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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20
AGENCY RIFLES

Fred LaPlant returned from
Pierre Sunday
Inspector Chas Knight was an
arrival Monday
William Miles is to 60 homo to
spend his Christmas
Twenty below zero here again
Tues. and Wed. mornings
Leon Vandawarka is back again
from his months vacation
Walter Thoms has left for How
ard. S. d. to spend Christmas
Capu. Henry Olson returned from
trip to Pierre Tues. evening.
JAY Hammil left for Mitchell to
spend the holidays at his home
Jos. Simonds left for Winona
Minnesota to spend the holidays
Mrs Cole is to leave for Pierre
to spend the holidays with relatives
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. f.. A..
Booth of LaPlant, Dec. 20, 1916, a
son
Mrs Lambert expects to 90 to
Winner, s. d., to spend the holi-
days
Miss Knight expects to leave for
Gettysburg Saturday to spend
Christmas
Farmer Lon Toliver of LaPlant
is taking his vacation at the Agency
with his wife
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20
81 so PER ANNuM

Miss Ella Rivers and Ralph
Hancock were joined in wedlock q
few days ago
Miss Lavina Bolinger was oyer
from Forest City Monday calling
on acguaintances.
Miss Marie Congdon is expected
home from Houghton Saturday to
spend the holidays
Messrs Deyine, Thos. Saul and
Jack Kesler took trip to the
Burg and back Monday
Bulge Rome was visitor at
Gettysburg or thereabouts Sun
dav
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20
ABBREVIATED

Buy your Holiday Presents of
home merchants
Automobile travel is slill in
vogue hereabouts
Will Ripley is reported to be
improving in health.
Big variety of Christmas Pres
ents at Pioneer Store
Mrs.A. w. Cooper was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs.R. B. Ellis Tuesday
night.
Roy Gates has been having a
tussle with severe colds i'm his fam
lily the past week
Fresh Meats, Wienies and Sau-
sage for Christmas, at the Pioneer
Store, Forest City.
Harry Shipley was a pleasant
caller and left the collateral for
The Press for 1917
Take a look at the stock of Holi-
day Presents at the Pioneer Store
before you purchase elsewhere
The hay market has been lively
here the past week. With numerous
Indian customers from the Ag.
ency
The Misses Maud and Margaret
Ripley, also Mrs. Ed Sutton's, are
to be home from Huron to spend
the holidays.
James Mikkelson and Miss Anna
Hovey were united in marriage a,
the home of the brides parents
the other day, Rev. Collins otfic'
iating
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20
CHRISTMAS
PROGRAMS
Four Trees and Programs Here and
at Agency

Our public holiday festivities
are to commence this week, on
Thursday evening. when the For
est City and Art. Comeau schools
are to unite in giving q program
and tree at the town schoolhouse.
The following program has been
arranged for the event:
Song, Joy to the World" $3.50. Everyone
Recitation "A Telephone Message".
Willie Merrill
Duet Dear Little Stranger .....
Minnie Gear and Ruth Mesick
Rec. ............ Archie Comeau
Song Away i'm Manger".. School
Dialog Lost on Christmas Eve. .....
Act I-Duct. Jay Eidam and Kiutus Jim
Acts I and III
Rec. ........... George Merrill
Song Grown Him King of Kings .....
School
Tabcau christmas Across the Waters
Song waiting for Santa Claus School
ARRIVAL OF SANTA CLAUS.
Next in order will be Miss Abbie
Ronne's program, at the Agency.
on Friday afternoon, when the
following program will be render
ed, the school uniting with the
government school in the evening
in giving the Christmas Tree:
Physical Culture Drill ....... School
Doll Cradle Drill Observation-Disclosures.
Frances and Elizabeth Duncan
The One Legged Goose. .... Hazel Kali
Luther Cradle Hymn.
Dflii...... ................ School
Christmas Bells Edene Olson
The Governmnt Boarding school
will have the most elaborate pro-
gram of all, which4is to be.givcn
on Friday evening, in connection
with the Tree.
The Episcopal church and Sun
dayschool will not have any Tree
or other program, bnt the large
number of presents that have been
provided for the Sundayschool will
be placed on the Tree at the Board
ing School Friday evening.
1t is announced that the Catholic
church will give a Tree and i'm
promptu program on Christmas
(Monday) evening,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

