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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

was continued on motion Of State 5
Attorney Goodner, who had received
notice that Peterson had sworn out a
warrant in Pennington county and that
the sheriff of that county was On his
way to Pierre.
The woman claims to be Peterson's
wife, saying that they were married in
Rapid City four years ago. and that
the children with her are the issue Of
that marriage; that some time ago
she was suffering from rheumatism,
and that Peterson took her TO the hos
pital at Rapid City, and after paying
current expenses left her three checks
signed in blank to be filed out by her
for necessary expenses while at Rapid
City, and the checks in question are
two of these, in which she filed in the
figures.
The Pierre National bank is paying
the expenses OF the woman and chill
dren while in that city. AS there Is
some question as to just where the
case should be heard, the chances are
that it will be in Pennington county,
as Mrs. Peterson is willing to go to
that county with the sheriff, having
relatives there, and the warrant sworn
to by the husband is in that county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
SECOND CROPS RAISED.
Warm Weather In South Dakota Con-
ducive to Agriculture.


ducive to Agriculture.
The fall season around Mitchell has
been so springlike in character that
a double growth OF vegetables are re-
ported. A. B. Seaton, who has a large
strawberry bed a short distance out
Of the city, stated to your correspond
ent that a few days ago he picked sev-
eral quarts Of green berries from vines
tbSt had borne twice this season.
There are a number of green berries
still on the vines that have not been
injured by the light frosts.
Several citizens report that they
have grown the second planting of POI
tatoes on the same ground. Onions
and other vegetables have come this
fall from the seed dropped on the
ground.
For the past week the government
thermometer has registered nearly ev-
cry day above the 30 mark. two days
going 70 85.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
u COUNTY q s
Revised Footings Are Said to Prove
Its Claims.

Its Claims.
Faux county was officially declared
the winner of the first prize at the
recent state fair by the state board or
agriculture at its meeting at Water
town Tuesday. The board arrived at
this conclusion by unanimous vote.
thereby establishing Faux county's
claim to the best exhibit. A mistake
was made in the footings of columns
Of ratings by the judges. At the close
Of the state fair Faux county was put
in fifth place. but shortly afterwards
it was discovered that a mistake had
been made in the footings of columns
Of ratings of 100 points. all being
based on a possible 1000 points.
The state board was anxious that
Justice should be done to all exhibit
ors and postponed their action OF
awarding prizes at the close OF the
fair until its meeting at WATERFOWL,
thus giving all concerned a chance to
get over their excitement and time
to study the matter fully and to look
into all the facts. Dawson was award
ed second and Hughes third. From
letters received from all parts of the
state in regard to Faux county's
claim it is safe to say that the final
decision by the board will give uni
yersal satisfaction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
Federation Of women,s Clubs.

The Black Hills Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs met in Sturgis last week.
The meetings were held in the Presby-
terrain schurch, and about thirty dele
gates were in attendance. There being
no officers to elect this year, there
was not much business to transact ex-
cept the giving Of reports from the
different clubs, which show a general
advance during the year. Delegates to
the biennial to be held In 81. Louis
next year were elected In the persons
Of Mrs. ID. F. Mcdonald of Lead City
and Mrs. A. ]. Simmons of Deadwood.
The next meeting OF the federation
will be held In Lead City.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
WOMAN IS UNDER ARREST
Claims the Man Who Charges Her With Forgery Is
Her Husband.

Sheriff Laughlin has brought to
Pierre from Ames, Neb., Mrs. Kate Pc
terson, who is charged with forgery.
Back OF this is a story which will have
to be finished in the courts. Several
days ago John Peterson, a sheep
rancher from western Stanley county,
came into the Pierre National bank,
and In checking up his account threw
out two checks of s125 each which he
declared to be ~forgeries. They had
been cashed by the First National
bank Of Rapid City. and bore the In
dorsement Of Kate Peterson. The sig
natures looked all right, but Peterson
declared that they were forgeries. He
further stated that Kate Peterson had
been his housekeeper for several years
but was not related to him.
Without much difficulty Kate Peter
son was located in Nebraska and ex-
pressed her willingness to come %
Dakota without requisition. When
Sheriff Laughlin went after her he
found that she had two small children,
enc a few years old and the other but
seven weeks old. On reaching Pierre
she was given her liberty on her own
recogniZance. A hearing was set but
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
At a meeting in Sioux Falls the state

