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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE FIX
ED FOR HEARING PETITION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

State of South Dakota &C.
County of Potter ss'
Honorable Samuel NJ. Howard, Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of Robert r.
Voorhes. deceased:
The Sta'e o. South Dakota Sends Greet
hes and Margaret NJ. Voorhes, and to the
heirs of any of said persons. heirs at law
and next of kin of Robert Il. Voorhcs. de-
ceased. and to all to whom these presents
may come:
NOTICE is hereby given that Marie A
Voorhes has filed with the Judge of the
county court of Potter county, South Da
kota, petition praying that letters of
administration of the estate of Robert r
VoOrhes. deceased. be issued to John c.
Voorhes, and that Friday, the 7th day of
January. 1916, being a day of special
session OF a regular term of the county
court within and for Potter county, South
regular January 1916 term, at two o'clock
IN the afternoon of said day. at the office
OF the County Judge of Potter county.
South Dakota. in the court house of Pot
ter county. South Dakota i'm the city of
Gettysburg. i'm Potter county. South Da-
kota. have been set, fixed and appointed
by said County Judge as the time and
place for hearing said PETITION when and
where any person Interested may apptal
and show cause. il Nriiny. If any there
be. why said pelii,n should not be grant
ed.
Dated at Gettysburg in Potter cunny.
South Dakota, this a2nd day of December
1915.
SAMUEL NJ. HOWARD
Judge of the County Court OF
Potter Co.. S. d.
Attest. Harry Bolinger. Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Potter Co S. D.
BY e. T., Bolinger, Deputy
h. L. Fiicktnger, attorney for petitioner
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22

Fellow dropt into the office the
other day and orderd the paper
and we we're pleased. Said it was
a good paper and we were glad.
Said it was more than worth the
money to any man of intelligence;
and that tickled us. Said it was
the mainstay of the town-and we
were supertlckled. Said it was
the greatest booster and the most
reliable town. builder and develop
er in this whole communicated
we YIELD with joy. Paid for his
paper and-we slid gently to the
floor in blissful unconsciousness.
Nature had reached its limit.
toona Tribune.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22
SOME MEANINGS OF CHRISTMAS

As the Christmas season draws
near, Fraternalists should not
neglect to grasp some of its
meanings. Long ago it was writ
ten, not blessed is he that feedeth
the poor, but blessed is he that
considereth the poor. Often is it
true that little thought and a
little kindness are worth more
than great sum of money.
While we should be ready to help
with food and clothing the wor-
thy ones who need those substan-
tials, we should not lose sight of
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22
IN MEM0R1uM

1t is customary for the more
prosperous newspapers to add ex-
ira features and supplements at
this time Of the year in honor of
Christmas. Some of them do it to
extol and eulogize the Christ
spirit, which brought the Christ
mas Joy into the world; others do
it for the purpose of self glorifca-
ton.
The great lesson and the glory
of the Christmas season should be
peace on earth, good will to
men," so that individually people
will try to DO GOOD AND BE
GOOD TO ALL MEN. not the
occasion for drunken orgies and
the pleasures that ruin character,
body and soul.
The Press deems it most appro-
pirate in this issue to print pic
ture of the late George Biller Jr.
of Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
whose life was devoted to Doing
Good to the Indians of the State,
as we'll as to great number of
white people. The Church on
earth may have many faults, at
which the critic and the thought
less can point their finger, but it
is such work as Bishop Biller, and
others like him, have done, and
are doing, that makes the Great
American Republic possible-even
today.
We are under obligations to
Rev. DR.. 3. Ashley, editor of
"Anpao KIM for the privilege of
using the above cut Of the Good
Bishop.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22
COUGHS AND COLDS ARE DANGEROUS

Few Of re liz the .l"n,eey uI
coughs and cohs " .nn>i '.rm ,om-
mon and harml. IS ailmenl However. sra-
tistics tell us every third person dies of a
lung ailment. Dangerous bronchial and
lung diseases follow a neglected cold. AS
your body struggles against cold germs
no better aid can be had than Or. King s
by old and young. In use over IS years.
Get a bottle tocay. Avoid the risk of seri
Gus lung ailments Druggists.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22
DECISION.

