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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-28
ARE YOU ENGAGED

Engaged people should remem-
Der that after marriage many quar-
rels can be avoided by Keeping
their digestions in good condition
with Electric Ritters. S. A. Brown
OF Bennettsville S. c. says: "For
years my wife suffered intensely
from dyspepsia, complicated with a
torpid liver, until she lost her
strength and yigor, and became q
mere wreck of her former self.
Then she tried Electric Bitters
which helped her at once and final
" made her entirely we'll. She is
now strong and healthy" G.. S.
Joscelyn, druggist, sells and guar.
ahtess them At sos + bottls.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-28
Last Friday Forest City Camp

Last Friday Forest City Camp
5312 Modern Woodmen of
America had the pleasure of in
itiating Mr. Chas Urquhart, pop
ularly known as ''Scotty," also. of
participating in an excellent sup
per provided specially for the new
member and invited guests by the
Woodmen and their wives. An
other new member was to have
been indicted into the mysteries
of Woodcraft also, but it appears
that something scared him away
and he could not be found. The
Camp is laying for him, however,
and it is hoped that he will be
captured in time for the next re.
gular meeting which occurs on
Friday, Oct. ID.
The following is the list of those
present:
Worthy Advisor Eidam and family
Grant Orsborn and family
H E Gates and family
l. Green and family
c Douglas aud family
MI and Mrs Jos Otto
Mrs Gear and children
Mrs Ashley
Miss Flossie Oliver, Hewitt
Turner, EP Thorne, Robert John
ston and N w Robertson.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-28
ATTACKED BY A MOB

and beaten, in q labor riot, until
covered with sores, a Chicago street
car conductor applied Bucklin's
Arnica Salve, and was soon sound
and well. 81 use it in my family
writes G j WEIGH of Tekonsha
Mich land find it perfect" Simply
great for cuts and burns. Only CSC
at Joscelyn's drugstore.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, Land Off

Department of the Interior, Land Office
at Huron. SD. Sept. III, 1905
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof i'm sup
port of his claim and that said proof will
be made before the Register and Receiver
at Huron, s. ID. on October "a. 1905, viz:
Peter Olson. IL. Il. No. 1866
n. r. IS " 5tha r M He names 1s.' the tn, fol.
lowing witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said
land. viz: NJ T. Thompson, Lyle Sandell.
} A Whiteside and w b Burgess, all of
Gettysburg S ID
914 CA BLAKE, Register
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-28

The dailies state that ex-senator
Pettigrew is now the owner of the
Forest City & Gettysburg r. r.
and that it will be moved to Sioux
Falls, where it will be put to more
profitable service on the So. Oak.
Central, a line being built north.
ward from that city to Msdison.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-28
SALE Of f (I6a|}BsslL BUILDING

NOTICE is hereby given that on No
yember 2, 1905, all of the Capitol Building
Lands in Potter County will be offered for
sale at public auction between the hours
of 10 O'Clock a.. m and 6 O'Clock p. m. at
the front door of the Court House in said
county.
For descriptions, appraisement and
terms of sale apply to this department.
Dated ut Pierre, S. ID. September 36,
1905.
G. j. BACH.
Com'r School & Public Lands
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-28
INDIANS AGAIN
Get the Ear of the Great
Father.
THE OLD STORY OF COERSiON AND
OPPRESSION.

