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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
Tho Crop Outlook.

The following is the June crop report
issued by the department oil agriculture:
There was some reduction in seeding the
winter wheat area in some states. though
the average breadth OF all was but slightly
reduced. In the East and South there
was no material loss of area from freezing
but in several Western states it was con.
siderable. The apparent reduction OF
breadth OF winter wheat, as compared
with that OF last year, IL about
one and three-fourths millions OF
acres. The percentage of reduction for tine
entire winter wheat region is placed at
To per cent, in comparison with the re-
duced area harvested last year. There
has been an increase OF area OF spring
wheat in Dakota and in the territories fur
thor west, but decrease in Iowa, Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota, making an average de
crease for the spring wheat region
wheat is apparently slightly below 35..
000, 900 acres. There is slight local
change OF condition Of winter wheat. some
Improvement in New York and Pennsy J.
vania, and marked decline in Missouri j.
and minor changes of status else wher e,
making the average 1913 against ISL in
May. The loss by overflow OF the Missis
sippi iD Illinois offsets in part the i'm
proyement in other counties. In Ohio.
Indiana. Michigan and kansas the aver
age condition is nearly the same as in
May. The acreage of barely is nearly the
same rs last year. New York and Wis.
eonsin are credited with an increase OF
per cent, Minnesota with =, Dakota with
10. Iowa, Missouri and California re-
port n small reduction. The condition OF
harley averages $50. It IL only so in
California. The area OF rye is practically
the sam as last year. Condition, 93.9
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
IsoLArED LocALFTiEs
MINNEAPOLIS Water,

The report OF the health officer OF Min.
cholera which prevails in that city to it's
wretched water. His conclusions are the
result OF careful postIn ortem examine
tions where death was said to be from
winter cholera. In many OF those cases the
diagnosis was wrong. lie estimates that
40 per cent Of the population have been
affected By the disease. lie states that his
Investigations lead him to great ,aution
and these Investigations, assisted by DIR.
{. L. Hewitt, OF the state board OF sealtl,
led him to suspect the water supply
as the most likely source of the disease.
He accordingly sent the bowels Of ease No.
I to DIR. T. NJ. Pruden, OF the College of
Physicians and Surgeons. New York. DR..
Pruden subtsits a report III which he finds
that winter cholera is caused by bacteria
from polluted food or water These baeeli
resembles typhoid fever germs AMI were
found in the stomach and intestines OF
winter cholera victims in enormous num-
bers. They are white and plump with
rounded ends, and show great activity.
Rabbits inoeulated with them died in from
twelve to twenty hours. DIR. Pruden ex.
amined water from the Minneapolis sup
ply. In samples of cubic eentimeter Of
water, which is less than a third of tea.
spoonful, bacteria were found as follows:
West side pumping station. CSC bac-
teria East side, s.S2i; 2i2 Nieollet, Ia
907, 2l0 Plymouth avenue, 472; 1.400
Seventh street south. A. 43G; 32S Eighth
avenue northeast, ] 3, 4S5.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
Dakota Firemen's contest.

Huron, Dakota, had firemen's toarna.
ment and contest which created much
interest. The single mems coupling CON
test, fiity,foot run and couple was first
called with four starters; uigby intive and
one third seconds, Fox five and one.haii
seconds both OF Gankton, won first and
second money, Turner No. = OF Huron ran
in sixty one seconds. No time was allow.
ed because they failed to cary the requir-
ed amount Of hose. Artesian OF Hitch
cock came next with no time because they
failed to connect at the hydrant. Enter
prize No. 3 OF Huron trotted over the
course in ffty-three seconds, made sure
coupling, and took the ,irize. DE Smet
hooks led OFF in the contest for Green
hooks in fifty-three and three. fifths sec
onds Scotland followed in sixty-two and a
quarter. The 1oO-yard foot race was won
by three Aberdeen men, Pepper in ten
and three-f ifths =econds. Atherton in
ten and four. t;ntbs HUFF in eleven and
one.fourth, and Langslott of Mitchell
fourth IN eleven and one bali. There were
seventeen entries. but only eleven started.
For the best drilled company Liberty
Hose and Pride Hooks, two juvenile com.
panies OF Huron, were the only ones to
answer the call, and so divided the money.
The remainder OF the contests on the pro-
gramme followed. The cha mpionship lad
derman's contest was TO run fifty feet and
climb twenty-fOur foot ladder. Follow.
ing are the contestants and time; Langley
of Huron. 5l-9 seconds: Coqucllette of
Miller. 5l-l2; Smith OF Miller > l-6; Elliott
of Aberdeen. 5i-7. Purse OF $40 and
badge first, $50 and badge; second. $50.
Champion hose cart contest, Mitchell took
first money and cart in Al ) seconds:
Iankton, 10 Pa seconds; Huntley Hose
company ran with one length OF extra
hose in ~ seconds, and Turner No. OF
Huron ran in 50 seconds. but failed to
couple.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
WhoIesaIe Poisoning.

