crossing draws.
are all full now, and no matter lie
coming summer is as dry as was
last, there will be plenty of water for
stock n irrigation in these townships.
YANKTON-NIrs. Joseph w. Tibbetts
has received a letter from her daughter,
Lucille. aged q, who eloped with Clifford
Bice. aged 10, on Friday night, stating
they were on the way to Chicago. where
expected to get married. The letter
was written on train between Sioux
City and Chicago.
BELvIDERE-The Belvidere Times, a
local weekly. has been purchased by Les
ter Haynes who will conduct 1t In flu
ture. Heretofore the paper has been
owned by Fl. 1. Sem. of Deadwood. The
owner was reared at Scotland, 8. d..
where his parents reside.
PIERRE-A complete set of blue print
maps of The route of the Meridian road
from Winnipeg to the gulf have been filed
with the state engineer. These maps are
wide into sections by states. and in a
good deal of detail show the twistings
and turnings Of the pike.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are out
announcing the annual school officers
meeting for McCook county, to be held at
Salem, March 2. Among the principal
speakers will be State Superintendent c..
G. Lawrence. E.. HI. Wilson. Joshua Wat
son. e. "A. kaech.
DESMET-The commissioners of Kings
bury county will old a meeting here on
Wednesday of this week for the purpose
of considering the seed grain proposition,
and ascertaining how much seed gram
will be required by the farmers Of the
FREEMAN-The baseball enthusiasts
of this place held a meeting and organ
lied a baseball association. The BUSH
ness men will contribute literally to the
OF h team which will be kept
IN the field during the coming season.
sALEM-rwo men living in his