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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
S. DAKOTA TEk .'s',s IF b. "a. :.
Tn Meet Skly News Di- y
" MllI self-explanatory..l
-cr because much
Convention awill be going thee.
lects 1918 *spapers, and to
-Offic. City readers to

Mas chosen as the meeting r. ~ |,
south Dakota educational ~ lllelll n
1918. There was not much so+ IN
in this fight. as it was ger az iiocbbn-
coded from the first that Mishe Offould
WIN out. Representatives OF t city
ave been busy in Sioux Fame e past
TWO DAYS mingling among T. achers
and offering many reasons ,hy the
association should meet the1illthe prin-
cipa n being a fine musical attrac-
ton. As a special musical Extraction
they offered Miss Anna Case, a mem
Der of the Metropolitan Opera company
and n of Americas most celebrated
sopranos.
DIR. III. NJ. Gage. president of Huron
College. won out in a contest by a big
majority for president of the associa-
tlon over Edmond Steele. of Howard,
county superintendent of Miner county.
Both men are We'll NOW educators in
The state and their friends were almost
equally divided.
The officers are as follows:
President, I'll. Nj. Gage. Huron.
recording secretary, Mrs. Olive M.
Warren, Spearfish.
Corresponding secretary, A. III. Sey-
mour. Aberdeen.
Treasurer. j. w. I1cemer, Platte.
John l.eyman, of Elk Point, was
elected as a member of the program
committee.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
FEDERAL AGENTS ON
TRAIL or REMPFER?
His Activities in Connection
With Alleged Peace Organ.
izstion Under Scrutiny.

Parkston, S. D.. Nov. 2e.-Rumore
were current here today that agents of
the department of Justice We're in this
neighborhood to investigate the activi'
ties of William c. Rempfer. of Parks
ton. executive secretary of the South
Dakota branch of the peoples council
or America for democracy and terms
of peace.
Rempfer. as secretary. issued a long
statement Yesterday supposed to have
been the result Of a meeting of the
executive committee in which the Rus
sian b%olsheviki is given the support OF
the council and the United States called
on TO take similar action.
Rempfer has become we'll known as
an ardent peace at any price a He
was connected with the organization of
the socialists in Hutchinson county that
led eventually to the sentencing of q
Germans from there to penitentiary
sentences for ~obstructing the draft. He
was also attorney for the Germans
when they We're tried before the fed
eral court in Sioux Falls.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
MCCLELLAN ESTATE
GOES TO THE STATE

fierre, s. d., Nov. 29.-The estate OF
John Mcclellan, who died years g in
Sioux Falls apparently without heirs.
mas been in litigation for a long time,
and is now finally being settled up. w.
L. Baker, receiver appointed i'm the case.
has just notified the state land depart
ment that he is ready to turn over to
the department the cash on hand be-
longing to the estate, which amount to
$4,000 now. This money will be turned
over to the state treasury through the
attorney generals department, and dis
b to the different counties to he
loaned out on farm loans, the same as
money derived from the sale of lands.
Besides the cash there is real estate as
sessed at a valuation Of $4,000. Land
Commissioner Knight estimates that
the estate will add close to 500, 900 to
the school fund by the time the real
property is disposed of. 1t will be sold
under n same laws and regulations as
the school and endowment lands. The
sale OF the city property Mr.. Knight
c~ontemplates will be made in Sioux
Falls early in the spring.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
TRACE DEATH OF HOGS
TO PRO-GERMAN WORK

Mitchell. S. D.. Nov. 3O.-German
propaganda in a new form is thought
to nave been discovered in Dawson
county. During the past two weeks
hundreds OF pigs. in most cases ready
for h market. have died from what
is now termed a mysterious disease.
supposed to have beer carried by a So
called serum old by an itinerant
peddler.
Investigation today proves tina in
practically every case where pigs have
been lost the animals had previously
been treated with the so-called cure,
and that pigs in the same fields tina
were not treated with any cure at all
lived.
Federal and state officials are investi-
eating and a search is being made for
the remedy salesman. Tension is high
among the farmers who have lost pigs,
and the result of a chemical analysis
of h matter sold by the traveller 10
awaited with interest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
CLAIMS VETERINARIAN
GAVE WRONG DIAGNOSIS

