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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
SOME OPPOSE o.rcAEs.
Many Farmers in Clay and Yankton
Counties Attack Plan.

Vermillion. 8. D.. Aug. 4.-Members
of the county boards of YanktOn and
Clay counties put In u strenuous Gay
hearing arguments for and against the
construction of drainage bitches on the
Missouri bottom to carry off surplus
h-aasy~..1~.s- Many FARMERS from both
sides Of the county line were present.
and a majority registered a kick"
against the proposed bitches as out
lined by the three petitions signed by
+. H. Whitaker and Others.
Some of those against the PROPOSE
ton were Of the opinion the cost Of
construction would greatly exceed the
benefits to be derived, while others
thought the plan not feasible for the
reason that the bitches could not be
built so as to drain the bottom prop
eriy.
Some ever went so far as to say that
they did not want their land drained at
all, as the sloughs when full of water
We're a great benefit to them in dry
years. One Yanlston county farmer
claimed that In 1924. when most farm
ers were hard hiSon account of lack
of moisture. he raised so bushels OF
corn per acre and II bushels of wheat,
simply because the cereals look moist
ure from the SloughS.
The commissioners accepted the petit
tons and ordered Il permanent survey
made of the routes of The proposed
bitches. Surveyor Vinson, of Union
county, will do the work. After he has
finished inc al estimate is at hand oi
the cost OF construction. the two boards
will then meet to take some action II
regard to ordering the bitches Moth
ing is certain as yet, and they may
never be started. Residents OF the bot
tom estimate that hnlf q million dol
lars will be necessary to do the thing
up right, and this they consider too bi,
an undertaking. financially, especial.
since the money will have to be RAISED
from taxation Of their land.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
sourH DAKOTA NEWS.

Dewey. tiffany. a 7-year old Aberdeen
boy; was shot In the Eye oss by ine an s,e arro of
Word has been received in Aberdeen
from Redfield that Ex-secretary of State
,. C. Berg, who Is suffering from a stroke
Of paralysis. is barely alive.
Considerable smut is reported among
wheat fields in the vicinity Of Worthwhile,
IN Sphinx county, where the farmers neg
'eGted to r treat t hss nsrcb wnsa'' for $1,000
eighty shares of stock In the Reservation
State bank of Sisseton, OF Howard Bah
cock. thereby obtaining a controlling IN
The county commissioners OF Sanborn
county have taken steps to drain Long
lake. II the project is carried through q
be rendered Mt for agricultural purposes.
The Ward hotel baseball team was de-
teated by the team Of the South Dakota
loon men were defeated by a picked nine
called the All Stars by a score Of II to 3
for a purse of $25.
tween Pierce. said to be lightweight cham
pion of Iowa. and c. c. Wood, the Aber-
deem wrestler. the lowe man won. The
curse was for $50 a side and Pierce was to
throw Wood four times in an hour. which
ne succeeded In doing. The time was IL.
IL, Q and 10 n respectively for the
four bouts.
The remains of Howard Forman, a boy
who died in Edmonds county in August,
1904. have been cXhumed and sent to Chi
cago for an analysis OF the intestines. II
Is stated tina several persons would pro-
fit by the boys death, who was heir T.
considerable property. and an investisa-
ton was started by persons who feare.
foul play in connection with The boy
death.
The rust scare is over so far as Brown
county is concerned. Farmers state thai
the crucial period was passed last week
and that the wheat is now past all DANCE
from rust. Harvest will, begin within :
very few days. Many of the farmers O.
the county have already finished harvest
ing their pats and barley and are prcpar
ing TO garner the biggest wheat crop TIL,
county has had in many years.
A member of the Aberdeen city courci
has evolved a unique scheme for solvini
the hobo problem. He would rent a va
cant building in the outskirts of the cit.
In which all hoboes who strike Aberdeen
will be taken and lodged under the car
Of a special policeman. Farmers VIII
come to town will be taken to the hob
haven and allowed to take their pick Q
the bunnh. The hobo who refuses wor'
when it Is offered him will be sent out o
town.
An Investigation Of the wheat fields y
Roberts county reveals the fact that Their
Is n 70 black rust OF consequence IN tina
section Of the state. All the rust discov
on the stalk. A field OF 100 acres OF mac
aroni wheat belonging to q man name
LundQuist. Of Lake township. Robert
county, stands shoulder high, n til
Yield ID estimated at IS bushels per acr'
Macaroni wheat all over the state 10 n
ported In good condition.. free from rus
with prospects for big yields.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
AHluenee.


