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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-31
Pasfure and Herd.

Good pasture OF 100 acres. close to
,wn, plenty OF water. for horses. colts
nd horned cattle. Cows and young
Iock carefully herded by the H,onth or
sason. Stock taken on and alter
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-31
MORTGAGE SALE.

EoA pun G1s - VWE
Default having been made in the payment OF
delivered by William I'll. h. Cobb aud Matilda
j. Cobb, his wife, to W. W. Mcdonald, Trustee,
and the Western Loan and Trust Company,
coztat qui trust. dated the 33th day OF Janu-
airy, 1889. and recorded in the Office of the reg
lister Of deeds for Day County, Territory of
Dakota, now State of South Dakota, on the
End day of February, 1889, in book II of mort
cages. page 12s. Said mortgage being given to
secure the payment Of the sum Of
four hundred aEd fifty dollars, and
there is due and owing thereon at
the date of this notice the sum of five hundred
and eleven dollars and fifty cents, and no
action or proceeding at law having been had
to recover said SUM or any part thereof. That
said mortgage aud the Indebtedness secured
thereby has been assigned by said MORTGAGES
to Daniel Bentley, and by the said Daniel Beu-
tley TO Maria clark, who is now the holder and
owner thereof, and said assignments have been
duly recorded ia the Office of the register of
ed premises described in said mortgage are as
follows, to-wit: The southeast quarter of sec
ton twelve, III III township one hundred and
twenty-one, tl2ll north, range hfty-nve, t53)
west OF the 5th 2. n. in said Day County.
Notice is hereby givea, that under the power
of sale contained in said mortgage, said real
estate will be sold at public auction at the
front door OF the court house in the City of
Webster, IN said Day County OF the 9th day of
April, 1895 AT the hour oil two O'Clock In the at
ternoon, for the purpose of satisfying said in
debtedness aud expenses of foreclosure. incl I'D
ing attorneys fees stipulated in said mortgage
Dated this 2lst day OF February, 1895.
Maria Clark, Assignee,
and holder of said mortgage
and the Indebtedness secured
John II. Perry, thereby.
Attorney for Maria Clark.
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-31
In NEW YORK.

Some OF the clubs Of Greater New
FORK have lately had the novel ex-
oerience of entertaining a woman
legislator, Mrs. Martha Conine, of
)enyer, member OF the Assembly.
hrs. Conine is also a prominent club
voman, being president of the
econd largest club in Denver. Even
nti-suffragists were treasured by
Mrs. Confines presence and entirely
eminine appearance. One Brook
yn club girl was heard to tell Mrs.
,onine, 81 was SO relieved when /
aw what q pretty bonnet you wore!."
he delegates to the Biennial Con
entson Of the Federated Clubs, to
act in Denver in June. will learn
hat civies aid voting have not made
colorado women neglect their-gowns
4or their homes. but have added to
he attractions of the city.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-31
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
In Idaho.

A most interesting result Of The
snfranchisement Of women in Idaho
was observed during the session Of
he legislature last winter. There
aad been q law l~egalizing gambling.
Up to the time Of the adoption OF
Equal suffrage, il would have been
mpracticable H. repeal il; but when
bill was introduced last winter for
that purpose, it ven through with a
arge majority. The majority for it
was universally credited 70 the fact
1f the addition of the woman ele-
nent to the electorate. / can add
onIy that, with she limited expert
nee that ilaho has had with tie
new order OF thiags, it is we pleased
with the change.
ANOTHER ANTf-sUFFaAGE CANARp
"The demonstration" just issued
by the Massachuset $ Association
opposed to the extention Of suffrage
q Women. contains an alleged 10.
teryiew with Hon. r. w. Hynes OF
Colorado, taken from the Washing
ION Post, IN which Mr., Hyues Is rep.
resented as speaking very anfavor-
ably of the results of equal suffrage
d Colorado.
In the Washington Post OF Dee.
slo, 1897, Mr.. Hynes repuaiated tho
alleged Interview, and declared that
ne did not say any Of the thin 5 at
ributed to him. He added that he
a in favor Of equal suffrage, and
lad n 0 fear of its repeal. Mr.. Hyucs'
lenial was published in the Denver
News a t.about the same time.
The Anti-Saffrage Association
printed this alleged interview for
distribution and circulation mouths
fter it had been disclaimed by Mr (.
Hynes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06

