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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
NOTED "CURE" FOR
YANKEES IN ITALY
BY N WOOD.

SSusoo CT0oS StdIT CORRESPONDENTS
Rome. Sept. IL (by maiD-The Ital-
ian government is completing instnlla.
ton OF an American military hospital
at the famous Italian springs of
Montecalini, between Florence and
Pisa.
Several leading hotels Of the resort
have been requisitioned, and Ameri-
can wounded from the Italian front
will be taken there for convalescence.
The Italian government thus has
ollowed in a general way the example
set by France in taking the famous
resort of Aix-les-b ains for an Ameri.
can hospital base in France.
Back of the choice Of Montecatini
for the American hospital base in
Italy lies another important motive.
1t - desired to make the American
medical profession and the public gen.
orally acquainted with the M%ontecatini
springs. 80 that after the war Italy
may begin sharp competition with the
German spas.
Although h waters Of Montecatinl
have been 1amou In Italy since the
time Of the early Romans, very little
has been done to make them known
abroad.
They are the only springs in the
world that can compete in every way
with those of Karlsbad and other Ger
man watering places to which hum
dreds Of Thousands Of people used to
flock from all parts OF the world
While the Montecatini springs have
q large following among the Italian
public generally. they have become q
rather unique enter for the Italian
musical profession.
During the last IS years OF his life
Verdi went every year to Mo%ntecatini
for the usual two weeks "cure." and
he died in the firm belief that the
waters Of the springs there had pro-
longed his life a quarter of q century.
Every square inch of Montecarini il
redolent with memories and souvenirs
OF Verdi, and partly because of this
and partly because of the value of the
cure" itself, Montecatini becomes
every hummer the great Mecca Of
Italian musicians. Leoncavallo. Puc-
ciini. Mascagni. Caruso and Tetrazzini
often take their cure" there. Nearly
always before leaving the stars give
a benefit concert for something or
other. In which Verdi music predomi-
mates. The half dozen orchestras at
h various springs where the water
Is slipped play Verdi.
Vast plans have been completed FOR
big casinos. pavilions and water drink.
ing palaces.
Because OF the large number OF no.
tells that have been reQuisitioned for
the Americans, thousands of Italians
were obliged to go without their Cure
this year. The musical colony, how.
ever. has been taken care Of. ana
Tetraxxini already has given her benz.
ut concert n Departed,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
COMMISSIONERS WILL
MAKE APPROPRIATION

Aberdeen. s. D., Nov. 16.-At a maet.
ing held at the Aberdeen Commercisl
Club at noon on Tuesday the members
OF the Brown county united war work
committee. members Of the defense
council and OF the commercial club
united in asking the county commits
sioners Of Brown county to appropriate
tvs quota in the united war work cam.
,paagn. Each Of the five members Of
the county board Of Commissioned
pledged himself to vote for the appro-
pr1ation. and this action will beitaken.
h commissioners last year appro.
pr1eted $4,000 for the support Of the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
JACk-o4ANTERNS ARE
CAUSE OF FATAL FIRE:
Woman and Child Near Cotton.
wood, 8. D, Are Believed
Mortally Burned.
Cottonwood. s. D., Nov. 1s.-Mrs.

Cottonwood, s. D., Nov. 16. - Mrs.
near here, and her 6-year-old daughter
destroyed the barn on the place. The
little girl was burned SO badly she is
not expected to recover, while the
mother has a fighting chance for life.
The four small children of the family
a~ccidently started a fire in the barn
while playing with jack-o'-lanterns.
the flames cutting off their escape.
succeeded in getting the four children
out OF the burning structure, but not
before both herself and her 6-year-old
daughter had been seriously burned.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

A Baltimore woman, Miss Cornelia
F1ske. has devised a simple scheme to
prevent the possibility Of contamination
ing glass. 1t consists of a square OF
rather stiff X paper. folded
through the center, and when desiring
= thirst quencher of any kind the paper
ds placed over the edge Of the glass
and the lips then can not come in con-
tact with the glass and therefore there
ds no exchange of germs. A supply
OF these papers AN be carried con.
veniently in the purse or pocket, or
The may be made more substantially
OF ceIluloid or some other equally suit
able material and n OF the lip pro-
tectors made to do q prolonged term Of
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
CONSUMPTION
SHOWS A DECREASE

