Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-20
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

M1LBANK-No trace has yet BEEN
found of two prisoners who a few days;
ago escaped from the Grant county JAIL,
where they We're being held while awaitY
ing trial on the charge of having burglarj
lzed q farm house. One of the fugitiveS
gave his name as Charles Conley. He is
described as being % years of age. 5 feet
Z inches in height, light complexioned,'
blue eyes. smooth shaver. The other gave.
his name as George Bell. aged %. height,
b feet 9 inches, dark complexioned, brown
eyes, bald on forepart of the head. smooth
shaven. Tie two prisoners had been al.
lowed the liberty of the corridors of the
jail during the night. and they improved
the opportunity by heating a poker I'M
floor. Getting below the floor by this
means. they picked a hole in the brick
wal sufficiently large to pass through to
liberty. i.
VIENNA-P. T. Peterson, of Vienna,
whose automobile was wrecked by a train
at Trent some weeks ago. has effected q
settlement with the railway company.
Rather than have the matter adjusted in.
court. the railway company now has paid,
nm $3.50. in addition to his hospital and
physicians bills. His brother, o. T. Peter.
son. who was with him in the car when it
was wrecked, and who also was injured,
was paid $5O6 by the railway company.
The brotherinlaw Of the Petersons, Otto
n. Olson. of Trent. whose two children,
were In the car. was paid $3.50 to cover
the injuries to the children.
KARLENvILLE-A serious accident oc-
CURED near here when q team driven by
f1enry Schultz was run down by an auto-
mobile driven by Latimer Williams. of
Winfrcd. In the car besides Mr.. Williams
were Miss Effe Price and a Miss Thomp-'
son. One OF the horses was killed and the.
OCCllNlnfS nf tho o1itop,oI(11 o<JV l.-.,s--a v
Ihere Is a dispute as to whether the driv-::
err OF the horses or the driver of the autoi
were to blame for the accident.
BRuCE-The voters of Bruce have lust
held a special election and completed the
transformation of their town from a VIII
lage form Of municipal government to
that of a full fiedged city. The last act
IN me change was the election Of a full set
or city officers and members of a board
o. aldermen. S. A. Buck was elected the
- mayor of the new city. The new CITY
council now will have the duty of dividing
the new city into wards.
SANION-A number Of the residents OF
canton held a meeting and organized a
soif cub. which starts out with a large
ctaIter membership. A six-hole course
mas been laid out in a convenient location
near town. aud when necessary the course
can De enlarged to nine holes. The follow
ing officers We're elected: President. ]. H.
Rowe: vice president. Prof. C. G. Law
renee; neutrality-suspicious.. A. n. BraR.
stad.
YANkTON-The press Of the country
recently told that the king of Denmark
was nearly drowned in a small boat off
Copenhagen and that he was rescued BY
a young man. A.. c. Topp of this city
has been Informed his brotherinlaw. VigRo
Madsen. was the rescuer. and that he is
now Sir Viggo. Of the Danebrog. a great
Danish order Of knighthood.
PARksTON-The corn canning factory
closed Its seasons run Monday night after
= weeks successful work. The quality Of
she corn wa much better thar wal ex-
pected and . large amount was canned.