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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

Rrxaii Ode.

Once upon a midnight dreary. while |
pondcrcd weak and weary,
In a state of lazincss upon my
chamber floor.
While there, o, the night oir,
came Il voice from out of somewhere
Penetrating, silence breaking, X
all my chamber floor;
II was Bryan, William Bryan. Stalking
thus my chamber floor,
Talking, talking cverniore.
Bryan" said, |, quite emphatic, "populist
or democratic.
Whether fate or silver miners, sent
the to my chamber floor,
Dost thou think that | tndaunted by thy
red rag. eve Haunted,
Der this land by silver haunted:
Tell mt truly, l inplorc!
Billy angwcrcd, "Nevcrniore"
bryan said /. thing of talking who
through east and west ~ stalking,
by the rhetoric that thou loves by
the the talk thou dost adore.
Tell this land with parties alden if with
hat distant Alden,
Which you promise tS, proSpcrityJlikc
silver, IL galore,
Will our money be more plenty. Will we
work eight hours or twenty:
Tell lis Bryan, William Bryan" and he
answered. "Nevcrnnorcr
Mud Billy Bryan, never weary, through
the day aud darkness drcary,
Still is shooting fourth the language,
nations never heard before;
When he had to wind his tour TAP and
return from dear old Europe.
OF statistics and the like he surely has
"a bountiouS store,
And his eyes are turned in longing to thc
heavy White House door.
Will he enter. Ncvern1ore.
w. +. Kirk in Milwaukee Seminal,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

Frank GoOdboy, the Indian, whoshot
and killed James Whalen, a farm aand
southwest of this city, on the 3sd OF
last October, while coming from knem.v
Swim to the Goodboy home, was found
mot guilty" by the jury, who returned
q verdict to that effect after being ont
but ten hours. The trial occupied the
attention of the court for five days, dur
ing which time much interest was man.
Tested, the court room being filed to
its utmost capacity at every session.
The story of the crime, as near AS can
be ascertained, is as follows: Frank
Goodboy and his son Aleck, III company
with James Whalen, were coming from
Enemy Swim, where it is claimed they
procured considerable whiskey, which
they drank freely, and on the way
became involved in a quarrel which
resulted in the shooting of James
Whalen. The story as told by the boy
Aleck, (who is dead), at the c%oronor'S
inquest, was that his father deliberately
shot and killed Whalen: but the story
told by the defendant OH the witness
stand was to the effect that the shoot
ing was done accidently while scutfling
over the possession of a gun, but as the
evidence of the son as given at the cor
oner's inquest was not considered by
the court, he being now dead, and as
the state failed TO establish other evil
dence contrary to the evidence of the
defendant the result was the verdict of
acquittal.-Sisseton Banner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
WATERTOWN-W WEBSTER R. R.
Articles of Incorporation arc
Secured and Officers
Elected.

On Monday, February -, q meeting
of the WATERFOWL and Webster Railway
company was held at Dexter, at which
meeting the articles of incorporation
were read and under them "A temporary
board of directors and officers chosen.
A full set of bylaws were also adopted.
The officers chosen are; President, A..
G. Burnstad: Secretary, w. j. Bond;
Treasurer, n. a. Skogstad. Board of
directors, the anne as Were elected
some time ago.
These officers, including the board of
directors. were elected TO serve only
until the annual meeting, which will
occur at Dexter on March 10, next.
The company has every prospect of
taking-in fact, the grading of the road
is practically assured for the coming
summer. Stock 10 the mount of $50,
600 has already been sold, which is half
the amount expected to be required to
grade the road. The managers assure
the Public Opinion that they will posi-
lively have no difficulty in selling stock
to raise the balance of the amount
required.
T.. l.. Nesmith Dexter: What do /
know about the WATERFOWL and Web
ster railroad? Well, the prospects for
the road are growing brighter every
day. The company has now held five
meetings along the proposed route, and
the farmers are almost unanimously i'll
favor of the project. Of course. there
are some that refuse to take any stock
i'll it, as there are III every public enter
prise. They are of the same class that
are opposed to rural telephones or that
would refuse to sign a petition to have
their mail left at their door. They are
of the class that Uncle Sam would be
the least liable to ask for help to solve
the isthmian canal problem. But, as |
said, the farmers as a rule are taking
took right along as they have oppor-
tunity, and well they may, as there is
a scope of country twelve miles wide by
twenty-five miles long that will raise i'll
value on an average at least five hun
dred dollars Il quarter as soon as the
road is built. What about the route?
Well the sentiment seems TO be quite
strong in favor of the old Rock Island
survey, as that is a bee line through the
country that tits designed to benefit. MIR.
w. G.. Putnam has officerd the company
as fine an eighty acres of land as lays
out of doors for Il townsite. He is also
offering lots on his adjoining land very
reasonable, but is giving special induce
ments to grain elevator companies, but
/ think that most auy one who wishes
to enter into any kind of honest bust
ness could get III on the ground floor.
At least, | haven't heard of any one
being emphatically turned down, but
Albert Hamann a grain buyer at Water
town. -Watertown Public Opinion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
Governor Herreid Talks.

