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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08
Bees I'm a Church.

Fairfield Comm Special.
For more than year bees have APP
peared within the Episcopal church
here in large numbers. During the
winter, whenever the ianitor started
the fires, hundreds OF the busy hum
mers would creep out OF their hiding
places and fly about the edifice. Ear
~ this spring steps were taken to dis
cover their habitation. Twelve pounds
OF honey and a quantity of honey
COMB were taken out between the raj
tiers supporting the roof. Ii was
thought then that the industrious in
sects were driven of. Recently. the
iirst warm Sunday, during service,
thousands OF bees we're crawling and
hummingabout the ehancei. The Rev.
Mr.. lombard conducted the service,
and when the organ and choir rolled
out the morning hymn the insects
poured IN millions from the roof.
Evidently theb were preparing TO
hive and t..!stook the organ for the
conventional copper kettle which the
knowing farmer whacks with gusto
swhen the bees hive The Rev. Mr..
Lombard, after a few short remarks,
lnterspersed with slapplng his head,
said he would have "a dismiss thecon-
gregation and dispense with the com
mnnioh Service, 'sasi the reason was
obvious" The good people left THE
church, but even the straightest faced
could not help laughing. ~ 4
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08

~ these the constitution provides that ncf
,nare than onc.th.rd shall be sold In the
drst fye years, which VIII amount 20
oou 600 acvea. Estimated ~ the minimum
ysIne ~ RIo per acre, the total sum realized
from the sails oil these lands VIII be Ss.Ooo,OOo:
This sum viii bear interest AZ not less tnan
per cent Six per cent 2n Ia,s this reyepae the
lands thus sold arc immediately subject 10 Taxa
ton, and the revenue oh aimed from tnsse lanes
iu the way Of taxes at nis IN sn. uo'is 4,
famed for school purposes tor the people py
statehood will be S5i6,o0o. As the schooi taxes
have amounted to about one nal, =. III the
tsxes and as this revenue will enable tne iegis-
istnre 10 reduce the school taxes TO almost moth
,nv IL IA easy to see that your taxes VIA We re-
anced almost one-halt by state government
anylSTAors or ADMISSION AND STATEHOOD.
Ne sn,,rnarise for YOU in q short recapitula-
ton the advantages which you VIII derive py
adoptiny this constitution and forrning state
government: On Low tsxationi w eSonony va
snpror riations and expenditures BY the iegisia,
s spra. ia eh~.xs on county and municipal
! Indebtedness: az lower salaries Tor your state
/ officers than YOU are paving the ouIIespohans
sehnoI land and funds; 90 the receipt OF reve-
4 me from the school lands ana tne uiIuinlsh'ne
N your school taxes: "a checks on the power OF
corporations TO influence ,egs is;mals or macs
lsl the opening OF the Indian reservations anu the
} settlement OF those large tracts OF SVun.rs,
which now sepefate Eastern i mon ecroa.
these reservations and the increase OF inihhgia-
( ,icr. Iol the bringing OF your state govern
| ment closer to the people and making u more
| responsible TO them: 1n advance In Oil values
! staie nunicipal and individual credit; ~
! indepondent and complete self-government; ~
! escape from the enormous taxation thar VIII oe
! necessary to complete the territorial capitol ~
I Tismarok Al of which Is respectively sub
! mitted by order of the convention
HUGH J. CAMPBELL,
W. w. BR0OKINGS,
! FRANK GAULT,
THEODORE ID. kANOUSE
MANUEL MILLER
| Committee.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08
Report of General Miles.

Gen. Miles, commander Of the military
department of the Missouri, in his report
to the adiutant general Of the army says;
Before the late trouble, New Mexico was
pandemonilm, the haunt Of outhws,
with the Indians crowded into bad camps
but the control Of the military has stapped
the issuing VI 1000 more Fations thun The
Indians needed, saved 100000 2
year to the government and driven on
the outlaws. The territory IL n block
In the pathway Of civilization and perpetu'
ates barbarim costing hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars to maintain between CO.
600 and so, 900. 1t is capable Of support
ing many millions Of white people and
ought to be opened to settlement, with
land enough reserved to the Indians to give
each a iarm. They can be- made solf-sus
tanning.
He urges the carrying out absolutely Of
all promises to the Indians. The report
concludes with the recommendation that
private soldiers be discharged after five
years service. with the rank oi second lieu
tenant provided they pass a rigid exami
nation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08

