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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
Farmers suffer.

Grand Meadow. MINI, Oct. 8. - a
cvclone PASSED within n ana a NAH
miles of Grand Meadow SATURDAY a.
ternoon. A number OF farm pniiuinss
and several miles of telephone ines
were wrecked. No persons were SER
ously hurt as far as can be learneu'
considerable damage was done 10
grain in stacks, and groves OF trees
were laid fiat.
DELUXE at Ashland.
Ashland. Wis, Oct. 6.--Tnis section
was visited by one of the heaviest
storms in years. The rain fell In tor-
rents for two hours, deluging the
streets and causing much damage.
Most of the farmers in this region nad
not vet dug their potatoes, M IL ID
estimated that the rain VIII cause
them to lose thousands OF she
which will rot in the ground before
they can be taken out. After the am
had subsidized a fierce wind STORM
which prevailed for several hours. toll
lowed. Thousands of feet of lumoer
were blown into the bay off the iamper
docks. At the little towns OF Marengo
and Sanborn. south of here, the wind
was almost equal TO a tornado, Larke
trees were uprooted and blown across
the roads, making them impossible.
Many small buildings we're blown
from foundations.
Two Men Kiiisd.
yrincna. MINI, Oct. 6.-The village
Of Independence, on the Green Bay
ad eret of here, experienced a terri
lie cycloaic visit about 2:S0 Saturday
afternoon. The storm came from the
southwest. 1t WIS only about a min
tie in duratien. brt IN that time did a
Great deal CT damage, roughly esti-
'ated in the neighborhood of Sl00 600.
Two lives were lost and several per-
ors hurt. The most serious loss was
.fe new city hall which was being
completed at a cost of $4,000. But
enc wall Of this was left standing.
Three Killed in illinois.
Princeton, H., OcS. 5. - A tornado
ngsed two miles southeast of this city
1turday evening, killing three per-
o1s and destroying a large amount of
farm property.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
THE FLAG CAME DOWN..

italian Campers Forced to Lower the
Flag Of Their Country.
Tamaqua, Pa, Oct. 4. - About two
weeks ago a gang OF foreign workmen
who have a camp near West Penn, a
farming village, raised an Italian nag
over their quarters. The farmers be-
came indignant and demanded that the
nag be lowered. The Italians refusing
to comply, a committee representing
the farmers came here and laid the
matter before the police officials, stat
ing that unless immediate action was
taken they would arm themselves and
march on the camp. Chief of Police
Hahn went to the camp and ordered
the flag lowered, which was done I'M
der protest. The Italian consul at Phil
adelphia wrote TO Chief Hahn, asking
him for full information regarding the
matter. Hahn replied, stating that he
ordered the flag taken down because
he feared the farmers would carry out
their threat ard that serious trouble
would result.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
ROBBED BY Band Of oypsles.

Blackhawk. s. d., Oct. 4. A mar
by the name of Kemp was held up
Saturday between here and Rapid
City near Box Elder crossing by a
band OF gypsies while on their way
through the country. There were
about twenty-six wagons in the outfit.
Mr.. Kemp was overpowered and
robbed of all the money on his person.
1t is also reported that q M was
held up neal that vicinity and had con
siderable groceries taken from her.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
From Other Shores.

The Russian government has N
hidden Count Tolstoi to stay In Md
COW.
Reports Of impending rebellien 4
Kwangtung province trouble Chinel
authorities.
Elisee Reclus, Baron Alphonse ID
get and Aeronaut Louis Capazza al
planning to cross the Atlantic Ia
balloon.
The duke of Richmond, Lennox al
Gordon, died at Gordon castle, Banl
shire. in his eighty-sixth year, as y
result of a chill.
At a meeting at Mount Pleasar|
Iowa, the remainder of the $1,000
necessary to raise the debt on u
Iowa Wesleyan university and to tcud
an endowment fund was subscribed
Ignoring the unanimous request I
the consuls, the porte has appointa
Khalia Pasha OF Brussa as vail at Be
rut. 1t is feared that disorders will q
sue on the departure of Nazim Beg, d
acting vail.
The Paris police have arrested
Mutajinski, formerly a member Of y
Russian mission to Abyssinia, on U
charge of having formed a society
exploit mines which he had discover
in Abyssinia, but which, it is clalns
do not exist.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
NEW o S

