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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31

There are many choice lines Of pat.
terms but for absolutely correct styles,
and most-up o.date the Ladies' Home
Journal patterns are the best. Always
on hand at Tegtmeier & Calmenson's.
Carmen Rebecca Thompson, youngest
child of Professor w A. Thompson of
this city, died January 81, 1907, of
bronchial pneumonia after an illness
lasting twenty-eight days. The little
one was born July 6, 1905. The funeral
occurred from the Methodist church in
this city Tuesday afternoon Rev. Slo-
cumb officiating. Professor will havs
the deepest sympathy of all our people
in his bereavement
AS will be seen by the advertisement
in another column The Ochsenreiter
Implement Company has succeeded to
the business formerly conducted by l.
G. Ochsenreiter in this city. The new
firm consists of L. G.. Ochsenreiter, NJ.
V. Crowley, George Hammerbacher
and John Z. Raw. They are all well
known to Webster people and are hust-
lers after business and men of sterling
worth and integrity. That the new
firm will meet with success is assured.
Mrs. Thomas McKennett has returned
from her tIip to st. Paul. During her
visit she consulted the best of special
lists relative to the hsalth of her
daughter, Miss Addie, and finally
decided that it was best to leave her at
Mound Park hospital under the care of
Doctors Riggs and Gillette who believe
they can return the young lady to
Webster at the end of two months
RESTORED TO perfect health. This is
I most gratifying news to all Webster
people.
A peculiar case of damage to mer-
chandise occurred il Bristol Sunday
When the store of McAllen e. Loken
Syas closed Saturday night a large lamp
Abs,some oversight was left burning.
When the store was entered Sunday
afternoon an amazing state of affairs
was discovered. The lamp wick had
got up too far it seemed and the lamp
had been pouring out black smoke until
not only the ceiling was coated with
SCOT but much of the merchandise.
The damage resulting is estimated at
fully 81 GOO.
The performance given by the Holy
City company at the opera house last
Friday evening was one of the very best
performances ever given in this city.
The whole cast was good there was not
q poor member in the company. The
attendance was fair and the audience
was very a~ppreciative, The company
can look for a crowded house should
Webster be favored by a return trip.
Manager Karpan had the opera house
warm and comfortable in every part
and Informs us it will be so for all per-
formances in the future.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
REASON NOT MADE PUBLIC.
Two Jurors in Thaw Case Excused by
Mutual Consent.

Mutual Consent.
New York, Jan. 29.-The excuse Of
two of the sworn jurors in the Thaw
case at the beginning of the afternoon
session left -four vacant chairs in the
jurybox and seriously delayed the be-
ginning of the taking of testimony.
The jurors excused were Arthur S.
Campbell, Nc. 4, and Harold r. Faire,
No. 6. This action was announced
after a conference In which the attor-
neys for the defense, District Attor-
ney Jerome and Justice Fitzgerald
took part. The reasons for the step
were by agreement not made public.
They are said to have been of a bust
ess nature.
One juror was secured at the morn
Ing session. He Is John s. Dennee,
q travelling freight agent, thirty-eight
years of age and unmarried. Mr.. Den
nee Is a native of Louisiana and Thaw
seemed especially pleased at having
secured a Southerner on the jury
which is to try him for the killing of
Stanford White.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
High School Notes.

The solid geometry finished with
Examinations.
There vas no school Tuesday on
ccoun of the funeral.
The ffling cabinet is now complete
nee we received the filing cards.
Class in algebra III have taken up
lain geometry, and the class in plain
sometry have continued with solid.
An art exhibit was given at the
,hool house Wednesday, Thursday and
riday.
Several changes were made in the
rogram Tuesday to avoid conflicts
it'll the newly formed classes.
The meeting of the literary society
as postponed last Friday urtil Friday
f~ternoon the Sth of February.
The class in zoology have taken up
,tany, and the class in physical geo.
raphy have taken mp geology.
THE SENIOR BANQUET.
A banquet was given to the Seniors
y the Juniors, at the school house, on
riday evening, the 18th of January.
hich proved a grand success.
The room was very prettily decorated
the colors Of both CLASSES, one side
ling wholly devoted to the violet and
BID q the seniors, and the other to the
lors Of the Juniors, which were purple
I'D Whito. The walls were adorned
18th pjctures and flags and the windows
ere draped with lace curtains, besides
lis, q corner of the room was made
ito o c~o1y.corner, in which many of
lose inclined to moon-shining, took
.sfuge, using pillows for screens to keep
the eager eyes of the spectators,
1tvished themselves in their place.
ie WOULD have thought that some
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
TO FORFEIT CHARTER
STATE OF MINNESOTA BEGINS
ACTION ACAlNST TIE CD
MANITOBA ROAD.
Petition Asks That tie Stock Issued
by the Great Northern on the AS
sets of the Manitoba Company Be
Declared Void and the Payment of
Dividends on That and Other Wa
tered Stock Be Enjoined.

