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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
] why Not piain Amerieans7

From the Kansas City Star.
When q British minister to the United
States wrote a letter touching on Ameri-
can politics. President Cleveland sent him
MS passports. But now q mission from
the United States-unofficial to be sure
Il abroad to give the British government
on how to, manage Ireland.
Just how is this sort OF thing to be jus-
thhed7 What business nave American cit
i.ens with the domestic policy Of the Brit
ish empire?
Thu question Of the hyphen 1t once
arises. We have been conducting q nth-
er active campaign against hyphenated
Aimertcanism for the last two years.
DOESN'T that include all hyphens? Are
We to have h Cxecho- Slovak-Americans
petitioning the government about the
manasement Of the lily OF Prague? And
Jueo.Slaytc-Amertcans taking action
ABOUT Fiuane. and Italian-Amef3cans pro-
testing, and Anglo-Americans notinR and
fEDu',n.Ams.icsns making demands and
why not really get rid Of the hyphen
a be just plain Americans3
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
YOUTH IS HELD
FOR INVESTIGATION
William Schmidt, q Hired Hand,
Held In Connection
With Murder of
Meehl.

Parker. S. d., June IA. William
Schmidt, IL years old. hired hand on
h farm of Ernest Meehl, wealthy Nc
Cook county farmer. who was found
murdered in his bed early last Mon
day morning. was taken in custody
yesterday by Sheriff Mcmahon. 1t is
said here that no warrant of arrest had
been issued for young Schmidt. but he
will be held for investigation in con-
nection with the killing. Another per-
son Was to have been taken into Gus
tody. but was not to be found.
Mrs. MeehlE left here yesterday, pre-
sumably for Sioux Falls, accompanied
by her father. Joseph Reitmeyer. Her
whereabouts was unknown late today.
The Meehls are said to have had do
nestle troubles and for a while had not
been living together. Mr.. and Mrs.
Meehl were in different rooms on the
night of the murder when Mrs. Meehl
said she found a note with her hus-
bands body conveying a warning
against persons who Inform on boot
leggers."
Young Schmidt first testified before
q coroner's Jury that he had not heard
he discharge Of the weapon, although
he was sleeping at the side of Meehl.
He later admitted, however. that he
had been awakened by the discharge of
heg gun. A John Doe hearing Is SEIZED.
uled to be held al Salem today.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
cape to cairo ex AR.

From the Columbus Dispatch. --
Actual construction work already has
been begun in connection with the pro-
jected Cape to Cairo air service, the Brit
ish air military announces. Airdromes are
being set up every coo miles, h present
nonstop limit, from one END of Africa to
the other. h principal ones being built
at Cairo. Khaftum n two in Gernaa
East Africa at Kampla and Ujtji.
The route hen passes into Rhodesia end
along the course Of the.r railway to. ~
Cape. Long before the famous Cape -
Cairo railway Is in operation It Is conn
IDENTIFY expected that airplanes will be
covering the out on regular schedules.
The distance 10 $500 miles. After estab-
fishing this service the plan Of tho air
ministry 10 to hand 1t over as q going
enterprise to . British commercial COM
pany. The air ministry is acting as Q pio-
neer in various undertakings. and, ac-
cording to one Of its officials. its position
to commercial flying will be analogous
to that of the British admiralty and mer.
chant marine Service.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
boys AND GIRLS
At SHORT COURSE
South Dakota Youngsters Gath.
er at State College to Re-
ceive Farm In
struction.

Bookings. S. D., June 13-More thar
900 boys and girls, representing I:
counties from The east central part o.
South Dakota, have been attending tn.
Junior short course at State college
this week. The girls are rooming IL
the ladies' dormitory and the boys are
bunktng in the new armory. Both boys
and girls are served their meals OF
mess In the college dining hall. Their
daily program includes reveiIle at 6:1s
and breakfast at $3.50 with military ex-
ercises and drill both before and after
and then classes until noon.
One Of the interesting features OF
the afternoon assembly is community
singing of poppy songs and giving
yells. followed by a short lecture. Next
on the schedule is an inspection tour
OF the college laboratories, green
houses, barns and experiment plots.
Baseball and track work for the boys
and volley ball for the girls occupy the
remainder Of the time before supper.
Three handsome club banners are to
be awarded to the champion counties
in these athletic contests. The boys
and girls enjoy Illustrated lectures and
movies with special music every eve
ming from s to 10.
Instruction in the following subjects
are given to'the boys by various mem
bers Of the college and extension lac
ulty: Sheep, dairy and beef cattle,
hogs. poultry, corn and farm mechan-
les, including horses and harness. rope
work. farm machinery and gas en-
gines. The boys are coached daily in
stock judging and on Friday the
champion stock Judging teams will be
announced. Lectures and demonstra-
tons are given to the girls in sewing,
canning. baking and serving, as we'll
as poultry.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
HAND COUNTY FARMS
REACH HIGH PRICES