VII
Evidence Being Taken to be Sent to Com.
missioner L.eupp.
On Monday the twelve men
composing the Indian Business
Council met in the front room of
the residence north of the mess
house, with Paddy" Miller. pre-
sident of the Council, in the chair.
They were loaded with Il long
list of grievances against the In
dian Agent and other powers that
be in general. The Great Faith
or" at Washington showed a dispo-
sition to treat with them and to do
them justice by having sent Mr.
Conser to be on hand to meet with
them and get an accurate state
ment of their difficulties.
The session Tuesday began at
l0:30 a. m. with Rev. E. Ashley
acting as interpreter, and Mr..
E~isenhart, stenographer. Major
Hatch obtained the consent of the
Council for Post-trader E. A.
Warner to be present at the sess-
ions, and they we're on hand thru
outthe day, Black Spotted Horse
was the first speaker, and began
by referring to the time when the
first white man landed on the
Atlantic coast of the U. S.. saying
that ever since the Indian had
been dispossessed of his land by
force and fraud. Then he came
down to the history of the leasing
Of his home land, the Cheyenne
River Reservation, telling how
again another act of robbery and
fraud had been committed against
his people. This was substantial
ly a repetition of the account
given to Maj. Mclaughlin three
years ago.
Spotted Horse was questioned
by the Inspector as to the number
of cattle he had, and how many he
had lost, also rs to what the Agent
had done to assist the Indians. and
his replies were all in the mega.
tive.
The next witness was Ed. Swan
who is in the employee of the gov
eminent as brand inspector
He commenced by saying that h,
had been charged by the Indians
with being a friend of the Agen'
because he had not been sayin.
much about him, but instead has
been trying to faithfully carry on
his orders. He told about havin.
made n sale of sixtyfive head o
cattle and when he went out to &c
them he could only find seven. H
gave a lengthy sketch of his con
nection with the various roundups
and when questioned as to VIII,
the Indians We're losing SO many O
their cattle, gave two main reasons
viz: lack of sufficient ~assistanc
at the roundup, and the system Q
roundup adopted by the cowboy
working for the lessees. Whe
he asked the Indian Agent 70
more men to assist him, he reptile
that the government hadn't an
money to help the Indians to tax
care of their cattle with" He ais
told how the Indians cattle cam
to be shipped to Chicago with tn
lessees' cattle, stating that in ON
months time 81 head belongin;
to various Indians had been take
to Chicago by various shippers
and that he had discovered 80 9th
or head at Evarts in time to pre-
vent their getting on the cars.
Rev. Percy Phillips was the mex
witness, and gave a history Of hi
o1ipetience - toll collector on th
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-28

A lady used the expression
Gee" the other night. It had
never occurred to her that she
was taking the name of the Lord
in vain. Probably few of the
many who indulge in sugar-coated'
profanity realize that they are
swearing. What is "Gee" though
but an euphemism for "Jesusg'
"Dear mel" is from the Latin
"Des Meo'' My God! "For good
ness sake" is only ''For Lords
sake;" "Dirt it" is s'God rotted;"
Guides Priest" is "Jesus Christi
"Golly, "''Gosh" or "Gorry," etc.
are only corruptions of "God."
Darn it," "Dash it," ssDine
it," "Blame it," etc., are only
variations of s.Dam it, In
short there is not an expression of
this sort that cannot be traced
back to an oath for it's origin.
Notwithstanding this, you will
every day hear people using them
thoughtlessly who would he terri.
bly, shocked at a genuine OATH
Clare City Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19
Private Denny
Hogan
T was when commanded an army

I T was when commanded an army
post out on the border. CorndeldS
wave there now.
We had been confined to the stockade
for so long that we felt desire to romp
across the prairie like young colts let
loose from the four walls of gloomy
stall. There were women, child, Lieut..
Gilmore, myself and Denny Hogan, an
old plains soldier, who came along to do
our driving.
The Indians were hostile; but we had
Just finished an active campaign against
them, so I felt fairly safe in giving my
consent to drive and picnic beyond
the river.
1t was beautiful day with a moist,
soft breeze blowing from the south. It
was = merry party and we drove on
and on over the springy buffalo grass
until the fort looked like a tiny toy
affair across the level prairie. About
II o'clock we halted for luncheon be-
meath the shade of clump of cotton
woods. Private Hogan hobbled the
horses, leaving the harness on, while
Lieut.. Elmore and assisted the ladies
with the luncheon.
Presently Hogan came back and, dis
regarding our cordial invitation to sit
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19
PLANT OF a WRITER.

