Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-04-12

National Secretary for a charter.
The movement was first started by
Mr.. Thomas Brigham, a Dwight
graduate, who is ably assisted by
Mr.. III. Turner and the many other
gentlemen who have graduated from
the Kelley Institute at Sioux Falls.
The members who have applied for
a charter are receiving every ell
couragement and assistance from
the citizens of Webster, who fully
appreciate the good work that is
being done by the Kelley Cure. All
of the charter members are perso-
nal acquaintances of mine and |
feel assured that with their COM
Bined efforts the Kelley League of
Webster will come well to the front
and demonstrate to the citizens of
Day County what practical temper
ance is. A number of the temper
ancep people of the city are DESTROYS of
becoming honorary members, which
gill be great benefit to the League.
| trust that when the League is N
full swing that one of the members
will keep you we'll informed of
their progress, as it would be very
interesting news to your Dakota
readers. Previous to their apply
Jag for a charter a number of the
graduates had already joined Lea
que No /, OF Sioux Falls, and had
been the means of sending several
others to the Kelley Institute.
The step taken by the Webster
graduates is undoubtedly a step In
the right direction, and with the
assistance that will be given them
by the citizens of Webster, they will
certainly be the means by which
ma y an unfortunate will be able
to take the Kelley Cure and thus
get rid of the accursed drink habit.
j. G.. Butcher in Banner of Gold.
THE anthor of the above Is an
old friend of Henry Turner and is
manager of the Sioux Falls branch
of the Kelley Institute. The gen.
tlemen can feel proud of the results
of their treatment in Day county,
as there are fifteen or twenty gradu.
ates and all in good standing there
in, who speak in the highest terms
of the Institute anG it's benefits.
A good deal of wind is being
wasted, and time taken up in con.
gress, from time to time, by con-
gressmen from the two Dakotas In
trying to bring about an extensive
appropriation to be used in an effort
to extermlnate the much dreaded
Russian thistle, whereas, it strikes
the Hired Man that if the farmers
of the infected regions would but
plant a few rows of s%unflowers or
corn around each entire farm, the
same would catch up and hold the
nuisance in the fall, at which time
the crop of sunflowers or corn ears
could be garnered in tor the chick
ems and the refuse, together with
the aforesaid thistles, could he
burned. Ii this was universally
done and at the same time every
farmer used his best efforts to tho
roughly cultivate and purge his
field Of all noxious weeds it strikes
Us that the curse could be owe
come and a needless appropriation
done without. Now, some would
say that farmers would not act
unitedly in the matter and hence
the corn and sunlower system
would not work successfully, that
the farmer must be helped with a
bounty or premium in order to
arouse his interest. Bounty be
d yet If ne must have it,
then let the state rebate from the
annual tax, say n dollar per row
not to exceed three or four full
rows-for hedges so grown, attend
edtoand burned rs above suggested.
Methinks there would not be a sim
gle farmer in the Dakotas who
would not Jump" at such an OPP
portunity to cut down his taxes.
SO to non-residents, many such
farms are untitled, and in conse-
quence are not burdened with this
ties. while fhosa that $40 o.n L.