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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
HURON RAISING FUND
FOR PACKING HOUSE
Business Men Will Subscribe
$4,000 to Pay for Build
ing Site.

Huron, S. D.. July 2s.-F1uron and
vicinity began today to raise the &c.
600 with which to purchase the site for
the new $1,000, 900 packing plant which
is to be located here. The entire amount
will be raised in subscriptions bearing
ts In operation and q $1,000. 900 worth
OF stock sold. If the plant is not in
operation and the $1,000. 900 stock sold
by November I, 1919, the notes will be
returned to the signers, being on deposit
in local banks in the meantime. Com
mittees of the Huron Commercial club
are ~canvassing the city to raise the $16,-
900 for the site and 1t is stated that
they are meeting with good success, the
business men being heartily in accord
with h plans OF the packing concern
and willing to do their share in making
1t a success.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
kiMsALL CAVALRY TROOP
GETTING READY FOR WAR

Kimball, S. D.. July 2S.-Troop L of
he First South Dakota cavalry, is in
training here. The boys are getting in
good shape fast.
Their cots and blankets came the first
pf the week, and their uniforms and
guns are expected most n day. The
kimball band is getting into shape and
oon the boys can march to music.
Monday they were all i%nocculated fo1
typhoid by Lieut.. III. p. Butts. of the
United States Medical corps TT Ben.
ia,nin Harrison. Ind. Some of the COM
Eany were quite sick for awhile from
the after effects.
A benefit was given the company last
Friday night at the Crescent theater,
and Thursday. August 2. a grand mill
tary ball benefit will be given in G.. D.
Brandt's dance hall which is one of the
largest dance halls in the state.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
TO LET CONTRACTS SOON.
FOR UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS

Vermilion, 8. D., July 2S.-All bids
on the new university building will be
in by August Fl. according to the state
ment issued from the office of Presi-
dent Robert L. Slagle this morning.
The contracts will be let at once, and
it is planned to begin construction in
September on the Engineering building
and the Woman's building.
Holmes & Finn, Of Chicago and
Sioux Falls. are the architects. The
board Of regents, at a recent meeting,
decided to call for a deposit Of certified
checks for 2 per cent Of the contract
price from each bidder.
The last legislature appropriated
$4,000 for an engineering building, and
$685. 900 for a Woman's building, which
house the women's gymnasium, the
...ie economics department, and will
furnish added dormitory ~accommoda-
lions.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
SOMEBODY SCATTERED TAcks
IN vERMILlON STREETS

vermilion, S. D.. July 27.-The auto
mobile owners Of this city are up in
arms and jointly and severally are in
voking the aid Of the city police and
the county officials to apprehend and
bring to justice an unknown Individual
who takes great delight in scattering
sharp pointed tacks over a large area
to be traversed by autos.
Sunday afternoon six punctures oc-
Cured in the same block in West Yer
mnion, and numerous blowouts and
punctures have happened since at the
same place. A careful inspection of
the street showed that a large quantity
OF big starp pointed tacks has peer
either carefully or carelessly scattered
about that place.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
SEES POSSIBILITIES
IN BIG water CROPS
Lakes and Lowlands Can Be
Made to Yield Big Sup
ply Of Food.

