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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

Calvin Beal, q business man OF Tacoma,
Wash, while crazy, attempted 10 kill Annie
Griggs. q telegraph operator.
Judson Garrison, 3 teamster, was arrested at
plymouth. Pa accused of the murder OF Philip
Cellander, . prominent and wealthy farmer Of
Ross township
Neil MeKeAgue, recently acquitted for muir
der IN Chicago, was arrested At Thorold, Out.
for an attempted outrage Of The American hotel
there on Fanny DeLAyere, a . clairyoyant from
New York
Lawyer oorneilsca, who cownided Judge
Reid, Of the superior court, causing the latter to
commit suicide from shama, was sentenced 10
three years in the p~enitentiary by the court at
Mount Sterling, Ky.
George BriIiand, under arrest for a murder
Gus assault upon r. b, Case a we'll known
Chicago insurance agent a few weeks ago, has
made . confession, In which he says he mis-
look Case for q burglar.
Il A. Ramsay and J. s Crooks, members OF
the suspended brokers firm Of Il A Ramsay
4 Co, Springfield, Mass have been arrested
on indicnents for embezzllng stocks held as
collateral, and cash given for the purchase OF
stockR
Mrs. William Humphrey, q rich California
widow, was attacked in broad daylight on Thir.
leenth streeth, New Yorh h~ footpads, who tried
10 choke her INTO giving mp q reticuie contain
ing $500, but she chung 70 il brayely until help
came.
During the recent robbery OF . train on the
Little Rock road, the leader OF the gang gave
Ibis characteristic order: "Hold on, there,
49, 49,. -. IA9s-. = ~ A.klE a-E
them; ! don forget that my mother is a lady,
syen II her son is d---d scoundrel"
Daniel FL slocum, Of otsego, Mich, whilo
crazy with drink, attacked Wilham Heckson,
the bartender, aud stabbed John Morter, a by
stander, both probably fatally. slocum then
daahed across the street into the meat market,
se:zed . meat Ak, and chopped OF the butch
er's finger. He was arrested after a violent
struggle
Rarnof H6fnnndez and Miguel AItimyeans,
Aexicans, quArreled over a senorita Of Oak
vile, Tex, and decided 10 settle il with a duel
az Gen PAGES, Colts revolvors. AItimveans was
Instantly killed and Hernandez wounded in the
shoulder. He surrendered 10 the authorities.
Officers are after theseconds, who ied TO Mex
In The United States circuit court OF New York
Thomas Watson and William Girdwood, com
posing the frm OF Watson & Girdwood, and
William LiddelI, manufacturer Of Irish linens,
aving in ireland. were called to the bar to re-
ceive sentence for having made fraudulent en-
tries in invoices at the custom house, a Grim
10 which they pleaded guilty in November,
when they wero placed under bail Of slO,OO0
each. No one responded and the Judge or
dered the bonds forfeited The three have
gone to Ireland
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
Porsiznr Flashes

A. Montreal J. y Tabeile, dry goods, has
assigned Liabilities. s50,ogd
Tho prince OF walos will not ask parliament
for an allowance for his eldest son, Prince
Albert Victor, until the young man marries,
F:.= iiaRitses Of GiEln Bros, OF Moptreal,
arr $4,000; amount due the British bank
alone, slS,oO, Of which is secured siS7, COO
In tho Catholic church OF Wexford, Ireland,
collections Of twopenoe on the pouna ON vAlua-
ton have been raise1 for . fund TO provide
pay for Irish members Of parliament
Prince Alsxis Taigo Of Japan, who has been
a member Of the househoId Of Baron De strive
Russian minister in Washington, for some
years, died OF typhoid fever.
A story comes from Dorsetshlre, Eng, Of
the revenge Of an enraged parent for q dis.
tasteful msrriago contracted by his son. The
father IL tho rector Of one OF the tnost aristd-
cratic churches II thc s5ash 5f England
When the rector heard OF his cons marriage
he bccarAe fnrioasly angry and vented his
spirit BY shooting tho fayorite horses and dos
which his son had leftat the rsctors.
The Russian imperial council has rejected
propesal made by Count Tolstoi, minister Of
the interior, that the government prohibit the
heads OF peNsant families from dividing their
lands among the male members, thus giving
them power to cbtaia Suffrage and sit in the
common councils. Count Toistois proposal
grew out Of a fear that TIE peasants would m
crease the opposition 10 the government
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