There is great excitement in Lone
One-Eyed Ike has turned UP a dozen
huge nuggets of solid gold.
Why" says Toothless TutS. amy one
of these things is worth $40, 00A~ ike,
you've struck it at last. What arc We
yoin' to do with all your money!
I'm goin' to buy n thousand alarm
clocks replies One-Eyed Ike.
What for?"
An I'm goin' to set 'em al! for 6
o'clock in the mornin', an when they
wake me up I'm jest goin' To turn over
in bed an shoot the V lastin' day
lip hIs o. them"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

1t is generally known that Garibaldi
left directions in his will for the Gre
nation of his body. and that through
the intermediary OF the Italian gov
eminent his wishes were O~verruIed.
Few, however. are probably aware OK
the minutiae of detail into which Carl
baidi entered upon the subject. or OF
the extent of self consciousness which
is evident at every line of the direc-
ton. Facing the sea, you shall erect
n pyre two meters high, built of acacia
wood, myrtle and other aromatic trees
and plants growing at Caprera. on
this lay a sheet of iron on which shall
he placed my body, dressed in the red
shirt. A handful of the ashes place
near the collins of my daughters Rosa
and Anita" The rest were to be
blown away by the wind as seeds OF
liberty for other parts of the world.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
SELLING CROPS BY SAMPLES.

Ii one grows good winter vegetables, lo-
tatoes more particularly. il is an eX-
~celle!lt plan to dispose of them by sample.
The same applies 10 well grown orchard
fruits. Try the plan of selecting a number
OF the best tuberS or specimens of apples
for example. a half peck will do, and 80
into town w.th them. Call at the homes OF
consumers. saying that you are a grower
and that You are taking orders for the po-
tatoes in barrel lots of which those YOU
show are fair samples In the majority
of cases it will be found that a single day
will suffic.s 10 sell out q pretty good crop.
Now upon the delivery OF the goods strict
ly according to sample depends the sue
cess of the plan for future seasons. Make
a point TO have the goods you deliver a lit
tie better than the samples and you have
a satisfied and a regular customer. IT
one expects to have first class butter, eggs
or poultry or any other farm product for
delivery during the winter try and get the
trade of your satisfied customer. The
chances are nine out of ten you can ami
you will have started a first class trade
which can be kept so long as your goods
are up to the mark. This is but the appli-
cation of a Well known principle In com
merciai lines so do not sneer at it as an
innovation that cannot be applied to farm
crops. 1t can and successfully, too, If
you'll try it along the lines suggested.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
FIREBUes.
Had Planned to Burn Old Buildings in
Vermillion.

Vermillion, S. D.. Ang. 3~.-Althoueh
they deny being responsible for any of
the three incendiary fires that have oc-
Cured in Vermillion in the past SIX
weeks, two lads of the city have con-
fessed to having entered into Il con
spiracy to remove some of the more
iilapidated buildings around town by
applying a match to them. Others
heard OF the scheme through a third
boy who refused to join the youthful
frebugs and were enabled to round
them up as a result. Upon a promise
to be good. and being warned of their
punishment IL caught setting a fire,
The bows were turned loose by Judge
Copeland. A close watch is being Kept
for other offenders.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

Until recently the Japanese language
was studied only by a few German Of
f1cers in the Military Academy of Ber-
lin, and these received a subsidy from
the academy to encourage them in their
studies. In future the Japanese lam
guage is to be taught In h German
schools on the same level as other for
eicn languages. In addition five lieuten-
ants win be detached from b general
staff in order to follow the course OF
the oriental seminary of Berlin in the
Jananese section.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
AN INFANT.
Rapid Growth of Gregory on the Rose
bud Reservation.

