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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
have INSPECTED
STATE NoRMAlS
President !. w. 0oodner Of the
Board Of Education Com
mends Management
rHE ENROLMENT LARGE
Dpearfish School Is Largest and Best
in State, With Madison Following
Some Needed Building Are
Being Erected.

Spearfsh, S. d., Nov. THE stat.
BOARD of education. President L. w.
Soodner, DR.. j.. A. Spafford and M. f.
Greeley, accompanied by Irwin -.
Aldrich, secretary of the board, have
Inspected the state normal school IN
Spearfish and the state school of mines
ut Rapid City. New work is under way
at both places, IA $25. coo science han
being in process of building at the
school in Spearfish, and an addition
having been started for the main pulid-
ing at the Rapid City school.
Several regents assert that the state
normal schoo at Speariish is the larg-
est and best normal in South Dakota
The enrolment this year is 205, being
larger than on any previous year. me
next largest normal Is Mt Madison. hav-
Ing an enrolment of 173. The Madi-
son normal has Il larger dormitory and
q larger model class than at Speariish.
There is already IA demand for more
dOrmitory o here.
Mr.. Greeley of the board commends
the excellent management of President
r. l.. Cook of the Speariish normal. He
doubts IL any other man In the state
could have made as much of IL success
OF the school on the money available.
The appropriation for the Spearfish
normal is less than for the Madison
normal by some $4,000 a year, notwith-
standing that living expenses are much
higher here.
Manual training n domestic sci
ence taught in connection with the
English branches are advocated by Mr..
Greeley, who says these departments
Will be established ut Spcarfish as soon
as the new science hall Is completed.
He feels highly pleased with the OPP
pOrtunity these branches will be given
here. The grounds surrounding the
normal school are under cultivation,
being planted to fruits, vines md
shrubs and to vegetables. They pro-
duce all the fruits and vegetables re-
quired by the dormitory. besides sew
eral thousand dollars worth that find
their way to the local markets. Mr..
Greeley says this furnishes a striking
example of what may be accomplished
with a little land by treating the soil
and growing crops scientifically. Pres
ident Cook furnishes employment to
many students. boil young men and
young women, during the summer
months, in caring for and harvesting
his fruits and other crops.
The Spearfish normal is running with
the utmost harmony both In the faculty
and among the students. The school
has an excellent system and the econ
omy shown In its management was
Siven special praise.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
zloNisTs ARE HOME.
Six Trainioads Make Journey on Yer,
Scant Provisions.

Six TrainIoads Make Journey on Very
Scant Provisions.
Waukeegan, ILL.,, Nov. 6.-Half fam
ished, yet thankful to get back with
whole skins, six trainloads of Dowieites
arrived at Zion City this afternoon
from New York. There were 1,50O of
the faithful, and each wore a look of
mingled disgust and faffftne.. Pell nell
the followers of Elijah ii. rushed to
their homes or to the hotel to get food.
Afterward they told how. at the very
end of the New York crusade, they a
been buncoed. The commissary depart
ment. headed by Deacon Cotton, had
arranged with a New York caterer to
furnish lunches which were to last all
the way home, the price of each pack
age of lunch to be 20 cents. Each par
Gel was supposed to contain two pieces
of pie, four sandwiches, two apples and
a bunch of grapes, this it was reck-
oned would serve each person for four
meals. the trains leaving Monday MORN
Ing at s o'colck.
The Dowieites say they would have
been we'll provided for if the food had
been good. The lunches, however, were
delivered at the last minute. No exam
the packages We're found to contain
spoiled meat, stale bread. and rotten
apples. Accordingly, barring what
they picked up at Buffalo, the faithful
had little to eat all the way home.
Expected Beating and Arrest.
The followers feel satisfied with thei
trip, principally because they went
through the crusade without injury.
we vent there expecting to get
quently, and ever to lose our lives"
a one. but the Lord was with US.
Not a person was arrested and one
was hurt. We did not have an acct
dent on the trains either going or COM
ing. and 1t was because righteousness
prevailed among US; all were sinless.
Wrecks are caused by crime and SIM"
The believers say that New Workers
are cool and not at all demonstrative.
The expected rush to Dowie's standard
failed to materialize. though about sew
enty-fve converts were made.
The financial part Of the trip, all ad-
init. was a failure. One woman in New
Hampshire 1T Is claimed. sold her farm
and turned all the money over to Zion
Few other large donations were made
The Zionists say that the lower classes
and poorer people seemed anxious tc
learn OF Dowie, but that they were tic
the ones Zion was after.
Dowie remained behind, and hi.
whole cabinet n twenty-five OF the
best choristers were kept with him
They will return a week from today.
First Judgment Against Dowie.
To mark the return Of the host the
first Judgment was entered agains,
Dowie In the Lake county circuit cOul
this afternoon. The amount was fol
$3.17O.S3. and represented the claim Of
the q. 8. Streeter Lumber company Of
Milwaukee. Heretofore Dowie has al.
lowed few suits to come to trial, usual,
settling. The attorneys will at once
take steps to get execution on some o.
O0wie's property at Zion City.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
WILL GOES 70 PROBATE.
Judge Says Bryan Did Not use Undu
influence With Bennett,