81 Louis Special: Gen Sherman. in answer
to question by n reporter as 10 whether hein-
tended 70 reply 70 the letter OF Jefferson Davis,
recently published IN this city, said he might
do 50 az some future time, but he should con-
suit his own convenience; that Mr.. Davis has
not addressed him, but the st Louis Repubh-
can; and that II he made any reply 1t could on
ly DO through the war department He further
said no did not suppose any reporte- =ss pres
Ont at the Frank Blair post, the hight
he spoke, ss the Grand Army is an organization
only for the social interchange Of personal
memories Still, he admitted the report pub
lished contained much truth, but not all. He
has most of louisiana papers, he sail, TO make
good his assertions that the civil war was
forced on the people of louisiana by conspIr-
ators In Washington, and that during the pro-
gress az the Rebellion Mr.. Davis changed hia
views OF the doctrine OF secession, and threat
ened to use force in case any state in the con-
federacy should attempt what was then known
rs separate state action" Tho general has
already sent 10 Washington some letters and
papers bearing on the case, but IS 10 their pub
LEGATION, he stated the authorities there must
be consulted
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
General News rterns.

Nearly all the iron manufacturer at the
East are reducing wages.
W. b Dean delivered 10 Vice President Ed
munds the electoral vote for Minnesota.
None Of tho ex-rebais IN the senate confirm
sherman's story Of Jen Davis proposed die
tatorship.
From Springfield, Macs, comes the story OF q
corpse revived on tbs dissec.ng table OF the
Albany, n, *, Medical college
George r Deitz, OF Glen Rock. Pa, dealer in
grain produce and fertilizers, has assigned
LiabiIlcc, s50,O0Q; nominal assets. $4,000
At Evansville, Ind John @ Fares, dealer in
hats, assigned after executing mortgages to
the amount Of $4,000 Liabilities, $4,000
The trouble over the county seat OF sphinx
county, OAK, Is getting 10 DO 30 serious that
Gov. Pierce has asked Gen. Terry for aid. and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
Miscellaneous Items.

A London dispatch says that Tie
crowd of pleasure tourists, including
many Americans, has been turned aside
this year from the well-worn routes d
European travel by the dread Of eho.
era and the disagreeableness Of fumigs-
ton and quarantine. Fayorite Italian
resorts are deserted, and there are few
visitors in Switzerland. The tide d
travel has turned in the direction Of
Norway and Sweden, and the railways
and hotels are taxed to the utmost to
accommodate the unwonted throng Of
visitors. The STEAMBOATS, on the favor
tie route of the Gotha Canal are crowd.
ed TO an uncomfortable degree
Among other American visitors Miss.
Emma Thursby has selected NORWAY
for her summer tour.
TITS a remarkable case" said 8 dee
tor to a brother physician, the latter
just entering the profession. my eI.
perience, of course. is not large re
turned the young man, modestly, "but
/ quite agree with you doctor; il cor
tainly isa remarkable case, and Of great
interest to the profession. DO you
think we shall be able to save the pa.
tientl" Save the patient?" exclaimed
the first speaker; mo. we won't be abls
to save the patient, but we win have 4
post norton examination, and that Is
of much more Importance"
The frost of the cath did crest dam.
age In Northern New Englana. It Is
said that corr is a total failure in many
localities. There has been o frost in
New England every month this var
while the Northwest has been totally
exempt from damage from this cause.
Julia Brace, whose name appears in
the cyelopedias, died recently at
Bloomington, CT. At the age Of a
years she lost both her sight and hear.
ing, o losing, too, her power Of
speech, and so for all her long life shs
wasa blind, deaf mute, deprived Other
most important senses, yet learning 70
distinguish articles, persons, aud even
%colors, by her nice sense Of touch.
The New York Journal says that or
Governor Cornell Of that State =
worth SO, 600, 900.
-.
John Habberton, author Of ''Heleus
Babies" has lost ali mis- wealth by IN
dJrsing for a friend.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

The shipments Of Southern pig-iron
10 the Eastern states where il under
sells Pennsylvania iron is a striking
fact connected with the conditions Of
the iron trade. The Pennsylvania iron
makers say they cannot afford 10 make
pig-iron for less than SIS ton, and the
price ought not TO go below $40 a ton;
but Teunessee furnace owners say they
. make il for SO q ton and get a
profit. When rates Of transportation
are !sS, Tennessee iron can be shipped
TO Cincinnati ard even to Pittsburg and
sold at q profit. Ohio iron sent to the
East undersells that made in Pennsyl-
wanna, and Tennessee iron sent to Gin
cinnati undersells that made in Ohio.
The inevitable result Of these prices
must be. IN the end, to transfer the
business Of iron-makiag TO those re-
gions where iron can be made cheapest
1.-The districts ir the South where ore
and coal are found alongside, and lab
or and living are cheap.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
Mcthsr,a rsrriplc Crime.