Governor Herreid does not agree
exactly with the generally expressed
sentiment in the present trouble between
Japan and Russia.
In speaking of the situation he says:
NOW, when nearly everybody is sym
pathizing with Japan, 1 want to go on
record as calling attention to the fact
that during our existence as a nation
Russia has been our steadfast and best
friend. England has often either been
at a with us or plotting against as.
During the civil war, while England
was secretly but theoretically trying to
induce the European powers to recog.
nize and all the southern confederacy,
let as never forget that these efforts
were frustrated by Russia, who during
those terribly dark days remained faith
full and firm"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

The Japanese have seized q lot OF
American beef on its way to Vladisvos-
tok, and it is understood hat the gov
ernment will purchase it. If this policy
shall be generally pursued, probably
Japan will be able to intercept supplies
going to the enemy without getting
into serious trouble with neutral pow
ers. Few neutral traders care much
whether they sell food to Russia or
Japan, so long as they get their price.
We have a notion that most good
Americans would rather sell to Japan
than to Russia. We believe that II
government first invented this conven-
lent way of avoiding trouble with neu-
trails by using and paying for seized
c~ontraband goods. The policy marks a
new advance in the growing respect for
private property in 1t is rather
significant that Japan should. be the
first to join us in this highly civilized
practice.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
Pay White Whisky Claims s..

The Japanese government recently
passed the famous White whisky claim
by handing to United States Minister
Griscom the draft for $4,000 in favor
OF the American Trading company.
The claim arose from a customs deci-
sion, rendered in 1900, holding an
importation of 5000 barrels of whisky
to be alcohol and increasing the duty
from 10 to 250. per cent.
Japan at first rejected the claim for
repayment of the amount alleged to
have been overcharged by the customs
department., but Mr.. Griscom, on arriv-
ing at Toxic, renewed it and pressed
the case with firmness.
His success i'll securing payment is
very gratifying to American CONNER
cial men and a settlement of the matter
is regarded as another mark Of friendli-
ness of Japan for America.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
THE WORM HAS TURNED.
{. j. Mcleod, After Long Period
Causes Arrest for SANDER
defendant in Jai1.

Hosley ID. Shepard, proprietor of one
of the bowling alleys, was arrested on
complaint of G. j. Mcleod on the
charge of Islander, the proceedings being
in the nature of what attorneys call
arrest and bail. Shepard has been
maintaining n gambling slot machine in
his place of business. A few days ago
u young man OF this city lost n con-
siderable sum of money in playing the
machine, and when demand was made
by his friends for restitution Shepard
made the bald statement that Mcleod
was getting 10 per centof the 'rakeoff'.
He had also made the same statement
OH previous occasions, but this was not
discovered until afterward. The suit
il for 5000 damages for defamation Of
character. VIM. Wallace and Judge
Crowfoot are the c~ompiainant's attor-
ney's.
1t is understood that evidence that
will hold in law is being procured
against at least u other person who
has made statements of d somewhat
similar character, and the complainant
in this action declares it TO be his inten-
ton to keep the courts and officers just
as busy from this time forth as may be
necessary to put a complete quietus
upon ISLANDERS that have been in more or
less open circulation, principally by
insinuation, all of which emanated
from old-time bitter political campaigns
and q too general belief that a news
paper man is a legitimate object for
any manner Of abuse.
While Mcleod dislikes the publicity,
he believes this 70 be the best way Of
getting at the meat OF the matter
Aberdeen News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
Hearst Wins Kentucky.

Hearst is apparently getting a better
reception i'll Kentucky than he is get
ting in Minnesota. He had a barrel and
barrels of one kind or another are notori-
ously popular in Kentucky. He see ms
to have won the Kentucky state
machine over in some way and there
are serious doubts whether his mag
netic personality-which from all
accounts usually presents the negative
role-had everything to do with it.
Moreover, there are symptoms that
Kentucky is not the only southern state
that has succumbed to yellow fever and
yellow bows.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

prosperity. A vote. taken by both the
white and colored students Of the COL
lege favors its policy of ignoring all dis
tinctions of race and color. The citi-
zens of Berea also take the same ground
and are emphatic in their Endorsement
of the good work which has beer done
BY this college. LII the Breathitt county
mans bill passes it will take effect
ninety days after the close of the pre-
sent session OF the Kentucky Legislature
and the college will either have te
exclude it's colored students, who now
number III, or close its doors.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
THE PRINCES WRATH.
IN Apparition whose Coming Was a
Sign of Death.

