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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
TANDARDOILGUILTY
OHIO JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF
CONVICTION AFTER LONG
DELIBERATIoN.

Findlay, o., Oct. by the ver-
dict of a jury the Standard OIL com
pany of Ohio Is guilty of conspiracy
against trade in violation Of the valea-
tine antitrust law Of Ohio.
The penalty is a fine of from $50 to
$1,000, which may be repeated for
each day Of the offense, or imprison-
ment Of from six to twelve months.
The Standard Oil company of Ohio
has given notice hat 1t will file a
motion for a new trial. Under the
practice of the court the defendant
has three days to put this motion in
form. The next step will be for the
court to impose the penalty. The de-
tense will then take their bill of ex-
ceptions to such rulings OF Judge
Banker as they have objected to to the
circuit court of the state. The appeal
from this court Is to the supreme court
of the state, in which tribunal there
is no doubt the issue will ultimately
be decided.
To the state, the suit, the verdict
and the ultimate appeal is important,
particularly because it initiates an en-
tirely new method of proceeding
against alleged trade monopolies-
that is. by information and affidavit
instead Of by grand jury indictment.
The verdict was rendered at ABS
a. m. and resulted from a continuous
elaboration by thu jury during thirty
two consecutive hours. The trial occu-
pied seven days prior to this delibera-
ION
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25

The republican party OF Day
county has gone on record in the
platform adopted at its county con-
vention and most folks think it is a
very fair document. Failing to find
any fault with the principles therein
expressed, the Webster World feels
compelled to doubt the sincerity OF
the party in its adoption. Too bad,
TOO bad, that seventy per cent OF the
delegates = elected by their neigh
bors and friends in their respective
precincts-who so enthusiastically
adopted .his platform, should prove
themselves to be such h~ypocrites ant
liars, but is it not a grand thing tina
there is now in the county one mar
who can, in his superior judgment
expose this double dealing on tn
part of these delegates? How small
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
Proposed:Amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the State of South Dakota.
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Proposed:Amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the State of South Dakota.
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That Section lXXIH of Article v of the
constitution be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section XIII. The legislature shall
have power to provide for creating such
police magistrates for cities and towns az
may be deemed from time to time neces-
cases arising under the ordinances of such
cities and towns, respectively, and uch
police magistrates NAV also be consti-
their respective counties. In cities hav-
ing a population of five thousand or yer
the legislature may provide, In. lieu of
the judges whereof shall be chosen in
such a manner az the Legislature shall pre-
scribe, which court shall have exclusive
and criminal, cognizabie before a justice
of the peace under the law of the state
and In which process shall be served
lished; and shall also have exclusive orig
inal jurisdiction of all cases arising under
the ordinances of such city. Such court
with the county In which such city is sit
uated in such civil and criminal cases as
may be provided by law.
The above proposed will be
voted upon by the people at the general
election to be held In this state on Tues
day, the 9Th day of November, A. ID. 1905.
The proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot followed by the words:
shall the above to the con-
stitution In relation to the police magis-
trates ard municipal courts be approved
and ratihed?"
Immediately to the left of which shall
be printed the words Yes" and NJ each
proceeded by a square in which the cleo
tor can place a cross to indicate his vote.
Electors desiring to vote"Yes"wi1l place
a cross before the word Yes" and those
desiring to vote mo will place a cross
before the word mo"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25

"The republican party of Day
county is in~sincere in it's declara-
%tions," shouts the editor of the Web
ster World, yet this is the same man
who, on the day following the con-
vention, publicly approved the action
of the convention in turning down a
certain candidate for public Office,
but who now loads the columns of
his paper in fulsome praise OF the
same individual. Strange what
effect a few dollars judiciously placed
will make in some mems views.
Insincerity-well, well.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25

but does the World claim that Mr.,
Carpenter is the inferior of Mr.. Bell
in any way, or that Mr.. Lindgren is
the superior of Mr.. Kidder in ability
independence, moral or mental
make up, or even his equal !
In it's last issue, it confesses that it
does not know how either of the
petition candidates stand upon the
leading issues-it is satisfied that
they are arraigned in opposition to
the republican nominees. That Mr..
Bell is classed as a stalwart in Brit
ton in no way disconcerts it, nor the
fact that Mr.. Lindgren is hardly OF
senatorial calibre. This will all be
covered with the holy horror dis
played over those "high-handed"
actions of the senatorial convention,
in the meantime the petition candi-
dates will have to pay the freight.
The Reporter has no objection to
the World feathering it's nest, but
wonders how long the insurgent
element will stand for being used as
feathers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
Proposed Amendment to the Consfitu'
tiou of the State of South Dakota.

