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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03

or boy can make the trap with q few
ordinary tsossL The designer. M. A.
o. Turner. says, 1T never fails me-"
Key to Drawings.-Fig. shows cor
ner view Of the trap, Fig. Z a front
view Of tie trap. Fig. 8 shows the
trap with one side OF TO show the
works Fig. 4 u the pfunger with its
two sharp points for spsarinS the mole.
Fig. II tie trip and trip lever. 1.
Blackboard Is inches long, inches
wide and / inch thick. 2. 6ideboard 10
inches hong, 8 inches wide and / inch
thick. 8. Hole where the wire goes
through which holds the trip. 4. Hole
where the wire goes through which
holds the lever. 8. Plunger "A inches
hong. IL inches wide and 1 inch thick.
g. Spring. Z. Stakes to hold the trap
In place. 8. Heavy tin to hold the
plunger In place. Q. Wire which the
trip lever rests on. 10. Wire which
holds the trip. IL. Trip when set. IL.
Trip lever when set. Ia. Block which
pushes the trip or II. Wire around
the end Of the plunger to prevent split
ting. Is. Sharp wires to kin the ami
NAL. 10. Notch in the trip. II. Place
where the wire goes through to hold
the trip. Is. Part of the trip which
pushes II or, 4 inches long. 10. Tnp
lever 81a inches long, one-haf inch
wide and one-half inch thick. The trip
should be inches long and 1k inches
wide. with a piece Of wood inches
long. onc-haIf inch wide and one-half
inch thick tackled on the bottom, a.
shown by No. Is. The wire which holds
the trip should 80 through an inch from
each way. as shown by No. 3. and the
one that holds the trip lever should bo
~ inches from each way. as shown
in No. 4 and the dotted lines. Press the
ridge down and place the traps over the
place. When the ridge Is raised 1t
snaps the trap.-Farm, Field and Fire
side.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03

Farmers IN the White mountains
have discovered, or learned what farm
erp elsewhere are slow 30 ascertain II
10 that II you iop OF the lower limbs OF
bafsams when they are young the
limbs will not grow again. Thus the
tree as lumber VIII be improved. 1t
VIII be freer of knots.
Certain hotel owners, desiring pine
lands near their hotels on account OF
healthfulness, asked a government for
ester how to get them. The reply was:
"Cut of the hard woods, then turn the
cattle in TO pasture for three years.
That will keep down the shoots Of the
hard woods, and the pines, which cat
tie avoid. will grow up, and their
needles will keep down other growths.'
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
"GOODBY,
DORA"
BY --...
HOWA RD
FIELDING
CoypTG'st, ISo7. by Charles ". Hooke

Y WAS reused by loud knocking at
n my door. Stumbling forward, l
81 sprung back the catch OF the lock
The man without had turned the
knob and was pressing upon it so that
he seemed to fall into the room. He
was my uncle's butler and was obvious
ly shaking with alarm.
Ny first thought was that my uncle,
whose health was very feeble. might
have died in the night
''Mr. Halstead is wor.eT' l began.
The butler shook his had with sort
of shuddering convulsioh' that swept
down to his toes.
ITS Mr.. John" he replied. Hes
dead"
The news struck to my heart. JaaA
Halstead was my cousin and fine fel-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03


pertinent station hsrd-l
pend. however. upon the ability OF ths
mixer. Carlyle found no appreciabls
difference In the frequent changing Of
mixers. Tracy found by q good.miiksr
following O careless one an increase
with fve cows of 244 pounds Of milk
IN two weeks.
Cows fed at milking time arc apt to
hold their milk when the customary
feed Is withheld. This may occur even
when the animals have access to album
dant pasture. This II 50 noticeable
with some of the station COWS that II
Is advisable to give them little grain
through the summer season to induce
them to give down their milk. Emery
notes that a cow that gave over ssvvn
pounds of milk gave only two pouuds
when her customary feed was withheld
at milking timed. W. May, Kentucky
Experiment Station
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03

But" interrupted DR.. Carr. who
knew the vial was thereT'
| pointed TO Thomas and then 10
Morrow.
''One OF the men must have known
it," said /, "for no one else could have
had motive for this crime. One hated
him: the other. knowing that my uncle
must soon die, saw a chance OF great
inheritance. Which OF them is guilty
the ono who frankly said. I suppose
the vial was in that box or the one
who dared not say what was sufficient
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
Painful.

