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Dnn's ReviezO of Trade.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-R. G. Dun & Co.
Weekly Review tomorrow Will say:
Despite the interruption Of holiday, taking
inventories and other disturbing elements in
cidental to the closing of thet old year, the
past week has been far from dull. Consumers
were not perceptby Iessening purchases
while the approach of higher freight rates
accelerated shipment OF goods. Transportation
facilities continue utterly inadequate, the
pressing need for fuel diverting rolling stock
from other classes OF freight New wage
scales have become effective. largely enhanc-
ing the purchasing power of the people The
ceptional activity in all branches of business
Railway earnings thus far available for De-
cember show a gain of Z 4 per cent over l9Vl
and 1913 per cent over 1900. while for the iull
year there are increases of Al and 1913 per
cent respectively, notwithsta nding the heavy
loss of coal traffic. The declines in etearings
for the last week are not actually as unsatis-
factory as the percentage would suggest, owing
to the fact that last years figures include one
day of January and those of two years ago
are abnOrmally heavy.
The question Of higher freight rates COM
pllcates the situation regarding iron and steel.
but new orders are constantly coming forward
and the activity of plants would edual the
capacity were 1t not for the fuel shortage
No new features have developed in the loot
wear situation, prices remaining firm and order
books full. Aside from slight reaction iii
hemiock sole receiving the additional support
of exceptionally heavy exports in Europe. Do
mestic hides ere dull. prices again declining.
Textile mills busy, with hand moth
demand 'for cottons. but export buying for
China continues large Farm products weak
ened visible supplies increased and reports
from the West indicate that much more grain
IS offered for shipment than the railroads VIII
accept Atlantic exports of wheat Including
-four amounted to only 1.495.O61 bushels.
against 2. To5,244 bushels year ago. ana ar
rivals at interior cities were g. TT3, 265 bushels,
compared with 3,73S,369 bushels last year.
Wool tends upward shipments TO the mills
continuing heavy and inquiries numerous.
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Provisions.

There is nothing new to report The market
is still dull.
heavy. 13c for light medium. 15c for light 1Ce
for extra light lie for sugar-cured and 1Sc for
extra sugar-cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams.
l4A d141ac; California Hams 12Isd14c: Mess
Beef, $40 per bbl; Extra Mess $40 5OG11:
Family. S11 50Ql2; prime Mess Pork. $15a
15 80; extra clear, $2T; Mess, $40 80: Dry salt
ed Pork. 1315c: Pig Pork $2SG3O: Pigs Feet
So; Smoked Beef. 1415 d15c per ID
LARD-Tierces quoted Sc per ID for COM
pound and 2lac fer pure; half barrels pure
l2&c; lob tins, 1SAc; 5-lb tins. 1850; S-lb
tins, 131xc.
COTTOLENE-One barrel 9TSc: three
half barrels ono; one tierce. csc; two tierces
9l5c; five tierces. csc per lb.
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Hay and FeedStufS.

