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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

same general reasons advanced by
Bishpp Hare. Officers OF the federation
are accusing The OF 'he Judl-
ciary committee of the senate OF nos
tility TO the bill by keeping II IN com
mittee to smother II.
Rishop Hare. who was a delegate to
the uniform divorce congress. recelN-
ing his appointment from Governor Ell
rod. has made his report by man. from
Atlantic City. n. j.. accompanying the
statement with u personal letter 10 tne
LEGISLATORS. He calls attention TO his
annual visit TO all parts of the state
as missionary bishop. having thus tray
eled for the past thirty-four years. tie
says. and no doubt rightly. that no oth-
or ~cson In the state knows it's citi-
zens better.
Influence on School Girls.
Bishop Hare Is founder OF All SAINTS
school AT Sioux Falls, II of the we'll
known western schools for girls. He
refers to his association with the school
in his letter as follows:
have made my home for over twenty
years in a boarding school for their daugh-
ters. and while ! confess that nave some
huence of the divorce tramic upon tneir
Young minds, their sensibility TO noble
Ideals and their promise OF n women
men have enjoyed more than i rave the
hospitality of the homes of the people OF
our state. most Of them so healthy IN
morals and attractive In all things beau
am intensely Jealous regarding the
sweetness. purity and happiness of the
"misratory divorce is striking a terrible
blow at tina dear domestic sanctuary: The
PEOPLE who come to our state to seek Ill
vorce generally have money; Ihis posses
always influential. of patrons. Even oui
self reliant. independent people, alas, seen
subservient TO them. These divorce seek
ers dress well. They spend money freel,
for professional services. for hotel con
~veniences. for house rent. for hack hire
and for jewelry. The air OF culture ant
makes them appear to many persons. es
pecially the young. as worthy of admira
ton.
They Are P~erjurers.
Poor souls. they do not know that thos
whom they would initiate are. In truth
generally members of that class Of societ'
which has exhausted all its reality an
health and 10, In truth. only a vain show
J Thus 1t IL that the perjury of these per
sons I'm swearing that they have taken u
bona nde residence in South Dakota. wher
: In fact. 80 out of 100 leave the state 500
. after obtaining their divorces. Ia overlook
n Cd or condoned: and the divorce whic
! they procure. though 1t In the horribl
, contamination Of many antecedent foLie
70 our boy. ana girls: alas, a. we'll as OH
ers-not as q painful catastrophe. but 9
( quite an ordinary event in married III
o All the convictions and sentiments whic
: breed respect between the sexes. an
lI which tend to make marriage honOsab
: and the home sacred and stable. are thu
poisoned and weakened.
Tx present legislature Of South D,
!, kotA may not see Its ray clear to adoI
: al the recommendations OF the congre'
. on uniform divorce: but ! trust that 1
y members Win carefully scrutinixe Il
6 sources from which opposition comes m
Will not let the action Of the congress %
~ without some material improvsmsl
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
RATE BILL TO GO
TO GOVERNOR SOON

Pierre. s. d.. Feb. 21.-The house rate
bill will have its first reading in the
senate today and will go through in the
regular order Without opposition. 10th
the members and the railroad interests
are satisfied TO fix II rate of 2l2 cents
per mile and assign its PRONUNCIATION
To the railway commission after the ac-
tial earnings and value of the roads
are determined in accordance with the
provisions of the Glass hill which is
following the rate bill in its movement
through both houses.
The new city charter will come up
for passage in the senat today. This
bill e%lnbodies what is known as the Gal
weston plan. providing for the election
OF a commission of five mel to admin
lister the affairs of the city by depart
ments. 1t will meet sturdy opposition
I'm the senate since it is regarded as an
innovation bordering oil freak legisla-
ton.
Bills on $50 Subjects.
On the last day for the Introduction
OF bills in the usual order the total
reached 266 i'm the senate. with eighteen
joint resolutions and memorials. n in
the house $50 bills. with nineteen joint
resolutions and memorials.
Hereafter the introduction of any bill
must be through committee or by
unanimous consent. and they will be
lew anu IdI OctWStu MANY VI tNe
bills are duplicates in the two houses.
but the total of subjects upon which
an attempt is made ut legislation will
reach $50 n there are more bills in
process Of incubation.
Whether a legislature can legislate
goodness into the people is the ques.
ton involved in the bill preventing
Sunday theaters and baseball. 1t has
now passed both houses and The gov
ernor will be given "A chance to pass
Judgment upon it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
H%ANDSHAk|NC STOPS
and MISSOURI MAYOR
BUYS A PESThOuSt
LEGISLATORS Now Go About Car.
ryingAtomizers and Bottles
Of Oisinfectants.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Feb. 27.-Mayor
Wallau has purchased for 49, 700 a ten
room house and six acres of ground
about "a mile west OF this city to be
used AZ an emergency hospital for
smallpox patients. He makes the pur-
will also be used by the members Of
the general assembly who are In quar-
antine.
Furniture II stoves were sent there
and the local board OF health will be
In charge Of h hospital. but the ply
sicians' committee from the legislature
appointed by Speaker Atkinson will as
sumo charge OF the legislators should
any more be stricken.
Although this IL h state mecca OF
politicians. the habit OF handshakins
has ceased in Jefferson City through
fear Of the contagion. Nearly every
legislator carried an atomizer and 4
bottle Of disinfectant.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
n the laws OF our state OF marriage
..Norce.
Sioux Falls Defends It's Pet.