One of the most horrible poisoning cases
that Philadelphia has ever known has
been discovered. and another murderess
lodged in Jail. John Whiting aged thirty.
eight years his alleged vile, aged forty,
his alleged daughter Bertha, aged nine
years and his son Willie. aged two years,
lived in the rear end of 1927 Cadwallader
street. John Whiting died en- March 20,
Bertha o. April % and Willie on May 26.
The doetorsin attendance gave certificates
of death respectively for inflammation Of
the bowels, gastric lever and conges ton of
the bowels" There was an insurance on
the lives OF each, ranging froin $500 down
to $50. The coroner accidentally hear
ing Of the case. and having his suspicious
aroused, had the bodies exhumed and q
chemical analysis made OF the intestines,
and found arsenic in all. The woman was
sent for by the coroner and made a full
confession. She procured Rough on
Rats" She gave the children
the poison and then summoned a ply
stefan, but did not administer the med
icine prescribed. She said she could not
go out washing with a baby and resolved
to get rid of Willie; that she was afraid
Bertha would grow up bad woman and
she had better die, and concluded that il
she poisoned them all at once she would
be found out. She came to Philadelphia
in 1872, and has lived in house of assig-
nation both there and in Chicago. She is
frivolous ia manner, and was only brought
to tho consciousness of her position when
confronted with the evidence of her crime
When she finished her confession she said
her conscience was clear and that she
would meet her dead children in heaven.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
the Farmers and Ra,Iroads.

Railroad Commissioners Austin, Becker
and Gibbs and Secretary Warner met u
large number of representative farmers
and business men at Meorhead, MINI. The
meeting was opened BY long spaech by
Gov. Austin, who related the history Of
railroad legislation in the state and the
difficulties met and the opposition OF rail-
road managers to the enforcement OF the
law. He touched upon the Farmers ALI
ance executive committee passing resolu-
lions eondeInning the commissioners when
they were fighting the peoples
battles against the power of monopoly.
He made use OF the word cranks to some
alliance men. etc. He stated he would
soon call a meeting to give all counties in
the state opportunity to be heard. also
the railroads. on the question OF reduction
OF freight rates. He advised farmers to
send down able men to represent them and
unfortunately referred to them as attor-
neys who would have to meet sharp at
torneys OF railroads. Mr.. Probstaeid,
secretary OF the Moorhead Farmers al
lance. resented some references made
by Gov. Austin in sharp speech,
referring to a well known re-
mark reputed to Gov. Austin
that be would shake the railroads
over certain hot place, and that the
formers had been shaken over that place
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
DAMAGED BY FLOOD.
Great Excitement at and AROUND
CIouuet Caused by High Water.