That Section I, Article Ill OF n constitu-
.ion be ammended so as to read as foi-
lows:
Section I. The legislature shall provide
for an annual tax sufficient to defray the
estimated ordinary expenses OF n state
wear two mills on each dollar of the
assessed valuation of all taxable property
in the state, to be ascertained by the last
nurnoses. and heneve ii shall appear
that such ordinary expenses shall exceed
the income of the state for such year. The
Tor the eusrinp year sufficient, with other
sources of ncome,t to pay h deficiency
of the preceding year. together with the
And for the purpose of paying the public
debt. the legislature shallprovide for levy
ing q tax annually. sufficient to pay n
debt within ten years from the final pas
sage of the law creating the debts; provid-
ing that the annual tax for the payment
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
Nuasbds cation for superintendent of schools,
not iflcDus isfanf herewifh

NuasBisation for superintendent of schools,
not Inconsistent herewith.
The above proposed amendment will be
voted upon by the people at the general
election to be held in this state on Tues
day the 9Th dav of November, A. d., 1906.
The proposed amendment will be printed
upon the ballot followed by the words:
"Shall the above to the con-
stitution in relation to QUALIFICATION of
county, township and district officers, he
approved and ratified?"
Immediately to the left of which shall
be printed the words. Yes and "No"each
preceded by a square in which the elector
can place a cross to indicate his vote.
Electors desiring to vote"Yes"will place
"a cross before the word Yes" and those
desiring to vote No. will place a cross
before the word NO"
Said election will be opened at eight
o'clock in the morning and will continue
open until five o'clock in the afternoon of
the same day,
Dated at Webster, South Dakota. this
10th of October, A. d., 1905.
Manson Rexford,
lSeal. County auditor,
Day County, ). ID.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25

these republicans must feel when
this King Solomon of the press thus
passes judgment upon them. The
only surprising feature is why these
delegates did not 60 further in their
alleged %insincerity and endorse Rob-
ert j. Gamble. As long as they
were to be tried, found guilty and
hung by the World editor, might
they not as well have been hung for
a sheep as a lamb?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25


setting up straw men for the pur-
pose of knocking them over with
~ponderous argument, the World
tries to make political capital out of
the fact that petitions were prepared
by the republicans for candidates
for county commissioner in case of
an adverse decision by the supreme
court and goes on to argue from
that fact that candidates for county
offices would have been presented by
petition by the republicans had the
county convention been controlled
by the insurgents. In advance OF
caucuses, through the columns of
this paper, the regular republicans
stated that they would abide by the
action of the county convention and
challenged the insurgents to state
that they would do likewise. The
regular republicans of Day county
are not of that stripe that dominates
candidates in opposition to those
named by their party convention
they turn in and Loyalty support the
nominees and do not 60 around
whining and sulking after being
defeated. Now, the petitions for
commissioners were prepared, not in
opposition to other candidates, but
that all the districts would be rep
resented on the ballot and the peo-
pie given a chance to vote for can
didates. Even had the supreme
court held that the old law was in
effect, there was no earthly posi-
'bility of the two candidates named
by the boilers being placed on the
republican ticket for the old law
provided that they must be named,
by conventions of the voters of each
district not by county delegates
Hence it would have been little
short of criminal not to have petit
tions in readiness. AS for criticiz-
ing those whose desire for county
office is so extreme as to inspire
them to run for it by petition, the
republicans have no wish to indulge
in it. This is a free country and a
nan can make a darn fool of him
self in as many ways as he sees hit.
But it does not add to any ones
reputation to take part in a party
convention and after being defeated
in his desires, to run for Office or
inspire others to run. As to the
name of nominating the county
commissioners, the people OF Day
county should be gratifed to learn
that the republican convention had
the good judgment to follow the law
and not place them in the attitude
occupied by the people of other
counties who listened to the advice
of cheap lawyers, nominated their
candidates by the old method, and
laid the foundation for more law in
the future.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of South Dakota.