"As n general thing" says a lawyer.
zone doesn't expect to find a sense OF
bumor i'm the employees OF n prison.
Yet know of a rather catchy reply
made by a prison guard TO the query
of visitor whether the existence OF
the guards was not painful one.
Painful" echoed the guard. I
should say It was when you consider
what number OF felons we have on
our hands,"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
TIE MEMPHIS sHoE-

ond the same distance from the heel,
according to the demands Of the case.
The shoe is used on mixed gaited
horses with the result Of making them
20 square and steady. The illustration
gives a good idea of the device. con-
eludee American Agriculturist.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
Bureau of Publicity.

Mrs. Nagguss-What an odd, inter-
esting piece of furniturel 1t looks Ike
an antique. Is it chnonier or
bookcase?
Mrs. Borus (wife Of struggling au-
thor)-Nelther. It's my husbands
writing desk. He calls 1t his bureau
OF pubucity.-Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
m,,k contamiuntson.

The whey tank Is a common soaros
Of infection at those factories where
the whey is returned to the patrons n
the milk cans. This practice n detr1-
mental to successful cheese making.
but when 1t cannot be arranged 70
have the whey disposed Of in some oth-
er way the tanks should be kept thor
oughly clean In order to lessen the dan
ger of contamination. They should b
emptied at least once q wsek.-W. A.
Clem0nR
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
HIS Part.

The Doctor-You regard society ~
merely a machine. do you? What pars
OF the machinery do you consider me,
for iustance7
The Professor-You arV one OF the
eranks.-Exchango.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
Returned His Love,

Friend-What's the matter, old mani
Doesn't she return your love?
Tilted Ope-Thats just the trouble.
She returned It and told me to give IL
10 some other giri.-Pr1ncetpn Tiger.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03

Leg1slataon A0uln4f WpeeS.
! A bill has been antt0<nrcd into tnt
Canadian parliament which b intend
ed to prohibit the sale Of any CONNER
cial seeds that may contain seeds of
such weeds as wild mustard. penny
cress, oxeye daisy. perennial sow this
tie. ragweed. bindweed and several
ofhers
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03

Memphis, h rs
jumped into pop
ularity with q
bound. II con-
sists Of an ordi-
nary horseshoe
with the excep-
ton that across
its ce are
welded two bars
parallel to each
other. The nrst
is from one and
one-half to two
inches from the
ton and the aaN-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
ffBHsRstN
A MOLE TRAP.

A HsmezAAs AAafr-syever Fatlfn8,~
Says It's Inventor.
An effective mole trap that can be
made at home and Is sure testh when
set over the burrows OF these annoy
ing little pests Is shown In the draw
ings. The description and key to the
dnvtAg1 are - complete that any man
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
rep.i.r New nersesAes

The Memphis shoe. 20 called from
being tried extensively By tratneIy ct
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03
SHERIFFS SALES.

BY virtue OF sundry vrits OF Ven. Er., n;
Fa. Lev. Fa.. &c, issued out OF the Court OF
Common Pleas OF Butler Co, Pa. ana 10 me
directed there will be exposed TO pubic SAFE
at the Court House In the borough or butier'
Pa. on
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03

E. d. Nos. 80 and 80, September Term.
A. NJ. Christley, Attorney
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19


On the afternoon OF Winslow's de
parture for Denver he was paying his
bin, when he called Willie. hanging
fascinatingiy near
II want you" he said slowly. glaring
into the boys eyes. ito go upstairs and
sec IL left my toothbrush and comb in
my roon Toothbrush and comb, tooth
brush. toothbrush, toothbrush. Don't
forget what I want, boy. and hurry.
too. Got to get my train"
"N-no. sir-r; yves, sir, chartered
Willie.
Winslow hung about i~mpatiently.
watching the clock like a hawk. Only
two minutes to spare. just as he
caught up his bag to depart Willie
came on a dead run across the floor,
his face aglow with the sense Of a lofty
mission well performed.
Yes, sir" he cried eagerly. you left
'emro
Winslow gazed at his empty handed
e~missary. His lips moved, but no words
came forth. Then. with an iaartlcuIate
snarl, be stepped into the waiting car.
riage.-Kansas City Journal,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19

