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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
NEWSY A T

The cases in the Roberts county cir
cult court last week against Thompson,
Cotton, Matheson and Ingals for dispos-
ing of Intoxicants illegally, closed the
criminal calendar. IngaIs pleaded guilty
and was fined $50, Thompson $500, Cot.
ton $3.50 and Matheson $3.50.
Congressman Martin declares that
the problem of the hour is How to
preserve the corporation AS a potential
factor in our industries without des.
troying individual opportunities, I"
That is q very succinct and compre-
hensive statement Of the problem.
The divorce lawyers Of the state are
TO invoke the referendum on the new
divorce law raising the time Of resi-
dence from six months to one year and
it cannot be enforced until after the
election two years hence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
State of South Dakota,
w. G.. Waddel

State of South Dakota,
County of Day.
/ c. &. Blegen, having been elected to
the office of County Auditor, within and
for the County of Day, do solemnly swear
that 1 will support the Constitution of the
United States and the Constitution of the
State of South Dakota, and that L will
faithfully and impartially, to the best OF
my knowledge ard ability, perform all
the duties of my said Office of County
Auditor as provided by the condition OF
my official bond written above.
c. E. Blegen.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
End day of March, A. D.. 1907.
Frank Anderson,
Notary Public
The within bond Is approved by the
board of county commissioners of the
County of Day, State of South Dakota,
this 4th day of March, A. D., 1907.
NJ. b. Long,
Chairman of the Board OF
County Commissioners
of said county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14

277, to increase the number of
supreme court judges to FIVE; Great
ing new districts therefor; providing
for the election of two additional
judges of said court and fixing their
terms of Office.
233, requiring packers of garden,
flower and field seeds to print upon
the package the place where seeds
were grown.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14

New York, March Ion the first
day Of the states a se in rebuttal at
the trial of Harry X. Thaw. District
Attorney Jerome came to a temporary
standstill against the practically solid
wall the rules of evidence have built
around the story Of Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. Mr.. Jerome began to attack
this story as Don rs court opened In
the morning. There ensued = well
nigh c~easeless battle between the
prosecutor and ID. M. Delmas. the lead
Ing counsel for the defense. at the end
of which Justice Fitzgerald uphold the
rule laid down at the beginning OF the
trial-that Mrs. Thaw's story was ad-
nissable only - tending to show the
effect 1t might have had In unbalanc-
ing the defendants mind and that Its
truth or falsity Is not material.
Nine-tenths OF the days sessions
we're spent In argument and In nearly
every instance when the smoke OF con
Aict cleared away Mr.. Delmas had won
his point as to the law, while Mr.. Je-
rome In the very argument itself had
got before the jury a perfect knowl-
edge as to what his witnesses would
have testified to had they been per-
mitted. The district attorney called
ten witnesses during the day but
aside from drawing from the states
eye witnesses to the tragedy the opin-
lon that Thaw seemed rational the
night he killed White. little real head
way was made.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
FIVE THOUSAND MEN OUT.
longshoremen's Strike at Hamburg
In Full Swinq.

Hamburg, March 12.-As q result
of the refusal of the l~ongshoremen to
bind themselves to do night work and
otherwise submit to the rulings of the
shipowners the lockout, which began
Monday, is now In full progress, about
5000 men being affected. Up to the
present there has not been n dis
orders. Over 1900 imported long
shoremen have arrived here to take
the places OF the locked out men.
The Shipowners' union and the Har-
Dor Traffic union held meetings dur
ing the day and again resolved not to
employ any longshoremen who refuse
to sign the agreement to do both day
and night work. Several vessels
which were to have unloaded here
have been ordered to Altoona. where
there is no trouble with the longshore-
men.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
DOZEN PERSONS INJURED.
Violence Marks Street Car Strike at
Louisville.

