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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
NEW BUILDINGS TO
RISE AT ONCE AT
STATE FAIR SITE
South Dakota Board Of Agricuh
ture Lets Contracts for
Improvements.

Huron. :. D.. May Among iteinA
OF business transacted by the -.rte
board of agriculture. which closed its
meeting here yesterday. was the as
signing of contracts for The erection of
u number Of buildings on the .tate fair
grounds here.
These buildings include an agricul-
tural hail. $50 by $50 feet; ii woman's
building. as by so feet; two horse barns,
40 by l20 feet: -four swine barns. Is by
30 feet. n two sheds. 26 by 81 feet.
The track will be moved to another
part of the grounds and nearly all OF
the present buildings. together with the
grand stand. will be changed ia posi-
lion.
Two thousand dollars was appropri-
ated for advertising purposes.
Mrs. Il. n. Ielma of Alexandria was
chosen superintendent of the
department: II. e. Warner of Forrest
arg will have charge of the horticul-
&c and w. G. Faulkner of Berkener
superintendent of agriculture: Mr..
eallin OF Mitchell. superintendent of
poultry. n Hugh Smith of Mitchell
Will be in charge of speed events.
Inc appointment of II superintendent
for dairy ~ apiary departments was
left with The treasurer. The office OF
treasurer Vas filled by the election of
j. T.. Platt. ~ Clark. During the SEES
sioii the MOI bers visited the grounds
accompanied by Prof. Manson of the
state agricultural college. and IA thor
ough Inspection was made. MIR. Han
son VIII prepare Il plat of the grounds
1T once and the improvements contem-
plated Viii begin.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
WATER TURNED INTO
THE IRRIGATION DITCH

Belle Fourche, S. d., May THE wa
tiers of h Belle Fourche river have at
last been urn into the inlet canal
and are on their way towards the lands
which they will irrigate. For the pres
ent the water will trave in the canal
as far us Crow creek. where it will
enter that creek and be returned to the
Belle Fourche river. This arrangement
Will hold pending the completion of the
storage reservoir. Bids for forty-seven
miles of lateral system i'm connection
with this project have been awarded.
The General Fire PROBING company, OF
tombstone, o.. were awarded the con-
tract for furnishing $500 00 pounds of
steel. their bid being s14. 200. Bids will
be r~cadvertised for the work on the
syphon under the Belle Fourche river.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
EDlToR-JUDGE SAID TO
BE VIOLATING TIE LAW

Milbank. S. D.. May "a question
involving the rights of n probate Judge
to order arbitrarily the publishing of
probate notices in any paper he may
wish, Notwithstanding the protest of
the petitioner or his attorney. has in.
volved the a OF Milbank in a heated
controversy which will probably be
settled in the courts.
Bentley & Rix are the owners of the
Grant County News, not an official
county paper. Rix. as county judge.
has refused to honor the request of at
torneys or petitioners to publish their
notices I'm any other paper but his own.
Last week the firm of Bouck 4 Dillman
requested that a certain probate notice
be published in the Grant county Re-
view. Judge Xix refused to allow the
publication of the notice in that paper.
but transferred it to the News. Judge
Thoma l.. Bouck, the attorney for the
petitioner, and II. S. Volkmar. editor
of the Review. filed a protest with the
clerk of courts
1t seems that the clause of the con.
%stitution which Judge Rix will find II
the most difficult to answer is section
30. which provides that Judges of the
supreme court. circuit courts. and coun-
ty courts snail each receive such salary
as provided by law consistent with this
constitution n no such Judge shall
receive any compensation. prequisite or
emoluments for or on account of his
office in any form whatever except such
salary"
II is not denied that County Judge
Fix is n of the of the News
n 1t is commended by local ATTORNEYS
that when he arbitrarily orders official
advertising to be placed in his paper
he is accepting an emolument. The
matter will probably come up before
Judge Mccoy at the May term of court.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
GHOST WAS JOKER;
Man FOUND ALIVE
Rex Carpenter Who Suddenly
Vanished at Mitchell Is
in Utah.
MYSTERY AS TO CAUSE
Was Man of Good Habits and Family
Man, and Desertion of Wife and
Children Hard to Explain
Lake Was Dragged.