Vermihon, s. D., July %. - Souen
Dakota is overlooking q big . Of
food production in not systematically
developing the fish and vegetable
growth Of her numerous streams and
lakes. This is true Of every other state
in the northwest.
In the forthcoming report Of the
South Dakota academy of science,
which is being issued by the University
OF South Dakota, Prof. Ralph j.. Gill
more, Of Huron, says:
Our acres of water sh ,uld produce
as definite and constant a food crop as
our acres Of land. and this is the dream
Of many practical biologists of today"
water products which might he devel-
oped by selection and breeding. Wild
rice grows in abundance along northern
rivers and ponds, but no attempt has
been made to improve this. excellent
o grain. Wild lotus furnishes nut
like seed n fleshy stecks. The tubers
Of arrowhead. the heavy starchy rhi-
shoots of the cattail. the tubers Of river
weed. and many others are eaten by the
inuskrat, but have been discarded by
man.
OF h wild animals. only a few are Of
commercial importance. Fresh water
cldHlS, once an important item OF the
Indians diet. the white man discards
except to use the clam shell for making
buttons. The crawfish. once regarded
a delicacy by the Indians. finds no mar
ket except among the foreign born ele-
ment in the cities, and no effort has
been made to increase It's size. Frogs
end turtles furnish a highly desirable
type Of food, but no effort has been
made to develop this source Of supply.
The water fowl, once SO numerous, in
stead of being adapted to mans needs,
have been wantonly slaughtered like
the buffalo.
Professor Gilmore suggests the pos
sibility of improving the taste OF the
clam, n making it take it's place be-
side the oyster. He objects that thou
sands Of acres Of good clam raising
water lie unused in the northwest.
MLskrats produce good fur. but 1t re.
quires a large number Of pelts to make
q single coat. and still no attempt has
been made to increase the size by
breeding. No plan has yet been de-
vised for increasing the size and food
quality of the various fresh water
varieties of fish. whether such a plan
or any other can be made Of great eco-
nomic value is a question: says Pro-
lessor Gilmore, but although-the most
sanguine eXperimenter does not expect
to see the realization of these ideals in
the immediate future, the accumula-
ton of data will go on. for the scien-
lists hope is not entirely unfounded."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03

Special wiring of hospitals makes it
practicable to distribute phonograph
music to each patient. A spring motor
cabinet with the usual turntable has in
stead of the horn a special music trans
mltter. which is e%nergized by the yibra-
lions Of he needle passing over he
Iecord, n the electrical vibrations are
jack near each bed. Having a head re-.
ceiver with cord and plug, the patient
desiring to do SO. can insert the plug in
the lack near him. With the receiver
close to his ear. he then hears the music
out disturbs no other patient.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03

Potatoes are cultivated In the table.
lands In the Andes Of Bolivia. at a
height where cereals and most yeeet-
eoles will not grow. A consular report
describes q local method Of drying by
alternate treezings and thawings and
states that the product known as
.chunu'. and forming one OF the chief
looas q the natives. can be kept IN
~anggestion = added that the hardy no.
Hvien varieties OF potato. already under
63el ~ growers In France and Sweden.
Mlenf prove valuable In the United
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
vERMIL.ioN HON. GUARD
COMPANY BEGINS DRILL

Vermilion, S. D., July 27.-The Yer
million company of home guards is not
letting any grass grow under their feet
while they are getting into training.
Monday and Friday nights have been
chosen as the times for drilling and
training.
This drilling and training is no
child's play" said Captain Thompson.
of the home guards, and it is the de-
sire Of both the officers and men to get
into training as quickly as possible for
the reason that none of us know how
soon we may be called into action-that
is, to do police duty"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03

The Rheinische Westfaelische Zef.
tung: OF Essen. Germany, in a leading
article headed New Offensive Against
Our a OF Exchange" deplores the
decline In the exchange rate of the
mark and says: The enemy has every
interest IN keeping the rate as low as
2ossioie. not only in order to increase
the o 8 Of imports into Germany dur
tlng the war. but to hinder reconstnlc-
tion of Germany's economic life after
me war" The campaign against the
rate OF exchange Of the mark is at
sflputed to a large New York banking
noue and to h recent increase in the
plumber OF Germany's enemies, which
HAs narrowed the scope within which
Germany can take measures tn imnrov.
n exchange, while the realization Of
securities of hostile countries in Ger
MAJ hands is declared to be impos-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
FORMER HURON COLLEGE
HEAD GOES TO FLORIDA

Huron, $. D.. July 3O.-Dr. Calvin II.
French, president Of Huron college
from 1898 to 1913, who since. his leav-
ing Huron has been ar associate secre-
tary OF the Presbyterian college board
In New York. has just accepted the
presidency OF Rollins college. Winter
Park, Fla. DR.. French assumed the
head of Huron college when it was re-
moved from Pierre to Huron in 1898,
and during the Is years under his
guidance the institution was given a
firm foundation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03

The German imperial supreme court
IN giving its decision at Berlin that
wal Is no cause for dismissal from
service. sustained a suit brought by an
employe who had been summarily dis
missed In September. 1914, on the
ground that war did not permit the con-
tinuance OF business in foreign coun-
tries. In rejecting the ruling If thu
lower court, the highest tribunal de-
clared that, while war shut off inter
course with warning countries. the Arm
stii! had neutral states to operate in
which made obligations to their M
ployes binding.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
FOUR CARS ARE s1RNEo;
BLAME INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

