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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
THE RISE AND FALL OF A MINE
Visit Of Early Day Prospector Brings
Back Romance of the Hills.

Back Romance OF tnS T1IIIS.
Deadwood. S. d., July 26.-One o,
the old romances of the Black Hill:
has been revived in the last few days
during the visit of Robert O'Dwyer
now u we'll known real estate agent OF
Chicago, but formerly Il prospector ir
his country.
1t was in the spring of 70 that
O'Dwyer INC his partner, Henry Mahn.
Ike. made one of the most sensational
strikes in The history of the country
They had been prospecting all of the
winter. but had u across nothing. anC
all they had to show for their winter
OF work were empty pockets and UNI
satisfied appetites. Finally they sue
ceeded in getting together enough grut
to last them during a trip to Central
City, then of the liveliest towns in
the country, and. tired and discour-
aged, they started out. When only u
few miles from Custer they made Gang
and silently prepared their evening
meal. While sitting on the ground
O'Dwyer began to pick with his ham,
mer at u huge boulder, and was star
tied with establishment when the frag-
ments OF rock which he broke off
showed free gold in abundance. He
yelled at his partner, who had begun
to prospect farther down the creek,
but Mahnke paid no attention to him,
and finally O'Dwyer filled his hat with
the shining specimens and took them
down to where Mahnke was. and the
latter turned pale when he saw the
chness before him..
They staked out their claim immedi-
ately. and when the specimens We're
shown there was a great rush to that
section. n the mine soon became
known as n of the richest claims in
the Hills. They finally bonded it for
$175 900. and received $4,000 down. but
- ~ IL ~ y-, ~,A -~ - ,-
and the owners abandoned it eventual
ly, but it had Its day. during which
1t was ranke as the richest mine in
the Hills.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
COMMISSIONERS SCORE VICTORY.
Railway Company Will Put In a Depot
at Riverside,

Sioux Falls, S. D.. July 24.-The peo-
Pile who reside in the vicinity of River
side. a point on the Omaha railroad
about seventy miles west of Sioux
Falls, have for some time been en-
deavoring, through the state board of
railroad commissioners in this city. to
have the railroad company construct
a depot building at Riverside and
maintain an agent there in the future.
Success now has crowned these eff
forts. The railroad commissioners. at
a recent meeting. recommended that
he request be granted. The commits
sioners informed the railroad company
of the action taken. and the company
now has advised the commissioners
that the depot will be erected al once
and an agent appointed to represent
the company at Riverside.
On Thursday Of the coming week the
railroad commissioners will hold their
regular monthly meeting at the head
quarters Of the board in this city. Dur
ing the meeting considerable business
will come up for action.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
s5o,ooo FIRE LOSS
At ABERDEEN, S, D,
Large Section Of the Busting
Town Threatened With
Destruction.
BLAZE ORIGIN UNKNOWN
Many Residences Were Saved by 'he'f
Occupants Constant Effort on
the Roots to Which Sparks
Were Blown.

/ Aberdeen. s. H.. July 24.-Two busl-
ness houses. one MOTEL, one residence
two barns a large feed warehouse
were destroyed by a fire last night thae
swept half a block of the west sec
ton of this city and threatened TO
spread to several blocks OF dwelling
houses.
by the time the fire department re
sponded the large fire was almost be-
yond control and the wind carried the
sparks four blocks away, setting fire
to roofs of residences. Occupants
fought the fires and time and again
prevented disaster by sweeping the
roofs.
Low pressure of the water supply
prevented effective work by the fire
men until large wells We're tapped, and
then several streams of water We're
turned on the burning buildings. By
this time the flames had spread and
two warehouses and the hotel We're
burning. Citizens aided the firemen
and after a furious battle had the fire
under control.
The total loss will reach $4,000, in
surance about $4,000.
The origin of the fire is being in
vestigated.
losses and Insurance.
The buildings burned were:
+. +. Coleman company, agricultural
implements. stocked with threshing
mashinery; loss, $4,000: insurance.
5000.
Aberdeen Machine company: loss,
$1,000; insurance, $40, 900.
Becker hotel; loss. 50. 200; insurance,
$1,000.
Residence. $1,000; insurance, $500.
Warehouse and barns, total loss.
$4,000.
That the whole section of the city
was not wiped out was due to the alb
sence of a strong wind. The citizens
fought desperately against heavy odds,
business men aiding firemen.
Severalactsof bravery were witnessed
on the roofs of houses. and flremen did
particularly daring work in attempting
to save the hotel. fighting the flames
from the roof of n neighboring shed in
midst OF dense clouds OF smoke.
The only accident was an injury to
James Arntz. who was cut over the eye,
while coupling a nozzle to the fire en-
CINE hose,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
BLUE LAWS AT eRooklNes.
City Council Puts Some Stringent
Measures on the Books,

