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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
TRIPLES,

HAMILTON leads the National league as a
base stealer.
The st. Paul club is dropped rom the
Western Base Ball league.
STALEY, of Boston, is the only man who
has not hit safely.
HUTCHINSON and Kitteridge of Chicago
are doing great batting.
LOWE, for Boston, played seventeen games
without an error.
Kansas City papers are quite sweet on
their team and give Manning plenty of en-
couragement.
The reason the Baltimores have such
poor success seems to be want of head work
and ball sense.
Comisky is perfectly satisfied with his
team of players, rumor TO the contrary
notwithstanding.
Killen the Washington pitcher, is weak
at the bat-ten-strike-outs to five games
was his recent average.
II the Western league pitchers don't
awake the Milwaukee heavy batters will
have tremendous batting averages.
The Young Mems Christian association
at Cleveland will wage war against Sunday
ball games, by boycott.
CoRBETr and his show are on the Pacific
slope; he is in good condition at 190pounds,
at which weight he expects to fight Sulli-
van.
Tom WILLIAMS, the l40-pound Australian
champion, knocked out Bill Hatcher be-
fore the National club in London, England,
in just one minute.
The directors OF the National Sporting
Club of London have fixed Monday, May
80, for the Jsckson.Slayin fight. Hall and
Choynski will second Jackson and Mitchell
and Jack Slavin will look after Slavin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Texan lives are lost in a cyclone.
A tornado in New Zealand kills many
people.
A railroad accident near Cleaves, Ohio,
kills and Injuries many people.
FIRE in the Warner institute, Brooklyn,
destroyed the structure, causing a loss of
500, 600.
A cLoUD burst struck Philadelphia, kill
ing three men, who, with two companions
were in a sail boat on the Delaware river.
AT Rochester, n. III. fire totally destroy
ed the four-story frame shoe factory owned
by George w. Anderson ard occupied by
+. w. Breed & Co., shoe manufactures of
Lynn. Loss, $4,000; insurance, I'M
known.
JAMES PIGEoS. the fourteenth victim OF
the Central theater fire in Philadelphia,
died. The coroner's jury has returned a
verdict censuring the city and the proprie-
tors Of the theater for permitting the theater
to he used as such.
THE handsome hall of the Zoellner
Maennechor, in East Brooklyn, was totally
destroyed by fire. 1t is believed that two
employees of the society persisted in the
flames. The total loss to the society is
placed at $4,000, insurance between $50
900 and 500, 009.
NEWS has reached Gainesville, Tex, Off
terrible cyclone in the Turkey valley in
Green county. 1t swept from one end of
that fertile spot TO the other, demo,ishing
everything in its path. Trees were uproot-
ed and people lifted and carried away.
Five are known 10 have been killed and
several hurt.
SURF. BRADLEY, of the school farm at
Thompson Island Mass, report the find
ing OF the bodies offive ofthe boys drowned
April 10. All the bodies were floating in
the water off City Point. As nave been
identified as follows; Frank Hitchcock,
aged 10; Charles H. Graves, IL; William
Curran, IL; Adelbert III. Packard, Is.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
SIN.

DR.. Emf, and Herman Erb of Appleton
have fallen heirs to fortunes of 81, $50, 900
each by the death ola English relation.
Reports OF the shipments from Ashland
showa total OF ST, 4l6 tons shipped from all
three docks. Norris mine is by far the
heaviest shipper.
Calvin d. w. Leonard, of Dayton, Green
county, died from lockjaw, resulting from
running a nail into Lis foot. Mr.. Leonard
was one of ~theleading citizens of the coun-
ty.
Levi Breeze, manager of the Capital
House, the second largest hotel in Madison,
assigned. The creditors are many and the
individual debts small. The assets aggre-
gate s., 600. Chicago and Milwaukee gro
GERS get slightly nipped.
Adam Guckenberger, sent to the peni-
tertiary for Is years from Wood county,
for criminal assault, suicidcd in his cell by
hanging. He was found when the cells
we're opened to feed the prisoners. He had
tied his hands and feet to make sure that
be would not release himself after swing
ing off the cell stool.
The Ashland city government is in an
uproar over the appointment of sanitary
policeman. Mayor Durfee's appointment
of E. r. Green was not confirmed by the
city council legally, it is claimed, hence
Martin Carney, the old official, will not
give up his star. Both men are issuing or
ders, and the matter will be carried to
the courts.
A roundup by police OF West Superior OF
the inmates OF direputab,e houses brought
about IS offenders, who were fined from s.
80 Ak n.-I - II 4 Esf III -
pay every Month will be driven from the
city. This is the first time a system like
this has been tried. 1t is proposed to use
the money so collected for the erection and
maintenance of a hospital.
Fourlumbermen, walking on the railroad
track from Chicago Junction to Shell Lake
discovered two track straps fastened Sc
curely on the track at a curve north of here
so that it was almost impossible to remove
them. This was 20 minutes before
the passenger trains time, and was appar-
emily dom with mischievous intent. Other
impediments were discovered.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26

