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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

The announcement is made that
A. p. Culbertson of Brookings
is to resign the Office of grand mas
ter workman of the A. O. u. W.,
being about to remove to Michigan.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Geo. A. Mathews of Brookings has
SHE'D his castor into the senatorial
ring. Here's hoping he may win.
George always was a favorite in
Day county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

aa..as-ss.--sa-
Of the people, and at tha.
to deal justly wItarldway,a
While It Is important \
people should enjoy the ~.
the cheapest crausportationa
consistent with good se,,i,.
legislation tbat is calcpl,s.
cripple the earning power /
railroads to the extent .b,
will fail to yield a fair REIN.
the invested capital is cle,,.
posed to public policy. It
coded by those who ara
with the history of railroad
the past twenty years that H.
roads have been the heaviest Z
ers from the widespread and I
unreasonable hostility to c0rI
tions. They have been sa,.
embarrassed by an avalanche 4
friendly bucolic Legislation i, !
western states, when tbev |
struck by the panic and the WI
German tariff law of 1894.
The last three years has vii
ed a desperate struggle for e1ia]
on the part of most of the WI
railways. According to the \
of the interstate commerce .
mission for the year ending /
10, 1895, the railroads Of the I
lost in their operation the .
nous sum of 500, S45, 24l. Sen
per cent of the stock failed to
dividends and there was defaul
the payment of interest on Il
cent of outstanding bonds.
The 25th annual report d
Illinois railroad and warst
commission, recently submits
the governor, showed that
Illinois lines had suffered !
losses from the business depre
and financial uncertainty Of
year. The report shows that
16 of the 40 roads in Illinois
any dividends and that there
net deficit for the year of 81,
544. The passenger depart
sh ows a decrease from last ys
s5,423, 95S or "a Sc per cent i
receipts from passengers, the
age passenger rate being II
1t Is possible that some Of t
trunk lines might stand the
posed reduction, but it mu
borne IN mind that much Q
railroad property IN Illino
branch mileage, aud any red
in fare would inevitably resul
curtailment of transportatic
cllltles that would be inimlt
the interests of the travelling
lie.
AS a matter of fact, there
popular demand for reduced
way fares at the present time.
three years Of disastrous dep
the railways are struggling t.
new lease of life under an ad
tration that gives promlS q
yival of prosperity IN all TN
ductive industries. The
interest would not be promo'
reducing the resources OF tn
ways at this time.--From tn
cago Times-H Herald, Jan. IL,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Thursday, February is. 1897

.sCalendar Taz' is the cognomen
now bestowed upon Secretary of
Senate Simmons.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

But thirteen days of life remain
for the aggregation at Pierre known
as the Legislature. Let us return
tLa,Lc
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
is over.

Is
bid you get a valent
|The shovel brigade Y
Monday ="
by. !
Ian winter goods at
Store
|Bob Taylor drove a
4 far as Bristol Mond'
Rubber boots will SC
hn line at the Elevate
IL. NJ. Harris is rep"r
HON a severe attack 9
4 Some splendid Or
3obacco at the Eleva'
4 In spite OF the drifts
ler OF sleighing partle
Il A full line OF all tina.
at THUS Pioneer
q Will Brokaw and
$roye down from Brl
q The next state enca
q. R. will be held at J
WaEted-A girl to
Work. Inquire at Re
Tom Mex Kenneth a
hre popular pair.
Our billiards. con
@Ich.dule time, while
bly,.
Saturday was a da
n labor,-all on accc
btorm.
Charley Mattison
httack OF the pre-.
grippe.
A sermon on Chr
b. congregational
morning.
Nv. Abbott was
for a few days, the '
bi 10 grippe.
We acknowledge I
BONE thermometer,
kota Farmer,
A new mark-All
ior 35 cents or 6 II
Elevator Store.
Our prophecy TIT
would reach double
way OF fulfllment.
Everybody i'll the
10 paddle his cano
will be out OF luck.
The smokes stack
WAS blown over du
Saturday morning
The services at I
Sunday night will
coin and Washing
H. J. Benedict O
Grant county. wa
the guest OF W. 5.
Thos. McAllen,
a couple OF days !.
a witness in a cou
Don't fail to rel
eer drug store ha.
and other writin;
The photograph
continue to do a
strength OF the 81
Sewing machin
all kinds Tor any
For sale or r,
farm near town,
pillow, Inquire o
1t would be mi
iall of the sidey
would have to t.
When you wa
yourself or stoc
y mill. They will
The o CON
and toilet C
found at THUS
Diamond Pas
convenient shaI
can find it at Il
The occupant
Main st. alwas
Of the southsid,
still have
Tor sale. 70
March LIST.
Mrs. ID. +. L,
ing a visit Will
ii, Bentley, I
Advance.
Mike Tracy
Ing from his I
got through j,
AIDE No. Z.
Tomorrow ,
- the ladies OF t
Guessing Sc
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Mrs. d. f. Z
ing a visit Will
H. Bentley, I
Advance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
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$4,000 Milwaukee

