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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
His own Manuscript.

George AIDE, in the early days of his
career, before the Fables In Slang"
had brought him fame. called one
morning In Chicago upon a Sunday edi-
tor ON q mission from a theatrical man
ager.
II have brought you this manu-
script he began, but the editor. look
ing up at the tall. timid youth. inter-
rupted:
"Just throw the manuscript in the
wastebasket, please he said. I'm
very busy just now and haven't time
to do ii myself"
Mr.. AIDE obeyed calmly. He resumed:
II have come from the - theater,
and the manuscript have just thrown
In the wastebasket is your comic farce
Of The Erring Son. which the man
ager asks me to return TO you with
thanks. He suggests that you sell it to
an undertaken. to be read at funerals
Then Mr.. AIDE smiled gently and
withdrew.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
RAINING CATS and o G
various Explanations of the Origin
of This Expression.

Various Explanations of the Origin
Of This Expression.
Many explanations have been given
Of the origin of the expression raining
cats and dogs" One is that ii is a per-
version OF the French ''catadoupe,' a
waterfall-'it is raining a catadoupes.'
or cataracts. Another explanation is
that the male blossoms OF the willow
tree, which are used IN Palm Sunday
to represent the branches of palm,
were called cats and dogs" In some
parts of England, where they increase
rapidly after a few warm April show
ers, and the belief prevailed that the
rain brought them.
Others trace the saying TO northern
mythology, in which the cat is said to
have great influence on the weather,
and sailors still have a saying, The
cat has a gale of wind in her tail"
when she is unusually frisky. Witches
that rode upon the storms were said TO
assume the form of cats, II the
stormy northwest wind is called the
cats nose in the IarZ mountains
even at the present day. Then the dog
is a symbol OF wind, which in old Ger
man pictures is figured as the head Of
a dog or wolf from which blasts issue.
The cat therefore symbolizes a down
pour of rain: the dog. strong gusts OF
wind, which accompany it. and so a
rain ''of cats and dogs is "A heavy rain
with wind.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
Mortgage Sale.
Nnxr 10 xx-

Wnerens, default has seen made in the
payment Of the principle sum and interest
dated the It'll day of October. a. ID. 1872.
executed by William Holscher. a single
man Of the county of Day and State. of
chnnis BanE Of Webster Day County.
South Dakota, which mortgage was
recorded in the Office of the Register Of
Deeds IN and for the County of Day and
state OF south Dakota. in book 81 of mort
cages on. page las on the 18th day OF
october a. u. iW2 at eight o'clock p. I'M.
and whereas no action or proceedings at
law or otherwise, has been instituted to
the debt secured by said mort
gage. or amy part thereof, and whereas
the whole amount of principle and
default, which default consists in the said
mOrtgagor having failed toj pay the note
secured by said mortgage when the same
amount claimed to be due on said mort.
age up 10 the date of this notice, IL the
sur Of $l7i 80 to-wits Slsl.W principle, and
Nnu interest, and $1,000 attorney fee as
Now therefore. notice is hefcby given
that by virtue OF the power of sale CON
sa'ncH N SAD mortgnge = duly recorded
statute IN such case made and provided,
the said mortgage will be foreclosed by d
s ds,s e sde 4 m Ds,Sie sSc p ne n e. therein
sssSsy. south DaSSssa sn Il shs f1os q doos
. ti.e S2uts hsousS, ~ z lily OF Webster
e the county Ct Day and State of South
12ol. a. one o'clock Ia the afternoon ofthas
osys = 1a s neSssgsged psemisss are situ;
South pakcta and are described Is fci'
l9ys. fQ-y tss The SwA Of section % town.
1!ated g ,Ws6eter. Day. County. Soutl,
sn'a i7sh day Of Novenber, a. ID,
E:s@ess and nsrch.qts Bsnl.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
THE cRAMMINe MACHINE.

