Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-30

EbUmAtes OF tne russian harvest snow
so per cent. decrease In winter wheat and
40 per cent. inereasein spring wheat.
Nov. Is has been appointed as Thanks
| giving day Tor Canada.
All the Spanish officers implicated in the
recent attempt at revolution have been
condemned to death.
Nov. Is has been appointed Thanksgiving
/ day for Canada
There are $50. ola. 457 on deposit in the
| Canadian government savings banks.
The receipts from customs at New York
during the ten days ended Sept. 20 were
IS, SS5, 600.
Barney Ferguson, Lake Shore striker,
is on trial in Chicago for throwing switches.
1t has been finally settled that Sir. Will.
lam White, now British minister at Buch-
Arrest, win succeed Sir Edward Thornton
as British minister.
| Taft, the Chicago sculptor, has in hand
a statue Of Lafayette for the city OF In.
dianapolis.
The salary OF President Holden, OF the
state university, California, has been rails
ed to 5000 year.
Aunt Susie Grabbs, an old lady OF eighty
| five, took the prize for dancing at recent
picnic in Indiana.
By collision OF freights on the North.
western, near Cedar Rapids, Iowa an en-
gineer and fireman were seriously injured.
Four negroes and two white convicts
were whipped at New Castle, Delaware
Three OF the negroes were given ten lashes
each and another five for petty larceny
The whites-Harry Smith and Frank Hall
received twenty lashes and were stood
one hour in the pillory for horse stealing.
Justice Harlan. OF the supreme court
took out q permit for the erection OF o
handsome suburban residence. 1t will be
situated on Fourteenth street extension,
near the top OF the HILL and win cost ST.
900.
N. Sem, Milwaukee, and L. NJ. Denslow,
st. Paul, were among the twenty or thirty
physicians who gathered at the National
mu scum, Washington, to discuss the sub
ject OF forming a national congress OF
physicians.
Nebraska farmers are cribbing their corn
and will hold for better prices.
There we're a few slight shocks fearth-
quake at Summervile, Sunday the 10th.
C. s. Hays, editor OF the Traver Cali
Tidings, was shot and killed, presumably
by A. Leaver, who was Jealous because
Hays was engaged to marry Miss Lulu
Smith. Leaver was arrested.
C. II. Wilsonsof Minnesota; p. Cndmore
OF Faribault; b. L. Westford Fine OF West
ford, Mimi; Charles Colman of Reedsburg,
and A. J. White Of Wonewcc, Wis, were
admitted to practice before the depart
ment OF the interior.
The resignation OF Prof. William Ferrol,
meteorologist OF the signal service, has been
accepted by the secretary of war.
The cost OF the star route service during
l.u& Il.
crease Of see, 623, from the previous fiscal
year.
In the Washington territorial Republican
convention, Miss Whipple was elected chair.
man OF the committee on platform and Mrs.
Johns chairman OF the committee on rules
and order OF Business.
Dewitt j. Selgman, son OF James Selig-
man, tho New York banker, is to start
weekly journal dealing with political, finan.
cial, social and general questions.
Gross RIOS. OF Lee, Mass, received the
contract to furnish 5000 headstones for
the National cemetery at $2.75 per stone.
There is trouble between the Chicago
stone contractors and cutters and brick
layers and stonemasons.
The wealthiest colored gentleman in the
United States is Tonic Luton. a French
quadroon OF New Orleans. He can sign
LIE ShNth tOt n iONhh
Mrs. j. w. Mackay has met with check
in her social aspirations in London, and
is less desirous Of buying an expensive
residence.
John Russell Young netted $780, 900 On
his book, "a Tour Around the World"
Several clerks in the coast survey bureau,
in which there have been so many scandals
OF late, are to be investigated on charges
OF drunkenness, etc.
Postoffices established: Minnesota: Big
Wood, Marshall county; Cheney, Dodge
county. Dakota: Compton. Fall River
county. G. NJ. Hollenback. Postmasters
commissioned Minnesota: Heron Lake,
@. c. Cooley; Junction, c. Bradley; Kres-
ter, G. Godding; Oakland, Nj. F. Shea
Fourth-class postmasters appointed-Da-
ltota: Hermosa, Il. l. Monaghan. Iowa:
tfhillicothe. d. Rayeh; Morseman, Mrs.
sarah NJ. Margis. Wisconsin: Dane, NJ.
Helm.
Jerome Brown. flee & Brown. Saranae,
Mich, disappears leaving forged paper
behind.
Gen. Butterfeld was married to Mrs.
James at st. Margaret's, Westminster
London. The bishop OF Bedford conduct
ed the services, assisted By Canon Farrar
In juno Rev. @. Thiels, a minister OF the