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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26
The wrangl- that has been going on
or several months between farmers and

The wrangl. that has been going on
for several months between farmers and
members of the board of county CON-
missioners of Clay county over the pro-
posed Clay creek drainage ditch, has
been settled. Work has now begun on
the long draidage ditch, which extends
through parts of Yankton and CLAW
counties, and which will cost 800, ZOO
For the second time within six months
the mill of the Rapid City Lumber
company, nine miles from Rapid CITY
on Box Elder creek, has been destroyed
An early morning fire Thursday, whose
origin is not known. burned the build
ing. Last summer food carried the
mill away and a new one was erected.
The present loss is about Sc 900, with
no insurance.
Joseph Timmons, of White Owl died
at Stu:gis Thursday night. A few
days ago he was kicked by horse and
had three ribs broken near the back
bone He was brought here for treat
ment, but later pneumonia set in and
with other complications caused his
death. Deceased was fifty-six years old
and pioneer farmer and stockmau of
Meade county.
Information received by the United
States authorities in Sioux Falls from
Chamberlain is to the effect that Charles
LeClair and Roy Austin, of Alexandra,
have been held for appearance before a
federal grand jury which will convene
in Sioux Falls next April The men
were arrested on the charge of selling
liquor without having paid the special
government tax.
The oil fields of Codington county are
soon to be developed if indications in
the vicinity of South Shore are any
guide. President Sweet, of the First
National Bank of South Shore, in COM
pany with Mr. Gilmore, of Pipestone,
are acting as agents for an eastern COM
pany in securing leases on all land ada
cent to the farm where oil was dscov.
cred year ago last spring. They make
no secret of the fact that test we'll Is
to be put down as soon as sufficient
land is leased to protect the company
against the invasion of some other inter-
est, but they will not disclose the name
of the company they are working for.
1t is also known that a rival company
has its eye on the field, and its agents
have been in the vicinity this week also
attempting to secure leases on the farms
in the oil region, but without success
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26

the wedding following one or the other
completing final proof on the land
which they have been holding.
The convention of Scottish Rite
Masons came TO n close at Deadwood
Friday light with the initiation in the
shrine IF fourteen candidates and a ban.
quet at which over 100 sat down. Naja
temple took up the matter of jurisdic-
ton with the eastern part of the state
and appointed committee to meet
with the temples at Sioux Falls and
Aberdeen TO arrange proper boundary.
Another chapter in the hot legal
struggle involving the appointment of a
guardian for Mrs Julia Ann O'Grady,
who is charged with the murder Of her
aged husband, John O'Grady, at the
| O'Grady home near Sioux Falls, is
decision by Judge Jones, of the state
circuit court in Sioux Falls, Saturday,
affirming the recent decision of County
Judge Bailey, which was in favor of
the appointment of guar dian.
The second annual meeting of the
| Black Hills Horticultural association
was held at Spearfish last Friday.
Interesting papers were read by Il. w.
Martin, Judge A. J Plowman and Cap
tain @. V. Gardner Captain Gardner,
s. V. johnson and A. Wilkinson we're
named as delegates to attend the state
association meeting at Watertown in
January. The next Black Hills meet
ing will be held in Deadwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. @. Green, who lives
near Mitchell, quietly celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last week.
They are the earliest settlers in that
section of the state. While living in
Minnesota Mr.. Green was active in pol
itics and was delegate TO the first state
democratic convention IN 1857, when
General Sibley was nominated for gov.
ernor Mr.. Green was the orator for
the first public celebration of the Fourth
of July, held IN 1876, near his home in
the Jim river grove,
Scotty Phillips herd of buffalo at the
ranch near Fort Pierre are in fine shape
this fall They now have their long
winter hair and are all fat as seals.
There were over thirty calves this year,
all full bIoods, as Mr.. Philip does not
raise any mixed bloods This brings
the herd up to about 200 head of full
blood buffalo, and many people who
have seen principally all of the buffalo
which are now alive say that these are
the finest specimens in existence, This
climate and the wonderfully nutritious
grasses of this region seem to agree with
them perfectly.
The Chicago q Northwestern railway
is using a gasoline motor car on it's lines
west of the Missouri river with what
are understood to be very fattering
results The car at present is in oper.
alton between Norfolk, Neb. and Bone
steel, S. D., making the trip of 152
miles daily in each direction. The car
is said 10 be popular with the travelling
public. II is found to be well adapted
to their requirements and it is operated
quite economically.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

