Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-27
EGAN CASE AGAINST
NORBECK is DISMISSED

lciiS. -. u, lee. ne supreme
court dismissed the case of the state
ex rel George w. Egan VS.. Norbeck &
Nicholson company, at cost OF the re
lator.
This is the case which Egan attempt.
ed to bring in the supreme court during
tne primary campaign, in which he
charged that the Norbeck & Nicholson
firm had illegally collected from the
state for the sinking OF an artesian well
on the grounds of the state capitol, be
cause Peter Norbeck was a member o.
the senate which provided for the work
me Norbeck Il Nicholson firm de
INJURED to the complaint, which was
ought in the supreme court direct. or
the grounds of lack of jurisdiction tt
TAX the case up as original in tina,
court. NO appearance was made on the
demurrer. and the court dismissed the
action.
VOTE NEW COURT HOUSE.
Lake Andes. S. d.. Dec. 23.-unof
ilclal returns on the vote for $3.50. OO,
bonds for the Charles Mix count,
court house show the bonds carried b.
81 majority.
MAD1SON-A banquet will be served i,
tnls city Thursday evening. in %rccognitio,
or the near completion of the model schoo
at the state normal school in this city
Governor-elect Peter Norbeck, all tn
members of the state legislature from tn.
counties east OF the Missouri river and tn
members of the state board of regent
nave been invited to attend.
ELK POINT-At the annual installation,
OF officers OF Wynoka chapter. No. LOT. c
F.. g., of this city the following officer
were installed: Mrs. j. A. Dahlin, worth.
matron: II. w. Ellis. worthy patron: Mrs
G.. II. Rust. associate matron; Miss LII
Han Ellis. conductress; Mrs. c. H.. Doug
las, associate conductress: Mrs. G.. II
krause. secretary-treasurer.
FLANDREAU-An interesting ever1
here vas the observance Of the COLDER
wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Simpson,. pioneer residents o
Fiandreau and Moody county. A uniqu
feature in connection with the guests wa
that 80 of them were men and women VIII
had been residents OF Moody county for
period OF SIS years or more.
KEYSTONE-It Is by Deputs
State lame Warden Edholm that durin,
the deer hunting season in the Black Hill
which has just closed a total Of $50 dee
were killed in Lawrence county alone, a.
q against 21s in the entire Black Hills las
year. 1t Is believed that more than 800 o
the animals were killed this season in tn,
entire Black Hills,
BR1DGEw ATER-Juliu. Schmidt. age
- years, a retired farmer. and one of the
early settlers Of Bridgewater township
died at his home here Of cancer. He !.
survived by a wife and q large family
of children. Funeral services took plac.
from st. Stephens Catholic church, Rev
Mr.. Berkle conducting the service.
PIERRE-The United Loyalists. a fra
ternal organisation Of Fairbank. 8. D., has
been incorporated by the secretary OF
state. The organization 10 composed Of
colored people. Ben Blair, Of Fairbank
Win. Huff. of Chicago, n Agleavie Law.
son, Of Denver. arc the ~incorporators.
BALTIC-Residents Of this city have ar
ranged for Q municipal Christmas tree,
which will be erected the latter part OF
this week ut = prominent point IN the bust
snasaisaistrict. Each evening during the
holidays the tree will be illuminated with
electric lights.
BRIDGEwATER-The Lars Larson
farm. located hve miles east OF here. was
sold this week by G. H. Dirks, Of this
place. ia Jacob II. Koehn. Of Doiton. 8.
D.. for . consideration Of 3l7.eoo, an even
oSl.1psr acre.
wAUBAY-Paul F. zafft. a merchan. al
this city. was arrestcd on complaint of
the First National bank OF this CITY. He
Wa taken to Webster by Sheriff Carrier
and was released after he had furniahed
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