AT a meeting in Sioux Falls the state
board of charities and corrections
awarded the contracts for furnishing
groceries as follows: Reform school
at Plankinton, to A. III. Cramer, Plank
inton; blind asylum at Gary and north
ern hospital for the insane at Redfeld.
Griggs, Cooper & Co, st. Paul; penf
tentiary at Sioux Falls. Sprague. War
ner & Co, Chicago; deaf mute school
at Sioux Falls, Charles and V. e. Oh
son, Sioux Falls; insane asylum al
Yankton, Olaf Nelson, Yankton.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
FIRE IN A SCHOOL.
Washington Springs Building Saved by
Prompt Work.

Much excitement prevailed at Wes-
sington Springs wnen it was discovered
that the public school building, which
had been greatly enlarged and reitted
to provide for the rapid increase in
population, was in flames. In a short
time a large crowd collected and the
flames were extinguished. The steps
we're burned away and the outside of
the building badly charred on the east
side. 1t is supposed that a cigar stub
Or lighted match was carelessly thrown
uear the building.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
|nll ROCRESS Of THE STATE UNIVERSITY
AHairs Are in Better Shape Than Ever BEFORE
Additions to the Faculty.

Affairs at the state university are
!. - IN full swing for the years work.
- IA q. Howard, recently appointed to the
Aair Of Latin, has already assumed his
hties ard things are moving forward
N Az /. that department with accustomed
s~.sularity and precision. DIR. Howard
'oN \. reearded as a very valuable acqui-
.slon to the faculty, being a man OF
ina scholarship and wide experience
= teaching. Prof. Perisho of Platyille,
~ vic has been elected to the chair of
'ah0t .oology to succeed Prof. Todd, and will
.ssume his duties about the first Of
yoyember. Prof Perisho is recog-
NERAL .;zed as one of the leading biologists
i the West, having been given charge
u the field work of Southern Wiscon-
Gin under the government survey.
prof. Perisho will ucceed Prof. Todd
a state geologist, In addition to filing
q ~ he chair of geology at the university.
and The recognition which the graduates
1854, n the University of South Dakota are
IT %. ,eceiging in the East and elsewhere is
Of "a PARTICULARLY gratifying to those who
n, ana believe In the development of home
Institutions. Mr.. G. w. Thompson, who
disas received the degree of nj. A. last year
Q con. at our state university, goes this year
/ tn 10 Harvard to take a masters degree
red 1 nom that institution, and is admitted
ork il for work on this degree on exactly
0 feet the same basis as the great state uni
y~ersities. He will be able to receive
his degree at the end of one year. Miss
I tEo J Anna Johnson, another member of last
IN the years graduating class, is at Sioux
work City doing special work in mathemat-
| the les, where she received a scholarship
70 on the ground of special merit.
The university, with good reason, is
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

The subscription lists started at Can
ton for the purpose of gathering funds
ior a $4,000 monument to be erected
IN the court house square 10 the mem
CRY OF the soldiers Of the civil war
are being freely signed By all classes
The monument is TO be completed next
Year.
n Butte county commissioners
nave called a special election for NOV
~ Tor the purpose OF voting on a prop
osition to issue $685. 600 OF ~refnndipg
bonds, bearing 6 per cent interest,
With which 70 take up the outstanding
2 per cent bonds.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
LIENS SATISFIED.
Union Hill and Edeemont Companies
Clear Of Indebtedness.


