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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21
THE PERSIAN GULF.
Natural Phenomena Which TO the Ur-
travelled Might Appear Incredible.

Natural Phenomena Which to the Un-
travelled Might Appear Incredible.
In his address as president Of tho
British Institution Of Electrical Engi-
neers Sir Henry Nance said it was in
connection with the cable to India, by
way of the Persian gulf, that his asso-
citation with the submarine telegraph
commenced. In the Persian gulf one oc-
c~asionally witnessed natural phenomena
which, TO the ~untraveled, might appear
Incredible. In the midstNef the noun
tains near Mussendom hehad seen during
n thunderstorm such displays Of light
ming as batfied description. He had, at
certain seasons of the year, observed the
water in the bay-which was large
enough to hold all the fleets of the
world-present exactly the appearance
of blood. Not many miles from Mussen-
dom he had witnessed mysterious fire
circles fitting over the surface of the
sea at a speed of 100 miles an hour, a
phenomenon which no one had yet been
able to explain.
While steaming along the coast of
Baluchistan he had been called from
his cabin at night TO observe the more
ommon phenomenon of O milky sea,
the water for miles around being sim
gularly white and luminous. In the
same locality the sea was, for short PEI
RODS, az II putrid, the fish being de-
stroyed in pyriads, SO that to prevent
q pestilence measures had to BIO taken
70 bury those cast up on the beach. This
phenomenon wa doubtless due to the
outbreak of q submarine volcano and
the liberation Of mlphureted hydrogen.
In these waters jellyfih were as large
as footballs, and sea snakes Of brilliant
hue were met with in great numbers.
On n occasion 4 swarm Of sea snakes
forced their way mp n Of the creeks
In Karacbi harbor. apparently for the
purpose Of having = battle royal. for the
ground between high and low water
mark wa thickly covered with their
bodies In positions which betokened .
deadly struggle. Boston Transcript.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21
Certifcates OF Nominations.


i. r. II. Egeland, county auditor OF Day
County. South Dakota, do hereby certify that
the following certificates of nominations for
district and county officers to be voted on at
the annual election to be held in Day County
on Tuesday. November z, 1897, have been filed
in my Office as provided by law
BY the Peoples Party.
For circuit Judge 5th judicial circuit. James
Wells. Residence, Britton, s. ID. Business
address, Britton, 8. d.
For county commissioner 3rd commission er
district, Darrell Baillie. Residence. Homer
township. Business address. Pierpont, s. ID.
By che Democratic Party.
For circuit judge Sth judicial circuit. James
Wells. Residence, Britton. y. ID. Business
address. Britton, 8. d.
BY the Republican Party.
For circuit judge sth judicial circuit, Albert
W. C~ampbell. Residence, Aberdeen, $. ID.
business address. Aberdeen. y. ID.
For county commissioners Bird commissioner
district. Nike B~ierschbach. Residence, Valley
township. Business address, Bristol. =. d.
biven under my hasa sad official seal of Day
1897. h. II. iceland
lSeail Co. Auditor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21
Chattel MORTGAGE Sale.

Name Of mortgagors, Richard Barry and
John EnRelharr.
Name OF mortgage, The Plano Manufactur-
ing Company.
ing Company,
Date Of mortgage, Dec. Is, 1896.
Date OF fling In Day County South Dakota,
Dec, Is, 1886,
Sum secured by said mortgage, $3.50.
Sum claimed to be due on said mortgage.
Sat.5 and interest at II per cent from Dec. 2S,
1896.
Mortgaged property ! sulky pillow, / red
COW A years old, / gray COW 4 years old, the
property Of Richard Barry 1 "a e. harrow,
j Victor seeder, the property OF John Engel-
hart,
Default has been made In the conditions in
said mortgage contained. said default con-
sists in this that the debt is pass due and
wholly unpaid.
Said mortgage viii be foreclose3 by a sale OF
the above described property at public auction
on Saturday, October, 80, 1891. at > O'Clock pm.
at the front door OF the court house In the city
OF Webster, in said Day County, South Dakota,
and the proceeds of such sale applied 70 the
payment OF said debt, after paying the costs
and expenses of this foreclosure, including
attorneys fees as allowed by law.
Dated October Is, 1897.
The Plano Manufacturing Company,
j. II. Mccoy, Mortgage.
Attorney.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21

