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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
MAN MEASURING DEVICES
FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE

Vermillion, S. D.. Jan. 11.-Prior to
January l. 1919, 3,645 pumps and meas
ures used in the sale OF gasoline and
kerosene in the state had been tested
by Inspectors Runbeck and Briggs of
the state food and drug department.
The work was begun in the fall of 1917
and the two inspectors have devoted
but a portion Of their time to the work.
OF 1913 pumps tested, AGO were found
to deliver correct measure while 1853
required correction. OF these 1853
pumps. 1874 were giving short measure
but were in such condition that they
were adjusted by the inspectors; 106
pumps were giving over measure and
were adjusted. while 10 pumps were
permanently condemned and 24O others,
mostly giving short measure, were in
such condition as to make it necessary
to condemn them for repair.
OF the open measure used for gaso-
line and kerosene. 2.032 were tested. of
which 1861 were found correct and All
found short and condemned. OF the
measures tested GAG were used for
wholesale business and of these 1S per
cent. or 1863 measures, were condemned
eau OF short measure.
Twenty-eight per cent Of the 1886 re-
tail measures, or 3O2 were condemned
for the same reason. OF all the pumps
tested IS per cent were giving short
measure and Of all measures % per cent
were short.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
SOUTH pAkorAN SAYS
GERMAN WOMEN CRUEL

Paris. Jan. 1l.-German ONE who
worked in prison camps were cruel to
American and allied prisoners, declares
Corp. Edward Roberts, OF 1roquois, S.
D., who spent 10 months being shifted
around from one stockade to another
until sent back through Switzerland as
a result of efforts by the Y. NJ. C. A.
The female boche were not women,
but savages," according to Roberts in
telling his story to two Y. NJ. G. A.
workers who took him a few bars of
chocolate. These German women
eve lost an opportunity to mistreat
or even torture wounded men who had
been captured, especially the British.
said Roberts, who added thai he had
no right to complain when he con-
sidered the extremes to which the
Tommies were pressed. many being
starved to death.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
AUTO AND HOG THIEF
GIVEN TERM IN PRISON

Hayti, S. D., Jan. 11.-Earl Imler,
recently lodged-'Mf the Hamlin county
Jail on the charge of stealing an auto
mobile and a number of hogs, after
which he fled from the state, being
captured in Colorado and returned tc
South Dakota, made an attempt to es-
cape from Jail. Sheriff Brudat found
n of h bars on a corridor windcv
sawed in two. The saving of n more
a would nave enabled Imler to make
his escape. Failing in the effort to es-
cape, Inller demanded to be taken be-
fore Judge Skinner, of the state cir
cult court, where he entered a plea
of guilty. He was sentenced to a
term Of three years n three months
at hard labor in The Sioux Falls peni-
Tertiary. When he completes his
term the government will have a case
of charging desertion from the mill
tary service against him.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
BoscHEE's SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies
when Boschee's Syrup has been used
SO successfully for fifty-one years in
all parts of the United States for
coughs. bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat. especially lung troubles? 1t
gives the patient a good nights rest,
free from coughing, with easy expec-
toratfon in the morning, gives nature
q chance to soothe the inflamed parts,
throw OF the disease. helping the pa
tient to regain his health. Made in
America and sold for more than half
Q ccntury.-Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
pEFuNcT BANKS ARE
FINALLY PAYING OUT

Pierre, S. D.. Jan. 1.-THE state
banking department is sending out an
additional is per cent dividend to the
depositors of the bank of Willow Lakes,
which failed in December, 1914. This
makes a total Of 80 per cent which has
been paid out Of the assets of this in
stttution.
A petition has been filed in court to
authorize a final payment and distribu-
ton in the affairs of the Security State
Bank, Of Faulkton, which has paid out
100 per cent. Both of these banks
failed before the bank guaranty act
went into effect, and since that time
there has been but one failure in the
state, n in that case the depositors
were paid in full from the guaranty
fund without any delay.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
LEGISLATORS NOT SURE
JUST HOW TO PROCEED

