Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06
WILLIS e. JOHNSON is
TO HEAD ASSOCIATION

WATERFOWL. S. d.. Dec. 1.-Willis f.
Johnson. president of the Northern
Normal Industrial school. of Aberdeen.
was elected president of the South
Dakota Educational association, de-
feating DR.. HI. M. Gage, of Huron.
AS the primary vote was practically
unanimous for Mrs. Olive NJ. Warren.
Of Spearfish. for recording secretary
n j. w. Reemer, of Platte, for treas
urer, they were declared elected. Sec
rotary a. III. Seymour, of Aberdeen,
holds over.
The resolution approved by the gen.
eral convention Endorsed the education
al medical clinic as proposed by DR..
w. Franklin Jones, of the state uni
versity, and condemned by DIR. j. G..
Parsons. of Sioux Falls; also Endorsed
the state survey of school system urged
by President McClinton.
Sioux Falls was chosen as the meet
ing place Of the convention next year.
KIMBALL-Percy w. Than, son of
Clate Tinan, of the Kimball Graphic. ar
rived in Kimball on a visit to his father.
but was compelled to depart for New
York in less than "a hours, though he
had not seen his father before for several
years. The younger Tinan lives in Manila.
P. L., where he has been for the past 10
years, and for the past six years has been
engaged in the automobile business. He
told Kimball folks they need not worry
about the japanese taking over the Philip
pines because. In his opinion, the Japa-
nese do not want the islands. Very few
Of them live on the islands, Mr.. Than
said.
WOLF CREEK-An interesting event
here was the celebration of the golden
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Mandel, ST., prominent pioneer resi-
dents Of this section. They were married
80 years ago in South Russia. They came
to the United States many years ago and
since early lays have resided in this VI
cinity. A number of relatives and friends
gathered to aid them in suitably observing
the anniversary OF their 80 years Of mar
ried life.
SIOUX FALLS+The headquarters of
the Sioux Falls Rescue mission, which for
years AVE been on East Tenth street. are
to be moved to a more central location on
Phillips avenue. in the heart Of the busi-
ness district and will be placed in charge
of a trained missionary worker, a woman.
whose name has not yet been announced.
The business men and other residents Of
Sioux Falls v within the past few days
contributed a fund OF $500 for the mis-
sion so 1t can carry on the work on q
larger scale during the coming year.
HUMBoLDT-The new municipal water
works system at this place has been COM
pleted and placed in operation. The sun
~ sO AssS ~ pow ~ OVeVSV 601AVIlGs
which from Its elevated position furnishes
ample pressure in the mains. Until the
completion OF the system the residents of
Humboldt had to depend on cisterns and
wells for their supplies Of water.
PLANKINTON-Mae Mckee, a young
woman living near P%lankinton, offered to
finish husking corn for her father. when
the latter was prevented from working
because Of an injury, provided she re-
celved the same pay any other husker
would get. The offer was accepted. and
Mae picked "a bushels of corn for 6 cents
. bushel.
ARMOUR-Christ Semmler was killed
while blasting rock on his farm about
eight miles northeast Of Armour. He was
m experienced man at the work. and n
10 thought that he went to investigate
. belated explosion and was In the act Of
stopping over the fuse when the explo-
sion occurred. He was about n years
old. and leaves . wife and three children.
SIOUX FALIs-The Sioux Falls Press
gives Senator =. 8. johnson credit for
originating the idea OF electing presidents
by direct vote. but Senator Chamberlain
OF Oregon. was several weeks ahead al
6enator johnson IN ~springing the PROPOSE
ton. which 10 discussed to some extent
aftsr every presidential election.
cHANBERLAIN-while engaged nth
. number OF other men in trying 70 keen
floating Ice from striking the pontoon
bridge across the Missouri river n Ch.w-
berlain. 3. J. Woods fell into the liver "a
dItfte0 under the Ice, but manaeed ~
break through and was rescued. thon,eA ~
Q terribly chilled condition