Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-12

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YANkToN HAS ONE INJURY
IN JULY q CELEBRATION
Yankton, S. d.. July s.-A heavy rain
precipitating several inches Of water
upon Yankton county, arrived just be-
fore the Fourth and made roads some.
what a and picnics at least of doubt.
full value. After a loI week, in which
the corr has been growing with great
capidity, the rain was of great value
The heat has returned n corn pros
poets are excellent in this vicinity.
1t is always with some apprehension
that Yankton people approach the
Fourth, as the city has seen some bad
accidents in the past. The safe and
sane rules of the past two years We're
again in force here. and so far az
learned IN July 5, after a close scru-
tiny of the field, only one accident re-
suited. This was to Tony Norman
aged Is, who received a heavy charge
of powder in his right eye, inflicting 9
painful wound. The eyesight was saved
SIOUX FALLS-Daniel j. H:gginboth
am, aged 80, local barber, unable to with.
stand grief caused by his wife DESERVING
him, ended his life by swallowing al
ounce of carbolic acid. The deed wa
committed at the ON of his motherin
law. His wife left him Monday follow
ing a quarrel. He made several threati
that he would end his life if she did no
return to him.. He told his acquaintance,
that life without a wife was not wortl
living. There are no children in tn.
family.
of Elks has just paid off the last out.
standing obligation against their temple
property. which is among the most val.
liable In the city. They a a mortgage
of $4,000 against the roperty which they
could have paid several months ago. bu,
the holder of the mortgage preferred
drawing interest and would not accept
the money until this time. when the Of
ficers of the lodge were able to exchange
cash for the mortgage. The Elks OF
Sioux Falls now own property valued al
not less than SIS. 900, against which there
is not a single dollar Of indebtedness. Few
lodges in the country are in as good
financial condition.
FREEMAN-A deputy state food in.
%spector, during a visit to this city, caused
the arrest of the wife of a we'll known
farmer on the charge of selling stale eggs
The woman was compelled to pay a fine
and costs aggregating about $50. The in.
spector CHANGED to be i'm a store when the
eggs brought in by the farmers wife were
OelLS uHliCneu, ana nOClClnR Inat the
eggs looked as if they had been under
setting hens for 10 days or more made ar
investigation, which resulted i'm the WON
ans arrest.
SIOUN FAI.LS-Forty members of TIL.
Minnehaha Mandskor, a local singing so.
clety, which is made up largo of Siou,
Falls business men, departed today FOL
Grand Forks, N. d., where they will TAX.
part in the nnual convention of the Nor
1 yvooior CioOit,o AccNo;ot;0,, rs A--o:z.
which will open in the North Dakota cit,
this week and continue several days. 4
number of other singing societies O
South Dakota will send large delegation
to the Grand Forks meeting, Canton bein,
among the number.
COTTONWOOD-The voters of thi
place, at a special election, authorized th
issuance of bonds in the sum of SO, 900 70
the erection of a fine new modern bricI
school building. On July % the board q
education will open bids, and it is ex
pected the contract for the erection q
the building will be awarded soon there
after.
EDGEMONT-Boy scouts of this plac,
have completed plans for what will b..
one of the longest hikes ever undertake,
by boy scouts of western South Dakota
The hike will commence Sunday. and be.
fore 1T Is completed the boy scouts par
ticipating will have visited Pringle, Gus.
ter. Sylvan Lake. Wind Cave and Ho;
Springs. from the latter place returnina
home. They will be accompanied by al
auto carrying the camp equipage. blu,
will have to do their own cooking ant
camping.
HUMBOLDT-At a special election t.
be held in Humboldt and %throuRhou;
Humboldt township on Friday of thi,
week the voters will nave submitted t.
them the proposition of consolidating the
schools Of the township into one school
located at a central point, in which al
the scholars Of the township will b.
pupils. Several schools would be aband.
oned and the school expense of the town.
ship would be very materially reduced.
MT. VERNON-The police made a raie
in the elevator district and succeeded IL
capturing three women and one man, wht
were charged with disorderly conduct
When taken into court they were fount
guilty and compelled to pay fines ant
costs aggregating $3.50. after which the,
were ordered to leave town.
At a Chinese wedding the 'begga,
chief" is always invited. He begs from
all the guests. but in return keep,