Mrs. Burns millinery store was
destroyed by fire at Yankt ton, Thursday.
The stock was covered by 5000 insur-
ance. The building was insured for
5000. Az explosion in soft coal burner
caused the fire
w. b Lock, of Fountain, Colo shot
and killed Mrs. Leonard Collins on a
ranch near Edgemont, Thursday, and
then committed suicide. The woman
was divorced from Lock few weeks
ago and married to Collins.
Mail service over the South Oak ota
Central road from Arlington TO Sioux
Falls will be commenced January LIST.
The towns that will be served by the
new arrangement will be Cotton, Ches-
ter, Wentworth, Rutland, Munda,
Sinai and Arlington.
Mayor Frank NJ. Pillsbnry, of Sioux
Falls, has been made the defendant in a
suit for $1,000 damages, the plaintiff
being Mark d. Scott, editor of the Sioux
Falls Journal. The action grows out
of the recent acquittal of Editor Scott
of the charge of criminal ibel, preferred
against him by Mayor Pillsbury
Formal complaint will be made to the
government in the hope of establishing
a mail contract with the Milwaukee
railroad into Rapid City. At present
this section is dependent upon the North
western for all its eastern mail The
Milwaukee conld bring a portion of the
far eastern mail here and save many
hours.
Several homesteaders north of Mid
land have begun a movement for the
sinking of an artesiap well at joint
expense. 1t is proposed TO drill the
we'll at point near the center of the
lands owned by the farmers, so that all
may be equally benefited. Other far
mers in that new region doubtless will
adopt the same plan.
Mrs. Roland B. Molineux- Scott, for
merly of New York City, who with her
husband and son has been in Sioux Falls
for two months, will make her first pub
lie appearance in the west this week at
the Majestic Family theatre in Sioux
Falls, IN a song recital preliminary to
making a northwestern and southern
tour. She will be supported by Walter
oil min ar nd
company.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26

Judge E. G. Smith, of Yankton, has
decided that the Office of register OF
deeds in Clay county is salaried Office
and that the register is entitled to a sal.
airy of 81, 200 per year. Heretofore the
office has paid in fees, but the present
incumbent, whose average monthly
salary has only been about half the
amount of the salary to which he was
entitled as he sees it, baked on the prop.
osition, and when the county board
refused to allow him a salary he brought
suit in circuit court.
II. Clay Wyatt, of Lawton, Okla. was
found guilty of conspiracy to defraud
the government of land in the Rosebud
reservation in South Dakota by jury
in the federal court at Kansas City, Mo-,
Saturday. The extreme penalty is two
years in prison or fine of 10000, OF
both. Sentence was deferred. Wyatt
was charged with inducing old soldiers
to enter homesteads on the reservation
land, and then to sell ACCOMPLISHMENTS
at profit. Several quarter sections of
land were disposed OF before the gov.
eminent agents made the arrests
Attorney General Clark has called a
meeting of the states attorneys of the
differen: counties of the state, to meet
in WATERFOWL on the seventh of Janu.
airy for the purpose of discussion of the
laws of the state and the best methods
OF enforcement. The question Of
enforcement of the liquor laws Will in
all probability be brought mp, as there
is complaints in some parts of the state
of laxness in such Endorsement, and
among the statutory enactments which
are generally overlooked, the liquor
laws are probably in the lead of all.
Miss Maggie Mogill, aged 16 years,
committed suicide by swallowing
strychmne. She had been living with
her uncle, Richard Morrow, at Faux
ton, since the death of her mother. She
had been planning visit to an aunt in
Iowa, aRd yesterday her uncle advised
her 20 postpone it and offered to send
her to Ireland, her native home. She
said nothing more then, but was found
soon after In her room diving from the
effects of the poison.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26

