Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-23
SOUTH DAKOTA MAY LAND
BIG BEET SUGAR REFINERY

Belle Fourche. 5. d., Aug. 21.-1t is
asserted on positive authority that a
site for the 81. 0O0,0 900 sugar beet fac
tory that the Great Western Beet SUI
gar company. OF Denver. has been in
vestigating here has beer selected on
ground adjacent to this city. Several
officials Of the company were here his
week and returned to Denver after ar
ranging for the shipment of 100 car
loads OF sugar beets. raised here thia
year as a test. to the SCOTS Bluff, Neb.,,
factory. The beets are bringing S. a
ton on board the cars. A weighing
house and scales are to be put in on a
siding four miles from here and definite
announcement Of the intention to build
the refinery is looked for
YANKTON-A great Zeal Of the grain
in this vicinity is being threshed from
the shock. Showers nave interferred
somewhat with the progress OF thresh-
Ing. but most OF the grain in shock has
now been taken care of. Returns in
Yankton county are for the most part
highly satisfactory. Dat yields are re-
ported from 40 to 60 bushels per acre,
and while the wheat acreage is small. re-
turns from this crop rave been large.
Corn. which Is the main crop in this
section. Is looking exceptionally fine.
There has been plenty Of moisture to
fully develop the ears and many of the
fields have begun to harden already, and
will be entirely out of the way Of an
early frost ii such should occur.
DlXON-At a mass meeting OF the
members OF the local Catholic church it
was decided to erect a church building,
which 1t is intended shall be one of the
finest structures OF the kind in the en-
tire Rosebud country. Within a few
minutes more than $1,000 in cash was do
mated to the building fund. The church
extension society of the national church
is expected to make a liberal donation
to the building fund. Work on the new
church building will mmen at once
and be pushed to completion with all
possible speed.
PIERRE-The people of White Butte.
IN Perkins county, are continuing their
fight for the location OF a station on the
Milwaukee line for their town. Several
hearings have been held in regard to the
matter. and another date has been set
for September % to attempt to adjust
the differences between the people of the,
town and get a station established to al
low them some of the benefits of the rail-
way which passes through the town.
ALSEN-The committee on arrange
ments for the Labor day picnic to be
held at Alsen on Labor day has COM
pleted Its program. A 25-piece band from;
Vermilion will furnish the music for the
day. Two or three speakers of state
reputation will deliver addresses. There
will be a ball game between Elk Point:
and Hawarden. The picnic will be held
in Hendrickson's l5-acre maple grove.
RAPID CITY-Cato Sells. United
States Indian commissioner. announced
that he had accepted an invitation to de-
liver an address on August "a ut the
Episcopal convention which meets for
three days on the Lower Brule reserva-
ton. The commissions is here paying
his first visit to the Rapid City dia
school,.
BRIDGEWATER-In the eighth grade
~declamatory contest for McCook u
held at Salem today. lack j. Wipf, Of
Bridgewater. won first honors; David
Rosser. Montrose, second, and Miss Luz
Gle Smith. OF Canistota. third place.