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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15

/ BOX CAR MERCHANTS ENCOUN
! TER TROUBLE IN THIS
| STATE.
!. George Wemmering, one of tn
"box carl merchants, that trave
through the country, taking ORDER
for groceries and merchandise from
the farmers, last week Thursday
got into trouble with the food in
spection laws of the State of Mime
sofa, in Ramsey County, to the OK
tent of $3.50. 90, on 10 counts.
Tuesday he was due at Worthing
ton to answer the prosecution OF
charges of selling unlabeled baking
powder and of adulterated spices il
Mobiles County, and it cost him q lit
lte over $50 to realize that the STATE
Food Laws are as effective and Ger
tain in Mobiles County as in Ramsey
County, Mimi.
The prosecution was conducted by
I, County Attorney Cranda'l, before
F. A. Steven, Justice Of tho Peace in
Worthington, but Wemmerings at
torney, after examining in the mat
ter, concluded that he had better
advise his client to enter a plea OF
guilty than to proceed further, and
the plea was accordingly entered,
fine paid and defendant discharged,
he promising to let up on that kind
of work business, and we think that
he will do so, because it was a very
expensive lesson.
The authorities are determined to
see that this class of non resident and
non tax paying merchants shall not
do business in this state, unless they
comply with all the requirements Of
the law, that are demanded and ex-
acted from resident and legitimate
merchants. =
;s The business is done mostly with
farmers. these men selling by sam
pie and taking orders through the
and after they have enough
orders, they then have the goods
shipped in, usually in car load lots,
making delivery, collecting at the
time of delivery and then moving
onto some other field and repeating
the same method.
This class of men are thoroughly
interruptions in their business
methods and ways, and anything
that is capable Of adulteration is
adulterated as much as possible; for
instance, in one of the cases here in
Mobiles County this George W. Wem-
was charged with selling
adulterated ground pepper to A. z.
Curry, and upon chemical analysis
the pepper was found to consist of
corn meal, with a very little cayenne
pepper mixed through it, it costing
these ''box car" merchants some
where about &c for a three pound
package, and they selling it for pure
pepper for 81. II for the three pound
package. What is true in this case
is true in all other cases and with all
other articles that it is possible for
them to adulterate.
The State Dairy and Food Com
mission is deserving of the support
IF all citizens Of this state in their
eHort to put an end to this class of
business. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15

Mrs. w. S. Haws desires to an
nounce to the ladies of Worthington
and vicinity that. she has opened
dressmaling parlors in the rooms
over the Cut Price Cash store and is
prepared to do all kinds of dressmak-
ing. Satisfaction guaranteed. ?
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15


Al THAN Ba NAA 4.s GHU s:!5;.,
,,s.l syaaipg A. psi 4{g t;l5
@ prayer service n. Alb held at 1 "a ,
home Of ME- and Mrs. !; En IS near
org, conducte Thy Rev. Chez E..E' A. !
Curt1s. '''' - .:'., - ~ :. a., q, ..
The usual Sunday service q were
held Sunday Nov 49, Anew class
Of little girls was formed in Sunday
school by those graduating from the
infant class. .... ...
The Topic for the G. E. was on
Temperance with Miss Eva Millar as
leader
The church was we'll filled Sunday
evening-the theme for the sermon
being, 'Christ as q Child The
music was enjoyed by all.
The travel club met with Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis on Saturday evening.
The members had the pleasure OF
crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Lon
don, with no seasickness at all, and
enjoyed seeing the sights there, after
their arrival. The next journey to
be made will be from London to Hol
land. They are to make this trip
and SEQ the sights in Holland on
Saturday evening, Nov. %. All
wishing to go on this journey should
meet at the home Of Mr.: and Mrs
Curtiss on the date above given, and
they win find q welcome e2 awaiting " i
them.
THE Christian Endeavor Society at
s 80 Sunday evening will have a
special program: in the interest of
Home Missions, and the work among
the colored people::will be the partic,
1iaTs branch Of that work, taken for
the program: Among the subjects
to be- presented are:-
The Negro at the Beginning OF the
Twentieth Century.
Why the Roosevelt Washington
Dinner arouses the South.
The ambitious and purposes of the
best class of negroes in the words OF
one of their number.
The personality Of Booker Wash
ington.
The work of n. o. Tanner, arti st
as known by Booker Warrington.
Christian Endeavor among the
Young Colored People.
The Privileges for advancement,
offered s.by the A. M. A. through
Colleges.
The papers will be short and full
of interest and all interested in the
will be gladly welcomed to
the services.
Worship with preaching sunday
at 1915 8. m. and 7:3Op m.
Orchestra in tho evening. Sunday
School at IL IN. Junior Christian
Endeavor at p. m. y; p. G. E. at1
80 p. m. 4
The Home evening. for Prayer and
Conference, Thursday at 1880. i
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15
'.tn't ,-STe,55
GREAT LUCK OF. AN EDITOR