Notice OF Hearing Petition to Establish
HeIrsf4ip.
Jan = va
state OF South Dakota. %
County OF Day.
In County Court.
In the matte Of establishing the heirship
OF Pernilde ". Kuisyen, deceased.
To the heirs at law and next of kin To Per-
nilde M. Eulsven, decreased.
ARnettis Il. Jotiusen having filed tn TIA T.
court her verified petition showing that sEu,
and one Neis j. Dahl, who resides at stanley,
ia the State of Wisconsin. are the sole heirs
of said deceased, and asking that this court
make a decree establishing aud determining
said heirship:
New. therefore, ID il ordered that the 2Ist
Day Of February, A. ID. 1903, at the hour of
two o'clock ia the afternoon of that day, at
the court room Of this court, at the court
house in Webster. SOuth Dakota. is hereby
appointed as the time and place OF hearing
said petition and taking nFOof Of such heir.
ship and is IS further ordered that notice OF
said hearing be given BY publishing a copy 0f
this order in the Reporter and Farmer, a
weekly nj wspHper published at Webster. g. d.,
for three successive weeks next preceding the
day of hearing, aud that copies thereof be
mailed to- the heirs and next Of kin to said
deceased AS by la pF0yidad,
Any person Interested may appear and con.
test said application.
Dated this 18th day Of January, A. d. 1903.
BY the Court: John III. Luud,
Attest: County Judge, Day County, .. ID,
Albert Smith, Clerk Of sEid Court.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19
Fish Blowing Hai. On the Line.

How on earth or in the water fish
contrive To blow large bats three or
-four yards up the line has yet 10 be
explained II Is a commons thing to
dRd large slabs Of piIchard bait used
for polIick blown right up the line by
large dsh. This happens only when
the pollack is itself hooked. | have re.
Gently found that large bass serve one
the same trick, writes a correspondent.
but In this case the bass. which Is n
more cunning Dish than the pollack,
sometimes gets AWAY To realize the
immense difficulty of such a feat let
any one put even q piece of paper on g
hook and t~ntieavor tho blow II up the
line with a bellows. Much more diff
cult 1t must be with the resistance OF
the water. and by what muscular nc
ton the fish contrises II ! know not. I
have searched the textbooks In vain
for some hint on the subject.-I.ondon
Opinion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19
MnrtRAra Sale.

Mortgage Sale.
MoFtgagor, G. A. Pratt and Carrie Pratt,
his wife.
Morfgagee, James s. Hardness.
Mortgage dated May 9th. f9O2. and recorded
in the Office OF the register of deeds Of Day
county, South Dakota. ON the 18th day of
June, A. ID. 1902. in book Is of mortgages, on
pave 2i3. at 2 20 o'clock p. m.
m0TtSaged premises, the southeast quarter
of section thIrty-thrse eE81 in township une
hundred aud twenty-thrse OF range fifty six
west- Day Ucuuty, South Dakota.
No proceedings have been had at law or
otherwise to collect said debt.
Amount claimed TO be due at the date oi
this notice. four hundred foFty-hve and 50.
100 dollars.
Notice 10 hereby given that default having
been made IN the payment of the principal
and interest," secured by said mortgage, said
mortgage will be fOreciosed by Il sale Of sand
premises at public auction at the 'front.' door
Ut the court house in Webster. Day county
South Dakota. IN tue 4th day Of April
A. ID. 1905, at the hour of one o'clock p. m. oi
said day, to satisfy the amount which shall
then be due on said mortgage. iBcludins
taxes paid and ten dollars attorney fees, and
all legal costs OF foreclosure.
Dated at Webster. South Dakota, this 10
day Of February, A. d, 1905.
e. A. Wells, james s. Hardness.
Attorney for Mortgage. Mortgage
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19
Toney to- Loan-Permanent
school Fund.


Notice is hereby given that the Janu-
ary apportionment Of the permanent
school fund for Day county has been
received by the treasurer of Day county
from the commissioner Of school and
public lands, to be loaned or invested IN
bonds of school corporations, state,
county and municipal bonds, or in first
mortgages upon good farms; no farm
loans to exceed the sum Of SI,000.m to
any person. All of said loans 70 be
for three or more years and to draw
interest at the rate of five per cen per
annum, payable semi-anuually, on the
first day of January and July.
Applications FOR loans will be received
at the office of the county auditor.
Dated at Webster, s. D., this 2sth
day Of December, A. d. 1909.
William Egeland,
County Auditor
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19

