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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
RAILROADS INSIST ON
O INSPECTION

Aberdeen. S. D.. April 25.-By an act
of the legislature Of the state of South
Dakota in 1906 ii is illegal for railroad
companies 10 accept shipments of cat
tie for movement from one part of the
state except the owner or person in
charge shall produce for examination
by the agent of the railroad company a
certificate not more than 10 days old,
from a duly authorized inspector, officer
or veterinarian TO the effect that the
cattle offered for transportation are
free from infectious. contagious or COM
munica BILE diseases.
BY the same act it is illegal to al
low cattle to be shipped or driven into
South Dakota from another state with
out the required certificate Of health or
inspection.
Strict compliance with these laws will
be required by the Milwaukee road and
no shipments will be accepted by it I'M
less they are fully met. no matter what
delay may be caused the shipper.
This applies to emigrant movables as
well as TO full shipments Of stock. and
as the traffic in the former is especially
heavy at present it will behoove all
emierants to attend to the matter of
having their stock inspected.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
after he FELL
k|ODER KILLED
THREE BANDITS
Former South Dakotan Is Killed
in Old Mexico by Band Of
Horse RustIers.

Vermillion. s. D.. April 24.-Word
reached here yesterday from Arizona
telling the death Of JEFF kidder, for
merly a Nermillion boy. kidder went
from here to Arizona Ave years &
and became one of the governments
mounted police, commonly known as
rangers and il was while he was dis
charging his duty that he met his
death.
A band of horse rustlers a been OPP
Grating in the neighporhood of the
young officers station and had crossed
into Old Mexico. daring kidder to fol-
low. He went and found the gang It a
country dance. but was shot down as
soon as he was seen. After he had
fallen he shot five times, killing three
of the bandits before ne himself died.
He was known as the best shot in the
southwest and no outlaw ever succeed
ed in getting the drop on him, face to
face.
JEFF Kidder's father will be remenl
bered as a pioneer of Clay county ana
South Dakota. He was appointed ter
ritorial judge of Dakota by President
Grant. For a TING he was Eermillion's
postmaster. his son JEFF serving as as
sistant. The boy was always known to
have carried a gun ever since he was
large enough to use one. He was ABOUT
90 years old at the time Of his death.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
ASLEEP ON TRACK,
:HE NEVER Aw0kE

Deaawood, S. D., April %. Lying
asleep in the center of the track on
the Northwestern's short inc TO l-ead,
a man who was later identlhed as
Bernado Belesentti, an Italian coal
miner, from Aladdin. Wyo., was struck
by the last train from Lead. just as IT
entered the city. ground INTO small!
bits beneath the wheels. Belesenttl
was lying in a shadow and could not
be seer until too late to stop the train.
The body was cut and mangled hor-
ribly and it was necessary to use q
wheelbarrow to collect the scattered
remains along the track. The mar had
just come 10 tow from Belle Fourche
during the day and had apparently
been drinking and a laid down to
rest. A companion later identified him
by means Of a cap found neal the
trunk. Belesen,ti was Al years OF age
and has a wife pack in Italy and a
~12-year-old son in Aladdin. He had
co,ne here looking for work In some
OF h metal mines.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
kAMMEL ON TRIAL
FOR WIFE MURDER

Miller, s D. April % Gustav Kan
mel will be tried al the term OF court
now in session in this city on ,hs
charge Of numbering his wife by poi
soning her in the early part OF the
winter. kammei had trouble with his
wife and sought to get a divorce from
her, but her death changed the nature
of the case.
Ii was known at the preliminary ex-
animation that some one had entered
the house where the woman lived when
she and the boy were away and had
placed poison in the oatmeal. Bot ate
of The meal and were taken danger
ously sick, the boy finally making his
way TO the place where his father was
staying and telling him OF the sick
ness of himself and mother. When the
father finally went TO the home of the
woman near night of the same day she
was dead, and the next move was the
arrest Of the old man on a murder
charge.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
2, BOOKCASES AGAINST
ACTORS ARE DISMISSED