Sioux Falls and other large NItles ii
The stale have made tn. way uhpleas-
ant for the divorce bill when seeks II.
some measure to restrain the wear ana
tear upon the short cut t"eei! inc
marriage altar and the divorce mn.
The bill WAS inspired by Soli'e vi 'he
most notable churchmcu and attorneys
in The state and has been passed upon
and amended by the state bar aSsocla-
tion. and yet II is objectlouaDle 10 tHoSt
who find fat fees and s~Iisttna'ice III
practic" and in trade in the community
of the divorce colony. rms measure
which provides for a years residence.
and a trial of the case in The state
and In the judicial circuit where the
cause of action was formed is intended
to check the influx of insists VINO come
to South Dakota FOR relief. ana 'he
bill made its appearance ea'lN IN the
session ald went to the jadicniry com
mitiee where i'll has slumbcted htfuilN
and has as "A matter of fact been held
back bv some OF it's champions VINO
felt that in this way its life would be-
prolonged meaSurably.
Richards Stirs Them Up.
AT last II. o.. Richards. the we'll
known Dick" OF B.adie county and
iembc of the civic federation OF the
state. took up the accusations ana m
situations of certain parties and made
T AOiIlIll'N 'iu:' WIN 'hNi'. ''' 49, -
ters 10 constituents of Senator's Good
ner and Dillon accused the latter "i
very bad faith in allowing. ana per
iiapS rlcouraging the bill 10 Siulllpei
so late in the day. Mr.. Richards ad-
vised the constituents OF the aforesaid
senator to communicate with them AT
once and urge immediate action on the
bill. and it was this fling III the hon
esty of the men named that caused
both of them to arise To the question
of personal privilege IN the senate OIL
the date the measure was reported n
DENY that they had held it up or that
the structures against them had amy
thing to do with the report being made
Dudley for tho Business.
Senator Dudley. also of the Judiciary
committee and a man of considerable
oratorical powers. also improved the
:. arpoliuniiNia- LRlchardS
nor the president of YanE,on college
nor amy other man couiu make nm
Vince by such accusations as had beef
directed against his colleagues. that me-
signed the minority report With then
against the bill and would have hello
1t In the committee six months If iha'
long was required to XIII II. for he iat
no use for it and wasn't bidding fol
divorce business either. AS he Was no
good enough looking To invite that c!aS!
of business.
these three men and others Will op
pose the bill when it comes up for fna
passage. Goodner and Dilion making
technical objections and Dudley con
G"mnins it as AN attempt to ahride'
the right " ~elscnal liberty.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

A photographic device that will call
the police by telephone adds "A new
hazard to the dangers OF the burglars
profession. When an attempt is made
10 force "a window VI door with which
The proper connections have been made
I'm electric current operates n phono-
graph In the garnet. The machine calls
up central and asks for the police sta
iion. The phonogrnph then informs
the officers of the robbery, giving street
and number, and repeats this informa =
lion as long as the receiver is down.
Meantime the intruder, all unconscious
that an alarm has been rung in. Nir-
tually walks into a trap, aud If The
ran is promptly responded To is soon
I'm the lookup.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
GlDDINGS RAILROAD SCHEME
AGAIN BORS UP AT ARMOUR

