Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-19
SOUTH DAKOTA FRIEND HEARS
FROM CAPT. JOHN kEMPSON

Rapid City. s. D., July lin a letter
to County Judge Frank Bangs, who is
looking after his affairs during his alb
sence Capt. John w. Kempson states
that he IL o in a military hospital at
Colchester. England.
The captain says that his presence
there Is not from any serious cause,
the captain not having beer wounded.
He Is suffering from an attack Of neu-
rasthenia. brought on by overwork, and
his trip to the hospital was in a form Of
a rest. The letter was written on June
20. and in It the captain stated that
he expected to be able to leave the hos
pttal in about a week and then he
would return to the front where he has
been since the very first of the war.
He did not locate h part Of the front
he was on.
GROTON-The current statement of
the local banks show thev have aggregate
deposits Of 31,Os1. 941. 46. which Is a very
gratifying showing considering the size
Of Groton. Practically all OF this belongs
to actual residents of Groton and the Gro.
ton. territory. very little being outside
capital. AS the town has a population OF
LOO. the bank deposits show a per capita
wealth of $s53.5S. 1t is believed no other
town in the state can make a better
showing.
PLANklNTON-The county commits
sioners are completing the preliminary
work so the work of constructing an inn
Inense drainage ditch in Palatine town.
ship. some miles from here, can COM
mence at an early date. The ditch will
reclaim and benefit several thousand
acres OF fine farm land and will cost a
total of about 2 1900. The cost o; the
ditch will be paid by adjacent farm land
owners who will be benefited by its con.
%struction.
PLANKINTON-A dividend of 8 per
cent was declared at the annual meeting
Of stockholders of the Farmers Coopera-
tive company. which conducts an eleva-
tor in this city. The net profits on the
business transacted during the past year
amounted to more than 4.0O0. In addi4
tion extensive improvements were made
to the elevator. j. w. Weimers, of Scot
land. has been engaged to manage the
elevator during the coming year.
WHITE LAKE-At the family home in
Gales township. some miles from White
Lake, occurred the death of Nick Gales,
one OF the best known of the pioneer set
tiers OF this part of South Dakota. He
wa one OF the first homesteaders to To-.
cate IN Aurora county, and resided here
continuously up to the time of his death.
He 10 survtved by a widow and two chill
dren.
SIOUX FALLS-As the result of drink
tnga bottle Of corn cure, Miss Hazel Gen.
gerke.t the adopted baby daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. a Gengerke, we'll known res
tdents OF the Groton territory, nearly lost
her life. Her plight Gas discovered q
short time after she had swallowed the
poison. and a physician by hard work sue
. In saving her life.
MISUNDERSTANDING killed two
cows belonging to Ed Goes just as he
turned them out of the barn after milk
Ing. E6se Steigelmyer, east of Vermilion
also lost two cows by lightning in TIM
sane storm. =
KIMBALL-The premium lists for the
annual Brule county fair. to be cid in
this city later in the summer. have been
completed. The fair 10 expected to be
ono Of the best ever held in the county,
and the. exhibit OF farm products to be
made in connection Herewith will b urs-
usually fine.
PIERRE-C. T. Coyne. candidate for
h republican nomination for secretary of
state in the late primary, has received
authority to arrange for the formation Of
. troop Of cavalry.