g. =. ,
''For two years all efforts to cure
Eczema in the palms Of my hands
failed Z writes Editor Il. N. Lester,
Of Syracuse Kan, 4" then I was whois
" cured by Bucklen 3 Arnica Salya z
IT. the WORLDLY bsgt Tor erru,p
sores ana Ill s1ansd iseases. Oly1s
sots q A b. Hard -. - e q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15
a. Good

is assured here as wesnay special nttention, to
i! wel<now foot MAYBE deformed by wearing
as ill-fitting~stoe We wont palm off a wrong
size because we haven't the right one.
We have all sizes!
1t is easy to fit the Atlas $500 Shoe be-
cause it is filter anyway.
II. H. $caw ART Il,
THE SF1OEMAN.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15

Gov. Beckman of Kentucky is
getting after Gov. Durbin Of Indiana
for refusing requisition for Taylor
who is wanted in the blue grass
state as an acceesor in the murder
Of Gov. Goeble. The governor Of
Indiana is alright. Public opinion
in Kentucky is such that an inno-
cent man could not have fair trial
and should Taylor be taken back it
would simply be conviction ire
spective of the evidence.
Among eatables the ever-popu1ar
apples is more a luxury than a
necessity. Never the less the pro-
spect of an apple famine is not the
most pleasant thing III the's.world:
But a recent dispatch from New
York says that the apple famine
which dealers have been predicting
isspow an assured fact. Conditions
during the summer indicated ashort
crop, but it is claimed that the
shortage is greater than anticipated,
the crop being estimated at half
what it was last year. One dealer
estimates the crop at %, 600, 900 bar
rels, as against 48, 600, 900. last year,
and 70, 100000 the year before. II
this estimation is correct, apples will
likely be pretty high before spring.
-Pipestone Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
WILL PROSECUTE FOR FORGERY.
Charge on which Dunton Will BE
Tried at sioux Falls.

Seth !. Zemer of Minneapolis, pub
Usher and representative of the Mime
apolis Times, has arrived at Sioux Falls
for the purpose of determining what
should be done with w. V. Dunton,
book agent. who was arrested there for
collecting subscriptions from parties at
Spokane, Wash. and points in Mon
tana, in the name Of the Minneapolis
paper. AS a result Of a conference, 1t
was decided that Chief of Police Mar
tin should file a complaint against Dun
ton for forgery IN attaching his name
to an order for books. Dunton Will be
tried on his charge at the term or
court now in session at Sioux Falls.
George Wells, the M~innehaha county
farmer, who, on Saturday, pleaded
guilty to stealing a quantity of grain
from a neighbor. and was to have been
sentenced yesterday, made a desperate
attempt to commit suicide by hanging
himself with a towel in his cell. He
was discovered before life was extinct,
but is now a physical wreck.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
DOUGLAS FACTORY


Advertising pays.
w. l.. Douglas Is going to increase
the capacity Of his factory to 5000
pairs of shoes per day. The addition
will add 5000 square feet of space for
manufacturing purposes. At the same
time a new 400 horsepower engine and
an additional $50 horsepower boiler
will be installed, which will afford ade-
quate power for the present and an
other addition to the factory, which
will no doubt be necessary later on.
When the factory starts up the first
OF July 1t will be on an output OF 500
dozen or 5000 pairs Of shoes per day,
and the weekly pay roll. exclusive Of
Office help, superintendent, foremen,
ETC., will be s22, 900 per week. The
Douglas statesmen on the road are sell
ing % per cent more goods than last
season. The increased sales Is the d.
rect result of good shoemaking and ex-
tensive advertising. The advertising
expenditure Of Mr.. Douglas is now
larger than at any period Of his bust
ness, and this is to be still further in
creased. Beginning this week half
page advertisements Of the Douglas
shoe will appear in all the principal
newspapers OF the large cities, as well
as such papers as the Youths Compan-
ion.-Brockton, Mass, Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
MRS. lie tRST,S VISIT.
VIII View Her various Black Hills
Interests.