P%lankington. S. d., Nov. 3O-With the
visit of DIR. Phelps. state veterinary
surgeon, to the cattle herd of o. G.. E.
Miller, of Aurora county, an Interest,"
ing situation has developed. which nay
result in a suit for damages being
brought by Mr.. Miller against DR..
Faber, of Mitchell. deputy state veter-
marian. DIR. Faber is said to have in
spected h herd of Miller's last spring,
and to have declared the cattle were
afflicted with Texas itch. and quaran-
tined them. Miller treated his herd and
they speedily recovered. but he was
unable to get the quarantine raised UNI
til an appeal to the governor brought
the state veterinarian to the scene, he
claims. DIR. Phelps is reported to have
said that while the herd might have
had the itch last spring, it had not
been affected for many weeks. Miller
is of the opinion that his cattle suf-
fered from lice instead of itch, and
claims Faber did not make Il care
full inspection. He threatens to bring
suit against Faber for damages.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
sulo.r. Fear T.uton Trick.

From the Neue Zurcher Zeitung.
We (Bullgarians) ven into tie wal
after getting definite u that our
rights should be attended to in case Of
victory. We have In our diplomats port.
folio certain very valuable agreements
without which we should not have made
war: otherwise we could have given tho
war q very different urn.
What Germany's = aims are does not
concern vs. a jot. but our concern IL that
Germany will not agree TO any alteration
IN our present frontier to the advantage
q Turkey. Constantinople should r.
member that her proper sphere Of expan.
sion u In Asia. not In our direction. What
Turkey HI done calls for no xratitude
from us. We want to keep the whole Of
the Dobrudya and on the south Macedonia.
Including the towns OF kavalla. 6eres And
drama. which Ne promised to restore, Il
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
CATHOLIC WOMEN HAVE
SUCCESSFUL RAzAR

Bridgewater. s.. D., Dec. IA rec
ord breaking attendance greeted the
home talent play. rendered at the opera
house, in connection with the sumner,
ard bazaar. given by the women of St.
Stephens Catholic church.. The total
receipts for the evening to
$1,4O0.
RAPID CITY-The sale by Americus
Thomuson and wife of their large and
histor.c ranch on the Cheyenne river Is
worthy of more than passing mention.
They were among the pioneer residents
or the Black Hills section of the state,
taking up their residence in thiy territory
in February. 1879. coming from Fort RAN
dali. Their ranch on the Che ,enne was
one of the landmarks of the Cheyenne
river country
WATERTOWN-At a meeting Of the
board OF directors OF the Security Nation
who. together with A. J.. Lockhart. Of
Clear Lake. and H. P. Andrisea of Clark
field, Mimi. recently purchased addition
al stock in this institution, was formally
elected vice president. In this capacity
he succeeded H. NJ. Hanten who resigned
a short time ago.
VOLGA-The farmers of the Volga ter
ritory are the latest in the state to orga.
nize a farm loan association. A number
- S.S S0NAhAo VI NbD tSSiIllky
were present when the organization wa.
effected. The following officers were
elected: President. G. c.. Olson; vice pres.
ident. c. c. Iddings; secretary-treasurer.
Robert Henry.
sISsETON-At their annual business
meeting the members OF TIE local Eastern
Star lodge elected the following officers
for tha coming year: Matron. Mrs. s. K.
Olbers; patron. Emil Akre: associate ma.
iron. Mrs. ]. o. Andrews; secretary, Mrs.
NJ. p. Crockett; treasurer. Miss Hazel
Spackman.
PIERRE-The state printing c,mmis.
stoned finds that since 1913. when the Law
went into effect requiring that all state
printing be let by competitive bid the
state has been saved a total of 81! Y, 32S. q.
This is a saving Of 1925 a month or over
500 a day.
MISUNDERSTANDING ceremonies
marked the laying of the cornerstone Of
the new gymnasium building which is tc
be erected at the state normal school in
this city. at a cost of SIS 900.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
ANOTHER SOUTH DAkoTAN
is KILLED IN FRANCE

