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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28
CAUSES WILD ALARM.
Destructive Fire in Crowded Tenement
District of New York City.

New York, Dec. 26.-Hundreds of
tenement house babies and their toy
laden Christmas trees were carried
into the street before daylight during
a fire which threatened to obliterate
several blocks OF the city In the vicin-
ity Of Fifty-eighth street and Eleventh
venue A six-story factory building
was completely destroyed with a loss
of 100000
The fire caused a panic among the
residents of the crowded tenements.
but nobody was hurt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28
Council Proceedings.
Webster. south Dakota.

Webster, South Dakota.
December 4, 1908
AT a regular meeting of the city
council of the City of Webster, South
Dakota, held at the mayors office,
Mayor L. Ii. Woodwork presiding.
Roll call, present Aldermen Bates,
Halversen, Beachy, Becht and Gruby.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved.
Committee of electric lights reported
favorable on placing a light on corner
of Sixth street and First avenue.
Moved, seconded and carried upon vote
that the report Of the committee be
accepted and an incandescent light be
be placed at the corner of Sixth street
and First
Moved by Alderman Gruby and sec
onded by Alderman Halvorsen that the
resignation Ok G Z 1yaS sc alderman
OF the First ward be accepted, and
being put to a vote carried.
Moved by Alderman Gruby and sec
-onded by Alderman Becht that Frank
Mohs be appointed to fill the unexpired
term left vacant by the resignation of
G. +. Hyde as alderman of the FIRST
ward. Roll call. Gruby, yes, Halvor-
sen, yes, Becht, yes, Bates, yes, Beachy,
yes. Motion declared carried and
Frank Mohs was duly appointed as aid
erman of the First ward.
Ordinance number sixty-four was
read for the first time being on amend
ment to ordinance number fifty-nine.
The following bills were audited and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28
OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING.
Box Of Candy Sent by Mail Found to
Contain Poison.

Albany. N. ", Dec. 26-Miss Elsie
Smith, who was Queen Titania' in
the Albany Halloween carnival OF
1904. has reported to the police that
she received through the mail a box Of
candy containing poison The choco-
late drops In the box had been opened
and the poison spread within. A drug
gist who analysed the contents de-
clares that the candy contained
enough Paris green and other poisons
to kill the whole family. Miss Smith
Processes entire ignorance of any one
who would desire to injure her. but
believes the poison was sent by a
girl. The police and postofice authori-
ttes are investigating.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28
AN ARMED RESURRECTION.
Now Threatened by the Revolution
aries at Warsaw.

Warsaw. Russian Poland, Dec. 27.-
The street railway employees struck at
night and the employees of the steam
railroads are expected to follow suit
The revolutionists are threatening
an armed insurrection similar to that
at Moscow.
The military authorities are making
every preparation and have ordered
the entire garrison to be ready for any
emergency. ~Detachments of infantry
occupy the railroad stations.
The authorities have arrested many
members OF the trades unions and a
number of revolutionaries.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28
SLAUGHTER ISAWFUL
MoRTuARiEs AT MOSCOW FILLED
WITH DEAD AND WOUNDED
OVERFLOW HOSPITALS.

Rebels Abandon the Principal Streets
and Concentrate Their Forces in
Localities Where II Is Difficult for
the Troops to Use ArtiIIery-Rein-
forcements Hurrying to scene From
All Directions.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-Tne days
fghting at Moscow occurred mostly al
some distance from. the center OF the
city. The re~volutionists abandoned
the Tverskaia thoroughfare, as 1t is
too easily swept by artillery, and con
centrated their forces in h narrow
winding streets of the commercial
quarter, where the shops were closed
and occupied by the military.
The mortuaries at Moscow are filed
with the dead, the hospitals are I'M
able to find room for the wounded and
many private houses are filled with
persons.
The militia organized by Governor
General D~oubassoff has commenced
its duties under the direction OF the
police. Many houses and other build
ings from which the rev~olutionists
threw bombs were demolished by the
artillery.
The numerous fires which occurred
at different points throughout Moscow
lit up the whole sky at night.
The governor general has ordered
that all doors be kept closed. Any in
fracticn of this order will be followed
by a fine Of $500 or three months
Imprisonment in the fortress. The
same penalty was imposed on all occu-
pants OF houses in which arms are
found.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28

