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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre. S. d.. Jan. 3.-The Legislative
caucuses We're held at 10 o clock this
morning. The senate nominations We're
as follows:
S~ecretary--L. Nj. Simmons.
First Assistant-W. G. Rempfer.
Second Assistant-R. S. Lockhart.
Bill Clerk-Henry KoZhm.
Enrolling Clerk-A. A. Rowen.
CONGRATULATIONS Bishop.
First Assistant-Samuel Harter.
Postmaster-M. III. Barnes.
Assistant-Robert Oliver.
Messenger-Mackay.
Chaplain-Dr. Askin.
~Pages-Toby. Alley and Bergan.
In the house:
Speaker-J. l.. Brown.
Chief Clerk-H. c. Durham.
First A~ssistant-J. Nj. Miles.
Second Assistant-Philip Randall.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. Nj. Dewine.
Assistant-W. FL. Wilson.
Chief of Engrossing and Enrolling
Force-John Fl. O'Neill.
First Assistant Chief of Engrossingj
and ENROLLING. S. Haven.
Postmaster. w. Abbott. ,
Assistant Postmaster-Thos. Perry.
Messenger-George Vanray.
Chaplain-Rev. Mr.. Russell. :
Bill Clerk-W. A. Dings.
Pages-C. A. Mates, jr, Demalig-
non. Doud. Chas. Webber.
With the most delightful weather to
cheer the incoming administration. the
inaugural ceremonies passed off to
perfection. Governor Elrod's Jeffer-
sonian simplicity woulo not tolerate a
military display, n at IL o'clock Gov
ernor and Mrs. Herreid drove to the
residence of Governor Elrod in East
Pierre and promptly at noon escorted
them TO the capitol.
Seats we're provided for the ladies
II Mrs. Elrod's guests near the
speakers tand in the house of repre-.
sentatives, the two houses having met
at IL M. The senate vas sworn by
Supreme Judge Haney and the house
by Judge Fuller, after which o%rganiza-
tions were perfected upon the lines OF
the caucus nominations. The senate
repaired to the house of representa-
tives n Governors Herreid and ELI
rod and h state officers were escort.
ed to the speaker and the oath admin
istered by Judge Corson. Governor
Herreid then read the salient portions
of his arewell message. and Governor
Elrod cad this inaugural in full. Ad.
journment was at once taken until to.
morrow.
The primary election petition wa:
deposited in the office of the secretar,
of state last evening by Coe /. Craw.
ford and Representative Hutchinson
1t contains $500 names. and was &
bundle of legal paper two inches thick
Yesterday being a holiday it was no
filed until this morning.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

GIIaS6l

T self. He was bold to declare. "lhe
| only interesting thing about me is my
story. am not even ~ school ~tralhed.
eloquent messenger or Il magnetic per.
%sonality. l am only q wilderness voice
From his position of humility. ana
| from this definite realization of his
| mission, the great herald could not
be shaken. He doubtless WAS tempted
| ia let people think the best of him, 10
refuse to deny hat he WAS some great
one. and to keep all eyes fixed upon
himself. But ne conquered the Temp
tation. and is written down in history
as one of the worlds utterly honest
men. Splendid John
Trying to Trap the Witness.
In Il world OF echoes a strong, dis
| tinct and resonant voice commands in
| slant hearing. John lifted up his voice
by the banks of the Jordan. and al
once me- began To prick up their ears.
Anywhere is pulpit for Il man with IL
message. The person who really has
something to say, and who does not
speak merely because he is expected
to say something. is certain OF Il hear
ing.
This unconventional. incompetence
ing prophet proved to be Il sensational
preacher III the highest meaning OF
the phrase: he created Il sensation.
People of all classes thronged HIM. Al
last the great Sanhedrin, the high
| court OF the Jews. sent IL deputation of
inquiry to him. Their questions We're
alluring, and would have ~sidetracked a
smaller man.
Art thou the Christ"
NO"
Art thou Elijah"
No.
Art thou The prophet who is to
come?
No"
There was not The slightest hesita-
ton or equivocation about Johns re-
plies. So too. with the theological
subtleties of baptizing. simple. sim
cere, single-eyed. the phai'isees could
not puzzle him or use him as Il tool.
All that he said or did pointed to the
Coming One whose herald he was. He
was only Il witness, n that he under
stood clearly as his mission. Would
that every Christian could likewise
perceive that his mission is To be, not
a Learned apologist of christianity. not
Il preacher or ar %exhorter. but simply
a witness for Christ, telling just what
he knows, and nothing more, as BELTS
a witness.
A Straight Pointer.
That was Johns conception Of his
work. He counted himself but a finger
board labeled, Behold, the Lamb OF
God, that taketh away the sin of the
wOrld!' That phrase and attitude
symbolic Johns entire life and mis-
sion.
1t was a humble enough calling, fol-
which, any disciple is sufficient. since
m stick may point. provided it he
straight. 1t would be we'll for the
church and for the world We're there
moro Christians whose lives could be
epitomized in the phrase, Finger
boards to Jesus
AS the Greeks going to the feast in
quired, sc men today desire. we
would see Jesus This is the worlds
expectation Of the nation to which the
f%orerunner spoke. A clear view of the
compassionate Christ is all that is
lacking for the healing of the manifold
disease of modern society.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12
MAIL LOOTED OF $1,000.
Mail Sack Containing Registered
Package Cut Open.