Hudson. s. d.. May S.-Rex Carpen-
ter. 4 barber, who disappeared myster-
iously from Mitchell Il month ago, aft
er sending his wife and children here.
has been found. He is visiting IA cousin
at Lund. Utah. No reason is given for
his peculiar conduct
Carpenter, whose domestic life was
said to be almost ideal, recently bough'
q barber shop at Hawarden, making u
payment on it and leasing Il building
for three years. He packed his house
hold goods and shipped them to Ha-
warden. telling his wife he would fol-
low the mex day. lie was last seen at
II hotel i'll Mitchell about 6 o'clock in
the morning when he arose TO catch IL
train. presumably for the east. Mean-
while. his wife who had been visiting
Carpenters brother here. discovered
hat he mad not reported ut Hawarden
and Il search was begun.
Ghost Suggests Drowning.
The AXE al Mitchell was dragged.
under the direction of Carpenters
brother. This came about largely
through the stories of persons who as
serted they had seen Il boat on the
=, Kr- aa.it,ss following Car
penter's disappearance. Attempts to
intercept the boatman We're fruitlesS
and ghost stories We're started. 1t was
stated that a body had been lowered
into the water. Circulars offering re-
wards for information as to Carpen-
ter's whereabouts We're sent broadcast
over the country. Several persons at
Mitchell We're under surveillance of off,
GERS. who We're unable. however. to dis
cover !: cleW.u until very recently. when
it WAS discovered that Carpenter had
been corresponding with Il Sioux Falls
young woman. who formerly lived at
MITCHELL. Whether he left the country
With her is not known. Carpenters
cousin. Oscar Willard, of Lund, Utah.
learning that the relatives of Carpenter
were worried as to his whereabouts.
telegraphed that the missing man was
at Lund in good health. No explains
ton of the affair has yet been made.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
THE TRIBUNE LED THE
FIELD, THREE TO ONE

Watertown. S. d., May 9.-When the
committee reported on their investiga-
ton regarding the publication of Wa
tertown news by outside
ii was found h a The Sioux City Trib-
une had published as many different
items from Watertown as any other
three newspapers under consideration.
1T was found further that no other pa
per circulated more largely in South
Dakota than The Tribune.
AS an encouragement to co%rrespon-
dents the Business Mems union has
offered II bonus of IA cent per line for
stories concerning Watertown which
are sent out and published in outside
newspapers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
FATHER AND SON ON
LONG BICYCLE TRIP


Sioux Falls. S. d.. MAY 7.-One of
the most novel iong-%distance bicycle
journeys undertaken il the United
States now is being made by NJ. A.
Ransom. u wealthy farmer, who mas
made his home i'm Sioux Falls for
about two years, and his 1~1-rear-old
son.
They have started from this CITY tc
n point in New York state, "A distance
or l,3OO miles. They expect to cover the
distance in t~wenty-one days.
MI. Ransom is accustomed to making
long journeys. A few wears ago NJ,
drove by team tho entire distance from
New York to northwest Montana. be-
ing four months on the road. Although
he is 81 years OF age. he is ough and
wlrey and has tn" endurance II many
men half that age. His present b;uycl,
trip is being made for pleasure and
recreation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
Booty EDITOR BREAKS
WINDOWS OF SALOON:
Is RUN OUT o. TOWN

Erwin. S. D.. May This town is
temporarily without IL nowspano1
through the misfortune which the oil
tor of the local paper brought upon
himself and likewise the local saloon l.;
minus a couple of plate glass windows,
which were broker by the editor. one
Samuel Cummings. who having taken
all the wet goods that the saloonkueper
thought he hould have inside of hin,
At one time, was put outside and pro-
ceeded to make his way back to III,
inside of the building through the VIM
dowS. He was not successful in the
Mort and was kept in duralcc until
the effects of his outing had worn off
and then notified that this was an un-
favorable location for a man of mis-
exceptional tendencies. He at once left
tn" field for some other and mor..
soher man to fill and in the lneantime
the town is without a paper. Tho
newspaper plant belongs to outside
parties who had leased the prouertv to
Cummings temporarily. with tho oa,io.
OF buying at any time. and the owners
are now here trying to make sonlc dis.
position of the plant.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
CHILL STILL GIveS FARM
WORK SERIOUS SET BACH