wlseensin Roads Obey Provisions 81
Nsw Law.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 26.--Under Z
law passed at the special session re-
curing railroad companies TO pay up
hack taxes before contesting asses
ments In courts the Northwestern dur
ing tho day paid $226. s14 taxes for
1905 and the st. Paul paid t4e4,15S
taxes and interest for 1904 and 1906.
Il Il expected that Ill the smaller
roads win follow. The tax o. 1904 for
TIE NortAwestern h A IitiGation . :
toot cas- by agreement between the
cfato M ~ rnilroadn4 n ne stote
looes ~ differences hetveen ne pres
81 neeoerot u "a ~ Old ltceoeo
~ tgpyss N ~ rolu1ds1.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28
SANTO DOMINGO WAR
NEWS OF SERIOUS OUTBREAK IN
THAT COUNTRY REACHES
WASHINGTON.

Uprisings Are Reported in severa.
Sections and a Battle Is Said tc
Have Occurred Mar Can Cominsc
city-Disturbances Are Purely In
ter1aI and This Government VIII
Not Interfere at Present.
Washington, Dec. 26.-Advices re
ceived BY cable at the state and navy
departments from Santo Domingo in
dictate that a serious condition of al.
fairs exists there. The captain OF the
port OF Puerto Plata has been shot and
killed during an insurrectionary moye.
ment and the governor OF that prov
ince has detied the general govern
ment and ~barricadod the toGl. The
Dominican government has issued a
decree removing the governor. The
state department has determined that
this is an internal difficulty and will
not intervene at this STAGE. The sec.
rotary or wal has received the follow.
ing ~cablegram from Acting Comptrol
Ter and Receiver of the Dominican
Customs Edwards, dated at San DO
mingo:
president Morales, dissatisfied
with cabinet support, has left capita
with few followers. His intention is
said to be TO join the followers of Jim
inez in opposition to the followers
of Horacio. Conflict between the two
forces is imminent, probably vicinity
of San Juan or vicinity of Puerto
Plata. Morales may make attempt to
establish new capital and create a
new cabinet"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
ecoD IN BOOK FARMING
Notable Increase Made in Production
of Crops.


Of Crops.
John R. Spears shows now by book
farming" the earth is being compelled
to yield its increase. He says; For
crop Of potatoes. In 1901. according
to an article printed in that year. $50
bushels per acre was considered salts
factory 10 the farmer, which at 70
cents a bushel amounts to sli2.5o an
acre. Unfortunately. there are yet
many farmers who consider $50 bush
els satisfactory. but the best growers
now produce 800, and there are men
who obtain more than that yield year
after year. II can be shown that even
&o0 bushels of potatoes is not the limit
that can be obtained. From the re
ports of various agricultural expert
ment stations. ii appears that the
Canadian experimental farms. near OF
tawa, hold the record in potato pro-
duction There the yield on small
plots. carefully managed, rose as high
AS 772 bushels an acre.
'ln turnips. which was another crop
considered. the yield was said to be
400 bushels usually for each acre In
1901. With present-day cultivation q
crop of from 500 TO 600 bushels is
gathered, Where mangles produced
600 bushels. modern methods have
turned out more than fifty tons, or
say 1900 bushels. In field beans the
development has been relatively very
small. but as cultivated now there are
few crops that pay truck growers
higher sums for the ground occupied
than string or snap beans.
For it is a poor variety that viii
not give quart of salable pods for
each foot length OF drill and drills
may be made two feet apart. At
cents a quart--a common price-the
return should be at the rate of $1,000
an acre, or more,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

