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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-06
GET OUT AND VOTE.

We know that it is asking good bit of farmer to
expect him to drop his farm work. stacking hreshng
attend the in his precinct Tuesday next but
when the Importance of the issue taken into consdera
ton we trust that every farmer will look upon it a
duty and make little sacrifice to be present
and participate in the caucuses
1t is matter not of two hours alone. but a matter
Of two years locally and perhaps four years generally of
Organism later if the plans of the opposition to the
republican party carried out.
The present issue is clean cut-t is whether the old
republicans who have by years of hard work redeemed
Day County from the hands of the enemies of the repub
can principles shall be continued charge of the party
affairs whether the control of the great republican
party in Day county shall be delivered little
bunch of Websertes who have always fought the repub
can party it's candidates and it's principles; who have
recognized the fuity OF further fighting under their
banner and have adopted the plan of entering the repub
lcan ranks by STEALTH gain control OF the county and
patronage with view of turning it to the advantage of
Organism in 1908.
The leader of this bunch is Frank Anderson who
Travelled Day county from end to end in 902 1904 1906
making speeches and working against the martyred Nc
Knley and the peerless Roosevelt; who denounced the
skies the isms of populism and democracy. who
advises the commission of perjury to gain his political
ends man cunning and INSCRIPTIONS, who would ven
ture anything tell any false tale to gain the Office
full. Associated with him such Doc jenkins
whose name from father to son has always been con-
nected with opposition to the republican party.
L. O. Levoy has been leader of the democrats of this
county chairman of its convention free trader yester
day, today and forever Did you know of free
trade republican! This is the class of to whom you
are asked to deliver the republican party Ponder well
the proposition This the only ssuethe candidacy of
any cuts but little figure in the fight The selec
ton of candidates for county offices be safely
entrusted to convention of sound republicans and it is
your duty entrus it by casting your ballot for the
delegates of the regular republican party.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-06
They are Desperate.

Desperate cases require desperate
remedies" is the conclusion reached by
the bunch of Webster sore-heads call.
ing themselves republicans, and in Their
desperation they are driving the country
daily, interrupting the work of the
farmer and tackling every farmer who
comes to town no matter what his
hurry, and to each and every citizen
who will spare the time to listen to
them they relate the story which they
think best fitted to the case in the hope
of raising his prejudice to the point OF
voting against the republican party.
Truth is missing quantity in their
howl of calamity.
They have no argument upon which
to base their claims to county offices
no party principles to advocate ;
they simply shower abuse upon all
good republicans who decline to for
ward their aims and fraternize with
them. Some of their lies are so bare
faced that it would seem incredible to
expect any man to believe them, but
they work on the theory that all the
brains of the community are conta ined
within their individual skulls and the
balance of the community are merely
numskulls.
Their favorite yarn, and the one
employed most,is that county and state
deposits, which they still place at hun.
dreds of thousands of dollars, notwith.
standing the fact that in the last issue
Of the Reporter and Farmer 1t was
shown that the county deposits all told
amounted to less than $2S 900, divided
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-06
A Real Cracking Good Farmer.

] once asked a farm hand how his
employer succeeded In doing so well
when he only worked ten hours day.
tits all In the management" said he.
III ! had sense enough to manage as
well as he does I would be the owner
Of farm now instead Of working by
the month. think he is the best man.
ager ever saw. The work goes on as
steady as a clock on his place. There
seems to be no rush at any time, but
I know I am doing better work and
more Of It on this farm than I ever did
In my life. He has every implement
dxed to do the best work 1t will do,
and can tell you II IL a great salts
faction to work with them. Then he
II the best stock feeder l know. He
feeds the horses Just enough to keep
them even They are not fat no butter
In winter and poor as crows In sum.
mer, When at work they have full
feed, and when they stop the feed Is
cut down at once. He seems to have
more sense about these things than
anybody I ever met The fact u, he Il
Z real cracking good farmerr'-Trsd
0rundy IA Farm and TfresidA
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-06
among IA banks and that there was not

