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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16
Funds ~Squandered.


The supreme court has denied
the writ of mandamus sought BY the
railroad commissioners to compel
Auditor MAYHEM to draw warrants
on the second half of he litigation
fund of the commission before the
end of the fiscal year. OF this case,
and the squandering Of this fund, the
Aberdeen News says /:
= In relation to the second
case against the state auditor, the
case through which the board sought
to enroach upon next years appro-
priations, the Capital explains that
the Legislature set apart $4,000 fol
the use of the board for two years
beginning the first day of July last.
The law of 1890 requires this appro-
priation to be equally divided be-
tween the two years., making $2,250
available from July last, and an
equal sum for the year following,
In five months, the board has ex-
ha listed the entire appropriation for
the first year, has approved addition
al vouchers for $993.10, which have
been rejected by the auditor, and
has brought an action to get control
of the second wears appropriation
before the first year IS half gone.
As a reason for this proceeding,
the board alleges that unless the
auditor will allow it to use the
second years appropriation as fast
as the money is wanted, the present
litigation will have to be suspended
for want of funds to pay court ex-
penses. In order that the public
may know how much truth there is
in this assertion, we give below IA
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16
Obituaries.

Died, Sunday, December 70. az
trouble, aged sixty-nims years. Ne
wife OF George Mounzel, Deceased
the wife Of one Of the most promia.s
farmers Of Morton township. a,,d
an earnest and devoted member of ,a
CItholic church. Her illness ~.
short Duration as she attended ch,.I
services the Sunday previous ia 4.
death. The funeral took place Wedna.
day. High mass vas celebrated ~ !.
Otto church. Father Menzing prpaebin,
appropriate ermon in both Gernaa
and English. hterment 81 the Catbot;.
cemetery.
Died, Tuesday, December IA. Of Il.
phoid fever, Andrew Miller, aged thirty
two years. Deceased was d quiet. Nara.
working man who has been wo,k;nr
around the city for the past year. whilo
working in the ruins Of the strong o,a
vator he caught cold, which deyeIonsa
into the disease from which he died
The funeral services we're held yesterdav
and were conduct ed by Rpy. +. RI. Tbie
Interment at city cemetery.
Died, Thursday, December Is, Charles
Marden, aged eighty-four years. Tho
decreased hal been very feeble for some
time, owing to his advanced age. Ia
was AN old aud highly respected sifisea
having resided in Day county Tor twelve
years. He a born IN Snxis, England
June 3, 1914. He cane to this country
in 1882 and resided IN Dodge county
Wiscousin, for four years, coming to
Day courty IN 1887. Mr.. Aiardep
leaves three sons in this country to
m ourn his loss, two OF whom, Richard
aud Stepaen, reside in this city, Funeral
ser vices will be held 2 p, m. tomorrow
at the Congregational church.
Died, Friday, December 10, OF liver
complications, aged nineteen months,
Elmer Edwin, son OF VIM Miller. The
funeral services We're held Sunday nj the
Congregational Church, Rev. Persons
officiating. Mr.. MiIler's cup OF sorrow
has surp!!v been flied to ~overfowing, he
having buried his mother, brother and
son within ten days.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16

Some merchants make hard work OF
bnsinass-they have lost the key to sue
cess. II they carried reliable clothing
like the Il. n. & Co.'S, it would take a
load OF their miads-tell TIE trntli~
that's the policy OF a clothing store thar
carries these suits. III. &. Trgtmeier is
showing a magnificent line for winter
wear. Have yoa seen them :
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16

l.. g. Ochsenreiter received the fellow
ing explanation OF cold wave WARNINGS
from Section Director Glenn OF Huron /:
During December, Jansary and Febru-
AIRY, cold wave warning is intended to
indicate that the temperature is expect
ed TO fall 20 degrees in "a hours, and to
10 degrees or below. From March to
November, inclusive, the temperature is
expected to fall 20 degrees in 24 hours,
and TO. 40 degrees or below.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16

The annual statement oi the Zumbro
ere amery company OF Rock Dell, Mime
sofa, has been handed us with a request
hat it be- published. II will appear ~
our next issue and certainly contains
figures that viii iurnish Iood Tor rriiec-
ton az to the value OF ~ creamery TO a
community.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16
mold
OHARITY.


