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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21
MINOR M MENTION

Will Mauchcr and Everett Lam
bert are back from the north with
Mr. Congdon's S work horses.
Will Brehl has taken the launch
out of the water on account of the
imminent danger OF a freeze-up.
II. r. Gates says he is glad to
oct home again after nearly two
weeks SQUIRTING at Gettysburg.
III. u. Gates and Bob Voorhes
arc doing road work this week in
the neighborhood of Mr.. M. \.
Comcau 5.
Forest Gates took a big wagon
load of stovewood to Gettysburg
last Friday to sell to Henry Frick
and Lee Hurley.
a public dance is to be given
tomorrow (Fri.) evening in Forest
City bv Sylvan camp II. N. A., the
proceeds to 90 to the benefit Of
Sid. Wager and family, whose loss
The Press has heretofore men
toned.
Art. Comeau is assisting his
brother George to move the Meth
odist parsonage from Gettysburg
to the latter's farm four miles cast
of Forest City. George will add
number of improvements to it,
making it one of the best farm
residences in the county.
Messrs. VIM. School and Sam
Bacon of Gettysburg stopped here
Monday night ON their way to
Sid. Wager's claim to adjust the
fire loss for the insurance compa-
my. The gentlemen are two of
the oldest settlers in the county.
and their stories of early expert
ences make an evenings entertain
ment matching in thrilling interest
the war stories of Comrade Jno.
p. Brehl.
James and Owen Carrigan. with
their sisters, Miss Daisy, and Mrs.
Jno. Voorhes, left last Friday aft
ernoon for Fairmount Mimi i'm re
sponse to telegram that their
mother Mrs. Minnie Buce Carri-
gan was dangerously ill.
LATER information is that Mrs.
Carrigan passed away the same
night, the above named not reach
ing their mother till after death
/ At the time of our going to pres:
they had not returned to Forest
City to furnish us with additiona
particulars.
Only a Fire Hero but the crowe
cheercd as with burned hands b,
held up a round small box i" Eel
lows" he shouted this Bucklen'
Arnica Salve / hold has every
thing beat for burns Right! alse
for boils ulcers sores pimple
eczema cuts sprains, bruises. Sur
est pile cure. 1t subducs infam
nation. kills pain. Only 25c at al
druggists.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21

A Great Building Falls when its
foundation is undermined; and if
the foundation of health-good di
gestion-is attacked, quick collapse e
follows. On the first signs of in
digestion, DR.. Kings New Life Pills
should be taken to tone the stom-
ach and regulate liver kidney and
bowels. Pleasant, easy, safe and
only Csc at all druggists
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21
UefreshmeMts. Confectionery
Etc

lIow.s This p Ne offer 800 re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. L. j CHENEY & Co ToledoO
We the undersigned have known
Z. j. Cheney for the last 10 years
and believe him perfectly honora
bic in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
Nat. Bank of Com, Toledo, O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
tcrnally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 15c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Old newspapers and heavy
wrapping paper for sale at The
Press Office
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21

STRAYED--from my premises
about Oct. 1. 1912. white mare
weight about 100. secret brand
under shoulder.
Also 2 roam gcldings wgt about
100 to 1900, no brand. $ 10 Re
ward for return to ELMER ).
LYNN, Onida, S. u.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21

"Wayazan kin he wokokipe ma
wayusotapi tanka. Wicatancan
wasakae xni ma onxike Gin he Bar
ker's Remedy eciyapi kin he WI
waxake ma yuecetu okihi kin he XII
ksuya po. He Fred LaPlant ia
mazopive etanhan opetonpi.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21