''0e
Package Cut Open.
Sioux Falls. S. D.. Jan. 5.-The au-
thorities are greatly puzzled over the
mysterious disappearance Of a regis
rered letter containing 81. 900 in cash.
The letter was sent out by the First
National bank OF Madison and con-
signed to the Bank of Ramona. At RAJ
mona the mail sack containing the let.
ter was delivered by Agent Northrop to
the Ramona carrier and placed on a
dray preparatory to being taken to the
postOfiice.
: The mail sack containing the rexiss
tered letter remained on the dray be-
tween five n ten minutes before the
carrier took charge and nveye It to
the postoflice. The robbery must have
been committed In that time.
Upon opening the mailsack and dis,
tributipg h mail. the postmaster
found the official letter of advice. but
the package was missing. The next
morning he discovered hat the mall
sack had been cut open.
Between the two warehouses near the
railroad station the registered envelope
was found. 1t stin contained five IS
bills. which evidently had been over
looked by the thief in his haste.
Further Than this not the slightest
clew has ben secured. 1t is thought
the robbery vas committed by someone
who was aware OF the shipment Of the
package. and who probably was on the
same train which carried It to Ramona,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12
SEVEN SENTENCE ERMoNs.

Ma ,odu"o life to the pettiSneSS of
our daily living: we should exalt our
living to the grandeur of life.-Philips
Brooks
We are always abased by looking
down upon our fellow men. but ele-
waited by looking up to them.--Charles
Frederick Goss.
1t Is not the deed We do.
Though the deed De never so fair.
But the love that TIL, dear Lord looketh
for,
Hidden with holy care
In the heart Of the deed so fair.
Margaret T.. Sangster.
Up along the hard road there is II
sign board on which is written in
large. bright letters. He that walketh
uprightly walketh surely.'-Cuyler.
Serve God by doing common actions
in a heavenly spirit. and then. If your
daily calling leaves YOU only cracks
and crevices of time, fill these UP with
holy service.-Spurgeon.
From friend TO friend the choicest gHt
That ever love can give.
Is that which comes the hear to lllt.
Or help the soul to live.
Mary Mapes Dodge.
The humble, meek. merciful, JUST
pious and devout souls are everywherc
of one religion. and when death has
taken off the mask they will know
one another, though the diverse liverses
they wear here make them strangers.
William Penn.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12
NEWS AND NOTES

Fiell Marshal Oyama's wife is u
Christian. and greatly interested in
the work of the japanese Salvation
army.
eral. has been placed at the head of the
Salvation army in the United King
dom.
Chinese members OF the y. NJ. G. a.
have undertaken to support for six
months an association tent among the
Japanese soldiers at Yinkow.
The famous English scholar, DIR. j.
j. $. Perowne, formerly bishop of
Worcester n editor of a series OF
commentaries widely used on this side
of h water. is dead.
Elihu ROOF and William j. Bryan arr.
said to have received their first train
ing in public speaking In the lyceum
of the Twenty-third street Young
Mems Christian Association. New
FORK.
Rev. DR.. Arthur H. Smith, of China.
an eminent author. who predicted the
boxer outbreak of 1900, says the same
forces are at work to create another
uprising. but he does not think the
outrages will actually be repeated. be-
cause the officials are not now in SYM
pathy with the boxers.
All the American missionaries in
Manchuria have remained at their
posts. Those in Mukden have led the
relief work for the destitute Chinese.
Several newspaper correspondents.
taken i'll, have been cared for by the
missionaries.
In New York city there is Il unique
institution called "Christ's Mission
chiefly for evangelical work among
Roman Catholics. At the recent twen-
ty-ffth anniversary it was reported
that more than one hundred priests,
converted t Professionalism. had found
' temporary shelter in the mission.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12
THE | G BORN.

