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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
VALUATION PLACED
ON WATERFOWL PLANT
Engineers Report Shows the
Waterworks Worth $751;
566.63-City May Buy 1t.

Waiertown, :. d., June S.@Thc pres
ent total value of the waterworiis sys-
TEN of the WatcrtoWn Water
including real estate and all supplies
and equipment. is s154.566. SO. according
10 the appraisal which has just been
completed by Burns & Mcdonnell,
consulting engineers of Kansas City,
ana which was presented at the meet
ing of the city council. This appraisal
was based on avcragc values of mate
rails and labor. the report, stated. as
are all other estimates included i'm il.
The report goes into detail. covering ::
volume OF typcwritten pages, showing
reproduction cost and present value of
the plant. needed improvements, their
cost and the estimated costs of opera
ton.
The reproduction cost of the present
plant was figured AT $lS5. 1926. Fine
depreciation was given at $31, 1876. 13.
improvements Recommended.
y number uf improvements are rec
commended, among them Il modern fill
tration plant and sterilization equip
ment to avoid the hanger of contami-
nation which the rapid building up OF
Lake kampeSka as IA summer resort.
brings. \ new pump and n new stand
pipe together with extensions to the
mains cover the other necessary inn
provcments. The report gives the total
cost of the purchase of the present
plant and the repairs and necessary
improvements thus indicated, as NS266.-
1850.
This valuation was secured because
there is Il movement on foot for the
city to purchase the plant.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
RETURNED SOLDIER
SPEAKS IN S. DAKOTA
Sergeant Manning Grimes to
Conclude Tour at Sioux
Falls, Next Sunday.

Sioux Falls, s. ID. June 7.-Sergt.
Manning Grimes. one of the men sent
to the United States by General Per-
shlng, will speak at the coliseum on
sunday, June 9. Sergeant Grimes has
been delivering addresses on the true
war conditions that exist in France
N several larger toWnc Of the state
and after he concludes his tour will
speak here. Serst. III, A. Andrews.
l03rd machine gun battalion is also
sent out in the state bu, will no he
aere. These two men have been
chosen by the American general to
speak from the heart 10 the people in
the Cnitcd States so as to give the
nation a true perspective of the great
est battle now waging i'm bullet idden
France.
Their are 80 soldiers who compose
The speaking contingent that has been
sent over here and Sergeant Grimes
is the one that has been selected to adj
dress the people in this part of the
state
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
EXPRESSES PLEASURE
At U-BoAT ACTIVITY

Sioux Falls. S. ID. June Sin default
of a bond of $1,000. l.. A. S. Landen-
Slayer, Il travelling salesman who states
that his home is at Spokane. WASH,
has been lodged in the county Jail in
this city pending action OIL ms case by
Il federal grand jury. he being accused
of violating the espionage act by eN-
pressing great delight over the opera
tions. of German submarines in Ameri-
can waters. His alleged disioyal re-
chief witness against him being the
proprietor of the hotel.
After it Is. alleged he stated that Ger
many would win the war. he added tina
after various matters had been at
tended to by Germany. such as taking
and burning Paris. putting The British.
French and American armies out Of
commission. the United States will
then get hers
The defendant is about As years of
age. speaks with Il strong German ac-
cent. notwithstanding that he claims
he was born in Pennsylvania. mad lived
i'm this country all his life, and tina he
could not speak or write the German
language. ~Landenslager further states
that he is married and has two daugh-
tiers and a son. the son having enlisted
in the United States navy at Hot
Springs. Ark. las October. and now
is stationed at a naval training school
at Detroit. Mich. When arrested the
defendant had a $50 Liberty bond in his
possession and also a receipt showing
he had contributed to the RED Cross at
Il point in Iowa.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
BORN IN GERMANY HE
WOULD FIGHT KAISER

Gregory. S. d.. June 7.-Notwith-
standing that he has several brothers
IN the German army. Julius Never. a
Rosebud man. is anxious to get to
france and fight with the Americans.
ne having enlisted some time ago. He
recently arrived in the state from
CAMP Funston TO visit relatives and
friends for a few days. He believes
that the best way for him to helm his
relatives who yet reside in Germany
is to fight against the kaiser. In or
DER not to he rejected for service in
the American army he had the arches
IN his feet broker and then reset. so
ne could stand the long. hard drills.
He is proud of the fact that while ha &c
or German descent his patriotism and
loyalty TO the United States cannot
he questioned
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
NoNPARTisAN LEAGUERs
STAYED AWAY FROM POLLS