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That there be added 10 said Article XXI of
the constitution of the State of South
Dakota, Section vi, to-wit:
Section vi. The drainage of a~gricult-
ural lands is hereby declared to he a pub
lie purpos and the Legislature may pro-
vide therefore and may provide for the
organization of drainage districts for the
drainage of lands for any public use, and
may vest the corporate authorities thereof
and he corporate authorities of counties,
townships and municipalities with power
to construct levees, drains and bitches
and to keep I'm repair all drains, bitches
and levees heretofore constructed under
the laws of this state, by special assess
ment upon property benefited thereby,
according to benefits received.
The above proposed amendment will be
voted upon by the people at the general
election to be held In this state on Tues
day the 9Th day of November, a. d., 1906.
The proposed amendment will be printed
upont the ballot followed by the words:
shall the above amendment to the con-
stitution in relation to the drainage be
approved and ratified!"
immediately to the left of which shall
be printed the words Yes" and "No,''each
proceeded by a square in which the cleo
tor can place q cross to indicate his vote.
Electors desiring to vote"Yes" will place
a cross before the word Yes" and those
desiring to vote No will place a cross
before the word No"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
Amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of south Dakota.

That Section VII. Article TX. 'of the con-
stitution be amended so as to read as
follows;
Section VII, All county, townships and
county, townships or districts In which
they are elected: provided. that nothing
in this section shall prevent the holding
of school offices by any person as pro
vided further, that the legislature shall
have authority to prescribe additional
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25

Tertiary at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, be
approved and ratified"
Immediately to the left of which shall
be printed the words Yes" and "No,"each
proceeded by a square in which the elector
can place a cross to indicate his vote.
a cross before the word yes" and those
desiring to vote "No" will place a cross
before the word mo"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
Banker Pleads Guilty.

Joliet, H., Oct. 23.-Howard s.
Barker. president of a bank at Frank
fort, Ill, which recently failed, plead
ed guilty to two indictments for en-
bezzlement and was given concurrent
sentences Of one to fifteen years.
Barker will begin his term at once.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25

Witness my hand and the seal of Day
county, State of South Dakota, at
Webster, the county seat of said Day
county, this 10Th day of October, A. D.,
Manson Rexford,
County Auditor,
tSeal.l Day County,
South Dakota
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25

Governor S. H. Elrod is making
speeches in Lake and Brown counties
in support of Coe l. Crawford and
and the state ticket. Evidently the
governor is not a sore-head.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
SUICIDES BY HANGING.
Daughter Of Bishop Potter Takes Her
Own Life.

Cromwell, Conn, Oct. 19.-It was
stated here that Mrs. Lena Cowdin.
daughter Of Bishop Henry G. Potter
of New York. committed suicide by
hanging at a private s~anitarium here
Tuesday night.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATIONS.

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
INDEPENDENTLY Petition.
Office.

For state senator, Thirty-Second district
For state senator, Thirty-Second district
For county auditor ...!. ...:..;,..;.:
For county commissioner, First district
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
Business Address.

Lily. S. ID.
Britton, :. ID.
Webster, 5. ID.
Granville, 3. ID.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
Business Address.

md mMms%s Bssam SGs %s%ss sSa$Sg5ss% aA rTs $s%~'"' seal" nss county Stat South Dakota" Wet
Seal Cl
Imsed amendments
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-16
Official Party viii Make Journey
On Des Moines-C Chiefs Of
Bureaus Meet.
GET READY TO SEND TROOPS
Taft Meets With Bureau Chiefs to Plan
Movements of Troops in Case the
United States Decides to
Intervene.

WASHINGTON, Sept. I5Interest
in the Cuban situation was intensified
tonight by the circulation here that
Secretary Taft with Assistant Secretary
Of State Bacon had been directed by
the President to proceed to Havana and
aid in the pacification Of the island Ba-
can will probably arrive here tomor-
row morning. Taft is not certain that
be will get away tomorrow afternoon,
as he first intended. He is engaged in
preparing magazine article which
must be completed before he leaves
Washington. According to present ar
rangements the official party will pro-
seed to Cuba on the cruiser Des Moines,
which viii meet them either at Tampa
or Kew West. Taft said tonight that
he had received no further adyices from
the President regarding Cuba.
For more than an hour Taft was SUR
rounded by the Chiefs of Bureaus, who
would have to do with the active prep
aration for the movements of troops in
the event the administration decided to
intervene in the Cuban conflict. These
chiefs were General Ainsworth, the
Military Secretary; General Bell, Chief
Of staff; General Crosier, Chief Of Or
nance, and General Davis, Judge Advo-
cate General.
While it is not admitted that the
question of moving troops or prepara-
tions for hostilities were discussed, the
gathering is significant one
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-16
ORDER GENERAL STRIKE.
Wabash Roads Machinists, Boilermak
ers and Blacksmiths will Go Out.

