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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
Notice Of Sale Of Real estate.

nv v;Ytue OF an Order and decree OF the
canptx Cont Of Day County. South Dakota,
made on the petition of the undersigned Z. w;
TAYLOR. administrator OF the estate OF Edward
Iugham, deceased, for an order 70 sell tne
RaaI Estate Of said deceased, at the November
Farm A. +. 1900, of said Court, to- wit: on the
9th day OF November, 1900, shall on the 18th day
OF December, 1900. next, between the hours o.
ten o'clock in the forenoon and fonr Q ciock ~
ar the front door of the court house IN tine
c;ty Of Webster ia said County. the heal
Estate described as follows, to-wit; $3.50
Lot two ca, three CD aud iour la, Sec ,aol
Range fifty SIX (5ol., ua-
ing terms, to-wit:
Datad. tho 9th day OF Nov, A. D., 1900.
f. w. Taylor,
Administrators of the Estate OF Edward Ing
ham, Deceased.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
A rlore important ouestion.I
Groton Independent.

Groton Independent.
More important than the election of
a United States Senator is the necessity
of making some improvement in our
revenue laws. IL the laws we already
have were self acting they would be all
right. The thing TO do is to enact a
measure which will give the power to
break down the perjury of a consider
able percentage of property owners, and
to paralyze the perfidy of a large num-
Der OF assessors.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
The Yuletide Cigar.

Wives whose husbands smoke are
again reminded in view Of the ap-
proach Of Christmas that the man who
smokes intel.igently would rather re-
ceive one cigar costing % cents than a
hundred costing so cents. We sound
this note OF warning merely in the in
terests of peace and good will.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
Stumng For DucEs

Chop the liver fine and saute IN n ia
.blespoonful of hot butter with n table
spoonful of chopped onion. Mix with
four ounces Of bread "a fourth OF n
loaf and a fourth of a cupfui OF hutter
melted in a fourth OF a cupful OF hot
water. Add n tablespoonful OF pars-
leg chopped fine and the beaten yolk
OF an egg.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
ROGER WEARNE,
StenCgralhal and Typewriter,
Legal work ard
correspondence Specialties.
Work solicited. Office with L. W. TAYLOR.
,shcria's ssie.

Shcrils Sdir.
Nov. 2-Dec. -.
Notice Is hereby zives. that by virtue Of n
warrant ~ a~ttachInent AMI execution Issued
OUT ~. and under the seal otthe Circuit Cont
Tor Dss tunDty. Sonth Dakota, upon a iudo.
nlent Tor $500, entered in tile otfics OF the
clerk of the sal,, iiircuit Cpurt ON the 18th day
III November. a. d., 1900. ia an action wharf.
IN JOHN Ligat'zer ~ plaintiff and Lille =.
ease ana clarence Cease arc defendants, aud
driivertd - mo as sheriff OF the said cnnnty
! MI sell the property described as follows ,
The aouFh East Il ~ Section Il, in Township
izo north OF Range 30. west of Tho 9Th PrInci.
PAL Mcridts man Day county South Dakots To-
get'ierwilli all the Embellishments and apppr,en
ances thereto belonging, to tic highest bidder
sor c~asil,at pubic auction. AT tho front door ~
tie L"irt honse' in the City OF Webster. Ia
IA, on Saturday the 29tb day OF Decemhsy
y i1..iyD, NJ tue hour OF / o'clock b. M, al
mat day, or go much thereof as may be peces.
ssry 20 satisfy the said execution, tooetL,r
with interest, costs aud expenses Of sale.
Dated this 10Th day OF November, AID.
Andrew A. Sandviv
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
Old Time superstitions.

Decorations or eyergreens for tenn
pies and houses during the winter
months were popular among the Ro-
mans and Druids. who practiced 1t for
the same reason. in order to give aid TO
the dryads and wood spirits. who must
die unless they had the shelter OF their
native foliage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
Notice to Creditors.
!. D G; $40.

r. - = z sLU,
ns,hte ot NJ. W Durham, deceased.
solice ~ hereby given ly tile undersigned
executor 81 the estate of nj. w Iln,l,.ms .,a
leased. 10 the creditors ot, aud All psrsons
nay!ig ciaims aEainsf tho said deceason. Ia
u1ninit tLcm' with the pecessury vouchers,
% this notice, 10 the said exern,or 80 ~
oI.cs 81 g. W. Iay.or Esq. AT i,is o,iice in the
,ny OF Mebstcr. Ia the county of Day.
Dateu at Webster. :. ~, Dec. 3,l90.
jam . NJ. Fletcher.
Uecegsei. ~ Duunsth
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
When Holly Was Forbidden.