Without warning of any sort, he was
run over by the ear coach and the body
cut in twain Deceased was yard for.
man and had filled that position ever
since Madison was made division point
or about % years He was often sent
out by the company in charge of con-
struction gangs.
That production of crops makes land
OF more value agriculturally than min
orally is the decision of the commits.
sioner of the general land Office at
Washington, to whom was appealed the
case OF john Rova against @. l. ellis
eft al Rova has homestead near
Roubaix in "A mining country and on a
timber reserve in the Black Hills, aud
for years he made his living with crops
ellis and his associates took up Mining
claims known as the Armagh Bell
group and conflict resulted. The
ground was believed TO contain mineral,
but it was conclusiveIy shown to pro.
duce crops, so that Warrington officials
upheld the Rapid City office aud the
homesteader, who will retain his land.
Through the medium of hen with a
broken leg, the states attorney of Cod
dington county has run down chicken
thief who has given his neighbors much
trouble. Peter Schaak, young mar.
ried farmer, paid $50 fine for his petty
depredations. At the trial the state
produced an old hen that wore a band.
age on one of its legs. This hen, one Of
the witnesses swore, had been her prop
erty. The deputy sheriff found the hen
in the defendants possession a day
after big bunch of poultry disappeared
from a farm home near the Schaak
place. The hen with the broken leg
was the sole means of identifying the
stolen property.
That il is justifiable to shoot the man
who runs awav with your married
daughter and then, after squandering
her money, deserts her, was the view
taken by jury in the circuit court at
Belle Fourche last week when passing
upon testimony in the trial of Archi-
bald Van Aiken charged with shooting
Roy Taylor with intent to kill. Taylor
was not badly injured, but it was only
Van Aiken's poor aim that saved him.
Last fall Taylor fed to Portland, Or,
with the woman, it was alleged, and
Immediately upon his return without
her the father shot him. The jury was
cat only few minutes before returning
a verdict Of acquittal.
Young people who nave been holding
down homesteads in Stanley county are
many of them making final proof, and
this is resulting in a rush business on
the part of the marriage license clerks
on both sides of the Missouri. For the
past two weeks the day which passes
without wedding or more for both
Pierre or F. Pierre, is counted as day
lost, and the record has gone as high as
five in one day for Fort Pierre, and
three on the same date on the Pierre
side of the river, in nearly every case
the parties being from some of the
smaller towns in Stanley county, and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26
ENGAGE IN FIST FIGHT
Two Democratic Members Clash
on Floor OF House.
WILLIAMS GETS WORST OF IT
Minority Leader Hits First Blow, but
His Antagonist, Mr.. De Almond,
RetaIiates Vigorously.

Washington. Dec 19.-John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi, leader of the
minority, and Representative David A.
De Almond of Missouri engaged in a
fist fight over the passing of the lie
on the floor of the house of represen-
tatives Immediately after adjourn
ment. Mr.. Williams struck the first
blow and Mr.. De Almond retaliated
vigorously with clenched fists. When
the combatants were separated by an
assistant sergeant-at-arms blood was
flowing down Mr.. Williams face from
a small cash in the left cheek and his
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26

forehead was red and abrased. Mr..
De Almond bore no mark of the fray.
The encounter was witnessed by more
than 100 members of the house and
by as many more persons in the gal
leries, among them score of women.
While the battle lasted the excited
spectators in the galleries pressed
against the rails. Men and women
leaned far over, apparently holding
their breath as blow after blow was
struck and returned and the COM
batants lunged forward and swayed
back.
The trouble between the two men
arose over the assignment of Demo
cratic members on the standing COM
mittees of the house
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26