The weakness in Hay continues. with plenty
coming in now. but prices show no further
decline. Bran is quoted very easy by mil
lers with stocks in regular warehouses and on
wharf January 1 of 7T5 tons, against 357 tons
December l. There is no change in Feedstufrs
BKAN--$1SG1Y per ton.
MIDDLIN (fs-$z2 50Q24 90 per ton.
EDsTUFFsIRolied Barley, S25@26 per
S26 5012I; Cocoanut Cake, 81 1G22; Corn Meal
S30G31; Cracked Corn. $50 5O931 so; Mixed
Feed, S20Gt21; Cottonseed Meal. S26 90
HAY-Wheat. Sl3Ql5; Wheat and Oat, $I26
IA so; Red and Black Oat. $l1G13; Wild Oat
S10q11 So: Barley, $40 a0911; Stock IS 50I
. 90; Alfalfa. $9a11 so; Clover $SQI0 per ton
TRAW-5O@ G5c per bale.
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last year. and San Francisco reports the con-
dltions of growing crops excellent. Nearly
all lines of trade show gains for 1902 over
1901, at New York the majority ranging from
to 10 per cent
''Woolen goods retain their good conditions
and raw and manufactured materials have
closed the week at the highest prices, with
machinery well employed
Eastern shoe manufacturers have still
something to do to I'LL winter orders, and al
delivery of spring goods The leather trades
are quiet. with some selling at cut prices of
old or undesirable grades reported from Bos-
ton. Aside from this, prices are firmly held
and there is even talk of further advances
in sole leather.
Wheat, including flour, exports for the
week ending January l. aggregate 1886, 300
bushels, against $3.50. 466 bushels last week;
4,S1S,4I1 bushels in this week year ago and
3914,301 bushels in 1901 Wheat exports
since July / aggregate 13o 66O 235 bushels.
against 14s ,227 bushels last season. and
81, o13, S19 bushels in 1900.''
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Eastern livestock Market.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
CHICAGO Jan. 2-CATTLE - Receipts,
$500; good to prime steers. 50 4OG6 40; poor to
prime steers. So 4e636 40; poor TO medium.
~ 75q5; stockers and feeders, S2d4 40; cows.
81 5od4 GO: heifers. $2d4 rs; Gamers. 81 50G
SO; bulls. $2@4 40; calves. 50 I5Gs; Texas
fed steers. So 1896.
HOGs-Receipts to-day 21.00O, tomorrow
10000. left over 900 head; market 5Gl0c lower;
mixed and butchers. s6d6 40; good to choic.
heavy. SO 4oa6 40; rough heavy. S6 1906 40;
light. So Sjee6 20; bulk of sales, $6 20q6 40
SHEEP-Receipts, 1000; sheep, steady 10 lOc
lower: lambs. steady 10 10c lower; good to
choice wsthers. $4Q4 40: fair 10 choice mixed
81 25a4: Western sheep. $4G4 sc; native
lambs, S4q4 80.
ST. JOSEPH.
ST. JOSEPH, Jan -CATTLE-Receipts
615: stronger; native, $5 5016: Texas and
Westerns So 5oG5 so; stockers and feeders, 80
Q5.
HOGS-Receipts, $3.50; medium and heavy
So 35Q6 So; pigs, "a 50q6 20.
SHEEP Receipts, 256; top native lambs,
S5 75; top native sheep 81 So
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Beans and Seeds.

Local Bean dealers report sales of from
5000 to 5000 sacks of large Whites for New
York during the past few days The whole
Bean list shows more or less huctuation since
last report and the market is quoted steady
to firm. There is nothing new in Seeds
u,,, 20 srS.. o. - ca 20 oVU
$3G3 %; Pink 50 35G2 go: Red 50 6562 rs:
Lima. 81 25Q4 30; Red Kidneys 81 so; Black
eye, So 65q3 SO per ctl
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, So %; Yellow Mus
tard. So 50d2 75; Flax, So %: Canary, 4Q14kc
for Eastern; Alfalfa. 10q11c; Rape. * d2H g;
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Foreign McyketS.

LONDON, Jan. 2.-Consols. % 9-16; silver
223sd; French rentes, 99f S5c; cargoes on pas
sage. firm but not active; cargoes No. l stand
ard California, 31s lid; cargoes Walla Walla,
29s English country markets, quiet and
steady
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2-Wheat, steady; No.
standard California 6s sud
COTTON-Uplands, 4.72d.
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Flour and MMStufS.

