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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-10
OBITUARY.

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On Friday evening, May 4th Mrs
Mary Wentworth, after a long and
painful illness, quietly passed from
earth. Mrs. WentAorth was born
| in Nottingham County, Vermont,
Aug. %, 1860. She moved to Da.
kota with her mother, Mrs. Admins
Olden, in 1881, and lived in Eye.
land township till June 16, 1884,
when she was married to Chester
Wentworth. She leaves two chill
dren, husband and eight brothers
and sisters to mourn her loss.
NJ. A. 0LDEE.
Senator Blackburn did not re-
| ply to Senator ingalls,, says an ex-
change, though writhing in agony
under the fearful flashing he rscelv-
ed at the hands of the gentleman
from Kansas. He was admonished
by friend to hold his tongue, be-
cause Mr.. ingalls, was in possession
Of certified coyy of his war rec
ord. This quoted him. The same
restraint was upon Senators Turpin,
Beck and Vest. They had ascer-
tanned that Senator Ingalls, was loa-
ded to the muzzle for them and for
bsarance became q virtue. They
saved themselves from the fate of
Dan Voorhees,.
-Jscob Well was arrested and
brought to town on Tuesday, and
arraigned before Squire Ruggles,
charged with stealing a suit Of
clothes from ID. E. Jones, part of a
sett Of carpenters tools and suit
of clothes from !. L. Brown. 1t is
highly probable that Jacob Will Ian
guish in loathsome bastile, at the
expense of the county, for the next
two years, or until We get another
term of court.
Since the above was in type the
situation has materially changed,
Well eluded the vigilance of his
guards Tuesday night and escaped.
Up to date Nothing has been heard
of him and it is probable he has
made good his escape.
If any resident of Dakota is.
disposed to feel discouraged, let him
stop a moment and consider in
which direction he could go and
better himself. The future pros
perity of Dakota is az well assured
as-that of any section of this cees
try, for she has given lndubitable
proof of her wealth producing pow
err. The stress of the times may be
felt here more severely than else
where because the newness of the
country precludes the accumulation
of resources which help to tide over
the older communities; but when
the revival comes as it is sure to, if
indeed it is not already at hand,
Dakota will be the first to feel its
inyigorating effects.
Call and examine my stock be
fore buying, rs / defy competition.
JOHN NORTON.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-10
-Marshal Pidcock is whoopinJ

Marshal Pidcock is whoopins
up repairs on the streets in livel,
style. ''Pid" always materialize
when he undertakes to do thing
and is always useful and enterpris
ling citizen.
The base ball and Militia boy
have joined hands and will mak'
grounds just west of the Cour
House for drill and ball playing
purposes. 1t viii be a nice and con
yenient place for the purpose.
Mr.. Schachte, at the Fountain
Meat Market, has a new and euni
que thing. 1t consists of glas;
rolling pin filled with baking pow
der. You buy the baking powdeI
and Joe throws IN the rolling pir
for good measure.
20. P. Vessel sold out his har
ness business to VIM. f. Kading
and left on Monday night, with his
family, for Rush Lake, Wis. Mr..
Kading, Vessels successor, is {
hard working young man, sober and
reliable, good workman, deserving
of liberal patronage.
IS. o. Trescott, Of Andover,
was in town Monday, and bought
the snake eyed horse, mentioned in
these columns last week. lie said
Webster didn't appreciate this Gu
riosity like his town would, and he
was determined to transport it to a
more genial cline.
John f. Blake, recognizing the
needs Of our farmers, has purchas-
ed Shakespeare, a fine, imported
stallion. This superb animal is a
full blooded, English Shire, the
finest horse ever brought to Central
Dakota. Mr.. Blake has shown an
enterprise in this matter, worthy of
all praise.
Last Saturday evening quite a
number of our temperance people
attended the public installation of
officers of the Bristol Good Temp
lers lodge-the ceremony was per-
formed by Deputy Grand Master
Ed. G. Warner, who did the job up
in good shape. A most enjoyable
time was had by the visitors.
ROOT SHBLD0N ON Thurs
Jay. May Sd, 1888, at the resi-
dence OF the groom, w. Z. Root
to Miss Sadie Shelaon, Rev W.
G.. Dickinson officiating.
The groom, Lieut.. Root, is one
of the early settlers of the county
aud has host of warm friends who
will rejoice in his happiness.
The bride has only been here
short time, but, by her modest and
lady like demeanor, has won high
place in the esteem of our people,
and especially with our young folks
In the city.
The Reporter adds its pious bles-
sing and hopes the happy couple
may enjoy q long, prosperous and
happy life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-10
ChildrenS TN DERWEARB

