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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
GOODS WEPT WHILE
"PR0PS" SEARCHED

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec. 24.-Fifty Young
wo!nen students OF Washington semir-
Rry at Washington. Pa, n of the
most fashionable institutions OF the
kind In western Pennsylvania. left for
phcir homes today on their Christine
vacation, all suffering more or less frol6
mysteria, following the discovery *
many petty thefts and the subseul,enf
lprit.
The thefts We're committed i, ope
of the dormitories and teachers. AZ vel,
as Students. suffered. Articles of wear
Ing apparel. as we'll as money and lew
eIiy. nave been missing over a period
,of a week.. p'ioo
Today. when it became time to die
Mss the school, the boarders in tho
U"'Inltory were 10 Tho
ichapel. where the principal announced
t1at not a student would be allowed tn
luepart until they and their rooms had
;nesh searched for a trace of the missing
3 ~ teachers began their Disagree.
~ duty and one of them was not;-
* -. I'M a student who had reported q
=" . Jill s.oien mad found the bill. crumn-
room. where 1t had APPARENT h an
thrown In n hurry, 'eeh
Ctner reports Of the hastv ret,,r, ,
s,o!en property were almost inm.l
ulasely made and soon all who had ins,
any.nlng a found the missing rron.
s.ly. n search was stonned ,rnn,a
a."teiy and the keys to trunks ret,,rnaa
~ the students. Last ni9ht the .t.-
veass were allowed to leave. The schoo,
G.Ity n some Of the student. ~.
s st.o 70 NOW the culprit. but the tdan.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

A full grown adder may measure two
feet i'm length me about six inches
around the thickest part OF it's body. Its
movements are sluggish, and of course
the universal idea prevailing among the
natives of this country tina it is ca
pable of transferring its head from one
extremity to the other once every six
months is due simply to superstition.
The fact is that the tail of this snake
e not terminate in a point as with
ophidians generally, but is sturnpy and
resembles the head SO much that n is
difficult for an observer situated at n
distance of Il few yards to distinguish
the one from the other, hence the story
OF its being two-headed. the fallacy OF
which no intelligent observer could fail
to detect.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
BIG TEACHER FACTORY.
Normal at Aberdeen Crowded a
Graduates Get Positions

Aberdeen. S. d.. Dec. 24.-The crowded
condition Of the Northern Normal and In
dustrial school. which. although the
youngest of the state educational instj-
buttons. is already one of the largest.
abundantly demonstrat ties the wisdom OF
the legislature in establishing the school
III Aberdeen. The assembly hall was com.
pletc!y filed on the first day of the cur
rent school year and the seats are now.
crowded close together so that three stu
dents may occupy two seats. There is
also a noticeable lack of recitation room
because of the increased numbers
Inc remarkable growth of the school
is shown in the following m of AT
tendance in the higher departments:
lsO2-3-Enrollment, 142: graduating class.
1904 Enrolment. i5a; graduating class.
is.
observation-disclosures. l7s: graduating class,
-.
19c5-G- Enrolment, 22l: graduating class.
81. '
1@&-1-Prospnctivc enrolment. $50; PROS
Up to the present year all of the grad
yates have completed nornna courses only
and of the cighty-onc graduates seventy.
two. or about 80 per cent. are or have beer
teaching. Most of them teach in South
Dakota, but some are teaching in Mime
sofa. North Dakota. Montana. Idaho and
Washington. In the prospective graduate
ing class of the current school year there
are students who will complete Industrial
ana college preparatory courses as we'll
as normal courses, and several Young
ladies Will be graduated from tn .lornas.
tic science course.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
THERE is WATER BENEATH.
Artesian Basin Struck in Western
South Dakota.

Pierre. s. d.. Dec. 29.-Another artc-
sian we'll has been secured on the line
etwee here and the Black Hills.
showing positively that the artesian
basin underlies practically the whole
of the western half of the state. as well
as the eastern half. The flow is found
at a much greater depth west of the
river than east of it. the we'll just So
cured at Newlin having Il depth o.
l.S42 feet. This is almost double the.
depth at which water is round in tho
james river valley.
The water in this We'll, like that at
Capa. is very warm. having II tempera-
ture of over 100. and it is accompanied
by a strong flow of gas.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
BOOM TOWN NOW A FARM.
Railroads Passed Denton BY and Mait.
Street is Nov . Cornficld.