Mitchell. S. d., June Sit was said
Mt N%onpartisan league headquarters to-
day that it is believed by members of
he state organization thai the league
was responsible for the extraordinary
light o cast in the recent primary.
They ave the idea thai farmers, act
ing upon n suggestion of the executive
committee of the South Dakota branch
OF the organization. stayed away from
the polls, with the result that the votes
aggregated only about one-third of the
normal number.
To support this contention, a Day
county member. who wrote to the state
headquarters in Mitchell. is quoted. He
says that only is farmers out of % in
his township, voted at the primaries.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
GOVERNMENT LAND is
TO BE THROWN OPEN

Pierre. S. d.. June S.-A number of
claimants for government lands in the
western part of the state will soon get
the privilege of making filings for
which they have waited for several
months. On June 10 there will be
opened for filling $4,000 acres OF
designated lands in the Pierre and
Timber Lake land districts. On these
tracts practically all the good land has
provisional filings covering them. and
those who hav such filings will have
90-day preference right to complete
their claims. Any left over will be
opened for filing any time after June
10. but there is very little which is
not subject to the 90-day preference
right of some one.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
WOMEN INTERESTED
IN MOMENTOUS QUESTION

Mitchell, S. d.. June S.-Whether it
is proper that women. as we'll as men.
remove their hats when the national
anthem is played. is IA problem that is
worrying the women of Mitchell. The
women are divided on the subject.
Some declare lit is Unnecessary while
others contend it would give the fairer
sea an opportunity to show their re-
spect to the national anthem.
One Mitchell woman declared al
though it would be Il good move and
that she would approve of. it from a
patriotic standpoint, but that it would
he very awkward" at times for women
to emove their hats. especially AT
open air meetings.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
TRAIL COMMITTEE TO
HOLD DOWN EXPENSES

Pierre. S. d. June S.-The new en-
ecutive committee of the BLACK and
yellow Trail association met here for
organization and outlining of "A policy
FOR the coming year. The questions of
advertising, publicity and finance for
the coming year were chiefly discussed.
The policy was adopted to direct most
of the efforts of the association in this
war Year to caring for the tourists who
come through the state over the trail,
and assisting county commissioners to
get state and federal aid in keeping the
roads i'm shape. rather than to make
amy extensive financial campaign mt
this time when none is more needed
elsewhere.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
HEARS PREACHERS PROTEST

