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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
MouLDERs OF IRON
NAME THEIR OFFICERS

Watertown, S. d., April 14.-The first
annual convention of the South Dakota
Blacksmiths, H-orseshoers and Wagon
makers as%socia ton has Deer in session
In this city yesterday INC today with
an attendance OF over so representative
wood and iron workers of the state.
All sessions were open but were in
teresting only to members of the trade.
"A matter was brought up this after
noon that will doubtless be- heard from
at the next meeting of the legislature.
namely, the passage of a lien law hat
WIN place these tradesmen on the same
plane with carpenters. plumbers, lum-
.bermen and threshers. The election of
officers resulted as follows:
President. NJ. L. Toben, Huron; vice
president, Chas. Schellenberger. Clark:
Observation-Disclosures, I. j. Endersby. De
Smet, reelected; executive committee
w. Van lyle, Huron; w. Eagleson'
Aberdeen; C. Johnson. MITCHELL: A.. J.
Yeager, Sioux Falls; F. Fanslow, Yank-
tom: VIM. Martin, Watertown; r. 1.
Hegland. Pierre; sergeant at arms
Clyde e. Stolp, W~atertown.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
COMMISSIONERS
REDUCE SCHEDULE
OF FRE|GR! RATE
Rates West of Missouri
River in South Dakota Are
Affected by Ruling.

Sioux Falls, S. d., April 14.-The
state board of railroad commissioners
at the meeting held yesterday adopted
a new freight schedule applicable To the
portion of the state west of the Mis-
souri, river. The reductions provided in
the schedule range from 43 to 10 cents
per 100 pounds and are equivalent to
al average reduction of about so per
cent.
The greater reductions are made on
those classes of goods where the great
Ell number will be benefited, such as
groceries and other necessaries of life.
On this class of goods there is a re-
duction made of Is per cent. The rate
on immigrant moveables within IL dis
lance of 800 miles is cut from 43 cents TO
l7ls cents per 100 pounds, and upon
such goods for a distance of $40 miles
the cut is from IS to SO cents.
The board will at once give the legal
notice preliminary to putting the new
rates into effect. and it is expected that
the railroads Will accept the rates with
out resort to the courts.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
STRUGGLED
ACROSS BOUNDARY

Detroit. Mich, April 14.-The Free
Press says:
Through the bitter rivalry of three
canadian organizations for smuggling
Ch'nese into the United States, a
"holesale scheme of bringing the or
rentals originally across the interna-
uohal border here at Detroit has been
1t is said that some nights
as many as % Chinese had been
snluggled across the line and that sew
eral comfortable fortunes have been
made at the business during the past
two years by e%nterprising young men.
who have made Windsor, Ont. their
headquarters.
The emigrant authorities have scant
nope OF reaching the principals in the
thfee competing agencies but a man
VINO gives his name as a. McMann, is
held at the Wayne county Jail in con-
nectlon with the capture last Tuesday
OF three Chinese at Adrian, Mich. The
Cinnamon n McMann were found In
a Wabash boy car bound for Chicago.
Ihere was a dead horse in the car
n the four men We're concealed under
the straw. The plan was to engage a
freight car at Detroit for the ship
ment of a horse, some worthless ami
NAL being placed in the car for a
blind.
The Chinese, it is said. have been
freely brought across the Detroit river
on the railroad car ferries, being MD
Den with the connivance of employees
on the boats until the immigration In
spectors had made their rounds and
then hurriedly directed to empty
freight cars. The following day they
Would be transferred to freight cars.
especially engaged, and usually started
west on HI Wabash train No. s5.
winch makes only one regular stop
between Detroit and Chicago.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
Terminate
WITH FRANCHISE

Sioux Falls. S. D., April 15.--Judge
Garland today decided in the federal
court case of the City of Sioux Falls
against the South Dakota Water com
pany and j. III. Purdy, receiver, that
the rights of the water i'm
ana to the streets and alleys of the
city expired with the termination Of
the contract and franchise which was
issued to the water company in 1884
for a period of 20 years. He also in
stfucted the receiver to make no con-
tracts for furnishing water for n
future term extending beyond the
present quarter. The value of the
property involved through his de-
cision is $1,000 600, n the case has
been in litigation between tour and
five Years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
BORING FOR PETROLEUM
NEAR WATERFOWL

