Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20
SCHOOL CONVENTION
MAY DRAW 1000 DELEGATES

Parker. 8. D., April 1e.-From the
ONCE OF the president of the State
Sunday School association, located In
Parker. comes information of plans for
the most largely attended convention In
the history Of the association. to be
held in Aberdeen, May l. 2 and 3. "One
thousand Delegates for Aberdeen" Is
the pre-convention slogan. and the in
terest manifested throughout the state
indicates that that number will. be
reached The program includes the
best talent procurable. and delegates
representing the better than $4,000 stu
dents enrolled in the state association,
are being promised a splendid conven
ton. The principle speakers on the
program are w. c. Pearce. Of Chicago.
national association: DIR. George L.
Robinson. Of the Mccormick Theolog-
lea seminary: Bishop Charles Bayard
Mitchell, of st. Paul; DR.. Harry M.
Gage. president of Huron college. +.
o. Excel. the worlds best known writer
of religious music and leader Of con-
vention singing. in charge Of muisc.
The theme e[r-ted for the after din
ner talks at the banquet Tuesday eve
ming has been that of Patriotism and
the teaching of patriotism in the Sun
day schools of the state.
SOUTH DAKOTA STEER is
SOLD sY OWNER FOR 5000
Iroquois. S. D.. April 16.-The 5000
steer has arrived. John Stroupe, a
Kingsbury county farmer. has the hon.
or Of having marketed the first steer
ever sold in South Dakota at this price.
The animal weighed LAO pounds and
was sold al the ark price of $11.5O
per hundred, Stroupe getting $20O.10
CHAMPION GRANDFATHER OF
STATE NOW HAS az HEIRS
Big Stone. S. D.. April 1s.-A. Jurg-
ems. q prominent resident Of Big Stone,
is the champion grandfather OF South
Dakota. He has just been advised of
the birth of his forty-third grandchild,
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rodaer, OF
daughter OF Mr.. Jurgens.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of, next week
has been fixed by the state board Of rail-
road commissioners as the time for a
hearing on the application of citizens of
this city for an order of the board re-
quiring the Milwaukee Railway company
20 erect . new depot building In Alexan-
dr:a.
IRENE-WoFk has commenced on the
erection. OF . new public school building
In this city. The work will be pushed
ana il is hoped 10 have the building COM
pletcd and ready for occupancy by Sep
tember !, next.
eTURGlS-A committee has been ap-
pointed by the local commercial club to
. IN effort to have Sturgis selected
q the place for holding the annual re-
union and picnic OF the Black Hills Fire
mems association and the Black Hills
Pioneers association, which Will be held
jointly in June.
CORONA-The prosperity being enjoyed
by the farmers OF South Dakota during
this era OF high prices for farm prod
ucts OF all kinds Is shown by the record
made byssWiMiam billings, . farmer liv-
ing near Corona. Since January I. 1916,
he has sold beef cattle lone to the
value Of tl3.eo0. In addition he has mar
keted . large quantity OF grain and other
products and q great deal OF live stock
other than beef cattle.
FLANDREAU-To provide against IN
expected shortage of binder Irvine during
the harvesting season IN South Dakota,
the Farmers club Of Riverview township,
neAs here. has just p~urchased -A,1op
pounds Of Irvine from. b state penitenJ
ttaSy plant ct Sioux Fails. n viii dis
l51buts n q cost TO IN membess Of the
eaab.
miltyANY TRAINING Will u
INSTITUTED At vENlAllloM
yegmihou. q. n, April 14.-llMtary
ttnlning toato ~ iAot0ltod 1T thA Uni.
Vogu4y o1 Sou4h OAkota tMm3Glato1y
80 k5of. x 0h0uee VIII have
ehaFoe q r1ihtary instruction. ~
Onev6eotty uaA MoetlnG PJUeo1oor
Nedma Out1tned the paan Cor military
noetuetion ara Pre-. Eva \. Ro6an-
E9e36 noW vooson efu0o1ke WIN - toIl9St
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