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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
peopIe I'm Print.

Stanley is regarded as a dismal par
liamentary failure.
Five members, including Mr.. Cham
berlain, of the house of commons, have
been married three times.
Mrs. Mary l.. Foote, who was re-
Gently elected a police justice of Gay
lor, Kan, ran against her husband
and defeated him by a large majority.
DIR. J.. w. Watta. mayor of Lafayette,
Ore, rather than sign the license pa
pers of a liquor dealer, resigned his
position.
Ebenezer Nelson, the senior editorial
writer OF the Boston Transcript, who
has just died, was connected with that
paper for forty-four years.
Scores of leading G~oorgians who
have visited the North recently have
all declared that Judge crisp is about
certain to be the next senator from
that state.
DIR. Lopponi, physician to the pope,
says: If nothing unforeseen happens,
the holy fathers constitution is so
sound that he may well attain his
Tooth year"
SAcoht Laihdid VI Japan WAS iOt
required to take an examination for
admission TO the naval academy at An
napolis, but he did SO, and made a
creditable showing.
Prince Christian of Denmark. eldest
o OF the crown prince and ultimate
heir to the throne, is engaged to prin-
cess Pauline, only child OF the king of
Wuertemberg.
John Sarstield Casey. the originator
of the land league. who served five
years in Jail for his connection with
the Fenian movement. died recently at
Mitchellstown, Ireland.
In parliament recently, Mr.. Murna-
CHAN, member for Tyrone. on being
stopped by the speaker. said: Il bow.
sir. TO your ruling. and merely beg To
what | was about to observe.
Prudential Vidauer Milmo, daughter
of Senior Patricio Milmo, one OF MexI-
cos weaithiest citizens. was made
Princess Albert Isadziwitt yesterday,
in the Church of st. Francis Aavier,
New York. Archbishop C~orrigan Off
ciated, and Senior Milmo gave the bride
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
Gas unlties.

A storm in Alabama did much dam
age TO crops.
The village Of kreiholZ. in The Ber-
nese Oberland, Switzerland, has been
partially destroyed by landslides.
In a storm a man named Wynne and
his son OF Edwardsvlle. who were Wis
iting near TonanoXie. Kan, were
struck by lightning ana instantly
killed.
Fire in New York destroyed the five
story livery barn of Norman Bohlman
on Fifty-third street. Fifty horses
were roasted to death. Total loss $780,
900.
Five miners were horribly roasted by
an explosion Of gas at the Buckridge
colliery, Shamokin, Pa. Two of them
are dying from their injuries and there
is but slight hopes Of the recovery Of
the others.
During a violent storm at Little Rock.
Ark, Lulu Waters. an aged cotared
woman, was killed by lightning. Sew
eral buildings were struck and cleo
trical wires caused n panic in a school
house.
Tht steamboat Ironsides struck q
large stone in the Ohio river, fifteen
miles below Parkersburg and sunk in
five feet of water at what is known as
the Lee creek rifle. She was on the
up trip from st. Louis. The boat was
worth $4,000. No lives were lost.
During the game of base ball be-
tween the teams from Allegheny col
lege and Grove City college at Mead
vile, Pa, the grand stand containing
30 persons collapsed and caused a
panic. The injured We're hastily taken
from the wreck and the fortunate dis
coyery was made that no one was
killed, although many We're badly
bruised.
An electric wire and an ordinary iron
hoop caused the death of an eight-year-
old Polish boy at Pittsburg. He was
rolling his hoop along the road when it
became ~entangled with the end of a
trolley wire. AS he seized the hoop 10
pull ii away he received the full force
Of the current and fell dead. The lit
tie corpse shows the burns made by
the electric fluid.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
NIIsccIlnnennA-