Pierre. S. d., June 1.-THE meeting
OF 'he state council of defense listened
10 a number of ministers of German
churches over the state in their an
pea for delay in the putting into eff
lect or the order prohibiting the use
OF the German language in public
meetings.. While the council has not
X formal action, the indications
are 1hat the request will not be granted
Win a few possible exceptions for spe-
cific purposes. and possibly these may
be refused. ~
MiTCHELl~George Sholes, 81. is dead
at the home of his son. Willard Sholes
E. Lyman. who 10
tempting to restore navigation on IN.
upper Missouri river. Is on his way doN.r
IRON Mopridge with "A boat loaded With
. "N.a aiu d iutnoer raft as n tow. Mr..
LYMAN is new at the Missouri river ,,,n,a
put IS evidently learning fast and renort'
ed TO be getting things in line for his 600,
uare,hs business as soon as he can pet
the boat finished, which he is ha vins
ouiit for that purpose at Mobridge.
QuINN-What can be acconnl;sh.a
with alfalfa has been demonstrate Gu
me ranch of Nicholas Caspers. near
Quinn. He now has 175 acres If .sa
having started with only a small natch a,
ground. When he took a homestead ~
what had been the heart of the .r.a.
range country he put in n small punn;ns-
plant on the shore of Lake creek AMI
.nen planted about . 0acres to alfalfa
The old timers were amazed at his 10
dacity and what they believed lac,, af
foresight. but the alfalfa grew and nros.
pered wonderfully. He has steadily .d5as
TO his alfal acreage. From % acres bs
last year secured 175 bushels of seed
which he sold for SIS per bushel. making
a total of s.. $50.
r C>An ~
Lt.Al'-pr. l.. +. Babcock. whose death
is announced at Yankton. was tho ~
neer physician of the northern Rjan,-
Hills. He located in Deadwood in 1ST7
when the town was nothing but a wild
ana woody camp. He built up a lucra
tive practice. About five years ago his
neaitn commenced to fail and he con-
tinued to steadily decline until his de,th
LAKE ANDEs-The canvassing hoard
."e' d. tne county seat Saturday. June l..
70 canvass the primary returns. James
ioermody was nominated for sheriff.
James Exon for county Judge. r. ~
Peterson for states attorney and Alf,.a
bonnin for county assessor.
PARkSToN-Stricken with apopIexv ~,
ne reached his home in Parkston after .
visit down town. Mathew Roth. a wida,v
known resident. died in a few minnie.
without regafning consciousness. He was
one OF the pioneer settlers of this mart of
the state.
DEADwooD-Prof. P. l.. Arnold. who,
has had charge Of the commercial de-
partment Of the Deadwood high school
for several a has taken up his resi-.
dence At Billings. Mont. where he has
accepted a commercial position.
MlTCHELL-At a meeting Of The
Dawson County Wool Growers. aSso-
citation 1t was announced that Davison
county. which produced 1900 head of
sheep last yea. would more than donnie
the production ia lSls.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
HORSE FATHER RAISED
FOUND IN EUROPE

Lennon, S. D.. June 6-Charles Peck,
n Perkins county boy. who is serving
rs a corporal with the American army
in France. writes the home folks on an
unexpected meeting he had recently in
that far off country. Young Peck's
father is one of the leading cattlemen
and horse raisers of Perkins county.
His meeting vas with an army horse.
bearing his fathers we'll known brand.
the animal having been raised on his
fathers ranch and sold by the father
some months g to the United States
rOvarnmenf
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
GIVEN SENTENCES TO
THE FEDERAL PRISON

Deadwood, S. D.. June s.-Sentences
have been pronounced in federal court
here as follows:
Thos. j. Mcintosh who plead guilty
to sending obscene matter through the
mails. two years at Leavenworth.
r. G. Fowler. found guilty OF con-
spiracy, Is months at Leavenworth.
An appeal was taken and the bond
fixed at $4,000 which was furnished.
Jas. T. Bowyer. found guilty Of con-
spiracy. n e and one day at
Leavenworth. No appeal was taken.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
SHOWS PATRIOTISM IN
A PRACTICAL WAY

Aberdeen. S. D.. June Glow many
patriotic South Dakota farmers are re-
spending to the food administration
appeal to use less wheat is shown in the
following letter from a Hanson county
;agriculturist to c. N. Herreid, federal .
food administrator:
Dear Sir: After threshed last fall
l loaded up a load of wheat and took it
to Rockport to mill. eight miles south
west of me, and had ii ground into
flour, enough to run me till i threshed
again this fall. We take corn to the
mill and have it ground into meal and
by so doing we nave saved a quantity
of wheat flour. and If Uncle Sam Fan
use it l wan him to have ii. 1t is good
flour, first class quality.
II have a wife and 10 children to
feed. / ave II sacks of flour and I
can get along with half of it.
Sec that u soldiers are fed. We
can get along with most anything at
home.
II had just bushel of wheat left
from seeding. Sent it to the evator
yesterdays
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
MATTERN SAW SERVICE
ON MEXICAN BORDER

MobRidge. S. D., June G.--Frank Mat
tern. wounded in France. member old
Company L.. Fourth South Dakota. of
Aberdeen, stationed here last ummer
married Elizabeth McClain. of Wake
pala, S. ID. The wife is now living at
Aberdeen, where his parents reside.
Mattern saw service with Company l.
on the Mexican border. He was a
member of that organization for sew
eral years. He was last heard of with
he 148th machine gun battalion.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
NEW PARK OPENED
NEAR ARTEsiAN