AN ApparftiOn Whose m Was n
Sign of DEATH.
King Gustavus ". of Sweden, who
reigned in the early part of the last
century, was taking supper one evening
with the Prince of Baden and others,
among them n Count Lowenhjelm. Sud.
denly, halfway through the supper, the
king let drop his knife and fork and
turning to Lowenhjelm. said, Look!
Don't you see?" at the same time gaz'
ing across the table. No one under
stood what he meant, and so he drop
ped the subject. Later, after the
Prince Of Baden had departed, the
king said to hi. companions: "When ]
asked you whether you saw anything
I had myself distinctly seen the dou
bic, or wrath, Of the Prince of Baden
enter the room and. passing round the
table, place itself behind that princes
chair, where it quickly faded away and
vanished. You know" added the king
'the terrible import attached in our
country to such apparitions, and, hav.
ing given you the key to what you may
well have thought un~accountable con
duct on my part, I.now request you tc
keep strictly to yourselves what / have
impaired to you" The following even
Ing and at the same hour, according tc
Count ~Lowenhjelm, while the court
was seated as usual at supper, the clat,
ter Of horses hoofs was heard in the
palace quadrangle. and a courier was
speedily announced, who brought It'd
ines OF a disastrous carriage accident
A which the Prince Of Baden had lost
his life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
Kittrcdgc,s New pen.

Thursday morning President Roose-
welt received from the secretary of the
senate the document affirming the rati-
fication Of the new treaty with the
republic of Panama canal. Among
those present at the time was Senator
Kittredgc. The president at once
signed the document and handed it to
Secretary Hay. He then presented the
pen which he used in signing it to SEN
ator Kittredge, who is regarded al hav-
ing done more than any other member
Of the senate to secure the building Of
the canal through the Panama route,
and who 4 snember OF the senate
committees ON i~ntercceanic canals.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
Hanna and Roosevelt.

The relations which existed between
the late Senator Hanna, and President
Roosevelt are well shown by the publ
cation of the last letter Hanna ever
wrote and the reply thereto which
arrived after Hanna's death. The let
tiers follow:
My Dear Mr.. President: You
touched a tender spot, old man, when
you called personally to inquire after
me this a. IN. / may be worse before
1 can be better, but all the same such
s'drops" of kindness are good for a
fellow.
Sincerely yours,
Friday, p. m. M. A. Hanna.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

During the past two weeks many
Of the tax payers Of the county who
have been up to the court house and
paid the first installment Of their
taxes for this year have registered a
vigorous kick upon the great adv ance
over last year. Very naturally the
first thing that presents itself as the
cause III this increase is the build.
jpg 81 the new court house. WI
haye heard this on all sides, and we
have heard the parties who advanced
fil4 buiIding Of the court house By
many accused Of misrepresentation
ii 10 the amount IT would cost each
nNnsr of i quarter section Of land in
~ c0tsnty< The fact Of the matter
i tlAat tIle Ievy for the county bond,
aIteret( and sinking fund is just one
sSd no tentiss mills or almost ths
asnkiesi amoant foretold BY the agi
\ ~ III the NV building nearly
xosueareaoo. The taxes ! Ger
7 nlueh higher this y'ar but TIL
4 ~ new court house \
er1ihlA Az ths zsise.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
Get Ten Cents 4 Crow.

The wholesale slaughter of crows has
begun in many sections of Wood county
Wisconsin i'll response to the offer of
the county board of a l0-cent bounty
for every crow. The bounty is offered
in hope that thousands of them will be
killed by the farmers before the hog
cholera season opens in the spring.
Flesh of cholera-slain pigs dropped by
crows into fields i'll which healthy hogs
We're feeding frequently has spread the
disease and is known to have caused
damage to the extent of thousands of
dollars.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

II was IA high compliment that
President Roosevelt paid Senator A
b. Kittredge, of this state, when he
last week presented him with the
pen with which he had just signed
the Panama canal treaty. South
Dakota is to be congratulated upon
having in the United States senate a
man who exerts 50 powerful an
influence as to command so great a
recognition of his ability in the
deliberations of the highest law
making body on earth at hands Of
the president.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
DOMESTIC NEGLECT.
The TRACED of Little Things That
Are Left Undone.