FLOUR-Californfa Family Extras 81 200
As usual terms; Bakers Extras 81 1904 20:
Oregon and Washington So 50Gl3 rs per bbl
for family and So 5OQ4 for Bakers.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in packages are as
follows: Graham Flour. So so per 100 lbs: Rye
Flour, SO 20; Rye Meal. 50; Rice Flour. 81;
Corn Meal SO 25Q3 50 extra cream do Si6
20; Oat Groats S5 rs; Hominy $4 25Gi4 SO:
Buckwheat Flour, 81 50Gl4 T5 Cracked Wheat
$4 Farina. 81 so; Whole Wheat Flour So IS
Rolled Oats. barrels 81 $500; in sacks, so So
as so; Pearl Barley, Sc; Split Peas boxes.
$6 so: Green Peas. 50 per 100 lbs
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The Corunlercidl Ne7us.

with the advent Of the new year the Com
nercial News and Shipping List appears SIS
an eignt instead OF as heretofore four page
paper and announces that hereafter eight
rages VIII be its minimum size II says that
the enlargement has been made necessary by
The pronoDnced expansion OF the trade OF san
Francisco which is pleasant tidings 10 begin
.rr new wear With
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Ne1V York Money Market.

NEW YORK Jan. Money on call 465
per cent. closed per cent; time, 51a per
for all periods; prime mercantile paper, 6 per
cent; sterling exchange easy, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 sc. 1904 SO. SO
for demand and at 81 SO. 1Od4 800 for sixty
day bills; posted rates, 81 81 and 81 81
commercial bills, 81 s214 IA s3A; bar silver.
4S$c; Mexican dollars. 3SAc; Government
bonds. unsteady; State bonds, steady; railroad
bonds Irregular
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE. Jan. 2.-Clearings, s773,92s; bal
ances, $3.50, ,222.
TACOMA. Jan 2.-C1earings. $426, OF: bal
ances, S3S, ,992.
PORTLAND, Jan. 2.-Clearings, $791 1876;
balances $103, 051.
ances, ST., $50.
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Northern Wheat Market.

OREGON
PORTLAND. Jan. 2.-Wheat-Walla Walla,
T0c; blue stem. TIC; valley, 15c
Foreign wheat shipments from this port Tor
the week ending to-day were 1885, 615 bushels.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Jan. 2.-Wheat. steady, un-
changed; blue stem. S14ac; club 12c
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENFPAr.
FORECAST

ne pressure continues high over the south
-tstef-i portion Of the try. A moderate
STORM oferies Washington. but viii probablE,
hcfc eastward through the Canadian Dro
flnees Heavy rain has fallen al the rnd1tb
cl the Columbia River '-lii
ne s.esiter continues cool in the great val
eiaig nortn Of the Tehachapi. In Soutbern
Nalifofnla the weather is clear and pleasant
Forecast made al San Francisco for t1s-t-
AoGTs ending midnight, January g. 1909:
NoItnern Calfornis-Cloudy SATURDAY. Mir
'1.e loe ln ne interior: light north winds
north winds -o9' Hsht
NeNada-Fafr Saturday
san Francisco and vicinffx,- c.qo,,a.. e.
day. light easterly winds Changing r. 1,r.Ii
ALEXANDER G. MoADTF -
Forecast Official
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.

The Custom House value of the Mexican
dollar for the quarter beginning January l.
1903. has been fixed by Secretary OF the Trea-
sury at 80 cents and mills. The value for
the last quarter was Al cents and : mills.
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Bank CIearingS.

The following table compiled by Bradstreet.
shows the bank clearngs at the principal
cities for the week ended January l. with the
percentage of increase and decrease, as COM
pared with the corresponding week last year
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Ne7U York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-The cotton market
opened strong at an advance Of 10 IA points
and closed firm at net rise of II to 81 points
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Timothy, &c: Hemp, 3& q4c per lb; Broom
Corn Seed, $12915 per ton.
DRIED PEAs-Niies. 81 SO; Green. 81 ESQ
20 per ctl.
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Weather Report.

t12oth Meridlsn-Pacihc Tinie)
SAN -FFANCISCO.- Jan. q 1908. . D. m.
The following are the seasonal rsInfalls TO
date as compared with those Of same date last
season and rsinfalls in last twenty-four hours:
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Stocks of Grain.