Artesian, s. %. June 6-Ruskin park,
nine miles west of Artesian, was for
mally opened for the season Sunday by
the beginning of a series Of religious
services to continue every Sunday
afternoon during the summer. The
speakers of the afternoon were II. T..
Dowdell, owner Of the park. and Rev.
MIR. Gage, president of the Huron col
lege. h roads on account of recent
ain were not good. yet a very good
attendance greeted h opening number
of the series.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
TEXAS CATTLE DIE
ON S. DAKOTA RANGE

Murdo. s. d.. June S.-One hundred
and fifty head of cattle. part of a large
shipment of n Diamond Cattle com-
pany, of H~agerman. Tex. enroute
through here to Interior, died here last
week, after being ,slloaded on the
prairie west of town. The long "trip
mad weakened the animals who had
Just been from II winter range
in the south. Mr.. Losey. president OF
the ompany and some of his aSsiS-
tants We're here to attend to the burial
of the carcaSSeS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
SOUTH DAKOTA TEACHERS
ARE IN SESSION

Aberdeen. S. d.. June 6.-The joint
county teachers institute opened at the
Northera>Normal and Industrial school
here for a weeks session. Teachers are
enrolling today and a total attendance
OF more than 1.400 is expected. Twelve
counties in northern South Dakota. eX-
tending entirely across tine state from
the Minnesota to the Montana border.
are participating in the institute and
educators from South Dakota and
other states are among the instructors.
The Joint county institute at the
Northern Normal has become an estab-
lished feature of South Dakota educa-
tional work.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
POTTER COUNTY DID
WELL eY RED Cross

Gettysburg. S. D., June 6.-1n the
last Red Cross drive Potter county's
allotment was $1,000. However. she
raised $4.7S4.07 and in addition the
selves to give 6s6 y acres of their r:ops
this fall. Less than 1000 men voted
at the last election.
ARLINGTON = Preliminary .rr,rr.e-
ments r being made for the annual
armers and merchants picnic. VII,
WI be held In this city on Fr:d..v. .n,.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
eAMsLE GIVEN PLACE
ON PEACE LEAGUE

Sioux sFalls. s. d.. June s.-Rbbert !.
Gamble. of this city. former United
States senator from South Dakota, has
been advised that at the recent ma
ttonai convention Of the League to En-
force . he was elected a member
OF h executive committee Of the ma.
tional organization. For the past W.
years Mr.. Gamble has been chairman
OF the South Dakota branch Of Tho
league.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
HERDER IS
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Bolt Play Queer Tricks With
Mans Watch Which Con-
tinued to Run.

Sturgis, S. d., June 6.-R. w. Laud-
on who has been heaiing cattle for w.
II. Persons, or Alkali, was struck by
lightning and killed as we'll as the
horse he was riding.
While going up a draw and near "A
wire fence he was struck on the head
by a bolt inlicting a cash OF the left
temple.
The hands on his watch We're
Knocked off hut the watch continued
running, his watch chain was melted
in a couple of places.
He was about 81 wears of age and
recently came here from v Mimi.
to which place his remain were
shipped for burial.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
YOUTHFUL ELoPERs ARE
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

Sioux Fails. S. D., June s. Nick
Karos n Grace Craig. of Mitchell.
were arrested in Sioux Falls and taken
back to Mitchell on the charge that
they obtained a marriage license nv
making false oaths as to their age
They were married Tuesday of this
week. shortly after securing the mar
rage license. The arrest of the two
resulted when information was re-
cetved by the authorities that the girl
was only IA years of age.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
HIS TITLE NOW IS
LIEUTENANT JOHNSON
South Dakota Congressman Has
Been Given Commission
at Camp Meade.

