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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25
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Grand Master, j. w. Abbott, of Web
ster, Right Wolshipful Grand Senior
Warden, Nelson L. Finch, of Andover,
Right Worshipful Junior Grand War
den, Allan Yost, of Pierpont, Right
Worshipful Grand Secretary, Leopold
Gross, of Webster, Right Worshipful
Grand Treasurer, Albert Smith, Web
ster, Right Worshipful Grand Chap lain,
McLain. Of Webster, Right Worshipful
Grand Marshal, William Carpenter, of
Andover, Right Worshipful Grand
Senior Deacon, f. W. Harding, Of And
over, Right Worshipful Grand Junior
Deacon, Geo. Bryant, of Andoyer,
Right Worshipful Grand Pursuivant, "A.
Owens, of Andover, Right Worshipful
Grand Tyler, e. w. Biglow, of Andoyer.
a temporary platform was erected at
the corner where the stone was to be
laid. The grand lodge officers, the
county commissioners, the city council
Mayor L. G. Leyoy, Judge ]. III. Mccoy
Hon. A. G. Roberts, Hon. John Norton,
Rev. Samuel Mellette, Rev. l.. l.. Layne
and Contractor r. A. Gross occupied
positions OH the platform
Mayor LeyDy called the vast assem-
blage to order and Rev Samuel Mellett
invoked divine blessing.
Mayor Levoy in pleasing FIVE
minutes speech welcomed the city's
guests, turned over to them the keys of
tho city and introduced Right Worship
full Grand Master, T. A. Brown who
took charge OF the ceremonies. The
ceremonies were something that were
new and novel to all-eve the most of
masons-and were very beautiful and
at the close Grand Master Brown made
a short address.
Judge James III. Mccoy was intro
duced and spoke feelingly and fittingly
of Day County, her people, her past,
her present aud her future. The judge
is an able talker and was heard at his
best OH this day for he was speaking in
his old home and TO his old friends
Hon. A. @. Roberts the second speaker,
was in happy, humorous and his
torical mood and male most pleasing
talk for about ten minutes which
brought frequent bursts of laughter
from the audience.
To Hon. .Iohn Norton, was assigned
the history OF Day county's court honse
from t;ie inception Of the county 10 the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

| present time and he handled his subject
IN an accurate, pleasing and feeling
manner
Rev. L. L. Layne dismissed the null
titude with the benehction and Gods
blessings.
At the close of the public ceremonies
the Masons returned to the Masonic
Temple where Right Worsliipful Grand
Master, f A. Brown dismissed the
grand lodge aud turned the gavel over
to Most Worshipful Master, 4. A.
Wearne of Coteau lodge
| While the lodge was still ia festiya,
session Most Worshipful Master, E. A.
Wearne called Brother L. G. Levoy who
on behalf of Coteau Lodge in his usual
competent manner presented Right
Worshipful Grand Master H. A. Brown
with beautiful silver trowel as a slight
token of esteem of the lodge for his
kindly acceptance of the invitation and
his masterful execution of the duties
deyclying upcn him in the laying of the
corner stone.
Grand Master Brown was for once
taken unawares. He was at a loss for
something to say and it was with AN
effort that he controlled his feelings
and expressed his thanks.
The dedication being over the peonle
adjourned to the race track where thew
saw good horse race which resultad %
follows: Bert Knapp, first: j. p
Byron, second: G. T Jones, third
This was followed by pony race
with the following positions: Bert
Knapp, first; ACKNOWLEDGMENT. second +.
Geo. Harrison, third.
The next attraction was hotlv con
tested game of base ball between tho
teams Of Summit aud Webster which
resulted in a victory for Webster Nv ]
score Of 8 tol.
In the mems foot race 4. Bratt was
first; E. Herreid, Second; Jas. Norris.
third.
G. 0. Bailey won first in the tran
shoot; Ash. of Butler, and Irwin -
Webster divided second money; L. L.
Hoyt third.
In the bicycle races we were unable
to find the winner.
me hose race was a fine exhibition
but the judges refused to give a decision
SO the Toys cut the money.
everyone present at the days do;nps
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