Watertown, S. D., April 15.-At the
rate of 40 feet a day the big drill of
the South Dakota Oil and Gas COM
pany is going down in search of the
oil vein which may make Waterfowl
n C~odlngton county famous through
out the country within a few weeks.
Last night the drill was down 24O feet.
but beyond this fact no knowledge is
obtainable as all records are kept Sc
cret by the company. A description
IS being made of the soil through each
foot of which the big hole is being
bored, fer the benefit of experts in
making a geological study of the diff
ferent strata. In the event that the
first we'll develops no oil this informa-
ton will be valuable in sinking the
second one. for the company will make
three and perhaps four trials if nee
essary before giving up hope of strik-
Ing oil somewhere on their leases COW
ering several thousand acres in the
northeast corner of the county. Presi-
dent T. B. Lamb and Thomas Afford.
general superintendent, Of the COM
pany have moved temporarily from
offices in his city to the scene
of operations.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
BANKING INSTITUTION
At SIOUX FALLS CLOSES.
ITS DOORS

Sioux Falls, S. D.. April l7.-The
closing of the doors of the Central
Banking & Trust company of this city,
which for years has carried on a
banking business, caused some local
excitement. The bank was one of the
smaller institutions of Sioux Falls.
President II. H. Matwick, of the bank.
talked freely in regard to the affairs
of the institution, and stated there
was no cause for uneasiness on the
part of the creditors of the bank. Said
he:
The facts are the deposits were
very light. Ever since the financial
furry last year the deposits have been
diminishing. The large depositors
drew their none out. At the pres
ent lime there is but about $4,000 Of
demand deposits. The remainder is
either savings deposits or certificates
Of deposit. The total amount of liza
bilities Of the bank that is not Sc
cured will not exceed 100000. and the
bank has assets of three times that
amount, approximately $780, OO."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
CHEYENNE INDIANS
WANT RESERVE OPENED
WITH STRING ON 1T

Pierre, S. o., April 15.-The Indians
on the Cheyenne reservation, at a meet
ing attended by delegates from all the
districts. asked to be included in the
'blll opening a part of their reservation
10 settlement. They objected to the
opening of the strip along the northern
me OF the reservation, but agreed to
me opening of the Schnasse county
country under certain restrictions.
one resolution asked that all coal
lands in the territory to be opened
should be segregated and held by the
indians for tribal use: another was
TIA all the surplus lands on their
reservation not included in schnasse
county to be assured to the Indians
for IS years before any further efforts
should be made to open it to white
settlers. A third asked for the pro-
ceeds from the sale of their land am
nuailv from h time it is opened to
settlement until the last of it is taken
The Indians also asked the govern.
ment to a them $3.50 an acre for
sections 16 and So in each townships.
winch the bill reserves for the use Of
the common schools of the state. Thev
then selected a delegation to present
their views at Washington.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
PETITION TO TAKE KINKS
OUT OF CROOKED STREAM

Nermillion, S. d.. April ia petition
IS being circulated in this city request
ing the agricultural department. at
Washington to make a preliminary sur
Ney OF the Vermillion river to ascertain
the method and actual cost of straieht-
ening and improving that waterway.
Every year more water is being turned
into the Vermillion and even now If is
impossible for it to take care of all the
water that is led to it. With the COM
pletion of the Clay creek drainage
canal a greater volume of water will
pass Nermillion and it is believed by
the people here that something sho,,l;l
be done at once or people living on the
Missouri river bottom will be in danger
Of a flood at any time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
READS OWN GUILT;
=. DIES FROM SHOCK

Philadelphia. April 17.-Ccnfronted
with the accusation of embezzling more
than $12, 600 from the Franklin insti-
tute of this city, of which he has been
treasurer for % years. Herbert z. Heyl,
was seized with what is said to have
been apoplexy at his home in West
Philadelphia today. He died shortly
~afterward.
At breakfast, when glancing through
a morning newspaper, Heyl saw the
account OF the alleged embezxlement.
He from the table, ran into the
hallway and collapsed.
a warrant for Heyrs arrest had been
issued yesterday.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING

