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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-24
no NEWS.

HOME NEWS.
All About Webster, Her People And
Her Visitors.
Hot Beef Tea 1T Mahaney's.
Fksdal makes the best photos.
Try Tomato Tonic at Mahaney's,
Go to Mahaney's for oysters.
\ regular Inner at Mahaney's at all
hours.
Peter Holmquist is here attending
court.
Cut flowers for all occasions at
Irwin's.
Nahaney's estaurant is headquarters
for oysters.
Frank Gruby was showed in at Lily
over sunday
For abstracts Of title call on Car
Malmherg.
George Seeley came down from
Andoyer Monday.
If you want your picturetakcn
see Johnson.
ID. b, Compton is confined to his
home with illness.
II Won wish a loan. Call on the First
National bank.
4. T.. Paulson was in from Lynn
Tuesday ON business.
DIR. III. A. Peabody returned from his
visit to the cities this morning.
ID. b Compton returned from his
Aberdeen visit Friday morning.
Judge Batterton, of Sisseton. 10 tran
sacting business in the city today.
ii. A. Whiting was in the city from
Bristol We dnesday on business.
The subject at the NJ. L. church Sun.
day night will be "Young Men"
Miss Bertha Derrick came down from
Webster, Tuesday Condo News.
For Sale-House aud lot, monthly
payments, inquire OF w. B. Taylor.
Another blizzard this morning. We
are having some winter this year for
sure.
Bauske & Hanson request the settle
ment of all accounts by the first of
February.
Quarterly conference OF M. +. church
will be held in the parsonage Saturday
mt 3 =. M.
Johnso n beats them all In TAX
ing photos, both in quality and
price.
George Housen came down from
Andovcr Sunday night to visit relatives
and friends,
Buy your foreign drafts payable ut
n city in the old country of the First
National bank.
Last Saturday started some OF the
old timers on stories OF blizzards OF
by gone days.
Leave collections with the First
National Bank and they will receive
prompt attention.
Thomas Coniey came up from his
home near Bristol Monday to attend
court in this city.
The most beautiful cut flowers that
come to Webster are ordered through
the Irwin Pharmacy.
James Garrick returned Friday norm
ing from his inspection of his company's
elevator mp the line
Skates ~sharpened on short notice and
in good shape at the Pioneer Barber
Shop Of 9. @. Chapman.
The German Sankey, II. L. Prell will
continue in the M. K. church next week.
Come and hear him.
The mid-winter meeting Of the South
Dakota Press Association will be held
Huron january 30 and 81.
w. q. Warner came in from Pickrel
last Friday night and spent Saturday
with Webster friends.
The oyster season 10 now on and yoa
: get them served in any style, On
short notice, Al NAhaney's.
Simon Nelson was the guest Of Webs
Ter friends Sunday, returning TO his
home n Ortley Monday.
Yeu can always ges out fiowsrs At
80 Irwin Pharmacy BY placing your
srdsr : compile Of days ahead.
whsn looking for cerrect patterns
w ~ Ladies' Home Journal patterns
for "a kinds Of feminine weartng
n~1nnrsl 81 Tegtmeier y Qeaneasen'6
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
JURY WILL GIVE
GRAFTERS REST
Tactics of Attorneys for Those In
dicted Embarrass Grand Jurors
Work, and Probing viii
Cease for Time
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S1.--A COM
plete change of policy in the conduct
of grand jury proceedings has been
decided upon by the district attorneys s
office and until the inquisitorial body
has entirely completed its labors and
is ready to adjourn sine die no more
indictments will be returned against
the municipal grafters.
This change has been necessitated by
the tactics of the attorneys for the
parties indicted, it is said. The prac-
tice of counsel for the accused in at
tempting to block further grand jury
sessions by OBTAINING the grand jurors
in the superior courts on the preteXt
of examining them as to their quail
fcations and their persistent efforts to
raise trivial technicalities merely for
the purpose of delaying the grand jury
proceedings has convinced the district
attorney that it would seriously inter
fere with the conduct Of the regular
grand jury sessions If additional in
dictments against the grafters were re-
turned before the great work of the
grand jury is completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
DEATH LIST is
NOW APPALLING
fcontlnued from Pnre onel


