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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
. FILM CITY
PROPOSAL IS
PUT BEFORE
R0TARIANS
AT MEETING

Another film city proposition has been
made 10 the people Of Borwnsyile. This
time the proposition Games from the Jungle
Film corporation, California concern, and
was made at non today 10 the members of
the Brownsville Rotary club.
John Rouan. owner Of Napoleon the
Great, the educated chimpanzee now win
tering in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. told
the members of the Rotary club at the noon
luncheon today that he would bring the
corporation 10 this city Id the city will m-
vest @35.0O0. lIe stated that he. hi- wife
and his brother n-law own the Jungle Film
corporation. that the concern owns assets
valued at S>H.ouu and that IT wants 935.-
QUO 10 cover costs of moving here and 9th
cr expenses that will ~ incurred n- the
construction "a studio ~ thc kind called
for.
Without entering mtp amy DISCUSSION ot
the proposition. thc club appointed COM
miltce composed ~ Judge III. M F"rd. ~.
Wayne Wood. M. H. Mason and E E. T.
Howard to meet with Mr Rounan and 9th
erwi-e investigate and report on thc propp-
sition.
" = West made the technical talk and
4 talk was made TN NJ IL Fox. thc advance
agent of the chrmpauzee. Napoleon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
DEATH OF
WOMAN IN
HOTEL IS
MYSTERY
UNSOL. WE'D

Mystery that seems "a offer on thread
of a clue surround the death some time
yesterday AFTERNOON WI aroon ~ Y hotel
in Brownsville "a p woman giving her name
as Mrs. W. J. Pilhszrr and registering
from Corpus Christi The woman was
about 35 wears of ace Her hair was De-
cidediv blonde. The body lies IN the NOR
cue af the undertaking establishment Of
r. +. Morris
Shortly after dark, last evening. a man
giving hi~ name a- WI y. Sanders. claim
ING to ~ about ~ Years w ace ana 4 citi-
zen Of one of the Dokotas. complained at
the police station that hc had been robbed
of SS~o III cash md check book, Ills
complaint resulted in "a Visit to the wom-
ans room. thr Gur of which was found
locked. The door was forced omen md
the corpse ot the woman was found lying
across the bed. Justice VT the Peace TIL IL
Kirk. who hu~ilv engaged in raveling ont
the mystery. stated that hr arrived at thr
hotel abort @ o'clock u-, uiyht and found
the body oi ihc woman still warm.
The clerk at thc hotel Stated that the
woman came there about 10 o'clock yes
tcrdav morning AND was given her room.
Efforts to enter thr room LATER on the part
OF employees at the hotel. u was stated. re
vcalrd ihr fuct ihHi fhr door was locked.
4 search was made> thc room ana tho
womar'~ helnn-ing- without results iu the
way of indiug amy money.
Justice Kirk was told that ne woman
had ben seen on ihc Street Yesterday after
noon with large amount ot money
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
Invites TtC0 Black Eyes From Weather
ManIn Exchange For Bdimy Sunshine

Secretary Cob0lini of the
Board of City Development. this
afternoon received the following
message from Secretary Weber,
secretary TO the board Of engi-
neers. United States army:
Missed connection: now due
at Brownsville Thursday 1890
p. m. Rearrange schedule if
practicable for two days stay
stead of two and one as planned.
Suggest harbor inspection Fri
day morning, lower Valley after
noon; public hearing and night
at Pharr, finishing Valley Satur-
day
Following the receipt of the
message Mr.. CObOlini announced
that the suggestions viii be car
ried out, and that ihe hearing. in
stead of being held in Browns
vile Thursday night, will be held
in Pharr, probably at The Pharr
hotel, Friday night. The entire
intinerary will be rearranged to
conform.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
10 SHIPS IN
s. ATLANTIC
DESTROYED
BY GERMAN
SEA RAIDER

LONDON, Jan. Flight British and
two French vessels have been sunk BY a
German sea raider IN the South Atlantic,
ii was officially announced today. The
ships are:
DramatiSt. Radnurshire; Inieh,
NetherbyhaIl, Mount Temple, King George,
Goric and Noliaire.
French-Naute. and Asniercs.
The steamships II. Theodore ami Nlr-
rowdne both British, we're captured hA he
raider and there whereabouts unknown.
H.
At Norfolk. Val. last night wireless
warning was picked up that German raid
er was oif the Brazilian con~t near Per
nambuco last Friday The message was
addressed ito AL ships" 1t placed the
raider III latitude seven degrees south. lon
gitude twenty-five degrees west. The Ger
man vessel was described ~ a ship of
about four Thousand tons, wcIl armed and
carrying torpedo tubes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
CANAL SYSTEM
BRINGS $150,000
IMPORTANT STEP ThKEH PRELIMI-
hARY TO PURCHASE or SYSTEM
BIZ PROPERTY OWNERS.