have gained considerable information
from reading his articles rs well rs in
conversation with him.
The process of finishing fowls in the
manner we shall describe is largely
carried on ut present by the great pack
ing houses OF the west. The fowls are
brought in I'm large numbers and con
fined In crates like that shown in the
illustration. Two, three and ofttimcs
ave chickens, according to size. are
confined in these pens. They are fed in
troughs entirely with mash or mixed
feeds. No water to drink is given them
while they are being finished for mar
ket. 1t usually takes three weeks to get
them In the best condition. They are
fed the mash food in the trough as long
~ they will cat In sufficient quantities
10 make them take on flesh. AS soon as
they hesitate to eat the stuffing ma
chine Is brought into use. and the fowls
are stuffed in this way until properly
finished.
The examining machine. shown in the
illustration. Is something like the sau-
rage stufrer and is filed with the same
mixture OF soft food that has been fed
In the troughs. The rubber tube is in
serted into the crop Of the fowls. and
with gentle pressure Of the foot upon
the le,cr the crop Is filed completely
full of food and the fowls returned to
The coops.
The food used for this purpose is
made up largely of a mixture Of ground
oats. corn and buckwheat. with some
low grade four and wheat mlddlings
mixed in with them. The -four and the
middlings are largely made use of for
holding the mixtures together In a
mash. These materials are cooked In a
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
Notice for Conveyance of Real hs.a'e
'ONh$ OF rrE

Notice for Conveyance of Real hsta'e'
Dec. 81, w5.
State of South Dakota,
County of Day.
In county court. uarga.
In the matter OF the estates % 18th
ret. f. Long and Edward hons'
deceased.
To whom it may concern an
Notice is hereby given mat y az
order of the undersigned, county IuuhS
within and for Day conuty' oout e
Dakota. made on the 28th, DAY "
December. 1893, the 2Sth day OF jan
nary a. d.. 1904, at the hour OF one
o'clock u. m. of that day, that Delns
during a regular tenn OF said court, a'
the conrt house in the City of WEBSTER,
in said Day county, South Dakota mas
been appointed as the time ana piace
for hearing the petition OF one D., ~.
Long, stating that by a certain written
contract entered into with said MarBa-
ret E. Long and Edward Long, Dotn
deceased, during their life time, whlcI
said written contract is attached TO ana
made a part of said petition, he Is
entitled to a conveyance by the eXecu'
tor of said said estates of the FOLLOWING
described premises situated IN SAID
county viz: =,
The south east quarter Of section 81
in township 100, north of range "a, con
tanning 100 acres, or more or less, anC
praving a decree of said court for sucf
conveyance. At the time and place Sc
appointed all persons interested in salt
estate may appear and contest salC
petition,
Witness my hand and seal of sale
court hereto affixed this 2Sth day O
December A. d., 1908.
John Ii. Lund,
Attest. County Judge
Albert Smith,
CSeaD Clerk of the. Courts.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
"Capping, Crows.

The following account is given in
Country Life of the way in which pill
fering crows are dealt with by Italian
agriculturists: A hole of n certain depth
is dug i'm the ground. at the bottom OF
which Is placed some decayed meat.
A funnel shaped wedge of paper is
then inserted into the hole. the upper
edge OF the paper being coated with
birdlime. "Maitre Corbeau" sees the
food, descends TO grasp it, and when
he has firm hold of it he rises up again.
His head is. however. swathed with
the paper cap. and in his mad endeavor
to rid himself Of It he circles Up to ex-
trnordinary heights in the air, revolv-
ing constantly and at SO rapid a pace
that. soon overcome with giddiness. he
falls to the earth dead.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
Thursday, January Z, 1904.
FINISHING FOWLS.
Poultry Prepared For Market In thu
Great Packing Houses.

Poultry For Market In the
Great Packing Houses.
Concerning the vast improvement
that has recently taken place in the
methods Of preparing poultry for mar
ket the Country Gentleman says: Poul-
try prepared in the way that we shall
describe is called finished poultry. This
Is not excessively fat, but OF the very
finest condition for the table. Poultry
that is fattened as we usually handle
1t i'm this country Is rather greasy. The
feeding of corn seems to ill in fat be-
tween the layers of meat. which gives
the greasy finish to the meat. The
way that the poultry is now prepared
along the lines Of improvement gives a
more solid, closely formed fiber, with
scarcely any fat at all present in the
meat. This is done by selecting foods
that are meat forming and not fat
forming when fed to the fowls. Mr..
Miller Purvis OF Chicago has given
much attention to this matter. and we
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
Notice of Mortgage Sale.

