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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09
Killed by Mnsic.

The Brookline Board Of health, which
is Systematically DISCRIMINATING mos
quitoes by kerosene oil, is to take up a
new process for Iessening the evil by
means Of musical sounds. The discov-
erer of it says:
1T has been found that practical
application has been affected by raising
to great number of vibrations per sec
ond the peculiar notes to which che mos
quito is most sensitively attached. This
intensified note produced by sudden cleo
trical impulse upon musical instru-
ment causes every mosquito near to
plunge headlong to the instrument and
die. y
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09
CURRENT EVENTS.
A Western Soower.


Good rainfall here7 Wal. purity fair.
We reckon that we git our share
Sometimes it's moist. Last mouth, one day,
When was haulin' in my hay,
Along bout noon 1t started in
A-lightnin' an a-thunderin'
The clouds piled up SO black an high,
Twas jest all clouds; Their wa'n't no sky.
We heard a rumblin' an roar.
An then the rain began teryouI
sollered out ter Jim, my son,
Ter lower the muzzle of his gun
lie took 1t out ter shoot bird
l hollered, but he never heard.
1t rained into that muzzle sich,
1t split the blame thing at the breech.
My cabin stood OF risin' ground;
The flood came roarin' all around
1t last the fastenin's OF the door,
Then riz an fill ed the lower floor.
II poured into the chimney seat
An squirted mp three hundred feet
I'm keerful not To overstate--
The pressure there, you see, was great
Oh, 1t was damp, 1 tell you, pard.
We had barrel in the yard;
The bung an both the ends were ont
That barrel was waterproof
It rained into that bung, my friends.
Eastern Z could run out both ends.
l like ter ses man exact.
An stick ter truth an solid fact;
An so tell folks. fair an square,
The rainfall here is purity fair.
Byron H. Marsh. in Youths Companion
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

The persons who take delight in max
ing a senseless racket after they have
reached manhood are Indians, China
men and grown-up children among
whites. A love of discordant sounds is
a characteristic of childhood and child
ish men and women. No man with a
decent ear for music even whistles furi-
ously in place of business; no man
makes a needless racket in public
place, TO the annoyance of his fellow
man, unless he has frivolous, childish
mind niossbacked with that common
kind of selfishness that shouts: 1.-The
world is mine oyster and / am the one
altogether lovely pebble on the beach. :"
Needlessly noisy white people are moth
ing but the survival of savagery. They
make deal of noise early and otter
from lack of thought They have never
overgrown their childhood TheJ were
born for ushers in Chinese theater.
They would make the pipers of pande-
monium look green with envy if they
were permitted TO be musical.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09
From Andoyer Gazette.

Miss Daisy Herpel spoke at Webster
at the graduating exercises last evening.
She has also been engaged to speak at
Tacoma Park July 3rd. 4th and 5th. E
The IS inch sewer is now completed
and 1t is one of the best in the state.
There is a fan of five feet nd the work
was done by a practical man of MANY
years experience.
John Ritter had his hounds ont last
Monday evening for a fox hunt, and
they succeeded in capturing two of the
animals, but the following day one %
them became SO foxy" that he escaped.
South Dakota, especially Day county,
leads the procession. r. w. Hudson
shipped car load of hogs to st. Paul
last Saturday, which We're pronounced
the best that had been received at the
stock yards fer many days. They were
Poland Chinas and brought the neat
sum Of $500 per hundred weight This
makes wheat raising insignificant
indeed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

Soule of the farmers in this vicin.
ity have been influenced to abandon
the home creamery and patronize
the cold storage companies, because
they receive little better price dur.
ing d part of the season for their
cream. This practice is a very
foolish one for by SO doing the home
creamery may be forced to shut
down, and If such a condition does
come about, the cold storage conn
,pany will have the dairyman at their
mercy, and be in position to lower
the market price Of cream to sui.
their own convenience. The country
creamery is benefit to the farmer
in more ways than one, for while it
makes a cash market for dairy pro-
duct it also has tendency to
increase the value Of land and it can
DO safely said that if the farmers as
e whole viii make business of pat.
ronizing the home creamery that the
expense drumming will be SO small
sproportionally that in the end a
arger average price viii be received
Cor Edtter thar the cold storage com.
|!pany can possibly maintain. Rob.
,rts County Banner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