San Benito Irrigation district, Cameron
county. No. ,. is about ~ become physi-
cal wv well a1 legal institution. an import
ant step towards the final acquisition by
the district ~ the hand aud water rights
III the old irrigation company having been
effected yesterday afternoon when Thos.
N. DNSart of Str ouiS. No, representing
the stockholders Of the company. bought
the property at auction on the Cameron
county courthouse steps.
The price paid was Sl50.000. The
properly comprises about 5000 acres Of
land, the water plant, irrigation system.
telephone and electric light systems of the
city ot San Bento and other properties "a
the company. II. 4. Mckay, who was ap-
pointed master IN chanceEy by the fed
eral district court III connection with the
order of sale winding up the receivership
"a the company, sold the property.
Mr.. Dysart was the only bidder present
The sale Was made ia two sections. the
first going at $4,000 and the second nj
125.e
The San Benito. Irrigation district re-
Gently voted Ia issue $500. 900 worth of
bonds with which 60 buy the property and
tn install the necessary Improvements.
About half the amount viii be paid for the
physical property.
The st. Louis party in the city yesterday
in connection with the sale included W. Il.
Compton, n III Rauch and MI Arculariu~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17

really too bad that Old Boreas passed A.
I'm almost the entire Valley winter. and
comes at this late day to interfere with
the plans for Brazo- Santiago harbor'
Commodore Coholin has been anxious
~ scanning the weather prognoSiicatinn,
since Sunday. hoping that the engineers
on their arrival in the Valley Thursdgp
noon would have An. opportunity ID view
the Valley under normal weather cnndi-
tion~. The board left Washington for
Bron-vIlc Monday morning, and " SEIZED
uled to reach Houston Thursday morn
ing. departing from that city immediate
IN for Brownsville. arriving here Thurs
day night at 10 - o'clock Commodore
Coholini said he expected that the board
would ~ met M New Orleans Nv Mayor
4. Albert Browne. who has been in tnat
city the past several days on business.
and accompanied to Brownsville.
The board on it, arrival will bc mel nt
the station by Secretary Cobolini, nleni-
bers of the Board of City Development,
and citizens of Brownsville and the Val
lev
Colonel Alba Haywood, Of San Bcniin.
who was ~ have been present, adri..cI
Secretary Cobolini that owing to being
confined 10 hi bed on account Of Illness
and in danger Of pneumonia, h. worlI
be unable 10 attend. lie assured Mr. Co
bolini Of his hearty support Of tho pr
position.
Judge j. III. Monroe Of Rio Grandc City,
the progressive spirit Of the western end
Of the Valley, advised the commodore
that he would be present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
STARS
MEET TWO DAYS
DELEGATES TO RALLY AND school.
or INSTITUTION A2RlvE-TO
HOLD AN INITIATION.

Opening at o'clock this afternoon at
fhe Masonic building with school Of in
~truction and ninrli~tr work the Fifth
district of Texas. Order W.T. the Eastern
Star. convened for two DAYS rally and
school uf Instruction.
The work Ut the first day. after receiving
delegates from other sections nj the dis
trict and assigning thcb to apartment. will
include q ceremonial session this evening at
which Hope Chapter. M. l2i. will initiate
W. VI. Wh'morc and Mrs It'll I'll Thomas
81 this city into membership of the chap
tcr. The initiation viii he hv officers of
the chapter ia the presence of the district
deputy Grand Matron and other district
officers.
Delegates to the convention began to ar
rive on the noon tram r0dHv and were met
w the train by delegation VI Officers and
members of Hope chapter who conducted
them tn the Miller hotel. Among the dele
gates to arrive al noon we're Mrs. p. VI Dial
of San Antonio. district deputy Grand Mat
ron; Mr.. Edna ~ Perkins NJ Mission. as
sistant district deputy Grand Matron; Mrs
Morris IF MrAllen: Mrs. Collins and Mrs
Greag of KingsviIe.
Social features of the district convcn-
tion include plans that have been made for
an automobile ride over The city nj 4 80
o clock
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
"MILITARISM' IN
AMERICA SCORED
ITALIAN PAPER SAYS PRESIDENT
BREACHES PAcITiCiSM. BUT AT
SANE TlHE URGES DEFENSE.
iliv AssncInt.d rrnss. }

