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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
FOR A GULF N
A Proposed North and South Railroat
Across South Dakota.

Highmore. =. D.. March There
was Incorporated IN Pierre on March
II $50. 600. 600 railroad company II a
$50. 600. 600 construction company. Inc
former has the name by its charter.
of the Canadian Southern railroad. ana
the latter is the American Construction
The local ~incorporators are
Il. A. Jacobsen. IL. S. Anderson. A. 4.
Sawyer. Lew w. Sandys and Milo
Brown. After the Incorporating papers
were field with the secretary OF state
"a meeting was called nj the Locke
hotel. at which time w. T.. Rowsey. OF
Muskogee. 1. r.. Was made a member OF
the board and also afterward vice pres
ident in both companies. q. NJ. Raw
lings of Kansas City. also was made a
membe of the board and the treasurer
of both companies.
This line of railroad from canada to
the gulf. it will be remembered. was
agitated most actively some fifteen or
eighteen years since by IA strong farmer
element in the west, but nothing def
mite. or ut any rate of public moment.
| ever developed from the agitation. Aft
| erward and some time previous to the
death of the late James @. Blaine, GER
tain measures We're introduced in con-
gress in which considerable sums OF
money We're appropriated for the devel-
op,nent of the same enterprise-that Is,
Il line from Canada through the great
wheat belt of the United States and
%southward through Mexico and Central
America into South America, II while
| desultory reports have at various times
found their way into public prints rel
.ative to the possible continuation of the
same work. yet 1t seems that nothing
effective was accomplished.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
WANT TO GET HOME.
South Dakotans Believe They Followed
q False Prophet Into Africa.

Canton, s. d., March S.-About W
years ago several families from Lin
coin and Union counties. had a call
from IL so-called prophet. Of Il sect
which has some following here, and the,
families were told that they must go
to Africa and preach the gospel to the
heather They went, and now word
comes that those OF the contingent who
did not return. are being prosecuted by
the natives OF that far-of country. h
prophet is discredited. and they are
:sking for FUNDS with which to get
home.
Hon. Frederic Z. Cuthbert. h is a
candidate for the nomination of attor-
ney general at the hands OF the repub-
lican party at the convention to be held
at Sioux Falls in June. will speak at
Hudson this county on Thursday even
ing OF this week. He will have with
him the famous Moe brass brand
VIM. Olson and r.. IL. Dressher. who
were accused of illegal selling OF liquor
at Hudson. We're given twenty days
each In the county jail. They asked
to be taken before Judge Jones In or
der that they might plead guilty. thus
| saving themselves much grief which
would have been caused by lying in jail
! all summer awaiting trial.
Superintendent of Public
y. Nj. Kramer. VAS in the city yesterday.
H. ned just returned from Nashville.
Ky. where he has been attending u
meeting of the National Educationa
association.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
WHICH STATE HAS
STRONGEST WIND?
Pierre Commissions Doans
Robinson Collects Statistics
on Climate.
BOREAS NOT AS VILE
South Dakota City's Conditions Do Net
Differ Much from These of Other
States, According to Observa-
tons in Five Years.

Pierre. S. D., March 3.-Doane Robin.
gon has been collecting a few figures TO
show that climatic conditions at Pierre
are not SO much different from those
Mt other state capitals. The observa-
tons show the averages fer Il period
of five years, and cover the capitals OF
twelve states reaching from Albany. n
", west to Pierre.
The rainfall for the crop months OF
the year is shown to be ~ "a inches at
Pierre. II inches at Albany. l0.5 inches
at Bismarck. AS nch at Harrisburg,
1874 at Madison. Wis, II running from
these figures up to 22.6 at Des Moines.
The annual movement of wind IN
miles for the year shows Pierre at
S0.1S3; Madison, Wis. 81 .344. with AL
bany, Indianapolis and Atlanta very
little less than Pierre. indicating that
Dakota winds are but little or any Wild
er than those Of the country generally
Pierre leads all With the number OF
clear days in the year, with the M
Exception of Bismarck, and is far ahead
of most of the capitals en- that score.
The state land department has re-
ceived from the general land office clear
lists for so. CT acres of land which COM
pletes the appropriation of 10000 acres
to the deal and dumb school or this
u tract of 1872 acres was selected IL
the Aberdeen district and IS acres in
the Pierre district.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled for the Sheep Canyon Telephone
company at Hot Springs, with u capital
Of sc. 200. The purpose of the company
is to build a line from Hot Springs to
Oelrichs. The officers OF the new COM
pany are: w. F.. Wyatt, president: f.
NJ. McClelland. vice president. and c.
T.. McClelland. secretary-treasurer.
The Northwestern railway has its line
west Of the river completed down to.
the big cut at Fort Pierre, II is ready
10 push into the town as soon as the
work In that cut can be completed. This
will allow them to get a tract to the
location of the first bridge across BAD
river and to begin work on that struct-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
cATTLEMAN DOOMED.
Buffalo Gap Man Says State is i'm
~roxin Too RapidlX.