The mat tier of advertising was next
looked after In this connection we
have been requested by the committee
to earnestly thank the Wanbay Clipper,
Pierpont Signal, Bristol Tribune, And
over Gazette, Webster World aud
Reporter and Farmer for their indivi-
dual efforts TO make the celebration a
success In addition to the newspaper
advertising the committee scattered
thousands upon thousands of hangers
and it is safe co say that no event in
this county was ever better advertised.
The day dawned with threatening
weather. The first event was the
arrival OF the train from the west bring
ing the delegation from the western
part of the county and especially that
magnificent BODY of Pierpont citizens,
headed by the band, and carrying a
banner aud wearing badges appropriate
to the occasion
Next came the large delegation from
Lily headed by their band in the hand
some band wagon who had driven across
the country
Every locality in the county WAS
largely represented bat Pierpont and
Lily were the only two to come as a
body and preserve their identity.
The first attraction arranged by the
committee for the morning was ball
game played between Lily and Pierpont.
IThe diamond was crowded with visitors
and the game was considered by enthrs-
lasts to have been very good one.
the result was II to in favor of Pier
pont
Right after dinner tie Masonic lodge
met and formed in procession as tho
Masonic Temple and marched to the
court house grounds led by the Webster
band. The following gentlemen COM
prising the grand lodge officers: Right
Worshipful Grand Master. r. A. Brown
of Aberdeen, Right Worshipfui Deputy
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25
The Farmers Lines.


A neighbornood not far from here,
Put in telephones last year;
Farmers built a rural line,
Instruments all talked up fine.
All you had to do was ring,
Every bell went ting-a-ling,
One for Swanson, two for Boys,
Long and short for Mr.. Scroogs,
Every peighhor had his call;
Twist the crank and that was all.
Mighty nice when work was through,
10 gossip for an hour or two
With our neighbors one by one;
Mighty nice but lots more fun,
TO oyerhear some other two
Telling what was not for you.
Every time the signal rang
10 the phone each farmer sprang,
Slyly grinned and softly took
The receiver from the hook.
Other peoples secret dear
Poured into his big red ear;
Slapped his leg and said, 81 swan,
Telephonin's lots of fun"
Somehow in a week or two
Troubles dark began to brew,
Farmer Jones got fighting hot;
Heard Scroggs calling him q sot
Farmer Scroggs got angry, too
Heard Smith telling what he knew
Smith heard Johnson telling lies,
Paid him off with two black eyes,
Johnson heard young Ezra Boggs
Underbid him on his hogs.
Hoggs o'erheard sneaking churl
Making love to his best girl
Women, too, were in the muss,
Raised a most tremendous fuss.
Everyone from Scoggs to Jones
In glass houses throwing stones,
Now the line has silent grown,
Wires rusted, poles o'erthrown,
twenty friends are deadly foes,
Each one fall Of grief and wees,
Each too mad TO speak word.
Cause Of things they overheard.
Eek.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

For the first time in years there
is no surplus money in the perma-
nent school fund OF this state, Com
missioner Bach being at present
compelled to notify parties that he
could not take the securities they
desired to sell to the state. Practi-
'cally a half million dollars belong
ing to this fund have been placed
since January l.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

was very appreciative of the music
furnished By the Pierpont, Lily, Sum
init and Webster bands ami spoke highly
in praise of those musical organizations
The celebration was a success The
county, the city, the commissioners, the
council, the MAYOR and the committee
are to be congratulated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

The North Dakota supreme court
in a recent decision upholds the law
passed by the last session of the leg
islature of that state providing for
capital punishment for persons con
victed of certain crimes. The new
law cannot help but be a wonderful
power for good in our sister state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25
A negro in Delaware SO maltreatee