Kansas City. Mo-, April Blower pom
cases against theater people, actors and
others employed in Kansas CITY niaS.
houses, which were brought as a res,lt
OF 'ne sunday observance crusade started
by Judge William H.. Wallace. Of the
criminal court. last September. wsre
wiped on the docket of the court when
I. b. kimbrell. prosecuting attorney -,
Jackson county, made a motion To die.
miss them. THIS move on the part or
the state came after Judge Wallace had
aec,aea % obey the order of the supreme
court and had transferred all of the S,n
DAY closing cases TO Judge PorteraeId..
aivislon OF the criminal court. All Thea.
yer cases started since last September and
the indictments returned 10 up Anr,i =
are IN the list. There are now on the
oocaeI aooussS.Ooo cases which have been
starred during the past three weeks. A.
cording to Mr.. KimbrelI II viii taLa ~,
summer to try these cases. -
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

The Standard Oil company has ins;i-
tuted barge service across the Atlantic
ocean for the transportation of oil in
bulk. Two large steel barges will be
lowed back and forth by oil-carrying
steamers. The fact thai the steel
hawser OF one of the barges has d
length Of 1900 feet is, cited as evidence
OF h danger OF the new service. A
gap OF three-ffths of a mile between
0teamer and tow is wide enough to let
In trouble during lark and stormy
nights. especially where barges are Il
rarity.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
NIECE OF
MORGAN WILL BE
KINGS GoDchuD

London, April 81. P. Morgan's grand.
niece. Baby Burns daughter Of Walter
1pen pence morgan burns and Mrs. Maturin
Evelyn Cavendish Bentwick, !. ~ MAS
King Edward as ponsor At : ~ranT chs,.
tening toward the end Of New ~ ~
Chapel Royal of st. James palace. we
Mrs. Lewis Harcourt. Mr.. Burn.; s,....S
VIII again entertain the king a. Nurshas:
PARK IN July. II Mr.. Morgan and h,s
daushter. Mrs. satterlee, are thar :.
europe. they Win be among the .ns.t.
- year NJ. Morgan came from venscc
70 london especially TO attend ! nv,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
HIS BODY SEVERED
BY FREIGHT CAR

Huron. S. D., April 24.-Tuesday aft
ernoon from the Baptist church oc-
Cured the funeral services of Jay Bar
key. conducted by Rev. 2. E. Hudson.
Young Barley was the l3-year-old son
of Thomas H. Barkey and wife and met
death Sunday afternoon when he
jumped from a moving freight car in
the yards of the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway. He fell beneath the car.
which passed over him. severing his
body at the hips. The funeral was very
largely attended and among beautiful
floral offerings were those from his as
sociates in the city schools.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
KNIFE is APPLIED TO
OFFICIALS SALARY

Deadwood. s. D. April 23.-At the
meeting of the county commissioners
OF Lawrence county. the salary of the
states attorney was cut from $500
a year to $1,000. While a reduction
has been expected for some time past
as the salary was the highest for the
office paic in the state, III amount Of
the cut was not looked for. There are
several candidates out for election be-
tore the primaries n it is not known
how the reduction will affect all Of
them, but it IS probable that some
will now withdraw from the race.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

The "Priory" at Bicester, near Ok
ford. England. which. as its name indi-
Gates. occupies the site Of a former
religious house. has quite lately been
by the community OF Olive
tan Benedictine nuns. who. having been
expelled from their house In Normandy.
sought refuge In Bicester some five
years ago They had the happiness re-
Gently OF celebrating a religious pro-
1eeaa0n observation-disclosures that has taken
place since the reformation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
WEATHER CONDITIONS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Huron, S. D. April 24-Week!y
weather bulletin for the week ending
April 20. 1905:
The mean temperature was decidedly
above the normal. the average daily
excess being: about 10 degrees.
The week opened and closed with
very warm weather for the season.
Maximum temperatures of 90 degrees
or higher occurred over much of the
state. the highest accorded being 81 de-
grees at Armour, Douglas county, on
Tuesday. On Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday the nights We're quite cool.
Minimum temperatures below freezing
occurred in nearly all counties, the low
est recorded being 20 degrees. at High
more. Hyde county. on Wednesday, and
at Kidder, Marshall county on Thurs
day.
Aside from a moderate to fairly gen
erous amount of rain that fell over some
of the counties III the extreme south
eastern portion of the state on Thurs
day night and Friday. there was prac-
tically no precipitation, and over most
of the state there was none whatever.
While there was some cloudy weather.
there was on the whole more than the
normal alnoun of sunshine. There was
more than the usual amount of brisk
TO high wind, and prairie fires occurred
in a number of counties. On Tuesday a
maximum wind velocity Of 81 miles an
hour from the northwest was recorded
at Pierre, Hughes county. and for. q
period of six hours the average velocity
was Il miles an hour. A maximum
velocity of As miles an hour from the
north occurred at Huron. Beadle coun-
ty, on the same day. Rain is needed
in some of the counties of the middle
Missouri n James river valleys and
in parts OF h Black Hills district.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

