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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-06
Guards Reach Pru17eso,

Llano Grande. 49, company, First
regiment, of St. Paul, finally is at Pro-
greso after being fifty-four hours on
the road. Equipment was carried by
mule teams; auto trucks which were
used were stuck in the NUT but final
ly got through. Regulars stationed at
Progreso were taken to Mercedes in
the bedraggled machines. The First
regiment temporarily is without a
colonel, Colonel Luce having left re-
Gently for short business trip to
Minneapolis. The regiment has Just
been pa ~ July.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
DAKOTA CLUBS WILL
HOLD CONFERENCE;
talk RATE RULING
Aberdeen Leads In Naming
Delegates-May Act Upon
Sioux City Decision.

Aberdeen. :. ID, July 24.-At the cali
of A. j. Branscoinb. manager of the
Aberdeen traffic bureau. a meeting of
Aberdeen business men was held at the
Aberdeen Commercial club OF Friday
night for the purpose of choosing dele
gates to attend a conference of repre-
sentatiNeS of South Dakota cities with
the South Dakota railway commission
at Pierre ON July 81. for the purpose
OF discussing Express rates between
South Dakota points. and the recent
ORDER of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission ordering rates between South
DAKOTA points raised to correspond to
the rate between South Dakota points
and Sioux City.
Considerable feeling is felt among
Aberdeen jobbers at the action of the
SiouN city Commercial club in taking
the action which resulted i'm the Inter-
state commission raising
rates between South Dakota points. but
IT is not known what action will be
decided upon at the Pierre meeting.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
WANT THREE BIG DlTcHES
TO DRAIN DAKOTA LAND

Woonsocket, s. d.. July 24.-Thc
commissioners of Sanborn county have
taken preliminary steps to have three
immense drainage projects put through
during the coming months The con-
struction of the drainage bitches is eX-
pected to reclaim an aggregate of sew
eral thousand acres of valuable farm
land which for some years has been
too wet to cultivate. The most import
ant of the three projects will extend
through a part of Silver Creek town
ship. This drainage canal will cost
about $4,000, which will be borne by
the farmers who will be benefited. The
ditch will have Il total fall Of over 90
feet. 1t also is planned to drain a lake
just south OF the town of Artesian. so
the land covered by the AXE may be
devoted to crops next year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
BANDIT CRABS SITS
IN A MITCHELL Store
DURING PARADE HOUR
Makes Proprietor Contribute.
Then Disappears-Clerks
Were Gone.

Mitchell. s. D.. July GA lone rob-
her entered the store of Truli Wright.
on Main street. at noon yesterday,
secured $115 in cash and made his es-
cape through Il rear door while the
crowd co%ngresatcd within a few feet
of the daring highwayman watched the
circus parade. MIR. Wright was alone
in the store. his two clerks having gone
to dinner, when the robber entered, led
the proprietor to the cash register and,
holding a pistol on him. proceeded to
loot the register of bills and silver dol
lars. leaving all change and checks in
the till.
He then forced Wright TO the rear OF
the building, ordered him to retrace his
steps TO the center of the room, and
dashed out. No trace has been dis
covered of the robber. although a
thorough search has been made
throughout the city. He had made an
Investigation of the store shortly be-
fore under %pretense of buying Il CAP.
The police department was already
informed that -four gunner We're head
ed for the Mitchell circus. from Sioux
City.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
SUPREME COURT REEVES
IMPORTANT WILL CASE

supreme court, or appeal, has granted
"a new trial in an important will contest
case, which involves the $1,000 estate
of James Colder, a pioneer resident of
Tripp county. who died some months
ago. The plaintiffs in the action are
Ellen Johnson and Marguerite Colder.
The lower cour sustained the legality
of the will after a hard fought trial, and
the contestants carried the case to the
state supreme court, which now has
remanded h e case for a new trial. The
contestants allege undue influence,
fraud and incompetency, charging that
interested persons brought undue in
fluence on Colder when he made his
will and that at the time of making the
will he was incompetent to execute
such am instrument
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
SUNDAY PICTURE THEATER
CAUSE OF MITCHELL SCRAF


