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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
F. p. THoRNs.
FOREST CRY. sou7. DAKOTA

Fine furs have reached fabulous
valves on ccou of growing scarcity
ana ehis gives financial Importance TO
the conclusion Of Ned Dearborn. of the
l nired States bureau of biological sur
vcy, shat the problem OF a future supply
mas only one solution-fuT farming. of
me. score or more OF different furbear-
ms native to North America
about a dozen seem TO be suitable for
dolneSG cation. The skunk. mink and
silver fox have been successfully bred
IN captivity, and the mart-n, fisher,
outer. biuc fox, raCcoon and beaver have
given promise in partial tests. Minks,
HIST. Srcd in oneida county. New York,
seem 10 have been thr first wild fur
bearers donlcsticatrd in The United
STATES. the breeding haVin. beern 80
years ago. The skunk is the most easily
n commonly doinssticatcd and has
nor. breeders in The United States than
al 5thcf fur bearers combined. IN un-
~aeTtsEinE T." propagate animals fur far,
clilnaflc conditions. csnitAt. situation,
space and food supply must all be con-
sidcrcd.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

AS one method of dealing summarily
with Gcrmany's U-boats. AN American
inventor has proposed to use bombs
or a special type designed To explode at
amy desired depth when thrown into
he sea. The missiles would be dropped
from air craft or submarine chasers
Wnen an enemy boat WAS sighted be-
meath the water or secn 10 Subnicrge.
The bomb is connected by a light cable
to u buoyant chamber that floats ON
the surface. AS it sinks. the line, which
is wrapped around ii. unrcels until IL
pre- determined depth is reached. The
jerk that then occurs |actuateS the de-
tonator, ana discharges he explosive.
depth. a submarine is under an encr-
nous pressure. An explosion. such as
that rf Il high power bomb. occurring
in close proximity 10 it would cause it
to collapse.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
REDUCE FIRE HAZARD
FOR CHRISTMAS EVE

Pierre. S. D., Dec. 24.-Insurance
Commissioner Vancamp has received
notification from the national heard OF
fire underwriters that the Washington
~heaquarters of the American Red Cross
has sent instructions to all local chap
tiers to withdraw the suggestion of
lighted candles behind Red Cross serv-
ice flags in windows and candle illumi-
nations of windows on Christmas eve
and also a request that all moving pic
ture houses of the country display and
quote as important q statement that
the service flag in the window can be
displayed as we'll by a we'll lighted
room as by candles placed near them
and no fire risk will be taken. The
original order is considered hazardous
and for that reaso has been Withdrawn
with REQUEST Tor widest publicity.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
viBORG BOY ANXIOUS
FOR REAL ACTION

Niborg, s.. D.. Dec. GIN the day
time one would think it was fha most
peaceful country you eves saw, and an
lrlslman in my section sWore there
weren't II Germans owe there. but he
changed his mind when ,ile figSt shell
hit near us, and he was convintea and
satisfied"
Thus writes Corporal O.. c. karp. of
Battery A, Fifth Field Artillery. Amcri-
can expeditionary force, n Vibarg boy,
in a letter to South Dakota relatives. AT
the time Of writing the otter he had
Just returned from the firing line.
w were along the firing Ine for
nearly a month" he writes. 'whitf gave
us q good initiation. We were fired
upon for two days, but nc one was hurt.
although they We're hitting p~.ettSclose.
But one good thing is that ~ can, hear
them q mean the shells. When they
come they make a VIII iatling noise.
which makes us scramble Tor me dug
out, for it is safety first ere Us well as
sure safe enough for al shell for a
while; they're about - feet under
ground.
Talk about work, here IS where you
see work done and IL lot of it, too. One
funny thing about the FRI Ut is that you
can't see a thing; not q nam i'll sight
only at night. when they - to an" from
the trenches. We have to dig and make
dugouts n gunpits. i ha @ tried near
~ everything in the art. cry lil4a and
ara now anxious to get up again &c
the firing line9 and stay until we beat
tie kaiser. Here where !! am now they
Use horses, but where / ,,as before ii
was nearly all oXen the farmers used"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
D|sLOYA'.TY CHARGE
IS NOT Sustained
Rapid City, s.. D, Doctor Is MOI
Held, Eut Is Given g
Lecture.

