Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-20
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

| building fund was closed. III was an
| nounced that the endowment fund OF
5000 so Was completed and also the $lo".oW
building fund was j n.a,ed. The compile
| ton OF these two funds will place the col
leee in fine condition. and there is great
rejoicing in Rediield over the success
which has been attained.
siOuN F.AII.s-An orphan boy who
came TO South Dakota some years ago
as the adopted son of a family, and who
now Is grown to manhood. is being
searched for. as N. is one of the heirs OF
an estate al Carrollton. Ill. The boys
name originally was Isohart Edwards. but
upon his adoption ii is believed Ids name
was changed. so the executors at The llll-
nois estate OF which he is one ~ the heirs
are al a loss To know by What name he
now g known.
PlIRRE-A topic which will excite in
| terest in the coming Legislative session will
be the matter of representation of South
Dakota at the Panama exposition at San
Francisco i'm l1lo. The state expended $1O,-
40 at the Columbian exposition al Chicago
and 49, in the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position at S.. Louis. but was not repre-
sented at the s-Mississippi exposition
Al Omaha nor the ~lan-American expos.-
ton at Buffalo.
MITCHELI.-Gcorse Gunsalus. a farm
er living near Onila. met with a serious
loss by fire when his residence property
was totally destroyed together with all
the household goods and wearing apparel.
MIR. Gunsalus had $1,000 in cash in the
house which he received for some prop
erty. In the past two years Mr.. Gunsalus
also suffered the loss OF two automobiles
In as many fires.
ABERDEEN Charles w. Chase. a
m of the Arm of Chase & Kirkpat-
rick. fatally shot himself through the
head with a small automatic pistol. Des-
p%ondency and poor health are supposed to
have been the cause. Chase was 81 years
old and single. He had been in partner
ship with Charles Kirkpatrick in Aber-
deem for the past six years.
SIOUX FAI.I-s-The prompt action Of
Miles Belcher. a Sphinx county farmer,
saved his wife's life when her. clothing
caught fire. While filling a lamp some
OF the kerosene spattered OH her clothing
without her noticing it. She struck a match
TO light the lamp and the head of the
match flew off and set fire to the kero-
sene on her clothing.
ALEXANDRIA-At the annual meeting
of the local public library association the
following officers We're elected: President.
Mrs. G. III. Peckilam: vice president. Mrs.
+. +. Wickhem: secretary. Mrs. S. G..
Phelps: treasurer. Mrs. c.. III. Stilwell: IL
brarian. Miss Emma Mead. A number of
new volumes have recently been added to
the library.
B.UNT-Ed Garrett bumped up against
two ordinances he himself signed as city
clerk when he erected a salt house within
a prohibited area and later piled a large
quantity of hay too close to a building.
ia TIHft d12OnNarod hiS t1ony I>,.Or1,i.-se
himself and promptly took steps to comply
with Blunt's municipal statutes.
HAZEI-The Hazel Register is the
name OF q new weekly newspaper which
has just made its appearance. TIL pub
Usher is Geo. w. Brown. for 80 wears a
newspaper man of South Dakota, and for
the past five years editor and publisher.
of the Bancroft Register. The new paper
will be Independent in politics.
PtERRE-Six men caught in a local
gambling rad here pleaded guilty when
a%lraigned before Justice Slinde. They
paid $40 fines and were also assessed the
costs. The men did not give their real
names and had them recorded on the no
lice court docket as John Doe. Richard
Roe. etc.
HAZEI.-The project of securing an
electric light system for Hazel was fully
discussed by the town council, which de-
cided that the town could not issue bonds,
as to do go would exceed the bond limit.
Now h business men are talking OF
organizing a stock company for the pur-
pose.
BURKMERE-This place is enjoying a
rapid growth. Among recent improve.
ments are a new Northwestern railwa,
depot. d new school building and a new
Methodist parsonage. The railway com.
pany has drilled al artcsian we'll. which
furnishes an abundance of water.
PIERRE-Ihe first move in the prep.
aratiOn OF the inaugural reception, the It'll
of next month. was made ut q meeting OF
the statehouse officials and employees tt
appoint COMMITTED for decoration ani
other arrangement preliminary to carry.
ing out a program.
MITCHELI-Ge0rge A. Englebretson
who had been sick at the Nayin hote
for q week. is dead Of pneumonia. Mr.
EngelbretsOn was 80 years of age, and ha.
been travelling in this territory for severa
years and was popular among the trav
cling fraternity.
PIERRE-The sheriff and states attor
ney OF this county presided at a bonfir,
this morning which was composed of tn.
outfit OF q gambling room which wa,
raided last night. A half dozen vel
known persons appeared in justice cour,
and paid ines.
AL.ExANDRIA-JOhn Wrightson's hous,
and furniture wa burned recently. The,
had been no fire in the house for seyera
hours. There was M Insurance.. A sub.
scription was taken for Mr. Wrightson
who has many friends. and a liberal sun
was raised.
LEAD-WOrkmen rave commenced re.
modelling the Smith building which wal
recently purchased by the local Elk.
his men along SO Lead Elks will he able
to hold their housewarming on or before
New Years.