Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20
STATE OFFICIALS ATTEND.

Washington. ID. c, Dec. 18.-Glowing
tributes to South Dakota were the fea-
ture of the meeting and dinner of the
South Dakota society of Washington
last night at which Governor Byrne
and Gov%ernor-elect Norbeck were
any other state to show more per cap
ita wealth thar South Dakota.
MADISON-Mrs. Lucy Handorf, aged q.
died suddenly while preparing for an
operation. She has just recovered from
an attack of tonsilitis, and with her hus-
ban had gone to the office of her phy-
sicians to have her tonsils removed. She
was not completely under the influence of
an anaesthetic when the physicians
noticed that she was growing weak. Eff
forts to revive her failed. Mrs. Handorf
was born In Lyon county, Iowa. and came
to Lake county with her parents when
only one year old. Prior to her marriage
she was a school teacher. She is sur
vived by her husband and a son Z weeks
old.
BROOKINGS-Most OF the professors at
State college will forfeit their Christmas
vacation in order to look after instruction
In the farm and home course at the col
lege, December $3.50. This course is alb
solutely free to the farm men and women
OF the state, and includes an unusually
good program of entertainment in addi-
ton to the practical instruction features.
MADISON-NeNt year will break all
records in Lake county in the reclamation
of flooded lands. Arrangements nave been
completed for the digging OF IL drainage
bitches. as well as a share in Two Joint
county bitches. The work will reclaim
800 acres of land within the county,
which is valued at $4,000
HvyRON-Rov Rant II n,,, A..
rora. Ill.,. has been called to the pulpit of
the First Congregational church of Huron,
and now has the matter under considera-
ton. Mr.. Burt was pastor of the local
church 70 years ago. and has recently
filled the pulpit during a visit in Huron.
SIOUX FALLS-To find a postal card on
the street five years and Ave months after
1t had been mailed to A. NJ. Main. Of Sioux
Falls. but had never reached him, was the
experience OF Mrs. Main. The postal card
was mailed from Madison. Wis. to Mr..
Main in Sioux Falls by . relative.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the local Ma
sonic lodge, at their annual business meet
ing. elected the following officers for the
coming year.: Master. H. A.. Bergren;
senior warden. g. w. Collins; Junior ward
en-. NJ. McKusick; secretary, j. A. Cope
land; treasurer. e. H. Barrett.
DALLAS-James Wanchell. aged =, a
prominent real estate dealer. dropped
dead In his home. He had not complained
of being i'll. He leaves a widow, three
SONS and q brother here. He was q Rose
bud pioneer. coming here from Nebraska.
PARKSTON-Iouis Bertram. Of this
city. an old pioneer Inc veteran OF the
civil war. Is dead. He was 70 years old
and was an unusually active man until
Q few weeks ago He was one Of the
hrst pioneers sof this section.
MILBANK-G. H. stengel. q prominent
citizen of his place. has q brother in
Germany who has had three sons and
three sonsinlaw 1t the front. He has re-
csived q letter that tho youngest had been
killed.
SIOUX FALLs-A sudden attack of
heart failure caused the death. of Frank
Newbold. aged g. One Of the surviving
sons II . member Of Company B, Fourth
South Dakota infantry. now on the Texas
border.
vOLGA-Harry semmen. employed on
the farm OF l.. H. Bufdick, near VolRa.
was kicked in the head by q horse and 10
In . critical condition. His skull was frac-
tured.