Warrington. D. c.. Nov. 1.-THE
consumption Of cotton during October
was 440,S33 bales. the department Of
commerce announced today.
This 10 l0S.l13 bales less than the
October consumption . year ago. The
amount Of cotton held in consuming
establishments on October 81 was ap-
proximatoly 400 900 bales more than
the same date In 1917. the amount this
year being l.4e7 .ls6 bales.
Exports for the year 1913 to Novem-
Der I. were 3S3.e1S bales. . decrease
q 10000 bales over the same time in
1917.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
klMeAL, s. D., WOMAN
DIES IN MITCHELL HOSPITAL

Kimball. S. D., Nov. 16.-Mrs. R. K.
Joslin, wife Of Alderman Joslin, died at
the Mitchell hospital Wednesday,.
About a week ago Mrs. Joslin gave
birth to a baby boy. Influenza and
other complications set in, causing her
death. Alderman Joslin is also very
low from influenza n pneumonia at
h Mitchell hospital.
-
BRITTON-H. H. Drum, q young man
employed with the force extending the
city waterworks system, and claiming
Dee Noines. Ia. ~ his homo. was taken
into custody or the charge OF being .
draft Stacker. when q demand was made
upon him he failed to produce = regis
tration ard or furnish . ~satisfactory
excuse for not having n .
HURON-Walter Graham, arrested In
Chicago several weeks 8 on charges Of
stealing . team Of horses and q saddle
from the farm OF Frank Gil. . farmer
near here, In early September. pleaded
guilty to the charge in circuit court here
and was sentenced to serve . year in the
state ~penttentiary.
DALLASLErank Iams, . rancher and
horse dealer who died recently Of innu-
n . 1t Winner a VA very wealthy,
gave the town Of Winner $4,000 by the
terms OF his last win and testament. The
money 10 TO b used In laying out Q park
for the city and to erect Q monument for
Mr.. lama.
NADIeON-A letter. received by T. e.
Hangen, Of this city. IL advtsces him that
his brother. 1T. Haussn. with the Amer
lean forces overseas. Q been promoted
to captain. He, u only 3 years Of age,
and therefore 10 one of the youngest cap:
tains In the service.
0REGORY-Not daunted by tho ap-
preach of winter and the excessive cold
OF January and February. Miss Clara
.Cagiey. Of his place. has accepted the po-
sition Of carrier ON q rural free mail de-
livery route extending out from Gregory.
She already has assumed her new duties.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
WAR ORGANIZATIONS
BEGIN TO piseANo

Huron, 8. D., Nov. 16.-Bcadle u
tvs war time organizations are already
beginning to take steps leading to the
termination OF their duties.
The Beadle county chapter Of the
Red Cross has received orders to dis
continue the making of all surgical
dressings and pack, its supplies ready
for shipment.
The local exemption board here has
held up the work Of mailing out ques-
tionnaires to men 1S years old n
those between 81 and as until orders
are received from Washington relative
to the future work of the board.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

Our officers and men still expert
!enoe difficulties with the language at
the 'front.'. Recently an English officer,
seeing q swarm Of bees settled near
70 inform the residents. But explain
verbally he could not. So taking paper
And pencil he drew a rough sketch OF q
hive. then waggled his fingers wing
like In what he thought the correct
wing-like way. It vas q failure, 80 he
sketched a number Of bees. and buxxed
z oeesome buzz. Thereupon the cot.
naeere. together with one consent;
bolted to their dugouts, believing that
he meant hostile aircraft overhead.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
FORMER CITY OFFICIAL
MAKES RESTITUTION

