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The Washington times., 1907-11-24

E. W. Libbey has returned to his desk
IN the Office Of the chief clerk after
| serving temporary detail to the tele-
. graph section.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Capt. ". z. Reynolds was ordered to
proceed to Washington on Official bust
ness.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

f. F. Webster. chief or the dairy d.
vision, Bureau Of Animal Industry, is
In the South on official business.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

r NJ Plndell. jr., assistant chief OF
the appointment division, returned to
the department Thursday morning after
a weeks vacation, which was spent
hunting in Maryland for rabbits and
partridges
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Frank Hiatt. OF the office Of the ap-
pointment clerk, Is taking part OF his
annual leave.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Miss Elizabeth NJ Leech. Of the Office
OF the Auditor for Interior, was last
week given a promotion from $500 70
81 600 Per annum
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

appointment Clerk J. B. Bennett has
recovered from his recent illness, and
is now at his desk.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24
Revenue. suite Sevice.

Chief Engineer H e. Schoenb m has
been ordered to proceed to Bethlehem,
Pa. on inspection duty.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

A. c Davis, OF the Bureau OF Animal
Industry, is spending his annual va
cation at Wheeling. w Va.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Mr.. Bryan, who called upon Commits
sione1 West last week, would have OBJ
served, had he paused in the executive
office. a picture Of his wife on the desk
Of DR.. William Tindall. secretary to
the Board OF Commissioners The DOC
ter. Republican Of the strictest sect,
is an ardent admirer Of Mrs. Bryan.
whom he regards as the typical Amer
lean woman.
A fad Of the doctors IS the collection
OF maxims which he pastes on his desk
IN order. he says. that they may De
constantly before him and direct his
mind toward optimistic channels. Above
the picture of Mrs. Bryan IL the Latin
quotation. "Qui autem Derseraver1r
usque IN finem hic salvus crit" which
translated into twentieth century Eng
lish is: He that persevereth to the end,
the same shall be saved DR.. Tindau
declares, however, that the proximity
Of this maxim TO the picture OF the
wife OF a man who has twice been a
Presidential candidate and has declared
his intention OF again entering the race,
Is without special significance.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

James A. Steele, OF the appointment
division. won DR.. Weidemann's boat in
a rattle, and has since disposed Of X at
"A handsome price.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

George G. Box. Of the Office Of the
disbursing clerk. left Monday for a va
cation Of two weeks.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Mayor s. N. Gaines, chief OF the mail
and files division, was detained ar home
by a slight Illness for a couple Of days
last week. ale returned TO his desk last
Friday.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24
aa&61t8md News and 9aR Government DEPARTMENT
ESH35 treasury
R@S

who has been seriously 81 at his home
near Rigerdale for several days. is re-
ported unchanged. His many friends in
taat bureau and throughout the depart
ment are hopeful of his recovery.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

W. w Houseknecht. Of the office OF
the disbursing clerk, has gone to his old
home at Cunningham, Pa, to spend two
weeks with relatives and friends.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

John Hamilton. Of the Office OF ex-
pertinent stations, IS spending his vaca-
ton at State College, Pa.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Miss Kathryn HUMPHREYS. daughter OF
z. c. r. HUMPHREYS. a welI-known
newspaper nan, began her duties as
clerk IN the assessors Office Monday OF
last week
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Henry E. Olsen, of Wisconsin, has
been appointed writer at $40 per annum
under the Coast and Geodetc Survey.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

William s Pierce. OF the Supervising
Architects ONCE. who has been away
on leave Of absence for several weeks
Is expected 10 return 10 duty Monday.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Dr.. f. W. Brown. OF the Bureau Of
Chemistry. has returned to his desk
from his annual vacation.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Thomas /. Luckett. OF the telegraph
section. Of the chief clerks Office. re-
turned 10 his post Of duty Wednesday
morning after an absence occasioned by
Illness.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

The noon hour services in front of
the department building on Friday con-
Quoted by the Y NJ. c. A were in
teresting, and attracted a large crowd
Of employees.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Miss c. D. Phillips. Of the Bureau OF
Chemistry. left Wednesday for q va
cation Of two weeks
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Joseph n Shawhan. private secretary
TO Col. Robert Williams, Deputy Gem
missioner of Iuternal Revenue, has re-
turned from ST. Louis. NO, where he
was called several days ago On account
Of serious Illness OF a brother. His
brother is greatly improved and on the
fair road 10 recovery.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

