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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-09-24

has many wild,
desolate stretches
of coast, q n d
among them q !
there is, perhaps,
none wilder o r
more desolate or
more inhospitable
than the vicinity
of the Bay of Ex-
ploits, on t h e
northeast shore.
Here the wind is
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-09-24
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BIG JOHN.
BY FRANK H. SWEEP

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
CAUSED NO
News OF the Lypching of EIne
Lewis Is Received Inv His E,tbcr

News Of the Lypching of Elmer
Lewis Is Received by His Father
NeOSllO. Mo-. March 1.-The news
OF the bank robbery at Wichita Falls.
Tex. in which Elmer Lewis. formerly
of this place, vas implicated, and for
which he WAS lynched, has just
reached this city. He was a son of
James Lewis, and had always lived
here until about a year ago. when he
went TO the territory. Later he re-
turned and left last fall, taking with
him his cousin. Miss Lulu Hunter. He
was never known to be engaged in
laWicssncsS To any consequence. but
always wanted TO convey the idea of
being n bad man, and the news caused
no surprise. His father is master me-
chalic III the NcoSho foundry at this
place. II for q number of years has
been leading a quiet life, although he
was implicated in Il highway robbery
in this county n number Of years ago.
for which he served a sentence in the
penitcntiary. The authorities of
Wichita have been authorized by the
father 10 give him a decent burial.
stating that he would pay all expenses.
Nothing is known of the whereabouts
Of the vorng woman he took from
here with him.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Wintering Horses.

Ny horses are stabbed every night
from about the first of September till
the. first of June. Some of the colts
may put in a few more nights in the
pasture, but ii is not profitable to let
them lie out in the cold. as 1t retards
growth, takes off flesh and makes the
hair look rough; and as the horses
must be kept fat and look well. the
best way to help 1t along iS to stable
them when the weather il cool.
Give them a good supply of bedding,
plenty Of clover hay, and. two quarts
each Of ground feed consisting of two
parts oats and one part corn by meas
ure. In the morning they are curried
and given the same sized ratiOns, and
if not wanted for anything they are
turned out during the day unless the
weather is very bad or the ground is
soft enough that they viii injure it by
tramping. If used they are given a
noon feed of grain and hay; they are
watered twice a day if turned out,
and three times IL used.
| think it looks pretty tough to see
the old horse, mans faithful friend
and the one that makes him the o
money, turned out after husking to
shift for himself during the winter,
and then see his owner of an evening
roasting his shins by the fire and later
crawl between the blankets thinking
how good he is trying to be, and all the
while the old horse IL out in the cold.
Some want the horse to rough ii,
to freeze the grain out OF them. Better
say to freeze the money from the own
er's pocketbook.-Sea Green In Farm,
Field and FireSide,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
WOMEN'S CLUBS,
Social Convention of the Minnesota
Esderntion

st. Paul. March 1.-The social con
ycntion Of the state federation Of wo-
mems clubs, held at the Ryan hotel.
was Il representative meeting of the
leading and progressive women Of the
state. 1t has become IN established
iact that cooperation in organizations
Of all kinds is an incentive TO success.
The gathering was n credit to the
state at large. There were upward Of
2J0 ladies In attendance. The break
fast given from II to > was an enjoy
able feature. Five new clubs were
welcomed into the federation-Clio and
Coteric Of Minneapolis, Merriam Park
Woman's club. Woman's Club of Roch-
ester and the Albert Lea Woman's
club. Three other clubs who had writ
ten and promised speedy federation
were assured OF welcome. They were
the Duluth Saturday club, Glencoe Wo-
mans club and the Woman's Club Of
Owatonna. Judging from the attend
ance at the federation the future sue
cess of this woman's enterprise is as
sured. The federation motto "Educa-
ton. Interest and Enterprise" is being
carried ont to the letter by the pro-
greSsiye women who have identified
themselves with the cause.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
AGREE TO
France and Brazil Desire ~ Have
Their boundary Dispute Settled.

