Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-30

Inso, -. ~. March Bell,
a reading pitcher with the Fargo
Northern league club for the last two
years, has been sold to the Des DIN
club or the Western league, it was an
M here today.
The local club will get an infielder
from the Des Moines team in part
payment.
SiOUN FAL-LS-A jury in the Lake
county circuit court, after celebrating
Tor a period of % hours, returned a YER
J dict in favor of the defendant in the SEN
sat:onal case of Annie Meyer against D..
W.. Leighton. TIL girl sought to recover
damages in the sum of 5000 for alleged
assault. Both the plaintiff and defendant
reside IN Rutland township. The defend
ant is a Well known pioneer farmer of
the county. At a former trial a jury
awarded the girl damages of s, 1000. The
de.endant applied for and was granted
q new trial, which now has resulted in a
verdict in his favor. The case attracted
a great deal of attention in Lake and
adjoining counties.
SIOUX FALLS-An application has
been made to the state board of pardons
for a pardon for George Hardesty, who
was convicted of murder and sentenced
to life imprisonment in the Sioux Falls
penitehtiary from Pennington county. He
was FOUND guilty OF the murder of Homer
snanks of keystone. The trial was one
OF the most sensational in the criminal
history of Pennington county. Hardesty
was convicted on the strongest kind Of
circumstantial evidence, but it Is said
new evidence has been secured which
warrants the application being made
Tor his pardon. Opposition has devel-
oped to he pardon.
CuSTER-Edward Edholm. deputy state
game warden. has returned from the
National park, bringing with
am a carload of elk. which have been
turned ioose on the state game preserve
between Custer and Hot Springs. There
We're about % elk in the shipment. and
all are in first class condition. They are
unusually tame, permitting men to APP
nroach without exhibiting signs of fear.
with the large number of elk now in the
crease. it will not be many wears until
South Dakota will have one Of the largest
herds of elk in existence.
= Arrangements have been
completed for a meeting of farmers
which will be held in this city Friday
and Saturday of this week. The gather
ing will be in the nature of a big get
together meeting. County Agent Wife.
who was instrumental in having the meet
ing called, will make an address. MANY
men and women. prominent in agricul-
tural work, Will be present and make ad-
dresses. 1T is expected several hundred
farmers of Kingsbury county and their
wives will be in attendance. One of the
auxiliary features will be an exhibit Of
live stock and grains.
YANkrON-Yankton will be the mecca
Tor a large number of members of the
Masonic fraternity Of the state for the
spring reunion of Oriental consistory No.
], A. A. S. r., which convenes March ~.
Tor a three-day session. The meeting will
be attended by John Fl. Cowles. of WASH
inston, ID. c.. secretary general a. A. S.
X. for the southern jurisdiction of Ameri-
Il "a rrQ N Nor 400 ~ ----v
to give Mr.. Cowles a reception. 1t ia
expected that a large class will avail
themselves OF the privilege of taking the
higher degrees.
MADISON-An emergency appropria-
ton Of $24. 400 by the legislature will per-
init the work OF completing the new Nor
ma training building at once. The build
Ing was practically completed except the
installation of the heating connections
with the power plant. TIL appropriation
also provides for furnishing the building
and making improvements on several of
the other buildings. No building appro-
priations aside from this were asked for
by the normal this year. but a consid-
cradle increase in the maintenance salary
and summer school funds was granted.
SIOUN FALI1S-Miss Corine Cloverdaie.
q student in All Saints school in this CITY.
has received from a wounded French SOL
der. who is in a hospital at Nice. France.
q letter thanking herself and other stu
dents OF the school for q number of
comfort bags which they forwarded to
wounded soldiers in France during the
holiday period last December. The let
ter was written by the French soldier in
behalf of himself and other wounded COM
rades. and speaks of the pleasure which
was afforded them by the receipt of the
| bags.
SIOUX FALLS Arrangements have
been completed for a meeting Of school
ofAcers of the 100 rural districts of Min.
nehaha county. which will be held I'm
Sioux Falls Saturday. 1t is expected thu
attendance will reach nearly 100. Durins
the meeting . number OF addresses or
educational topics will be made and :
number of important educational s,h.
jects will be discussed.
BRIDGEWATER-Henry Fluth And
Miss Grace SEWERS were married hero IN
Justice w. 7. Smith. He IL the son al
| Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Fluth, and the
bride b the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George SEWERS. ST., both well known IN
B1idSewater township. A reception ana
banquet was held at the , home Of Nthe
brides parents.
FI.ANDREAC-Mr. and Mrs.. H. r.
Walton. veil known pioneer residents Of
Moody county. rave celebrated their gold.
en- Wedding anniversary 1t their farm
home fOuf miles south Of Nandreau.
Many friends we're present and aided In
observing the event. They were amonR
the early settsess OF Moody counts.
RAPID CfTY-lYransennents are being
i comple4ed for n haunnee wherh 4. "a ~