II 7 had not had a reputation to sustain,
/ would have refused, but as it was We
drained the glasses.
NOW. / must home be going, re-
marked Grump, rising.
What's your hurry?' asked the dys-
peptic lawyer in his most sarcastic tones.
DO stay and have something else.
Mem. i must to mein supper 60,
answered the German.
THE dyspeptic wilted. Now, If you
are looking for a fight, just tell that lit
tie lawyer that Grump wants him to
eat supper with MIN. You'll get II
quick and strong. Washington Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21
Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.
Ist pub Oct Div

IGcdi Estate mortgage Foreclosure sale.
LIST pub Oct 2i-fw
Name o. m~ortgagors. 5. i. Adams and Luz
ceua @. Adams.
Name of mortgage. John A. Toley.
Mortgage dated the 9th day OF April. A. D..
1896. and recorded in the Office of register Of
deeds of Day county, South Dakota. on the
9th day OF May. A. ID. 1896, at 10 O'Clock a. IA. in
book "a of mortgages on page 20,
That the amount due and claimed to be due
thereon at the date OF this notice is the sum
of one hundred and seYenty-two and 2j-l00
dollars.
That the following is description of the
mortgaged premises, towit southwest quar-
ter (swA) of section twenty (20) township one
hundred and twenty-three, n. Of range fifty
eight.
Notice is hereby given that the said mortga-
ge will be foreclosed by a sale of the said
above described mortgaged premises, to the
highest bidder at the front door OF the court
house in the city of Webster, Day County,
South Dakota, on the Alta day of December,
A. ID. 1897, at two O'Clock p. M, to satisfy said
mortgage debt, including all assessments and
taxes due upon and against said premises,
besides the costs and disbursements of this
foreclosure.
Dated October IS, 1881.
John a. Tofley,
j. II. Lund, Mortgagee.
Attorney for the mortgagee.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21
Election Notice

Notice is hereby given that an annual cleo.
ton will be held in the several voting precincts
at the usual polling places in Day County,
). d.. on the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
day in November, being Nov. 2, 1897, for the
purpose Of voting for circuit judge for the
Fifth judicial district, and for a county com.
missioner for the Third commissioner district
in Day County. and also on the question.
Shall the board of county commissioners OF
Day County build a vault for the use OF the
county treasurer and auditor offices at an ex
pense not to exceed $500 y Those desiring to
vote yes will place a X before the word yes
and those desiring to vote mo" will place a
x before the word mo-" Which election will
be open at 8 o'clock a. m. and will continue
open until 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the
same day.
Dated this 9th day OF October, 1897.
Il. d.. Egeland,
lSealJ Go. Auditor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21
Salesman Wanted.

We want two OF three good men in
your county to sell our Minnesota grown
Nursery stock, Seed Corn. Seed Potatoes
and Grain Tor spring delivery. The most
liberal terms. Three plans. Write for
particulars.
The Jewell Nursery Go.
Lake City, Minnesota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21
Notice Of 4. sueo sale.

as3 ha assig8 IS 81 john Morton 81 N8Ds1aT, So.
b.. viii 90 the l6th day Of October, 1891, al the
hour of one O'Clock p.If, Ill the front door of
tLsc0urt honse Id the city OF Webster, Day
county. South Bakota. seq at public suction
for cash about 81 5000, face value, of notes,
judgments and accounts of che property OF tae
OF said John Norton. assisnor,
Dated this 18th day Of september i89l.
David Williams,
AgsiunnN.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21

"There used to lie O famous place for
these things down in Atlanta" re-
marked the portly gentleman as he eau
tiously eyed the Welsh rabbit aud sip
ped his mustv ale.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21

Jack-You should have seen Miss
Waldo. Her eyes flashed fire. and
Arthur-That's funny. You said q
moment ago that she froze you with a
glance .-Town Topics.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21

At q tulip luncheon the ice cream
and biscuit glace were served in nat
ural flowers for cups. Two blossoms
fastened together with ribbons. thu leaf
and stem attached. were laid upon :
plate and served to each 2uest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21
ADVERTISE Letters.