Woonsocket. S. d.. Dec. 25.-After
waiting for Il railroad and metropolitan
conditions for t~wenty-four Years, the
last traces of the old town of Denton,
nave vanished. and Main street is u
farm again. The own was plated by
carries Martin and a Mr.. Snyre. pio-
neei residents of Sanborn county. To
'"roomc"s,' the Milwaukee and st. Paul
passed the town by and Artesian came
INTO existence about Il mile from Dem
ION. Manford Cooper and his wife,
Mary Cooper. have been granted a
u order vacating the townsite.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
Baptists and Presbyterians
Unite for d Six-Months'.Pro-
stationary Period.
MAY THEN BE PERMANENT
Suggestion Prompted BY Necessity
Growing Out of the Death OF
the Presbyterian Pastor
A Novel Plan.

Aberdeen, 5. D.. Dec. pa merger
of the Baptist and Presbyterian
churches has been effected here. 1t IA
if successful it will become a permanent
arrangement.
The Presbyterians hav been without
a pastor since the death of Or. j. w.
Campbell. but in spite of this fact. SER
vices have been held every sunday,
with "a pastor from some other church
invited to fill the pulpit. AT these ser
vices unity of thought and feeling has
been manifest. and 1t needed only the
suggestion of q. NJ. l.. Erwin, an elder
of the Presbyterian church. to awake
the congregation to the possibility n
the desirability OF uniting two church,
es. This suggestion Elder Erwin mad.
to Rev. G. +. Bronson. pastor of the
Baptist church, after hearing DR.. Bron-
son speak at n of his services.
Idea Declared a Good One.
The minister agreed that it would be
n good plan If the congregations could
come Ia such an agreement. Meetings
We're held by the trustees of 10th
churches and the matter submitted 20
the TWO congregations last night. Both
congregations were oun To be unani-
mously in favor of it. Then. led by
Rev. Bronson. the Baptist congregation
went to the Presbyterian church. where
Il union service was held. and the Wis
itors We're welcomed by the latter
church members singing onward
Christian Soldiers Rev. q. f.. Bron-
son was then unanimousl: requested to
take charge of the entire flock.
The first service under the new ar
ransement will he held AT the Presby-
terrain church On January i. 1T which
church all future services will be held.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
MANY SUSPECT FOUL PLAY.
But Warrant Is Out for MISSING Ranch
Foreman.

Spearfish. >. u. Dee zS-Whethe.
the disappearance of Peter Nj. Peterson
trusted oreman on the ranch OF Henry
F'rawley, a prominent lawyer of Dead
wood. is due to foul play. mental aber-
ito or h theft of $500 of Mrs. Fraw-
ley's money then in his possession, has
not yet been ascertained. However. "a
warrant for his arrest ON Il charge IT
grand larceny is out. That ii man il,
IDS position would sacrifice his good
same for so small an amount
as 5000 is hardly thought possible. bu,
it is more likely hat he has met with
foul play.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

General Won Pitreich. who will t,le
lthe place of Count Beck at the head of
the general staff of Austria. is the sec
iond war minister on whom this honor
has been conferred. The first was Cen
eral Won John. who is remembered in
austrian military circles because OF the
remark which he made at IL meeting
Oh .ne equipment board. He said: II
cannot be successful with one nuir of
trousers The question under discuss
sion was whether the enlisted men
should be supplied with one or two
pairs. n he won the greater number
by his short speech.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
kITTREoeE HANDICAPPED.
Anxious to Introduce a Bill for Free
Lumber, But Can't.

Sioux Falsl. S. D.. Dec. PSI am IL
of the removal of the tariff on
lumber II if it were within nv mower.
to Introduce a bill putting lumber on
the free list l would do so. But all such
measures should originate in the house
ana 1t is not within my power to in
troduce such a BILL" said Senator A. Il.
hlttredge, who is home to spend the
holidays.
After the holidays Senator kittredge
length on his resolution for the invest;-
cation OF the lumber combine. He
thinks 1t will be passed and that n
1uii n comprehensive Investigator
will follow.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

