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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
IN THE HOUSE.

Consent was obtained for the in.ro-
duction of the following bills In tae
house:
Fixing qualifications OF students
who NAV enter the various state tdu'
~cational institutions.
Increasing the fee for filing brand
To regulate the practice or Veterl-
nary surgery.
To prevent the use of state monsy
for any other purpose than mat lol
which appropriated.
Providing s~tricter penalties for 1alss
listing of property. :,
The senate amendments to the o
bounty and dairy commissioners DIS
were concurred in.
The dictionary clause in the educa-
tional bill, as reported by the commit
tee, was eliminated. =.
The attempt to reconsider the immi-
grafton commissioner bill was Killed.
The lag cure" bill was tabled.
A Joint resolution was introduced by
the committee on military affairs me-
morializing congress to retire ColCnal
Frost &C the First South Dakota in
fantry as a brigadier general.
The appropriation committee report
ed f%avorably on special pulldlnS OILS
as follows:
Vermillion, $4,000.
Aberdeen, $4,000.
Brookings, $4,000.
Rapid City, $40, 900.
Springfield. $4,000.
Spearfish, $4,000.
Deaf Mute School, $500.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
BILLS PASSED BY SENATE.

No. 4-Providing for the appointment
OF a food and dairy commissioner and
prescribing his duties.
No. 97-An amended wolf bounty
law, limiting the expenditure to S., 1000
per year and prescribing additional
safeguards against fraud.
No. 203,-Amending the law relative
to testimony so that testimony against
a deceased person cannot be given by
a party in interest by virtue of a trans
fer of his interest.
No. 1s6-Attaching an island in the
Missouri river to Clay county by vote
of the electors.
No. 2O7-To regulate building and
loan associations.
No. 190-Providing that live stock
shall be taxed at the home ranch.
No. 1S2-Amending the law relative
to listing of property for taxation to
cure a discrepancy.
No. 1S5-Attaching a Missouri river
island to Clay county for school pur-
poses.
Joint Resolution No. 14-Memorializ-
ing congress in behalf of Red river
drainage.
The senate also passed the following
house bills:
No. 191-Prescribing the manner in
which ballots shall be marked when
there are more than one candidate on
each ticket for the same office.
No. 60-Permitting county commits
%sioners to send INDECENT drunkards to
institutions to take the jag cure. This
bill was amended and will be returned
to the house for concurrence.
No. 94-Providing that counties may
sell real estate and invest the proceeds
in buildings.
No. 179-Permitting boards of super
visors to contruct sidewalks in villages.
No. 221-Providing hat counties
shall construct bridges when the cost
exceeds $40 and shall pay half the ex-
pense Of repairing same over and above
$40.
No. 4-To prevent dissertation of the
American flag.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
IN THE SENATE.

The senate passed the following
bills:
Legalizing the incorporation of Irene.
Empowering cities to erect and
maintain lighting plants.
Limiting to six years time in which
action to collect a city or township
bond ran be begun.
Legalizing the incorporation of Elk
ton.
Granting cities of third class power
to build and operate waterworks.
The senate passed the following
house bills:
Empowering cities and towns to re-
assess taxes for local improvements
where the first assessment was declar-
ed Illegal.
Amending the law in relation to ju-
rors.
Requiring guard rails on bridges.
A~ppropriating 500 for the burial of
deceased soldiers.
Permitting husband or wife to sell or
mortgage family property in the event
that either is sent TO prison or the in
san asylum.
Providing for care of the Fort Sisse.
ton military reservation.
Giving the Children's Home power
to ecover misplaced children.
Requiring reports of { he railroai
commissioners and other officers to b.
printed.
Making the minimup salary Of leg
listers of deeds $500.
Fixing the salaries of county judges
advancing them about % per cent.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment providing that 60 per cent O.
the voters can nov a county seat to a
railroad.
The senate appropriation bill was in
troduced by the committee. 1t carries
$3.50, 500. The minority report. VIII 'ch
gives Fred T. Evans s9,271. a defcien-
cy in the construction OF the Soldiers
Home. al adopted. The bill also car
ries a provision for 8 1000 for a library
and historical building.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
Ef%ectuaiIy Rebuked.