We waste a deal Of time and
brain force in making and remaking
decisions that should be made once
for all. When some duty i. to be
performed. the sooner it can be
ACCOMPLISHED and put away as
finished .vcfk the better.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22

Our grandfather lived in an OK
cart tage we live in that of the
automobile. Let's lengthen our
vision, our purpose, our ideals
accordingly.
From "Chopt Feed" in Farm Stock
and Home, Minneapolis, MINI.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22
October %, 1915

the fact that there are also needy
and starving souls, and that lit
tie word Of cheer and encourage
ment means more to such than
anything else that can be given
them. - Modern Brotherhood.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22

The man who waits until the
new year to get on to the water
wagon gets ON during the slippery
season.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22

The man whose neighbors 'isnev-
er did nothin' for him.' is still
with us, but his numbers aud in
fuence are growing less.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-22
SNAPSHOTS"
Yesterdays hits don't win today's
game.
Proftless farming is the direct
result of prophecies farming.
Work plus work equals more
work; work plus brains equals
success. Which is yours?

Folks work harder for the tinsel
of commendation than they do for
the real gold of attainment.
Evening star., 1915-11-28
PURCHASE DETROIT ELECTRICs
Recent Deliveries Announced of New
Electric Owners.

Among the recent purchasers of 1915
Detroit electrics in the National Cap
Ital are the following:
Representative ?. Davis Oakley of
Connecticut, model so duplex drive
brougham of the five-passenger type,
finished in blue and upholstered in
gray whipcord.
Mrs. Mary E. Scully, a four-passen-
ger brougham. finished in blue, trim
med in imported gray whipcord cloth.
Miss Georgia B. Pillsbury, five-pas-
senger forward drive brougham, fin
ished in blue, blue wire wheels, trim
med in gray cloth.
Chandler Hale, a cabriolet, finished
in blue. blue wire wheels and trimmed
in blue leather.
Justice Seth Shepard, a four-passen-
ger brougham, finished in blue. valen-
tine red wire wheels and trimmed in
imported buff cloth.
DR.. J. C. Boyd. L. S. n. a Cabriolet,
finished in blue, with natural wood
wheels and trimmed in fancy gray
cloth.
A. A. Jones, assistant secretary of the
Interior, five-passenger duplex drive
brougham, finished in blue, with white
wire wheels and upholstered in fancy
design of imported cloth.
Mrs. DIR. r. Z. l.. Wiltberger, a Cab
riolet, finished in brewster green and
upholstered in imported fancy cloth.
John w. Davis, solicitor general. De-
partment of Justice, a four-passenger
brougham. finished in blue, with red
wire wheels and upholstered in i'm
ported fancy cloth.
Rev. Samuel H. Greene, a five-pas-
senger. duplex drive brougham, fin
ished in blue and upholstered in inn
ported gray kersey.
Jean Paul Muller, a five-passenger,
duplex drive brougham, finished in
brewster green and upholstered in
green broadcloth.
Mrs. F. D. Herman. a five-passenger,
Evening star., 1915-11-28
SEES GREAT future
IN ELECTRIC AUTOS
Secretary of American Asso-
citation Depicts the Progress
in That Vehicle.
TOURS OF THE COUNTRY
NOW ARE OFTEN MADE
Marked Progress in Popularity and
in Manufacture Is Noted.
He Says.


