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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-02

While the appearance OF the
heavens Monday morning foretold a
storm, yet the elements were kind
and the storm did not break until
after the exercises were over and
Decoration Day was again properly
and fttingly observed by the citizens
of Webster and Day county.
The surviving members Of Gen
eral Crocker Post No. 20 G.. A. r.,
and General Croker Relief Corps
met at the post rooms in the morn
ing and supplying themselves with
beautiful flowers and flags proceeded
through the streets, where all flags
were at half mast, to the cemeteries
where loving hands prompted by
loving hearts alphabetically and
periodically decorated the graves
OF comrades mustered out Of life's
battles.
AT 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
Crescent Concert Band, OF Webster,
rendered a few selections on the
street while the people were gather
ing in the opera house which was
soon filed to It's utmost capicity.
At the close of the program on the
street the band rendered a very
beautiful selection in the opera house.
Mayor L. 6. Levoy, acting as
master of ceremonies, welcomed the
vast assemblage and paid eloquent
tribute to the soldiers living and
dead.
Very beautiful and appropriate
vocal music was furnished for the
occasion by a double quartette con-
sisting Of Mesdanes Alley, Cowie
and Dunton and Miss Villa Mabel
Alley and Messrs. Eyer, Mohs, Ross
and Smith. Miss Cowan accom-
PIANIST.
Rev. j. S. Hardness invoked the
Divine blessing.
Mayor Levoy introduced Hon.
James Lawson, of Aberdeen, who in
his impressive ann delivered the
following beautiful grafton:
OF our own free will and under
sanction of the law, we meet to
honor the Grand Army of the
Republic. >Other armies have been
called grand. The countless horde
that followed the general of Xerxes
across the H~ellespont, OF many
tribes and tongues, spearmen, bow
men, horsemen, ~charioteers, in
armor, in tunic, with banners and
shields, some armed with whips to
scourge the rest to fight, was called
in Asia "the grand and great" as it
went to crush the freedom OF Greece.
The thirty six iron mailed legions Of
Nero held the world in bondage
and were called "the grand army"
by imperial Rome. The half million
men that followed Napoleon to
Moscow and to death were called
"the grand army Of France" As
engines Of organized destruction all
we're grand enough. Each fought
TO make greater the power of a
single man; TO enrich a single nation
by the destruction of others,
Morally, they are all inglorious.
Tho Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie, greater than in any military power
strength. is honored most, not for
the six hundred fights it fought
but for the lofty principals-the
love Of humanity, Of freedom, and Of
country-which held il for four long
years with his face to the foe. What
-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-02
OUR DECORATION DAY.
Properly and Fittingly
Observed i'm the City
of Webster.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.

The Graves Decorated by the
Veterans in the Morning.
Appropriate Music.
Eloquent Address
by Hon. James
Lawson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-02
Beat the

A few weeks since two farmers, who
live near Alcester, had some trouble
and engaged lawyers to prosecute ant
defend, but before the case came tt
trial the farmers concluded to beat the
lawyers by a settlement between them
selves. The defendant asked the plain
tiff to put a price on his farm, which he
did, naming the sum of $4,000. 81
takes him." said the defendant, and'a
check for 5 5000 was deposited to bind
the bargain.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-02

South Dakotan Gets Degree.
Among the successful candidates for
the bachelor of science degree this year
at the Massachusetts, institute of tech
nology, in Boston, Mass, is Herman
Otto Blatt, of Lead.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17

fred Henry, whose sense of humor
seems never to desert him throws in
two or three Irish stories for good
measure-stories that suggest the
antics of the stage Irishman.
Now the publishers of the Saturday
Evening Post and other periodicals
which give space to such scribblers as
Lewis may not have chat acute anx-
iety one may observe in the Irish to
pedestal and protect the morality of
women" but they all have an acute
anxiety about dollars and cents, and
our people, who form a large proper
ton of the reading public, can soon
secure fair treatment by refusing to
read or advertise in publications that
go out of their way to insult them.
We may not be able at all times to
keep out of range Of mud battery,
but nobody can compel us to supply
the mud, which we do when any of
our money reaches those publishers.
Sincerely yours,
FRANK McKERNAN.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
Sheriff Miesen's List.

