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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-16
Floods In Cuba.

HAVANA, June ia dispatch from
Matansas states the Yumuri and San
Juan rivers are greatly swollen. The
civil guards and troors are aiding
SO far as possible the people who's,
houses have been flooded In several
houses the water is 10 feet deep. The
warehouses are inundated and thou
sands of bags of sugar have been lost
Many small vessels in the harbor were
wrecked during the storm. A nu,nbc.
of bridges. including those ut Bai'cn
and San Luis, have been DESTROYED.
The telephone poles are down -Four
persons lost their lives in the floods.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-16
THE EAST.

! ne cNol.
LATER advices state that bv the
catastrophe in the oil regions of Penn
sylvania over 200 persons were burned
to death or drowned and two or three
millions OF property were consumed in
Oil City and Titusville, besides great
damage to property in other localities
near by owing to inundation. The
total property loss will reach probably
about S., 100000. Thousands have lost
their homes and large manufacturing
interests have been wiped out. Sixty
seven bodies have thus far been recov-
cred at Oil City and fifty-six at Titus
vile. Eighteen miles of death and des-
olation i. the story in brief.
THE deaf tn of Daniel Moore. once the
editor and proprietor Of the Rural New
Yorker, occurred in New York
THE Spreckles sugar refneries at
Philadelphia resumed operations after
a shutdown of nearly three months,
nearly 1000 men going to work.
IN New York a company with a cap
ltal of Sl0,000,000 was organized to
build fleet of whaleback vessels to
compete for ocean carrying freight.
JOSIAH LAWrON left Boston in his r.
foot canvas boat for tn, across the
ocean.
THE malthouse and elevator of Mack
lem & Slater at Niagara Fails, N. Y,
was burned, the loss being 500, 900.
-Four fremen were injured, two fatally.
The village of Old Windham, Conn.,,
celebrated the two hundredth anniver-
sary of its birth.
TIE Maine democrats in convention
at Bangor nominated Charles +. John
son, Of Waterville, for governor The
platform advocates changes in the pro-
hibitory law so as to permit hotels and
drug stores to sell liquors and recon-
mends the nomination Of Cleveland for
president.
The death of Sidney Dillon, tinancier
and railroad magnate, occurred at his
residence in New York, aged 70 years.
AT Moscow. Pa, u tornado DESTROYED
many buildings there and in the sur
rounding country, but no lives we're
lost.
S1XTYFlvE dead bodies had ND to the
10th been taken from the ruins at
Iltusville, Pa, caused by fire and flood,
and more were roiSSinr
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-16

RACINE. Wis, June !3.-lloratio E.
Munroe. cashier of the First national
bank. died suddenly about O'Clock
Saturday night at his home on Main
street, of heart disease. )lc left the
bank at o'clock and went 20 his home
and proceeded to WORK in the garden.
Shortly after his wife went into tho gar.
den and found him on the ground dead.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-16
Porter Not in the Race

1ND1ANAPo1.Is, Ind, June 13.-The
Journal publishes letter from Albeit
G.. Porter, minister to Rome, declining
to accept the nomination for governor
The letter is dated Rome. May &c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-16

HILLsBoRo, ILL.,, June l3-Rlack rust
has made it's appearance in many of the
wheat fields in this section, and should
the present clear, hot weather con-
tinue farmers say that the crops will
be greatly damaged and probably
ruined.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-16

ing hats. Mr.. Reed shook lis head in response
to the continued calling. Bat tic convention
would not be satisfied without him. The ap-
plause continued until Mr.. Reed, rising, his
straw hat in his hand, picked his way to the
aisle and walked down TO the charmans plat
form. He spoke hlicf,y. praising the party for
Its achievements in the past and congra tula ting
1t ON its nr0Snc1S for the fntnro
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15

w. Is. Williams, better known as
{" Grasshopper Bill" returned yes
terday from a weeks hunting trip.
During that space Of time be trsyer-
sed nearly all the uninhabited por.
tions Of the Black Hills and killed
nearly all the game in the country.
His favorite style of hunting is
praetieing the "Jungle act," in
which he crawls through the deep
est thickets for miles on his hands
and knees with a revolver In one
hand a winchester in the other and
a bowie kAt Re between bis teeth.
lie has CAT 90 thgt he can shoot
birds so that the feathers and I .in-
ards will be removed and the fowl
ready for dressing and he is now
thinking of loading one barrel of
his gun with hot water so as to dress
and cook the bird with one shot.
His trip made him very tough and
he wears a coil Of barb wire inside Of
his undershirt without any discom.
ort.-Deadwood Pioneer,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15