- The Columbia Register, of Saturday,
has Sizing hot editorial denunciatory OF
President Mckinley. The president is
charged with having proved traitor and
bartered away the honor of his country,
and withal the editorial is suggestive OF
the days of T. Larry CAN'T. We are moi
prepared to admire Mckinley much. Oui
principal objection to him is our belief in
his subserviency to Mark Hanna, and
so on; but we do not think he has sold
out yet. If we were expecting to fight an
armed enemy, and were without weap-
ons; but had some coming, we think we
would try for at least short delay. we
do not think that the president has ye,
done anything suggestive Of the traitor
and we don't believe he is going to. Sc
far, he has been more prudent than some
of the rest of us. The necessity for this
prudence has been so great that he is real
ly not entitled to much credit for exer'
cising it. We would all feel powerful
bad if we should get terrible licking
simply on account of being too hasty. Sc
let us give the president little time. Il
war is a good thing, its quality is moi
likely to deteriorate on account of lit
tie delay, land whether now, next week
or next month, we feel sure that after il
starts, it will be wonderfully interesting
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06
NERE-MENTION,

The work of stripping United States
warships of their woodwork, in order 70
make them ready for battle, was in pro-
gress all last week. '''''''''The committee
on naval appropriations, on last Friday,
reported a bill providing for an appropri-
alton Of S2,30O,OO0. The house decided to
double the recommendation and made it
$4,000, 900. ''''''The monitor Terror arrived
at Key West last Saturday night. '''''''''A A
dozen or more representatives Of Engligh
and French banking houses in Cuba left
Havana hurriedly on Saturday under or
ders from their superiors at home. ''''''''
A Havana correspondent of the New
York Journal has been arrested and
thrown into Cabanas prison on the charge
of completely in an attempt to blow up a
Spanish warship. '''''''''The flying squad
ron was still at Hampton roads on Mon
uay, and the understanding was that it
would remain there for the present. ''''''''
The New York legislature has appropria-
ted Sl,0OO,OOO to put the state on a war
footing. The state of Ohio is preparing
to do the same thing. .'''''''"Orders were
issued from Washington on Saturday for
the wreckers to suspend their efforts to
save any more of the contents OF the
sunken battleship Maine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
carolin. MOSQUITO Fleet.

South Carolina Mosquito Fleet.
Governor Ellerbe has been advised
from Washington that it would he
good idea to have all the merchan,
vessels on the coast put under exami
nation, with view 10 forming them
into mosquito fleet to protect the
small towns along the coast. The
governor will do the best he can tc
carry out the recommendation. The
governors of Virginia, North Carolina
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana
Mississippi and Texas, have been simi
larly advised. ,-'
After the Lynchers.
News and Courier, Saturday: A
special dispatch received by The News
and Courier last night stated that sew
eral arrests had been made at Florence
of persons believed 10 have been par
ticipants in the murder of Postmaster
Baker. 1t was feared that in the wal
excitement the pursuit and capture o.
the Lake City lynchers might be over
looked ; but the quiet work of the de-
tectives is beginning to show results
1t is hoped that every man connected
with this atrocious crime will be caught
and punished.
Change of Marshalship.
News and Courier, Thursday Mar
shal Lawson D. Melton took charge o.
his Office yesterday. Mr.. Jno. p. Hun
ter, who has served the government
for more than four years with credit
and ability, formally delivered the
keys during the morning, and had
everything turned over to his successor
in shape to be started on the new quar-
ter without the least delay or trouble
Deputy Marshal Clayton was at his
desk Immediately after the transfer
and will hereafter look after the big
part of the Office work. Mr.. Pau
Moore, who was in with the Hunter
administration, has been reappointed
and he will render valued service to
Mr.. Melton and his deputies. 1t is un'
derstood that E. B. Sligh will be ap'
pointed chief: field deputy. Mr.. Hun.
ter is preparing to return to his old
home at Lancaster, where he will con-
tinue to look after his farming inter
est. During his stay in Charleston, he
made many warm friends, and they all
regretted TO see him leave. MIR. Hen;
ry J. Hickson, Mr.. Hunters chief-held
deputy, will remain in Charleston.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06
Wednesday, April 6, 1893.

breaking and larceny, and was subse-
quently sent to the penitentary for that
crime.
The fellow has been on the Chester
chaingang, and he is charged with Il
number of petty larceny offenses in this
county.
Mr.. Hugh Jackson, of Glover, few
days ago, told the reporter story like
this: While living in Bethel township
sometime back, Byars was infatuated with
a Negro woman who had small child.
The child was source of disc0rd. A
circus come along and the woman de-
clared her intention to 60. Byars told
her she could go; but could not take the
child. She said she could not go without
the child, and Byars said he could fix
that. Next day, the story goes, pistol
shot was heard in the room occupied by
Byars, and upon investigation the Negro
was discovered with the dying child in
his arms. He said it was accident, and
for some reason the matter was not fully
investigated.
Guard Culp, of the chaingang force,
remarked in the presence of the reporter
on Monday night, that Byars had been
talking about his most recent offence and
said that if he did not get more than a
year for 1t, he would be well pleased.
From all the information the reporter
has of this Negro, he is an unusually dam
gerous menace to any community in
which he Is permitted to run at large, and
in dealing with him the officers of the law
have ali especially grave responsibility.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06
WAR VS.. BUSINESS.