official decision that it was good and
the fans in the stand nearly went
crazy. II was feared for some time
that their enthusiasm and anger might
lead them TO do rash things to the
person of Kiefer, but at last he re-
versed his judgment and caused Potss
to return to first and the inning be
played out. Land was sent to bat. but
went out on a drive to Hughes. retir-
ing the side.
The Winning Run.
The run which won the game was
made in the following manner: Lar
en-, first up, drew a base on balls.
Holycross. of whom great things are
always expected. was next at bar and
found young Brahic's curves as much
of a puzzle as his own were TO Padu-
cab batters, and struck out Hippert
then put in his appearance and a great
shout Of JOY went up from the fans.
who bore in mind his performance Of
Thur, day when he scored four runs
on one hit, He fulfilled their fondest
hopes. for. picking out one to suit him
he placed 1t midway between center
and right garden for two base hit
and Larsen registered the winning
run.
The crowd went wild and if Hippert
could just have been dug out from I'M
derneath the stand he would have
been mobbed out of sheer joy over
his performance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
NEAR TO ARTIFICIAL DlAmoNDs,
carborundum, Produced by New
Method. RiVsls Jewel In Hardness.

carborundum, Produced by New
Method, RiVsls Jewel In Hardness.
Utilization OF waste products has
taken long step forward. according
TO the inventors of new furnace. as
by their methods OF combustion the
well known abrasive. in its present
chemical combination of silicon and
carbon is simply a byproduct and
until its identity with the commercial
product was established was given
away for ornaments. valued because
Of their attractive crystalline formation
and peculiar coloring.
Since its value was indicated, the
waste has been subject to all sorts
of tests. and in some instances has
shown slightly greater degree OF
hardness than the carborundum pro
duced by means of the electric cur
rent applied at enormous voltage fol
a number Of hours. which is slightly
less than that OF the diamond
This fact has started investigations
which lead to the hope. based, it Is
said, on good foundation. that the sill
con may be entirely eliminated from
the product. leaving 1t pure carbon
chemically the counterpart Of the cic.
mond. 1t is asserted that with prop
er selection of materials for combus-
ton in the furnace this result can be
obtained, and while the earboruudum
at present produced has a high com
mereial value. the inventors are not
inclined to rest content with TINT II
anything more valuable is in sight
New York Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Big Chief Lloyd, who played very
good game Of ball sixty years ago.
was in right field for the Indians, and
later went to center when Taylor was
benched. And Lloyd probably lost the
game for his men. In the eighth, he
accidentally got on base and Land
sacrificed him to second. Brahic. af-
ter two strikes had been called on
him, stung beauty into right along
the foul line, and anybody else would
have scored except the venerable man.
ager He could only get to within
about six feet OF the plate by the time
Mcnamara put the ball in Harvey i
hands Had it been Taylor instead OF
Lloyd he would have been to the play
ers' bench by the time the bali got
home. You are not as fast as you
were when you were sweet sixteen
grandpa.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Summary-Two base hits, Roland,
Vetter and H ppert: sacrifice hits. Per
ry and Land; struck out by Brahic g..
BY Holycross A; stolen bases, Roland;
bases on balls, off Brahic /; left on
bases, Paducah 5. Cairo 4. Umpire
Keifer- Time Of game, las
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
Play With Larae Cast.

Chilliwick, little town on the Fra
ser river, holds the curious record of
having performed play in which no
fewer than 2,00o individuals took
part. All the characters were red
men.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

The man who wouldn't think of
lending you $50 without looking up
your standing may turn around and
try to jump on moving car in order
to save twenty minutes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
|Dr. Perrin's Pile Specific
The Internal Remedy

n ~ dyspepsls. indigestion, constipation.
eDosoneDG, caknSS1a 81 tihe stomach and
o1~<Ee6 a1ImeWls \ y the greatest remedy
laak o. sves ~ b<netltsd mankiad.
Ceuain m rs results, this remedy will
casS ths most obstinate case Of Piles. .
~, tsalln IIsdIssI a. Eis1sass Moat,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
Amount Of Life Insurance.