Never in the memory OF the Oldest set
tier has the destruction from high water
been SO great as at present in the vicinity
of Qoaue:, along the line OF the st. Paul q
Duluth road. A water spout burst over
the territory and Immediately the waters
i'm the St. Louis and tributaries began to
rise, covering the tracks for miles, in
some places to the depth oil
eighteen inches. One OF the booms
of the C. n. Nelson Lumber company
broke, but the logs were nearly all
caught. The remaining boom OF the Nell
son Lumber company Of Cloquet broke
and the logs passed down the river. clearing
the Thomson bridge by only ten teet:
By many persons it Is said thatthe second
boom, which contained upwards oil 60.
600, 900 feet of logs first gave away, ana
the massive force they exsrted snapped
the Posey Island boom, where there were
20, 600, 900 feet. The water after the
booms broke, rose two feet, seeming to
drain off the great oyerlowed tract oil land
above. II was but few minutes alter
the breaking of the Blooms before the bulk
of the logs were gone. They Travelled down
the river a great mass, piled IN places
away above the water, and carrying all De-
fore them. When they reached Thompson
aud the Dalles there, an hour after break
ing loose, they scattered as they
rushed over the ROCKY lhaHhei aou
piled up all along the banks, the sight as
they struck the Dalles and its raging
waters was a wonderful one. 1t is feared
that when they came they would first jam
there, then afterward sweep down in q sol.
id mass and carry away the iron bridge OF
the st. Paul & Duluth railroad. but that
fear turned out groundless, as the bridge
was not hurt at all. 1t took but two hours
for the 1000. 900 feet to pass Thomp-
con The loss OF the lumbermen is enor.
nous. As near as can now be estimatedit
win reach nearly hall million dollars and
may run over that. and Of course on all
this great loss there is no insurance at
all. The loss to the knife Falls Boom com
pRny and the lumber;nen there will be
$3.50, 600 or more. and on the logs swept
away perhaps nearly $500, 600 more.
The log slide of their upper mill was swept
down the stream. One span OF the water
power company's railroad bridge and two
small wooden bridges there, we're also car
ried down stream The Colquet Lumber
company estimate their loss at IS, Ooo,-
600 feet. which cost to put in about
S35O 600
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

Horace Greeley's letter to Lincoln
Just after the battle OF Bull Run, re-
Gently published. has called out Mr.,
Samuel Sinclair. and old time bust,
ness associate OF Mr.. Greeley, who
says: "When that letter was written
Mr.. Greeley bad been, and was still,
seriously i'll with brain fever. The en-.
tire letter, in my judgment. revealed
that he was on the verge OF insanity
when be wrote it, and Lincoln must
have estimated it at its proper value.
As appears on its lace, The letter was
written to Lincoln in the strictest
confidence. for his eye alone. and is
it not doubtful whether Messrs. Hay
and NicoIay are justified in now bring
ing it before the world, with all the
internal evidence that the writer of it
was OF unsound mind when he wrote
;t?"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
S 3 ciemene. better known asMark

S. l.. Clemens, better known asMark
Twain. OF the publishing firm of Char
les L. Webster 6 Co.. gives the follow
ing interesting facts regarding Gen.
Sheridan's Memoirs. mir. Webster
and called on Gen. Sheridan at his
Office in the War Department. couple
OF years ago and made contract
with him for his autobiography, upon
terms satisfactory TO both parties.
This was not long after We had pub
tished the second volume of Gen.
Grants Personal Memoirs Gen.
Sheridan was as reluctant to try the
nntried field OF authorship as had
been Gen. Grant before him, but the
desire to secure a comforta bic provi-
sion for their families prevailed with
both. Gen. Sheridan's procedure, af-
ter he had once made up his mind,
was characteristic OF him. He went
at his task with all his might, and
never called halt until 1t was finish
ed. One can see By his manuscript.
that he, like Gen. Grant, found au-
thorshIp easy alter be once cot start
ed. Authorship is always easy when
one has something to say"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
balls entering hisabdomen. one his breast,

balls entering his abdomen. one his breast.
and one his left shoulder Zimmerman
tried to draw his pistol, but IL stuck in
his hip pocket. and he retreated to the
rear platform of the car, where he met
the conductor. The latter pulled the bell
rope and stopped the train. While this
was going on. one of the tramps climbed
on the ttnder where he was
met by the fireman. and en-
gineer and knocked stiff by two blows from
a monkeyvrench. The engineer and fire.
man rolled him off the tender while the
train was at full speed. Before ne was
thrown overheard, however, second
robber attempted to climb on the tender,
but he weakened and dedged back at the
sight oil the PROSTATE form OF his com.
panion. Before the tritin stopped more
than one robber was seen TO jump off and
disappear in the darkness. All of them
wore masks completely covering their
faces. Not a word was spoken by the
robbers during the entire ARRAY, and not
shot was fired ut them. Mr.. Zimmerman
and the conductor think they fired not less
than fifteen shots. Zimmerman says be
saw four men distinctly and that all OF
them wore masks. The did not get inside
of the ear. and SO have become robbers
and murderers without pay. The police
mounted and on foot, aided by large
force OF citizens, ara patroliing the river
front and securing the country to inter
cept the scoundrels. Joseph Ketchum is
now under the care OF Surgeons Muscrait
and cambridge. IL appears his bladder
has been penetrated by onp ball and there
is no hope oT his recovery. The man who
tumbled of the tender has not vet been
found. Two suspects have been arrested.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