Mitchell, S. D.. July 22.-1nterest in
the local fight for Sunday moving pic
ture shows is running high at present.
Those favoring the project introduced
an ordinance before the city council.
a%bolishing all Interference by local au-
thority. The proposed ordinance passed
it's second reading by a vote of s to 5
i'm the face Of a strong protest by the
states attorney. Petitions are now be-
ing circulated by both factions, and
neither force is worried. by a lack of
signers. All the churches of the city
have unanimously passed resolutions
declaring against the Sunday show. If
the ordinance passes, the matter will
rest with the states attorney, and II
so. 1t is thought that party lines will
division OF the candidates upon this
question can be secured.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
COURT VOLUME ;vRNS
HISTORICAL RECORD
OF DAKOTA AFFAIRS
Most Important Cases In State
Are Discussed-Gov-
errors Cases.

Pierre. S. D.. July 21.-From an his
torical point of view-and also a public
interest point of view-the recent vol
m of court opinions. just issued, is
the most Interesting material ever as
sembled INTO one volume of that char
acter in this state. This is due to the
cases contained therein-the full OPP
Unions of the court being given i'll each
case. The following are some of the
cases contained in it:
Byrne VS.. Overt. Settlement OF tech
meal question regarding the ueposl
and use of the permanent school ana
interest and income funds of the state.
Bsrne VS.. Phelps. Settling whether OF
not theg governor was obliged to appoint
an old soldier on board of health be
cause of law providing for favors to old
soldiers.
Dakota Central Telephone company
vs.. City of Mitchell.
IIsan VI. Eastwood: Egan VS.. Dotson:
Hatland vs.. Egan; kickland VS.. Egan;
ICgar VS.. Mcdonald.
These cases all relate to George w.
lIgan. who was recently disbarteu from
practice by the supreme court, and who
was a candidate for governor of South
Dakota in the spring primary.
State VS.. Nipple Printing company.
asc where an article appeared in the
paper d~erogatory to the supreme court.
The company was eXoneratedf from libel.
III re NerpN, N State VS.. kerbS.
Case where Joe hetpy. VI oioAh Edlis
was held guilty of contempt of court
fer the article appearing in the Capital
Journal. d.rogatory to thec court
Richards vs.. Whisman. Nationally
known case, over the Richards primary
election law, in which court held the
legislature could repeal a law which had
been initilted by the people.
ST. Charles bank VS.. Wingfield. Inn
portant ruling concerning banking Or
ders for the state.
The volume also contains complete
proceedings of the Judge Corson me-
mCrial service held at Pierre.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
BURNS FIELD OF ALFALFA
TO KILL OFF GRASSHOPPERS

Pierre. S. d.. July 22.-The Suburban
Acreage company has burned so acres
of alfalfa, which has been cut and al
lowed to lie on the ground only long
enough to dry so it would burn. 1t
was burned in an attempt to put a
stop to the g%rasshopper pest which has
attacked the alfalfa field, and which 1t
was feared would be many times worse
in another year unless the spread il
stopped. The theory was that many Of
the hoppers will be destroyed, and this
eggs of anothe yea made impotent.
The tract will also be thoroughly
dragged before winter to stir up any
and by bringing them to the surface
destroy them, n prevent a new crop.
Alfalfa raisers find that the hoppers
breed rapidly in their fields. and the
sweet clover tracts also appear to be
breeding grounds.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
THREE MEN ADMIT GUILT;
ALL RECEIVE SENTENCES

Edgemont, S. D. July 22.-Entering
pleas of guilty to charges against them
", three men were given prison terms
two In the Sioux Falls penitentiary and
n in the Fall River county Jail. George
Cross pleaded guilty to burglarizing
Colgan's store in Edgemont and was
given a term Of II year in the peni-
tential y. j. c. Wyatt entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of burglarizing a
drug store in Edgemont and also was
given n a in the ~penitentiary. Will
liam Garland, who pleaded guilty to the
charge OF engaging in the veterinary
business in Edgemont without having
first securcd the necessary state license
was sentenced to a term of 80 days in
the count Jail.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
BLACKSMITH FouNc DEAD
UNDER CAR HE WAS FIXING