CHICAGO Wi'W
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Mike Tracy
Ing from his I
got through j,
+. AIDE No. 7.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Tomorrow /,
the ladies OF t
aGuessing Sc
O, Frank to +,
@usical prog,
refreshments
Bent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
PEAS SONAL.

R. Gracey, president OF Aerced bank, is in
town.
Rev. E. G. Mclean OF Evansville, Ind, isEn
the City.
Ed. Plato, merchant Of Modesto, is at the
Grand Hotel.
Dr. J. W. Hudson of Ukiah is stopping at the
Grand Hotel
J. c. Cramer Of Los Angeles !. registered at
the Cosmopolitan.
4. weispaun, merchant OF Santa Cruz, is
at the Lick House.
William Mcguire. mining man Of Dutch
Fiat, Is at the Grand.
c. G. Hort and wife, of Adrian, Mich, are
guests at The Baldwin.
c. Seidmaa, business man OF Paso Robles,
is stopping 81 the Lick.
Baron Tuckman OF Berlin registered at the
Palace Hotel yesterday.
W Mckenzie Fresno banker, is regis
tered al The Lick House.
Edward swiuford, Coluss merchant, ar
rived IN town yesterday.
VI. Diggs, business man of Woodland, is a
guest at the Grand Hotel
EB KEY, g hote keeper of Santa Cruz, is
8 guest at the California.
WE George, lawyer of Sacramento, is q
guest at The Grand Hotel
CH Livingston and wife, OF stockton, are
staying at the Cosmopolitan.
O. McHenry, presiden. of the Modesto Bank,
is q guest at the Lick House.
T G. Hart, merchant OF Fresno, is in the
City, guest al the Lick House
Fred Duhrlng, lawyer OF sonoms, regis
tered al the Occidental yesterday
W. s Reed and wife tourists from Holland,
Tex are stopping al the Baldwin Hotel.
Judge J. NJ. Mannon of Ukiah came 10 the
City yesterday and is stopping at the LICK
House.
E. E. Vincent, a merchant Of MADEIRA, ar
rived in the Clay yesterday and put up al the
Lick House.
Fulton G. Berry and wife. of Fresno. arrived
in the City Yesterday and registered at The
Grand Hotel.
Ex-Governor R. K. Colcord OF Nevada ar
rived in the CRY yesterday aud registered at
the Grand Hotel
Henry S. Herman, manufacturer of New
York, arrived in the City yesterday and is
stopping al the Occidental Hotel
Judge J. A. Barham, member of Congress
from the First Dis trict, lett the City yesterday
morning for his home in Santa Rosa.
Major G. l. Iaukeo OF Honolulu arrived from
the East on tie Central overland last night
and registered at the Occidental Hotel
NJ. P. Morgan, C. A. Johnson and 7. v.
GoUdloe, OF SEATTLE, arrived in town yesterday.
Taey are heavily INTERESTED in mines OF Gaia
yeras County.
W. B. Moore and W. G. Moore. of Kansas
CITY, arrived in the City yesterday ana regis
tered at the California Hotel They are Ell
route 10 the Yukon gold mines.
General John T. Cutting OF New York. who
was formerly g wei known business man OF
this City and q mem ber OF Congress from the
Fourth District, arrived in town yesterday and
REGISTERED at the California Hoiel. General
Cutting came through direct from the Atlantic
seaboard and all the way on tue Trip heard talk
OF the Yukon goli field. He says 10000 peo-
pie would / ave New York at once lor the
klondyks II the transportation companies
could give assurance taat supplies Tor The
winter tou.d be obtained ct Dawson City.
General Cutting will remain here only few
days.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
WILLIAM MARCONI.