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 11.-One of the
first questions facing the members of
the legislatures who want to change
existing laws, is what are they to
amend. In past sessions it vas merely
a question Of doctoring up the code of
1903 or some Of the session laws. But
the last session authorized the creation
OF a code commission to go over all
state law n check 1t up; throw out
provisions that were repeaters, and
generally clarity the statutes of the
state. This commission has practically
finished its work.. But their code cam
not be amended until it is adopted by
the present session and made law. 1t
cannot be adopted till 1t is all COM
plete. That will take a couple of weeks
yet. The enactment creating the COM
mission put on an emergency that
would have started the work in April;
but the supreme court held that such
an emergency would hardly hold, and
nothing was started till July. and as a
result the job is not quite done.
10 Complicated Problem.
II h members try to Attend the new
code. they will be amending something
that is not law; If they amend the old
statutes. they are changing something
that may not be law by the time the
bill is finally passed. The general
opinion is that the state will have to
suffer along under existing laws a few
more weeks. till something shows up
definitely. :
Present promise is. in fact, that
o Of the early weeks Of the session
will be taken up in consideration Of
measures to propose, and while there
will be a few bills put in after the be-
ginning Of things. they will be Of minor
importance. Bills covering state de-
velopment under different phases Of the
constitutional amendments adopted at
the last election will probably come in
as committee o. joint measures; and
appropriation bills coming up early in
the session promise to be put over, II
they live at all. until the membership
has had an opportunity to size up the
probable appropriations to be presented
az q whole. Members are anticipating
large deficiency bills from many state
institutions. particularly those. which
had building operations started. by he
session two years ago. This along with
the feeling that as little as possible
should be started till prices or mate
rails go down a little. gives most Of the
members a feeling that this will be at
least a careful. II not a conservative
session In h matter OF expense.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
Sugar of.

Three-year-old Bobbie's afternoon
nap being unusually short. he was
bathed, dressed and permitted to
wander through the big house while
his mother prepared her toilet. Bob
bic found many interesting things to
do: poured water off the gold fish
climbed into the Kitchen sink and
made cement out Of his brothers. sand
from the hosting toy.
Robbie was sternly taken to task.
his mother relating his 'little sins II
by n Penitent Bobbie's confession
wis: Eyes. but mother. that was not
all! I dipped my hand in the uga
bowl and just ate sugar. and ate sugar
and ate sugar."
Bobbie was not punished, and his
mother camouflaged her smiles.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
LENNON SOLDIER TELLS
OF BEING WOUNDED

Lennon, S.. D.. Jan. 11.-Eernon
Pomeroy. a Lennon boy, who saw pro-
longed service in France with other
South Dakota soldiers, has reason Is
believe he bears a charmed life, for
after being wounded by a piece of shell
and picked up by some comrades. a
second shell burst on the spot where
he had been picked up d few mo-
ments before. In q letter to his sister,
Mrs. Gilbert Selby, of Lennon, he
writes in part:
ut was on the 9th of September
that l go hit--the second day of the
drive. We were on a large plateau,
lying as close to the ground as we
could, with machine guns and Ger
man artillery trying to sweep us Oft
the earth.
well, two other boys and myself
were making for a shell hole, when a
big shell burst over us or to one side
and some of tina she'll hit me. One
piece hit me on the right side Of the
head, about an inch and a half from my
eye, and knocked me cold. Another
piece hit my hand and one went through
my gas mask.
These boys dragged me into a hole
n when I came to we were half COW
cred up with dirt, which they told me
was thrown up by a second shell, which
had hit abou where they picked me up
and had heaved all hat dirt over on
US.
"Well. I got Strengthened out and they
wanted me to go to the first aid station,
but I wouldn't. I told one to get me q
gas mask. as min was gone, SO one of
the boys got a mask off Of a boy who
had gone over the divide from tho
same shell that hit me, and SO I stayed
with my outit until l was relieved"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
CITY WOULD OWN
ITS OWN PLANT
Success of Municipality Owned
Water System Over Short
Period Gives Impetus
to New Move.