On Wednesday Mrs. Phoebe Hearst,
one OF the principal stockholders in the
Homestake Mining company, will ar
rive in Lead to make a short visit.
She will leave Saturday for San Fran
cisco, whittier she is bound, in her pri-
vate car, having left Washington, D.
c., the first of the week. She will be
the guest Of Ex-senator G. c. Moody
at Deadwood. a portion of the time, and
will visit T. ]. Grier and family in
Lead. Mrs. Hearst makes a visit to
the Hills about every two years. She
is greatly interested in the costly i'm
provements that have been made in
and about the Homestake mine. and on
the trip she will see in operation a
number of new things. which are daily
adding to her large monthly dividend.
In Lead she is supporting the Hearst
free library and kindergarten, w very
strong institutions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
He Hacked on His Leg.

Caught In a bear trap, recently, on
The banks of the Athabasca, near MIL
ford, Me, John Mcleod, a lumper
scaler. was obliged to take u ms
Jack knife and cut off his leg Inc trHp
was too heavy to move anu VIC"
.nrunp IN such a way that he could not
reach over and release 1t. He was lar
from any human being, and the my
way out of it seemed to be to cut on the
leg.
That was lone easily. a the les
mon which he operated was OF wooa
But when he stumped back to camp IL
made him mad to hear the Jeers Oh ,he
Professionalism COOK OF the 'up
crew.
"Why you take off your whole woou
,,io-ab9 You get out um thrap, ana
no Spite you wood laig '~tall.ahI
such a way out of the difficulty had
not occurred to Mcleod before
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
SIOUX INDIANS HAVE SMALL pox
Sixteen Deaths Have Alrcady u..,
RPpOrted

smallpox has a solid hold upon IN.
Indians at Fort Pierre. Sixtean ora
known 10 nave died. and it Ia expected
n a many more will die from the dis
ease. The sCOurge has been RUNNING
for over two months in that vicinity
little attention being paid to il, because
1t was generally OF a mild type. and the
local physicians and health officers di.
agnosed it as chickenpox. No restric-
tions were placed around those afHict,
co. dances and public meetings being
permitted without protest from the an
thoritles. Persons broken ont with the
disease nave visited the streets, public
gatherings and the saloons unchecked.
The authorities of Pierre made an at
tempt early TO persuade the superin-
tendent of the board of health Of the
county to establish a quarantine. but
he refused, and when the STATE board
sent an agent to Pierre, who diagnosed
the case as smallpox, the Stanley
county superintendent declined to re-
ceive. and, later. refused to ADOPT QUAR-
antine regulations. The disease was
stamped out in Pierre. but a few DAYS
since 1t broke out again in the Grand
Pacltlc hotel, and a new demand was
made for a quarantine against Fort
Pierre, which was finally adopted.
Passengers are allowed to cross the
Missouri river only between 8 In the
morning and , in the evening. and then
only with the permission of the inspect
ors. DIR. Edwards. Of the state board
OF health, informed the authorities of
Fort Pierre that he would stop al mail
and transportation and shut the town
Of Fort Pierre completely off from all
communication with the outside world
unless a rigid quarantine was adopted.
1T is believed that his measure will
have the desired effect. but the disease
is already scattered all over the Sioux
reservation, and patients are sick with
1t who live from fifty to a hundred
miles from medical attendance. There
have been no deaths among the whites,
but three men nave lost their eyesight
from the effects of the disease.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
LIGHTNING's FRANKS.
Peculiar Antics During n storm al
Belle FOurche.

Lightning played some curious
freaks in the dwelling house of George
Crafts in Belle Fourche, during a re-
cent storm. A bolt entered through the
chimney, tore out the bottom, slid down
the stove pipe and knocked off the lids
OF the cook stove. 1t then jumped over
on to the kitchen table, split the table,
broke two lamp chimneys, n then
followed the water pipe into an adjoln-
ing room. There it turned a wash
bowl upside down without breaking it,
and then escaped into the ground by
a of a pipe, which was melted IN
places by the heat. A woman was
standing over the kitchen table when
the bolt struck it, and there were sew
.ral children in the house. but nobody
was hurt and the nous sustained lttls
damage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
c. A. MOREY MAY DIE,
sos'"ins Serious Injuries by Failing
Down Stairs at CupItol.

