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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11
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H.. III. Grafton, travelling salesman.
committed suicide by shooting himself
on a train between Pittsburg and Cleve
land.
A Waco, Tex, negro and his three
sons were whipped with hickory
switches by masked men for manning
live stock.
Louis Snyder, an indianapolis saloon
keeper. killed Mrs. Olive Cloud. He
has eluded all attempts at capture.
Jealousy inspired the crime.
Phil Evans. a negro, sentenced TO
hang at Bardstown, Ky, cut his cell
lock with a chisel. He was discovered
before he could escape.
John Il. Clarke. secretary and treas
urer of the Northwest Land Company
at Toronto. Canada, committed suicide
by drowning.
Threats are made to dynamite the
residence of the Rev. George Il. Wal
lace, of Saginaw, Mich, If he does not
discontinue his temperance crusade.
George Simpson assistant book-keep-
err for the Union County Bank. Railway
y. j., has disappeared with four $50
packages of notes.
President ]. X. Edmiston, of the
| Walla Walla, Wash, Savings Bank,
has been arrested on a charge of EN-
bezzling $4,000 of the bank s funds.
In court at Hot Springs, Ark, Grip
| McClaim fired three shots at a China
man who was charged with asSaulting
McClaim's sister.
William Bishop and his father, Miller
| Bishop. fought at a party at Rocky Hill
Ky. The father was killed and the son
seriously wounded.
John Levicks quarreled with George
Surgis at Fairfield, In. He pursued
him with a gun, but fell; the gun was
discharged and killed Levick's 10-year
old son.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11
Otherwise.

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Blanche Elsey, 10 years old, died at
Van Vert, o., from the effects of vac.
cination.
Several small lotteries began bust
ness at New Orleans and will test the
law.
The Lehigh Valley Railway company
has decided to give employment to no
more of the men who went on strike.
The Ohio Assembly met and organ.
lied. Republican caucus nominees We're
formally elected In both houses.
II. L. Stiles & Co, wholesale fancy
grocers. Cincinnati. Ohio. assigned. As.
sets, $4,000; liabilities, $4,000.
Another rich strike Of gold-bearins
quartz is reported at Cripple Greek,
Colo.
Anton Emily. a farmer, at Hunting
ton, Ind, assigned. Liabilities, $14,-
600.
G. ID. Delaph's boot and shoe store at
Ottawa, Ill, was closed on judgments
amounting to $1,000.
j. G. Petmecky, dealer in guns and
sporting goods, failed at Austin, Tex,
owing $4,000.
/. Sucking & Sons, music dealers at
Toronto, Ont, have decided to 60 into
liquidation.
a company with S10.OO0,O0O capital
has been organized to acquire and
work coal lands in the San Marcial
Valley.
A council meeting at Ottumwa, Ia.
was turned into a mass meeting of the
unemployed. Many Of them spoke ask.
ing for work and charity.
j. Z. Papenbroeck, dry goods. Cincin-
natl, Ohio, made an assignment TO Da-
vid j. Workum. Assets, $4,000; la
bilities, $4,000.
After twenty-three years of silence.
caused by terror, Mrs. Kuertl, living
a Valparaiso, Ind, has recovered
her speech.
The affairs OF J. w. Burke g. O..
publishers, Macon, Ca, were placed in
the hands of receivers. Liabilities ana
assets about 100000 each.
.. A. Kraus, clothing, failed at Lo-
gansport, Ind, with $4,000 liabilities.
In boring for water, Farmer johnson.
or Linn county. Kan, struck a hot air
flow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11
To Down a Combine

A special telegram from Alpena of re-
cent date to the Minneapolis Daily Jour
nal reads az follows: '
The combine organization in Jerauld
and other counties, for the purpos. oj
keeping up the price per bushel for
threshing grain, Is to be met bv the
farmers taking the bull by the horns
themselves. Articles of agreement are
said to be prepared, and many names of
farmers are being attached, whereby
they are to purchase machines and do
Their w threShing next season. Each
farmer is To pay "a certain amount to-
ward machines, so that whether wheat
or other cereals go mp or down in price.
the aforesaid combine will not have q
cinch on them AZ IN thepast. Up to date
10 counties in this neck of the woods"
ARE reported to have entered into the
scheme. One OF the throshing men said
TO be IN the combine said last evening
that the scheme, hich might app.ar to
be teasable on the face OF it, thearnateurs
las he called them wauld have a hard
row to hoe.
Why, said he, 'they say onr rates
are high, and yet GONE OF these men AT
the head OF this scheme owe mo for
threshing their crop OF 1892"
On the other hand, Others say that il
will be the breaking down OF exorbitant
prices, especially when the price OF wheat
IL where it is today. Last season "A crew
came through this section from Missouri.
u many of the men now entering into
the com inc %patronizCd them instead of
home TURNER'S. The outcome viii no
doubt prove interesting. not only 10
South Dakota, bUr other states as well.
Tor u it works here, their victory viii
spread into 9th r wheat sections OF The
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11
Washington Gossip.