Louisville. KY. March f2.-Violence
resulting In injuries more or less Sc
we're to nearly a dozen persons and
the feeble and spasrA lie operation of
less than 100 car fora few hours un-
der apparently inadequate police pro-
lection marked the second day of the
strike of the union employees of the
Louisville Railway company. Few II
any Of the cars operated were patron
ICED and o number were stoned.
The oficials OF the street railway
company denied q report that they In
tended calling on Sheriff Bell to fur
nish full protection. which would
necessitats the use Of militia.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
State of South Dakota

Shaht vi Sotkb
County of Day.
Geo. c. Dunton, T. E. Egge, o. A. Chill
son, and T. +. Haugen, being duly sworn,
say, each for him self, that he is one of the
sureties above named that he is a resident
and freeholder of Day county, South
Dakota, and worth the amount of five
thousand dollars, specified in the within
undertaking, above his debts aud liabili.
ties and exclusive of his property exempt
from execution.
Geo. c. Dunton
T. +. Egge
o. A. Gibson
T. +. Haugen
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this
End day of March, A. d.. 1897.
Frank Anderson.
Notary Public.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
REDUCED TO sEMi-sTARvATIoN.
Locked Out Employees at lodz Anx-
ious to Resume Work.

LODI, Russian Poland, March H.
There appears to be little prospect Of
an early termination OF the lockout
here, although most of the working
people are reduced to a condition of
semi-starvation and are ready to yield
Internationally. The socialist metal
workers, however, ~effectually block
the way to a resumption of work by
refusing to permit the repair or clean
ing of the machinery in the factories
until the others yield to the demands
Of their employees. The ambulances
are kept busy succoring workmen
who faint In the streets from hunger
and exposure. while scores of peace
full passersby continue to be beaten
with the butt end of rifles and knout.
ed by the soldiers in conflicts with
the strikers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
THREE BULLETS IN HIS BODY.
Premier Petkoff Of Bulgaria Killed by
an Assassin at Sofia.

Sofia, Bulgaria, March I'm. Pet
koff, the premier and minister Of the
interior, was as~sas5inated here during
the day. NJ. Petkoff, with other min
listers, was walking In the Boris gar
den when he was attacked by an un-
known man, who fired at him with a
revolver. The premier was wounded
by three bullets and died instantly.
M. Geumadief, the minister of COM
merce and agriculture, who was one
Of the ministers accompanying NJ. Pet
koff. was wounded in the arm.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
YOUTH DAKOTA LIQUOR LAW.
Federal Supreme Court vpholds the
County License Fee.

Federal Supreme Court Uphoids h
County License Fee.
Washington. March Elm a de-
cision in the a s of Delamater vs.
the state of South Dakota the supreme
court of the United States sustained
the state law of South Dakota reqdir-
ing a license fee Of 5000 a year for re-
failing liquor In In of the counties OF
that state. Delamater was prosecuted
for selling whisky in Potter county.
S. d, as an agent for a Minnesota
house and when he was found guilty
attacked the verdict on the ground
that the law being an interference
with interstate commerce Is unconsti
tutional. The supreme court failed to
accept that view and affirmed the r
dict OF the state courts imposing a
lne of $3.50.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
OFFICIAL BOND.
County Commissioners at their
Meeting March 4, 1907.
Know all Men by these Presents:

Know all Men by these PRESENTS:
That we, C.. E.. Blegen as principal, and
Jens Peterson, c. ii. Chilson, f. A. Merger
Martin Wist, Geo. c. Dunton, T. E. Egge,
o. A. Gibson, T. E. Haugen as sureties,
of the County of Day and State of South
Dakota, ARE held and firmly bound unto the
State of South Dakota, in the State of
South Dakota, in the penal sum of ten
thousand dollars, lawful money of the
United States, to be paid to the said State
of South Dakota for which payment well
and truly to be made we bind ourselves,
our executors and administrators, jointly
and ~severally by these presents.
Sealed with our seals and dated this End
day of March, A. ID. 1907.
The condition of the above obligation is
such that whereas the said {. f.. Blegen
has been elected to the office of County
Auditor within and for the County of
Day, South Dakota.
Now therefore, if the said c. f.. Blegen
shall faithfully and impartially~ discharge
the duties of his said Office of County
Auditor and render a true account of all
moneys. credits, accounts and property of
any kind hat shall come into his hands
as such officer, and pay over and deliver
the same according to law, then the above
obligation TO be void otherwise to remain
in full force and effect.
Signed in presence of Frank Anderson,
w. g. Waddel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
Ruef's Attorneys Continue FIoht.