st. Paul, Jan. 25.-Suit against the
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
railroad and Great Northern to for
felt the charter of the Manitoba road
was brought during the day by f. T..
Young, attorney general.
The petition in the suit, papers In
which were filed by Sheriff Gerber.
asks that the stock issued by the
Great Northern on the assets Of the
Manitoba road be declared void and
the payment of dividends on it en-.
Joined. Mr.. Young made the follow.
ing statement concerning the suit:
The suit to forfeit the charter of
the Manitoba is instituted for the rea-
son that since Feb. /, 1890, when ii
transferred it's railroad property to
the Great Northern, it has ceased to
perform the functions for which it
was created and for the further rea-
son that the latter company has is
sued a very large amount of watered
stock, which We claim is void.
Claims Tax Exemption.
THE Great Northern has all along
claimed that it is exempt from the
operation of the increased gross earn
ings tax because it claims that the
original charter OF the Minnesota and
Pacific provided it immunity from any
increase. The Manitoba road claims
TO have acquired the same immunity
by purchase. We are convinced that
the speediest way to dispose of this
claim to exemption is to wipe out the
Manitoba charter and compel the
Great Northern to pay the A per cent
tax the same as other companies.
I'VE are also of the opinion that
the Great Northern should not be al
lowed to continue to pay dividends on
watered stock heretofore issued and
that it should be required to show
whether it's large amount Of stock,
which appears to be fictitious, has any
right to further recognition as part of
its capitalization"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
had a monopoly on this corner from the
amount of time thew spent there

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amount of time they spent there.
There were numerous other things
which made the room attractive such as
stands, plants rocking chairs, carpets,
rugs, etc.
The evening was spent in playing
games which were greatly enjoyed by
all present. After these a sumptuous
banquet was served. during which the
electric lights were turned out and in
place of them candles were used, max
ing it much more impressive.
While the tables were being cleared
all the guests betook themselves to the
assembly room and there spent the time
in singing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31

We are making a special run on
cabinet photographs, $3.50 per dozen
until January 81. Also a reduction on
other sizes, at the old Anderson Studio,
now being conducted by Mrs. Mable
Anderson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
Terrible Method Of Suicide.

Uniontown, Pa, Jan. 29.-Tired of
life. owing probably to mental trouble,
Tony Sain, a foreigner, went to a coke
oven at Oliver No. /, deliberately un-
dressed In the cold and threw himself
naked head first into the bed of fire
aud was burned to death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
FIGHTING IN VENEZUELA.
Governor Mata Killed In Raid on Pc
litical Meeting.

Willemstad, Island Of Curacao, Jan.
29.-According to advices received
here from Caracas, Venezuela, Gov
ernor Mata. at the head of a body Of
armed troops, surprised a secret po-
Htical meeting In the yard Of Vice
President Gomez at Caracas during
the night Of Jan. q end In the fight
ing which followed Governor Mata
and several others were killed and a
large number. including the comman-
der OF the troops, were wounded.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
SIXTY WoRkMEN DROWNED.
Coal Laden Vessel Founders In the
Black Sea.

Constantinople, Jan. ga coal
laden ship, name not ascertained,
trading between Songuldak and Fregli,
on the Black sea, has foundered in a
storm. Sixty workmen who we're go
Ing to Eregli and the ships entire
crew were drowned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
HELD REscUERs At BAY.
Negro Fires House and Burns Woman
to Death.

