Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-10-27
STATE ORGANIZATION
FOR COMMISSIONERS
FORMED AT MITCHELL
W. F. Brazil, Charles Mix, Is
First President-Wiu Hold
Annual Sessions.

representatives. from II counties pres
emf: county commissioners OF South
a Tor their first gathering and formed,
a state organization. w. F. BRAZIL. OF
charles MIX county, was elected presi-.
dent; r. 4. Clark, OF Lawrence county,
vice president: CT. Charnock, Of Min
nehaha county, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The commission In the sessions Of
afternoon and evening conferred their
upon good roads for South
DaRota. The need OF more and better
nighways was thoroughly recognized.
me methods OF the various counties in
meeting their IA problems were dis
cussed at considerable length. The
~graveling of roads was strongly rec
commended. Oiled roads were con-
sidered a failure in most cases for
county use.
Mr.. Charnock, Of Minnehaha county,
told how roads are built in that coun-
ty. All the work is done by the coun
~. NO contracts are given. The av-!
erage mile OF road built this year has
cost about 800. County prisoners
days Of labor having been performed
by them this year.
I. II. Abbott. Of Bon Homme county,
said that the. automobile owners in that
county had organized in most effective
fashion. All taxes from automobiles in
Bon Homm are use for road drag
gtng, which is done for 25 cents a mile.
Fifty miles of road have beer built this
year.
Nels Jensen. Of Dawson county, was
warmly applauded when he emphasized
the need OF h commissioners in any
county working together for the best
interests OF the entire county, in con-
trast to each commissioner working es-
pecially for his own particular dis
trict.
1t was agreed that annual
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first annual convesnfion viii occur this
year at Mitchell. -
RAILWAY COMPANY PAYS
FINES ~ FEDERAL COURT
Sioux Falls. s. D.. Oct. ss.-1n the,
federal court session here a~ttorneys
representing the Milwaukee Raiiwa1
company appeared before. Judge El-
lott and confessed judgment In two
cases. One was for violation OF the
hour Of service act in having re-
auired a telegraph operator at Parker
to remain on dhty longer than nine
hours per day. A fine Of $75 and costs
was imposed on the railway company
In this case. For violation Of the SAFETY
appliance act, through the use Of a de-
fecttve coupling On a train during the
month Of Wy Of this year. the conn
Judgment was entered In the United
States court against Carl Pitan. Of
Oacoma. Lyman county, charged with.
conspiracy in the fraudulent entry oN
homestead lands. for $500 and costs:
Pitan and a woman, Bertha Henry.
were charged with conspiracy in 1902
to make a fraudulent homestead entry.
the woman having admitted taking the
homestead under agreement with Pitan
to convey it to him when she Obtained
title from the government. The etat-
ute Of limitations prevented the United
States from bringing action to can
eel the patent, SO n civil suit for dam
ages was instituted against Pitan.
with the result that Pitan had the
judgments of $500 and costs rendered.
against him. Attorneys for pitan have
announced that they will take an an
peal from this Judgment.
HAS EXCITING TIME IN
QUELLlNG INSANE MAN
DeSmet. 8. D.. Oct. 23.-Captured.
with difficulty after he had terrorized;
the residents Of the farming N
ity some miles from DeSmet, a s~tranRer
whose name has been found to he
Foley, whose home is in Chicago. has
been found to be insane, and has been,
taken to Illinois. relatives in CHICAGO
Offering to care for him. When caD-
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