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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
SWEET CRALYBEATE SPRINGS
ISpecial TO The Times Dispatch

Special 10 The Times Dispatch.l
Sweet Chalybeatc, VA. August Il
With reports Of record breaking tenn
p-ratures coming in from all over the
country. the summer colony at Sweet
unconscious OF the discomfort around
them. Cool nights and bracing day
breczcs stimulate TO an unusual social
activity
The gayety OF the week began most
auspiciously Monday evening with an
auction party by Mrs. Orville II. Dove
Continent to " ii. Grant. OF sa u,
francisco. Cal. After Il splendid game.
Thomas Nash. OF New York. and Mrs
owen Thomas, OF Louisville, help top
score.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Thomas
Nash, of New York, was the interest
ins hostess at auction tea on the lawn.
After several warmly contested rub
bcrS. Mrs. T.. y. Grant, of Cleveland,
ONO won the first prize, and Mrs.
On Thursday a merry motor par;y,
composed OF Nh. and Mrs Isaac T.
Mann, OF Washington, y. G.. and rela-
tives. visited friends for several hours
Friday evening Mrs. owen Thomas
Of Louisville, was the gracious hostess
at six tables Of auction. The prize was
won by Mr.. Thomas Nash. of New
york and MISS Louise Watson, of Hunt
\ couScnial party. composed Of Judge
and Mrs. I. ;. MaXey and Judgc and
arrived Saturday.
G. G. Carlin. wife and son. and Judg c
and Mrs. &. Barley, OF Alexandria. Va
spent few hours with friends here
ON sunday Mr. {. c. Thurber, Of Gov
inSion. Va. held services in the Forest
Memorial Chapel An appeal for the
BOYS was most literally responded to-
The new arrivals are Mr. aud Mrs
Isaac I. Mann, Washington. ID. G.; Miss
Susie Fallansbce and Miss Virginia
Goodwin, OF Fort Spring. w Va: Mr.
Harry Hickey. Washington, u. c.: Mrs
James w. Balm. Norfolk. Va: Mrs
Charles Brickcll Miami. Fla; Miss Dug
gone, l.ynchburg, Va; Miss Mcnamara
Lynchburs. Va: Mrs. x. +. Baldwin
beth Reid. Maysvillc. Ky; Mir and Mrs
Charles Il. Marshall. Alexandria: Va:
r. y. Hodges, Baltimore, Nd: r.. l..
stuart. Baltimore, Md: Mr. and Mrs. r.
II. Meade and family, Richmond. Va:
Mrs. George =. l:rucc and two sons.
Houston, Texas; Airs. J.. l.. Campbell
and son. Ironton. Ohio: George * An
'dsrson. Jrr: Clifton Forge Va; G. c.
Thurbcr CovinGton. Va; Mr. snd AIRS.
j. H. McAllister and party, Covington.
Va. Miss Mary Irwin Roykin, Balti-
more. Md: Mrs. T.. c. Cooke and fam
lily, Norfolk, Va; Mrs. James A. Baine.
Norfolk, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H.
Shaffer and family OF seven. Cincin-
natl. Ohio: Miss Louise Il. Bentley Gin
cinnati, Ohio: Miss Florence French
Cincinnati. OHIO: Miss Gertrude Ham
matt; Jacksonyille, Fla; J. l.. Winkler.
ricks. Matamoras, Mexico: Mrs. Joe
l!ardic. Greensboro, y. C., and Mrs
John Kcvan Pebbles and family, Nor
folk, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
OLD SWEET SPRINGS
Especial to The Times pisnat.h.