Sioux Falls, S. D, March 3-Frank NJ.
Stewart. of Buffalo Gap. president OF The
state live stock board, is In the city for
the purpose of attending the semi ANNA
meeting of the association. MIR. Stewart
is also secretary Of the Southw. stern
South Dakota Stockmen's association. and
occupying the position that he does knows
whereof he talks. He was quite comnnuI-
icative last evening to your Representative
In talking Of the cattle industry in South
Dakota. He says that the days of the big
cattlemen in this state are numbered. lie
says that the big storm of last May put
a number of the stock men out OF business
and the building OF the three lines Of rail-
road across the range country will do the
best. According to Mr.. Stewart there are
not twenty individuals or corporations In
the stock business In South Dakota today
who own more han 5000 head Of cattle.
Five years ago he says there were from
sixty to seventy in this class. Those who
now own large herds Of cattle are the
ranohers who have leases Of large tracts
Of land Of the Standing Rock and Chey-
enne reservations. He predicts that In fve
Years there will not be what Is now Known
a. Il large cattleman left in the entire
state.
The big storm of last May was the
worst ever experienced on the range so
far as damage done. Mr.. Stewart saws
that in the past 1t has been figured that
" a rare h man had feed to last his cattle
TO the 18th of April he was all right but
last year disabused the ranchmen OF that
idea. They turned their cattle out the lat
ter part OF April when along came the
storm Of May 10 and about fifty per cent.
of the cattle and horses in the path Of the
storm were lost. The storm came from
the northwest to the southeast and COW
cred a strip about fifty miles wide through.
he heart of the cattle territory.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
HELP THE
Governor Elrod Makes Call for Aid for
Sufferers In Japan.


Pierre. s. D.. March Ex-Governor FL
ROD has issued the following appeal 10
che people Of South Dakota.
Tn nay mail Wednesday morning
came a Very touching letter from
"a philanthropic lazy III am adjoining
state. saying that she was asking the
governors OF adj The state To CAL atten-
ition to the famine situation IN Japan.
Tho Christian Herald OF New York
city, is receiving subscriptions. n IL
few days ago telcgraphei $1,000 for
starving Japan. In the issue of that
paper of February 2S they publish the
following words from President RooSe-
Welt.
THE famine situation In northern
Japan Is proving much more serious
than at first supposed. and thousands
of persons are on the verge OF starNa-
tion. 1t is a calamity such as may oc-
c~asionally befall any nation. Nations.
like men. should stand ever ready TO
aid each other In distress. and / appea!
TO the American people to help from
their abundance their suffering fellow
men OF the great and friendly nation OF
Japan
'For several consecutive years South
Dakota has reaped hountiful harVests,
and l trust that u people Will con-
tribute "A little of their savings TO help
his great work OF relief.
II trust that one in each
take 1t upon himself to solicit subscrtp-
lions and Onward the same TO the
Christian Herald, New York city; or
the contributions may be sent to this
Office and they Will be receipted for and
forwarded to the proper authorizes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
FORTY THOUSAND SOULS.
This Is the Estimated Number of Ne.
Settlers in 1906.