The following letters remain unclaimed
in the p~ostofice at Webster, s. D.. for
the week ending October 10, 1897.
John Edwards Robert Helm
John + lanes
When calling for the above, please say
Advertised and give date.
Il. W.PARLIMAN, Il. N.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
BISHOP CHARGED WITH HERESy
Ideas Advanced by the Head of the
Episcopal Church in Louis
lana Denounced.

New Orleans, May 10.-Rt. Rev. Da-
Wis Sessums OF this city, bishop Of the
Protestant Episcopal church of Louis
lana, has been accused by about fifty
of the leading ministers Of this city Of
heresy.
He preached a sermon recently that
has called forth a denunciation OF the
ideas he advanced In It. DIR. ii. H.. Wa
ters published a care criticislng the
bishops belief as not consistent with
his position. Several other ministers
came out announcing their loyalty to
the bishop, but disappearing of his be-
lief.
The latest sensation OF the denuncia-
ton of the bishop by fifty leading prot
estant preachers, headed by DR.. b.. NJ.
Palmer, the most prominent divine of
the south. Some OF the charges they
make against Bishop Sessums' sermon
are:
Its undisguised pantheism.
Explicit denial that Christ has re-
deemed us by his blood.
Denial of future punishment for the
wicked.
The assertion OF the final restoration
OF all men to the face of God in a state
OF probation after death.
The sinking of religion into mere hui
manitarianism, bounded only by the
second table of the law, and In which
God has no right through the practical
abolition OF the first table.
Bishop Sessums so far has made no
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Elnzda Of ERGO Wool.

Fourteen vessels laden with free
wool sailed into the Boston harbor in
one day last week. 1t is evident that a
years supply of foreign wool has been
brought into the country before the
new tariff act can possibly be put upon
the statute books, even with q con-
tinuauce of the rapid work which Con-
gress has made thus far in it's cops!d-
Grafton. Yet there are people who are
wondering why prosperity has not
come already. With hundreds OF MILL
ions of dollars going abroad for for
eign production instead Of into the
hands of our people, 1t is unreasonable
to expect any result Of the late election
until the legislation required OF TIE
new Congress can be enacted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

The requirements of American Tor
eign compel the annual con-
struction Of about half IA million tons
Of ships. Practically speaking, none oil
this is now constructed in the United
States. Roughly speaking, about NIFTY
millions OF dollars would be spent in
the shipyards Of the United States, II
the needed half million tons of vessels
were annually constructed here. TINS
would create a demand for about u
couple of million tons Of iron ore, II q
corresponding amount of coal and coke
and lime. 1t would give our rolling
mills, our FORCES and our foundries A
vast amount Of new work; our lumber
mills would find q large demand for
materials for ship construction and
eduipment: the manufacturing estab-
lishments would be busted in making
the multitude OF articles needed TO
equip and maintain ships. The farm
crs would he called upon 10 supply
food for hundreds Of thousands OF fam
lilies whose fathers. husbands and sons
would find new employment in all the
variety OF industries that are called
upon TO supply the materials and ar
ticles which enter into ship con1iruc-
tion.-"SeabOard."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Political ~Treachcry.

1t appears hat the Reform Club or
New York, a noted repository OF Cleye-
landism, has undertaken n tariff cru
SADIE in the Republican press, designed
to prevent the adoption Of the Dihsley
bill, or of any bill based on the lrotec-
tive principle. The Reform Club VIII
circulate arguments against protection
and in favor of free trade, and request
or advise that the matter it sends ont
shall appear in the various newspapers
of the country.
If the newspapers that as Republi-
cans have always preached protection,
and as pro~tectionists in 1896 elected
their President, can be scduced from
their party's tariff principle into adopt
ing the policy Which Prof. Wilson and
his mugwump allies d2ceitfrlly he
trayed when they passed the Wilson
bill, then the Reform Clubs bosom
will swell with pride.
Has the Reform Club become so hab-
ituated to political treachery Of this
sort that it must have it every time?-
New York sun.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Mr.. STEVENSON IS VERY HOPEFUL.
Ex-Vice President Is Interviewed
on the Work of the Monetary
Commission.

