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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
To the Public.

| take this of giving notice to
the many patrons of the Peabody Drug
Store that have disposed Of the same to
j. A. Cowan 81 Company who will con
duct the business III the future. | wish
to thank my patrons for the business
accorded mt i'll the past. Mr.. J. \.
Cowan who will manage the business
i'll the future is a registered pharmacist
and Il thoroughly competent young man
He will give the business his personal
attention and ! take pleasure III assur
ing ali that they will always receive
courteous treatment and careful atten-
ton. In the future | shall devote my
entire attention to the practice of my
profession and my office will be found
oyer the drug store.
Yours very truly,
III. \. Peabody. NJ. ID.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
OUR FIRST REPUBLIC.
II Was Not the United states. but the
Louisiana Republic.

The first republic in this hemisphere
to succeed in compelling recognition of
its independence was. of course, the re-
public whose proud capital is Washing
ton. But there was an earlier one
which died soon after its birth, of
which little or nothing is said in our
American histories.
When France. in 1874. coded Louisi-
ma TO Spain, the subjects of King
Louis Nv. objected TO the transfer
without their consent, The local gov
eminent submitted the question TO the
council, which. under the lead of Mich
olas Chauvin de L%afreniere, rose in re-
volt. Lafrenierc called II convention
of the people at New Orleans. while the
new Spanish governor was on his way
to the colony, and the convention Sc
lected a delegate To go TO Paris to dis
suade the French king from his course.
Louis Nv, however, rebuffed the dele
gate and sent back word that the peo-
pie must recognize the authority OF
Spain.
1t was then that the people of Lonisi-
ana resolved on a radical course. On
the night of Oct. %, 116S, the rebels
took possession OF the French forts and
the gates of the town in the name Of
the republic OF Louisiana. The old
French governor offered no resistance,
while the new Spanish governor took
refuge on a ship ana sailed for Havana.
On Oct. =, 17GS. the council at New
Orleans adopted n formal declaration
of independence, officially named it
self the republic of Louisiana, elected
Lefreniere protector and prepared n
written constitution. This interesting
government lasted from October, 1T6S,
to July, 1863, when Il Spanish squadron
of tw%enty-four vessels, with an army OF
2,G00 men, arrived at New orleans.
The new republican state was destroy
ed and five republican leaders. includ-
ing Lafreniere, were put to death.
Then all the republics official papers,
including its declaration OF independ-
enc and constitution. were burned in
the public square, Springfield Rcpub-
lican.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14

A writer in the Scientific American
says: Il Witnessed "A pair of catbirds
making Il bold defense against a black
snake bent on devouring the contents
inclined 10 disregard the distressed
birds as they fought to drive it away.
but the blows Of their wings and bills
became 50 annoying that the thief had
to seek refuge In flight. On reaching
the roots of the tree, from which the
river had washed the dirt, the snake
started to climb, only TO be driven be-
meath them and then out to an old
stump, under which the bafiied and
beaten reptile took refuge"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
A BOWERY INCIDENT.
The Invited Guest Who Was Called
Before the Feast.

The missionary had finished his talk
to the crowd Of derellcts In "A Bowery
mission and went around the room to
n man sitting on Il bench whose face
was SO utterly loatllsome that the mis-
sionary's gorge rose i'm his throat, and
he was compelled TO pass him by. The
mans dulled eye marked the look OF
disgust, and in q tone of mingled de-
lection and resentment he cried out:
Say, mister. why don't you shake
hands wild me?"
The young missionary turned, con-
science stricken, looked into the sin
SCARED features and grasped the mans
hand.
Really. brother. you must forgive
me-" he stammered. IL couldn't help
1t when | saw you-yGur face. But I'll
make amends. You must take dinner
with me tomorrow night"
The broken man glanced at his rags
In confusion. bluslled like "A girl and
gasped:
"Wot, Me take dinner wild you, Me.
go TO your house. Me!'
"Ycs, | mean it. I'll come tomorrow
night and yet you."
True TO his word. the missionary pre-
sentcd himself ut the lodging house
the next evening and inquired for the
a \ corpse was lying on the table.
a handkerchief spread over its face.
The clerk jcrked bis thumb in tho di-
rection of the body.
That's WILSON, he said. 'He had
fixed himself up and was waitin' for
you; dropped dead half IN hour ago.
New York Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
Butler Bubbles.
still booininn.