Anton Miesen, sheriff-elect, Satur-
day announced the list of his appoint
ments of deputies, bailiffs and clerks
to serve during his official term as
sheriff of Ramsey county. Mr.. Miesen
was besieged by $50 applications, and
from the list evolved an official family
in ability far above the average. The
appointees are taken from nearly
every part of the city, and represent
the Endorsements of number of poll
teal organizations, while J. II. Wilson,
named court bailiff, was indorsed by
the various labor organizations and the
G. A. r. of st. Paul. There is an alb
sence of relatives Of Mr.. Miesen in the
list, and charges made by his enemies
Turing the campaign that he would
it elected, appoint members of his fam
lily to important positions in his office,
are shown to have been wholly un-
founded. Frank Roberts is named as
chief deputy. Mr.. Robert served in a
similar capacity during the term of
John Wagner, and is we'll equipped
for the office by experience and educa-
lion. Henry Timme, appointed book
keeper and cashier, is an expert ac-
:ountant, and was indorsed by the
Democratic organizations of the Eighth
md Ninth wards. Other appoint
nents made by the sheriff elect are:
'ourt bailiffs-Luke Kelly, William
Tulane, Anton Welder, Patrick Con-
oy: criminal court deputy-FranA
'icha; municipal court deputy-Thom-
is Carey, of the salvage corps; deputy
charge of insane in the probate
ourt-Hans Hanson; executive depu-
ies-William Troy, George Sherman,
'hilip Martin, Michael Moran; court
lilers-John Fritz, day deputy; Chas.
ohnson and ]. B. Snyder, assistants;
light deputy, Michael Gruber; assist.
mt, G. H. Miller, colored. No appoint
nent has yet been made of matron
or the county Jail.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
BRAINERD BRIEFS.

John Cullen, who has been with the
Brainerd Grocery Company for some
time, left recently for Minneapolis,
where he has accepted a position with
the Interurban Express company.
The death of Mrs. Jerry Hogan, q
we'll known and respected resident Of
the city, occurred last Friday evening.
at her home on Mill street, East Brain
erd. Mrs. Hogan had been sick for
some time. She leaves besides her
husband, four sons and one daughter,
as follows: William, Jerry, Edward,
John and Mary Hogan, all of this city,
The funeral was held on Monday morn
ing at 8 o'clock at st. Francis Catho-
lie church.
Division No. 1, A. O. H., held it's an.
nual election Of officers Wednesday
evening of last week, with the follow
ing result: President, James ]. Nolan: .
vice president, Thos. T. Mooney; re-
cording secretary, r. e. Doran; finan-
clal and insurance secretary, John J..
Cummins; treasurer, Felix Graham;
marshal, D. NJ. Clark; sergeant at
arms, John e. Cullen; sentinel, John
Wallace.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17

and half short of the 100000 that
had been looked for. This surprising
loss was due in part to the light vote
Of the solid south and more particular
ly to the middle west, where hundreds
of thousands of Bryan Democrats did
not so to the polls at all. In Missouri.
for example, Roosevelt received only
1000 more than Mckinley had in 1900.
and yet carried the state by $4,000
because $4,000 Democrats refused to
vote for Parker. In Iowa the Roose-
welt vote almost exactly equalled the
Mckinley vote, but the Parker total
fell 10000 behind Rryan's. In Illinois
Roosevelt gained $4,000 over McKin-
ley, but stay-at-home Democrats re-
duced Parker's vote so that Roosevelt
swelled his plurality from McKinley's
$4,000 to 305,OO0. The falling off in
the total vote is thus plainly account
ed for. Many thousands of Democrats
must have voted for Roosevelt, but for
every one who did so, probably five or
ten Democrats did not go to the polls
at all.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
t154a. lS.ss..s.; ,I
%aa5lllE1E
~ OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

Following our annual custom toward
the close OF each year, we recently
mailed bills to our subscribers for
amounts due ON subscription to The
Irish Standard, and While we are
pleased to note that many have re-
sponded with remittance, yet there
are several hundred more 10 hear from.
Upon these we wish to impress in u
particular manner the necessity OF
sending us what is due before the first
OF tile year, SO that we may he able
also to meet our obligations and begin
the new year right. During the holi-
day season, While extending good
cheer to your friends, kindly remember
your subscription account with The
Irish Standard. 10 those who have
not received bills by mail, but who
are indebted to The Irish Standard for
subscription, we make the same urgent
request. In closing, we extend to all
our patrons our heartfelt thanks for
many past favors, and wish each and
all a merry Christmas and a happy
and prosperous New Year.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
Oldest Living Prelates.