Under the blue laws of Connecticut
for a man to have a sprig Of holly in
his house on Christmas day was a
penal ~offense. for which the household
er was punished by a fine of a shilling
and confinement in the town stocks.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
Christina. Mates.

Christmas greens proper are the hoi-
~, mistletoe, laurel. Ivy and pine, Yew
ana cypress are unlIcky except for
churches.
Christmas wreaths may be allowed
to remain until Ash Wednesday pro-
yided they do not wither.
The turkey Is a native of America.
but has been popular In England for
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
Cheap at Any Price.

Sieux City Journal.
III it should be admitted, for the pur-
pose of argument, that it cost $13O,O00
to beat Pettigrew, it might still be con-
tended that the money was well spent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
Post Office Notice.
ID. f. Potter.

Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. %, be-
ing a legal holiday, the post Office will
be open only from 8 to $50 a. m IL
m. to l p. IN, and Z to s p. m.
John w. Arthur, p. NJ.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
Good Wishes,

God bless the master Of this house,
Likewise the mistress. too,
And all the little children
That round the table go.
And all your kin and kinstolk
That dwell both TAR and near,
] wish you a Merry Christmas
And q Happy New Year!
old Carol.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
Pilgrim. Didn't Celebrate.

The pilgrim fathers forbade the cell
ebration Of Christmas as "a heather
mummery."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20

We have 80 boys between the ages of
FIVE and nine years to place ii, suitable
homes. Foster parents must be of
Catholic faith. Inquire at
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20

Tie Independent German FriedenH
congregation will base services as fo1
lows: On the fourth Sunday OF Advent
Dee. 20, at 1890 q. ~; on Christmas
eve. Monday, Dec. "a. at 600 p. m.
Christmas tree. with carols and out Of
the mouths Of children; on the Sunday
,ffar, II,riaf naoa ~ IN On +, "a aspoaca
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
The Bi-Annual Problem.
RodheId JournaI Observer.

hoUHHiu JUUTHdI UDstIFtT'
One of the most difficult problems be-
fore the forthcoming Legislature will be
to keep down expenses and at the same
time act justly with the state institutions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20

U CURRENT TOPICS. \,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Why They Get Togethe
Washington Post.

WashIngtOn FOst.
The middie-of-the-road pops are to
hold a national conference, probably to
decide upon the quality of the embalm-
ing fluid.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
ForSaIe.

I Fine farm, 160 acres, one-half mile
south OF this city. Price $500. For
terms address.
Evangie Belts,
Webster, s. Ii.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20

o happy bells. through coming years
We hear in your glad sending
The message still OF peace, good viii,
All jsrrinS discords blendingl
o bells Of God, ring on, our souls
To grander action nerving,
Till all our days are Christmas days
OF living and of serving.
Caroline A. Dugan-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20