Edwin Ii. Filter, ex-mayor OF Phila-
delphia. and a member of the well
known firm of cordage manufacturers
bearing his name, died at his home in
Philadelphia, aged seventy-one.
Thomas A EI',n's latest invention
III relation t. the new fiuorescent light
is n portable sunlight, which may be
carried around from place to place like
a candle.
The strike ut the Northern Colorado
mines. ordered n week ago by the
Western Federation of Miners, has
ended. The men returned to work
without having gained a settlement OF
their grievances.
The Garfield statue. the gift of the
Fairmount Park association, was I'M
yelled at Philadelphia with imposing
ceremonies. The unwilling was done
by Henry Garfield, a son of the late
president.
The general synod Of the Reformed
Presbyterian church tCovenantersl in
session at Cincinnati. adopted the
change in the theological course three
years of eight months each, and issued
an appeal to members to send their
NiliuiSh " VII IoilcSts.
Ex-Gov. ID. X. Francis has been ap-
pointed receiver of the United Elevator
company ut st. Lo uis, on application Of
the Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy Rail-
way company. which OWNS 1900 shares
OF stock, $97 900 in first-mortgage
bonds, and $35.0c i'm second-mortgage
bonds. with X. l.. Teney, who is also
"A stock holder and bondholder.
rbe Presbyterian general assembly
adjourned after exceeding any record
for dispatch of business. Two impor-
tant matters We're finiShed-the alr
po:nt;ncrt of the committee to confer
with the officers of the board of home
missions Of New York and the adop-
ton of a paper In relation to the licen-
sure of students from Union college,
by a vote of 222 to IS, was the other.
notwithstanding the Indictment
weather, the centennial demonstra-
lions at Nashville. Tenn, were very
successful. The military exercises
closed with a sham battle. The Colo
NAL Danes, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution and the Ladies' Her.
mitage association held a reception In
the woman's building, and the official
exercises Of the two days celebration
were over.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

fires. and Fisher YVES finally caught in
tie act OF firing a building.
Twelve shots were fired at Thomas
MclIugh. president of the holders
union, at Kalamazoo, Mich. by III.
known parties. The trouble arose. it is
alleged. over union and n%on-union
holders differences. McHugh's escape
and the names of the probable assait
ants are much discussed.
Charles Eeckcr and James Creegan.
the men who were arrested in New
Jersey on indictments charging them
with being implicated with A. V. Dean
in ~dcfrauding the Nevada and Croker
Woolworth banks out of S20.0U by
lean of a bogus check, arrived in San
Francisco in charge of detectives.
Alton Iowa. is in a state ~ excite
mcnt over n suit for $4,000 damages,
brought by w. L. Collins against Rob-
err Rottleman, ex-county auditor, on
account of a family trouble. Hottie
mar was auditor of the county for six
years, and is decidedly popular with
all classes, and his friends vehemently
assert his innocence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
An Interesting TanHIe.

Deputy MarShals Wade ard Tschet-
ter OF this state are engaged in round
ing UP the scores of settlers who. in
January of tie present year. raided
Fort Randall. and cut down a large
number Of tine trees in what was
formerly the park Of the fort. In one
trip the marshalS rounded up fourteen
Of the Illegal timber-cuttcrS. and the
work Will be continued until every
one of the nearly three score dcpredat-
ors have Eeen apprehended and taken
before Il United States commissioner.
a very animated controversy has de
velored over the matter between the
federal authorities of Nebraska and
the federal authorities of this state.
Some OF the parties who assisted in
cutting the timber reside in Nebras-
ka. and the United States district at
tor1ley OF that state maintains that
the mel should be tried in the federal
court there. and some of the timber
thieves have already been arrested
and taken TO Omaha. While II is true
that a portion of the Fort Randall res
ervation extends into Nebraska. IL is
also true that none Of the timber on
mat part OF the reservation was mo-
Tested. Every tree cut down was on
the South Dakota side of the line. and
the authorities of This state naturally
maintain that the men must be tried
IN the state where the crime was COM
mitted. Fred ~. Meyer. Frank T.,
Satterlee and ALI Purkholder have re-
turned TO Chamberlain from a trim 10
the abandoned Fort Randall reserva-
non. where they appraised the build
llgs. by authority of the secretary Of
tile interior. When the necessary pre-
liIlllihfles a'e arranged ii is believed
10 no the intention of the interior. do
partment To sell the buildings at rub
nc sale 1t tie United States land
once III this city. While the approis-
ers were at Fort Randall. Commis.
slohcf Lockhart visited the reScrya-
ton TO satisfy himself as ia tho cbor
ectcr of the land there. and whether
IL was suitable for the state to flo
upon for school lands; hut from state
ineii's MADE by him IL is surmise,i
.hat nc VIII not file on ony Of tho
iaiu. pteierrlng to take the remand.
ef or TIE land due tho state in ,ha
ceded Sioux lands. living north nn5 .
lIttie east of the Black Hills Thara'
ore IL ~ probable that after tho
buildings at Fort Randall have hen
disposed OF the land embraced within
me reservation will he opened for set.
'ehleht under .he homestead law
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
Crou Couuitiors.