-
,.,t,t,1., ),
0"SS'tt Sc otSit '.i'i't& s'"-'s = =
GTeSSlon before Y reached tht psiteSt
DEVELOPMENT Of Ehe uinetlcs, 50 the
.I.,.+,fg ,-aE,i-Ta ~ t11zy is y finished
I5'li" - Nt,'i.''s -'S' '''i''
jackson alaTShs.4H, secretary q ne EleS-
tric Vehicle Association Of America.
~. -,,,i3 IL IiStirrtI,- interesting ia
. .,, ,lo,+,f,
compare 'ilS iSN's' u''''''
vehicles with the one-pasSsnger run
about the prototype Of the modern
.a1a.+,i,. zx-f,fFi4ad ~ rho streets of
boSt'ii ''i ms si1t Suitti.'si " -
T. W Pratt, although puhlc attention
was first directed to the electric motor
as rlntfye so1rca for TRANSFORMATION
49,. ,...., -r,,,,,ra :,
IN 1850 r. saN ~ t"'s So
Davenport 81 BEaGdoh, r., oisila&ed
pubIiCIy the results Of his inventive
,ass .,,a a ei,y;1s, exbibfti0u was made
- ct ,r,s Al
bE tflaiteS dSs - '9iie'tt' '
though these were ohtN liodSiS, 'ileS
served as a spur to the ingenuity of the
t,,..,,o,s ,,.I,o annlifad ana improved
80, !, i>1t Prof p,ee Of
Oh tileHt' LiiS-i' = ~ =
Washington =. 8. announced that ne
would exhibit an electric motor driven
car capao!e q fuiliiiis ~
This was a big step in the progress
of the electric vehicle, ana the mex.
thlrtS-nNe years saw many IN ..o h.au
- ;ssari,, IL dasign and con
struction II was not until 1855, how
ever. when the storage battery began
TO establlsh itself as aFauapie LOT con,
merclai purposes, that eng dilu
Iar-slehted business hieH pesai ~ ~ W.
Helop ana export me eiectric HeiIiCle ~ II
an asSieSSlNe anu = ote!,lt' ~ i,l
me secretary " '- uesei iInihs tte ,'oi
OF the eiectrlc passenger Nei'oie !"
Ainerltd, "a SS.:,. .,,..,,,;,, 49,,
IN lsS3 proilIheit POS oi,iai co,iio
m mmtssiohed concern 70 pulid az tIeeli -.i, le
oie ,,i. % "a ~ .i.e ,,,1aa Pa
L'Net . - 9 " : :, - - -
Hs 20 a.. - = ~ -,
go u,b;ch - ~ 5be rata Of eie,ht Mills
O., -, l,t,,Id co,e. for+, to SFtv r,iies
81 g., si,,s,ia - ,ba ba+,aries
u+t . 80 - prof 7 are,IaH ~ u,as
dajyine INTO Ayinfr r1arhtnss at tbis
,ir,a sau- rbe rsnid Strides the electric
yabicIe had raka6 ne said. The horse
iess cs,rristr 90 viii ,nalre a +rin deIipb+-
fuI and inexnensiye on roads nronerIv
conStrnct.d II Iii 1rf constant fayor
in the eves Of mos Who love the .,reen
Acids and tba breath NJ fresh conntrv
air what a wise nroOhecy,
Motor Race at State Fair.
From this time the existence of the
electric vehicle was an assured thing,
and in 1895 New England was treated
60 foa.
" 40 M iioto' eoe' a " 'ie
state ialr heid at PROVIDENCE k. l. In
the Boston Post here appeared this
comment: The result of the contest
Evening star., 1915-11-28
Prevention and Protection.

From the Columbus Journal.
There is always a demand for more
fire protection, and yet there should be
a growing lack of the need of 1t. 1t
is far better to prevent fires than to
put them out after they are started.
Most fires are started by carelessness
and to punish careIessnass is one OF the
rightful objects of legislation. We
should have stringent laws on this sub
ject, so that carelessness should be re-
garded as one of the abettors of arson
and the person guilty of 1t subject to a
penalty.
The idea OF a great conf1agration and
no questions asked constitutes a dan
| gerous public policy; and it constantly
| Increases the burden of expense from
| which the citizens should be relieved
F.! If we had the proper legislation there
| would be no demand for more engine
| houses and fire trucks. Increase the re-
sponsi bility Of fires and thereby reduce
| the expense of putting them out. More
| over, we have been officially Informed
| that the increase of motor service in
| the fire protection scheme would re-
duce the need of more engine houses
| still the two seem to pop up together
at regular epochs. 1t is to the dis
credit Of a community not to have a
decreasing liability to fires
Evening star., 1915-11-28
Strawberries.

From the London Chronicle.
Herbert Spencer complains in his au-
photography that his pleasures were
spoiled by analysis of their sources. and
we must not mar this record season for
strawberries by rejecting that Gods
best berry is mere horticultural par
venu. The ancient Greeks never ate
strawberries at two obols a pound. the
customary price on the costermongers'
barrows in Fleet street. and had no
word in their language for the fruit.
The Roman poet Ovid describes the eat
ing of straw berries among the delights
of the golden age, while Virgil asso-
ciateS strawberry picking with the
perils of love. But these were wild
strawberries. as were really the good
strawberries which. according to
Evening star., 1915-11-28
Horse-Drawn Vehicles Factors.

