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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
eILeY MURDER A s
Little Doubt That Victim Was DeIiber
ateiy Enticed to Country.

Aberdeen. S. d., May 19.-Develop-
ments in the Dewitt c. Bilby murder
case ppear to leave little doubt that
the murdered man was the victim of
Will Viegler, n that the murderer de.
liberately enticed his victim into the
country for the purpose Of getting his
money Bilby was spending a short
time in Groton and Viegler joined him
on Friday night and hired a rig to GO
to the home of Chef Lucas in the coun-
try to attend a party. The two men
left the Lucas home at IL o'clock the
same night and Bilby was not
again seen alive. Viegler returned
the livery team alone. Sunday morn
ing Viegler hired another team
and drove to the Mcfarland
place. and was told of the discovery Of
the body of Bilby. which had not vet
been taken from the we'll and identified.
Viegler declined to help get the body
from the we'll. saying he would return
after driving to mother place four
miles away. He did not return, but
drove to Houghton. where he hired an
other team which o HIN within a
miles of Hecla. where he failed to Sc
cure another team, and where he was
last seen Sunday night at Hecla. An
examination Of The buggy used by the
two men Friday night shows blood
stains on the cushion and back. and the
probability seems to be that Bilby was
shot while riding in the buggy after
they left the Luca place Friday night.
Bilby's people live in New York city,
and he had been about Groton for two
or three years. Viegler was a new.
conner. having been there but two or
three months, 1t is not known where
from.
The board of education has let the
contract, without heating or plumbing,
for the two new four-room ward school
houses in the First and Fourth wards,
to ]. H. Nickel of st. Paul for $27, 22O.
The buildings are to be modern in all
respects. n to be ready for thu e
ing Of the schools in the fall.
In a whist contest between Aberdeen
and Ellendale. Aberdeen won by 10
points. the games being very close. The
playing was at Glendale.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
FINEo FOR STARTING FIRE.
South Dakota Farmer Also Sued f.
$500 DAMAGES.

Sioux Falls. 8. D., May 1S.-South Da-
kota has very stringent laws providing
heavy penalties for those who by reason
OF carelessness start prairie 1res, which
in tho spring of the year, when vegeta-
ton is very dry and infiammable, prove
very disastrous. Carl Heckel, q we'll
known Dawson county farmer. has dis
covered. to his sorrow. that these laws
were made to be enforced and not to be-
come a dead letter. He permitted n fire
to get beyond his control. He was ar
rested and found guilty, n in addition
to being fined $500 has been made the de-
PENDANT in a suit instituted by a neighbor.
who asks damages in the sum of $3.50
for property destroyed by the fire.
Heckel, in default OF the payment Of
the fine. was sentenced to a term Of $50
days In jail. He ut first intended to es-
cap the payment of the ine by serving
the jail sentence. but has now decided to
pay h fine and secure his release. 1t
was shown at his trial that he was burn
ing a strawstack and that through neg
ligence the fire spread to the stubble In a
field and from there swept to adjoining
farms. Witnesses stated that the defend
ant plowed a small fire break near the
stack a day or two after the fire. but had
failed to comply with the law. which re-
quires hat a fire break De plowed entirely
o a stack before an effort is made
to burn II.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
ATTEMPT TO RAISE
BETS IN HILLS
Large Quantity Of Seeds Re.
ceived From Government for
Experimental Purposes.
THAT MURDER MYSTERY
Now Develops That Dead Man Wa
Victim of Will vieeler and Muir.
der Was Deliberately Planned
and Executed.