Petersburg, Va, June S.-Commis-
SioninH as n second lieutenant of Con-
gresham Royal c. Johnson OF South
llakoti. was announced at Camp Lee.
He enlisted AS a private i'll the regular
army last January and several weeks
ago completed a course in the officers
training school at Camp Meade. Since
leaving Camp Meade he has been a
at Camn Lee.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
CELEBRATES HER GOTH
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

Aberdeen. S. d.. June 6.-l;orn "A
week after Queen Victoria. of England,
Grandma Elliott. mentally alert
though weak physically. has just cele-
brated her Goth Wrthday at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Thomas Gleave,
of Aberdeen. by receiving her children
and other relatives and by doing & little
knitting for the Red Cross.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
CHILD CRUSHED TO
death NEAR PARkSToN

>Parkston, S. D.. June s.-Herbert
Gottfred. the 1O-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gottfred. Of Ltschner. living
southeast of this city. was crushed to
death the walls of an old sod house
while he was helping his father take
the house down. He died an hour after
the accident.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13

those who do much writing are liable
toward middle age. and n person af-
flicted with 1t has no complete control
over the muscles of the thumb, middle
and forefinger. The typewriter has
proved the best resource of those who
suffer t rom the ailment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
evRNE coNGRATuLArEs
SENATOR STERLING

Washington. ID. c.. June s.-Senator
Sterling has received u telegram of
congratulation from former Governor
Byrne. Senator Sterling expressed
himself today not only as pleased over
the primaries but confident over the
prospects for election. He said he be-
lieved the primaries had left a good
feeling among republicans.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
TWO ipLERs ARE
GIVEN THEIR CHOICE

Mitchell, S. D.. June S.-Philip
Charles Matthew and Thomas J. MCGEE
We're picked up today by Il member of
of getting to work or entering the sery-
ice. Both decided to join the navy. The
men were transients and wanderers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13

A disease new to science and provi-
sionally called ~" has broken out in
the west and northwest of New South
Wales and has already caused a num-
Der of deaths. says the Scientific
American. The symptoms somewhat
resemble those Of cerebro-spinai mem
ingitis. but 1t differs pathologically
from that disease and in some respects
il somewhat akin to pneumonia.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13

When David 3. Weaver. Saxony.
covered asgold mine. While he and his
parents were at work on 1t. Indians
drove them off. FOUR months ago he
went prospecting again and he found
tho same mine and intends to work It.
despite his 78 years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13

When Henry Redus. of Starkville,
Miss. opened his grocery store he
the chimney. The negro entered the
store by way of the chimney and filled
himself with good things to eat, not
forgetting to cram his pockets as we'll
as his stomach. Then he tried to force
his way outi through the chimney and
stuck.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13

VENTED Beecher. who lives near De-
fiance, ONio. has had his long whis-
kers removed from his face in order to
prove that he is strictly American.
False reports had been circulated to
the effect that Beecher had said he
would not shave his whiskers till Ger
many had won the war,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
NoNPARTIsAN LEAGUE
TO HOLD cAuCUSES

Mitchell. S. D., June S.-The Non
partisan league has issued a call for
precinct conventions on June %. A
state convention call will follow after
h results of these meetings are
known.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13

Mrs. Esther Colt, of Mckinley. Ne.
has q hen which declines to lay e0es
anywhere hut in the best" room up-
stairs. When Mre.aG Colt found the first
e9g she thongtksher little son had put
It thennfrQE later she saw the hen
vail yDfdIy up the back stairs to her
nest
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13

Girl workers in h danger buildings
a Woolwtch arsenal. London, are not
allowed 10 wear jewelry. 10 they in-
dislee their love Of personal adornment
81 wearing bright-colored ribbons -
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13
E. p. THoRNE.
FORREST cIrS. SOUTH DAKOTA

The manufacture Of slippers with
wooden soles and cloth tops is II val
time industry which has spdung up in
Holland, reports the United States de-
partment of commerce. The upper and
inner parts of the slippers are formed
of twill, corduroy and WOODEN stuffs.
All these materials are relatively chGID
and yet make comfortable and durable
slippers. The cloth parts are made 10y
hand and the wooden solcs by machin-
cry. In view of The mounting prices
or Gather footwear, these combination
Shippers. which retail for the euuiNa-
tent OF 81 a pair for the best quality,
are selling apidly.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-13

~ is not generally known that the
banana is an annual The fruit comes
To maturity about Il year after the
shoot is planted, the trunk of the tree
subsequently attaining i; height OF
from eight tn 10 feet and - girth OF
a6 inches. From the root of the tree
several shoots or suckers sproiit cach
OF which in turn becomes II fresh tree.
The life of the panama tree, however.
lS not unusually long. for il is felled
after the fruit is gathered and some
times indeed during the operation.