For centuries Europe has enjoyed a
monopoly on c~athedrals, the highest ex-
ponents Of Christian architecture. Dur
Ing the last few years, however. near
~ a dozen beautiful structures have
been In cou.oe.. of erection or have been
completed L. the United States, and
n time may come When the whole
land will be dotted with these master
pieces Of art. One of these, now build
Ing at st. Paul, under the direction OF
Ireland. will be one Of the
finest in this
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

Major G. c. Buxton. who Is travelling
IN British East Africa, says that n
morning he heard a lion grunting near
his camp. After a pursuit OF tire.
miles he Saw the beast 60 yards of, be-
hind a bush, and fired at him with a
rife. The lion dropped and then stood
bolt upright. A shot from a Mausel
knocked him over. Suddenly another
great head and name I,eered over the
bush. A steady shot with the rife
dropped the second lion. w%hereupon "a
ltoness Immediately sprang out OF the
bush, allowing a clear shot. Major
Buxton hit her with a shot from II.
Mauser.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
oUr DAKOTA

A clerk In the Bingham house who
has been blessed with a boy baby dur
ing the last year wanted. among other
little gifts, to give his young hopeful a
silver dollar marked 'lS07," which could
be suspended about his neck o. a string
and used to help cut the little teeth
which were beginning to show signs OF
appearing. He inquired among all his
friends for a 1897 silver dollar and IT
was not until he had been on the vain
search for nearly a week that some one
told him to call at the mint, and there
he received official information that
under advices from Washington they
had not coined any silver dollars since
1906, n therefore there had never been
nor would be any silver dollars for the
present year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
WATERFOWL AND WATER
COMPANY GET TOGETHER

Watertown, s. D.. April 25-The treaty
of peace in Watertown's waterworks war
has been signed according to a telegram
received today from President Zehnder
OF. the company stating that he had signed
the franchise offered by the city and that
the papers left New York last night. This
is a substantial gain for the city In that
II gyts Its fire protection at nearly half
Whit It has been paying for the last 70
years. TIL new franchise is for a term
OF ten years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

Aerial letter boxes have beer placed
IN all large tenement houses and apart
ment buildings in Budapest. Hungary.
When the postman enters the hall on
n first floor Of the building he places
b letters in the boxes allotted to the
inherent families. A spring is then
pressed and electricity does the rest.
The x are shot up to the floor re-
CURED, where they remain until emp
tied or until the postman comes again
n brings them down by touching an
other spring.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

Father Ehrle, the director of the vat
lean library. has been appointed a
member OF the Academic des Inscrip-
tons. which Is one of the five academies
that make up the famous Institut de
France. and the n that presides over
history. archaeology and ancient
oriental languages. Father Ehrle is a
German and a Jesuit. He is said to be
the living authority on the are of
books and on the preservation and res
tOFaftOn OF Did manuscripts.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
INCORPORATES UNDER
SOUTH DAKOTA LAW