The following summary OF crop us
ditiOns in this state are from Bliell
No. ., issued from the goyeFnae11
weather bureau in Huron: !.
The temperature during the wy, ~
was about normal-probably y u r
below, the state CONSIDERED !.
weather was generally cool, WIN aI
pie sunshine, little high wind ana W
nights.
The showers that occurred Wefrsl|
tered and mostly light to fair' -
number Of localities received nss
rains. especially in the east anu VA
east counties. The weather Wa
vorahle TO the steady ana ne""
growth OF vegetation genera!
growth was rapid in many coun,ps
Tree foliage is in excellent eohu
and unusually rank. .4
All conditions considered tne ,SrT
crop prospects are bright, out
are some localities where copious y
would be beneficial. the Top s at
coming a little dry during the "0
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
rio nlr.il ennual tourrnmcn 81 The

TITO nrr;l1 annual ourT" ,rcrt 81 the
cr,4t - shorts ems assotia-
ton WIS Id IT MadiscE T'th = RE
a~tferdonrp. The following oflTcf'
wire elected for the ensuing year.
pr,siGcnt. Charles Arland M9dnt
Vernon; vice president. J. n. Wass.
| Ro,rsfcrl. treasurer. w. Nj. Tcllnic,
Huron: SECRETARY, G. NJ. Seelcy, can
tor. RE next annual tournament
will be held ut Canton.
A. yiezani hrs strung n mrh'd WIRE
fence across the road on kidder hill,
inst east of Vermillion. within the
CITY limits, thereby closing the ROAD
10 traffic. Mr.. Ncizani owns lana on
each side of the road, which he also
declares is his private property. me
road has been in use for over thirty
wears. and is the only road leading 10
the river bottom ia the eastern part
of the city.
Isaac De Witte, a young maj living
about ten miles northwest OF High
more. met with a frightful accident a
few days ago while assisting IN opclat-
ire n well boring machine, While low
ering the auger into the wen the VINO
lass In some way escaped his control.
the handle striking him on the top OF
his heed in such Il manner as 10 tear
his scalp loose TO such an extent that
II hung down over his eyes. lie is IN
sensible, with recovery doubtful.
Sioux Falls business men have de-
cided to give an interstate falr THIS
fail, and at n mass meeting of 800 bus
mess men a committee of fifteen was
appointed to manage the fair. II IS
figured that the fair will cost $500,
and the committee want 5000 before
any contracts are made. c. G. Coats
has rendered the use OF Riverside PARK,
where the last state fair was held.
rent free II the fair does not pay, and
If there is a surplus Mr.. Goats 10 have
the amount up TO $500. This propo-
sition has been accepted. The fair VIII
cot be held on the state fair dates.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
Two Sets OF Omcer.

a Ilcrre special says: The n ffo ;rs =,
the Duluth. Pierre & Black Hills Rai,'
way company are in a muddle. In the
eariy DAYS of construction of the ROAD
the city and county put abont . ~ noo
INTO the deal. making the road bet weau
flerfc and Aberdeen a POSSIBILITY ana
at .hT date OF the regular annual meet.
AL i .ane = the stockholders met and
declared an issue of stock i'm tbe intar
ests Of the city and county, after
new officers elected. ahu
ma me other stockholders. claiming n
ana1orl,y or the stock, have appeorad
anu hold that the city and comfy hau,
no interest on which they are entitled
~ y siee OF the stock. After n
stormy Interview of all the directors
anl Vpposi',on Hooked by themselves
nnu proceeded to do business In thei.
own way, The officers elected Tres.
th. immediately took possession Of nil
the erects Of tie company thew could
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
EVIL Doing..

-Four students have been suspended
from Lafayette college, at Eaten, Pa,
for hazing. and others are to go.
Henry Miles was waylaid and killed
near Dewitt, Mo-, by an unknown as
sassin.
At Buffalo. Capt. Joseph Phillips. OF
the ire-boat Hutchinson. was shot and
perhaps fatally wounded by Emmett
Brown, n sailor and ex-fireman, who
had sought reinstatement.
Walter c. Faye. charged with forg-
ing and uttering a certain bond for
$1,000 Of the school district OF Cook
county. Illinois. has been convicted in
Omaha.
Frank III. Stave. who Is agent for the
American Express company at Ham,
mond. Ind, attempted to commit sui
eide at that place by shooting himself.
Dependency is believed to have been
the cause of the attempt at seif-de-
struction.
The police have arrested Harris
Fisher, son of one of the most prom
inent citizens OF Austin. Texas, for in
cendiarism. For the last two weeks
the city has had q dozen incendiary
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

