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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Blockade No. 8

Was inaugurated by one of the most
mencing Friday night and developing
into a first-class blizzard during Satur-
day. The passenger train went east
Friday night and the Saturday morning
west-bound passenger pulled by two
engines got thro' Saturday morning but
failed to reach Aberdeen, sticking in a
drift between Andover and Groton. 1t
there remained until dug out by the
rotary pillow Monday. The rotary reach
ed here Monday evening about $50 and
remained all night undergoing repairs
by Machinist Candy, the fiues leaking
badly. 1t started eastward on Tuesday
morning, and was followed by a freight
train from Aberdeen. 1t reached Mil
bank in the evening and the road was
open for o few minutes when
Blockade No. G
was ushered in by a high wind setting IN
which filled the cuts again with drifting
snow, and the work of opening the road
was to do over.
1t is reported that the rotary plow is
laid up at Milbank for necessary repairs,
40 there is no telling how long the pres
eut blockade will continue. The snow
gang has been laid off until further or
ders. 1t has cost the Milwaukee com
pany an immense amount of money to
keep this part OF the road open since
January /, and it deserves credit for the
energy and enterprise shown under the
most disheartening circumstances. Time
after time has the road been cleared
only to be closed up again by storms.
1t is safe to assume that no time will be
wasted in getting things in running
order. and that trains will be moving
by tomorrow night. Postmaster Parli-
man yesterday wired the condition Of
affairs to the postmaster-general stating
that no mails have been received since
the 10Th inst.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain unclaimed
in the postoffice as Webster, s. D., for
the week ending February 16, 1897:
Elder Rhodes p F Collins(transient)
] j Lesson vi Brannum
When calling for the above, please say
advertised" and give date.
II. w. PARLIMAN, p. NJ.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Teachers Examination.

An examination for teachers will be
held in Webster March 5, 1897. This
will be the last opportunity to obtain a
certificate to teach in this county until
the June examination.
NINA III. AASVED,
Supt. OF Schools.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

strike the average thinking individual
as somewhat peculiar. If a mishap due
to the sudden starting of a horse is not
an accident, it might be interesting to
know how the word could be defined.
New York Ledger
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Estrayed.

From the premises of the undersigned
the northeast quarter of Section 2,
Township 10, Range 81, Clark County,
on or about November 10th, n large
two year old mare, color iron gray,
weight about LOO pounds. Any infor-
nation leading to her recovery will be
suitably rewarded. Address
C.. +. KITE, Bradley, S. ID.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Caucus Notice.

4 caucus will be held at the Matt.
Johnson schooLhouse on Tuesday, the
23rd day OF February, at one O'Clock p.
m. for the purpose OF nominating town
ship officers for the ensuing year.
e. C. EDGAR, Town Clerk.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Judge Campbell, +, E, Granger, H. II.
Potter, and Judge Crofoot took advan-
tage OF IN extra freight running west
ward Tuesday and started for their Alb
erdeen homes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Born, on Saturday, the 18th inst, to
Mr. n Mrs. Dell Chapman, a son OF
regulation weight. Mother and child
are getting along nicely.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Nick Schmitt will deliver pure spring
water to any part OF the city for 25cts.
a barrel or $3.50 II tank. Barrels will be
filed every Tuesday and Friday tanks
and cisterns filed at any time. Leave
orders at this office.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Don't try to write with blueing or in
ferior ink but 60 to Mike THUS Pioneer
drug store and get some OF the ceIebrat-
ed Diamond Iuk.-the best on earth.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Misses Minnie and Maggie Cowan
arrived Saturday morning from Valpa-
ralso, Ind, where they have in attend
ance at college.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

H. III. Potter, f. f. Granger, and l.. &c.
Levoy visited the high SCI DOL Monday.
Mr. Granger, who is a member OF the
Aberdeen board of education, speaks
very highly in praise Of the management
and discipline OF our school.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

tomorrow evening, Friday, Feb. 10,
.ae aules OF the Cong'l church will give
nuaesslng Social at the residence OF ii.
FRANK to which all are invited. A
aas'cai program will be rendered and
'esn'nents served beside the entertain
Bent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

The amateur photographer is very
much in evidence these days. The NOW
scenery seems to have developed" quite
q number OF Kodak artists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

All members OF Webster Lodge, No. 80
A. O. U. W. having in their possession
badges OF the order are requested to re-
turn same to the lodge room.
II. Nick EMMETT. NV.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Many new and original effects in wash
goods n worsteds may be seen by
calling at the Elevator Store where new
summer goods are being unuacked.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Judge Andrews is reported to nave
gotten lost in Day county during the
recent storm. He was due at DeSinet
for an adjourned term OF court and, the
road being blockaded, went by team
from Bristol to Andovcr. En- route the
;,dge and driver became befu ddled as TO
their whereabouts and had to walk a
considerable portion OF the time WIN
fbe thermometer % degrees below zero
Ears and cheeks were the only parts OF
themselves which sustained injury rom
frost.-Public Opinion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Ross the Jeweler.