Christians are born, not made. A
person does not become a Christian by
building up. slowly and painfully, a
noble character. He is born again"
into the new life of Christ and by di-
vine inheritance, acquires a new ma
ture. In the words of the bible he be-
comes "a new creature" and the old
man" disappears. This is the miracle
of religion that is being wrought every
day in every cline. The best evidence
of the g~enuineness of Christianity is
the transformed lives IF the men and
women to whom Jesus Christ has be-
come a Saviour.
They alone are of high birth who are
born from above.
Frank Bullen, the famous author of
sea tales. tells a true story of a sailor
was a monster of physical strength
and of cruelty and wickedness. His
fame was in IL hundred f%orecastles. and
his name was always spoken with
dread. What his fellow sailors suf-
fered from him is beyond the telling.
One day, while his ship was stopping
at Bombay. he had shore leave. and
by some strange leading wandered into
a little mission for seamen There
something happened. He went in a
loin and came out IL lamb. The old
Il 1.-The Terror" the drunken, pro-
fame, cruel bully disappeared altogeth-
err. The man who returneS to the shin
was transformed. Gentle. clean-spok-
en-. patient. suffering any Sights and
never putting forth his giant strength
to resent them. helpful, friendly-the
change was nothing short of miracu-
lous. And everyone who thenceforth
sailed with this man knew that he had
been born again. What nothing else
had ever been able to do. the gospel OF
Jesus had accomplished. And there is
not a vital Christian mission or church
In the world that cannot record ex.
periences akin to this one.
He who is born again should show
the Fathers likeness.
Growth follows birth.
h new nature is the best proof OF
the new birth.
h church has many gifts to offe,
the world, but first and most import
ant of all is salvation. The creates
service she can render humanity is tc
lead 1t to the foot OF the cross or Hin
who came bringing life. II ia more
important. from every standpoint. tc
possess The new life which comes o.
the Spirit. than to possess wisdom OF
power or wealth or comfort or friends
The first concern of an immortal spiri,
should be its spirituality.
A man Is no q man when he is born
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

ton and became head d~raughtsman for
the company. at three times his old
salary; h other became Il tramp. A
Boston sailor became a successful
sculptor thro' !h u clay modelling class.
A printer became a lawyer, earning
more in a day thai he once made in y
week: and 4 Ss-a-week grocery clerk
developed into 4 S .6O0-a-year civil en-
gineer.
Brooklyn Congregationalists have
invited Rev. W. J. Dawson. of London.
to return at once t. this country to
enter upon a definite evangelistic cam
paign, visiting the leading cities OF the
continent. 49,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

The recently formed Harvard mis-
sion. which aims to familiarize Har-
ward students and graduates with the
work of their fellow alumni on the for
eign mission field, and to place twenty
Harvard men at strategic missionary
points within the next Ave wears. on.
joys the unique distinction OF having
the presiden. Of the United States as
Its honorary head. There are now
twenty-seven Harvard graduates Mt
work as foreign missionaries, and FOUR
teen undergraduates are preparing 10
6 Z.
All Wales IL being swept bv = ira
nsedous revival Of relision. It VA
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12
The Forest City Press
E. P. THoRNE, Publisher.
FOREST CITY. SOUTH DAKOTA

Flour manufactured from Canadian
wheat which has a fair chance for
competition in the markets of the world
Is being turned out from the Palisade
mill at the rate of 1000 barrels a day.
IN Lincoln mill will start adding an
1000 barrels to the daily output
OF the Canadian product, The Pills
bury Washburn company. which is
the foreign wheat. p%ionounces
~ OIL superior quality, n declares that
the flour manufactured from 1t for cx-
port Is Il perfect product. The COM
pany started grinding with about $50
cars OF the Canadian wheat on hand.
since ,then the wheat has been arriv-
ing II enormous QUANTITIES.. ,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12
Work oftleLaWmakeTs
Proceedings Of the Week in Brief in
Both Houses Of the South Dakota
Legislature. , = ,
THURSDAYS eRocEEo,Ncs.

