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

Observation-Disclosures Is. 10 and
20 are the dates fixed for the seventh
annual meeting of the Gregory county
fair at Bonesteel this year. a very
LIBERAL list OF premiums are offered for
agricultural displays and exceptional
prizes offered for live stock exhibits.
A series OF ball anne 1--WE the
contending clubs of the Rosebud league,
= nice speed program of racing and Il
liberal amount of entertaining sports
md free acts bespeak another success
full meet for this association. Ne
yotiations are being made for a two
lays airship flight.
YANkTON-Yankton will hold an
all-week carnival August 1924. The
Patterson shows will be the attraction.
having been placed under the manage
ment of NJ. w. Jencks. OF Sioux City.
An engagement has been made by the
Yankton Commercial club With the
"urtiss Aviation company for two aero
plane flights daily on FRIDAY and Sat
urday of the same week. and on the
same day as the flights bail games are
scheduled between Platte II Violin the
first day. the winner To play Spring
field the second day.
SIOUX FALLS-From the fact that
a hypodermic needle and a bottle of
morphine We're found in the pockets.
a man whose remains were found near
the Big Sioux river in the vicinity of
Brandon, east of Sioux Falls. is sup
posed to have met his death as the re-
suit of an overdose OF morphine. The
body is supposed to be that of a man
named Gale who was released from
the Sioux Falls penitentiary about TWO
weeks ago.
RAPID CITY-One of the novel
sights to be seer in the Black Hills
at this season of the year is the hun
ireds of woman berry pickers who don
overalls to assist them in getting
through the dense underground. These
pickers not only come from all over
the state for the fine fruits in the Hills
but not a few colne from the east and
enjoy an outing i'm this style.
BONESTEEL-The Gregory County
Herald. democratic. formerly edited by
Mrs. Madolin A. Wood, will appear this
week with the name of w. A. Lamson.
an oldtirne newspaper man. at the head
of its editorial columns. The paper
was purchased by a company of demo-
Gratis. mostly candidates or h ticket
his year. and will be made the party
organ.
GARY-At the annual business meet
ing OF the members OF the Women's
Christian Temperance union, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President.
Mrs. J.. A. Ziegler: secretary, Mrs. NJ. A.
y LIE IA. I4ukk.
man: corresponding secretary, Mrs. G.
G.. Inlagen.
STURGIS-Fire broke out in a big
stone barn. owned by S. r. Thompson
here this morning shortly before 4
o'clock. but was not put u until nine
livery horses were suffocated or burned
to death in their stalls. Loss, $4,000;
no insurance.
CARSBAD-The Rev. F. H. Chap
man.. pastor of the Congregational
church. has received a call to the pas
torate of the Congregational church at
Avon. ILL.,. which he a accepted. and
will tender his resignation as pastor at
Cresbard.
GAR2ETSON-A committee appoint
ed by the Commercial club has taken
up the work OF improving the public
highways centering in Garretson. and
In securing the cooperation of the
and business men generally.
BRoOKINGS-The Bookings Coun-
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent p. c. r. Roberts. Elkton; vice
president. G. F. knutson. Eolga; secre-
tary treasurer, Fred DeGroot. volga.
VOLGA-At a meeting Of the boar;
Of education a levy of $4,000 was mad
to create q sinking fund for the retire
ment OF school bonds, which. while moi
due until 1926, can now be paid In
whole or in parts as small as $500.
CARTHAGE-Threshing turns are
showing excellent yield Of grain SO IA,
n the quality Of wheat and barley is
excellent. Corn is backward. but viii
make a good crop II frost holds Off fol
another month.
HETLAND-Nels Nelson. local de.
pot agent. will vary the monotony Q,
his railroad duties by spending hi:
spare time threshing in this vicinity
he having just purchased a new thresh
ing outfit.
PIERRE-The c%oroner's jury in ges
sion over theb body Of Geo. Parsons. Ii,
fireman killed in the Rosseau washou
wreck, adjourned without a finding. ]
second meeting will be held Thursday
FREEMAN-The cream industry a
this place is becoming of Importance
The daily shipments OF cream is neye,
less than SO cans. representing q valu.
OF $500. or about $4,000 per month.
vERMILLION-A number OF loca
musicians are organizing a band ans
Will endeavor to make It one of tn
leading organizations OF the kin IL
this part OF the state.
DE SMET-The board of education
ing officers: President. Frank Schaub
Altfllisch.
LEAD-R. A. Windshop, one OF tn.
finest musicians in the west, has ac
cepted q position with the Orchestra
OF n of the theaters at Omaha.
IRENE-Thomas King has been an.
pointed mayor of Irene to All the va.
cancy caused by the retirement Of Geo
A. ~Jorgensen.
GEDDES-The Democrats OF Charlie,
Mix county held q meeting here ant
organized for thec campaign, with =. ]
NOLAN. of Geddes. chairman, and C. D