Aberdeen, S. D., July 2S-Four freight
cars, three empty and one loaded with
company coal, yer burned in a Mil
waukce freight train neaf Warner, south
OF here, today. Sixty 1. w. w. men
were put off at Mellette by trainmen
and they are believed to have set fire
to the carr in an attempt to destroy the
train.
oLIvET-state's Attorney Glynn, Of this
(Hutchinson) county. has perfected an
appeal to the state supreme In the
case involving the expense OF caring for
nome harvest hands. who were injured
In a train wreck about q year IN
that portion Of the Milwaukee railway
which extends through Hutchinson Dun
train and the Milwaukee Railway COM
pany refused to pay their hospital and
physicians' bills. amounting In the aggre-
gate to about $500.
HURoN-Several winsome Huron girls,
bathing in the waters of Lake Byron,
north-o of Huron. had the uncanny expe-
rience Of stepping on i round object near
the shore which, upon being picked up.
proved to be. a set OF faHe teeth. Wild,
runhors as to what might have happened
30 the owner of the teeth were banished
when NJ. A. Murraine. = local insurance
man. later laid cl2im to them.
WENTWORTH-L0cal business mon
and other residents have contributed M
orally to the fund for the support Of Q
baseball team during the remainder. OF
the season. Manager Sevening Ii assAsn-
bling q strong team. A schedule OF games
wlfl BE arranged with teams in the sui
founding territory.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
FARMERS BUY ELEVATOR
PROPERTY AT ARrEslAN

Artesian- S. D.. July 2s.-The closing
Of a deal whereby the Farmers Ship
ping & Purchasing company became
the owners Of the II. B. Rodee elevator
brings the grain business in Artesian
into the control of two farmers COM
panies. the Farmers Grain company
and the Farmers Shipping & Purchas-
ing company. II. B. Rodee will be
manager of the Farmers Grain COM
pany and W. c. Butcher continues as
manager OF the Farmers Shipping &
Purchasing company.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
INCH RAIN At ARTEslAN;
BARLEY YIELD - LARGE

Artesian. s. d. July 30.-Harvest is
now in full swing. The grain In the
Vicinity is reported as very good. The
immediate vicinity was visited on by
nearly an inch rain, which did a world
OF good. Corn is developing wonder
FULLY fast and bids fair to be a booster
OF a crop. The first threshing returns
came in yesterday when there was
thrashed 80 acres of barley. which yield
ed 40 bushels per acre machine
measure n weighed out as bushels
per acre.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
STATE OBTAINS GROUND
EAST OF CAPITAL LAKE

Pierre. s. D.. July 2s.-The state has
purchased the Fuller property east of
Capitol lake. and will purchase other
bordering property, SO that the drive
around the lake can be completed from
the capitol grounds, giving the state
the privilege of all the land adjoining
end Of the capitol grounds, in a natural
depression which made a fine oppor-
tunity for the artesian lake. The ar
tesian we'll, forming this lake. also sup
plies gas, and this the city buys from
the state, consequently making a
steady income which can, be used
towards the operation Of the power
house which supplies the capitol. with
heat, light and electric power. The
recent legislature appropriated the
fund necessary for the purchase Of the
land asst Of the lake to complete tho
grounds.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
voREsr CRY. SOUTH DAKOTA

Observation-Disclosures and fax-sightedness
are due respectively to lengthening and
shortening of the eyeball in the line Of
ea18ht. and the idea Of correcting the
shape of the eye artifically is not a new
one. for q much exploited suction eye
cup OF many years ago was designed to
remedy far-sightedness by giving the
organ increased length. A device lately
enown to the Paris academy of medi-
cine by Bachi and D'Ansan is intended
70 nave the opposite effect. In this ap-
paratus. 9 pair of tampons take the
place of the lenses of a pair of spectac-
!!os, and are held against the eye by ad.
Unstable pressure. which is supposed to
1iatten out and restore elasticity and re-
esstance 10 side pressure to the outer
membrane. the scierotic. In Operation
the pressure is applied in a dark room
o. n or two seconds. with rest per
OF equal length. the application
De!ng continuously repeated during 10
minutes. The sfttings are repeated an
required. the number necessary increas-
sng with the patients age. Marked i'm
Drovement is claimed to have followed
the trials made, and a man Of IS wears.
VINO could not read at a distance of
more than a foot before treatment. was
made capable OF reading the same
characters 81 inches away.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
vERMlLioN MAY EXPORT
MANY CARS OF POTATOES