dec 10 W
Default having been made III thar Ger
tain real estate mortgage, made, executed
and delivered by Elmer T.. 1oungs ana
Lora ~, Goungs, mortSasOrS, TO " y.
Gibson and 4. T., Haugen, mortgages,
which said mortgage bears date the Z3rd
dav of September, ~. d., lW2 and was on
the 2lth day of September, lU2, duly MED
in the office of the register of deeds IN ana
for the County of Day, South Dakota, n
recorded in Book - OF Mortgages on page
~, which default consists IN this, that the
DEBT secured thereby il past due ana
wholly unpaid and that the amount due
ana owing thereon at the date of this
notice il the sum of two hundred and
nineteen dollars aud fifty cents (S2l9.5U
That the description of the property mort
gagged il as follows: Lot No. five 90 in
block No, one % of Leeche's addition to
Webster, south Dakota, according to the
plat thereof ON file aud of record in the
office of the Register of deeds in and TOR
Day County, South Dakota.
Notice is hereby given that the said
mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of
the above described premises at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash, at
the front door of the court house in he
City OF Webster, Day county, south
Dakota, on the BIRD day of January 4. d..
1904 at one O'Clock in the afternoon of that
day to satisfy the said mortgage indebt-
edueS~, besides the costs of this foreclOS-
ure.
Dated at Webster. South Dakota, Dec
cInDcr lntil. 1903.
.. y. Gibson and
4, f.. Haugen,
J. II. Luud.
Attorney. N~ortaggecS.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07

Notice of Hearing Petition Distribution
of Estate.
dec. 3i-3w
state of South Dakota.
County Of Day.
I'm County Court.
In the matter of the estate of William
Campbell, deceased:
The State of South Dakota sends greet
ing to Jane Campbell nowJ Jane Chapman,
Alexander Campbell, Henry Campbell,
George Campbell, Frank Campbell and
Hanah Wells and to all persons claiming
AN interest in said estate, heirs at law and
next of kin of William Campbell,deceased
and to all to whom these presents may
come.
bell has filed with the Judge of this court
a verified petition i'll writing setting
forth that said deceased left estate
consisting OF an allotment OF land
as "a emb of the Sisseton and Wah-
peton band of Indians, situated ON the
Sisseton reservation to- wit:
East half of northeast quarter and lots
one aud two, section thirt y-one. township
- hundred twenty-four. range nifty
three, property which she alleges 60 be
whoiely exempt from execution, attach
ment or other mesne process, aud pray
ing that said estate be distributed among
the heirs at law and next of kin of said
deceased, without the regular administra-
ton thereof as provided by the probate
code and that Saturday the BIRD day of
January, 1901, at 10 o'clock, a. M, of said
day, being "a day OF a regular term of this
court, to-wit: of the January term, 1901, at
the court room of said court, at Webster,
in the county of Day, have been appoint
ed as the time and place for hearing said
petition, when and where any person
interested may appear and show cause
why said the petition should not be
granted.
Witness the Hon. John IL. Lund, Judge
of the county court, and the sea of said
court, this 18th, day of December, n. ID.
1909, at his Office in tile city of Webster,
county of Day, state of south Dakota.
John III. Luud,
ISeall Judge of the
Attest: County Court.
Albert Smith,
Clerk.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
Us. Land once al Watertowl

Us. Land Office at Watcrtown, :. D..
Nov. y, 1893.
Notice il hereby given that the follow.
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make CoIuniuted homestead
final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof viii be made before the
Judge and in liis absence the clerk of the
courts at Webster, >, d., on Jan. ii, 1901
viz: Alfred o.. licdmau,
II f.. 26U27, for the ne of he a and lots
and 3, section -, township 122, y. range D
w. 5tli L. n.
He names the following witnesses To
prove his continuous residence upon aud
cultivation of said land, viz;
John Hctke, Phillip Pies, Theodore
Schafer and Ed. iietke, all of WebSter,S,D
Lee Slower. Register.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE. 10 0ItNAADIrs
Jan 10 "
State of South Dakota, u
County of Day,
Ia county court.
In the matter of the estate of Edwin II.
Belts, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed. executriN, of the last will OF
Edwin II. Belts, deceased, to the creditors
of. and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them it'll
the necessary vouchers, within iur
months after the first publication Of ais
notice, to the said eNecutriN at the lost
office in the city OF Webster. in the county
of Day. :. D..
Dated at Webster, :. D., January 2ud,
1901.
EVangic J. Belts.
ENeCutriX
of the last will and testament of Edwin ~.
Belts. deceased.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
Of settlement of Final Account.