VIM ~ HA.IO ONLL ElY0C
There are Christmas angels singing
The sweet song OF long ago,
Though we only hear the ringing
Of the bells across the snow.
Though we elo not see the glory
o. the shining angel throngs,
Still we cherish the sweet story
That to Christmas Day belongs.
Christmas was first celebrated
in the year 50. but it was forty
years later before it was officially
adopted as a christian festival; nor
was it until about the fifth century
that the day of its celebration he
came permanently fixed on the
twenty fifth of December. Up to
that time it had been irregularly
observed at various times of the
year-in December, in April and
in May, but most frequently in
january.
Two notable coronations occur
ed ON Christmas day; that of Char
lemagne, as emperor of the west,
i'm the year SOC, and that of Will
liam the Conqueror, at Westmin-
ster Abbey, in 1865. Clovis, the
first christian king of France, was
baptised on Christmas day, 496.
Gilles de Retz. of France, the
original "Blue Beard" was execut-
ed on Christmas day, l44O, in
atonement for a multitude of
crimes, which included the killing
of six wives, from which the pop
ular nursery story is derived. &
The Pilgrims, who condemned
all church festivals, spent their
first Christmas in America work
ing hard all day long, amid cold
and stormy weather, and commen-
ced the building of the first house
in Plymouth in 1920.
Sir Isaac Newton, whose grand
discovery of the law of aravitation
resulted from the simple fact Of
his seeing an apple fall to the
ground, was born on Christmas
day, 1912.
In 1865 General Washington
celebrated the day by performing
one of the most hazardous and
most brilliant maneuvers In the
annals of the war. Under cover
of the nj ght he crossed the Della
ware at McKonkey's Ferry, amid
the perils of storm and ice, and
marched his brave little army to
Trenton, where on the following
morning, he completely surprised
and routed the Hessians.
Itis a significant fact that no
great battles were fought on Christ
mas day. They have occurred on
the twenty-fourth and twenty sixth
of December, hut the anniversary
of the advent of Peace ON Earth
has ever been observed by cess
alton of hostilties. A notable ex-
ception, however, is that of the
battle of Okeechobee, Fla, in
which Zachary Taylor defeated the
Indians in 1887.
On Christmas day in 1861 Presi-
dent Lincoln and his cabinet met
and decided to- comply with the
demand of Great Britain for the
release of Mason and Slidell, who
had been captured while on their
way to England and France as
representatives of the confederacy.
Four of our exchanges come to
hand in handsome Christmas attire
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20

men for officers, then help these
officers make the meetings inter
esting.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20

Four of our exchanges come to
hand in handsome Christmas attire
viz: the Mobridge News, Isabel
News, Timber Lake Topic and
Valley County (Mont. News. The
latter paper is owned and edited
by Mr. VIM. Rhoades who was at
one time an employee of the For
est City Press
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20

Paul Nelson, Gettysburg, S. D.
dry cleaning, pressing aud mend
ing. Suits made to order. Give
me a trial.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20

There are Christmas angels singing
The sweet song OF long ago,
Though we only hear the ringing
Of the bells across the snow.
Though we elo not see the glory
o. the shining angel throngs,
Still we cherish the sweet story
That to Christmas Day belongs.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-22
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Just because you start the day worried and
tired, stiff legs and arms and muscles, an aeh-
ing head. burning and besring down pains in
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Those sufferers who are In and out of bed
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Be strong, well and vigorous, with no more
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mourning any obligations. One bottle only to
a family or address.-(Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-22

