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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
TWENTYE1GHT YEARS OF THE
FOREST CITY PRESS

With this issue of The Press.
we commence the twenty ninth
year of it's existence, the founda-
tion of the paper and of the town
dating back few months earlier.
The Press has been published con
tinuously all these years, with the
exception Of about two months lii
tine spring of 1901, when our
our office building burned down,
and with it our home and printing
press. This was during the first
year of the present publisher S
ownership of the property, sue
ceeding his father, Rev. "A. 5.
Thorne, who died the year preyl
Gus, after he had published it for
SIX years or more.
This kind of an anniversary is
often marked by publishers by
the issuance Of ''boom edition
exploiting the wealth and resourc-
es of the town and community.
But being on the alleged edge of
civilization, so called, we think
we can truthfully say that Forest
City has not heretofore had the
opportunities that gave it the
same advantages that other towns
located to the east and south of us
have had, consequently our
..!,oom' editions have been of a
minus quantity.
The past has been marked by
the existence of the dead, OF
blank, wall of an Indian reserva-
ton in front (west) of us. where
the "wild and woolly west made
sport of law and order adjoining
us ON the south u township of the
finest kind of agricultural land has
heretofore been barred from set
Element by adverse laws, it being
owned by the State of South Da
kota, and for ten years or more
your big Uncle Sam at Washing
ton d. G. has thought we was
nuthin' but potatoe patch lnhab
tied by '.lgorotes' who didn't neee
any direct mail connection will
the Capital Of our State, altho al
the time he had mail rout
already established running L
within fourteen miles of us, which
is three fourths of the total dis
tance to he traversed while O
the east of us, the lure of the rail
road terminus and cosmopolita
city of Gettysburg beguiled til
wayfaring man of his ducats, ais
of his household effects.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
BRIEFLY TOLD

BRIEFLY TOLD
Mrs Pence is sewing for Mrs
Congdon this week.
Mesdames Black and w Ripley
were in town today.
Our city school closes tomorrow
Fri. afternoon with Il literary pro
gram.
BORN-April 2s, 1911, to MIR.
and Mrs Hewitt Turner, Stacy,
Mimi. an s-lb boy.
Just Received Fine line Mems
Dress Shirts, and Belts. at
j. L. Whitlock's.
DIR Stokes was called over to see
Mrs III j Eidam Monday evening,
since which time she has been i'm
proving.
| Harry Brehl and Earl Moshcr
went out 10 MrSl eagers last Sat
iurclas to furnish the music for !;
dance party.
Today, May ith, is the golden
anniversary of the wedding of
Will Ripley's parents, who live in
Sully county.
\ } Adkins of Chicago was in
town yesterday selling an X ray
wick attachment to lamps by
which the oil is turned into gas
doubling the brilliancv of the
light aud doing away with charred
w!cks, smoke and smell. We
have our lamp already fixed; YOU
can buy the contrivance at the
Pioneer Store of j Il Whitlock.
whose clerks will tell YOU all
about it.
Mr. and Mrs O L Combellick
were called over to Gettysburg by
an accident that happened to his
father. The latter undertook tc
help a horse get up, that was
hitched to travellers buggy. bav
ing stumbled and fell, when tho
animal made a violent plunge
knocking Mr. c. over and fallingor
top of him, resulting in two brok
en- bones and several other painful
4 injuries. Fortunately the acciden
+ happened near his residence il
: Gettysburg so his injuries hae
/, prompt attention.
II G Bird and E s Van Houtau
5 from Worthwhile were delayed her
e here last Saturday a day by th
I rain. The former was enroutc L
J. Faith and the other to Newell il
: the Belle Fourche irrigation dis
! trict. MIR Bird informed us tha
K he had tried other crossing places
0 in going out west, and,he finds tn
route thru here to have the bcs
roads as well as being nearer.
While here they met Mr. an
e Mrs E q Bair rom Redfield VIII
q were also bound for Newell.
d Mcssrs Otto Peterson and Be
'e Klespies accompanied by Wi
$, Brehl pulled into the Agency la.
> Friday about high midnight au
Il went over TO Forest City on ii
1870 a M fcrryboat. The two fir,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04

named continued their Journey to
Pierre. The Petersons are
running combined blacksmith
shop and garage at Faith and Will
is now the mainstay of the black
smitbing department. They re
turned today cnroutc to Faith ac-
colnpanied 10y Mrs. Peterson.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04

