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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
SMITH is AN OPERA FACTORY.
Composer Never Rests and Accompanies
Much.

Writing a play or a comic opera Is
looked upon by many people as a diff
cult task. II the result Of their labors
ia an enormous success it is considered
an achievement worthy of note. This
being the case, consider Harry b.
Smith, the most prolific concocter of
musical performances that ever lived,
and what he has done and is doing.
Since his first work some dozen years
ago the number of comic operas he has
turned out is almost beyond belief, but
some idea can be gained from the fact
that this season at least a dozen or
his works are being played Ito wonder
full business and probably five or six
more will emanate from his pen before
the season is fully finished. How he
does it all is incomprehensible, espe-
cially as he never appears to be busy,
but is seen at all times of the day and
night about town. al want a comic
opera" a the star: All right" re.
plies Mr.. Stnith." "You may have 1t to-
morrow night, as far as my work Is
concerned. z And the .piomise 10 kept.
From that time, On all the star has to
worry about are the composer. Of b
music, the makers of scenery and cos
tunes. Before the Gpera-has been pro-
duced Mr.. Smith has written four or
five more. His capacity for, work is
marvellous. "a. 50.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
Reformatory Labor.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 6. The state
board Of control has decided to trans
fer the tailor department of the state
prison to the reformatory at Green
Bay in order to give the younger pris.
oners an opportunity to learn a trade.
There are about fifty in this depart
ment, and it is the intention as soon
as possible to have the clothing of the
inmates Of the state prison made by
the prisoners at Green Bay.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
WANT INDIANS LAND.
Movement to Secure q Portion of the
Rosebud Agency.

YanLton, S. d., Jan. 5.-The people
of Gregory county have started a
movement to secure the relinquish-
ment of the Indian title to the portion
of the Rosebud agency which lies in
that county. The land in question is
about $4,000 acres and is rich farm
ing land. The Indians are said to be
favorably inclined toward the plan
provided a reasonable price Is offered
for the land. A bill has been prepared
by Congressman Gamble authorizing
the appointment of a commission to
treat with the Indians.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
HITTING FOR LOVE.

.,onv wears Phelim O'Leary was
E-,,ck No. 8 in the engine house
(tage Grove avenue, near Tween
street, and if he had his way
II he would not have gone to
r engine house, even II 1t were
r,ncement, but his reason for
Eas not given to his companions.
nc was a boy over In st. Cece-
irish he knew Maggie brennan.
Ioo such a little "slip OF a girl
Inf at that she had a pair OF big
ray eyes that used to set pheiim
ming. though he knew not why.
he years would have 1t Phelim
N until he was Is tall as any
the fire department and as ac-
snv and he knew as much about
ties of a fire fighter as almost
A as he wanted to be a fireman,
only natural that he became
bare were other reasons for that,
once he heard Maggie brennan
thought fremen were so brave
Grand, and he was simply living
ambition to please her. When
ennans moved into Twenty-sixth
and he was stationed with truck
be was happy, for now and then
her as she passed the engine
he big fire in the Kenawbash
helm O'Leary was the fireman
rayersed a Intel ledge at the
tory, going from window to win
irving a fainting woman in his
through the flames until he
the fire escape and brought
Iwn in safety. Marshal Koran
was a natural born fireman
E next week secured his trans
|ruck 10, with promotion.
Phelim O'Leary was lonely
He could sit at the door OF
CINE house all day and never
hope to see a sight of the little
th the big dark gray eyes, who
mind having him walk a part
way and talk with her. This
eirl had grown to be a young
Her father had died. The
affairs of the family were
10 be In such shape that Maggie
elp. So she became a stenog-
and found employment in one
big buildings in Wabash ave-
ay have been by accident or 1t
1t, but she vas scarcely installed
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Mayor and Aldermen of Milwaukee
Must Answer the Charge.

Milwaukee, Jan. 6. Judge Ludwig,
Of the superior court, late yesterday
ordered that the mayor and aldermen
who voted for the passage OF the
street railway ordinance show cause
before him why they should not be
punished for contempt Of court. The
order Of the court was made upon
motion of Attorney w. III. Timlin, who
is conducting the case for opponents
of the street railway measure. The
hearing on the injunction will be sus
pended during the settlement Of con-
tempt proceedings.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
Tho Point of view. -.