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 7.-Judge
Cleveland in probate court today an
nounced he had decided there was M
undue influence by William J.. Bryan
over the late Philo S. Bennett in the
construction Of the latter's will, but
that the sealed letter about which
there has been SO much contention was
not incorporated in the will. He finds
the document properly executed. In
his decision the Judge says: 1T is not
the province of this court in prObating
a Will to cOnstrue its provisions" The
formal announcement Of the decree was
postponed until tomorrow by reason OF
Mr.. Bryan's absence.
In rendering III decision Judge
Cleveland said:
Il find the question whether the will
was properly executed was not raised.
I hnd 1t was improperly executed, and
that the testator had sufficient testa-
mentary capacity. I find there was
no undue influence by Bryan Over Ben
nett. 1t was claimed the sealed letter
should be incorporated In the will. ]
find that reference In the will is sufH-
Client. as to the letter. yet the language
in thed document itself plainly indicated
the will was executed before the lette,
vas written. There was In existence
before the will was executed a dupli-
cate OF the sealed letter. That is con.
sidered In support of the contention
that the paper was a part of the will
The sealed letter was found with the
will. find there was no undue in.
nuence, but that the sealed letter wat
| not Incorporated in the WILL"
The court further said he expressed
no opinion as to whether the sealed
letter, which gives $50. 900 to Bryan AND
family, can be incorporated in the will
ut may be urged" he continued
that 1t ran be used. but as to that tn,
court has no opinion to express"
The Judge stated it was a question
whether the probate court had tn,
| right { o consider the construction O
| the sealed letter. It IL also a question
whether the lawyers In the case couls
mattepnes I . bring 1t within the prov.
| ince Of the probate court to consider II
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
ATTEMPT LIFE OF EVEN.
Twelve Shots Fired at Star Witness in
Harsis -Cockrill Feud Cases.