hH
Are Left UndOne.
The judge and spectators in a Kan
sas City courtroom laughed when a
husband testified that his wife gave
him only mechanical kisses"
Then the lawyers devoted many min
utes to the question, What is a me
chanical kiss?' They decided that it
was a %salutation given only through a
sense of duty, and then they laughed
some more.
They didn't go far enough. They
might have called it n tragedy.
With most women affection lasts. 1t
burns rs strongly in old age as in gold
IN youth. A caress means Il world of
joy to them.
Some men forget. They grow care
less. Carelessness is often Il species of
s~elishness. Once it was n privilege to
wife at the door when leaving in the
morning, again as a warm greeting
that always marked the homecoming
at night.
And II morning the man forgot the
caress and lost himself i'm business.
And a shadow fell on n romance, and
the woman wept. She tried to be brave
and sensible. She tried to laugh Mt the
silly fear that he didn't care for her.
She assured herself a hundred times
that 1t vas such a little thing and that
1t was natural for him to forget and
that 1t was unreasonable for her to ex.
pect the Joy OF the honeymoon through
life. She wiped away her tears and re-
solved to hide her grief and be kind.
loving, patient.
And the man never knew. Perhaps
some day he went into court and com
planned that he had been the recipient
Of mechanical Kisses Domestic neg.
lect isn't always confined to lack OF
food and clothing. Cruelty doesn't al,
ways take the form of physical abuse.
When men learn to think, when they
remember that the little attentions OF,
ten mark the difference between joy
and sorrow In a woman's life, there
will be more real happiness in the
world.-Milwaukee Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

More Disgrace For Kentucky.
A Kentucky statesman, the benighted
representative of a most benighted con-
stituency, and one addicted to those
murderous family fueds which prevail
in some half barbaric southern commun-
tiles, has introduced into his state legis-
lature an educational bill which makes
it unlawful for any person, corporation
or association to operate or maintain
any college or institution where both
whites and blacks are received as pupils,
and imposing heavy penalties on those
who support y conduct such institu-
ton. The bill is especially aimed at
Berea college, one Of the most useful
and popular Of educational institutions
which has been in existence forty-oight
years and has attained 4 high degree Of
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

Editor Mcleod, of the Aberdeen
News, is indulging in the luxuries of
a libel suit. The novel feature of
this case is that the editor is the
plaintiff instead OF the defendant, as
usually happens when a newspaper
man gets tangled up with a suit for
libel. We speak from past expert
ences of our own.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

investigation is being made by
United States senate committee on
elections and privileges to determine
whether Reed Smoot, of Utah, is to
retain his seat in the senate. The
case is attracting the attention of the
entire nation for never before in the
history Of either body of the nations
congress has there been an inquiry
into creeds MS political factors to
determine whether an unlawful
influence is being exerted upon the
political affairs Of the nation. The
claim is made that Senator Smoot is
a Mormon, and that the laws Of the
Mormon church are antagonistic to
laws of the nation. 1t is expected
that the hearings will extend over
several weeks and precipitate a con
test in which the most noted legal
talent Of the United States will fight
every inch Of the way.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03
AN INDICATION OF PROSPERITY.
During the Last Thirty Days the Following Posi-
tions Have Been Accepted by Graduates
and Students From the
GRANGER BUSINESS SCHOO

Gurrude Shoemaker. -. with L. j. Turner, lawyer, Sisseton, 81
Emma Head. with Acme Harvester Co.. Aberdeen, , ~.
Lillian Fusker. with Central Creamery Co, Aberdeen, ,. ID.
Saro Wa,ran -. with c. c. Fletcher, Aberdeen, S. d.
Florence Thaler.. w. Crowfoot, lawyer, Aberdeen, ). ID.
The high grade of work done by this school at Aberdeen is not only
established by the fact that its students easily obtain positions, but also by
the fact that these positions are filed with entire satisfaction in every
case. Those who are thinking of taking up a business course will find it
profitable to investigate the work of this school, bearing in mind that the
cheapest is not always the most profitable.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

Have you heard Of a democratic
candidate for governor Of this state?
Well democratic hopes are not run
ming high at present.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

Feb. 6. 1904.-Dear Senator:
Indeed it is your letter from your sick
bed which is tonching-not my visit.
May you very soon be with us again,
old, fellow, as strong in body and as
vigorous in your leadership and your
friendship as ever. Faithfully yours,
Theodore Roosevelt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

In an interview which we print in
another column it will be seen that
the sympathies of Charles n. Her
reid, governor Of South Dakota, are
with the Russians in the war now
being waged in the far east. The
governor is undoubtedly honest in
his convictions but he must feel as
lonesome in South Dakota as the
man who still claims to be a popu-
list in this state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

The Japan Russian val is still in
progress. Almost all the news that
has reached this country so far has
been reports of victories for the Japs
and all Americans seem to be a unit
in the hope that if the wal must
continue that like war reports will
be received until Russia shall be
compelled to acknowledge the Jap
as victor and sue for peace.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

The wise farmer will spend the
days intervening between nov and
when the frost shall have left the
ground getting his machinery ready
for an active campaign as soon as
spring opens. In timeof peace pre-
mare for war.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

More Paw For President.

Senator Gallinger, introduced a bill
into the United States senate March /,
increasing the salaries Of the executive
officers of the government and also of
senators and members of the house of
representatives. The bill fixes the fol-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-03

pare fOr War