During the siege of Kimberly the ed
!itor OF the only daily paper there was
often hard put to find enough news.
One day in u ciubroom he found Cecil
ithodes reading Il fairly new y
from Cape Town. He borrowed it and
rushed to his w office. where II soon
appeared as a special edition, selling
like hot cakes. That some evening he
met Mr.. Rhodes. who inquired:
Where's my Cape Town paper?' "Oh.
cut it up for the printers" was the.
reply: Please don't do that again"
SAD Rnodes mildly. THAT paper came
Through by native runners and eos,
inc $1,000"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

In all the German papers of August.
1888, appeared an ordinance signed by
the king of Bavaria. forbidding civil
ians, on n preteXt whatever. to wear
mustaches. and commanding the police
authorities to arrest the Offenders and
shave them by force. Apparently this
was not necessary. for. according to a
French account Of the time. '.m,,s'
taches disappeared Immediately like
leaves from the trees in autumn: every.
BODY made haste to obey the royal or.
der. and not one person was arrested.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

A novel hot water kettle which is
guaranteed cannot boil over under n
circumstances embodies a steam cham
Der into which the water when It rises
IN violent ebulition is made to pass
through slots and Their to fall back
into the main body Of the kettle. The
and II banned and connected only IN.
directly. The steam chest Of this ket-
tie - utilized for cooking az we'll az
providing pure boiling water for tea
making.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
DESERTED HER CHILD.
Women Said to Be From Sioux City
Plays Mean Trick,

Memo. s. D., Dec. 25--Mystery sur
sOund the identity OF n claim
ing to be from Sioux City. who about
q week ago arrived here with Il baby
girl abOu 1 year oil.
The woman Went to the Star restau.
rant. n after remaining a time
stated that h desired to leave he
baby with h restaurant people for a
m and that she would call for
1t in a few days. The excuse given
was that she was called to another
point to visit another child who had
the typhoid fever. Since that time the
woman has failed to return, and the
baby is yet being cared for at the res.
fo,,rant
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
e e HEALTH. E
Mrs. Samuel eurIeish Milton Expire.
at Phoenix, Arix.

lsedfield. S. d.. Dec. 2S.-Word has
been received here of the death of Mrs.
Samuei Burleigh Milton. whose hus-
band vas formerly in the new,spa nor
business here. He was subseoientlv
telegraph editor OF the Washington, d.
C., Star.
Mrs. Milton died at Phoenix. Arjz.
wnither she had gene with her husband
on o of Ill health. Arrangements
Tor Inc funeral have not been made.
months with bronchial trouble and had
been IN Arizona about two months.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
SPREAD 1T ON THICK.
South Dakota Creamery Can't Even
Supply Home DEMAND.

1roquois, S. d.. Dec. 25.-The local
creamery has found the state demand
for Its product so great that not for
weeks mas a single pound of butter
manufactures by 1t been shipped to
other markets. The other day an order
from y n~eighboring town for 1900
pounds OF butter was turned down.
The price remains above 80 cents.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
MADE GOOD IN kloNpIke

Eermilion. s. D.. Dec. c5.-Charle.
Spicer, aged 20, who has spent the mast
three years in Alaska looking for gold
is here for a short visit. He ia NOT inn
mensely rich, but has enough and tn
spare. His parents went to AIaska
three years ago, and he followed q it,
tie later. The father n son soon pro.
duced results. The best strike made bv
h Spicer's was 81. 900 a week W
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

An old Hungarian countryman had
smoked the same pipe for more than
nlty years. and. as a natural conse-
panion. One day. however, his infant
grandson smashed the pipe beyosd ali
hope OF repair. The old man was 40
brokenhearted at his loss that he
hanged himself on q peg. In his pocket
was found q scrap OF paper on which
was scrin6led: my pipe is done for
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
FIRST EFFECT UNPLEASANT.
But New Rate Bill Will Soon Work
Better.

Deadwood. S. d., Dec. 2s.-conxress-
man r.. w. Martin is home from Wash.
inston to spend Christmas with his
family. Speaking of the coal situation
here Mr.. Martin said he believed II
was largely due to the new rate bill.
as the O a dealers had delayed Or
ders to take advantage of this and then
FOUND themselves suddenly short, and
also to the fact that the railroads had
TO meet an increased demand On Nc
count OF tie great development going
on everywhere. ~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

Portland's counciimen will soon he
able TO qualify as members of the Gum
Shewers' association. Since they do
DIED themselves. several weeks ago.
the privilege Of smoking while in ses.
sion Q some Of them thought It
undignined. they have taken to the pen
sin ana tutti frutti. Yesterday after-
noon when the body was in session
seven Of the twelve present were chew
ing with all their might and main.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

