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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
PRICE OF <
Circuit Court Fixes Value Of a SAM
sons Head.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. June GA jury in
the state circuit court OF Douglas
county, S. D.. has ixed the sum OF
s215 as the value of a head of hair
which was alleged to be Just like
Sainpson's' in giving the wearer super
natural strength.
The plaintiff in the suit was an i'm
dividual named Hudson. an alleged
strong man. The defendants were
Messrs. O'Brien, Nelson n Mckenzie.
The strong man based his suit on the
ground that while the three defendants
We're intoxicated they securely bound
him and then by force cut off his lux
uriant growth of hair, which he alleged
was the source of his great strength.
The loss of his hair, while he was
engaged in travelling owe the state Civ
ing exhibitions of his strength, he con
tended, took from him his means of
support. He sought to recover dam
ages in the sum of several thousand
dollars.
After considering the evidence, the
jury fixed the alu of his hair at s2l5.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
TRAVELLING MEN AND
RETAILERS COMBINE
South Dakota Men Launch 4
Strong Movement at
Aberdeen Meeting.
MUTUAL BENEFIT PLAN
The Purpose of the Organization Is to
Wage Campaign Against Evils A.
feeting Both Travellers and
Retailers.

Aberdeen. s. D.. June Ca new and
powerful organization has been formed
as the result of Il conference held in
this city during the convention of the
South Dakota Travelling Mems associ-
alton between representatives of retail
cling men.
1t is called the Allied Mercantile Or
sanization and is composed of one del
egate from each of the following or
ganiZations: South Dakota Travelling
Mems association. Retail Mercantile
Hardware Dealers association. South
Dakota Pharmaceutical association.
South Dakota Retail Hardware Deal
ers' association and the South Oak ota
jewelers. association.
The purpose of the organization is to
wage Il campaign against evils affect
Ing both the travellers and retailerS.'
The retailers will aid the travelling men
for n 2-cent railroad rate and the bill
for hotel improvements affecting fire
protection and sanitation. The retail
FRS in turn seek assistance for better
garnishiment and pure food laws II
enforcement of the present peddler law.
Meetings will be held annually in the
sane place where travelling men held
their convention. n in the meantime
the executive committee will have
charge of the campaign. The officers
nre: l.. $. Tyler. Sioux Falls, president;
l.. V. Snyder, Salem, secretary; George
Sabin. Redield. treasurer.
Severa! resolutions of an important
nature were adopted by the Travelling
Mems association, among others being
the following: Indorsing a fiat rate
2-cent mileage book of 5000 miles:
urging issue OF interchangeable excess
baggage book on all roads; demanding
that all hotels be equipped with fire
escapes n proper sanitation; indoors
ing the Taylor amendment to the a
tional bankruptcy law: indorsing the
Hepburn pure food bill.
The most important resolution was
II pledging support to the retailers in
their fight against the enactment OF
laws permitting the consolidation OF
third and fourth class mail matter and
ground that such laws will result in
the Capitalization of population and he
irreparable injury to small towns md
villages by driving away business en-
terpriSeS and merchants and wrecking
the agricultural communities by de-
stroying the home markets.
The resolution classes such legisla-
ton as highly pernicious, as the only
benefit would be derived by the so
called mail order business houses and
their publications. Every membe is
pledged to make a personal fight
against this legislation.
The new officers are: President, Jo-
seph Woods: vice president. j. NJ. Jel-
ly; secretary, c. u. Towsley: treasurer.
NJ. Jacquenan. The 1907 convention
will be held at Mitchell.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
GETTING READY FOR SHAW.
Preparations Making for Address Be-
fore Republican Clubs.

Sioux Falls. s.. d.. June Arrange
ments rapidly are being perfected for
the visit to Sioux Falls next week of
Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the treas
ury, who on Monday evening in the
auditorium in this city. will deliver an
address under the auspices Of the Re-
publican State League of South Da-
kota. AT a meeting of the members of
the republican clubs Of Sioux Falls n
committee selected from each ward i'm
the city was appointed to complete ar
rangements for an escort to Secretary
Shaw upon the occasion of his visit.
BY Monday evening the delegates and
others who will attend the republican
state next Tuesday will
have arrived In the city. and it is like
ly that Secretary Shaw will speak to a
Dacked house.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
REVIVAL MEETINGS.
Enthusiastic Converts Rejoice Owe,
Evangelist's Success.

