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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05

Webster where she spent Thanks
giving at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Jones, Of Grotor
visited their Pennington relatives,
Guy Earl and family, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Lennon
departed thursday for 2 two week (
visit at Atlantic and Malvern, Iowa
| Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eisenlohr, Oh
Havana, n. d., spent Thanksgiving
with their relatives here, the Whalen
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Otto returned
the day before Thanksgiving from a
several days visit at their old home
in Iowa.
Mrs. NJ. A. Smith, sister of Mrs.
Sherwood, of Webster, departed last
week for several days visit with
relatives in Woonsocket.
Pearl, Elsie, Lovetta and Velva
Whalen entertained few little girl
friends From Pierpont Saturday in
honor OF little Velva's third birth.
day.
Miss Laura B. Hanss arrived in
Andover from Webster Sunday
morning and spent the day with
friends, returning in the evening to
Glendale" in Homer.
c. A. VanKleeck received tele-
gram Friday conveying the sad
news of the death of his father. at
Fargo, \. D., and departed for our
sister state that evening.
A crowd of about forty Pierpont
High school students spent two
evenings last week Thursday and
Saturday-in skating glee on Farm
ington's glary artesian at the Tobin
homestead.
Miss Ruby Hastings spent the
Thanksgiving vacation at her home
in Pennington. A company of
friends were pleasantly entertained
by her Saturday evening and she
returned to the Webster school
Monday morning.
Mrs. James Gilmore. formerly a
pioneer of this vicinity, died at the
Yankton hospital last week and was
brought to Andover Saturday for
burial by the side of her son, J. w.
for whom she has greatly grievcd
since his death in 1894. Obituary
next week.
A. X. Loe, partner of the hard
ware firm of Hildahl & Loe, has
been up among the tree-tops in the
happy breezes since Wednesday,
Nov. q. Twin baby girls of the
same avoirdupois and of close
resemblance, called upon Mr.. and
Mrs. Loe that day and swelled the
chain of children to the 9th link.
to the wee ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. t. Goocwin, of
and L. E. Ford, of Aber-
deem, and Miss Cora Knight, who
is attending school in the Hub city,
arrived Thanksgiving morning and
ate turkey with relatives at the
Uncle knight" homestead. Mr..
aud Mrs. Goodwin returned home
that evening and the guests from
Aberdeen returned home Saturday.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
REARGuMENT IS DENIED.
Another Legal Decision In Favor OF
Mrs. Hartje.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.--The superior
court has refused the petition OF F..
Augustus Hartje OF Pittsburg for a
reargument In his suit for a divorce
from his wife. Mary Scott Hartje.
The court recently afiirmed q de-
cision Of the Allegheny county court,
which refused Hartje a divorce.
Hartje sought to have the case re-
opened on the ground Of after dis
covered evidence. The case viii prob
ably be appealed to the supreme
court Of PENNSYLVANIA.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
St. Paul Union stock Yards.

st. Paul. Dec. 3.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers. s5.0O@6.OO; fair to good,
$4.00@450; good to choice cows and
heifers, $3.50@4.50; veals, s400Q5.50
Hogs-s4.40@4.55. heep--Wcthers
$4.25@4.50: good to choice lambs.
s5.50@60O.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
a SUPERIOR Brand.

Mrs. Jenkins-My little boys got the
measles.
Mrs. Tomkins-So has mine; he got
It from the grocer's children.
Mrs. Jenkins (disdainfully)-Oh, my
little boy got 1t from the clergyman's
children.-London Tit-Bits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05

Duluth, Dec. 3.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. / hard, s1.04A;
No. ] Northern. $1.03x: No. 2 North
ern, $1.00K; Dec, $1.01A; May, $10s.
In store-No. Northern, $1.03K; No.
Northern, $1.00K. Flax-To arrive.
on track and Dec, $1.0sA; May. 81
iHA
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
Tn. Art Of Talkino Back

81 hardly know how to answer you
said she when the widower proposed.
IL would not let that worry me-"
said he soothingly. THAT Ii some
thing woman learns perfectly soon
after rriage."-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
The Visible Signs.