precinct, said today that the equip
ment train ran past his danger sig
nal at a speed of from fifty to sixty
miles an hour,
He says there was a heavy fog, but
not enough to hide red light. He de-
clares that he notified the operator at
University station that the train had
taken the block against orders.
G. w. Ralloway, general superin-
tendent of transportation of the Balti~
more & Ohio railroad, exonerated the
company from all claim and put the
responsibility on the engineer Of the
equipment train or the operator at
Takoma block.
"If the coroners jury fails to hold
the engineer or the block operator, ="
he said, 1--WE shall not consider the mat
ter settled. We shall go to the bottom
of the wreck This horrible accident
should have been avoided Some one
is responsible and we intend to leave
no stone unturned until the RESPONSE
bility has been fixed"
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
commerce commission tonight said to
the Associated Press that the commits
sion considered the advlsability of
making a special investigation into the
cause of the wreck.
AS q manifestation of sorrow and
sympathy for all afflicted by the Sun
day night disaster at Terra Gotta, the
district commissioners today ordered
that the flags on all public buildings
be displayed at half mast until the
funerals of the victims.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
sCHMITZ MOTION
DENIED BY COURT
JUDGE REFUSES TO TRANSFER
CASE
Attorneys for Mayor Claim They Have
Been ION Their Knees, Begging
for Immediate Trlap'--Ar-
quments Are Heard
BY Associated Press.

y BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S1.-Presid-
ing Judge Graham today denied the
motion made on behalf of Mayor
Schmitz to withdraw from Judge
Dunne's court the cases now pending
there on the indictments brought by
the grand jury and to reassign them
to another department
In denying the motion Judge Graham
said that he could not transfer the
cases unless he had the written con-
sent of Judge Dunno to such action.
All the attorneys interested in the in
dictment cases were on hand to listen
to the arguments. The defendant,
Abraham Ruef, although not particu-
larly concerned with the decision OF
the motion, listened attentively to the
proceedings.
The district attorneys office also was
strongly represented. District Attor-
ney Langdon, for the people, and At
torney w. H. Metson for Mayor
Schmitz answered ready" when Judge
Graham called the motion.
I'VE have counter affidavit which
we would like to read" declared AS
sistant District Attorney Heney in re-
sponse to an inquiry from the court.
Attorney Barrett asked If 1t was
necessary to read the affidavit as he
had not read his on Friday. Judge
Graham thought he would like to hear
it and Heney began with the document
which proved to be a review in de-
tail of all the proceedings before su-
perior Judge Dunno.
When Heney finished Attorney Met
son insisted upon reading the affidavit
which he had presented on Friday. The
district attorney made no objection and
the court did not hold that it was un-
necessary.
Barrett went on to supplement the
statement made by Heney with his
view of the proceedings, but was in
terrupted by the court. The consti-
tuition gives the presiding judge the
right to assign these cases to any de-
partment at any time, but if the cases
are under submission l don't see why
l should interfere"
I'VE have been on our knees begging
for an immediate trial." replied Bar
rett, land we will show that we have
Abeen trying to withdraw the motion
as. TO the single point which it is
Pclaimed is under submission. There is
nothing to show that there is any
thing pending in regard to four of these
cases Here is a defendant who is
willing to do anything to get to trial,
but who is not allowed to do so, simply
because he will not go to a codefend-
ant and ask him to abandon his mo-
ton
II would like to ask you if any re-
nquest has been made to Judge Dunno
Ito have these cases transferred" asked
Judge Graham.
mo, sir. We thought that you might
make the request" suggested Barrett.
II don't think that there is need OF
further argument until such an appli-
cation is made to Judge Dunne,' re-
marked the court.
The proceedings were brought to a
close after Barrett had unsuccessfully
asked to have the final decision with
held until the application to Dunno
could be prepared, but Judge Gra-
hm thought the delay was unnecessary,
as the motion can be renewed at any
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
MILLS Of LAW TO
MAKE BIC NOISE
Railroads and Corporations in Genera
Will Receive Careful Attention
of Trust Busters in the
Middle West
By Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-A mighty din
from legislative efforts will begin to
echo through the west during the first