The latest railroad project is one
which evidently intends TO cover
practically the whole Of the Jim
river aud the Sioux river valleys in
its operations. II is organized by
local parties at Yankton, and the
capitalization is placed as $5000,000.
The line as outlined in the articles is
to he known as the Yankton and
Gulf railroad, and is 70 start at the
northern line Of the state, and oper.
ate in the counties Of Marshall, Day,
Brown, Sphinx, Clark, Codington.
Hamlin, Kingsbury, Brookings,
Miner, Lake, Minnehaha, McCook,
Hanson, Turner, Lincoln and Yank-
tom and on to Port Arthur, Texas.
The ineorporators are all local men.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09
From Waubay Clipper.


]. r. Taylor drove over from Web
ster Tuesday.
S. t. Shoquist, the jeweler, spent
Sunday at Webster.
Peter Schmitt and family spent Sum
day with relatives in Grenville.
!. Mrs. E. E. Niles went to Webster
Monday evening for few days visit.
p. G. johnson and bride returned
Monday evening from their wedding
trip to points in Wisconsin.
0. w. Hanna returned to Webster on
the freight Monday morning after
spending Sunday at home.
Mrs. Josie Marden returned to Web
ster Monday evening after a two weeks
visit here with relatives.
County Auditor Egeland was over
from Webster Tuesday to put in bid
for village bonds for the school fund.
Harry Guernsey returned Wednesday
to Altamont by way of Big Stone, after
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

cessful manufacturers OF fire proof rec
ord fling cases, automatic record slides,
steel carriers and latest and most mod
ern fixtures and filing devises for vaults
for the convenience and preservation Of
records, files and valuable papers in the
United States. And it is needless for
us to remark that in Mr.. Henry they
have most genial and able representa-
tive--a gentleman both in and out of
the business walks of life.
DR.. It. Mueller, now located in Chi
cago, and the former colleague of DIR.
Lorenz, the famous European surgeon.
will be at the Madison Hospital on
August lst 1908, for one day, for the
purpose OF treating deformities by the
method known as bloodless surgery. All
people desiring to consult with DR.. Muel-
Ter may write to the Madison Hospital,
and their application will De filed, so as
to insure for them his attention in the
regular order. The hospital manage
ment consider themselves fortunate in
securing the doctors services, and the
indications are thata large clinic will be
secured. The worthy poor will be treated
gratuitously. Address correspondence
to the Madison Hospital, Madison, South
Dakota.
In commenting on an item which
appeared i'll this paper June IL, in regard
to the contesring of young school
teachers claim. the Pierpont Signal has
the following to say. "The above will
be of more interest to Signal readers
when they learn that the sick girl
referred to is none other than Miss
Gertrude Granger who was compelled to
resign her position as teacher of the
school here last December on account OF
sickness. She returned to her home at
Webster and for nearly three months
lowered between life and death with
tuberculosis. In the early history of our
young state, contest of this kind
would never reach the land office, The
contest would be settled by young
husky pioneer in way more forceable
than eloquent. On account of heI
health Miss Granger will be unable to
appear and make strong defence and
for any human being to thus take
advantage of illness for such paltry ends
seems almost-well, if there is one place
in hell hotter than another it is surely
reserved for just such as these"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