Pierre, s. d.. Jan. 5.-While no commit-
tees have vet been reported except THAI
of elections and privileges in the house.
the senate began to receive bills ycstcr-i
day. the first being the bill of Lawson to-
provide for the taking of the census on
the state and the collection of vital staj
%iistics. making the secretary of the State
Historical society the head of the work.
Other bills were by Wagner, to reduce
the contract rate OF interest from IL TO
!" per cent, and Al number of bills by,
state land department.
h house transacted no business other
than the appointment of its committee on,
elections and privileges.
a meeting of the m was held.
last night to consider the contest from
Douglas county. where X. G. Foster. rcA
publican, is contesting the seat OF a. ID.
Mather. democrat. This committee ia
considered one of the important ones All
this session. as it will have the consider
alton of the state primary law. which is
being pushed by the initiative petition.
The committees of both houses are be-
ing shaped up and will be practically com,
pleted this morning. The chairmanships
of the principal senate committees select
ed are:
judiciary. Lawson: elections and privii
leges. Toy: education. Payne; state affairs,
Abel: ways and means, Dimonko: appro-
priations. Branson: railroads. Marsh: fed
era! relations. Wagner: public buildings.
Stephenson: charitable and penal insti-
tutions. Williams; cities and municipal
corporations, Roberts: insurance and
banking, Northrup; public lands. Stod-
dard: military affairs. Neil. :.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

begun in the Torrey and Aiexandc,
meetings n continued by a Young
local preacher and five praying women.
In many communities religious ser
vices have closed business places most
OF n time. The coal mines resound
with the music of Welsh hymns. Six
miners drank have been emptfe6. n &c
expected that the movement will sween
owe: h entire country and into Eng
land.
Many curious stories are told by the
achers of me night classes OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. Two Texas young :nc,,
grew dissatisfied with their work al
builders OF box cars. One took up
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

but he has possibilities of manhood In
him. He may become Il mere weak.
ling, or his growth may be arrested or
perverted into deformity. Many ele-
ments enter into the building of his
manhood. In like fashion one is not
a mature Christian as soon as he is
born again. Paul writes OF 'babes in
Christ True one is from the
instant nf the new birth, even as a
child is alive from the of its
bit life is by no means the
same thing as full stature. Into the
growth of the Christian must enter
prayer and worship and service and
study of the scriptures ana Fellowship
with the Father and with His other
children. and many TRANCE proyidcnces
besides. By all of these means the
child of God comes to his height.
The new birth may not be under
stood. any more than the old birth. but
it may be experienced. which tram
scends all argument.
Some sensitive spirits are concerned
over the question as to whether they
have beef, born again. That is not
their problem. but Gods. Their only
problem is whether or not they are liv-
ing the christian life.
There are no "self-made men" in the
kingdoms of the Spirit.
All about ts we see men intensely
engrossed in material things--the win
ming of wealth. of recognition. of place.
of power. of pleasure. To this pursuit
they devote their powers unremitting-
ly. SO slight is their conception of
comparative values, however. hat
these same me often give no thought
to the deeper concerns of their real
life. the life which persists after all
physical changes. They will assent.
abstractedly. thai there are spirits, but
yet they make no provision for their
spirit life: which fact is none the
less q tragedy because it is SO COM
mon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12
FIRST WIFE
She Had Sent Her Husband to Prison
on Z CHARGE Of Hiaamy.

on . Charge Of eisamy.
Sioux Falls, 8. D., Jan. 5.-After serv-
ing q term in the Sioux Falls peni-
Tertiary for bigaimy. preferred by his
wife, who afterwards secured a divorce
from him, Frank Milholland has re-
Gently remarked the m and en-
gagged in business in this city.
Milholland several years ago married
Miss Edna Newton, having deserted
her after a brief honeymoon. He went
to Alpena. S. D.. where he married an
other young girl. His wife learned of
a..is whereabouts and had him arrested
on the charge Of bigamy. He was con-
victed and sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary. During his stay in prison his
divorced wife maintained a correspond
ence with him. This resulted in q recon
Citation. While in prison the girl he
married at Alpena died.
The divorced wife came to Sioux Falls
and when Milholland had completed his
term q marriage license was procured
and they were remarked.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