1.-THE Colts have been doing some
mountain climbing In Switzerland"
"Therel Guessed 1t the minute l set
eyes on them the other day"
"How could you tellT
'1They had such peaked look about
them."-Baltimore American.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05

During q match at st. Andrews,
Scotland. a rustic was struck in the
eye accidentally by golf ball. Run
ming up to bis assailant. he yelled.
This II cost ye f5-f5r but I called
out fore a. loudly as could" ex-
planned the golfer. did ye sirr' re-
piled the troubled one. much appeassd.
~Weei. diona hear. ri take tower"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
Chicago Union stock Yards.

Chicago. Dec. 3.-Cattle-Beeves.
s3.2006.4o: cows. $1.15@46o: TEXANS.
$S.0003s0: calves. S5.0o@6.75; West
ern cattle. $s.1006.10; stockers and
feeders, $2.l0@4.10. Hogs-Light,
s4.600510: mixed, $4.6505.15: heavy.
$4.6005.15; rough. $4.6o04.75; pigs.
$s.so04.6o. Sheep. $2.o0@4.so; year
lings, $4.6o05.20: lambs. t3.750s-25.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. s. Wheat-Dec.,
e4Mc; May. $1.01x. Corn-Dec..
$3.50: May. 56M056ho. Oats-Dec..
old, 47Kc; May, old. 52hc; May.
60xc. Pork-Jan., $12.75: May. $13.-
10. Buttcr-Crsameries. 19026hc;
diaries. 12023c. Eggs-20025c. Poul.
try-Turkeys. lie: chickens. shc:
springs. 9hc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat,

Minneapolis, Dec. -Wheat-Dec
$1.021s @102A. On track-No. / hard
$1.06R; No. Northern, $1.o4la; Nc
2 Northern, s10212; No. Northern
9Sc@$100
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05

Teacher-who was 1t supported the
world upon his shoulders? Tommy
Atlas, sir. Teacher-Who supported
sAtlas? Tommy-The book don't say.
hut 'spect his wife did.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
SUMMONED TO TOXIC.
Japanese Ambassador VIII Guilt Wash
Ington Shortly.

Washington. Dec. a.-Ambassador
Aoki has been summoned to Japan by
his government to explain personally
and In detail the precise situation in
this country In regard to the Japanese
immigration problem.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05

That is the best government which
desires to make people happy and
knows how to make them happy
Macaulay.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
CHAIRMAN ISSUES CALL.
Populst Convention Will Meet in ST
Louis April 2.

Joliet, H., Dec. 2.-Chairman James
II. Ferriss of the Populist national
committee has issued a call for q
Populist national convention to be
held in st. Louis April 2, 1908, for the
purpose of nominating candidates fol-
president and vice president of the
United States and transacting such
other business as may come before
the convention.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05

REV. and A[rs. Sanderson, Of And
over, spent Friday a the Hastings
square."
Miss Ethel sIglinger returned "a
hsr school Monday morning iron
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
Financial Statment.

REPORT of the conditin Of the FAR
MERS AND Merchants NATIONAL
BANK at Webster, in thestate OF South
3, 1901.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-05
State OF South Dakota,

NIdIV OF NVUIIl IahUNat 7
County OF Day.
l. a. T. Cooper, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that th e
ahpNe statement il true To the hest of my
knowledge aud belief
a. +. COOPER, Cashier,
Subscribed aud sworn TO before me this
5th day OF December, 1907.
\. IL. FERGUSON, Notary Public
CorreCt-Attest:
David Williams,
John W iliams,
Nellie NJ. Williams,
Directors,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03