ACCORDING to the reports that come
from Cuba that country is faring nm
pleasantly just row at the hands of
Spain. Spain has been adding to the
duties upon Cuban goods, so that
some of the articles formerly exported
to that country are practically pro-
hibited from entry. This, too, with
out Cuba, imposing any new or ad-
ditional taxes upon Spanish goods.
Further, the island is flooded with
Spanish silver. Every steamer brings
with it enormous quantities of this
metal, and already gold has disappear
ed, and the paper dollar largely de-
preciated. Matters have reached such
a point that Havana merchants have
held 8 meeting to consider what can
be done to improve the outlook, and
business is paralyzed under threats o
still greater burdens.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26

A postoffice has been established at
Ostrem, Mcintosh county, with John L.
Ostgem in charge.
The case of Nelson, the defaulting book
keeper at Grand Forks, was brought before
the United States grand jury at Fargo, and
an indictment was found. lie will be
brought here for trial.
The remains of George Haas were taken
10 Fargo from Minneapolis and he was
buried from the Catholic Church. The
fire department attended the funeral. the
deceased having been a charter member o
the Hook and Ladder Company.
Hugh Wheeler was thrown from a horse
at Dickinson, striking on his head, produc-
ing conclusion OF the brain. He was un-
conscious all day and his recovery is doubt
ful. Wheeler lately came from Minnesota.
The date for the North Dakota Press as
ISOLATION has been settled as June IA and Is
at Fargo. An interesting program is an
n%ounced, and among the speakers are Gov.
Burke, Hon. W. F. Ball, A. L. Cary and
Allen. J. Blethen.
Its known at Wahpeton, that Dr.. J. n
Fradenburgh has resigned the presidency
of the Red River Valley University. He is
now at ChaYtauqua and will deliver a
course o! lectures this summer at Round
Lake. -
Work was resumed on the Red River
Valley University building at Wahpeton,
after a rest of six months. The building
will cost s25, 900 more than was expected.
This is the reason the school did not open
last fall. The trustees say it will surely
open next fall.
Postal clerks assigned to trains , and 3.
Northern Pacific railway known as the
short run of the st. Patti and Helena rail-
road postoffice, are ordered to extend run
so as TO end at Mandan, increase in dis
lance los miles, making whole distance
457 miles.
Sheriff Stinson. OF Barnes county, at
tempted TO arrest four men charged with
selling liquor. Two escaped but were re-
captured. The names of those arrested at
Casselton and Fargo are H. -Stensil, r. Lith-
unand Arle Olson. 1t is charged they have
been running a blind pig for some time.
A Valley City Special says a large num-
Der of tramps are quartered in this vicinity,
ostensibly searching for work. Mr.. Ener-
sons house was entered, and the would be-
thief IS now in custody. The Scandinay-
ians of this county have raised $500 for
their celebration on the q h inst. and ex-,
pect al immense crowd, Hon, knute
Nelson ana Others will speak in Island
Park and the program includes races,
open air concert, parade, ball and fire
works.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
AROUND THE GLOBE.
A Record of the Weeks Happenings
That are Now Part oftssc Worlds
History.
The More Important Foreign and
Domestic Events Arranged for
Rapid Reading.
WASHINGTON

THERE is said to be no truth in the report
that errors have been found in the original
survey ofthe boundary between the United
states II Mexico.
PRESIDENT HARRISON will send a message
10 congress suggesting remedies for the
present unjust transportation arrangements
between the United States and Canada.
]. C.. HILL, chief ofthe Indian division
say there is no danger OF the settlers on
hi Mile Lac reservation being disturbed
ana that there is no cause for uneasiness.
John IL. LAcEEY, private secretary to
Gen. RosencranS register of the treasury,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head while laboring under
temporary alteration OF the mind.
THE Mutual Lite, New York and Con-
necticut Life Insurance companies sue
ceeded in securing an order from the su.
preme court for a new trial in the some
what celebrated Hilman life insurance
companies out of q large moun of mon
ey by palming off the body of one man for
that of another man on whose life there
were large policies.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
IOWA.