New York, May 10.--Adlai T.. Steven
son, ex-vice president, Senator Wolcott
and General Paine, who comprise the
commission appointed by President Nc
kinley to visit Europe and confer with
the heads of governments relative TO
holding an international bimetallic con-
gresS, arrived in New York from WASH
ington last night and sail for Havre,
France today.
W. are hopeful that good and sub
stantial results will arise from the visit
of the commission abroad" said the
former vice PRECEDENT at the Brevoort
hotel, where he and Miss Stevenson,
who accompanying him on his. travels,
have apartments. I'VE have assurances
of friendly cooperation from represent
atlves of European governments and
we expect u visit in trying to solve
this great problem of a broad, equal.
and Just financial system and for a
general plan of exchange among all the
great commercial nations of the earth,
to succeed. People in general may rest
assured that everything possible will be
done for the restoration of silver as one
of the money metals OF the world. We
will first visit Paris and have a confer
ence with the leading officials Of the,
French government. Then we will go
to Berlin and meet Representatives Of
the German empire and after that will
have q conference with prominent En-
glish statesmen and authorities Of the
government. These are the only
tries we have thus far agreed upon Wis
iting.
The work of the commission at this
time a only be preliminary. 1t will
try and have the governments of the
countries mentioned send representa-
tives to a joint conference, at which a
plan of international bimetallism agree
able to all may be decided upon"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
LONGSTREET PROMISED A JOB
President Mckinley Will Appoint
the Old General Railroad
Commissioners.

Gainesville, Ga, May 10.-General
lanes II. Longstreet returned from
Washington TO his home in this city
yesterday, and brought with him the,
positive assurance from President Me-
Kinley that he would be appointed rail-
road commissioner to succeed Wade
Hampton some time this month. Ever
since Mckinley was i~naugurated Gen,
eral Longstreet has been an applicant
Tor office under the administration. He
has always been a republican n has
suffered some degree of social ostracism
n consequence. The old confederate
commander is almost so years of age,
out his health Is good, ard, with the eX-i
rertion Of a slight deafness, he is as ro-I
Dust as he was twenty years s.
There is something almost pathetic
IN the old mans application for office,
FOR he is very poor and entirely unable
to support himself. The position offered
him by Mckinley is one which pays q
Eood salary and demands no more at
tention than General Longstreet could
give to it. The general would have been
appointed some weeks ago., but for the
fact that General Hampton has been
seriously i'll and the president did not
want to appoint his successor under
such circumstances. General Hampton's
term of office expired nearly six months
ago,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
PENSIONS AND POSTMASTERS.
Is Was South Dakota's Day at GEN
raj Gary's Department For
Making POstmnsters

Washington, May 10.-Pensions were
granted yesterday as follows:
Iowa: Original-Georgc Lewis, Per-
~; James f. Longley dead, Dallas
Center; John Booker, Van Meter;
Widows-Minor of John Bolmer, Chats
worth; minors of William Rumbaugh.
Buck; Kate Whitlock. Riverside.
Nebraska: Original-Samuel Albin,
Omaha; Walter H.. Burr, Juniatta;
Isaac Depuy, Louisville. Original
Widows-Abigail Ramev, Unadilla.
Postmasters were appointed yester-
day as follows:
Iowa: Amish, Johnson county, C. G.
Yoder, vice A. b. Long, removed; Bo-
nair, Howard county, L.. u. Sanborn,
vice s. NJ. Webster, resigned.
South Dakota-Alpena, Jerauld coun-
ty, Richard Dvenport, vice G.. ID. Can
on, resigned; Bruce, Bookings county,
J. A. Eaves, vioe Beck Erickson, re-
signed; Henry, Coddington county. II.
L.. Hopkins, vice Patrick Walsh, rel
moved; Lennox, Lincoln county, o. p.
Ashley, vice A. A. Freseman, resigned;
Lesterville, Yankton county, Thomas
Stills, vice Frank Bark, removed: Lor-
eta, Bon Homme county, Philip Pfaltz-
graf, vice w. G. Muller, resigned:
Marion, Turner county, w. NJ. Wander
ly, vice Edward Taper, resigned; Mel
lette, Sphinx county, William Dale, vice
John Kyllingstadt. resigned: Wheeler,
Charles Mix county, ]. d. Hoar, vice d.
L. +. Lamb, resigned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
CURIOSITY RESULTS IN DEATH
Experimenter With Chemicals Is
Horribly Mangled In an
Explosion.