The corner stone of st. Paul's Catho-
tic Church was laid in Washington by
Cardinal Gibbons.
During the yelr 1893, 7S,S39,23333
pieces OF money were coined at the
Philadelphia mint.
Report has it that the president will
withdraw the nomination of Mr.. Horn
blower for justice Of the United States
supreme court. nominate Attorney Gen
aral Olny instead and make other
changes in his cabinet.
The available cash balance in the
treasury Is S90,275.555: national bank
notes held for redemption, $40, I34;
government receipts. internal revenue,
S12S, 1856: customs, $2iG,264; miscellane-
yus, S131, 80.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

New Orleans has the smallest police
force Of any great city in the country.
In proportion TO its population and the
area to be guarded, and, though it has
the remarkable record of making more
arrests than some forces double or
treble its size, the citizens of the ancient
city want it increased. With a popula-
ton Of 242,000, New Orleans has a
police force OF but 25G men, and last
year these men made 22,O0S arrests.
81. Louis. with & population Of 4J2, 900,
has A police force of 500 men. who
made but 200, 729 arrests during the
same period. while the Cincinnati police
force OF 4S9 men, with a population OF
$4,000 to operate upon. made but
1924 arrests during the year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

A much-wanted anarchist Is captured
in Spain after a desperate struggle.
Imprisoned anarchists in Spain as
sert that the police wrung false confess
sions from them by torture.
The Brazilian cruiser America has az
rived at Pernambuco and has joined
the cruiser Nictheroy.
The Mexican volcano Popocatapetl is
in eruption. Fears are entertained for
tourists in the neighborhood.
soon exchanged shots, and two Alban-
ians were killed. A serious encounter
isno weXpected.
NJ. De Giers, the Russian minister OF
foreign affairs, is seriously i'll, the re.
suit Of a bad chill.
Reports from Montevideo say that
Admiral Mello, the leader of the Bra
lillian insurgents, was wounded during
the recent firing at Rio.
Charles Watkins, for nearly 40 years
a clerk in the Bank Of England, has
been arrested for stealing $500 from
the bank.
President PeiXoto of Brazil is credited
with an intention of attacking the in
SUI meet ullu III Olt bulIlt tliuikkS
the rebellion so far as Rio Janeiro is
concerned.
The frontier dispute has led to the
massing of Albanian tribes near Tulsa,
and Montenegrin troops have been
sent to watch their movements. The
result is that the outposts of the AL
banians and those of the Montenegrins
A dispatch received at Paris from Rio
de Janeiro says that the commanders Of
the foreign war ships at bio have for
hidden Admiral de CANA to lombard
the city unless directly attacked by land
forces.
A st Petersburg dispatch to the Lon
don Standard says that the Russian
government has ordered an ironclad Of
$3.50 tons, a torpedo catcher and three
diately at Nicolaieff.
The two large British steamers Hero
and Beamish collided in the harbor at
Dover, England. The Beamish foun-
dered within a short time after the
steamers came together. No lives We're
lost.
The commercial agreement between
France and Spain has been signed.
The latter country extends to France,
In 1894, the benefit Of its treaties with
other powers and France grants to
Spain the minimum tariff and with
draws the prohibition upon importa.
lions from Algeria.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

While the principle of seeing by
electricity at a distance" says Profess
or A. Graham Bell, 'is the same as that
applied In the telephone, yet it will
be very much more difficult to con-
strict such ar apparatus, owing to the
Immensely greater rapidly with which
the vibration OF light take place when
compared with the vibration Of sound.
1t is merely n question, however, Of
finding a diaphragm which will be suf-
ficiently sensitive to receive these vi
brations and produce the corresponding
electrical variations"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

Several thousand female clerks In
Chicago were discharged from employ
ment with the going out Of the old year.
The worlds fair gave them work to do,
and the holiday trade kept them busy
for a time, but, that over, they nave
been sent adrift. A majority are de-
pendent upon their own efforts for
maintenance, and much restitution
among them is feared during the win
ter months.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

OF this enormous acreage not one acre
can be sold for less than $40 per acre,
and the average so far is nearly $14 per
acre and much OF it has gone up into the
twenties. Commissioners Ruth estimates
that this land will eventually bring the
enormous sum OF $50, 00O, 900, and the
income at 6 per cent per annum will give
Us 81, 1000, 600 annually. 1t is evident
then that the state OF South Dakota will
be free from school taxes OF ali kinds and
our children a be educated in palatial
buildings and in the most complete man.
ner, without a cent OF expense to the
parent. Already has the income / reached
figures that are aiding very materially in
the reduction OF school taxes. From the
report above referred to we find that the
sales reach $1,3S9.31S II, OF which
amount the sum of SITS, $50. 03 has been
paid and that 81 ,009, boss is drawing
q per cent interest. In addition to this,
the amount OF cash received from other
sources is loaned on farm property ate
per cent. The fund has also been ~increas-
ed by receipts for rentals in the sum of
1927 ,O52 %. These figures ought to be
OF great aid in helping to ill up the state
with an enterprising class OF citizens.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