d.. ]. Lamb, a farmer living near Walk
ahead OF a passenger train the other
night, and wa struck and instantly kill.
ed.
The first delegation convention Of the
Young Peoples Christian Union of the
United Brethren Church, embracing the
entire Iowa conference met at Cedar Rap.
ids.
Ed Woodruff of Mechanic.yille, convict.
ed OF burglary in the district court at Tip
ton, attempted suicide in his cell by hang.
ing. The iailor discovered him in time tc
save his life.
The residence of Jerome Beck the nurse
rynan living a mile south of Burlington
was entered by burglars who s~andbagged,
theold man and made away with all of hi'
ready cash.
The first session of the state encampment
Sons of Veterans was held at Waterloo.
Iowa, washouts on the roads centering
here having delayed delegates. Division
officers are nearly all present and nearly
every camp in the state is represented.
The grand Lodge, A. 0. U. W. adopted
an amendment providing for graded assess.
lilthAs Will IN itSbIICAlOA lIlal S-,OtJ SlOulO
be the maximum amount of insurance,
which one individual could hold in thi.
lodge. The meeting closed.
DIR. l.. Y. Hayes, president of Bueno
Nista college at Stone Lake, died after a
short illness. Mr.. Hayes was formerly pres.
ident of the Presbyterian college at Fort
Dodge and was known as one of the lead.
ing educators of the state.
A foater was found, the other evening
just below Clinton. The man was about
so years ofage. H wore a good black suit
with light underclothes. He had been in
the water about two weeks. There were no
marks of violence. The only articles found
were two Dubuque street car checks.
r. +. Beyins, a blacksmith and wagon
maker OF Parnell, after raising quite a sun
ofmoney by forging his father-in-Iaw's
name to several notes, decamped for parts
unknown, leaving unpaid bills to the
amount OF 81. 500 and wife and four small
children in destitute circumstances. Off
GERS have been put on his trail.
Robert I. Soutter, eighteen year-old sor
of c.. B. Soutter, OF T. NJ. Sinclair & Co, OF
Cedar Rapids was instantly killed by al
electric car by his horse suddenly becom-
ing manageable and jumping directly in
front of the rapidly moving car. Both
were borne to the ground and young
Soutter was mangled horribly. No blam,
Is attached to the motorman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
Both Sides.

A lady school teacher in Boston.
who is rather proud OF her profession.
than the reverse, in not pleased at
having her occupation thrust forward:
when she meets strangers. Not long
ago, at IL reception, the hostess resu:
larly mentioned her occupation in in.
Producing her.
At length the hostess presented a
young man, adding to the introduc-
ton, as usual, "Nliss Faneuil is one
OF our school teachers"
The gentleman bowed, but Miss
Faneuil said:
81 beg your pardon, Mrs. Allen, but
/ did not understand what the gentle
mans business is"
What his business is?" repeated
the hostess in p~erplexity.
Yes" Miss Faneuil said. Ithought,
it only right that this acquaintance
should start fair, and as you told him
my employment, it seems only fair
that | should know his"
The point was understood, and tak,.
en- goOd-naturedly, but the, teacher
was no longer introduced in her pro.
fessional capacity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
ION

SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, the famous COM
poser, is now convalescent.
PRoF. j. G. SCHURNAN has been elected
president of Cornell university.
GEN. THOMAS A. RowLEY, who served
with distinction in the Mexican war and in
the Rebellion, was found dead in bed at
P~ittsburs. He was e~ighty-tive years OF age.
Rev. W. NJ pastor OF the Fourth
Street NJ. +. church, Washington. was
stricken with heart failure while address
ing the Sunday school, and died q few min
uies afterwdrd.
+. n. DEBoIssERE a wealthy Frenchman,
has made a deed o. money, bank stock and
property, in all amounting to SIPS, 600, to
the Odd Fellows of Kansas, to found a
home for children of deceased members OF
the order.
President Eliot, of Harvard College, is
back from his Western trip but he declines
TO be interviewed about his Mormon speech
ri Salt Lake City. Possibly he thinks he
has said Just a little TOO much on the sub.
ject already.
SoLOMoS CURTIS HAMLIN, the venerable
father of Rev. DIR. Hamlin, died at DIR.
Hanllin's residence in Washington, after a
brief illness Of Brights disease. Mr.. Ham
lin was seventy-hve years of aye and a na-
tive of Chenille. \. Y. but for q number
ofyears he had lived in Michigan.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26