! am contemplating the organi-
zation of a tourist party to take a
trip thru Idaho and on to Port
land, Ore, and points of interest
en- route. The trip will be made
i'm private tourist car and at a
very reasonable expense. Call on
me and talk it over and | will fur
nish free information.
II. L. COLLINS, Gettysburg.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04

Now, in this, or the following.
year. the two first Of these adverse
conditions are to he overcome. in
sOfar as legislation can DO it, and
the tide of mmigration from the
cast and south flowing into the
west Missouri slope of the Chcv
ennc River reservation. the Nlr-
gin Creek and Moreau valleys. and
to Fox Ridge and beyond an en-
pire lying between the Cheyenne
and Grand riyers of itself large
enough to form a powerful state
finds its best and nearest gate
way Speaking from the standpoint
of natural advantage) to lie at the
Missouri river crossing at Forest
City and Cheyenne Indian A gency.
Whether the citizens of this
community who haYe S'held the
fort number for almost this
twentyeight years, are going to
rise to the height of their oppor-
tunity and 'gct busy. or not, re-
mains to be seen. The Press does
not believe that it is the province
of a newspaper to MAKE news
matter and glory-pulTs galore to
put into u ''boom' edition it is
it's business to report-to chroni-
Gle transpiring events, howsoev
cr poorly it may sometimes do it.
Will the on-coming tide of inn
migration find us Johnny on the
| spot or. having remained till it
comes. will we Join the tail end of
the drift. to wind up as gypsics
Thru travel has been notably
conspicuous the past week. Two
anto parties were up from Onida
Wednesday, one of them with
three passengers being bound for
Timber Lake, while a few days
previous another auto party was
here bound for the same destina-
tion. Two emisrant wagons pass
ed thru bound for the vicinity OF
Newell, in the Belle Fonrche irri
CATION district, others passed thru
bound for Eagle Butte and Faith
while two other parties, of 2and
persons respectively. passed down
the river i'm boats from Bismarl
and Mobridge. There were toe
many for us to think of getting al
Of their names.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04

Also publisher OF "ANPAO KIM" monthly,
the only paper In the Sioux language Except
une) In the United States.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04

Communications and items solicited from our
readers, which must reach us hy Tuesday night
to Insure prompt publication.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04

Entered as second class matter at the Postoiice
at Forest City, S. ID.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
A RRIVAL s. DEPARTURE
A of U. S. Mail:

Arr. from west (Chay. Agency. 30 am
: east Getty sburgl ...... p m
Lv for Agency y.......... ..':l' pm
Gettysburg ............ s:3Oam
~" Connects at Agency with stage for
Wiitehorse and newly opened Home>teac
and Coal Country OF Cheyenne River IN
dian Reservation.
AZ Getty sburg. with C&NWIsy
WILL. GARBE.
Contractor
Leaves Cheyennc Agency for Laplant
Con CM&PSRy) and Whitchorse every
Monday. We'd. and Fri al am. return
ing following mornings respectively.
r. H. ELLIS
Cnulrnc1Or
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
4orsst 9itp press
E. P. THORNE, PUB. & PRorR R

SUBSCRIPTION Price. !. .sl.SO per anuum
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
HE DECLINES TO GO.
The Governor Is Invited to Go to the
Hot Place.

While at Greenvllle on Wednesday
Gov. Blease made the following state
ment:
az will show the people that a
county officer like Goodwin can't tell
the Governor OF this State to go TO
Hades. | expect to pursue the regu-
lar course in presenting papers for
the collection OF the salary OF Detec-
tive Head, and, If the county or
Greenville refuses to pay the money,
I will secure the services Of lawyer
and take the case TO the State courts.
II that fails. will take 1t to the Su-
preme Court"
The statement was made in con-
nection with the Supervisor Good
wins refusal to pay the salary OF
Oficer Head, dispensary constable ap-
pointed by Governor Blease, for the
reason that the county delegation
failed to make appropriation for the
salary and therefore the county has
no funds to apply to this purpose.
The Greenvile view is that the Gov
ernor has misunderstood the situa-
ton. Supervisor Goodwin. in an in
terview saws he has always treated
the Governor with utmost respect,
especially in the matter under dis
cusSion.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
WHEN THE WAR BEGAN.
Half a Century Ago Fort Sumter Was
Fired On.