'.Plunger' Walton, who n few years
ago made a fortune Of q million Of dol
lars on the race track by his peculiar
system Of betting. and afterwards went
into the hotel business in New York.
has failed, and is again n poor man.
1t Ia reported that he intends to re-
trieye his losses by again tacklng the
bookmakers, but 1t may well be ques-
toned If he can repeat his'exploits Of
tho mast
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11
drumming.

M. M. A. Badouin has stated before
the French Academy Of Sciences that
as far back as 1876 he obtained rain
by drawing electricity from the clouds
by means of a kite. To prove that
this was possible he conducted an ex-
pertinent several months ago which
proved entirely successful.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

France and Spain have formed n
commercial alliance, but not for long.
The treaty just completed between the
two nations runs for one year, which
Is as long, probably, as the present
government of either country will last.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

After being dumb for t~wenty-three
years, an Indiana woman has recovered
the faculty Of speech She viii have
lots to tell her husband now, N he
win receive the universal commissera-
ton Of his sex.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

A Kansas farmer, boring for water,
struck a reservoir Of boiling hot water.
1t ought to be a valuable find to the
politicians Of that state, for it will en-
able them to cleanse their dirty linen
at home, and thus avoid exposing 1t
TO public view.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

People have to eat, Notwithstanding
the hard times. The Strengthening at
the Union stock yards, Chicago, last
year, exceeded the record by about 9oo,-
600 head. Although business in other
lines has fallen off and the profits have
decreased, the packers have added
largely TO their profits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

A root of cassava that measures sew
In feet in length and a sweet potato
twenty inches in circumference are two
products from the farm of H.. A Lusk,
near st. Andrews Bay, Florida.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

A religious sect has been formed In
Oregon which holds to the faith that
man may b purified from sin by drink
ing claret. Ii Is not stated for which
wine house the leader Of the sect is
drumming
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

The North Congressional Church of
Bridgeport, Conn, will celebrate its
second centennial on June 13, 1895.
Preparations are already being made
for the celebration.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

Professor Bell, the inventor Of the
telephone has been graphing with aer-
iaf locomotion In NovaScotia, and, like
all other experimenters in that science,
he is very hopeful Of SUCCESS.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

Some miscreants have been robbins
the graves in the Omaha cemeteries.
This viii no doubt be regarded In some
quarters as another evidence of the
generalization created by a Democratic
national administration.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11
South Dakota School Lands.

From the Pierre Rustler.
From the recently published report Of
Commissioner Ruth-the report including
only the years OF 1891 and 1S92-weare
able to CLEAN many points OF interest,
and one that the outer world should be
thoroughly informed upon. Congress
has donated foreducational purposes the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

Brittle finger nails are n source OF
much trouble, and to avoid breakage
they should be kept quite short and at
night occasionally dipped In sweet oil
and wiped without washing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11
WEBSTER, +: SOUTH DAKOTA

The Church of the Good Shepherd OF
Columbus, Ohio, has been compelled to
discharge the choir and request the
pastor I resign on account of lack OF
F,nI
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11
TIE WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST
EVENTS Of THE PAST WEEK IN
A CONDENSED FORM.

The Latest and Most Important NewD
of the world. CulIed From the
Telegraph Reports of the Press
associations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-11

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The evening world., 1894-04-14

are dressed In q new garb. and told with
many exciting situations and climaNes. =.
During the engagement OF Donnelly and
Girard at the Gaycty next week some OF
the latest songs sung In New York VIII
be rendered. The Game Sports" Will
appeal to the feelings OF every man who
has ever bet on horse race or tried 4
hand MT cards "The Whlstllng Dago,'
Manic. Come Kiss Yo' Honey Roy" and
Edward Garvic's new song. when You
Are Married" are among the novelties
promised Donnelly. Girard, Ross,
Dyllyn and O'f}rien will sing several
other new songs.
Scott Marbles drama. THE Diamond
Breaker" will be seen at the Novelty
Theatre next week, The play tells a
story OF life In the coal mining district.
The scenes are laid In the Allegheny
Mountains and In one act the interior OF
n coal breaker II represented with nll Its
machinery. tly wheels, coal cars, betting.
shafting and the mammoth breakers
hero In knocked ins.n. .ihlc and thrown
Inc. who rescucs him Just as he Is about
to be ground to death.
An excellent pruCrammr is announced
for Huber & Gchharlts Casino next
week. Among those who will apppnr are
Annabellc, character dancer; sherman
and Morrisscy. COmedianS, Aida Per-
rault. descriptive vocalist; Ned llcnnctt.
bone sololst; Thomas iurnett, vocalist,
and Miss Minnie SChult
Col. Robert q. InEcrSol Will lecture IN
the Columbia Theatre SUNDAY evening.
April %. Ills subject VIII I've "Whnt
Must We DO to lie SavCd?'
The evening world., 1894-04-14

