Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-13
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

with a very severe accident which nearly
cost her life. She was pitching hay
FROM "a stack to a wagon. and when
through she slid down to the wagon, first
having thrown the fork on the load. The
tines We're standing straight up and one
OF them entered the body of Mrs. Hanson,
decorating the flesh terribly. She drove
the wagon a mile to where her husband
was working, who hurried her to a hos
pital at Huron. She now has a good
chance for recovery.
ABERDEEN-An automobile owned by
r. c. Cummings turned turtle while being
driven into town from a trip into the coun-
try. and Elmer Armantrout. a young man,
one of the sustained a broker
shoulder blade and IL broken forearm,
while Lee Cummings, driver OF the car.
has three broken ribs. Earl Anderson has
the bones of his right forearm cracked
and tho lgaments of Ray Cummings left
shoulder were badly torn. All will re-
cover.
PIERRE The Farmers Investment
company, of White. with a capital stock
OF $2o.NG, has been incorporated: also the
Precision Glass company. of Sioux Falls.
with a capital stock of 0 ,OC0, with r. f.
Pettigrew. l.. T. Dunning, Il. p. Beebe and
e.. o. Bailey. all prominent Sioux Falls
men. as incorporates. They will manu.
factuie bottles. earthenware, etc, at Sioux
Falls.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen CONNER
cial club. at it's meeting yesterday. agreed
TO engage III. o. Cooley, of Belle Fourche,
Us industrial secretary on a three years
contract. Mr.. Cooley's contract with the
Belle Fourche Commercial club does not
expire until March 10. but the local or
Eanization will endeavor to induct Belle
Fourche to release him before that date.
YANKTON-The annual memorial serv-
Ice of Yankton Elk was held Sunday
afternoon at Christ church, Episcopal, and
proved one of the most impressive and
beautiful ever held here. The address of
Hon. A. l.. Wyman is pronounced by all
a most brilliant effort and places this
we'll known attorney with the best in the
state in oratOry.
FREEMAN-FTeeman has under con-
struction a new city hall, which will be
finished and ready for use shortly after
the first Of the new year. A fine auditor
ium will be provided for the use Of the
general public for gatherings and enter
inner The building is of brick, and
will cost about 5000 when completed.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen lodge OF
Elks held memorial exercises on Sunday
commemorative of two deceased brothers
who died within the year, w. Fl. Boyd,
whose death occurred on February 8, and
I. Appel. whose end came on June 81. The
main address was delivered by Judge John
w. Willis, of st. Paul.
WHITE OWL-Neighbors gathered last
week at Anton Nelson's place and re-
placed by sod a number of buildings de-
stroyed by the recent prairie fire. Nelson
lost everything he had. including a three
room frame house, 50 tons of hay and only
saved a few provisions and the clothing
the family wore.
ABERDEEN-The Patriotic Fraternity
of Patriots, a fraternal organization whose
membership is confined to members of the
national guard. and which originated in
Aberdeen a few years ago. is planning to
extend its work and make the fraternity
nationwide in Its scope.
CARTHAGE-One of the aged men in
South Dakota is John Funk. of this place.
who is nearly 80 years of age. He is en-.
joying very good health for one of SO ad.
vanced an age with the exception that
he at intervals has trouble with his
heart.
CANTON-The Eastern Star lodge has
Mrs. A. NJ. Anderson; associate matron.
Mrs. A. E. Jennings; patron. Judge o. s
Clifford: secretary. Mrs. w. r. Cloud;
treasurer. Mrs. P. S. Puckett: conductress
Miss Nellie Bremen; associate conduct.
ress. Miss Marjorie Clark.
SALEM-A number of the young women
mbe OF the Catholic church have or.
ganized what will be known as the Fri.
day Evening club. Officers: President.
Miss Matte Ahern; secretary. Miss Anna
Halpin; treasurer. Miss Irene Griffin.
CLEAR LAKE-New officers Of the
Junior league of the Methodist church
here are: President, Madeline Warner;
vice president, Pearl Anderson; secretary,
Mary Blowers; treasurer, Geoge Lawson:
organist, Hattie Lawson: librarian, Chas.
Lawson.
EGAN-New officers of the Eastern Star
lodge are: Matron. Mrs. Jessie Bates;
patron, l.. NJ. Lien: associate matron.
Mrs. Emma McWilliams; secretary, Mrs.
Eva Manson; treasurer. Chas. Green: con-
ductress, Mrs. Mae Lien: associate con.
ductress. Mrs. Cora Judd.
CLEAR LAKE-The German EvanReli.
cal church society has broken ground foi
. fine new church edifice which it will
erect in this city. The structure will be
pushed to completion as speedily as pos
sible.
PIERRE-The state treasurer has re.
ceived q check from the United States
treasury for $4, 5S2.& *. to be placed to the
credit of the school and state lands funds,
representing the sale of chool lands.
MII4LER-while loading his gun the
barrel exploded and Robt. Sheriff. nearly
lost his hand. This is the third boy hero
to receive serious injury from rifle and
gun during the last few weeks.
ONIDA-Nearly $1,000 in money was
burned when fire destroyed the residence
OF Geo. Gunsalus, some miles from here.
Thu money was hidden in the house. The
IRE originated from a defective iue.