years ago it took eighteen days to 90 fr,l4
Moscow to Port Arthur
Your world voyager. starting at New York.
would go to CherbOurg France, in six days.
This Is now possible; there IS no speculation
about this part of the trip.
To Paris from CherbOurg is but a half
days ride in the steam cars. Railroad service
there IS frequent so that there would be no
difficulty about making Paris on schedule time
Neither should there be any trouble about
catching train from Paris TO Moscow.
At present you may 20 from Paris to Mos
COW, by Berlin and Warsaw. in eighteen hours
and may make close connections for the semi
weekly Siberian express, which always en-
counters delays.
From Nladivostok. a tEo-dly trip to Ma
gasakl, another two days to Yokohama. There
get on a steamer, and in twelve DAYS vou are
at Vancouver British Columbia. quite close to
the State of Washington At presen, il takes
SIX days to 20 by fast train from Vancouver 10
New York.
This. then, is the coming schedule: New
York to Cherbourg, six d~ys; Paris one-half
Nladlvostok, thirteen; Nagasaki. two; ! oko-
mama, two; Vancouver, twelve; New York. four
and one-hah. Total. forty days
That the trip from Vancouver 10 Nen
York in four and one-,.alf days is possible by
special arrangement is said to be without ques-
ton, although at present no regular train makes
1t in less than six days. The route is bv Ca
madam Pacific to Moose Jaw, thence to St. Paul
and Chicago, where eighteen hour flyer NAV
be taken for New York.
Unless should 90 to the expense of
charterlng a steamship. .ie would not at present
be able to make the trip frola Vladivcstok to
Yokohama in four days; but this is expected
to be remedie l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03

that rs soon facilities are complete-and
that will probably be within a few months
several persons with the money and the little
time required viii enjoy the sensation of trav-
cling III one direction from New York and
irving at the starting point IL forty days.
Some may even attempt TO lower that time
by chartering special trains and steamboats,.
Since the completion of the railroad across
Siberian enterprise which was found valu-
able to the Russian Government in the war
with Japan-the road has been burdened to
many times its capacity with the ordinary
freight and passenger traffic. The single track
permitted better service. SidIngs con
structed at frequent intervals will soon remedy
this, and improved roadbeds will also hasten
rapid passenger service.
This accomplished, fast steamship routes
between China and japan must follow to take
care of the added traffic. Then you may %.
around the world in forty days, provided close
connections made everywhere
With the completion of improvements on
the Iransiberian. the trip from Paris TO Port
Arthur may be made in thirteen days Four
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03

dirsE hue aeross Canada from Quebec To
sinpsOn, length of 2S30 miles. The pro
Snoters say that England, by using this route.
could put troops into Manehuria four days
sooner than Russia could, and that this would
enable her Il send troop 10 India r China
three weeks shorter than by the Suez Canal.
As fascinating as any space-dissipating
scheme yet preached is that for a great railway
track across Australia.
1t Is not uncommon il. the United States to
hear South American countries referred to az
very distant places although brought consider
ably closer to Us by rapid steamship service.
What woul' you think of taking a sleeping
car at Boston and making one continuous jour
ney by rail 20 the prosperous city Of Buenos
Ayres, IN tie Argentine Republics
Then, think of that sea voyage around
Cape Horn which viii be eliminated by the com
pletion of the Panama Canal
Even IN Lapland tn, recent placing of a
last express on d line trayersing frozen wastes
has greatly lessened distances.
Twenty years ago it took seven weeks 70 90
from London to Australia. Now the trip can
be made by going from London via Liverpool to
New York (siX days.. to San Francisco five
and One-haH days. to Sidney Sixteen 'ays)-
total of twe@ty-seven and one-half days
Not long ago there was opened the hrst
section Of the railway from Pekin. China. to
kalgan, which. when eventually carried to Urga
and klakhta, VIII bring Pekin within twelve
days of London.
In this enterprise 1t viii be necessary 20
tunnel under the great wall of China for 3545
feet. 1t Is expected that the railway viii be
complete within three years
If the Transmission Siberian Railway
scheme shall go through-and the company to
build II was incorporated in New Jersey last
October, with capital of $4,000, OOO-the great
est engineering feat of the age will be chron-
iced.
The main line viii start at Tomsk on the
lranslberian Railway, and run eastward to
the boundary Of the Pro 1ince Of Amur, thence
TO a point between YaqUtsk and Okhutsk, and
thence TO Boring Strait The tunnel under
the strait will start on Russian territory and
connect with similar tunnel under American
waters.
The Alaskan end of the railway viii start
at Cape Prince of Wales and traverse the coun-
try. to the boundary line between the Alaska
and the Yukon.
ms route of 1900 miles-more than half
way around the earth-could be trayersed in
twelve days if trains should run 6fty miles an
hour
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03

These and other great railroad and
steamship enterprises, complete or nearing
completion, haze, indeed, had The effect of
making The scorld smaller Has il ever oc-
cured 10 yon ho1U small The zUorld IS, after
all, in his daring, eHterpriaHg Tscentieih
Century?
On The basis that distances are all reia-
fiVe, il is easy TO assume haI the Sgorid is
NOT half as large as ii eUaS ieSS than half
a century ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03