DR.. Marion Dorset, OF the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, has just returned
from the West, where he has been on
department business.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10


I ran a news stand at Port Jervis,
n. Y. owned common shepliGr !
dog which was a very intelligent AMI.
NAL and was of great assistance 10
me In the newspaper business. run
ming across the street with papers IN
his mouth to customers. He attracted
much attention, and he got me many
new customers, for everybody liked
him, he was such business dog.
I was sick one day and not able to
sell my papers. My dog came in mr
room where / lay in bed. He fumble1
around In my pants pockets and took
the keys to my news stand and ran
out OF the house, and the first thing
knew he had the newspaper stand
opened up and doing business.
He was very clever In making
change, changing FIVE and ten dollar
bills without a single mistake, work.
Ing the cash register with his paws.
and everything ran smoothly until a
man came up and passed him a lead
quarter. My dog got mad and lost his
temper entirely, and | was forced to
interfere. With much trouble / man
aged to pull them apart.
II this dog had not had such a quick
temper would have started him in
business for himself. This dog Is still
living.-Boston Post
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
ALMOST HURRICANE FORCE
Furious Storm Sweeps Over
New York and Vicinity.

New York, Oct 8.-A storm Of al
most hurricane force which swept
over New York during the day did
much damage and caused great incon.
venience both on land and water,
Coming on almost without warning
the gale found every one unprepared
to withstand it's fury. Sheets of blind
ing rain washed out streets, under
mined entertainments and fences, stove
in plate glass windows and made navi-
cation on the waterways around the
city most hazardous for the time. The
sound steamers got the full force of
the storm and several of them were
hours late in reaching their piers.
Tho storm vented much of its fury
on the Upper West Side of the city.
Riverside drive from Seventy-second
street to Grants tomb was strewn
with the debris of trees and broken
shrubbery.
In Harlem in three instances horses
and wagons were blown across One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street. Sew
eral immense advertising signs on
high buildings at One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth street were blown down
into the street. The Keith & Proctor
sign, composed of hundreds of electric
lights, was demolished Mrs. Kate
Buckley was blown off the porch of
her house in Madison avenue and
badly bruised.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
HALF WAY AROUND WORLD
Wireless Message From Manila Re-
corded on Atlantic Coast.

Sydney. N. s., Oct. S.-A wireless
message received from a station over
$4,000 miles away Is the latest achieve
ment Of the Marconi system. While
Marconi experts were testing new re-
ceiving cones at the top of the towers
Mt the station at Port Morien an OPP
orator was In communication with the
wireless station at Manila. The mes
sage received was that the American
cruiser Philadelphia had arrived
there. The Marconi people account
for the occurrence by the theory that
the cone at Manila must have been in
perfect tune with that at Port Morien
The message from Manila was
picked up while being sent to some
other station on the Pacific coast or
to a war vessel. At the time the ex-
perts were experimenting In an effort
to receive messages from Ireland.
They received csveral messages from
the Irish station and were In the act
Of making further tests when the In.
struments recorded the arrival of the
Philadelphia at Manila.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
Grandfathar,s Portrait.

A villager, intensely concelted and
ignorant. but quite wealthy, was per-
suaded to have his grandfather's pic
ture repainted.
The artist, not having been decently
treated by the villager, drew the por-
trait almost In nude form. Rolling
1t up, he told the man not to look at
1t before the coming New Year. On
that day the villager ordered the pic.
ture to be hung up that he might pay
1t his New Year respects. AS 1t was
being unrolled he frantically waved
his hands and shouted: "Wait! Wait
The old gentleman Is not ready, for he
Is not yet dressed. From the Chi
nese
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
Won TscHIRsKY RETIaEs.
Herr Won schoen Becomes German
Foreign Minister.