Clear Of Indebtedness.
In the circuit court at Deadwood
satisfaction bonds have been filed on
all liens against the Union Hill ano
Edgemont companies. This indicates 9
settlement of all indebtedness against
these companies.
Demurrers were filed at Deadwood
by s. r. Smith against three suits for
libel, each in the sum of $4,000, which
have been instituted by Messrs. bar
ron, Whitford & Nichols OF Lead
Judge Rice has issued an order yer
ruling the demurrers, These suits
arose from the publication In the Lead
City Call of a card over Mr.. Smiths
signature. alleging that Barron, Wnl.
ford & Nichols had been bribed by A.
hcGil to purchase a piano or McGil
Smith and McGill were rival dealers
Suit was also started against McGi
against Smith for $4,000. but In TINS
case the demurrer was sustained.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
chance Made in Indian School.

superintendent Leavengood, who
has been detailed to take charge OF
the Indian school at Pierre, is ex.
pected to arrive the first of the week
and relieve Superintendent Cox, who
has been in charge here the past four
years. AS soon as relieved. Superin-
tendent Cox will quit the Indian sery.
ice, and expects to locate in southern
California.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

John Lefevre Rivers is the name OF
q man employed on a farm a few miles
east OF Parker, s. ID. He is husking
corn at 3 cents a bushel, but has the
following history: He is ifty'nine
years Of age. an Englishman, and his
father a former member of parliament.
He is a graduate of Oxford, was a rec
tor In London, but through some trou'
BILE lost his position and came to Amer
lea He brought with him $4,000
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

T~hirty-nine Slavonians employed by
the Nebraska Telephone company on
construction work at Deadwood went
on a strike because one Of their coun
trymen had been discharged. Other
men were obtained in Lead to take
their places. ara in less than another
hour the required number had report
al
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29
FARM HAND WITHAHISTORY

which was given him by his father,
but it was not long until he a a
poor man again. He was offered a po-
sition as high school principal in Ne
braska some years ago, but having re-
fused to become naturalized he could
not accept. He does not drink and has
a refined appearance, but has no am
bition to rise to his former rank. He
also furnishes proof of the above state
ments.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

lanes Corcoran was awarded a YER
dict AZ Deadwood against James Hal
loran for s545. in a suit for wages al
legged 10 be due. At the first trial MT
rorcoran obtained a verdict Of $475.
This was last April Mr.. Halloran
asked for and was granted a new trial.
RAY Thos. Rorssad has resigned az
o.stor 81 the scandinavian Lutheran
church IL Wjlmot. to take effect Nov.
when he viii proceed to Dwight. N.
:, where he has accepted the pastor
ate OF a church.
Most of the things that seem too
GOOD to be true are not
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

Az a meeting Of Sioux Falls young
men 1t was decided TO organize a Y. M.
c. A. It will have over 200 charter
members.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

The new Swedish Lutheran church
at MiIbank will be ready for dedica'
! ton early In November.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

shown them by the young women
In the midst of the great number OF
successful bnrgIaries being committed
around the state, II Is gratifying to
note that Conductor Birran's freight
east, a morning or two ago, carried on
a car OF wheat at Madison, contain
ing a very fine lantern, and about
forty sacks belonging to some grain
thief. who had filed them Up with
wheat. and had evidently been inter.
rupted in his work. There is no spe-
cial fund that the lantern and sacks
can be placed In, and the railroad NY
thorities do not know exactly what to
60 with them. In the meantime the
chief Of police Is examining several In
teresting names on the sacks, with .
view to interviewing their owners.
III. c. M~iddlebrook of Highmore is
the -possessor OF a genuine Guarnerius
violin. Professor yoight. OF the mu-
steal department Of Huron college.
while on a visit to Highmore q few
evenings since. made the discovery.
The violin was purchased in a Chicago
pawnshop by Mr.. Middlebrook-
Two mounted postrnen will be EN-
pioyed In Waterfowl. This new
service win go into effect en- the first
day OF November, this yea when the
entire city will be rsdistricted FOR
the carriers. The postmaster has nc3
yet made the assignment or carriers.I
but be will do so Whit. lew days.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
Advertising Rates.