among IA banks and that there was not
a dollar of state money in in the county.
A new one sprung last week upon a
man known for his friendship TO SEN
ator Gamble, was that petition signed
by $4,000 voters, asking for the re-elec
ton of Mr. Gamble was turned down by
the stalwarts. Isn't that rich?
No tale is too absurd for these fellows
to put in circulation.
Occasionally they meet their match.
Last week while in Racine township,
two of them drove into the home of a
stalwart republican and sought by
cajolery to line him up with them This
failing, they used threats and finally
abuse, until they were ordered from the
premises. They departed with this
final threat, 1--WE are tired of the way
things are run in this township and we
will be out here on caucus day and
teach you hayseed republicans thing
or two about politics"
The republicans of Racine township
will do well to bear this in mind and if
this pair of worthless set foot in the
township on caucus day, give them a
lesson in politeness which they wont
forget.
Of course they will deny thls, bnt the
the farmer whom they visited was @. j..
Schultz, whose word will be accented
bv every one in preference to airy Of the
boxer bunch.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-06

lavid Williams, President.
John Williams, Vice President.
A. T. Cooper, Cashier.
Real estate loan With privilege
Of partial payments. No delay
in furnishing money and clos
ing loans.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-06
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK.
Webster, s. d.

David Williams, President.
John William
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
SCANDAL.
Claims Aggregating s157. 900 for Use
in Frisco Are Filed.

San Francisco. May 2S.-The extor-
tionate charges for automobile hire
during the first two weeks following
the fire is likely to develop into a scan
dal of huge proportions before the fin
ance committee finishes with auditing
the accounts. In the tabulated state
ment fled with the committee of 40 on
Saturday there appears a charge of
$157, $3.50 for automobile service. It is
a well known fact that there are not
more than LOCO machines in San Fran
cisco and that all of them could be
bought outright for a sum not much
in excess of the amount charged for
the hire of probably half of that num-
bef.
Only 12s claims were presented to
cover this sum. The average rental a
day was $35 but in many Instances the
charge was even higher. What the
committee will do with this item Is still
undetermined. In the same table is a
statement of charges for milk. butter,
eggs, bread, vegeta bles, drugs. hay,
grain and clothing. The total cost for
these necessaries does not equal the
cost of the hire OF automobiles. Some
of the garages have relieved the COM
nittee from embarrassment by gener-
ous1y donating the amount of the de-
mand to the relief funds.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
Rebate Cases Are Combined for
Convenience.
Burlington Officials Charged
With a Conspiracy.
TAKING OF TESTIMONY.
Commenced Today in the Kansas
City Federal Court.
Question of Paying Rebates on
New York Shipments.

Kansas City. Mo. May 2s.-The tax
ing of testimony in the first of the
rebate cases to come to trial here was
begun today in the United States dis
trict court.
George H. Crosby. former traffic
manager of the Burlington railway, is
charged with having conspired with
George L. Thomas. freight broker Of
New York city. and L. B. Taggart his
chief clerk, to pay rebates to shippers
or receivers of freight in Kansas City
on shipments from New York, New
Jersey and other eastern points in 1904
and 1905. Thomas and Taggart are
charged with having cOnspired to yio-
late the interstate comm cree laws OF
1887 by procuring rebates from rail-
roads on shipments from New York
and other eastern points to Kansas
City.
The cases against these three men
have been combined for convenience.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
JUST A TRACE OF RAIN.
Then the Mercury Marched Right Up
to the so Mark.

There was just a trace of rain this
morning but not enough to hinder for
a moment the upward flight of the
mercury which stood at 65 at Z o'clock
and has steadily climbed towards the
top of the tube every moment since
that time The sun has been shining
brightly most of the day, and the in
the humidity which has caused many a
gasping pedestrian to remark, This is
surely the hottest day so far this year"
but at that it is not as warm as sew
eral others have been by a number Of
degrees.
The same forecast which has been
issued daily for more than a week,
showers tonight and tomorrow" is
again given out by the weather de-
partment When taken to task about
the inaccuracies Of his predictions for
said: Those predictions are made for
the state of Kansas and not for any
particular locality and have been veri-
fed in nearly every instance that they
have been made during the past week
or ten days. For there has not been a
day during this time that the state has
not been visited by showers, and in
several instances they have been SO
general that they almost constituted a
general storm For instance yesterday,
rain was reported from Il out of the
trace at one station to a precipitation
of one and sixteenth hundredths OF an
inch at Wichita, which makes mighty
heavy rain storm. A rising temperature
may be expected all over Kansas to-
morrow with local showers and thun-
der storms.
The temperatures for today have
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
LOSS OF A MILLION.
Fire Does Great Damage to Fair
banks, Alaska.