San Francisco, March 12.-Abraham
Ruef's attorneys have applied to the
state supreme court for a writ of
Labeas corpus. The application was
laid before the justices when court
convened.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
State of South Dakota, J
County of Day

County of Day.
lens Peterson, G. ii. Chilson, T.. A. Ner-
ger and Martin wist, being duly sworn,
say, each for himself, that he is one OF the
sureties above named, that he is a resi-
dent and freeholder of Day County, South
Dakota. and worth the amount of five
thousand dollars, specified in the within
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14

Immediately after the bond was
approved Mr.. Blegen appointed Sig Eye
land deputy auditor for two years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
DOWIE PASSES AWAY
FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN cATHo-
Lie CHURCH EXPIRES AT
ZION CITY, ILL.

Although In Failing Health for Some
Time There Was No Indication That
the End Was at Hand-Utters De-
n~unelations win His Old Time
vlsor During the DsIirium Accom-.
panyIns His Last Hours.
Chicago. March 9.-The death OF
John Alexander Dowie, founder of the
Christian Catholic church, while sud
den was not entirely unexpected. 1t
had been Dowie's custom to hold re.
ligious services every Sunday after
noon In the parlor of Shiloh House.
About $50 of his original followers re-
NAMED faithful and attended these
services. Dowie always wore his
apostolic robes and made a charac-
teristic address. Five weeks ago
these meetings ceased and Dowie APP
peared no longer In public. The Sun
day meetings, however, were still held
by his adherents. Since that time
Dowie had been gradually failing. The
afternoon prior to his death. however.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-14
BLOCKED BY DELlMAS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME Is
NOT ALLOWED TO plscREpiT
EVELYN ThAw's STORY.

Counsel for the Defense StrenuousIy
Objects to Introduction Of Certain
Testimony and Is Upheld by the
Court-First Day Of the States Case
In Rebuttal Largely Devoted to
Argument.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23
"The Old World And Its Ways.". 4

This is the title of new and profuse-
ly illustrated book by Col. William
Jennings Bryan, recounting his noted
journey around the earth and through
Europe, which was so widely heralded
through the American Press.
The book isan illustrated and descrip-
tive record of that entire journey,
which is so memorable in current his
tory. The journey embraced period
of year, and covered practically all
the nations of the earth.
Col. Bryan travelled with camera and
pencil, and not only decribed, in bril-
liant phrase, what he saw, but further
illustrated his journey by photographs.
These photographs constitute strike
ing pictorial presentation and lend
especial interest to the book. They
number 24O, and they show in picture
the world as he saw it. They consti-
tute just that many striking Object
Lessons of the people of all countries in
their cities, towns and villages in their
homes and every day occupations.
The book will interest every reader
as unique presentati ton of wonderful
ly interesting journey. 1t is sold only
through solicitors. The Thompson
Publishing Company of ST. Louis, Mo-,
are the fortunate publishers. They
advertise for agents in another column
of this issue. 80
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
THE COST OF LIVING.

The bureau of commerce and labor de-
votes pamphlet of more than 400 pages
to tracing the course of wholesale
prices for the years between 1890 and
1906 inclusive, which is worth the at
tention of all who pay the expense OF
family. For this inquiry 25S representa-
tive commodities were selected cloth
ing, farm products, foods, fuel, metals,
implements, lumber, build materials,
drugs, house furnishing goods, etc. The
conclusions established by the tables
and the investigation are that whole
sale prices, if the 25S commodities be
considered as whole, were higher in
1906 than at any other time in the
period of seventeen years covered by
the bureaus statistics; that the average
in 1906 was higher than the average in
1905 by Sc per cent, higher than the
average in 1897 by 36.5 per cent and
higher by ga per cent than the aver
age for the ten years 1S901S99. Dia-
grams show continuous fall from 1890
to 1897, sharp rise in the ensuing
three years, slight recession in 1901,
and then resumption of the advance,
which is sharp again in 1905 and 1906.
The bureau makes no attempt to point
out causes of either rise or fall. Its
tables end with December last, and it is
shown that the highest level was reach
ed in that month, DEFENDERS average
exceeding by per cent the average of
the entire year 1906. Other and unoffi-
cial records show an advance since
December. According to the index
number of Bradstreet's, prices reached
new high level on February 1. This
index number, based upon carefully
selected commodities, show an average
increase of IS per cent since July 1904
and 81 Fer cent since July 1897.
Many workers who find it harder to
save money out Of increased wages thar
what hurts them. A little study of the
figures given above will bring under
standing if not relief.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23
THE BLUFF OF PROSPERITY.