Butler is still boominn.
G. Buchele and Ed Gilbertson are
each building new stables, and plans are
completed whereby ut least six new
residences will be erected as soon as
spring opens,
Butler is getting to be quite a winter
resort. The past week Mr.. and Mrs.
Riley, of Summit, Mr.. Bultz, of Iowa,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, of Huron, and Miss
Dalan, of Iowa. have been with us.
The Butler dramatic club gave their
play, THE Cheerful Liar at the opera
house Saturday evening. 1t is a fine
play, each performer is a star, and
acted their part TO perfection. Miss
Kutzler, as Billy" brought down the
house. Receipts for tickets were over
$1,000.
\. scene artist from Minneapolis is
here this week putting in the curtains
and painting the scenery for our rev
opera house. The boys intend the house
when completed shall be second to none
Of its size in the state.
Our pastor, Rev. McEldowney
brought "A new wife with him last Sun
day. A large audience greeted him and
his sermon was One of the best he has
ever given us. \ good wife is an inspi-
ration to her husband. A reception
will be given them at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Goodell next Friday evening.
Uncle John.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
SOLAR MOTION.
The Little We Know About where
the Sun Is Going.

Can we find out anythiu" about the
motions of our solar system: The old
astronomer, before the invention Of
spectroscopic methods. could attack
the problem only by Il consideration of
certain stellar motions. 1t has been
found that these motions are not alto
gether casual \ character, n we
should expect. but there is a tendency
to Il grouping of the motions-an ar
rangemcnt other than fortuitous. 1t
appears hat the individual stars form
ing the so called consultations on the
sky are slowly closing up near Il GER
tain point of the heavens and as slow
ly opening out near a point diametric-
ally opposite. This is just what we
should expect if the solar system is APP
preaching the point where the stars
are opening out. The phenomenon has
been compared 10 what we see when n
regiment of soldiers marches toward
us. At first there is visible n confused
mass of men only, but as distance di-
minishes the ranks open out until each
individual becomes at last plainly visi-
BILE.
In this way il has been possible to de-
termine approximately the position on
the sky of the apex" of solar motion,
or that point toward which our solar
system is at present travelling. 1t is in
the constellation Hercules. We are
obliged TO assume that our path is for
the moment a straight line. But we
mean that moment which began
when James Bradley commenced the
first star catalogue of modern precision,
about 100, and which will end long
after present generations of men have
passed away. So mighty is the orbit
In question that many centuries must
come and go as moments before we can
hope TO detect the orbits curvature,
We are like travellers in the famous
"cOrkscrew" tunnel of the st. Gothard
railway. Trains enter on a low level
and after going around a huge curve
cut in the mountain emerge from the
tunnel again on a higher level and at Il
point almost directly above the en-
trance. Passengers while in the dark
tunnel often amuse themselves by
watching the needle Of II pocket com
pass, which makes Il complete revolu-
ton during the passage. But without
the compass they could not know wheth-
err the train was moving ON n straight
or curved track. and so we passengers
or the solar system, too, cannot know
by observation whether our great cos
mic track is straight or curved until,
like the compass, the astronomers in
struments shall tell us the truth. -Har-
old Jacoby, Phi. D.. i'm Harper's Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14

The cashew nut serves a unique pur-
pose as n cosmetic in the West Indies,
where women desiring to remove ex-
cessivc tan anoint the skin with an oil
from the outer surface OF the raw nut.
For two weeks the patient must retire
from society. for the face and hands SO
treated turn black. At the end of a
fortnight's seclusion. however. the wo-
MAI who has undergone the cashew
treatment energies, observers state,
with skin and complexion MS fair as q
babes"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14

Immense fortunes have been made
out of the banana business. Revenues
do not accrue alone from the sale of the
fruit. for the leaves are used for pack
ing, the wax found on the underside
Of the leaves is Il valuable article OF
commerce. Manila hemp is made from
the stems, and OF this hemp are made
mats, plated work and lace handker-
chiefs of the finest texture. Moreover,
the banana Is ground into banana -four.
The island of jamaica and the West
Indies generally yield great crops Of
this useful fruit.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
Bristol Tribune:

From Bristol Tribune:
L. ii. Woodwork was "a Bristol visi-
tor Tuesday.
r. W. Taylor was making New Years
calls in Britsol last Friday.
f.. lfoleman was "A Webster visitor
Tuesday. While there he looked over
the new court house and thinks it is II
a fife building.
The board of county commissioners
met IN January session at Webster Tues
day. The most notable feature of the
meeting was the fact that it was the
first regular meeting of the board held
in the new court house. The sessions
of the board are held III a room provided
and salnished for its especial use and
whica offers a pleasant and convenient
room for their deliberations. This room
is connected with the auditors office and
also has an entrance from the main
lobby. People who have business to
transact with the county board will
appr late the new order of things.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14

"What do we al with gold and
precious stones?" said the proud young
mother, gazing fondly upon the baby.
''This is fortune enough for u.s.
Huh grunted the father, who had
been walking the floor nearly all night.
'Tm glad fortune didn't knock twice at
our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ledger.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
Waubay Clipper:

From Waubay Clipper:
Do Pollard visited Webster Tuesday.
ra, J. H'''' was over '''" "''''s'
{ Gibson attended the dance at
We sr Friday night.
JSl6 Rommel broke away aud went
to v bster Tuesday.
Mrs. j. Il. Ernst, of Webster was II
guest Mt the p. r.. Graham home Tues
day.
Theo. Malmbeeg, of Webster, was
here Saturday for jeweier work at NJ.
A. Thurs.
Miss Anna Koenigs returned 10 Web
ster Saturday evening TO attend school
until spring.
Mrs. l.. A. Dudley, of Webster, vicin-
ity was visiting friends here Saturday
and Sunday.
Chas. Wakefield has gone into mourn
ing over the death Of n of his mules.
This is the second mule to die within
the state during the past twenty years.
+. ID. Baillie passed through to his
home at Pierpont from the Twin Cities
Saturday evening. Fred is a farmer
now, but looks the same as when he
was a Webster druggist.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14

Napoleon l.. who was q great ad-
mirer of female talent when its owner
did not. like Nine. de Stael. direct 1t
against himself). used to say. There
are women who have only one FAULT
viz. that they are not men,"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
Lease of Common School aad
Endowment Lands.

Notice is hereby given hat on March
10th 1904, all Unbiased common school
and endowment lands in Day county
will be offered for lease at pubic auc
ton between the hours of 1000 o'clock
a. IN. and 500 o'clock p. IN. at the front
dooor of the court house in said county,
Dated at Pierre, 5. d., January 9th,
1904.
G. j, Bach,
Commissioner of School and Public
Lands.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
shade Crown sumatra.

The future of shade grown Sumatra
In New England seems problematicai
TO the New England Homestead. which
says everything is going to depend on
prices realized for 1902 crop. a large
?ortion Of which has not been sold.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
JCRYLIST.
January Term of Circuit Court,
Day County, Fifth Judicial
Circuit.

January Term Oh Sourt'
lay County, Fifth Judicial
Circuit.
Fred Altoff,
}. X. Bonner.
Nick Schmltt.
Peter Schmltt.
John Stevenson.
Nj. }. Vckerman.
John Schmeig, Waubay.
William Egeland.
William. Becht.
Nels o. Anderson.
John Marion.
John Weyer.
Edward Anderson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
SYmnnthN.