Gregory. s. D.. Aug. 4.-Although
this place will not be a year old until
August 3. it is one of the most prosper
Gus of the new towns in the coded por-
tion of the Rosebud indian reservation
The town has made rapid growth dur
Ing the time ii has been in existence,
and now compares with many OF the
towns in the Older portion of the state
which have been in existence for twen-
ty or twenty-five years. Steps are now
being taken to nave Gregory organized
under the laws of the state, and when
this Is completed among the lirSt inn
provements to be made will be the con-
struction of IL waterworks system. Cap
~italists 10Y stand ready to construct
such n system, and work will com
memo as soon as the town is organized
and can legally grant a franchise. 1t
is expected that when the system is
completed insurance rates will be re.
duced about one-half.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

A curious discovery. has been made
IN the course of some excavations that
have been in progress in st. Martin de
Re, in France. The excavators un-
earthed trenches in which lay skeletons
which were, presumably, those of the
citizens who fell fighting there In de-
tending the town against the English
In 1927. Among the skeletons was
found a spherical iron bomb contain
Ing a moist black powder, which was
found to consist of about a third OF
inter. a third OF carbon and q NTH OF
sulphur, the remainder being iron oxide
derived from the rusting of the iron
ohon
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

Seven miles of a broad automobile
road Is to be the latest investment OF
Uncle sam. 1t is to run from the
point OF Sandy Hook through the gov
reservation south TO Highland
beach, under the Nayesink light, and
viii be used exclusively by army Of
ficers and their friends. The road will
have a minimum width of fifteen feet
and will parallel the New Jersey coast.
1t will connect with the broader coun-
~ road that runs from Highland beach
to Seabrlght.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

A number OF European railways nave
recently been utilizing motor cars OF
the gasoline or steam type. in order to
Improve the service and decrease the
rost of operations of branch lines
where there is but limited traffic and
long trains are usually operated at a
loss. The use of these cars Is also be-
ing introduced to meet the severe COM
petition of the electric car for inter-
urban and suburban service. By the
use of the steam car or the gasoline
motor a the cost of transportation is
but a small fraction of the cost by
locomotive and regular train service.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
lMrERFEREs WITH HARVEST.
Rain 10 Rather. untimsly In 0sadi
County.

Huron. g. D.. AUG. IRAN 10 Sc
riously interfering with harvesting Vf
small grain In this part Of the state.
An inch and half Of rain fell here Tuea-
day afternoon and evening. Much
small grain II ready for the sickle. and
there Il plenty OF help 10 rave the
ctop, but warm. brighfkWeather u need.
edsto complete the maturing Of wheat
anA put the fields In condition for the
machines.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

ID. c. Lee, CT DETROIT. Mich, told q re-
markable story about the finding of a
turtle upon the back of which he
carved, a day or so before the battle of
Gettysburg. clever miles from the field
of battle. the following: ID. c. Lee,
Company b, u. s. A.. 1863" -Four
weeks Captain A. III. Mertz. OF
Gettysburg, found the turtle with the
Inscription and communicated with Mr..
Lee. Forty-two years have passed
since Lee first carved the turtle. and
he says that he will give the proper
Identification which Mertz asks In or
der to regain possession of the turtle.
Lee states that he will exhibit the tur-
tie at all Grand Army reunions.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
RENovATlNG THE LAWN.

One of the readers of this department
writes that he is trying to get a lawn
around the farm home, but is greatly
troubled with weeds. which he thinks
come from the weed seeds in the stable
manure. AS d rule tab manure should
be used or lawns only once every three or
four years. relying mainly On a prepared
commercial fertilizer or on ground bone
for keeping up the growth Of grass and
the soil vitality. To %enovate the lawn try
this plan of a German %neighbor. Take a
wide bladed putty knife and spend an our
each night after work in digging out or
cutting off below the crown gil weed
plants and whenever one is removed scat
ter in its place a few seeds OF a good grass
mixture. One will be surprised to find
how quickly a lawn may be renovated by
this plan and how. by the use of the seeds
of grass. the places are filled IN with a
veivety growth. Try this plan for the rest
Of the season and a notable Improvement
will hn ofrooto1
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