Thursday was the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the firing Of the Confederate
forts and batteries on Fort Sumter,
then garrisoned by the United States
troops, precipitating the civil war,
eliminating in the surrender OF Fort
Sumter two days later are compara-
lively few and fast becoming extinct.
The battle was witnessed by thou
sands of people, who crowded the
water front in Charleston.
For two days the battle endured
at intervals, more or less prorracted
and by night as we'll as day, the
crowds of interested and enthusiastic
people lined the lover water front
and witnessed 1t. The booming OF the
guns would call the crowds to the
water front, as quickly as a tempo
rary termination Of hostilities would
result in a dispersement Of the spec
tators. The engagement was par
ticularly beautiful at night with the
hurting of the red hot projectiles
through the air and the bursting OF
many bombs, causing fires frequently
wherever the shells landed.
A three-cornered fight was in pro-
gress. From the Iron Battery" on
Morris Island, so-called because II
was constructed Of railroad iron, laid
at angles to defect projectiles, from
Fort Johnson, from Fort Moultrle
and from a floating battery at the
end of Sullivan's Island, near the
wharf OF the old ferry company, a
steady stream of shot was poured at
Fort Sumter and the game little for
tress returned the fire. pluckily hold
ing out to the last before Major An
derson was finally compelled to sur
render.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
SLUSH FUND STORY
ATTORNEYS DIsCREDIT THE DE-
NAL OF HINES.
Drawing the Lines Tighter and Tight
er Around Him and the Other Cor
rupuonists.
ruptionists.

Developm ents in Thursdays neal
ing at Springfield, H., OF the State
senate committee investigating the
election of United Stares Senator
William Lorimer were attempts by
attorneys and investigators OF the
committee to discredit the denial Of
Edward Hines, Chicago lumber
man, accused of having collected
fund to elect Senator Lorimer, and
the practical refusal OF Edward Til
den, a Chicago packer and banker,
to produce before the committee his
accounts in the various banks
through which he does business.
Mr.. Tilden's attitude on the wit
ness stand resulted in the serving of
second subpoena upon him as he
stepped from the witness chair this
afternoon.
1t commands Mr.. Tilden to produce
before the committee next Thursday
the records Of his various bank &C
counts in the year 1909.
ReIuSdl 10 uO GU, MI. lIiuCH was
given to understand by the commit
tee, will result in an order OF con-
tempt being issued against him.
The testimony given week ago
by Clarence s. Funk, general man
ager of the International Harvester
Company, was corroborated to a con-
siderable degree by Herman H. Het-
tier of Chicago, president of the Her
man Hettler Lumber Company.
Although Mr.. Hettler stated that
Mr.. Hines said nothing Of the use OF
money or improper methods In the
election of Senator Lorimer, Mr.
Hines was quoted as boasting per-
sonal achievement in putting Lori
mer over"
Mr.. Hettler said he had the con-
versation with Mr.. Hines in the Un-
ion League club, the same place In
which Mr.. Funk testified that he met
Hines when an alleged proposal to
contribute $4,000 to the Lorimer
election fund was made to Mr.. Funk.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
CALL THEM DOWN
PRESIDENT TAFT SERVES NOT
ICE ON MEX1CANS.
That American Soil Must be Respect
ed and Lives of Our People Not
Endangered.

President Taft is determined that
battles between Mexican Federals
and insurrectos shall not be fought
on American soil. He is equally de-
termined that the lives Of American
non-combatants shall not be endang-
cred by the forces OF President Dia2
and those of Gen. Madero.
Future combats between the rebels
and the forces of the Mexican Gov
ernment must not be fought out SC
close to the American line, as to put
in jeopardy the lives and propert,
of Americans.
Through the State department, the
President Friday night notified the
Mexican Government that it must see
that in the future no such unfortu'
nate incident as that at Aqua Prieta
when two Americans were killed and
eleven wounded, be allowed to occur
Through the war department and
through the department OF justice
the President sent the same sort oil
warning to the leader OF the Insured
tos at Aqua Prieta. The belief Is ex'
pressed that these warning will be
obeyed to the letter.
Neither the President nor any oi
his advisors was inclined to regard
the incident as Aqua Prieta az
forerunner of anything more serious
but they did conclude that 1t must
not be repeated.
President Taft feels now that his
order sending the troops to Texas
has been justified by the de'eiop'
dents of the last rev days. He Is
more certain than ever that condi-
t,ons in Mexico are alarming.
He Is hoping that there will be nc
need for any further movement tc
the South, but II there should be, he
knows that 10000 American troops
are near the Rio Grande and that
along that river the Mexican force
is very small.
The Douglas, Arizona, Chamber o.
Commerce has reported to the State
department the casualties Of Thurs
days battle. In reply to this, the
President said In a message:
"Mr. E. P. Hill: This Govern
ment Is much distressed at the sit
uation as you have described 1t
Steps will be taken by which a de
plorable incident will be avoided II
the further. In the meantime,
hope that the Chamber OF Commerce
and the authorities OF Douglas viii
use all influence possible to keep al
as far away as possible from the zone
of fighting and to avoid taking side:
in order not to aggravate the situa
ton"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
Ear SeMed On.

