Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-29
CURRENT EVENTS.
Clipped from the Exchanges Which
Come to Our Table.

TO nlHl WHO Eau Sct uolu vi " anu
keep it and keep out of Jail. That
kind of business should have no
defenders or apologists.
In some parts of the country har-
vest hands are getting So day.
The man with the hoe in these
times carries a comfortable roll and
soon earns enough to pay for a !
slice of government land.
Postmaster McElory, of the
national house Of representatives
died at Delaware, Ohio, Thursday
of last week. He was rs years old
and had been i'll for several months
with an ELECTION of the heart.
Another bluebook in England
gives the navy of the United States
second place in fighting strength.
And Uncle Sam has made up his
mind, in the interest of peace, to
keep the navy in up-to-date working
condition,
In the year 1857 the treasury rev.
enue of the United States Govern
ment was S6S,000,0O0 an amount
nearly equaled now by the monthly
receipts. Another tenfold increase
in the next fifty years would reach
amazing figures.
A few years ago it would have
been said that the annual expendi-
ture of S35,000,000 on rural free
delivery would be ruinous, but the
postoffice department has been
cutting down the deficit of late, and
hopes to wi pc it out.
We are going to ascertain where
our deficit lies" says Postmaster
General Meyer, "and see how it can
be remedied as far as possible
This is good news for SO,OOO,OOO
people, all of whom are interested
in sensible postal Improvements.
The state board of assessment
lowered the assessment On bank
stocks over 100000. The banker
seems to be the favored child OF the
present administration. This may
be accounted for by the fact that
four of the members of the state
board are largely Interested In bank
ING and are heavy stock holders IN
several different banks,
The new attorney for the Chicago
g. North Western, A. X. Gardner
was chairman of the Pennington
county delegation to the state con
vent;on in 1906, and Pennington
county sent an insurgent delega'lo
70 the state convention that yea
The railroads seem anxious
secure the services of the insurgent
and they seem able to find wlilin
Barkises plenty.
Rattle tactics to an extent new
vet enjoyed by the American Nav
will be practiced by the battle shiI
Of Admiral Evans Atlantic fleet Gu
inc the two weeks, beginning ou
day, August %, and ending Mo
day, September 8. There VIII
M such thing as a sham battle
the firing of guns, but the T.
\ souadrons will be placed upon tn
own resources and initiative as
manouvering and playing at "
with each other.
Secretary Taft is not afraid
stand on his own platform, nett
Is he ashamed to stand for the Id
of the present administration
which he is a part and for which
has often been the spokesm
Those who have been afraid OF
because he stood for indefinite P
cies will have an opportunity
change their mind after reading
Columbus speech. No preslden
candidate ever expressed MIN
more plainly nor more forcloly
Taft.
The Sioux Falls Critic rants II
mad man because Senator klttr'
has never cast vote to squeeze
water out of the railroad stock
the country. The water Il
ought to have been allowed in
stocks, but it is another questl'
squeeze it out by legislation
the Critic man owned a few 7
sand shares of railroad stocks,
which he had paid good money
=, zA.oro,,oly object TO