ID J OKeelte sell -1ls-,,77.... s 500 90
Matt Simon Sc lla'l additional 300
! Bertha Erickson nwl3 1874 - 800
\ u NIll nWl l-llo ...,...... 600
Peter Schwar1 nw52-l20 d.. GoO
Werner Hanli NY Z. l9-,1additionl 300
Gilbert johnson nw2i l20-s7 : 100
Claudia Weatherer 5 - l20-13 llOD
w " Hughes NV 8 - additnl lOo
III Z Manfnl nn 35-l2U-i6. 6....... GAO
Pleasant View Twp school bond loo
Road bills were allowed as fol
lows and warrants ordered drawn
| tor same
j. E !, Whitloek, hi bridge lumber and
n E,iates s''ia '. road wo, same twp u ~, oo
| Austin Western Co chain for county
| grader ............... 49,. nave. 90
stocker6 & Tenders Sharpening plow
/ lays and other woo!S on cosrader is %
Grant-Potts days with man and
team ll7-14. 90
/ t1eoC Caple 3 DAYS same same twp Il 90
| Premius Anderson daY : 100
Edward Nielsen ~ dag single man
| same twp Observation-Disclosures. 10
Elmer Russell 81 days with team
/ same twp 1000
j T klinkhammer day with team 100
| c | Garner 4 DAYS . = le 90
| Ed Wilson IL days with team ll9-1 g "A on
III E Gates day 1ls ~ ...... 100
John NonW aid Il day With 60 gradr
smen and 9 teams al s. per day l69
II ID Peters c'amd u dars with team
/ l20 1874 allowed 1odays s 20
KoyWickersham 81 day, ingle man
! in 5th com district. ..... - ii
Eddie VonWald 2o4 days with team
pulling of the co-dump wagons So
Dave NonWald cash paid for snppl's 90
W Z Wickersham DAYS single 1910 90
L l. VonWald 2OA days with team
pulling one of the dump wagons 50
Dave VonWald 221S day as road su-
pervisor in 5th com district - G1 30
A f Spicer 20l4 days with team phil
ing of the co-dumpwag in 5th dis 81 90
me Decays in 2no dis, ...... 80. 900
Jos tIantemann roadwork in snd dis 10
Jos Meter l day fixing hdg in 2nd dis 2
Chris Gentemahn day IS supervis-
or and supplies furnished. ...... 2 %
NJ Gentemann ~ DAYS in End dis II
Peter SchwarZ ] day III laa-75 -.
1t was moved to adjourn till 8 II.
M. Nov. 18th, seconded, carried
after which the board spent the
! Continued on last pngc)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21

Gettysburg is a good illustra-
ton of the benefit that CONNER
cial club or other similar organl
zatlon is to a town. Having made
a success of the monthly market
day. her commercial club is now
discussing a plan to give some
liberal prizes, next fall, for the
best acreage of The leading grains.
The meeting which was held at
Flandreau last week, under the
management of Professors c. l..
Davis and III Il. Pearls, was we'll
attended and was considered a
success iu every way \ report
of the proceedings, with various
resolutions, will be sent to the In
dian Office at Washington d. {.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF Board of Count Commissioners
of Potter Cauaiy $. u.
GETTYSBURG. :. u.
Nov. o, 1912.

-NNN. -, ~ -
The board OF county commits
sloncrs met at their office at the
new couy, house as per statute for
the purpose of claA-assing the
election returns as returned hy the
various boards of election of the
election held on the 9th day Of
November. 1912. Meeting called
to order by Chairman Knott All
members present Chairman
knott being candidate for rec
lection, he appointed olnmlssion
ers IiI@, \ onW aid, Rausch and
Gentemann as the official canvass
INC board of the county for the
election OF Nov. 9th 1912
Commissioner Zilg was elected
as chairman of TIE canyassing
board and the board took up the
work oi making uch canvass.
starting at precinct no. | being
twpll9 II and goin8 thru the poll
books up to and including 1l9-I1
&lS and adjourned to meet at l:3O
=. Nj.
100 p. m. Board met as per
adjournment, same members pres
emit Board called to order by act
ing chairman, ,Zilg, and the balance
of the returns We're gone over, and
at 3 pm. the canvasslnc board ad
| lourncd for 80 miuutes.
Pursuant to Adjournment. the
county board convened, and was
called to order by chairman Knott
There being no important business
to come before the board. it was
moved by Rausch seconded by Won
Valid to adjourn tillil4 a. m. Nov
18th. Motion carried and canvass.
inc board recoiWencd and proceed
ed to finish the canvassin@ of the
election returns and at $50 p. M.
having finished, it was moved tC
adjourn sine die. Carried.
Board adjourned.
John lilg, Chairman
Nov. l., 1917
Adjourned regular meeting oil
the board of county commissioners
of Potter county. > ID. Meeting
called to order by Chairman Knott
members all present. Minutes d
last meeting read and approved a.
read.
Applications for loans from the pcrma
nent school fund We're on motion approx
ed as fnlIotys-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
suing SPARKS FOR
|. DUMPING GARBAGE
NEAR RESIDENCE
WILLIAM CURNOW SUING CITY
OF SPARKS TO SECURE ~
AN INJUNCTION.