slsseton, $. D.. Nov. 29.-lnformation
son. in an Australian field hospital has
been received by Mrs. A. Anderson. The
death of the son resulted from gunshot
wounds in the abdomen. received in
battle on the western front in France.
where he was serving with a Canadian
contingent of the British army. He en-
listed at Wayburn, Canada. in 1914. He
was a resident of Sisseton for a period
of 10 years, leaving eight years ago to
take up land in western Canada, where
he was residing when the war broke out.
He made a conspicuous RECORD for gall
iaEtry during his service with the Cam
adian troops.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
S. DAKOTA LEGISLATOR
is DEAD AT HURON

Huron, S. D., Nov. 29.-Ernest ID. Eide
membe of the Beadle county bar, died
at his home in this city Sunday evening
MIR. Eide was brought up at Earlville.
Ia, and graduated from Iowa university
i'm 1902. After four years spent i'm teach.
ing in South Dakota he came to Huron
in 1906 and began the practice of law
He was a Mason, member of the Con.
greaational church and was a member
of The South Dakota house of repre-.
%sentatives from this county i'm 1915.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

Gardeners who had only evenings in
which to care for their vegetable
patches. We're handicapped by the little
daylight allowed them. With this diff
ficulty in view. a New orleans electrical
company has put on the market a light
which readily lights a fair sized garden.
This light is mounted on a pole, and its
glow intensified by a reflector. The
lower end of the pole is pointed and
set deeply in the soft soil. The plug
MAY be attached to a socket within the
house
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
THROWN FROM WAGONS;
HIS NECK is BROKEN

Faith, S. d., Nov. 29.-While driv.
ing along the road in "A Wagon alone,
Otto Sommerland was thrown from the
vehicle in such a manner that his neck
was broken and he was instantly
killed. The indications are tina the
wagon tongue dropped down, throwing
Sommerland out. The unfortunate
mar came to the Faith country from
Denmark a few years ago, and is said
to have been highly educated. his fam.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

There were 5,s4s.930 forest trees
raised at the four state nurseries in
New Zealand during the fiscal year end
ing March 81, 1917. and 5,41s,569 trees
We're planted in the eight government
%piantations OF the dominion covering
2.76O acres. The total area planted since
the start Of operations in 1896 is %. 999
acres
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

When the former car was asked to
state his wishes as to the course the
railway, which connects Petrograd and
Moscow, should take. he drew II per-
fectly straight line between the two
capitals and the engineers proceeded
accordingly. although they had many
natural difficulties to overcome and the
expense would nav been much less If
they had mad some deviations. This
Is probably the longest straight rail
way line in the world.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
CHILD PLAYED WITH GUN;
Is INSTANTLY KILLED

Langford. s. D., Nov. 29.-Louiss
Laux. the 4-year-old daughter of Mrs
Clarence j. Osness, living near Lang.
ford, was instantly killed by the acct.
dental discharge of a %.22-caliber rifle
The bullet passed through her body
entering at the hip and emerging nea:
the heart. The rifle had been left in al
automobile while the men folks ate
their dinner. and, unobserved by them
the little girl climbed into the car. Sc.
cured h weapon and in some unknown
manner discharged it..
BELLE TOURCHE-Henry Reikki, .
resident Of this vicinity, discovered that
1t is no small offense to pilfer articles
from the homes Of homesteaders who aN
temporarily absent. He was arrested OFT
the charge OF raiding several such places
In a local court he was found guilty and
was sentenced to pay a fine of 800 and
serve a term of 30 days i'm Jail. In add.
ton the costs of the trial were assessed
against him. The jail portion of the sen
tence was suspended during good be.
haviOr.
COLTON-A. j. Erickson and Garland
Ellis have returned from a big game hurt
in the wilds Of northern Minnesota. Ona
Of their experiences was to become lost
and for a period Of "a hours they did not
know where they were, and spent most of
the time listening to the chorus of wild
animals about them and expecting mo-
mentarily to be attacked by the more
fierce animals. They finally succeeded
an making their way to a little settlement.
PHIL1Ps-sheriff Fred Root. Of Haakon
county. arrested Edgar Truitt, a promi-
nent Haakon county rancher. on a charge
Of grand larceny in connection with the
d~isappearance OF cattle belonging to
others. AS the result of his preliminary
hearing the defendant was held for trial
In the state circuit court. and furnished
Q bond Of 200 for his release pending his
trial.
BEREsFORD-An important business
transaction here was the sale by ]. e.
Carlson OF his large farm implement and
vehicle establishment to . company COM
posed OF local men. who In the future Will
conduct the Business. under the name Of
ths Beresf~d Implement eempany.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