For about four years Mr.. Z. K. Whit
ney, whose place is about a mile from
Harrison village, has successfully raised
a crop of figs. The figs are when fully
ripe as large as medium sized pears,
and mellow and delicious, not to be told
in appearance and flavor from the
southern grown, and the trees bear
abundantly-from six to eight on a
branch. When Mr.. Whitaey first began
their culture he would in the fall, by
advice of southern growers, bury the
tree in position by cutting the roots each
side and bending the tree into a trench
prepared for it. By experiment later he
learned that the better method was to
dig up the tree and transplant it to the
cellar. 1t is quite hardy and will en-
dure considerable cold, and is little af-
fected by transplanting. In the spring
it is easily set out again. The fruit
| ripens quite early in the fall. A cutting
from the tree takes root readily, and
this offshoot IN in bearing during
the second year. -Lewiston Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15

Could lie Use a Ticket for His Own Corpses
Can a live man travel on a ticket call
ing for a first class passage for a corpse'
This novel question confronts the santa
Ee rosd. and the decision win be watched
with interest by other lines. Some weeks
ago Harry Knight, of Denver, was taken
to st. Luke's hospital in this city. lbs
case seemed hopeless, and his sister
Denver was SO informed. She thereupoh
bought a round trip ticket-Denver to
Chicago-for herself. and a return
ticket for a body in a casket. She came
here, and an ooeration was performed
on her brother which proved successful.
He rallied, and so far recovered that ne
was able to go home. As a ticket had
been bought and paid for he proposed to
use it, although not, as had beer ex-
pected, as the occupant of a coffin. de
tried to obtain passage upon the ticket
but difficulties met him at every point.
The ticket read. "Good for the passage
of one human body contained in a casket
from Chicago to Denver The human
body referred to rendered the ticket,
and the conductor did not know what to
do about it. He finally decided to take
the ticket and to leave the matter for
settlement with the company afterward.
Meantime Mr.. and Miss Knight are safe
at home in Denver.-Chicago Letter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
The Reporter . Farmer
THURSDAY. DECEMBER is, 1892.
J. Ed1tor.
Member d Its ssvA nakssa s,ss Anxi,!x,
Their Sins Shall Find Them Out.
nv IRENE

BY IRENE G. ADAes.
Beyond the praried waste Of giittering Ice and
snoS,
That fronts my window. 'pon the distant hill.
which lifts Its bare form gainst the vintry sky.
A white cross CLEANS its arms like benedietion
hnnds
Stretch ever high above the sleeping forms
below,
who dropped their cares and crosses long
ago.
The sun comes up behind this bleak. cold
point
And throws the shadow OF those pulseless arm'
Dark DER the sleepers there: they heed II not
.,The shadows OF earth's crosses grieve them
never more.
They laid them down beside death Tranquil
shore.
'Tisn not for those who sleep b. meath the eros,
arrest.
That tears and signs and plying words should
fall,
But for those stalking biindly through theiI
Deliriou. with dread lest hey shall fndthen
out.
spurrcd by such frenzy. to hide hem out Of
sight
They lead the way and hight the torch to bring
their SINS to light.
To those who hide beneath deceitfui. placid
The scaffed snd biistered remnant of . noble
soul -.
who follow on heir Ieeherous course beneath
the outing lash,
ofconscience not yet scared, of manhood not
They need the plying tears mere than the
December 9Th. 1892.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15

the control of . dangerous, mar,
chistic mob. When any systematic
defiance of the laws Of a state is de-
clared and practiced, that means
anarchy. If this IS not true of
South Dakota, then the prohihitory
law may be enforced as easily as
other laws preventing crime. No
law will enforce itself.
In the court proceedings of Brown
county l have noticed charges
against individuals OF murder, high
way robbery, incendiarlsm, larceny,
fraud, etc. Are any of the citizens
Of Brown county advocating the
repeal of laws prohibiting these
crimes and saying that they cannot
DO enforced, consequently the best
way to control these crimes Is to
license men to commit them and
thus give the city treasury a revenue
from them.
The rrohibitory law is better en-
forced in Brown county / hear,
than in other counties of the state,
and there is less crime there than
in many other counties. | merely
name it as an illustration of this
weak resubmission fallacy as an ar
gument against prohibition Irene
G.. Adams in Aberdeen News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
Notice Of Ohattel Mortgage Sale.