1t j. a sad commentary on the charity
OF our city to learn that in II house
twice visited by death in eight days.
over which the shadow vi death still
hoyers, where poverty aud %priyation
prevail, not one person Except officials
and a Jew nearby neighbors) has visited
during this period Of trouble to extend
| the hand oil aid or word OF sympathy TO
tie poor widowed woman struggling
| to support her fatherless children.
We refer to the case OF Mrs. Harris,
living in the old West hotel building
During the summer and TALL, she labored
al any and all kinds OF work Gwen
! shocking grain) to support her little
family. This winter sic kness came upon
them and she WAS competed to accept
aid IRON the county. Her aged mother
passed away, her brother followed, and
a child is soon to follow.
County charity at the best is cold
charity and provides nothing in the way
of Extra comfort Tor the dying, and it
would seem tlat az a Christian com
munity we are lacking 10 our duty ia
showing such an utter want Of sympa-
thy aud in allowing such destifuton 20
exist One lying il death another dyiug,
the mother and children lacking proper
clothnw-this was the condition on
Tuesday night when "A contribution
paper was circulated and $50 raised,
mainly among what is termrd the
sporting element Of tae city, add pre-
scented to the mother to provide imme-
date necessities. Sine then some
clothing has been contributed aud
several ladies have called to assist.
1t may be that there are other cases
OF distress in the city and we call atten-
tion publicly to this one in the hope
that some organized effort be made for
the relief Of any that may be suffering
and in want. At this time OF the year,
when the loving spirit OF giving is
abroad in the land, remember the poor
among us and bear IN mind that Divine
promise, "Inasmuch as We do ID INTO
one OF these, We do it unto Me-"
The worfare which the Calumet Bak-
ing Powder company of Chicago has
been making on high priced brands has
had considerable effect as is prominent
by the very large demand that now
exists for the Calumet" brand. We
have never heard aeomplaint concerning
Calumet" The manufacturers guar
antee that food prepared iron their
brand is free from any deleterioas sub
stance. They state further that food
prepared with it is entirely Tree
from Rochelle salts, alum, lime, am
monia or any injurious substance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16

statement Of what bias been done
with the S2,250 already expended /:
n II. Nan, attorney fees. 9l 90
Fred Brown, attorney fees. $40 90
W q Temple, attorney fees, -.... J00UO
Total attorneys fees paid 5 i.s2l 20
Additional attorneys ters rejected 993 10
Total attorneys fees allowed By the
board & 2g 90
Total court expenses including cieri.
cal work and notarys fees ....... I2010
Tia IS 81 sas, that out Of the
apl oariatiop far lie irst year
-, $50 the euNre moun Of court
expenses is only $420.10 and the
balance has gone to lawyers, besides
1898 10 allowed TO lawyers and re-
jected by the auditor. And this
SUIT was brought. not on a voucher
for court expenses, but for more
LAWYERS fees.
This Sl,S2l.90 that has been paid
to lawyers-not to mention the
1898. 10 that has been rejected-is a
clear waste of the peoples money.
The state pays an attorney general
for just such work as this, and the
last Legislature, anticipating this
extra work for the attorney general,
allowed him an assistant at 81. q
year and an extra clerk at $1,000 a
year. But the legal machinery fur
nished by the state has been thrown
away and nothing has been accom-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16

* CURRENT | ~
Loucks and the SpoiI-Hunters.

Iroquois Chief.
Loucks is still fighting fusion and
the small fry in his own party that
are looking for the spoiIs are bark
ing at his heels.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16
Where the nistake was rlade.

where Tie IItstahG WdS IIauS'
Yankton Gazette.
The liinckley law is a good thing
ID principle bat a bad thing in
form. There is force in the propo-
sition that it viii prevent wealthy
litigants from appealing trivial cases
for the purpose Of wearing out poor
plaintiffs. The mistake of the law
is IN not basing the right to appeal
upon the amount sued for instead Of
amount Of the verdict.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16
Such Indecent Haste.
Alexandra Herald.