What Cheer, Iowa Special; Mr.. J. ".
Schultz, the husband and father, is the miller
at Thornburg, a townon the Burlington, Cedar
Iapids a Northern. In fair circumstances In
the morning he arose as usual and started the
fires Mrs Schultz son after arose and COM
meneed preparations for breakfast and wash
ing. When all were up Mr.. Schultz went ont
to milk and to attend to the chorea He
had been out but ten minutes when his son, .
lad about seven years by his first wife, came 70
the door and called him He went in, when
the terrible sight met his eyes. Weltering in
its own blood in the cradle, lay his seven
month"; babe, dead, it's throat cut By it's side,
on her knees, was his wife, in the throes OF
death, her throat also cut These trans
actions were in the front or sitting room.
Going further back into the kitchen he saw
upon the floor his little two-year old boy in
q pool OF blood, dead The horrible deed
had been committed with a razor. She had
GFst killed the boy In the kitchen, then, as told
by the older boy, who was rocking the babe,
came into the sitting room, picked up the babe
and cut It's throat The boy in amazement said:
MAMMA, what did you do that forg But with
out a reply she dropped upon her knees and
cut her own throat She lived about a half an
hour, but was unable afterward to speak No
cadso u assigned for the terrible act
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
A rrave ing collector Murd.r.d.

Winnipeg Special; Chief Of Police Murray
has received sdyioes from Chief Of Poics
Steele OF Golden City, confirming tho report OF
tho murder Of Baird, the travelling collector OF
Eddy, Hammond a Co, OF Missoula, Mont,
and the robbery Of $500 Of that firms mcney.
u seems that Baird and a packer named Harry
were travelling on the COotonRy trail, at Q point
about twenty -four miles from the Golden
City. They met a tall, powerfully built
man who, without a word, drew on
Baird, killing him instantly. Harry
was also shot and wound1d In the hip. Not
withstanding tkeL he closed with his antag-
onist and had sperate encounter, which
lasted hearlyP minutes, Weakened by
loss Of blood, 4narting with pain from the
hip wound, he was finally oyerpoweTed, His
antagonist, who was a very powerful man. af-
ter kicking him and leaving him helpless,
tnFnedt0 his dead masser and riiied his pockets
Harry afterward revived sufficiently 70 ride &c
the nearest camp, where asslstance was pro-
cured, and from whence mounted men started
in pursuit Of the murderer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

TIL stated, apparently npon good au.
thofity, that among the more important
questions acted upon by the late Cath
olic Pienary Council ut BALTIMORE. and
formulated in DEGREES, it IA definitely
determined that while there will be no
general change in the status OF the
Church in this country there will be a
partial adoption Of regulations prevail
ing in countries under canonical law in
regard tothe removal Of parish priests.
One-tenth of the pastors in each diocese
will be i~rremovable except for cause,
whish the Bishop must satisfy at CO.
clesiAstical court Is sufficient 10 Justify
theremoval Of apastor. A court will be
constituted to each diocese of six OF the
most suitable clergymen, known as con-
suffers, whose tenure will also not be
subject to the pleasure of the Bishop.
Another important decree changes the
mode Of selecting three Of clergy
men from whom the Pope appoints q
EishcF when there is . vacancy in a
diocese, These names are nov selected
BY the Bishops Of the province. This
viii be changed by the decree, Ard the
conssiters and irremovable rectors will
select tie thees candidates from whom
the Bishop viii be taken. A uniform
~eatechism Will also BE- adopted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