AL Chicago Edward W. Mccarthy
81 years old, fell down stairs in an
office building Wednesday night, sew
ering his left ear. He was taken to a
hospital, the ear soaked in warm wa
ter for a while and sewed on again.
Ambulance Physician D. NJ. Wall de-
clared the ear would probably be
come securely attached to the head
and said McCarthy's hearing would
not be injured.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
A POPULAR SENATE
HOUSE VOTES FOR DIRECT ELEC-
TION BY PEOPLE.
First Bill on the Democratic Program
Rushed to Its Passage Over Fro
tests of Republicans.

The house OF representatives, By a
vote OF 2s6 to 16, early Thursday
evening passed the Rucker resolution
proposing constitutional amend
ment for the direct election OF
United States senators. This Is the
first OF the Democratic program
measures passed by the house. Back
ed by solid Democratic phalanx, 1t
went through without modification
and with a speed that brought pro-
tests from the Republicans.
The resolution, as the house ap-
proved 1t, Is in the form OF the Bor-
ah resolution reported out OF the
senate judiciary committee in the
closing days of the last congress. Re-
publican opposition to the Rucker
resolution In the house was based
on the fact that 1t did not contain
the change afterward made In the
fight In the senate, which assured to
congress continued control over cleo
tions In the several states.
After six hours Of debate, In which
many demands were made for this
change in the resolution, all but - OF
the Republicans voted for the pas
sage Of the resolution.
Mr.. McDermott (Ill.) was the only
Democrat voting against the resolu-
tion.
Jos. G.. Cannon, former speaker
Jas. R. Mann, Republican leader, and
others of the Republicans who voted
against the measure declared that Its
form was such as to threaten federal
government with the loss of the con-
troll over senatorial elections In the
States given to safeguard the integ'
rity OF these elections. They insist
ad did other Republicans who ulti'
mately voted for the resolution, that
the direct election amendment should
be offered without any language at
tached that might be dangerous tc
the future congressional supervision
OF senatorial elections.
Democratic leaders declared thai
the resolution was open to no such
construction and that 1t offered the
most nearly perfect constitutional
amendment that could be devised. All
amendment offered by Representative
Young (Mich.) adding language that
resembled that OF the Sutherland
amendment adopted in the senate two
months ago, was defeated by a part!
vote, 121 to 100.
The Republican insurgents, led by
Representatives Lenroot and Cooper
of wisconsin, forced record vote or
the final passage OF the esolutior
The house voted overwhelmingly In
favor OF the measure when Speaker
Clark called for the viva voce vote
but the insurgents demanded a roll
call in order to put the house or
record on the subject. The Demo
Gratis quickly seconded this demand
It was a day Of lively debate. Prac
tlcally every man who spoke favored
the direct election amendment. The
difference arose mainly over the con
stitutional argument Of whether th'
powers of the federal government
were in any way threatened.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
NEGROES NOT WANTED.
The Lily Whites So Declare at Their
Meeting.

Indorsing the administration OF
President Taft and pledging him the
IS delegates from this State for his
denomination and placing itself
squarely against the appointment OF
negroes to federal Offices In the
South, the executive committee OF
the white Republican party OF South
Carolina, numbering 25 men from
all Of the congressional districts OF
the State, met in Columbia Wednes-
day. The meeting was held by call
of John G. Capers. The meeting in
Columbia was held for the purpose of
perfecting the organization set on
foot in Columbia last October when
the negroes were eliminated. The
resolutions adopted "~Te mose faV-
orable and indorsed the Taft admin
istration throughout. This white or
ganizatlon has not yet been recog-
nized by the national party.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
TORE UP THE CROPS.
Great Damage is Done I'm Barnwen
County by the Hail.