Yearly advertisers cents per inch per issue
Occasional advertisers IL cents per inch per
sSue.
Locals cents per line each insertion.
Locals set in black face type 10 cents per
inc each insertion.
Legal advertising at legal rates.
Church and other notices where an admis-
sion fee is charged, will be charged for at the
rate OF cents per line.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
ROOSEVELT AND THEIowA IDEA.

Politicians in Washington are said to
be looking forward with interest to the
appearance of Mr.. Roosevelt in Des
Moines by and by. Their interest is
understood to arise from the Cummins
republicans and the Henderson republic
cans of Iowa. Will Mr.. Roosevelt try
to reconcile these factions? That is the
question the politicians are asking
themselves with puzzled expression
on their faces.
1t must be that they have not read his
Minneapolis speech very carefully, for
in that he pretty fully commits himself
to the Henderson view. He at least
committed himself thoroughly against
Cummins, and is in no position to serve
as a compromise mediator between the
governor and the ex-speaker.
In fact, he treated with downright
contempt the suggestion any change in
the tariff would mitigate in any degree
the trust evil SO far as it is an evil.
He declared emphatically against any
meddling with the tariff until after the
next presidential election and against
any meddling even then with any
thought Of trust monopolies in mind.
Now Mr.. Cummins and a great many
other republicans not only believe but
know, that the tariff shelters trusts.
They propose to change it so that it
will not shelter trusts, and they are not
disposed to support candidates who
scout the idea that the tariff shell
ters monopoly upon a vague promise
OF making some changes in the schedules
after the next presidential election.
If they must wait most likely they
will support a candidate who is in ac-
cord with their views rather than one
who treats their opinions with con.
tempt Chicago Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

Post Office scandals continue to arouse
considerable interest. The eX-cashier
OF the Washington postot1ice, Mr.. Tur-
lock, has made Il statement that specific
charges had been made in 1898 covering
the same grounds of the charges now
being investigated, but had been gloss
ed over and the inspectors prevented
from making unfavorable reports.
Many high officials and ex-oflicials, of
this statement it is true were implicated
in smothering the facts. Postmaster
General Payne has called upon ex-Post
master General Smith, Comptroller
Tracewell, the Washington Postmaster
Merritt and Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General Bristow for an explanation.
EX-First Assistant Postmaster Perry
Heath is also involved. Mr.. Payne says
il what Mr.. Tullock says is true most
of these officials he names ought to re-
sign office Immediately. His statement
reflects upon the department generally.
True it does not reflect upon my own
administration, butit touches that of my
predecessor" The impress
sion grows that official lightning will
strike in some high places.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
THEY ALL SAY so.
Not Only in Leon but in Every City
and Town In the Union.

If the reader took the time and tro,l-
bic to ask his fellow resident of Leon
the simple question given below, he
would obtain the one answer. II he
would read the statements now being
published in Leon which refer to this
answer it would surprise him to note
that they number so many. AS many
more could be, and may be, published,
but in the meantime ask the first person
you meet what cures backache? The
answer will be Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here is a citizen who endorses our
claim.
Mr.. nj. L. Cosler, a farmer living south
east OF Leon, says: "My kidneys both
cred me for six or seven years, causing
dull aching in the small of the back. AS
if backache, at times very pronounced,
was not sufficient to bring discomfort to
the ordinary mortal the secretions from
tic n.>,n4ys were highly colored and /
had more or less rheumatism which To-
Gated itself in my shoulders. Adver-
tisements about Doan's Kidney Pills
which stated that they We're a specific
for the kidneys induced me to go to Van
Werdens drug store for box. The
treatment certainly helped. When the
action and condition of the kidney Sc
cretions became normal the last attack
of backache ceased. | also knew of
case of a child who lacked proper con-
troll over the action Of the kidney secre-
tions. Doan's Kidney Pills We're given
him and help Of most pronounced kind
resulted"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO cts.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doans and take
no substitute.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
ARE WE AN ANARCHIST?