appointment or Il receiver ana q Tg.
ilict of between 100000 and $lj0en
In their favor. Mr.. Evans filed m ID.
Sver. claiming that the properties be
lad managed had been Improbable ia
he asked fer damages in the sun 4
f231,0OO. which he claims is due ha.
The pleadings of the attorneys for tR
plaintiffs were heard this week. Tie
attorneys We're Kellar q Kellar, 4 X
Anderson and G.. NJ. Cleveland Of BIS
Springs. The attorneys for the defens
Fowler q Whitfield and LOOMS $ Cnl.
made no oral argument, but will sue
NIT their side OF the ease in briefs ad
he will render his decision july a
He is an expert accountant. and W.
60 over the books in evidence. iva
be n big task. because the books az
very numerous.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
From Foreign shores.

The prince of Wales dined with Will
liam Waldorf Astor at Cliyeden, Eng.
1t is said that the rebels in Ecuador
have been completely defeated near
Carichi. and that peace is now assured.
At Antwerp a staircase collapsed at
the opening of the performance of
l~Ockhart's American circus, inJuring
twenty persons.
Henry NJ. Stanley. who has been so
seriously i'll as to have made ii Eeces-
sary TO send for his wife. has recoy-
cred and is able to start for London.
The prince of Wales cutter Britain
mia won the race for the larger yachts
in the Harwick regatta of the Royal
Harwich Yacht club.
In an interview at London, Sir Mac
kenzic Bowel, the Canadian premier.
said lie has no doubt that the Consery-
atives will win at the coming election.
The pope has written a touching let
ter - the Negus Menelik of Abyssinia
in iaylr of liberating the Italian pris-
oners.
Cor"t Mutsu Munemitsu minister of
fCiciAu affairs, has resigned, owing To
ill-lrai,iL. Inouye Ki, minister Of edu-
cation, will act as minister OF foreign
affairs ad interim.
During his visit at ~Pfaueneusel, near
potsdam, Emperor William was ac-
costcd by an escaped lunatic. The
man was seized before he could do any
harm, but the emperor is said TO have
been greatly perturbed.
According to news just received from
Ecuador the revolution was practically
erded by "A battle which was fought at
FL Angel. Alfaro's troope defeated the
rebel forces under the command or
Gen. Rivadenera.
4 Turkish detachment. consisting of
81 men. which returned to Venos, the
town in the Island of Crete, which was
Gently beseiged, in order to remove
wa material, was cut to pieces by the
insurgents, only two of the Turks es-
Gaping.
The terms of the ering sea conyen-
ton. ratified by the United States am
bassador, Mr.. Bayard, and the mar
uris of Salisbury, as minister for for
eign affairs. will be published stimuli
.taneously in England and in the United
States within a week.
At the Bow Street police court, Lon
don. Cuthbert Cooper, who was arrest !
ed at Sheffield. charged with embez-
zling funds belonging to the Prudential
Insurance company of Erie, Pa, was
discharged by the chief magistrate for
lack Of evidence.
The kaiser conducted a rehearsal of
the German musicians before they left
Berlin for Moscow to furnish the music
during the fetes which the German
ambassador gives to their Russian
The kaiser altered the tune
of one of the ~pianoforte pieces, and
then expressed supreme satisfaction.
Emile Zola has been interviewed on
his rejection by the academy. He de-
he is not discouraged, but viii
again in October. The rebuff has
nerved him TO fresh literary
He spent the day after his re-
sketching the plan for a new
novel called Paris
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
MIsMANAGEMENT CHAP.
y
Suit Against the Pro.
Dakota Hot Snr "eht OF :,

one or The most importan, Iaahs
ties ever held in the Black nsal I'd.
nearing completion. Tho is Is aqs
II brought against Fred !, i ID
president OF the Dakota H.. Eria
company et al, by L.. q. Drd,. spfls
Jennings ct al, who allpre = l. .
management Of the comn,ss suns ns
president. and also claim ! ~ ID
conversion OF company fpnan nOesat
yate use. The plaintiffs are ior phi
ers in the company. The tria II'Oekaa&|
before Referee John + raae q
RAPID City in a court Of eoni suef 4
has consumed fifty DAYS NJ! ad|
loo pages of Typewriter to1e ele a&|
The books Of the comnanr NnlA
brought into evidence. Thar, vaFl
erasures, recharges. ana thrao Ees|
amounting TO $4,000. $2GOm ~ ,as
600 Of which no eXplanation ana ny
given. II WAS proved ON Ma lug n
stand that thousands OF doI.rS S"As
charges had bcel made in tia lr,a U@'
OF many editices belonging to tba
pany, among them being fba i
hotel. the plunge bath. the Ilot a.,
sanitarium and bath house. tho a.
bath house and the Minnckahta ~
Mr.. Evans has rad charge Of ina NV
and been manager OF The con,naA
property. The plaintiffs ask fnr
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