I
LOST,-About three miles Northeast
of Webster, bundle of ladies clothing
The finder will be paid for his trouble il
he will leave 1t at the Reporter Office.
JoHN b. VIK.
Wishing to increase the capac-
ity OF our mill, we are obliged to
throw out our Feed Mill, to give
place to other machinery, and on
and after the first day OF June,
1888, We viii not grind any more
feed.
WEBSTER ROLLER MILL Co..
T. A. BAKER, Manager.
On Friday last, Malan Blake
took his little brother, q child Of
two, ont to the burn to see the hors.
es. While near the heels of one
of the animals, Malan commenced
! playing with colt, when its moth
er kicked at him striking his little
brother on the side of the cheek,
making an ugly cash, and breaking
his arm. DR.. Harris was summon
ed and dressed the little lads arm
and face and he is now getting
along nicely.
This issue closes the "Dakota
Romance" and we are glad to know
that our readers generally are very
highly pleased with it. There was
nothing unnatural and oyerdrawn
in the whole narritive, while its
high moral tone recommended it to
all intelligent, refined readers. As
soon as the press on our columns
are relieved and we have more room
Mrs. Adams has promised to fur
nlsh us with another story, which,
our readers. may be assured will be
equally as interesting as the "Da-
kota Romance.
lit is said by a writer in the
British Classics, that the jury OF
twelve was adopted because the pro-
phets were twelve, the apostles were
twelve, there. we're twelve Jewish
judges, twelve PLIERS of the temple
twelve patriarchs, twelve tribes OF
Israel, twelve stones in Aaron''
breast plate, twelve signs of the 20
diac. When juries were first estab-
lished; the judge took the jurors
around with him till they agreed.
If they failed to agree they were
fined and imprisoned.
This paper believes in tariff re-
form and reduction of taxation,
but we have no patience with some
of the statements made. A Demo
cratic paper now before us, says
that putting lumber on the free list
would reduce the price forty per
cent. That is the baldest nonsense
If lot of the extremists on both
sides of this question were penned
up for a couple of years, the sensi-
bic business men of the country
would undoubtedly get some fair
and reasonable tariff laws passed.
One Of the most important rea.
sons why Dakota should be admit
ted to the Union is that it would
relieve the tax-payes almost entirely
of the burden school of tax. Imme.
diately after assuming statehood
the millions of acres Of school land
will be available for the upbuilding
and support of the educational in.
terests and furnish sufficient fund
to pay the principal and interest Of
| the school bonds and save to tht
people the money now paid in taxes
| During the past two years over foul
million of dollars have been expen.
ded on the schools OF the territory,
i II ten million dollars could be KEPT
| in the hands of the people and b
i put in other improvements eacf
year it would be an advantage o.
Vast Importance,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-10
HOME HAPPENINGS.
70 CENTS.

WHEAT, 70 CENTS.
Seeding all done.
How about the 4th.
Prairie posies plenty.
Wall paper at Peterson's.
Clean up your door-yards.
The whistling plover is here.
Now go for the little garden bed.
Great variety of W.P.at G.D.P.
"A good many strangers in town
this week.
Money to loan on real estate.
j. +. PIKE. 29-1m
The hillsides are beginning to
wear the green.
Great reduction in prices al
JOHN NoRToN's.
Next Tuesday is the end of the
shooting season.
Quick sales and small profits
at John Norton's.
BE to the camp fire on Friday
night of this week.
John Norton's one price store ii
the place to buy goods.
Five of Squire Turner's family
are down with the measles.
The wild ducks are numerous,
almost every lake is full of them.
John F. Blake was off on a bu-
siness trip sslth of Bristol, Monday.
Judge Bryant was down Mon
day to hear cases in the Probate
Court.
Il. B. Hanson spent several
daye in Watertown, returning on
Tuesday.
Rev. Sproul has been confined
to room with measels, during the
past week.
Harry Miller of the firm Of
Strong & Miller, took in the town
last Friday.
Seventy cento fer wheat in
Webster is pretty good leather fer
the farmer.
"A Z. Barker made a flying
visit to Eau Claire, Wis, last week
ON business.
Call and look at the immense
stock of John Norton. No trouble
to show goods.
All wool imported dress goods
worth ninety cents for fifty cents at
JOHN NoRToN's.
Mr.. G. R. Anderson, one of
the live business men of Bristol,
was in town Monday.
j. A. Lee and Ed. Small start
ed to Georgia on tour Of inspec-
ton, on Sunday night.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-10
At sA9 Farmers gsl...