Elk Point. s.. D., June S.-Evangelist
Charles Cullon Smith. Of Chicago. as
sisted by Professor Holden. has closed
the series OF union revival services
which have been running in Elk Point
for the past three weeks. All the ser.
vices were we'll attended. and Rev. Mr.
Smith preached some very earnest anG
instructive sermons. Enthusiasm and
interest have been worked up to the
highest pitch. and as n result nearly
100 have signifed their desire to be.
ON Christians. Evangelist Smith ano
his singer. Professor Holden. departed
for Manchester. Ia. where they will
conduct ten meetings for the next
three weeks.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
Last Day Of Notification Nee
ing Of Dakota Knights
OF the Grip.
ADDRESSED BY GOVERNOR
Largely Attended Meeting Held in the
Auditorium, and Governor Elrod
and Others Delivered
Addresses.

Aberdeen, $. d.. June 5.-Suturday
WAS the last day OF the convention OF
the South Dakota Travelling Mems as
ISOLATION. The crowd III attendance
this year il much larger than last and
the boys are all having the times OF
their lives.
n feature of the convention yesterday
afternoon WAS the ball game between
Watertown and Rrookings tor a purse
of $500. The am WAS a hard fought
one. Brookings winning by IL score OF
b 10 4. In the evening Il number OF
IN" travelling men 50 inclined gave "a
vaudeville performance in the opera
mouse. ALI the other travellers being
spectators. Another meeting WAS also
held III the evening In the auditorium
AT which addresses We're delivered by
Governor Elrud and others. Following
the auditorium meeting and the vaude-
VILE entertainment Il grand ball was
given.
Beyond naming the different commit
tees nothing of much Importance WAS
taken up at the sessions yesterday. the
real work of the convention being left
Tor today. when hi session will begin
IN the morning and continue through
the afternoon. One of the principal
matters to be decided upon is TO for
mulate u plan to carry on an active
campaign against the catalogue houses.
While no details will be given out re-
gardlng :he plans, it Is known that the
campaign will be conducted in "A most
thorough manner and will have the
united support of the South Dakota
travelling Mems association and at
least five of the retail merchants asso-
Citations In this state
A conference was held last night be-
Tween delegates from these retail assoc
Citations and the conference committee
OF the travelling mems organization.
The catalogue house matter was the
principal subject discussed and IA set of
resolutions was adopted which will be
presented to the convention for it's ac-
ton. At the close of the conference the
associations officers and the retail dele
gates sealed the compact of unity at
a banquet given at the Commercial
club.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
NO ALIMoNY FOR MRS. eLA,nE.

Sioux Falls. $. d.. June 5.-Mrs.
James G. Blaine, jr, does not expect
ner husband To resist her suit for di-
vorce, which she is preparing to file
1er six months hence, and on the other
aand h will not ask him to pay her
aliinony. Furthermore, Mrs. blaine
said she Will not seek to have his di-
vorce from his first wife declared void.
as has been reported, but instead is
Interested in sustaining it's validity. as
otherwise she would not have been le-
gally married herself. She thinks She
has ample grounds for divorce with.
out resorting to technicalities.
Mrs. Blaine has given the first inter-
view h has granted since her arrival
here a fortnight ago.
On her way here Mrs. Blaine an
nounced her intention to establish a
legal residence In Sioux Falls for tho
purpose of obtaining II divorce. I'm
mediately upon her arrival she en-
ployed Peter j. Rogde as her attorney
and he told her that it would not do to
admit that she was here for the pur-
pose of getting a divorce. as she must
tablis in court that she came here
as a bona fide resident.
Accordingly she was very chary
about discussing her plans. predicating
her statements on the theory that She
had not decided whether to sue for
divorce or not. She says she has per-
manently left the parental roo of Ad-
miral Hitchborn at Washington. She
Says h has been living there for all
most tWo years while separated from
Mr.. Blaine. She denies the story of
her intimacy with the first Mrs. Blaine.
now the wife of DR.. w. Il. Bull, Of
New York.
Mrs. Blaine was asked if she had
heard from her husband regarding the
divorce suit.
II most certainly ave not she re-
III ssIN,, ,t 80, r
to. We have had nothing to do with
each other for nearly two years. i do
not even know what he is doing Be
sides, he would hardly communicate
with me regarding a divorce when l
have authorized no one to say | on
telnplated one.
However. l do not thin he would
offer any defense should l decide to
bring proceedings after having resided
here the requisite six months ] would
not think of asking or accepting ALI
mony from him and do not think he is
Interested in preventing me from OBJ
tanning my freedom.
Il have no hesitancy in saying. how
ever. that do not propose to attempt
to establish hat his first wife's divorce
was void. would render my mar
riagc to him void. / was aware all
along that there was no irrcgularity
about his first wife's divorce. have
gone through the papcrs and find that
he was not only notified, but actually
appeared and began to resist it. He
subsequently withdrew his objection.
and the divorce was granted on the
ground of nonsupport."
Mrs. Blaine declined to say what
grounds for divorce would be alleged
in her own petition.
She has expensive apartments at the
Cataract hotel. where she declines to
associate with any one. Already she
Is known here as the naughty
beauty
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
A ACCIDENT.
Mother With eabv in Arms Jumps
from WAGON, kiIlino Infant.

