Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-08-29

Ger and Mitchell for the reason that
the rates recently filed would be in
the nature of an increase. They have
also filed with the Interstate Com
merce commission a petition for sus-
pension of rates on the Milwaukee
lines in the state for the reason that
the tariff as proposed would be an in
crease on grain and in another case
where there would be an increase on
lime, cement and plaster.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT with em-
bezzlement of company funds, Thomas
Phelan, the young cashier of the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad, is UNI
der arrest here. He waived a justice
court hearing n was bound over to
the circuit court. A discrepancy in
his accounts. noticed a month ago, led
to an investigation, showing a short
he has admitted. Phelan came here
from Des Moines two years ago.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Coffey, chair
man of the democratic state central
committee, has appointed l.. j. Welsh,
of Mitchell. treasurer of the state CEN
trail committee, n w. Roy Veitch, Of
Groton, secretary of the committee.
two days at Faulkton in conference
with Ed S. johnson, democratic cam
d1date for governor. with reference to
the establishing of the state head
quarters at that place.
PIERRE.-A combination of lectures
of interest to farmers and teachers OF
farmers children has been arranged
for Farmers Day at the Joint Insti-
tute of Sully and Hughes counties, Au-
gust %. These will be held in connec-
ton with the eighth grade graduation
OF the Sul!y county schools. MIR. Willis
70. Johnson. vice president of the
Northern Normal and Industrial
of the institute.
PlERRE-Governor Wesley has
granted a pardon to Charles Runkle
sent from Hughes county on a charge
OF horse rust!ing. Runkle is one of the
Boys from Casstown, O., who attempt
ed to start careers as bad men here
by stealing two horses and lootina
farm buildings north of the city.
Runkle appeared to have beer led into
the venture, and has been pardoned
after serving several months of his
sentence.
o SPRINGES.-The annual con-
vention Of the South Dakota Pharma-
ceut1cal association closed after elect
Ing officers as follows: President. A.
9. Alderman, Sioux Falls; first vice
president, d. Laven, Minneapolis:
second vice president, Chris Fogtman.
st. Paul; third vice president, A. AL
person. st. Paul; secretary-treasurer.
j.. 2. Burns. Sioux Falls. Sioux Fails
will entertain the pill rollers next year.
PIERRE-The Hebrew Farming Pho
neer association of Detroit has writ
ten to the land office in regard
70 dinerent parts Of h state as SUIT
string room for at least Is families.
At The present time there are Just
such places of desirable land selling
at $40, $l5 and $50 per acre in Hard
ing, MCPHERSON and Marshall coun.
ties.
HuRON-Invitations have been ex-
tended by Secretary c. N. McIlvaine,
OF the state fair board. to ]. b. Veitch
and Carroll B. Dotson, both Of Sioux
Falls, to make trips with one of tho
aviators to be here at the state fair
this fall. Both of the gentlemen i'm
mediately accepted. The flights will
De made In the Newport monoplane on
h first day of the fair.
ARLINGTON-That land is reaching
q good price at Arlington and good
farms are in active demand was proven
this week when James Holcomb pur-
chased the John Bennett quarter sec
ton farm near the city, paying 500
per acre for it. This is the first piece
OF land to sell for 800 per acre in this
.vinicity. The Bennett farm is well
improved.
sTURG1s.-A terrific rain and hail
storm, accompanied by heavy wind and
lightning, visited here late Saturday.
lasting over an hour Three hundred
yards of the Northwestern track is
washed out. All the country phone
lines are down. The damage by hail is
heavy. Hail did little damage in the
town. The streets were flooded.
VOLT CREEK-Jacob F. Walter, a
prominent member Of the local Mem
MONTE Cnlnnv Woo tha %tvck ,Soxs- -
this vicinity of the harvesting and
threshing season. He was badly cut
and narrowly escaped losing an arm
when 1T was caught by the knife while
ne was trying to raise the dividing
board on a feeder.
LEAD-The first pile driven for the
OF the new city nall was
work will soon be completed. All Of
the piling has been tipped with steel,
SO that the work OF driving through the
rocks and boulders will not be difficult.
Bartlett. the contractor, will rush the
work from now on.
GAYVILLE.-The S-year-old son
Merrill. Of Mr.. Inc Mrs. J. w. Bache-
tor. residing three and a half miles
southwest OF here. died from the ef-
tects of appendicitis. About two
weeks ago he underwent an operation
and afterwards was operated on again.
after which he died in a few hours.
ABERDEEN-The city commission
ers have called a special election for
September II to fill the vacancy caused
0y the death OF Commissioner A. e.
Boyd, following injuries from an ex-
glosion In q new bank vault. F. A.
Brown. of the Brown Bros Banking
company, is the only candidate so far.
SIOUX FALLS-The first election
pet OF consequence vet made In South
Dakota has been entered into nv two