Huron. S. d.. May lO.-The state
weather and crop bulletin tor the week
ending May 6 follows:
The weather was remarkably cool for
the time in the season. and there was
less than the usual amount of sunshine.
Tine mean temperature was decidedly
below the normal, the average daily de
f~iciency ranging from about twelve to
fifteen degrees. The nights were all
cold. the temperature falling to or be-
low freezing nearly every night. We'd
nesday and Thursday afternoons were
moderately warm. The highest temper-
allure. sixty-nine degrees. occurred at
Sioux Falls. Minnehaha count and the
lowest. twelve degrees. at Mitchell, Da-
vison county. The minimum Temporal
lures fer the week were below 20 de-
grees over most of the state.
The precipitation was below the nor
NAL generally and was not evenly dis
tributed: ii was mostly in the form of
snow and occurred principally on
Thursday and Saturday. The snow
soon melted.
The moisture was beneficial. but some
localities are needing rain. The low
night temperatures We're u~nfavorable
and retarded ~seasonable field work.
Warmer weather is much needed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
CHILDREN PLAY
WITH REVOLVER,
ONE IS SLAIN
Little Girl Pays With Her Life
Penalty for Carelessness
With Weapon.

Spearfish. S. d.. May 10.-Careless
handling OF Il revolver by children who
did not appreciate the danger. caused
the death of little Maud Nettelherst,
only 3 years of age.
The accident occurred at the Home
ranch. west of this city. The twin
daughter of the family. Maud and her
sister We're playing near the house with
some %ncighbors' children who had in
their possession an old revolver. The
weapon was accidentally discharged.
the ball entering the right side of
Maud's head. causing death twelve
hours later. The child VAS buried at
Sundance. Wyoming.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
FINDS NEIGABoR UNDER
SNOW: DEATH FROM pARAI vsI.

Parker. S. d.. May 9.-Suffering a
stroke of paralysis While on a lonely
road, and lying for hours before he was
found. caused the death of Samuel
~Stockland, IL pioneer resident.
While j.. ID. Gross, a n%eighbor of
Stockfrr1di s, "wus-driving-hom
through a heavy rainstorm, he came
upon Il body of Il man in the Dad. The
unconscious form was covered With
snow. except Il portion of one foot.
Gross discovered that it was his neigh
Dor. Stockland.
How long the old man had beer in
the road before being found is not
known. but it must have been some
hours.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
GREGORY COUNTY MAN
GETS TEN YEARS FOR FORGERY

of Gregory county. plead guilty here to-
forgery in the first degree and went
to Sioux Falls for ten years, in a special,
term of court here. At the same timel
David Horse Ring, an Indian. went
over for three years for grand larceny.
for stealing Il team.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
FoUR.YEAR OLD RUNS
AWAY ON r. r. TRAIN
GOING TO GRANDMA'S.

Clark. S. d.. May 9.-Probably
the Youngest runaway in the history
Of the state is the 4-year-old son of
Mrs. Stutenroth. of this city. h
ned from home. young as he is, and
boarding a freight train, Travelled
upon 1t to Redfield. the former home
OF himself n mother. where he
alighted and without assistance
found his way to the home of his
grandmother. who resides at Red
field. Naturally the elderly woman
was greatly surprised when the lit
tile fellow calmly walked into her
home and announced with evident
glee that he had come to make her IA
visit. Mrs. Stutenroth was greatly
alarmed by the disappearance of her
little boy. and had visions of anoth-
err Marvin kidnapping case. when she
finally was informed that the miss
ing boy Was at his grandmother's
alive and well. The boy was re-
turned to his mother the following
day.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
CROWD OUTSIDE AT


New York. May 9.-The funeral SER
vices OF h late James H. ("Silent")
smith. the millionaire who died in
kioto. Japan, while on his wedding
trip. was held in st. Bartholomew
Episcopal church today. The body was
taken on a special train to Woodlawn
cemetery for burial. The church was
only partially filled. out a crowd Of
curious people gathered in the stree,
about the church.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
MATtfrowN- wtttttAvt-
NEW VAUDEVILLE THEATER