On Tuesday last Thomas Price. OF
,Merthyr Tydvil. locomotive inspector
lof the Msrthyr district Of the Tan
vale railway. was presented by tho
directors with q gold watch and chain,
IL retiring allowance Of E100 q year.
with the lifelong privilege Of travelling
over the railway free. He ID 70 years
OF age. and has been nifty -eight years
I'm the company's service.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

my husband never saw me in the
ten years OF our married life when nv
personal appearance was neglected"
boasted a woman today. when the
nurse called me to his bedside, sayine
that he WAS dying 1 hastily wiped a
piece u channels skin over my face be-
fore responding to the call. I feel that
il Edward Box knew me he would saw
that l have nothing to regret"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
CHURCH ON PLAINS.
Presbyterian Push Westward With
Much Success.

Huron. s. D.. Dec. 29.-Rev. j. =. An
dersOn Rev. G. II. Grant have re.
turned from Midland. fifty miles west
OF Fort Pierre. where they organized
u Presbyterian church with
members and a large number of SUM-
porters. Rev. l.. c. Dell. missionary
for the Central Dakota Presbytery. Is
acting as pastor of the new church
which is the outgrowth Of the work or
Oscar Il. Tell. OF this city. Sabbath
school missionary,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
SHAH
APPOINTS REGENT

Ieheran. Dec. 2l.-The shah has again
aso a relapse. His condition is very BAD
signed is u decrsa formally anno,r.:.. nas
heir apparent. Prince All Mira. A.. 49,. sns
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
FREIGHT IN FLAMES.
Several Carloads of Merchandise De.
strcyed at BonesteeI,

Bonesteel. $. D.. Dec. 24.-Firc de-
stroyed the Northwestern freight de-
pot yesterday. The depot contained
about twelve carloads of merchandise
for reservation towns. valued ut several
Thousand dollars.
: A high wind prevailed at the time
and for q while the entire town was
in danger. Four cars of merchandise
on the tracks We're also consumed. Tn,
origin of the fire is unknown.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
MIGHTY CLOSE CALL.
Companion Falls, Gun Is Discharged,
and Leg Is lacerated.

Mitchell. S. d.. Dec. 29.-While hunt
ing ~jackrabbits near Mitchell yester-
day afternoon Leonard Woodman. the
son Of Engineer Chas. Woodman. was
seriously wounded in the leg by the ac-
cidenta discharge of Il shotgun in the
hands of Blaine Scriven.
Young Scriven slipped and fell strik-
ing the hammer OF the gun on the
frozen ground. The load tore away he
calf Of the leg OF Woodman.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
BACK TO oLp HOME.

YanktOn. 8. D., Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Josepr
Ward. wife of the founder of Yankton
college. arrived from Boston. to make
e nome here with relatives. Nrs
Ward a been very Ill but was able to
travel. ~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
WILL FIGHT FOR IT.
South Dakota Travelling Men Start
2.Cen< Fare Campaion.

Mitchell. 8. D.. Dec. 2s.-Dissatisfed
with the reply of Chairman Mcleod.
Of the Western Passenger association.
to their request for a fiat 2-cent fare
and an interchangeable excess mileage
system, the South Dakota Travelling
Mems associations executive commit.
tee met here Saturday night and de-
cided to go before the Legislature in an
effort to enforce the 2-cent rate.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
THE FISHING SEASON
is OVER. YOU KNOW.

Pierre. s. d.. Dec. 29.-Joc Ger
lack and Matt Wagner. of Lnu-
rel. Sully county, report a pc
culiar hunting experience ~ few
days ago. They driving
across the prairie in II buggy and
saw Il wolf. TO which they gave
chase. II of the men driving
and the other watching for Il
chance to shoot. In the chase Il
prairie chicken VAS scared up.
and the hunter with the gun
took n shot at il. killing the bird.
which fell in the buggy as they
drove under it with the horses
on the run after the wolf.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
TO M.er.