l'pttlti 10 lie Inn DISPATCH.
sweet Springs, W. Va August -
Cards have claimed conspicuous atten-
ton this week. Groups great and small
gathering ON the hotel and cottage
rooms by night. one of the pleasant
st counting Ten tables. was played on
pprizes being won by Mrs. w W. Fuller,
Washington. .. G; Mrs. Meade Robin
SON SON /, vile ~; Miss Eula Will
rroudft. Mrs. {. McFadden. Memphis,
Tenn; Mrs. Hollis Clark, Mrs. l. c.
M AmI, Miss, Miss L 7!;s Paxton and Miss
Mrs. Edward T. Hill gave a delight
ful chaiipg dish supper after the bail
70 welcom" the arrival of Mrs. William
III. Noitins. OF Baltimore. Bidden to
May and Mrs. NJ. G. Crusel, New or.
leans La Mrs. F., a. Bond Baltimore;
south Carolina; Mir. and Mrs George
McMurran, Norfolk Va: Commander
ana Airs Charles stone. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Milburne. Mrs. Caroline Robert
son and Mrs. Wyville, Washington. d.
Mrs. Noryin Gray. of Louisville. Ky.
the prizes going TO Mrs. Proudht. Of
Memphis; Mrs. McPheeters and Mrs.
McFadden.
Great delight was caused 10y the ar
rival OF Charles l.. Sterrett of Charles
ton, w. Va Mr.. Sterrctt has not missed
his annual holiday at the old Sweet"
the crack golfers OF West Virginia.
has played some very interesting four
somcs this week.
y very interesting baseball match
was made UP of the society men of
the old Sweet" and its neighbour. Sweet
Chalybcate Springs, which hrough, out
"a large number OF admirers and root
"rs from both resorts. The team rep
resentinG old Sweet were Mcssrs.
SNOW. Chiffon. William Paxton. G. Z.
burroughs and Catlin. Sweet Chaly-
beatc Springs team by Messrs. liix.
Balm. Cooke Hume. Wickline ScharfcI.
Lamb, X. Parker and ID. Parker. After
several hours. of good natured. big
noise and applause. the score resulted
Chaiybcatc. D.
Among the late arrivals are noted
Mrs. Thomas Johns, I.ynchburg: Mrs.
y. NJ liolderncss. Miss Holderness.
Charleston. W. Va. Colonel and Mrs. j.
w. Powell and Miss Powell. Washing
ton. y. g.; +. w. Payne, c. c. Lewis,
Ill. Charleston. w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs.
;ovee d. Core. Maysvillc. Ky: T.. T..
Williamson, Washington, u. G.. Mrs
William q. Noting, Miss Frances Nolt-
y. Bond, Miss oinywell Hancock. Paris,
Texas: Miss Price, III. 4. Matthews and
Samuel Price, Lewisburg. Va: Mrs. a.
5. Hunting. Miss Anne hunting, Miss
Louise Morgan, Petersburg, Va: j. l..
Chiffon; Charleston. w. Va; John Bis
Cabrera, the Misses Cabrera and
General and Mrs. q. r. Elliott, Wash
ington. d. c.: John Cooper. Miss Irene
Cooper. Nashville. Tenn; G. G.. Dough-
and Mrs. D. Oberly, Master Dudley
Oheriy, and Miss Garnett Ayers. DAN
willie, Va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
HOT SPRINGS


Special 10 The Times III spatch
Hot Springs. Va. August 1.-The
neld few nights ago at the Warm
Springs Hotel. three miles from here.
Van! Visitors from The Homestead
drove and motorcd over Mrs CHARLES
Belmont Davis. of New York who was
dressed as an Oriental woman was
anon; those IN costume Others in
idHcE dress We're the Misses Sarah aud
louise Gibson. OF Baltimore. the former
an tipSN dress. the latter ~ a Turkish
Woman Mr. crttendon Marriott. OF
Washington. representing the Count of
monte ,triSto. Miss Adele Blame and
I"nh : fancy. 81 Louisville. ficrrctte
ana ilerrot: Miss Emerine kecne. Of
McSsrS. Donald Black. OF New York
and Edgar Fright of New Orleans.
Hthers ~ costume were ting Misses
Anne Valentine. anne Eoyal. Mar
ShrGi I'ierce. Annette McAllister. Clara
i Eurme i.,a rhoehS oiuiAerie; Mar McD.
uei'a "n' i-ctitia Mcdonald: McssrS.
~ X Erown. William Royal. H. G.
Misses Mary, Elizabeth and l:iise
Visitors at The Homestead were en-
tcrtaiued night or two ago in The
Japanese Room with Il moving picture
performance. Among the pictures
ah h9 Nv vas one Of the wedding OF Mr
irlchds IN the audience greeted with
vigorous applause.
banging classes which meet at the
Mile End Tea Room and at the Warm
Springs Hotel three times n week. are
Yrs, A I,i,n all, NJ; Mecrae: Of New
Mercer. Marsaret Sarah and I.eAiovne
Dunlop. lanes y. McCrac. Jr.. and
]oseph Eddy. are in the class which
meets at the tea room Tor instructions
IN the new steps from Miss Mariori.
ROOSEVELT i.eahycraft.. OF New York.
:. Former Secretary Of State. Phiianler
The Homestead this week by motor
from their country place at Valley
EorGe' RI, and Joined their son. Hugh
joined later by Walter &. Clark. of
West Virginia.
DR., Francis A. Delancld also ar
rived from New York this week for 4
months stay. and Ionn Malkle. Of
New York. is here for his annual visit
Mrs. Elliot +. Shepard and Mrs Mrs.
Ernesto G. Fabbri. who are i'm Bar
llarhor Me. have engaged apartments
at The Homestead for September
vice president of the New York Life
Insurance Company., and Mrs. L. NJ.
from a drive the middle of the week
brought with them a five foot rattle
snake. which they had killed They
s@M the rep of ,,n IN nnnns Can ana
with stones until ii was lead. 1t
had nine rattlcs.
London. who have been the guests for
the last two months OF the Baroness
mother. Mrs. George Gunton. left for
? New York a day or two ago, and sailed
Richard II. Hawkins. who has been
spending some weeks at The Home
stead. has returned to Pittsburg.
John NJ. Lynde. of New York who
has been with his mother. Mrs. T.. \.
l.ynde, and his fiance Miss Sarah Gin
son son. at Warm Springs, returned home
pr. and Mrs. William Norman
Gutheric. Of New York, are spending
some time at the Warm Springs Hotel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
GORDONSVlLLE
Special to The Times pispatch.l