When we consider that compressed
air for traction purposes has been in
use for some time In several European
cities, that it is safe, economical and
convenient, that the latest cars to
which ii has been adapted weigh 1900
pounds less than a trolley AR, and
start up and stop without jerking. we
wonder why the American people do
not rise in their wrath and demand
that they be relieved of that ancient
and clumsy device, the trolley.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

When the Restoration revived much
In dress that had fallen into disuse,
the hoop skirt came into vogue; SO did
the face-patches; and. in time, woman's
dress had so altered that in Queen
Anne and Georgian periods the fear
fully complicated h~eadgear Of the la
dies of the court formed a remarkable
contrast to the plain and natural style
OF the commonwealth.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

A general, simultaneous census of
the world for the year 1900 is asked for
by the international Statistical Insti-
fications in the time of their regular
censuses are made by the chief coun.
tries of the world.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
coney,. probable Defense.

DIR. Coneny of Yankton was "a hr
ed and bound over to the Eau" ~
on a charge of mansaughter y ulsa
ing the death of Commodore IN
There is considerable douDt nei, mi
whether n conviction can be nav = nj
Commodore Coulson was bitten y n
Coney is not denied. That ne ,astg.
titled in so doing is a mooteu VA sd
That blood poisoning ioiio" B1
death resulted is beyond dispase d
the question of responsibility "A
doubt. After Commodore CouisJ%1 nd
injured in his encounter m 4
Coney his finger was dres s@oIosad
druggist. A couple OF days la hi
this the finger was twice dre 10 hsJ,
physician. A few days later NV III
began to pain him and the l Non If
stefan was called In. Even ~ css|
injury was regarded as OF Nv, remeJ4
quence, and X il said simpie later u
were applied. A few days "a 10 n
family physician was reques.eS 4 n
counsel and was soon r%elieyeu !, "A
case by Mr.. Coulson's family. 4 N
at this time the serious sIoux on
Ease was discovered. The oD .sse 81
surgeons were called into the arrthp(
with two local physicians 'ceppj
possible was done TO save ro,ey n
dore's life. 1t is held by o,reatpt1
his friends that In the carry and y
the case was misunderst, Had Il
wrong treatment applied # II
proper course been pursueu o,,ld y
time fanl consequences coaEI
have followed: and Therefore = ~
not responsible for cohneqs hy prqI
might have been ayoideu
treatment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
Warrington Talk.

The State of Texas has made appli-
cation to the department of state for
the original declaration of iLdepend-
ence adopted by the delegates who met
nj Washington. Texas. in 1886. and in
itiated the long struggle with Mexico.
which Jed 10 the independence of tIe
Lone Star republic.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

The term infantry" was first used
by the Spaniards in the wars with the
Moors, to designate the body-guard of
q royal prince or infante. 1t was ex-
tended to the entire body of foot sol
diers and finally adopted throughout
Europe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

Napoleon, if we may believe his POI
traits was characterized b. q aca:hly
pallor. The same is rue of Maeibor-
ough, Wellington and Give; in fact,
alone among warriors, Nelson retained
the fresh color of youth. The same is
even more true in the case of poets.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

The native bustard is now extinct in
England. The last was killed at Swat
ham, in Norfolk, in 1888. Any that
have been shot since have been merely
casual visitors probably coming from
the plains of Saxony.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

The Simplon is a pass over the Alps,
celebrated for the military road built
by Napoleon, which n Geneva
with Milan. 1t was an immense work,
the road being ~ miles long, 80 feet
wide and containing several long tun-
nels, Gil bridges and 10 houses of
refuge.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11
WEBSTER. SOUTH DAKOTA

Begging, although Illegal. is more
practiced in London than in IN Other
European capital. 1t has been stated
that the number of professional beg
gars in and about the METROPOLIS
amounts to 5000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-11

The Russian cars coronation cost
$50, 1000, 600. and the Chicago worlds
fair cost $50, 900, Oo0-but look at the
difference in the educational value of
the two exhibitions. 1t must be con-
cedcd that the American people got
more for their money.