! wish they wouldn't thank me when they
SEND my pieces back
And intimate in soothing terms It hurts
them worse than me.
They say '1ts noreflection on its literary
merit"
And wonder If it isn't what one Of them
might be. 77
I know the man is busy. 80 never bother
him II
With any but typewriter stufk quite
straight and plain to read, ss...s.s-
And on a little card that's got my name ana
address on It
gently stick the postage stamps the
busy man may need. .
They think they fool me, but they don't.
when they say they haven't space,
And that they send back many things as
good as those they print;
They seem to want me to infer my writing
is superior
To their little one-horse paper, but can
not take the hint.
Why isn't there an editor who'll say just
And write exactly what he thinks instead
of sweet regret?
There's a lot Of us who really shoulu De 40
ing something honest
Who put our trust In printed blanks, ana
alas! are writing yet.
II they'd write "Rot" or "Beastly BAD on
my typewriter pages
They'd not get near SO many things from
this Industrious hack.
I'd forgive q candid statement on an 3D.
itor's real feeling,
But wish he wouldn't thank me when
he sends my pieces back.
Critic.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

bushes, the Indians dismounted about
close as they could to where we lay,
and commenced sharpshooting, and
poured in one of the most terrific and
destructive fires that ever saw, and
I had served three years in the Army
of the Cumberland during the war
of the rebellion and with the Twenti-
eth corps, under Joe Hooker, and saw
some as hard fighting as was done
on the Atlanta campaign, being in %
battles, among them Burnt Hickory,
Resaca and Peach Tree Creek.
The Indians soon shot our horses
down, and we went to digging bitches
in the sand for cover. Before we got
under cover Lieut.. Beecher and four
men were killed. DR.. Moore, our sur
geon, and two men were MORALLY
wounded, and Col. Forsythe and eight
men were severely wounded, and q
good many had slight wounds. The
Indians kept up their fire for two or
three hours, then 500 or 600 of them
formed down the creek in eight or
nine lines deep and prepared to charge
us. 1t was solid mass, filing the
creek bed, which was about 120 feet
from bank to bank. Col. Forsythe
had himself propped up 50 he could see
what they were doing. He told the
boys that we had to break that charge;
that they must not fire until he gave
the word, and then they must fire
by volleys and make every shot
count; that it was our only salvation;
that we must get our revolvers out,
and II they got among us we must
every man fight to the last. In the
meantime we had to watch the sharp
shooters, who lay all around US, many
of them within rs yards.
The Indians were commanded by
Roman Nose, whom we could see rid
ing along in front of his lines in
structing them. He was a magnificent
Indian, one Of the most perfect speci-
mems I ever saw. He was naked to
the breechclout. Riding splendid
horse, without any saddle, with a re-
peating rifle in his hand and his war
bonnet of feathers, he was a sight,
never to be forgotten.
After exhorting the Indians awhile,
he put himself at the head of them
in the center Of their line, and they
started on trot towards the island.
About the time they started Forsythe
told George Oaks, one of the best shots
in the west, that as soon as they came
near enough, not to wait until he gave
orders to fre, but to Try his best to
kill Roman Nose, as it was our only
salvation.
When the Indians got within 200
yards they charged by putting their
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

lorsea n Tie run. Soon after thsy.
charged George fired, and at the sec
ond shot Roman Nose fell from his
horse. The Indians came on tn, with
in so yards, when Forsythe gave the
word to fire, and as fast as they could
throw out the empty shells and throw,
in fresh cartridge the boys f1red ON
them, and finally they broke. just
as they got to the foot Of the island
they broke and made for cover. It
looked like the front ranks melted un7
der the terrible fire that was poured
into them. All around the foot OF the
island the sand was covered with dead
and dying Indians and horses. Be-
sides Roman Nose six others OF their
principal chiefs, including the medl-
cine man, were killed. That charge.
was the last effort made by the 1ndl-
ans to carry our position by assault
and eight days later Col. Carpenter
with company of the Tenth cavalry
came to our relief.
Last winter the legislatures of Kan
sas and Colorado each passed bill
appropriating, each, $4,000 to be placed
to the credit of the Beecher's Island
Memorial association, located at Ray,
COL, for the purpose of erecting
monument to the memory of the scouts
who took part in the battle. On one
side of the monument will be the
names of those killed, on another those
that were wounded, on the third the
four brave men who went for relief,
and on the fourth side those others
that belonged to the company. The
contract for the monument is let, and
it will be unveiled on September II,
1905, 81 years to a day after the bat
tie. All the scouts living are expected
to be there; there are 13 or IA still
living.
The commander in chief Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, as well
as the department commanders OF
Kansas and Colorado, will be pres
ent on that occasion, as it will be
just after the national encampment
at Denver. The United States made
donation of 12O acres for park, which
the citizens of Ray have covered with
a beautiful grove Of trees set out by
them.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19
FoRsYIHE's BRAVE STAND.
The Story of the Siege Of Beecher's
DO Island by the Indians
in 1868.