Henry c. Bunker chief inspector OF the
Merchants Exchange. reports stocks OF grain
IN warehouse and on wharf January as fol-
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-To-days state
ment Of the treasury: Available cash bal
ances, $21S. 400, 2s0; gold. $12o, 40, ,263.
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was quiet and steady; creameries Is
@2Sc; dairies. iIG25c. Eggs quiet firm; loss
off cases returned, 25c Cheese, dull steady.
13@14c.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet but firm; No. spring wheat, 751ac: No.
3. 6T973c; No. red. 711A@T2Ac; No. corn,
size; No yellow 441sc; No 3 white 81 Il
M33Hc; No. rye. 4sc; good feeding barley,
39443c; fair to choice mating 45G56c: No
1 haNseed. 81 II; No. 1 Northwestern 81 2i:
prime timothy seed. $3 50; mess pork per
barrel SIS; lard per 100 pounds, so 001IO;
salted shoulders (boxed) So 25@S so; short
clear sides (boxed). S9G9 12&; whisky basis
OF high wines. 81 81; clover, contract grade,
S11.
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Bar silver, steady 22%d per ounce Money,
2l5qS per cent The rate of discount in the
open market for short bills is Az per cent
and for three months bills 35k per cent
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Wheat.

tThe receipts IN December were %. $50 tons
u heat. -. .0s5 tons Barley 672E tons Oats 11al
IONS. Corn -ano 2l43 tons Bran,
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GoJerumeRt. Money Here.

.J-lius Jacobs. Assistant Treasurer Of the
United States Al san Francisco. reports the
cash on hand in the Sub-Treasury December
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Family Retail Market

Butter. Cheese and Eggs remain about as
reported last week. and Meats also staho 'ii9
same
Supplies Of grain and poultry are equa
49,, 5er,a-5 a1a the old prices are still quoted.
There is nothing new in Fish. Fruit or veg
etables-
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Total sales .s77, 100

Total sales .ST7, 100
United RAILWAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO,
NEW YORK Jan 2-Curb ouorattons 80
United Railways Of San Francisco: Bonds
No bids, 81 asked; subscriptions, no bids as
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Foreign 7ntnres.

NezU York Metal Market.
NEW YORK, jan 2.-Tin advanced Is in
London to-day. closing at G120 lis cd for spot.
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Continued on Page Thirteen.
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Totals. Canada .$31,O .665 -. 33
sNot included in totals because con+ainin. :.
other items than clearings
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COAL PER TON-
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per ID ---.S- 1&fz a 10
Dried Peppers t5G25
Egg Plant ....12Ia dt5
Green Peas, III 1Of1215
Lettuce. per doz ..15620
Leeks. dz bnchs. 2Otd25
Mushrooms. lb- - 4Od so
Onions. per h. Ia 3
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
Build up south Dakota.

On March IL, "a, aud 81, and on April
z, and IA, 1903, a rate of Sl4 from Chi
cago and from Milwaukee, will be in
effect to all points in South Dakota on
the Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul
railway. The low rate is intended to
bring settlers to South Dakota.
If You are interested III this effort,
you can help by sending the names and
addresses of those likely to be interested
to the undersigned. Complete intorma-
ton about the low rates and routes, and
word on South Dakota, will be
promptly mailed them free.
Should you care to pay for the trip of
anyone to South Dakota, you caa pay
the money to the nearest agent of this
company and he will arrange the matter
for You.
X. A. Miller, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee g. St. Paul
Railway.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
LOCAL.