Herr Won schoen Becomes German
Foreign Minister.
Berlin, Oct Tit is semi-offlcfally
announced that Herr Won Tschirsky,
the minister for foreign affairs, is
leaving the foreign office and will sue
coed Count Won Wedel as German am
bassador at Vienna Herr Won Schoen,
now ambassador of Germany at st.
Petersburg. will become foreign min
lister.
When Won Tschirsky was appointed
10 the foreign ONCE In March, 1906, Ii
was understood that he would not
serve more than two years and that
his stay In the foreign office was In
preparation for his appointment to an
ENTHUSIASTICALLY at the capital of one
of the great powers. He was reputed
to have q great charm in private con-
versation, but had little experience as
a parliamentary speaker
Won Schoen, who succeeds Won
Tschirsky at the foreign Office, has
long enjoyed the confidence Of the
emperor, occasionally being his COM
panion in summer cruises in Scan
dinavian waters. He is a man of the
most agreeable personality and is re-
garded as a diplomat Of sound judg.
ment and comprehensive views. He
is of what is known as the new nobil-
ity," having received his title in 1885.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
AFataI Mistake

Is Often Made by the Wisest of
South Dakota People.
It's fatal mistake to neglect back
ache.
Backache is the first symptom of kid
ney ills.
Serious complications follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them
promptly.
Don't delay until too late.
Until 1t becomes diabetes--Bright's
disease.
John James, employed on city work,
living at the Central House, Sioux Falls,
8. D.. says: ~ had suffered with my
back for months. Il ached all the time
right In the loins on the left side and
up between the shoulders. I was never
free from II day or night. A friend
told me about Doan's Kidney Pills and
. number Of friends recommended them
TO me 20 highly that got . box at q
drug store and began using them. ]
never had any other medicine DO me &C
much good. In time they cured me,
and ] have had no return Of the
trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price &C
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. N
Y. sole agents for the United states.
Remember the name oan's--and
take no other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
Pennington Fashions.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harder, of
Pierpont, we're callers last week.
Butcher Meng and Chas. Shannon
were Webster visitors Thursday.
L. G. Mckenzie, Langford's pop
ular machine man, lodged in Farm
ington Wednesday night last week.
Miss Laura b. Hsn se and Miss
Della l. Perry dined in Langford
Saturday with Mrs. G. III. Tomkins.
Pierpont's telephone circuit was
enlarged tast week by the addition
OF the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Smith.
Cashier Guernsey, of Pierpont.
accompanied Theo. Steinke,of Allan.
tic, Iowa, on business trip to Farm.
ington Tuesday.
w. N. Whalen has grown tired ol
farming and has advertised for an
auction sale of his personal prop
erty next Saturday, Oct. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Goodwin, oil
Webster, arrived Monday for few
days visit with relatives and friends
in Homer and Pennington.
Fred Guthrie, joined by several Of
his Pierpont school mates, went to
Aberdeen, Saturday evening, return.
ing Monday morning.
Word has just been received here
of the marriage at Dummy Brook, N
D., Sept. %, 1907, of Prof. L. O
Geib, formerly of Groton, and Miss
Alice Yost, formerly of Homer. Mr.
Geib was principal of the Langford
schools two years ago and Miss Yos'
was teacher in the same. place
Success to the happy young folks.
The following item, clipped from
the Gfoton Independent, is of inter
est to Pennington:
''Dr. Bayard and Mrs. Martha
Sheldon returned Tuesday morning
from their trip TO southwest Kansas
where they bought half section o
land, and where DR.. Bayard fled OF
q quarter. Mrs. Sheldon and Mrs
Bayard and children will establish
home on the farm. The land bough
ss we'll as that fled upon,is in Ham
ilton county. and accessible 70 irriga
ton headings from the Arkansa
river"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
The MiIbank Convention.