yermillion, s. D., July 2s.-Vermilion
people are not losing any sleep over the
probable high price Of potatoes next
winter o. the shortage thereof this sum-
mer and fall. There will be enough
spuds "shucked' within the next few
bins OF the growers but there will be
enough left over to supply those who
did not grab a hoe and farm. and on top
OF all this there will be carload after
carload of great big mealy tubers ship
ped to other eectiona not 80 fortunate.
This years potato crop will. without 81
doubt. be a stemwinder for this section.
Thousands Of fertile acres that have
e before been touched by the pillow
were this rear seeded to potatoes, the
result being that spuds are no longer
looked upon AZ a LUXURY. (:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
GOES To,pio POTATOES,
FINDS LIQUOR INS1EAo

Sioux Falls. 8. D.. July PA resi-
dent OF the eastern section OF Sioux
Falls went into his garden for the
purpose Of digging up q few potatoes
for q meal. He. thrust his spade into
the ground and 1t met resistance. An
investigation disclosed that some un-
known person had buried in the garden
q gunny sack In which there were sew
en- quarts Of liquor. The liquor evil
IDENTIFY was purchased before statewide
prohibition went into effect, and stored
at the place where found.
SIOUX EAILS-Ernst Tschantre, ar
rested whle employed as farm hand
near Hartford because he failed to regis
Ter under the selective draft law on June
Y. 10 the first person arrested on this
charge to complete his term IN Jail. He
has Just been released from the county
jail IN this city altar serving . term OF
- days.
VERA11ION-The 10 young men who
recently enlisted IA the national guard
ana were assigned to Company n It the
ank camp were granted . short leave
Of absence to come homo and bid goodby
to their parents ard friends before their
departure Tor Deming, N. II.
GRB0oRy-Prsliminasy arraneements
are eesASsNade for tho animal pacnSc ara
ee1eetAien Of the cd 0ottleis 81 0reeofy
ceonty whteA Wnl - heash akis- clty
. August = II Desnae wn ~ Nod II
~ ~ DasE
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
HEAVY FINE IMPOSED FOR
VIOLATING LIQUOR LAW

Sioux Falls. S. D.. July 27.-Russell
b. Foster, of a local drug store, arrest
ed on the charge of selling liquor with
out a prescription in violation Of the
bone dry statewide prohibition law,
was found guilty and sentenced to pay
days in Jail. He was granted a stay of
10 days in which to perfect an appeal
to the state circuit court. Foster was
arrested on evidence furnished by two
men who had been arrested on the
charge of i~ntoxicatton.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
DOG HAS SAME RIGHTS
ON ROAD AS MOTOR CAR

Milbank. S. D., July 2s.-Dogs have
a six cylinder automobile. This was
decided today in court when Mrs. Julia
Berkner received damages for the death
of her pet dog who had been killed
when struck by an automobile or the
public road.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
RUNAWAY WIFE MAY BE
CHARGED WITH MURDER

Deadwood, s. D., July ~. Grover
Barron, a barber. and Mrs. Grace M.
Brown, who eloped from Havelock,
Neb, and who recently were captured
in Deadwood, have been taken back to
Havelock, where they may be charged
with h murder Of Mrs. Browns baby.
The woman is the wife OF a Havelock
business a
When she eloped with Barron she
took her 2-month-old baby with her.
The baby has since disappeared. 1t is
said Mrs. Brown told a Deadwood wo-
man that her baby had died. The body
OF a babe was found July 5, in a creek
near Lincoln, Neb.. and the authorities
may strive to prove that it was Mrs.
Browns baby.
woman Barron had the proprietors of a
local barber shop wire him $50, saying
he needed 1t for the transportation of
himself and wife to Deadwood.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-03
MEANS TO
PUT KICK IN Cider
When Run Through Cream Sep.
arator It Produces APP
pie Brandy.