read below.
One of those enjoyable events
which an All Wise Being has de-
signed should occur in the lives of
every true nan and woman, took
place at the residence of s. l.. and
Adell Potter this afternoon, it being
the marriage of their eldest daugh-
ter. Evelyn NJ, to James G. Garrick
of Faulkton, S. ID. The bride is one
| Of Buffers most esteemed and est.
mable young ladies, while the groom
is one of Faulkton's most enterpris-
ing and successful young business
men.
The house was well filled with in
vited guests, among whom we MOTTO
ed from abroad, i. w. Sanborn, wife
and daughter, and Fl. Potter and
wife from Elma, Iowa; Mrs. l.. l..
Lane of Sisseton; Miss Reita Frayor
and Alac A. Garrick OF Faulkton.
After an elegant supper, at which
nothing occurred to mar the festiv.
tiles save an occasional hint to Rev.
Hardness and the bridegroom to
remember their failings, the table
was cleared to receive the many and
beautiful gifts presented to the hap
Ply couple, which were as follows:
IN CHINAwARE.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Hazelton,
handkerchief box; Frank Lewis and
Edith Potter, five piece tea set; Mrs.
Barrett. trinket tray; Matte Coombs,
bread plate; O. Hollinsworth and
wife, 3.piece dresser set; A. Patten,
bread plate; Eli Patten, boquet
holder; Nj r. and Mrs. j. W.LeBaron,
set soup plates; Mary Anderson,
t~ureen; Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. LeBaron,
tea set.
IN SILVERWARE.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Planks, A. A,
Garrick and Reita Prayer, tea set;
Mrs. E. K. Lite, sugar spoon; Mr..
and Mrs. o. j. Wulf, pickle fork;
Miss Maud Potter, cream spoon;Mr,
and Mrs. G. McCluskey, butter
knife; Mr.. and Mrs. Goodell, syrup
pitcher; w. 4. Stevens and wife.
half dozen butter chips, butter knife
and sugar shell; Geo. McCluskey
tooth pick holder; Phidelia Sylves,
ter, spoon holder; d.. Il. Potter and
wife, cake fork; Jennie BARLEY,
bread plate; Fred Stone, cake bas.
ket; H.. w. Potter and wife, butter
knife, sugar she'll and trinket trav;
Lottie Watson, napkin ring; George
Sherwood and wife, cracker jar; An,
drew Cowan and wife,set tea spoons;
Chas. Ash, tea pot; Mr.. and Mrs,
Richards, fruit dish; Dora Hazelton.
fruit basket.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Candice, Aries, Maud and Eva
Ash, fine crayon painting; Eddie
Potter, rug; A. Garrick, two rock.
ers;Will Garrick, center piece;Leot
pottar eat do;l;aO. Ell;a S.arane
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

Candice, Aries, Maud and Eva
Ash, fine crayon painting; Eddie
Potter, rug; A. Garrick, two rock
ers;Will Garrick, center piece;Leota
Potter, set doilies; Eddie Stevens,
button photo; Iva Stevens, photo;
Mrs. l.. l.. Lane, fancy rocker; Mrs.
Corbin, photo holder; Tina Butler,
o Christian Scientists class,
boquets and cut flowers; Mamie
Sisco. set doilies; Olive Potter, set
lace curtains;C Clara and May Stevens,
table cloth; l.. III. Hazelton, lace
bed set; Mr.. Richards, sack wheat;
!. w. Santorn, wife and Bertha.
fancy rocker; brides parents, bed
room suit and grand piano.
The time was happily spent until
the train arrived, which,amid eopious
showers of rice and kisses, cid shoes
and best wishes, bore them away to
their future abode at Faulkton,
where they will be at home to their
many friends after Jan. /, 1901.
Butler, Dec. II.
II L. D.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-20
JOY IN THE Family.

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
Potter a bouncing boy tipping the
scales at 10 pounds, Rev. Hank
ness of Webster, officiating. Mother
and son are doing well and S. L.
we'll all he can do is to walk the
floor and whistle. For particulars
read below.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
SIEGE OF The LEGATIONS,

The siege and the relief of the legations
mas passed into undying history In ali
the stirring chapter which records the
hefolSm of the devoted band. clfnginey 70
aope 4 IN the face of despair, and the un-
dtunted spirit that led their relieycrs
through battle and suffering to the goal
II IS q memory OF Whicn my countrymen
may pc justly proud that the honor of
our nag was maintained alike in the
siege and the rescue, and that stCut
AmleFlCdn heafts have again set high, in
IeINent emulation with true men of other
race and language, the indomitable cour-
age that ever strives for the course Of
right and justice.
Ey June 10 the legations were cut eff
An identical note from the yamen
ordered each minister to leave Pekin,
under a promised escort, within tweTitv-
four hours. Tc gain time they replied
asking prolongation of the time, VIII ch
was afterwards granted. and REQUESTING
an interview with the tSung-li-ya men on
the following day. No reply being re
celVed, on the morning OF the 10Th. the
G GeIIlah minister, Baron Won ketteler, set
out for the yamen to obtain response
and on the way was murdered
An attempt by the legation guard to re-
cover his body was foiled by the Chi
nese. Armed forces turned out against
the legations. Their quarters were sur
rounded and attacked. The mission COM
taking refuge in the British 1ega ton.
where all the other legations and guards
gathered for more effective defense -Four
hundred persons were crowded in it's
narrow compass. Two thousand native
converts We're assembled in a near by
ers. The lines of de ense were strength
ened, trenches dug, barricades raised and
preparations made to stand a siege
which at once began.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
Chinese PROBLEM.
Causes of the Uprising and the Dip
IOmatic Status.