Belle Fourche, s. D., May IA eooo
many experiments will be made this
season by the farmers in the raising OF
sugar beets. Butte county has the rec
ord of the highest percentage of sugar
in the beets of any county in the state,
the amount being % per cent. The
question is being talked over among the
farmers what crop will be of the great
est value on the irrigated ground. The
experiments thus far made show that
from eighteen to twenty tons of beets
can be raised on the irrigated ground
per acre, n the net profit per acre
would be from $35 to $50. 1t is under
stood hat eastern capitalists have in
mind the erection of a sugar beet fac
tory in his vicinity. providing sufi-
Gent guarantee can be obtained from
the farmers for a beet supply. A large
quantity of beet seed has been received
from Washington. which will be plant
ed and experimental with this SUM.
mer,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
SOUTH DAKOTANs At FAIR
list Of Recent Arrivals Registering a,
Their Own State BUILDING.


ST. Louis. May l9.-Besides those
registered from foreign countries and
different states the following from
south Dakota are registered at the
South Dakota building:
j. w. Gibson, Salem: Mrs. l.. IL.
Caulun. White Lake; w. ]. Thornby.
Deadwood; Geo. V. Jones. Canton: r.
A. Altenow. ST. Lawrence: A. Highly.
Deadwood; Fred H.. Camp. Rec
Heights: Resin Otis and wife. Otis;
L. F. Altfiliisch and NJ. ii. Altnlisch.
DeSmet: II. Il. Ashmorc and DR.. l..
Green Ashmore, Artesian: O. T.. Grua,
Howard: John Gieh. Aberdeen: Har-
Ian c. Packard. Redteld: John Schafer.
Daniel Teske and Fred Wrinkle. Del
mont: Geo l.. Chesley and wife and O.
A. Streator and wife. Armour, Geo.
MCLEAN. Deadwood: Nina II. l.okcn
Ireland. Woonsocket; J. Wallace Coop
err. Springfield: l.. Lachapelle and
wife. Belle Fourche; c. c. Thompson.
Deadwood; w. O.. Andrews, Huron:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.. Boone. jr.. Sioux
Falls; Jno. G.. Kindschy. Gro,on: Dean
X. Hoffman. Huron: Martha holland
and Lerna ID. Yelling. Yankton: j. w.
Curran and wife and Nj. c. Campbell.
Lead; Chas. Hayward. Keystone; f..
N. Richardson, %Iroquois: w. r.. Will
son. Albert Weller and Leo T. Wilson,
Huron; w. j. Nolan. Yankton: Miss
ID. Mustfield, Miller, Joseph Mile Han
son and Mrs. j. II. Hanson. Yankton:
Lille s. Cooper and Frank Cooper.
SPRINGFIELD.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
ANNUAL ~cELEsRATIoN.
Scandinavian People Observe Nations
Independence Oav,

I~noepenoence Oay.
Canton, S. D.. May l9.-In spite of the
weather entirely unfavorable for picnic
and celebration purposes. the Skandi-
navfan people of this county celebrated
the national independence day Of their
fatherland in perfectly appropriate
manner here yesterday. The celebra-
ton was conducted under the auspices
OF the Grieg singing society of Canton,
and was held ten miles south Of the
city In a beautiful grove situated on
the farm Of VIM. Paulson. The celebra-
ton program was carried out. contrary
to all opposing elements. in the pres
ence of a large crowd Of people. Music
was furnished by the Griegs, which
consisted OF American as well as Nor
wegian patriotic songs. Two very pop
ular speeches were made by Colonel
c. o. knudson and A. r. Carlson of this
city. Special excursion trains were
running at intervals during the lay,
and all Of the principal business houses
OF the city We're closed during the af-
ernoo
DR.. N. A. Swickard. president of the
South Dakota State Epworth league,
has called the annual convention Of
the society to be held in this city June
30. simultaneously with the opening
of h assembly here. A large attend.
ance is expected.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
A K A SMALLER.
Tail Buildings, Say. a London Phy.i.