Hell got q note from Dunno today
the money | owe him by tomorrow
morning.
She-Oh. the o fellow.-Life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Nh. and Mrs. John Gearin departed
Monday morning for II trip of about
two months through California and
other western coast states. y practical
joker got IA good one on Jack just before
he departed. Mrs. q. prepared a fine
young turkey which was to answer for
lunches on the journey. Jack told the
boy he had it in his grip and he
guarded it jealousy all the evening and
took it to his room that night. The
next morning. while the couple were
eating their breakfast the joker pur-
Joined the turkey and substituted there
fore a couple of bricks of cheese. OF
course we all know that Jack can sub
sist on cheese but his wife may prefer
turkey.
In this issue of the Reporter and
Farmer appears the advertisement of
Carlson q Hunter, agricultural nipple
ment dealers. This is a new firm III
Webster. They will handle everything
that is usually carried by dealers in
their line. Mr.. Carlson has been in
business in Bristol for several years and
has made hosts of friends throughout
the county. Mr.. Hunter was formerly
Il resident of Iowa and comes to Web
ster highly recommended. Mr.. Hunter
has moved his family here and Mr..
Carlton will move his family here from
Bristol as soou as the weather will per-
NIT. This new firm will do a good busl-
ness in Webster. They occupy the
building formerly occupied by Wagner
q Smith.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
For Sale Red PoIIed Bulls.

Ny old bull Hal No. 5541 and two
bull calves, good ones. / furnish GER
tificate of register. Come and see
them, one and one half miles west of
town.
Il. ID. Richards.
Butler, South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
An Old Offender.

rom Sioux City's chief of police, James
Little, the man who was killed at the
mill in this city last fall had n bad
record:
Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 8, 1904.
Frank Gruby, Chief of Police,
Webster. S. d.
Dear Sir:
5 Your letter containing picture of man
giving name of James Little received.
He was known 10 me as James j.. Leo
and described as five feet ten inches,
weight l51, age 2S, nationality Irish,
n pmpleXion dark, hair dark, smooth
g haven, teeth sound, eyes grayish brown
nose straight and sharp, ears prominent
and stand ont, slightly round shouldered
scar on left shin, cigarette tiend, size of
oc So.
a Served a term of two years in Sioux
Falls pen for p~ostofice robbery under
the name of Williams. He was SEN
fenced III May 1901, to fifteen years in
Nebraska pen, but served only ten
months Of time. Except my thanks FOR
picture.
Yours respectfully,
w. G. Davenport,
Chief of Police.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-08
Prospects For Good Crops In
Beltrami County The
Coming Autumn.
SCARCITY Of VEGETABLES.
BRINGS HIGH PRICE.
In Bemidji, Potatoes. Eggs and
Butter are Scarce and Prices ia
are Going Up.

The farmers of Beltrami coun-
ty are elated over tho prospects
for a big cropin allkinds Of farm
produce this fall, the scarcity of
everything in vegetables creating
a high price. The season thus
far has been very good, but the
cool atmosphere which has pre-
vailed the tirst=part Of the sum
-mer will make grains and yeget::
-ables late, and will tend to make
prices very high this=fall go
In this citypotatoes are-yery
scarce, and eggs and butter are
dairy produetsWhiefl bringggood
prices. The crop which pays
=bcttersthan any other. perhaps,
is potatoes, and it is said that
the price this fall will be higher
than for a number Of years.
#Beltrami county soil is ideal for
potato raising, and it is with a
smile that the farmers in this
section contemplate the neat roll
which these products will bring
them this fall.
Corn is the only crop, whichis
not doing as well as in former
years, probably owing to the cool
summer, butall grains are look
ing excellent. Wheat is being
raised here in larger quantities
than ever before, and it is only a
question of time when the farm
ers will devote their attention to
this branch Of the industry
almost entirely.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-08
.HIKERS HUNCHED
Police Department Busy in Nov
. ~ ing Founders Out of Big
Bemidji This Week.

Chief Bailey and the balance Of
the force are doing a stunt these
days in keeping the hobos moving
Every day bringsin fresh batch,
and every day sees a batch dis.
patched. They have not been
allowed to get root ard will be
kept moving as they are q dan
5gerous class 500 to have about
especially at this season of the
year when a greater percentage
are toughs than at other seasons.
Some of the toughs are great
characters. Of late several have
been hunched out of town who
were we'll educated, but through
some run of luck had lost heart
and were "tramping it, moving
from place to place without any
evident choice as to which way
they wentor where they stopped.
The police state that this class Of
tramps is more dangerous than
the average, as they become des-
-perate at times and d. not care
what they do nor what the conse-
=QuenceS are. e.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-08
Pleasant Social session.