1t is hard to bear prosperity. Harder
still is it in prosperous, flush and busy
times to believe that the wolf will ever
again wait outside the door with barred
teeth. "Shall hard times come again no
more?" Listen to Paul Morton: 81
don't believe there will ever come again
a period of national depression with
failures throughout the country con-
tinued Mr.. Morton. 'The only thing
which could possibly produce such a
catastrophe" he added, "would be a
total failure of crops. So diversified
have they become that this is now
almost an impossibility."
Mr.. Morton, like all other men OF
greater or lesser degree, finds it hard to
Imagine recurrence of the conditions
Of the earlier nineties. Most people
recall those days of cent corn, of in
dustrial and commercial paralysis, only
as they remember bad dream. Like
Mr.. Morton they are prone to believe
that they can never return; and the
wish is father to the thought.
Nevertheless, in spite of all the hopes
Of Mr.. Morton and all the rest of US
hard times will come again and mer
wonder where the next days work and
the next months rent are coming from
Whether the period of depression shall
drop SO deep or last SO long, may be
doubted, but the depression will come
as it always has come. 1t is pleasant tt
be optimistic, but it is safest to ge
squared around ready to meet what il
sure to GOMEZ Marshalltown Times
Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23

"Railroad Accidents" is the title of a
careful study in the May Atlantic, 1t
is interesting, by the way, to notice
that this 'literary" magazine is pub
fishing such timely and popular matter.
The writer shows by statistics that
while legislation has to large extent
eliminated many of the causes of acct
dents, yet casualties due to collisions
and derailments have increased during
the last six months. High speed Of
trains, inexperience and overwork of
employees and negligence seem to be
back of the trouble, yet "the fundamen-
tai weakness of American railroading
from the standpoint of safety is the
widespread and almost universal lack
of discipline" 1t is relief to our f1ut-
tering nerves to find satisfactory first
cause of such a widespread trouble and
a plausible remedy. Professor Dixon,
the writer, concludes: "What the
country needs is a federal board of in
spection of long, if not of permanent
tenure, consisting of men of such wide
knowledge and of such undoubted in
tegrity that their conclusions will be
accepted without question and their re-
concentrations adopted by the rail
roads as matter of course
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23

The Interstate Commerce Commits sion
has just handled the first case in which
it assumes the perogative granted it by
the new rate law of controlling the ex-
press companies. Express charges in
the United States are one of the most
onerous eXactions under which the
people suffer. Heretofore there has
been no way Of reaching them legally
for they were not affected by any law
and could charge what they pleased.
The present case is not far reaching.
II deals only with the case of cut flow
ers sent from the surrounding country
to New York city. The express company
without warning and without improv-
ing the service, doubled the tariff.
When brought to book for their action.
their defense was remarkable. They
explained that under their contract
with the railroads, they had to pay the
railroad company 45P of their gross re-
ceipts. They wanted more for the
flower service than they had been get
ting, but they had to raise the tariff
more than they otherwise would be-
cause SO much of the increase went tc
the railroads. 1t is to be noted with
some satisfaction that they were com
PEELED to promptly put the tariff bach
at what it was before the raise.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23

No excitement is likely to follow the
declaration of Attorney General Bona
parte that he is about to proceed against
the harvest trust. That is, there will
be no excitement outside the columns of
administration organs. Experience has
shown that it is easy to abolish trusts so
far as court decisions go. 1t has also
shown that, without exception, the
trusts maintain their monopoly after
going through the hocus pocus necessary
to evade the law. When the smashing"
of combination is seen to actually re-
suit in the investment of independent
money, genuine competition and lower
prices, the country will expect speedy
relief. But just now it seems far away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23
NATURE TELLS YOU.
As Many a Leon Reader Knows
Too Well.
When the Kidneys are sick.
Nature tells you all about it.
VNbo ,,,,s.o =, ,,4,,.o'. a.lal