Wautay. S. D.. July 22.-Martin
went out before breakfast to repair an
automobile that had been left at his
shop to be fixed up. Not responding
to the breakfast call. a member of the
family went after him, and found
Erickson Tying dead beneath the auto
mobile. He had taken one wheel off
the machine. placing a wheelbarrow
under the axle as a prop. In some way
the w~heelbarrow was pushed away and
the machine fell on him. the end OF
the steel axle striking Erickson on the
breast. directly oNer the heart. causing
instant death. He cave "A wife ana
eight children.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
THROWN FROM RIDING HORSE,
DIES; SUFFERED 113 HOURS

Mitchell. S. d., July 24.-After lying
unconscious for 113 hours. Oscar Ber-
tleson. the young station agent from
Conata. s. d., died OF his injuries last
night. He was hurt Sunday when the
morse he was riding stumbled and fell.
%pinning him underneath. Physicians
rushed him to a local hospital, but the
internal injuries proved too severe.
His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Arney Ber-
tieson. OF Parker. arrived in time to
ne with their son before his death, al
though he never regained conscious
ness,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
FOREST CRY. SOUTH DAKOTA

One OF h biggest legacies music has
ever received is the $500 900 found re-
centty teft- Ivy Bryan Lathrop, OF Chi
cago. THE purpose of the bequest is
expressed by Mr.. Lathrop as follows:
"Ihe city of Chicago now has univer-
stiles, technical schools, museums and
an unsurpassed orchestra, but it has no
public school of music, such as tho
Conservative OF Paris. and it is. in
my opinion, very desirable thai an in
stttufion should he founded in Chicago
in which an education can be obtained
in the higher branches of music and
music composition. not inferior to that
provided III the cities of E.urope."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Farmers OF Crisfleld. Del, received a
severe blow Tor their coming farm
work when Al young men left to work
in a large line and stone quarry in
Pennsylvania. The average farm, wage
does not appeal to the young men. and
with work near the cities at SO a day
for eight hours work. instead OF tho
work from Z In the morning until 8
at night On the farm, they are leaving
az fast as possible.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

A bill will soon be brought up again
in the Dutch parliament, it is reported,
for putting through the project, so fire.
quentiy ag1tatcd in Holland, of re-
claiming the Zuyder Zee, the extent of
which is estimated at 500. 600 acres.
The sum Of $780, OO, 900 was to have
been appropriated for his great work
in 1914. hut the war put an end to the
scheme. Many Dutch papers are now
pointing out that if the dam, projected
as a preliminary to the reclamation,
had been built, IL recent flood catas-
trophe would have been averted.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

The serious shortage OF merchant
vessels was again brought home to
American manufacturers recently when
some OF them lost an order from the
Argentina government amounting to
81. 6OO.OOO because OF their inability to
state definitely when delivery of their
goods could he made. The American
manufacturers even tried to buy the
needed VESSELS. but failed. so the order
went to Nnglish manufacturers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

From communications received at tho
~. Johns consulate. 1t in evident that
the Impression still prevails in many
parts OF the United States that a PASS.
port L. needed to enter Canada Such
!s not b case. however; American
tour1sts ara free to come and 20. and
no restrictions are imposed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

The Louisiana state board of educa-
ton a put its foot down on Mother
Goose rhymes. throwing out a reader
series because OF these ditties in them.
Ex-Governor Hall and other prominent
members, who r plantation born and
reared. thought they belittled the farm
or. Superintendent Of Education Har-
rts and other members OF he board
Fought valiantly for the rhymes. but
were 0utY0ted. ~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Flowers frozen by liquid air, eggs
fried on a cake OF Ice by electricity a
ball which f10ated without visible
means OF support or air currents. and
4 bottle from which pored a Continual
stream Of liquid were features Of the
department Of tho University IF Michie
gan at Ann ArbOr.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
GLOOMY REpCusu IN
BLACK RUST PLAGUE
IN DAKOTA FIELDS
Experts Visit Fields and Give
Varying Reports-Wheat
Is In Danger.