NAW1t AAht0
HI goodwin a Co, New York, dealers In
woolens, have assigned 10 J. II. Bird Pretg-
ences. $4,000 The firm enjoyed The egbns
denee OF the trede and has been ftTlfded
sound gaE
wssert*A %. brokers', syrscuse, N, ", a.
Bensa Liabilities si0o,00a 50 slso did
HTsneer nj Richardson, dry goeds, OF the
same place. for s10,oa An due To the failure
OF Wilkinson ITO.
Az Angus, Iowa, d serious riot Ia feared, and
The governor has ordered some companies OF
mlitis TO the scene Of the disturbance. The
trouble grows out of the attempt ~ tho coal
companies 10 AL tbs places Of tho striking mi,
ners with new men
Thors Is considerable talk Of the prospects
Of another strike OF telegraph operators Aea
c0rding 70 The statement IL operators orders
have recently been isened At different points
through The country cutting OF extra pay for
extra work, and compelling operators 70 work
Sundays without pay.
The Mint Of Philadelphia, Ohio, reports two
attempts we're made lately % palm OF spurious
bullion. An Analysis revealed an ingenious de-
vice for the deception OF parties dealing in gold
bullion Tbs grains found we're nothing more
nor less than steal filings, and 10 give them the
appearance Of the grains 81 The precious met
al they were covered with fine gold which was
made n adhere by the use OF turpentine The
gold on bogus grains amounted in value TO
about 81 an ounce.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
Immigration statistics.

Washington Special; The chief Of the bu.
reau OF statistics submits the following ad.
vance statement Of Immigration for Novem.
Der 1884: During the month OF November
there arrived IN the customs districts of Bal.
timore, Boston, Dets0it, Huron. Minnesota,
New Orleans, New York, Passamaquoddy,
Philadelphia aud San Francisco, 82,509 pas
sengers, of whom 9i03T were immigrants
4,u44 citizens Of ths United States returned
from abroad and 2,42S aliens not intending 10
remain "a the United States The nationality
Of immigrants NEs "a follows; England and
tria, 79l; Bohemia, 81; Belgium. "a; Dep:
mark, 325; France, 343, Germany, Sl67i
Hungary, B5l; Italy, 1,069; Netherlands, %;
Norway, 40; Russia, Las; Poland, l6l
Sweden, 9S1 Switzerland, 45S; Dominion Of
Canada, 2,7S6 all other countries, 46l; total,
26,03T.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
annn ron cnarsrnAs.

There is frost in the air, there is snow on the
caves,
And the branches are bare thai we're covered
But lie bells chime in sweiis anda are eager and
They sIl US December is hlither than Nayl
Then, the holly We twine, and 1.-The cedar and
And. bright with delight how the laughing
MERRY Christmas - it trips from the dearest
Of lips,
With never a shadow its Joy TO eclipse
over highway and street how the little feet NY
@ Loves errRnds are sweet though the storm
cloud the sky!
The year full Of cheers nears is festival day, q,
And we feel that Decemboris drawer than May
For Il never hath ceased,--thAt fair star IN the
East, .a7
ForetoId in the yigils OF prophet and priest,
To beam with its CLEAN Ger our trorolS and
woe; &C.
And il is not a dream, that we walk in its glow;
And We carol aud sing by the manager onse
more, So =
And an infant is king aud We knsel Gad adore
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

Il is reported that a great reduction
Of wheat acreage win be made the com
ing year almost all over the world. It
is known that the winter wheat acreage
in this country is considerably less than
last year. II rs quite probable that the
glnt Of wheat this year and correspond
ingly low prices Will not occur next
year, and that the evil may correct il.
self. Those who restrict their acreage
next spring, in the northwest. may
have occasion to regret their lack Of
confidence in the future.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
The Paradise a.

from the Bos,oiA Gioba
They say and all true Ame,;...
proud OF the fact, that M
States is the "woman's land. 4.
try whore they have al tha ny.
the most respect. But II i. i. \
"women's land' as far as thai, !.
are concerned. Though, pe,b.as \
there were not nearly a m;lio, l
mon than women in the initial 4
mcmbers Of the feminine ser vo,,s I
find it such q good fortune d (.
here. ~
IL there is any thing in that, ~.
the question, women ought d s,a Y
the times get better for then !, L, /
country, fer in numbers t.a ~.
gaming on them.
Tho effects Of the war were sim /,
seen in 1870, when the native. bo,.
men wsrssslightly in excssE: b0s !,
male element of tbs foreign poUul.s'
made up the deficiency aud tur0.a \
masculine excess into the hundred Il.
sands. Sinceth then the excess Of a. !.
in male population over the femal. Il
has been half q million or mora
A monograph, just issued hv !
Bureau Of education gives som Y
esting diagrams of how the ersa-
distributed. 1t is generally thaa.a
that there has been at least q moSss
rush OF the "superfuous women 4 4
East to the western states. Rus ~
diagrams show that the male eYSs.s NJ \
been rabidly increasing through an !
Western States and Territories. tAa !.
creas extending even as far east !
Ohio.
Even poiygamy cannot turn i
growth In the opposite direction I
Utah, with On excess of men a. !.
1000, shows four times that ten J..
later. -
The figures on these mSs mat.s
look as il Massachusetts would h. 4
best place TO bring up the Mormon ,
gument of the relative numbers ef 4
sexes. This Commonwealth seems
be o magnet for the female sex.
excess of women increased IRON 490
in 1870 to &c, 900 ten years later. n
excess of females among the foreignbo
increased $4,000 i'll the same TIM !
ali excess of 1000 colored male o.
colored female population in 1870 h
dwindled entirely away in 1880.
Massachusetts, going to become
Adamless Eden in urse Of timeP
The States in which the female exc
is found are the New England Sta
excepting Vermont-Nsw York.
which the excess numbered 10000
1880. the Middle States, and then
line of Southern States along the CO
excepting Florida-and also Alabs
and Tenn2sse IL is an odd fast. [
that through nearly all these Sta
there is an excess of colored FEM
over colored males.
In regard to sex the population
the United States is certainly not (,
balanced For, with a large predo
nance of men in the sum total, ther
yet a narrow strip along the East
coast in which women ara in excess
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
Saving on a Large Scale.

