Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-07
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ket one OF the most ingenious devices for
a burglar alarm. The machine IL sim
plicity In itself and can be transported
from place to place In the pocket and can
he adjusted to windows as we'll as doors.
Several OF them nave been sold and are
now III use in the city.
SIOUX F~ALLS-The railroad commits
sion meets here November Z to make an
Inquiry into telephone rates and to adjust
them IL 1T is found necessary. The In
vestisation is due to the fact that some
telephone companies have a two-mtnute
minimum rate, while others extend the
tine to three minutes for the same fee.
a petition was filed with the railroad COM
missioncrs asking that all telephone COM
panies be compelled to make a three
minute rate.
VERMlI.LION-The highest price that
has ever been paid for farm land In Clay
county was received by o. w. Chaussee
last week when he transferred his s-acre
farm to John Bruyer for the sum Of 81, %
or SITS per acre. The farm Is situated five
miles from Vermillion and the purchaser
owns about 700 acres Immediately joining
the Chaussee farm. Tho conveyor will
retire to reside in this city.
FRANKFORT-While Roy Gill and his
sister were hauling a load OF grain to mar
ket the girl slipped down between the
wagon and horses. In attempting to res
cue her. the horses became frightened and
ran away. The young man fell to tho
ground and the heavy wagOn-lOad OF
wheat was drawn over his body. fractur-
Ing his collarbone and otherwise injur-
Ing him.. The girl was only slightly in
jured.
VERMILLION-The ninth attempt to
secure an artesian we'll on the Julius
Charrlin place. two miles southwest OF
this city, proved successful. After drill
ing for several weeks in a rock OF the
hardest and most unyielding character q
fine flow OF water was reached at the
depth of 42l feet. which is 14O feet deeper
than any OF the other flowing wells on the
farms in that vicinity.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have been COM
pleted for the dedication next Sunday of
a new Methodist Episcopal church. which
has just been completed here. The princi-
pal address will be made by Rev. Thos.
G. Tiff. DID Of University Park. Colo.
DIR. Tiff has lived in the west for Is years
and has spent most OF that time building
and dedicating churches.
LEAD-The Elks Of Lead have made
arrangements with the Western Union
Telegraph company for a wire to run d.
rect to their lodge room on election night.
LlEAD-F. w. Brown, OF Lead, who has
served five years on the state board OF
pharmacy. has been reappointed and the
board has elected him president.
GROTON-Sparks from a switch en-
CINE are believed to have been RESPONSE
BILE for a fire which for a time threatened
to destroy the Merchants elevator here.
A high wind was blowing mt the time and
only by the hardest kind Of work was
the elevator saved. At the time there were
between 10000 and 1900 bushels of wheat
and 1000 bushels OF flax In the building.
WEBSTER-James McAleer was SON
fenced Wednesday to six months in the
L DIV yc,,pt,, {tV2 So n.:- A.
his possession. by Judge G. C. Carpenter.
or Lennon who is here holding court for
Judge Frank McNulty. Judge Carpenter
was a farmer schoolmate of McAleer's.
and says that the young man is Of good
parertage. but early went wrong.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lamar. proprie-
tor of the Wright hotel. shot Harry Mash
IN the side when the latter refused to
leave the hotel and threatened to shoot
Lamar. Nash was in an intoxicated CON-
dltlon and had been refused n room. He
reached for his hip threatening to shoot
Lamar. but the latter was too quick. The
wound was only slight.
RRITTON-The second flow has been
struck in an artesian we'll which Is being
drilled here to increase the supply of
water for the city water works system.
The well Is something Of a freak in ita
way, for the water. instead OF being hard
IKE that In most artesian wells In this
state. is as soft as rain water.
BROOKINGS-At the ~semi-annuai meet
Ing OF the Woman's Civic league the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President.
Mrs. y. B. Brackett; vice president. Mrs.
Lillian Smith: recording secretary, Mrs.
w. III. Powers: corresponding secretary.
Mrs. r.. b. Breed: treasurer, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Snythe.
TYNDALI4-John Matuska, living seven
miles from town. was a heavy loser when
a neighbor attempted to burn some weeds
during "A high wind. The flames got be-
yond his control and swept Matuska's
farm. destroying six large stacks Of wheat
and A quantity OF hay.
RAPID CITY-Actual work began on
Rapid City's new federal building yes
terday. 1t will be located on the south
east corner OF the intersection OF st.
Joseph and Eighth streets. The con-
tract calls for a $l0O.O 900 structure. to
be completed by February 1. 1914.
DALLAS-At a meeting held here by
the physicians OF Trip. Mellette and
Gregory counties what will be known as
the Rosebud Medical association was or
ganized. The next meeting will be held at
Winner In December.
W1TTEN-Rev Mr.. Walker and some of
the Witten business men have made a can
vas OF the town and within two hours
raised enough cash to build a church hero.
They did not take promises but received
the hard cash from each doner. The
building will be erected at once.
Epworth league, at their annual meeting.
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