Application for Letters of Administration.
Feb I2.3w
State of South Dakota, -
County of Day.
In County COuTt,
In the matter Of the estate Of Nose s. Max,
dRGPHapd
State of south Dakota sends greeting to Ida
tfrye, formerly Ida Max, John I, Max and all
others next Of kin Of Nose >. Max, deceased:
Pursuant to- an order OF this cOurt, made on
the 18th day of FEBRUARY. A. ID. 1903, notice Is
hereby given that Monday. the second day 81
March, 4 d. 1888, st one o'clock In the after
noon of said day aJ the court room OF said
court at the court house Ia the City OF Web
steT. County of Day. South Dakota, has
been appoinied as the time and place for
the hearing Of the application OF Ida Grye Tor
the issuance to- her Of letters of admins
tratton upon the estate OF said Nose ..
Max, deceased, when and where any person
interested may appear and contest tile same,
Witness: Tbs Honorable John III. Lund,
judge of the county court, and seal OF said
court. this 18th day Of February, 4. ID. 1903,
az his office in the city Of Webster. Day cOnn-
ty. South Dakota. Albert Smith,
Clerk of said Court,
f. W, Taylor,
ATTORNEY.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19

semi-annually; and issued under,
and in compliance wish, che provisions
OF Chapter 49 Of the laws of South
Dakota for the year 1897.
That sealed bids for the proposed
Purchase of said bonds will be received
at the Office Of the county auditor, at
Webster, South Dakota, to and until
the third day of March, 1903, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon.
Bids for the proposed purchase of
said bonds must be accompanied by a
certified check, on some reputable bank
payable to the treasurer of said county
for at least five per centum of the
amount Of such bid, which will be for.
feited TO said county in case such bid
shall be accepted and such bidder fail
70 promptly comply with the terms OF
such bid.
The said county commissioners
reserve the right to reject any and all
bids.
Dated at Webster, South Dakota,
January i2th, 1908.
BY order of the board of county
William Egeland,
County Auditor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19

AT d watering place In the Pyrenees
the conversation at table turned upon
a wonderful echo to be heard some dis
lance or Or the Franco-Spauish from
tier.
TT is astonishing" said an inhabft.
ant or the Garolne. AS 500 al you
have spoken you hear distinctly the
voice leap from rock to rock, from
precipice 10 precipice, and as soon as
ii has passed the frontier the echo
assumes the Spanish accent."-Pear.
sons Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19
Mortgage Sale.

EFos wv
Mortgagors Rebecca Mcconnell and J: G,
McCont ell mortgages. Ut. Goodwin and ID.
b Compton. Mortgage dated ebruary lst,
1902, and recorded in the Office OF the Register
OF Deeds Of Day comfy. south Dakota. on thp
2nd day Of March, A. ID. 1902. ia book 81" OF
mortgages. on page 81. at o'clock y. m.
Mortgaged premises the southwest quarter
(sw "A of section twelve t121. in township one
hundred and twenty.four tI2ll, of range nifty.
nine (59) west. Day county, South Dakota. in
township one hundred aud twenty-four (I24l,
of range hfty.nine t5sl west, Day SSuHty,
South Dakota.
No proceedings have been had &C law on
otherwise TO collect sand debt.
Amount claimed 20 be due at the date % this
notice. one thousand three hundred and fifty
and S1-l00 dollars.
Notice is hereby given hat default having
been made in the payment of the principal and
interest secured by said mortgage. said mort
gage viii be foFeelossd by a sale of said prem.
Ises at public auction at the 'front.' door of the
court honse in Webster. Day county, South
Dakota, on the 18th day OF March, A. ID. 1903
at the hour of one O'clock p. H.. Of said day
to satisfy the amouu which shall then be dut
on said rnortgage, including taxes paid, ant
ten dollars attorney tees, and all legal costs oil
foreclosure,
Dated at Webster, South Dakota. this I2ti
day of February, A. ID. 1853
1T. Goodwin and ID. 3. Compton,
Mortgages.
e. w. Taylor.
Attorney for Mortgage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19
Kn.Ehts 81 old.

The knights Of the days of chivalry
were so well protected by their armor
that they were practically invincible
to all ordinary weapons. Even when
dismounted they could not be injured
save by the m~isericordia, a thin dagger.
which penetrated the chains of the ar
NOR In more than one battle knights
fallen from their horses could not be
killed until their rmo had been bro
ken up with axes and hammers
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19
Notice Of Sale of Municipal
Bonds.