Sioux Falls. S. d.. June S.-The infant
child of MIR. n Mrs. John Mulvihill,
who reside on a farm in Lake county.
net its death as the result of IL peculiar
accident.
While driving home from Il visit to
:own the bride slipped off one OF the
lorses driven by Mulvihill. This fright
sned the animals n they We're soon
beyond control. Mrs. Mulvihill jumped
rom the wagon with the child in her
arms. and i'm alighting the head of he
,hild must have come in contact with
something. rendering it unconscious.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
A wREsrLE WITH DEATH.
Valley Springs Marshal Has Marrow
Escape in Arrestina Drunken Man.

Sioux Falls. s.. d.. June LII. A. Cad
well, marshal of Valley Springs, east of
Sioux Falls, while attempting to arrest
a drunken farm hand named Charles Pat
ten, had Il narrow escape from instant
death. Pattcn resisted arrest and himself
and the marshall grapplcd. A violent
struggle resulted in the marshal getting on
top of the farm hand, who whipped out a
knife and made several unsuccessful at
temptS to plunge it into the marshals
back. Fortunately he was disarmed
before he was able to plunge the knife in
the officers body.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
Farmers Wife Buried Beneath
Load Of Hay and Is
Drowned.
WAS AIDING HUSBAND
While Crossing Slough Load Tipped
Over, Completely Covering Unfor-
tunate Woman-Husband's At
tempts to Rescue Her Futile.

Sisseton. S. d., June S.-Mrs. Edward
kleise, residing neal this place. met
Meath in Il very peculiar manner.
She was riding with her husband on
Il load of hay when the wagon tipped
over as they crossed Il slough and Mrs.
Kleise was buried beneath the load.
Her rantic husband eXtricated her
as soon as possible. but she was dead.
having been drowned in the water I'm
the slough. which was about three feet
ieeu.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
SPRINGFIELD COMMENCEMENT.
Last Week Of Present School Year al
StatA Normal

Springfield. S. d., June 4.-Commence-
ment week at the Springfield normal be-
gan last night with II song recital. To-
night the model school will give an en-
recruitment n tomorrow night will
occur the graduating exercises of the
department OF music: Sunday evening,
the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. l.. A.
Mcdonald; Monday evening, senior
class plays. The School for Scandal
My Aunt's Heiress:" Tuesday evening.
concert; Wednesday evening, gradu-
ating exercises of senior class. and adj
dress by DR.. Samuel Weir, of Dakota
Wesleyan university. Mitchell.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
MUCH MORE TAXABLE LAND.
$4,000 Acres of Government Lane
Proved UP On in South Dakota.

Pierre. 5. d.. June THE state
auditors office has received reports
from all the land offices in the state
showing the new lands to be brought
under taxation this year through
claimants securing title from the ov.
by final proof. This brings
o52, 900 acres more real estate under tax
alton in the state this year than for
last. The largest ulnb of proofs in
any n county was in Lyman, with
162. Gregory showing an addition OK
53S tracts. Within the next year the
claims which are being filed in Stan.
ley county will be In the final proof list
and that county will show IA heavy gaiu
IN real estate
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
SECRETARY OF STATE
ARRESTED IN WISCONSIN
Houser Is Charged by Insurance Com
missioner Host With Attempt
ing to Bride Him.