Watertown. :. d.. May "A third
tlleater is To be built IN W~atertown.
The structure will be of brick - by 1875
feet. with Twenty-Five foot stage and
ground floor. Bacon & Drake. theatre
can managers. of Grand Forks. n. d..
have leased the building for Two wears
Tie house will be opened July /. The
managers have leased houses in other
cities and will form a circuit with this
city us headquarters.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
MONEY IN SIGHT FOR
G. A. r, MONUMENT

Hurley. s. d.. May S.-A movement
inaugurated here a year ago for the.
erection of "A Grand Army monument Isl
about to prove successful. Within the
past few days members of F.. S. Nc;
Cook post. G.. A. r.. of this city, and
other residents of the town. nave taxi
en- hold of the project with renewed,
energy. with the result that a great.
portion of the money necessary has.
been actually subscribed OF is in sight
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

A little Westinghouse in Brecon-
shire: 1t was u hot summer evening
and the minister pressed on i%nterrnin-
ably. till. pausing to look around, he
found everybody had gone to sleep but
the village Idiot. Nobody" he ex-
Iclaimed reproachfully. rs listening to
me. blu n o idiot" The idiot i'm
pnediately rose and said: II 1 were
mot an idiot I should not be listening to
you" and marched out OF the building.
London Spectator,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

Among the 700 or 500 women in tho
United States who are following tho
sacred calling OF pastors. there is said
to be only one who has so far qualified
for the distinguished degree OF ID. ID.
This woman preacher is the Rev. Au-
Eusta j. Chaplin. II member OF the Uni
V%ersalist church. This denomination
cunts about three-score duly ordained
women anon. It's ministers. so that,
even among her fellow pastors, the
Rev. Augusta holds quite an unusual
lDlaro
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

The common sunflower, a native of
Peru and Mexico. is gaining favor in
parts OF Europe as a febrifuge. In
Russia. where the plant Is extensively
cultivated for It's edible seeds and its
oil. fever patients sleep upon beds OF
sunfiower leaves. md IL Russian physi-
clan. experimenting on 100 children be-
tween one month and twelve years OF
age. has found that alcoholic extracts
OF the leaves and flowers cure fever
AZ speedily az Quinine.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

Pipes made of reinforced concrete for
transmitting water under pressure nave
been constructed. These pipes are
really n continuous tube. each sever
al hundred feet long. In diameter they
are from two feet to three feet, the
longest single section being 600 feet.
The inside Is made smooth. planed
lumber being used for the forms.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
MAYORS APPOINTMENTS At
BRlOGEWATER, CONFIRMED

BridgeWater. S. D., May 1O.-At a
meeting OF the city council Mayor H.
b. Peterson made the following ap-
continents. which were confirmed by
the council: Chief police. Thomas F.
Ryan: city attorney. George e. Todd:
overseer of highways. Henry Leith-
eiser.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

Like returning miners from the
Klondike. the "gumners.' amateur and
professional, are coming out OF the
IMaine woods with their golden grains,
says the Boston Globe. Spruce gum
has hardly cached the weight In
gold" price. but III lover of the ball
samic Chew" for which there Is no
real substitute. must pay at the rate
oe $40 a pound for 1t. and that in
Bangor. Me. q city supposed to be the
Dawson City OF the gum regions.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
NO APPENDIX IN
THE COMING MAN

South Norwalk. Conn.,. May S.-That
appendicitis is hereditary, and that
those who have had the vermiform APP
pendix removed are the pioneers Of a
coming sans appendix race, il the con-
Sention OF DR.. william ]. Tracey, Of
Norwaik. the leading surgeon Of this
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

According to a critic. the American
people arc becoming more accurate
readcrs and writer's OF English than the
English themselves. At Harvard Uni
versity there arc twenty professors OF
English. While ut Oxford there Is only
one America. Germany and France,
he says. are all outdoing England in
English scholarship.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

The Empress dowager of China, says
a recent Pekin decree. finds to her
sorrow that OF late there has been no
change from the habits of her officials
to seek merely to make things look
we'll on h surface. without paying at
tention to the quality OF the sub
stance"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
Is TO TRY ANOTHER
PRISON EQR TEN FAD

Sioux Falls. S. D.. May 1O.-C. N.
Brown. has been lodged in the Sioux
Falls ~penitentiary for ten years for
forgery in Gregory county.
Since his arrest he has confessed that
ne served a term in the Nebraska peni-
tertiary for horse stealing. He was
convicted of %swindling by forgery in a
.and transaction.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