Sioux Falls, S. D.. April 1.-THE
presbytery of South Dakota is holding
the sessions OF its annual melting here
today, and will continue until Thurs
day.
Rev. Mr.. Linka, Of Tyndall, made an
address or home mission work last
evening, and tonight addresses will be
made by Rev. MI. Kuhn, Of Alexan-
dria, nj Or. d. E. Jenkins, of the
Omaha Theological seminary.
The convention of the young people
of the presbytery will be held Thurs
the University of Vermillion, will give
an address.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
CORNER STONE WILL
BE SET IN JUNE

Olsen, of the state capitol. saws Il viii
be some time before the cornerstone OF
the building can be laid. The stone
contractor wants two months in which
to get the stone ready. which will de-
lay the ceremony until some time in
June at the earliest. In the meantime
the work OF laying the walls OF the
building will continue.
The Minneapolis & ST. Louis road is
said to be arranging to put in a pom
bridge over the Missouri at LIE
Beau. While such a bridge may be
made a success at LIE Beau, the efforts
in that direction at this city and Cham-
berlain have not succeeded in any way.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
HOMES ARE RAVACED
BY PRAIRIE FIRES
Bead'e County Swept by Fire
Fiend and Much Valuable
Property Destroyed.

Huron. $. d., April 17.--Smoke, dust
and ashes driven by IA heavy wind en-
circled the city yesterday so thickly
that the II could not break through
as the result of prairie fires which
swept the country to the north and
has suffered loss by prairie fires to the
extent of several thousand dollars.
Among the buildings burned are the
northwestern station and water tank,
. Atlas lumber yard, Atlas elevator
with several thousand bushels of grain,
n Holland hotel and a private house.
Nearer to this city the Great Northern
bridge across the Jim river was badly
damaged and all of the buildings on
the Morrow ranch were burned with
the exception of the dwelling. 1. h.
Parkhurst lost all of his farm build
ings, implements and grain. a school
mouse In Grant township was des-
troyed. The home of Ed HINES, west
OF this city, was burned. and Mrs.
kimes received burns of d serious
character.
Big Loss Of Property.
Cattle, grain, barns. sheds and 9TH
er property was destroyed in large
quantities and the loss can not yet
be estimated. So far as known, no
lives We're lost. but many have been
more or less burned While fighting the
fire. The people of Huron vent out
by hundreds to help check the progress
of the fires.
Reports from the country to the
west of Huron tell Of two fires in
Sully county near the river, burning
over large areas of territory, but so
stock was lost, but exposed buildings
n hay were devoured by the hungry
flames in all parts of the territory
within the scope of the n~e.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
HEAVY sHiPMEN rs
FROM WASHINGTON sppiNec

washington Springs, S. d., April rs
mat this place. is becoming a shipping
fact that during a period of 12 months
as shown by the records In the local
office OF the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST.
Paul Railway company, a total Of 9ao
car Dads of stock were shipped from
mere to eastern markets. Since Auensf
! OF last year a total of 1874 car loads
Of grain have been shipped. During the
~ months 400 car loads of freight were
received. ana IN addition A car loads of
Immigrant goods were unloaded here :
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND
BANK FOR cARruAc-

carthage. s. d.. April 15.-The Car
contract for the erection OF the r sme
mers' Bank block to the Gray Const,a,c-
ton company, of Waterfowl s n ~
building. when completed, viii he the
pest of its kind in this section of The
state and will cost about SIS, 900.
me local sewer company has been
and incorporated, with a paia
up capltal Of $500. n a contract viii
soon oe awarded for the construction
sewer on the main street of the anu,n
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

In France Mons. Dufour has succeed
I'd In making thermometer tubes of
pure quartz. Not only are these tubes
exceedingly transparent. but their
resistance to heat and other advant-
ages make them superior to glass for
thermometers intended to measure Mai
temperatures. In such thermometers
melted tin takes the place of mercury.
and the scale reads from about 465 de-
grees Fahrenheit up6ver 1000 degrees.
1t could be run up to 1900 degrees, for
perature.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
GIRLS FALL IN RIVER;
ALL ARE RESCUED

