Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-07-15
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

DAY OF this week, when Miss Fola La Fol-
lette Is to speak at the Huron chautau-
qua on the subject Of suffrage. A big
parade Is to be the main feature of the
demonstration the suffrage color-yellow,
and red. white and blue, together with
placards and pennants, being used on the
cars. The procession will be led by q
OF horsemen, the automobiles
following.
W1NNER-During a severe electric
storm which visited his section Monday
nign lightning struck the tower of the
Cathohc church, causing damage to that
structure to the amount of $500. The struc-
ture did not ignite. though the building
occupied by the Winner Ice company was
struck about the same time and caused q
small blaze, which was quickly brought
under control by the fire department.
s1SSETON-W. B. Robinson. for years
q prominent resident Of Roberts county,.
Is dead as the result Of injuries received
when a gasoline lamp exploded. He was
filling the gasoline lamp when in some
way the liquid became ignited. causing an
explosion and throwing the burning gaso-
line over his clothing.
P1ERRE-The member OF the state
board of charities and corrections. the
state board of regents Of education and
the soldiers home board assembled here
to let bids for coal for the various state
institutions under their management UNI
Ger the provision OF the law requiring all
such bids to be on a heat unit basis.
qualifications are being circulated
asking the board of county commission
ers to submit to the voters OF Stanley
county at the November election the prop
ositton of issuing %refunding bonds in a
sufficient amount to take up all the out
standing floating Indebtedness Of the
county.
GARDEN CITY-At a special election
held here the voters authorized the issu-
ance OF bonds in the sum OF so, 600 for
the erection OF a new public school build
Ing. Only e votes were cast in opposi-
ton.
kADOKA = Rev. Thomas McNaboe.
priest in charge OF the Kadoka parish of
the Catholic church, has arrangements
about completed for the erection in Ka-
doka Of a Catholic school,. to cost about
$4,000.
FRANKFORT-At a meeting held here
by about 60 Of the leading farmers of the
surrounding territory steps were taken to
organize a stock company and construct
several rural telephone lines in this vi
cinity. Thu farmers expressed themselves
dissatisfied with the service rendered by a
private company. and decided to ave
lines of their own.
GETTYSBURG-W. s. Small, who re-
Gently was appointed to the position. has
qualified n assumed the duties of post
master at his place. Miss Ella Toomey,
who has been in the office for some time,
Will remain as deputy postmaster.
wOONsOCKET-Miss Margaret Carr.
who has been assistant postmaster here
for some time, is circulating a petition
asking for her appointment as office chief
to succeed Henry e. Richardson, whose
term expires in January Of next year.
Thus far she is the only candidate for the
place and her petition is being literally
signed.
HOWARD-Wiliam Roach, a Howard
nan has perfected a weed moving ma
chine for use along railroad tracks, and
has made application for a patent. The
invention has been given a practical dem
onstration along the track in this vicinity
and is said to hav done everything ex-
pected of it.
FAULKTON-While cutting bananas
Fred Kreash discovered a banana snake
coiled in the bunch. The reptile was easily
captured, and after being warmed up was
quite lively. 1t has been put in a glass
jar and placed on exhibition.
WAGNER-wMle operating a gasoline
engine for the purpose of doing the family
washing, Mrs. Edward Kelley. who lives
~ IlSl luSOoIIA VII n lIGdI v dHIlCI
was seriously hurt. A part of the con-
Meeting rod broke loose from the engine
and struck her with sufficient force on
the side of the head to render her uncQn
scious. The accident occurred about 3
O'Clock in the afternoon. and not until eve
ming was she found by her husband, when
he returned from work In the field. There
was n partial concussion of the brain, but
1t is expected she will recover.
. CISCN~ESD N~1o - GOO. M e
Harry Fiebing, a farmer living near town.
fell from a doorway in the haymow of his
fathers barn and caught one of his feet
in such a manne that he hung head
downward from the doorway. He was in
this position half an hour before he was
discovered and released. The boy sus-
tanned a broken leg as the result of his ex-
perience.
BRUCE-Ar. and Mrs. ". F. Baker,
we'll known residents of this place., were
enjoying a sound sleep without knowledge
that their dwelling u was on fire.
Volunteer fire fighters reached the scene
in time to put out the fire before it had
completely destroyed the building. The
members of the family were aroused just
In time. to save their lives.
NEwARK-The farmers of this vicinity
have decided to conduct a cooperative
elevate business In Newark. They either
will erect q new elevator or purchase one
Of the line elevators which now are doing
business here,
CONDE-From IS head of sheep Joseph
Borwell. a farmer living near Conde,
sheared 100 pounds OF wool. which he sold
for an aggregate of $126. This il an av-
erage of s.. 50 per head.
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nUBUQUE-A. H. Goodspeed. aged 6.