Ferdinand Ward, who financially
wrecked the Grant family, claims that
lie is more sinned against than SHINING.
lie says lie is not worsh a dollar, and
Ia made the scape goat Of others nors
guilty sirsn he The impression IL that
Ward it not more guilty than Others,
hut until he discloses the whole bust
ness he must bear the brunt Of blame.
Ward has been living sltmptuously IN
Ludlow Street jail at the expense OF
unknown, but liberal, friends for nearly
a year and a half, since the Marine
Bank stopped paying 20 per cent. a
month TO its favored investors. Fish
has goneto PRISON, inuttering impotent
maledictions upon his partner, and
Justice has rested on her sword.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08

In the district court at Miles City, +. -
Vaughn was granted divorce from his
wife, Jennie Vaughn, on the ground of adul.
terry and abaRdonment.
The following state ticket was nominated
by MASSACHUSETTS greenbaekers: Govern
or, James Summer, Milton; lieutenant gov.
ernor, James NJ. Buffun, Lynn: secretary
pi state, H. w, X. Eastman. Lawrence;
treasurer and receiver general Walker Har.
mon, Boston; auditor, a. H. Wood. Lunep-
burg; attorney general, 4, r. Hall, Hudson.
lie Bataille advocated personal violence
to Englishmsn who should be found on the
streets OF Paris, and it il doing its best Ia
arouse the populaee to insult England and
destroy as far as possible the amicable re.
lations now maintained between the two
countries.
Sir Ado.,,h Caron. Canadian minister OF
militia, is to be investigated ms to the al
legged frauds occurring in his department
during the Riei rebellion.
Earl Dufferin, vieeroy Of India, telegraphs
to the British government that NECESSITY
has arisen for armed intervention In Bur.
nah, and that he has ordered the cbiefcom
missioner IN British Burmah to send bo
/ King Thebaw protest against the exact
ions Of the Bnrmah Trsu!ing association
The tenor oi Earl Dufferin's address p6In,s
TO an early annexation OF Burnrah. Ths
Burmese envoy nj Paris, in an interview,
said that the sole object Of his mission was
TO arrange q treaty Of commerce will
rrance, and 70 rests. the annexation o
Burihah 70 Indie IN every possible man,
her. 'ad III y
Pts appointment 81 William d. Webb as
ssi4etary " Montana territory is well re.
ceiscd. lie q y yoqng' nan uiiaarrjed,
and g lawyer By proiessf6h, piactcns 81
Billings, where he has lived for two years
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08

The population Of Massachusetts,
according 20 the late census, lacks
only about $4,000 OF being 2,oo0,-
900, the increase IN the last five years
being almost wholly IN the cities and
towns. II il worth noticing that the
population OF Massachusetts has just
about doubled in 80 years-the num-
Der In 1850 having been 094, 514-
and that she now has density OF
population on her s,04osquare miles
Of land surface Of o42 persons to the
square mile. This is more than any
European country had in 1920. when
the overpopulation doctrines of Mai
thus we're so much in vogue; for doi.
land and Belgium at that time count
ed only 239 TO the square mile. and
England Tin 1929 only pig.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08

The Railway Age notes an unexpect-
sss sctivity IN railway building. The
mileage o; $40 proposed new roads and
those already inprogress of coustruc.
ton, Ii 4,3o3 Tile gerater part OF
the proposed roads are TO be short
local lines, intended for legitimate
needs of communities, and generally
wanted to give connection with exist
ing roads to open up regions destitute
OF railway facilities. IntheCarolinas,
Georgia, Florida. Alabama and Ten
nessee, this activity Is especially no
ticeable and cheering.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08

The people OF IlliG.5is complain that
the tax system OF that State is I'M
equal aud unjust, ana are organizing
leagues to more effectively work for n
change in the laws governing the sub
ject. The chief complaint seems to be
that real estate is called upon to bear
too great share of the burden OF
taxation, and this appears TO be
borne out by the fact that out OF =
total State revenue Of $40, 900,
realty pays $25, 100000. In Chicago
alone over $4,000, 600 was taken last
year for general taxes, and 50 600, 900
more on special assessments while
personal property paid less than
81, 900, 900 aud the large number OF
railroads ccntering there only little
over 5000, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08
Deaths of Distinguished Men.