A small item in this paper denouncing
the rottenness and corruption in the
postol1ice department at Washington,
has aroused the wrath of the young
sprig who has recently become the
editor of the Red Oak Express, and he
proceeds to denounce us as an anarchist,
saying we are simply serving as an
agent to the cause of anarchy, and of
hatred of law and order" because we
stated that all of the rottenness has
grown up since Mckinley was inaugu-
rated in 1897, and charges US with using
the name of the martyred president in
connection with the frauds. Ye gods
and little fishes! What is this country
coming to, when newspapers will at
tempt to uphold such thieving as has
been going on under the republican adj
ministration at Washington, simply be-
cause the thieves are high. in the coun-
ellis and offices of the republican party.
We did not say that the frauds grew up
under Mckinley, but that they had
grown since he was inaugurated, and
we venture the assertion that if Presi-
dent Mckinley was alive today the
thievery and rottenness which has de-
veloped at Washington would never
have occurred. II what we said was
anarchy then we are proud of being an
anarchist. But the Express editors
harangue must be taken with consider
able allowance, from the fact that he
resigned as letter carrier to become
an editor only q few weeks ago, and
naturally would defend the department
with which he was connected. Who
knows but what he, like the Washington
officials, resigned (g under pressure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

Iowa. on Wednesday. June "a, 1903. to place
in nomination candidates for the following
Offices, viz:
Governor OF the State,
Lieutenant Governor.
Judge OF the Supreme Court, ss
Superintendent OF Public instruction,
Railroad Commissioner,
and 10 transact such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
c The ratio of Representation will be one del
egate-at'large from each county and one del
egate for zach 200 voters or fraction OF 100 or
over cast for the democratic candidate for
secretary OF state at the last general election.
The several counties will be entitled to the
following delegates:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
Paints

Do you need paint? Use nothing but best
paint sold. It is not patent paint but simply
strictly pure mixed paint made of strictly
pure white lead, strictly pure zinc and pure
linseed OIL 1t will give you the best of salts
faction
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

The republican senatorial convention
for the fifth district, composed of the
counties of Union, Ringgold and Deca-
tur, has been called to meet at Mt. Ayr
on Wednesday, June oath. The nominal
ton is conceded to Marion f. Stookey,
of Leon, who secured the Decatur coun-
ty delegation, the nomination by agree
ment with the other counties being
given this year to Decatur county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

In trust-baiting, publicity. seems to
be one of President Roosevelt's strong
cards. Why does he not try some Of the
publicity medicine on the scandals of
the War and Post Office Departments of
his own administration?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

New Jersey, the mother state of
trusts, holds that the life of child
killed by a trolly car is worth only from
six cents to 81 to it's parents. Just
across the way the state of New York
says a husbands life is worth 100000
to his wife. Quite contrast.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

The creation of commissions and more
commissions and officers and more Off
GERS is the alarming feature Of repub-
lican form Of government. These evils
grow by what they feed on. The better
way is to elect officers to perform the
duties and require them to give their
time to performing duties instead Of
running party politics.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

Even President Roosevelt upon oc-
casion can be brought to recognize that
discretion is the better part of valor.
Travelling through Iowa and talking
upon a variety of topics, he never once
attempted to parry the force of the
Iowa idea.-Philadelphia Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
The man who is fond of statistics ha

The man who is fond of statistics has
added up the number of rough riders
President Roosevelt has met at his
many stopping points. The figures
show that the number of surviving
rough riders considerably exceeds the
number of soldiers in Gen. Grants
army during the Virginia campaign of
1854
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

WANTED-SEVERAL INDUSTRIOUSP PER
sons in each state to travel for house estab.
lishcd e.even years and with a large capital to
CAL upon merchants and agents for success
full and proiitabie line. Permanent engage
travelling expenses and hotel bills advanced
in cash each week. Experience not essen.
tial. Mention reference and enclose self adj
dressed envelope TIE NATIONAL, 334
Dearborn street. Chicago. 37.16t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

The west is getting rich enough to
move her own crops without the annual
drain on eastern capital.