thing that effectually banishes sleep.
ITO think that 1t should be given to
me To do-made my duty! Uncle JEFF.
frey taught me that. as he has taught
me many things these past months-to
keep my own counsel. for one thing.
"Yet felt like cheat tonight as I
! led Sir Harry on to tell me what he did
Sir Harry. who thinks me, as all the
rest do. n stanch r,tle Tory, for l have
kent my counsel indeed, and no Cne sus-
poets.
/ 'Ycs. ] have done my duty, for-'the
reporting OF important facts, however
| gained in times o. war, is part of war
The evening world., 1894-04-14

her graceful head with a little air OF
hauteur that was by no means unbe-
coming to he'd piquant beauty.
But young Sir Harry Willing was not
to be put down by this pretty little pro-
head with an air OF hauteur. he said to
Miss Slbyl
II crave Mss Merridew's pardon. but
perhaps If she will reflect "A moment she
will recall what she said to me yester-
day morning when begged her to give
me the pleasure OF dancing the last
minuct with her tonight"
"Rut / never reflect"
80 l should Judge, madam" retorted
the youth wrathfuly, but perhaps" he
went on, 'rf Miss Mcrrdew will dcign to
bestow n glance upon this" and the
young fellow pulled from his pocket a
gold mounted card and letter case, out
of which he took a tablet, upon which
was written:
Met Miss Sibyl Merr,dew this morn
ing on the mall She promised to dance
the last u.inuct with me tomorrow
night Mcm.-Send roses II they are to
be had in the town.
S!bly blushcd as she read this. Then
lifting the norcrs-Sir Harry's roseg--to
her face for n moment she dropped a
demure courtesy and said, with a gleam
OF fun in her eyes:
"If Sir Harry finds that 1t is necessary
for him TO recall his friends and engage
ments by memorandum notes, he GER
talnly cannot expect an untutored pro-
vincial maid who carries no such or
derby appliance about with her to charge
her mind unaided."
IAN untutored provincial maid" ex-
claimed Sir Harry. all his wrath ex-
tinguished by her pretty recognition OF
mis- flowers and his admiration or her
The evening world., 1894-04-14

ready wit. "An untutored provincial
maid BY my faith, Miss Sibyl. you'd
put to shame many court dame. Bat
bark. what's that? AS live. the musi-
clans are tuning up for the minuet."
and smillngly he held out his hands to
her.
Sir Harry. boy as he was, spite of his
one and twenty years. was giving vent
to a little boastful talk about the army
and "those uniisciplined rebels, who
would never stand the test against a full
regiment OF regulars"
why" Sir Harry declared at length.
led on by Sibyl's air OF great interest,
1--WE have positive information that Their
troops at Cambridge have neither arms
nor ammunition 20 carry on defense,
and they are IN sorry con iition every
way-it is impossible for them TO resist
US successfully. We shall literally
sweep them of the face Of the earth II
they attempt it,"
And you-the Kings troops" inquired
Sibyi.
We-weli. We have been little
straitcned ourselves for the munitions
OF war" repiici the young a!d-de-camp,
" but by tomorrow night vessel viii
arrive 70 us that will relieve all such
necessities"
"Ah," with a gay smile what would
not these rebels give to get possession of
this information and put their cruisers
on the alert to capture such prize.
But there is no ossibilty OF this"
All of this in the pauses OF the dance.
When they started up again the music
10 .I...-, sod l.N,,4 h.,
great hall they led the way at a fine
pace. But in swinging about TO return
Sir Harry felt his companion falter.
What is it7" he asked anxiously.
my slipper" she replied. with q
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VeNed laugh' ana stooplhg as she SPOKE
she whisked on little satin SHOE tAe
high hollow metal heel OF which had
suddenly given way
Sorie''lhS could pe uohe' one was 10
go TO Nine Bontineaus rout the next
evening She needed THESE very Silpers
for that occasion.
Would Sir Harry on his way to his
quarters that hlsht, Wouli ne thihk II
beneath MS dignity 10 leave the supper
at Anthony Styles the shoemaker ?
1t was Just there by the tavern at the
sign OF the GilGed boot
lie had only to drop the shoe, with Il