SyA be possible, soon, 10 make trip
around the 10orid IN forty days.
This sIiH be about f5to seeks shorter
Than me feat has ever been performed, ana
Kill be jAH half The time taken b. PhiHeaS
FOgg, he eHlerbrisMg vOyageF IN Jnle5
VerHe's RoveI ''AroHH4 fhe ~ GRID in
Eighty Days"
Indeed, in a tesV years il may be pos
yible 10 circiS The globe m a quarter of
FOgg' S time, for there is already on foof a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03

It's strange but true, for truth is always strange.
stranger than ucton--Byron.
minutes--Fuck, IN Midsummer Nights Dream"
N 7 HEN fact, as represented by govern
M ments and transportation agencies,
v Y undertook to improve upon fiction,
as expressed IN Verne's novel it
Wa cessary TO depart somewhat from the
course traversed by the mythical Phineas Fogg.
From London, the author made him under
take 10 90 to Suez, by steamboat and rail. in
seven days; 10 Bombay, by steamer, thirteen
days. TO Calcutta, by rail- three days; to Hong
Kong by steamer, thirto IN days: to Yokohama,
By steamer six days; to San Francisco, by
steamer, twenty-five days; to New York, by
rail, seven days, and TO London, by steamer and
rail, nine days.
This schedule. with slight variations, took
the yoyager to London. with one day to spare
How Nellie BY and other rapid globe
circlers have made a fact what Verne dreamed
Is common knowledge.
But now prepare for some world-girdling
ghieh wall be really wonderful 1t Is certain
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03

Ioji
There he made close come .tions With the
tram at Nagasaki. He had TO wait at Maya
saki a day and half for the weekly Russian
steamship 10 Dalny, Manchuria Thence he
took the Transiberian Railway for Moscow.
which he reached thirty-eght days after leav-
ing Seattle
At Moscow he made immediate connections
for the West, and reached Berlin four days
later. Thence he went to London by way of
Holland, and arrived at Liverpool the next aft
crnoon. here he took steamer for New York.
arriving fcrty-nine and one-half days after
leaving Seattle
-Four and half days later he was back in
Seattle He had left on June %, and arrived
at his starting point August 10. The distance
he had travelled was 1880 miles. His trip cost
but $500, all expenses considered.
Isn't the world growing smaller, wien yol
can circle 1t in tify-four days.
just as wildly Is this brought home IN
considering some shorter trips that may be
made nowadays. OF course. it Is needless T.
refer TO the shortening of railroad records in
America Denalishing of space goes on, even
INTO the little known parts of the world. Ii is
being felt along the sands of Egypt where
until recently. camels furnished the means of
travel Just IS in Joseph day.
Cecil Rhoades' dream is becoming real
Ity Cape 10 Cairo" has been the watchword
OF enterprisiIg minds 70. a quarter of cen
fury. Ii IS SLOW work. but ,ong sections of the
Cape-to-CairO Railroad are now in operation.
Already the Uganda country has been rib
boned with rail. The dreadful Soudan. through
which the British few years ago could travel
only afoot over piles of native slain, may now
be seen from observation ,.rs. Distances have
been shortened there
And there is England's plan to construct q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03

IT'S strange, but true for truth is always strange
stranger than nctiOn-Byron
Evening journal., 1907-04-15
DIAMOND FLASHES.