NotlCc VI otbiItiithb VI maj ACCouit
December 80 W 1
State of South Dakota,
County of Day.
In county court.
In the matter of the estate of Abram b.
T~refethren, deceased.
Notice Of settlement of final account.
Notice is hereby given that Eugene b.
TreFethren, the duly appointed anu
qualified executor of the last will and
testament of Abram b. Trefethren,
deceased has rendered and presented for
settlement and filed in said court his
account of his administration of said
estate and praying for n final distribu-
ton of said estate, and that Monday,
the 25th day of January, \. D., 1908,
being a day ofterm of said court, to-wit:
theJanuary term, A. d., 1903, at one
o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at
the court room of said court, at the
court house in the City of Webster, i'll
said County of Day, has been duly
appointed by the said court for the set
Element of said account, at which time
and place any person interested in said
estate may appear and file his excep-
tions i'll writing 10 the said account, and
contest the same.
Dated at Webster, State of South
Dakota, this 29tn day of December, a.
D., 1903.
John III. Lund,
Attest Judge of the County Court.
Albert Smith,
(Seal) Clerk of the County Courts,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
Summons.
dec. 26-5w
State of South Dakota, -
County of Day.
In Circuit Court,
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Summons.

Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Mathew Tracy,
Plaintiff,
\. ID. Daniels and :. NJ. Hutchinson.
Defendants.
The State of South Dakota, To the above
named defendants;
You are hereby summoned aild equlrVSi
to answer the complaint OF the plaintlu,
which Was filed in the Office of the clerk
OF this court. at the court mouse
in the City of Webster, Day County
south Dakota, ON the 2lst day of NoNem,
Der, 1853, and which prays for a Judgement
ouieting the title to, and determination
OF, all adj Verse claims against the prem
sea described in tine complaint, situate III
said county, to-wit:
The northeast quarter OF section NO;
thirty four, in township No. one hundre
twenty-five north, of range NO: hfty-six,
west OF the fifth principal meridian, 10
serve a copy of your answer to saiu ON
plant on the undersigned at their once
in the city of Webster, in said county ana
state, within thirty days after the COM
pletcd service of this upon you,
exclusive of the day of such service anu
if YOU fail to answer said complaint
within that time the p~laintitf VIII apply
to the court for the relief demanded IN the
complaint.
.Nlley * Anderson,
Plaintiffs attorneys
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
jewelers. Sell it for st.5o.

Money to loan ON Day county
farms at a 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, 1904-01-07
J. r.
DEALERIN
REAL ESTATE,

Parties who wish to sell land are s~olicitec
ont the country and with me you are assured !
souare deal. i now have some of the bss,
in Day county for sale also vacant lots and
residence property in the, city. Come see me
IN YOU wish to buy or sellland.
Office 2nd ave. Il block from court house.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
Dissolution Notice.

State of South Dakota
County of Day.
To all to whom these presents may
come.
The co-partnership existing under the
name of Calmenson q Perelstein for
the transaction of business as the Bell
Clothing and Shoe Store has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent.
Samuel Calmenson will pay all indebt-
edness and receive all accounts.
Dated at Webster, South Dakota, this
3lst day of December 1908.
Signed, Samuel Calmenson,
Louis Per, istein.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07

