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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Dap County Man Charged With
Sending Affected Sheep To
Market.

H. o. Wickre, treasurer Of Day county
was here today on an errand of a pecul-
lar sort. Mr.. Wickre is said to have
shipped in two consignments something
over $50 sheep to South st. Psul and
sold them. 1t is alleged that the sheep
were afflicted with scab, and in shipping
them to market lie committed a crime
against the statutes of the United States.
Complaint was entered by the agricul-
tural department and this resulted in
the arrest Of Mr.. Wickre several days
ago. The case was sent to Judge Adams
| federal commissioner here, for hearing
and it came up this forenoon.
At q late hour this afternoon the hear
ing vas still in progress. Aberdeen News
Dec. %. y
The examination of II. o. Wickre, of
Day county, charged with the shipment
of scabby sheep, resulted in his being
discharged. A number Of inspectors for
the government were here for witnesses
but the evidence was not considered
sufficiently strong to hold him.-Aber-
deem News, Dec. 20.
The above two items taken from the
Aberdeen News of different dates
explain themselves, but the explanation
is not sufficiently plain. Some time ago
II. o. Wickre shipped two cars Of sheep
to South st. Paul. The cars were both
shipped from this point. Mr. Wickre
and Agent Bradley were both very care
full to have the sheep inspected before
they were put in the cars, some of these
sheep were inspected by Mr.. Norton
and the others by Messrs. Compton and
Sandyig and were declared perfectly
clean. There seems to be an evident
desire in the city named to discriminate
against South Dakota sheep. These
sheep were insdected in the stock yards
by an inspector and declared to be
scabby. The sheep were sold to Swift
& Co., at a big slump from the market
price and after the sale inspected by the
same inspector and the meat declared to
be sound. This is the inspectors own
testimony at Aberdeen. The United
States authorities getting knowledge of
the presence and sale of scabby sheep
caused Mr.. Wickre,s arrest but upon
hearing the evidence before the COM
missioner discharged him at once
because there was not one scintilla of
evidence to hold him. To a reasonable
thinking man there seems to be "a mig
ger in the wood pile" somewhere and it
might be well to inspect the inspectors
motives for making two absolutely
different reports on the same bunch of
sheep. We have heard other shippers
from this point make the same claim
that they had not been treated fairly in
the South Saint Paul market.
Judge John H. Lund. of this city, and
Judge A. w. Campbell, of Aberdeen,
conducted the defense for Mr.. Wickre,
and the able manner in which they
handled the case is a compliment to the
ability of both gentlemen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01
Won,t Marry nivorces.

When divorces desire to remarry they
must go outside of Washin yton to find a
clergyman to perform the ceremony.
All the ministers Of the protestant
denominations in that city have agreed
TO institute a boycott against divorced
persons bent on trying matrimony again.
AS the Roman Catholic clergy are bound
by their church laws not to administer
the sacrament of marriage to divorced
persons the Divorces must go to a
justice Of the peace OF other civil fnnc.
tionary when they desire to marry.
The first case Of the working Of the
boycott came to light recently, when a
couple from Virginia were compelled to
return unmarried to that state after try
ing more than half the clergy in the
town. The boycott is made In in its
operation by the law by which marriage
licenses are issued direct TO the ofici-
ating minister
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

There has been some agitation in
various parts of the state to put in a
twine factory at the state peniten-
tiary. To our mind this would
involve an expense that the legish-
ture would not be justified in MAX
ing at the present time. The state
is not financially able to build a
plant that would meet the needs of
the grain raisers of this state. There
are immense quarries of the finest
building stone in the world right
there in Sioux Falls; if the state
does not own the ground, or rather
the rock, at the present time, let the
state buy it and put the convicts at
work cutting stone. As the state
grows the needs of new buildings
for all the state institutions will
increase, and the rock will not spoil
even if it is cut in good shape. Let
the conyicts pound stone as they do
in the Anamosa penitentiary in Iowa.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01
The Crush AT Caracas.