the number Of two or three thousand. 10
The afternoon exercises were held in the
park. ),
congress a repeal of the arrears Of pensions
act and fayoring the passage Of the ser
vice pension law proposed by the Naticn.
al Tribune. -
EscAMPMESTs IL MINNESOTA.
The largest as.enlblage ever gathered at
Wabasha, Mimi, was in attendance at
the interstate G. A. r. reunion. Inc
number present is estimated at
II,oOO. The principal address
was delivered By Commander in Chiei y.
II. Rea. The military movements OF the
Mullen guards and several visiting niif
tary companies we're OF q very excellent
cI,nrac ter. and the dress parade oil the
veterans was one of the most interesting
and marked features. The air was alive
with music from brass and martial bands
A large delegation of veterans from the
Charles Coleman post OF Durand. WIS. At
so from Benjamin Allen post oil WaterTiiia
and detachments IRON Rock Elm and
Mondovi posts, the Woman,s Relief corps
and Sons OF Veterans turned out in large
numbers to attend the reunion OF inter.
state eneampment at Wabasha. MINI
AT ths eucampment at Morris. Mimi,
the boys we're addressed BY Gov. A. K.
McGill and others. A camp IRE was held
ard the veterans were received by lom-
mander.in. Chief Rea aud Com
mander Ese. The fireman's tournament
and the trial OF the steam ire engine, iol'
lowed by boat races. Dress parade TOOK
place and at night there we're dramatic
entertainments at the opera house ana
Agency hall, and dancing at the pasiiaon'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
Going over Niagara Fails.

Potts and Hanlett, who distinguish.
ed themselves once by going through the
perilous Niagara whirlpool rapids in a
a small barrel. have resolved TO perform
a more dangerous feat. that OF going over
the Niagara cataract in the little craft.
They made some preliminary ex-
periments. The barrel was launched
the other day in Chippewa creek
not far from the upper rapids, ami towed
TO the center OF the current which feeds
the Horseshoe falls. The cask had been
balasted with sand and bantam rooster
was placed In it before the air valve was
closed. Hall an hour elapsed before the
barrel went over the brink. In fiveseconds
it reappeared in the boiling torrent below
and rapidly driited into Bass Rock
eddy, dangerous spot, where
it whiried around from noon
until nearly O'Clock. Then 1t was
carried toward the Maid OF the Mist land.
Ing. where ii Was picked up by sorae boat
men. The ballast had shifted, and the
rooster was dead and dismemberei The
experience was witnessed by large crowd
OF people. Mr.. Potts said that either he
or his partner would undoubtedly under
take to go under the falls. The ballast
would be better secured, and as the ball.
asst showed only one mark from having
come in contact with a rock, he felt that
the trip would be safer than many people
thought.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

\ gentleman OF Portland, Ore, WIG
has just returned from an extends
foreign tour was asked why be naa|
not brought home from Egypt. anon
other curios, q mummy. He SAD
there was a great deal OF fraud IN tas|
mummy business. Persons purehas3
ing mummies, of course, ike to Sc
them as well preserved and natasA
looking as possible, and, as thoss
found are generally in o more or g.
dilapidated condition, vendors pass.
engaged in the business of manulae|
turing bogus mummies. They bargss,e
with tramps, bescars aud such peeps
for their earcasses, paying therefor &
sum sufficient to make their reniai<s!
ing days short aud sweet. These "
lows are preserved and picked, afs Z.
then smoked until thsy are coed illif'
tations of the genuine munia e
Whole rows af these articles can 3
seen in smokehouses at once. Nnes'
sufficiently dry they are wrapped Y
mummy cloth and sold to Americsls|
chiefly, bringing high price.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

A great prodigy of memory was
Daniel Mccartney, who died in an
Iowa poorhouse last winter. He
could repeat 2o0hymns verbatim, and
remembered what he had eaten for
breakfast. dinner and supper for forty
years back. He could raise any num-
Der under forty to Its sixth power
instantly. And even if given a
number above forty, as. for instance,
eighty nine, he would give its sixth
power, 496, 1871, 200. 961, in very few
minutes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

The tongue viii sometimes make the
most awkward slips. 1t Is told of a
clergyman in one of the towns near
Boston that he had given him to read
from the pulpit an announcement that
'sthe Bellingham praying band" would
conduct at the evening meeting; but
~ some strange perversity of the I'M
ruly member the congregation was as
founded with the announcement that
there would be service by the pray
ingham belly band"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
pan,,hIIoan small shot.