"Magnihcence" may. signify one
thing to one person. and quite. another
thing to another person. IT is related
that a. gentleman, went to a..dentist and
asked him to .'take a. look at his
teeth" The dentist dd,sp. and seemed
fuli Of admiratioA. ,.What :! Go you
think Of. .them?". asked the patient.
Magnificent! -magnihcent!" was 4an
the dentist could say. ''arhen you don't
find anything to do to 'them?" "To
do to them?' why. there are four to be
pulled, six to be filled, and three TO bs
said the dentist: 2
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11

Crookston, Mimi, Jan. 5.-The Great
Northern land office has just complet-
ed a report Of the december business.
Almost 5000 acres of land have been
sold, mostly situated in Polk county.
The average price obtained was a
trifIe over $40 per acre. January bus
mess has opened with a flourish, over
900 acres having been sold yesterday.
Farm land in Polk county sells 18th
race horse speed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
Atni.s.Ioop Eight Abandoned.

Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 1.-The anti
rsloon fight in Des Molnes is practi,
cally abandoned. The ~pro-saloon pc
tition has been filed with about 1,5O0
more signatures than the law de-
mands. The ministerial association,
however, claims that fully 1,599 legal
voters refused to sign a petition either
for or against saloons and, therefore,
that the saloon petition is worthless.
They will insist on a rigid examination
of the saloon petition.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11

Dies Moines. Iowa, Ian. 6.--Rses.dtnt
Mckinley, according to dispatches !,
from Washington to. the people Of
Knoxville. IOWA, has pardohed E. TX.
Cassatt.former president of a nationaf
bank at Pella, iowa, woh was sen
tenred to nine years in the peniteil,
tiary for loSoting' the Institution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
pody Held for Identiacation.

Hastings, Mimi, Jan. 8. The I'M
known man found dead lear Mendoza
on the Omaha tracks was brought
here by Coroner Gillen and placed in
the vault at Lakeside for identified
ton. He was about forty years old,
dressed as a laborer. He was OF
sandy complexion, with brown hair
and ~rcustache. and was about five feet
six inches in height.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
Mill Manager. Cannot Agree.

Saltwater, Mimi, Jan. 6.-The Ideal
-four mill was shut down this morning
owing to a disagreement among the
1t was built last summer
and has a daily capacity of 200 barrels
of -four. 1t has advance orders for
1000 barrels Of flour. The mill is
likely to change hands. The annual
meeting Of the stockholders will be
held Monday, when the future Of the
mill will be decided upon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Eugene Buell. Is Accused of killing
Il. j.. Nelson.

Ashland, Wis, Jan. 5.-The murder
case of the state VS.. Eugene Buell. has
begun here. Buell. is accused Of MUIR
dering Peter j. Nelson of Hayward
two years ago. The trial is likely to
last three weeks. Dan Sullivan and
George Morgan were sentenced to
twenty and eighteen months, respec-
lively, for burglary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
improvements ut spearash.

+ Spearfish, $. d., jan 8, The i'm
provements in this city for the past
wear amount 90 considerably over
$1Oe,OO6, indluhrgttse aewsdosmitopy.
at the Spearfish normal. A great
many new. uss4dshtest HAVE, been
erected and a numbered new. business
houses. The Rank of S~pearfish has
deposits of cver'SlJop0o.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
,,,nneon,ori. Minister chosen.

Fargo, Nd, Jan. 5. = Rev. ]. n.
Merely of Minneapolis has been elect
ed president of the Fargo college to
succeed III. G. simmons, who, RECENTLY.
dropped dead. Merely has been super
inteIdent of hofse missions for fhe
Corgregationar church in Minnesota
for fifteen years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11

, St. Paul Jaif-3. Danlef-Sfalnen.
died yesterday morning. while the pa
troll wagon was taking him to the city
hospital from his room at 456 East
Seventh street" A post mortem ex-
amiration was held by Coroner Nelson
(Which showed. that death resulted
from an overdose. OF. cyanide of potas-
sum. The deceased left "a letter in
which he said he was tired of life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
Her Lack. ,

From Puck Mrs. Hoon Indignant
ly)-I wondsrS why Mrs. rGabpetdn
doesn't mind her town busl8essyy Mr.
Hocn-One reason is that she has no
mind, and another is that she has no
business. She has no business to mind
II she had any mind to mind II and
no mind, to mind her business Il she
had any business. to mind. !
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
Tor less money or oct
He FAIR.
Woour...