The Crush At Caracas.
Will there be an awful crash?
Will somebody get to brash?
VIII some buildings go to smash?
don't care.
Will big guns projeotiles throw?
Towns and cities be laid low?
Lots Of laughing turned to woe?
do not know
do not care
Dewey viii be there!
Will a lot of powder burn?
Win a population turn
To the woods and trees and fern?
/ don't care.
For the man who at Manila
Turned a blind eye to the tiller
And put Spain on the griller
Will be there,
Will be there
Dewey will be therel
Will each big and boastful nation
That has sought Caribbean station
Teach the Vens an education?-
Idon't care.
For the man who with his navy
And no thought of Jones-(called Davy)-
Put old SPANS ships in the gravy
Will be there,
Will be there
Dewey will be therel
IT'S the weak ag;n' the strong
And the Veins may be all wrong
And their way be hard and long
Idon't carel
But should a foot be set
Where it shouldn't be, you bet
Deweyn show 'em even yet
That he's there
That he's there
Dewey viii be there.
viii the foreign ships sail in?
And the deadly din begin?
Will the troops go ashore and win?
/ don't carel
But if aught goes awryly
As the ships are sailing by,
You bet your weather eye
He'll be there.
He'll be there
Dewey will be there.
Will the other captains think
Ere they cross the dreadful brink
That a wars won in a wink?
Idon't carel
But the man who walloped Spain,
And avenged the murdered Maine,
And could do it DER again,
Will be there,
Will be there
Dewey will be there.
Gallant sailor, tried and true
His best love the ocean blue
VIII he sink a ship or two?
Idon't carel
But they'll find this tar polite,
With the hair of frosty white,
Is a devil in a fight
When he's there,
When he's therei-
Dewey's always therel
Harold Richard Vynne.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01
ONLY an Ayerage Year.

Doane Robinson proves by actual
figures that South Dakota's productions
the past two years exceed those of
every other state, in proportion to its
population. The past year, he asserts,
Is only just an average year, and the
statistics show that the average year in
South Dokota is a pretty good year
Canton News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

for the full amount insured. Other
states have done this and the CON-
panies have not carried out their
threat to leave the state, nor will
they do SO in South Dakota.
We think the present school Cook
depository law should be SO amended
that the same grade of every school
in the state should use the same
text books. That such selection
should be made by a commission
consisting of the state superinten-
dent of public instruction and four
or FIVE county superintendent of the
state, and should not be allowed
changed oftener than once in six
years.
The law for the publication of
taxes which become delinquent on
October LIST, should be amended so
that the publication can be made the
last three instead of the first three
weeks in October. This year the
printers had but one day in which
to set the matter and were caused a
vast amount Of extra trouble and
expense.
The law for the publication of the
certificate Of nominations should be
amended so as to give the printers
proper compensation for their labor.
This year the certificate in this
county amounted to 500 and all the
commissioners, under the law, could
allow the papers was $40, even they
admitting the manifest injustice of
the law.
The state game law should be
amended SO that the game warden of
each county is elected by the people
of that county, and he should receive
a stipulated salary the same as any
other officer.
The law governing the salaries of
county auditors should be so
amended that the auditor would
receive the same salary as the treas
urer of his respective county. The
auditor has as much or even more
work and is equally responsible.
A great injustice viii be done the
county Judge of several counties in
this state unless the present law is
changed with an emergency clause.
The present law fixes the salary of
the judge by the vote at the last
previous election. This year it was
an off year and in several counties
the vote was very light and although
the judge will have the same or a
greater population to look after, he
will get less remuneration. The
law should fix the salary by the
population at the last census.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

We hope the new board of county
commissioners viii make no delay in
commencing the preparatory steps
for the new court house. The work
should properly have been started
by the old board but the members
preferred to let the new board.
which is composed of all new mem
bers but one, to begin the work it
had to complete.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Congressman Burke is making a
hard fight for an agent on full salary
at the Sisseton agency. The Indian
commissioner is against Mr.. Burke
but the Washington dispatches pre-
dict that the congressman will win
out. His efforts will be appreciated
in this end of the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Eight persons were frozen to death
in Pennsylvania during the recent
cold snap and one in South Dakota.
YET the east has the nerve to say
Dakota is the land of billiards..
Results tell.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

The widow of General John G,
Fremont died in Los Angeles on
December 81
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

The insurance companies offer the
defense that the fire companies OF
the state get two per cent of the tax
paid by the insurance companies
into the state treasury. So they do,
but who gets the benefit II not these
same insurance companies?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Insurance Commissioner Shober
is being roundly roasted by the
insurance companies doing business
in South Dakota. A pretty sure
sign that he is doing his duty.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

The officers of Uncle Sans navy
are urging more battle ships. They
are the head of the navy department
and congress should respect their
wishes in the matter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

President Roosevelt showed his
wisdom by refusing to act as arbi-
traitor in the Venezuelan matter.
The best thing Uncle Sam can do is
to keep out of foreign scraps.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