Watertown, s. D., Nov. 16.-Ora
fore Judge Skinner at his own u
and for the purpose Of making what
restitution he could. to the city Of Wa
tertown.
He turned over a diamond ring val
ued at $1,000. $500 in cash and paid the
costs Of the criminal action.
He then. pleaded guilty to each Of
and threw himself on the mercy of he
court. Sentence was pronounced
against him OF one year in the peniten-
Nary on each charge. sentences not to
nun c~oncurrently, and all Of the four
sentences were suspended during good
behavior. Lane has already served part
OF . Iour-year term and was paroled.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
DEDICATED Monument
TO HIS GRANDFATHER
F. M. Mills, Of Sioux Falls, At
tended Ceremony In Honor of
His Revolutionary Ancestor.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Nov. 16.-F. M.
Mills. president and owner OF the Sioux
Fails Street Railway company. has
been back to his old home in Indiana
defeating a to his revolu-
tionary ancestor, Jacob Westfall. Mr..
Mills Is the only remaining grandson
OF Captain Westfall and 1t is a happy
Incident in the days celebration that
there was a living grandson able to do
justice to the history of his progenitor.
In Captain WestfaM's days boys be-
came men early and at II years of age
he was up and doing. The Westfalls
originally settled in Hampshire county.
Virginia, and Jacob Westfall was born
there October 10. 1855. He was already
extensively known as al Indian fighter
army In February. l776-hve months
before the Declaration OF independence.
and hen he was only 20 years and
four months Of age. He remained in
the service of the country as a soldier
and officer continuously for more than
eight years.
The original spelling Of the name wa
Westphal. The family were of Low
Dutch stock n are still a long lived
race, despite their disposition to war.
they have a Mexican war record and
q civil war record, and are abundantly
represented in this war. Mr.. F. NJ.
Mills brother, w. w. Mills, was COL
onel OF the Second Iowa Infantry In
the great Civil war. and was killed at
the battle OF Corinth. In Mr.. Mills
address he says: MY sister =. ~, who
was % years Of age last SatLs.Ssay, lost
her husband in the Civil war and she
made the very first contribution to-
wards this monument"
A son. Roger Clarkson Mills, was an
enlisted man in the Spanish American
war and his soninlaw, e. r. Tomp-
kins, now In the regular army. was also
a lieutenant In he Spanish war, serv-
ing In Cuba and in h Philippines. and
was with Pershing in Mexico.
In the present war Mr.. Mills is rep
resented by two g%randsons, Frank NJ.
and Roger 8. Ftnkbine. in h navy; by
Edmond Chase, q lieutenant in the
field artillery: n another grandson.
20 years OF age. Is in q training camp.
Capt. Ward II. Patton, a soninlaw. Is
IN the Gath division. now In France
Capt. Fred Lehman, another grand
son, Is now in France. Two sons of
another great granddaughter are at
Camp Lewis; and L. l.. Westfall. of
Spokane, is also in the service.
Fred Lehman. is the son Of the
Fred w. Lehman who practiced law
In Des Moines 80 or 40 years ago, and
who Is now accepted al one of the
greatest lawyers on the continent. He
has been a resident of st Louis for
many years. He was one of the COM
mtssioners at the A. B. G. conference
to settle the Mexican trouble before the
breaking out of the world war, and
was considered by President Taft for
appointment upon the supreme court
bench, but lost that distinction be-
cause the president thought he should
appoint a younger man.
+. N. Mills was at one time owner of
the Des Moines Register and later Of
the Des Moines Republican, a rival of
the Register, and he vas long q leader
In Des Moines business circles.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
TWO SISTERS ARE

Artesian. 8. D.. Nov. 15.-Mrs. Raw
Common. a daughter of A. Re Murphy. Of
this place, died at the home Of her
parents this morning Of the Spanish in
nuenza- This is the second daughter
OF the family to pass away within a
week. About a week ago Mrs. Conner
ana ner I went to Sheridan. Wyo..
daughter. Mrs. J. 8. Young. Mrs. Young
was dead when they arrived and thev
proceeded to bring the body back to
Artesian. Mrs.. Connor was taken sick
on The way back and gradually grew
worse until death occurred.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
SOUTH DAKOTA SOY
KILLED IN LONG FAl

Fort Worth. Tex. Nov. ls.-Lieuts.
William v. Macurdy. Of East st. Louis,
and Albert r. Meyers, Of Huron, s. D.,
were killed at Byron field when the
1000 feet while n q test fiighf.
We'll known in Huron.
Huron, s.. d. Nov l6.-Lieut. Albert
II. Meyers. killed in q fall from an air.
plane at Byron field. was the DON or
Mrs. Mary Meyers. Of this city. He
was about 81 years OF age. Lieutenant
Meyers enlisted Ia the aviation section
Of 3 army soon after the outbreak OF
h0stilittes, but was not called into the
service until last summer. The ilieu-
tenant came to Huron with his mother
from Q farm near here several 8
ago. He attended the Huron high
school 2 Huron college and took =
prominent part Ia athletes e the two
schools. Besides his mother. he n
survived by two sisters.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