Seattle. Wash, May 23.=A special
to the Post-Intelligencer states that
the entire business section of the town
of Fairbanks, Alaska. was destroyed
by fire which started in the Fairbank
building, a three-story frame struc-
ture.. at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Details of the disaster are very
meager, but it is feared that the food
supply of the town has been destroyed
and great suffering may result.
Nothing was left standing in the
section lying between the water front
and Third avenue and Stacey and
Turner streets. The work of the fire
fighters was centered on the block of
warehouses owned by the Northern
Commercial company in order to pro-
tect the food supply of the town, and
the result is still in doubt.
The loss is estimated at a million
dollars, and 1t is announced that the
heavier business interests of the town
are already planning to rebuild. No
lives were lost
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
VIC MURDOCH WINS.
His Alcohol Bill Reported FavorabIy
in the Senate.

Washington, May 2s.-The denatured
alcohol bill was ordered reported IA
vorably today by the senate committee
on finance.
There were numerous amendments
made to the bill, largely intended to
prevent a reduction of the internal rev
enues by reason of the act. Provision
was made that It shall go into effect
January 1, 1907, instead of within threa
months after the passage Of the meass
ure No Limitation was passed upon the
size or capacity Of the still at which
the denatured alcohol is to be manu-
factured.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
MAY BE LYNCHING.
Three Wichita Negroes in Danger for
Beating Up a Citizen.

wichita. Kan, May 2s-To avoid a
possible lynching three negroes, Bud
Gibbs. Leonard King and Peter Dunn,
were hastily removed from the police
station this afternoon and placed un-
der a strong guard in the county jail.
The negroes were arrested at noon
on the charge of probably mcrtally beat
ing and robbing William Sutton. q
prominent grocer Of S343 Saturday night.
King confessed to Chief of Police Cub
bon, duplicating one negro not yet ar
rested Threats Of violence are heard
all over the city and trouble is feared
tonight.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23

Chicago, May 23.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Showers tonight and Thursdays
rising temperature.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23
temperatures for today have


Pittsburg. Pa, May 23.-Katharine
Clutter, aged years, was shot and
killed at Homestead today by her g.
year-oId brother who used an old re-
volver which they found and which
was not known to be loaded.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23

CONTINUED on Page 80
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30
NEW MILFORD.

GEORGE BENNETT KILLED BY THE
CARS.
George Bennett, so years old, was
taken to the Danbury hospital, Mon
day night, IN badly mangled cOndi-
tion as the result of a railroad acct
dent, in the hope that his life might
but the effort was in vain, for the man
expired two hours after he arrived. Mr.
Bennett, who lived with his sister,
Mrs Henry Willis, near the Point OF
the Mountain, was walking on the
Berkshire division track about quar-
ter of mile north of the New Milford
station and apparently did not hear
the approach Of the train although the
engineer discovered his danger and
blew warning whistle. Mr. Bennett
was struck by the pilot and knocked
down. His left leg was cut off and his
right leg fractured and he sustained
struck Mr. Bennett carried him back
to the station, where a special was
made up to convey him to BrOOkfelo
Junction. DR. F. E. King accompanied
the injured man. From Brookhelc
junction regular train brought the
party to Danbury and an ambulance
was in waiting to convey patient and
doctor to the hospital. 1t was appar-
emit when Mr. Bennett reached there
that bis condition was extremely seri
Gus and although doctors and nurses
made all possible effort to save his life
he passed away at 10 80, Monday night
The remains were brought to New
Milford, Tuesday morning. Mr. Ben
nett was man Of excellent habits ant
worked in the various tobacco shops a
opportunity offered. He had habi
of becoming pre-occupied or confuse'
at times, not seeming to realize Wher
he was or what he was doing. He wa
also slightly deaf. 1t is said he ha
repeatedly warned his neighbors o
the danger OF walking on the railroa
track. Mr. Bennett formerly lived Il
, Sandy Hook, where sister, MI
Charles Hawley, is now living. Funers
7 Director Thomas had the arrange
ments in charge.
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30