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 15.-Three
gir!s, Sadie Reid, Agnes Ramsey and
Elsie Labor, attempted to walk a plank
across the Sioux river below the falls
and TELL into the swift current and were
swept down the stream. When rescued
n of the girls was unconscious and
the others exhausted from a contest
with the torrent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
PRIEST
COMMITS SUICIDE

Albany. N. Y, April 14.-Rev. Father
Joseph A. Graham, rector of h Roman
Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacra-
ment in this city. shot himself twice in
the heart in his study. He died almost
instantly. In the opinion of Bishop
Burke. who was called soon after the
suicide was discovered, said Father
Graham was not in his right mind.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
GOV. CRAWFORD APPOINTS
MEDICAL EXAMINERS

Pierre, S. D., April 14.-Governor
Crawford today appointed Or. A. A.
Cotton, of Nermillion, and DIR. H. f.
Bright, of White Lake, as members of
the state board of medical examiners.
and Frank C. Huffman, of Pierre, as
assistant state engineer to take the
place of Leroy Leach. who recently re-
signed his position.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
MORE THAN $4,000
IN LOSSES RY FIRE


Huron. S. d., April l7.--Later reports
from the district covered by yesterdays
prairie fires, while not complete, specify
known losses a~ggregating more than
100000. Owing to the burning OF tele-
phone poles and the Gripping of he
means of communication. his report is
but partial and the actual loss will not
be now for some time.
h Rose Hill Presbyterian church
was destroyed. loss $1,000; NJ. j. Lyons
farm house and all buildings, Sc. 900;
William Nash. on the John Wilson
farm, lost all of his furniture by re-
moving it from the house, also barns
and young cattle. Ed HINES, who was
reported fatally injured while trying to
save his team and hay battling outfit.
will probably ecover.
The fires We're the worst ever known
in this section of the state.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

Justice o. w. Holmes, Of the United
states supreme court. has purchased
The home of his father. the famous poet.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, known as the
Marshall estate. In Beverly Farms. W
Mg to the deep and abiding affection
ne q ior the beautiful spot, because
chung to 1t from the time the auto
era OF the Breakfast Table" made il
his summer home.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

Miss Mabel S%turtevant has Just been
admitted to the bar at Jefferson City,
Mo. Her record as a student is re-
markable. She was graduated at the
valedictorian from the high school. She
won scholarships in the Baker univer-
sity. In the Kansas City university.
and h curator's scholarship in
h University Of Missouri. Since en-
rolling in 1905 she has taken both the
law and the academic courses at the
university. and next June will receive
her degree.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

The cotton spinners OF the Manches-
ter, England; district who have been
threatening to strike. recently submit
ted proposals to their employers under
which the best workers would
2 wage varying from IS to Sc q week.
employers did not accept the proposals.
and at the last account negotiations
were still in progress.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

At the n OF December. 1907. he
state OF New South Wales. Australia,
had a population Of 1871, 800. being an
increase of 40.3s0 for the year, the larg-
est since 1885. the last year Of the pre-
viOus extensive assisted immieration
scheme. The excess Of Immigration
over emigration was 1850, which is the
largest for 16 years. and $500 more than
In 1906.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

! A driver on the Avontuur railway.
South Africa, while staying at the
Samtoos, caught a large cobra de cap
ello alive. The cool way In which he
did the trick (says a local paper) sent
q cold shiver through every one who
saw it. He simply caught hold Of the
point Of Its tail. gave it a sudden jerk
of the head. He then placed It in a
biscuit tin. The snake was three
inches in diameter and about four feet
long.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

DR.. p. r. Grenfell. the explorer and
writer, has been lecturing IN London on
the discoveries OF papyri found in the
ruins OF oxyryncus in Egypt. These
relics were found IN mounds Of rubbish
In cry little worse condition than
when they were thrown away 1900
wears ago.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
DIES FROM suFFocArIoN
IN BIG PRAIRIE EIDE

Huron, S. d., April 15.-While at
tempting to rescue his team from .
prairie fire, George Baker was n,,sra
come by h smoke and heat and died
he lived on a farm with his mothsr
northeast OF Yale. o.iiel'
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
ARTEsiAN sPouTER MAY
PRESS THE 81 M az.