The nineteenth annual convention
of the w. G. T. U. met at Milbanl
from October 3 to z, OF which Mrs
G. o. Norris, Mrs. L. v. Slocumb
Mrs. Littlefeld and Mrs. Sherwood
were delegates from Webster.
II was the most encouraging con.
vention TO the officials ever held
along their lire of work in the state
Mrs. Luella Ramsey, our state presi.
dent, was reeleceed for the 18th
term.
There has been the largest gain
in our work ever recorded. -Four
contests were held at the convention
one of which was a Matron's Bible
reading, of which cur beloved dis.
trict and local president, Mrs. G. O.
Norris, won the silver medal. Also
one of our delegates, Mrs. l.. V
Slocumb, had the honor of being
elected one Of our state superintend-
ents.
Our union feels proud in the fact
that we have two ladies that hold
state offices. The delegates came
home feeling very much encouraged
about the work, and at their regular
meeting at Mrs. Scott Demmery's,
planned years work of which
twelve different departments were
planned for the coming year.
The motto for the coming year
adopted at the convention, and also
for our local union is "Move For.
ward"
A Delegate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
SAYS IT IS ILLEGAL
Prosecutor KellOgg's Opinion Of
Standard Oil Company.
TRUST WAS NOT DISSOLVED
Believes OIL Combine Now 10 Owned
by the Same Men Who Controlled
the Original Concern.

New York, Oct 9.-From state
ments culled from ledgers and books
found In the Offices OF the Standard
OIL company. Frank B. Kellogg, coun-
sci for the United States government,
succeeded in placing on Tuesdays
record Of federal proceedings against
the oil combine the processes and
stages through which the combine
passed In It's changes from the old
Standard OIL trust to the present
Standard OIL Company of New Jersey.
Out Of the maze of figures developed
In voluminous mass from the com
pany's books and from testimony
given by Clarence G. Fay, assistant
auditor of the Standard, called as
witness Friday, the governments
counsel says he believes he has proved
the federal allegation that the Stand
ard is an illegal corporation that by
devious devices has maintained it's
entity and that II is under the same
ownership as when II was formed.
Statements submitted Tuesday
showed in brief that at the inception
Of the Standard Oil trust in 1882 there
was s70,0G0,00 In trust certificates is
sued for stock Of various companies
which entered into the combine. In
the trust period from 1882 to 1892 a
stock dividend of $4,000, 900 was de-
clared and this with other stocks is
sued for plant purchases brought the
total capitalization of the Standard up
to S97,250. 900 AS a result of a de-
cision of the supreme court of Ohio
forbidding the trustees from voting
the trust certificates there was a reso.
luton passed directing that the trust
be dissolved
Consolidated With the Standard.
Mr. Fay read a statement in the rec
ord Tuesday showing that the day fol
lowing the passage OF that resolution
sixty-four subsidiary companies were
consolidated with the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey and nineteen
other subsidiaries OF the trust. Seven
months later, on Nov. 80. 1892, the wit
ness read from statements, there were
494,619 trust certificates presented
for cancellation and to the holders
were given their pro rata shares Ia
the twenty subsidiary companies
which then made up the trust There
were also offered for cancellation two
months later some 10000 trust certifi-
Gates. There was lapse OF over four
years before another certificate was
presented for cancellation.
Mr. Kellogg sought to show that
those who held control of the trust,
with the exception Of a few friends,
were the only ones who liquidated
their trust certificates and that, by
lliquidating only majority of the total
certificates outstanding which they
owned, they continued their direction
of the trust by voting majority of
the stock in the subsidiary companies.
He also tried to show that those who
liquidated their trust certificates and
took the stocks of the subsidiaries
were John ID. Rockefeller, William
Rockefeller, H. M. Flagler, Benjamin
Brewster, ]. d. Archbold. H. H. Rog-
ers, w. H. Tilford, C. w. Hardness,
estate Of c. B. jennings, Emma Au-
chincloss, estate of Charles Pratt and
| o. II. Payne.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
Crusbed by Beecher.


Henry Ward Beecher was once ap-
preached by young man who con
sldered himself very clever.
"Do you know. Mr.. Beecher," said
he, 1--WE been thinking that l would
settle down. Now, | like your preach
ing, but when go to your church and
see such men as old s. and others
grasping skinfints and hypocrites to
the core, sitting there in full member.
ship, why, the thing Is just little too
much for me, and really" he added
II cannot join"
"Well, you're right" said Mr. Beech.
err Every church has such men, and
fancy Plymouth is not free from
them, and until you spoke | have al
ways wondered why the good Lord
permitted 1t. Now | understand"
"Ah," gurgled the young fellow, 81
am glad | have thrown light on the
question! What strikes you as the
reason, Mr. BeecherT
"Well," replied the great preacher
at Is permitted in order to keep just
such fools as you out of the churches. y
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
DIE ON ONE SCAFFOLD.
Four Italians Executed at Lancaster
Pa. at Same Time.