A second steamship IL to be placed
In service upon Lake Titicaca. in
Peru, the highest lake in the world.
5000 feet above sea level. There Is
already one vessel engaged in traffic
upon this sheet Of water. The latest
vessel will carry about $50 tons dead
weight. It has ample arrangements
and facilities for working cargo, and
is provided with accommodatiQpA-for
twenty.fonx pAaeeffgers. The dimen-
eions are 220 feet in length by 80 feet
beam and IA feet depth.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

An instance OF the application OF a
precocious knowledge of the law by Il
child occurred in a Partisan school last
January. In France education Is OBJ
iigatory, but the law cannot compel
children to remain in school after the
age of 10. This law, needless to re-
mark. is usually a dead letter. but on
the occasion in question n pupil sud
denly got up In the middle of a lesson
gathered up his books, placed them
neatly in his desk. took up his hat ana
moved toward the doo "Where are
you going" asked the teacher. with a
certain amount of acerbity. Sir re-
piled the boy, with Irritating noncha-
lance, Il was 10 years of age four min
ates ago, and you have no longer any
right 10 keep me at school"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

An example Of Japanese thoroughness
IL to be found in the fact that complete
records Of the war are being edited az
the conflict proceeds. II is reported
that these are to be published In Eng
t.sf, ana French as well az In japanese
as soon az the war IL over.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

UNITED STATES JOINS THEM.
Tangier, Morocco, Aug. L. Tho
United states government has In
formed the foreign once that It will
send representatives to the internation-
II conference Of Moroccan reformA
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

length; to prevent racking fasten q coun,.
OF wires from the board to the hsnd,"
holding Them Ia place by screws hros.n
loops IN the wire. This scraner may -
made 10 1t viii last for . longer time hv
madnS II OF two boards with the RAJ.
Iunnang IN opposfte directions. The uppsr
part Of the cut shows this idea.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

poultry and one has but to use their pump
of common sense to see why inns IL ~.
Imagine yourself the consumer instead u
the producer and ask yourself whether
you would rather pay fifteen cents d
pound for IL thin. scrawny fowl or twenty
cents for Il clean. plump carcass. i'tcii
remember that the difference in price Is
often sreatcr and that u good share OF ~
is profit both to the producer ana w.
middleman. In other words. 1t pays 70
get the fowl IN the best possible ccildl'iot
to attract the consumer. n COST CT
PLUMBING ont the bird is by no meats
.uua to the additional price received toi
it because YOU get added weight at tn
added price. So plain is this TO some p"u'-
trymen that theN make it tneir business Ia
buy ike chickens in The open mark'i-
those that are thin, take them home, !a;-
ten them and send them back To the sitns
market and they make ii pay. ~ t'e
plan of marketing only the best ana II
YOU cannot get The best then YOU ought
not TO be in the poultry business.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10

Exports of A~merican-built automo-
biles have increased 40 per cent. dur
ing the last twelve months.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
SUBSTITUTE FOR COW PEAS.

The success of southern farmers with
COW peas hes given The impression n
many farmers farther nol IN chat the COW
pea cannot be grown on th.ir farms. 1t is
true the late sorts vii, not amount 10
much but there are S, verai early varieties
which succeed we'll tar north. If. for any
reason, one does not want 10 grow COW
peas there are both the red and crimson
clover which are hne soil rcnovators and
| which are invaluable whore they can be
raised. There may be some trouble iais-
ing the crimson clover. at first. but the
| crop Is we'll worth working hard to get.
| The red lever is more easily grow and
if one wants u crop to gather nitrogen ana
TO turn under in order to get that nitrogen
in the soil, and does not want to grow
COW peas, the Canada field peas will an
swcr the purpose admirably. In some Sec
lions The Canada field peas are sown with
oats or rye and makes "A desirable crop for
feeding or for turning under. Thos' VINO
have not experimental With Canada nel'i
peas have missed something easily sI~wli
and of oi.,F VA Inc
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
SOWING ave FROM HOGS.