ITO begin with. the habits of horse
drawn vehicles should be studied 1t is a
liberal education to go a journey, for
motor bus and watch the way in which
the driver drives his unwieldy vehicle
through the streets of New York Other
bus drivers also rapidly becoming his
equal and let it be acknowledged that
nothing but the hard school of practical,
everyday experience in the New York
city streets. assisted by police supervision
Evening star., 1915-11-28
A "Metaphysicianess. /"

From fhe lrDndHn iuronicls-
Mary Milford appears to have had a
weakness for coming words with un
necessary female examinations. On one
occasion she writes about "a young
creature full of grace and beauty, liv-
ing in London like a hermitess and
teaching her little brothers Greek" and
elsewhere she tells of "a most elegant
young woman. negotiatrix of the for
yeries" Worst of all Is q passage in a
letter to Sir William Elford, in whtc,
she saws: II believe, my dear Sir VII
liam, that you will not need one to
come from the grave to inform you
that l am a metaphysicianess ds there
such word y"
Evening star., 1915-11-28

and the fear of dismissal for carelessness
or accident, could produce such able
drivers.
Again, the expert taxicab driver might
be taken as an example of a faster class
of motor traffic. The wouid-be first class
motorman when being trained would thus
have the experience of horse vehicles and
pedestrians. and have noted carefully
what usually happens and have tried to
understand their point of view. This is
one of the first steps which should he
taken in training the driver of the swift
mocha meal vehicle Then example might
be given of the proper way to drive cars
around corners. both right-handed and
left-handed, and the best manner of the
assembling and surmountins steep grad
tents or negotiating high bridges. Driv-
ing at night also should be practiced and
prospective drivers should learn to dis
tinguish the faint glow on the road
ahead which designates the presence of a
motorcycle and other signs denoting per-
sons or vehicles. Map reading also
should be a part of his instruction.
Good Manners Essential.
And there is yet one other thing
which the motor driving school should
nculcate. though it could not techni-
cally teach the motorman-that is,
good manners to his employer and his
employers friends. To be rough and
rude is a disgrace to any class and 1t
is the mark of man who is either not
certain of himself or is afflicted with
an innate bad temper. 1t is not. ana
never can be, sign of superiority. A
respectful and civil attitude not only
makes the path of life easier. but IS
in itself a strong recommendation.
Little things which do not at FIRST
seem to matter. and are merely more IN
the nature Of courtesy than servile at
tentions. should be observed. civil
salute when the owner first addresses
the motorman. the readiness to help in
any little matter. such as carrying a
bag to the station, or the thought OF a
rug to cover the lap and similar little
courtesies. are the sign of the man who.
if considerate in these little matters. is
likely to be considered in others more
important. 1t also establishes him firm
ly in the estimation of his employer.
ITO sum up. the perfect motorman,
though he should possess as much
knowledge of mechanics as possible,
should above all. be considerate driv-
er. well versed in the manners and
courtesies of the road and the habits
of traffic. And in addition, he should
try to be well hammered. as more and
more motor car owners are becoming
convinced that, besides knowledge.
mannersc maketh the motorman.
Evening star., 1915-11-28
Electric Vehicle of Today.

Experience has shown that most in
ventions By the very Limitation of their
oxcellencies, have particular field.
). nat has besn the case in SO many in
Evening star., 1915-11-28

Shakespeare. grew In Ely place, Hol-
born The evolution of our modern
garden Strawberries from the Chilean
variety, introduced by Capt. Frazier,
dates mainly from the beginning Of th3
nineteenth century.
Evening star., 1915-11-28
High Average Speed Is Made.