Gtan, VaVBe Physical OegeneFacy.
London. May 1S.-Dr. Randolph Warner,
who has examined $1,000 London children,
says that he has traced a connection be-
tween physical degeneracy and high build
ngs The doctor said:
one of the signs OF physical d..eriora-
lion is that heads are growing smaller.
especially in the case OF girls. This form
OF ~degeneracy is connected with the cree
ton OF high buildings. When we come to
look at the condition of children IN dis
tricts where the residences are Of a great
height n size We find n larger proper
ton OF small heads. The s~mall-headed
children are not confined TO the poorer
classes. On the contrary. il IS quito
marked among children OF tho wealthy.
They are all bound TO die sooner than
they would normally. They arc not nee
esarily unintelligent. but they have no,
the necessary strength for a long lifc.'
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
HoMEsrEAos IN DEMAND.
Land Office at Chamberlain Has Broken
All Records.

Chamberlain. S. D.. May i9.-Since
January /, 1902. there has been n total
of 4,616 original homestead entries made
Mt the United States land office In this
city. divided as follows: For 1902, 1894
filings; for 1903. 2.Os4 filings. and for the
first four months in 1904, SOS filings.
Although 1t is doubtful If any other
single and Office in The west has ex-
ceeded these figures during the period
stated. there is n certainty of n vastly
increased record 70. the present yea
The opening Of the Rosebud lands in
Gregory county will alone put on more
than 1000 entries. and the attention
that is being directed this way by this
opening has vastly increased the in
fiux into. the coded Sioux lands west of
this city-the only remaining govern
ment andss subject TO public entry in
the state outside of the Gregory lands
mentioned. Large numbers of land
seekers are arriving daily. and there is
every promise that the present year
VIII pretty we'll exhaust the public
lands In this section of the state,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
tanner n. Gould Run Over by Train
East of Pierre.

Pierre. S. D., May 1s.-The passenger
train due here ran over and ground to n
pulp tanner II. Gould on a stiff grade
about five miles east of this city.
The trainmcn say Gould was lying on
the track near the bottom of the grade.
and as soon as he was seen a warning
whistle was blown and he raised his head
to look at the approaching train, but did
not get Off the track as it was expected
he would when he raised his head. Tho
efforts to stop the train were unavailing
on account of the grade, and the whole
train passed over him. The engineer says
1t looked to him like a case of suicide.
Gould left hero about noon to walk to
R%osscau, and no one knows how he nap
pened to be on the track.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26

A in society is obliged to keep
late hours. She must attend receptions
and balls. She seldom allows herself Il
quiet evening ut home. Her whole time
is taken up in keeping engagements or
entertaining in her W home.
Her system becomes completely run
Lor.n,f In nnnd;,;nn lnnvn ~ s".'
tcmic catirrh. This has also been called
catarrhal nervousness.
If every society woman could know
the value of Pcruna at such n time. if
they could realize the invigorating.
strengthening effect that Peruna would
have. how much misery could he
avoided.
Letters from society women all over
the United States testify 10 the fact that
Pcruna is the tonic for Il run down,
depleted nervous system.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
MAN E
Tony GeisIer succumbs to Effects of =
Fall From Movino Train.

Yankton. S. d., May 19.-Tony Gels
Ter OF Hudson died at I O'Clock last eve
ming at Sacred Heart hospital here
from Wounds received. it is supposed,
by falling off the Platte excursion train
while returning home Sunday night.
Gelsler was found unconscious between
here and Gayville, close to the track.
A fracture OF the skull over the right
ear, IN which u large piece OF bone
was driven over an inch into the skull.
the cause of death. The injured
man was out all night in the rain and
was not found until next morning. The
brains We're protruding when found,
and there was little hope of recovery.
Geisler does not appear to have been
missed on the train. He was employed
IN a hardware store at Hudson.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
Head Of chiIdren'a Homo Resigns.

Sioux Falls. S. d., May 19.-The peo-
pie of South Dakota will regret to learn
that on June 1. w. b. Sherrard and
wife will sever their connection with
the South Dakota Children's home in
this city as active managers OF the i'm
stitution. Their designations were re-
Gently rendered to the Children's home
board. and with great reluctance were
accepted to the extent that they will
on June / cease to be actively con-
nected with the management of the
home.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
Rain in Miner County.