wakonda, s. D.. July Eft is re-
ported from a section Of Clay county
that in an effort to defeat the purposes
Of state wide prohibition some OF the
residents are utilizing cream separa-
tors in the manufacture of a form of
liquor to take the place Of beer. whisky
and other intoxicants formerly handled
by the saloons. which went out Of
existence on the evening Of June 80
last. Hard cider forms the chief in
gredient Of the home made liquor. 1t
Is said that after this form Of cider
is u through a cream separator it
becomes . very good quality Of apple
brandy. Those who have used this
crudely manufactured liquor as a bev-
erage are reported to have declared
that 1T has a very good kick" In 1T.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

of year, during which period so
more Americans were killed an the
high seas.
When Germany pledged forbear-
ance from her barbarous policy, we
condoned her previous offenses and
President Wilson was criticised for
his reluctance TO do Gnything which
would involve us in the war.
Last February Germany with
drew her pledge and we severed re-
lations with her. What is there for
us to do, my friends?" Here Mr.
Taft was answered from the rear of
the hall by strident voice carrying
the monosyllabic reply, Fight" and
the hall burst into thunderous ap-
plause.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
TAFT SUPPORTS WILSON.

Ex-President William II. Taft, in
a speech before 500 members of the
Insurance Society of Massachusetts.
at social banquet at the Boston
City club. delivered a patriotic ad-
dress, from which we quote:
America will dominate the coun-
Gil of nations, at the conclusion of
the war, for she is battling for a
cause that should exalt the soul of
every citizen and in its successful
conclusion bring about a permanent
world peace.
81 want to take up question to-
night which thrusts itself into all our
thoughts, and that is the war" he
began. Il think we ought to cult
vate our sense of proportion in re-
gard to our attitude to it, for l don't
believe that we have yet risen to a
full realization of the part we are
to play, or will play, at the wars
conclusion.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
EIGHTH GRADE EXERCISES.

Thursday afternoon, May 10, at
2.30, the eighth grade of the Monte
Vista schools will hold its class ex-
ercises at the Baptist church.
The program will consist OF music.
vocal and instrumental. The class
prophecy. history and poem also spe-
cial numbers.
The parents and friends of the
members of this class are urged to
be present.
AT the close of the exercises Mr..
Mccormick, superintendent of city
schools, will present the diplomas.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Mrs. Emma X. Goad returned Sat
urday morning from Albuquerque,
n. Mex, where she has been for the
past three weeks with her daughter
Ralph Of and Ray Wilmore of Del
Norte passed through here Sunday
evening on their way to Denver.
They will bring back cars for some
parties in Del Norte.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
Wider World Cause.

I'VE ought to understand just
what carried us into the war. Ger
many, blind to her interests, has in
sisted upon forcing us into an alli-
ance with her enemies and being in
we are enabled to add to the wider
world cause that the Allies will con-
tinue to fight for.
Il don't want to minimize the
cause which aggravated a war decla-
ration, but the cause which now
moves us is so much wider that we
ought to be exalted by the wonderful
opportunity of advancing world well
fare and of promoting Christian civil
lization.
Whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad After three
years of titanic struggle the war is
now turning upon a question of
money, food and equipment and
when this time has arrived Germany
drove us into the ranks of her enc
mics. We, the one nation who pos
sesses more money, more food and
more supplies than any other nation
in the world.
When we do our duty-as we are
going to do it tremendous ap-
plause)-when We send over half a
million men, and when victory comes
as victory must, because our cause is
right, think Of the opportunity that
this country will have. We possess
no spirit of aggrandizement. All
We wish is that at the end of the war
the service for mankind will justify
the tremendous waste.
under these conditions, I ask
you. could nation occupy greater
position Of power than the United
States will assume at the council
board of nations? l don't think that
feature occurs to us now. We shall
be the nation of greatest influence,
for We have no interest in the war
but to secure righteousness and JUS
tice. Armed thus, we shall be able
to Insert a provision that will bring
about an arrangement between ma
tions that will be a veritable League
| to Enforce Peace.