Representative Clayton of Alabama
recently told this story:
II was "A government revenue official
down in my state, and when / started
in l wanted to make a record. l hauled
an old fellow into court for selling
m"oonshine whisky. When l got him on
the stand asked him plump out:
Did you ever make any moonshine
whisky
The old man looked at me with tears
In his eyes. Henry he said, 4 knowed
your father, and he never would have
asked me no such question as that
Il let him go."-Baltimore News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE.

To submit a constitutional amend
ment allowing the mourning of add
tional Indebtedness for the purposes OF
securing water, construction OF sewers,
street railways, telephone systems, n
lighting plants.
Memorial to congress for legislation
giving United States courts absolute
Jurisdiction on Indian reservations.
Bill providing regulations for the
election Of officers of mutual lnsur-
ance companies so that all will not
go out at one term.
Limiting risks of county mutual
companies to farm risks.
Repeating the law preventing sale OF
fire arms to Indians.
Changing the law for publication OF
estrays requiring publication in coun-
ties.
Providing regulations for organiza-
ton of mutual insurance companies
and placing them under control of the
state insurance department.
Providing for testing scales, the
mayor of the city or chairman of the
boards Of town supervisors to be tes-
tors.
To fix as specified the time for eX-
piration of the terms OF the members
( the state boards appointed in recess
which is fixed at the last day Of the
next session of the legislature after the
appointment.
The bill making intoxication a mis-
demeanor.
Providing for al election for fixing
a boundary line between Meade county
and Lawrence and Pennington oun
ties.
The bill providing for state sheep in
spection.
Senate bills passed were the Sweet
liquor license bill.
The bill making county commission
ers elective by the whole county, both
of which passed, the latter wiping out
all off-year elections.
Providing for a new board of COM
missioners of the Soldiers Home. 1t
legislates out the present board, which
will be reappointed at once by the gov
ernor, as follows: N. c. Nash, T. M.
Shanafelt, John Baker. Harvey Gun
derson and A. l.. Van Osdel. the two
latter being populists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
victoria. store Of Gold.

The colony of Victoria, the smaiies.
division of the continent or Ausjraiia,
has produced. during the last half cen
fury. more gold than any other country
I'm the world, with h exception OF CAL
ifornia, Mr.. James Stirling recently In
formed an audience at the Imperial In
stitute in London that there is a gold
min at Bendigo, in Victoria, which
has reached a depthsof S,43i feet. and
that deep leads of gold exist over an
area of about 400 miles. Victoria also
possesses e~xtensives coal fields-Youth's
Companion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
HOUSE BILLS PASSED

No. 212-Makes the stealing of live
stock of the value Of $40 grand larceny.
No. 225-Authorizing nonresident
administrators to prosecute and defend
actions in this state.
The house passed the following sem
ate bills:
No. 7S-Children's home bill for the
care OF homeless children.
No. 174-The general educational
bill
Joint resolution No. 7-Memorializ-
ing congress to remove the sand bar at
the mouth of the James River.
No. 1l-Memorializing congress for
an increase in the allowance for the
education OF Indian children from s167
to ZOOS per capita.
No. 1S3-Allowing counties to dis
pose OF tracts bid in at less than the
face value of the certificate.
No. 151-Providing for the organi-
cation OF the state militia on plans
prepared by Adjutant General Humph-
reg.
No. 143-Appropriating $3.50 to A.
ID. Rich for compiling roster of the
First regiment.
Joint Resolution No. 10-Memorial-
izing congress to pass the CIRCUIT bill.
House Bill No. 17S-Providing for
the inspection of sheep and apo ntins
the veterinarian at the agricultural
college sheep inspector at a salary o.
$500 a year, failed to receive the two,
thirds vote necessary To pass it with
the emergency clause and was declare
lost. While it received more thsn a
majority it was not reconsidered BE-
fore adjournment.
The house passed house bill No. 226,
to prevent fraud on hotel keepers,
amending the law, providing a fine of
$40 and removing the ten day limit of
the present law. The house killed
house bill No. 129, providing for the
levy and collection of sidewalk taxes
in cities of the third class.
The house passed senate bill No. 10,
allowing counties to plead counter
claims against senate bill No. ITO, al
lowing counties to plead counter claims
against the state where unorganized
counties have paid judicial and state
taxes.
The house also passed the senate bill
inspection bill, No. 2, but after amend
ing it so that it amounts to no hing
and will be imperative. The amend
ments strike out the provision that oil
below third grade shall be brand ID
mo grade, prohibits the appointment,
of nor than three deputy inspectors
and provides that the fees for chemi-
cal tests shall be paid into the state
treasury when the party making the
tests receives a salary from the state
for other employment. The vote on
final passage stood 66 to 13.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
Not Too Many "Burfdays."