In July, 1868, the Indians made a
raid on the settlements Of the Saline
and Solomon rivers, in Kansas. They
murdered many settlers and their
families, and burned and destroyed
their improvements and took two
young women prisoners. Troops were
rushed in and the Indians driven out
after three or four days skirmishing.
There were about 1000 warriors en-
gagged in the raid, composed of north
ern Arapahoes, Cheyennes and Sioux.
At the time Gen. Sheridan was in
command of the military department
of the Missouri, explains the writer
in the National Tribune. He stationed
several companies of cavalry at differ
ent points on the frontier to protect
the settlers, and authorized Brevet
Brig. Gen. George A. Forsythe, Of his
staff, and Lieut.. Beecher (nephew of
Henry Ward Beecher) to raise COM
pany of so experienced frontiersmen
and Indian fighters for the purpose
of scouting and watching the Indians,
especially in the upper Republican
valley. The company of scouts was
organized in August. In the forepart
of September, while on the Republican,
they discovered a large Indian camp
trail, which they followed for several
days. On the evening of September
16 they camped in a little valley on
the north side of the Arickaree Fork
of the Republican. On the morning of
the 18th they were attacked by a large
body Of Indians, estimated at not less
than 1900 warriors They took refuge
on a small island in the center of the
dry bed Of the stream, and for two
hours the indians made charge after
charge, often riding up to within ten
feet Of the scouts, but were driven
of every time by the scouts, who,
armed with Spencer carbines and two
army revolvers each, poured a most
destructive fire into them, killing and
wounding large numbers.
After the Indians found they could
not break the lines of the scouts, who
lay hid in the tall bluestem grass and
behind little punches of cottonwood
bushes, with their horses tied to the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

It 10 estimated that an ounce of "a.
dunn would contain enough power t1
raise 10000 tons "A mile above the
sarth's surface. Another way of stat
ing the same estimate was that the
energy needed to tow q ship Of $4,000
tons a distance of 5000 sea miles at
Is knots was contained in % ounces
o1 radium. Now, we knew that the
earth contains radioactive materials.
and It was safe to assume that it
forms in some degree a sample Of the
materials of the solar system, hence It
was almost certain that the sun 10
radioactive also,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19
Cats az Food.

In northern Italy the cat is 4 favor
tie article of food, even though people
are forbidden by law from partakins
Of the animal. Indeed, cats are fat
tened and grown for the market with
great care, and the Italians believe
that they far surpass rabbits in every
good quality. The method of cooking
the animal is to roast it in an oven
until brown, with onions, garlic, pars.
ley, bay leaf, red wine, and some
fragrant herbs other than those men.
toned.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

The picture-card craze has struck
this country nard. Every town and
village has come to have its "set" of
views. and this is a large country with
many communities. We are rich and
free-spending people, and purchase of
cards figures as a trifle. In conse.
quence the mails are crowded with
them, and the government does not
mind, 80 long as the cards are decent,
for it gets about one dollar and twenty
cents pound for carrying them.
whereas the average payment for all
other sorts Of matter is but eight cents
Per pound.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

Automobile manufacturers in this
country made fine showing during
the fiscal year 1905 in the way Of for
e1gn trade. the exports reaching the
high-water mark of $2,481,243. Last
year the exports were valued at ST..
s95, sos. and the year before at $1,207;-
065. The greatest foreign shipments
In any one month in the history Of the
American automobile export trade
were those in June last, when the val.
ne reached $313,499. In June a year
ago the value was only $181, 79S.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

In discussing ways and means to in
crease our trade with South America,
Special Agent Lincoln Hutchinson.
writing to the state department from
Rio de- Janeiro, expresses his opinion
that the mail service with this coun.
try is in urgent need Of Improvement.
This, he declares, is very inadequate,
and its improvement would stimulate
our, sales. Many of the larger dealers
send their orders by cable, and are
thus independent of the mails. But
the smaller firms are not able to do
this.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

Concealed somewhere In the old
Presbyterian church at Fairton, Pa,
there is said to be bottle Of whisky
Ut least 100 years old. When the edi-
nee was being built, It is said, tho
workmen struck for whisky, which in
those days seemed to be a necessity.
"A quart was furnished them, but &C.
cording to Hosea Hustled, then an aIl'
prentice, the liquor was 50 "ornery"
that the men couldn't drink it, but
buried It In the walls. Robert Wes-
coat, who relates the incident, says the
bottle 10 still there.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19
=,A1lRaIn Unfortunate.