swine raisers who nave fed hogs on rye
pasture know its value for this purpose
and practice ii regardless OF the some
what prevalent idea that rye is not good
food for swine. True, it might not be a
good plan to feed swine on ripened rye.
but ii never does harm as pasture. Our
plan is to prepare the field in August and
SOW the rye as soon as the ground is ready.
This gives the soil d cover crop which is in
itself beneficial. The following spring. as
soon as the frost is out of the ground so
that IL can be worked, grass seed is sow
over The field, and narrowed in and as
soon as the young grass gets u fair start
the swine are turned In, every other day
at first until they get used 10 il. The way
the animals thrive on this pasture is stif-
fcient to prove its value. II is a better
plan 10 have this pasture Of rye. another
of rape and a third of grass alone so that
the swine may have some variety. then ii
there is am apple orchard into which they
may be turned to eat the fallen fruit the
cost OF feeding them is reduced to q mini
mum and they are in prime condition 70.
fattening in the early fall
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
A sTABLE CLgANER.

The use of shovels on board stable floors
is Objectionable because the wet fioor. is
splintered after a time. A scraper which
Will do the work better thar a shovel is
MADE py taking a piece of tough hoard an
inch thick. five inches wide and fifteen
inches long and carefully cutting one edge
% erSsSeass6sasse Aks rather sharp.
Fasten this board to a handle Of suitable
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
MAKING A CLAY SOIL PROFIT
ABLE.

Those who's farms arc loany soils,
whether loamy sand or loamy clay. do not
realize what the man with the sandy
soil or he with the clay soil has to contend
with. In the one case there is the diff
Guilty of making the soil hold the applied
fertilizer, AS one owner of such a soil re-
marked. lit is like "A bottomless WE'LL the
man with the claNey soil has his troubles
in it's being vet and unworkable part of
the time and SO hard he canno pillow 1t
the rest OF the time. Here are Two eX-
tremes of soil and yet the one remedy
may be applied to both, that of adding hui
mus. II is impossible to carefully advise
one Just how such soils should be handled
in detail but 1t may be said. in a general
way. that crops which will furnish humus
TO turn under the most frequently should
be used. While there is. of course. Il
choice of humus material. anything which
will ansewr the purpose will help. On the
the soil was poor. to get 1t into COW peas
the entire crop to be turned under, follow
this with corn and the next year divide
the plot in two parts and crop one par
with potatoes and on the other make
another COW pea crop to be turned under
| After the potatoes are off cover the sol
with rye to be plowed under the following
spring and then follow again with corn
Make the rotations as short as possible
having the humus crop come every othcl
n - fAr IN fnvy yp1ro
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-08-10
THE Difference between
PROFIT AND l009.

The writer has had considerable to say,
in this department. concerning the plan Of
ly. The success Of this plan IL no more
gssdily seen than In the marketing Of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-22
PRACTICAL RESULTS COMPARED.

From pump records kept all OF pump stations
have average coal fuel for the year lift
million gallons foot high. These figures
based pump displacement which deduction OF go for
slip has been made.
From similar pump reports have the cost TO lit
million gallons high oil fuel SoO20o4 This the
aeragve OF IS months and figures based pump dis
placement and the go deduction made for slip above In
word fuel oil 66Ifo what coal which prac
ticay what preliminary gave Or put It II
another way, Of coal equivalent 70 b7 bar
res OF OIL and whenever land similar quality
OF coal pumping plants S3I then there
saving in oil fuel al SI~4s per barrel.
Since 1908 this company has chen basng all pump expense
the quantity OF actually delivered deter
mined BY wier Previous this time, however
based figures pump displacement, with allow
ace OF go slip in order make comparison for the
periods necessary take pump displacement
basis in both cases.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-22
THEORETICAL COMPARISON.

Practically the result obtained by following
theoretical comparison:
The oils have been using show average density OF
185 Beae: flash test OF 2o5 F. and they produce aP
pr0ximately 1880 heat units B. 7. ID per pound.
The Australian Goals used before the
oil showed average OF QQQ7I B. 7 L. per pound which
only 529c the heat obtained from pound
Taking the into consideration have: One barrel OF
oil ~ gallons specific gravity weighs 1906 pounds,
which the average price S5 per barrel equivalent
equivalent oooO2325c per heat unit and pound
Of coal 9QzI heat units equivalent OooOO35Oc
per heat unit Thus showing the oil be
6586fc OF the OF coal heat units