A special to The State from Barn
we'll says the section in and around
Zorn's mill, few miles from Barn
we'll. was visited by most disastrous
haiistorm Saturday evening, which
lasted about 20 minutes and did
great damage to tender young crops
and gardens. A light shower OF hail
stones also fell here during the thun-
derstorm Of Saturday.
The stories told OF the storm and
the havoc wrought are almost unbe'
lievable. The stones, many Of which
are said to have been as large as q
good sizen marble. came down in
veritable cloudburst, and the ap
proach of the storm could be heaf,
at quite a distance.
r. L. Ussery said that in ditchei
the drifts of stones were from -
inches to two and three feet deep
Gardens were badly damaged. but
luckily no crops were up in his I'M
mediate neighborhood.
C. B. Swann's garden and a line
patch Of rye, waist high, were lit
eraly torn to shreds, as were sew
eral acres of beautifully growing
cantaloupe and watermelon vines.
Mr.. Swami stated that he had just
fertilized some 40 acres Of land, u.s.
ing 1000 pounds of fertilizer to the
acre. and that the rain washed prac'
tically all Of it away. He will have
all OF his work to do over again. with
the great loss of time and money
incident hereto.
A local physician, returning from
a visit to a patient in the country
was forced to get out OF his buggy
and hold the buggy seat over his
horses head to protect it from the
hailstones.
Stones which had been on the
ground eince Saturday night were
from one-half to three-fourths OF an
inch in diameter on Monday The!
must have been fully one inch II
diameter when they first fell.
1t is impossible at this time to es
innate the great damage done by The
storm, as many farmers living in thai
section have not been heard from
but II will likely run into the thou
sands Of dollars.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
Selling Human Flesh.

While the plague in Manchuria Is
on the decrease, there is still much
suffering and want over there. i-u'
man flesh is being sold for food.
Kumatao Hishara, in charge OF the
crematorium in Kudzuya. was arrest
ed March %, charged with selling
human flesh. According to The Kok-
umin and other Tokyo papers,
search resulted in finding a larg'
quantity OF human flesh.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
Took His Own Life.

A. c. Hutchins, formerly OF Ch'r'
lotte, n. c., president and treasurer
OF the Alta Vista cotton mills at Alta
Vista, short distance south of
Lynchburg, Va. shot himself through
the head Wednesday, death being in
stantaneous. a coroner's Inquest re-
turned a verdict of suicide bu. the
evidence threw no light on th4 cause
leading to the act.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
Fell Into Boiling Soap.

While playing with other children
in the yard of hel parents nome,
near Friendship Baptist church We'd
nesday, Gertie Hargrove, aged IL,
stumbled and fell into kettle OF
boiling lye soap, sustaining burns
from which she died early that day.
The child was the daughter of MI.
and Mrs. Henry Hargrove, a promi-
nent family of Stokes county, N. C..
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
Shooting Scrape.

Sample Golphin, a negro. has sur
rendered himself to the sherif OF
Aiken county, he having killed an
other negro, John Black. near Silver
ton some days ago. The negroes met
near Golphin's home, and 1t Is said
that 1t was about Golphin's wife. A
shotgun was used, and Blacks brains
were blown out. He died a short
time after he was shot.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
Four Men Are Lost.

1t Is feared that four fishermen.
Otto Olsen, Holge Johnson. Nels
Swanson and Harold Olson. have
been lost on Lake Superior. The
party left Two Harbors in the thiry-
foot gasoline fishing boat Flyer, "
on March 81, bound for Isle Royale.
The boat was last heard Of at Grand
Marias, which point it reached April
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
Paid Not to Marry.

Three New Haven, Conn, girls, the
Misses Belle, Henrietta and Marion
Feuchtwanger, will receive $4,000
each from the estate Of their uncle,
Meyer Feuchtwanger, who died In
New York April s, for not marrying
during his lifetime. The young wo-
men have just filed a petition, saying
that they had complied with their
uncles wishes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-20
Perish in Flames,

At Bombay, B. l., two hundred
men, women and children were
burned to death Monday night in D
fire which destroyed a thatched struc-
ture in which they had gatherd for a
festival. Five hundred persons were
in the building when the fire broke
out. There was only one exit and an
indescribable panic ensued.