The gold production OF Australia in
1905 (Western Australia leading) was
3,43l.921 fine ounces, against seas. 1913
fine ounces in 1906, a decrease of
216.S72 int The aggregate value
OF the gold output for Australia In
1906 was $S2.O03.3 1857. New Zealand's
1906 production was 532. 1929 fine ounces
dncluded in value named but not In
Quuntity.)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

At Penon, Mexico. a suburb Of Mex
leo City. may be seen what Is perhaps
the smallest church In the world. 1t
nestles under the shadow Of Il small
volcano. The church Is about ten feet
high n twelve feet wide. Whenever
Il couple Is married at the little altar
of the church there IL barely room for
the bridegroom and bride to turn
around at the same time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
RED CANDY SERIOUSLY
POISONS HURON GIRL

Huron, S. d., May S.-Stella. daughter
of j. NJ. Silver and wife. was poisoned
Saturday from eating highly colored
red candy. AS soon as she became i'll
a physician was called and remedies
promptly given. She is quite sick but
will recover.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
SOUTH Dakota

A Kentucky judge lncen,iy showed
mis- affection for an Old bird dog by
formally committing him to the
county farm. sending this order of
commitment to the superintendent:
Dear Sir-You Will please ,ec~--c and
safely keep the body of Dewey John
SON He Is "A little old, but he has
been raised a gentleman and has all
ways kept the very best Of
His associates have been Governors,
generals. majors. judges. doctors, etc.
You will please credit the old gentle
man to maHisterial district No. g."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
LAKE ANDES LETS CONTRACT
FOR AN ARTESlAN WELL

Lake Andes. S. D., May 9.-The town
board has awarded the contract for
the drilling Of an artesian well, which
is to supply the waterworks system
which low is in course of construction
here.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
WOMAN SITS IN MAYORS
CHAIR, RULING
WATERFOWL.

Watertown. S. d.. May "a
woman sits in the mayor chair
and rules the city today. 1t is the
Mayor Thomas for the day dele
gated all the power of the Office to
the president of the Civic Improve
ment league. who Is Mrs. H. J..
~Fahenstock. wife of Cashier Fahen-
stock of the First National bank
and a prominent club woman OF the
state.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

has been introduced by q New Jersey
legislator. The proposed tax is to
range from IS for ordinary whiskers to
$50 for a goatee, and red whiskers 20
per cent, extra.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

The three great Industrial nations.
England. France and Germany. each
consume about so per cent. of the
manufactured goods produced at home.
The United States sells only s per cent.
OF manufactured goods abroad.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
CAUGHT IN IOWA AND is
HELD FOR HORSE STEALING

Parker. S. D.. May 1O.-Wilbur Rem
ington. wanted for stealing a horse
from w. G. Wentrode last February.
was captured at Mason City, Ia. by
Sheriff John Shanks and brought to
Parker. where he waived examination
and was bound owe He was unable to
give bond.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
THIS IS RUBBING 1T
INTO THOSE POOR UTEs

Sturgis. S. D.. May 1O.-Thirty ponies
belonging to Ute Indians camped near
Fort Meade have disappeared. They
are supposed to have been stolen. The
authorities at Fort Meade notified
Sheriff Stewart OF Meade county who
will take up the matter at once.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
FORMER EDITORS ARE
SUED For BIG Sin on

and commission firm OF Wait e. Dana
of this city. are sued for $40, 900. suit
being brought by f. H. Bents. OF this
city. a former business partner Of
Wait & Dana. to establish his claim
that he Is still II partner and entitled
to share as such.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

Books that mock at religion are
classified as a n to Christianity
by Monsignor Bruchesi. archbishop OF
Montreal h has formally protested
to the city authorities against their
admission to the public library.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16

The visit Of the Prince and Prin-
cesa OF Wales to India cost the country
approximately S297,sl5 on the navy ac-
count. in addition to tho special civil
service vote OF 800. 0O0.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-16
JOYOUS HUG
BREAKS TWO RIBS

Evansville, Ind. May 7.-Over-
joyed at seeing her again, Ben
jamin Reed Rugged his mother
until she screamed. An hour
later he learned why. The doc
tor found two Of her ribs
; had been broken.