This shows that State Treasurer Col
Inns is applying his sterling business
qualities to the conduct of his office, as
his friends predicted: Treasurer Col
Inns has succeeded in calling in $92,50o
worth of state bonds, which would not
have become due for nine years, effect
ing an interest saving to the state of
$29,cS7, so. The saving is worth while
and shows disposition to apply bust
ness principles in the treasury depart
ment. BY the 10Th of this. month the
school fund will be loaned
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09
N extended visit here with his brother,

an extended visit here with his brother,
Fred.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Look, of Strand,
returned Wednesday morning from
their visit with their daughter, Mrs
Louis Dell, at Lena, Manitoba
G.. S. Maynard has sold his residence
property here to Lon Garrett and will
move his family to Minneapolis soon !,
where the boys will go to school.
Ferdinand Hinze drove over from
Webster vicinity Sunday and was the
guest of John Schmeig while out to
Enemy Swim lake. He returned home
Monday.
The band concert drew large crowd
around the band stand and words of
commentator were heard on every
hand as to the progress made by the
band
Lightning struck the roller mill at
1915 this forenoon and started small
blaze. which was extinguished by a
pail of water before the fire department
reached the building
T. w. Cutting had the misfortune to
unjoint finger on his right hand FRI
day while setting up machinery The
wrench slipped at just the wrong time,
aud Y,oxx, E,.a,,l- xxyao ,re, gy,l;pt.
Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Ravens drove
over from Webster Saturday and were
the guests over Sunday of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. d. A. Lasell, and family. Mr..
Ravens drove back Monday morning,
but the lady waited for the evening
passenger
An inch of rain fell Sunday after.
noon, followed at night by another inch
and Tuesday morning by an inch and q
half-govermental measure-which pu,
smile on every farmer and bushes.
man in the county, for according te
reports the rain was general.
LII. JENKINS asked us to step into hi,
Oldsmobile Saturday evening and W.
did so. He then touched a button O.
something, and the machine started of
horselessly. 1t was our first experience,
and we were filed with enjoyment O
the ride. Doc says he has run tn,
machine more than 500 miles and ha
never had to be hauled home yet. Thi
is a pretty good record for an amateur
we think. Come again, doctor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

Socialistic experiments have fallen
off id the United States. Few now
survive Of the seventy two carried on
twenty-five years ago by societies
with 500 members and a capital Of
$12,000,000. These idealized com
munities tried many plans, but failed
to I'll a long felt want.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

The raising Of Macaronia wheat
is becoming quite general through
out the state, and farmers who sowed
il this year are rejoicing over the
fact that it looks better and promises
a better yield than any other wheat
they have growing. 1t seems to
thrive either in wet or dry weather.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09
Good Price for Wool.

The price of wool at Bell Fourche last
week exceeded that of any previous
time in the west. Several large sheep
men in that vicinity have sold their
clips for 16 cents. Last year about the
best that was received was 13 cents. For
several years they have been hoping for
Is cents, and their hopes in that respect
were realized some weeks ago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

This is a year Of severe and
unusual rain storms, every paper one
picks up is full Of reports of floods,
water spouts, cloud bursts and an
unusual down pour Of rain.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

Eve come, said the visitor, g TO see
why you called me political jobber in
your paper today"
II regret that error of the types quite
as much as you," replied theeditor
"Ah! Then you didn't mean to call
me that
No, sir; wrote 'robber very dis
tinctly.''
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09
Good Guess.

A Soap manufacturer was asked why
he did newspaper advertising altogether
and didn't use sign boards etc. He said
in his experience he had found that the
man who does not read the newspaper
does not use soap. and we guess he was
about right.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

1t looks as if this government
might go bear hunting in the near
future, If Russia does not quit max
ing faces at us.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

On the first day of July the United
States treasury had in it gold to the
amount of s831 $3.50, 1893 which is the
largest gold reserve held by any
other nation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

The copious rains of the past
week have assured a good crop for
this section.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

The appointment of insurance
commissioner has caused consider
able comment all over the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09