Watertown, s.. D., Jan. IA munici-
pally owned and operated electric light
and power plant, Of sufficient size to
take over the lighting of the streets
and parks, run the pumping machinery
of the waterworks. which were only
recently taken over from private own
ers by the city, n accommodate such
private consumers as might wish to
connect with the city plant, is strongly
advocated here by Mayor A. T. Hop
kins. the city council n a number of
the business men. The municipal
plant proposition was discussed and
unanimously favored at a conference of
the city council, mayor and business
men.
The Light & Power Company, owned
by an Omaha concern. has a franchise
running until 1929, which permits it to
charge a rate of Is cents a kilowatt. A
recently announced increase in rates
here brought out the proposal for a
municipal plant. The street lighting
contract will expire in two years and
1t Is planned to have the municipal
plant ready, should the people vote
bonds. to take over the street and park
lighting at that time. The proposed
plant would cost about $25O,O 00.
Reports from the city engineers Of
nee on the first two month operation
of the waterworks system under city
management indicate Watertown's first
experience with public ownership of
public utilities is meeting success. The
engineers report shows the city may
safely expect a profit Of $8,400 annually
without a raise in rates, in. addition to
co WING e. nNn ~ ,,1-. { - 80 ~1-x1l
This will pay the interest on and retire
the bonds 1T was necessary to issue to
purchase the plant from the water
company.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
COMRADES ARE GIVEN
FULL MILITARY FUNERAL

Watertown. S. D., Jan. 11-Thousands
of citizens Of Watertown and vicinity.
men home from the service, home
guards. officials. patriotic and civic or
CARNATIONS crowded the auditorium OF
he Methodist Episcopal church here
yesterday afternoon for a double funer-
al for Clifford O.. Bates. of this city.
and Russell Pereboom. of Hazel, both
members of the 51st Field Artillery
band at Fort Sill. Okla. Both boys died
at about the same time of pneumonia
following influenza, the Bates boy at
camp n the other on his. way home
for Christmas. his first furlough since
enlistment early In the war. The bodies
were buried with full military honors.
the men home from the army and navy
forming the escort.
Both boys volunteered in the First
South Dakota cavalry early in the
summer of 1917. and since that time
lived in the same tent during their
training at various camps in the south.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
NO ROOM FOR
PESS|M|SM
Canada as a Nation Builder.

With Canada'S great task in the
war before the public, the burdens
that she so willingly took and so ably
carried, and her recent victory in sub
scribing $175, 100000 to the 9Th Vic
tory Bond Loan more than she asked,
he would be a skeptic who would as
sociate the word pessimism with her
present condition. Canada deplores
the heavy human loss which She has
lost in battle say with cheerfulness
that while the sacrifice was great, the
cause was wonderful. and accept
their sufferings with grace. 1t may
we'll be said there is no room in Can
ada today for the pessimist. The ag-
ricultural production of the country
has doubled in four years. S140,OO0,-
GOO are the railway earnings today
or 3h times what they were ten years
ago, while the bank deposits are now
ST. 100000 as compared with $780,
100000 thirty years ago.
There is a wonderful promise for
the future.
1t is with buoyancy that Canada
faces an r of peace. She has tri-
umphed yer the %soul-testing crisis of
var Before the war Canada was a
borrower, and expected to continue so
for many years. For the past year and
q half we have seen her finance her
self. She has also been furnishing
credits to other nations.
~4~, ~-Al@
Transcript" says:
"The people at home have not been
tagging behind the boys at the front in
courage, resourcefulness and efficiency.
The development of Canada's wal in
dustry is an Industrial romance of
front rank. American Government Of
fcials can testify to the efficiency Of
the manufacturing plant Canada has
built up in four short years. In De-
partment after Department where they
found American industry failed them
they were able to urn to Canada. The
full story may be revealed some day."
The same paper says:
ut is q new Canada that emerges
from the world war in 191S-a nation
transformed from that which entered
the conflict in 1914.
'The war has taken from Canada A.
cruel toll. More than $4,000 of her
bravest sons lie in soldiers graves in
Europe. Three times that number
have been more or less i%ncapacitated
by wounds. The cost of the war in
money is estimated to be already
81. 100, 100000 These are not light
losses for a country of 100000 people.
Fortunately there is also Il credit side.
Canada has found herself in this war.
She has discovered not merely the gall
lantry of her soldiers. but the brains
and capacity and efficiency of her
whole people. In every branch, in
arms, in industry. in finance, she has
htl to measure her wits against the
world. and in no case has Canada rea-
son to be other than gratified."--Ad-
certisement.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