A negro in Delaware SO maltreated
"A young woman Of seventeen years
that she died shortly after reaching
her home. A Delaware Judge would
not call a special term for the case.
That evening a mob Of 5,e00 people
visited the jail and took the offender
put and burned him to the stake.
This case goes to prove the conten-
lions Of our brothers south of the
Mason and Dixon line, that if the
people of the North were met with
sike evils from the colored race they
would use like remedies to correct
Them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

AT the state encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic held in
Big Stone this week Thomas Reed,
Of Arlington, was chosen commander
for the ensuing year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

Senator Allison has drawn the
tariff plank for the Iowa republican
platform the "Iowa idea" has gone
away back and sat down even among
Iowa republicans.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

! The people Of Day county last
Saturday witnessed the laying of the
corner stone Of the our splendid
lew court house. The building
yhen completed Viii he the pride Of
dyery citizen Of the county for it
hill be one Of the finest structures OF
,Mhs kind in the northwest. While
7ongratulating themselves our peo-
pie should remember that great deal
Sc work was done in bringing the
public toa realization of the unsafe
condition of the old court house and
abe necessity for new one. AS is
ways the case, grea. deal of that
.drork devclyed upon one man. He
caw the situation, and to him more
chan any other one man is due the
agitation that gave the county she
siagniHcent new building. when
Oh think Of the building remember
nae debt Of gratitude you owe Hon.
trdwin w, Small, ex-mayor Of the
atty Of Webster.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

III. G. Shober has resigned the
position of insurance commissioner
for the State Of South Dakota and
Governor Herreid has appointed
John G. Perkins, OF Sisseton, to the
vacancy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

If you are thinking of going to
Canada, pick up almost any South
Dakota newspaper and read the let
tiers from that country. We will
offer no further advice. These let
tiers will convince anyone but fool
and Canada is good place for fools.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

The president has announced that
the investigation of the postoffice
scandals will be carried forward
Until not trace of suspicion should
attach to the department. That is
just what everyone expected from
the Roosevelt administration.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

From the indications at the pres
emit time the Iowa democratic state
convention will not endorse the Kan
sas City platform. Organism is
not popular in prosperous times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-25

The encampment of the South
Dakota National Guard closed at
WATERFOWL last week.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
tDAHO.

Governor Morrison has announced
that he has appointed John Hardy of
Boise as his private secretary.
With score of "a points out of a
possible 25, R. G. Christopher won the
silver cup trophy at the holiday shoot
OF the Wallace Rifle club.
U. l.. Clardy, principal teacher at the
Nez Perce Industrial school at Lap
wal, Idaho, has been transferred to
the Indian school at Sisseton, S. d.
County Auditor Stookey reports that
ITO marriage licenses were issued dur
ing the year 1902. During the same
time % divorces were granted by the
district court.
The Glenns Ferry Fand G. Irrigation
company is making good progress
with its big undertaking to build
canal which will irrigate $4,000 acres
of arid land.
An earnest effort is being made by
the business men of Moscow looking
to some relief from the rates which
insurance companies have charged
during the past year.
Announcement is made that the
sheepmen of Idaho will make a strong
effort at the coming session of the leg
1slature to get an amendment to the
present two mile limit law.
deal has been made by which the
state of Idaho secures the title to a
large body of land near the Twin Falls.
on Snake river in southern Idaho nm
der the provisions of the Carey act.
Another large transaction was made
at Emmetts last week, when Andrew
Little bought all of Robert Aikman's
sheep and several hundred acres of
land in Canyon and Boise counties,
with all the appurtenances to the
same.
A farmers association has been
formed in the vicinity of Cameron,
about II miles east of Kendrick The
association has just received a full ar
tesian well boring outfit, with which it
will endeavor to secure a flowing WE'LL
The boring outfit has a capacity of 500
feet.
A movement is on foot to petition
the legislature at Tie coming session
to make radical changes in the reve.
nue. laws of the state, and to practi
cally adopt the Washington state law
particularly that portion which per
mits Of county and state taxes being
paid as in Washington, in two pay
ments without mourning delinquency
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
r. r. Pension system.