The death Of Archbishop Elder
leaves Williams of Boston the senior
bishop of the Hierarchy in the United
States. Archbishop Williams was born
April %, 1923, and consecrated bishop
March II, 1866.
Following him comes, in point Of
seniority as bishop, but not in years,
Bishop Fitzgerald of. Little Rock. He
was II years old on October %. He
was preconized June %, 1866, and con-
secrated February 3, 1867.
Next to Archbishop Williams in:
years, and third in point of seniority
as bishop, is Monsignor William George
McCloskey of Louisville. He was 81
years old on November 10; was elected
bishop March 16, 1868, and consecrated
May "a, 1868.
The third in age and the fourth as;
bishop is Monsignor McQuaid of Roch--
ester. He was 81 years old on Deem
Der Is. He was consecrated July 12..
1868.
The fifth in seniority as Bishop is.
His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. He,
was consecrated August 16, 1868. Or
July 13 last he was 10 years of age.
The sixth in seniority as bishop is.
Monsignor Hogan Of Kansas City. He"
was consecrated September 13, 1868.
On MAY 10 last he was 75 wears OF
age.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17

who resided and now resides at New
Richmond, Wis. The couple lived
happily for short time, but jealousy
soon ruined the home, and Mrs. Cow
gill, with their 3-year-old boy, desert
ed him and went to live with her
mother in New Richmond. The note
which he left was addressed to her
and claimed that the actions of his
wife and father were responsible for
his rash act, but regardless of this he
still thought there was nobody in the
world quite like her.
The proprietor of the Reardon hotel
and others claim that his actions dur
ing the last few days would have
given no idea of his self obstruction,
as he was unusually jolly and CONVEX
sive before retiring Thursday night.
Sunday morning one of the girls
employed in the building knocked OH
the door and as no answer came she
called the proprietor who forced the
door. Cowgirl was dead.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
A Righteous Protest

"Tbe Fatal Wedding" was produce,
before a crowded house at Ole OF tn
Wilkesbarre, Pa, theaters Thanksgiy
ing afternoon, when a man in til
audience created an unexpected scent
\ woman representing an Irish char
acter was on the stage, making fire,
with a whisky bottle.
"Cut that Quit" cried a man, VIII
rose in his seat, and who was appal
emily very indignant. Many in til
audience recognized the man. II
was Edward J. Mclaughlin, a prom
inent and wealthy merchant of tina
city. No attention was paid to Nj,
Mclaughlin, and the play proceeded
Mr.. Mclaughlin again interrupted
and cried out in loud voice: ut i
time this burlesque on the Iris
stopped. The picture is greatly oven
drawn, and should not be permitted
any stage"
An usher removed Mr.. McLaughli
from the audience, and considerab
excitement followed. The mana.
ment of the theater lodged complai'
before Mayor Price against Mr.. NJ
Laughlin, and the latter said he won
appear when wanted He was sec
after the performance, and said tina
as an Irishman, he felt insulted at Il
gross Misrepresentation of the Iris
character, and he thought it was III
duty to protest.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
bankers got into trouble by neglecting
the very elementary principles of BUSH

bankers got into trouble by neglecting
the very elementary principles of bust
ness. The fact that they We're asked
not to try to verify the signature
ought to have made them refuse to
part with dollar of the peoples
money. But Mr.. Reynolds, it seems,
was unwilling to question fine look
ing lady, and gladly certified to the
genuineness Of securities which he had
not seen. Probably the great wealth
and reputation of the man whom Mrs.
Chadwick claimed as her protector
prevented these bankers from making
investigation. 1t is because of her
ability to measure the force of this
money worship in the people with
whom she dealt that Mrs. Chadwick
displayed her great ability, and de-
spite the terpitude connected with her
acts there will be among most people
Il rather satisfied acquiescence. Ii it
We're not for the fact that transactions
such as these form the model for
other similar crimes, we might actual
ly be satisfied because Mrs. Chad
wick's work has uncovered the avarice
and cupidity of men who are repre-
sentatives of a class altogether too
large in this country. There are men
bankers, in every city who will refuse
to loan one hundred dollars upon the
note of reputable business men with
out collateral who would at the same
time loan thousands of dollars to an
imposter who had the ability to dis
play the glamour of great wealth.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
Nsw York Post Denounced.
ST. Paul Mimi Dec 10