ROME. Italy. Jan. l7.-lu strongly
worded editorial the Mcssaeero attacks
what II calls american MilitariSm." The
paper says: "prc~ident Wilson breaches
racilici-m, hut under hi- administration
the greatest military program. surprising
ica H. preparing 10 become the second nav
al power N the world, indcer the first If an
other battle like that of Jutland reduces
thc Briii-Aan German naval forces. Amer
ican imnerialSm. after Cuba, the Philip
pines. Sandwich islands and Panama. IT,
row lupi-ir- WI Canad w the north and
Mexco to tire -outh"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17

"lf the man who guides the weather
will give ~ halmy sunshine during the
stay III the member, Of the board Of en-
gineers of the United States army in
Brownsville and the Valley. shall be
willing and glad to stand before him and
allow him 70 present me with n many as
two black eyes, announced Commodore
Louis Cobolini, secretary Of tte Board Of
City Development, this morning. "Itl's
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
TOHOnOYHeyO Who
Died Saving LiUeS

ST. LOUIS. Mo. Jan. l7.-Richard
Moore. the section hand who gave up ms
life in preventing the wreck of 2 Mis-
sour. Kansas and Texas passenger train
nj lola. Kansas. last week val be- given bur
ial al the expense ol hi~ employers N was
announced today. and monument "a ms
memory will be erected. Moore cleared
track material from the tran'- path n
time to save tie train. but had "a sacrifice
hi own lite to ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
Food Conditions In
Germany Grow Worse

BERLIN. Dam. l. An Associated
Pres ~poudeut returning from Bcrir
grown worse Nv the last ~ix months E--
are scarcely ohtamabe
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
American Cowboys
Xii! Six MexiCans

NOGALES, Ariz.. Jan. l7.-Six Mex
cans were killed Sunday IN two American
cowboys thirty miles west ~ here when
they were fired on while herding ha.l
cattle 'rustled" hy the Meyicans. accord
Ing 70 report to the -herifts office to-
day. A Utah cavalry troop n now bound
to the scene
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
Leak Heuyime
Postponed Day
LAWSON AND MRS. V.SCONTI WERE
WAITING TO TESTIFY WHEN
P0STP0MEMEnT CAME.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. H.
The LEAK" hearing today was
postponed until tomorrow so
that the investigating committee
might ask The house for author
ity to employ counsel. Thomas
Lawson and Mrs. Ruth visconlN
from when he got much of his
information. were waiting TO teS-
tity when the hearing was post
pGned.
The house extended the time
for the leak investigating COM
mittee thirty days and aathoriz-
ed II 10 employ counsel.
II is expected that ]. ?. Nor
gan Ill testify tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
Germany Res gned to
Con'iinuanceof War

BERLIN. Jan l7.-Following the entente
reply. public opinion in Germany apparent
ly has crystallized, virtually eliminating the
peace party except for a few socialists.
The feeling is general that peace negotia-
tions are impossible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
Interests Unite TO
Avert A Coal Famine

CHICAGO. I'LL. Jan l7-Coa dealers.
railroads Innc owncr- and public Officials
united today ~ am effort 60 avert The
threatened coal famine. Appeals lor help
were semi a. the State government, The I'M
ter~iate commcIte commission and ihe AM
erican Railway association tor relief.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
Hope Revives For
Finding Army Men

CALENlCn Cali. Jan. l7.-lInpe~ for
Colonel Rishop ana LIeute--tsai lRobrri>aa.
the ayiaior-. beng found somewhere in
The state 81 sonora. Mexico. revived today
when reports were received from Yuma
stating that cowboys believed they had
seen the lost army men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
SAY RAIDER CAPTURED NINE.
y Associatesl Press.l

RIO Ode JANlERO. Brazil. Jan. T.
According wv information received here
from British official sources seven YES
-cl- have been sunk w the Atlantic and
nine captured w German commerce
raider
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
Chinese System of
Shorthand Invented

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. l7.-Word
was received here today that a Chinnman
has perfected II shorthand system for the
Chinese language after the task had been
given up III despair by many Others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
Funston in Praise
Expeditionary Army