Dell Rapids. s. D.. Dec. 29.-E. q.
Bent. secretary Of the Soutl, Dakota
board Of pharmacy. has sent out no.
tices Of a meeting Of the board ut Cam
ton January >. Candidates for regis
tration will be examined at that time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03

Vance Thompson, the successful mag
az.ne writer and novelist, Oh his recent
return from Russia, where lie went to
gnther material for an article upon the
ioouina for E~verybody's Magazine. was
asked how he managed t o get along
without knowing the language. Mr..
Thompson said one had not the slight
est difficulty I'm making his wishes un-
!derstood In Russia. For instance,
whe l wanted to &c to Il certain place.
| would jump onto IL drousky. If /
wanted to go to the right l would kick
tho driver on the right leg. If my d.
ERECTION lay to the left, I would kick
him on the left leg. II my inclination
led me straight ahead the kick was
placed in his back. When wanted
him to stop l simply pulled his hair. II
rs really a most satisfactory system, at
least the Russians find 1t so. ] am
thinking of innovating it here myself I'm
PARIS
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
MINISTER TURNS EDITOR.

Lead. s. D., Dec. 4.-Rev. Fl. IT
Gunderson. of this city, will start a
newspaper at Hulett. Wyo. The frs,
edition will be issued December -.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
PIONEER LAWYER { A
E. G.. Dudley Who Was Police Judge
of Omaha in 1876.

Hot Springs. S. D.. Dec. 29.-On Fri
day will take place the funeral of
Judge T.. G.. Dudley. a pioneer lawyer
and police judge of Omaha in 1876.
He was born in Ohio in 1892. The Ma
sons will conduct the funeral. He
caves two sons.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
DID SOMEBODY SAY PASS?

Flandreau. S. D., Dec. ga report
lis current that the railroads will send
passes to legfslators-elect, before the
session opens. Many are expected to
,be returned.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
s1co EACH IN BANK.

Pierre. S. D.. Dec. 29.-Dcposits o,
$50. O00. 600 in South Dakota banks No
vember II indicates II per capita hoard
Of 500.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
The Forest City Press
e P. rhoRnE. pusssh.r.
soREsT CRY. SOUTH DAko-A

GENERAL l%icquart is a sort of Admir-
able crichton, for besides "a wide gen
leral cultivation, he reads, writes and
speaks Russian, German. English and
~lt2lian. Such knowledge Of languages
rs not oininon with Frenchmen, even
those nf education, but General Pic
quarts facility is explained. perhaps.
by the fact that he is an Alsatian. The
Alsatians have long been noted in
France for The readiness with which
tiey acquire languages, II readiness The
more remarkable when We consider
that their foundation stock is Teuton.
The Teutons usually are not credited
with that Iingual f%icxibility thai en-
ables one tn 90 from language TO lam
guage. Possibly the French drops in
the Alsatian blood accoun, for the
Alsatitn lingual skill. the iXtur pro
iducing just the qualities desirable, h
Gallo ~quickness of apprehension and
the German steadiness Of application.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-06
KENTUCKY FOR COP.
Republicans Claim Wilson $
Election by 10000.
DEMOCRATIC LOSSES HEAVY
Hager's Vote shows Falling on Of
1,155 I'm Ten Precincts from Which
Beckham Received Greatest Sup
port Four Years AGo-LOuisviIIe
VIII Have RepubIican Mayor.

special 90 The Washington Herald
Louisville. KY, Nov. 5-Omcial returns
from ten counties In the State show de-
cided falling off in. Democratic majorities
from that received by Beckham four
years ago. and, as All of the ten counties
are Democratic strongholds. 1t is almost
certain that Wilson, Republican. is elect
ed governor. Hager's majority over Will
son IN the ten counties is 4,Z45, while
Beckham's four years ago in the same
counties was 5000. a falling off of ]. 755.
No official returns from any of the Re
publican counties are in. but unofficial
returns received at Republican headquar-
! ters show a decided gain in the mountain
counties for Wilson. Wilson's election
Is claimed by 10000 Out of eighty-one
precincts in the city of Louisville. Graus-
/ land (Rep), for mayor. has a majority OF
| 200 over Tyler Dem; while Wilson, for
! governor, even ran ahead of Grassland
and far ahead Of Haeer in those pre-
/ cincts.
/ The Democrats practically concede the
/ election of Grausland. ana say now that
/ Wilson will carry Louisville and the
! Fifth Congressional district by a heavy
majority.
! In this campaign the Democrats en-
/ braced prohibition as an issue. the Re
| publicans favoring a more liberal policy