Brookings. s. D., July 25.-Ihe revised
code of city ordinances of Brookfngs
makes the following offenses punish
able: Throwing paper in street or alleys:
thowing or ~depositing fruit Feelings on
sidewalks or streets; allowing weeds to
grow on private property; setting bon-
fires within h fire limits; allowing
eaNespouts to run water onto sidewalks,
planting cottonwood trees; Placing ad-
vertiseinents ON telephone or electric
light poles; hitching animals to trees:
Offering for sale. selling OF using air
guns. furnishing tobacco to minors:
killing song birds; riding bicycles on
sidewalks or lawn extensions: using
steam engines within fire limits: spit
ting on sidewalks: exhibit of stations.
drying clothes in front yards.
The citizens of Brookings will soon
wear halos &c they live up to these
''blue avs
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
NO BLACK BUST.
Crops in South Dakota Are IN Excel.
lent Condition.

Huron. :. d. Jul. 25.-WitA the tenn
perature ranging from So to - in h..
shade. and several copious showers We'll
distributed during the past Week, While
wheat. oats. barley, ~ and spollz have
kent even pace toward maturity. Some
barley ANA oats are almost ready for.
The scythe, wheat heads are fast loyel-
oping and are OF good size ana plump.
The reported existence OF black rust
does not apply to this section-caref.l
watch OF fields is being kept and up
to this date no black rust has been re-
ported, some iields are more or less
tinged with red rust, but this appears
to no hinder the progress of the crop
which is very rapidly maturing.
Flax, in very many fields. is in bios
som and on the average may be said
TO be in fair condition. although the
crop as a whole does not give prom
Use of coming up to expectation. Hay
ing is in progress and the crop is
abundant and of good quality.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
HAIL PLAYS HAVOC.
SIX Thousand Pares of Glass Broken
in Sioux Falls Greenhouses
Crops rot Damaged.

Sioux FAILS, s. D.. July 2%7.-Sioux
l'alls was, shortly after midnight last
llght. NlS'ted by Il severe hailStofm.
and an aggregate of nearly 5000 pancs
Of glass broken in two Sioux Falls
greenhouses.
Inc hail fell straight down. or OK
tehsive damage to glass in residences
End Other buildings would have been
done. The hailstoncs were the biggest
which ever fell in Sioux Falls, many
being as large around as silver dollars
Heavy rains fen throughout this sec
ion this afternoon.
1t was believed that the hailstorm
had done great damage To the crops
in this part of South Dakota. but re-
ports today prove no damage was done
outside of Sioux Falls. no other part
" Minnehaha or northern Lincoln
'ountics having had hail.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
ZONES DECLINES A PRESIDENCY.
Dean of Minnesota University Refuses
Dropper's Place.

%Flandreau. S. D.. July 26.-Regent
spafford of this city says that Dean
g. S. Jones of the University of Min
lesota has declined the presidency of
he South Dakota university offered
nim recently by the board of regents
Everyone interested in the welfare
If the university and at all acquainted
with Mr.. Jones feels that his refusa
20 accept the position is a loss to the
institution and the state.
Mr.. Spafford says the field of avail
able men will be thoroughly canvassec
before another choice is made. y strong
man is desired one who can in every
way fill the needs of Il growing uni
versity and lay it's cours in broad
deep channels.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
CUTTING WHEAT FOR FODDER.
Grain Is Being Cut Green, as There Is
No Way to Market 1t.

