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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17
pounds,

japan Evangelical alliance has
passed a resolution affirming its
belief in the divinity of Christ, and
declaring the Bible to be the only
perfect rule of Christian faith and
practice.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17

Day county is again to be con-
graduated. The hustling citizens of
Waubay have raised the money and
commenced operations with their
creamery. The men connected with
the institution its
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17

Take a holiday on Arbor Day and
plant a tree. There is nothing that
will do more to increase the value
of your property and add to the
beauty of the neighborhood where
you reside.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17
Sugar i'm South Dakota.

Twenty years ago a farmer in Fairfield
township, Beadle county, planted several
thousand soft-naple trees. This spring
he tapped 200 of them and is making as
good sugar as ever came from Vermont.
Put South Dakota another point higher
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17
Dog for Roosevelt.

Fred Erb has shipped from his training
kennels in Lafayette, Ind, President
R~oosevelt's retriever. Sailor Boy. The
president directed that the dog be sent to
him at Washington, Sailor Boy is valued
at 81 Zoo. He has powerful limbs, and Is
seaIbrown in color.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17

Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, the
great Presbyterian minister whose
sermons have for years been one of
the principal features of the Sunday
pages in nearly all newspapers, died
April ~.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17

The people of United States seem
TO be fond of sweet things. In 1870
the consumption of sugar was thirty
three pounds per capita while in
1901 it had increased to sixty-eight
mounds
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17
CURRENT EVENTS.
In Evans, Place

Eugene f. Ware, of Topeka, Kansas. has
been selected by the president to succeed
ii. Clay Evans as commissioner of PEN
sions. Mr.. Ware is a member of the law
firm of Gleed. Ware e. Elped
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17

Mcpherson county held its con-
vention last Saturday and adopted
resolutions instructing for Governor
Herreid and Senator Kittredge.
This is the governors home county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17

The election in Aberdeen Tuesday
..as fought on political lines and the
republicans won everything in sight.
A. S. Reed was elected mayor by
over two hundred majority. This is
only a straw that shows the way the
state is going this fall.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17

George w. Snow, lieutenant gov
ernor of this state, announces his
candidacy for reelection. He viii
have the endorsement of Bon Homme
and adjoining counties, and as he
has nc opposition, is likely to be
renominated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17
Taken Up,

AT my place, on March "a, 1902, a
black cow without horns. When taken
up had rope around neck. Owner can
have same by calling, proving property
and paying costs.
L. S. Philbrook,
Webster. SD.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17

The regular5c cent boys caps at %
cants at the Bell Clothing House.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
OPENS WITH BRIGHT PROSPECT.
Wentworth Military Academy Has
Largest Enrolment in History.
REPrRIIC SPECIAL


Lexington, Mo-, Sept 2I.-wentworth MIL
itary Academy ouened with the largest
enrolment the school ever had at the
oeginnlng of the session Every room Is
1ull ard no more students can be taken
unless some one DROPS out Several appli-
cants have already been rejected for this
reason.
The cadets. moreover are unusually
large. so that the battalion when organ
ized Will present fine appearance. The
indications are that the band too will be
oeiter than that Of any previous year.
The outlook for football Is excellent.
Many of the old players have returned and
d good number of promising new men have
reported for practice. The new coach.
captain jenkins. a former NJ. s. L. end,
mas taken hold of the work vigorously.
The faculty has introduced a new sched-
year 10 meet the new requirements of the
universities
The faculty for lso2-lsOs is as follows:
Colonel Sandford Sellers. superintendent
and professor of applied mathematics;
Major 4. w Allen. Commandant and
teacher Of commercial branches: Captain
j. H. Kellogg. professor military science
and tactics; Captain IT II. Thompson.
professor of L(tin and Greek: Captain A.
J Chalkey, tescher of mathematics and
French: Captain c. a. Jenkins. teacher of
natural science and director of athletics;
Captain "; c. Barnhardt. teacher of Eng
retary of faculty; Captain E. J. Stark.
teacher OF vocal music; Horace F.
Blackwell. lecturer on commercial lar:
Doctors Fredendan and Tucker attending
surgeons.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
WON'T TOUCH LONDON SCHEME.
Louis Sherry Returns to New York
in Disgust.
REPUBLIC sIECIAL