The Farmers alliance is getting
to the front in the organization Of
an elevator company with a capital
of 81, 900, 900 for the construction
of elevators in Minnesota and Da-
kota. A half million dollars worth
Of stock will be issued at once and
half of it will be taken in England
and half in this country, preference
being given to farmers of Minneso-
ia and Dakota. For certain amt
notes will be taken from farmers in
payment of stock, notes to be paid
after harvest. This company pro-
poses to handle the grain clear
through to the English market and
secure TO the farmer every dollar
there is in the grain. If farmers
win stand unitedly in support of
this move they win do something
for themselves.
Mr.. A. B. Barker is candi-
date for Superintendent OF Schools,
for Day county. He has been M.
efficient officer, perfectly satisfac-
tory to the people of the county,
not only because of his ability,
knowledge of, and impartial dis
charge of the duties of the Office
but because he has saved money to
to taxpayers by his management Of
it's affairs. Notwithstanding the
fact that several Teachers Institu-
ties have been held in the county,
each one lasting a week, during his
term of office, they have been con-
Quoted without one cent of expense
to the county. When tits under
stood that every session of an insti-
tute costs from one to one hundred
and fifty dollars at least, our read
ers can readily see that the schools
of the county have been benefited
by training teachers in new and bet
ter methods OF teaching at these in
stitutes, and without cost to them.
And this is further seen when it is
understood that the law positively
requires them to be held. We be-
lieVe Mr.. Barker is the best man for
the place.
That the remarkable progress
and prosperity that has made Da-
kota famous the world over has been
due more to the ability and enter
prise of her young men than to any
other cause. is evident to all who
are acquainted with the inner his
tory Of the territory during the past
eight years. In every town and
city you will find young men at the
head of the most important enter
prlses and in the lead in the trades
and professions. To them is large
ly due the credit for what has been
done, and in their hands rests the
future. There has been just enough
of the older and wiser heads to
laven the lump of restless energy
that has developed the natural and
political conditions that now obtain
among our people, and we have
thus been able to reach the highest
type of progressive Development
In every stage of the game in all its
aspects, the young men have been
there, ready to put their lusty shout
ders to the car of progress and push
it right along. This augurs well
for the future, because this early
experience has produced . set Of
wise and sagacious business men
citizens, who, when statehood comes
to US, will be able to set It's wheels
in motion IL. that wise and conser-
vatiye way that inures ito the very
best interests of people.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-10
FOR SALE.

House and two lots in Webster.
Call and get Germs.
l34-1m a. NJ. ALLAN.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-10
When you want anything in my line
Come i'm and see me

During the past week Mr.. E.
A. Baker has sold his interest in
the W Webster Meat Market to his
partner, Mr.. +. G. Palmer. Mr..
Baker has not yet determined what
will be his future course. His nu-
merous friends here are STRONGLY in
hopes he will --Gain here and go
INTO business. sParm,' will contin-
ne to dish out hash to che .'dear peo-
ple' and keep up the reputation of
the house as a place to buy fresh
groceries and choice meats cheap.
REPUBLICAN'TwP. CAUCUS.
The republicans of Webster twp.
will meet ut the Court House on
Friday May 18th, at the hour of 2
o'clock p. m. for the purpose of
electing ten (10) delegates to attend
the county convention on May II.
By order of the Township Re-
publican Committee.
Il. r. RUGGIEs. Sec.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-20
Diamond Covered Boots.