Eccentric people often conceal sums
OF money In the family bible. A Paris
cept the family bible. In il were found
securities worth 166 900. Some time ago
IN English nobleman in financial dit
8iculties had to refer to the family bi.
BILE Tor q date and found, more money
than he owned. Then he recalled his
mothers dying words: Help might be
found II the bible when all other
sources failed"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

Al-Mintar. or the watchtower. still
exists to the east Of the town OF GAIA.
IT Is where Sampson is said to have
carried the gates Of the city. On the
road from GAIA t Jaffa are ancient
olive trees. many of them more than
1000 years old, with gnarled bark and
immense trunks. There is an old le-
gend which credits GAIA with the in
yentton Of the first mechanical clocks.
There were perhaps the sand clocks
which = still used in some mosuues.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
GOVERNMENT DOCTOR
TO FIGHT THE FLU

Parkston, S. D., Nov. 16.-Dr. L. t.
Burgess, acting assisting surgeon in
the U. S. p. H. S., has arrived here
and will assist the Red CSross in
checking the influenza epidemic in this
vicinity. An office has been provided
and he will give advice and aid in car
ing for patients and serum injections
to those who need the assistance.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
sAL9e PAVILION q (
0glN0 WELL pAIRoMaxRn

Aberdeen, .. D. Nov. iS.-oinoe TIA
noenpbotion AZ the slntesstA4a Llv1Steck
aJe6spe =
sNpcetAnt livsst9ck 49, have ben
aeld her: On TleedAy Z. Mle e c.
ehei hogs cold for IN ay6gSee 6S1e1S.c
satoaA. The highest petcod'anlHSal. 3 hoas
:oeng tor el0S. Thursday ~ ofSos3nc
{ $ Red Polled cattle bolA fot, -
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

ASricultufai possibilities Of 'cut over
lands ! a Louisiana have been once more
living . mils and . half north OF 81,
Benedict, producing bale Of cotton %
acre on cut Y land broken and pre-.
pared Ia. the fall ana planted In cotton
IA the spyiugs o. the next year. The
Tact that Nj. HtySine 10 . blacksmith BY
recently readers the agricultural feat
the more remarkable.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

The golden house was the palace Of
Nero IN ancient Rome. which occupied
the valley between the Palatine ana
Eequiline. and connected the palaces
OF the Caesars with the gardens Of
i0aecenas. It was built after the great
lire Of 81 A. D., and was 90 large M
It contained porticos $500 feet lon9
and inclosed . lake where the coloe-
scum now stands. The ~forecourt con.
tanned . colossus Of Nero 100 feet hi9h.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
cLEvER MAN,

"shs Told me to kiss her on either
And you"- s4ls
them!"
Clerks in the main office Of the
Pennsylvania railroad discovered re-
Gently that when. George Pottsgroys
died. b years ago. he had $lS7 due him
n w~asessf-crm the rqad.: nnd a check
Was Forwarded to his wtEow.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

One OF the most enterprising Of
Partisan theAter managers has opened
two cellar theatefs, for each Of his
two houses. The regular performance
begins in the upstairs auditoriums.
raid the audience 10 invited to adjourn
70 the cellar. whore the play goes on.
One OF the cellars dates from the days
Of the revolution, and 10 -naArst the Palais
ROYAL.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
CAD IN0TANcE or
RAvAoE or the "FLu'

Aberdeen. 8. D., Nov. 1s.-One Of the
eeddest instances Of the ravages Of the
''du" here was the death. within q Pc
Rod OF . few hours, Of Mark Anthony,
an Aberdeen young man. and Grace Jo-
hannsen. the young woman whom he
was soon to .marry. The funeral Of the
young pair was held simultaneously
and they were laid to rest side by side
In Riverside cemetery. Miss Johannsen
was the daughter, iof, NJ. and Mrs., G.
Y. Johannsen. The next day after her
funeral . sister died Of the ailment,
and several other members OF the
family are suffering from the disease.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

New Brunswick motorists will dis.
card their old custom of turning to the
left when meeting other cars on the
road and Will urn to tho right a. In
the United States.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