When We lived in Virginia, my wife
II day said TO our old black cook:
Rose, 1 want you to have an unusu-
ally nice dinner tomorrow; it is Mr..
Vance's birthday"
To which the darkey, with an air OF
wisdom that Solomon might have en-
We'd, and, perhaps, as a mild protest
against the too frequent recurrence of
such festal events, replied:
"Pears to ne Mr.. Vance had a burf-
day bout dis time las yeah. didn't
he?"-Christian Endeavor World.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
500 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper viii be pleased 10
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 10 cure In all It's
stages. aud that IS Catarrh' Halls oataIrn
Cure Is the only positive cure now known TO the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being u constitu-
tional disease, requires u constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken lntcrhallS
faces of the system. thereby DESTROYING the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patiens
strength by building up the constitution ana
assisting nature In doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its curative
bowers that they offer One hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. send Tor list OF
Address r. j.. CHENEY s. CO, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists Toe. .
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07

The North Carolina experimental
station has discovered that the flavor
OF eggs is determined by the feed. At
ter giving hens chopped onions for two
weeks the eggs became SD disagreeable
n flavor that they could not be used.
Wheat shorts, cotton seed meal and
skim milk increased the number OF
eggs laid. but the eggs had a disagree
able flavor. Cracked corn and corn
dough resulted in fewer eggs, but lar
ger ones and of better flavor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
How Grant Conquered the aas

HOW Sfstitt oHIuN tsMI
Mai. J.. A. Watrous, u. ;. H." y.
the Saturday Evening Post
good stories of Gen. Grant
was a lieutenant in the MeAna
One is the mule story. lie uN !.
tail of men and many ropes ~
mule got the better of the eAp
Then this happened: "a
Returning, he gave orue, N
the next victim to a large Io.@
backed as closely to the opsuu
possible without actually 'ou
Half a dozen men were toiu
brute by the head, ears 4
on no account to let 1t au. va III
the rock. Then a man was 'o ~
a harness on quickly. AS M
buckles began to fasten the n ~
came restless. Pretty soon N
sudden lunge and succeeded
four feet away from the rocn, ~
the fun began. His hees
against the rock savagely i%
time. 1t was a new eApn -. ne
apparently. a painful one, for -, Il
tered hind feet were liftea .Ir a
again. but very gently. ana or' q.
q time. while its head snoon 4
ears nopped. That mule M' NJ
ena ,ha proh,em was solved. !,
tail returned TO camp late s,ss,oaI
having accomplished its Il b
ing the kick out of a droV soulsil
manageable mules as eve
and bareback.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07

List Of Patents Issued Inst Week to
Northwcstera Inventors.

Frederick Is. Blanchard, Lewiston,
Mimi, sack holder; Paul L. Grove,
Duluth, Mimi. oscillating engine;
Paul l.. Grove, Duluth, Mimi. furnace
wall; Anton S. FrosliC, Minneapolis,
Mimi, grain separator: Thomas II.
Kavanagh, Holland, Mimi. hub fast
ener; Hugh c.. Macwilliam, st. Paul,
Mimi, suspenders; Charles Rock, st.
Paul, Mimi. target; Michael w. Wal
dorf, st. Paul, Mimi, folding box.
Lothrop e. johnson. patent attorneys. OIL
& 9l2 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Paul. MINI
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
Uoxyeu,. Cure for Insomnia.