week of January when legislatures con-
/ vene.
y Few states are without live issues of
a varied and sweeping character and
tine year 1907 promises to be prolific in
neIN laws more or less drastic.
Railroad reforms stand foremost
amon& the questions that confront the
legislatSrs. The movement in favor of
more rigid restriction is general in its
scope and the anyils will ring with the
beating out of statutes that range from
anti-pass measures to acts establishing
a 2-cent fare, the latter forming the
chief issue in at least eight western
states.
Corporations in general are in for
treatment more or less severe. agita-
tion being on for new banking laws that
will bring fire and life companies more
directly under the supervision of state
commissions, and for new taxing
schemes that will provide for greater
revenue from public utility concerns.
Direct primaries and the liquor traffic
questions will receive attention also.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
OPERATORS OFFER
TO COMPROMISE
G0LDFlELD STRIKERS TO VOTE
ON PROPOSITION
Mine Owners Suggest Establishment
of General Store to Reduce
Present Abnormal Cost
of Living
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
| GOLDFIELD, New, Dec. 31.-After a
conference lasting nine hours between
the committee of five representing the
miners and operators the following
proposition for a settlement on the part
of the owners was drafted, to be sub
mitted to a vote of the miners at an
appointed mass meeting.
THE mines and mills of the Goldfeld
district will be opened and operations
resumed on the old wage scale, to wit:
$40O per day for all ordinary work un-
der dry conditions and all surface work;
$3.50 per day for sinking and raising;
so cents additional to the above scale
for all work under wet conditions; 5000
per day for all skilled labor.
"The mine and mill operators agree
to pay, voluntarily, so cents additional
per shift to the class of labor heretofore
receiving S4OO on the mines and mills;
| this raise to continue in force until
such time as a general store. which is
to be established jointly by the operat-
ors and miners, shall be able to furnish
to the community provisions and do
mestic supplies at a profit of not more
than 10 per cent over all costs.
"Realizing the abnormal conditions
existing in Goldfeld at the present time,
| the mine operators hereby further agree
to relieve the situation by cooperation
with the miners union in the establish
ment of a general store and to this end
have already subscribed $4,000 as an
evidence of good faith.
Require Notice from Union
"The operators of this district will
resume operations only upon advice
through the official head of local union
| No If tho Wactarn Federation OF
Miners that this proposition has been
voted on and carried at a mass meet
ing of local union No 220. held at such
! time and place as makes 1t possible for
| a majority of the miners of the district
| to be present and vote.
And it is further agreed that, in the
future, in all questions of like import
| involving the wage scale, due notlce
cat least ten days. shall be given the
operators before final action is taken
| bv the union and that in case of con-
templated shutdown on the part of the
operators like notice shall be given.
| ITO facilitate communication, 1t is
| further agreed that the operators ap-
point and preserve standing commit
tee upon whom such notice may be
served"
In conclusion the operators ask for
| acceptance of their propositions, and
pledge cooperation in securing relief by
| the legislature from railroad eXactions.
| Thev also propose that the miners un-
ion as an organization or as individuals
shall own at least so per cent of the
proposed mercantile establishment
! The miners consider the proposition
! as scarcely in accordance with their
demand for S. daily wage schedule,
but admit that it is the first practical
step toward a compromise.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
CHINESE FAMINE
GROWS WORSE AND
MILLIONS STARVE
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
PEKIN, Dec. Slowing to excessive
rains and consequent failures of the
crop the famine in the north of Anhui
province in the east of Honan and in
the whole north of Kiangsu is worse
than at any time during the last forty
years.
1t is estimated that 100000 persons
are starving. Tens of thousands are
utterly destitute and wandering over
the country.
The danger is increased by the ac-
tivity of the secret societies, as the
wanderers are gladly joining them in
order to obtain rice.
About $4,000 refugees have reached the
vicinity of Marking in a pitiabe con-
dition. The authorities are unable to
cope with the situation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
REVISED LIST OF DEAD