-
ceny and burgIar3. ~
a~rraigned and pleaded guilty 10 peu,
larceny and was fined 500. He imme-
diately paid the fine and is again a
free man. Joe Miller, who, a short
time ago is alleged to have stabbed
and seriously injured Adam Brucker
and skipped the town, has been ar
rested and held at Ipswich, S. ID. Last
evening Deputy Sheriff Dewey left for
Ipswich to bring Miller back for trial.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11

'Dashaway-Nsw, IL .sIsordert any
clothes from you, / want to- be sure
beforehand -thatsyou won't dnrf fine! It
want 1t ,sunderstood.S Can you srggast
any way to avoid this? Tailor-.Wen
you might pay me a deposit now. and.
the resi.3h6n the clothes are deliver
sd.-Detroat Free Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
DIphtherin at Crooksfon.

Crookston, Mimi, JAN 5-Diphther.a
still prevails in the city, two more
deaths occurring, the ysctims. lin both,
GASES being children. There are still
four or i've cases in .Quasaptipe- -. :
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11

,pOA HE'D THE WINDOW-LEDGE.
c,. place when Phelim knew about
IN way Of other accidents he often
besa p by the big building just as
tns was leaving at the end of her
Of Fork. If they were lovers, no
the r heard them say so. If they
II Bhed for each other when they
III part, no one knew il. Phelim
seemed care free and uncon-
nW Whenever he met her, though
ERE to confess it that required
e. eroism than scaling the great
n ladders in the face of the
-, flames. Maggie always tried
mo, as Il she would Just as soon
n Pny another whenever she met
200 7 the effort cost her many a
title cry after she had got
nds Jay Phelim was sitting silent
Nf fngine house thinking of what
se say to her some day. When
Tall thought out his heart be-
hsa uake with fear at the idea that
oca ht tell him there was another
~ N she cared far more. He sat
cKlng his mind with these con-
80, thoughts when a still alarm
n Pcklng In. He sprang to his
bunting the strokes as they
r tba9 Ter the ticker. The first num-
iour and the second figure of
roOsd number sounded one, two,
I'D ur and then it stopped.
OF flour" he murmured, and
he " orows as the truck went dash
with dearborn street. That's
,og ana Monroe. If there were
TIE ere--but, no, it isn't there"
pan Fuck reared down Dearborn
,tClel q turned in Monroe and drew
rreA wabash avenue. A cloud OF,
+. N olllng above the big buildings
ing1 ualned eye where the fire. was
acc de spfang from the truck
Ped toward it. AS he reached
III ~ the flames burst from
Fows.f He met some men and
e : Is thssy rushed QUE of.,fhe
d q u asked them ii they.
t 60 serx99osdy was out. They
s asa eeiteved they were. r.H'
Hey all off the fifth goor?" he
.,ud r., s.n.z
n Sta rom the fifth floor.,'s ex-
young woman excitealy;
! sp xssrss Missile" sfsr-s4ap, !
IS Il MaitiAs 70 Rar anofs 9Phe-;
ipsss INTO the building. A man at
land rsslled TO him to come back.
f.Sappeared in the smoke.
ig peopie in the street were
auss tse windowg with anxious
tha pro was f6ninE through. the
for girl had been burned to
lns mat fireman who had gone
''ue had also persisted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
Ef.nstron. RunaMax.

GleneSe. MIN, Jan 6.-Messrs. p.
n Hcenen and ]. Rostberg, Jr., OF
Bergen township were. seriously In
jpxed in, a runaway accident.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
MYsTERIoUsLY DISAPPEARS.
Excitement ut Kenoshn, Wis, Over
the Disappearance of an Episcopal

Sister.
Kenosha, Wis, Jan. 6. Much ex-
element was created in Kenosha yes
terday morning when 1t was an
nounced hat Sister Augusta, n OF
the Episcopal Sisterhood of st. Mary,
in charge of the home for the poor, 200
and 211 Washington boulevard, Chi
cago, had disappeared mysteriously
from Kemper hall in this city. Sis
ter Augusta vas last seen at 5 O'Clock
on Tuesday afternoon. Since that
time no trace of her could be found.
She was formerly Miss Augusta Hen
derson of st. Louis, where her family
is said to be prominent socially. Sis
ter Augusta &C.
ta'COmplete.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08
POINTS FROM PEA RIDGE.
An Old Veteran Tells of His Visit
to the louisville Reunion.

