Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
WALKS 30 MILES.

Madison. S. D.. Aug. 12.-Miss Iva
Patterson. an inmate of the insane
hospital at Yankton, became obsessed
Of the idea that her father, living near
Wentworth. in this county. was sick
and needed her. She accordingly dis
appeared from the hospital n walked
the entire distance of 80 miles to her
home. She is believed to have followed
the Meridian road, but how she OBJ
tanned food and where she stopped
exhausted physically when she reached
home. but seemed very rational, and
she may be permitted by the authors
ties to remain at home. She spent q
week on the road.
ARK-F some time IL has been
planned to have a special election held
mere so the voters could vote upon the
question OF Issuing bonds for the construc-
ton OF a municipal electric light system.
A petition asking that such an election
be called had been submitted to the city
council. Now, however. owing to the dam
age to the small grain crop of the Clark
territory by the excessively hot weather
of the past month. 1t a been decided to
defer action on the proposed special cleo
ton until early in the new year.
BIG STONE-One Of the criminal cases
to be tried at the next term OF state cir
cult court in this (Grant) county will be
that of the state VS.. C. Frahm, who is
charged with having broken into the
eachers dormitory In a park near here
and stealing a quantity OF bedding and
supplies. 1t Is charged he brought the
stolen goods to his home in town. and
later toe them to a house in the country,
where they were found by the officers.
M1TCHELL-The business session Of
the 31st annual convention of the South
Dakota State Pharmaceutical association
I'M IN a nvNon hAro th3Q nffoWn00r
Watertown was selected as the meeting
place for 1917. The following officers
we're chosen: President, j. A. Pool. of
Redfield; first vice president. w. p.
Loesch, Of Bruce; second vice president.
Otto Ross, of Conde; secretary. e. G.
Bent, Of Dell Rapids: treasurer, A. A.
woodward. of Aberdeen.
city. had a narrow escape from instant
death and was badly hurt when he was
thrown headlong from his motorcycle near
Wentworth while travelling at the rate of
IS miles an hour. The motorcycle kid
ded on q rough spot and tipped over.
Pfeiffer being hurled through the air for
Z distance of fully Is feet. His clothing
vas torn to shreds and he was badly
bruised and cut. Fortunately no bones
were broken.
GROTON-One Of the most valuable
crops In this part of the state is a field
Of hemp on the experiment farm Of the
International Harvester company, near
aroton. The hemp in the field at present
tands three feet high. It is estimated
that the hemp product Of the field will
bring q return of from $3.50 to $50 an
acre. The experiment with the raising
of hemp will demonstrate whether or not
the crop 10 q practical one for this part
81 the northwest.
LEAD-A party OF Austrians with q new
automobile and an inexperienced driver
went over 4 l0o-foot embankment Just
outside the city limits last night. Tony
Karalnatich has a broken back and 10 dy-
Ing and two others were seriously hurt.
The . was only slightly daruaSsd ana
came into town on it, own power.