armour March f.-Gottlieb Wen
Eel. of Hillside. this county. right-of-way
purchasing agent for the Dakota Mid
land. which was incorporated last sum
mer at Pierre. states that he has Sc
cured and paid for all the ri%ght-of-way
in this county from the point of en-
trance, which will be hall mile
south OF the northeast orner of the
county and will follow That line due
west to the western edge of the county.
thence to the river. The work of Sc
curing the r~ight-of-way has been kept
pretty quiet and we'll covered up. for
this is the first news that has leaked
out since last fall.
The president of the concern, l.. r.
tiiddings. mas disposed of the bonds To
Europeans, and the money for the con
struction of the roa is now available
and the work will at Lee
Mars. la. and intermediate points along
the route Just as Soon AS the weather
will permit. The new road will Great.
two new towns in this county.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
ANTI-TREAT|NG BILL
IS KILLED AT PIERRE
"Step UP, Boys, and Have
Something on Me, St'''
Stands.
Fan ON SUNDAY SPORTS
Governor SIGNS Measure Which Proc
hib,ts Baseball. Theatr'cals. Etc,
on Saskatchewan u
~ to Be Divided.

pierre. $. u. March THE l"''se
Auli-riestins bin failed OF a majority
in The senate. nut It's opponents were
unable to table a reconsideration al .h'
vote. The measure WAS defeated tor
party reasons. =.
The bill providing for the division oi
LYMAN county passed both houses.
a bill was signed by the governor 10
.ia, which prohibits Sunday 'healers
aud amy Sunday games or sports I"
which any admission fee 's charged,
making The penalty a fine or Va. :,
Th. bill providing for two add'tiohal
supreme Judges was doctored to create
a district in territory contiguous 10
Judge Wiring. of DeSmet. and war is
declared by the faction that would
rather he remain on the circuit be'ich'
An attempt will be made TO defeat the
measure and will undoubtedly succeed.
For Hotel Inspector.
The senate approved the governor
appointment of e. Nj. Hopkins. OF
Brown couuty. to be hotel inspector,
Senator Cook. chairman of the repub-
lican state committee. is back from a
varatiur, visit So.r,- sas-4e- las beer
AT Washington. while he inlimates
tina, he has been at home. but he is
saying nothing about the connection or
his name With the office of United
States attorney in case Elliott fails
of confirmation. 1t is reported That he
has been offered the position of national
bank examiner in place of General SilS-
by. resigned. but he Will neither confirm
nol deny the report al this time.
Prices rate hill viii come up for final
passage in the house today providing
a mandatory rate of 2'Y cents for pas
senger traffic. Ii will be defeated.
.-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
MANY FLEE THE
RISING FLOOD
Thirty Families Near MeckIing
Driven in Dead Of Night $780,
From Home.