Fierre, ;. d., April 22.-Con1panies
having incorporated in South Dakota
this past week are:
me Royal Elevator company, Mitch
en-. $25O.OO0: the Charles Mix County
Mliiing company, Platte. $25. 900; the
nrainerd and Mercantile COM
pan Pierre. $100. 900; the Rawhide
all-Lode Mining and Leasing conn
pany Pierre. 500. 900; Mabean Mer-
ers Exchange of lroquois,
lroquois. $4,000: Rogers Silverware
company, Freeman. $4,000 Luibdo
:iold Dredging company. Pierre, 49,
oOO,OOo; Lock Bar Steel Concrete COM
pany, Pierre, 100000; Homestake Hy-
drauiic Mining company. Pierre, $780,
900; United States Car Corporation,
huron. 100000 South East Truro
company. Stickney, 81
OVO; the Louisiana Sulphur and Devel-
pnen company, Sioux Falls. $1,000
oVO; Carthage Sewer company. Car
image. $4,000: Yankton Institute,
1ankton. $4,000: Cotton Cemetery as
eociation. Cotton; Sheridan Farmers
company, Watertown, Wv
vOO; Farmers Cooperative Creamery
association. ~Castlewood, $4,000; volKs-
zeitung Publishing company. Eureka,
1o.oVo: a Pierre Assembly Han as
location. Pierre; international veneer
company, Pierre. $1,000, 900: me nalcy-
on on. company. Huron. $1.5oo'ooG, INC
Ajax Electric Tool company, Huron.
$4,000; h Congregational church OF
MurdO. Murdo: Boulevard w COM
pany. Sioux Falls. $25. 600; Hurley se-
ment Tile factory, Hurley, seVVV'
sherman Dry Goods company, Aoer-
deem, $4,000.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

Mrs. Boorman Wells. the "sufrra-
gette," said al a women's. luncheon in
New York: You may ridicule as you
please. but when we get the suffrage in
London we shan't abuse 1t as some
OF your Colorado women do. l heard
two Denver men talking at dinner the
other night. Hello said the first,
here's a Philadelphia genius has in
vented buttonless underwear oh,
that's nothing said the second, I've
worn 1t ever since my wife got a
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
SEEMING cANNIeAL FISH
FROM LAKE kAMpEskA

W~ateFtown, 8. D., April 1.-THE seining
OF Lake kampeska for gar, carp, buffalo
and other piratical fish supposed to be
consuming the famous wall-eyed pike of
this popular lake began this morning and
will continue for ten days or until the
whole lake has been gone over with the
60-foot seine. which is being used. The
first hauls were successful in enclosing a
lot of the cannibal fish.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
DRAINAGE WORKERS
BEGIN 100000 JOB

Vernillion. s. o.. April 23.-The
dredging company that will construct
the Clay creek drainage canal have
arrived with eight carloads of ma
terial and work will soon be COM
menced in earnest. The will
run three shifts of men of eight hours
each, and work will go on night and
day. Sunday as we'll as week days.
Electric lights for night work will
be generated on the dredge. 1t will
be 81, COO, 600 job.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
COMPLETE A ROMANCE

Vermillion. S. D., April 23.-Meckie
Peterson and ]. w. Fowler. jr.. were
married here last week. The bride is
e daughter of Alderman Peterson here
and a former university student. The
groom is a prosperous young attor-
ney of Deadwood. having graduated
from the law school here with the
lass of '07. They will live in Dead
wood.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
FORMER NEWSPAPER MAN
DIES OF CONSUMPTION

Howard. S. D., April 23.-Bert Bron-
son. o Of Senator S. H. Bronson. and
formerly one OF the editors of the
Howard Advance. died Sunday evening
at s o'clock of quick consumption. He
was first taken with pneumonia While
working on a paper at Huron, but soon
developed consumption.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
IMPORTANT BUSINESS
CHANGE AT VERMlLLlON

Vernillion. S. D., April 23.-Through
the agency of job Morrison. j. 3.
Ca1nerer. of this city, becomes the
owner of a considerable amount OF
South Dakota real estate and the Dirk
Land & Colonization company are
the new owners OF the general
merchandise business on Main street,
which was formerly owned by Camerer.
The land company will continue in
business here.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
NO MONEY FOR pEFuNcr
BANK OF SCOTLAND

Scotland. s. o.. April e3--paul Land
mann. receiver of the defunct First
National bank, of Scotland. has no
turned from st. Louis, where he went
to aid in prosecuting a suit in the in
terest of the depositors of the bank
The suit was instituted to recover the
sum OF $4,000 which the failed bank
claimed to have on deposit in the
Washington National bank. Of ST
Louis. The decision was in favor Of
the st. Louis bank. "
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
kENNEeEc BANKERS
DOUBLE CAPITAL