Rapid CITY. S. D., July 25.-One of
the best proofs OF the business that
will fan to the lot of the railroads
building west from the Missouri river
is the fact that in the country north
east of here wheat hat would so fifty
bushels to the acre is being cut green
for fodder because there is no way
to market it,. The yield OF grain in
that section this year is immense. The
corn is equal to Nebraska corn, oats
viii easily average 100 bushels to the
acre. and other small grains are yield
ing in proportion. sheep men are we'll
satisfied With the grade and clip of
their wool, most OF which is being
narkoted for from wv TO "a cents.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
DIES BY OWN ACT.
Tries to Burn Down Jail, and Dies
from Suffocation

from Suffocation.
Eridsewater. $. d.. July 26.-l.ee
Olmstead. IL young man Who has Il
charge of u pool hall at this place, be-
came drunk and disordcriy sunday
night and was lodged in the city Jail.
AT the hour of $3.50 o'clock in the
morning flames were discovered isuing
from the building. and it was with he
greatest difficulty that Night Watch,
man George Miller rescued the pris-
oner. who had fallen unconscious from
the effects of the heat and smoke. Med
1cal assistance was summoned, but it
was OF no avail. the victim dying in n
short time. Before death the deceased
stated that he had only himself to
blame, ADMITTING that he set the fire
by rolling the bed Quilts into "A bundle
and placing them in Il corner OF the
cell. with the idea. OF burning n hole
out. The main will be shipped to
KALAMAZOO. Mich, the home OF his
mother.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.
Yankton College Will Have One Thi.
Summer.

Iankton. S. D., July 23.-The college. as
usual, Will have Il Theological institute
this summer which began July q.
and will continue for two weeks. a
number of prominent men have been en-
gagged as instructors, for lectures and ad-
dresses. and the institute promises to bs
most useful and interesting. Tn event
Is always largely attended by ministers.
who welcome the annual affair with much
favor. Among the instructors this year
are: Rev. Frank X. Sanders. ID. D.. for.
mer dean of Yale theological seminary.
now with the Congregational Publishing
company: Rev. VIM. G.. Ballantyne. for
merly president of Oberlin. now of tbs
international Y. NJ. c.. A. training schoo
OF springfield. Mass; Rev. w. j. Turner
OF Norfolk. Neb.. and ministers from
Mitchell, Elk Point. I;stelline, Yankton
Huron. Beresford. Letcher and Canton.
The Fred Scheel clothing store. stu
ated Immediately across from police head.
quarters In this city, was ,lrslarizcd
Thursday night and a number of suits ;c
the Value or slO stolen. There is no clue
as to the thieves. Two lights of glass. OF
me size or 36N5o, were taken from a rear
window. the putty having been neatly
removed. 1t was a daring piece OF work
and apparently successful.
Professor Shaw and Professor T. A.
Hoverstadt, both Minnesota agricultural
authorities. were In this city last week
and were inspecting farms in this section
OF the state for the j. j. Hill s., go cash
prizes offered for the best farms. There
are only ten entries in the state, farmers
taklng little interest in the offer for some
reason. o. j. Solem of Violin. made sue
cessful entry as a competitor. but many
line farms will be unrepresented.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

The effect of sunshine on sugar
growing is said by the New Orleans
Picayune to make the crop more pro-
ductive. Thus Spain has become as
with her established cane-sugar indus
try, Notwithstanding an arid climate
On the other hand. the storms and fogs
that envelop the British Islands are
said to have prevented the development
OF the beet-sugar industry there. Eng
lands annual average hours of sun
shine are only 1.400. while Spain has
5000 hours.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
DEATH FOOLED HIM.
Millionaire Belts "Intended Wife" Al.
ready Had a Husband.

ready Had a Husband.
London. July T.-The romance In the
life OF Alfred Belt. the South African mu;-
ti-millionaire. who died in London last
week has been explained.
Elizabeth Bennett. in whose favor Mr..
Belt took out insurance policies. is the
wife Of a mining engineer who worked for
him in South Africa in the early SOS.
MIR. Belt was intimate with the Bennett
family. and the Friendship remained un-
broken until his death. He had the high
est respect and admira ton for Mrs. Ben
nett. whose son and daughter he wished
to educate regardless of expenses.
When the policies were taken out MIR.
Bennett was dangerously i'll. and it is s,.r-
missed that the expectation that he would
not recover induced Mr.. Belt to refer to
Mrs. Bcnnet; as my intended wife,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
FUNERAL pIREc1oRs MEEr

Sioux Falls. S. D.. July 27.-1'he ninth
annua convention of the South Dakota
Funeral Directors association will be
held in Sioux Falls August IA. IL and 16.
An examination of candidates who wish
to bet@le licensed embalmers will be
held at this time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
BOY HIT BY MOVING TRAIN.
Aberdeen Lad Was Playing on tho
Great Northern Tracks.