MIS- ID. +. Taylor of Webster is enjoy
,as q visit with her daughters, Mrs. l..
Bentley, iamily.-Milbank Herald
Advance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Mental Arithmetic.

Aunt Dorothy-How many command
ments are there, Johnny?
Johnny (glibly)-Ten.
Aunt Dorothy-And, now, suppose
you were to break one of them?
Johnny (tentatively)-Then there'd.
be nine-Spare Moments.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Don't throw away your old sewing
machine it can be- made as good as new
with very little expense. | can furnish
parts for it no matter what make.
Ross the ,JeWeler.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

AS Lewis d. Larson, a prominent farm
er OF Liberty township, was entering his
barn on Tuesday evening, the 9th inst,
he bad a stroke OF paralysis resulting in
hemorrhage OF the brain, from the effects
oil which he died on Thursday. Funeral
services took place Wednesday.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

The Waubay Roller Mil Company is
still doing business and is ready to take
IN your grist and give you back all your
sacks and 80 pounds OF straight flour,
10 pounds OF bran and 4 OF shorts for
every bushel OF wheat you bring.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Just received from the factory a large
llle oil alarm clocks made for me ana
guaranteed in every respect. Only $1.25.
Ross the Jeweler.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

"ihe Tracy returned Saturday morn
IVY rom his trip to Minneapolis. He
so' through just in time to escape block
ade No. 7
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
A Few Prices. --Grocery Department.

GRADUATED Sugar, ........20 lbs for 81 0O
All Package Coffee, 2 lbs for 35-6 for 81
All kinds Pure Spices, ............ zoe per 10.
Best Oatmeal ......."...35 lbs Tor 81 OO
Pure Buckwheat Flour, ..........3c per 10.
Perfect or Beat mall soap, % bars forS1
Baking Powder, l ID can. ............20c
THE ELEVATOR STORE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

The Workman lodge held another
interesting session Monday evening,
about seventy members being in attend
ance. Buttermaker Payne had a trial
Of skill with the butter OF the lodge,-the
goat,-after which he was pronounced a
safe risk and admitted into full member
ship. The discussion OF the proposed
graded assessment plan was resumed,
and after a lively interchange OF opinions
tbe matter was laid over until the next
regular meeting.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Miss Molyneaux, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gruby, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gruby, Mr..
and Mrs. C. E. Brooks, and Lew Gruby
drove 10 Waubay and attended the Re
bekah dance Monday evening. They
report the affair a success in every way.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

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

C. NJ. Turner OF Webster vas in Mil
bank Yesterday on his way home from
Bismarck. Mr.. Turner belongs to the
"art p~reservative' fraternity and has
been working on state work at Bis
marck. The Review received a pleasant
call from Mr.. rurner.-Grant County
Review
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-29
For the Florida Agrculturist.
Strawberries in South FLORIDA.

For the FLORIDA Agr1cultur1St
Strawberries in South Florida.
The most comprehensive essay on
strawberry culture the writer has ever
studied is that recently sent out from
the Lake City Experiment Station.
Every one interested in strawberries
should give it careful study. From
the point of view of a North Florid-
ian it is almost perfect. We would
take issue with him on but two
points; degeneration of plants and
the value of northern grown plants
for Florida planting. One thing is
grown successfully in the North do
not do at all we'll here. Indeed near
ly all are fiat failures. The only one
that we will plant again is the Lady
Thompson and tnat only for home
market. It will never become a stand
ard shipping berry.
Now, as to the value of northern
grown plants for Florida planting.
The writer has planted thousands of
plants from the foothills of the Appa
lachian mountains, from the Potomac
valley, from northern New York ON
the shores of Lake Ontario and from
Ontario, Canada. In all cases we have
secured the best results from the most
northern grown plants. We have sent
some home grown Hoffman to north
ern New York and have received back
the following October plants that
would average eight times thossize. or
those grown in the Piedmont region.
Planted out carefully on rich soil and
we'll cultivated for eight or ten weeks
and they will bloom at once and fruit
before Christmas. - =.
The tiny plants purchased in Flor,
ida or the Piedmont region of Caro-
lima are slow to start, bloom late and
late blooming and late fruitage is an
advantage in North Florida ON ac>
count of frost. In South Florida our
plants grow all winter and in favor
able locations few or no berries are
lost by frost so an early harvest may
confidently be expected. Only last
season we received some fine plants
from the North on Oct. 16, and picked
our first berries on Dec. 9. This was
nine days earlier than we had ever
picked before.
> On Oct. 18, we planted 1000 plants
of Florida grown stock and did not
get any berries from them until Feb.
20. The northern stock remained in
fruitage as long as the Florida stock
which was until June 10.
Preparation of the soil is all import
ant for no subsequent tillage can
make up for inadequate preparation.
If too wet for corn to do well it must
be drained. 1t is very desirable that
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-29