Men Wanted-I want two good men
for general farm work. Will hire for
season or year. Good wages paid.
J. A. McKibben.
For ale4rThree good work horses;
two high-grade Short Horn bulls, good
color; fifty heifers and thirty steers,
coming three gehrs old These will be
sold at private sale. Parties interested
Will do well I'd sep me and get prices on
this high grade stock. G. Kohlhase.
Chas. l. Grow came to Aberdeen Sat
urday night from Redfield and is COM
forarbly located in his own room at the
Sherman, where he expects to improve
rapidly and be able to resume his work
at an early day. Numerous friends
have called on him the past two days to
help relieve the tedium of being shut in,
which is especially irksome to one so
active as he usually is.-Aberdeen News.
Through the courtesy of A. Z.
Thompson we are in receipt of a fine
booklet illustrated and descriptive of
Everett, Puget Sound and the state of
Washington. It was issued br the
Thompson Investment Co, of Everett,
and is interesting and instructive, the
illustrations are half tones and are per-
fectly printed on a fine quality of book
paper. 1t reflects credit on the enter
prise of the firm.
r. W. Parliman came up from Sioux
Falls Tuesday and remained couple of
days renewing his acquaintance with
old Wabster friends, and doing a little
legal business as a side line. Parl wears
a cane and graceful limp which he
acquired in a runaway mixup a short
time ago. He reports the family all
well, as for himself, he is the same fraiI
delicate creature as of yore. r. w.
compliments Webster ON the marked
made in the city since his
last visit and said he was not surprised
at the handsome premium bid for the
court house bonds last week rs Day
was one of the best counties in the state
but said we would make great mistake
in the new court house building if we
did not use Sioux Falls jasper granite,
the best building stone on earth in its
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
Butler Bubbles.

w. Bergstreser brought his new
bride with him from Madison last week.
They, with f. Riley and wife, newly
married couple from Summit, make a
valuable addition to the society of our
young people.
Among those on the sick list at pres
emit are Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Alice Potter,
Mrs. H. Butler, Aries Ash and the baby
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Maloy.
Geo. Sherwood has purchased the
house ON the old Will Ingli place and is
moving it into town for city residence.
Mrs. d. E. Potter had the misfortune
to sprain her right knee very badly yes
terday. Today she has no use of it.
The Woodman lodge here is prosper
ing finely. They are anticipating
building hall 30xS0 this season. The
prospect Of doing so is good as quite an
amount of the stock is subscribed for.
Butler, March 18th, 1908.
Uncle John
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
TEA ROOT CARVINGS.
Fantastic Wooden Objects That Are
Fashioned I'm the Orient.

The fantastic wooden objects which
come from t-e far cast and are known
as tea root carvings have long been the
basis of a prosperous industry in the
populous city of Fuchau. Strictly
speaking, the name is missioner.
Some Of the carvings are made from
old tea roots and tea trunks, but the
vast majority, nine-tenths at least, are
made from the roots and trunks of
hardwood trees.
The carvings are almost invariably
made in two parts, pedestal and one
or more human figures fittedsto the lat.
ter by pegs and holes The former Is
made from root and the latter from q
trunk. The roots are selected with con-
siderable care. They must be compare
lively free from dry rot, decay and
worm holes and must possess a rude
symmetry. They are cleaned, scrub
bed and scraped and sawed to about
the desired size; then the artist with
chisel. gouge, knife and pinchers re.
moves rootlets and roots until the fig
ure is completed.
Inc simplest design is three legged
pedestal, of which the base is rough
cylinder of wens and knobs. Any num-
Der of legs may be used. A curious
specimen seen by the writer in the
Grand hotel, Yokohama. has fifty legs,
while the body has been so treated as
to suggest horny centiped A second
type of pedestal is the mushroom. A
third type is an animal form, such as
the buffalo. tiger. unicorn. elephant or
dragon.
Nearly always the chisel is guided by
humor or satire. IL it be a saint who
is depicted, the look of picty or suffer-
ing is replaced by leer or drunken
grimace; if 1t be warrior, every limb
and muscle is nodded so as to suggest
decrepitude or a desire to run away.
Quang I'll, the invincible soldier
prince, is frequently portrayed stand
ing on one leg, with the other extended
like professional rope balancer. New
York Post
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
ROSS, The Jeweler, Webster, S. D.

hood roads, did You say?