Lancaster, Pa, Oct. 4.-Four Ital-
ians were hanged at one time in the
yard of the Lancaster county Jail here
They were Anthony Delero, Stephen
Carlui, Sivereo Rodelli and Joseph
Celione and the crime for which they
paid the death penalty was the MUIR
der Of fellow countryman, Plato AL
bamese, who was killed for Offering
resistance when the four attempted
to rob him. The four men were taken
from their cells and marched to the
scaffold In body, each one supported
by a priest. They presented a firm
front except Carlui, who wavered sew
eral times but braced up on the scat
fold. All died from strangulation. On
the scaffold Delero, whose right name
Is Delorenzo, made q statement In
which the other three joined. He de-
MED that they went into the shack to
commit robbery and said Albamese
attacked him with razor and that In
self-defense he shot his assailant;
that he called for assistance and that
Celione responded and also in self.
defense stabbed Albamese a number
of times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
rhe Nearest Approach.

An English tourist visited Arran
and being a keen disciple OF Izaak Wal
ton was arranging to have days
good sport. Being told that the cleg,
or horsehy, would suit his purpose adj
mirably for lure, he addressed him
self to Christy, the highland servant
girl, 81 say, my girl, can you get me
some horsefliesw
Christy looked stupid, and he repeat
ed his question. Finding that she did
not yet comprehend him, he exclaimed:
"Why, girl, did you never see a
horsefyT
"Naa. sir" said the girl, ''but a
wanse saw COO jump over a preshi-
nice"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
The Worth Of His Money,

Not seldom in highland districts the
attendance at church during unpropi-
tious weather Is but scanty. One min
lister, finding himself on bolsterous
Sunday confronted with but one soli-
tary auditor, who happened to be a
gruff, outspoken character, took him
into his confidence, with view to
propltiate him. "will go on with the
sermon, Johnw John answered gruff-
ly, "Of course" Getting into the pull
pit and leaning over It, he asked, "Will
I give you the Gaelic sermon or the
English one" "Gie's bath. Ye're
weel paid for 4" said John. more
gruffly still.-Dundee Advertiser.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
HE NEVER MARRIED HER.
Senator PIatt's Reply to Mae c
Woods Action for Divorce,

New York, Oct. 4.-United States
Senator Plat has made formal denial
that he ever married Mae C. Wood,
who is suing him for divorce, alleging
that she was married to the senator
Nov. 8, 1901. The senator made this
denial in an application in court by
his attorneys asking for authority to
examine certain papers In the case.
The senator. in his petition, asserted
that she had never made claim to
him of such marriage until Dec. "a,
1906. but on the contrary had tried to
extort money from him. More than
three years after the date on which
she asserts she was married to him,
the senator averred, she was threat.
ening to sue him for breach Of prom
ise and retained the law firm of
O'F1aherty & Fulton Of Richmond,
Va. to act for her.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10

Indianapolis. Oct. John Mitchell.
president OF the United Mine Workers
OF America. Is so much improved In
health that he was able to 60 to his
Office at national headquarters for q
short time. Secretary Wilson said
friends Of Mr.. Mitchell were much en-
couraged and believed he was on the
roaf. to complete recovery.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10

Memphis. Tenn. Oct. 5.-Preslden,
John l. Vance Of the Ohio Valley I'm,
provement association collapsed I'm,
hmediately after delivering an address
before the waterways convention here
he was taken to hospital. His con.
sition is considered serious.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
Hoped WIN Mayor. pauaht.r.

Des Moines. Oct. mabel Bennett
daughter Of the Fort Dodge mayor
who has been urging bachelors to
marry. eloped with a chauffeur, No
land Snow, and they were married
here. Mayor Bennett recently issued
. ukase requiring all bachelors tc
marry. Snow took him at his word.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
sIxTY-THREE GIRLS KILLED
Terrible Disaster Occurs In q Jana.
nese Town.

Toxic. Oct. 5.--A terrible explosion
occurred during the morning at the
Takatsuke factory. Osaga, while a
number Of girls were at work sorting
shells and cartridges which had been
condemned. Sixty-three of the girls
were killed and over sixty were In
4nrod