The Business Mems Club had
one of the most enjoyable socia
sessions Of the season at its reg
ular meeting last night. Re
freshments were served and
there was a session at whist
which resulted in the honors be
ing conferred on DR.. Foster
There was a good attendance
and a thoroughly enjoyable time.
The directors had a meeting al
which a number of matters of in
terest to the club were discuss
ed. It was decided to put q
pagoda roof on the recently
erected pavilion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-08
Is Now Confined in a Japanese
n y-tt { f n I. i. 4t-A
HOSPITAL With Mound In
R9 iigg44If Arm AE 4GII4,t
s1nIg:sfss 10 4

slsft ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Thos. |McComb, who has been
in Bemit j and is known here by
number Of people, has turned
up again. % Hais9 at present in a
Japanese hospitals suffering with
wound in the right forearm
sustained in the battle on the
Yalu. -
McComb served in the Boer
war with distinction, and after
the war came to the United
States, making a tour of-the
country and finally landing in
Bemid ji.Hes stayed here for
some time and=made =a=num Der
OF acquaintance. At the begin
ming ofthe@ Russo:Ja japanese war
McGomb left Bemiidji, nobody
knowing his destination, and
nothing was heard Of him until
this week, when word was re-
ceived here to the effect that he
was wounded in thebattle of the
Yalu and was confined in a Jap
anese. hospital.
Through his brilliant services
in the Japanese army he received
a commission as lieutenant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-08
Temperature Is Low.

The temperature in this sec
ton Of the. country and in fact all
over the country west Of the
Mississippi, has been unusually
low this summer. The average
temperature has been lower sc
far this season than that Of any
summer since 1900 Owing tc
this fact and tine st. Louis fair,
the summer resort business
throughout northern Minnesota
has not been as good as former
seasons. The two cities in this
section suffering most from this
are Bemidji and Walker, large
parties having been here every
summer heretofore.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-08
Killed Moose.

Northome,Record.Report
reached Game Warden Ellis at
.Bemid iithat moose meat Was=bes
ing peddled around town and he
came up=last week to Investigate.
Pursuant to his findings he sWore
out a warrant for Thomas Clark,
charging him with selling moose
meat out of season. Mr.. Clark
was not to be found so the war
rant was never served. 1t seems
that there is a good deal Of this
going on and the authorities are
making an attempt to put a stop
to it. The game Wardens are
not on the track of the settlers
who obtain meat for their own
use and it is only right that the
pot hunters who hunt for the
money there is in it should be
brought to time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-08
Crates Teeth and SQuealS.

= Another Of those peculiar fish,
such as was caught at Grand
Rapids two weeks ago, was
caught in Moose lake by G. w.
Robinson and p. r. Brooks and
brought to town last Saturday.
1t was called at Grand Rapids
the Green Bellied trout. The
one caught by Brooks and Robin
son weighed three pounds, had
several rows of short teeth in the
lower jaw and less in the upper
but longer, a dorsal fin extending
from the middle of the back to
the tail and the tail dubbed of
short and round He pulled hard
as a nine-pound pike or fifteen.
pound pickerel, and when landed
grated his teeth and squealed
like a shared rabbit. Itasca
News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-08
ARE PERPLEXED
Crookston People Mystified Over
Mysterious Disappearance OF
Man and Woman

Crookston, Mimi, July S. "A
man and woman came here last
week and registered at a hotel
as George w. Bowder and
Friend, City. Nh. Bowder said
the woman was very wealthy
and the wife Of a prominent ply
stefan from Illinois, that-1e had.
brought her here to purchase
land.
Mr.. BoWder asked the woman
to" go to church and she refused.
He started for a walk and was
gone some time, returning rather
late. He went to her room and
found there a note saying: 81 am
a woman of unforeseen circum-
stances. You will know more
later. Thenote was lying on a
pockctbook containing $4,000 in
crisp bank notes, over $1,000 in.
gold and $1,000 $4,000 in United
States bonds and stocks. ~
The find seemed to excite Mr..
-Bowde OF, and he shoWedthe purse
and the note to an acq uaintance.-
They began a search for the.
woman, fearing1she had made
way With=hersel They search.
=ed=thc toWnand=fnally returned
to find hel. at the hotel. Mr.
.Bowder5had along talk with her.
and they notwithstanding with
out explaining their conduct to
anyone.