Capt. Evan Howell of Georgia was
talking to Senator Plat of Connecticut
about insomnia.
Now, subj" he said, L have a sure
cure for insomnia, and 1t is as simple
as it is sure. When you go to bed and
can't sleep, get up and take a drink.
Go back TO bed and wait half an hour.
If you do not go TO sleep, get up and
take another drink. Repeat this, sub,
at intervals of half an hour. If you do
not go to sleep for four times, making
four drinks, then. sub. if you are not
asleep. YOU will not care whether you
sleep or not"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
ADVERSE LEGISLATION,

The house killed the following bills:
Those to place women on the board
of regents of education and charities
and penal institutions.
To abolish days of grace.
TO grant aid to farmers institutes.
Reconsideration of the county in
sane asylum bill was indefinitely post
poned.
This afternoon the favorably receiv-
ed reports Of the committee on appro-
priations on special appropriations will
be discussed.
The bill providing for a state def
cheney appropriation was favorably re-
ported.
Kelley, Locke and Boylan were ap-
pointed conferees on the oil inspection
bill.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
THESE ARE LAWS

House Bill S7-Appropriating s112.75
to reimburse clerks in United States
land offices for lists of lands becoming
taxable.
Hous Bill 1l3--Transferring the
state fish fund to the state federal
fund.
House Bill 23-An amendment 10 The
law relative to the issuing of bonds hv
boards of education OF cities az tho
first class.
Senate Bill 129-Fixing terms OF
court in the Eighth circuit.
Senate Bill l09-Permitting person
al notice of taking deposition on non
residents.
Senate Joint Resolution 9-Confirm-
ing the Hatch and Morrill, funds to the
state agricultural college.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07

King Victor Emmanuel has don
that which becomes a true man, and
therefore something not unbecoming a
king. Lieutenant Bresci, brother O,
the assassin of King Humbert. has had
to endure such suspicion and dislike
because OF his relationship with the
murderer, that his position became in.
tolerable, and he forwarded to the
king Ills resignation from the army
Not only was the resignation declined
In words which revealed the generos,
ity OF a manly mans nature, but the
king, as a proof OF his confidence in
the loyalty of a gallant and deserving
officer, promoted him to a captaincy
with the command of a fort on the
Austrian frontier. 1t was a magnani-
nous thing to do. and the young kinp
has given evidence that he possesses
at least n OF the qualities that made
his father and grandfather worthily
popular.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07

The following house bill were pazsei
by the senate:
To prevent the adulteration OF In
seed oil.
Defining how ballots shall be maikad
on mixed tickets.
Appropriating 1916 for judicial ex-
penses OF Gregory county prior TO or
g%anization.
Providing penalty for transporta-
ton of diseased swine.
Placing the organization or the
Children's Home under control or the
board of charities and corrections.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
IN THE SENATE.

Fridays session of the senate was
very short. The bill to appropriate
$4,000 to Fred Evans for work on the
Soldiers Home was killed, but notice
of reconsideration was given.
The senate passed the following
bills:
Donating certain property to Dell
Rapids for street purposes.
House bill to provide a fee of s25 for
defense of INDECENT criminals.
The bill to abolish the railroad com
mission was killed by a tie vote.
Cooper, Stewart and Martin were an
pointed conferees on the oil inspec-
ton bill.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
NERDI's SECRECY
The Late Composer wa,
Ihnmks to Careful Mnn.,efy|

The Late Composer w..
uhnnks to Careful Man..efIl
Verdi was, however
thanks. mainly, TO the ev
agement of his musical affsIS
Records. The original p,oas, \
street violinist. None Of ~ \
eras can be performed un,a.. ~
cords have approved the :. =
cessary precaution in Italy
opera can be h~alf-ruined /.
cast, but certain singers eva 4
mango and Maurel. can sing a. I
operas without permission :
served great secrecy concs,,,a
operas, even to his business ,,.'
and 1t is said that the frs, n.y.
the Records themselves ,aas.
the composition of "Falstars {
toast offered by Boito. wbo :, I
per one night, when the puhis..
his wife We're present, slylv y,,s
Verdi, and proposed a bea,,n /
Fat knight at which. n y
Verdi and Boito had been wa,ss
months. Boito, beyond questh,
provided Verdi with another h,
although 1t is understood The -
er has not done anything a
W u
quence with it, the only unnun
compositions he has left beIp,
short religious pieces.-London ,
News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07

A tender hearted Boston physician,
on being called to visit a poor patient,
found the family in such poverty
stricken circumstances that, besides
prescribing, he gave Ave dollars to the
family. The next day. on making a
second visit. he learned that another
physician had been summoned, and
had received two dollars. Some OF the
remaining three dollars had been spent
for beer, a box of dominoes ana a pack
of cards.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07