Whereas, on the 10th dag Of May, A.D. 1899
John Skala, mortgage, executed aud deliver.
ed to VIM. Failing. MORTGAGE, q certain chat.
tel mortgage dated or that day and thereby
sold ard mortgaged 10 said Nm. Failing the
following described chattels. tOwit: One white
r p-1y WIthred spot about y years old known
| as the KcIseNpony, Ibis day bought Of VIM.
Failing: one sftgle buggy, open top; Que set OF
double light haTifss; one single harness, one
y~earling hare Org aud brown in color to
secure the payment O. The sum Of thirty two
and 5000 dollars and interest," ehereon at tie
rate OF II per cent pc. a"hum'
Whereas, default has ben made by said
mortgagOT in .he condition. OF Said chaitel
mortgage the nature of w~hicbdeiault IS as fol
lows, to Wit The debt secured uefsDy having
m6tured, payment thereof demGarc, which
was refused, by reason whereof thu power of
sale contained in said mortgage bepme Oper-
alive, and there Is claimed TO be df at the
date of this notice The sum OF uiueFn and
thirty fiyC(Sl9 So dollars, besides i've 1uOHrs
attorneys fees as stipulated therein 10 bt paid
In case oftoTeclOsuTe thereof.
Now Therefore, notice Is hereby given Lat
by virtue st the power OF seizure ana sale in
said mortgage contained and Of the s!atpGe in
such case made and provided, | will sell TIE
said RIO Ttgagcd property, above described, u,
public auction at the trout door OF the cuurI
house in Webster, Day Cos. Don the II day OIL
and shall apply the proceeds OF such
sale to the payInCntO OF said debt, alter paving
the costs and expenses of this foreclosure. i'm,
Guiding said attorneys fees.
Dated at Webster, S, D.. Dec. 9th, 1892,
J.C. BUSH.
H. A FHiimef' Mortgage,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
A, SMITH,
County Auditor.

The worlds fair next year viii
drain from the northwest ever,
pound of butter, every dozen Of egg
and every bushel of wheat whea
which can possibly be produced
This years crop of potatoes will con
mand stiff prices next spring snd
farmers will do well to hold then
If they can be kept from frost
Already trainloads of.-yesx..aes re
being hauled into Chicago and stor,
ed, If farmer will provide warm
hsnnries their fowls will lay all
winter ana the eggs 4 be packed
for spring shipment Or they will
command a big price during the
winter. Next summer eggs will be
eggs. phiekeHs viii also be IN de-
mand' What Is true is true If eggs
butter and the farmers who prepar,
Tor tho large prospective demand
Will reap a rich harvest.-Publlc
Opinion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
The Nicaragua Canal Convention.


At the recent New Orleans con-.
vention which was attended by pro-
minent business men from many
sections of the country the man
effort was to bring to bear upon
Congress sufficient influence to
secure government aid in building
the Nicaragua Canal, such aid to
be extended in such way as to give
the government almoust sovereign
power over the work. Senator Mol
gan of the committee on foreign
affairs of the United States Senate
made the principal speech in which
he insisted that the bill now before
the Senate providing for the lndor-
sement of 500, 900, 900 canal bonds
ought to be passed and receive the
hearty approval of all intelligent
citizens. He said the canal COM
pany was willing to give to the gov
eminent $40, 600, 900 of the bonds
in order to lodge the control of the
canal in Washington and thought
that the concession Of nuteral
strip of land along the canal by
Nicaragua would prove tolbs really
| the cession of so much territory to
the United States. A strong COM
mittec was appointed to urge upon
Congress "to take such steps and
give such financial viii and insure
the speedy completion OF the canal
at the minimum cost thereof taking
proper security for any credit pied
ged or money advanced for this pun
pose, and retaining such control OF
and supervision of the same as will
insure the peaceful use Of this great
enterprise to the commerce of che
world at the lowest possible rates.
Scientific American.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15

