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

ing IN this city will be A. +. Nissen, OF
iowa city. Ia, Of the Good Roads
trail.
THREsHING RETURNS.
Salem. S. d., Aug. 11.-Threshing re-
turns are coming in, indicating that the
yield of wheat is very light; oats rum
nlnS fron 80 to 60 bushels, with barley
and soeltz making a fairly good yield;
The average for wheat will be around
seven or eight bushels. One 1O-acre
piece on the farm of Gus Blankartz,
made an exceptional yield, the one
third share of Mr.. Blankartz netting
nm $500. Corn seems to be holding
It's own, but is badly in need OF rain.
In order to make any crc., OF corn.
TOM BALL DIES.
Mitchell. S. d.. Aug. 11.-Postnaster
rom Ball, more thar 80 years a resi-
dent of Mitchell, and the first civil
service employee in the city, dropped
dead at . o'clock this morning of heart
Ialiure while at work in the office. Mr..
Ball is the builder of more than 140
residences in the city OF Mitchell. and
rs known as the foremost friend OF
ehe nome maker He was IS years old
BIJOu HILLS-The farmers of this fer
ritory are year by year devoting more at
tention to the dairy branch of farming
with the result that they now are num-
nered among the most prosperous of
the farmers of South Dakota. In a period
OF IL months an aggregate of 1872 cans of
cream. each containing 10 gallons, have
been sold to local buyers by the farmer
or this Vicinity. The aggregate weight Of
the cream was 116.6 600 pounds. The aver
age prizes paid during the year was about
S2 cents per pound. so that during the year
the farmers of the surrounding region re-
cc1vSC an ApHrepafo Of $40 GEO for %l,.1.
cream product. The bulk of his money
was received by them during periods of
the year when they had no regular income
from other sources.
PHlLlP2To realize an average of 500
per acre from an alfalfa crop is a new
record which has been set by Jesse Baker,
a homesteader of this vicinity. Baker has
seven acres of alfalfa which will give him
a return per acre of the amount stated.
me profits will come from the sale of
the seed. and the seven acres, 1t has been
estimated. will give him a return of about
double the value of the land. Baker also
has just completed the harvesting of 1ao
acres of winter wheat, which yielded un-
usually we'll.
Observation-Disclosures for = hons
breaker Clifford Melcher, a baker OF this
city, was accidentally shot and wounded
o! a plain clothes man early this morn
ing. Melcher mistook the officer for a
hold-up artist and upon being ordered to
stop broke into a run. The officer pursu-
Ing fired three shots to stop him. one TAX
ing effect In the flshy part of the thigh.
Melcher will recover.
VOLIN-An interesting feature in con-
nectton with the installing of an electric
ight system here is the placing of q. huge
light at a central point. the light being Of
sufficient power to be seen for many miles
around the town. The new electric light
AVCfam 10 fret close IN W. $780,. =
Ing excellent service for the business
houses and the residences.
ABERDEEN-with bullet wounds in HI,
head and shoulder o. W. Scott, of Condo.
VINO was shot in an alteration with an
officer at that town early Sunday morn
ms, lies at st. Luke's hospital in this CITY
in a serious condition. The officer was!
placed under arrest and is being held at
Rsdfeld pending developments in the
n mar condition.
PIERRE-A new form of 'hopper-dox-
er" is being used with good effect on the
alfalfa fields near this city. which ara
badly infected with the pests. The new
trap is a box about Is feet long and three
feet in height and width, with a wooden
floor, and the top and back covered with
common wire screen.
DEADwooD-As the result Of being
thrown from a horse, William whalen, q
we'll known rancher Of western South Da-
kota, living 10 miles north Of the Belle
Fourche river, is In a critical conditions;
He sustained a severe fracture at the base
of the skull and was otherwise Injured.
CUSTER-RapA progress is being made
in the work Of erecting a fine new public
school building in this city, and it now is
assured it will be ready for occupancy at
the opening of the fall term Of school in
September.
CONDE-No trace has yet been found
OF an unknown person who burglarized
the safe In the office Of the Atlas Lumber
company and escaped with the cash which
It contained. It is believed the robbery
was committed by some local party.
ABERDEEN-Eddy Harris. a youth
serving a term in the county Jail for as
sault and battery. escaped from the poor
farm here today. Harris, WIN has been
helping harvest at the farm escaped two
weeks 8 but was recaptured by the
sheriff.
The increased demand for American