And now China announces that
she will 90 on to a gold basis as
soon as practicable. Those mex
plicable Celestials might, at least,
have had the common deceney to
hold back such an announcement
until after Senator Pettigrew had
again planted his feet on the soil Of
his native land.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
FLOODS, SLEET AND SNOW.
A Terrible Blizzard Followed the Rain
storm North of Us.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Reports from all parts
of the west tell of damage by floods and
storm during the past tweIty-fOur hours.
In Illinois heavy rain has fallen, streams
are overtOwed, making the roads impasS-
able and damaging winter wheat. Joliet
is stricken with the worst food in its
history. Hickory and Spring creeks are
out of their bounds and the Desplaines
river and the lower end of the canal have
risen sixteen inches today. Families are
moving ont of their houses and low lands
are ilooGM' Water is sweeping through
the lumber yards and the Rock Island
| track is submerged.
In the vicinity of Lacon wheat has
been damaged badly by the rain and the
roads are impossible for marketing corn.
The .Sangamon river is rising, threaten
ing destruction to thousands of acres of
grain In South Michigan 1t is still rain
ing but growing colder.
In Northern Michigan the rain is alGo
| severe. Near Menomince it raned for
forty-eight hours. Logging has been sus-
pended and hundreds of men have come
ont of the woods. Ice gOrges at Fishers
and other points on the Menominee river
threaten serious consequences to MenOm
inee and Marquette. In some parts n
blizzard ragged all day and it is growing
colder tonight.
In SOutn dakota snow storm prevail
ed and the snow is drifting badly, so that
Il railroad blockade is feared.
Nebraska is suffering the worst bliz-
zard it has experienced in years. Snow
was twelve inches on the level last night
and the wind piled great drifts six and
seven feet high. Last night binding
snow was falling and a sharp wind was
blowing. At Grand Island there was five
feet of snow in the Union Pacific yards.
Telegraph and telephone service is great
ly impaired
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

who held that those who made the run
from the reservations are disqualified.
The new policy is laid down in II decision
in the case Of Michael Brady, J. III.
O'Donne.l and Charles Williams, Overru.-
ing the general land office decision that
entrance to the territory from the Indian
reservations disqualified them. A proc,ar
nation issued twenty days before the
entrance is held to be the ground for oc-
cupatiOn and settlement. The reservation
Of a strip of land 100 feet wide around
the entire tract, which of course included
the east side. is cited, and the procama-
ton accordingly made no inhibition upon
settlers entering from those Indian rcser-
walton or the 10O-foOt reservation.
Secretary Francis holds that the route
traversed to get TO the strip does not bar
persons from making the run from the 100
foot strip or from making entries, and
il is not within the province of the
branches Of the government to deny the
qualifications of any one making a home
stead entry. The only provision on which
the secretary Of the interior could pre-
vent persons making these entries was
that under the laws and treaties with
the Indians, men who entered the reser-
vatiOns could be removed as intruders.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
TERRIBLE STORM SATURDAY
A HALF DOZEN BUILDINGS WERE
WRECKED AT BENTON,
ARKANSAS.
SAVED BY THE H[R0ISW OF A BOY
He Flagged Train in Time to Prevent
1t Crashing Into House That
Had Been Blown on
the Track.