To say that the northern soldier was =
M rtiot and the southern soldier was q re-
bel Is to wave the bloody shirt, so-caiieoi
at least in the eyes of modern demoe Ig.
There is one good thing about JUG
Thurman's nomination. lt viii educate
great many democrats into the liaDiS OF
carving handkerchief OF some sort.
The drift oil the democratic parry III" re-
eIayela nd Is decidedly enough tow ard Tree
trade 10 in luce some serious thinking IN
New York. New Jersey and Connecticut;
II has been sixteen years since the I've
pubJicans have carried Oregon by 80 Iarce
n majority as they rolled up while rue
convention was IN session at
st. Louis.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

PROPOSED PIONEER PRESS BUILDING
will be constructed of stone, brick, glass
and iron. 1t will be entirely fireprooi, the
only wood used being the interior finish
ings. The style Of architecture is in keep t,g
with the massive solidity of the structure.
The design shows successful combination
OF strength and beauty. The first two
stories will be built of red granite.
the remaining ten oil pressed red
brick, with rich terra Gotta orna-
mentation. From the ground t.,
the roof there will be court thirty feet
square, covered by glass, richly embcllished
on all sides. All of the interior pillars and
beams will be of IRON the floors deadened,
and everything will be covered with fire
PROBING The great building viii have every
known contrivanee for comfort. All en- gines
boilers and lighting and heating plants
viii be in a separate building. There viii
be our elevators, the building entirely
lighted by electricity, and a marvellous
equipment of presses is being manufae-
tured for the use OF the publishers. who
are wealthy enough to erect such a build
ing. The paper proper will occupy the
basement. the first and the eleventh and
twelfth floors for its own uses. The
mainder of the building will be used for Office
purposes. On the the top floor and elegant
club room will be fitted up for the exciu-
siye use OF the employees OF the paper--iH
all a force OF about six hundred men and
boys.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

The Atlanta Constitution says the
negro is changing in appearance and
losing some of the birthmarks pecu-
liar to the African race. The new
generation is showing the effects OF a
higher culture. Especially is this no.
ticeable IN the towns where contact
with the whites shows its effect. The
fat-nosed. kinky-headed negro is
passing away and becoming an un-
known race. All the colored children,
no matter how dusky in hue. show
the change. Longer hair, aquline
noses and smaller mouths, with thin,
ner lips, are the rule.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
They are Having Pleasant Gather
ings and Good Time in Various
Pfarea

They are Having Pleasant Gather
ings and Good Time i'm Various
Places.
The Veterans reunion at la Crosse
Wis, has been a complete success in every
particular. There was heavy rain, but
no wind and it caused no interference with
the men in camp.
There are present as follows: First bat.
terry, Al; Fourteenth infantry, ~; Sec
ond cavalry, IL; La Crosse county and
veterans not belonging to any or
ganization, about two hundred: La
Crosse and Lemonweir valley, about four
hundred. These, with their bands and
citizens in line, made a procession OF
about one thousand people. Eleven old
battle flags were carried in line, and rs
they passed were often greeted by thronvs
on the sidewalks with barred heads. On
arriving at the park the La Crosse and
Lemonweir association held their annual
meeting. The next place of meet.
ing is fixed at Viroqua Col. e. NJ.
Rogers was elected commander, c. K. Err
win, officer of the day; H. G. Goshen. quar-.
termaster; G, Bebel. surgeon. and vice
president from each post. Next in order
was dinner, which was served in o building
seating about six hundred All the yeter.
ans were fed and then the towns people, to
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

The only senator who now habitual-
iy wears one of the little black
skull caps that were so common
among the senator's a few years ago is
Senator Edmunds, whose head is so
bald as to be very sensitive to the
draughts about the corridors of the
senate chamber. The custom OF wear
ing the caps was started by Gen.
Burnside and was quite fashionable
for a time.