Paris. March l. The Rappel says
that Brazil recently asked permission
to float n loan in France, but the re-
quest was refused until the frontier
dispute between the two countries was
settled. NJ. Berthelt, the minister for
foreign affairs, yesterday informed the
Brazilian minister that he stipulated
the appointment of a committee COM
posed of Frenchmen and Brazilians to
administer the contested region pend
ing the decision of an arbiter. The
two countries have agreed To accept an
arbiter appointed by either Spain,
Switzerland or Sweden.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
GAN
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f. -
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LAMBS AND LANDING.
The Time when the Greatest Care
Should be Exercised.

To the fiockmaster there can be no
more important time of the year than
the approach of the landing season.
THE tender shepherds care is called
into more effective service than ever
before. for protection and warmth OF
the ewes in lamhing ana Of the lamb
kinS when ushcred into Il cold world,
is Il matter of vital moment. Ihe
thick fleece of the eve protects her. to
a certain extent, but exposure to rain
II snow, or To cold, biting EiEd, may
So uutuid 1aulugc. thus far the mild
ness of the winter does not call for so
much caution as ordinary on the shep-
herds part; but there may come Il
cold stormy period which will over
take the ewes in parturition, and UNI
less they are given the best OF care
and shelter it is liable to work serious
ly against them. on the eve OF that
critical time in the ewes life she
should have a specially-titted fold
where. away from the wind and frosty
atmosphere, she may deliver her on
spring without fear of the weakling
either succumbing to the rigors of the
climate or contracting a bad cold.
Such folds are simple of construction
and invaluable in results. In the shep-
herds hands is the life of the lamb,
and he must prepare for the emergen-
CIV of sudden and sharp falls of temp
erature. TO usher these lambs Into a
bleak world is not going to harden
them. 1t is more likely to cut their
career in life sadly short. Cleanliness
of the folds in which pregnant ewes
are kept is imperative. They may be
in the fresh and open air all day, u
confinement at night in a fold the air
of which has become rank o neg
lected cleaning may spoil all nance
of successful iam5ing. and has often
led to abortion. In mild weather late
lambs may be dropped in the open,
but fiockmasters who are expecting
"earlies" must make every provision
and comfort that is necessary to the
warmth and safety of the animals
Indiana Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
stock Notes.

II you have a good brood m do
not let the colt become extinct on the
farm.
If the heifer calf IL TO make a good
COW she must be fed for it during all
the time she is growing.
An important item in securing prop
err cleanliness in the COW stable Is to
use plenty of bedding and absorbent
material.
See that the yards are kept dry and
well Uttered with straw or roughage
If YOU wish clean. healthful stock and
a good crop of manure.
TO supply a fine line of products to
select customers there must be good
cows, good feed, good stables and care
full management.
The GOV that is giving a good flow Of
milk in winter requires more and bet
ter food than any other animal on ac-
count of the drain upon her of milk
giving.
When the mud Is knee deep, or half
that. the cows are better in the stable
than roaming over the fields picking 1
up a few noutiIfuis OF frozen IoddeQ|
that may have escaped their sear9
last fall.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Very SOUND Advice.

Mr.. +. w. Proctor concludes an arti-
Gle in the Poultry Monthly with the
follow ing words Of wisdom:
wv hen the long evenings are ushered
In and the fancier is perforce driven
BY the wintry blasts to seek the Chin
ney corner, then Is his time to bring
out his file Of back numbers. Proba-
bly, nine-tenths Of their contents has
been forgotten, IL ever more than
hastily scanned when received. The
present competition necessitates not
only a degree Of general intelligence,
but also special application to its intel
lectuai phase. The most successful
~fanciers | know are opponents of his
rule. One must read, re-read and think
deeply in order to become properly con-
versant with the subJec My advice
TO the beginner who had the alterna-
tive of good stock 10 start his career
with, or ample and reliable sources of
information, would be TO accept the
latter il restricted to one. The best of
stock will inevitably depreciate in un-
skillful hands. In selecting sources of
information 40 not overlook the class
of PAPER for which n fair price is de-
manded, as the natural Offset OF the
pains and expense required 10 make
them of real value. No amount of
cheap trash can find any comparison
with the better class of papers. 1t is
I'm looking over the back files of such
papers, while the shiftless sort remain
stacked away in tho tic corners that
l am inspired with So sugges ions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
INDICT ONE TRUSTEE.