SPARKS, New, Jan, 23-The
case of William Curnow and Others
against the city of Sparks, in which
the plaintiffs are trying to secure
an injunction to prevent the city
of Sparks dumping garbage near
the home OF William Curnow, is on
tried before Judge Coleman in the
district court.
In this case a number of the
residents of Sparks testified and all
told of dead horses, dead cats and
dead dogs, together with garbage
of all kinds being dumped in this
garbage heap. They told of the
unhealthfulness of the locality and
of its danger to the public health.
Most all of the day was taken up
with the evidence on the part of the
plaintiff.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
TWO WOMEN WERE
ENGAGED IN HAIR
PULLING CONTEST

A few days ago a neighborhood
scrap was settled in the street in
one Of the residence districts of
Tonopah. and caused much amuse-
ment for a number Of witnesses
and many bruises for the contest
ants. 1t appears that two Sla-
vonian or Italian women had a
grievance against each other, the
cause of which Is not known, as
the persons who saw the fracas
could not understand the language
used.
After fast and furious argument
the two female antagonists flew at
each other and each grabbed the
other by the hair of the head and
then began a genuine tug-of-war.
intermingled with jabs, uppercuts.
kicking and biting. One of the
pugnacious women received a fear
ful kick in the abdomen, almost
taking the count, but having tre-
mendous recuperatiye powers. re-
taliated with right uppercut to
the jaw and a good, strong pull
at her opponents hair. with the
result that large lunches Of hair
was strewn upon the ground
One of the spectators stated that
after the melee was over one. of
the women had only two or three
small strips of hair left on her
Uranium. Those who saw this
gruelllng bout say that both should
be in the prize ring as they pos
sess wonderful science and are glnt-
tons for punishment
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
Fearful Railroad Wreck BrinqS
Death to Prominent R. r. Men
REVIVAL SER
VICES CONCLUDED
SUNDAY night

The last service of the series of
revival meetings lately held took
place on Sunday evening in this
church, the Presbyterian pastor and
congregation worshipping with the
Episcopalians. There was a crowd
ed congregation and the service was
most impressive.
The choir of ST. Marks church,
consisting largely of boys and girls,
acquitted themselves admirably,
both in special music and in lead
ing the service, and young Irving
Macdonald sang his solo with ex-
preston and artistic ability,
The Rev. II. l.. Burnham and Rev
George Gallup delivered impressive
sermons on the deadly nature OF
sin and the final judgment.
The revival meetings which have
been held have been well attended
and much appreciated Several re-
quests have been made that they be
continued for another week, but this
is impossible.
A pleasant evening was spent al
the ten-cent social held at the rec
tory on Monday. There was a goot
attendance and all the money re
quired was raised
The rector left for Manhattan
and Round Mountain this morning
and will not return until the ent
OF the week.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
Engine of Limited Express Crashes Into
Private Car Attached to Another
Train---Only Four in the Wrecked
Car Escape Alive---Victims Horribly
Mangled.

CENTRALIA, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-J. T..
Harahan, Sr., former president of
the Illinois Central; Frank C. Mel
cher, second vice president of the
Rock Island: f. B. Pierce, general
solicitor of the Rock Island, and
Eldridge e. Wright. son of Luke
+. Wright, former secretary of war.
were killed in collision of two
Illinois Central trains at Kinmundy.
30 miles east of here. early yes
terday
Two trainmen were injured and
the passengers in the coach were
badly shaken and bruised Train
No. %. known as the New Orleans
Express, was taking water at Kin
mundy at / O'Clock, when train No.
3, the Panama Limited, ran into
the rear Of 10 25.
The killed were in the private
car of Mr.. Melcher Their bodies
were found near the berths they
had occupied
Four occupants of the private
ear escaped death and injury. These
are Byron r Curry, private seere-
tary Of Vice President Melcher: T
b. Busbee. attorney for the Rock
Island for the states of Arkansas
and Louisiana, and two negro por-
terra.
The engine Of No. plowed It's
way through the private car which
was attached to No 25 and was
stopped by the steel coaches im
mediately preceding The impac
showed the standing train for a dis
tance down the tracks, although
its brakes were locked
The engineer and fireman of tn,
Limited were slightly injured, bu
were able to take the train soutl
as soon as the wreckage was clear
ed away
Relief trains left here soon afte
the wreck. intending to bring tn
dead and injured TO Centralia.
The Limited carried sleeping car
only and withstood the terrifi
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
STEAMSHIP SAILS
FOR ALASKA WITH
600 PASSENGERS
STEAMSHIP SAILS FOR NORTH
LOADED WITH SEEKERS OF
THE YELLOW METAL.