Rapid City. s. D., Dec. 24.-Dr. Louis
c. Jursens, a physician of this city.
VAS brought before United States Corn
missioner John X. Hull. charged with
having violated the espionage act. The
Said TO y young wolGan who was selling
toketS for a Red Cross play recently
given in this CITY:
j nave no use for our Ped Cross. 10
is OF no use. Nor do | have any use for
The soldiers. This whole thing is wrong
and the government is rong."
TIE Young woman when h APP
peared as a witness in the hearing,
stated that The doctor had made that
stat-mcnt TO her. but the doctor denied
that he had aaid hs had no use fer the
soldiers or that the government is
wrong. The other Witness whe is al
lessd to have heard him make the atate-
faent suffered \ lapse of memory when
me case ca me UP the colnmissioner
could not find the testimony sufficient
20 he.d the prisoner to the grand juicy.
The commissioner, however, die AXE
occasion to instruct the doctor ia re-
gard to his conduct in the future and
70 inform him that it was best he re-
ffaln from making any statements re-
gardlns the government or amy Of the
wal activities if he could make only
SNch statements az might be questioned.
The doctor is 9 Hoilander. has resid-
ed III this country for 80 years. has an
American wife and two children. While
waiting in the commissioners offices
lof MS hearing TO start solicitors came
IN and asked him to subscribe to the
lted Cross as n member for The coming
year aid he purchased a membership
FOR both his wife me himself.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
'eUTTON" C0Il51TTrE
is HOLDING THE GAG
Legislature Had No Right to
Appropriate Money to Boost
Fair BuildiE

Pierre. S. d.. Dec. 22.-The.. attorney
general has ruled that the az. ,assed
by the 1917 legislature ap|prVpriating
s~2.0$3.e6 for buttons which weye p,r-
chased to finance 3 South Dakota
building at the Panama exposition is
unconstitutional.
The situation is that a commission.
appointed by the governor in 1913 TO
find ways and means of l.4viDAa South
Dakota building at the fair, Mrchasod
theEe buttons ON their own iAsponeih-
ility and expected THAI til safe ~ them
would finance the bui ing. Infor-
tunatcly the buttons die lot sell very
well-however. the COZ :nisshn last
winter came to the legi. 'ature foc an
appropriation TO pay fo tho buttons,
and the legislature passe, the act pro-
vidins for it.
Now it is held unconstitutional be-
sause the state cam in H. way b. held
able for Il debt incurred by indivi,l-
lals. even though acting N good faith
as in this case. when there is no
statute in existence authorizing the
expenditure of such moneN. 1t is likely
therefore that the Deri3crs of the
commission will have to BE Liable them
selves for the purchase price OF the
buttons.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
FAMOUS GOLD MINE is
NOT TO BE CLOSED

Lead. S. d.. Dec. 24.-Eichard lslack-
stone, superintendent OF the famous
>Homestake mine. one of the greatest
gold producers in the world. officially
denies persistent rumors which have
been III circulation for several days, to
the effect that the mine was about to
be permanently closed down because of
fuel and other conditions. and thus
throwing many hundreds of men out of
employment. Superintendent Black
stone states emphatically that there is
not the slightest intention of stopping
work in the mine. The rumors are sup
posed to have originated in pro-Ger-
mai circles which wish to see ar ir-
dustrial ~stagnation in the United
States.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
WOMAN is VICTIM
OF UNUSUAL ACCIDENT

Hooker, S. D., Dec. %. Mrs. CIAude
~Lounsbery, wife of a farn.er living rear
Hooker. got shot by a CT cam can. and
the strange thing about 1t is that she
was badly hurt. The woman had filled
t1e~can with water at tie home OF Il
%neitshbor and carried it 10 ben home
through a temperature ".,"h below
zero. She placed the car IN The porch,
after lifting the cover lightly. The
water froze, causing the can to bulge.
ana later, when Mrs. Lon soery Went to
get a drink and started 10 remove the
cover. the expansion of the Gozen water
caused the cover to fly of with IL loud
report and great force. The cover
struck Mrs. Lounsberry in the face with
such force that her lower lip was
gashed badly, n of her upper ron
teeth was broken and anolher tooth
was driven clear out of sight in the
gum. She is now under the care of a
physician.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