They happened to be standing at
the same corner, waiting for Q street
car.
Il beg your pardon for mentioning
It, madam" said Mr.. Makinbrakes,
sbut the atmosphere is full of SCOT
this morning. and you have three or
four smudges on your face"
'I'll thank you to look after your
own affairs, sir" answered the mid.
dle.aged matron. "Those are moles."
Hastily begging her pardon again.
Mr.. Makinbrakes decided to wait for
tho second cal.-Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

1t seems practically certain that in
the provisions which he has announced
for a new legislative assembly in Rus
ola, time will prove that the car has
bu!lded better than he knew. The con-
stitution Of the Duoma, as this AZ
eembly is called, is not more remark.
able for what it grants to the people
than for what it expressly withholds.
It actually deprives the emperor of lit
lie. If any, of the power he now pos-
sesses; he is still the beginning and
the end Of all law and authority. The
Duoma may be dissolved at any time
by the emperor.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

The recently constructed bridge over
tho Zambesi river at the Victoria Falls
b the highest in the world, crossing
the gorge below the famous falls at 4
height Of 400 feet, is $50 feet in length,
and consists Of a main span Of 500 feet
and two side spans. There are two
anes Of rails, and the weight OF the
structure is 1850 tons. Work was com.
menced in October, 1904, and the
bridge was linked up on April /, this
year.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19
THE GENERAL REMEMBERED
Corporal About to Be Punished Pleads
Former Act Of Kindness and
Is Let Of.

When Wellington was engaged In.
the peninsular war one OF his favorlte
generals was Crawford, who, although
a stern disciplinarian, was greatly ad-
mired by his soldiers. In "Welling-
toms Lieutenants" the author tells OF
an incident which won for Crawford
the affection of his soldiers as we'll
as their esteem:
One day, when Costello was on
guard, Crawford came riding up with
his orderly, when two men burst out
of a house with some bread they had
stolen. At that time the division was
on very short commons.
The men were holly chased by a
Spanish woman, shouting: "Ladrone!
Ladrone!"
The general and his orderly cut into
the pursuit, the loaves were. given
back to the woman, and the thieves.
sent to the guardhouse.
But there was strange sequel to
that incident. The next day the men
were tried by brigade court-1nartial,
and sentenced to punishment. The
brigade was formed up; the proceed
ings of the court-martial were read,
and the general proceeded to improve
the occasion by lecturing officers and
men.
"Strip, sir!" he said, addressing him
self, by way of peroration, to a cor
poral who was one of the offenders.
The man submitted to be tied up
in silence; then turning to the gen.
eral, he said:
"Gen. Crawford, hope you will for
give me-"
mo, sir; your crime is too great"
If the crime was great, the penalty
was severe; he was to be reduced to
the ranks and receive $50 lashes.
Then he made another appeal:
"Do you recollect, sir, when under
command of Gen. Whitelocke, in
Buenos Ayres, we were marched pris-
oners with a number OF others to a
pound surrounded by a wall? There
was a we'll in the center, out of which
drew water with my mess-tin, by
means of canteen straps collected
from the men who were prisoners like
myself. You sat on my knapsack; I
parted my last biscuit with you. You
then told me you would never forget
my kindness. It is now in your pow
er, sir; you know how short we have
been of rations for some time"
The whole square was touched, and
waited. The bugler told OF to inflict
the punishment, after an interval, re-
ceived the usual signal from the bugle
major. The first lash was laid on.
Then the general exclaimed:
sWho taught that bugler to fog?
Send him to drill. He cannot fog!
Stop! Take him down. remember
it we'll, I remember it. WELL" while he
strobe up and down the square, NUT
tering inarticulately, blowing his nose
and wiping his face with his hand
kerohief, busily striving to conceal
the emotion which was evident to all.