Special to The Times, pispstch.l
vSrG OF shmond daSsher of sdre
tendcn, .. !. Ford. % the Chcsapeake, and
am" Iiway ana MIS- hou ne'en lnk o. In
Nj, ana MT. Alfred +, Collins. Of Rich
tho formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T.
Miss Marrie raHiiconcr. OF Greensboro. y.
c.; has been Spsm un,i; The week with her
!. +. ncckham lcf, this week for Hitch.
and Mrs ira Of Ne%por News
are guests this week of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Kenneth Rogers. Of Charlotte n. c.. was
in the ely several days this week, the guest
W. T. Bei,on. az Richmond. has been
spending his vacation with his family in
Miss Matte ould. OF Lynchburs and Miss
Hazel Wcs,. Of Charlottesville. we're guests
r. u. l.inney. Wire and child. Of Black
stone, we're guests several days this week
Miss BStaie Fauconsr "f si !" the few SS Say,
since ,,, to , visit friends near Atton.
guest several days this WEEK. Of Miss Mab m1
Miss Cora Lowry; OF Richmond. ana Miss
We're visitors this week at the home OF
Miss % Wiiiie and t Aise Moore and Rosa
sms'i" On OF Kichmond; Ernest Messenger
York have 6een spsndns the Week at hs
home OF Rev 4. g. Cook
y -. Beckhan. OF Greensboro, " c., spent
Wednesday and Thursday with his aunts
Misses Josephine and Norma Faulconer.
Cleveland farrell. OF Greene County. wa.
in the city on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. q. Icckcy. OF Baltimore
Md. have hccn spending the week with tn.
lattcr's parents, MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Hail
in the city.
Mrs. A l.. Selbert. OF Roanoke was the
guest several days this week of Mis-. Mary
Curd.
G. Il. I.inney. OF Charlottesville, wa. in
the city Wednesday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
rspccial 10 Tho rimcs-Dl.patch.I