FIELD HEDQUARTERS. Mexico. Jan
lT.-Maior General Funston. returning to
Colonia Dublan from an inspection trip to
III Vale, praised the expeditionary force
highly Officers believe that withdrawal Of
the troops will start soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
FAVORABLE TO SUBMISSION

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 7.-The
house committee on on constia-
tionai amendments today report
ed favorably on submission, vot-
ing thirteen TO two.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
The WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast far
the lower gulf coast states AMI the
, Magic Valley j. issued hy the | nited
States weather hurcau M New Orleans:
Tonight and Thursday, ram; slight
IL warmer. gentle to moderate south
to east winds.
The following lutai weather oh~rrva-
J tinns are iss'led teday IN Mrs A. " Reed.
j United States official weather observer at
) Brownsville. and covers the period of
) twenty four hours ending at ! 4. NJ. today:
Maximum temperature .. Al >
Minimum temperature . $40
Barometrc pressure ....... 3O.39
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
English Firm Will
Build American Guns

WASHINGTON. u. III, Jan. lT.-Thn
Hadfelds, limited, an English firm which
underhid American firms. today received a
S3,00O.000 contract t0 make fourteen and
sixteen inch navy proiecties for the Tn
tied States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17
POSE SURROUNDS a HOUSE.

HARRAH Okla. Jan. IA posse
surrounded a house near here today 10
capture two Of the four robbers who rob
bed the First National bank Friday. Af
ter gun battle the men escaped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-17

Continued ~ page 2)
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16

Office in Book 81 of Mortgages at page 500,
and which said mortgage describes and
mortgages the Southeast quarter(SE1 of
Section Eleven(1D in Township One-hun-.
seven 90 west of the Fifth Principal
Meridian, and was given to secure the
psy%eRhs Hundred Dr. 'h {slsoo sS% dollars ia I Wish
interest thereon at the rate of six
per cent per annum from the date of said
mortgage, three years after date of said
% nor a%sst according Of gno to oo, the e tenor
issory note. in said mortgage de-
scribed, and all taxes and assess
ments levied upon said premises before
the same became due or delinquent. by
reason of the failure of the said mortRagor
to pay the principal when the same be-
came due or the interest, thereon or the
taxes levied upon and assessed against
said premises for the years 1915 and 1916,
which said taxes and assessments have
been paid by said mortgage, and the
amount now claimed to be due on said
mortgage at the date of this notice is the
sum OF 1869. SC principal and interest and
s33. 81 taxes paid by said mortgage and
81 ID interest thereon, making In all the
sum of Sl604 .55, and the costs of these
foreclosure proceedings. and no action or
proceeding having been instituted at law
or otherwise to recover the debt secure
by SAID mortgage or any part thereof:
Now. therefore, said mortgage will be
foreclosed and the premises In said mort
gage and herein and above described, or
so much thereof as shall be necessary,
will be sold by the Sheriff of Potter County,
South Dakota, or his Deputy, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, at
the front door of the Court House of Pot
ter County. South Dakota, in the City of
Gettysburg in Potter County, South Da-
kota, on Saturday. the goth day of Sep
TENDER, 1917, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
said mortgage and the costs of these fore
closure proceedings.
Dated this 18th day of August, 1917.
Joseph Hicks, Owner and holder
r. L. Flickinger, his ATTORNEY.
John Herbison, Sheriff of
Potter County. South Dakota.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
Wonder, of jupiter.

Il Jupiter were cut up into 1900
pieces each would be larger than the
earth. All the planets together do not
weigh half al much as Jupiter. Only
the sun surpases Jupiter In size. A
year on the planet Jupiter is equal to
twelve Of our years. Jupiter rotates
on it's axis in less than half the time
OF the earth, but because Of the plan.
cts enormous size the rotation speed
Il much higher. While the earth
travels seventeen miles a minute, Jupi.
ter travels 468 miles a minute. II
Jupiter turned on its axis a little faster
It would burst, as some fywheels dc
when they exceed a safe speed. Jupi-
ter may be regarded either as a decay.
ing sun or a developing earth. he
has not yet had time to cool. He Is
\ great globe OF gaseous and molten
matter. the most extraordinary planet
~ the entire solar system-Rochester
Post-Express.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16

f&
The Aberdeen Daily News Of
August 6 gives an account of the
discovery of a new kind of gaso-
line obtained from Ignite, made
by Dean E.. j. PADDOCK, of the
University Of North Dakota. He
calls it ssmotor spirit" for want of
a better name. It is not yet
known how much of the new fluid
a given quantity of Ignite CON
tains. If it should be sufficient to
be used commercially. it will be a
great thing for South Dakota as
well as North Dakota.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
AGENCY RIFLES