SEATTLE, Jan. 23,-The GUS
tomayr midwinter exodus to the
Alaskan placer gold fields began
Yesterday with the sailing of the
steamship Kuracao for the north.
More than 600 men will go into
the Copper river country via the
Valdez trail within the next 80
davs and as many will enter by
way of Cordova,
The snow in Alaska at this sea
son is in good condition for over
land travel There are five more
scheduler sailings of vessels for the
northern ports between now anc
February 18th
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
PRISON WALLS Will HOLD THIS WIFE MURDERER
H. E. Webster Will Spend Balance of
His Natural Life In Prison---Severed
Wife's Jugular Vein.

OREGON. H., Jan. 23.-Dr II.
Il. Webster of Chicago yesterday
was sentenced to life Imprisonment
by Judge Richard S. Farrand for
the murder of Bessie Kent Webster
last October.
The court said;
Harry E. Webster, on the 18th
day of this month, the anniversary
of your bigamous marriage with
Bessie Kent, you entered a plea
of guilty to the charge of muir
der II then became the duty
of the court to hear and consider
such testimony as might be offered
in mitigation or aggravation of the
crime committed. None was offered
that would in the least mitigate
the offense. Your attorneys have
spoken their last words in your
1 behalf, and it only remains for the
court to impose your sentence.
During the progress of your hear
ing two mothers sat before us
The heart of one was bleeding al
memory recalled the suffering and
death of her daughter The hear
of the other was wrung in agonl
because of the acts of her Twins
son. Which of the two was suffer
ing the great grief only mothers
that have been down in the darl
valley of gloom and despair cal
answer. All this came because o
your cruel act. Surely it cause
one to think deeply of the TRACED.
Of life and the mystery and sorrow
OF death
The crime to which you plea
guilty was cruel and cowardl
one Under the name OF husband
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
NOT SMALLPOX
DECLARES HEALTH
OFFICER RICHARDS

Considerable of a stir was caused
last evening and this morning over
the reported case of smallpox in
the person of little S-year-old vio-
let, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Hunt. The little girl broke out
yesterday at noon with an eruption
of the skin, and her attending ply
sieian DR.. Cowden, reported the
case to Health Officer DR.. Richards,
as a mild case of varioloid and
asked that the inmates of the Hunt
residence be quarantined, which
was complied with. DR.. Richards
said after an examination of the
patient affected that it was not a
case of smallpox, but chicken pox.
with which a great many Tonopah
youngsters are now battling with
The Tonopah school trustees had
made all necessary arrangements
to dismiss the lower grades at
school with which the Hunt child
had associated with during the last
week and thoroughly fumigate the
buildings to prevent spread of
the loathsome disease, but with DR..
Richards assurance that no small
lpox exists in this city, and If so,
it is unknown to him, the schools
were not dismissed.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23

you beguiled Bessie Kent to
lonely spot, where in childhood
days you had passed hours of
pleasure and there in the quietude
YOU took her life. The brain that
conceived and the hand that in
fiicted that mortal wound was train
ed and skilled in the use of the
knife. With one blow the weapon
penetrated a vital part, and almost
in an instant her life went out;
and | believe that while the warm
blood was still flowing from the
gaping wound you denuded her per-
son and allowed her body to lie on
the ground and the fall rains to
beat on it during the long days
and lonely nights for two weeks,
until by accident the body was
found in a desolate place-her bed
of death--which you selected for her
In your bill of divorce which
was dismissed as fraud and i'm
position on the court, you sought
to blacken the character of the
dead. Aside from the language In
the bill, so filed, there is not
a scintilla of evidence in the rec
ord justifying the conclusion that
Bessie Kent was other than q
sweet, pure girl up to the time
You put your debauching hands OF
hef
1T is the sentence OF this court
that you be imprisoned at th'
penitentiary at Joliet for and during
your natural life, the first day o
that Imprisonment to be in solitar!
confinement and the balance t.
be in hard labor, and that you pal
the costs OF the prosecution
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23