Special to Thc Times DiSp3tch.I
White sulphur Springs. W. Va, Au
gust 1.-The August season, which is
the gaycst month AT this all-thc-ycar-
round resort. was most auspiciously
ushcrcd in tonight with Il dance. and
numerous informal suppcrS that fol-
lowed in the cafe, where Il cabaret di-
vidcs interest nightly with those who
dance the maxine. the Lulu fade and
other new figures in the space that has
been cleared in the centre Of the room.
Invitations are being issued daily
for the usual private affairs that for
years have been the big features Of the
summer season here. The program Viii
include Il bal poudrc. two subscription
and numerous private germans and
cotiIlions, thcS dansauts, supper dan
SAINTS. and Il garden fcte ON the Ca
5inO lawns.
until the white Sulphur Riley" a
stately muuct. which Tor seventy odd
Years has bccn danced here at least
once each season. II is daucd 10y Wo-
men only, and this wccn IL preceded q
ball that was followed by u supper
dansnut in TIA" grill. Those dancing IL
included Miss liilah &. French, OF New
York: Mrs. sydney Wynn" tfoulkcs.
Mrs. j, Kellogg bradley, Misses bertha
aud Frances Clark. OF Philadelphia:
Miss Doris Haywood. Of Washington:
Mrs John T.. iotts and MISS Sell i'otr.
of liichmond. Mrs. Fiuuihes and her
mother. Mrs. r.. = l.atimer, at the sup
per dans;,ut that followed at midnight.
entertained q party OF thirty. and 9th
crS who had tables engaged Tor parties
included Colonel and Mrs Wills
Seaver Paine, who entertained for Mr;
and Mrs. freddie StcrrY and Mr. hhd
Mrs NJ. l.. Ahers. and Senators an"
Mrs. jaime: y. CGormaii, MIS-. i'esliai"
Brooks. Mrs. John !iermlom Etoh ~
colonel and Mrs. Writ Robinson, MI.
ANA Mrs j. u. Middleton. Mrs. John y
Kcnchan and Mrs. Grant Bun. Mr. an"
Mrs. e. !; h%SekWith' of :i Mew forT
of Philadelphia; Mir and Mrs De
Gourcy w.. Thorn. Mrs; 1oward
moro: Mrs. william Haywood. Mrs SAN
ford Kellogg: Mr. aud Ms Isaac +.
Mann Of Washington. George W.
stevens, Mr.. ai.d MIS-. Meade . !;piccr.
Mrs. J. u. Paschali. MIR and Mrs. Bar
1 R,, Grnn m;iy M, NJ rn ,. MrS, 5Am n
and hirS. .Iohn H. Potts. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Dc soto Fitzgerald. Mrs. Edward r.
Robinson, AIRS. John q. Hayes. Colonel
and Mrs. Jane. Ransom Branch. Airs.
r. y. McAdam*, OF Richmond Mrs.
Jacob hhiniay; Of Augusta Mrs. =. =.
Ncalc. OF Nashville
tempest in Il teapot hats been
ragliS here Cor over year. and nov
1t Threatens TO boil over 1t started
whcn Nhitc Suphur came forward
with TN. claim uiut the original rolr
links in tn" States were laid out here
at "pakhurst the estate OF RuSsel "
Nuuta=Uc. ana thlt tho iiuk> here.
tnt"dat.d Ut a..,ral r"1rs the sun
pos.d original links 81 'nr 81 fndre"
o ,....I -. on. ~ ~, '%3fS' lr.'
~, 80 - 'a l'-' '!
~ H., ,,,.i II ~,
goes IN Every golfer in IN" coun-
I,S, y ~ ~ 49,"
20 ~.
- 49, $500. .'l,"a J"
n 1,ri'., a." Mol
Je,,cd i,,,i - ~" 49,
;,.t,' Tr i ,.B
IL c,ih " ,'"'t' ~
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p'',' MI ''i A..
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
ORKNEY SPRINGS
Especial to The Tim cs. Dispa,ch.1