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. -, 1904
To the Editor of The Irish Standard
Dear Sir:-The Saturday Evenin
Post, published in Philadelphia by TIL,
Curtis Publishing Company. whicl
publishes The Ladies' Home Journal
is, as you doubtless know, paper
that deserves little at the hands of me.
and women of Irish blood or connec-
tions. 1t has, as one of it's contribu
tors, mud-slinger by the name OF
Alfred Henry Lewis, who has written
Il book called ''The Boss" and whose
chief purpose in life seems to he to
cast slurs on everything Irish. In an
article in the Saturday Evening Post
before election he was very much con-
cerned over the fact that Judge Par
ker had so much to do with the o.
Briens, Sheehans, and others who bore
Irish names, and-let the witticism be
writ large in the annals of Lewis-he
suggested that the station at Esopus
be painted green.
In an article on "Tammany: With
out and Within" in last weeks issue
Of the Post, written in the style of
school boy and in the thought of a
snob and bigot, he begins with a
fling at Bourke Cochran and his
"Milesian weakness for four-syllable
words" Then he tells political story
or two, for humor's sake, in which the
Irish are shown in a bad light. He
next brings on the stage "Florrie"
Sullivan. who, he says, "has thtt acute
anxiety one may observe in the Irish
to pedestal and protect the morality of
women" 1t is reasonable to infer
that Alfred Henry is troubled by no
such acute anxiety.
He continues: ut occurred to me
the other evening to issue forth into
the Businesses of the East Side and see
how it help up its head since the re-
cent landslide. David Graham Phil
lips, author Of The Cost and many
another good story, was with me-"
Issuing forth into the Businesses" is
good. and if David Graham is a liter
airy match for Alfred Henry, we
should all rejoice that they succeeded
in issuing forth out of the Businesses
after having issued forth into them.
The author Of The Boss and the author
of t1Tho Cost and MANY anothor orro6
story" might have suffered the fate
of the Babes in the Wood. They met
an Irishman in there, too.
Towards the end Of the article, Al
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
TKB POPULAR VOTE.

Nearly complete official returns OH
the presidential vote show that the
total number of ballots cast was 49,
534 900, of which Roosevelt received
100000 and Parker 5,O94,OOO. This
gives Roosevelt Il majority of about
two and one-half millions in vote
which is almost one-half million below
the total vote for 1900. Roosevelt gets
56.5 per cent Of the total vote, which
is the largest percentage ever given
candidate for president. Andrew
Jackson in 1928 received exactly sc
per cent of the total vote and in 1882
he received almost So per cent. Lin
coin III 1864 fell bare trihe short of
5G per cent, and Grant in 1872 had $50
per cent. Many of the presidents have
been elected with an actual minority
of the popular vote. Hayes had only
4S per cent, Garfield had the same,
Cleveland had 40 per cent, Harrison
IS per cent, and Cleveland the second
time had 46 per cent. Parker received
only 37.6 per cent and this is the low
est vote ever thrown to a candidate
Of his party. Although the total vote
is about one-half million short of the
vote four years ago, yet Roosevelt has
$4,000 more votes than Mckinley had
while Parker has 100000 less than
Bryan. OF the minority candidates,
Debs, the Social Democrat, comes next
after Parker with $4,000 votes. Four
years ago he had only $4,000. This is a
great gain and yet not nearly as large
a gain as the Socialists looked for.
Swallow, the Prohibitionist, takes
fourth place with 24s,OOO, an increase
Of 10000 over four years ago. Watson,
the Populist, secured only $4,000
votes, while Corregan, the Socialist
Labor candidate, received $4,000 votes,
the same as four years ago. The vote
shows some interesting facts as COM
pared with 1900. Leaving out the
solid south, there were only four states
in the union which failed to give
Roosevelt rs large vote as that given
Mckinley. Two of these were the
border states of Maryland and Ken
lucky, where the differences were 81.
600 and $1,000 respectively. The
other two were Vermont and Maine,
where the reduction of the Republican
vote was only thousand or two.
Parker got n larger vote than Bryan
in only eight states. Five of these
states were northern states; New
York, where Parker had 5000 more
than Bryan; Massachusetts, 5000
more; Rhode Island, 5000 more; West
Virginia, 1000 more, and Delaware,
500 more. In South Carolina Parker
gained 5000 over Bryan; in Georgia,
1900, and in Mississippi, 1900. In the
east Roosevelt failed to gain over Nc
Kinley to any notable extent, except
in the state of Pennsylvania, where
he had 129,OOO more. Roosevelt made
gains over Mckinley in the central
west, but it was in the states beyond
the Missouri that Roosevelt made his
great gains over Mckinley, and Park
er fell far below the Bryan vote. The
total Of the popular vote falls million
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
MankatO HibernianS.