Adjutant General to Command the De-
partment of the East.
Washington. Oct. Mai. Gen. Cor.
bin, adjutant general of the army. is to
be assigned to the command of the
department OF the East, with head
quarters at Governors island, New
York. The order for Gen. Corbin to
command of this department
will take effect at once. and it states
that he is given command of the larg-
est department in the United States
in recognition of his services as adju-
tant general during the Spanish war
and the Chinese and Philippine cam
paigns.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Get Damages for Advertisements Put
on Their Fences.


on Their Fences.
Appleton, Wis, Oct, "A few days
ago several merchants engaged a
sign painter to go into the country
and paint advertisements on farmers
fences. The painter neglected to first
ecure permission of the owners of the
fences, and thereby got the merchants
into trouble. Upon consulting an at
torney the farmers who had all their
desirable fences daube6 with signs,
found they could collect damages. and
Immediately filed claims ranging from
$40 to $25. some of which have already
been paid. 1t is understood that all
the farmers who have had their fences
daubed during the year will now pro-
coed to collect damages.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
Casualties.

Fire destroyed the Prospect H..
at Bay Shore, Long Island. The n
was $4,000.
Fire destroyed a number Of v,,l
houses and factories at Sa,;r,]
Mich, causing an aggregate las !
$4,000.
Gases In a well at Westina 81
caused the death OF Archie Jones !,
A. d.. Putnam. Two others were oys
come temporarily.
Carrie Schrader, a Syracuse az u
chambermaid, smoked Cigarette
which set fire to her dress and bur,d
her SO badly that she died.
The body of w. w. Gotham y.
picked up off Long Point, Canada. n
was captain of the steamer Sylyand
j. Macy, lost last November.
The ship Marion Chalcott, wiz
sailed from San Francisco on Sent !
for Honolulu with a cargo of oil n
arrived at Honolulu after a tempest
Gus voyage in which three Of her ere
were lost.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
SEIZE a TRAIN IN MONTANA.

Thirty-Fve Men Demand Free Trans.
portation on the Great Northern.
hahspell, Mont, Oct. 6.--Thirty.iye
men took possession of a w~est.bound
treat Northern passenger train at
thispoint. They refused to pay fare
and demanded to be given transporta-
ton over the road. At Marion station.
west OF Kalispell, they were put off
the train and loaded into a box car Of
q freight train going east. The door
was locked and it was planned to ar
rest them when the train pulled into
tne city. Upon its arrival 1t was found
that the door had been broker omen
and all had escaped.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
PROD SICK MAN.
Auctria and Russia join in Sending a
Ncte to the Sultan.