smash. The express was composed
Of coaches, made of steel. The
trains were due to pass south of
Centralia, but because of No. 25
being late, No. 3 met it at Kin
mundy. 1t is said that no flagmen
went back from No. 25.
The bodies of the dead were
taken through here yesterday to
Chicago. Grant Scattering. deputy
coroner of Marion county, will pre-
side at the inquest.
The cause of the wreck Is ascrib-
ed to scarcity of water along the
road A special order makes 1t
necessary for all trains to take
water at Kirmundy and a freight
that took water before the express,
held the express longer than Gus
tomary.
Stuart and Vert were of freight
crew lately put on a passenger
| Aidtns II ID BfiiNNtu tnCg lOl 6OA
the order for all trains to take
water The hagman of No. 25 did
not have to flag the Limited train
J The wreck occurred half a block
north of the Kinmudy depot. The
engine of the Limited went hal
way through the private car, splin
tering IL. The four men who es
capped we're In the front OF thu
car and erawled out through th'
openings made by the engine.
The bodies of the four deaC
were muitilated. The top of MI
Harahan's head was torn off. Tn
arms of most of the victims wer
severed and the doctors reporte'
the legs were held on by shreds
Mr.. Harahan's body perhaps wa
mutilated more than the others.
The responsibility for the wree
was placed on the towerman q
Edgewood by Henry ]. Broeckel
fagman of No. %, at the inGues
which began here shortly after moo
Yesterday. He testified the tower
man should have blocked No. 70
, ten minutes.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
CHARGES AGAINST
DR.. WILEY ARE
GROUNDLESS
COMMITTEES TO INVESTIGATE
AFFAIR COMMEND WORK
OF EXPERT.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-Dr.
Harvey w. Wiley is held mot
guilty" Of conspiracy to evade the
law in a report filed with the house
yesterday by the committee that
eondrcted an investigation last
August into the charges upon which
President Taft was asked to dis
miss the nations chief chemist
from the governments service
Not only does the committee alb
solve DR.. Wiley from criticism for
the employment OF DR. H. II. Rushby
Of New York as a government ex-
pert at a technical rate of $40 per
day, but il attacks in measured
terms the whole administration oi
the pure food law and demands
legislation 10 change the method In
the department OF agriculture by
which the law Is now applied.
The so-called Wiley investigation
arose from the charges made in tn,
agricultural department that DR.
Wiley and Dr. l.. B. Kebler of tn,
bureau of chemistry had secretl!
arranged with DR.. II. II. Rushby o
New York SO that the latter nee,
work only so days in the year 70
an annual salary of $1,000. Thi
was declared to be an evasion o
the established limit of 50 per day
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
THERE Will Be
No MORE fine
CIGARS FOR ABE
HIGH-TONED CONVICT OF SAN
FRANCISCO is LIVING HIGH
AT SAN QUENTIN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 2S.-
Abraham Ruef's pleasure in good
cigar, and his generosity toward a
fellow convict led to recent dis
coveries which have shut him off
from seeing visitors or writing let
ters for TWO months in San Quentin
prison, where he is serving SEN
tence of IA years for bribery in
connection with the San Francisco
graft eases.
Ruef's privileges were taken away
recently when, after seeing some
friends outside the penitentiary
gates he was searched and some
chocolate and newspaper clippings
were found in his pockets. It was
learned that. prior to this, guard
detected the burning of tobacco
better than the prison ever furnish
ed. Tracing it down he found a
prisoner smoking a choice imported
cigar. The man said Ruef gave
it is him in return for fayors
done in the jute mills where botl
worked. Ruef's cell was searched
other cigars were found, and 4
watch kept which led 20 the dis
covery of the chocolates. OF whiel
he is fond.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
MANY MILLIONS
STARVING IN CHINA
APPEAL FOR HELP

SHANGHAI, Jan. 2S.-The exeit-
,.r news of war and diplomacy has
,oused the world to forget the
,orrible destitution prevailing in
china It is side issue, but one
,bo, may be of vital effect in the
settlement of the revolution. Three
districts. approximately $4,000
souare miles, at the lowest estimate
with population of 100000
famine stricken and destitution such
as is experienced in China but un-
dreamed of in more progressive
Countries. There are almost no
charitable institutions and many
families are shelterless and uncloth-
cd must endure the rains Pillage
and destruction afflict the country
where revolutionists are unable to
keep order. The Central China Re
lief committee is making an APP
neal to all countries for funds.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. "a
The American Red Cross has receiv-
cd from its own representative in
China, who recently traversed the
famine district, information reveal
ing appalling conditions of starva-
tlon. 1t is estimated that approx
imately 3,500.OOO are in dire need
OF help.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-23
ROOSEVELT SAID
To BE PLAYING
A DEEP GAME

MALESTER, Okla. Jan. 23.-E.
Perry, chairman of the Fourth con-
gressional district of the republican
party in okolahoma which will meet
in convention at Colgate, Okla, to-
day said late yesterday he had di-
rect authority from Theodore Roose-
welt and Frank Hitchcock, postmas-
ter general, to have the delegates
instructed for Roosevelt for the
republican nomination for president
He says he has letters to prove his
assertions.