From tho Philadelphia Ledger.
The Building Association and Home
Journal publishes a summary Of the
work of a Quincy (Illinoisl society
which shows at the same time the grsA'
extent and usefulness of ris form OF 90.
operative saving. The Quincy society
has been no more successful than many
in this city, but the figures OF its bus
mess for ten years happen to be pre-
sented in a way that suggests comment.
In the ten years three hundred thou
sand dollars were paid in as dues inns
was the sum actually saved by the mem
beers from their weekly earnings. AM
other hundred thousand dollars was
paid in MS premiums on loans and 49,
600 for interest. An item OF szoi,avs
for loans repaid is perhaps largelylTe
resented in the account of dues. oys,
q quarter off million dollars was paie
out to Withdrawing stockholders, anu
$432, 600 was lent to borrowing mem
bers. The sales of real estate antpres
ent value Of real estate Delonging tow
society show that less than eeyen pst
cent. in value OF the loans made LAG =
be recorded by sale Of the secdrftiss
1t should be remembered, too, tnn
these cases do not necessarily shos
losses on the part OF the borrowers, pu'
generally only q failure TO save as mucn
as had been intended. In transacslps
this great business of three-quarters y
a million dollars, H. expenses ny
been only ten Thousand, or one " .,
sand q year. This is the source y !,
profit. The work OF management pau
for at fair commerce es, would PROV.
ably have eaten " ""ry iares
part of the profit "
ready to be diyi Y
-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

One Of tile most Interesting facts
shown by the collated returns Of To
popular vote in the recent election is
The comparative insignifcance Of the
vote outside the two great parties. OF
ire ie, eaa Gee votes eass sfi bat aoout
BOZ, 900 were cast for Cleveland or
Blaine. In other words only Tires per
cent. Of the vote was thrown away.
This was . smaller proportion than the
third party END scattering vote in 1880.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

The New Orleans Fair will open De-
sembeT is and will continue all the
Winter aad Spring. The best time TO
siat New Orleans will be in January
md February. To be able 10 take in
he annual carnival, inst preceding
Lent, and the big fair at tho same
lime, would be 9 double treat. The
transportation rates are now very mod
srass. but possibly may be lower vet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

Bulwer Lytton's memoirs, contain.
ing his remarkably silly loye-letters,
published a fewsweeks ago, were 70 dis.
pleasing to his son that he applied for
IN injunction stopping their sale, which
was granted, but not before about 200
copies were sold. These 200 copies are
10 worth what 10000 would probably
have sold for; indeed, so precious have
they become TO their possessers that
shey q not be bought for any price.
large sums having been unavailingly of.
fered for them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

A second financial writer, not unduly
cast down nor elated, ventures to say
that ere long, with an increased conf
dence and . demand inevitable from
conrumption Of present products, there
will ensue a revival Of business which
will renumerate MS for the long con
tinued depression. But this revival
viii not cone BY observation, nor by q
pretcnce Of III II will come naturally
and surely not because 1T il invoked.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18
Personal News Notes.

A. b Wilson, inventor OF the Wheeler A viii
son sewing msShihs, Was iakea 10 the Hartford
Insane retreat
Vcrrnor, before he died, predicted such a fall
as has resulted, to be followed by a mild open
winter.