Madison, Wis. June Ga warrant
for h arrest of Secretary of State
Houser. charging attempted bribery.
was issued today by Municipal Judge
Donovan. The complaint is signed by
State Insurance Commissioner Host.
The trouble arose out Of Hosts
charge that Houser in 1903 offered to
give $4,000 to the republican campaign
fund II Host would render a decision
favorable to h Equitable Life Assur-
ance society in a case involving the
distribution OF dividends.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
REMAINS TAKEN TO NEBRASKA.

DeadwoOd. s. D.. June 2.-The body
Of the late George G. Dennis. w ho com
mitted suicide at his home in this city.
was shipped today to Blair. Neb., Mrs.
Dennis old home. The officials Of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
company, in whose employ Mr.. Dennis
has been for many years. placed ut the
disposal of the funeral party n private
which was attached to the res ular
passenger train. The relatives Of the
family came In on the Northwestern
from Iowa and Nebraska points.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
BUYS Third p

Davis. S. D., June 1.-The Globe n
weekly newspaper published at this
place, has been purchased by John "a
lon. of Volin MIR. Widlon now owns
three weekly newspapers. the remaining
two being the Volin Times and the vi
borg Enterprise. He Is one of the most
e%nterprising of South Dakota news-
paper men, and is meeting with good
success in conducting his various pub-
locations,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14

Linotype machines are being put in
at the Bank of England. and in future
the addresses on the dividend notices
sent out will be printed. instead Of
written By hand.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
TO VOTE ON SCHOOL BOARDS.