yaniston. s. D.. March S.-Forty thou
sand new settlers Is the estimate placed
on South Dakota's great influx OF emf
grants for the year OF 1906. The rail-
roads figure they will haul at least 5000
cars of settlers. their stock. household
effects, etc. from the way people arc
now coming In. which. on the average
of five to "A car. which number Is al
lowed. makes VI the big total of 10000
for the state in Il year. This estimate
is u conservative ~ and Is Very likely
to be greatly exceeded. The past six
DAVIS has seen $50 cars. or 1900 people.
all come to stay. with all they had in
the world with them. go through Yank-
ton on Just one line. h milwaukee. and
this Is but II part. as 1t takes into con-
s%ideration only the emiErant trains.
.,hich are really freights. and are In 20
way connected with the regular passen-
gers, which are all crowded. There is
no question this state is experiencing
n great rush OF new settlers. the great
est In all its history.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
MORE PLANTING OF
GOOD FOREST TREES
The Big Reserve In the BiacF
Hills Will Be Mursed
Tenderly.
WAR ON BARK BEETLES
One Thousand Forest Rangers VIII
Form, the Army Patrollins the For
est Reserve Over the Black
Hills This Year.

Dcadwood. S. -. March 81. r.
Smith, the forest supervisor VINO mas
Succeeded Capt. Seth Bullock. recently
appointed United States marshal of
South Dakota. says that considerabl"
planting viii be done on this forest
rcsery, during the coming year. The
department Of forestry established the
Dismal river reserve In Nebraska as
"A sort of Il nursery and have been
making experiments there To nnd out
what Kind of trees can be grown sue
r%essfully in the sand hills. 1t has been
decided that the bull pine VIII do Wen
there This reserve ais" RAISES sted,
,ings FOR the other reserves. The bull
sine Will be planted largely In tn"
Back Hills and possibly some of the
yellow pine also. Last summer a larSe
number of trees were set out IN the
Nicinity of RoubaiX in this county ana
have done remarkably well.
The department has also appropriate
cd Il large amount for cutting out the
infested timber in inaccessible parts.
This infested timber has been Killed
10Y the bark beetles. the natural foe OF
thc pine trees. and when ii Is located
in an inaccessible place such as the
top of the mountain no N Will buy
it as it cannot be handled With profit.
L, Is for the disposition of such TIM
Der as his that the department has
set aside a fund.
Chief Forester Clifford Pincho' oN-
poets to increase the umb OF rans-
ers from 100 Ia 1000 before July /.
He is authority for the statement That
he would rather Il man would know
the art of saddling a pack animal and
maintaining himself in the mountains
than anything else. The fine points
of forestry says MIR. Pinchot. will
follow in time one thing l must have
---l tlAt A., tl%at 40 I'D -
pies or weak persons need apply. Tor
they will not be taken into the service
There are now employed on the
Black Hills reserve some eighteen men.
Whether or not this number will be
increased is not yet known. This re-
serve Is peculiar I'm that II Is more
thickly settled than most forest re-
serves and combines within It's limits
greater agricultural and mining inter
| ests than are Common In such reserves.
Ranger Whitney. from Keystone. has
just been promoted and MI be trans
erred to a Colorado reserve.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
PREpARINe For sEEpINc.

Sioux Falls. S. D., March 6.-The farm
crs OF South Dakota are preparing for
their spring work. n agree in the belief
that conditions for another prosperous
crop season could not be more favorable
han at present. The vast amount Of
snow which fell throughout the state dur
ing the recent storm will prove OF great
benefit to South Dakota in general. The
snow was very moist. being almost solid
water. When this melts the greater part
bf It will 90 into h ground. removing
what frost - left " placing the sod in
nrse class condition Tor the commencement
of farm work.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Will Hold Meeting in Sioux Falls on
June q and S.

Sioux Falls. :. D.. March 6.--The eN-
ecutive committee OF the state League
OF Republican clubs met in Sioux F'ails
and decided to call the semi-annua!
meeting for this city on the evening OF
June 1 and the morning of June ., the
state republican convention Will con
yene here on the afternoon of the 9Th
of June. The evening meeting on the
4th will be in the nature of a jollifica-
ton. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
has been invited to make the leading
address. and the -four representatives
from South Dakota in VIII
also be present and make short talks.
Al the meeting on the morning of the
sth officers will be elected and delegates
selected to represent South X at
the national league meeting In Phlia.
delphia, June II. IS and IL. which VIII
be in the nature of n golden celebration
of the frs; republican national conveN'
ton.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
A FROM a c