AuStrla dnu Russia join III SenuInU d
Ncte to the Sultan.
Vienna, Oct. 6.-As an outcome Of
the conference between the czar and
Emperor Francis Joseph at Muevzsteg
the governments of Austria and Rus
ia have sent the following identical
kilograms to the ambassadors of those
countries in Constantinople. The tel
egrams were couched in the following
terms:
"You were recently instructed to de-
clare that Austria-H Hungary and Rus
STA adhere TO the task of p%aci6cation
which they have undertaken and are
resolved to persevere with the pro-
gram drawn up at the beginning Of the
year, Notwithstanding the difficulties
hitherto opposed to its execution. For
indeed, while on the one hand the rev.
olutionary committees have provoked
disturbances and deferred the Chris
tan population of the three v~ilayets
from cooperating in the execution of
the reforms. or the other hand. the
representatives of the subIlme porte
intrusted with their application have
been generally wanting in
The Necessary Zeal,
and have not been imbued with the
idea which inspired these measures.
Both powers are united in the de-
termination to show that it is their
hrm resolve to insist upon the execu.
ton in their entirety of those reforms
which was accepted by the porte and
which are calculated to guarantee gen.
ersl security. In this connection you
will receive detailed instructions with
out delay.
While the powers recognize to the
full the porte's right and duty to sup
press the disorders fostered by the in
sur~rectionary agitation of the Mace.
DOMAIN committee, they at the same
time deplore the fact that this sup-
preston was accompanied by excuses
and cruelties from which the peaceful
inhabitants suffered. It therefore an
pears to them to be their urgent duty
TO come to the assistance of the vic.
tins OF these regrettable occurrences
and the above mentioned Instructions
Will acqaaint you with the details of
the
Humanitarian Action
which they deem necessary with tbe
object of supporting the inhabitants
who have been deprived of all means
OF existence, facilitating their repatri.
alton and restoring the villages
churches and schools DESTROYED by
fire. -
The Austro-H Hungarian and Rms.
sian governments entertain the firm
hope that their continued ~endeayors n
establish a lasting peace in the sorely
tried provinces will attain their obiec,
and they are convinced that their i'm.
partial advice will be needed by ALI n
whom It Is addressed in their own in
terests.
BY command Of his majesty. ux
august master. l request you to com
municate the foregoing to the Ottomar
government, after yoa have arrivef
at an understanding with your Rms
sian Tor Austrian) colleague, who ba,
received identical instructions
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

A great ado is being made because
the son of a man worth IS, 1000, 900 has
entered his fathers foundry as an ap-
prentice. In our simple, democratic
way money lends Importance to the
most ordinary event.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
Wreck on the omaha.

Menomonie, Wis, Oct. "A special
freight on the Omaha, west-bound,
was wrecked FIVE miles west OF this
city. Six freight cars were ditched
and 500 feet OF track torn up. No one
was hurt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

No doubt Lou Dillon, when she es-
tabllshcG her wonderful two-minute
record. felt pretty sure II would remain
undisturbed for some time, but Major
Delmar's mile In 2:00A must rather
tend to upset her equine-imity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
PRESIDENT is FIRM.
Efforts 70 Induce Him Not to Gail Ex-
ira Session Are Futile.

IRA SeSSIOn Are FUtITEs
Washington, Oct. A good deal OF
pressure has been brought TO bear on
the president TO induce him not TO call
congress into extraordinary session in
November. but to all callers who have
spoken to him in that vein he has said
that this government is committed to
the proposition that the Cuban reci-
prccity treaty be made effective at the
earliest possible date, and he regards
1t as a matter of good faith that this
country should keep its word. He has
declined. therefore. to consider any
proposition looking to the abandon
ment of the idea of an extraordinary
session.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

William Waldorf Astor has contrib
uted $780, 900 to the research fund to
find q cure for cancer 1t is a pleas
ure to be able to say something good
about Mr.. Aston.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

II the money for the 5000 souvenir
silver service for the Erin that is to
be given to Sir Thomas Upton were
to come from one-cent contributions
from his American admirers the fund
could be raised twice over in a fort.
night
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

A surgeon the discovery
that the x-ray will make hair grow
where all other hair tonics fail. This
is all right for the hair, but OF what
use is the scrambled brains?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
SCORE HURT IN WRECK.
Express Train Crashes Into q Freight
on Southern Pacific Road.

Beowawe, Nev., Oct. A.. - A disas-
trous head-end collision occurred on
the Salt Lake division of the Southern
Pacific at this station. The first sec
ton of train No. 6, the Atlantic ex-
press from San Francisco. collided
with a freight train. One passenger
was killed and twenty injured.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
otherwise.