Lexington, Ky, Nov. 7.-Twelve shots
were fired in an attempt to assassinate
Captain X. j. Even. the star witness in
the Hargis-CoclSril fcud cases recently
tried In Breathitt county. as he passed
The shots were fired from q blind alley.
one bullet went through his hat and
another through the lapel of his coat,
but zone touched him.
Captain Even wa walking along
with Judge w. III. Mann, at whose nome
he is stopping. and the judge had just
crossed the alley in front of Even
when the firing began. 1t is said there
were two men in the alley. Even re-
turned the fire and the assassins fled.
When Attorney ]. Il Marcum was
assassinated In jackson Captain Even
was II prominent citizen of that place
and conducted a fine hotel. 1t soon be-
anne known that he knew the muir
dcrer of both Marcum and Town Mar
shall Jim Cockrill. who had been as
s~asslnated some time previously.
Names Jctt and White Murderers.
Even fled from the city for fear he
might be Killed by the assassin or his
friends. In his retreat. however, he
informed the officers that Curtis Jett
and Tom White We're the slayers of
Marcum and Cockrill. both murders
growing out of the Hargis-Cockriil
feud.
Jett was arrested, tried in jackson
despite The influence of County Judge
Hargis, and convicted. He was tried
and convicted a second time in Gym
thiana. White being Il codefendant and
convicted also.
Governor Beckham sent troops to the
scenes of the trials to prevent the
mountaineers from raiding the court
rooms and freeing the prisoners. Cap
tain Even gave the testimony resulting
in the convictions.
During the trial members of the Har-
gis faction burned Captain Ewen's no
tel II made him penniless. Two of
Judge Hargis' employees were arrested
for setting the fire and are now await
ing trial.
Hargis Fails to Control Him.
Captain Even first went to jackson
several years ago and became one of
It's most thrifty business men. He was
q contractor, and like other mountain
men. soon became an expert logsman.
He entered into large contracts with
the Hargises and Day Bros. for build
ing tram roads. cutting II hauling
logs to their mills and for loading their
lumber on the cars. His wire opened
the South Side hotel, where many tim.
Der men. railroad employees and
miners stopped.
The HaISis men made him a deputy
sheriff, hut when they found themselves
unable to control him in their feud it
is claimed they tried to rid Breathitt
county of his presence. In his they
succeeded. for since the trial he has
been living In Lexington.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
FIXING THE BLAME.
Officials Claim the Specials Crew Are
Responsible for Purdue Wreck,

SSFO''osotV " UV0u0 vvTCCNs
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. Ct do not
intend that anyone shall be made a
scapegoat to bear the responsibility for
he frightful wreck on the Big Four
Saturday. said Coroner Tutewiler.
THE blame shall be placed where 1t
belongs. according to the evidence. If
1t is found that the officials were re-
sponsible the public Will know 1t. II
the men are to blame h attitude of
the authorities will be the same"
The statement was made by Coroner
Tutewiler after he had finished taking
evidence In the second days investiga-
ton as to the responsibility for the
collision w the Purdue univer-
sity special train and n switching train.
in which sixteen students were killed
and fifty injured.
Officials and Employees Differ.
The sworn statements of the mel In
charge of the special and of the coal
cars show n condition of affairs d;a-
metrically opposite to that indica,ed
by General superintendent ]. o. van
Wrinkle and Superintendent Charles
A. Paquette of the Chicago division of
the Big Four, who placed the blame on
the crew of the special train.
ON the other hand, Engineer William
II. Schumacher and Conductor Frank NJ.
Johnson of the special testified at the
inquest that they We're running as a
scheduled train, with the right Of way
over rains Of all classes and under
orders to make fast time. Conductor
Lon Acres and Engineer Il. j. Smith OF
the switching engine swore that they
had no orders intimating the approach
OF n special train n were permitted
to proceed northward on the main
track. as had been their custom every
day.
The evidence indicates that there
| was n singular lack of orders between
the Union station and North Indian
npolis concerning the approach of the
special and that ,fagmen, yard EN-
were not Informed as to the Oncoming
special.
Specials Engineer Tsstiiss.
Il was running on a schedule order
! giving me one hour and forty minutes
| from Lafayette to the Union station,
with fourteen cars" testified Schu-
macher. Il was also given time to be
at North Indianapolis. North street and
Union station. In order to make this
| time I had to be running between eigh-
| teen and twenty miles an hour within
the city limits.
II had six minutes from North In
dianapolis to go to North street, a dis
! lance OF two miles n three-tenths
and to make this time / had to run at
| this rate OF speed between NOrtu IN
| dianapolis and Eighteenth street In or
| der to reduce my speed and have my
/ train under control down through the
main part of the city and over the
. crossings from Eighteenth street down
This order also gave me right over all
trains, and l considered that with this
schedule order / had the same right
Of any frst-class train"
The condition or most OF the In
! ured victims OF the disaster shows q
marked Improvement. There Is appre-
hension, however, that seven OF the
patients may moi ecover. but the ply
/ sicians hope that all Will be saved.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12