Mr.. Editor: / am no news paper
writer, but thought l would write few
lines to-day from our section. The
farmers are very busy fighting Gen.
Green, and | believe they are holding
their own. Crops are very small but /
think the stand of cotton is pretty fail
though great deal of it is late. Crops
| are not az good a they were last year at
this date. Wheat Is fairly good but toe
! little Sowed; not many oats sown, only
the fall sowing promising much yield.
have just returned from the veteran.
reunion at Louisville, Ky. O.d Ken
lucky cared we'll for IL all aud there
was good turn out for this busy season
of the year. The blue grass section of
Kentucky can't be beat. it is the finest
country L ever saw. Corn in North
Carolina and Tennessee is fine, it is from
ankle to nearly knee high. Wheat is
very fine. The scenery all the way from
ASheville is most beautiful We came
back on a special train and did not stop
at small stations. oar conductor stopped
long enough at Hot Springs, n. c., for
us to take view Of the place, but not
long enough for us to go and see the
spring; it is on the French BcOld river.
1t is the first regular station after We
crossed over into North Carolina One
of the old Vets who had visited the
springs for his health told me that there
was small house standing there that
the father of Wade Hampton built
Paint Rock is on the line between Ten
nessee and North Carolina AS soon as
we crossed over into Old North Carolina
the noble old tar heels began to sin G
where is the hero that don't love his
native land
L will now give you a few items Of
Louisville as | gathered them. She is
situated on the banks Of the OHIO river.
She has an area OF 20 square miles; ov.r
230, 900 people live there: value of
property assets Sl20, 100000; number Of
churches 2l0; 165 miles Of electric rail
way; 10 great railway systems ccntered
there; 81 newspapers and magazines;
l,S0O manufacturing eStab,i ihnents with
II combined capital of S3S, ,000, 900 and
employing over Is, 600 hands; the largest
wagon factory in the world, covering 80
acres of land, output of 100 wagons
daily, besides Ballard's great Touring
mill, turning out / 800 barrels of -four
daily, and then there is the Louisville
Packing Co., which slaughters about
1,5OO hogs daily, besides beeves and
sheep. might say great deal more of
the city but will not take up your valu-
able space. l did not visit all the i'm
portant places as it rdined so much, but
l am satisfied that all the old veterans
who visited the packing house were we'll
paid for the trouble.
AN OLD VETERAN.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08
Knitting Mill Stitches.

Mr.. Editor. we enjoyed your descrip-
ticn of the tcipse.
Messrs. Geo. Weeks, J. II. Rogers and
Joe Mosely, of West End, vitited friends
here Sunday.
Mr.. James Byars and family visited
Mrs. Byars parents Sunday.
Several new families moved in last
week
Mr.. "Bud" White has left here and
gone to Buffalo
Mr.. Bob Horn is having residence
erected.
We were delighted to see Miss Julia
Wood, OF Asbury, in town Friday.
Mr.. Judson Lee is back at his post
Miss Ada Duckett left for her homn
Monday. Miss Ada was one Of our best
members and we regretted TO see her leave
ANNIE LAURIE.
We will have to decline the poetic
atfusiOn from the unknown party,
Anne. We don't see much poetry in it
and don't think it would do any good.
Ed.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

The Atlanta Constitution is writsng
against that abn primal condition in the
South more especially in cotton mill
centres, which allows a worthless bus
band and father, able. .bodis and fully
compsnt to work. to live on the scant
earnings of the wife and children.
This is a genuine reform. WORTHLESS
fathers are 10 be found in every cotton
mill community in Spar:anburg county
who lists not to the cries of the little
enc overworked, needing not theic at
tenuated forms, their wan faces
caused ky long hours of lsbor, necea
STATED by the intemperance or worth
lessneis of the husband aud father.
Some legislation that can reach this
evil ought to be devised 10 the inter
eats of humanity. - Spastanburg
Herald.
We heartily agree with the above,
and hope to see the time when this
class will be made - to work or skip
out.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