~CHEsTERTowN, Md, May ga meeting
of colored men was held in Chestertown at
which it was determined to boycott the
white men who engaged in the recent
lynching affair. The sheriff received a let
ter dated Baltimore, May 10, in which it
was stated that a mob was going to Ches-
tertown and turn down the town for lynch
ing TAYLOR. The letter states that no one
will know what boat they are coming Oil.
The letter is signed "Nigo Colored Mob"
n is believed to be the idle vaporing of
some person for which the colored people
IN the city are not responsible.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26

Secretary Jefffies, Of the South Dakota
Russian relief commission, estimates that
at the rate contributions are coming in that
not less han fifty car loads of flour and
other supplies will be collected for the
Russians.
The board of trustees of the Agricultural
College has been in session for the past few
days. Miss Nellie Berkey, instructor in
art, was ~reappointed for the ensuing term.
Hslvor c. solberg, who has been instructor
in wood-shop work for the past two years,
was put at the head of the mechanical de-
partment, at a salary of 81, 200.
Rasmus Nelson, q Milwaukee section
hand, was arrested at Aberdeen for attack
ing his wife and children with a butcher
knife and other weapons, and driving them
from home The brute was drunk when he
committed the offense. Mrs. Nelson swore
out the warrant.
Wheat is looking we'll around Miller,
Notwithstanding the wet, cold weather ex-
perienced this spring. The farmers ere now
busy sowing a large acreage to fax and
millet, but will not plant much corn, owing
to the advanced season. The prospect for a
wonderful harvest could not we'll be i'm
proved upon.
The richest find ever made in the Black
Hills has been uncovered at the Cora mines
at Galena. 1t is silver ores, from which as
says running as high as 81, 600 per ton have
been received. A local expert states there
are sighted in the mine from Gto 70tons of
ore that will average g. 900 per ton.
Last April an account was sent from
Sioux Falls of the marriage o ftwo WEALTHY
New York parties-a Mrs. Leavitt and L.
DemAuraic. Since the marriage they have
been enjoying their" honeymoon on the Pa
cifc coast and arrived in New York recent
ly to face a suit against Demaursic for big
amy.
William Il. Kendall ofWorcester, Mass,
has been granted a divorce by Judge At
kins at Sioux Falls. His experience in
matrimony has been varied. He lived
with wife number one eight years, and
with the second two years. Mr.. Kendall is
now engaged tc a Miss Holman of Worces-
ter. He owns several strings of race horses.
The president of the state worlds fair
commission was in Aberdeen recently for
the purpose of interesting the citizens in
raising the $1,000 es the quota OF Brown
county. A public meeting was held and a
committee appointed with instructions to
perfect a plan for raising the money. Brown
county will not be behind.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
MRs. BEEcHER saws that her hr

Mrs. BEECHER says that her hus.
band used to prepare the bulk OF his
sermon Sunday morning after break
fast. But it was never certain that
he would use this material. Frequent
ly after the services had begun, the
prayer been delivered, the Scriptures
read and the choir was half through
the hymn, Mr.. Beecher would be
struck by an idea, and jotting it down
on a scrap of paper or the back of a
lester taken from his coat pocket, he
would preach extemporaneously one
of the best of sermons.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
LABOR CIRCLE.

The tanners have decided upon an alb
solute shu. down for sixty days or a cur
tailment of 20 per cent for four months.
The street car employees at Cleveland,
Ohio, struck for e q day for conductors
and motormen. The strike ended in five
and a half hours, the motormen and con-
ductors being granted Is and II cents per
hour, respectively, for ten hours.
A GENERAL strike by journeymen car
penters has taken place in Oranges, n. y.
The men demanded an eight-hour day and
the boss carpenters refused. Three hun
dred men are out, and work is at a stand.
still. Twenty firms have shut down.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
THE SION PAINTERS.
They Are Passing Out Into the Cold
and Cruel World.