A late estimate gives the total life
Insurance in force in the United
states, including as 1essment insur-
ance, as nineteen and quarter mil
lions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Inc 90 to his base with the ball. and
Potts could not have been declared
out, as the Padueah players claimed.
Umpire Keller, however. should have
declared The decision at once when
Hippert dropped the ball, that is, he
should have declared the batter out
Had he done so. the squahble which
resulted would not have occurred. 1t
was Keifer's decision which caused
the wrangle
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

For a never-giye-up, always-encour
aging-the-boys rooter, commend us TO
ex-Manager Guy Eichenberger. He
never quits until the last man is cut
in the ninth. No matter if it was in
the ninth inning, and the score 10 to
0 against the locals, he would still
be heard trying to root out the vic
tory. He certainly belongs 10 the
thirty third degree. He was so elated
over winning yesterdays game that
last night he set all the Cairo players
up to a fried chicken supper at the
Blue Front restaurant 1t is said
that for one time in his life Dummy
Hughes talked. rising up in his seat
and asking for more chicken" Hip.
pert was voted as being entitled to
one whole one by himself.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Vitter laced out a beautiful two.
sacker just inside the left field foul
line. which was out of reach of Nc
Claim, but he got caught off second
and lost it.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Hippert ate them alive on third. He
made one stop that was nothing short
OF sensational
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Paducah boys We're so happy last
. ght when they heard the news from
Hopkinsyille that they could have al.
most embraced every one of the Hop
pers II they had been in embracing dis
lance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
ALICE DEFEATED.

Special to The Bulletin.
Hopkinsville, June 16.-The Hop
psrs had on their batting clothes to-
day and downed the would-he cham
pions in an excit ng fen inning game.
Dugan was pasted for twelve hits, bur
managed to keep them reasonably well
scattered. Both teams gave their
pitchers splendid support. Score;
r H E
Hopkigsville .......... 3.12 l
Vincennes ...........a..2 8 z
Batteries Dugan and Lemon; Pur-
due and Rutledge. Umpire, Quinn.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

There Is one good thing about I'm.
pre- keifer, which is mighty good
ne doesn't stand for any abuse or use
less back talk from the players. And
mat Is the reason why all the fans
IKE him. Besides that he is the best
Judge OF balls and strikes, and base
decisions as well there is in the league
Some few fanatics who always want
an umpire TO give the home team the
best Of " when they are lrtle be.
hlnd need not think so, but IL Is true
nevertheless.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

For the latest news OF the day
you will find It ID the Bulletin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
HENS DOWN INFANTS,
to The Bulletin.

N1T'-NftRl W 4 HIC I1ttIIgIIII-
Henderson, June 16Gilbert cele.
brated his return to the Hens today
by holding the ambitious and hard
hitting Infants down TO four hits. The
locals punched on Carnes and won
fast and well-played game. Score:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Taylor. the Indians lightning cen.
ter fielder. was sent 10 the bench by
Keifer in the sixth for back talk, and
was later put out of the park, when
he refused 10 keep quiet Potts was
also given fine Of s. for talking too
much when the umpire called him
ont on strikes in the early part of the
game.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
DIAMOND DUST

The "old lady will try to repeat
the dose today that he administered
70 the wild men at Paducah some
weeks ago. We are all behind you,
Bitty.
4 was sizzling hot, and the Iron
Man was at his best. When that il
said, the story's told, for there don't
many get away from the Iron Man
when he has the sun with him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Tyalor made two fine catches In
center while he was In the game
one OF them was indeed robbery of
the glaring kind for the hit looked for
al the world like il was safe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Umpire Keifcr's decision in Tho
tenth, which caused the wrangle.
was correct. The rule which covered
the case Is well known to all who
Know the game; that II batter hits
an iniield fly with runner on first nc
Is out. whether the fly is caught or
not Therefore Potts, who was on
first running, was not forced to 20 TO
second and consequently, no double
play was made or was even possible.
But even were It so, Roland was
standing Ave feet above second when
No received Hippert's throw, and did
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Uncle Joe Steagala says it won't do
for him TO so to many more games
like that one yesterday. He says in
the tenth when Larsen drew free
pass and Hippert damned out that
two-bagger. his heart jumped up into
his throat and nearly choked him to
death. There were several more in
Uncle Joes fix
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Ii was a grand game TO win from
any team, but from Paduke--well. it
was just like niger dreamin' he
was being drowned in sea of juice
from Georgia watermelon patch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
THE NATIONAL GAMES


| Batteries-Orth and Klienow. Alt
rock and Mcfarland.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18
Here is the score:

*Run made with only one man out
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-18

Batteries addell, and Schreck;
Glade, Morgan, Sugden and Hickey.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
do w HOME STRAIGHTFORWARD
LARGE GATHERING OF LOCAL
NORTH CARoLlrNIANS.
Temporary Organization Was Effected
With Mr.. J. A. Buxton as President
Object Of the Society.

~ large ana enthusiastic meeting of
North CarolinianS was held last night
ut The Office Of w. Il. S. Vaughan and
q temporary organization of the New
port News Down Home Society"
was effected with j. a. buxton us tenn
porilry chairman ana w. Il. S. Vaughan
as temporary secretary.
Upon motion Mr.. o. ID. Bachelor
was called upon to explain the object
OF the society. MIR. Bachelor explain.
ed That The organization was for the
purpose of getting together native
North Carolinians and promote social
intercourse between them He said
the reason for forming the organiza-
ton just nj this time was that the
Governor of North Carolina the Hon.
X. B. Glenn. would be I'm this section
some time In June and the ."rarheels"
are contemplating having him us their
guest for an evening If possible
Upon motion the following commit
tee on permailent organization WAS ap-
pointed: j. a, Buxton, chairman: o.
-. Bat chclor, Rev. w NJ. Hunter. Il. L..
Bornhill and j.. l.. Warran. A commit.
tee on nominations for permanent OIL
GERS was appointed as follows John
b. Stone, chairman; DIR. c. Il. Newly,
Nj. u. Vaun. S. X. Buxton and Nj. T..
Weeks
resolution was offered inviting all
Ncrth Caroliniuns who have not signi.
lied their intention or been invited to
become members Of the society to send
In their names to the secretary. who
VIII enroll them without delay. The
resolution requests that all North
Garolinians meet with the society ON
IueSdny evening next at s O'Clock Mt
room No. y. Coleman building. At This
meeting the permanent organization
Will be perfected
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
LADIES SOCIAL GATHERING"
Y. M. c. A. Auxiliary Closes Its Work
For Season Tomorrow.


The Ladies' Auxiliary of The Young
han's Cbrialian Association will hold
a social gathering" at the association
building tomorrow afternoon rrGm s
10 3 o'clock. The ladies do not hold
heir regular meetings during the sum.
mer months. and IL Is their custom to
have this sccinl meeting nj The close
of each seasons work. They will
ihayc II program AMI some refresh
mnnls. All ladies' who are Interested
in Tie work for Young men arc in
vilcd 10 attend this meeting.
Thc auxiliary does much 10 assist
WIZ TIC work Of The association. The
ladies have fun charge Of the dormi.
tories. and also assist in the employ
mint If teachers for the educational
classes.
Mrs. G. b. James is the president of
tho auxiliary. The vice presidents are
Mrs. J.. u. Manville and Mrs. Fannie
Ficklcn. There nrc1 two searctal ics
Miss Ne.eila Cottrcll and Mrs. i. III.
Caloc, ,jr Mrs. a. q. Williams is the
treasurer and Mrs J.sE. Warren is The
A. secretary There arc about
Is members.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
EAGLES DAY AT PINE BEACH.
Members of Order From All Over the
State VIII Help to Celebrate.

Members of Order From All Over the
State Will Help to Celebrate.
Eagles from all over thc State OF
virginia will gather at Pine Beach on
June To celebrate Eagles Day. The
local committee In charge of arrange
inelits for the day is making elaborate
preparations for the event and ar
engagements are being made for cxcur-
SONS over nearly all of the transporta-
ton companies which bring passengers
to this section.
Several prominent Eagles have been
invited TO speak. Field day sports will
be features of the celebration and
there will be baseball game and other
contests
DR.. Louis Loeb is chairman of The
committee and Mr.. George IIenhoeflcr
Is the secretary.