HOE
Chinn Kai Hin, a ninan r.rys'
taken out a license to NARY srs1
e. Robbins, a white girl. ing
met In a Boston Baptist church
Prof. Ludwig Hektoen OF tne Il
versity Of Chicago declares una ss,st
drophobia. smallpox and yeliow ,otsc|
are not toxic diseases. but arc
tious.
James Hagens rescued Heh' M
mors and Nicholas Maybe "no xo,,t
had been overturned In tne NM
river at Hoboken. N. ]. A aos HI
ing to Maize was 20 deligh'ea I
masters rescue that he con'l u,s,s d,
fawn upon Hagens after an
shore. ~
James A. Bailey Of the barns III
ley circus has signed agreeu Il \.
the erection at Mount Vern a"a stsbs
OF a $4,000 house and o s4,vvs u ID
which are to 90 up this ian II bs
forty acres purchased recenev
from the Glover estate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Two women were searched at the
New York custom house and found
TO have $1,000 worth of costly lace
wound around their bodies. They
learned that it was their duty to avoid
lacing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Let's hope that this time Comman-
der Peary will take a wireless teleg-
raphy outfit with him, so we can
know from day to day how he is get
ting on. He can use the north pole
when he finds It, to hang his coherer
on.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
ANOTHER JEWISH MASSACRE.
unconfrmed Report Says 800 Jews and
leo Christians Were Killed.

Vienna, Oct. 4. - The Czernowitch.
the newspaper which first announced
the Kishineff riots, reports that an.
other massacre occurred at the town
Of Nohiley Podolsky. nea Kishineff,
THURSDAY. In which 300 Jews and 100
Christians were killed. This report In
not confirmed from any quarter. Moh-
Iloy PodclsEy Is a town on the Dneis-
tsr With a population OF 1922, COM
nslsIng many Jews.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
injuries Prove Fatal.

Morris, Mimi, Oct. 4-Conrad Kraus-
ert, aged seyenty-eight. who was IN
jured 4 few weeks ago by falling down
a few steps Of stairs. died at the home
Of his SON. G.. A. Krausert, and the
body was shipped back TO Iowa.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

! Considering how often he expressed
his desire that the better boat should
win. Sir Thomas's dissatisfaction is
most inconsistent. 1t is generally con.
coded that the better boat won.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

The trouble about having Turkey d.
vlded by the powers is that each pow
er wants both legs and the dark and
white meat and a couple of wings and
the stufing and the wishbone.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Colombia has turned 1t down. But
she ought to remember that your
Uncle Sam has ordered AZ up and that
spades are trumps.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

That New York man who hastily
drank of a heavy dose Of carbolic acid
the instant he heard a street organ
strike up "Hiawatha" was probably a
musician. +.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Sam Child IS back after . two
months sojourn abroad. He was
asked II he sprung any of his jokes
In England. and blandly asked, What
was the use?''
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
euARD H czAR
Secret Service Agents Leave Nothing
Undone Il Assure His Safety.

secret Service Agents Leave Nothing
Undone to Assure His Safety.
Vienna, Oct. 4. - A dispatch from
Muersteg, StyT.a, says the precau-
tionary measures taken for the safety
of the czar were largely extended yes
terday. The special reason for this
has not ~transpired, but fresh detach-
ments of gendarmes have been or
movements of unauthorized persons
are prohibited during the time the
czar and Emperor Francis Joseph are
hunting. Special additional precau-
tions have been taken to guard the
spot occupied by the ear during the
channels drives.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

The real brains of the country is
about to be assembled in great intel
lectual pools. The freshmen are pre-
pairing to enter college.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

No one can accuse the Atlanta man
who was welded In the blaze of 5000
incandescent lights of having anything
to conceal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Sir Thomas couldn't take away the
cup with his fleet of Shamrocks, and
the whole British navy couldn t do it.
either.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Some of the playwrights who pro-
posed to write travesties of their own
plays have yet to demonstrate wheth-
or or not the thing is possible.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

The president of the New York stock
exchange has decided that there must
be no more horse play during bust.
ness hours. Evidently the bulls and
bears want 1t all TO themselves.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
THE news RESIN
EvENTs OF THE PAST wrrx I.
CONDENSED FORM,
From the CapIt,,