In our foreign intercourse the dominant
question has been the treatment of the
Chinese problem. Apart from this our re-
lations with the powers have been nap
The recent troubles in China spring
from the aAtifOreign agitation which for
the past three Years has gained strength
in the northern provinces. THEN origin
lies deep in the character of the Chinese
races and in the traditions of their gov
ernment The TAPPING rebellion and the
opening of Chinese ports to foreign trade
and settlement disturbed alike the
hOmGgeneity and the SecluSiOn of China.
Meanwhile foreign activity made it5e
felt in all quarters, not alone on the
coast, but along the great river arteries
new ideas and introducing new associa
uons among q primitive people which
had pursued for centuries a national
policy Of isolation
The telegraph and the railway spread
ing over their land, the steamers plying
on their waterways, the merchant and
farther TO the interior, became TO the
Chinese mind types of an alien invasion,
changing the course of their national
life and fraught with vague forebodings
of disaster to their beliefs and their self
control
For several years before the present
troubles all the resources Of foreign dip1o-
macy, backed by moral nominations and
physical force of fleets and arms, have
been needed to secure due respect for
the treaty. rights of foreigners and to
authorities for the sporadic outrages Up
on the persons and property of unoffend-
ing soJourners, which from time to time
occurred at widely separated points in
the northern provinces, as in the case
Of the outbreaks in Szechuen and Shan
tung.
Posting Of antiforeign placards became
daily occurrence, which the repeated
reprObation Of the imperial power failed
to check or punish. These inlammatory
appeals to the ignorance and supersti-
IlOn OF the masses n1OndaCiQUS and q h
surd in their accusations and deeply hos
tile in their, spirit, could not but work
cumulative harm. They aimed at no
impartial in attacking everything for
eign.
An outbreak in Shantung, in which Ger
man missionaries were slain, was the
too natural result of these malevelent
teachings. The posting of seditious pla-
cards, exhorting to the utter destruc-
ton of foreigners and of every foreign
thing, continued unrebuked. Hostile
demonstrations toward the stranger gain
ed strength by organization
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
FLEET ASSEMBLED.

Attacks upon foreigners, destruction of
their property and slaughter of native
converts were reported from all sides.
The tsung-h-yamen, already permeated
with hostile sympa pathies, could make no
effective. response to the appeals of the
legations. At this critical juncture, in
the early spring Of the year, a proposal
was made by the other powers That a
combined fleet should be assembled in
Chinese waters as moral demonstration
under cover of which to exact of the Chi
bese government respect for foreign trea-
Y rights and the suppression of the
Boxers.
The. United States, while not participat
ms in the joint demonstrate sent
rom the Philippines all the ships that
could be spared for service on the Chit
nese coast. A small force of marines was
landed at Tal<u and sent to Pekin for the
protection of the American legation
other powers took similar action, until
some 400 men Were assembled in the caei-
tai as legation guards.
St1ll the peril increased. The legations
reported the development of the seditious
movement IN Pekin, and the need Of lu-
creased provision for defense against II
While preparations were in progress for
large expedition to strengthen the le-
cation guards and keep the railway CpeY
an attempt of the foreign ships to make
a landing at Taku was met by a fire from
the Chinese forts. The forts were there
Upon Shelled by the foreign vessels. fha
American admiral taking no part in the
attack en- the ground that we were not
al war with China, and that a hostile
demonstration might consolidate the af1fi-
Iofe1Sn clements and strengthen the
Boxers TO oppose the relieving column.
Two Gays later the Taku forts We're
Captured after a. Sanguinary conflict Sa>r-
erance of communication with Pexin IaI-
lowed, and a combined for ce of additional
Sudids, Wnlch was advancing to Pekin
Dg tue Fel-Io was checked by Lang-faTlg
plete. 49, N
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
POWERS AGREE.

