Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

decision to defer the hearing in the
rate case pending between the city OF
Mitchell and the South Dakota Cen
trail Telephone company, of Aberdeen,
gives the company the decision In the
first round OF the fight pending be-
tween Mitchell and the telephone COM
pany.
MEADOW-Arthur Miles, of BiXby,
has just recovered six head of horses
which disappeared over a year ago
and which he supposed bad been stolen.
He lost them from "a band of horses he
was driving overland from Montana to
the Bixby ranch. They were found in
the Slim buttes by a neighbor while
riding the range.
PIERRE-O. K. Stablien. who sue.
ceeds o. s. Basford as insurance COM
missioner about September l., has ac-
cepted h position of deputy fire mar
shall. He will know that portion of
the insurance business from the In
side before taking his other position.
Basford will remain in the office until
early autumn.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. recently ship
ped In one day $3.50. 600 worth of eggs.
One dealer here alone in n day paid
out $lS7.4 for cream. Dairying and
poultry raising are both receiving a
great deal of attention all along this
line. each of the towns shipping large
quantities of cream and eggs each
week.
MEADOW-Oscar Bereen has been
losing cattle from a mysterious disease.
-Four valuable COWS Ia died and lev
ara Others are sick. The animals
stcken and die in a few days and upon
examination the lining of the stomach
ADDe9rS TO he eaten Qu,Qv in rn1onoo
PIERRE-The Lane Mortgage COM
pany. of Dallas, with a capital stock
OF $4,000. has been Incorporated by
Ray Lane. Will A. Lane. of Dallas. and
p: l.. Bower, of Guthrie Center. Ia.
The company will do a general loan
and mortgage business in Dallas.
ALPENA-The annual convention Of
the w. c. T. U. for the Fourth district.
which has just Deer held here. was a
We'll attended successful gather
ing. The district is composed OF Au-
rora: Hanson, Buffalo. Sanborn, Brule,
Dawson and Jerauld counties.
MILLER-The rural mail carriers are
having such AN increased business
tha! they sometimes have to leave
packages until the next trip. Some
carriers are intending t. enlarge their
wagons
LAKE PRESTON-This place needs
q new hotel, and if some outside CANT
tallst does not take advantage of the
opportunity to erect it, ii is probable
the business men will form a stock
Tor the erection of the struc-
t,lfe.
PuKWANA-The business men. as
tiie result or several recent meetings.
nave organized q Booster Climb ,rho
following officers were elected: prasi-
dent. II. HI. Sheppard: secretary. r =.
hlckie: treasurer. Harry Sanborn.
REDFIELD-A shower every other
day has been the record here for some
time past. Many fields sowed before
.ie s!o" storm Il month ago are now
entliely green and everything looks
pfopltio,is tor a good season.
Pl4ANKINEON = Preparations arr.
helng made for Il cnautauqua for the
week commencing June. IL. Some ex-
,sllsilt ,aient hassheen promised by the.
,seuia.' Sh;iutaaaua bureau. which
mas the rlatteE in charge.
WEHSTER-The Webster cor,ner-
eial clnn mas raised q budget fund to
Inc SIM of $i.207.50 has been raises,
ana 1t is pro.a able his sum will b..
materially increased.
WAkONDA-Funds to the an,o,,,
or more than $500 have been secured
~ popular subscription for the lu,r-
clG.se VI land to he fitted no for. n
publ: iark.
HRl)Q;EW ATER-v:olctta coolisre
w'h rlst place ia the eigliti grade
acc contest ii. which II mem
bers took Eart ~
HoWARD-The baseball meet,na
whiSh WAS he!d here was an entius;.
Isle aHail; Representatives we're here
~, Madison. Letcller. Woonsocket.
I,s $50 Wesslngton Springs and
NlNIred. The initial steps were ken
10Y inc organization of /; league COM
i'osed o! the local club ard the above
=. ',ca towns. a meeting will be held
81 Noonsocket tomorrow to elect Of
'eers anu arrange schedules.
BROOKINGS-A HOMECOMING Of
a.uianl and various alumni celebrations
VIII ce speacial features OF commence
,Iie ent week this year at the State coli
.ese. Two hundred and five alumni
~ a.u.lhae have already written from.
slgnitying their intention to be on hand
.or the biggest conclave of "old grads
~ tue history o! South Dakota.
LEAD-The knights of Columbus OF
t tssmu n other towns Of the Black
!lisls are preparing to lend declarations
~ Nhe annual convention OF the
: OF Columbus organization Of
y Dakota, to be held at Water
Town on May IA. The convention win
pe q most important gathering Of
nntsnt OF Columbus ever held in the
Ihe Crooked Footpath.
Al. here It is. the sliding raii
,rhas sa ,na tshn.s the old remembered spot.
~ ~ that struck out schoolboy trail.
ine crooked path across fhe III