but SI22424. 349. Our sales abroad have peen
increased odd, while our purchases nave
been multiplied By five.
An Instructive item OF the increased exports
over previous years is found in manufaclures-
In 1878 the percentage OF manufactures In
our total exports Was onlI 1913; in 1880 II
was 264S end in 1897 il Will be about the
same. In 1878 the gross amount of manulae-
tured exports was only 1923. S07 1876, wnlle
for the eleven months ending with May lhey
were S250, ,4S0, go, and for tne fuu year VIII
probe oily be about S2130OO.OOO
orr agricultural products, which m ne u p
77.O7 Der cent of our total exports in 1873, ieil
10 90 OIL in 1895, and viii probably not TaIS
mucn from the ast figure for 1897: In lcIo
the total va ue of these staples sold aDfoaa
was 1886, 1872. S73; in 1892 it was SI99 32o;
232 and for the eleven months ending with
last May II WAS 1914, ,s91. .155. For tae entire
fiscal year The aggregate Will be about 9|Oo.'
900 600, being surpassed only by the pnenome-
nal years OF 1881 and 1892
The report is the est Lossib.e evidence thaI
we are TO have q repetition Of the business &C
tiyity tnat has followed every previous wear ol
heavy exports TEat was the case in 1879, IN
1880 in 1881, in 1882. in 1891, and In 1898.
In no other year did We ever sell SO mucn as
this year and so much more than we bought.
The pros pect is for good crops, while IN Eu-
rope crops are bad and we shall probably con-
tinue our record breaking unless the protec-
tive tariff policy of the Government closes TOO
many OF our foreign markets 10 US. This,
however, viii hardly happen 10 Us before we
have experienced the business revIyai we so
much need and which is surely coming.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
SPANS POLITICAL LEADERS