OF the Railroad Commission,
RAPS S. GUYT. M'LEND0N
10 THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA;

Mr. s. g. McLendon is opposing me
for reelection on the Railroad Commits
sion On account OF being engaged daily,
and as I will be far beyond the date of
the primary. in the hearing of rate
case, I am compelled to present. through
the columns OF the press. such matters
for your consideration as / feel is due
you.
Differing as / do with certain conduct
OF Mr.. McLendon while he was Chair
man Of the Railroad Commission of
Georgia. / beg TO submit these differ
ences TO your consideration:
Section 2s20. Code of Georgia 1910.
provides, in part. as follows:
said Commissioners CRailroad Com
missionersJ shall not, jointly or sever
ally. or in any way. be the holder of
any railroad stock or bonds, or be the
agent or empIoye OF any railroad COM
pany. or have any interest in any way In
any railroad. and shall so continue dur
ing the term OF his office"
Notwithstanding this inhibition OF the
law against the right of a member of the
Railroad Commission 10 deal in stocks
or bonds. Mr.. McLendon. while Chair
man Of the Railroad Commission. dealt
in bonds OF a certain street railway
company to the amount of $50 100000,
making a profit thereon of sl.50O.0o.
This street railway company was. at the
time. under the Jurisdiction of the Rail-
road Commission, and the bonds in
which he dealt had been approved and
authorized by the Commission of which
ne was q member at the time.
For this conduct, in part. the Legisla-
ture OF Georgia In 1903 removed him
from the Railroad Commission, which
action by the Legislature was reviewed
and affirmed BY the Supreme Court Of
Caorgfa without a dissenting opinion.
Not satisfied with the action of the Leg
islature and the Supreme Court. ne has
since, in two different primary elections
primaries of 1919 and 1914 respective
ly-asked you TO put him back on the
Railroad Commission. and in both in
stances you have refused TO do so. 1t is
my belief that your action on his case
I'm the coming primary is going to be so
strong against him, that he will not
bother you again
Mr.. Thomas E Watson. who is active
ly supporting Mr.. McLendon, has seen
m to criticise me for voting with the
majority OF the Commission in the au-
thorization OF a stock and bond issue OF
the Georgia Railway and Power Compa-
ny. The capitalization referred to IS on
basis of $500 per horsepower Mr..
McLendon. whom Mr.. Watson so much
desires nominated. while on the Com
mission. voted for the authorization OF
a stock and bond issue of the Central
Georgia Power Company in the sum OF
twenty-five million dollars. and on a
basis OF s550.0O per horsepower
As the campaign progresses. / shall
address you again. as there Is more to
follow.
Very respectfully.
JAMES A. PERRY.
(Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-22
FIVE NEGROES LYNCHED.
ANOTHER SHOT IN FLORIDA
Victims Were Accused of Aid
ing Negro to Escape After
Shooting Officer
(By Associated Press. }

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Aug. 21.-Five
negroes-tIree men and Two women
were Taken from the Jail at Newberry,
Fla, early today and hanged by a mob,
and another negro was shot and killed
by a posse near Jonesville, Fla, as the
result of the killing yesterday of Con-
stable S. G. Wynne and the shooting Of
DIR. l.. G.. Harris by Boisey Long, ne
gro. The lynched negroes were accused
of aiding Long to escape.
Posses consisting Of several hundred
men tonight are searching the woods
here, for trace of Long. Further trou-
BILE is feared
Dispatches from Newberry tonight
said that the mob which lynched the
five was composed of ABOUT 800 men.
After gaining entrance to the Jail, they
took their victims to a point about
mile from town and hanged all on one
large oak tree. Not shot was fired,
the dispatches said.
Wynne and DIR. Harris were shot
when they went to Longs home at New
berry yesterday morning to arrest him
on a charge of stealing hogs. 1t is said
Long drew a pistol from his night
clothing and fred. Wynne was rushed
to Jacksonville, where, he died yesterday
at noon. ....
Several hundred negroes are employed
in phosphate mines near Newberry.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-22
ATLANTA d. RUFUS" IS
ACCUSED BY POLICEMEN
Big Man, With Air of I'm
portance, Had Mythical
Railroad for "SuckerS"