1t was the travelling circus" Of Baron
van k~ichthofen. made up of 40 or more
airplanes. which surrounded Captain
Guynemer. the French aviator, and
succeeded in killing him. 1t has been
The method of these air soldiers to
travel in large parties and surround
allied machines. C%irculing about they
prevent their escape and finally shoot
down their adversary.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

The Harvard graduate school of bust
ness administration in cooperation with
the department of forestry,
Q course in the lumber business for col
lege graduates who look forward to
undertaking some branch of numbering
and also to graduates who desire special
instruction in the lumber business. The
course covers two wears. and on com
pletion graduates receive a degree OF
master in business administration.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

In the urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill. passed by congress-, the appro-
priation for the transportation Of the
army and its supplies was fixed at
1900 O0. 600 by n conferees. In the
priation vas $3.50. 000. 900. The Senate
increased 1t to $413, 900, 900 and the CON
ferees adopted q compromise.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

The four biggest firms In the United
states. doing q business Of nearly $780,
oo0.Oo6 . year. depend on nickels aad
Simes. There are four 5 and 10 cent
sfores In this country that made Gales
last year Of 3s7,o00.44l from nicksls
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

The average sized American walrus
is as big as an OK and often weighs
more than "A ton. =. walrus was recently
Killed by some whalers near Point Bar
row. whose head weighed so pounds,
and skin. including tlippers. 500 pounds.
The animal had a girth of ii feet. the
ski was from half an inch to three
inches IN thickness. and the blubber
weighed 500 pounds
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

Many young women Of England h.v.
formed Q league of honor. Zach prom-
Using 'by tho help Of God to do an
that H. In my power to uphold the
honor Of our empire and its defenders
IN this time Of war by prayer, purity.
temperance and self-6enial."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

The stock of gold in the United
States. az estimated by the treasury.
reached its low point during the war
at the n Of 1914. and it's high point at
the n OF last June. From 1887. 200,-
$1.Sl6.e00.00O on January. 1915; rose to
50. 200, SOC. 900 on July 1. 1917. and
stood on October l at s.. O36. 300. 0o0.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

A new project of American engineers
Is a giant canal $50 miles long, to ron.
meet the Arctic ocean and the Baltic
sea, extending from Kandalaska. on the
White sea. to Tornea. near the Swed-
fish frontier. on the Gulf of Finland.
The cost 10 estimated al $3.50. O6. 1000.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

In the vault Of the United States land
office at Springfield, Mo, are 1.50O nm
delivered patents to government lands
aggregating $50, 900 acres, and an effort
1s being made to find the ~patentees.
else the titles to the land involved viii
always be imperfect. Some Of the pat
ents are dated prior to the civil war
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
PREPARING TO AID MEN
SUBJECT TO THE DRAFT

Pierre, S. D., Nov. 3O.-A legal adj
visory board consisting Of Judge Whit
ing. OF the supreme court; Attorney
General Frank r. Aiken, of Sioux Falls,
and Tore Tiegen, an attorney, of Sioux
Falls, is meeting in Pierre to act with
h governor to recommend a list Of
attorneys to the federal government for
appointment as advisory attorneys in
each district in the state to assist thosA
who will come under the draft in am
swering h q~uestionaires which will
shortly be sent out by the government
to all men Of draft age o already
drafted. The advisory board Of physi-
clans Is also in session here for tho
same service as to physicians. DIR.
Spafford. Of Flandreau, arriving here
ernor and members of the state board
Of health concerning the list of physi-
clans to be recommended to the federal
government for appointment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
hUTERIscH PEOPLE
FAIL TO GET EXEMPTION