At the convention of the sc ,te corn
growers which closed at Mitchell last
week, the prize winners in the various
divisions were announced as follows;
Division A, embracing the southern
part of the state, ten ears of yellow
corn, ]. w. Bremen, of Canton, "a ;
Division B, embracing the counties in
the central portion of the state, ten ears
of Yellow dent, 4. p. Sand, of Mitchell,
911; Division O, embracing the coun-
ties In the northern part of the state,
ten ears of yellow dent, Gurnett Bros,
of Milbank, S71a
Backed by the Business Mems union
OF WATERFOWL, the WATERFOWL Chau-
tauqua assembly, Incorporated, had
decided 30 build an assembly ground at
| Yahota. on the north shore of Lake
Kampeska. Arrangements have been
made to erect building TO cost approx
imately 5000, and for a program TO
occupy ten days next July The Dakota
Town Lot company will give the COM
pany ample ground which Will be laid
out as park surrounding the new
building, and the st. Louis road has
agreed TO put on electric cars between
the summer resort and WATERFOWL.
Fresh from the Ute country at Thun-
der Butte, the first and second squad
rons, Second United State cavalry,
passed through Yankton Thursday on
their way to Des Moines. The COM
mand was in charge of Lieutenant Col.
onel Hunt. Several special trains were
needed TO convey the troopers and their
horses, and as il was necessary to side
track for the regular trains, Yankton,
for almost the first time since the Gus
ter massacre, found itself host once
more to regular cavalry ,once common
thing in the days when that city was
headquarters for the up-river forts,
Through the arrest and holding to
trial of David Mincer, freight con-
ductor, the Burlington railroad officials
at Deadwood believe that they have
brought to light the workings of sys-
tematic robbery of cars that has for
months past baffied their detective
bureau. During this period the com.
pany has lost many hundred dollars
worth of goods of all kinds, which they
were unable TO trace until suspicion was
directed toward Mincer, who recently
left the service of the Northwestern
railroad, where he had a run between
Deadwood and Chadron, Neb Much
of the lost freight was recovered at his
home when a search was made.
The passenger train from the north
Thursday morning ran over and
instantly killed the foreman Of the
yards, Martin Westbv, at Madison,
the trains from the north aud west con-
verge there, and make mp into larger
trains for the east. The train from the
north pulled up to the depot, but soon
backed mp to take water at the round
house, which is seldom done, as a tank
is provided near the depot to take water
from, but which was temporarily frozen
Westby was walking on the track
towards the section tool house, keeping
only lookout for the switching engine.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-12-27
Quite a Differences.

II am afraid you are not so strong
as you used to be, john" said a fond
wife to her husband. 81 think it is
about time you were getting some in
surance on your life"
Insurance on my life! What are
you talking about? 1 am as healthy
as ever 1 was. Insurance, indeedr'
well, dear. only mentioned 1t, you
know, out Of respect to yourself I
thought you were failing"
sand what in the world put it into
your head that am failing? Me fail
ing? Why. 1 am as strong as horse
and can run up three flights of stairs
without taking a breath"
well, that may be so, but I am
afraid you are deceiving yourself"
"Deceiving myself! Goodness gra-
cious, woman. what do you mean?"
Don't be so impatient What makes
me think you are failing is this: When
You were counting me you could hold
me on your knee for three hours; now
you cannot hold the baby on your lap
three minutes. "-Pearson's
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-12-27
women,s Dress and women,s Homes.


On morning walk an Englishwom-
an said to the writer in one of our
western cities especially given over
to the national passion for dress: ANY
countrywoman of mine dressed as that
woman is, or that, would be in her car
riage. She would return to substan-
tial home, the door would be opened
by man in livery, every item of her
environment would match the elegance
of those furs, that frightfully ex-
pensive hat, that very smart broad
cloth walking suit, whereas the
chances are you see I've been keeping
my eyes OPEN that she came in a
street car and will go lime in one She
lives either in tiny lodgings-I beg your
pardon, flat-and will open her front
door with pass key, or else she
lives in one of the suburban towns in
very trumpery sort of little house
which does not in the least match
those furs or that hat And q sloven-
" 'slavey' attends the door when she
rings for admittance'-
.'Or, what is much more likely. her
daughter or her mother" added the
American.-Anna A. Rogers in Attain
tic
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-12-27
BIG FEE FOR
A DETECTIVE
For Ferreting out a Mine
SWindle.