Students come here from almost
every state and attend at less expense
than is possible at some home institu-
lions and at one-fourth the expense
necesitated at institutions where high
living and exorbitant prices are in
vogue.
Students may enter at any time and
select their studies.
ENROLMENT LAST YEAR, 2,175.
This IL one of the largest and most
thoroughly equipped institutions in the
west and expenses the least. The de-
mand for our graduates Is greater than
we cal supply. In many departments
positions are guaranteed. Expenses:
Board is the principal item OF xpens
In attending school. This is the on,y
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
DEMOCRATS.
Club Perfected in Minnehaha County
Officers Elected.

Sioux Falls. &. D., Nov. 6.-At a meet
Ing Of local democrats the organization
Of what will be known as the Mime
haha County Democratic club was per-
fected. The following officers were
elected:
President-H. M. Westfall.
Vice President-L L. Doyle.
Treasurer-J. r. Gilbert.
Financial secretary-John Fitzgib-
bon.
Corresponding secretary-E. Martin
dale.
b. g. johnson. Of Armour. chairman
Of the democratic state committee, was
unanimouSly ind0rsed for the position
Of democratic national committeeman
from South Dakota, 70 succeed Maris
Taylor Tor many years q resident Of
Huron. who recently removed from the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
BOY WILL DIE.
He Was Caught in Rope Machine an,
1000 Needles Punctured His Body.

He Was Caught IN Hope MachIn ant
1000 Needles Punctured His Body.
New York, Nov. Thomas Walsh
aged IA. employed in a rope factory
here, met with a peculiarly horrible ac-
cident which undoubtedly will cost him
his life. His body was perforated by
1000 steel needles in a piece Of ma
chinery.
Walsh's duty was to watch the ma
chine which separates the hemp into
strands. As he ben over 1T 10 pick
up pieces of hemp the machinery
clutched his clothes, and he was drawn
into 1t, shrieking for aid. There were
1000 steel needles moving up and down,
and his body vas frightfully torn. The
machinery stopped, but 1T was found
necessary to take it apart before he
could be released. The boy prayed for
death after reaching the hospital.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
LAW WON'T HOLD.
a Deer May 30 Killed in South Da-
kota, as Statute Does Not Prohibit.

kota, 90 Statute Docs Not Prohibit.
WATERFOWL, g. D., Nov. GA 3-year-old
deer was killed between the city and i.a,.e
Kampeska Saturday. Game Warden
~6choenberger arrested L. p. Troen and J.
l.. Wiley for hunting and killing the ami
NAL. At the examination before Judge
Countryman the construction was put
upon the law of this state that the statute
does not prohibit the killing Of deer.
The law rehds:"I shall he unlawful
foz any person or persons to pursue, hunt,
or kill any buffalo, elk deer or mountain
sheep" the apparent omission of a com
ma making the law ineffective as to the
killing Of either elk or of the common
variety Of deer.
That q deer should nave been killed in
this locality is considered n remarkable
occurrence.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
wH,TEcAPs
Four Men Convicted in 1900 Ordered
Released From Imprisonment.

Pierre, 8. D., Nov. Con February &c,
1903. the state board of pardons, upon the
recommendations of Judge Bennett, Judge
Whiting and a large number of the citi-
REM Of Kinsebury county, recommended
the pardon OF Charles Coulson, John
Wing. James Bradley and Charles Harri-
son, convicted at the December. 1900. term
for participating In the so-called white
cap affair In Kingsbury county. Gov
ernor Herreid has held the case under adj
visement. Judge Whiting. who prosecuted
these men. having again earnestly rec
ommended a pardon, Governor Herreid
ordered their release from the peniten-
lAry.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12
STRIKE SETTLED.
Chicago cannsrs Return 70 Work, Re
esivins Advapees In Wases for
All Clasaaa.