Noting the Zig piles OF recently arrived
boxes before the store of Mr.. II. e.
Strauss during the last few days, com
mencing last Friday, and having heard
that Mr.. Strauss's recent talk had been
construed in some quarters as meaning
that he had come back from the north
emptyhanded, the reporter had another
talk with him. When told about the
impression that had gotten out, Mr.
Strauss said
"You reported me correctly in what
said but some people have read it wrong,
that is all but it don't make much differ
ence. They are getting straight.
"You see was not intending so much
to tell you about my stock, rs l was to
tell you about the panicky feeling that
was prevailing in New York. But did
not get frightened and leave on Wednes'
day, like the other fellows I was telling
you about. did not leave until Friday
and was gone as long as often remain.
"But did not buy as many goods as
intended to. 1t is true that times are
hard this spring and money is scarce
but all the same my own business has
grown wonderfully during the past yeai
and it takes more goods than ever. As
I told you before left, had made uI
my mind to buy a much larger stock o.
goods than ever before. believed
would need them. If things had beer
in their normal condition, I would have
bought twice as much as last year. Bu1
under the circumstances deemed 1t bes
not to he in too big a hurry. l only
bought about the same quantity OF goods
I had last spring, and as I said, made ar
rangemenls to get what else might wan
as need it.
"Oh yes, I'll be there all right" Mr.
Strauss said in conclusion. "My stock vii
do its own talking to a large extent, and
my prices will do the balance. Don't you
worry yourself about any bad impres
sions, if you please"
The big stock of new goods that Mr.
Strauss is packing away in his shelves
and piling up on his counters is certainly
not suggestive of panic; but rather OF
very optimistic view of the whole situa
tiOn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06

- The morning dailies got pretty badly
taken in with the story of the arrival OF
the Spanish flotilla fleet at Porto Rico.
1t turned out to be a regular April fool
joke, and how it started nobody knows;
but now since il has been exploded, ii
looks like the editors should have known
too much to be thus taken in. The arri-
val of the fiotilla last Friday night would
have made the trip record breaker, the
like of which is impossible. 1t now de.
velops that the tlotilla has been nine days
in reaching the Cape de Verde islands
from the Canaries, and at the same rate
of speed they cannot reach Porto Rico for
some three weeks yet. The distance from
the Canary islands to the Cape de Verde
islands is about 900 miles, and the last
named islands are only 600 miles nearer
to Porto Rico than are the Canaries'
which are nearly 1900 miles away.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06
CHANCES OF WAR.

There is disposition on the part o
many of our people to belittle the Sc
riousness of the probable war with Spain
and who affect to believe, in the first
place, that Spain would not think OF
fighting this country; and in the second
place, that if hostilties actually break
out. the United States will blow the Span
ish navy ont of the water in less thar
three weeks.
We like to think of the United States
as being the greatest nation on earth. II
is. It's resources are almost ineNhausti'
BILE. It has more means than any Other
country. Its citizens are quickly con-
vertible into soldiers, and with very
little training in addition to their inherent
military tendencies, they make the besl
soldiers on earth. Except the Americans
English soldiers stand higher than those
of any other nation. Our men met Eng
lishmen time and again between l776 and
ISL and whipped them often. Packen-
hams army at New Orleans was COM
posed of veterans who had just over
thrown the great Napoleon at Waterloo
but when beset by the raw militia under
Jackson, they were moved down like
grass. The American soldier has never
met his match but once, and that was
when he was pitied against the American
soldier. Then he fought at long range
with artillery, at short range with mus
kets, he charged into the teeth Of open
batteries and took them or died, he fought
hand to hand with the bayonet and
clu bbed gun, and showed his heroic cour'
age under every possible condition. The
world never saw anything like it before,
and except it be exhibited by the Amer
ican soldier, we don't believe the world
will ever see anything like it again.
If they have to come here to do it, we
do not believe the whole world can whip
us. We do not believe that any foreign
army, however strong, could even after
etfectng landing, invade any part OF
this country 100 miles inland and hold its
ground for three months.
And our navy, too, is made of the very
best material. English sailors are sai to
be the best in the world. They are COM
monty reckoned as such; yet when ii
comes to fighting they are no match for
Americans. We have ''met the British
more than once and they were ours"
They never have gained an advantage
over an American vessel or squadron eX-
cept where they had overwhelming odds,
and not often then. Paul Jones nailed
his coors to his masthead, from which
they could not he taken down. That was
the immortal precedent from which comes
the unwritten law that no American naval
commander must ever strike his colors.
Lawrence died with "Don't give up the
ship" and no American naval command
er has vet dishonored the example of
either Jones or Lawrence. Not only
this, there are in the navy today hundreds
of gallant flicers who would gladly die
before they would finch.
We are fully cognizant of all these
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06