Rec Heights. s. d.. June 14.-Much
to the surprise Of some of the old
timers. who believed the land never
would reach this price. the day Of 5000
an acre land in the Rec Heights terri
tory appears to have arrived. j. r..
6peirs, who WINS a farm of $50 acres
dve miles east Of town, recently re-
fused an offer OF 5000 an acre for the
farm. The farm Is highly improved,
with 100 acres Of alfalfa, numerous
hne buildings, and with an artesian
we'll furnishing the supplies of water
for both domestic and stock
b 10 the first time 5000 an acre has
been offered for farm land INLAND
county.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
There was . Reason.
From the Indianapolis News.

However the nations were or might
have been divided In the great comic,
just ended. there never was a belief II
any quarter Of the world that English
speaking people would be on opposing
sides. Germany recognized the power o.
the unwritten treaty by which. when thu
question 70 n OF right or wrong, there
can be no two sides among people rearet
on the same traditions. An extract from
the program. Of the memorial service fol
the Officers and mel Of the American
army n navy who have fallen in thu
war, held in Westminster Abbey. OK
presses this feeling in the eloquent Ian
guage Of the British clergy who speal
the voice Of the empire:
Let III now unite in thanking God for
those Of our brothers of the great
American republic who have aid Town
their lives IN q sacred and righteous
Their deaths have sealed the
unWrttten but inviolable covenant OF
our common brotherhood. Their deaths
have leld tho enduring foundations OF
the worlds hope for future peace. For
their ea1cee Ne fAtso this day our proud
Thanksgiving In the great abbey which
enshStnes b tlustrious dust Of the
OF b English speaking iec:
joyful price 70 Almighty God that IN.
their response to the clarion call OF
freedom and of Justice the, two COM
nonwealths have not been divided.
This service vas short. as becomes tn,
tribute Of q nation Of 6ghtin men to TIL,
ughttnG men Of IN associated nation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN IS
ROUGHLY HANDLED

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 1.-TWO
agreeable strangers an automobile
with a woman driver, and a blackjack,
combined to teach Roy Carmichael. Of
Leola. S. D.. something of the perils Of
a city. When police answered a tele-
phone summons and took him to the
hospital from a house near Lake CAL
houn. he q exchanged $50 / n cash
and a diamond ring valued at $3.50 for
a severely bruised head.
Mr.. Carmichael started out to see
Minneapolis. he told the police. Early
in h evening he became acquainted
with two pleasant young men and with
them he visited several saloons. One
Of the men suggested a motor trip to
the hotel. and led the way to an auto
mobile nearby.
A woman clad in oilskins was at the
wheel. according to Mr.. Carmichael.
The a drove through the rain rapidly
and turned along Excelsior boulevard.
A short distance past Lake Calhoun
the automobile stopped, one Of the men
grasped Mr.. Carmichael by the throat,
and the other struck him on the head
with a blackjack.
When he recovered consciousness he
was lying by h roadside in the rain.
He to a nearby house where
there was a telephone and called the
police. An automobile was sent by
the Fifth precinct station and he was
removed to the hospital.
Mr.. Carmichael was unable to give a
complete description of the man.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
RAILROAD commissioners
WILL CREATE NEW TOWN

Sioux Falls, s. D., June IA. - A new
town. the town OF Henkin. Will be born
IN this part of South Dakota as the
result Of an order signed by the state
BOARD Of railroad commissioners. This
probably will mean the disappearance
Of he town OF Saranac. The order
Fgned by the railroad commissioners
permits the removal of the railway
station at Saranac three miles north
ward to the lines of the Milwaukee
railway.
The new town of Henkin will be plat
ted at once at the new railroad station,
and the %postoffice department will be
asked to name the p~ostoffice Henkin.
The new town will be situated half a
mile west Of Brandt lake, one Of the
finest fishing and hunting resorts in
eastern South Dakota.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
EASTERN STAR. OFFICERS
NAMED At SIOUX FALLa