They Are Passing Out Into the co,d@
and Cruel World.
They we're two. sturdy, thick-sst
men, and they boarded a Broadwav]
car from opposite. sides at Battery
place.
Each carried a number of odd look
ing bundles, and as they dropped into
adjoining seats they shook hands en-.
Enthusiastically.
"HeIlow JIM" said the first, ''whers]
are you bound for?"
Same old racket" sighed the see
ond, Potts Panacea-I'm going "a
get it up along the main railroad lines
down in Virginia. What are you do
lng?"
Bound North. Going to do ieDcs
work for Tootle's Balm through tina
Hudson river towns" i
"H'm you have got it easy"
"You haven't. I've worked THROUGH /
Virginia, and know what it is. Got
your gum
Think I'll need it,"
"Not if they shoot first. They never
miss down there.
They're touchy, eh?"
Eyes; they don't like to have the
beauty of their scenery destroyed by
ads and all that sort OF thing, and
they hate a travelling sign painter
like arsenic. How's your policy?"
paid up"
Run as well as you used tor"
Better" q
"Well you may come back"
Then the conversation shifted into
a discussion as to the relative adver.
Using value of the dropsical angel EN-.
ployed by Tootle's Balm as a trade
mark and the bunch OF night bloom.
ing celery used for the purposebyPo tts' /,
Panacea.-N. Y. Commercial Adver.
tiser. "a
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26

KANSAS CRY, May 23.-Judge Lane, the
county judge of Cass county, Missouri,
who D is imprisoned here by order of United
States Judge Phillips for refusing to COM
ply with the ~latter's order to issue
a special tax levy to pay bonds
voted twenty-tiv years ago in aid of
4 rail way that was never buIit, received
word to-day tn ut lie had been nominated
by the Democrats of his county as their
candidate for the legislature. The nomina-
ton is an endorsement of his course in un-
.deIgoing Imprisonment rather than to issue
the levy against which the sentim ent of the
is unanimous.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26

THE budget of the French army
illustrates the effect OF war on succeed
ing generations of the conquered ma
ton. In 1898 the young men born in
1871, during the Franco-G German war,
will be obliged tc do military service.
The number OF conscripts for that
year will be 1000 less than for 1892.
The CONSUMPTION will not again reach
its normal proportion until 1895.
This shows the depression in birth
statistics from 1871 to 1873, after
the war was over.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
Crem.,ion wonId Ie Hs,tsr

New GoRK May 23.-At a special meeting
to-day IN the Church of the Heavenly Rest
Rev. c. 5. Ca"edy outlined the principles
OF a new burial reform society which is 10
be organized at once IN this city. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to simpIi y and
cheaper modern burial customs, abolish
Grape, flowers. expensive funeral trappings
ana all pagan devices" and adhere TO the
uniting bodies to the soil instead of placing
them in vaults, etc, etc. The results Of
such a society, which has existed for some
time in London, are said to be most salts
factory,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
WEDNESDAY,, MAY IS.

The senate to-day passed the naval APP
preparation bill a amended by that body.
The amendment provides, in addition 10
the S,Oo0-ton cruiser authorized by the
house, one sea going battleshiF of9,OOO
tons, one harbor defense monitor of 800
tons. four light draft cruisers, and six tor
pedO boats.
Senator Pettigrew to-day arose to a ques-
ton of personal privilege and had the clerk
read a statement in a Chicago paper which
charged the senator with having made a
corrupt proposition to Congressman New
berry,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26
Our overworkea OFFICIALS.

A Government clerk, known to be
passionately addicted to angling, en-
tered the private Office OF his chief and
said
MY sister is going TO be married.
sir, and | should like to-"
Just so, friend. Well, Tdon'ts see
any objection to your sisters MARI
age every now and then, only you
might bring me some fish, You know"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-26

FoRr DODGE, Iowa, Special, May %
Matte Kirthner is suing for a divorce from
her husband. Jacob Kirchner, on the
grounds OF cruel and iuhuman treatment.
The case j. heinz heard by Judge Hind
man in the district court here. One OF Mrs.
kirchner's alterations is that her husbaEd
refused 10 permi, her to kiss him, and an
other that he kiiIei her pet ca. Mr.. Nirch-
ner set up in reply that his wife had pre-
yiously kissed several cats out OF existence,
and Rrguei that his wile's kisses were not
wholesome. He claims that this was SUI:
ficient justification for removing the cat
and refusing the kisses,