Yesterday morning Bishops. Carl
son, who heralds himself as a man
"who exposes crime and brings crimi-
nails to justice. was given a judg-
ment against Dan Gamer, of the state
of Washington, for $4,000, the
amount prayed for in an action in
stituted in the courts of this county
last May by Garrison against Dan
Gamer and the Three Star Company,
a mining corporation of Calaveras
county. Gamer was in default. it
having been shown to the satisfaction
of Judge Nutter that the summons
was served in Washington on May u,
1907. The Three Star Company made
its appearance by demurrer through
attorney r. G. Minor, and as conse
quence the judgment does not affect
it.
Spooks and ghosts, spiritualists and
seances formed a basis for the action.
Without them it is possible that Gar
rison would never have had occasion
to display his ability as a profession
al detective. 1t is alleged in the
complaint that Garrison discovered
that certain mining property had
been "salted' aud that it was sold to
the mining company and its stock
holders under the pretended guild
ance of spooks and ghosts, which fire.
quently appeared at seances at the
promoters solicitation.
Garrison alleges that in his ca
pacity as detective he saved the Three
Star Company IN the neighborhood
OF $500. 600 worth of capital stock.
The story of the spiritualist seances
which were held in the rock caverns
of the mining districts in Calaveras
county. have been we'll exploited.
Gold bearing quartz was ''pIanted. -
the mine was "salted,'' and spooks
and ghosts, appearing at seances.
guided prospective buyers of wealth
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-12-27
Local Editorial Page,
TESTING THE QUESTIONS.

twenty years ago. the Ledger expressed the opinion
that boycong then advocated practical method of
getting rid of the Chinese Illegal and and that the time
would come when the would hold The law did
expressly forbid this form of oppresson but certainly
within the ban of unlawful conspiracy 1t is I'M
lawful number of persons organize for the purpose
of nurng another whether the injury contemplated be IN
of personal violence prevent him from
Toying his constitutional right livelihood The
egalitv of the boycott universally conceded al
though the proposition laughed when the method
solving the Chinese problem first proposed The pro-
getting the abomnabe system definitely under legal
prohibition Slow that there doubt whatever
that should be treated but because of political influences
Legislatures and sometimes afraid counter
the plans advocated and adopted by large classes OF voters
The fear of the political dspeasures of the labor
potent for WHILE until the sentiment the other side was
stronger than proboycott idea 1t probably going
far that the pcken and other devices to enforce
compliance with the demands of labor organizations will also
be declared illegal and be enoned by the courts
showing At Goldeld the president has given notice that
the troops will be withdrawn from that camp December
3d. the ground that the circumstances did not warrant
federal interference That there of riot
instruction there and nothing to indicate that the state
authorities unable cope with the situation Faced
with this early withdrawal of soldiers and fearful of what
may when the troops DEPART the mine owners have
appealed the test the question. They have
started suit of injunction in the federal courts to prevent
picketting by Western Federation The issue goes
the attempt dissolve the local organization
of the Western Federation in Goldhed unlawful and
criminal perhaps not expected that the demands of
complaint will be granted in their entirety But puts
picetting and coercive methods squarey before the
courts And in the of junction being granted
and the power Of the enforce the being
adequate solid foundation will then be laid for appealing
to the military ORDER and enforce the laws
interpreted by the The the moentous
questions involved settled and that too in decisive
manner that will preclude the possibility of any further
misunderstanding the better will be for all concerned
employees we'll employers The of the industrial
would require that they be finally determined
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-12-27
A NEW YEAR.

Before issue year will have dawned. 1t is
the Of good resolutions We accustomed to look
back past lives and acknowledge where have
erred and resolve amend ways in the future The
OF the past beyond recall but profit by
ience endeavor avoid them in the future is the duty
of every
1t would be we'll to adopt the community
The people the county, and especially of Jackson, should
the past recognize whatever they have made
and resolve that they shall be repeated No individual
is perfect and inevitable result community, which
is simply aggregation of individuals be perfect Flaws
will hesurace both in oundvdual and aggregate
capacity
The welfare of community like Jackson is largely IN the
keeping of its citizens We have natural advantages such
few Spots California boast Of We have enjoyed
and still enjoying, fair of prosperity but
will dispute the statement that considering
should be long way further along the road of prog
we have not kept pace with other and whit
favored sections it about time look into the
causes and apply the remedy far lies 1t is
enough that profess welcome the coming of capital
develop and other of wealth. should
appreciate and encourage those who have invested here and
thereby contributed present standing. Let resolve
pull together for the good and the resolve
nto and shall quickly feel the stimulus of improving
times.