When the kidneys are sick.
Nature tells you all about it.
The urine is natures calendar.
Infrequent or too frequent action,
Any urinary trouble tell of kidney ills.
Doan's kidney pills cure all kidney ills.
Leon people testify to this.
Mrs. Mary Kinds, living in the south
east part of town, says: 81 knew
years ago that my kidneys were weak
and ! was subject to backache upon the
least provocation, particularly SO if
overeNerted myself. There was no
doubt about the cause for the action
and condition of the kidney secretions
plainly proved it. They contained a
sediment, were full of acid and scald-
ed. If contracted even slight cold
it was sure to seat itself in the lions
and greater aggravation followed, and
| always knew coming change in the
weather. / have used more than one
remedy in my time when these attacks
were very pronounced but until went
to L. P. Van Werdens drug store for
Doan's Kidney Pills never was able
to check a spell let alone stop it. The
treatment of Doan's Kidney Pills differ
ed from anything l ever employed
They acted directly upon the kidneys
and stopped the last attack"
For sale by all dealers. Price sc
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the -Doans-and' take
no other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23
TARIFF-MADE MILLlONAIRES.

Mr.. M. E. ingalls,, former president of
the Big -Four railroad system, could not
have chosen better place than Boston
to make the statement: 81 am not in
favor of taxing for destruction, but the
question is whether we have too many
millionaires for the good of the republic.
Ibelieve that one of the greatest causes
of the production of large and illegal
fortunes is the tariff"
Boston, for some time now the center
of strife between the tariff revisionists
and the standpatters, should have no
difficulty in seeing the truth of Mr..
Ingalls, assertion. 1t long has been
plain to the people of the west that the
tariff has outlived it's original purpose
be that good or bad-and that for at
least two congresses it has been making
millionaires at the expense of the con-
sumers of the whole country.
The "infant industries" that the tariff
was intended to nourish until they
could stand and walk unaided have
grown to be industrial giants; yet they
are still feeding on tariff pap, furnished
mainly by the people of the United
States.
There is rapidly spreading public
sentiment that it would be vastly adj
vantageous to the nation if we had
fewer tariff made millionaires and freer
access to the worlds markets. The
American consumer has grown tired of
high prices, due to protective sched-
ule that even it's father, in the so-called
Buffalo PLATFORM declared to be no
longer needed to ma ntain the country S
prosperity.
Standpat means stand STILL The
American people favor progress. And
the time is close at hand when the only
standpatter in the land will be the
tariff-made millionaire Valve
World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23
LIVES OF SWEETNESS.
postmortem Kindness Does Not
Cheer the Troubled Heart.

On the back of a card received by us
from ". d. Boyce, of Chicago, President
of the American Weekly Publishers
Association, we find his Greed" which
we think is such an excellent one that
we reproduce it, hoping it will find a
responsive chord in the hearts of all
who read it.
"Do not keep the alabaster boxes of
your love and tenderness sealed up until
your friends are dead. Fill their lives
with sweetness. Speak approving, cheer
ing words while their ears can hear
them, and while their hearts can be
thrilled and made happier by them; the
are gone, say before they go. The
coffin, send to brighten and sweeten
their homes before they leave them.
"lf my friends have alabaster boxes
laid away, full of fragrant perfumes of
sympathy and affection, which they in
tended to break over my dead body l
would rather they would bring them out
in my weary and troubled hours, and
open them, that may be refreshed and
cheered by them while need them. |
would rather have plain coffin without
a flower, a funeral without an eulogy,
than life without the sweetness of
love and sympathy.
"Let us learn to anoint our friends
beforehand for their burial. Postmortem
kindness does not cheer the troubled
spirit. Flowers on the coffin cast no fra
GRANGE backward over life's weary way"
With compliments of
w. d. BoYCE.