A movement is on foot in Green
vile, S. c., to build five story hotel
with every modern convenience. The
first floor will have four store rooms,
fifteen offices, the dining room will
be in the second story. There will
be roof garden on top or the 9Th
story. 1t is to cost 100000. Green
Vile is to furnish $83, 900 Of the cap
ital, outside capitalist to furnish the
balance. $4,000 has been raised by
Greenville, and small subscriptions
are solicited to raise the remainder
Of the $35 1000. Six per cent. is guar
anteed on the stock. The people Of
Greenville should take hold and raise
the amount necessary.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

II the Democrats can't knock the
Republicans out of the box at the
next election, with all the rottenness
attributed to the party, the unheard
Of extravaganza, the great trust
squeezes, the costly commissions Of
Mckinleyism, and his wishywashy
administration they had better throw
up the sponge. They will not likely
find things to their hands any more
satisfactory in the future. II we
cannot oust them now we never can,
and they know it.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

1t seems that Neely adopted We y
simple method Of bookkeeping in
Cuba. In his postal steal he seem 8
to have simply divided what he took
in and appropriated one OF the piles.
His share for May, 1899, by this
method amounted to about $81 ,812.
1t is now estimated that the post al
steal will amount to between $50 900
and 100000. This outside Of tho
surplus stamps item of Sill 900,
which were supposed to have been
burned, but Nicely sold thousands of
them, and they will possibly soon be
scattered all over the world, and no
doubt will be bought at premium
in few years by the stamp gatherer.
The scandal is only increased as the
investigation proceeds.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

There are several things which
need probing into in the Cuban gov
ernment affairs. Here ara some little
things that it might be we'll to look
into, no telling how many more may
turn up later:
"The theft Of 100000 from the
postal service by defaulter Nicely and
his accomplices.
The expenditure Of $242, 900, with
the prospect Of an additional expend-
iture OF $500, 900 more, to construct
and equip the Triscornia Railway,
ostensibly as military expendient,
but demonstrated to be absolutely
worthless for any purpose.
The system Of allowances,
amounting to $I5O.000, granted by
Secretary Of War Root for the per-
sonal expenses Of officials sent here
by the War Department.
The reconstruction of the Compos-
tela barracks at u cost Of $40 900, OBJ
stensibly for school purposes but
really without benefit to anybody eX-
cept the contractors.
The payment Of excessive rates Of
exchange, aggregating $250,O0o, to
the North American Trust Company
(fiscal agent Of the United States) for
handling Government money.
The retention of Ernest Lee Conant
as legal adviser to Gov.-Gen. Wood
and the city government Of Havana
while acting as agent and legal repre-
sentative Of a corporation dealing
with both branches of the public ser
vice.
The use Of United States naval
transports rs passenger boats by Off.
cials travelling between the United
States and Cuba.
These seven cases show the careless
il not criminal manner in which the
affairs OF the Cubans have been mis-
managed under the direction of the
Administration at Washington
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

An effort is on foot to try and in
duce the Beers to come to America.
This excellent class of farmers would
be great acquisition to the United
States, and there is big opening in
this country for them as most Of the
country ia moving into the mill towns
to work in the mills. 1t begins to
look like the country will eventually
be depopulated Of farmers unless
some farmers are imported from some
where. We could not do better than
to get the Beers here.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

It is now stated that the hens In
one section Of the country in the line
of the total eclipse not only went to
roost, but when the roosters crowed
as the light came on, the hens got of
their roost and proceeded to lay an
other egg, thinking that new day
was upon them, although they had
attended to that duty only a few
hours before.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

It is reported that Aguinaldo was
The nearest veritication Of the report
is that Major March and the thirty
third overlook what was supposed to
be Aguinaldo's party. The Amcri-
cans killed or wounded an officer
and riderless horse with bloody
saddle aud Aguinaldo's papers were
captured, and it is supposed it must
have been the general who was hit.
The papers show he was fleeing with
small following.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

1t is funny with what intense anx-
iety the Republicans are endeavoring
to hasten the adjournment Of Con-
gress. They didn't relish show
down of the rottenness in the postal
affair in Cuba. Maybe it would re-
suit in "a greater showdown in the
wind-up than would be healthy for
the powers that be.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08

In the apportionment of the Dis
pensary profits among the various
counties OF the State Unions share
was 81 1,394.S6. Unions schools en-
rollment is 5,010. This apportion
ment was to make up the $3 per
capita to the schools of the State.