Huron, s. D., April ia new ar-.
tesian we'll has been secured at The
place at a depth of 1,o10 feet with =
pressure OF so pou--ds to the square
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

Large quantities Of machinery ar.
being ordered by Japan frc.a Great
Britain. Among the latest orders Is an
Immense heating plant. for a.group Of
manufactures. and q complete outfit
Cor q new sugar making industry.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
CLAY COUNTY VEGETABLES
ARE TO az cANMe.

VermilIion, s. D.. April 15-wori,
was begun on h foundation NJ tha
new canning factory here. yesterdaw
John Hansota. Of this place. has tansn
the contract the factory win be
erected as rapidly az possible.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
Huron Is scorched.

Huron, S. D. April 17.-Soon after 1
o'clock today fire entirely destroyed the
livery barn owned by a. j. Cox and
operated by Will Whalen. All of the
horses and most of the carriages We're
saved, but the harness and equip
ments were burned. The loss on the
building and contents is 81, 900. The
Windsor hotel was damaged to the
amount of $500. The Morning Herald
printing office. owned by w. II. Hollis
ter & Co.. was Quilted, the presses and
other machinery was saved, but the
type and furniture and much stock
was destroyed. Tie loss on the office
was 5000 and about the same on the
building, which was owned by w. L..
Miner.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

Motor car breakdowns have been so
frequent recently with the young ac-
tresses Of London who are fond Of mo-
toring that they have often been UNI
able to return to town In time for their
engagements in the theaters at night,
managers are now introducing in their
agreements a clause to the effect that
there shall be no motor rides outside
he London radius" without written
permission.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23
}. ThoRNE. Publisher.

Trouble is expected in India, where
the most troublesome and p%ugnacious
OF the Aridi tribes, the Zakka Khels,
worn out the patience Of the govern
ment. and a punitive expeditionary
force had been dispatched against
them. Seven thousand carefully select
ed men compose the force and they will
be pitted against 1000 warriors. The
present expedition was only decided
upon after a number of the most seri-
Gus raids, in which ~treachery. plumber
and murder figured i'm great degree.
ON account of the inherent treachery
and natural wickedness of the warlike
tribes Great Britain is called upon to
engage in a wal with them about once
In every 10 years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

Under the headline "Conried's Re-
tirement," the Berliner Tageblatt, says:
.Conried's fame is a manager reached
lts zenith in the winter of 1904, when,
despite the curse OF Bayreuth and ! In
tne race of the war council. he took
possession of 'Parsifal.' The Presbv-
terrain bishops CD who wept over the
ofense to religion helped to advertise
IT. The rich were seized with a Par
sinai fever and had to see the per-
formance. The receipts ran up to $780,
oOo marks, and the back-stair dramat-
ISIS wrote that Bayreuth had been OUT
done. The same business capacity was
SHOWN by Conried when he produced
on the Metropolitan stage h operettas
OF Johann Strauss and Millocker."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-23

According to recent experiments by
Stanilas Tetard. a widely known French
agriculturist. wheat and other cereals
can be protected against the a of
crows, which are particularly fond of
the grain when its sprouts are just
pushing above the ground, by treating
the seeds before they are sown with
a mixture of coal tar. petroleum and
picnic acid. This treatment, which de-
lays the growth of the seed for a day or
two. but causes no damage, imparts an
odor which is insufferable to the crows,
but which disappears after the sprouts
nave attained a larger growth, when
they are no longer subject to attack.
--
The inhabitants of Groden, i'm the
Iyrol, recently celebrated the advance
ment OF their town to the grade of
market place" The streets were elab-
orately decorated, and i'm place of stat
uary, says a correspondent in the Welt
Spiegel. great images were made of
snow. of which there was a great uuan-
.lty. A gigantic statute of ST. Ulrich
n busts of heroic size, on artistic
pedestals, of former burgermeisters and
OF Emperor Francis were produced. and
the unique street decorations showed
the little place contained much ar
talent.