Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-05
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

CLEAR LAKE-At a meeting of a
number of citizens a temperance or
g%anization was effected, with the fol-
lowing officers: President, j. A. Thron-
son; vice president, Robert Borne; sec-
| rotary, Clifford Force. The organiza-
especially during the present dry Pc
riod which prevails here. A standin1
reward of $50 mas been offered for the
conviction Of those who sell liquor
within the town limits.
MARTIN-Joseph Horn Cloud, q
Sioux Indian, who Is one Of the few
survivors OF the bloody battle of
Wounded Knee creek, mas returned
from Louisville, KY, where he went as
a delegate to In annual meeting of the
Catholic congress of America. He Is
one Of the few Indians who have thus
been honored. Horn Cloud is an edu-
Gated Indian and has long been promi-
nent in the work OF the Catholic church
among his people.
RAPID CITY-Arrested near Alzada,
Mont. Pryce Ryther and Fred Berry,
two local youths, are now out on ST.
BOO bonds, charged with horse stealing.
the First National bank, n c. T.
Morgan. and a day after they were
missed the boys disappeared n were
traced to Montana, where Sheriff
Hewitt had them arrested.
MITCHELL-A big sale Of land at
auction near Kimball resulted in the
bringing of good prices for the man.
ner OF selling. There were more h
1000 acres in the tract sold and an i'm
crowd was present. A bunch
Of $50 acres brought an average of
S46 per acre. and a half section sold
for $32. The owner considered it too
low and bid 1t in at $50 per acre. Two
other quarters sold for $40 per acre.
BLUNT-Within "a hours after Ed
Quinn, a local stock feeder, had closed
q deal for 400 acres OF land in what Is
known as the Big Bend Of the Mis-
souri, river, On which he intended to run
a bunch of cattle during the winter, a
prairie fire swept over the tract and
wholly destroyed the abundant growth
Of grass, which would have made excel
lent winter feed.
MITCHELL-Work on paving Main
street is being carried forward and the
greatest part Of it will be completed
in time for the corn palace, so the
streets can be used. Fifty posts for in
stalling the new lighting system for
Main street arrived today and these
will be set up Immediately so that the
illumination will be exceptionally fine.
MITCHELL-The city schools will
open Monday next, a week earlier n a
most Of h schools Of the state, on
account of h weeks vacation that Is
given during corn palace. The board
has found 1t advantageous to get in
at least a month OF school before the
palace opens, by which time the school
will be in fairly good running rider.
observation-disclosures Fridkey was
drowned in h lake at Lake Benton,
Mimi, while sailing a boat containing
four Bookings young. women. A sud
throwing him into the water. Although
he swan for some distance, the boat
could not be returned quick enough
to save him. The body was recovered
YANKTON-Fred Schwenk is the po-
SCISSOR of q fine rattle obtained from a
full crown rattlesnake he killed in the
city, about the same time Mrs. e. M.
large prairie snake. Since these w
incidents, Yankton people are all seeing
snakes. The snakes may have es-
capped from q carnival show here.
PIERRE-The bureau of immigra-
ton has just received a large number
Of maps OF South Dakota from the
presses OF Rand, Mentally & &c. Be
sides the map itself, there is on
back OF the folder a great deal of valu-
able information concerning the re-
sources Of h state. The map folder
is sent to inquirers free of charge.
PARKER-The 18th annual reunion
OF the Pioneers Association Of Bon
Homm County will be held at Bon
on Wednesday, August Is.
lSl2. Nothing but a monument marks
the site Of the old town which was the
scene Of the first settlement in the
state. The program Is thronged with
interesting features.
WHITE OWI-w. A. Derrick has
resigned as manager Of the Greenwood
Lumber company's yard n store at
Red Owl. and in the future they will
ton with his general store. Clarence
bowling. general manager Of the COM
pany, made h transfer this week.
CUSTER-The fact that the city OF
Custer IL out Of it's swaddling clothes
10 revealed when It is taken into con
s~ideration that the Custer Chronicle, q
weekly Newspaper: has just started on
newspapers In either North or South
Dakota.
STURGIS-Owing to the fact that
the small grain crop is SO much
heavier than al first anticipated, there
~ q shortage Of binding Irvine in
sturgis. One firm reports It was
forced to decline an order for 1000
orders. "
M1TCHELL-John A. Blenkiron has
purchased ground In the business dis
trict and Will m the erection
Of q three story building thereon in
he course Of q week. Mr.. Blenkircn
is just finishing a three story build
ing on Main street.
KIMBALL-The city council has
grapted to a syndicate Of local men
a franchise for an electric light sys-
tenn. The contract also has been