81: Paul, May 5.-CharIes A. Morey
o! W!nona one of the three members
O. the state board of control. fell down
a night Of stairs in the capitol yester-
gay morning n sustained injuries
Whlcn may result in death. His right
slde Is completely paralyzed from the
eTects OF the fall. DR.. Nc Goughey Of
Wlnona, his family physician. is as
yet unable to tell just what injury Mr..
MoIey received from his accident.
Ihere are no abrasions Of the skin on
the head showing a fracture of the
skull. But an internal fracture is
feared. Nothing definite will be known
until a careful examination can be
MADE. In the meantime practically
nothing can be done beyond keeping
the patient quiet and watching for any
symptoms which may develop.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
WELCOME TO CONGER.
big reception rendered the Minis
ter at DcS MOiues.

Des Motnes, Iowa. May 5.-Minister
Conger was formally welcomed to Des
MONIES at a public meeting held in the
Auditorium yesterday afternoon. The
reception was rendered by the two
grand army posts. the city. citizens
generally and the missionary societies
represented in China. Three thousand
attended. Minister Conger and family
and intimate friends occupied the
stage n the boxes were filed with
state and city officials. Addresses of
welcome were made by Judge Josiah
Given. Dr.. f. r. Hutchins. John A.
Mccall, Gov. Shaw, Mayor Harlem
bower and others, and Minister Conger
responded, briefly reviewing the events
Of the Siege of Pekin and the relief of
the l~egationers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
RoSENFiELDs BODY Fouxp.
committed Suicide After Killing r,,.
Children.

,, %" raul May 5.-The body Of Will
,n hosenheld was found among the
US S OF the st. Paul Boom company a
nle from Fort Smelling at noon yes-
TIapay by William Leughway and Geo.
pesano' employees at the boom. They
nou reen instructed by supt. McCabe
"atch the river closely for the
LIES coroner Miller went To the
So'ni' accompanied by Joseph Macaul-
Sul e~rintendent of the police alarm.
who Identified the O as that Of
k~osenteld, who had thrown his four
children from the Marshall avenue
mEloge n then jumped into the river.
Inc remains We're taken to the morgus
where Doctors Miller and Finnell held
d post mortem examination. They
touhu several bruises on the body that
hau peen inflicted after death by con-
TACT with obstacles in the water.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
Enc OF 4 CIRCUS CLOWN.
Death Came in n SIum saloon ns He
Humined "GarroxeA"-ifad Just
Found Employment.

Found Employment.
When the reporters went to investi-
gate the death of one John Costello"
wAom the police described as a labor
err because he was poorly-dressed,
they found that the man had died in a
saloon connected with Taylor's hotel,
No. 2, Roosevelt street, and h a he
was an old-time circus man. since fall
en- on misfortune and bad habits. Ac-
cording to one of his ~cronies. his circus
name was Dan Costello, and he was TO.
many years n Of the most popular
clowns in Barnum's shows and In the
shows that combined with Barnum's
later on. Costello was sixty-five years
old. He is said to have made a good
deal of money in the circus business,
but he lost 1t all. When he retired he
went to New London, where he married
a widow II opened a saloon. His
friends say of him hat he vas too
much of a sport" himself and too good
a "spender" to succeed in the saloon
business. and it was not long before he
had sunk all his money. He then came
to New York, and for some years
worked at odd jobs along the shore.
Last night he went to f. o. Miller, of
~" MUS u Nhodi7oh
Square Garden. and told his story. Mr..
Miller engaged him. Happy. Costello
went to Taylor's hotel and took a seat
in the bar room. Some of the people In
the room heard him humming Garry
owen" One of them told Of his death
thus: Il heard him singing, but sud
denly the tune died out and I walked
over to see what was the matter. Cos
tello was sitting very still. I put my
ear to his heart, and found that the
machinery had stopped. New York
Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
ST. PAUL GETS IT..
Cudahys Will Establish q Big Pack
ing Plant There.

st. Paul, May 5. - Patrick Cudahy
visited South ST. Paul yesterday. and
with his chief engineer, l.. E. Martin.
inspected the old Dakota company
packing plant. The Dakota plant
cost 1925, 900. Mr.. Cudahy's PROPOSE
ton to the Union Stock Yards COM
pany was for a ninety-nine year lease
and improvements in the plant to cost
$250,000. The directors of the Stock
Yards company held a meeting
Wednesday and, it is understood, praC-
tically agreed to accept the offer Of
Cudahy Bros. The new plant will be
as large as that o: the Swift company,
and will be in operation by Nov. l.
Cudahy Brothers will make a speciality
of packing hogs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09

II know well enough, fellow citizens"
exclaimed the tierce-browed, shaggy
haired orator, that h views / advo-
cate are not popular. Not ten days
ago, while advocating them from a
public platform. / was struck on The
head by a brick and knocked sense
less"
why didn't you wait until you got
your senses back before you went to
talking again." inquired a man in the
outskirts OF the crowd, in a loud, rau-
cous voice.-Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
Touud In the River.