CHICAGO, Sept. ia general strikg
of all shop employees on the Wabash
Railroad system has been ordered "a
take effect next Monday morning at lo
o'clock The order affects 1000 skilled
mechanics. including machinists, boiler
makers and blacksmiths.
james 0Conncll, president Of the In
ternntiona Association OF Machinists'
befor leaving Chicago for Washing
ton last night, said everything posi-.
ble had been done to avert strike and
that A walk out of all the employees
in the repair and machine departments
of the road could not be avoided I'M
les. the company should agree to the
terms OF the men.
Conferences have been i'm progress
between the officials of the Wabash ana
Mr.. o'Connell during the last week
The question at issue concerns wages
the machinists being chiefly Interested
The request Of the machinists that the
wage scale be raised to a standard SIM
liar to that in effect ON u number OF
other railroad systems was not re-
ceiyed iavorobly by the road officials
They offered to continue paying the
present scale, which ranges irom ~ 10
40 cents an hour The demands oil the
men included a graded scale OF wages
running from 80 to s5 cents an ho.p'
When II became apparent that negot'a'
lions would prove fruitless President
oConnell sought the sympathy OF 'he
other trades employed in the other de-
partments of the railroad service ne
asked that in case Of strike, the boil
crmakers, blacksmiths and other shop
and repair men should agree to wax VA
ont in support of the machinists' Inc
promise of other trades was secured ana
Joint action was decided upon
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-16
SPIRIT OF pATERNALISM,

BERLIN, Sept l5.-Mr. Goere, rep
resenting the department Of Commerce
and Labor at Washington, in the course
Of speech before the International Con-
eress OF Insurance Actuaries here said
there had been in The United States
a spirit of paternalism, but he was hap
by to say Americans had recovered from
the hysteria that seemed to possess
them. The government was confident
that no institution in the United States
was more firmly based or possessed wis
er administration than life insurance.
The congress adjourned to meet in Vi
emma in 1909.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-16
PLEASED WITH WEST.

NEW YORK, Sept. l5.-Dwight NJ.
rardeen, secretary Of the New York
Central has rcturned from trip to
the West, which included Minneapolis
and points west to Portland, From
there he went to San Fnncisco and
was in the other more important cities
Of California. With the exceptions Of
San Francisco conditions everywhere he
found to be prosperous. He says;
"people In the East cannot realize
the enormous business that is being
done IN the West unless they actually
see. All CLASSES OF business are active
viii, ri oo,iT15 the crops a. the basis
"Thc railroads are having all they
can do TO handle their traffic.
Even in San Francisco there y great
enthusiasm and optimism
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-16
WANTS REHEARING.

WASHINGTON, sept. l5s-A brief In
support of the petition Of Former Unit.
ed States Senator burton Of Kansas for
u re.hearing IN the case In which he
has been found guilty Of accepting a
fec for services rendered the Rialio
Company Of ~. Louis. was filed in the
Supreme Court Of the United States
yesterday The brief Il in the nature
Of u suppication for another oppcrtun.
ity 10 present the casc.. and says In
parts
"l.ebicving that the trial in the court
below was not fair one and that the
verdict rests on evidence not technical
~ but substantially improper, evidence
which removed the case from the re-
gion Of fact 10 the real Of suspicion
ami believing also that evidences was
excluded which alone could meet and
rebut the evidence wrougfully decided,
we earnestly pray for rehearing.'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-16

Ing offerings Of the Swain company foi
the past several years. Aside from
these two plays, however, the company
has an extensive repertoire of strictly
first elias. productions which they pre-.
sent with complete complement oi
scenic and electrical settings in which
last two respects they carry the larg-
est amount ever attempted by any
similar attraction, and as result Of
which every production Is complete In
every respect.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-16
BIG FRUIT SHIPMENTS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l5,--Up to
last night, according to Southern Pa
ciic Freight o<cial4, 1000 ears Of green
fruit had been sent to points east Of the
Rocky Mountains. They expect an adj
ditional 1900 carloads before the sea
son ends, In their opinion these $500
ears Of deciduous fruit represent a mar
ket value of $56O0,000. or mn average
of $1,000 per ear. Each car sent east
contains 24.0o0 pounds of fruit So
far this season the total shipments east
will aggregate l32,Ooo,o00 pounds.