Aberdeen. S. D.. July 24.-Louis
Faeth. the 8~-year-old son of Ludwig
faeth. was struck by a freight train on
the Great Northern tracks and badly
injured. He fell under the wheels Of
the last car and his right arm and hand
crushed. An employee OF the road pulled
the child out from beneath the car and
carried him to the hospital, where the
manned limb was amputated below the
elbow. The boy was playing on the
track with a calf and did not notice
h approach of the train.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
FOUND DEAD I'M COW srAsLE.

N~DefdeeA. ;. D.. July 27.-NiIliam
Mulenbach, n wealthy German farmer,
was found lea in II COW Darn on his
farm three miles from this city by "a
%neishbor, Eugene Webb. who, not see
ing Mulenbach for three days, went to
see If he was ill. Webb failed to find
him in the house. 50 searched around
the place and finally entered n COW
barn, where he discovered Mulenbach's
dead body lying on the lloor IA few
feet from a COW in Il dying condition
from starvation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
CHURCHES FOR LUX FALLS.
Consresationa!ists and Baptists Rails
ing Money for Maanificcnt Ed~ifices.

Sioux Falls. 5. D.. July o7.-Fully
one-half of the $4,000 which will be
necessary for the construction of he
proposed new congregational church
building in this city has been raised
and the local Baptists are also making
good progress in the work of arranging
for the construction of a new church
building to cost from $40. 900 to $50. 900.
These buildings when completed will
be among the finest church edihces in
this Iortion of South Dakota.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
WlLHELMINA is BETTER
HoIIana's Queen Passed a Good Niuht
aai Her Condition Is Sat.
:rf-e&-r.

Tho Iayue. July 2..-Queen VIII
,s;.3i1a .as ed : good night and her
en- i..c', Ms saoin.ng was sasisfao-
o.
IL 'r.~a was taken i'll
NJ - Fr :'ature delivery fol-
d. - Ay : gloom throughout
n. :a &c ;ist expectu-
OF IL ~ t..n!,. Il, this
No. = ieai. j.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
EXPLOSION MAY PROVE FATAL,

Deadwood, S. D.. July 21.-IIenry
Nicokli, Il miner. lies AT the hospital
at the point of death as a result of try
ing to pick the powder out of Il missed
hole. The force of the resulting explo-
sion was such as to drive the point of
the pick through his chest between the
second and third ribs. 1t missed the
heart by only half an inch. His eye
sight is completely gone. and his re-
covery is deemed impossible. Two 9th
Ell men who We're working with him re-
ceived only slight injuries.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
BANKERS AS HARVEST HANDS,.
Shortage Of Help May Force Moneyec
Men Into tho Eields.

Bridgewater. S. D.. July 24.-The neal
approach of harvest would indicate q
shortage of help. Several farmers / N
this locality have already engaged ner
at $50 per month fer a period of two
months. which is by far the highest
ever offered here. The induce
ment is so great that a number of the
bankers and merchants have threat
ened to lock UP their places and go into
the harvest fields.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

Jethou island is by far the smallest
OF the channel islands. and boasts the
distinction OF being the smallest inhab-
tied island in Europe. having. indeed.
only dwelling house upon 1t. 1t
has n population of seven souls. 1t has
no road or pathway or post. AT the
last census more han half the popu-
!ation OF the island was absent. hay
Ing gone into Guernsey market with
the butter and cream from the Jethou
cows. The weather being bad. the
VISITORS had to stay at Guernsey dur
Ing the census time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
SUICIDE AT SIOUX FALLS.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. July 27.-Samuel
Lcwison. Il banker residing at Candy.
Mimi. came to Sioux Falls and tool
back with him to that city the body
of Roy Ferguson. aged is. who commit
ted suicide in this city by swallowing
n quantity of morphine. The body was
taken to the home of the unfortunate
young mans parents at Candy for in
terment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