The critical situation in Spain, due to
her bankrupt condition and disasters 10
her arms in colonial wars, as we'll as 10
dissensions at home, which keep the sup
porters of the royal house in dread uncer-
tainty, make interesting a glimpse at the
chief actors in the exciting drama whose
closing act may see the downfall Of the
present dynasty.
There are FIVE parties in Spain, directed
by five great leaders, any one of whom
NAV find himself at the helm of state, ae-
cording to Emilio Pardo Bazan, should
still darker per,ls than now beset il
gather about the tottering Government.
The present Premier, Don Antonio Cano-
vas del Castillo, is the head of the Conserv-
atives. A man of great talents, even his
worst enemies acknowledge his ability as a
statesman, who always extends his land
10 aid when his native land is in danger.
lie yields to none in his Loyalty TO Spain,
ana his mighty intellect maintains Its
calm poise under all circum stances. Were
il not for the wise head ana directing
hand of Canova. Spain might now be en-
gagged in conflict with the United States
The leader o. the Liberal party is Don
Z
the high Office OF Premier, and though 0
years of age, still retains the foil vigor Of
his intellectual faculties Formerly q
-eyolutionist, he is to-day one OF the sup
porters of the regency. He is g brilliant
orator, and enjoys great personal popu-
larity.
Margal and SaImeron, the two leaders
OF the Repu bican party, are opposites in
every respect Margall head. the Federal
i.t branch; Salmeron the c nionist. Mar
gall is old, white-haired. OF light complex
ion; he is called the man OF ice. Salmeron
is young, biack-h aired, dark skinned, and
is called the man of FIRE. Margall speaks
always with calmness, the other always
with yehemenee.
The Marquis de Cerralbo is the leader Of
the following OF tue Pretender Don Carlos
de Bourbon. The Carlists, as tue party is
called, mas already cost Spain three civil
wars. Cerralbo has given 10 this party,
which was formerly a purely military
organization, a structure adapted to
periois OF repose and peace.
1t is said, however, that If the vcissi-
tudes OF fate should again bring Spain into
the same situation in which she found
herself twenty-five years ago, when the
republic was proclaimed, all friends of
order would instantly turn their eyes to
Emilio Castelar,, the grand man who once
controlled the destinies of Spain, and who,
in mis- retirement, is yet loved by all the
people Of his country, who know and prize
IS value as q statesman without fear and
without reproach. 1t is not improbab BILE
that tbs end of the century may see Cas-
tel lar IN the Presidential chair OF a repub-
lie built above the ruins of the mon archy
of Snai0
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
REPAVE MARKET STREET.

The suggestions contained in the report
of the Grand Jury COMMITTEES on public
streets and squares with reference to the
paved streets IL the center of the City
merits favorable consideration at the
hands OF the Board of Supervisors
Every citizen of San Francisco is inter
ested in the matter, and there is certainly
not one of them who wants his City to be
abreast of the times in public improve
ments, and especially those forms of pub
lie i'm provement which relate TO modern
facilities for comfort and convenience
along our great thoroughfares, who will
not approve of such action as the report
in question urges.
AN effort should be made" says the
committee, "to remove, as far as posi- bic,
the present uneven stone blocks and cob
bles with which streets IN the business
section are now paved and rep,ace the
same with a bituminou. rock pavement"
The committee expressly favors the re-
paving OF Mark t street, between Mont
gomeTy and Ninth. To replace those un-
slightly, foot Hearying and pain-in tiicting
cobbles along Market with smooth,
elastic bituminous pavement would rem
der the great street "a thing of beauty
and JOY forever"
1t Houl4 demonstrate to visitors enter
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
THE ENGLISH ARMY.
New York Times

There is good deal of food for reflection in
the returns OF the English army Tor last year.
1t shows that the average effective strength
of the regular forces during the year was 220.-
74o the proportions in the various branches
being: Household cavalry, 1900; line cavalry,
IS 2s4; horse artillery, 37S5; field artillery,
l4,451; mountain artillery, 14os; garrison
artll.ery, II .663; engineers. 1888: loot guards
$3.50; line infantry. 137, ,o22; Colonial corIs,
52Is; army service corp>, 3517; army ord
nance corps. 1910: medical staff corps, 1882;
and army pay corps, 500. Tie average strength
the actual strength on the FIRST ay OF q ne
present wear, according to the latest return,
was go 500, or 1928 less thau JANUARY l,
1896 OF The 220, 500, l00,6 ,64l were ri noIne
Ala in Egypt, 3S 522 in the Colonies, and
rs 995 in L. dis, exclus. oi ths native army.
The recruits wno joined in 1896 uum bered
% ,532, of whom 1858 were ior iong service,
the .otal being l-ss than in any year since
1888, and greatly less than in 1892, when
4l6s9 joined. The los by ath dur
ing he year was 1863, 1896 men were
discharged, 1857 were struck oil as Gesefters,
13 GAL were transferred 10 the reserve, and
6S4 - the miiItIs, yeomsnry AMI yolun teer>; ;
6U were given up des-Tters and 10,761
were lost by various other causes. The ell
rolled strength Of the frst-clGss army reserve
last year was rs, 100. and the second class had
diminished TO 81. aud there were 1l1713
236, ,059 volunteers. Tne 10 nj OF the nome
auxiliary forces wss thus 442, 1913. or AZ, 1853
less than the AS, SOL OF the eSla ois. {.
Although q large proportion of this enormous
army is In England. tne greatness OF the fUrce,
nevertheless, Is the result of the vast aud scat
wild annexation schemes in their heads will
do well to consider what al this costs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
TUIURE LIGHTING SYSTEMS.