Montague, the Dickinson Membrr of
the Asylum BOARD. Afoui the Jury.
Bismarck, \. d., March 1. ~ Ii has
leaked out that Asylum Trustee Mon
tague of Dickinson, has been Indicted
by the grand jury at jamestown. al
though no bill has as yet been re-
turned. and that the vote stood IL to 9
in favor of an indictment. Ex-t'ov.
Shortridge returned home this morn
Ing. having testified before the Jury
yesterday. He says that il is con
cedod by both factions that Montague
has been indicted. He is charged with
participating in the benefits of asylum
contracts while acting as trustee of
the Institution. 1t was the general
opinion when the supreme court GUST
ed DIR. Archibald that the matter was
ended. but it seems that the fight has
just commenced.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
OPENING DELAYED
RED LAKE LAND NAY NOT be
OPENED THIS SEASON.
Gov. CiOuGh sends % Request to the
Interior Department for swamp
Land In the Reservation - This
May indefinitely Delay the Opcn-
ing of the Reservation and the
Sale of Pine Lands.

Washington, March /. - There has
been received nj the office of the secrc-
airy of the interior a request from Gov.
Clough that the swamp lands shown
By the surveys on White Earth ana
Red Lake reservations. so far rs they
have progressed. be listed 10 the State
of Minnesota under the swamp land
grant of 1860. The request is fortified
by an elaborate argument covering
both the law and the facts in the case.
Secretary Smith is ut present at At
lanta and will not return for some
days, but the matter will be submitted
to him upon his arrival in Washing
ton, and it is expected that the ease
Will be taken up at once and an early
decision follow. This adds another
complication to the matter of opening
up the agricultural lands on Red Lake
reservation, as the rights of the state
to the swamp lauds will have to be
passed upon and definitely settled be-
fore settlers can lie allowed ON the
lands. 1t will also affect the sale of the
pine as proposed under the Towne
bill, which has just been signed by
the president. Work has already been
begun in the general land Office toward
putting the pine on the market, but
the pine lands are affected by the
question raised by the state, as are the
agricultural lands. The state will have
the right TO appeal from an adverse
ruling by the secretary to the courts,
and the outcome may lie that the open
ing Of the agricultural lands and the
sale Of the pine lands may be- delayed
until another season. 1t will hardly be
possible to do anything further this
year with either class of lands if the
question now raised is pressed to a de-
ciSiOn by the court Of last resort.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Guard Against Hog Cholera.

On farms where cholera appeared
last summer and fall new hog lots
ought to be provided this spring and
the animals should not be allowed to
run in pastures which We're frequent
ed by diseased stock. If necessary,
SOW a patch Of clover, which will take
the place Of a regular pasture field.
Lots can usually be moved at com
paratively small expense. Unless pre-
cautions of this Kind are taken an
other outbreak may occur at any time
Proper sanitation, food and good care
may ward 1t of.-Orange Judd Farm
er.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Judgment i'm Feeding.

A large percentage Of the ills that
dairy cows are liable to, come from
indigestion caused ny improper feed
ing. There are certain foods that act
in the nature of laxatives, cathartfcs
and tonics; it is much better to use
these foods than to dose the cow with
drugs. Bran, beets, carrots, pumpkins,
linseed meal and oats each possess
some value as stimulating digestion,
and some one or more Of them should
have a place in every dairy ration, es-
pecially during winter. When CONS
are at pasture the grass renders other
laxative foods unnecessary.-kansas
Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
PLOT.
Martha O~verrnan Makes a Scnsa
6oDal Confession in the Drown