4 Swiss company has spent q large
amount for road Improvement and
equipment and plans TO carry passen-
gers Over some routes In the Alps In
electric automobiles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-28
ROCK ISLAND MAN
is AN EXECUTIVE
BOARD OF COUNCIL

Captain Walter A. Rosenfield has
been appointed a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Illinois mill
tary entertainment council.
Colonel Frank l.. Smith of Dwight.
as chairman for Illinois of the mil
tary entertainment council, has taken
up the job of raising 100000 to help
provide entertainment for Uncle Sam
soldiers in camps and cantonments.
His committee has been organized
with Lewis K Torbet as vice chair
man and the following members:
Senator Richard ]. Barr, Joliet.
Arthur w. Charles, Carmi
William G. Edens, Chicago.
c. o. Frisbie, Chicago.
M. A. Graettinger, Chicago.
L. B. Hawk, Bloomington.
George Z. Keys, Springfield.
Captain Walter Rosenfield, Rock Is
land.
Fred Sterling, Rockford.
Roger c. Sullivan, Chicago.
Rev. r. A. White, Chicago.
George II. Wilson, Quincy.
Mrs. Frank r. Watkins, former pres
iJent of the Illinois Federation of
Wonen's Clubs. Chicago.
Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch,
Evanston.
Percival G. Rennick of Peoria. gov
ernor of the International Association
of Rotary Clubs, is director of the
work and Charles r. Pickard OF Chi
cage is assistant director.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-28
PAINS IN BACK
AND SIDE
Yield to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Kansas City, Kansas suffered
from pains in my back and side caused
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-28
On County Records

James H. and Nora B. McIntire to
Agnes and Christ Tsagaropoulos, part
lot 4, Eklunds subdivision, Moline
$100
William f. Bailey and wife to Ger
trude L. Hance, lot is, block 2. Rod
mans subdivision, Hale's addition,
Rock Island, $1.00
Albert G. Cramer to Della Hanson,
lot Is and part lot Is, Moline Water
Power company's west addition, Mo-
line, $1.00.
Luke W. Duffy to Nora F. Hill, part
north half of northeast quarter of
northwest quarter section 26, 20, 2e,
$100.
lsidore and Mary Smet to Henry
and Louisa Forret, lot 81, block lOS,
New Shops addition, East Moline, ST.
400.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-28
KEEP YOUR HOMES
COOLER TO ASSIST
CONSERVING COAL

John Z. Williams, fuel administrator
for Illinois, has endorsed a plan for
household saving and coal saving. II
is the very simple one of all house
holders using less coal by keeping in
door temperatures lower.
Homes and Offices are usually heat
ed to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, or above;
many to rs, so and IS. That is toe
high for health. Dr. w. A. Evans
former health commissioner Of Chi
.cago and noted sanitarian, says:
Any number of experiments
3. show that so to 68 degrees as COM
pared with the high temperatures
which so often prevail in Office
buildings. schools and living
places go to IS degrees) are ia
vorable to health.
= A person staying for an hour or
more in warm room is certain
to develop about degree of fever
This leads to colds. infections gen.
& orally, anaemia, fatigue and run
down conditions.
Experts of the Illinois Maintenance
company figure that reduction of tenn
perature to 65 degrees in Chicago
buildings alone would mean a saving
of 100000 tons of coal this winter
Another 100000 tons could be saved
down state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-28
SNOW ANO COLDER
ON THE way HERE
Blizzard of Last Night To Be Followed
by Another Precipitation and
Zero Weather.
NOT AS SEVERE AS THE OTHERS
Sundays Storm, Accompanied by High
Winds, Is Not Of Proportions First
Two This Month.

Another blizzard, the third in Rock
Island within the month, last night
threatened for a time to become as
severe as the two former ones but for
tunately the wind died down after hav-
ing blown a gale for about six hours
More snow is promised tonight in
the forecast for tonight and tomorrow,
issued by the local government weat-i-
er bureau. The forecast follows:
Probably snow flurri S this after
noon and early tonight; colder to-
night with the lowest temperature
zero or slightly below. Tuesday part
ly cloudy and colder"
Windy But Not Cold.
Despite the fact that there was a
driving wind last night it was not SO
cold, the lowest temperature being 10
above. The highest yesterday was IA
and at Z o'clock this morning it was
IL. The wind had died down to a We
locity of two miles an hour this morn
ing.