Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-18
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

DALLAS-Annoyed by the trespass-
ing of cattle and horses belonging to
white homesteaders living near the
boundary Of the Rosebud reservation
on the lands of the reservation, United
States Indian Agent Scriven. of Rose
bud agency, addressed an inquiry to
United States Attorney Wagner as to
the liability of those who permit their
animals to trespass on Indian lands.
The attorney holds that the owners OF
cattle or horses which trespass on
indian lands are liable to a penalty of
81 for each head.
P1ERRE.-The first move of the suf-
fragists looking toward the advance
lment of an equal rights law In the
next Legislature is found in a call for a
state mass convention to be held at
Huron on the oath and 25th of this
month, which has for it's purpose the
framing up of a campaign to that end
n the selection of an official staff for
down to the fundamentals OF politics as
carried on by men in their political con-
test, and will soon be busy.
SOUTH SHORE.-R. w. Williams,
cashier of the Farmers State bank,
was shot and killed, whether accident
ally or with suicidal intent is not
known. He took his rifle M told his
wife he was going to the chicken house
to shoot a weasel. Soon after his
wife heard a shot, and going out found
her husband lying on the ground with
a bullet wound in his body. He died
soon after. Williams was 50 years of
age, a native of England and an early
settler.
LEOLA.-Joe Mahoney, 1~7-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mahoney.
was the victim of an accident which
caused his death thirty hours later.
Mahoney was in a buggy driving home
from Il baseball game when a passing
automobile frightened the horse and
it began to kick. One of the blows
from the frightened animal struck him
in the head, fracturing the skull. He
died thiSty hours later.
WH1ACD OWL.-Bert Wilcox died
Sunday of typhoid pneumonia at his
home, about four miles northwest of
Plainview. The remains were taken
to Faith. and shipped to his old home
in Clark county. He leaves a widow
and several children. n of them a
little girl which is seriously i'll with
the same disease that killed her father.
P1ERRE.-Acting on the
dation of the state pardon board, Gov
ernor NeSSey a granted clemency to
John Ham. sent from Charles Mix
county on a charge of cattle rustling;
to William johnson n John Maxi,
from Lawrence county on a charge of
destruction of property by the use Of
explosives, n to Paul Moody, from
Davidson county on a statutory charge.
GETTYSBURG - Sheriff Blakeley
and States Attorney Sargent have re-
turned from LeMars. Ia, having in
custody w. H. Swisher, who is wanted
here on the charge of obtaining a sig
nature to fraudulent instruments by
false pretenses, and who was captured
In the Iowa town after he had fled
from South Dakota. He refused to re-
turn without requisition papers.
WHITE OwL.-A dry spell Of three
weeks was broken here last night
by almost a cloudburst. rain fall
ing in torrents. Corn, which is knee
pasture. stood badly in need Of mois-
ture. and in spite of the damage in
dicted farmers are feeling encouraged.
as they had began to fear another dry
summer for Meade county.
HOT SPRINGS.-Luc1le Bailey, a
young colored girl, has been brought to
a hospital here from Edgemont. suffer-
sustained accidentally while playing
with her brother at their ranch home.
Her right side is paralyzed and as he
bullet has not been recovered It is
feared the ball has struck the spine.
CAVOUR.-Mrs. Ferdinand Butz,
wife Of a well known farmer living
near Cavour, desiring to aid her hus-
band with his farm work, was driving
a team attached to a mower when the
She vas thrown from the mower and
seriously injured when she came in con-
tact with he sickle bar.
TWIN BROOKS - While Henry
Engelson, a Twin Brooks boy, wa
shooting at q target with a ~22-caliber
rifle. George Stevens unwittingly step
ped into range n received a bullet
under his left shoulder, the ball lodg-
ing near the heart. His condition is
serious, but physicians hope to save
his life.
nual meeting OF the stockholders Of the
company which conducts a farmers
elevator here show h affairs Of the
company to be in satisfactory condi-
ton. The old board OF directors was
elected to preside ove the company
during the coming year.
SIOUX FALLS.--The Sioux Falls po-
robbery Of the p%ostoffice at Harris
burg. a small towr twenty miles south
Of Sioux Falls, and made an EFFORT to
run down the thieves. The robbers
failed to secure any cash. but carried
away stamps to the value of about $50.
BONESTEEI-The Catholic church
laid their corner stone for the new
parochial school that is under construc-
ton here. A very large crowd OF peo-
pie attended the services, many people
coming from the Black Hills country
to be In attendance. 1t was considered
q great success.
SIOUX FALLs.-While apparently in
the best Of health. Charles A. Itch, Q
farmer residing in Faux county. sud-
denly was attacked by heart failure and
was dead before anyone could go to