Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-13
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

us. Other features of the commence
ment week are "A play by the seniors,
b-accalaureate sermon by Rev. A. C.
Warner, baseball game between the
men members of the faculty n the
regular normal team. The commence.
ment address will be given by Rev. H.
w. Jamison. of Beresford. on June 4.
DELL RAPIDS-A Boy Scouts orga-
nization has been formed here, under
the direction of Rev. Mr.. Graham, pas
tor of N of the local churches. Citi-
zens met n formed a scout council,
with the following officers: President,
Rev. A. p. James; vice president, v. c.
Wass; secretary, C. A. Williams: treas
urer, L. K. Larson; scout commission
er, U. S. Earls.
CUSTER-Arrangements are being
made for a joint institute Of the teach
ers of Custer and Fall River counties.
to be held at Hot Springs, June % to
q. This will be the first time the coun-
ties have Joined in holding an institute.
and II 1t proves successful the plan Will
be made permanent. as 1t will result in
a great saving to both counties.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are be-
ing made for the erection of q new
government building in this city. Con
tracts for much of the work already
have been awarded. The excavation.
NAANNAA Va w eAAO VI III AASV
structure, will be completed by July 1,
when the work Of erecting the main
structure Will commence.
vOLGA-Adolph Opdahl was badly
hurt when a scaffold, upon which him
self and another man were working.
collapsed and precipitated them to the
ground. While falling, a cement block
weighing go pounds, struck him a CLAN
cling blow on the head. inf1icting
a deep cash.
COLMAN-Local business men and
other residents are concluding arrange
ments with an electric light and power
company at Flandreau whereby cleo
tricity will be transmitted from the
plant to Colman and utilized for light
ing the streets and buildings here.
REDFIELD-Everything indicates
that there will be a good attendance at
q good roads convention, which is to
be held here IN Saturday, June Z. Gov.
Frank NJ. Byrne will be among
the prominent men who will be present
n make addresses.
JAVA-Fritzel Clement, the young
o Of we'll known residents, was SER
iously burned as the result OF colliding
with and upsetting a coal oil stove.
and his escape from death was a mar
row one.
CLARK-Professor Guy Goddard,
principal of the Clark high school for
the year now closing, has accepted a
position in the schools at East Grand
Forks, Mimi, for h coming year.
LYONs-Farmers in this part of
Minnehaha county are greatly alarmed
by the appearance Of a mysterious
disease, which is killing cattle. Thus
far VIM. Blake. living near here. has
last - nm ~1S On 1>nS NNn ~ th0rn x,11,,
able COWS and others nave contracted
the ailment. His loss is estimated at
s. 5000. Thus far the disease has baffled
some of the leading veterinary
surgeons Of the state.
CHAMBERLAIN - Holding that a
billiard cue is a deadly weapon, a
Charles Mix county justice has held
John Valenta. a resident of the coun-
~, to the next term of state circuit
court for trial on the charge of making
an assault with a deadly weapon, upon
conviction of which he will be subject
tc a term in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary.
DEADwooD,- Albert e. STREET
state attorney for Lawrence county,
and Miss Edith A. Mcpherson, daugh-
ter Of d. A. Mcpherson. the well
at h home of the brides father by
Rev. Beatty, Of the Episcopal church,
the function being n of the largest
and most brilliant In Deadwood this
year.
HECLA-Sheriff Schultz, Of this
county. is hot on the trial Of Ole Soholt.
9 renter on a farm about eight miles
from Hecla, who recently disappeared
with q number Of horses on which
said the fugitive was several thousand
ollar in debt and tool the overland
route to get away from his creditors.
PIERRE-Cheese making is being
pushed along with the can busie.
ness west OF the Missouri river. the
latest. factory of that product to make
g showing being q small farm plant at
south Fork. In Perkins county. where
J. A. Stevens is turning out several
hundred pounds OF excellent cheese
each week..
SALEM-Marjorie Lois Schmidt. the
1-year-qld daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Schmidt. residents of McCooE
county. is dead as the result Of burns
received when che lost her footing and
Tell against q hot stove. She was suns
posed to be recovering. when she sud
denly had a relapse and died in = short
time.
HURON-Twelve hundred Reaa,.
county farmers were guests at dinnar
yesterday Of the Huron Commercial
club. IN the afternoon several al.
dresses were delivered. Among tha
speakers being II. II. Stoner. state
superintendent of farmers Institutes,
who gave an instructive talk on alfalfa'
PIERRE--David Cady, who was
charged with cruelty to his horses. in
driving them In the field when thev
were about ready to drop from starya-
ton and exhaustion was fined $50. Not
being able to M the fine. he will SERVE
time In the county JAY.
The young couple are prominent ~
social circles. The bride has been .
tnart,or IN <ha cchc~1. ~ 49, =