Martha O~vernan Makes a Scnsa-
bonal Confession in the Brown
Case.
san Francisco. March 1. - The Rev.
DR.. Brown, after two months silence,
has givcI HIS defense to the public.
The story is the most startling which
has yet been told in the scandal. 1t
was related as Il confession To the &C.
clesiastical our last night by Miss
Martha Overman. who is the first in
the sensational case To confess herself
a hlackmailcr. Miss Oyerman's man
ner was striking. She spoke so quiet
ly that V the members Of the coun-
ell Were forced to draw forward until
their chairs formed a small semi-circle
on the platform. The oua spoke
deliberately, weaving n remarkable
story. logically and clearly. She con
fessCd that she was a blackmailer,
and tried TO he n thief, aud she gave
the information with a smile. She
confessed that she plotted the deStruc-
ton Of the man whose hospitality she
now enjoys. She declared that 10
save herself from work and the pos
sible h~ardships Of poverty she on
Spired with Mrs. Mary \. Davidson
TO ruin The character of DR.. Brown,
and to blacken her own. She asserted
that she approached the representa-
tives Of a morning paper with IA hope
Of tempting them to hlackmail the ac-
cused pastor. She drew her recital TO
a dramatic climax by asserting, with
the smile which never left her face,
that she wrote the letters which picture
her W moral and physical ruin and
placed the cause of her deep distress ut
the door of Rev. DIR. Brown. Assert
ing all this. she denied that there had
ever been the slightest improperly in
her relations with the man against
whom she plotted so shrewdly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
U,,,or Mcbride sues.

Mitchell. y. d., March 3.-R. H. NC
Bride. editor of the eN-Nlaii, has com
MERGED a civil action against forty-
eight citizens Of this town for the de-
struction of his printing office. The ac-
tinp will be brnught III Aurora COUNTY,
and the was served on En
| ephap. q travelling man, who was III
plan irton Yesterday. II Is said rhat
Mel ride will bring suit for S2o,ooo
dornees. There is not now much eN-
IN o nent over the affair, An extra
cdlf,cn OF the Plankinton standard
Isl mining a long TRADE OF defense,
wrlrten by Mcbride, was circulated on
The streets.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Age of Consent Raised.

DeS MoinCs, March |. - The senate
code revision committee today de-
"ided unanimously TO recommend a bill
raising the age of consent TO fifteen
years Internationally. A bill had been
discussed six days at different times
on the floor and had been recommitted
four times. Ii was passed two days
ago but was so defective that it had
TO be reconsidered. The Instructions
to the committee were to report unan-
imously. The bill simply changes the
age from thirteen to fifteen. providing
for Imprisonment for life if any male
carnally know any female person I'LL
der fifteen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Concession to Miss Bnrtor.

Constantinople. March l. An i'm
parial trade has been issued permit
ting Miss Clara Barton. president OF
the American Red Cross society, and
her representatives. to enter Anatolia
and distribute relief to sufferers there.
United States Minister Terrell accom-
panied Miss Barton and her party to
Selamk,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

unwilling subjects Of Spain. At the
close of the speech. MIR. Graz who
opposed Mr.. Vest, said that if elo-
quenco could achieve the freedom of
Cuba, then the burning words Of the
Missouri senator would set her free.
The debate will be closed by Senator
sherman tomorrow. 1t is considered
certain that favorable action will be
taken on one of the several resolu-
lions.
To-day an eX-membrr Of the house
became Il member aud a member be-
came an eX-member. Such was the
result OF the three days debate in the
house on the Nanhorn-Tarsney con-
tested election case. The vote by
which ii was given to the Republican
.contcstee was liz to 164, eighteen Re
publicans joining with the Democrats
in opposition to the majority. The eX-
citing incident of the day occurred
just before the house adjourned. The
strong resolutions prepared by the for
eign affairs committee for the rgcogni-
ton of the Cuban ~belligercnts had
been presented earlier In the day amid
a scene of general enthusiasm. Sew
eral times during their reading the
clerk was interrupted with rounds of
ringing applause from the floor and
from the galleries and the reference
to Intervention, If necessary was
greeted with cheers. Consideration
was postponed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Extinguished by Artesinn Water.