0AOuA CAlIb, -. H., June lA-A1 their
annual INVENT in siomr rn,,. the
mesnha,. ~ ~ .st.-. -. ,s.Hv 80.
South Dakota elected the following
ofncers Tor b coming year: Matron,
Anna G. Struble;. worthy patron. DIR.
Fred Treon: associate matron. Mar
BRYAN: a~snocaafa -nd n.t,on 49,.
.~N.te. 49, .,, Naeau1
~. s-"...s. 1Asn 1s.v =. w!iiIam-
~: uoasuref. jessie Il. Wendell; con-
conductreas. Mrn. Schenerar.
-
IN
mar.hsi ~. -, %s. .esvaces Of z town
sr- - -. uspenseo with durs
al this nsscs -. - 49, snc ressoeno
S p.r. - tne state eoon wiil BE- flooded with
- sSs.;nSg sht0m oeecra stAfes.' many
~ nosa evays ese unruly. Andrew Tim
ms.. SeSn, appo INIT to The once Of town
~. M.ssnaI and WI maintain order during
s's "Asuns pefsod.
49,
Bison p % great that dealers have difd.
mand being due to the large number Of
tsactots and truck, operatine in this ter.
Tasory and the rapidly Increasing numbe,
=. s~asonoealee A. Bison 4. many miles
49, nearest 1Af8n ~ s@n~o0ln.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
BY R LOUISE Gu1DL1N s,n,ENsoN.

LIVERY young mother should MEM
ortze q few Of the songs and
fnssr plays. and studythe expla-
naaioas. notices ana pictures in Fros-
oefe Mother Play" 30 that she may
0ee'n 70 us them in her homo long
eetofe tho kindergarten age. I have
SEQ them ana md that they teach
the virtues which later it is 20 hard to
'nsal. FOR. - Croebel says, Mother.
you can now do with . touch as light
~ feather what you cannot later &C.
conphsh with the pressure Of . hum
dredweight."
I nsve also found that the songs
ana phs nn the child's heart with
Joy M contentment. entertain him
Immensely and supply his Imagination
With wholesome food. II h mother
has memoefzed some Of the songs, she
can sing OF Groom them while busy
ABOUT her household tasks. and in this
way can often direct her child's
thoughts and play. with definite aims
10 v1eW. Her walks or rides with the
cna9ofen may also be made occasions
Tor such play.
TO Illustrate how Froebels philos-
opny helps the mother to train her
chud. lot % consider nrst the pa&.a-
caks play. You smile and ay. "Why.
ell mothers pfay pat-a-cake with their
sseaes; that 10 nething new" Yes,
mesness have played pat-a-cako for
sess andSasNs but N they want to
Knew Why thsy play 1t. lot them turn
% SFoeeel. whe points out that the
~ the little game u 90 widely
knovn 10 because simple mother Wit
nevee Fails 70 link the initial activities
Ok M Hsd with the everyday life
esoat him." He also says, The bread
o. better still. the little cake which
me child likes 70 well, he ~recsives
rom his mother; the mother in t.rn
receives It fSom the baker. a. far.
20 seed. We have found two links in
soe gSeat chain OF life and service.
Aes 10 oevass. however. Of making
the child feel that these links com.
pete the chain. The baker can bake
no cake IL the miller Grinds no meal.
the miller can Grind no meal if the
farmer brings him no grain: the farm.
" can bring no grain IL his neld
YIELDS no crop; the deld can Yield no
crop u The forces Of nature fan To
work eogether to produce It: thu
forces Of nature could not con.n,rs
together Were II not for the all-wiss
and b~enehcent Power who incit..
them to their Predetermined ends."
It 70 because we mothers have f.,+
pernsps dtmly and unceusclously tn.
lesson which the p~at,a.cake Mae
teaches Of dependence on 3 snothsr
ana the gratitude each owes to All
that We have played this little e.me
from ancient times.
The Value OF "Pat-a.Cake.
I start to play pat-a.caks With nv
baby when he 10 sx months old. r.
anords him great satisfaction Ia exer.
else bis arms and to direct his mov..
ments % that both little dimnlea
hands meet together. When he :.
about II months or . q old I be.
Gin to show him the picture Of pat.a.
cake found in Froebel's Mother
Play" Through this means. Z er.d-
ually and easily had him to see that
Tor his bread he owes thanks not
only TO his mother. to the baker. the
miller. the farmer. but also and mo.t
OF ell TO the Heavenly Father. Who.
through the fundamentally OF dev
and rain. sunshine ana darkness. v,in.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19