The Boston Herald has collected ac-
counts ofthe deaths of several eminent
men which arepeculiarly interestingly
this time.
Napoleon /. died OF cancer in the
stomach. Heunderwent all the rise and
tall OF health and hope, depression and
despair which have marked Grant s
illness. But the cancer, being IN the
stomach, caused much severer pain
than Grants. Toward the last he
could not digest his food. Hewas tor
mented by a constant thirst, HIS
pulse beat with few arish quickness. He
was fully aware OF his fate. The
monarchs who prosecute me, he said,
''may set their minds at rest. l shall
soon remove all cause for fear His
DAYS were almost given over TO spasms
OF pain, to vomiting and intolerable
thirst. During the intervals OF rest
he would talk occasionally. lie said
he was going to meet his subordinate
generals, "They Will experience once
more the intoxication of human
glory. We shall talk OF what we have
done with Frederick, Cesar and Han
nibal, unless" he added with n pc
/ culiar smile after q pause, "unless there
! should be as great an objection iii the
/ upper spheres as there is here below TO
see q number of soldiers together y
I On the Sd of May he became delirious,
and amid his rawlings these words were
distinguishable. my son. The army.
| Desaix" His sufferings continued until
! almost the last moment when he sunk
/ into mconsciousness. The day before
the death OF Frederick the great, al,
though feeble and confined TO his bed,
he went through with all his cabinet
work, debating to his clerks clearly
and intelligently, but with feeble
voice. The next day was spent IN
O stupor and occasional opening
of the eyes. He knew, how.
ever, of his condition, as he asked
I what she doctors had said about him
( In the night he asked what O'Clock il
was, said he should rise at 4, told al
attendant to throw quilt over on,
of his dogs that was shivering with tn,
cold, and after coughing and clearin.
! us lnFOdJ Sald, Ne are over lHe mn
! We shall be better now" This wa,
I! his last speech and two hours after N
was dead
! Oliver Cromwell struggled with hi
! last illness for ten days. Toward tn,
last he was heard to say among othe
things: IL think | am the poores
wretch that lives; but | love God, o
rather, am beloved of God. am
eopquerar, and more than conquer
or, through Christ that strengthened
me" But most of the time he wa
speechless.
| Butcher, who saved Wellington a
Waterloo, said TO the King ofPrussia
| who visited linn during his last illness
II know shall die. | am not sorr,
for it, seeing that ! am no longer Q
any use"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08
DEVILS LAKE TRAGEDY.
Important Decision ON the Claim of Fred
Ward, Who Was Killed at Devils Lake
The Claim Given to Wards Daughter.


Assistant Secretary jerks, OF theinterior
department, has decided that Edna Rose
Ward, the little daughter OF Fred Ward,
who was killed by n mob at DEVILS Lake
April ~, 1853, is entitled to the quarter
section OF land for which her father lost ms
life. The decision Vindieates the Ward
brothers in their right to this claim, and is
important as precedent in similar
land cases. BY the decision il is estab-
lished that an alien who has not declared
his intention Of becoming o citizen &C.
quires no right by settling ON pub
lie lands. The wrongful removal of o set
tiers house by an adverse claimant does
not affect his rights, and the guardian Of a
minor heir OF deceas ed pre-emptor can
file deciaratory statement and complete
the claim, Ii viii be remembered that Johg
Bell, who was not citizen OF the United
States, settled on the claim in question.
Township plat was filed Sept. 20, 1882.
Bell filed on the claim the day OF the
alleged settlement, July 1, 1882. +. p.
Ward, the guardian OF Fred Wards child,
filed presumption declaratory statement
Dec, FL alleging the settlement Feb.
I'll 1883, nearly eight months later than
Bells. The testimony showed that Bell
was on the land in June, 1882, and built q
sod house. In FEBRUARY, 1883, he built a
frame house, He had broken five acres of
Ianu AT TINS Time. FRED ward put a sham
~ on the claim Feb. 81, and in two hours
q mob of twenty men removed it, On
April Z Bell filed a declaration Of his in
tention to become citizen. On April 22
Ward pnt another house in place. Fht
night he and his BROTHER were shot: q
killed. The decision OF the department Is:
While Bell was still an alien, Ward
placed his house on the land. His action
vas not Q forfibleinstFusion upon the land
Bell at that time was disqualified from ac-
quiring land. Ward initiated q valid set
| Element. The removal OF the house could
/ not destroy his claim. The land was I'M
1 surveyed and uHenclosed. The law was
| ample TO protect Bells rights, and there
! seems TO be no excuseior thevioence which
| caused the death ~ the Ward brothers.
/ A careful examination pi the testimony
| fails to show that Ward did not
1 make his settlement in good faith,
| and the peculiar circumstances attend
| ing the removal OF his first shanty,
| taken in connection with the facts sur
/ rounding his death, would seem to furnish
SUFFICIENT excuse for his absence from the
land IN the interim.
! The land is now Of considerable value,
| and will prove fortune for the little child
| whose rights have now been established be-
I yond appeal. 1t was understood at the
! time that Bell was acting for a syndicate
OF spectators.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08