REPUBLIC SIECIAL
New York, Sept. N--After months Of
continuous consultation with British busi-
ness men interested in the new H.o0.0co
addition to ths Hotel walsingham In Lon
don. Louis Sherry of Fifth avenue arrived
to-day from Southampton on the St Paul
with his family and stated that he would
have nothing to do with the project
This will be news TO them i know
said Mr.. Sherry, but / am heartily tired
of the picayune methods OF the men who
were behind the enterprise. We held meet
ing after meeting. and these were taken up
with the discussion Of trivial affairs. when
you think that tn, new building and Its
leases would involve S.25oe0o.
II wanted to have hotel thoroughly up
to date and American in style and manage
ment. but one thns was objected to and
then another. / wished to remodel the old
portion of the building, but they said IL
was a shame to disturb a structure which
once cost so much
'I found II / compiled with all. the laws
and with all of the Fetty things the gov
erning board wanted cone thai there would
be no American hota at all. Though l
have decided to have nothing to do with
the scheme one member of the party Is
making arrangements to visit me In Oc-
tober no doubt to sibmit more trouble
some details
gy to my business in New York ! have
extensive plans for additions to my pres
ent place.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
BUSINESS MEMS CARNIVAL
BEGINS AT CAR0NDELET.
Profits of the Week VIII BE Used
in Making Public I'M
proyements.

The street carnival under the auspices of
the Carondelet Business Mems Association
opened yesterday at Klausmann's Cave
with large attendance. The carnival will
continue through the week. closing next
Sunday.
Owing to a railroad wreck. in which they
were delayed four hours. the attractions
furnished by the Southern Carnival Com
pany were not put into place until
o'clock in the evening. The management
made no charge for admission in the after
noon
Twice daily two free attractions will be
presented. Wells Band viii g.ve a concert
In three parts each evening. beginning at Z
O'Clock Yesterday was Carondelet Busi-
ness Mems Day. to-day is French Day.
Tuesday Illinois Day. Wednesday st. Louis
County Day. Thursday Fraternal Society
Day. Friday German Day and Sunday
Turner's Day.
The object Of the carnival is to attract at
tenticn and trade to the business houses
of Carondelet. The profits will be devoted
to the welfare Of that part of the city.
All of the stores and many residences along
South Broadway south OF Loughborough
avenue are decorated with flags and bunting
for the occasion
The Business Mems Association Is the
outgrowth of the old CarOndelet Improve
ment Association. The organization was
started two years ago. with sixty members.
and now has i75. The Executive Committee.
which has charge of the carnival. is COM
posed Of J. B. Retallack. chairman. W. E.
Huppert. vice chairman: Taylor Smith.
A. y. Zeiss. treasurer: Alfred
Furth. ]. b. Schaeffer. c. O'Hara and p.
ManniOn.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
LAND APPRAISEMENT FIXED.
Commission to Civilized Tribes Is
sues Statement to Cherokees.
REPrRILC SPECIAL

SfE(lAl<
vinita, l. T. Sept H.-The commission to
the Five Civilized Tribes has fixed the ap-
praisement on the lands OF the Cherokee
Nation on the schedule approved by the
Secretary OF the Interior and issued the
following notice:
ITO the Citizens of the Cherokee Nation:
The appraisement OF the lands OF the Chero-
kee Nation has been made by the commis-
sion. an follows:
Glass l. natural open bottom land. at $50
per acre; class 2. best black prairie land. ar
kG50 per acre: class "a. timber and thickets. at
se.5e: class 3B, best prairie land. other than
overflow. at 81; class iB prairie land. smoo,h
and tillable. at A: class "a. rough land. free
from rocks. at 50: class 5B. rolling land. free
from rocks; at g.; class sA. rocky prairie lani.
class "a; aIkaii prairie land. at 81: class 7B.
hily and rocky land. at e: class sA. swamp
land. at S25O: class SB. mountain pasture lane,
at u.ho: class "a. mountain land. sandy loam.
at n59; elias. sB. mountain land. sillcious at 81;
20 cents: class lob. flint hills. at 90 cents.
In this schedule the value of an allot-
ment of land OF the Cherokee Nation Is
land equal to 10 acres of the average al
lottable land OF the Cherokee Nation The
commission to the Five Civilized Tribes
will. upon written request. furnish the citi-
zens OF the Cherokee Nation the classifica-
t!on Of the tracts of land in the Cherokee
Nation according TO the United States sur
vey thereof. Such Classification ,annot.
however. be furnished OF tracts of less than
the quarter-section subdivision. With this
rive at the appraised value Of the land se-
lected for their prospective allotments.
'TAMS BIXBY.
Acting Chairman"
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
COAL MINING STATISTICS.
In 1861, 1,46I Men Were Killed
and 3,643 Were Injured.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