New York, May 10.--Death came swift
ly 10 Charles Stearns of haywood, N. j..
While experimenting with chemicals in
q small laboratory near his home a ter
rifle explosion occurred, which demol-
lshed the building and 80 mutllated tho
amateur chemist that NJ died In Il few
minutes. Just what caused the accident
will never be known.
Stearns was a druggist, 26 years old,
and employed In Hudnut's pharmacy.
lie was deeply interested In chemistry
and devoted all his spare time to max
ing experiments. For the purpose Of
pursuing his chemical researches
Stearns had a small frame building
erected near the house where he lived.
The unfortunate victim Of science was
still alive when lifted from the wreck
His body and limbs were terribly LAGER
ated and one hand and Foe had bee
torn away. He died without giving any
explanation, and there was nothing in
the shape OF chemicals left hat would
throw any light on the nature of the ex-
pertinent the young man had attempted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
Our Need for Ships.

During the first year under the Nc
KinIey bill our foreign trade, both in
exports and In imports, was greater
than il has ever been in our history be-
fore or since. The fact alone IS evil
dence of the impetus which is given
to the shipping interest, as well as to
all others, by n protective tariff; and
it Is much more emphatic evidence OF
our need of n great merchant marine.
During the free trade times there was,
of course, no demand for American
shipping. But with a return to the
protective system under President Nc
Kinley, and the consequent r~eopening
of our factories and revival of Il III
dustries, the need for an increased
merchant marine will he again felt,
and with that returning need measures
must be taken to so encourage Il ship
ping interests that the need will be sat
isficd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15

mine workers order a strike; general
strike of employees of Great Northern Rail-
road; $780, 900 miners cease work in Penn
sylvania.
May, 1894. Further bloodshed in the
coke region of Pennsylvania.
June, 1894. Maryland militia ordered
out TO suppress striking miners; also State
troops ordered out to the scene of strikes
in Ohio; similar action in Montana; coke
strikes, with killed and wounded In Penn
s~ylvania; destruction of railroad property
In Ohio and in Alabama by rioters; strik-
ers arrested for stealing a train in Hi
nois; industrial army captures a train In
Wisconsin; strikes of miners in Michigan
coal mines; Pennsylvania troops ordered
out 10 suppress riots; STRIKE of Pullman
employees affecting $4,000 workingmen.
July, 1894. Trains burned by strikers
in Chicago and numbers of lives lost in
the consequent following events; strike
of 1900 members of allied trades in Chi
cago; freight trains wrecked by strikers
at Indianapolis.
August, 1894. Wooden mill employees
strike in Utica, n. Y; employees of forty
mills strike at Fall River.
August %, 1894. The tariff bill be-
comes a law without the Presidents sig
nature. A. Is. CARSON.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
MANY CATTLE NOW
GOING TO The RANGES
Minnesota Stock Being Sent to
Pierre Where Cattle Board
Is Cheaper.
SOME SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
A Number OF Important Cases Ended
---Crop Reports show Seeding
Completed In Some
Counties.

Huron. May S.-Prof. o. u. Myers.
county superintendent OF schools, has
been advised by State Superintendent
Crane that the regular semi-annual eH-
animation of teachers for state certiii-
Gates will be held In Sioux Falls, Mitch
ell, Pierre and Bookings on June l6
and IL.
Van l.. Ros- arrived here Wednesday
from Minnesota with the first INSTALL
ment OF 1900 head Of young cattle, be-
ing sent over the Great Northern rail-
way to this point, thence over the Chi
cage and Northwestern to Pierre, to be
pat upon ranges along the Missouri
river. March Bros. also arrived with
carloads. which will be fol-
lowed in a few days by thirty carloads
more, all young stock for western
ranges. These were all purchased in
Minnesota at fair figures. Buyers re-
port a scarcity OF young cattle and
they experience difficulty ia getting
them even at an advance ove former
Farmers are inclined TO keep
more cattle than heretofore and partic-
those that VIII grow into good
dairy stock. Parties who have been In
Iowa after young cattle for range feed
ng report similar conditions there and
he aggregate shipped west from hat
Itate this season will be less than for
he past three or four years.
B