Among centenarians none can b:
more remarkable than Signor Pacelli
whose birthday has just been celebrat-
ed in Rome. He is 103 years old, and
In full possession of his faculties. He
has played a not unimportant part in
public life In Italy, and was at one
time the director OF the Pontitical Gus
toms. He can remember the excite
ment caused by the Napoleonic cam.
paigns, and was himself present at the
removal of Pope Plus VII. from the
Quirinal in 1908.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
AFTER YE,p,
Mrs. Doty. Of Highland. Ior.l
stored to HcgIth-t Mirar,l
Case Her Husband Ii Curl
Bright's Disease by s,-.
Mrap

Highland, Ia, March 4-Isrxs
Friends Of Mrs. w. H. Doty an
much pleased to notice the ycr3
improvement in her conditloa
eighteen years she has been a 81
from rheumatism and the tortvr
has endured during this time /
all description. Mrs. Doty tes
following story:
II have suffered for the past iii
years with Kidney Trouble and n
matism. / have tried doctors. q
medicines, plasters, liniments, ID
treatments, and nothing did ne
good. I had nearly yost all i4
anything, when ! sent for six bond
Dodd's Kidney Pills. | said 10
husband / expected that Il was
more money thrown away, but W
had taken them a week ! eOli
that they were helping me. The
ness | had suffered with for 50 ID
nearly all gone. 1t is not a cuatsI
bad as il was. For years ! bad
wear a warm bandage around ny
head 10 prevent the pain. Since 4
the Pills I have been able to rn(
this altogether.
II cannot find words to expres /
heartfelt thanks for Dodds NI
Pills for their wonderful cure q /
case. My husband has suffered
Kidney Trouble for years. Lasts1
a doctor said he had Brights Dx
and treated him, but he receive
benefit. and he kept growing tn
and weaker all the time. When
Dodd's Kidney Pills he conna]
taking four a day. He has takehaJ
three months and is nearly Wen
strength has Increased, and uH
provement in his case is alnost u
ulous. Dodd's Kidney Pills na'
tainly been a God-send to U.s.
1t is just cases like those OF MI
Mrs. Doty that have made Docds1
ney Pills so popular in Iowa.
They are SOC a box, SIX noAa
$3.50. Buy them from YOU
druggist If you can. If he cannm
ply you. send to the Dodas Nv
Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07
Proposed Au,.n.-

II the United States ana "a
form an alliance, the Laslaa
would be SO great thar .Soined I
little chance for enemies .nere !,
In a like manner, when 20 ov1a
keep up their bodily strenesa, ~
letters Stomach Bitters vi
chance of attacks from diss naets
time remedy enriches the Sa AS. 4
the nerves. and increases .vOc
Try 1t for dyspepsia and ,r hs I
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07

A doctor in Coleraine, Ireland, was
sued for damages for the death OF a
valuable horse he had treated. 1t was
shown that he had administered to the
animal twelve grains Of some power.
full drug, and the plaintiff insisted thai
he medicine had caused death. The
doctor declared that he had frequently
given eight grains to a man, and that
four grains more were not too much
for a horse. The judge asked, Would
mt twelve grains kill the devil himself
IL he swallowed them?" II don't know
my lord" replied the doctor; 81
never had him for a patient" That's
evidently true, DOCTOR" responded the
judge, "for the ovid boy is still alive
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07

The war on cigarettes takes on new
importance when the governor OF a
state In his inaugural address recon-
mends legislation which will prohibit
their a within the borders OF the
commonwealth. Governor Bliss OF
Michigan has made such a recommen-
dalton. He places the matter upon
physiological as well as ethical
grounds. His observation leads him
TO believe that cigarette smoking i'm
pairs the health and intellect, and
leads to other forms of deprayity. The
state adopts stringent regulations to
stamp out tuberculosis In cattle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-03-07

The pest-house at South Omaha,
Neb., was recently burned to the
ground by 200 armed and masked men,
who stood off the guards and police.
The building was purchased for an
emergency hospital for the reception
or smallpox patients. and was to have
been put in use the following day. IT
was located within the city limits, and
this was the cause of its destruction.