George Bancroft, the historian, win cele-
brate his eighty-afth birthday at Newport
on the 4th inst.
Mrs. Mackay, vile Of the bonanza king
has gone TO London 70 place her sons a.
Beaumont eliivgr nj windsor.
Mr.. Hepburn, friend Of sx-Preeident
Arthur, says the latter did not save dol
lar out Of his salary at the White House.
Rev Father James o'Reilly, pastor OF NJ.
Francil de Sales parish, Toledo. and one OF
the most able Catholic diyinesi in Ohio, died
recently,
william Page, the well known painter,
and formerly president Of the American
Academy Of Design. died recently at his
home near Tottenvilie, staten island.
Col. j. II. Il. Cundiff, business manager
oi the 81. Louis Republican, is lying at the
mint Of death In 81. Joseph, his former
home. Ne was stricken with paralysis.
Society Ia Hsstwsil, Ga,. is shocked over
the fall Of Miss Mary Avery, a favored
member 81 society. Her :at}.4s Rev. Asa
Avery OF the Baptist church, Is FRUSTRATED
With grief.
Peter f@.,elph Neii, who succeeds the late
George Ward Niskals as president Of the
Cincinnati College 81 MUSE, gave his check
for s5D, 900 last year 10 pay deb. owed
by this Ihsikarmenic association OF which
be was president.
ss 49, ,,ir rSegi ,vuo nus ueen the
iseIss "a White sulphur Springs this geason,
Is grand nieee ~ Mrs James X Polk .@pY
si,e resides EitR ltAt venerable and stip
beautiful WOMAN az the oss Polk Homestead,
near Nashville, TeDs
Andrew Carnes.c IN letter 20 che seers-
.ary Of the Kgan branch OF the irish ieagae,
pittsbui:s, says, while he iayors home ruIf
In irr,aF,1 he "a ''ss determined an oppo.
as..t OF secessi3r in Britain Us he is Of
SECESSION ~ Amsltss
John 5. Mise. Repnblieap candidate for
governor 81 Virginia, and Johp Amber
Smith. n claim agent ~ Wasbipgtop, lanll
formerly n member OF congress Leln ths
Richmond Wal district, got i,ro an alter.
cation on the cars, when Wise knocked
Anbler down. Alexandria, Wise APP
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08
Murdered by a Mayor.

Alexander Aaron was shot and killed on
the streets OF Van Buren,, Ark, by Charles
Taylor, mayor OF that town. They had q
difficulty about "a woman and had threat
ened each Others lives. Aaron followed
Taylor and attacked him with a razor
when the latter drew his pistol anc
fired four shots, two OF Which tool
effect in Aaron's body. Aaron died a.
most ins family and Taylor gave bog
for the case seems TO be one Of sell. tleien4
Taylor is well connected but dssipata
He was elected mayor OF Van Buren, Id
April when he was just twenty-one ye8
old, and Is said tobe the youngest mad
in the United States. Aaron belonged
d lover class and was a regular ruiIiS
Van Buren, is cohsiderably excited and Cd
grined over this shooting and the dissrJ
OF the mayor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08
Cool statement from Ferdinand Ward.

Ferdinand Ward left an unsigned state
ment with the garden az LUDLOW street
Jail New York, To be given 10 the press. In
1t he says that he gave "a schedule 10 the
receivers showing what was done with
the money OF Grant 4 Ward. lie says one
OF thegs statements shows that, from 1880
to 1854, he paid out s633, 600 for his
persc nal account. OF this sum he invested
co.. 600 in real estate, WHICH he turned
o"Sr to Warner on the morning OF the fail
IRE. This leaves 100000 for his living
expenses during that time, but he, during
the same period, received Sl20, 90 ON his
own individual Investment Therefore he
says none of Grant n Ward $ money was
appropriated by him. lie asserts that the
wrongs done have Injured 70 the benefit FL
Others, whom he declines to naiaL until his
trial comes on, but says he has no objec-
ton TO their publication by the receivers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08
! Arpointment Of pastoraies.