Washington. Sept. 2.-The United States
Geological Survey to-day released for pub
lication a bulletin compiled by E W. Par
ker. which presents the statistics of acci-
dents that occurred in the process of min
ing coal in eighteen States and Territories
In the year 1901
In these eighteen States and Territories
the total number Of lives lost in 1901 was l.
46I and the total number OF men injured was
3ei3. The number OF tons of coal mined
for each life lost varied from 426.0ei In Mary
land 10 ~. i24 IN the Indian Territory. The
average number Of tons mined for each OF
the 1.iS7 lives lost in those eighteen States
and Territories was lss. .66s 1t Is interesting
70 note that In Pennsylvania the number OF
tons ~ bituminous coal mined per life lost
was a little more than double the amount
mined per life lost in the anthracite mines
in the same State
Maryland enjoys the distinction of the
largest tonnage per life lost. while the In
dian Territory has the largest percentage
OF deaths for the tonnage mined. Indiana.
Montana, Tennessee and Virginia, producing
in round numbers 100000 tons OF coal IN
1901. made no reports OF coal-mining acci-
dents.
The total number OF men employed In the
coal mines of the United States IN 1901 was
fs5. .544. who made an average OF nc work.
ing days. as compared with iis. Sol men with
an average of 2l2 working days IN 1900 The
of this labor in 1901 was fol-
lows: In the anthracite mines. 145.3oe men.
with an average working time Of l95 days.
in the bituminous mines, 3O.235 men. with
an average working time Of rs days.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
BOYS FOUGHT AT A PARTY.
Walter Putney Probably Fatally
Wounded Near Vergennes.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL


Murphysboro. H.. Sept. III. B. Schimpf
q merchant at Vergennes. Ill. shot Walter
Putney, a coal miner. at a dance last night
at the home of William Miley four miles
northwest Of vergennes. The bullet took
erect Just below Putney's right eye and he
The shooting was In self-defense. Il was
the culmfnation OF enm1ty existing between
the boys of Vergennes and those of Ssto.
which originated early this spring. The
harness on team driven to Vergennes By
ssto boys to party was cut. The Sato
boys declared the vergennes boys cut the
harness, while the vergennes boys contend
a second crowd from Sato did the p.fschief
Soon after the dance began last night
Allan Coffey Of Groves. Ill. refused to take
part In quadrille being called, by Sato
boy. This precipitated a general fight with
the factions arrayed against each other.
After the fight was over Schimpf. who
had taken no part In the dffhcuity. started
down the road He was hailed by Walter
Putney. who mistook him for Walter st.
Mum OF vergennes. who stopped the fight.
Putney stabbed him twice near the throat
Schimpf drew his revolver and fired
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
INDIAN VOTE IS IN DOUBT.
Politicians of the Territory Indulge
in Much Speculation.

Vinita, !. T.. Sept I-Much speculation
mas been indulged in by politicians who are
looking forward to the Indian vote Of the
indian Territory since the Indians have be-
come citizens OF the United States by act
Of Congress
A deiinite alignment viii take place in
election Cor Principal Chief Of the Chero-
KEGS viii be held to elect q successor to
T. NJ Burlington. present Principal Chief
interest in the politics of their white broth
ers and have clung tenaciously to the pol
itics OF the Indian The Cherokees have
their removal west OF the Mississippi. which
are now known as the Downing Demo
cratic. and the National RepubHcan).
South received an equal following from the
Cherokees; the full bloods principally Joined
the Union Army. During the last ten years
Council For one term OF two years the
Downings had a majority both In the Senate
and House The Downings usually have
tionals generally capture the Senate. At
the last election the result was a National
Senate and Downing House with a ma
houses In favor Of the Nationals The Ex-
ecutive Department has been Of the Down
ing party since the days of Dennis Bushy-
heads administration.
The fun bloods furnish a majority of the
voters Of the National party, while the
Downings have the intermarrted whites.
When the Indian Territory is organized
into a State or Territory Of the United
States the full blood Cherokees will be
the Freedmen Join the democracy. but IL
the Freedmen join the Republicans, il Is
probable that the fun bloods will join the
Democrats as they win never be In the
same party with the negro.
It's in the Make.
personally draft a pattern for every Or
der HeSla tailor I'll Pine
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
CENTRAL COUNCIL ORGANIZED.
Delegates From the United Irish
League Elected Officers.