| "A much shorter tour. but no less re-
markable. was made last summer from
Boston to Philadelphia. The start was
made from Park Square, Boston, at 3 81
am After passing Springfield the car
struck a smooth stretch of road, where it
maintained a speed of over thirty miles
an hour until Hartford was reached. A
rest of three hours in Newark served to
freshen the drivers. and during this time
the batteries We're charged for the last
time three previous boosts having been
made on the way. The car then continued
to Philadelphia without stop, arriving
there at Al pm. The trip was made in
an elapsed time of thirty-three hours and
fifty minutes, although the actual running
time between city limits was but twelve
hours and fifty-seven minutes. This time
shows an average speed of 25.4 miles per
| hour-an average which compares faVora-
! bly, with that of high-powered gasoline
cars.
/ The country running ability of the
| electric was given another test in a
| from Washington to Philadelphia, when
| greetings and a written expression of
| high regard for the wonder workers of
| the electrical world were carried from
| President Wilson to members of the
| Electric Vehicle Association in annual
| convention in Philadelphia. The tour
| was made in leisurely fashion. starting <
! from Washington at o'clock Saturday
morning and arriving in Philadelphia
at 4:25 pm. Sunday. The entire dis
| taHce was covered at an average of
! 12.4 miles per hour and over some roads
| that many persons would NOT credit an
| electric with entering into Both driv-
ers were strictly amateurs, one having
| had only three weeks driving expe-
| rience prior to the tour.
| 1T has been shown that the electric
| vehicle is capable of meeting the un-
| usual requirements, but it is more i'm
/ portant to appreciate the work which
| the electric would ordinarily be called
| upon to perform. About 9S per cent of
| all motor trips fall within a radius of
! sixty miles and probably 60 to IS per
| cent are thirty-five miles or less. When
| it is realized that the modern electric
| vehicle will run from fifty to ninety y
miles on a single battery charge, it will
| be appreciated that this modern con-
veyance will more than meet the aver
| age demand.
In considering the cost of operating
an electric IL must be remembered that
| il is ii difficult thing to give general
1 curate guide. The operating cost de-
pends first the use of the car. sec
| ondly on the cost of current for charg-
! ing the batteries and the variable
| charges made by garages throughout
/ the country. in general 1T may be said
1 that the cost of current is decidedly
low and constantly decreasing, while
| the cost Of other fuels for motive power
1 is steadily increasing,
/ In order to obtain fair average of
the cost OF maintaining electric un-
4 der the varied conditions of priva te
/ ownership, a set of questions was sub
4 nnitted to more than a hundred owners
4 scattered over all parts of the country.
I The first question was:
wv hat has been your average month
" bill for current consumed"
Evening star., 1915-11-28
Many Schools Are Frauds.

There is no doubt that many of the
schools which are teaching elementary
mechanics to the would-be motorman
are excellent in their way. But there
are many which are nothing but frauds.
Reports have frequently been made to
the state where man has complained
bitterly of having put down s25 or $50,
in return for which nothing but most
elementary instruction has been given
and this often in the worst possible
way. There has been no teaching IN
traffic rules or on the road, or, if given,
80 little as to be of NO use But at
other places pains are taken. and by
diagrams in the classroom and prac-
ticaI teaching on the road much has
been taught. There are also nowadays
hand books galore which teach the
construction, repair, the common faults
and likely failings of the gasoline en-
side may therefore. be said to have
been amply provided for.
But this Is only the less important,
though necessary, part of the training
of the modern motorman What is
really needed is that some school
the habits of traffic-in short, train its
men for the road There also should
be problems of difficult, but ordinary,
situations in traffic set in written ex-
animation, the correct solution of
which should be obligatory before the
motOrman could be said to be properly
trained. 1t is not. perhaps, easy to see
at first how this sort of tuition can be
given on the present scale of fees, but
the schools in the future which de-
vote a large part of their attention to
teaching the rules of the road and its
customs and courtesies will assuredly
turn out the best class of drivers who
will be in the greatest demand
Evening star., 1915-11-28

duplex drive brougham, finished in
blue. with white wire wheels. uphol-
stored in fancy imported cloth.
Evening star., 1915-11-28

| - g. ~,
| VI i"i''"'l
promotion OF comfort anu coiiNe'i..
/ is equally true of the electric, ana d +.
! though the electric Vehlcie is iast
showing Its adaptabllitN TO cross.s.ou,i, =
| try runs ana longer tours, its iili tisi liisie
| merits nave h,ade u tne i"eai
| TOT city ana SUBURBAN use :; =;
Az eieitrlc stai,s " s.P ta,,nb
ssaiit go =, Htota"s ". " or, Of crowd
81 - -. -, a, Lev ,,.a,+ ranidity and
- az, anso, tnsiness and nrofes-
rionai ynen .,-itb whom destination on
t;n,a is 81 y;ta1 ipnortance seem to re-
on "a Tho electric, as the car of maxi
1num RELIABILITY 1t glides along the
boulevard and carries one for 'coun-
try run with equal speed and facility
and because of its extreme ease and
simplicity of operation it is great
Because of the quiet, easy running ana
1.-THE low costs of repairs and upkeep OF
the electric car operators sometimes
question its fitness for drastic service But
certain specific instances may serve TO
show the pulling power. hili-cilmhlng apll-
ity and satisfactory service IN dlflerent
localities under varying operating condl-
tions
Over seven years ago an electric was
driven overland from Chicago to lAncoii,
Neh.. and at about the. same time another
trip was made from Philadelphia TO t1tts-
hurgh. These runs We're considered very
remarkable at the time but great progress
has been made in the development OF the
electric since then, and more recent