Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-17
James Haskins, peddler, at Han

up a stone in the hoof. The stone
turned out to be a diamond, and
Haskins got $50 reward for return
ing it. The story neglects to say
what he gave the horse.
A West Virginia millionaire named
Hearne, go summers old, is trying to
be governor just to please his child
wife, who would like to be the first
lady in the state. Surely the voters
will crafty Mrs. Hearne's laudable
ambition and make papa nice, silly
old fgurehead-just for once.
Swarthmore college has an inner
itance of three million dollars con-
ditioned on the Punishment of athle.
tics, and the trustees dent know
whether to accept or reject the
money. They had better decline it,
for what good would college be
without students?
The stalwarts are for Roosevelt for
first choice and for Taft for second
choice. The insurgents refuse to
say for whom they will be in case
Roosevelt should absolutely decline
to have his name considered. Are
not the voters entitled to know what
the new machine will do, should
they get chance to do anything
The work of improving the navi,
gable waterways of the west and OF
using the smaller streams as basis
for canals, is one of the most import.
ant matters that could engage the
attention of the western people. A
region without adequate transporta-
ton facilities in these days of world
wide commerce is almost as badly
handicapped as a man without legs.
One of the most important advan-
tages which Americans gain from
the vast extent or their country and
the immense varieties of its resources
and opportunities is the wide pla,
OF competition between cities and
districts, as well as among individ-
uals and corporations. There is not
much danger of stagnation in any
form of national life or growth, in a
country so imperial in it's extent and
it's openings for ambition and enter
prise.
Tramp Fast, a two-year-old roam
colt, by The Tramp,is the new cham
pion two-year-old trotter of the
world. He won the Two Year Old
Kentucky Futurity at Lexington,
KY, Thursday in 2:l24, which is the
fastest mile ever trotted in race by
two-year. old, but it required the
greatest struggle ever witnessed Oh
the trotting turf to win. An eyelash
in the first heat and short head in
the second heat gained the most
stirring victory of light harness horse
history.
The supreme court of Tennessee
has affirmed the constitutionality OF
the Pendleton act, which in effect
extends the provisions of prohibition
to all but five cities of the state.
The same legislature which passed
this law abolished the charters of
five cities-Knoxville, Bristol, Clarks-
vile, Columbia and jackson and
reincorporated them under the new
law, which prohibits saloons within
their borders. The five cities where
liquor can be sold after January
/ next are: Memphis, Binghamton.
Chattanooga, Nashville and La Fol-
lette.
The fire marshal law has now
been in effect for three months, and
the reports of fires show 107 for
that time. The largest number are
ascribed to unknown causes, there
being twenty nine. Lightning comes
next with fifteen, and children with
matches are credited with ten fires.
Gasoline is charged with thirteen.
kerosene with four, gas leaks with
four, and electric light wires with
one. Three are charged to incen.
diary origin, but only one of those
is certain.