Money to loan on Day county
farms at low rate of interest
with privilege of payment at
any time.
Farmers and Merchants Bank.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-09
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-22

themselves If they leave said the
mayor
The council breafhed more freely.
Such We're the mighty affairs Of state
which Involved Stamford while "Cid-
zen Train gave reluctant consent to
take a bichloride bath in the open air.
His determination had been reached
ON account Of the diplomacy Of Miss
Margaret B. Elston, a nurse for he and
DR.. Borden had not been friendly
when / FIRST met YOU said the cit
fen to the physician. Il thought you
were a man who appreciated the posi-.
bilities Of science. / do not dislike you,
Borden, but l wish to inform you that
when l fold my hands across my
breast psychic force is exerted in such
manner that even I cannot restrain
it. The person against whom it Is ex.
arted has not long to live, / am looking
at you, and you win also observe the
position Of my hands. Hence forth /
shall not speak to you, and l shall not
eat shall also refrain from wearing
clothes"
Citizen Train disapproved Of the
medical man, principally because Dr.
Borden had ordered certain papers and
correspondence to be burned. including
an account Of the distinguished pa
tents impressions of life in a pest
house, which lie planned to publish
Considerably Modified, however, by
the news that he might soon leave the
camp, Mr.. Train permitted himself to
be conducted into the open at 8 o'clock
in the afternoon. Around the old farm
house called an isolation hospital the
wind blew In chilly gusts. Foremost
Of all in the procession was ''Citizen"
Train He was escorted by George
Morrell, and near by was Mamie Glib
lin, the cook. The trio comprised the
alumni association Of the isolation hos
pital DR.. Borden conducted the ar
rangements for the bath. After the
additions "Citizen" Train resumed the
thread of his discourse Wrapped in
blankets and sheets, for he still scorned
clothes, he was taken in cab to the
home from which he had been re-
moved
AS matter Of fact said the "Citi-
zen" confidentially when l saw him a
few minutes later, 4 did not have
smallpox. l carried with me a small
electric battery, by means Of which,
through a hydropathic agency with
which / am familiar, / gave the physi-
clans the impression that I suffered
from the malady. / have been out
rageously treated, and I have notified
my attorney, Clark Bell, to bring suit
against the city Of Stamford for $780,
900 for desolating my daughters home
by taking me away from it without
authority. am also much dispIeased
to learn that my watch has been
soaked in an antiseptic solution and
thereby ruined, to say nothing of the
burning Of a five dollar bin and d man
useript work of great value"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-22

the effect would be the same as though
It had been possible the other week TO
spread out the great food of the Mis-
souri,. tile Arkansas and the Platte and
irrigate millions Of acres Of farming
land ia Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas
Nebraska ana the Dakotas. thus r6auc
ing the flow Of the lower reaches OF the
Missouri to below the danger point
"The combined volume Of the water
inpounded II storage reservoirs ut the
head waters Of these great rivers and
their tributaries and that contained In
a network Of hundreds Of miles Of irri
CATION canals and bitches, coupled with
that absorbed by millions Of acres Of
arid land, would have gone a Tong way
toward preventing what VIII be known
as the great food Of 1903
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-22
FLOODS AND IRRIGATION.
Plan to l'revent the Former and Aid
the Latter.

Plan to l'revent the Former and Aid
the Latter.
The floods that have been devastat-
ing large sections Of the west and
southwest have engaged the attention
Of government officials at Washington
who ara ia charge Of the reclamation
policy authorized by the recent irriga-
ton law passed by congress, says the
New York Times 1t is llkely that the
scope Of the irrigation policy Of the
government win include the purpose TO
prevent IL possible the recurrence Of
foods in the Missouri and Mississippi
valleys. Storage reservoirs not only at
the head waters Of the large streams,
but lower down, where extensive areas
Of rain drainage continually swell the
food Of water volume III the rivers,
have been suggested as d means that
would be effective
IA feature Of this flood storage
said Guy Mitchell. secretary Of the
National Irrigation association, recent
", which would undoubtedly accom-
plsh the desired result may be termed
secondary storage The storage prop
ositlon applied to the Missouri and its
great tributaries involves tie question
of the irrigation Of the vast arid do
main through which these rivers flow,
Reservoirs, it is estimated, would re-
claim as much as 35,000,000 acres Of
present desert land The principal sea-
son of growing crops for this area
would be April, May, June. July and
August and the reason The lands are
not irrigated at present is that, while
there is plenty of water in the first
three months, during July and August
when water IS absolutely necessary to
mature the crops. these streams are
mere threads By means Of canals and
bitches almost incaleulable quantities
Of the food waters coming down dur
Ing April, May and June, which can
not be stored in the reservoirs, would
be taken out Of the rivers and spread
on this land. which would take 1t up
like d sponge.
Under such a system Of irrigation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-22
CURIOUS cAsHBook.
Comptroller circuit Finds First One
Used by New York City.