Puiui the Viennese scientist, who was
one of the earliest eIperimenters on the
cathode rays, is said 10 have discovered
a means OF artificial illumination which
will lie superior and at the same time far
cheaper than any lighting system an gen.
eral use at the present time.
II is not long since acetylene gas was in
many quarters declared TO be destined 10
suDersede all the well-known lighting
systems OF the period. AS a means of
illumination this gas proved brilliant and
attractive; but ii is rather too costly, and
besides it has seriously explosive quail
ties. Insurance companies in the East
object to its introd uction as lighting
medium into buildings carrying their
risks.
So it seems that the gas generated with
dangerous ease from calcium carbide will
hardly fill The "iong-feit want" In fact,
when you once consider the Pu,uj lamp
you feel as if time would be wasted in
paying further attention 10 the acetylene-
gas idea.
This Puiui lamp threatens to throw
into tie shade all our incandescent and
arc lamps and all other artificial lighting
Sanitary Plumber his light OF the future"
Is practically a Crookes tube containing
hosphorescent material, which IS made
to give out light by allowing The cathode
ray. TO fall directly upon IT. This is the
Puluj lamp. The inventor claims that he
has solved the problem whereby mecnan-
ical energy can be converted entirely into
light alone, under which condition a Liv-
erpooi ply sicist says that zone man turn
ing the crank of q suits bic machine could
generate enough light for a whole city,"
In the present electric systems only from
to per cent OF the energy is extended
in light, the rest of it passing off in
heat. Pului is now engaged in periecting
for neral use a system which will pro-
duce light without heat.
II this Austrian scientist fulflls his
promises We shall perhaps have at the
smallest cost imaginable the best arti-
fetal light conceivable.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
COAST EXCHANGES.

Tuolumne County says the Independent, is
but in its infancy in It's gold discoveries
Scarcely week passes but rich strike is
made.
According to the Exposition there is move
meut on foot in Fresno 10 build an electric
railroad out TO the sierras from the rgisin
center
The Los Angeles Hera d says that shipments
OF fruit and vegeta bles from Orange County
Will aggregate over I0, 100000 pounds for the
season.
1t is a crueI and fearful remedy that the
Stockton Mail suggests tor the tramp evil and
also an impractiesble one. 1t says, Give the
hobos work"
The Arizona Citizen states that the Terri
tory's greatest need is law to prevent the
sale OF diseased meats. Il says thst many
spells OF sicS ness in small towns can be traced
to the sale OF unfit food.
Although the school building facilities OF
setastopol have long been overtsxed the Times
says that recent effoits to forward bond
proposition to improve them proved failure
through 'Isck OF interest"
Here is suggestion from the GIlroy Adro-
cate: The chi dren OF san Francisco TO be bene-
fitted by the iresh-aIr fund might be m ade SER
YlceS Die IN the OTcndTOS IN the OIL L.
They could get fIesn air sunshine and pocket
change IN such recreation.
The people OF Southern California, says the
Los Angeles ExDress. elected two Democrats to
Congress. and yet they have the good fortune
to secure all the protection they need on their
pr duetions. This unmerited reward can be
repaid only By e!ecting Republicans 10 the
next Congress.
The harvesting in this locality is over for the
season, says the Brentwood Enterprise. Tho
yield oil wheat is better than was a. lie pa ted.
Our warehouse here coutains about 81, 500
sacks OF wheat. whicn is worth about 81 per
sack. prominent grain merchan mere says
this amount is about one-fiilh of the prod uct
OF this immediate locality. If this be so. we
can compute the yield of our Horseshoe
bend" as being about 262 500 sacks, valued at
$500 600
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26