Few persons would think oflooking
for fresh knowledge of the simple
backing of a boot; but it is never
theless a most interesting subject.
"Did it ever occur to YOU" said a
chemist, "what q remarkable and
unique processthe backing OF a boot
is. You see, we smear the boot with
a preparation of bone-black, which
is entirely devoid of lustre; and then,
by the friction of a dry brush, make
it shine like the sun. There is not
another process like this anywhere
in the arts, so far as l know, and l
never read anywhere any sci
entific explanation of the pro-
cess. l have a theory of my own,
however, which / will give you for
what it is worth.
"The key to the mystery lies in the
fact that diamond is nothing more
than crystalized carbon. The black
ing is little more than carbon
paste, and the friction of a hairbrush
being one of the most efficient meth
DDS Of generating electricity has the
effect of crystalizing the carbon of
the backing. AS soon as this is done
the boot is covered with millions of
infinitely small diamonds, and of
course begins to shine, as mass of
diamonds would. Of course this is
not a perfect explanation of the phe-
nomenon. What part the other in
gradients of the backing play, and
especially why it is that the backing
must be moistened. l cannot tell;
perhaps some one else can. But I
feel pretty sure that the bootblacks
are engaged in turning backing into
diamonds"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-20
Don't Mistake Brutality For Frankness

Those good folks who cry out SO
loudly for naturalness seem to be
oblivious how largely the friction of
every day life is avoided by well-con-
sidered artifciality which makes a
well-bred person conceal his feelings
from the persistent button-holer, or
the even more polished and enviable
artifciality which enables the we'll
bred possessor of tact to shake off
the attentions of the bore, whose
conduct, let it be remembered, is
thoroughly natural? What is more
graceful or necessary than the arti-
ticiality with which a person of deli
cate taste will conceal from a stranger
or a dear friend the pain that is be-
ing endured or the grief that is felt?
Those folks who pride themselves
on their naturalness are, after all,
only indulging their innate selfishness
it cost a little trouble to be artificial;
it is ever so much easier to speak out
whatever first enters our heads.
Beshrew such naturalness! A little
artificiality will contrive to rob of it's
sting and annoyance a criticism or a
piece of advice which would otherwise
fail of his purpose if it be any other
than to ruffle the temper of the recipi-
ent. With a little more artificiality
introduced into married life it is not
evident that the sum ofmisery caused
by ''incompatibility of temper"
would be reduced? But no. We are
told that we must be natural; and so
husband and wife go their own ways,
regardless of each others feelings, to
concilliate whichin any manner would
demand call upon that artificiality
which is so universally decried and
clumsily practiced. Would it not be
far happier for both were they mu-
tually to pretend to overlook each
other g troublesome feelings? Would
not thus grain of artifciality sue
coed in enabling even characters,
otherwise utterly incompatible, to
get on very satisfactorily? Indeed
were this not well understood by a
great number of excellent people how
miserable would be the world!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-20
Miss HaygOOd'S Muscle.

From the Memphis Avalanche.
Miss Haygood is of small stature,
compact mold, and apparently mus
cular beyond most women, and
weighs 1O4 pounds. She has brown
hair, blue or violet eyes, and a pleas
ant expression of countenance, but
an air also of firmness and decision
of character. The first two tests, viz:
drawing a gentleman easily around
the room by applying her hand to a
chair or an umbrella held by him, or
the third test of holding a billiard cue
in her open palms at an angle OF for
ty-fve degrees with such firmness
that strong man, or even two strong
men, could not force the point to the
floor, were certainly remarkable in q
woman so small, but might have
been accomplished by a woman OF
very great physical strength.
But the next tests were different.
One of the gentlemen present were re-
quested olift the lady by her elbows,
held taut at the waist. This he did,
but when told to try it again utterly
failed to raise her an inch. Two
strong men then raised her by hold
ing her elbows on each side with the
greatest ease, but on attempting it
again they could not raise her weight
particle from the floor.
A chair was brought-an ordinary
dining-room chair-and q gentleman
weighing about 100 pounds was
placed in it. Astride of his knees an
other gentlemen of about 145 pounds
weight was placed, and between the
two third gentleman ofat least $50
pounds was seated. All raised their
feet from the floor as the chair was
tilted back and held balanced. The
little woman then approached the
back of the chair and placed her open
palms along the arms, or staffs, sup
porting the chairs back.
Observing the reporter narrowly
watching her, she requested him to
place his hand between her hand and
the chair to prove that no pressure
was exerted. This was done, and
only the lady's thumbs touched the
back of the chair. Then, without an
effort or the contraction of a muscle,
or the slightest pressure on the re-
porter's hand, the chair and it's liv-
ing freight was raised about fourteen
inches from the floor. The weight,
including the chair, was at least 400
pounds, and John L. Sullivan could
not have performed the feat SO easily
accomplished by the little woman.
This test was convincing.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-20
WITH THEE.