Plans for one of the %strangest wal
vessels etcr proposed have bcen sub
mitted to tho council OF national de-
Tense. The craft is an enormous ocean
going water wheel that is intended to
perform much the same service for the
navy as the British and French tanks
have for the allied armies. Although
highly visionary and entirely untried. it
mas novelty and potential power that
draws attention. In addition to being
ampMlbiotS to ii certain degree. it is
theoretically capable of great speed.
Essentially IL consists Of TWO big con-
nected cylinders that are supplied
around their outer rims with adjustable
paddles. The horizontal axle offers
space for n crew and is gNroScopical!Y
stabilized to support Il fighting mast.
Opposite ends of the axis are utilized
as gun tmrrctS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
INJURED IN COLLISION
WITH SIOUX CITY AUTO

N,itcheH. :. d.. Dec. w. NJ. White.
or inns Guy, is IN Il serious condition and
ia i,,.ios -. tha ,.os,,It ne Iai,,a ~ ,,an
Wy CO..
~,
- S'l a.eoluil!S TO the injured per
sonH, '"o no ,lsnos ana ran lhlo inc
""-7A ~ "''i.h tiles were 'luIhs. Mp
,I.,N'nN n' .''e'',rt was ina',e W Seop
-, II iiaeiilhe' Mi'iVi'
GO pai's " " iel'eI' mas pcsll iueiiu,,
is supposed to have been gojng back to
that CITY when il hit the BUGGY
"
Observation-Disclosures. ,,.,i,, ~ u
DAYS an np.rnosta Of a. @,r'oal. nr c,t,,n
wtlra snj,,,na eron, ,his n,v "a e,eta,n
marlete The sht,o,nn+. bayin,, a, 40
gre"atc siilue of nearly Sl0o.5Gp. MI tho
cattle came from farms in the Alexandria
TERRITORY. there being no stock ranches in
TINS section. In edition. much other
stock. sueh Is hoGs. was shipped Ia mar
ket '!Uling the 30 lays. and other ship
-. M w., ~ -. q, '"e
li-AD-Advico have reached here to
the effect that the directors of the Home
stake Mining company have declared d
regular December dividend Of % cents.
If 3, - ~ - !. vi, ,a ~, =. 'e,'
T,e n;nn .,,a,,tod h, a. 80 :" thi.
civ ,s ono Of ma looS;,r .n,1 nsa,aars
of tho nn,,d 7 7'N p0''
AURON-Huron college will close for
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
DISTRICT COURT CLERKS
BENEFIT EY DECISION

/. Lincoln. Nob, Dec. si.--Eob Smith,
clcrl; OF the district court for Douglas
county. is entitled to keep the $4,000 of
naturalization fees he has collected
during the 10 years since he took
charge OF the office, under a decision
OF the Nebraska supreme court. The
Judgment OF the lower courts in his
favor is affirmed.
The decision applies generally to all
district court clerks of The state, where
they have retai.,ea the fees. In Lam
caster county this has not been done.
rs Clerk j. S. Baer did not consider
himself morally entitled to them and
always turned them into the county
treasury. Some. of the clerks in other
counties who were interested in keep
ing fees assisted Smith il. Ills suit, by
employing an attorney to appear on
their behalf when it was finally argued
in supreme cour...
In future. however. district court
clerks will not be allowed 10 retain
naturalization fees. The legislature of
1917 passed an act amending section
243O.> revised statutes Of Nebraska.
limiting each clerk to the compensation
as fixed by law and forbidding him to
any fees in excess OF that
amount mo matter from What source
received.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
TO HOLD COUNCIL I'M
SIOUX FALLS SOON

Sioux Falls. $. d.. Dec. 26.-Gov.
Peter Norbeck and the state council of
defense viii probably call a conference
II county sheriffs, mayors of cities.
states ATTORNEYS and Officers % law
ia meet soon after the first of the year,
ANA Sioux Falls wlll probably be chosen
as the place of meeting.
The object of The proposed confer
ence Is to perfect u plan of ~protec-
tlei AGAINST German agents and |. w
w. workers. who are believed to he re-
sponsiblc for the recent destructive fires
in grain elevators. mills and ware
houses.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
CoElvIc7S ARE GWEN
CHRISTMAS TREAT
T'eee, Program of Music and
Sweets Provided fer
Prisoners.

s;iotX Falls. s. D., Dec. -, Christ
mas spilit pre- tailed Yesterday and bus
tness generally suspended. on OF the
features Of the christmas observance
IN The city were special services OF
various churches. For the firs, time
in the history of The SiouX Rails psni-
Tertiary Christmas tree celebration was
held for tiie entertainment of the pris-
,nefS. Local musicians and others rem
iered am interesting program, which
proved Il rare treat tn the assembled
After the conclusion OF the
proSrTiin. candies, cigars and other
things were distributed to The men.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