The cleaner the culture, the better
the crop.
In hoeing, stroke in time saves
nine.
Shallow cultivation for mature
plants.
eff little labor, little are our gains,
Mans fortunes are according to his
pains" A. l.. X.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-29
For the Florida Agriculturist.
The Fence Question.

To every question it must be ac-
knowledgedt there are always two sides
to consider. This maxim applies to the
fence question over which so much ag-
itation has been going on for the. last
few years. In the number for Sept.
90, of your paper, gentleman
one side with great skill and a great
deal of truth so [ thought that [ as
stockman should like to show up the
other side in order to show that the
general public get some benefit by
having stock cattle at large, viz: by
the low price of beef, which more
than counterbalances the cost of keep
ing up their fences to keep out cattle.
[ do not say hogs, which are very diff
ferent, owing to the very expensive
fence that is required to keep them
out and which people cannot in a
great many cases afford to put up.
If a no fence law was passed which
require. cattle to be kept under fence,
the crackers and stockmen in general
would be ruined. They have very lit
tie land of their own and would not
have enoug-4 money to buy the large
tracts of land necessary to enclose
their cattle in order for them to do
well. They WOu4-- therefore be obliged
to sell their cattle and as no one
would want them under the circum-
stances and as so many would be for
sale there would be glut and they
would be unable to get anything for
them. The result would be that for a
short time beef would be very cheap,
but when everything had settled down
again the price of beef would go up,
probably at least five cents per pound
owing to it's scarcity and extra ex-
pense in raising. it.
Probably some millionaires would
buy up thousands of acres of fiatwood
land and also the cattle the poor
stoekmen woul~ be obliged to sell at
any price. The millionaires would
then have complete control of the beef
trade with the usual result of charg-
ing what they like for it.
A question I should like to ask is
this: Would any one grow crops and
have their orange groves without
fence round them? / think not! How
would you ..~e people to drive
through your crops and no doubt
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-29
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, September - 1887.

the plants should be put out in soil
that has been under good culture dur
ing the summer. All corn stumps,
vines, grass and rubbish should be
cleaned off before plowing. 1t should
be thoroughly plowed with two
horse plow with jointer attachment.
AS soon as plowed a cutaway harrow
should pass over five times or more in
every direction. Then, every four
DAYS 90 over it again with some form
of harrow-we prefer the Acme-un>
til Oct. 10.
We use garden line even in plant
ing ten acres. You can plant one foot
by 80 inches or, as we prefer, plant on
both sides of the line making double
row one foot apart and three feet be-
tween the double rows. A half bushel
basket lined with burlap is a good
thing to carry plants in. A boy can
drop for you and see that he leaves
the roots toward you. Do not be
tempted to cut off the roots in order
to get them into a tiny hole made by
a dibble, but get common brick ma
sons trowel and plunge it in and
draw the soil towards you and with
the left hand place the plant in posi-
ton and w4.A thrust of the fist firm
the soil well against the roots, being
careful to keep the crown or germinal
bud even with the surface. If soil is
dry it will pay to give each plant
pint of water. Hoe within a week and
give a sprinkle of fertilizer at the
time. Blood and bone, fine ground
fish, cotton seed meal are good for
first applications. Use a well bal
anced complete fertilizer for third
and fourth apllcations. Give liberal
sapplication of fertilizers and you will
be rewarded in proportion.
The highest, dryest sand hill in
Florida may be made to produce fine
crops of berries if you will provide
manure moisture, cultivation and
good plants to start with. The fol-
lowing maxims are as true today as
when penned twenty years ago:
All heavy crops are grown on rich
soil
Bone dust and ashes make fine ber-
ries.
Measure the profit by the amount of
manure.
Careful transplanting insures supe-
riar growth.
Moist earth and cloudy day for
transplanting.
The larger the plant the better the.
growth.
rying the roots is killing to the
plant.
Ten plants well cared for are bet~
ter than one hundred i'll used.
Berries well picked and packed are
half sold.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-29
$2 per Annunl, in Advance