South Dakota had an unprece-
dented growth in 1902, but watch
1908; il will lay past records IN the
shade.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Since Will
to II. It is
William ard
N abandon I
German allia
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

-Four thous
tunes we're
on one Nex :
people who
PEELED to exl
Httlei"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Rural free
about $4,000
man who he
rom his bes
not exorbita
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

The doctor
because ii er
ball players
error IL he q
friends for v
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

King Eds
Langtry sucs
10 regard III
Il SO, societ
Juno Itself.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Russian
regiment, nas
kaiser becaut
woman. II \
Emperor bus
matters here
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

iunatlc
stored to saI
ra 1t must
Jone other
nsane
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

A Happy New Year with all kinds
of prosperity is the wish of the
Reporter and Farmer for all its
readers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

M. DeIyani
statesman.
be tells the
Try is on tbs
Ind win top
bMess he act
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

1t looks al
Washington
10 hinge Iart
row many e
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

A man WI
Waterloo ha
ala. This %
shance to ha
con.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Football I
he modern
where civilit
ouchdowu.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

\ Agriculture
Secretary w
Ihange AFFECT
pick up pota
wit
Big farm TO
.bmething7
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

There wer
|rhanksgivin
[bese 1S9 q
thankful nes
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

II Patti IL &
farewell tou
hig Is posih
nit without
ctiong upu
ay say tina
declarations
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Had the V
added to the
likely that Il
would have /
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

A PhilaGe
night while
Really. the
,pEht to wa
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Senator CT
bis baby grs
profitable 81
grandcon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

San Fran,
every 1000
complete tbs
Tor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

J."
ADAAEs
-
wKBs
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me quic
yonr debts
John Ii. 8
thoughts OF
The czar
thai new pi
kaiser.
Unfortunt
no position
money.
They've
unit or valu,
Fon g0L q I
The man
smoke alwa
let him do
steps are
American o
will the inv
The Sulta
remain behi
defiance thr
Another l
d nself pres
methods SAY
Marconi c,
be has talke
Why cant b
A Michigi
kissing a 81
was worth ii
San Fran,
every 1000
complete ths
Tor.
Senator CT
ais baby grs
profitable 81
g~randcon
Football
he oder
where civilit
A Philade
night while
Really, the
oGght to wa
There wer
rhanksgivin
.bese 1S9 q
thankful nes
-
Had the V
d to the
likely that Il
would have
-
1t looks al
Washington
% hinge Iart
row many Z
A man WI
Waterloo ha
lia This 90
shance to ha
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stored to saI
.ra. IL must
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

steps are
American o
viii the inv
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

A Michigi
kissing a 81
was worth il
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

The Snlta
remain bshi
Reliance thr
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

The man
smoke alwa
let him DO
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

The czar
that new pi
kaiser.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Unfortunt
NO position
money.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

They've !
unit or valu,
yon got ,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Marconi q
be has talke
why can't b
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-01

Another <
hnnself pres
methods sal
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-10-02
LEoNIDAs POLK.
Bishop in The Church of God and
Southern General.

Paper read by Miss Fannie Nc
Dowell before the meeting OF the
chapter at the residence of Mrs.
Jane VOORHEES, last week.
4 The name of Leonidas Polk is
one that should be attractive to
every daughter of the South. And
it is one peculiarly appropriate by
which to designate Tennessee
Chapter of United Daughters OF
the Confederacy. For although
Gen. Polk was born in North Caro-
lima, and lived for several years in
Louisiana, yet we may rightly claim
him as native of our state.
Part of his youth was spent in
Tennessee. Here his affections
were centered in his fathers family
during his term at West Point, and
for several years he lived at Colum-
bia. Also, his name is brilliant
ly associated throughout his service
for the South with Tennessee and
most of her battles. And sons of
the Volunteer State would have fol-
lowed him anywhere unquestioning.
Have we not, then, right to call
him ours in the closer sense of
state sonship as we'll as in the
broader, but we believe, as deep
a sense of Southern Generalship?
The race from which Leonidas
Polk sprung was full of all the ad-
venturous spirit of Revolutionary
times. Thomas Polk, his grand
father, was one of the noted sign
ers of the famous Mecklenburg De-
claration of independence, and
both he and his son won distinction
in the wars with England. Thus
it was that all the dreams of Leoni-
das pointed to a military career and
that his appointment to the Acade-
my in 1897, when he was seventeen
years old, came as such a Joy to his
youthful heart.
1t is said that during his first
year at West Point, though suffi-
GENTLY studious to hold good
place in his classes, he was recog-
nized as having inherited no small
share of the high spirits OF his an
cestors.
After his entrance into the artil-
lery service, his father and friends
were dumbfouuded to hear of his
sudden conversion and rocklike de-
Termination to enter the Episcopal
ministry.
Never after did he falter IN this
decision, or fail in his duties as a
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-10-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.