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 26.-At Soria City
William Smith, colored. Of Scranton,
Miss, burned to death "Pinkey" Tigg,
with whom he formerly lived. The
woman is said to have come here from
Scranton to get rid of Smith, who fol-
lowed her. Neighbors were excited
by piteous cries for help and, rushing
to the woman's home, they found the
building in flames but we're prevented
from rescuing her by Smith, who stood
guard In the doorway until the walls
began to totter. The dead woman is
thought to have been tied to a chair,
as she continued to scream for help
until dead. When the officers arrived
Smith said he had been sleeping and
awoke to find tho house ablaze. He
was arrested.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
OVER EIGHTY KILLED
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF DUST
IN COAL MINE NEAR FAY
ETTEviLLE, w. VA.
sbf the Four Score or More Men at
Work at the Time of the Disaster
Not a Single One Is Known to Have
Escaped-Most of the Victims Are
Americans and Many of Them Left
LARGE Families.
Large Families.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 3l.-With a
defamation heard for miles and de-
bris hurled hundreds Of feet in the
air, dust in the Stuart mine neal
Fayetteville exploded at 1855 p. m,
bringing a terrible death to the eighty
or more men who were at work 500
feet below the surface. There is no
chance that any of the men will be
taken out alive, for 1t is thought that
the force of the explosion snuffed out
their lives instantly. 1t will not be
possible for the rescuers to reach the
bottom of the shaft for forty-eight
hours. The disaster is perhaps the
worst in the number of killed in the
history of the state. Most of the men
were Americans and many of them
were married and had large families.
There were a dozen colored men and
fifteen or more aliens.
The rescue work was commenced
as soon as the wrecked parts of the
shaft house could be repaired. About
two hours after the explosion three
men were lowered into the shaft in
an improvised bucket. Before de-
scending sixty feet two Of the men
were overcome with foul air and the
third was barely able to give the sig
nal to his comrades at the top. All
further attempts were abandoned for
the time, Air was supplied to the
mine by several large fans, but the
mechanism was damaged and the fans
were idle for about two hours. The
fans have been started again and If
the men were not all killed 1t may be
that they will have air enough to sur
vive until the rescuers reach them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
FOUR MEN KILLED.

Thirty Others Injured by Explosion of
an Icemaking Machine.
Chicago, Jan. 29.-Four men were
killed, thirty injured and several
driven temporarily insane when an
icemaking machine in the refrigerat-
ing plant Of Armour G. Co. in the
Union stock yards exploded with ter.
rife force.
Sitting fumes of ammonia filed the
room within a few seconds after the
main through which they were being
forced had broken, and before the men
had time to drop their tools and run
for places Of safety they were over.
come by the noxious vapors and fell
unconscious to the floor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
THREE FlREMEN KILLED.
Many Others Injured in Blaze at
Buffalo,.

Buffalo. N. Y. Jan. 2S.-As the re-
suit OF a fire which destroyed the
Columbia building on Seneca street
near Wells, occupied by about twenty
tenants, three firemen are dead and
eighteen more or less injured. The
financial loss is estimated at $500, 900.
Several buildings adjoining and oppo-
site the Columbia building were dam
aged. The dead are: William ].
Naughton, John r. Henkey and Ste.
phen ]. Megan. They are supposed
to be buried under twenty feet of de-
bris.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31

], assisted
this city,
re-. Joseph
was suc.,
\, saihils
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
TAYLOR IS TAKEN
AssAILAET OF MISS JOHNSON SENT
 TO BIRMINGHAM.
He Was Captured Near Demopolfs and Admits He is Man Wanted But Declares He is In-
 nOcent.