. COL. ROBERT ANDERSON,
. Newark, Ohio.
o FANNIE AUSTIN, negress,
. Washington.
3 LEWIS BALDWIN, East Orange,
{. n. J.
) DIR. Il. OLIVER BELL, chief
p surgeon of the Episcopal Eye, Ear
. and Throat hospital and surgeon
3 for the Baltimore & Ohio.
? EDWARD BELT, son of DR..
) Belt.
8 MISS CoRINNE NJ. BOHRER,
> Washington, miIliner.
3 J. A. BOND. address unknown.
= :. II. BOND, address unknown.
3 COMMODORE Il. BROWN, COM
. pOsitOr government printing Of
3 flee.
) MRS. sALLIE v. BUTTS, wife of
> j. f. Butts of the Washington
3 health department..
; MRS. MARY A. CAHER, identi-
/. fed by diamond ring.
3 MRS. Il. II. CHASE and infant
/. child.
) MRS. NELLIE LEE. Compiler,
. MRS. MAY COOK. Washington.
COOK, infant child of
DIR. e. HARRIS, Washington,
8 dentist.
5 HENRY HIGBIE. Brookland,
. ID. G.
GEORGE HIGBIE. years old,
. son of Henry HiRbie.
y Il. A. KELLY, KensingtOn, Nd,
engineer United States capitol.
PROF. Il. j. KING, Kensington,
y Md, Organist mt Wesleyan NJ. r.
church, Washington. and statisti-
elan of United States naval OBJ
) servatOry.
) MISS KOHL. identified by Y. w.
G.. a. cnrH.
MARY LEFFOLD, BroOkland, ID.
c.. emplOye of the bureau of en-
) craving and printing.
A. LEE LOWE, Washington,
) clerk.
, FREDERICK LEIGH. washing-
ton Junction, Nd. brakeman.
THEO. MERTZ, New York street
) car conductor.
5 McCAGHEY, ID years old,
) youngest son of j. A. McCaghey,
Baltimore. Nd, chief clerk to gem
eral superintendent of b. & o. rail-
) road.
5 MINNIE u. MABDING, WASH
) inEtOn.
5 MRS. ID. G. PEARMAN.
MISS REEVES, Tnkoma. ID. c.
) MISS ANNA w. READING,
) Washington.
) NORMAN ROGERS, 80 years old.
) Marion, Ind, local traffic manager
of the Central Union Telephone
) company.
) --- RUPERT, merchant,
> Washington.
MRS. s. w. SHREWBRIDGE.
) Washington. and her infant child.
LULU v. COLB, white, Washing
) ton.
5 CARRIE CORNwELL, Washing
) ton.
JOHN WRIGHT. negro, Balti-
) more. died in hospital.
OLLIN BAILEY, minister, New
> ark. n. j.
) MABEL STURGEON. Washing
) ton.
) THOMAS METZ, Germantown,
) Md.
ANNIE CUNLOX. Washington.
MRS. ROSALIN CROSS, Wash
> inEtOn.
) LUCY BUTTS MILLICAN, Dean
> wood. ID. c.
) EDWARD l.. GARRETT, ~,
) Washington.
) MRS. l.. A. BARNES, Terra
) Gotta. ID. G.
5 =. ST. CLAIR BELT.
) MARY ALICE BOHER.
) OLIVER l.. DAILY.
) MABEL STURGEON.
) ELIZABETH REID.
) o % g o o o o O. % g @ o @ o o o o
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
ANGRY MOB WOULD
|NJURE MOTORMAN
BY Associated Press.

