Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-03
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

which will be held here on Wednesday.
une 10. The Canova band and a band
from Hetland have been engaged to fur
nish music for the occasion. One Of the
features will be a ball game between the
Willow Lakes and the Howard teams for
a purse Of $12b. Another feature will be
a street parade Of industrial floats.
1PswICH-The automobile owners OF
Edmunds count held a meeting and or
ganized a county automobile association.
The following. officers were elected:
President, Chafes w. Christian. Roscoe;
secretary-treasurer, John Haerter, Hos
mer. An executive committee Of two from
each OF the five county commissioner dis
trfcts was selected and a general cam
paign for road improvement In all parts
of the county was ~inaugurated.
MONTROSE-John Kelley and Patrick
O'Dea, Of McCook county. were seriously
hurt by being thrown from a buggy when
their horses were frightened by a pass
ing automobile. Kelley had 10 ribs broken,
his collarbone broken and his breastbone
crushed. O'Dea had a bone in one of his
feet broken and was badly bruised and
cut.
CUSTER-Procuring poison in some un-
known manner, Edward L. Ruddock, a
Custer county young man who recently
was adjudged to be insane and who was
being cared for by his hah brother, swal-
lowed it and ended his life. The young
man for some time had been depressed
and had frequently threatened to kill him
self.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Byrne has APP
pointed George r. Porter special census
enumerator for Deadwood, the appoint
ment being under the provisions Of the
act which authorizes such appointment
for the purpose of determining the popula-
ton for fixing the number of legal saloons
in a town.
Observation-Disclosures will cell
ebrate July a in a rousing manner. In
addition to the regular program for the
Day q C%hautauqua course will be opened.
SUFFICIENT funds have been pledged to
nnance the double attraction, which will
draw a large number of people here on
that occasion.
GETTYsBURG-Rev. R. A. Bruce, of
Brookings, gave the graduating address
mere and Rev. ]. T. Brotner-Smith gave
the b-accalaureate sermon. The graduates
are Ethel Kempf, Geneva Schofeld,
Gladys Benson and Roy Weaver.
CANTON-Peter Quartet, of information
al 1ame as a gospel singer, is a guest of
rev. tfeo. Edw. Lewis. pastor of the Con-
sregatlonal church. He sang Sunday to
TWO or the largest gatherings ever gath
cred IN Canton for religious purposes. He
VII! sing IN the Congregational church
the opera house Sunday morning and SIM
day evening.
SIOUX FALLS-Col. G. A. B. For n,
this city, upon his return from the
annual ncampment of the Grand Army
OF the Republic. department Of South
Dakota, held at Redf1eld, where he was
elected commander of h department for
.ne coming year. was rendered a recep-
ton by the member of Joe Hooker most
g. A. r.. and the Women's Relief corns'
wATERTowN-The ssd ANNA, cor.
vention of the South Dakota Medical a.
ISOLATION convened here Tuesday. The
program covers four days. Sessions for
business and for professional discussion
VIII be interspersed with entertainment
iurnished by the physicians of Water
town and the Commercial club.
PARKSTON-The Women's Relief
stalled the following officers: president
Miss Margretha j. Stamp; vice presi.
dents. Mrs. Lydia Mowry, Mrs. Melinda
WEIGH: chaplain. Mrs. Martha Adkins.
secretary, Mrs. Mamie Olds: treasurer
Mrs. Florence Peckham.
CRSSBARD-The officers and directors
OF the Old Settlers association of Faux
county nave liked Thursday. June IS, as
SAN @AAAN " LAC III DlCulC an0 CAlR.
bratlon OF the association. The picnic
n celebration will be held in what ia
known as the Horning grove, near Cres-
bard.
BUTLER-Mr. and Mrs. John Bushler.
pioneer residents of Day county. recently
celebrated their golden wedding ami
veraary. Mr.. Bushler is g. years of age.
whiic his wife is Ga. Both are enjoying
good health. They were among the earl.
lest settlers of Day comfy.
EsTELLINE+The annual convention
of the Hamlin County Sunday School as
ISOLATION will be held in Estelline on
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 16 and
IL. Among the speakers will be George
| w. Miller. general secretary of the State
Sunday School association.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS week
for the State Normal school located here
opened with an out of door performance
Of Shakespeare's "A You Like IT, by the
Coburn players. of New York. Many
visitors attended from n~eighboring towns.
WATERTOWN-Joe Collins, of Castle
wood. who sustained the loss of his heel
by getting it caught in the rear wheel
of a motorcycle he was riding through
the streets of Watertown, died Monday
Of tetanus.
COLOME-While blowing in an old corn
field Mark Murphy. a homesteader living
some miles from here. made an interect-
ing find in the form of the petrified
remains of a young bird. evidently not
more than two weeks old at the time Of
ito death. 1t is perfectly formed. only the
legs being missing.
WINNER-The receiver of the Farm
ers' State bank, of Winner, which was
closed more than a year ago, has been au.
thorixed by the state bank department to
~ another q per cent dividend. This
1 I'm .. -
dends which has been paid since the bank
failed.