Demopolis, Sept. 14-- Special. )-Doss Taylor. the negro wanted here for at tempted rape, was captured about four mile from this place Friday morning in the act of boarding a train for Missis- sippi. Sheriff Edwin of Hale County. assisted by Sam Harrison and Parker Culpepper, effected the capture. and brought their prisoner to Demopolis Taylor was later sent to Birmingham for safe keeping.
 Taylor admits that he is the man wanted. but stoutly denies that he &C., complished his purpose He is the me- gro accused of assau1tinK Miss John son. at Greensboro
 The community Is somewhat wrought up over the crime and 1t was feared for a while that the negro would be lynch ed.
 The infant son of Mir. and Mrs Charles Lister died Friday morning and was buried Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The child had been sick only 8 short while.
 The infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. D. A. Wright died Friday night and was buried yesterday afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15

cut out fir a railroad director. If l cud get out iv range if Father kellys teschin's, I'd make a fine high h-nan- ceer.s have tn punch. or used to nave 1t. Divvie tn headache comes out " wan iv their directors meetins. There aint headache in a barl iv thim IT ye saw wan iv thim meetin's adjournin afther discussin' tn problems that means life an death to us, ed see nawthin' worse thin a bloody nose or a black eye. Tn great fi-nanceers come out lookin' as though they were comin' firm amy kind iv merry maxim.
 "It must be great fun to be dir ector iv wan iv thim railroads. Tn directors gather firm far an near, full iv good spirits afther tn run up frm Newport hope we can hurry through says wan great financeer. oughtn't to be here at all but tn last wurruds iv me dying father was to cop all tn directors fees I cud get near. Pah was a director in nine hundnred comp'nies an he got so expert he cud spear a fee without losin' his sthride But I oughtn't to be here. I've got an engaRement to be chased be a poiisman at three he says. I don't care how long we stay" says Clarence Steene- want. another director. I told tn boys on'y yesterday that I enjoyed these here meetin's iv tn boord iv tn Ari- zony Centhral more thin annything that happens says he. This isn't tn Arizony Centhral.' says another sage fin -nanceer I don't care says Clar- ence. It's some Centhral. I'm goin to 20 ont there wan iv these days, saws he. q wuddent chance it, says Percy Lumley. "A friend iv mine has just come back an he says he suffered incredible privations in hotel in
 t. Ar< O O Vld e without absfnthe.' Tn meetin will come to ordher,' says the chairman. Little wang, tn main finger who owns this here impeeryal railroad will not he abIe to come to tn meetin'. as he has matters iv more importance thin this here jarkwather kline. Gintle- men, I hope ye realize that tn inth- rests iv millyons iv people dipinds on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Mr. Dooley on the Conduct Of Railroad

ye'er action today. Now what will ye'er action be? Let me see. I thought I put it in me change pock- ct. Oh, here 1t is. No, this Is a good thing at tn races. Ah, I've found 1t. Tn main squeeze has kindly jotted down on corner iv newspaper what ye will do. Have ye heerd tn ques- tion? Ye have not All in favor will say, Aye. Confhry minded will say nawthin.' Tn ayes have it. Tn sic- 'rity will pass tn fresh air fund an we'll all go over to tn Dutchman's an get dhrink, says he.
 At this minyit tall imposing look ing man arose. Misther Chairman, says he. ~Th' inthrests iv tn people are very dear to me- says he. I will not submit to havin' thim throd un- dherfoot.' he says. wish to offer a resolution he says. Whereas he says. have lost me job. and Whereas I want it back. and Whereas 1t don't look as if was goin' to get 1t back; Therefore be 1t resolved that tn coun- thry is goin to tn divvle.' he says. 'Ye're a liar.' says tn Chairman. I'll lay ye'er motion on tn table says he. I move says tn director. to lay tn chairman undher tn table says he. Do I have a second to tn motion:' says tn chairman. I don't need a Sec0nQ says LII uIrSGtuE. II put VI motion mesilf.' he says, an he busted him wan. Thin, bein' over fifty, he followed tn punch up be fallin' on his prosthrate foe. Accounts differ. Hin missy, iv what happened afther that.' Some say that tn frind iv tn people took tn gr-reat magnate be tn hair iv his head an dragged him around tn room. Others say he grabbed him be tn shoulders an shook him while tn magnate thried to use an iron ink we'll in tn debate.' Annyhow, an in- iyable time was had. Tn grave an riv'rend boord danced around tn two capitalists. Give 1t to him, Stuyve! says one if thim. Tn boot. tn boot. Jimmyr Tin to wan on Stpyve? IT he'd iver got that haymaker acrost 'twud have been all over! An So 1t wint, as happy, gay an free as ye'd
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
By F. P. DUNNE
(Copyrfght, 1907, by HI. ]
 Mcclure q Co.)