elphia-President Baer of
the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
company has issued the following
statement.
The pension system of the Phila-
delphia & Reading Railroad company,
heretofore approved by the board of
directors, became operative on the
first day of January, 1903"
Pensions are divided into three class
es. The first includes those who have
attained the age of 10 years. They
are to be retired if they have been
continuously in the service for the per
iod of so years; second, all employees
65 to SO years of age, inclusive, who
have been continuously 30 or more
years in the service, and who have
become incapaciated, may be retired as
pensioned; and, third, any faithful en-
ploye of the company, irrespective Of
his age or lenght of service, who shall
have received injuries in the perform
ance of his duty which totally inca
paciates aim from his regular or other
vocation, or who shall through sick
ness become so incapaciated, shall be
awarded the sum as pension for such
a length of time as the president shall
determine.
The conditions of retirement are as
follows:
For each year of service, per cent
of the monthly pay for 10 years next
preceding retirement, provided, how
ever, that the annual disbursements,
including the pensions paid to employ
es of the associated companies, shall
not exceed $4,000
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
TRADE REPORT.

New York;. G. Dun & Co. 8 Week
ly Review of trade last week says:
Despite the interruption OF a holt
day, taking of inventories and other
disturbing elements incidental to the
closing OF the old year, the past week
has been far from dull. Consumers
were not perceptibly lessening pur-
chases, while the approach OF higher
freight rates accelerated shipment OF
goods. Transportation facilities con-
tinue utterly inadequate, the pressing
need OF fuel diverting rolling stock
from other classes of freight New
wage scales have become effective,
largely enhancing the purchasing pow
er OF the people. The new year opens
with every prospect of exceptional as
tivity in all branches Of business.
No new features have developed IN
the footwear situation, prices remain.
ing firm and order books full.
Textile mills are busy with hand to
mouth demand for cottons, but ex-
port buying for China continues large.
Farm products weakened as visible
supplies increased and exports from
the west indicate that much more
grain is offered for shipment than the
railroads will accept.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
Financial Panic at Caracas.

Willemstad, island Of Curacao
There was a financial panic at Cara
cas- recently. A large number of small
traders and private depositors went
together to the Office of the Bank of
venezuela for the purpose of exchang,
ing their bank notes for silver. The
bank refused to change more than So
worth of notes for any one person, and
at o'clock closed the doors. The
panic continues. Bills issued by the
bank are now selling for so per cent
OF their face value. The leading firms
at Caracas, Notwithstanding the pres
ent situation, have not presented notes
for redemption, as they are interested
in supporting the bank.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
OREGON NOTES.

The largest business ever done was
transacted at Portland last year.
The public schools and all private
schools of Pendleton have been closed,
owing to the existence of scarlet fever.
The Multnomah Amateur Athletic
club football eleven won a recent game
from the Reliance club Of Oakland
Cal, by score of to o.
One fourth of all the wheat and
flour exported from Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho for the first half of the
current cereal year has been shipped
to Africa and Australia.
Nine hours will hereafter be consid-
cred a working day in all the iron
works of Portland, but the employees
wages will still be the same as they
were at 10 hours.
Three hundred engineers, boilermak-
ers, switchmen and yardmasters on
the Oregon lines of the Southern Pa
c1fic railroad have received an in
crease in wages ranging from to 10
per cent
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
New Gable to Honolulu.

San Francisco.-The new cable be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu is
already in fine working order and a
large number Of messages are being
handled. Through the courtesy Of Mr..
Clarence H. Mackay and other cable
officials, no charge was made for send
ing messages to and from Honolulu
during the past two days. The achieve
ment of sending the $500 word Asso-
ciated Press story from Honolulu, in
addition to many private messages, is
considered remarkable work for the
first day of the new cables installa-
ton.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
One Days Death Record.