Three Atlanta policemen. R. Col
Inns, H. T Adams and P. V. West
Thursday took out an accusation against
Henry c. Ferriot for cheating and
swindling. His bond was fixed at 800,
which he made almost Immediately.
According to the three policemen, who
state that Ferriot has feeced them out
of over $1,000 in the last three years,
Ferriot is a clever artist in his line.
The three policemen tell a story about
this man that George Randolph Chester
should look into. According to them,
he .Wallingfords wallingford.
The immediate case upon which the
accusation is based concerns itself with
a railroad scheme for the improvement
of road in south Georgia.
The policemen state that, following
him through several years of transac-
lions to which they contributed sums
from 500 to $500, but upon which they
had failed to realize any dividends, he
came forward with one more PROPOSE
ton.
The policemen state that he made the
representation to them that he had pur-
chased three engines. twenty-five coaches
and Seventy-f1ve miles of 60-pound rail
from w. j. Oliver, prominent Knox
vile contractor, and that some of the
stun was on the way to south Georgia.
Upon these representations they each
contributed more money to Ferriot's EEK
pense fund"
LOOKS IMPORTANT.
The policemen declare that they have
Ferriot's record and that he has operated
in many cities OF the south and that he
has made living with his get rich quick
schemes. They claim he is a big, we'll
built fellow with a fine front He looks
important" said one of the cops. They
say he can ramble off schemes by the
hour, that he talks Familiarity of Wall
even calls some of the leading flnanciers
of the country by their first names. The
policemen say they are not the only vic
Tins of Ferriot's work. According to
them there are warrants out for him in
q number of cities.
The three officers claim he started in
Atlanta in 1913 by organizing THE uni
versal Ice company" He sold stock to a
large number of Atlantians. they allege
When this company fell through he had
a perfect alibi which they swallowed and
he Immediately unfolded to them a new
plan, rich in promise and to which they
a few hundred. The idea,
they state, was the organization of a
railroad with name longer than the
actual mileage. Ferriot showed them a
charter and claimed that he was being
backed by New York capitalists, 1t is
claimed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-22
aw Classes at Night

Conducted by some of the foremost
lawyers of Atlanta and Georgia, and
including in its faculty leading judges
of the Georgia supreme and appellate
courts. the Atlanta Law school offers
exceptional opportunity for young men
over the south to become thoroughly
acquainted with the law, and at the
same time to be self sustaining.
In order to offer this opportunity
the Atlanta Law school has become
wholly night school. All it's classes
are held at night, and the day hours
are at the command of those who desire
to work and make their own way. Now
that Georgia has opened the way for
woemn lawyers, who may be interested
in acquiring a knowledge of the law,
many young women are expected to at
tend the class.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-22
HARRIS PUTS SIGNATURE
TO IMPORTANT MEASURES
Cincinnati Southern, Convict
Distribution, Compulsory
Education Bills Signed