by ASsOcldIcu t-ISSs'
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.-Prompt
action on the part of Policeman A. F.
Rocca saved Motornan August Angu-
lus of a Fillmore street car from serious
injury at the hands of an angry mob
early yesterday morning.
The anger of the crowd was aroused
when James Dillon was pushed from
the oVercrowded car, and, falling be-
meath the wheels, sustained the loss Of
his left arm. No attention was paid by
the car crew to the frantic appeals OF
those who were abandoned and Wit
messed the accident, and the car sped
from Ellis to Eddy street before It
stopped
Then the crowd surrounded the car
and made an ugly demonstrate tion. Po-
liceman Rocca rushed to the assistance
of the motorman and after beating back
the crowd with Es club and pistol he
placed him under arrest
Dillon was taken TO the central
emergency hospital, where his left arm
was ampItated.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
WRECK TRAIN TO
SECURE COAL
Farmers and Operator Said to Have
Tampered with Block Signal, and
Engineer Is Killed in Disas-
ter Which FoloIWs
BY Associated Press.


SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 31.-Five
farmers and a youthful telegraph op-
orator are under arrest at Peterson,
Utah, pending further investigation OF
the wrecking of an Oregon Short Line
freight train there on Saturday, ac-
cording to Information received here
today at the general offices of the rail-
road company.
In the wreck Engineer j. A. Feeley
was killed and his fireman and a
brakeman were severely scalded.
The farmers are alleged to have tam
pered with the block signals and the
switch, their alleged object being to
see whether they could not throw the
signals and stop a coal train.
The freight train which was wrecked
was closely followed by the westbound
California express. which probably
would have met with serious disaster
had the freight train not preceded it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
ARREST
HIGH OFFICIALS
TRAITOR EXPOSES C0NNEC-
TON WITH TERRORlSTS
Leaders of Russian Revolution in the
Army and Navy Discovered and
Captured-List of Doomed
Officers Found
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
ST PETERSBURG, Dec. 31.-Acting
on informa ton furnished to the police
by traitor during the last few days
the police captured over hundred
leaders and members of the st. Peters
burg military organization Of the
Social Democrats who were carrying
on an anarchistic propaganda among
the army and navy.
Among those taken into custody was
the editor of a secretly published paper
entitled THE Barracks and twenty
five soldiers and several women The
police also arrested many members of
an important group of terrorists, social
reyolutionistS and captured, according
to reports, list of twenty-seven high
officials who have been sentenced to
death.
Finally, it is asserted. the police
accidentally obtained Information which
frustrated plot to blow up a number
of persons at a conference which was
| to be held in the future.
Many Arrests Reported
The recent arrests of members Of the
military organization which was re-
sponsible for the Sveaborg and Cron-
stadt outbreaks and the mutinies on
in August have been reported from
various places in the interior, notably
at Moscow, to which city the central
committee was transferred after the
police had twice broken up the head
quarters at Wilma.
Six officers, including Col. Klopoff,
who had distinguished themselves in
their respective services, were captured
while holding a conference at Moscow.
Lieut.. Emel Jonoff, who was executed
at Sveaborg fortress in August for par
ticipation in the mutiny, also was a
member of this organization.
The propaganda in the army and
navy is now the chief work of the So
called majority faction of the Social
Democrats, which, after the civilian
insurrectionists of last winter had been
crushed by military force, decided that
the government could only be over
thrown by subverting the army.
The minority faction, which is now
numerically stronger than the majority
faction, has foresworn vengeance and
has adopted resolutions in favor of
purely political activity, as in Germany.
The two factions are now virtually in
| dependent.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative ~romo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure.
E. w. Groves signature is on each box 25c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
FAIR WEATHER
is PREDICTED
Continued from Page One)

able stables of this city and was nearly
completed with its decorations last
night
Tickets Sell Fast
Tickets on sale at the office of the
association yesterday morning ana
afternoon went like hot cakes despite
the lowering conditions prevailing in
local weather. Everything augurs
we'll for a most successful tournament.
Commercial interests in the city will
be at a standstill today. only restau-
rants hotels and candy kitchens will
keep open to satisfy the demands of
the public appetite, but that will be
all. Late last evening stores all closed
tight and will not be opened till
Wednesday morning.
The postofice will open between the
hours of and 10 in the morning and
there will be no free delivery.
Sports at the Tournament park In
clude several new features. Tentpeg-
ging is among the more recently intro
duced sports in Southern California
and was first taken up in the west by
Pasadena gentlemen, The sport Is de-
rived from the English army, where
il is used in training mounted troops,
Prof. Maloney and his band of tent
peggers will give the exhibition at the
park.
A burro chariot race will make an
other novel feature of the tournament.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
CASSATT'S BODY
IS LAID TO REST
With Simple Church Services Remains
of Great Railroad President
Are Buried At Bryn
Mawr
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-With
services as simple as the rites of the
Protestant Episcopal church would per-
NIT the remains of Alexander j. Cas-
satt, president Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, were today laid to
rest in the graveyard of the suburban
Church of the Redeemer at Bryn Mawr.
The services were conducted by Rev.
DR.. w. c. Richardson, rector of st.
James church. The remains were TAX
en- to Bryn Mawr, drive of ten miles.
The services at the grave were con-
Quoted by the Rev. DR.. James Hough-
ton
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
ABANDON PLAN TO
HOLD BALL FOR GlLLFTT

SACRAMENTO, Dec, 31.-The COM
mittee OF Sacramento citizens which
had made elaborate arrangements for
brilliant inaugural ball in honor of
Governor-e Gillett and wife today
decided 10 abandon the affair for this
year.
This was done on account of a recent
death in Mr. Gillett's family,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
Ranch Hand Shoots Himself

BY Associated Press.
STOCKTON, Cal, Dec, S1,-Joe
Bruno, ranch hand, killed himself
at his home just outside of town this
afternoon with a shotgun fired with
suicidal intent. The deceased was
about 81 years old and had frequently
threatened suicide. He had been i'll
and despondent for some time. He
leaves a mother here and sister in
Modesto
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
WORKMAN GROUND TO
DEATH UNDER TRAIN
BY Associated Press.

I BY AsSOClateu PTeSs,
OAKLAND, Dec. 31.-While working
among the cars in the West Oakland
railroad yards of the Southern Pacific
last night Peter Contreau, aged 80 years,
and f. Davies met tragic deaths by
beng ground under the wheels of cars
which were being switched about the
yards.
The bodies were discovered this morn
| ing
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
Actres-countess Dies

BY Associated Press.
LONDON Dec. 31.-The Countess of
Clanclarty who was at one time well
known on the stage as Belle Billion
died this evening at her residence at
Garbally park, county Galway, Ireland
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01

able stables of this city and was nearly
completed with its decorations last