with gratifying unaninity the re-
SponSeS coincided in this common policy,
enabling me to see in the successful ter
m1nation of these friendly negotiations,
mated the various powers Interested in
the untrammeled development of cob
merce and industry in he Chinese en-
pre-, as a source of vast benefit to the
whole commercial world
IN thlS conclusion, which 1 had the graf
1Hcatlon to announce as a completed en-
gagement to the interested powers on
March 20, 1900 l hopefully discerned a
potential factor for the abatement of the
dlStruSt Of foreign purposes which for a
Year past had appeared to inspire the pol
Icy of the imperial government, and for
the effective eXertion by it of power and
authority to quell the critical anti-for-
elgn movement in the northern prOVinc G;
most Immediately influenced by the
Manchu sentiment.
lngneSS and ability of the imperial ad-
mlnistration to redress the wrongs and
prevent the evils we suffered and feared
the marine guard, which had been sent 10
Fekln IN the autumn of 1899 for the nrO-
lection of the legation, was Withdrawn
at the earliest practicable moment ana
all pending questions We're RENTED, as
far as We were concerned, to the ordinary
resorts of diplomatic intercourse.
The Chinese government proved, how
ever, unable to check the rising strength
OF the Boxers, and appeared TO be a prey
to internal dissensions. In the UNEQUAL
contest the anti-foreign influence soon
gained the ascendancy under the leader
shlp of Prince Tuan. Organized armies
OF Boxers, with which the imperial forces
ana the coast penetrated into Manchuria,
up to the Russian border, and through
their emiSSarleS threatened a like upriS-
ing throughout northern China.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
UNITED STATES POLICY.

The increasing gravity of the conditions
i'll China and the imminence Of peril to
cur own diversified interests in the en-
pire, as we'll as to those of all the other
treaty governments, were soon appreciat-
&c by this government, causing ii pro-
found solicitude. The.United States, from
the, earliest days Of foreign intercourse
with China, had followed a policy of
peace, omitting no occasions to TESTIFY
good will, to further the extension OF law
full trade, to respect the sovereignty of
its government, and to insure by all le-
gitimate and kindly but earnest means
the fullest measure Of protection for the
lives and property of our law-abiding cit
iZens and for the exercise of their benefi-
cent callings among the Chinese people.
Mindful of this, it was felt to be appro-
pirate that our purposes should be pro.
nounced in favor Of such course as would
hasten united action of the powers in Pc
kin to promote the administrative re-
forms so greatly needed for strengthen
ing the imperial government and main
tanning the integrity of China. in which
we believe the whole Western world to
be alike concerned. To these ends caus-
ed to be addressed to the several powers
occupying territory and maintaining
spheres of influence in China the circu-
lar proposals of 1899, inviting from them
declarations Of their intentions and views
as to the desirability of the adoption of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE.

Indeed, the only communication had
with the Chinese government related to
the occasional delivery or dispatch of a
telegram or to the demands of the tsung-
n-yamen for the withdrawal of the Iega-
ton to the coast under escort. Not only
are the pEoteSta uonS of the Chinese gov
eminent that it protected and succored
tHe leSauonS positively cont adicied hut
irresistible proof accumulates that the
attacks upon them were made bv inn
pcrlal troops, regularly uniformed. armed
ana oIhcered, belonging to the command
Oh Jung Lu, the imperial commander-in-
cIneI. DecTees encouraging the Boxers,
u[SahlZlng lhe m nder D ointment i'm je RAJ
o1hcers, provisioning them, and even
granting them large sums in the name OF
the empress dowager are known to ex-
lsI members OF the yamen who coun-
Seied protection Of the foreigners were
peheaded. Even in the distant provinces
men suspected of foreign sympathy were
put to death, prominent among them be-
ing Chang Yen-HOOn, formerly Chinese
minister in Washington.
with the negotia ton of the partial
armlstice Of July IA. a proceeding which
was oouptless promoted by the represen-
latlenS of the Chinese envoy in Washing
ton the way was opened for the convey
ance to Mr.. Con~er of a test ms ssage
sent by the secretary of state through
Ihe kind offices of Minister WI Ting
rang. Mr.. Conger's reply, dispatched
from Pekin on ,I3ly IS, through the same
channel AFFORDED to the outside worli
the first tidings that the inmates of the
IeSatlons were still alive and hoping for