Oshkosh. Wis, May 5-Mrs. Eliza
beth Hoage. aged n~inety-two years,
was found in the river a short distance
from her home. It is believed she
went out for an early morning walk
and fell in the river By accident. She
resided with her s~on-in-law, Carleton
Foster, of the Foster-Haf Lumber
ompan
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
rr-s,eaker Heads Police Board.

la Crosse, Wis, May 5.-Hon. ]. J.
Hogan. ~ex-speaker of the assembly,
has been chosen as the new president
~ the board OF police and fire com-
u~issioners. of which he has been a
ramber since the civil service Law
went into effect. He succeeds the late
Hon. ]. w. Losey.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
News OF the State.
SAVE lei HUME
T,kes Her Case TO the
XclIU'N .o"R Il

T,kes Her Case to the
sellf1 y supreme Court.
!, The most important cases no"
supreme court, was argued
~ lns General Pyle for the state
.'arse Case of Watertown Tor the
Ge0rs sserein tho state seeks to Sc
.asslon Of the Mellette home
y Watertown which was decided
in the settlement with the
.' as' treasurer. w. W. Taylor
que rot,lrn from hiding. 1t APP
~ Governor Mellette was a
mower from Taylor. $4,000 be-
amount of his obligations. He
mellette secured a loan OF
their WATERFOWL homestead
W. subsequently gave Taylor a
y, decd as a pledge to be return
,,s.,,t recording when the mort
vas paid. ro,nu~
aosaulter and Mellette was sued
- Tavlor's bondsmen, judgment
g.h,oined against him for 1895, 900,
n. other bondsmen. In his set
r,th the state Taylor turned
.so deed TO the Mellette home
"A n was recorded. The note
-a.,oage were also turned over
.abseouently Mellette was given
NOR the note for the value OF
'.onartv which he transferred tC
80 IN martial settlement of its
ssnt The note was then given &c
fveTlette. 1t was supposed by At
\ General Crawford, who conduct
1. business, that the state, having
nm the note, had taken the prop
and was entitled to possession OF
leu Of the money which 1t repre-
The legislature of 1897 passed
A, resolution, however, authorizing
Lrnor Lee to execute a deed to Mrs,
IN. conveying the homestead back
III W.
\ the resolution asserting that the
! note having been paid there was
niger any lien against the property
khirh the state had an interest,
smor Lee refused to comply with
legislative mandate. holding that
body had no power to convey prop
|bya mere resolution, and the mat
las dropped for the time being.
| 10 this time the state had had pos.
|on Of the property, but when the
kature passed the resolution and
h the governor had taken action
| Meliette claimed possession from
hates tenant and was paid the rent
|the premises theheafter. Later
! another tenant was installed n
| the rent to Mrs. MeiIette and con-
ki TO do so. The attorney general
! brought an action to quiet the
10 the property and ii was tried
Be circuit court and judgment rem.
n for the state. Mrs Mellette ap.
b to the supreme court and thu
Eions involved will be determined
Dat body.
3 Mellette claims that the property
l hers and that the only way the
can legally get possession is To
Flose the mortgage given by her Il
r The state holds that the note
which the mortgage was predic-
having been paid In full and the
Erty having been decided regularly
|laylor to the state, she has nc
IN It. The attorney general has
ia to return the property upon the
pt from Mrs. Melette of an equiv
IN money. 1t was taken from
~ at a stipulated appraised price
all the state wants is it's money
Aellette has the note which was
and also wants the property. II
singular case and the decision vii
waited with interest by those who
been watching it. The contest
|Oeen In progress for nearly five
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09
Died in "a Cell.

La Crosse, Wis. May 5. George
Wright, a steamboat cook who had
lived in La Crosse for forty years and
who was we'll known or the Upper
Mississippi. dropped dead in a cell in
sentral police station yesterday of
heart failure, caused by excessive
drinking. He was arrested for drunk
enness. He was forty-eight years of
age.