Mitchell. S. D.. Nov. 3O.-Crestfallen
and disappointed, a delegation Of high
today from Washington, d. c., where
they a attempted to obtain exemp-
ton for their young men from mill
tary service. They had failed.
The high men" Of five colonies near
here-the Rockport, Rosedale. Elm
Springs, New Elm Springs and Wolf
Greek colonies-ofered $4,000 for any
use the government might see fit SO far
as the money was not used for wal
purposes II their men would be grant,
ed exemption.
While they decline to say what hap
pened in Washington. 1t is indicated
that the war Office, while it received
them. refused fatty to consider any
ove that would in IN way exemp
these men from service.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
THE FOREST CITY PRESS
E. p.
FORREST c;rT. SOUTH DAKOTA

The department OF astronomy and
Rstrophisics at the University of Chi
a g is making preparation for obserN-
ing the total eclipse OF the sun, which
VIII be one of the six to occur in the
United States during the present cen
fury. This total eclipse will be visible
on June 8. 1918, over a narrow strip.
having a maximum width of about 60
miles and extending from the state of
Washington through parts of oregon.
Wyoming and Idaho. across Colorado
and kansas and finally reaching Flori-
tality will be two minutes and two sec
onds at the coast of Washington, and
less than half That time i'm Florida.
A travelling bathtub In a motor car.
manned by an American doctor and a.
Red Cross nurse, is on it's way through
the devasted district round Nesle.
france. carrying MEDICAL aid and soap
to l,2OO undcrnourished, unsmiling little
French children who swarm over u
group of seven villages. While the doc
tor pumps water through the shower
the nurse scrubs. AS the child whitens
the water blackens. At the finish the
rubber shower tube is suddenly shifted
into a bucket of fresh cold water and
the bath ends with an unexpected douse
accompanied by screams and squeals.
The principal entente belligerents
have about 40, 900 motor cars. and the
central powers have 1870, 900 engaged in
the war. The cars in use by the en-
tente powers are distributed as follows:
England, 10000. including $1,000 for
conveyance of supplies; France, 3d. 900,
including $4,000 for carrying supplies:
Russia, 100000. including 10000 for
carrying supplies; Italy, 5000, includ-
ing 5000 for carrying supplies; Bel
GUM, 100000; Roumania. LOO. and
Serbia, 1875.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
TO DIRECT SOUTH DAkorAMs
IN WAR eAvlMan

Warrington, D.. c.. Nov. 49,. r.
Patton. . banker Of Mitchell. g. D., was
Ap9Nlnted state director for South "a
kota OF he VA savings 0ampaisn g.
day BY Secretary NcAaoo.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06
AGED INDIAN SAYS
IT WILL BE OPEN WINTER

Mitchell. s. D., Nov 3O.-John Black
Bear, prophet and medicine man, paid
his annual visit to Mitchell today. John
Is 106 a young. and his children
fight for the United States.
A mild winter IL In prospect, says
John. Birds are flying low. squirrels
have not filled their nests and fur bear
ing animals are wearing summer coats.
says John. These. he contends. assure
much now-no medium says John.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-23

= Carroll Brown Wins for Melrose
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. July 23-The
Melrose A. c.. with Carroll Brown pitching,
easily defeated Chesmar yesterday. . to 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-23

THOR thirteen years three clubs ruled the
l. National League. They were New York.
Pittsburgh and Chicago.
These clubs not only produced all the pen
nant winners between 1900 and 1914, but as
a rule they were the only pennant contend
crs-generally running one, two, three
The triumvirate went to smash in the drive
of the Braves through 1914, and since then
have failed to win--falling far back in 1915
and 1916
But after n four-year respite one of them
has come back again. The Giants are now
so far in front that only red-handed fate at
its most violent pitch could break them and
send them from the top But with the re-
turn of the Giants their two old rivals still
are foundering in the rut. The Cubs have
only a faint chance of finishing in the first
division. The Pirates are hopeless tall
enders-a long plunge from the old days