but the sun of Friday and Saturday
caused the snow to vanish, SO that all
are now obliged to use wagons which
renders the travelling more difficult
and less pleasurable.
A sick Jersey COW at Charles G..
Kings, Arrow Point Farm, required
DR. Todd of New Milford twice in at
tendance, last week.
F. J. Hosford has now in stock all
the household goods which furnished
the Lakeside hotel and is Offering the
same at reasonable prices. The stock
consists of carpets, stoves, chamber
suits, dining and sitting room furni-
ture, nearly new and all in good condi-
ton.
FL. Hosford has well enclosed his
stack of ice covering all with bedding,
which places 1t in good condition till
it is drawn away for railroad transpor-
tatiOn.
Mrs Mary Carter closed her cottage,
last Saturday, and went to attend her
daughter, Mrs Perkins, at Terryville.
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30
KENT.

INCIDENTS AND HAPPENINGS IN MACE
donna.
Mrs Emile Mettez is very seriously
i'll and under the care of DR. Barnum.
Misses Lena and Louise Wathley
are at home assisting in the care OF
their mother, Mrs Mettez.
R. A. Chase and family, who moved
to Massachusetts, last fall, are expect
ed to return and occupy Mrs Hunts
house in the near future.
Perry Thompson is shipping bis
to 60, Saturday.
Emile Mettez lost valuable cow,
Saturday night.
Joel N. Pratt is frequently seen
driving his famous team-an-ox bitted
and harnessed and drove double with
horse. whose long legs are more than
match for those Of his bovine mate
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30

The remarkable narrative Of Lady
De Lancey, detailing to her brother
her experiences at her husbands
death. bed, just after the battle of Wa
terloo, is now to be published, for the
first time in full, in the April Century.
This document was shown privately to
both Sir Walter Scott and Charles
Dickens. Both were greatly moved
with its pathos. Sir Walter Scott
wrote to Captain Hall after reading it:
81 never read anything which affected
my own feelings more strongly, or
which, am sure, would have deeper
interest on those of the public. And
Charles Dickens, in long letter to
Captain Hall, wrote: "To say that the
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30
BRIDGEWATER.
MISS LIZZIE JUDSON.

AAA~A~AA1
The funeral of Miss Lizzie Judson,
who died in Brattleboro, Vermont,
March II, was attended in St Marks
church, Wednesday, March 81. The
rector, Rev Mr. Pond, conducted the
services. They laid her to rest in the
family plot in the lower cemetery.
Among the relatives present from out
of town we're Mr. and Mrs Frank Hurd
and Frederick Keller from Bridge
port Miss Judson was the last OF her
immediate family. OF her two sisters
one was the late Mrs E. G. Sanford Of
Bridgeport, the other Mrs Darwin
Keller of Bridgewater. Those who
are left of her school friends Of nearly
three score years ago have a most
pleasant memory OF her.
CATTLE SALES.
Mark T. Hatch recently sold David
J. Botsford of Trumbull one pair Dew
COW. He also sold Charles Sanford
three COWS. Durham grade. The owner
has not yet been found for the small
white dog with tan ears and tan spot
on hip which Strayed on the premises
Of Mark T. Hatch.
The pupils of the higher department
of the village school with their teach
er, Miss Stickney, enjoyed sleighride
to New Milford, last week Friday aft
ernoOn.
| Late news from Mrs @. H. JeSsup,
who, with her daughter, Mrs Hotch'
kiss, has spent the winter in DaytOna,
Fla, announces them soon to be en-
route for the north.
Miss Beulah Pitcher has returned
from an extended visit with her sister,
Mrs Grace Housal, in Hartford.
Sickness and the travelling prevent.
ed large congrega tions at the churches
last Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
3RANCHVILLE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST,".
Mrs Abbie Partridge has received an
invitation to attend the wedding of
Miss Mary Isabella Davenport and
Arthur Jennings Morris of Bridgeport
on Wednesday, April l8, at 2 O'Clock p.
NJ, in the First Baptist church, Green
field, Mass.
Mrs George Lansing Taylor has been
visiting friends in Ridgefield. She is
the widow of the late Rev George l..
Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur B. Whitlock are
rejoicing over fine son, Harry L..
Whitlock.
D. G.. White has had telephone
put in his house at Sunny Brook farm
in Branchville.
Miss Hazel Whitlock is suffering
from a severe cold.
M. B. Whitlock is quite busy draw
ing poles from Pine mountain.
Miss Frances. Venus Of Ridgefeld en-
joyed visit to New York, last week.
The infant son of James GaffneY died
at the Danbury hospital, last week. =,
The lectures at the Ridgetield hall
closed, this week Wednesday.
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30
PLATTsvILLE.
A SERIOUS FALL.