Howard, 8. D., May 19.--This part Of III
country was moistened by nearly an inch
and a half OF rainfall during the last two
days. which was needed badly. especially
on spring blowing. Crops are looking fine.
some corn has been planted and planting
will be rushed to q finish as soon as pos
sible. A larger acreage than usual viii
be planted.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
Pioneers Picnic.

Deadwood. S. D.. May 19.-The an
nual picnic Of the Society of Black
Hills Pioneers will be held OH June IL.
This society Is n OF the strongest of
pioneer organizations in the stats Of
oevth Dakota.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26

Newwed-I suffer from insomnia. I can't
sleep If there's the least noise-such as II
the baby cries. for instance.
Doctor-This powder will stop It,.
N~ewwed-How often do / take 1t?
Doctor-You don't take IT.. Give ittt.
The baby.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
AS You Pass.

Give the friend you meet a smile and
a cherry word as you pass along. I'm
less oir troubles are urgent and you
are looking to him for aid do not volun-
teer q recital of you worries. He has
troubles of his own. Talk on pleasant
things.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
WONDERFUL.

LIGHT TEAM. harness, surrey and buggy
for sale cheap, or exchange for heavy
team or cattle. j. Mulhall. So6h Pierce
ST, Sioux City, Ia.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
How Could He?

Chicago Tribune-Do you mean to
say you went and voted while in this
disgraceful condition?
Mr.. J~agway-Y' bet 1 did, M dear.
Voted 'er ~st-straight. too.
Mrs. Jagway-Voted straight! Huh,
When you cam ever walk straight!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26

We are never without a bottle Of PEo's
Cure for Consumption in our house.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Swayze, Wakita, Okla, April
II. 1901.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26
SOCIETY WRECKED Her LIFE.
Tired. Nervous, Aching, Tren.
bling. SlcepIess. Blo0dless.
Pc-ru-na, ReMovates. Regulates
Restores.
a Pretty New York W0man'o
Recovery the Talk of Her
Numerous FricndS.

Mrs ]. T.. Finn, IS East High street.
Buffalo, y. T.. writes:
Pcruna Medicine Co. Columbus. Ohio.
Gentiemen:-"-I tesv gears ago
Ihaato giue ZIP social l.fe entirely,
as NY healA 7vas completely broken
9oscn. The doctor aasisca a CONF
flrtc rest for year. As Ills was
om ofMc preston fer a time, I be-
gan To look fer Somo otAcr means Fl
restoring nv hcallh.
"Ihad ot7cn heard of Pey..a cs
an excellent tonic, so / bought 6of-
tic to sec u'Aat ii svoun Mo fer NC,
and it certainty took AoW Of nv
system and yc~iuvcnafed nc, and im
less than tsuo msNfhs ga in per-
feet AcaIlA, and uosc 0chcm I feel
scorM omt or H,caa dose oy t7vo ef
Peruna is all that / ucca."-l/ys.
!. L. Elm.
Mrs. ]. w. Reynolds, Elkton. Ohio
writes:
II owe my health and life to Pcrnnn.
we rarely culI III II pnySlclun. III Iacy ~
has been years since l hnye taken n
other medicine than yours. l am afrail
of drugs. and although l nave been sick
many times ! nave taken only your
medicines. They arc wonderful Indeed.
We have n very large house and enter.
tain n great deal, and l do all my ow,s
work. thanks to Pernna.'--Mrs. ]. We
Reynolds.
free Treatment for Women.
Any woman wishing to be placed on
the list of DR.. Hartman's patients for
free home treatment and advice should
Immediately send name and symptoms.
duration of disease and t%rcatnene
already tried. Directions for the frse
months treatment will be promptly
mailed free of charge, No free medicine
will be supplied by the doctor. but all
necessary directions will be furnished.
Read what the above ladies' have tn
say of Peruna as a cure for these cnses.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium. Colun,buss
Ohio.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26

Town Topics: Benson-Bought a saw
mill, Ell? What are o going to do
with 1t?
Jenson-Bring out a new breakfast
food.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26

FOUR seven-room houses. clear. at Elk
Point. S. d., to exchange for a farm or
stock of merchandise. j. Mulhall, 3O6h
Pierce ST.. Sioux City, Ia.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26

FLOWING to let. $3.50 per acre. J. Null
hall. 30611s Pierce ST.. Sioux City. la.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-10
Now for the arts of peace.
A Sample of Prohibition.