During q recent thunderstorm in New
York state surprise and wonder were
caused in a home by an unusual acct
dent that accompanied Il sharp bolt OF
lightning. The latter struck very clore
to the house, causing the telephone TO
snap" so that those in the room heard
1T distinctly. Following this report a
glass dish containing some steel beads,
standing on a table about ~ fee, from
the telephone. broke into pieces. scat
tering the beads on the floor. The
apparent explanation for the phenomc-
non is that when the lightning caused
the spark nj the telephone there was IL
discharge of electricity into the room
and that the beads. being of polished
steel with numerous sharp edges. of
fered a path of least resistance to tie
discharge. which, seeking a sro,,rl,
burst the dish.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
C%oDlNGTON COUNTY
RED CROSS STRONG

Nateitown, =. b.. Dec. 2a.-ON.r 2.ae0
'ncmpcrs of the American Red cross
were gained in WatertoWn in The Red
Cross Christmas membership drive.
with the result that practically every
house in the city displayed the Red
Cross service FLAG. over 100 committees
I'M = single afternoon seemed $500 OF
these memberships. Returns from the
county. though incomplete, Indicate
CodinStoh county's total membership
Mill be ONor 1000.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
SPANISH WAR VETERAN
MADE PRO.GEEMAN TALK

Milbank, S. D., Dec. 22.-Herman
CroWl, whose arrest on lie charge of
sedition is in dispatches
from Butte, Mont, is we'll known to
many In South Dakota, especially in
Mllbank and vicinity. He is; u Spanish
american war veteran. He was arrest
ed at Belgrade, Mont, on a charge that
ne had made statements iustifying the
sinking of the Lusitania ana had other
wise encouraged the cause of the Ger
mans. Acquaintances of The prisoner
IN South Dakota say he is not respon-
sible for his actions. they Claiming mat
he had for some time been in the Min
nesota hospital for the insane and was
not right mentally when last in Mill
bank.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
SEVERAL GUILTY. OF
VIOLATING "DRY" LAW

Sisseton. S. d., Dec. 24.-In the Rob-
erts county circuit court. in the cases
of the state KS. Carl Sharf, Oscar Kol-
berg. William Wheeler, Oscar Leegaard
and Oscar Anderson, of Sisseton. and
several other defendants from Summit
all of whom We're charged with violat.
ing the statewide prohibition law by
having intoxicating liquor in their pos.
session and drinking It. each of the de.
PENDANTS was fined 500 and COSTS
Several others who had been charged
with violating statewide prohibition
were found not guilty.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
GENERAL STORE AT
REDFiELD sCORCHEE

Redficid. s. D.. Dec. Ct ire of an
unknown origin, starting in tho grocery
department. Of the Schwartz %conarany.
ut : O'Clock last night, completely de-
:ttroycd the grocery stock ANA seriously
DAMAGED the DRY goods and other de-
lartnlents OF the store. Owing to the
heavy wind the fire for sometime
menaeed the entire city. No estimate
has been n,nag by H.. G.. Schwartz,
manager OF IL store. but it Is under
stood that the insurance is Inadequate
to cover tho loss.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
MISSOURI HoNoRs ATHLETES.

Columbus. No., Dec. 26.-Seventeen
members of the 1917 football team Of
the University OF Missouri have been.
awarded their varsity letters. The re-
cipients were Captain Hamilton,
Slusher, Bass. Kirkpatrick, Berry,
Kolb. Chitenden. Norris Stevens,
Viner. Rider. Edwards. Collins. Green
wood. Marshall, Schroeder and Uric.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
SIOUX FALLS TANKS
WELL IN VOLUNTEERS