City threatens an o-ex,nisation
q g vietlantes-an o~sganisatjoa Of cit.
lsene g AID tho police In II eufJeterbss
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
SUPREME COURT GIVES
CHILDREN TO FATHER

Pierre. 8. D., June 13.-The supreme
court has affirmed the circuit court of
Beadle county In the matter Of the de-
tendency ana guardianship Of the
children of Stanley Skowron. In this
case the county court Of Beadle county
tool b children and placed them in
the children's home at Sioux Falls.
Skowron brought suit to cover cus-
tody OF the children. and the circuit
court set aside the action Of the u
" court. !,
Two Of the children had been placed
U with private families. and these
interviewed. but the supreme court
holds that Skowron IL entitled to The
custody OF his. children. ana in their
opinion say that The case presents q
record Of wrongs done in the name Of
the law which record can and few
parallels in the history Of modern 1ur-
isprudencc."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19

susEe.tions by mothers who have been kipdcrsartncr.. Issued ~
The National Kindergarten Association, New York.. NJ. Y.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
NO PROSPECTS NOW or SPECIAL
sEssloN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls, g. D.. June 13.-Gov.
Peter Norbeck In q statement declares
there u no Immediate prospect OF his
calling q special session Of the legis.
lature to ratfy the woman suffrage
amendment. He said, however. that
should enough states ratify the amend
ment to assur it, success an extra
session undoubtedly would be called.
PIERRE-The state fire marshall's de-
prevention lines b having "a effect with
the statement that the IRE looe In the
state. asfthe number Of fires for the fiscal
year ending kays1.. l9a9.s shows ~ De46
slteostns the STATE than That OF the prev
tous year. With . reduction Of ee5A,9 In
IRE toeoee fN that time. Tue report
coyeEs ELEVATOR hrs along With the others.
The Little River news., 1919-01-01
.WSS.
5OO,O0O MUSTERED OUT
And 6S,O0O American Soldiers Have
 Returned From France.

Washington, Dec. 27.-SiXty-eight thousand American soldiers had been returned from overseas December 21, and slightly more than 500,O00 in this country had been mustered out of service, members of the House Mili- tary Committee were told today at their weekly conference at the War Department.
 Officers are being discharged at a rapid rate, Chairman Dent said eX- planning that 32,OO0 had been released since the armistice was signed. The largest number discharged was in the chemical warfare service and the few est in the medical section.
 Troop movements from abroad on ships now controlled by the United States are limited to 16O,000 men a month, but the department hopes to increase this to 100000 or S0O,O00 MT. Dent said.
The Little River news., 1919-01-01
LITTLE RIVER HAS
 GOOD COTTON CROP
Up to December E 14,343 Bales of Cotton Had Been Ginned Ac- cOrding to Gin
 Report.

Little River county has again come through with a good cotton crop. Ac- cording to the report filed by gin re- orter J. A. Mcdonald, there had been ginned up to December 13 14 ,343 bales. This compares with 14,974 bales gin ned up to the same date last year. Considering the drouthy season this is regarded as most excellent crop for the county. Practically all other counties in this and other states were far below last years crop. This accounts for the great influx of new settlers and land buyers. River farmers especially report that a large amount of cotton is still in the. fields unpicked This is due to the labor shortage and the epidemic of influenza at picking time.
The Little River news., 1919-01-01
RED RIVER IS RISING
But New System of Leyees Will Pro.
 tect Plantations.

TeXarkana, Dec 29-The second big rise in three months is reported in Red River, which runs few miles north and east of here. Yesterday afternoon two caissons of the Red river highway bridge, under construc- tion across the river at Index, 12 miles north of here, were swept away, the second mishap of the kind that has occurred within tne last two and a half months. News received from Garland City 20 miles east, is to the effect that all the low places in that vicinity are overflowed.
 There is no fear, however, that any great damage will result of the plan tations, as the fine system of levees built within the last few years are considered ample safeguards against any serious damage.
The Little River news., 1919-01-01
GERMANS "COME ACROSS"
Have Paid 45,OGO,0C0 Marks Toward
 U. $. Army's Expenses.

Coblenz, Friday, Dec. 2.-Nine million marks arrived here today from Berlin to be turned over to the American army authorities as part of Germany's payment toward the ex- penses of the Army of Occupation, The Germans now have given the Americans, in accordance with the terms of the armistice, 45,000,O00 marks.
 The money has been transported by American motor truck and by train. In several instances some of the mill lions were shipped from Berlin by train under guard of German sol diers and transported to the neutral zone, where it was turned over to the Americans, who carried the money to Coblenz The money has been placed in vaults near Amer.can headquart- CTS, where American soldiers guard it night and day
The Little River news., 1919-01-01
ST. LOUIS MAN TO FEED EUROPA
Edward Flesh Is to Have Charge Oi
 Distribution of Supplies.