Delegates from the branches of the
United Irish League met yesterday after
noon in the Office of Attorney Thomas D.
Cannon in the Missouri Trust building and
formed a central council to have jurisdic-
ton over the organization in st. Louis,
East st. Louis and st. Louis County.
John P. Leahey was elected president.
Major David O'Keefe first vice president
p. B. Cusaek of East ST. Louis second vice
president, John Concannon financial secre-
tary, E. W. Foristel recording secretary.
the Reverend Father c. F. O'Leary treas
urer and James Sufferer marshal
At the next meeting. to be held at the
call OF the chair, delegates will be elected
to represent St. Louis at the National Con-
vention. which meets at Boston, October q.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
ST.L0UIs COUNTY PARAGRAPHS.

The Reverend J. NJ. Stultz. pastor of the
Clayton Methodist Church will depart to-
morrow evening for Maiden, Mo- 10 attend
the annual conference OF his district, where
appointments will be made.
s-R. L. Guerney. secretary of the ST.
Louis Sunday-School Union. will deliver an
address next Sunday evening in the Clay
ton Methodist Church. in lieu of the regular
Sunday evening sermon
THE Tenth District Republican Congress
eional Club had a flag raising at Gruen-
nlnger's Grove yesterday. The speakers
were Congressman Richard Bar.holdt,
Postmaster Fred W. Baumhoff A T
Akins R. L. Johnston, John Wiethaupt,
Fred Essen A. E L Gardner, Judges John
W. McElhinney and G. A Wurdeman and
Robert Shackleford
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
CANNOT FIND MUELLER BOY.
Efforts of Parents to Locate Him
Without Avail.

All effortsto locate Willie Mueller, who
has been missing from his home at No. 30I2
North Euclid avenue since August l3, have
been without avail. The boys parents
and friends have searched for him but have
been unable to get any trace OF his where
abouts-
Willie had been delivering ice to houses
In the neighborhood where he lived. He
arose early on the morning of August ID
to purchase ice for delivery. The same day
his mother received d note from him in
which he stated that he was going away 10
remain = month to earn more money.
He is Is years old: 5 feet and inches In
height; sandy hair and grey eyes,
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
OKLAHOMA IS HoURlsHING.
s. NJ. Cowan Says All the People
Want Is Statehood.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Washington, Sept. rs. II. MCGOWAN, q
guest at the Raleigh. is at the head Of Q
Oklahoma, which Is the only institution in
the country where the young Indians are
taught farming IN thorough and practt-
cal fashion Mr.. MCGOWAN reports the
school in fiourishing condition II has
100 students OF both sexes and they are
learning the ways OF civilization to de-
gree very gratifying.
"Oklahoma." said Mr.. MCGOWAN, "is full
filling all the promise of Its early settle
ment. 1t has $1,000 people and they are as
intelligent and progressive as the people OF
any OF the od-settled States. The Terri
tory Is especially prosperous this year ana
ly every part of II. All We have to ask Of
the General Government Is statehood. and
We expect that at the next session OK
Congress"
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
SALOON FRONT is WRECKED.
Bricks and Beer Bottles Used to
DemoliSh Windows.

John ]. Burke's saloon at No. 2S32 Chou
teau avenue was bombarded with bricks
and empty beer bottles early yesterday
morning because he refused to open the
doors. The front OF the saloon was wrecked
William Helmer. is years old. of No. 1855
Caroline street. George Lepper, q years old,
of No. $3.50 Rutger street. and Hugh Buck
were locked UP at the Third District Police
Station. charged with malicious destruction
of property.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
MONUMENT FOR GEN. sIGEL.
st. Louis Societies Form Associa-
ton for This Purpose.

At a meeting held yesterday morning at
liederkranz Hall, the General Franz Sigel
Monument Association was formed. The
following officers were elected: President,
Leo Rassieur; secretary, Robert Benecke:
treasurer. Doctor Joseph Spiegelhalter.
The association proposes the erection of q
monum ent to the memory of General Sigel
who recently died in New York. German
societies and G. A r. camps were rep
resented at the meeting. Many subscrip-
ttons have been received for the fund. The
association will be Incorporated.
A meeting of the Association will be held
next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Lied
erkranz Hall.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
Beque.t for sfi..ouri College.