Sioux Falls. S. ID, Dec. 2G.-siouN
Fails stands second in This recruiting
district with Il total of oS5 men sent
out for the army from December / to
10. The district takes in North and
south Dakota ard has it's headquarters
at Aberdeen. The following is the rec
ofos made by the 10 stations in the dis
tr!ct: Aberdeen. 352:- Sioux Falls. 2S5:
Fargo, n. d.. l40: Minot, n. d., 1O7;
Lead, 9S: Pierre. &c: Grand Forks. y.
ID, 50; Bismarck. IS. and Huron, Sc.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
I...a'S 0F NEBRASKA,
----
HoME GUARDS VISIT
ALLEGED DIS.-OYAL ONE

hewitt, Neb., Dec. 2A.-The d Witt
homo guar Is. under command OF Capt.
Walker Scott. marched to the store of
Carl N,ei!neier, VINO was reported to
a3vc p"o-Geruan p"ocli:ities. and en-
tt'irg :hc store. Captain Scott lccttrcd
t1a proprietor upon his duty to the
United States. The company left the
tore and as tho b3slcr blew a retreat
n American flag Was taken from the
Building AID carried back to the hali.
- III guards left M. Neimeier placed
another flag in the window on the in
sidn.
On account OF the alleged pro-Ger-
nanisro of fteinaeier, and his refusal to
contribute 10 the various funds, for
wan service, the guards thought the
flag was in the wrong place. and felt
under obligations to take it down.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
LOUIS CHEVROLET WIN
). FROM BARNEY OLDFIELD

bakersfield, Cal. Dec. 26.--
What was said to be a new
worlds automobile record for
five miles en- a mile circular dirt
track was hung up in & race
here yesterday by Louis Chev-
rolet. who defeated Barney Old
field and Eddie Hearne. his time
being 3 minutes As seconds.
In a trial lap. officially timed.
Oldfield clipped a second off the
worlds record by negotiating
the mile in 45 2-5 seconds.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
BIG CROWD OUT 70
HEAR CONGRESSMAN

West Point, Ncb., Dec. 26.--Cac o
crowds ever assembled at Wes, ~.
turned out ut the auditorium Ii,
congressman Dan v. Sterhcn: -,
nis mastery denunciatien
kaiser, and his satellites ana tx
people an insight into tx. .sn
tons now obtaining at u,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
LUMBER CONCERNS
HGNE EEEM .iOIMEn

Aberdeen. $. D.. Dec. ga merger
in LEGAL lumber yards Is announced by
which Thompson yards buys and con-
sotiGataS the Kelly Lumber company
It's local plant. Manager Y. =
ely y hiss assistant. l.. r. Dahl,
Of the kellg company, going into the
local office Of tho Thompson organi.
:atlon with Manager Tod Anderoerg.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
r,LLMAN WINS OVER CLINE.

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 26.-Johnny
Tillman, the Minneapolis lightweight
won the popular decision over Irish
Patsy Cline, OF New York. in a A6st- six.
round bout here yesterday. TiIlman
had the better Of every round except the
first. which vas even.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

One of the toughest of woods is ,b,t
OF %a.. .ne SO cailed Usage orange. which.
belongs to the nettie family Sow put
OF It's strength may be had from . rec
port made no long ago of the forest
service, which shows that a. b,ocl %
inches long II 2x2 inches in cross !.
section. when bent. breaks under n
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

While Chinese and japanese tab. ,.,oa
with chopsticks. Koreans eat with =
spoon. n reason for this peculinr,tw
is that In the "Analects Of C~onfuci,,s.
record exists that the master ate hi.
INLET. not with chopsticks. but with a
spoon. Every saying that pertains to
E xon Is reverent'y regarded in
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

A. scholarship in memory of Mic. ~
bella Austin has been founded at ~.
University Of Washington. to be KNOWN
as the Isabella Austin scholarship. nm
first holder Is Miss Kathryn Barnhisei,
of Tacoma. The scholarship is awarded
Qp,a basis Of personal need, scholarship
In high school n swomanly promise.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
%vIoLAToRs ESPIONAGE
ACT HAVE APPEALED

Washington. D. c.. Dec. 22.-Appeals
from convictions of IS citizens of South
Dakota, for violating the espionage act,
have been filed in the supreme court.
The convictions resulted from tile cir
culation If petitions. urging the repeal
OF the selective draft law. protesting
against the quota fixed 1o, the various
counties in that state and urging the
government to order Il referendum vote.
They are the first appeals under the
espionage act to reach The supreme
court.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

That the coal shortage in Michigan
hits ali without discrimination wns re-
vealcd by the fact that the wife OF Gov
Albert r. Sleeper failed to obtain coal
II Had Axe. her home town. or in neigh
boring villages.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

Green uniforms have replaced white
ones among Britain hospital surgeons
ana Hrttish hospitals are also being
fitted IN. green instAad Of white because
this color u easier on tbs eyes Of pa
TENTS