An English medica missionary in
Shensi. China, says that he was asked
by Il native to cure II blind beggar 1t
was "A simple case of cataruct and an
operation restored sight. Then the
missionary received another call from
me same man. who calmly told him
mat ne had destroyed the only means
ny which the blind man could get u.
nving-bcgging-it was his duty to
make 1t up to him by taking him into
MIS- employment and providing for him
For life.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

The tisusseau OF the future crown
princess Of Germany will include an
evening dress from every European
capital. Ireland Ia to contribute TO IL,
an order having been given for some
OF the beautiful Irish laces which now
figure In all trOusseaus Of Importance.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12
QUOTED COMMENTS.

Long ago in England Il skillful as
trologer pretended to tell Il certain
Christian about the future, from the
calculation of his nativity. But the
man answered wisely. such. perhaps.
l was born: but since then l ave been
born again, and my second nativity has
crossed my first.''-The Christian En-
deavor World
Not more certain is it that II 10
| something outside the thermometer
! that produces ii change in the Their
| mometer han it is that something out.
| side the soul of man produces a moral
change upon him"
Christianity is :; life systematically
bestowed. sup%erraturally sustained.
systematically consummated. ii.
: Campbell Morgan.
Do not be afraid: Christ can keep.
Put Him in possession. and He will
keep His own.-F'. d. Meyer.
No man is really born of God until
he is brought into harmony with Gods
plan. and then God can work in him
and through hind. l.. Moody:
The wondrous thing about the Cos
pel is that it gives us IA new heredity.
A.. +. Gordon.
Birds wieh gladder songs o'crlow.
Flowers with deeper beauty shine.
Since | know. as now l know.
I am His and He Is mine.
Heaven above is softer blue.
Earth around is sweeter green:
Something lives in every hue
Christless eyes had never seen. =
Made Robinson. d
There is nothing more fatal to
Christian character than the idea that
that it has never been seriously tried.
Canon Liddon.
The great difficulty with thousands
in the present day is not that Chris
tianity has been found wanting. but
it is y fixed point-that conversation
is SafetN.'
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

Among the patients treated at the
general hospital, Birmingham. recently
was . pup. which had Its broken leg
put into splints. The dog was entered
in the patient book AZ DOGGY Mcclure,
3 Z months. OF SO George street, and
got q pink ticket emitting him to re-
turn for further treatment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

Along the international boundary OF
the Canadian northwest twenty years
ago was an acreage Of $50, 900 under
o yielding 1000. 900 bushels of wheat.
Now the acreage is owe 1900, 900 and
he annual yield 11O.0 600. 900 bushels,
while population. acreage and output
are augmented at a rate no other coun-
try can approach.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

Professor Henry Miers. in lccturing
10 n London audience recently, said
that there Is no knowledge of the
depths to which the South African dia-
mond mines can be worked. The deeper
hey sc the richer they become Work
:nn be carried on now to u depth of
$500 feet and IL is thought thai ii
might be continued to IL depth of 5000
teet or even 10000 feet IL engineering
~utftiCulties could be overcome.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

Very heartily welcomed. the brothers
of'St. Gabriel's institute. famous for
their success In the education of deaf
field house, near Plymouth. ENGLAND.
On their expulsion from France under
the associations law. They are about
to commence there the education of the
deaf and dumb boys, irrespective of
rrne.d
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

In France the other day a man,
called as a witness In court. demurred
TO taking the oath to tell the whole
truth" because 1t might require him to
:ell Masonic secrets. The grand master
Of Free Masonry In France has written
20 h court stating that there was
nothing in The Masonic oath which
would prevent n witness telling the
whole truth. If anything the oath
made him a freer man.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-12

Died while trying to commit sui
eide" was the verdict of a coroner's
jury In London the other day and 1t
was In accordance with the testimony.
prepering to kill herself was fatal to
1GANd Narshall. who had q weak heart.