Comptro1ler circuit Finds First One
Used by New York City.
Comptroller Edward NJ Grout Of
New York has discovered among pile
Of debris in the basement Of the Stew
art building the first cashbooS and
ledger used by the city OF New York,
which has just been celebrating the
two hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of its birth, says the New York World
The system of bookkeeping made one
book do for both the ledger and the
daybook. and some Of the entries are
SO odd that the comptroller may make
special report to the Historical so
ciety on his find. The ledger is marked
Getty Ledger No. i, 1901 to 100
A. D.
These entries are found among 9th
ers
ITO cash for We cage and dueking
stool, f20 IS. and Cd
"Aug 10 to cash paid bellman for
whipping negro, 3s."
Sept rs, 1000, to cash payed two
ana a half potts good beer, los"
"Oct. 10, cash paid to DR.. Nesey for
a sermon, 81 and los"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-22
slREs AND SONS.

Christopher stimls. who has Just
died in Newark, n J., helped to build
the yacht America, the first cup boat.
Little Lord Knebworth, born in May
in England, is a greatgrandson Of Bull
wer Lytton, who was born In May,
1903, 100 years ago.
w. X. Vanderbilt has definitely de-
cided to take an active part in Ameri-
can racing, and he is planning a stable
Of splendid proportions for 1904
At the age Of eighty-six and after
twenty-seven years of service Robert
NJ. Olyphant has retired from the pres
idency Of the Delaware and Hudson
railroad.
General Edward F. Jones, known as
Zones Of Binghamton, n. " heuten-
ant governor of his state under Gov
ernor Hill, celebrated his seventy fifth
birthday on June 3.
John P. Hand, the new chief justice
of the supreme court In Illinois, is an
Illinois product throughout, having
been born and educated in the state.
He is ffty-four years old.
Associate Justice Alexander b. Hag-
ner, who has just retired from the su-
preme court Of the District Of Column
bia after service Of twenty-five
years, received on his retirement a tall
vase from the members Of the bar.
III. p. Patterson Of Aurora, Ind, a
veteran OF the civil war, while on a
visit to Gettysburg recently discover
ed a large bowlder behind which he
sought shelter during the battle and
purchased it and had it shipped TO his
western home to mark Lis grave after
his death.
Major Luthsr b. Hare, Twelfth cav
airy, who, with Major Howe, led the
troops that chased Aguinaldo into the
mountains of northern Luzon and sue
ceeded IN rescuing Lieutenant Gilmore
and party, has been ordered before
retiring board at San Antonio, Tex, to
be examined for retirement
Friends Of Milton J. Flood, the young
naturalist, no longer doubt the report
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-22
BREACHES IN HIS SLEEP.
Pastor Rises From Cot at Church
Time ma Ignters Pulpit AsIeep.

Time ana Enters Pulpit asleep.
Rev. John Cauffman Of Brown coun-
ty, Ind, is preaching every night to
hundreds OF persons, and his sermons
possess the novel feature Of being de-
Hvered while the minister is sound
asleep, says an indianapolis special dis
patch to the Philadelphia Press.
AIR Cauifman goes TO the church
each afternoon at 4 O'clock, lies down
ON a cot and is soon fast asleep. At Z
o'clock, when the church Is filed with
people, he rises. still asleep, and enters
the pulpit. where lie delivers a sermon
expounding the Scriptures to the edifi-
cation and wonder Of bis hearers, often
continuing his discourse for two and a
half and even three hours,
He uses both English and German Id
his preaching. Often when delivering
his sermon he wishes water to quench
his thirst. and by outsuetehing his
arms he makes known his wants.