This following appointments were made
at the recent North Dakota NJ, n. confer.
ence at Wahpeton,
Fargo district, presiding elder 10 Toe mp.
pointed; Casseltea. 8 y. Griffith; Elliot
circuit, Il. r. La Cell; Fargo, 8. w. Ingham;
Formaa circuit, - Daniorth; jamestown,
William +. Cook; La Moure circuit, Il. s.
Preston; Lisbon, Isaac Wilcox; Minnewati.
kan, TO be supplied; Sanborn, +. Il. Hall;
sheldon circuit to be supplied; Steele to be
supplied; Tower City, William NJ. Spoor;
Valley City, j. Herbert; Wahpetob, H. w.
Troy; Yorktown circuit, TO be supplied.
Grand Forks District-D. G. Palmetto,
presiding elder; Bathgate c.rcuit, J. II.
Monroe; Devils Lake, 7. IL. Sheekler;
pFaytop, w \. Morrison; Grafton, W. Il.
Cunningham; Grand Forks, Frank poran;
Grandin circuit to be supplied; Hills
borough circuit, j. Turner; Hunter circuit,
60 be supplied. lnkster circuit, A. r. Har.
low; Lakota, j. r. Yost; Lsngdon circuit,
Reese; Larimorc, r. j. Laird; Mimic circuit,
to be supplied; 0iata circuit, ), +. Terwil-
Tiger; Osnabrook circuit, H. Hamar; Park
River. IA. u. Cooper; Pembina, J. A. Hovis;
st. Thomas circuit, to be supplied; Wei.
halla circuit, G. A. Macnamara
Bismarck Distrist-H. y. Brown, presid.
ingeider; Bismarck, Peter Glare; Burlington
mission, r, n, Royse; ngnseith mission, to
be supplied; Gladstone William Cooke;
Mandan, g, w, Cnllinge stanton mission,
20 be supplied, Victoria mission, TO be sup,
piled; Winchester mission, to he supplied.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08
fhs REGARD of business Hoverses.

The mercantile failures in the United
States for the quarter ending Sept. 30. as
reported by X. G. Dun Il Co.'S Mercantile
agency, number 2, 173, against 2.346 in the
corresponding quarter OF 1884. The
liabilities show remarkable decline,
amounting to S23. 500, 600, against 500,
100000 in the third quarter Of l 81.
For the nine months last past the fail
ures show q slight Increase in number over
those OF last year, bat very marked de.
cline in liabilities, being in number :, l67,
compared with z $50 for the first 8 months
OF SS4 an increase OF 31l. The liabilities
however, were only S97 900 900, conipar.
ed with $751; 900. 900 in the first $ months
Of 1884. The failures throughout Cana.
da for the quarterending Sept. 80 were 25l
compared With 237 for the corresponding
quarter OF 1884. The liabilities are 81.
OIL 900, while the liabilities for thecorre.
spending quarter Of 1854 were 81, ll2..
600. For the first nine months OF 1885
the total failures number ga, compared
with 979 for the first nine months Of SS4
The liabilities amount TO tribe over 81
100000, while in 1884, for the first min,
months, they were Sl4,s55, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-08
What Men Fall In Love VIZ

Men fall in love, they say, w''H"
Nv, withgoodness, withgentieness,,.s
intellectual qualities, with ,rss,ll
voice, with n smile, with an a
manner, with a loyable disp~ s...
with many ascertainable aha I'm M Il
able things, and vet we find them a,o \
tinually falling in love win I'M s 4
who are not beautiful, nor sv% ,s Y
wise, nor gentle, nor posssssss," ,aa
ascertainable or measurao@ :. 81
You,ll find on. hundred reilsosz
for fallingin love, or being y = lo; !. 4.
rarely the right reason--wnl." ' !
monty simply because O man Il
help Il, He Is in love because .s,':
terious force in nature ilas asa,Is
him. j The woman may be 'ih ,s;solOl
heartless, selfish, coarse, lns ssr,
empty, but il the magic OF n Z, II
something of the magic, susl Ps,au,
Puck used on the eyes o. q m
touches him ne sees not one ~
things in their true aspect ~ I!
Titanias that have fallen - w
men crowned withdonksy, sssrs1
that have fallen in love WIN :. w q
thinking them doves, are man, X,
ali because Il diabolism o. = i II:
furyin nature that delights ,..' "
Ing incongruous elements Io e1',ai' 4
the sake Of d dance q dssl'~'s'