Nsrmil,ion. :. H., Feb. G.-Wilh ne
water knee deep IN their sitting room
and steadily rising, John Peterson and
his wife Sunday afternoon repeatedly
refused to leave their farm house. six
miles east of town. They declared theY
would share the fate of their live stock.
A party of rescuers IN charge OF l.ouis
Larson was forced To leave them a1lei
Two futile trips in a Yowboat. MI. re
terson is so wears of age. The rescuins
party left them Il rowboat-
When the sun sank below tho Nebras-
ka bluffs its rays g%lis:ened on - sea OF
water covering all the !owlands for ten
miles west of Nermillicn. A solid gorge
of Ice at the mouth ct h Nermiiii"h
river has backed up until it extends
for over ten miles. blocking the channel
as far as Hagcn's bend, near Gayvlile.
An the farmers ON the lowlands west
of town have moved back TO the p.uffs
and are staying with their ne!Sh'orS.
Al the home of Ollie Lind the water ~
said to have reached the roof ms
house stands in a particularly low
swale. six miles east OF here.
Lars M%ortinsen. d %neighhor of Lind,
who reached Nermilliou Sunday even
ing, lost thirty hogs in thirty min
utes when tie water suddenly reached
his place.
The agent for the Milwaukee rai.-
road at Yankton notified all of the
farmers he could reach by telephone on
the lowlands Vest or VermilIion that
a special stock train would be run from
Yankton at . o'clock and would stop to
pick up amy live stock that was in
danger. Thirty-two carloads left
Meckling Sunday for the Sioux city
and Chicago markets.
Parties who have veNtured out to the
ice gorge say it seems to be loosening
somewhat. hunks are continually
breaking from the lower portion of
the dan and floating away. A few
more warm days they thought, would
allow the dam TO break up quietly with
little danger of Il big rush of water.
General opinion here is that the crisis
has been passed aud that with Il con-
tinuance of warm weather there viii b-
10 more serious results. The river
above Yaniiton is reported TO be near
ly normal and at Ner.nillion is falling
slightly.
Roadnaster Carlson. of the Mil
waukee railroad. made q trip over the
line between Nermillion and ELK Point.
Between Burbank and Vcrmillicn he
found that in many places the mood
had carried the rails off the dump. bat
the rails had not beer broken.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
WAS PIONEER CONDUCTOR
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Huron. March Frank ketch-
am. whose death occurred at Sault Ste
Marie. 81 few days since. was a former
resident of this city. He was one of
the first conductors on the Dakota Cen
trail division of the Chicago and North
western line. when the road WAS built
to Huron and later was train master
for the same division. He was also In
terested in the Huronite printing estab-
lishment. He was general agent for
The 500 when he died.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
DIVORCE AS
BADGE OF LIBERTY
iigh and Humorous Ground
Taken by Defenders OF In
iquitous Industry.
BISHOP HARE'S APPEAL
He Has Noticed the BaIefuI Effects OF
the Sioux Falls Divorce Colony
on Young Girls in
School,.
BISHOP HARE'S APPEAL
WORKED ON SUNDAY
TO KILL DIVORCE BILL.

Pierre. s. ID. Feb. =, The milling
thai has been done over SundaN on
the divorce question has borne run
and the opponents of The mcasnl"
have succeeded in delaying the
adoption of the senate committre
) report until Wednesday. The pro-
) gram OF delay is we'll mapped out
) Tor a bin which will now hardly he
) disposed of by the senate this week.
) N il could have been acted upon
by the senate earlier II might nave
scored a partial victory before iinai-
) liz being defeated In the house. hut
now II seems that the senate Will
! have the fate of the measure en-
tireIy in it's own hands and il pre-
pared to put it TO IA slow death.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

In order to deter boys from smoking
cigarettes. 1t was suggested at a meet
ing OF the education committee of the
London county council that diagrams
of cigarette smokers handwriting
which apear In the medical officers re-
port should he enlarged n displayed
IN the schools.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
SEPTUAGENARiAN DIDN'T
KNOW LAW. GOES To .IAIl

Sioux Falls. s. d., March DAN,
Lax. aged ~. mas beer brought to
o Falls for selling liquor without a
government license.
He is IL SWede. and with a blackboard
ioaded with bottles of whisky and 9th
er liquor he drove from farm to farm
among the Swede sellers OF McCook
county and disposed OF the LIQUOR to
his brethren. He pleads he did not
know 1t was unlawful. In default of
bonds Lax has been placed in. Jail.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

The American Art association, of
Paris. organized in 1890 under the name
American Students association, has is
sued an appeal for $500. 900. OF this
sun $76. 900 is wanted for land. 500, 900
for building. and equipment and 1928, 900
for endowment. The object of h as
ISOLATION is to further the interests of
Americans who are studying art in
France.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

A curious vulpine raid was witnessed
recently on the ManOr farm. Corston.
near Malmesbury. A number of un-
suspecting fowls We're feeding quietly
in one of the fields when a band of
1--WE foxes appeared. Heading for the
fowls. they each picked IL Of the
unfortunate birds and made off. carry
ing their prey with them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
SEVERAL SOUTH DAkoTANs
GETTING RID OF 0Ears

Sioux Falls, s. D.. March Petitions
IN bankruptcy have been filed by:
Charles f.. Collins. a farmer in Moody
county: liabilities 81. O96. GA. assets 81. 42i.
Ray f.. Parmeter. of Sioux Falls. "A
merchant. clerk. farmer and watch
maker: liabilities 81. los. "a, assets $50.
James Mahoney. farm laborer in Han
son county: liabilities $3.50. 10. assets $50.
A discharge from bankruptcy has
been granted Otto Zimmerman.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