SERIOUS FALL.
Charles Davis had narrow escape
from serious injury, recently, while un-
loading car of grain in bags. While
passing bag out of the door he slip
ped and fell across the wagon, badly
striking on his side. At first it was
feared that one of his ribs had been
fractured, but happily this was, not
the case After short rest he was
able to resume bis position but has to
be careful.
M. D. Eamans, the village black
smith, has been improving his shop
by putting in new front doors.
Mrs Catharine Martin is the new
teacher at the Jefferson school in place
Of Miss Stebbins, resigned.
Conrad Miller filled his ice house,
last week, which breaks the record in
this vicinity for late gathering, March
"a
The enterprising store keeper,
Charles Grochelle, has taken the 10.
cal agency for we'll known make of
fire extinguisherS. In view of the
number Of fires in this vicinity recent
ly he ought to dispose of large guam
tity.
Lewis w. Davis has had sick COW.
At present writing she is much i'm
proved.
A saw mill seems now assured fol
| Plattsville Center in the near future
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30

reading of that most astonishing and
tremendous account has constituted an
epoch in my lfe-that l shall never
forget the lightest word Of it-that |
cannot throw the impression aside, and
never saw anything SO real, so touch
ing, and so actually present before my
eyes, Is nothing"
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30
LIME ROCK.
SECRET SOCIETY NOTES.

SECRET SOCIETY NOTES.
The local tribe of Red Men, Wea-
taug Tribe, No. Al, celebrated it's sec
ond anniversary, Saturday evening,
March "a, raising two pale faces to
the rank of chiefs and closing the af-
fair with an elaborate spread. Among
the invited guests were party of SIN
dams" from Kehow tribe, WinSted.
All concerned report goodtime. The
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30
NEW PRESTON.
A VETERAN SALESMAN.

M. M. Broga, one of the drummers,
who has visited this place the longest
number of consecutive years, passed
his time here over last Sunday, the
guest of Mr. and Mrs E. II. Beardsley.
Mr. Broga is now president of the
Horsewhip Co. at Westtield, Mass,
and his face has been familiar here
and all over Connecticut and part of
York state for IS years.
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30

Philip Nerrill Mighels, author of
"Bruvver Jim's Baby" "Chatwit, the
Man-talk Bird" and short stories, has
new humorous tale in the April Gen.
fury, 1.-THE OFF Day Of an Automobile.
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30
AN ATTRACTIVE SOUVENIR.

Enterprising F. E. Soule has gotten
out a souvenir letter Of New Milford,
containing a folder with perforated
edges and eight views Of New Milford
public buildings. 1t is certainly very
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-30
AFFLICTED WITH RHEUMATISM.

IL was and am yet afflicted with
rheumatism, " says J. c. Bayne, editor
of the Herald, Addington, Indian
Territory, ''but thanks to Chamber
lain s Pain Balm am able once more to
attend to business. 1t is the best of
liniments" If troubled with rheuma-
tism give Pain Balm a trial and you
are certain to be more than pleased
with the prompt relief which it affords.
One application relieves the pain. For
sale by R. H. Beers s. Co., Newtown;
Taylor, Curtis s. Co., Sandy Hook; w.
N. Hurd, Long Hill; A. B. Brakeman,
Botsford; S. J. Parks, Trumbull.