Vinson, Flynn, Touchstone and Nc
Cusker went ito their homes Saturday
night to spend Sunday. Vinson lives in
Chester, Touchstone at Moores and Flynn
and McCusker in Philadelphia The three
former players join the club to-day on its
way to Jersey City. McCusker has been
dropped.
J.. II. McNeal, pitcher, from Chicago,
Joined the team here yesterday. Mae IS
husky looking lad and has been IN
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since December Il,
where he was coaching the University Of
Alabama BAH team.
Herzog, who played at third for the
locals in Thursdays game, has returned
to sparrow's Point, Md, where he is em-
ployed as chemist by the Maryland Steel
Company. He will not be with Whining
ton this season.
RAY" Potter. che big catcher, went to
his home in New York Saturday afternoon
He will Join the team in Jersey city this
afternoon and viii probably be behind the
bat
It looks as though Wilmington will go
baseball mad this summer. A 2oO0 crowi ut
Front and Union with the thermometer
close to the freezing point is a good indi-
cation
The Tri-state season win open in VAL
mineton on April 26 when Trenton win be
the attraction for two days. Wiiliamspost
will be here on May and 4. Harrisburg
May and Z.
II the wilmington team can finish foueth
or better this season the fans should be
weu satisfied Few people realize what a
stin proposition Manager Connolly = up
against in trying to get team TO eom-
pete with the other Tri-Staters which are
as fast. II not faster than the Eastern
League teams.
BY score of II 70 s the villa Nova
Academy baseball team defeated the VIII
mington High School Club at Villa Nova
on Saturday. Logue and Walther were the
battery for the High School team.
Goldey College nine went down before
the state Normal School Club at West
Chester on Saturday by a score Of Il 10 q.
Dietrich pitched and Cooper caught for me
college team.
The Baltimore Eastern League CluO,
which played here ON Thursday. and the
Richmond team played ten-inning game
IN Richmond on saturday. the score be-
ing to q when darkness interfered.
Fourteen players have reported to Man.
ager Hecker OF Harrisburg. They are;
Catcher John ONel: Pitchers Campbell.
Doscher, Miller, Durham and Brennan;
Evening journal., 1907-04-15
Shifts MADE IN
CORNELL CREW

The probable makeup Of the Cornell
crews for the coming regatta is stn as
much Of a mystery as ever. Coach
Courtney has been shifting them around
so much Of late that the crew as it is now
rowing together has not a single man.
except the coxswain, in the same seat as
when the crews were taken on the water
before the Easter holidaysIn' former years
the combinations have usually looked
rather definite by this time.
All Of Courtney's trouble seems to be
over the loss Of three such good men as
Eddie Foote, r. C. Barton and w. f..
Lee. These men We're three Of the best IN
the boat, and though the 1ve old men
who are still left are good material there
are three empty seats in the boat whicn
It Is hard to fill.
Evening journal., 1907-04-15

compelled TO retire. Maddlgan was moved
In from right field TO second and Johnson
was sent from the bench to right pr
quinn attended Simmons upon the Geld
and later the injured man. suffering great
ly was sent TO his home In Philadelphia.
"Pat" McAuloy caught out the game for
wilmington and played without an error.
Patrick also added ono TO tho locals total
of runs.
''pote" Cassidy "Cap'n Pete was at
his old position at first and an oven dozen
failed TO reach the bag before ne had the
ball. mike" Donovan and Ernest Ninsln
occupied their usual locations In right and
left field respectively. "Vlnse' swallowed
ono ny and Michael three, all that came
their way during the game. Donovan also
got i'm his usual two hagger.
'poo" Newton was the nrst In the box
for the visiting team ana for three innings
the locals failed TO score lierbst succeeded
him for three more and was touched up
for nve tallios. Stanley finished out the
game The admitted strength of tho
"Canuckers" made Saturdays game thc
more creditabie for tho home team as
every one of the Montreal club is a tried
BAN player and the team as a whole VIII
make a strong fight for the pennant. Tine
score and summary follows:
Evening journal., 1907-04-15
WILMINGTON GOES
TO JERSEY CITY

Manager William NJ. Connolly and local
players Of the Tn-state League left on
the 9S o'clock train this morning for
Jersey City where they will do battle with
the Jersey City team this and tomorrow
afternoon.
Those in the party were pitchers Clancy.
Faulkner Hoch, shortal and Ramsey;
McAuley catcher; Cassidy. Griffin, Maher
Donovan, I.auterborn. Vinson joined the
club at Chester and Flynn at Philadelphia.
McCarty was unable to go on account II
his injured ankle. Potter joins the team IN
New York.
Those who remained in Wilmington are
McNeal, Creagon, Touchstone, Grcenwen,
Flood and Wolfe who will work out on
the local grounds during the teams abb
sence The Wilmington battery in to-day's
game viii be Ramsey and McAuley and
it is expected that Buck" will pitch the
game out. The result Of the game will be
received at The Evening Journal Ofdce
tonight. d. and A. Phone 975; Delmarvia
22is.