Pierre & ID Feb. 21.-Divorce reform
In this state will be opposed in the leg
tslature on the ground that it is Il cur
-tafimenr or personal liberty.
Right REV. william n. Hare. Epis-
aopal bishop OF South Dakota. is ask
ing for the reform to conserve the en-
tity and purity of the home.
The south Dakota civic federation
Is asking to have the present lax di-
Iorce laws made more stringent for the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

A golfing judge according to the story
had occasion to interrogate i'm "a Grim
inal suit a boy witness from a town in
Wales. Nov, my lad he said, Il
want to know if you are acquainted
with the nature and Significance of an
oath?' The boy, raising his brows in
surprise. answered: "Of course. I am.
sir. Don't l caddy for you at the Coun-
TRY cluho"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

The blue ribbon Of blue ocean gun
merry has beer won by Rear Admiral
Prince Louis. of B%attenburg, in III. NJ.
$. Drake. Shooting yer u course laid
nut in Aranci bay. the guns OF the
Drake have succeeded in hitting the
target at "A distance OF I miles no
fewer than 1O5 times out of 1873 rounds.
giving a percentage OF ~ per cent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

: Tent life in zero weather is not par
ticularly hard on one" said j. ID. Cary.
OF Pendleton, Ore. When l was iii
Alaska three years ago. I lived i'm II
tent when the thermometer was 40 de-
grees below zero. We had TWO walls I"
ahe tent. so that there was always air
space between the two sections. A e
is far warmer than Is commonly sup
posed. There IRE many homes III Alas
ka that are snug and comfortable all
winter through although they are ided
with only one thickness OF boards and
three ;~hickncsses of building paper"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

20 weeks Il mine i'm Coalisland.
Tyrone. ireland, had been, 1t was said,
haunted. Strange sound We're heard,
and strange. unearthly sights were seen
by the miners Time and again the
workers were startled until the force
was in "A virtual state of terror. AT
last, however. the ghost has been laid.
1T was a gray donkey. 1t roamed about
the disused coal pits at night looking
for food.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

A bill has been introduced in the
California legislature providing that
every spool OF thread, silk. cotton.
wool. etc. sold shall be marked with
Its exact length. A fine of $50 10 pro-
vided for violation OF the law, $40 to go
to the infOrmer.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

The American board of missions now
has 1886 stations and outstations.
$3.50 men and 5000 women mission
aries. 7O.7S5 native laborers. 1S.S49.S0
communicates. 1,120,S02 under instruc-
ton. and an income OF SIS, sos, s4S.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
RACKET MEN ORGANIZE
FOR THE SEASONS GAMES

Centerville, S. D.. Feb. 27.-The Cen
terville Tennis club has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President. Andrew
Bogue: vice president. w. &. Munsen;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Walter Gardner:
executive committee. the officers and
w. w. Price n A. j. Struble.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

The frst milestone out Of the city Of
London on the Great Eastern road to
lColcheater IL to be found in the tap
hoom Of q beerhouse In the W~hitechapel
road. probably the house was built over
THE stone.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

Speaking in sydney recently. the
premier Of New South Wales said
there were fewer criminals In proper
ton to population In that state today
than ever before. and one OF the prob
lens was what to do with h iails.
which were rapidly becoming empty.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

Mr.. Millais tells how rabbits swim
when compelled to: They swim with
the head held as high as possible. while
the hooks of the hind legs appear above
the element on each stroke. The shout
ders and front part OF the body are
buried beneath the water. while the
rump and tail are high and dry"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

II n estimated that from January I
to September /, 1906. . total Of S.Se6
tons ol toys were sent from Germany
10 the United states. ~ against c,71s
tons for the same period the previous
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

There IL an enormous number of
small l%andholders In Egypt, 5000. 900
acres being cultivated by yer 1.000,-
900 landowners. OF whom 5000 are
Europeans. owning on IN average q
little over 100 acres.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

The London death rate IL now near
Nv 20 per cent. lower than It was at the
coming into operation Of the public
health act in 1891. In that IA the
death rate IA III: in 1906 It vas 1S.1
thousand.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
90 MUCH GRAIN IN
ELEVATOR II BURSTS.

Herreid. s. D.. March with a
report like a cannon. the large but
old grain warehouse building at this
place belonging 10 J.. q. Brady slip
ped on its foundation and buret
from the great. pressure Of the 900
bushels OF wheat which II con-
tanned. Hundreds Of bushels Of the
wheat was scattered over the
ground for a considerable distance.
and the loee will be heavy.