Several important bills passed by the
legislature at the 1916 session were
signed by Governor Harris Saturday
night, including the Cincinnati South
ern bill, the convict distribution bill
and the compulsory eduation bill.
Governor Harris signed the Cincin-
natl Southern railway bill in spite of
the fact that several members of the
board of trustees of the railway ap.
the action of the legislature n repeal
ing the act of 1879 granting the Cincin
natl Southern an entrance into Chatta-
nOoga over the right of way of the
Western and Atlantic railroad from
BOyce's station. -:---- ,-..-.--- -.
, The convict distribution bill, as pass
ed by the legislature and signed by the
governor, provides for the distribution
of convicts so that they may be distrib-
uted according to the rural mileage of
roads in each county, and not according
to the population of the different coun
ties. The law will be in effect January
l, 1871 a p - II
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
The compulsory education bill was
introduced in the senate by DR.. A. J. S.
SIOVaIl, and Is the compulsory euu
cation bill Georgia ever had.
For nineteen years the Georgia Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs have worked
for compulsory education in Georgia,
only to finally score a victory when the
bill was passed by the senate. The
measure makes school attendance for
the children of Georgia between the
ages of eight and fourteen compulsory,
at least four months in the year, the
school term beginning at the first of
the year.
The following were the other general
bills signed by the governor Saturday
night:
The bill to amend the act establishing
a state board OF osteopathy examiners.
The bill to prevent the bringing of
alcohol into the state for use in the
manufacture of articles of commerce.
EXTENSION OF w. & A.
The bill to amend the act creating the
Western and Atlantic leasing commits :
sion so as to authorize the commission
to consider proposals for the extension
of the railroad to the sea.
The bill providing for the appointment
of factory inspectors by the commits
sioner of commerce and labor.
The bill TO. amend the act providing
for the leasing of the Western and At
lantic railroad so as to allow the com =
mission to except from lease such prop
critics as may not be needed for railroad
purposes.
The bill to make ii crime to steal
gas or tamper with gas meters or intera
fere with gas pipes.
The bill to create a new judicial cir
cult of the superior court to be known
as the Tiff circuit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-22
I'LL PRAISE TANLAC
THE LONGEST DAY |
LIVE, =" SAYS MOTHER
Mrs. Flanagan Would Be Gov
cred With Cold SWeats and
Have to Gasp for Breath.
Gains at Least 20 Pounds

"Pll praise Tanlac the longest day L
live, and so will my daughter. Elsie, for
it's simply wonderful the way the medi-
cine has helped u.s." said Mrs. NJ ].
Flanagan, 1O4 Claiborne street, Nash
vile, Tenn, whose husband is well
known employee at the T. c. R. r. shops.
II suffered so much with cold chills
and smothering spells that it's a wonder
I'm here today to tell the tale" con-
tfnued Mrs. Flanagan, land if II hadn't
been for Tanlac / don't know that T
would. 1t was three years ago that
had the first one and 1 have had them
CT and on ever since. My heart would
thump like a trip hammer and then act
like IL was going to stop beating, and
after that would wear off I'd get so nerv-
Gus I could hardly lie still and some
times would turn right blind. 'ss
AT other times I would be covered
with cold sweat and would have to be
covered up for hours before / could get
warm, and then L would get so hot they
would have to raise me up in bed and
fan me 10 keep me from smotherfng.
81 would have Jumps come In my
stomach that felt just like a rock, and
no matter how much I was doctored
or how much medicine took, couldn't
keep these spells OF. and nobody will
ever know how I suffered with them
While I was taking the very first
bottle OF TRnlac that knot failed to ap-
pear after I'd eaten, and I kept right on
till had taken three bottles, and you
never saw anybody in your life pick
UP and begin to eat like I did got
so nothing disagreed with me and the
chills, hot spells and blindness have
never come back.
THAT was three months ago and I've
Just kept on getting stronger and strong
Ell and know weigh at least twenty
pounds more than / did. Before took
it could hardly lift a broom. let alone
do any real work. but now can do
about the house and you Just
ought to see me getting weeds out of my
garden.
my daughter, Elsie, was all run down
and had no appetite when she began to
take Tanlac. but now she's cashier at a
picture show and is able to work ten
hours day. It's built her right up and
she thinks it's the finest medicine in the
world"
Mrs. Pate, neighbor, came in while
Mrs. Flanagan was making her remark
able statement, and said: Really, I
have never seen any one build up, as
fast as Mrs. Flanagan has since she be-
gan taking Tanlac. It's simply wonder
'ul''
Tanlac is sold by representative agen-
lies in all principal towns Of the south.
(Advt)