III cou1d know that after all 49,. =
These heavy bonds have ceased to thrall,
We whom in life the fates divide
Should sweetly slumber side by side
That one green spray would drop its dew
Softly alike above us two,
All would be well; for should be
At last, dear loving heart with theel
How sweet to know this dust of OURS,
Mingling, with feed the selfsame flowers
The scent of leaves, the song birds tone
At once aeross otir rest be BLOWN
One breadth of stn, One sheet Of rain
Make green the earth above us twain;
All, sweet and strange, for l should Be,
Atlast, dear tender heart, with thee.
But half the earth may intervene
Thy place of rest and mine between
And leagues of land and wastes of waves
May stretch and toss between our graves
Thy bed with summer light be warm,
While snow drifts heap, in wind and storm,
My pillow, whose one thorn will be,
Beloved, that am not with thea
But if there be a blissfui sphere,
Where homesick souls, divided here,
And wandering wide in useless quest;
Shall find-ther l6nged for haven of rest
If in that higher, happier birth
We meet the joys we missed on earth,
All will be well. for shall be,
At Inst. dear loving heart, with thee.
ELIZABETH AKERs ALLEN.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-20

He said: "Since I am again within
the pale of good society l find the de.
mands of an 'effete civilization
strong upon me. / can think of
nothing that would go so far to re-
instate me in my own good opinion
as a bath"
Mr.. Williston escorted him to his
sons room and placed it and its be-
longings, including the sons ward
robe, at Toms disposal.
So the young man who ate his
blackberries and milk on the back
porch in. the morning sat; clothed
and in his right mind, at d pleasant
tea table thatevening and discussed
music and art and fishing with the
young lady who had feared for the
very spoon he ate his breakfast with.
He accepted Mr.. Williston's invita-
tiun to spend a few days with them:
"For truly" said his, host, ''ygi
are the most delightful tramp We
ever entertained; your going astray
has brought us a great pleasure: /
am here myself partly from one OF
the causes you have suffered from,
excess of confidence in mankind:
But, after all, we find this a very
pleasant summer home"
~ had wondered" said Tom, show
it came about that you should choose
to live here. But my wonder has
been absorbed by gratitude that you
did, be the cause what it might"
There followed three delightful days;
days filled with music and mirth and
Converse sweet" days golden with
heart-sunshine, radiant with budding
hopes; days love-crowned and glori-
GUS.
Tom rode away, the bliss of a hun
dred summers in his heart, for the
little 2uthie had heard his last re-
quest as graciously as she did the
first, and we are all invited to the
wedding to take place about Christ
mas.-Chicago News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-20
The Fans History in Brief.

Kan 81 was the first lady who car
ried fan. She lived in ages which
are past and for the most part for
gotten, and she was the daughter of
Chinese mandarin. Whoever saw
mandarin, even ona tea chest, with
out his fan? In China and Japan to
this day every one has a fan; and
there are fans of all sorts for every
body. The Japanese waves his fan
at you when he meets you by way
of greeting, and the beggar who
solicits for aims has the exceedingly
small coin "made on purpose" for
charity presented to him on the tip
of the fan. In ancient times, among
Greeks and Romans, fans seem to
have been enormous; they were
generally made of feathers, and car
ried by slaves over the heads of
their masters and mistresses, to pro-
tect them from the sun, or wave
about before them to stir the air,
Catherine de Medici carried the first
folding fan ever seen in France, and
in the time of Louis XIV the fan was
gorgeous thing, often covered with
Jewels, and worth small fortune.
In England they were the fashion in
the time of Henry VIII. A fan set in
diamonds was once given to Queen
Elizabeth upon New Years day.
The Mexican feather fans which
Cortez had from Montezuma were
marvels of beauty; and in Spain a
large black fan is the favorite. 1t is
said that the use of a fan is as care
fully taught in that country as any
other branch of education, and
that by well know code of signal
Spanish lady can carry ona long con-
versation with anyone, especially an
admirer. The Japanese criminal Of
rank is politely executed by means of
fan. On being sentenced to death
he is presented with a fan, which he
must receive with low bow, and, as
he bows, presto! the executioneer
draws his sword and cuts his head
off. In fact, there is a fan for every
occasion in Japan.