President Roosevelt and farm
now In Washington, after an ~. \
OF thirteen weeks. S'sa1
Public Printer Palmer at Wash.
ton has named a commission = !.
the charges of executive nr,oas Y
government work. Y
President Roosevelt viii soon Z.
the A~dirondacks as the guesr y n.
lam II. Seward of New York, =. !.
poets some fine deer hunting.
Indian Commissioner Jones eau.
Indians in Minnesota and the No.
should be prohibited from leasiny \.
lands except in cases Of physical A.
bility, and required to become s.
ers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Has Commander Peary thought out
In the long arctic nights just what
he will 60 with the north pole in
case he gets 1t?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

The sultan of Turkey admits that
he is superstitious about paying bills.
Those who have had dealings with
him also insist that he is absent
minded.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Inasmuch as q man cannot have two
wives at the same time he ought to
be protected from a duplication of
breach OF promise suits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

1t appears from the records that the
British war office was about the best
friend the Beers had.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

II Prof. Langley succeeds in making
his flying machine carry him, he will
be a bird
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

Edward has congratulated the Duke
of Roxeburghe. Who will congratu-
late the other party to the contract?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

There are no reconcentrados in the
territory which has been pacifed by
the Turk.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
X o AND SUICIDE.
II Results From Quarrel Over Sale OF
Grocery store.

New York, Oct. - Fritz Shoeman
yesterday shot and killed Louis Zett.
eel in a grocery store on West Thirty
seventh street. and then. going home,
committed suicide. Zettzel recently
bought the store from Shoeman and
the men quarreled about the sale.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
One good thing about q horss racs,
khsre Is no time limit

The biggest bargain counter Of the
world for women is the altar.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08

The military automobile. we assume,
will be equipped with buller-proof
tires.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
PROPERTY LOSS is ESTIMATED
AT 100000 WITH LITTLE
INSURANCE.
FINDS VICTIMS IN OTHER PLACES
FARMERS SUFFER HEAVY LOSS
TO GRAIN AND FARM
BUILDINGS.

Tie Dead-John E5ben, Will Ebben,
Edward Murphy, George lesson, Will
lam Vest Of Dixon, ILL.,; w. o. Critten-
don of Dover and John Holm, farmer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-25

Continued on Fourth Page
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-25
SPOTrs Bios, GRoCERs.

The firm of SPOTS Bros. composed
OF j. W. and +. V. SPOTS. is becoming
one OF the best known films in the
town, and points with pride TO the fact
that they number among their custom.
ers many OF the best people OF the town
ana county. They commenced business
In February. 1898. nearly six years ago.
IN nice store-room on Main Street
next door To Bustons' Their business
grew until il became necessary To on.
large, and they secured the store room
next door, and the two rooms are now
connected, giving ample floor space.
Ihey carry select line OF staple and
fancy groceries, and choice confection-
cry, and have built up nice trade
which increases yearly.
The chief ground, however. upon
which Spots Bros. deserve and are
enjoying the appreciation OF the public
is their electric light plant. which wos
installed in November, 1899. greater
benefit has been conferred upon the
town, nor no step taken which has done
so much TO improve and build up the !
town than the instalment Of this plant
and SPOTS Bros. are public benefactors.
The plant has been running successfully
for more than four years. In addition
To the light plant II large ice plant 81
III ton capacity was installed in Nav
o this year, and ran successfully last
'ason, making very superior quality
OF Ice. With the Inauguration of the
Ice plant came naturally the addition
of large cold storage department
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-25
TdzeWell.

The town Of Tazewell Is about lO2
years old, and is situated in one of the
richest and most picturesque sections
OF the State. The Clinch river passes
through it not far from the center. from
east to west, having its source near the
town. Hence the name, Clinch Valley.
In which the town is located. Tazewell
proper has about 1900 population.
North Tazewell, nearby, las about 500.
making about 1000 souls virtually in
our town. The two towns are sepa-
rate, however, having distinct corpora
tons, organizations, etc. Tazewell has
two large grocery stores. three Dir,
goods stores, one clothing store. two
large hardware and furniture stores