One of THE ENqUIRER's correspon-
dents on an afternoon paper telegraphed
on Monday that the Associated Press had
telegraphed the management of the paper
not to allow any more specials to be sent
from the Office. The information was
somewhat embarrassing but we have
been wiring other sources of news. AT
the time this has to he written, we do not
know yet whether we have succeeded.
The reader can tell by the dispatch ITSELF
which, if it comes, will be on the third
page. If it is not there, we have been
knocked out for this issue; but it is moi
for long. During these exciting times
our readers expect the news and we arc
going to get it for them or know the rea'
son why.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06

things. We telieve them from the bot
tom of our heart, and in our faith and
pride in the honor, glory and heroism of
American manhood, we yield to none
who acknowledge allegiance to the stars
and stripes but, all the same, it is we'll
for us not to deceive ourselves. There
are some things that it will be we'll for us
to remember just now in order that we
might better understand the situation.
This war, if it comes, is to be principal
ly on the water. OF course it is possible
that we may be mistaken but that is
what we think. Spain has about as many
ships as we have and number Of them
are just as powerful as are any of ours.
In this day of hard shooting guns, tre-
mendous explosives, and other means OF
destruction, while brains and courage
count for much, they do not count for
everything. There enters into the prob
lem a large element Of chance. While
we believe our chances are the better, still
it is possible that Spain may eventually
annihilate our navy, and then what?
Without ships to defend our ports, we
will be at terrible disadvantage. The
Spaniards could 60 to New York, prepare
to begin firing and demand tribute of a
billion. We would have to pay. Then
they could move to the next exposed port
and make the same demand. We would
have to pay again, and so on around the
coast. 1t would do for us to say, "Oh
but we could build or buy more ships y
Not bit of it. 1t takes year or more
to build big ship, and in time OF war
other nations are forbidden by interna-
tional law to sell US. We would either
have to submit to such terms as Spain
proposed, or submit to the destruction OF
some of our finest seaport cities.
But we hope none of this will come to
pass. We really do not believe it will
However, as we think, we have shown II
is possible, and in this view of the case
we can see one reason WHY the admins,
tration may have been proceeding so slow
ly at time when congress and the coun'
try has appeared so impatient for the
fray. That there is "peace at any price,
crowd we have no doubt, and that Presi'
dent Mckinley may have been under the
domination of this crowd is possible; but
of one thing we feel pretty certain. In
view of all the circumstances the presl'
dent has not been proceeding too slowly
This country is much better prepared fol
war today than it was six weeks ago, ano
if it can get that much more delay, it vii
be still better prepared six weeks hence
Spain may be little better prepared thar
she was six weeks ago; but not much
Comparatively our increased advantage
has been tremendous.
We have not written this in order tt
frighten anybody, and in it there is ne
spirit of criticism; but we have written il
because we believe it to be true, and un'
der all circumstances, whether they are
pleasant or not, it is best to face the facts
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06
ADaNGERoUs CHARACTER.

The Negro Matt Byars, who plead guilty
on Monday to aggravated assault and
battery and resisting arrest, and was SEN
fenced to three months in the chaingang,
is dangerous character.
AS many people remember, he was con-
vicled some years ago of the murder OF
VIM. Bradford, near Hickory Grove; but
aiterward secured new trial and was ac.
quilted.
1t was believed by some that the fellow
was half witted, and not responsible. He
was convicted principally OH his own con-
fession; but under the circumstances
there was reason for believing that the
confession was merely an idle boast, born
of ignorance. =,
Previous to his trial for murder, he had
several times been charged with house
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06

Although, as is usually the case with
prudent business men, most Of our Rock
Hill friends are well insured, the result
of the terrible fire last Sunday morning is
a heavy blow. Coming as it did just as
the spring mercantile season is opening,
and with the big houses full of new goods,
it is not likely that their losses are fully
covered by insurance. But this is not all.
Most of the available store rooms in the
city are already occupied with busy peo-
pie, and there is no other way for it than
that most of those who lost their business
houses will also be forced to remain idle
during one of the busiest seasons of the
year. The result, Of course, will be a
heavy loss for which there can be no
compensation. There are some few, too,
who have sustained losses without any
insurance whatever. These have our sim
cere sympathy. But upon the whole the
disaster will be ben eft rather than 9TH
erwise to the town. The burned build