t'pNN.ei w 'Ht AlIlcS- lplSDdtCN.
Orkney Springs. Va. August -
Mrs. j. Hamilton Lewis. wife OF Senator
Lewis. of Illinois ACCOMMODATING NTrs
l:cwis arc her mother and sister. Mrs.
,,corsc T.. Douglas. OF Georgia. and Mrs.
w Mouitlre Gourdin. Charleston s {,
j. ~ l;aEer. private secretary to
lanes LINES -. Hay. IS spending 4 vacation
The irst straw ride OF the season a,
,.. Mnty TOOK place this week. Two
N,nEo''- loads OF laughing. shouting PEG
PIE !ounS and old. went rafting OFF
10 Nun Springs amid cheers and ring
,nI OF COW bells This is always Il
p"nuiar FORM % amusement
me championship for bridge Is hold
y Nrs. j. IL. Fraser. or Cieorcctown
=. VINO made tn" highest score ri
caro- party given here on Thursday
,oy hn"'l lies P ".s 'na, was greatly en-.
hots given by T tte Miss II FT Em,h Of %o,t the
81 portsmouth, Va. to her ,nanv Iittte
~ a. lends at Orkney. Little Miss Ruth
H fi.l p% her happy nature and charm
il% manners. In her party are Mrs =,
Mat Lior .,9i ,; Mr.. j. A. Parker. Misses
mouth. Va. aud Mrs. Moss ShonparSt
81 Newport News. Va.
ne Tennis Championship is still held
brilliant Victory over tho Uiii go.
ihis week. scores: 'e''i
80 Hill.
=, ......... .........
p" '''''.......
\ party Of Young people came oxcr
rom Mt Jackson to cnjov tho aynr
ing dance on Thursday. In the lnart{
, MtIe MISSES Hoy Allen. Helen and LucJ
iett Virginia Williams. Lucille BoW-
i,onc. , r,;n g. Williamson. John
Moore ieHcc
Amons those registered here this
fEurr IRE IRE ,iack Worthingion. W. b.
Mrs. V. L.. Bowers. William II n T.ms,
lin. Mr. j. r. Baker. Mrs. + p
I;akcr. Washington. D. T.: Mrs.
andr; H. Smith W Th9ams, smith Alex
); IL. Hawkins. Or. Roy 4. T'lannaEan,
Richmond: Mrs. w j. Spraker Siss
Olive Speaker, Miss Annie Speaker. DR.,
ihomas j: kaSey. Newport News. Va. +:
~; ~, sutton Mrs: NJ; H. sutton. Mr..
Va. Miss Georgia Nicholas, ]. b
Whitcsel. Miss Alice WhiteseL Miss
Neia Whitesel. HarrisonburG. Va: i.
r.. Hutchinson, George Hoffman, Edin-
head, &. D. Funkhouser. Iew Market.
Va. Mr. and Mrs. J. y. CARRIER, Tim
bcrville. Va: Miss Virginia Rinker.
Einkerton. Va. Clarence Harrison, Miss
Mamie Meyers, Broadway. Va: Miss
Carrie Nicholas Port Republic, Va:
MISS Bessie Bowman. Bridgcwater Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. y. I. Brooke, Mrs. w L
Davis. Upper Marlboro. Md; Mrs. w. II.
Hanger, Miss Betty Hanger. Pittsburgh.
Hamilton. Ohio; Bcrnice warnock'
Sherman II. Summers. Middletown, Ind.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-05
CHAUTAUQUA REPORT.
Report of the treasurer of Custer
Chau.auqua Association.
prcrrpre

Delay in making report has been
caused by the Chautauqua people OBJ
jecting to allowing the 10 per cent on
account of our not having sold the full
guarantee in season tickets. However,
settlement was made on this basis in
1913, and hope the matter is finally set
tied as above.
c. E. Perrin, Treasurer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-05
political Advertisement t.)
ANNOUNCEMENT.

To the People of Custer Comfy, S. D.
I beg to announce myself as an Inde-
pendent Republican, Candidate for the
Office of Register of Deeds, at the coming
election to be held in November, 1914.
In thus coming before the voters of
this county as an independent candidate
instead of regular nominee, l would
say in explanation, that my opponent
for the nomination at the Republican
Conventions and myself mutually agreed
that our names should not be presented
to the conventions, and my agreement
was adhered to, while his name was
presented and the endorsement thus
secured, was accepted by him. Under
these circumstances, I resolved to leave
my candidacy to the fair minded judg-
ment of the people of Custer County at
the General Election this fall, with the
assurance that whether I be returned
to Office or not, shall always feel deep
debt of gratitude to the people of this
county for the confidence they have
reposed in me during the time l have
held Office as county official.
Respectfully,
HENRY E. WAY.
(Herry Way)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-05
PRINGLE PARAGRAPHS.
Sept. 3, 1914.

Sept. 3, 1914.
Chas Robbins departed for Omaha
Monday.
S. ]. Lowe and family moved to Gus
ter the first of the week.
Everybody come to the chicken supper
and dance given by the d. of H. Mon
day.
Mrs. Cable and daughter of Hot
Springs were guests of VIM Young last
week.
L. F. Smith and family of Bakerville
moved into the FenwIck residence last
week.
Pleasant View school began Tuesday
with Miss Mary Rice of Rockford as
teacher.
Ernest Young and wife of Dewey
visited with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Young last week.
Rev. g. E. Matteson will preach in
Pringle in the Methodist church Sunday
morning at l1:S0. A good attendance is
desired.
School began in Pringle Sept. l, with
Misses Ellen and Lucille Garlock as
teachers, and an enrolment of about
35 pupils.
j. w. Stratton and wife. Chas. Rob-
bins, Lois and Willie Stratton, Vivian
and Mildred Venting visited Wind
Cave and park Wednesday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-05
SIXTEEN COUNTIES
WILL HAVE EXHIBITS