Aberdeen. s. d.. July 22.-Thc wheat
rop in northern South Dakota is In
the dough stage-and the worry stage
particularly the latter. An army of
experts has invaded the wheat fields
IN all directions out of Aberdeen within
HI past week, and their reports are
not very cheering. though not as
gloomy as they might be.
j. l.. McCaull, OF the McCaull-Dins-
more Grain company. a former resi-
dent of Aberdeen, came out from Min
neapolls. accompanied by Frank eros
by, of the Crosby Milling company OF
Minneapolis. and they called up over
40 farmers by telephone, and then mo-
tofed out in the country for several
hours. making individual examinations
of wheat fields. They reported con-
siderable black rust, and a great deal
OF wheat, the tops of the heads OF
which had been blighted by the hot
weather. MIR. McCaull stated. just prior
the extent of the damage by rust and
blight depended largely upon weather
conditions for the next 10 days.
j. c. Mcconnell. of the firm Of Lin
coin * Boyd. large holders of farming
lands in this region, expressed the
aged by blac rust and blight.
Lyons Bros. real estate men. state
the damage. in their opinion. will range
from 30 to so per cent.
A. III. Trask. local manager of the
McCaull- Dinsmore company, sent sam
pies OF the worst specimens Of alleged
black rust to the State Agricultural
college at Minneapolis for analysis, and
received a report Thursday that the
expert analysts there could find no
trace OF genuine black rust in any
specimen submitted.
Striking an average. from the vary
ing local statements, it appears that
winter wheat, some of which is ready
to thresh, is safe; early sown spring
wheat will not be greatly damaged.
given favorable weather from now on.
but late sown spring wheat is in rather
a bad way.
Corn. oats. barley. winter rye, pota-
toes and alfalfa are all doing fine. The
wheat yield is exceptionally heavy this
year, and 1T is claimed that even in
fields damaged 80 per cent the yield
will be what would be accounted an
average yield in an ordinary year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Two women OF skowhegan. Mich.
nearly stumbled over a moose On.
n.ent recently; The animal was going
kept on about his business. "s anu
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
TO BUILD MODERN clLL ON
PIEDMONT GYPSUM GROUND

Rapid City, S. D.. July 22.-The
United States Gypsum company has
had an experienced driller on the Card
ner property at Piedmont, just north
of here. for the past month and his
borings nave disclosed a wonderful
gypsum deposit of great thickness and
purity, and extending over many acres,
also a gypsite bed ADf large area. AS
a result it is the company's plan to
proceed with the construction of a large
fire proof. modern mill as soon as the
5orings are completed, which will be
in the course of another week.
The company plans to have the mill
In operation by fall. The steel was pur-
chased last winter for a plant to be
erected at another point. but on account
of the slow deliveries of steel the plant
has not yet been erected and the steel
will now be shipped to the new property
and work commenced there at once.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

One of the few marine mail a.,,o.,
systems of this n 10 that - -
Ireadwellq island. Little Neck and
Plum island from Ipswich. Daily service
~ motor a is made to these places
during the summer. p4aSes
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

3 italian government is exnert-
menting with sericulture in Iivva
wnicn produces many mulberry trees
~ me caves OF which silk worms can
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Because Of the high cost Of living in
anchu the administration Of the
~ ' ne Eastern railway has granted
rom 10 PEI cent to 30 per cent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

TWenty-slx thousand nine hundred
pounds sterling was saved in the last
year owing to NJ. Pts not re-
parliamentary salaries. '"e''
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

2 accompanying a gently pub.
lished OFFICIAL map Of North Dakota
nov olat the state has 1884, 900, 900 set
npart 10 land as . public school endow-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Sweden has nearly 10, 600. 900 acres Of
peat f1eldA. but the annual yield is not
more than 8. 200 tons. .Coal is selling
is q necessity. iue
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