that he had solved the problem which Edison
and other great masters of electricity have
been stacking Tor years small attention was
paid 10 him. An English capitalist who was
Irayeiing through lta.y heard OF the young
result WAS thtt Marconi went to London,
where the invention was thoroughly tested
Il was found that telegraph messages could be
sent a distsnee OF ten miles through inter
yening b.ick walls. An exhibition was made
tefore s mum Der of expert electricians ana
other men OF science, ana The young ltallsn
invention was found 10 be perfectly success
ful. II is the intention OF Marconi and his
associates 10 patent the machines In a., the
countries OF the world. and the newly formed
company will proceed st once with the manu-
iseture OF the instruments. This discovery
will open I'D a distinct and important ind US
try, and is very likely 10 lead to fresh dlscoy-
cries in The srt of telephony and telegraphy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
THE ALASKAN G0LDFIELDS.

The coldfields OF Alaska and Of British
Columbia along the Yukon are likely TO
prove genuine bonanZas for hydraulic
miners. When the SHOWS melt in the
spring there is an abundance of water
everywhere in the gold districts, and as
the valley. are useless tor agricultural
purposes there will be no need of con-
structing impounding dams 10 protect
them from the debris. 1t is Irobable,
therefore, that in the whole of the new
re gion on 10th sides the boundary line
there will be free play for the hydraulic
miner TO work without interruption so
long as the weather will permit water to
run.
An opportunity for hydraulic mining on
large scale will be great advantage to
the new district. 1t will give men OF
small capital better chance than they
have in the quartz mines of South Africa
and Western Australia. If the dirt is
anything like as rich as appears from the
yield obtained from the Kiondyke placers
there will surely be large profits for those
who can wash it out in greater quantities
rather than OF months.
Or IHat reason Inc new Helus are likely
TO be the scene of hydraulic mining on a
sscale far SURPRISING anything undertaken
o far, even in California. and as that sy $
TEN OF operating is much cheaper than
quartz mining, it is likely to attract thou
sands OF men of capital TO engage in 1t.
1t woald not be surprising if more
money were carried into Alaska and the
Canadian Yukon country next season
than has been brought out up to date.
The placer miners will be followed by hy-
draulic mining experiments, and these
will cost money. Machines of many kinG $
will be needed in the new districts, and
every one of them will entail an expendl.
ture OF gold. There is going TO be a big
business at both ends OF the line. and
money will be going both WAYS. That the
general results Will be beneficial cannot
be questioned. 1t is hot i'm probable that
the territory now regarded as so barren of
ali but gold may be found to yield other
things OF value to The world. The devel-
opments OF the future cannot be foreseen,
but Alaska has given rs many surprises in
the past and may have others in store.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
HATcHING EGGS IN ARIZONA
Arizona Prospector.

successful shell game of a new brand was
worked on egg consumers in Ph9aix yester-
day by farmer who lives in the valley. This
time the farmer attempted 10 victimize his
city cousins, and all but succee ded. a case Of
eggs was received by g merchant, and when
opened it was found that one of the eggs had
hatched, and fifteen minutes later, when the
eggs y ere exposed to the air, dozen chickens
We're peeping. The egg in the first :wo layers
all conia aimed chickens The merchant re-
ported that as soon as the eggs were exposed 10
the air the chickens were hatched. The tenn
peraiure in which the crate Of eggs had evil
IDENTITY been since the shipment will not be
changed and all the eggs viii be given a cn snce
TO hatch. Tne eggs wnicn are matching must
have been in q TEN mperature OF over ninety de-
grees ior the past three Heeks.