find a meetia' iv Longshoreman's Union. Number Eight.
 Well. sir, I'm glad to know about thim that they're just like ourselves. thought iv thim settlin our affairs be deep thought or in some alkelly uncan- ny way. But instead iv that, they're light-hearted an joyous in their meth ods. They pass tn lie an tn divident at tn same time. They slam each oth- CT around tn room, bite. gouge an pull hair just tn same as we do. Tn on'y fault I have to find with thim Is that they do 1t badly. Be all accounts 1t was a poor fight. Nayther iv thim had a mark whtn he come out. tell ye 1t don't tend to impress us investors with tn safety iv our inthrests to know that they're in tn hands iv a couple iv old gintlemen that make passes at each other like a near-sight profissor thry- in to catch a butther-f1y in a net. It's a tur-rble thing fir me to think that this here gr-reat institution is run be a man that ye can see almost amy day sprintin' around long table while an- other old gintleman thries to put in a knockout blow on his shouldher blades. I see be the pa-aper Harri- mans very sore about tn way tn rail- road prisidint conducted himself. Whin he got news iv tn fight, he wired: Where was ye'er uppercutT an he's thinkin' iv putin A new man in charge. He's wired Jeffreys. If he gets him there'll be no talk iv tn con throl iv tn road passin'. Yell read in tn pa-apers: An attempt was made to wrest tn conthrol iv tn Illinye Gen. thral firm tn present dominant in- thrests yesterdah. but 1t failed in tn first round be a right to tn pint iv tn jaw. Director Sharkey fought gamely but he was outclassed.'
 What were they fightin' fry asked Mfr. Hennessy. What was th' purse7'
 They were ightin' f'r us." said Mir. Dooley.
 An how did 1t come outT" asked MT. Hennessy.
 They divided tn purse" said Mir. Dooley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
MAKES IT HOLIDAY
FENgACOLIA UNIONS WILL NOT
 WOE tx ELECTION DAY.
r,nhorers De scIare They WiIl Leave Du- ties to Participate i'm Balloting
 on. Question of Prohi-

Pensacola, Fla. Sept. 14.-(special.) J. Stating tha t they will be unable to vote in thts special wet" and dry election if they work on that day. two of the stro ingest labor organizations of the city h ave declared October le- gal holids ay, and have served notice that none of the members will perform any labor. upon that date! Il
 The unions are the Stevedores' Be- nevolent Association and the Cotton gcrewmesn's Society. These two organ izations load all vessels coming here with tirnber or lumber and are required to work until o'clock in the afternoon. They claim that they cannot get from the hsarbor and into the city and then to the polling places in time to cast their votes, and as they are very much interested in the fight they propose to remain in the city during the entire day and cast their ballots.
 Al general understanding. prevails among all labortng men and unions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
GUN CLUB AT MILTON.

sportsmen of Florida Town Organize.
 Milton, Fla, Sept. 14.-(specia1 IA new gun club was organized here last night.
 The charter members are W. J. Will Hams, Jr., pr. J. Claude Winga, R.. J. Allen, w. W. Clark. W. o. Jernisan' pr. H. F. Eldridge. D. c. Oidta J. F. Poore, H. c. Monroe, Howard Jernigan and W. c. Rhodes
 MT. and Mrs. c. Salter of Monroe vile. Ala. are guests of Mr. J. T. Salter.
 J. A. Avant has resigned his position with the Stearns and Culver Lumber Company and Is now located at Quincy
 Miss Pauline Bryant, little daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Bryant, was bit ten on the foot by a snake yesterday while playing about their barn. Nc serious result is apprehended, though the foot is badly swollen.
 Mrs. Sam Otis of Mulat spent yes terday with Mrs. W. A. Mills
 Wade O. Jernigan left last night te 56in his brother, c. II. Jernigan ir Montgomery. Both will return in few days.
 Miss Bessie Davidson is visiting friends in Pensacola.
 John B. Ellis's family and guest