Chicago. Nov. THE strike OF can.
nofo In the large packing houses here
Was settled today and the men return
TO WORK Tomorrow. Skilled men receive
IN advance Of Z per cent and un.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12

Empsror's Yacht vii Come.
Berlin, Nov. emperor Williams
schooner yacht Meteor will go to thu
United States in the spring to take par
In the ocean yacht race for the emper'
IRIS cup.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12

institution in the land where students
are boarded at actual cost. hence u
remarkably low rates. $86 to 800 pays
total expenses for forty weeks, board,
furnished suite of rooms, and tuition in
any Or all literary courses; SIS to $33
pays for the same, n term Of ten
weeks.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-16

Car load Kentucky horses
just received. Call and get
first choice. Alabama Livery
Co. Both Phones No. 6.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-16
BOYS DANCED
And Feeble Billy West Shed Tears
While Watching.

George Primrose's one desire appears to
be to perpetuate the act of Primrose and
West, which he and the late Billy West
presented for so many years in min
strels. He has adopted the Foley broth
ers and taught them every minute mo-
ton the old team used to make. In this
connection Primrose tells about his last
interview with West, which took place
at the Palmer house last January dur
ing the engagement at the Grand opera
house of Primrose & Dockstader's min
strels.
West was then lying MORALLY i'll.
Primrose had been telling his old part
ner about the wonderfully clever dancing
of his two proteges and how they knew
every step of Primrose and West.
"Td like to see the boys said West,
"but you see l can't get out of the hotel"
We'll" said Primrose. I'll bring them
over here. They can do the dance for
you right in this room.
The boys went over the next afternoon,
dressed up in their stage clothes and be-
gan the dance, Primrose beating the
time for them.
1T was like a dream for Billie West"
said Primrose, as he told the story. He
sat there as one transfxed, his only mo-
| ton being a sort of swaying in his chair
| to the time of the dance. j am sure OF
| one thing. nobody will ever enjoy the
dancing of those two boys as Billie West
did
After they had finished West said to
| me, Which one of the boys dances on
my side? meaning on the side that he
always had when he used to dance with
me. Willie 1 said That's strange,
was his answer, was Willie. too Then
ne cried. And 1 cried. And Mrs. West
A,.I t1n ia1 No
one can imagine the flood of recollections
that scene brought up for both Mr.. West
and myself
"Well. before left Billie told his wife
to get two watches for the boys, and TO
have inscribed in the one he gave to
Willie Foley, From William II. West to
the boy that dances on my side"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-16

Auburn August 15.-(Special, 1.-The
Summer School for Farmers, held by the
Alabama Polytechnic institute since Au-
gust 4. concluded it's session today. One
hundred and twenty odd farmers were
in attendance from seventeen counties in
Alabama and from Georgia. Forty-three
lectures and ten laboratory demonstra-
tions were given, and the work was of
the most thorough and highly practical
nature. In every way the school proved
a distinct success. The entire state Is TO
be congratulated upon the gratifying re-
suits. 1t is a good omen for the agri-
cultural interests of the state of Ala
bama when such a large class of intel
ligent farmers will travel from all sec
lions of the state to assemble IN school
for the close and technical discussion of
the live questions of their profession.
The class of farmers in attendance was
noticeably of the most intelligent type
men of large interests and OF wide infor-
nation. 1t was an Interesting sight to
see these men assemble in lecture rooms
from hour to hour, or in groups on the
college grounds, earnestly discussing
some practical point of farming. The
work was conducted entirely free of
charge as far as the college was con-
cerned. while travelling and living ex-
penses wer put at minimum nsure.
Beyond doubt distinct impetus has
been given to advanced and scientific
farming in Alabama. The instruction
was not mere broad congratulations; 1t
was not In the nature OF raremsr' insti-
tute work, which is necessarily general
and popular in its nature, arousing en-
thusasm but imparting little specific In
formation The work of the summer
school was of a high order Of instruc.
ton, close. thorough ana accurate, as
may be judged from the following synop-