Chicago.-James M. Pyott. aged &C.
one of .Chicago's pioneer builders and
iron manufacturers, dice of pneumo.
MIA.
New York.-Brigadier General Eli
Long OF Plainfield, N. j., died here
He served in the civil war and was
twice brevetted for gallantry.
Lexington, Mass.-Rev. Phineas G.
Hedley, well known as a clergyman
and historical writer, died at his home,
aged 80 years, He was the father OF
Chaplain Hedley, u. S. A.
New York.-Walter Haynes Brain
I'D, member of the produce exchange
and the firm of Brainard Brothers, is
dead at Minturn hospital from pneu.
monia and diphtheria.
Rome.-Tersita, the daughter of
Garibaldi and wife of General Can
zio, the Italian patriot, died suddenly
at Caprera. She accompanied Carl.
baldi in all his campaigns.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
MONTANA ITEMS.

A bar association has been organ
lied in Missoula.
Edward w. Knight, who had lived in
Helena since boyhood, died recently.
Medium Montana wool is selling for
20 cents in the grease on the Boston
market.
The state auditor has issued war
rants for bounty claims to the amour.
of $4,000.
Shennon will be heard with regret by
many Montana friends.
The expansion of the telephone SER
vice in Montana during the last eighr
months indicates a remarkable in
crease in the general business of the
state.
Operators employed by the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company in
Butte, have formed a union.
The Great Falls & Canada railroad
has gone out of existence, being for
mally transferred to the Great North
ern.
The store card agreement between
Retail Clerks local No.6S4, has gone
into effect.
The supreme court has granted a
new trial in the case of Thomas Tighe,
who was convicted in Broadwater
county for the murder of Paul Kock.
One man killed, two others seriously
injured and twenty four freight cars
ditched and damaged briefly sums up
the story of wreck that occurred on
the Northern Pacific railroad at Sch
ulder's spur last week.
The value of the Deef output in Mon
tana during the past year was in ex-
cess of $10,000,000 and during that
same time more than 100000 head of
cattle were shipped out of the state
The number of horses shipped out of
the state during 1902 is given by the
report as nearly $4,000.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10

tnat such prohibition shall only be en-
FORCED after such corporation. Joint
STOCK company or other association
snail have been enjoined against fur.
Their engaging in such business or anv
information or suit brought in a Unit.
ed states court OF competent jurisdic-
ton by the attorney general in behalf
of the government.
sections III and IL provide additional
penalties for violation of the act
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
John OFT Burned to Death,

Denver, Col.-One dead, one fatally
and five seriously burned, four of
whom may die, is the result OF an
early morning fire in a cheap lodging
house at Thirteenth and Blake streets.
The dead: John OFT. Injured: Ed.
win Schimale, will die; Mark Keefe,
seriously burned; Fred Thomas, seri
ously burned; George Hubbard, seri,
ously burned; Lizzie Hall, painfully
burned, but will recover
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
Santiago VOLCANO Active.

The volcano of Santiago, about 30
miles from Granada, is shooting out
fire and at night Eliminates the heav-
ems for many miles around.
Monolumbo near the seacoast, is
belching smoke. Isalso, in Salvador,
shoots forth smoke and lava every
half hour and at night forms a bril-
liant spectacle as it's molten lava runs
dow nthe mountain side in stream of
fire.
The inhabitants of Guatemala City
fear that the volcano Atitlan will
break out at any time,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-10
Sullivan STAYED Four Rounds.

Anaconda, Mont.-Jack Sullivan, a
local boxer, stayed four rounds before
Jack Munroe, the man who did the
same thing with Jim Jeffries. Sulli-
van is much the lighter man and has
never been in a finish fight. Munroe
did all the aggressive work, chasing
Sullivan around the ring when they
were not clinched.