Little Rocki Jan. Accommodation
was established with all the towns south
of here on the Iron Mountain today, and
the reports indicate that the greatest suf-
fcrer by last nights storm was the town
of Benton, where half dozen small
frame houses were demolished and sew
eral freight cars, standing at the sta
ton, were overturned. Several persons
were more or less injured and many had
narrow escapes, but no fatalities oc-
Cured. 1t seems that the storm was Sc
vercst in the southern portion of the
state, and it is not unlikely that casual
ties occurred in some of the numerous
lumber camps in that section. All the
kama suffered more or less damage and
reports from the country give several in
stances of damage to farm houses in that
section, and the rainfall all over the
southern portion of the state was the
heaviest for years and all the branches
and rivers were OverHowed. The river
in many places is flooded, but trains are
nearly all running on time.
The cannon ball, which was held at
Benton last night, had narrow escape
from being wrecked, and but for the re-
roism of country boy u terrible disaster
might have occurred The train was
late and was running at high rate of
speed when nearing Benton. Five min
utes before it would have reached the
spot the. storm struck farm house and
lifted it across the track. The boy, real
izing the danger, seized q lantern and
tagged the cannon ball just in time. The
passengers made up purse and present
ed it to the boy.
At Benton the streets were strewn with
debris all the way from State street east
to Arch street. The water in the branch
at Spring and Seventh overflowed and
flooded the neighboring residences and
assumed threatening proportions at Cen
ter and Fifth. Merchants along that
street had to move their wares to elc-
waited places. The brick sidewalk over
the branch in front Of Gilmore's store,
on Fifth street, cavcd in and the butcher
shop of Ed Glover and the grocery store
of w. X. Taylor were inundated by the
water. In the street the water was foot
deep, and it crossed Fifth street. flooding
lsenberg's dry goods store and other
places. South and west of the Union
depot the water accumulated and formed
vast lake, and at one point cuvert
was unable to accommodate the great
volume, causing the water to play havoc
with the roadbed &C the railroad Victory
street was all under water from Mark
ham south, and the people living out in
that direction were compelled to move
around by cross streets to reach their
homes. Ninth and Main was sea of
water for hours last night, reaching
depth of Il foot. Water street was roar
ing river, from Chester, east to Gaines,
carrying everything before it. In the vi
cnity Of the Pacific hotel, near the
Union depot, the water made alarming
cncroachments and flooded part of the
lower floor of the hotel.
The temperature took u sudden tum-
bic about noon, and the indications now
are for snow
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
IIOE. III. II. BURRIS,
National Treasurer Of the Chickasaw Ma
ton, Interviewed.

Dcnison, Tex, Jan. 4.-(Spccial) y
Hon. ii. II. Burris national treasurer
of the Chickasaw nation, was in the city
today for short time
Speaking of what the committee will
recommend in regard to II treaty with
the Dawes commission, he said:
Il am not posted as to the text Of the
report but | believe it recommends some
action of the Chickasaws offering to treat
with the Dawes commission. | know it
does not recommend the acceptance of
the treaty agreement of the Choctaws
and the Dawes commission. Our people
are incenscd at that agreement and the
effort to extend it over us without our
consent. The Chickasaws will never
agree to that. We shall ask for our
treaty rights and all that is due us in
law and equity"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Alice Goodman, skull fractured and
arm broken

Alice Goodman, skull fractured and
arm broken.
Para.ee Goodman, bruised body.
Claude Goodman, arm fractured.
Mrs. Jessie Goodman, scalp wound and
bruised body.
Joseph Dan Robertson, cOlored, shoul
der and arm broken.
Two of the three Goodman children
were found 800 yards from their home,
with their clothes stripped from their
bodies, which were bruised and mangled.
OF those at the hospital injured, Mrs.
Morgan and Mrs. Beachol have little
, chance of recovery. The wounded are
receiving all the care and attention that
can be given. The residence of ]. S.
Noel and the Methodist church have been
converted into temporary hospitals.
The path of the storm was narrow and
short, but terrific in destruction. A
number of horses, hogs and cattle were
killed. The body of man who was
blown from the bridge has been recoy-
cred, but has not been identified. A man
whose name is not given is missing. 1t
is believed he has been killed, but his
body has not been found.
A number of ladies visited the hos
pitals today and provided garments for
the unfOrtunates. A subscription list
will be opened tomorrow for the suf-
ferers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
IN ST. LOUIS VICINITY.