Wagner. s. D.. March 6.-The twelve
year-old son of John Verrizina. a we'll
known farmer living eleven miles north
east of this place In Kennedy township.
met his death as the result Of being kicked
IN the forehead by a horse. The blow
fractured the lads skull and broke several
bones about his face. Physicians were
summoned from Wagner. Armour and Del
mont. and everything possible was done for
the unfortunate boy. but after lingering
nearly forty-eight hours. during which he
was in the greatest agony. death ended his
suffering. The parents of the boy were
o the pioneer settlers Of this part OF
South Dakota.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
FIND SIX

Aberdeen. S. ~. March s.-Whiich untinh
near Scatterwood lake. in E.dinunds eoun-
tn. the Young sons of Henry Ablin dis.
covered "a human sku on the slope OF a
high hull. An investigation followed and
six complete skeletons were unearthed.
The skeletons appeared TO be those of II
man and woman. probably ~ years of age.
AN aged person, u girl probably abou, IT,.
and two children. probably 4 and . years
old. The skulls are not from their appear
ance those Of the white race. while the alb
sence Of the high cheek bones Of the In
dian indicates that they do not belong to
che red race. The skeletons were carefully
gathered together ind will probably be
placed In the museum Of the Northsrn
Normal Industrial school
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
WILD TALES FROM MILLER.
they Are Hunting Wolves with Rock.
for Weapons.

Miller. s. D., March 3.-The open winter
has been good for trapping and several
hundred dollars worth of mink and other
furs have been sold in this section Mlnks
are quite numerous.
AS Robert Holmes was sitting behind a
bush a big wifi came near and began
eating a turkey that 1t had stolen unnind-
full of the presence OF an enemy. The man
landed a rock at the wolf. hurting him
over and over. but unmindful of the source
of the trouble he quickly ran back to his
unfinished heal. Another stone from the
disguised man and the wolf sprang into a
wire fence, a barb in the scalp holding him
fast. Holmes made for the animal expect
Ing to grab him by the leg hut the fright
caused the thief to tear away from the
barb and run, leaving the Fat turkey he
lind.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
MOTHER JOSEPH ILL.

Aberdeen. S. D., March 3.-Mother Maj,
Joseph. mother superior of the Presenta.
ton Order in the state Of South Uakoua
IS seriously sick 1t the convent In thar
city. Her condition yesterday was report
cd better. but she is still extremely sick.
Mother Joseph established the order OF the
Dakotas over twenty-five years ago and
has labored incessantly in tie behalf ever
since. Besides a number OF hospitals and
academies In other parts OF the state. the
S.ssesAccd controls ST. Luke's hospital
Presentation and the convens Of thu clty.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
A MARROW ESCAPE.

Platte. $. d., March i.--EdWa"
Johnson. Il resident of this place. had
"A remarkably narrow escape from in
slant death as the result of an accident
which he will not soon forget. In COM
pany with his brother and a friend he
was hunting wild geese. He had just
fired ut Il flock and had set one end Of
the gun on the ground to watch the
geese and see IL any fell. when the gun
was discharged. evidently by the shock
of striking the ground. The charge
went through the first finger of his
left hand and furrowed the flesh. but
fortunately did not injure the q
Had the muzzlc OF the gun been In
clined AN inch nearer him he would
have met with instant death.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
"a ARRESTED ON A
SERIOUS CHARGE
-------
Wholesale De.enjicns in Sioux
Falls Regarding Sven
Disappearance.
SENSATION is CREATEl
Detective Has Been There for Tw,
Weeks and Is Said to Have Secured
Most Damaging Evil
dence.