Glendale. n. d., March 1. Last
night the rear part of the building oc.
cupied by II. Nj. Bergendahl. who car
rics Il large stock Of general merchan-
disc, was discovered to be on fire. The
fire Is supposed to be Of incendiary
origin, and was set in the storeroom
near a large oil tank. Again the eff
ficiency of u artesian well as a fire
extinguisher was demonstrated, as no
building since the well has been in
operation has eve burned. The stock
was ruined by smoke.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Decision In Favor of Railroads In
WISCONSIN.

Appleton, Wis.,, March "a suit in
yolying vast railway and real estate
interests in Northern Wisconsin was
decided to-day by Judge Goodland.
The action was brought by the Chicago
& Northwestern against the town OF
Crandon and county OF Forest TO re-
cover railway property seized for on
payment Of taxes on lands. assessment
of which was in excess OF fhe limit
fixed by law. The points at issue We're
the LEGALITY of the tax levy II the
lawfulness of the seizure of the RAN
way property. The law was declared
unconstitutional. the tax unlawful anu
that railway property could not pe
seized for taxes. The suit Is backed
by the Wisconsin Taxpayers associa-
ton. An appeal will be taken,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
A Cold weather shipping Coop.

More fowls are Shipped away Dy ex-
press in cloth coops in winter than at
any other season of the year, and
many, unfortunately, lave their combs
frozen. A c~loth-cosera6 coop is scant
protection against the cold. Take the
same coop, put Y pieces on outside
the cloth cover, as suggested in this
sketch, and over these stretch another
covering of cloth. and we have an air.
space between that will protect the
fowls from cold. Have a tight cover,
except the slit for the hand of the ex-
pressman, which will also afford vent
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

London, March 1.-Sir George Bad
en-Powell, NJ, +. for the Kirkdale di-
vision Of Liverpool, who was joint
commissioners on the Bering sea in
vestigation, is authority for the state
ment that Lord Dunraven cabled his
resignation To the New York Yacht
club in addition to mailing it to the
secretary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

l.. Upon this place a board cover, Fig.
.. having a piece along one edge to
prevent the chicks from getting their
heads under it. Drive three or four
nails through the cover to keep ii in
place, and 1t is complete, as in Figure
9. 1t Is easily cleaned and handled,
and the chicks cannot get into 1t.
Another drinking pan is shown In
Figure 4. 1t consists of a little fence
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
snow storm.

Chicago. March 1. ~ Snow has set
In throughout the Northwest. Il depth
of two TO four inches being reported
in North Dakota and parts of Mon
tana, with a decided drop in tcmpcra-
ture. The temperature is below zero
north of North Dakota and Montana.
At Chicago the temperature was so
a fall of "a degrees in twenty-four
hours,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Five Men Killed.

Frankfort, w. Va. March 1. - A
boi-er at the establishment of ". H..
Overholt exploded to-day, destroying
the house and machinery ard killing
five men. Samuel Livesay, Kell LII
yesay, Woodson E-ansberger. Clowney
Kershner and Mr.. Dunbar and iniuI-
ing five Of six others.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

pens IN one end OF q large shed, o.
other building that is likely to be cold
in winter. ever though the walls may
be secure against the entrance or
wind. Growth cannot be expected
from an animal suffering from h
cold. If the hog pen cannot be made
warm, one may at least build such a
place as is suggested in the accoInpa~
nying sketch. In II corner OF D
pen is built a small. box-like affair,
just large enough for the pigs to ,set
into and lie down. 4 swinging door is
provided and in this small enclosure
the heat from the animals bodies VIII
keep the air very comfortable. This
plan has been tried in a cold buildir
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
pIurderOus BLOW.

Baraboo, Wis, March 1. Frank
Redhorn, en- Indian with n medical
troupe ut Reedsburg, struck one Of
the squaws with the company on the
head with S me instrument and left
town. leavin. the woman for dead.
She was unconscious for some time,
but will undoubtedly recover.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

New York. March /. - Members of
the central labor union, ~sympathizers
of organized labor and others filed the
large hall of Cooper Union to protest
against the proposed expenditure of
$4,000. 900 for coast defense, as well
as more millions for an Increased
navy.