Huron, S. D., Sept. l.-Sixteen coun-
ties haye already applied for exhibit
space at the state fair to compete for
premiums amounting to $575.00 first
prize being $l75.Oo. These counties are
Beadle, Butte, Dawson, Dewey, Hand,
Hughes, Jerauld, Meade, Minnehaha,
McCook, Sphinx, Stanley, Sully, Turner
and Yankton. Zebach, Perkins and
Meade counties will unite with large
non-competing tri-county display.
Beadle county, where the fair is located
does not compete for the prize money.
In addition to the foregoing the U. S.
department of agriculture will put on an
elaborate display in charge of w. s.
Gillian of Redfeld. These exhibits
mean an enormous amount of excellent
advertising for the various counties and
the state as whole.
The state college at Brookings will
also be represented by complete ex-
hibit embracing hog cholera serum
manufacture, farm dairying, creamery
operation, stock raising, alfalfas and
forage crops, soil fertility, weed and
insect pests, new fruits, new alfalfas,
new tailless Siberian fat-rumped sheep.
and work done by students in the
secondary school of agriculture. Nine
different departments of the college will
be represented with attendants in charge
who will be glad to explain the exhibits
and answer questions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-05

grass growing again, and it is feared by
many of the stockmen that the winter
feed will be ruined. We are of the
opinion, wever, that we had as we'll
be without feed as water.
Dave Flanagan returned from DeSmet
Saturday. He says there is good deal
of work there, but It rains so much that
one has to be idle half the time.
Among the Argylites in the Springs
Saturday were the following: Spencer
Bond, Joe Rhinehart, Hugh Page, War.
rem Angelo. Roe Flutter, Fay Harmon
and Dave Flanagan.
Merritt Pool fnished up bis contract
of digging the post holes of the Govern.
ment fence last Friday at noon. The
putting up tn posts and stringing the
wire will be rushed along, and the
animals will be enjoying q new pasture
before many moons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-05

BETTER Ell IREPRoTECTIoN ON
THE HARNEY FOREST.

Arrangements have been made where
by the Forest Service Office at Custer,
S. D., win during the dangerous fire
season each year receive ''fire-wind fore.
casts" telegraphed each day from the
local weather bureau Office at Huron,
s. d. The local Forest Service Office
will use the predictions received from
the weather bureau as to the direction
and velocity of winds for the purpose OF
planning better fire protection measures.
For instance, II strong winds are pre-
dicted for any particular day and the
forest is particularly dry at that time all
fire-fghting equipment and sufficient
number of men to handle them will be
held in readiness to proceed at once to
the scene of any fire which may origi-
nate Upon the -fores, as soon as it is re-
ported by residents of the forest who
may discover it or from the two lookout
stations which are maintained for the
purpose of reporting fires.
Forest Supervisor lines states that al
ready this season there have been 35
separate and distinct forest fires on the
Harvey National Forest, but that all of
these were promptly extinguished be-
fore they assumed proportions large
enough to attract the attention of the
general public. Many of the fires did
not burn over more than one acre of
land. In speaking of this record, Mr..
lines stated that he was very proud of
the fact that it had been possible this
season to keep the acreage of burned
over land and the damage done by fires
down to the minimum. He attributed
this success which has been achieved
along this line to the hearty cooperation
which the forest officers have received
in fire protection from the residents
within the Forest, more than to the in.
creased efficiency and organization of
the Forest Service for the discovery and
suppression of forest fires.
The Forest Service maintains two,
ioohouo otooioho w iCpOib lOIcbG Tcs,
motorcycle is constantly in readiness
to be used for the purpose of going i'm
mediately to any fire reported and fire.
tool caches have been made throughout
the forest, which is considered very
efficient organization, but even with this
the Forest Service could not have kept
the 50 fires which have already occurred
upon the forest from burning over
considerable area of forest land had not
every citizen co-operated to the fullest
extent.
For the cooperation received from
the citizens of the forest Mr.. lines is
very grateful, for this shows that all
forces are working together for the
mutual benefit of individual and public
interests to suppress fires which may
originate before they have gained such
proportions that they may destroy pri.
vate property or valuable timber which
is one of the best natural resources on
the Harney Forest.