Sioux Fails. :. ID. March Twenty
men and four women nave been arrest
ed by local police on suspicion of nav
ing been implicated III, or that lhey
know something concerning II sup
posed murder of christopher sven, VINO
disappeared in this city several weeks
ngo.
Among those now under arrest are:
VI. y. Connolly, a saloonkeeper. IN
whose place Sven was last seen alive.
and the other men are f~requenters ot
the Connolly saloon: Allen McMannls,
Karl klomas. Patcr Anderson, tharieS
Gilmore, Herman Padul. William Clark,
Butts Kindred, George Sprague. VIII
liam Rabb. Davey jones ald Fred De
Armonde. Eva t~'airchild. q woman
who keeps a resort on Main avenue,
and cleo Gage. wife of Dynamite
Gage. a ~hackdriver. Grace Wilson II
another woman whose Narne mas not
been disclosed by the police.
Sven was a farmer and lived near
Humboldt.
Sensation is Created.
A sensation was created when It be-
ZANE known the police had made
wholesale arrests in the case Today
the police have been busy sweating
those under arrest, but information
concerning the result Is Withheld tor
the present.
1t developed after the arrests had
been made that Edward j. HarSrove.
Il detective connected VITA the leading
private detective agency OF Chicago.
had been in he city during the past
two weeks working on the case. lie
mixed freely with those now under ar
rest. and it is alleged secured evidence
which fastens upon some OF them the
crime of numbering Sven.
Not the slightest trace of Sven has
ever been found.
An Unsavory Haunt.
The saloon In which Sven was last
seen has borne an unenNiable reputa-
ton among the police. a crowd OF
loafers. who do not scruple at rolling
drunken men, make the place the!!
headquarters.
The Fairchild woman conducts 6
rooming house and resort over Con
nelly's saloon. David Jones. one OF
the men under arrest. was a witness II
he Darlington murder trial severa
years ago. He was the man RESPONSE
BILE for the discovery by the police o
the body OF Erickson. h boy whom
Darlington murdered.
Fred DeArmonde. another OF tn
prisoners. is a waiter we'll known IL
Sioux City.
Son Lives in Sioux City.
Syen's son, who Is a resident Of Siou!
CITY. is here with his mother taking
care of the missing mans farm nea
Humboldt. wen disappeared about 81:
weeks ago. He was then on q DRUM
and remained two nights and q day
The second night he disappeared. H
visited the Fairchild resort, but wa
seen most frequently In the Council,
saloon. He had some money with hir
and II is the theory OF he police an
the Chicago detective that he was give
knockout" drops and died as a result
The police believe that the body ha
been buried here. Others contend Their
is nothing to the story. Sven was i
debt to some extent and 1t Is elaine
by those who are skeptical r%egardin
the murder theory. that he got out q
~ own.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
GETS AN IOWA JOB.

Clear Lake. s. D.. March CIV. w
Gaunt, who for some time has beer.
agent at this place OF the Rock Island
Railroad company. has received in
structions requiring him to report for
duty at Sibley. Ia. where he will be
stationed in future. The removal OF
himself and family has caused general
regret here. where they We're very pop
ular, but there is general rejoicing be-
cause of his promotion. 1t is o yet
known who will succeed Mr.. Gaunt at
his place.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15

Women in China have the privilege OF
fighting in the wars. In the rebellion OF
1850 women did as much fighting as
the men. AT Nankin. in 1853. 600. 600
women from various parts of the coun-
try We're formed into brigades of 1900
each. under female officers. OF these
soldiers, $1,000 were picked women.
drilled and garrlsoned in the city.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15
NEW FAIRFAX CHURCH.

Fairfax. s. D., March Gas the result
of a business meeting Of the member OF
the local Congregational church 1t was
decided to erect 4 fine new church build.
Ing, and have the work of construction
commenced as soon as the plans can be
prepared. 1t is the intention to construct
the building of cement stone. 1t will have
II fioor space of 4Ox4O feet and will cost
approximately $1,000. A site for the new
ediice already has been secured.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15

Two Human (China) students, in or
der to strengthen their fellow students
against the Japanese regulations in re-
gard to students. committed suicide by
drowning themselves in Toxic bay n
few days ago. BY their death for the
good of the cause they become heroes.
and thus stimulate enthusiasm.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15

The pope has ordered a firm Of Flor
ence jewelers. to manufacture a crown
eet with imitation stones for the image
of the Virgin in the basilica Of the vati-
can, In place Of the crown containing
gems valued at $500. 900. which Is to
Be- deposited in the vaults Of the vati-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15

A steer that produces the choicest
beef IL the one that Ia not only fat.
but also well supplied with lean. Tallow
often secures the prize at fat stock
shows in preference to meat that IL
Intimately Interpreted with lean and
fat. Weight Ices o always indicate
quality Of flesh.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-15

An Oklahoma editor values his bones
more han the truth Here is his I'M
blushing news article: I'VE understand
that II well known Chickasha sports
man was bagged by a game officer west
of town yesterday. but, as he has
threatened to pulverize the editor If his
name is mentioned, the public will have
to look to some other source for its in
formation"