Senator Edmunds says that the
Sherman antitrust law is consti-
tltional and far reaching In its scope
remaining oniy for the officers OF
the law to put it into practice. lie
declares that the product of any
trust or combine which exists con-
tr.sry to the Sherman law is liable
to seizure and confiscatlon. This
being srne the days of the coal and
oil and sugar and scsdsga ard other
trusts are numbered. The people
will please note that the Sherman
law is republican legislation. IVA
tertovn Public Opin-m.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
WINTER TOURIST TICKETS.
Reduced Rates South Via tae Illinois
O. ntfal,

The Central Route now has on sale
Winter Excursion tickets to points South
and via New Orleans to- the Mexican
Gulf Coast Resorts to Mexico and to the
Pacific Coast; also 10 Hot Springs, Ark,
aud to points Southwest, MEXICO and the
Pacific Coast via st. Louis or Carlo. In
this connection, Loop Excursion tickets
may be had under proper conditions en-
the He
inois Central road to New Orleans going
via Jackson Tenn, and Jackson, Miss +,
and returning in connection with the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley and the New
port News & Mississippi Valley roads,
through Baton Rouge La, Vicksburgh,
Miss, and Memphis Tenn. or visa versa
Tickets and further information can be
had of your local ticket agent or address-
j. +. Merry Asst. Pass. Agt. ManChesr er
la. A. II. Hanson, G.. P. A. Ill. Cenf.R K.
Chicago Ill.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15

In the matter OF the settlement with
Troy school township, there was found
to be one school house in each indepen-
dent district of the same value and each
with about the same amount of school
furniture.
One school house was therefore appor-
toned to each independent district at
the same value.
The funds on hand and TO be collected
for account of said township district was
a~pportioned to the independent districts
as follows:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
Manufacturers of raper are SAND

Manufacturers of paper are send.
ing our circulars announcing that q
the Unitel States government hay
ing prohibited the importation OF
foreign rags there is consequently
a decided INCREASE in the cost of all
grades Of paper" Just how f'feroign
rags" cut any figure with bass wood
pulp hasn't appeared but the prices
must go up just the same. This is
Q Cage where the cholera strikes the
newspaper man IL bis pocket book
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15

Land Office at WATERFOWL, s. H.. Nov 9
Notice is hereby given that The follow
named settler has iled notice of his inte1
to make homestead rye years final mr.,
support OF her claim, aHdthat said uroof
be made before the CLERK of the circuit {
al NeoS5er, 5. D., on Saturday, Decemb,
1892, viz:
josephine kullssa, nee Wilka, Id. No, j
for the sw4 nez and VIZ ofsez and set ,
sec. l9. Twp. i23. Range 55.
names the Following witnesses 10 /,
his continuous sesidepce 1pon E,d .,,,,. i.
ofsaid lard, viz:
Frank Ruunstca. Jacob G~oekoyskf. Ma
RebetSki, Larry Dolney, all ofThoTsen- s
hI"-iS f. Z. PHILLIPS, Regisi
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
DAY COUNTY,
MONDAY nrc eth 1892.


The hoard Of county commissioners
met as per adjournment Monday. Dec.
9Th, 1892. at 0 O'Clock, a. M. There not
being a quorum present an adjournment
was taken to l p. m.
!, p. NJ.
The board met as per adjournment,
present commissioners Hazelden, Kidder
| Toy and Yeager.
There being some school matters
brought up for settlement. the board was
on motion organized as a school board,
A NJ Allen, Co Supt of schools. in the
chair.
In the matter Of the settlement OF
Highland school township business, the
following appraisment was made on The
school property in said township.
District No. 1877, school house and
furniture, 800.
District No. lS9, school house and fur
niture, 800.
Districts number 1856 and 1SS, having
no school house or property, the cash or
hand and to he paid to the old township
fund, was apportioned as follows:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15