Notice is hereby given that ON or
after the 81 day Of March, 1903. the
county commissioners of Day county,
Sorth Dakota, will offer for sale the
bonds Of said county, to-wit: one humid.
rcd bonds Of said county, numbered
from / to 100 inclusive, for five hundred
1900 dollars each. and a~ggregating the
sum Of fifty Thousand (5o,0OO) dollars,
dated March 3, 1908, and due in
twenty years from said date OF
issue. with optb,n authorizing said
county TO pay the same in five years or
any inultiple Of I'VE years from said
date; bearing interest at the rate Of
I'VE per cent, per annum payable
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19

Summs. >.
STATE q soHah Dakota 50.
In circuit c0urt.
Fifth Judicial ciTc nit. 7
Alfred ID. Hash, plaintiff.
VS..
Thosnas Haaseth, detendantD
The State of South Dakota sends grgatin g
20 Thomas Haaseth. the above narncsi desend-
ant:
You are hereby summoned and Fednired 20
answer the complaint Of the plaintiff in this
action, which will be tied in the Office of the
clerk Of said eircuit court at The court house
~ Webster, IN said county, and 10 serve a
copy OF your answer to said complaint on the
subscribers at their office In the City of Web.
steF. Sonth Dakota. within thirty days after
the service OF this summons on yUu. exclusive
OF the day OF such service and it ron fait %
answer said complaint Within the time afvre-
satd. the plaintiff will take judgment against
Jon for tue sum Of Que hundred aud eighty.
two dollars and costs.
Dated Webster, South Dakota October 4th.
iS2.
Alley & Anderson,
= Plaintiffs ATTORNEYS.
To Thomas Haaseth. the above named
defendant:
Take notice that the complaint ia this
action was flied in the office OF the clerk az
the circuit court, at Webster, In the County
Of Day, south Dakota, on the l4th day OF
October, 1902.
Alley & Anderson,
Plaintiff Attorney
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-19

lFebI26w
state Of South Dakota. )

state OF South Dakota, a.
County ~ Day
In Just,cs Court, before Carl MamlbcrG.
F.rmer,s and Merchants Bank. a Corpora-
tioo, Plaintiff.
II. q. Mathars, Defendant,
The State 81 South DAKOTA sends 6reetthE 70
E.C. Mathers, Defendant.
You are hereby and Fequtreu "
appear before me, at my office ~ ths clty ~
Webster. in said county, ON the thlfd daS ~
February. 1908, ct ten o'clock ia the tarenooh
81 THAT day, TO answer the compiatnt or the
abova.named plaintiff. claiming 70 recover at
you the sum- t twenty-stE dnsiafs aha y 4
i've cents. upon two prumtssoTy notes maas ~
ven and daEfyered TO said ptatntfH. Va 1he
note dated MaFch~3.I 92. for twenty-five 9nl'
lars and interest az ~ per cent per que
Sept. 3, 1902. no part ~ which has neen PAID
exrept yII.75 paid thereon, October "a, i@-.
ard one note dated December 10, ls8z, Tor tee
dollars and eighty cents aud interest," 81 y
per cent per auhunl. due January ~ l"~'' H'
part Of which has been paid
And You are hereby notified that y you iatl
tn appear aud answer. rs above required the
plaintiff will take Judgment against ych lof
he sum Of tweEty-siG dollars ana SiGty-h'e
Given nnder my hand this 3Oth day of
Jannury, 1903.
Justice ~ the Peace 0f said County.
Filed ia my Office, aud duly dccketed, this
January 30, 1868.
Carl Malmbetg,
Justice Of tile Peace.
On this third day 81 February, 1908, u APP
nearing to me by affidavit that service OF TINS
summons has MT been made, and cannot DC
made on uefeudaDt in this state thar sueh
services Is niece Esary 70 the hete ralnda.oh - =
this action. and the plaintiff having this day
made and hicd its complaint herein, ~ - or
dertd that this'cause be adjourned 20 the soti'
day Of March. 1908. at ten o'clock m the IoFs
np,u ~ that day, az my office IN the city OF
Webster, aforesaid, Tor the purpose OF making
such service,
Carl Molmberg,
Justice % Tue Peace.
Alley & Anderson.
Plaintiffs Art 0Tney.