neIplnS themselves 10 any IHlllS Iucy
fancy as they would be sure to do,
were there no fence. All but fools
would have wire fences as they have
now for that reason if for no other.
1t is nearly always the lazy people
who let their fences get into disre-
pair that are troubled by cattle. Very
few cattle will break through wire
fence four strands if kept up proper
ly but if once they find a weak fence
they can easily get through as soon
as one place is patched up they will
find another weak point. One would
think that cattle are raised in order
to be a public nuisance, and that
stockmen desire their cattle to get in
to other peoples places. This is not
at all the case. / am as | said before,
stockman of this county, so can
speak from experience. 1t keeps cat
tlemen constantly employed driving
their cattle away from fenced in plac-
es into the fatwoods They will not
thrive on the hills as they do in the
fatwoods where the grass is much bet
ter. Do you think [ want my cattle
to wander down the sandy avenues
and to get into neglected fields where
there is nothing to eat but a few
blades of grass covered with sand,
when in the fiatwoods there is good
grazing. No it is against our interests
to allow them to do SO. 1t is cold,
rain, and flies that drive them to a
higher level and probably also the
natural desire to go where they ought
not to go.
There are no doubt a few stockmen
who neglect their interests and do
not mind whether their cattle are do
ing we'll or where they are, or whom
they botner. Any decent man would
get rid of regular fence breaking
COW, in fact he would for his own
sake, as in most cases it would be as
likely to break through his own fence
as anybody elses. | am inclined to
think that if little more neighbor-
ly feeling i.---- Christian forbearance
existed in communities, all could be
satisfactorily settled, and if people
would try to think of the side of the
question, [ have tried to explain to
them, l am sure they would leave the
fence law alone, realizing the risk
they run of raising the price of meat
without their deriving any benefit by
the change in the law.
Lyulph E. Rhodes.
Conway, Sept. %, 1897.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-29

/. you expect to need any orange
box hoops this winter, write at once
to Messrs f. o. Painter g. Co., jack
sonville. So per thousand for the
next 80 days.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
4 Sparrow Snarl.
From tie Chicago Record

tFTOm tie Chicago Record.D
Ali the telephones were out OF order.
when Mr.. Smith rung up MT. Brown he
was quite as likely to get Mr.. Peters or
Nj SHOCKS and sometimes the instrument
merely hurried a I'd clicked nd siz zled. The
managers OF the telephone company were
at their wits end; they had look ed high a mi
low TO FIND where the wires were CLOSED
but all IT, no avail. At ast a linenan was
sent out TO follow the wires from pole to
pole and not to stop until he had seen every
foot OF the line. All che ia Y he ira mped up
and down thu dusty streets OF the little town
I'm which this happened, and he could fiud
nothing out OF order.
At last. just az IL was coming 6 O'Clock.
he reached hg building which was used
as college library and museum. Up about
twenty feet from the ground stout timber
protrudpd from the wall TO the distance Of
about three feet, and along the top Of this
the wires ran into the building. The line
man could see nothing wrong, and he was
tempted 10 go hoIre without making any
closer examination But he was careful
workman. and so he climbed up to the tim
ter. As be put his head over the edge he
aud a great Iluttermg of wings a sparrow
flew off her nest and dsrted III widenin 9
circles about the lineman's head.
The r. est had been built Just on top OF the
timber and covered botn OF the wires. The
linenlan pulled IL down carefully aud found
woven in and out with strings and bits OF
cloth, small copper Wire. Thiswas placed
at the bottom cf the nest ia such n way
that il Law across all the wires and con
nected them. II il possible that the spar
lows wanted to experiment a little with
electricity in the laboratory at the base
n,ent OF their house, or they might have dis
covered an improved method OF building
nests-with copper Orders. The lineman
scraped away the IA st vestige of the nest,
and now Mr.. Brown can talk with Mr.
Smith without getting tangled up with Mr..
Peters.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28

bold line OF attack has Had a marked effect
upon the course of political events Both
George and Low are benefiting by the
starnpedes from Platt's and Cookers
forces. IL would almost appear that the
total respectability of the municipality had
turned IL; back upon the bosses. But, ia
spite Of al these phenomena, it neverthe-
less is true that Croker has not lost the
power or baing dan gerous TO his opponen ts.
TIE citizens revolt against the duplex ma
CLINE, and the "Siamese Twins of corrup.
tion," as George calls them, is one Of ter
riiIe force az that force could ba made ef
fective. II may prove TO he great beyond
calculation and sweep ali before it. but
we must not lose sight of the fact that
Croker has net only tbs Tamnany braves.
bet Plat, Mckinley and the whole power
of the National aud State Republican ad-
ministratiuns working tooth and nail
for him. That, with all that IL implies
to people familiar with good politics.
and "sodnd business methods much ob
scures the view. Never mindi We shall
know ali about il on Wednesday morning
next.