The Letcher Blade after declaring
that it is not in sympathy with any
of the wild yagaries that the Popu-
lists advocate, pfonounces itself in
favor Of congress prohibiting the
importation of wheat into this coun
try, end passing a Jaw which shall
fix the price at all times for that
cereal at n dollar per bushel.
Such a plan is as vague and unten.
able as the widest scheme Of tho
populist can be. The editor of the
Blade forgets that We are not all
producers of wheat in this county
and as soon as snch q lag was passed
the raisers Of cotton corn aid every
other kind of produce would be
clamoring for a law to fix the price
of all productions. This supply
sna demand is about the only safe
method that will create a price for
the products of this or any other
country.-Aberlecn News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
ESrTRAY
nsI.l4

Whereas, Charles Erdman did, on the 29th
day of September, A. D. 1892, take up twa ss-
trays which be caused to be duly advertised
according to law by publCstton thereof and
whereas on the l4th day OF Eoyember, 1892, ap-
Praisers weFe by me duly appointed to apprase
the value OF sGeh estrays. and whereas, such
appraisers have made their report fixing the
value thereof at sixty (S6O. 90 dollars.
Notice is hereby given that said estrays W ere
iakenup by Chas, Erdman on his farm az
mlles east OF webster to-wit: THIS northwest
quarter Of section 50, township I22, range SIS,
and are described as follows: Two ponies, one
of them q mare red and white spotted branded
E1tA n with Car across right hip, weight abou
fO pounds, one a horse red and white spotted,,
no marks, same weight as mare, Tha! said
eStrays have no marks or brsQds except SIS
above speciged.
That the res,aence of said Charles Erdman Is
upon the northwest quarter of section S3;town.
ship ~ range IS, in Day county. So, OAK,
Dated Nov. ?2nd, 1892.
J. Ii. LUND,
tnEEsaa of 4lA 100
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15
The Danforth Case,

Danforth was an assistant engi-
neer on the U. s. s. Philadelphia
on a recent voyage. On the morn
ing Of November 5, he was IN char
&c of the engine room and engaged
IN testing the cnpstan pipe with
steam up. While his men were DIS
tributed at their stations here and
there among the machinery the
master-at arms q su bal tern
in the marines of police Of the ship
suddenly appeared and without u
word to engineer DAnforth forthwith
arrested n of his machinists un-
der orders from the deck, when
Dsnforth interposed insisting that
an engineer in charge should be
informed that n of his men was
to be taken from his post so that he
could put a nan in his place. The
master-at arms quilted the engine
room to report that he had been
interfered with and in the mean
time Danforth having relieved the
machinist that was wanted sent HIM
on deck to obey the order of arrest.
Then came an order for engineer
Danforth to appear on deck at once
Engaged as he was in experimenting
q task with steam up so he testified
he could not leave at once. 81
dared OF leave my post at once"
"knowing..thas the chief engineer
my superior would hold me to a
strict accountability If mishap-
should come and believing that the
officer of the deck only wanted to
gee me in reference to the case Of
the arrested mschinist and was not
aware that | was s~erisously engaged.
81 sent him word that ] was
testing the capstan steam pipe and
would come just as oon as | couia
find some one to relieve, me. Then
a prematory..order came and leaving
everything went on deck. With,
IN an hour after | had with perfect.
ly honest intentions and a console.
ntious belief that | was doing my
duty, sent the message to the officer,
Of the deck | had been reported in
writing and had been refused III
opportunity to make an explanatIoH
to any one of the three officers who
we're to make and forward the re.
ports against me-"
This testimony was not impeached
before the court martial Dol was i
denied that Danforth is a faithful.
and efficient officer, his record beeins
up to now witheut biemish. Not
withstanding this the jury composed
it should be said for the most par
OF line officers brought in a verdict
against him; the secretary of tin
Navy approving the same and COZ,
demnlng the engineer to a years
suspension on half pay.
The case has excited much inter.
rest throughout the service; the
engineer officers or at least thosf
who have expressed their opinions
in the public prints looking upon
the verdict as unjust and unmerlted
though only what might have been
expected from a strict application
of the old cast iron rules to what
must be regarded as altogether new
conditions.
1t is time this kind of thing was
put a stop to, or, if the old rules
must stand that a little common
sense be miyed with them.-Scien.
tifc American.