Bndgewater. 8. D.. Fur 1.-THE board OF
education have issued a call for a special
election to be held June II. At which tims
the proposition TO bond the city In the sum
of SIS. nOO. 90 with which to erect a new
school building. Will be voted upon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-22
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given by the City
Council or Salt Lake City or the intcn-
tlon OF such Council to make the follow
Ing described Improvement, to-wit.
TO curb and gutter with cement (sald
gutter TO be thirty (30) inches wide) tho
east side OF Thirteenth East street from
the south side OF First South street to
the north side of Second South street In
Paving District No. 27 and dcfray the
thereof. estimated at eight hundred and
twenty-five (sS25 .o0) dollars, or one and
25-l00 Isl 25) dollars per front foot OF abut-
ting property. there being 60 feet abut-
ting said Improvement, by a local assess
ment upon the lots or pieces of ground
within the following described district.
being the district to be affected and
benefited by said Improvement. namely:
Ali of lots 2. 8. { and 5, block 80. plat
.F." Salt Lake City Survey
The total cost OF said Improvement is
estimated at one thousand one hundred
eleven and 65-100 Cslll16 65) dollars, OF
which sum the clty's portion Is two hun
dred eIghty-six and 65-l00 (s2s6 65) do!-
lars. leaving eight hundred and twenty
fivc ($S25 00) dollars TO be raised by local
assessment
All protests and objections to the carry
ing out Of such intention must be pre-
or before the End day OF July, 1906. being
the time set by said Council when 1t Will
hear and consider such protests and OBJ
factions as may be made thereto
BY order OF the City Council of Salt
Lake City Utah
Dated April 30th. 1906.
JOHN B. MORETON.
City Recorder.
Curb and Gutter Extension No. /, ylos4
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-22
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the as
sessment OF the tax levied by the City
Council OF Salt Lake City. Utah by or
dinance passed June 4. 1906, upon the
property abutting upon all of lots 8, Z
and and the east 40 feet OF lot s.
block 42, plat "A, Salt Lake City sur
vsy. for the purpose OF extending and
LAYING sewer lateral of vitrined pipe
eight (S) inches In diameter on the
south side of Fourth South street be-
tween First West and Second West
streets. In sewer district No. 2. is COM
pleted
That the Board OF Equalizati ton and
Review appointed by the City Council
for that purpose. Will meet at the office
OF the city Recorder. room 100 City and
County building, on Monday. June 2b
1906, and continue In session until Fri
day, June 30. 1908. between the hours
of $3.50 and 4:30 p. m. and VIII hear
and consider any objections and make
correction of any tax which said board
may deem unequal or unjust
That during said time between the
hours Of 9 u m. and 5 y. m. said list
will be open to public inspection at the
office of the City Recorder. room 100
City and County building. Salt Lake
CITY. Utah.
]. p MORETON. City Recorder
Sewer Extension No. 1Is. y1512
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-22
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given by the city
Council of Salt Lake city of the Intention
Of such Council TO make the following
described Improvement, to-wit:
Constructing cement sdewalks six 6)
feet wide and four a. inches thick on the
south side OF Second South street be
tween Eleventh East street and Uniyer-
sity avenue, and on both sides of Thir-
tecnth East street, between Second South
and a,%a PEurth south streets and ,GeT Gemen1 M
inches thick on both sides OF Douglas
avenue, between Second South and
Fourth South streets. in sidewalk Die
tcrs portion Of tho cost and expense
thereof, estimated at f1vc thousand three
hundred and twenty-five (s62a5.ool dollars :
two thousand nine hundred and forty
dollar per front or linear foot, sbut-
ting said Improvement on SAID Sec
there being 2sSs feet ahutting said
Improvement on said streets. and two
thousand three hundred and seVenty-siX
S235eco) dollars. or so-loo Gos0 dollars per
front or linear foot abuttlng said Inn
provemeni on said Douglns avenue, thore
being 2st0 feet abuttng said Improvement
ment upon the lots or pieces OF ground
within the following described district
being the district to DO affected and hecS-
fited by said Improvement. namely:
SX-FOoT SIDEWALK
Fronting on Second South street-All OF
lOl anu tue "e6t lfS lSel VI iOl VI oioSh
p. plat Of"
Fronting on Thirteenth East strcct-All
OF lots and S, block %; all OF lots 2, g. 4
and g. block "a all OF lots l and Is TO S'
inclusive block l. subdivision OF block 26.
ELL OF lots l and g. and e to 40. inclusive.
block l Ehrichs Subdivision. block 3,
plat IF"
FIVE-FOOT SIDEWALKS.
Fronting on Douglas avenue-All OF lots
TO IA, inclusive, block l. all Of lots l..
10 and l6. block e subdivision of block 26
all Of lots 8 to 2. inclusive. block l. all
OF lots / and % to 40 inclusive, block 2
Ehrich's Subdivision, block 23, plat "Fs"
Salt Lake City Survey.
The total cost OF said Improvement is
estimated at six thousand seven hundred
ninety-nine and SI-100 (S67s9SO dollars. OF
which sum the City's portion Is one thou
sand four hundred seventy-four and 81
100 (S1414S0 dollars, leaving five thousand
three hundred and twenty-five (S55o5 00)
dollars to be raised by local assessment.
All protests and objections TO the car
rying out OF such intention must be pre-
sented in writing to the City Recorder on
or before the End day OF July, 1906 being
the time set by said Council when 1t viii
near and consider such protests and OBJ
jections may be made thereto.
BY order OF the City Council of Salt
Lake City. Utah.
Dated April 30th 1906
JOHN b MORETON,
City Recorder
Sidewalk Extension No Ill y10s2
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-22
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given by the City
Council OF Salt Lake city or the inIen-
tion OF such Council to make the follow
ing described Improvement 1o-wit
Constructing a cement sidewalk Ave (5)
feet Wide and four (D inches thick on the
north side OF Military avenue from West
street 10 Alta street, In Sidewalk District
No A. and detray tho abutters' portion
OF the cost and expense thereof, cstmat-
ed al six hundred tS60OOO) dollars or one
(Sl lsO dollar per front linear foot OF
abuttlng property. there being 600 feet
abutting said Improvement. by local as
sessment upon the lots pieces of
ground within the following described dis.
1rIct being the district to be affected and
benefited by said improvement namely:
perton Place Subdivision OF part Of Sec
tIon 49, Township / north, Range ! east
The total cost OF said Improvement Is
estimated at eight hundred eight and 90
ioO fsS0S a5) dollars. of which sum the
CIty's portion is two hundred eight and
o. 100 (s20S So dollars. leaving six hundred
$500 OO) dollars to be raiSod by local as
sessment.
All protests and objections to the carry
ing out OF such intention mist be present
ed in writing to the City Recorder on or
before the 2nd day OF July, 1895. being the
time net by said Council when IT will hear
and consider such protests and objections
ag NAV be made thereto.
BY order of the City Council of Salt
Lake City. Utah.
Dated May 7th. 1906.
JOHN B. MORETON.
City Recorder
Sidewalk Extension No. Is. y1oss