Washington. Sept H--Bequests amount.
ing to almost $4,000 are made in the will
of the late Rezin Davfdge, which was nled
for probate here yesterday. Mr.. Davfdge
was a retired New York merchant. who
his nephew. He died In this city a short
time ago.
The Presbyterian Board Of Foreign Mis-
sions. the Presbyterian Board Of Home Mis-
sions and the Park College In Missouri are
to receive 81. 900 each, according to the terms
of the will The balance OF the estate u
left to relatives.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
Green County Medical Society.

Medora ILL.,, Sept. 1.-THE Greene County
Medical Society met at Carrollton yester-
day and elected the following officers:
president, J. T. Crow OF Carrollton: first
vice president, H. W. Hand of Whitehall;
second vice president. j. w. Adams of
Wakeryilie; secretary and treasurer, II.
A. Chaplin of whitehall; censors e. H.
Higbee of Whitehall. Howard Burns of
Carro!lton and F. A. Clement of Greenfield.
Doctor A Bowman of Whitehall, the old
est practicing physician in Greene County,
read paper on The Science of Medicine"
Doctor z. s. Gooch of Carrollton also ap-
peared on the programme with paper on
1.Microbes"
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
su.pect. Are Released.

Arthur Simms, Dennis Fitzgerald and Ed
ward Murphy, the three young men arrested
Saturday night on suipicion OF robbsng
Joseph Gibbons Of No. SS Lucretia avenue,
were released yesterday. Gibbons appeared
at the Mounted District Police Station and
failed to identify them Gibbons claims he
was knocked down ane robbed at Minerva
that he followed the cslprits to Union ave-
nue.. where they board'd an Easton avenue
car.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
JURY SAW HIS HANDS, ANYWAY.
Judge Ruled Out the Evidence in a
Civil Suit.

REF UBl1IC SFECIAI~
Macon. Mo-, Sept. IA pair Of hands.
calloused and scanned with hard work, were
rejected AS evidence In the Circuit Court
yesterday. They belonged to Grant Glo-
son. who was suing his dead fathers es,
mans life time.
Four women, sisters Of the claimant and
brothers charge. Mrs. Melissa Brady. one
of the heirs in her zealousness has testt-
fed that Grant never did q days work IN
his life In rebuttal the plaintiff was called
to the stand to show his hands to the jury.
Tfe evidence was rejected because the
other party to the alleged contract for ser
NIvvs vas dead. but the jury got to see the
plaintiffs hands In spite Of the courts rul-
Ing and the energetic Mrs. Brady volun-
teered the statement that the corns and
blisters In the palms were made by whit
Ting on a dry goods box
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
CAT NURSES PET SQUIRRELS.
Unusual Family Lives in Harmony
at Pine Bluff.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pine Bluff. Ark. Sept. 1.-THE unusual
s6i,frrels NAV be seen here at the home or
J. Madison Hudson A mother cat, all o,
whose litter save one were 1rowneo; wss
stead. she adopted the squirrels, and nov
the cat family comprises four squirrels ana
two cats all living In harmony.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
Fnyette Globe Change. Hands.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Fayette. No, Sept 2.-W. d. Settle has
sold the Weekly Globe to John Morrison
Fuller, a capitalist of Glasgow.
Local papers in Charlton. Howard and
Boone counties contained a two-column
article this week from Mr.. Fuller relative
to the right OF way for the proposed Gen.
tral Missouri electric railway.
Mr.. Settle will remain editor and busi-
ness manager.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22


Bonne Terre, Mo. Sept. 2i.-Charles Mar
shall. station agent at Vale Mines on the
NJ R. &-B. T. r. r. died yesterday of
injuries received in running a small gaso-
line engine used in pumping water to I'LL
the tank at that place. Deceased was
single man and came here from Odell. Mo-,
where his body was shipped to-day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
Box. su,pected Of Larceny.

James Brady. IA years old. living at NO.
1908 Hickory street. and George Davidson.
Is years old. OF No. liz South Thirteenth
street. were arrested yesterday. suspected OF
the theft of bicycle. and are prisoners at
the Central District Police station rney
were trying to sell the wheel at second.
hand store for 81
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-22
Fair A..oci.tion Election.
prpr-PrJc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPtClAl<
warrensburg. No. Sept. H.-The Bear
the Following officers: President William
sutton; vice president. John Dofhemeyer:
secretary, John Dofiemeyer. treasurer.
Isaac Stratton- Arrangements were made
10 erect a grand stand sufficient to accom-
modate the crowds which attend, which
number about 5000 day.