St. Louis, Dec 29.-Edward M Flesh, St. Louis agent of the United States Food Commission and second vice president of the United States Food Administration and Grain Cor poration, will leave St. Louis for Lon- don Wednesday to assume charge of the distribution of all food supplies in Europe, at the request of Herbert c. Hoover, United States food admin istration.
 Mir Flesh received cablegram from Mr. Hoover Saturday night and immediately cabled his acceptance He expects to sail from New York next Saturday. Mrs. Flesh will ac- company him.
 Asked the nature of his duties, he said:
 T hardly know myself. I suppose to distribute food .Stl oYer., Europa, I won't know specifically until I see MT. Hoover"
 Since the organization of the Food Administration MT. i-iesh has had charge of the purchase and distribu> tion of grain in Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Geor- gia, Florida and North and South Car olina.
The Little River news., 1919-01-01
MONEY IN HOGS
That is What the Figures Show as
 Given by w. c. Wilkerson.

w. G. Wilkerson, wao owns a 24 acre farm near town, furnished us the figures from his pen of hogs this year He kept the hogs up and fed them from what grew on the place, and the record shown can be considered as good average for what the average small farmer may do by following a like sensible plan. He killed six hogs just little over a year old on the 18th of December. He sold four of the hogs and kept the other two for his own meat. The four which he solo weighed respectively, 30S, 2S3, PTS and PTS, or a total of TAI pounds. He sold the four dressed at 20 cents per pound, which netted him a total of s22S.2O This did not interfere with his other farming as he grew a good crop of cotton, corn and other crops, but was merely side line, which he considers a profitable one.
 Those in position to know say tha, there is in Little River county today more meat than ever before in it's history, and in addition to that an abundance of hogs for another year This is said to be due 70 the hog law, to vaccination and to the interest ere ated by the pig clubs. People are raising a better stock of hogs and inn proving the grades. They are taking more pride and interest in the busi- ness and actually finding it a grow ing source of revenue When the hog law went into effect hundreds of peo- pie honestly believed that the hog business WAS ruined. There is stil. some opposition, but it grows less, anG we believe that when the new. plan is given a fair trial opposition will dis appead altogether It has been true in all other sections and there is now ample grounds to believe that it will prove so in this.
The Little River news., 1919-01-01
TINE OIL MILL PLANT
 BURNS AT ASHD0WN
Loss OT Building, Machinery ant PvsSyncts Estimated at $1OO,- OO-Wednesday
 Morning.

A disastrous fire occurred here early Christrmas morning when the United Oil NH plant burned, with a total loss of machinery, building and pro- ducts ef $1O0,OO0 The seed house with s,hgnf $2OO,000 worth of seed was saved. All lint cotton with the ex- ceptios ssf about 15 bales was also sawed. The boiler and engine rooms attached 10 the main building were also saved, but with this exception the entire crashing plant was destroyed. The plant was well insured.
 The fire was discovered about 4:3O in the murning by the watchman who gave the alarm. By the time the fire WAS (tiaes,vered the lint room upstairs and the. meal room on the first floor were beth burning fierceiy. The local fire depwtment was soon on the ground and several lines of hose were put intEp operation, playing on the flames. The effort to confine the fire to tse Yin1ts where it was burning was entirely successful although high wind was blowing The night watch man 1,M5e his rounds on time and punche,s the clocks at the IA different statioNx, which he is required to do every 1Mnlr. He had returned to the boiIer xrom and remained perhaps l5 or 20 minutes when he discovered the fire. ,Thp entire building seemed on ffams a1 the time. The cause of the fire ss unknown. The mill had not been raxnning since Monday night.
 Hhss been announced that rebuild ing will begin as soon as the insurance has beSD adjusted and the grounds can be cleared off, some of which has already begun. 1t will be perhaps spring before full construction work can be zrnder way.
 This uaill was one of four operated by this company, the others being at Hope, larkadelphia and Idabel, Okla- homa The mill at Ashdown was built in 1902 and was probably the largest asf the four mills. It is report cd thaa the new mill will be larger than the. old The pay roll of the mill was about $500 per week, not in cluding salaries. The president of the company is w. Y. Foster of Hope Fl. E. Oytnn is the local manager.