st. Louis, Jan. 3.-The heavy rain
which fell in this city the past three days
continues. The weather grew colder,
however, and the temperature dropped
10 to 20 degrees in short time. The
Mississippi has overflowed its banks in
some places. At Richand, Mo-, it is
rising at the rate of fourteen inches an
hour. The river is full of floating rails,
saw logs and railway ties which repre-
sent loss of many thousands of dollars.
In the vicinity of Virginia, ILL.,, the
heaviest rainfall in years has prevailed
the past twentyfour hours. The Sanga-
mon river is rising, threatening destruc
tiOn to thousands of farms. 1t is still
raining and growing colder.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
CHICAGO DELUGED.
Streams in That Vicinity Overlooked by
Continuous Rains.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-The continuous rain
of today, following the downpOur Of the
two previous days, caused deluge sell
dom experienced in Chicago. In the cen
ter of the city the drain facilities were
better shaped and not much Inconvenience
was felt, but in the out districts the
streets looked more like ponds than thor
oughfares and many houses were flood
ed. Outside of the city many roads were
in an impossible condition and the fields
were covered with large eXpanses of
water.
The Dcspiaines river. the Illinois and
Michigan canal and the drainage canal
were raging torrents. In number of To-
calities the former burst over its banks
and flooded the surrounding country.
South EdgewOod was flooded and base
ments were filed, but no serious dam
age was done. In the stock yards region
the same condition existed. The pump
ing works at Bridgeport was forced to
shut down. the drainage canal being so
full of water that it was found imposs-
bic to pump water. The situation is
very serious. The current was forced into
Lake Michigan and all the impurities
were forced towards ChicagOs water
supply. The water of the Desplalnes
river tonight rose to within two feet of
the top of the dam, and it was feared
that if the water continued to rise it
would overflow into Ogden avenue and
into Chicago. The water may burst its
banks at any moment.
At Lemont. another suburb at late
hour tonight. it was feared the Illinois
and Michigan canal would leave its
banks and sweep away the lumber yards
located there. That portion of the coun-
try north of Lemont. known as "the flats,
was flooded for miles.
The rain turned to snow about midnight,
the weather turning very cold
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
DIED IN A HOUSTON HOTEL.

Houston, Tex, Jan. 4.-(Spccial)-
Chas, Wcbber died at | o'clock today in
the Capitol hotel rooms. Weber regis
tered Mt the hotel last Wednesday. but
the proprietor. Richard Rogers. knew
nothing further of him. At II o'clock this
morning Mr.. Rogers went to his room
and found him breathing very heavily.
but the man awakened and said he would
get up soon. An hour later he was un-
almost empty morphine box was found in
his pocket. He seemed about 10 years
old and was evidently working man.
He had no money or clothing and his body
was turned over to the undcrtakcrs to be
hnriCh tomorrow
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
A BLIZZARD RAGING

Kansas City, Jan. 3.-The first blizzard
of the season is raging throughout west
crn Missouri, throughout Kansas, and in
the territories, the trains at many points
being delayed by SNOW drifts A fall OF
about 80 degrees was experienced al
most points with the thermometer still
falling. 4 heavy wind has blown steadi,
ly for the past twenty-four hours drift.
ing the snow deeply and causing trouble
to railways and stock In the Indian
Territory the rains have swollen the gul-
lies and small streams and railway COM
panics are taking extra precautions
against washOuts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

Sacramcnto, Cal, Jan. 1.-The lcGisln-
turc of California met today. and after
n short session adjourned until tomorrow
when the last biennial message of Gov
crnor Rudd viii he read The first bus
mess of the legislature will Ice the choos-
ing of successor to Senator Perkins
The republicans, ON joint session. will
have ,cvcuty-four votes, siXty-onC being
necessary to choice. The reelection
Of Senator Perkins was conceded mp to
Il short time age. hut now there are sew
era! opponents in the field against him.
His supporters claim he will have sixty
seven votes, six more than enough to
Clect.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
TrNFLY 70 MFET ~ AUSTIN.

Hilsh0r0 Tex Jan. l.--tSncciNl)-It
was learned today that the question of
u caucus of wholesale and retail mcr-
chants of Texas is likely to he held in
Austin few days before the legislature
convcncs. The matter has been mention
cd among the merchants who favor a
change in tho present assignment laws
Nnd from what is learned. it seems they
havc decided to cHll the meeting.
They viii probably meet and adopt
what they consider just change in the
law