Mankato, Naturalization No. /, A,
}. H., of Blue Earth county, held it's
lection Of officers last Sunday at 3
+. IN. at A. o. H. hall. At the last
unity board meeting Robert Madisan
jamestown, was elected county
'esident; he is one of the charter
embers of Division No. 2 Of Madi-
III Lake; lie was also elected county
'mmisssioner at tie last general cleo
IN. Following are the officers of
iyison /: President, NJ. J. Cuddy:
ce president, Patrick AIadigan; rec.
'cy.. G. f. Giblin; financial secy. and
treasurer, P. H. Jordan; insurance
,cretary, John Mccall; marshal, Jas.
Hayes; sergeant-at-arllls, james
an; sentinel, Dennis Sullivan. Some
t the old timers have to come to the
ront again, and taking all into COLI
Iteration, we will have good set of
ulcers the coming year.
Yours fraternally,
HIBERNIAN.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17

The late Nine. Janauschek was
among the greatest tragediennes of
her day and generation in any land.
But, like SO many other celebrities of
the profession" she died in poverty,
though not in neglect, says the Catho-
lie Union and Times.
+ It is sad to see a woman Of her ex-
allied genius whose impassioned pow
ers thrilled millions in the years of
her laureled prime, depending on
others in the grey winter Of her career.
But her religion was to the end the
one great source of her solace and
hope, for she died as she had lived, a
sincere, devoted Catholic
And now the play is done, and the
curtain rung down and the lights ex-
tinguished. Peace and rest forever
mors to her immortal soul!
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
awrites Verse, Then Takes Poison.

NWrites Verse, Then Takes Poison. ~ ".
Here lies young man, stiff and cold,
Who tried to beat the whole world out
of gold.
Gold was his godfather and his friend,
What he'd do for gold there was no
end.
[ spent fortune once OF twice
On women, fast horses, cards and dice,
But this is the end and the grave is
near
But never once have shed tear.
I sat and thought as the hearse went
by
That some day would have to die,
Then I'd take ride in the big, black
hack
Out to the cemetery and I'd never
come back.
So 1 hustled and rustled and never
tried to save,
For I knew I'd lose it all when hit
the grave.
waiter w. Cowgirl"
These few lines were found in an
envelope by the dead body of Walter
Cowgirl in room in the Reardon
block, st. Paul, Tuesday morning. He
had taken large dose Of laudanum
Thursday night, but his body was not
discovered until Tuesday.
In another envelope addressed to
Mrs. w. w. Cowgirl, New Richmond,
Wis, was the following note:
"Marie-You and Pa have killed me,
but there is nobody just like YOU
sweetheart to me. Goodby, Walter"
At the bottom of the note he had add
ed the words, kiss my darling boy
goodby."
On the bed lay a loaded revolver and
he had evidently changed his mind as
to the manner in which he would die.
He was % years old and a waiter by
trade. AS he wrote in the above poem
he had several ups and downs, his
family relations being far from pleas
ant. His father and mother are sep
arated, the latter living in Minneapolis,
and his father conducting the Imperial
restaurant at 4O7 Minnesota street, st.
Paul. He married a Miss Buckley,