Ed Swan was in from Cherry
Greek Wednesday.
DR.. L.. r. Michael, school in
spector, was an arrival Wednesday.
Jas Robertson took a trip to
Pierre last Friday returning Mon
day
L.. .. johnson was down from
LaPlant Tuesday on some business
at the Supt's Office.
JOS. Simonds returned from his
vacation visit at Winona, Mimi.
the first of the week
Mrs. Duncan and two children.
accompanied by DR.. Logan, made
q trip to Gettysburg last Friday
Marshall Eidam left as again.
Monday for Omaha whore be will
be assigned q position in the new
navy
Miss Ellen-E. BONN 81 Duane
MINI arrived Tuesday evening to
fill the position Of school cook at
the Boarding School.
Miss Emma Stainer has resign
ed her position in Fred LaPlknts
store and expects to l1avA today
for her home in PIERS:
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred LaPllnt re-
~ IN - VEt +1%E KI
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
FARM HOUSE
BURNED

The residence of j. w. Walker
and family, six miles west of Get
tysburg, burned to the ground on
Friday forenoon of this week, but
little of the contents being saved.
However, we understand the house
was insured for $1,000 and the fur
niture for 5000 (which will help
out some.
The fire appears to have started
from a gasoline stove which explod-
ed after it had been lighted.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
Notice of Foreclosure Sale

NOTICE is hereby given; that default
has accrued in the conditions of that Ger.
tain mortgage containing q power Of sale,
executed and delivered by D. j.. O'Keefe.
mortgagor. to Joseph Hicks, MORTGAGE,
dated the first day Of March, 1910. filed for
record in the Office Of the Register of
Deeds of Potter County, South Dakota,
on the 18th day of March, 1910. at 1:45
D. M, IN recorded In the records of said
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
ABBREVIATED

ABBREVIATED
The young folks of Oahe plan
on organizing a glee club
A daughter was recently born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Wall, of
Oahe
Mrs. G.. III. Corson and sen
Marion of Oahe are visiting in
Potter-co
Will Merrill is enjoying a visit
from his mother Mrs. Rosanna
Merrill, and his sister, Mrs. Dora
Boylen, the latter is from Califor-
MIA
Misses Grace and Minnie Gear
returned from Lebanon Sunday,
accompanied by Miss Emma Mix
kelson and her brother, Fred, and
wife
DR.. Keel, eye specialist, of Sioux
Falls, treated a number of people
here Monday, giving The Press
office a pleasant call. He also
made several calls at the Agency
DIR. Laben was called over to see
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Burns. liv-
ing on the former Mckay ranch.
who got sick from eating some Dad
tomatoes and drinking impure wa
ter, or an overloaded stomach on
a hot day
Commencing with last Week, The
Press will be dated hereafter on
Thursday, instead of Friday. Ad-
vertisers and others who wish to
have matter inserted promptly
must have the copy in the Office by
Wednesday noon
The Press is delayed this week
on account of the late arrival of
two final proof notices and mort
gage foreclosure, also ye editor
going to Gettysburg Thursday a.
NJ. to attend the meeting of the
Red Gross directors
r. B. Ellis is laying off for a
couple weeks to put his hay up,
after which his instructions are to
improve the rock ford in Beaver
Gulch by covering it with a coat
of cement. When this is. finished
preparations will be made for put
ting a new steel bridge over the
Little Cheyenne at the old town
site
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Adrian and
sons of Pierre we're guests of Mrs
L.. Oliver's rooming house Monday
night. He is a deputy Of the State
Land department and is engaged
in locating trespassers on State
lands, having completed such work
in Potter and Sully counties and
now is taking the counties west OF
the river commencing with Dewey.
Messrs A. S. Names, city en-:
gineer of M~obridge, Ziba Dewey.
his assistant. and Alex Hooper.
son of Editor Hooper of the Bulle.
tin, made The Press office a pleas.
ant visit last Saturday. They were
up to make a visit at the Agency
to get more Information regarding
the installation of the proposed
new waterworks system at Mo.
bridge