State of South Dakota,
Comfy of Day.
In the Circuit Court.
Fifth judicial circuit.
Farmers and Merchants Bank, a COR
poration, plaintiff.
VS..
Michael Zimmerman and
Mari Zimmerman, defendan,
The State of South Dakota sends
greetings TO the above named sefend-
ants:
You are hereby summoned and
required TO answer the above complaint
of the plaintiff in the above entitled
action, which will be filed in the office
of the clerk of the circuit court, at City
of Webster, Day county, South Dakota,
and to serve a copy of your answer to
the said complaint upon the sr ,riber
Frank Sears. az his Office III the Jity of
Webster, Day county, South Dakota,
within thirty days after the service of
this summons upon you, and if you fail
to answer said complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this
action will take Judgment against yon
by default for the sum of one hundred
twenty dollars and no cents, with
interest thereon from the second day OF
December, 1908, at the rate of seven per
cent per annum, together with all the
plaintiffs costs and disbursements III
this action.
Dated at Webster, South Dakota, this
3rd day of December, 1908.
Frank Sears,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
And you, Michael Zimmerman and
Mari Zimmerman, the allowed named
defendants, are hereby notified that the
complaint in the above entitled action
was duly filed in the Office Of the clerk
OF the circuit court, In and for the
County Of Day, and State Of South
Dakota, at the City of Webster, in said
county, and State ON the 2lst day OF
December, A. d. 1908.
Dated December 26th, 1908.
Frank Sears.
Plaintiffs Attorney,
Webster, 8. ID.
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Notice for Publication

of the last will aud testament of Edwi
Belts, deceased.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-13
The Paris of Siberia,

Harry de Windt, the explorer, writes
thus of Irkutsk, which he calls the
Paris of Siberia: SIT is an unfinished,
slipshod city. strange mixture Of
squalor and grandeur. with tortuous,
i'll paved streets, where the wayfarer
looks instinctively for the no thor
oughfare' board. There is one long
struggling main street with fairly good
shops and buildings, but beyond this
Irkutsk remains much the same dull,
dreary looking place that I remember
in the early nineties before the railway
had aroused the town from it's slumber
Of centuries. Even now the place is
absolutely primitive and unciviiiZeG
from European point Of view, anI
the yellow Chinese and beady eyed
Tartars who throng the business quar-
ter are quite in keeping With the orien-
tai filth around, unredeemed by the
usual eastern color and romance. On
fine mornings the market place pre-
sents a curious and interesting appear
ance, for here YOU may see the Ceies
tial in ftoWcry silk e!bowing the fur
clad Yabute and Eokhara shaking
hands with Japan"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-13
COMMERCIAL LATIN.
A Plea For It's Use a Universal
Language.

The necessity for a universal Ian
erlage has now passed beyond thc
realm Of discussion With the rail
roads, the high speed steamers, the tei-
earaph and the telephone bringing fti-
man beings closer together every day
it is outrageous that speech should still
continue to separate them. Let US,
therefore, unity all language.
But what language will the trust of
mankind speak, A living language is
not to be considered The nation.
pride Of too many nations would have
to be encountered Artificial languages
have no prospect of success. They are
too arbitrary Under the plea Of prog
ress Esperanto, which superseded Vol
spuk, is already opposed by the neil
trail language" and by the "common
tongue"
! DR.. Colombo asserts that only dead
language has any chance Of success
and that Latin Is the most available.
To begin with, it is not language
that Is to be made; 1t IS already consti-
tuted; it Is taught in all countries Ten
million persons can speak it, and, be
| ing more synthetic than any other, il is
eminenty the language Of the tele-
graph.
But 1t Is said that Latin Is a difficult
language. Yes, If literary Latin is
meant. and that is why the periodicals
printed in that language in Leipsic, in
Berlin and in Rome have their sub
scribers only among the learned; no, if
commercial Latin is meant. The latter
Is as silaPl" rs anything can be. The
sailors, tie soldiers and the merchants
Of Rome tarsht it without difficulty to
he barlt#rians who dwelt along the
Seine Tie Thames. the Rhine, the Nile
and the Ell rates.
Or. Cols,:ll3o declares that he has re-
discovered this commercial Latin in
| the ruins os Ionpnii 1t has no depo-
ncnt verbs; the passive is formed in
| all cases by means of the auxiliary
| SUM" it employs the shortest words;
| It's grammar Is reduced to a minimum,
and it has no amphiboiogies. This kind
Of Latin is clearness itself and can be
mastered in a few lessons by a school
boy.
If 1t should be adopted as the univer-
sal language the weary years wasted
over it by so many mediocre students
In the higher educa tiona institutions
will Immediately become time usefully
employed.
Under the auspices of the Linguistic
union Of the Cote d'Azur Dr. Colombo
~, fY,r+ bnr of
movement has already published |
Manual Of Commercial atin."-Cour-
r1er des Etats Unis.