AutOists from the United States can
spend 10 days In Canada withoit Civ
ing n bond or paying duty, simplv by
registering at the first Canadian Gus.
toms house. A bond. however. is re-
CURED Cor a longer STAY than In d.v.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Any !atsham. q Pennsylvania n I'm,
Club gtn. raised $50 pounds Of tomaA
soes @ her garden plot OF one-twenti-
eth ct an acre last year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Texas gfeemasons have . .choo, -.
'coaleGe oe instruction that issn,s. A..
ptoenes q proficiency to teach ritual.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Ia Jamaica there are trees cal,ea ~.
.,Mhlp trees" and from these the ma
ttves make strong whips. with the ,.sh
and handle ali ln one. ''.o '"s"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Columbus lectured about Ar.-,.
SaAemanca. q sort OF Euronean Has"
vatd. L. llS3. when the city c%ontaira,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

4 newspaper In Lima. Peru. ha. inst
Mssaasee 2 modern t~ypesetting machine.
Ihl: introduction Will probably lead To-
torc0er tmportations in the near fmt,,re
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
DAIRY ASSOCIATION MEETING
TO HAVE BIG ATTENDING

Sioux Falls. S. D.. July IA good
attendance is expected at the annual
association. which will be held in Sioux
Falls on Friday Of this week. The
sessions will be held in the city audi
torium. One OF the prominent speak
ere will be Frank r. Crane, director Of
tho agricultural extension department
Of the Great Northern Railway com
pany. who - doing valuable work IN
encouraging the farmers of the north
west to adopt modern scientific meth
DDS of farming. and thus increase the
crop production Of their farms. 1t 10
expected several hundred farmers and
dairymen from different sections OF the
Big Sioux valley will attend Fridays
convention. Addresses will be made by
other experts In various branches Of
farming.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
TRACK MOTOR coLL,DEs
WITH HANDCAR; MANY HURT

Yankton. S. D., July 22.-There was
a scattering of Italians and Albanians
nero when a track motor met a hand
car in a mead on collision. One party
was returning from a swim in James
river, the other had a supply Of bread
for the Milwaukee extra gang on
board. Six men were injured. but only
two needed surgical aid. Louis George
is in a hospital here with a cut head.
arms and chest. Foreman William
Homer had a bad cut on the head.
George Is an Albanian. in America less
than three months. and few of the men
could talk English.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
YOUNG BUSINESS MAN DIES;
WAS ACTIVE IN CITY AFFAIR

Sioux Falls. s. d.. July 21.-The
cations resulting from an operation for
appendicitis. removes one of the most
popular of the younger business men
Of Sioux Falls. He was rs years of
age and was associated with his father
in h management of a large retail
furniture establishment in the city.
The funeral services over the young
mar were held this morning at st. Mi
chael's pro-cathedral. Members OF the
local order Of Knights of Columbus, of
which he was an active member up to
the time Of his death. attended in a
BODY.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
HARVEST HELP SITUATION
TO BE HANDLED BY NOR8Y

Pierre. S. d. July 2.-The bureau
OF immigration here has received word
that Albert Norby has been appointed
bv the federal department to have
charge of the labor situation for mar
vesters in this state, and his %headquar-
tiers will be at Huron. The government
office through which his operations
will b. conducted is h bureau of la
Dor OF Kansas City. immigration Com
missioner MacCaffree has c~ircularized
South Dakota and oun that about
5000 labor hands are needed for the
harvest season, in addition to what
regular help is always on hand. The
harvest has now finished in KANSAS
and Oklahoma. and is beginning this
week in Nebraska. In about 10 days
the operations will begin in South Da-
kota, and some harvesters are already
arriving here. The immigration de-
partment is corresponding with COM
mercial clubs in each Of the larger
towns, and with interested individuals
and societies in each OF the smaller
towns. and through this means has
ascertained the number of men needed
and the proper distribution of them.
Norby, with headquarters in Huron.
will be in touch so far as possible
with most OF those who come N
will oversee the distribution of them to
the vicinities of these own as needed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26

Iae phrase entente cordiale. =.
Pr use6 to express the friendly ~.
ese9g exlsting between France ~