If prohibition would prohibit,
then there might be something in
the arguments of those who would
force prohibition on the State.
That prohibition does not pro-
hibit, however, we have only TO
turn TO those States where it has
been tried TO be convinced. 1t
rObs the State of n large revenue
and does not keep intoXication
out Of II town or community.
Take, for in stance, u little town
not great ways from Austin,
and which has a population Of
about $50 people. The town was
voted local option not n great
while since, but no sooner were
the saloons closed than the agent
of Wholesale whskey house in
Kansas City showed up there,
He secured the names OF those
men who are known to be fond of
their toddy, and these he for
ward5d TO his house. In II short
time each of these men received u
letter from the Kansas City
house, saying that n gallon jug of
whiskey, with the express charges
prepaid, had been sent to his ad-
dress, and all that he would have
to pay to the express agent in or
der to get the goods would he
S3 80. He was asked, in case he
did not care for the goods" to
turn it over to some friend who
would pay the So 80 As u re-
suit, and we have it from good
authority, twenty jugs Of wi!iskey,
each containing u gallon, were
sent to this town of $50 inhabi-
tants and each jug was taken
from the express Office. This
scheme is being worked all over
Texas in local option towns, and
while the state is being robbed of
n large revenue, which the saloons
would have to pay, the people are
getting whiskey just the same,
and they will continue to get 1T
until the end of time. Local OPP
tion is n good thing for the whole
sale whiskey houses outside of
the State, but we have yet to hear
the argument that can in any
measure convince us that it is u
good thing either for II commun-
ity or State. The morality of n
community is not the result of
Legislative enactments, nor will
it ever be.-State Topics.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-10
SAN ANGELO. TEX. MAR. 10. 1904

There il talk Of wanting John
Freeland ~ all alderman. The
Press would be glad TO support
him for the office and believes he
would make a good and conscien-
cious councilman. 1t has one
suggestion TO make, however.
If this aldormanic Office will take
him away from the office Of chief
Of the fire department, (and the
law provides that no man shall
hold two ollices) the Press would
say no. There is no man in San
Angelo who could or would take
more interest in the building up
Of the fire department than John
Freeland. And to take him away
from its chieftaincy would do the
city u wrong. However if he
wants TO be alderman, he can
count on this paper doing ali it
can for him.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-10
santa re Excursion Rates

Port Lavaca, Marlin, Wooten
Wells, Corpus Christi, Ararsas
Pass, Rockport and Portland,
Texas All year tourist rate in
effect with II 60 day limit.
San Francisco Triennial Con-
clavo Knights Templar and Grand
Lodge, /. o. o. f., on sale Aug.
18th to Sept. 10Th, rate S5lS0.
Los Angeles, Cal, General Con-
ference of Methodist church, San
Francisco, National Association
Of Retail Grocers Of U. S., on
sale April 23rd to May 1st, rate
sol 90.
Second class settlers rates to
California. On sale March lst to
April 3Oth. See Santa Fee agent
for particulars.
Twenty-frst Annual State Con-
vention, Y. NJ. G. A. and Con-
ference of General Secretaries
and Physical Directors, Houston
Texas, on sale March 18th, 1904.
Rate SIPS
4. T.. SKINNER, Agent.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-10

The Press is in receipt of sever
al letters asking for copies of the
paper in which the article on "the
great Concho country" appeared.
These copies are getting scarce in
this Office and it may become
necessary to reprint this widely
read article. Get the idea into your
head in tho meantime, that the
Press has u good circulation and
that it's subscription list is leg
itimate one 1t hasn't seven hun
dred dead heads.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-10
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