The extra ordinary spectacle of
a Secretary of the Treasury going
to the most unwarranted lengths
to prevent a possible slump in the
quotations of Wall Street securi-
ties, and to that end actually seek
ing to depress the consols of the
country, is presented by Secretary
Shaw in his latest efforts to pre-
vent, according to his representa-
tions, possible financial stringen-
cy. That the President and his
Secretary of the Treasury have
become panic stricken in their fear
that the market will 60 off still
further and that the results will
prove inimical to the political in
terests of Mr.. Roosevelt is obvious
from Mr.. Shaw's recent financial
gymnastics. In the first place he
has offered to redeem Immediately
the per cent bonds which mature
February l and pay the full in
terest up to that time. By this
means he hopes to put b g pre-
$19, 100000 and $20,000,Cod
cash into circulation. The Sun
cause 2 per cent bonds havz Mill
to $100 he proposes to refU pre-
8 and 4 per cent bonds due - q
and 1908 with Is, thus i
$40, 900, 900 more Is to the D.,
able supply and thus depresFs
the market value. He has alre,k I
segregated $4,000, 900 of interr
revenue receipts which he believes
he can, under the law, deposit in
national banks and he has offered
to take approved state and munic-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-10-02

christian. After several years OF
successful work in the church, he
made a tour of Europe to restore
his failing health, and returning,
tnove2 to Tennessee. In 1888 he
was appointed Missionary Bishop
of the Southwest and changed his
home to Louisiana, where he en-
gagged in sugar planting, using a
large number of slaves, inherited
by his wife. Since he would not
neglect the heavy responsibility de-
volvlng upon him as Bishop, his
private business was neglected;
this with epidemics lost them their
beautiful Louisiana home, Leigh
ton.
He was promoting the idea tor
the University of the South (and
by his effort the one at Sewanee
was afterwards established) when
secession claimed his attention.
After long and deep thought, as
we'll as prayer for guidance, Bishop
Polk became decided as to his duty
and in May 1861 went to Richmond
to lay his all on the alter of the
South.
AS he was leaving the capitol IN
that city, friend offered congratu-
lation on his promotion. pardon
me-" replied Polk, Il do not con-
slider it a promotion. The office
highest on earth is that of a Bishop
in the church of God" To the ex-
clamation of another, "What! You,
a Bishop, throw off the gown for
the sword?" he answered, "No, Sir,
/ buckle on the sword over the
gown The Southern bishops
criticised him severely for his action
but he bore all accusation with the
high consciousness of duty done.
He was made Maj. General in 81
and given charge OF Tennessee and
Alabama troops. which he con-
structed forts Henry and Donelson,
the defenses on Island Number
Ten and at Columbus where, in the
battle of Belmont, the Tennessee
infantry began its long history of
indefatigable courage, silent endu-
rance, brilliant victories and honor
able d efeats. Several days after
this battle, large cannon which
the General had named Lady Polk,
in honor of his wife, exploded, kill
ing several meu, while Polk, him.
self, was severely stunned, and had
the hearing of one ear destroyed by
the shock.
After evacuating Columbus, Gen.
Polk took his men South and was a
commander at the terrible battle
of Shiloh. His report of this battle
contained commendatory notice of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-10-02
VOL. 10, NO. 40.

ipal bonds in lieu of United States
bonds of the issues of '07 and 'O8
where such are deposited as col
lateral. He is also disbursing s.
100000 to the st. Louis Expo
sition Company and all this he
pretends is to prevent monetary
stringency when the crops have to
be moved.
There are, however, two more
important ends which the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has in view.
Under the existing tariff laws the
money of the country constantly
accumulates in the Treasury to the
injury of business. The natural
remedy would be the reduction of
the tariff to a point proportionate
to the government expenses, but
now that Mr.. Roosevelt has be-
come stand patter that is not to
be thought of. The manufactures
would contribute nothing to the
campaign funds were the tariff to
be touched, and so the Secretary
of the Treasury must seek un-
natural means to get this money
back into circulation. The other
reason is the demand of Wall
Street for more money. With
the least shortage of currency, the
water will still further squeezed
out of the inflated stocks of the
trusts, and of course the last thing
the present administration is will
ing to do is to incur the futher
displeasure of Wall Street.