Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-22
EBSTER. DAY COUNTY. SOUTH DAKOTA, MARCH 90, 1894
THE RAIN QUESTION SETTLED.
rienty OF Moisture Assured-The
Question of Producing Rain
Thoroughly and Sue
cessfuily Tested.

Monday night the A.. o. U. w. of
this city held a ,rousing meeting
the boys were out an hundred strong.
Active operations at the hall were
commenced about eight o'clock, and
a roar and rumble as of distant thun-
der, interspersed with discharges of
artillery (Y) broke upon the tranquil
peaceful silence of the night. The
people began to fix cave spouts, take
In loose articles and make every
preparation for the approaching
storm. Louder and louder grew the
DIN and suPerstitious people began to
think the last days of earth had come
when they were relieved by the dis
covery that the Workmem were in
solemn session and had added to
their working force heavy guns (?)
and a brass band. doing their very
prettiest on account of a number of
visiting brethren from adjoining
towns with them.
The turmoil, for it could not be
termed anything else by Il unen-
lightened on the outside, was kept
up until twelve o'clock. A listener
would think the carnage must be
great while ever and anon this
beautiful couplet would occur to his
mind:
They meet in this great body
Where all are free from care;
But they raise the very devil,
While cOngregated there.
Twas midnight and the outlying
precincts of the city were wrapped
in quietude and peaceful slumber-
were in the arms of Morpheus-when
a whoop went up which awoke the
silent echoes, dogs and populace for
miles around. Accompanied by the
band, the boys were en- route for re-
freshments
Seven candidates had survived
the initiation, it was learned.
The 'slide Kelley, slide" had been
performed, Ole had embraced Badly
and, in accents that would have
pierced the heart Of anything but a
Workman, sang his Goodbye my
Badly goodbye" Ole and Willie
Guy had done their great double act,
and the nights work was over The
lodge moved in a body to satisfy the
craving of the inner man and when
they struck the open air it infused
them with vigor and the ~rollicksome
jolly crowd sent forth yell after yell,
cheer upon cheer, which resounded-
well, to be safe we will say through
the length and breadth of the county,
however, if the boys think we have
abridged the distance we can extend
the limits several counties without
one qualm of conscience. The band
the while d~iscording soul inspiring
"sTRAINs" to the imminent satisfac-
ton of their followers.
1t was more than nature could
stand; a gray mist came over the
face of the heavens and they wept-
out of pure envy we presume in not
being able to produce such a racket.
A drizzling rain set in and as the
vibrations waited heaveuward the
tension was so great thai the mois-
ture CONCEALED and it showed.
The reaction set in Wednesday
evening and it blew a hurricane. 1t
is thought elements as well as the
candidates will have returned to a
normal condition in a few days.
When rain is needed in the future
lust furnish the Workmen candidates
and they will do the rest.
1t is evident the boys were oat for
a time and should guess they had it,
and now dear reader, if you want to
be decidedly in it, join the A. 0. U.
W.
With loud, CHEEKY voices
And roll OF the drum,
With quick, NOISY movement,
The Workmen have come.
Their loud sounding footballs
Make echoes ring.
While as marching along,
They merrily sing.