The federal horticultural board of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture has awarded contracts for the
construction Of fulnigating houses on
the Mexican border at Ell Paso. Del
Rio. Eagle Pass, Laredo and Browns
Vile. Tex. These houses are to enable
the fumigation of both the exterior and
the interior of cars. including the con-
tents, in the fight to keep the pink boil
worm Of cotton and other insects out Of
thu United States.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

An instrument has beer recently de-
vised which gives a continuous record
OF the salinity of sea water by the
measurement OF its electrical conduc-
tivity. A pair of electrolytic cells have
been designed which, when used with
q suitable alternating current galvano-
meter. will give satisfactory operation
in connection with a recorder. The
temperature compensation is obtained
by placing both cells. which are in
the wv arms of Wheatstone bridge.
in a uniform temperature bath.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

Importance of the ocean as a source
OF ood supply is shown in a report
OF the bureau Of fisheries. In Septem-
Der. three New England ports received
Is. 800, 900 pounds Of fish. for which
fishermen reo>ed $929.5 500. Fleets on
the Pac@ coast landed at Seattle in
the same month 4.319.00 pounds. worth
$4c5. 900.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

In the City Of Mexico 7,47l feet above
e level. water boils at 1913 degrees Of
heat: In Quinto, 9,541 seet high. 1t boils
at 1874 degrees. and in the Himalayas.
1t a height of $4,000 feet. it boils at
$50 degrees. or 80 degrees less thar
at sea level. It would be difficult to
make water boil at the bottom Of a
shaft several miles deep.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

Turkish towels now come from
turning u thousands Of high grade
Turkish towels that are said to be far
superior to the goods formerly brought
across the Atlantic. One mill as q side
line turns out 10000 bedspreads each
week and daily produces thousands Of
yards OF mercerized silk.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

Dthnolosists think Eskimos are Of a
prehistoric coast ace Of Europe; others
regard them a. belonging to the Indian
race. Both Eskimos and Indians some-
what resemble tho Mongols. who are
sometimes regarded az the parent race
Of both.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

Tho largest herring cargo ever
brought Of Boring sea is reported to
have arrived at Seattle on the Admiral
Watson. She had $500 barrels Of the
fish. taken on at Golovin, where. .ac-
cording to the Catalina Islander, "the
curing Of herring was recently started
"a m extensive scale and with consid-
ogablo success"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

The rooster now twisting as a wealth
ercock on the clock tower OF the First
National Bank Building in Portland. is
$50 years old. his first roosting place
having been the top OF the old court
house in Portland in 1878. He weighs
than SO pounds. and is said to
have beer made Of oak. Now he shines
with a new coat OF gilt paint.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
SOUTH oAkoTANs AIM
BLOW AT HEARST