Kennebec. S. D., April 24.-The stock
holders of the Security State bank. of
this place, have doubled the capital
stock OF the institution and made a
change in the officers of the bank. r.
b. Carter, for some time assistant cash
Ter OF the bank, has beer promoted to
the position OF cashier. A new presi-
dent has bee elected, in the person of
A. L. Freelove, an attorney recently
from Iowa. who will remove to Kenne-
bee and devote his attention to aiding
in the management of the bank.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
WANTED TO BURY
A LIVE INDIAN

Presho, s. D., April 24.-One of the
interesting incidents at this place q
dav or two ago was the presence of q
couple Of Sioux warriors from the Rose.
bud reservation, who made the Iona
journey to Presho for the purpose Of
purchasing a coffin in which to deposit
the remains OF an Indian aged n wears
This in itself Is OF no particular inter.
est. but 1t developed during the time
they were "dickering" for the coffin
that the old man is yet alive. The
relatives and friends of the old Indian
expect him to die in the near future.
ana they simply took time by the fore
lock and purchased the CONN in ad-
vance 30 it would be handy when the
sick mar breathed his last. He thus
was given an opportunity to inspect
n admire b CONN in which he will
make his trip to the '.ha--v hunting
grounds"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

Many cases OF astigmatism arise
from the practice Of readinr in he'd
particularly by persons recovering
nom = severe illness. It strains the
muscles OF the y to such an extent
that they alter the Of the
cornea-the abnormality to which me
term astiGynatlsm IL applied.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

In the course Of q paper before the
French Academy OF Medicine Profexsor
Gr!mbert recently stated that the cen-
tral pharmacy. which dispenses supplies
70 the public institutions in Paris and
the department OF the Seine. annually
furnishes 1900 leeches for use in the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
EDITOR AsPiREs TO
BE STATE OFFICIAL

Howard. S. D.. April 23.-Matt Eide,
one of the editors OF the Howard
Spirit, is out in an announcement as
a candidate OIL the stalwart ticket for
the Office of commissioner of school
and public lands. His aspirations will
likely be settled at the June primar-
les.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
BANK CHARTER EXPIRING
MUST BE RENEWED

Pierre. S. d. April 25.-Char,ers of
sonie of the older banking Institutions
OF the state. issued for a period of 20
years. are now expiring. and it be
comes necessary TO renew the char
tiers. The Bank of Clear Lake is one
OF the latest to apply for renewal
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
BoNEsTEEL MAsoNs WILL
ESTABLISH A CHAPTER

Bonesteel. s. D.. April &.-The local Ma
sons have completed arrangements for
instituting a chap'eI of Royal Arch Ma
sons here. The Bonesteel lodge is in a
ftourishing condition and the membership
Is being steadily increased.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE ~
t0oUrH DAKOTA COURTS

Pierre. 8. D.. April 22.-The supreme
our has admitted upon examination 70
practice In thi. state. Ward b. Dyer, OF
Fort Pierre. Donald Fellows. of Aurora,
Wiley w. knight. Of Clear Lake, Jos. J.
Conry. Of Aberdeen. Theo. Quale, OF Blunt
and H. x. Nac0eary. Of Sioux Pals
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30

Five women have been appointed to
the stan Of the Rockefeller fn%stifnte
Q Medical Research-Niss Nellie
0oldthwait ~ chemistry assistant. Mfss
Maud L 1fenten, Miss Mabel 4. Ftx-
gerld and Miss Wollstein q fellow
2 Miss Bertha L Barker as echolnr
Of the institute.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
MORE STATE WARRANTS
ARE CALLED HOME

Pierre. S. d, April 25.-A call has
been made by the state treasurer for
another $4,000 of stat warrants. max
ing *o25.O0O of these warrants taken w
since the first Of March.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
HISTORIAN BREAKS INTO
STATE LAW DEPARTMENT

Pierre, S. D.. April 23.-Doane Robin
son, state historian, has been admitted
to the practice of law in this state BIZ
he supreme court on a certificate which
was issued to Mr.. Robinson in territorial
days.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-30
ALvEsTER MERCHANT
SELLS HIS ror

AIceeter, .. u, April 24.-H. H. Mono
sen, a prominent merchant Of this
place. has disposed Of his large stock
Of merchandise. The stock will he
moved elsewhere. Mr.. Nomsen has NOT
decided just what he will do. hut in
any event he will locate in some other
town.