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

Nothing can be concealed from Santa
Claus.
A writer on alfalfa says farmer
can plant it and then retire from
business" with an assured income
and no work to speak of. The boys
ought to be willing to stay on the
farm on these terms.
The presidents secretary is some
what bothered by letters from faith :
ers of twins aud triplets. The race
suicide alarm might have been al |
right in France, but it was a little
premature in free America.
Remember that everything you
will want in the stores is probably
lot cheaper now than it will be
just before Christmas. Hurry up
and buy it before you will have to
say, "How perfectly dear" and
pass it by.
Tons Of gold from Europe have
been added to the stock of over
S900,000,00o, and the American
mines are pouring in fresh supply
Of nearly Sl00,000,000 year. The
panic. if there is such a thing, has
gold lining.
Alabama tried to do it up dry and
brown, but failed. The Carmichael
bill forbiddlng the use or disposal
of whisky in any club in Alabama,
which was passed by the house, was
killed in the afternoon by the SEN
ate committee on temperance, which
evidently believes in temperate tenn
perance
The latest reports from the
Cheyenne agency ars to the effect
that the Ute Indian lease to two
townships in the vicinity of Thunder
Butte has been declared ended, on
account of the refusal of the Utes to
abide by the provisions of the lease
and that all of the band will be
transferred to the camp near Rapid
City.
Indictments have been returned
by an Iowa grand jury against the
managers OF an eastern mail order
for using the mails to defraud, in
disappearing through their cata-
logues, sent by mail, the quality of
goods offered for sale. The mail
order houses are up against real
fight to retain their hold on the
retail trade of the west.
Hon. j. H. Carroll, of Kingsbury
county, who has twice represented
that county in the lower branch Of
the legislature, has announced his
candidacy for lieutenant governor.
Mr.. Carroll was one of the leading
forces of the insurgents in the last
legislature and his announcement
for position on the state ticket comes
as a surprise as we'll as a shock to
the insurgent forces in South
Dakota.
Nome and probably the interior
peninsula is shrouded in ashy haze
and the ground is covered several
inches deep with a fine gritty
powder which is believed to be vol
canic ash. During the storm Of
several days ago the dust blew in
from the ocean, but at first little
attention was paid to the freak of
nature as ii was expected to soon
cease. But the fall continued, and
il became SO dense as to interfere
with outdoor pursuits.
One morning last week mission
AIRY worker was soliciting contribu-
tons toward helping the work along.
Stopping at house in the lower
section Of the city she pulled the
bell, which was answered by a
sickly looking woman, Cant you
contribute anything for the drunk
ards homer" She asked OF the
woman whom she had summoned to
to the door. EYES," replied the
woman, "come around next Satur,
day night and get my husband"
The liabilities of the jamestown
fair reach about s., 500 900, beside.
the 81 500, 900 spent BY the state il
erecting buildings. the $1,000, 0O(
spent BY concessionaries and 81,
$500, 900 spent BY the governmen
and exhihitora. The aaaets conaic