Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-29
DAKOTA STATE NEWS
SUPPORTERS OF WILSON
HOLD A JOLllEicAr,n,

HOLD A QUALIFICATION
Dallas. S. D.. Nov. 23.-Over 81. 600
stake money has recently been turned
dent Wilson in the recent election. and
last night the victorious democrats
held a grand Notification in the Weis
garage, that being the only building
IN the city large enough to hold the
crowd, which comprised men and
women OF the Rosebud country, with
both democratic and republican sym
pathies. with good feeling prevailing.
AFTER d torchlight procession, with
plenty of fireworks and cheering. the
crowd gathered at the impromptu au-
dltorium to listen to patriotic speeches
oy prominent local men, interpreted
with music by the women and mems
glee club led and accompanied by the
Greater Dallas band. Roasted OK sand
W1ches and other substantial eatables
IN large quantities were consumed. by
the crowd after the program. And
there was a general good time, with
democrats n republicans alike VOW
Ing to stand by the president.
BELLE FOURCHE-Farmers in this
region who nave shipped their sugar
beets to the plant at scottsbluff. Neb.,
nave received returns from their ship
ments, and find their beet crop this year
Yielded them an average of $50 an acre.
The Great Western Sugar company, which
Is building a plant at Belle Fourche, re-
quired guarantees that at least 5000 acres
would be sown to heets by farmers in the
irrigated area. The prospects now are
that a much larger acreage than the
amount required will be sown next year.
1t is stated the factory will be begun
early In 1917 and will be completed in
time to treat the 1918 crop.
CTnryN rArr~
Rapid City, was selected by the state
board of charities and corrections at a
meeting here late this afternoon as ward
en- of the Sioux Falls p~enitentiary, to fill
the vacancy caused by the recent suicide
of Warden o. s. Swenson. The board also
mas selected Rev. Edward Van Russchen.
former pastor of the Presbyterian church
at White Lake. but now of Canova, as
chaplain OF the penitentiary. He will as
sumo his new duties December /. An in
novatlon to be introduced by him will be
the holding Of night school for the benent
of the convicts.
CENTERV1LLE-At a special referen-
dum election held in this city the voters
approved an ordinance which places a Ii
cense of $3.50 per year upon a motion pic
ture theater, and a similar amount on q
local dance hall. Promptly following the
announcement that the license fee had
been approved by the voters the manager
OF the motion picture houes raised the
price OF admission for adults to Is cents.
VERMILION-In circuit court here yes
terday the case against Clarence Dun
ning, of Sioux City, Ia, was continued on
the calendar because he is a fugitive from
justice. The Western Surety of
Sioux Falls, surety for Dunning in the
sum OF $1,000, is fighting the payment of
the bonds, and a hearing will be held
uDOn Inc arrival nf III IL No110u,c o<<0r
ney for the company.
M1TCHELL-An average price of 1874. S5
a head was maintained in the first annual
sale of Hampshire swine, held in Mitchell
tlls week In connection with the first an
nual meeting and banquet of the organ
lzation. Officers elected for the ensuing
year were II. p. Sand, Mitchell, president;
w. ID. Hubbard, Lane, vice president;
Stanley Morris, Fulton. secretary-treas-
urer.
PIERRE-The attorney general has
numerous INQUIRIES as to the payment of
fees to sheriffs for serving notice of an
polntment upon election officials. The de-
partment holds that the law requires such
notice OF appointment to be made by the
county auditor by registered mail, and
that the sheriffs have nothing to do with
1t In any manner.
4ANKTONAThe old Yankton stockade
OF the days of 1862. when the indian tribes
were on the warpath, is to be commemor-
ated by a monument now being erected ON
the court house lawn by the Daniel New
combe chapter. d. A. r. A suitable bronze
tablet will be placed on the monument.
which Will be made of Dakota material.
champion boy deer hunter
OF the Black Hills is Joe Dunston. the
l5-year-old son Of w. ]. Dunston. of Lead
Inc boy has Just returned home with tho
carcass of a deer, which he shot and killed
near Nahant. He is an expert shot with
the rifle and as q marksman is superior
to most men.
ALEXANDRIA-F. D.. peckham. Who
owns the largest herd of shorthorns IN
south Dakota. held q sale at Mitchell
last Friday and disposed Of 50 head Of
registered stock. Buyers were present
from all parts of the state and prices were
nigh. the sale ~aggregating over S1o.Ooo.
WALL-A. F. Mills. . successful farm
u OF ms vicinity. has returned from the
east. where he sold to a seed
the Cossack alfalfa seed produced nv him
TINS year. The crop from 10 acres netted
MIN 6.oOO. while a neighbor named Nor
q realized $500 from q 10-acre field.
MlTCHELL-It's hopelessly duh in no
nee circles at Mitchell. The claim IL made
tnat the city jail has been vacant for 4
month. h respite from eyildoers In at
tr'buted by Mitchell folks to the rude way
IN which they treated the I. W. w. hosts
. few months ago.
CHAMBERLAIN-The Canadian gees.
are Just coming down from the north. ard
sportsmen In the vicinity Of Chamberlain /.
are nasging some big fellows. On three
sn.n1s snat tney were out. two Cham
Is geese.