Good roads, did you say?
Sure signs of spring geese and ducks
flying north, also meadowlarks making
their appearance.
The Misses Sarah and Jessie Arms
are visiting friends of Wheatland this
week.
Last week the quarantine on Doc
Campbell was lifted. He had been
shut up about month with the small
pox.
Miss Bertha Berven, Of Lily, was d
visitor at the Fosse residence Sunday.
Mr.. Engebretsen, of Strand, was rus
ticating in the vicinity of Lily last
week.
Art Day has lately come down with
the smallpox. Ira has had round
with it but is now all right.
Ira Howell hiked into Waubay again
last Saturday. Say! Must be some
attraction up there, Ira.
Lawrence FRESH was seen on Main
street last Sunday, apparently not the
worse for his russell with the measles.
DIR. Herman was called to Albert
Melland's residence in Codington county
last week, the little boys being under
the weather.
/. Wachem.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
Teachers, Meeting.

The next county ASSOCIATE on will be
held at Waubay, March 81, 1908. Al
cordial invitation is extended to patrons
school officers and all interested in
education to meet with us. A short
session will be held in the forenoon but
the most interesting part of the program
will begin in the afternoon at D, m.
, The following is the program:
Invocation.
Address Of welcome. e. Philleo.
Response, Mrs. l.. Hawkinson.
Relation of school and home, Minnie
Wilbur.
Recitation, Gordon Krauser.
Vocal Duet, Mrs. Jenkins and Miss
Harrington.
Music in the school, M. r. Hanna.
Glass Exercises, Pupils.
Duet (Mandolin), Messrs. Swan and
Thompson
Cooperation of pupils in school gov
eminent, Pothea Peterson.
Recitation, Harold Guernsey.
Rainbow Drill, Pupils.
Grading the school, w. d. Bnrcalow.
Quartette, Mrs. Jenkins, Mics
Harrington, Messrs. Swan and U-uch.
Alice ". Holverson.
w. d. Burcalow, County Sup't,
President.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
WATERFALLS IN JAPAN.
They Are Almost Countless and Are
Used as Shrines.

Used as shrines.
The waterfalls OF Japan arc almost
countless. There is one at every turn,
and where there was not one in the
beginning the Japs have made one, fC
it is their passion. Every little garden
has fall or two, and it would not be
considered a garden at all without ii.
There are many very beautiful ones In
various parts Of the country, and they
are all of them shrines visited by
thousands of pilgrims every year. They
do not pray to them as to a statue of
Buddha, but they first pass up little
paper prayer on convenient rock and
then sit down in rapt attention and
gaze at the falling water for hours, tax.
ing an occasional cup of tea at little
teahouse which always stands close at
hand.
The Japs are great at making pill
grimages anyway. When Il man has
reached the age of forty-five, he is sun
posed to have raised family which
will in the future take care of him,
About the first thinG he does on retir
ing is to start on series OF pilgrimagcs
Sometimes he joins i pand III fell9w
pilgrims. or IL comparatively wealth.
he sometimes till.es his wIfp and i MI
nor child a. ,nakea ihp p.lsril4ag.qs by
himself .ipse ~ !,aLIs caa ~
ways lie sst 80 t;oat tl.c couif
try. They arr. 1925, E witA 4.
name Of TIA q c,. I'D II stsct A.rksq,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
Reduction of Judicial Circuit
Relieves Judge of a Burden.

Judge Mccoy came home from Sisse-
ton Saturday to remain until tonight,
when he will return to Roberts county
to resume his work in the circuit court.
Judge Mccoy has ordered the term of
court for Beadle county, which should
open tomorrow, postponed until the
24th, i'll the expectation that the judge
of the new Ninth circuit will be
appointed and qualified by that time.
The creation of the new circuit is a
great relief to Judge Mccoy, whose
duties have been so arduous as to make
it almost impossible for him to give
them all the attention deserved. The
cutting away of Sphinx and Beadle
counties reduces the circuit to five
counties, Brown, Day, Grant, Marshall
and Roberts, and the judge can trans
act the business with a reasonable
degree of labor. The reduction of the
circuit will make ten terms year nee
essary instead of fourteen, and the
judge will have time for work iii cham
bers, which hitherto has been done as
he could catch day or two now and
then between regular terms. Aberdeen
News.