Pierre. 8. D., Jan. 1.-THE house
Of representatives late yesterday q
imously adopted q resolution which
memortalixss congress to land troop
returning from Europe at some port
other than New York.
Representative Dalthrop. in intro
ducing the resolution said that It was
desirable to use some other port be-
cause the mayor Of New York had
placed William Randolph Hearst ut
he head Of the committee o6zreception
y returning soldiers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
TALENT AVAILABLE FOR
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Vermillion, s. D., Jan. 11.-Lecturers
for clubs and community gatherings,
as we'll as for high school mmence
ments are furnished from the faculty
Of the University of South Dakota. In
structors are available as far as their
class work will permit, for public adj
dresses when these are called. for by
schools, churches. w0men's clubs, COM
mercial clubs and other organizations
in South Dakota.
An organization engaging university
speakers will be expected to defray
their travelling expenses. inasmuch as
the university has no funds for this
purpose.
SIOUX FALLSEWhen John +. CoGan,
register Of the United States land office 1t
Mrs. Ccgan. who expectA TO remain at the
capital with him. The CoGans. who have
resided her many years. and have been
most active IN business a social circles.
have rented their home here and expect
. , ahle, @ WHIT here occasionally.
AnElnNEN-w. ). A. schopps. OF
0roSpn. plaintiff. u suing Lee Cummins,.
IhomAS OWulsy. ana Harold Neloon for
1880 dAma0o9L Schoppa alleges that the
boy1 painted his buildings yellow and
sven the = coat which he wore vas
eeEsstsd with yellow paint. several
b.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

Taking the average depth OF the
ocean to be three miles. there would
% = layer Of salt 40 feet thick cover
tng tho bottom. in ease all the water
should SevaporatA.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

When sailors speak Of fathoms they
do not always lei the same thing.
On board q man-of-war q fathom
means . feet, on board q merchantmen
63x feet. and on board q fishing vessel
8 feet.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
WOMAN MAsoUERApEp
As A FARM HAND

Clearmont, 8. D., Jan. 11-During the
harvest last fall and through corn
husking, until a short time ago two
men giving Minneapolis as their home
worked together on farms near here.
and made good wherever they worked,
each earning something above $500.
A few days W 1t leaked out that
one Of the men" IL q woman, that she
IL the wife Of the man. It developed
that they had financial reverses and
that when the husband started for the
harvest fields AIT summer the wife
determined to accompany him. She
had her hair cut and donned male At.
tire. Her work was up to standard.
It u said. and her secret was safe until
9he purposely told the wife Of one, OF
the man they worked for.
Mrs. Edna Twaddle. for that 70 her
name. left = few days ago 70. Min
nsapolis, where they have . Daughter
In school. The husband. James Twad-
die, Il still working ear here. .s,
RAID CITY-A movement has been
in~auguratsd- here and elsewhere through
out PennlAgt6n county ter the erection Of
q pow, county building in this eaty.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
Their Glass.

"A mans face is an open loo:. to
his character"
"Then a lot of them must be blank
books"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

The live stock show recently held by
The Argentine Rural society was a pro-
nounced success. A price Of $42, 500,
American currency. was paid for the
champion Shorthorn bull.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

To test the effect of color on soil and
on vines, II specialist at the expert
mental vineyard in Montpelier. France,
covered the ground with a thin layer
of cement. leaving a small opening for
each stem, and then painted portions
of the cement white. black and red.
Under the black and red the soil tenn
perature rose much higher than under
the white. giving nearly twice as much
growth to the vines. The productive
soils of the Midi, it is pointed out, are
mostly reddish. and those of the Vine
yards of the Clarentes are black.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16

Statistics Of the cement industry IN
the United States in 1917. prepared by
the United States geological survey.
Indicates that the total shipments
of Portland cement from the mills
amounted to 80, 703, 474 barrels, valued
in bulk at the mills 1T STOP, 745, 0S8. This
represents a decrease in quantity Of
Al per CEN and an increase in alu Of
17.8 per cent compared with 1916. The
production of Portland cement in 1917
was 92.S14.202 barrels, compared with
91,521, 1913 barrels in 1916, an increase of
Ia per cent This production holds
the record, the next highest output,
S2,097,1 49, barrels, having been in 1913.