Probably one Of the largest benevo.
lent requests recorded In any country
in modern times has fallen to the lot Of
Hungary by the will OF the late Count
"A. Karolyi. The III was rs years
old. and he left no direct descendants.
He had also been one Of the most en-
terprising supporters of modern meth.
DDS of scientific agriculture in Hun
gary. BY his will he bequeathed a sum
Of $1,000. 900 for philanthropic objects.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

The great glacier on Mt. Blanc is be-
Ing used for other purposes than fur
nishing an occupation to guides and an
attraction for tourists. An ice trust
has gone into the business on an ex.
tensive scale of quarrying the clear.
hard ice, at an altitude of 1000 feet. The
ice is blown out in great blocks by
means of dynamite after which it is
sawed into regular sizes and sent down
h mountain sides on a narrow gauge
railway.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

There has been Il curious sequel to
h arrest OF a p%enniless anarchist
named Cruny. in Paris. News of his
apprehension was published In the
provinces and met the eye of a lawyer.
who for weeks had beer seeking his
whereabouts, to tell him that n fortune
had been bequeathed him. Now that
Cruny has means he is to be released
from prison. He gay that his views
OF economic questions v already I'M
dergOne q radical change.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

A special postage stamp was issued
~ the Japanese government to COM
memorate the return OF the troops from
the a Two of these stamps. Of the
face value Of u and 3 sen respective
u. were issued. and they were avail
able for postage for letters only on
tho day Of the recent great review.
Not moro than Of each kind was
sold to every applicant at the general
nnRfnfaCoa
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

Mexico has n cactus which grows
toothpicks: another. ribbed and thick
~ set with %toothpick spines. which fur
nishes he natives with combs: there is
another cactus. the long curved spines
of which resemble fish hooks: there is
another which is an almost perfect imi-
tation of the sea urchin: still another
resembles a porcupine; there is another
covered with long red hair which ia
nicknamed the 'red-headed cactus"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

Speaking in Toxic recently the Rev,
Or. Weldon. an English school him
cipal. said that In England corporal
punishment was coming to be a privi-
lege OF aristocracy. The governing
class of England. he said. felt that The
humiliation was rally only in INC
WrOngdolng, not In the fiosgln@.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

At Mound Bayou, Miss. recently, a
1arge-sized jaybird attracted attention
and excited commotion in a henyard by
picking up n OF h young chickens,
which he proceeded to make n meal OF.
A day or two later The same jay was
observed to be feastfng of the body Of
an English sparrow. II this story Is
true a possible solution of the sparrow
nuisance presents itself.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

It IL the custom of the Khonds in
the Madras presidency OF India to offer
2 buffalo In sacrifice in substitution
for the human victim. But in doing
80 they make long apologies t. the
deity. explaining that they themselves
would willingly make the customary
sacrtfices. but are prevented by the
British government. on whose head
they pray that any anger at their neg
lect Of duty may be visited,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

The trial Of a case tina involves the
important question. What Is Whisky 81
- greatly interesting the British at
present. 1t presents many problems.
''Supppose." asked Of the counsel,
the other day. that q merchant has a
blend of spirit three months old and
spirit ten years old. what is the age Of
that whisky?' Five years and a half
that whisky?' Five years and a
half" replied the witness.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02
FAMOUS PAGER DIES.
Dan r, With Record Of 2:01al, Expires
Suddenly Of Heart
Disease.

Pittsburg. Pa. July 25.-Dan r, the
amous PAGER with n record OF 2:O1X,
dropped dead of heart disease here
yesterday. The horse was owned by
Edward Benyon. of Cleveland.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

One Of the first settlements in Ohio
Was made by %colonists who had no idea
Of overworking their muscles in tho
wilderness. The French dupes Of an
interruptions land company who found
ed Gallirolis. on the Ohio river. cams
to America expecting impossibilities,
and they carried much Of the gayety
Ut Paris into the forest.