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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-03-12
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JUNE oO, l1of. tdSh ou
hand in treasury e6,936. rs
Total ........... $500, 1902
Owing by the state -. 250,000.00
Surplus at the close Of
fiscal year. Sl4s, foO.l2
The foregoing figures show con
clusively that there was no "defici-
ency" at the close Of the Elrod
administration; that. in fact, the
Crawford administration not only
took the state free from debt but
they had approximately Sl50,000.0e
''to the good" after paying the
$250,00000 above mentioned; and
that the levy Of one mill was not
required for the purpose of paying
any deficiency. BY making the levy
two mills for general purposes, and
one mill for deficiency" the Craw-
ford administration has lodged the
provisions Of Article XII Of our state
constitution, which provides that
"The Legislature shall provide for an
aEnual tax, sufficient TO defray the
estimated ordinary expenses OF the
state for each year, not to exceed in
any one year two mills on each dol
lar of the assessed valuation Of all
taxable property in this state, to be
ascertained by the last assessment
made for state and county purposes
They levied the two mills--th
limit for general purposes, but that
being insufficient, they levied an
additional one mill, and called it d
''defciency' levies under the consti.
tion. In that way the Crawford
administration increased the levy.
The state auditors report also
shows she valuation Of all property
in this state was, under the Craw-
ford administration, increased By
the state board Of equalization ovel
thirty-eiRht million dollars. Follow
ing are the figures:
1905. assessed valuation, $780, CAT GA
1900, assessed valuation, 222, 426, ASS
1007,assessed valuation, 2U0, 030,07;
The foregoing figures show thai
under The Elrod administration, il
1905, the valuation 81 all property
WAS increased $2,778. 705, Will,
under the Crawford administration
II was increased sS8, 2o3 ,o08; how
ever, o. this increase under III,
Crawford administration, the sum q
<20, 573 .622 was ii farm lands; !,
that, 81 The thirty eight millions o
increase ID valuation under ths
inuuxeent rule, TIE farmer mus
e<and, and pay taxes upon, twenty
sIx milIions 81 dollars The remain
ing twelve millions Being divided u
among the different GLASSES Of cor
1 49,. .-.skA ~ y $500 60 ~ ~,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-03-12
Thursday, March y, 1908.
Some Tax Facts.

Clear Lake Courier: The taxpayer
must bear ia mind the fact that there
are two methods Of increasing taxes:
First, by increasing or raising tax
levy; and second, by increasing the
valuation OF the taxable property.
The tax levy for state purposes for
the year 1907 is 4 mills OF this,
4 mills are for the Irvine plant, and
the remaining three mills are for
state purposes.
1t is claimed by the Crawford sup
porters, and by the governor him
self, that only two mills Of this levy
are for purposes Of paying the
expenses and appropriations of the
Crawford administration, and that
the remaining one mill was levied
for the purpose of paying a "defic-
iency" left by the Elrod administra
ton; but the state auditors report
FOR 1907 page 32S)shows there were
ewing to the state at the close of the
fiscal year ending ON June 30, 1907,
for delinquent state taxes, the sum
Of $332,Sl3.36 and the state treas
urer's report for 1907 (page 40
shows that there was on hand in the
state treasury on June 30, 1907, the
sum of 500. 996.76 in cash; aud that
there was then owing by the state
only S250,000. The fgures tabula-
ted are as follows:
June 80, 1907, delinquent
state taxes ..... 1892 ,Sl3 36
June 80. 1907, cash on
hand in treasury 49,. 66,936. &c
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-03-12

Plies TO board OF health 800 9 10
On motion the board of county com.
missioners adjourned to meet at 1:3O
o'clock p NJ.
1880 o'clock p m
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members being present.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-03-12

books include 1908 Great Western caalos and facts
and and making farm
Great Mailing
Great Western"
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Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25

1t looks like it was about time to
call down the hunters with long range
guns and put entire stop to the use of
nigh powered firearms Two men were
shot In Name the other day who were
so fur off from the sportsmen who
brought 'em down that the report of
the guns could not be heard. The list
OF murders in the woods nowadays is
awful. Up in Norman county Wednes-
day nine hunters started deer and all
nine shot at it. The deer did not fall
but boy way on the other side of Wild
River dropped to the ground and died.
Its simply butchery. Experienced
woodmen and guides say that there is
no necessity of usin' rifles that hav a
deadly carryin' power of mile or more
in huntin' for deer or moose. It's only
the green hunters that don't know how
to get near game who stick for the
long range murder irons. A law for
blddin' such high power shootin' ma
chimes would prevent majority OF all
murders and accidents now so many
and deadly. It's as much as mans
life is worth to be walkin' round where
stray bullets fired two miles away may
take you thru the heart.
FARMER BEN
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25

the lack of organization, for under the
law candidates are thrown upon their
own responsibility in the preliminary
campaign thus making party organiza'
tlon of secondary Importance. More
over, the primaries generally engender
a certain amount of ill will which con.
duces further to the disorganization of
the party organization in the different
counties.
The practical relief lies in the repeal
OF the primary election law, but this is
not absolutely necessary. If the men,
bers of the party who have it's best in
terests at heart will "get together and
do their best to maintain an effective
organization it can be accomplished
This cannot be accomplished in few
months, but if start is made now, be.
fore the next campaign strong organ,
izations can be effected in every coun
ty and success in the next campaign
Will be assured. .-Luverne Herald.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
Reading in Bed Injurious.

"BoYs and girls under 18 should be
strictly forbi dden to read in bed," says
the Lancet, on the authority of DR..
Hugo Feilchenfed of Berlin, who de-
clares that in the case of young persons
whose eyes are not fully developed the
practice is likely to produce myopia.
While young people run the greatest
risk, the Lancet thinks that reading in
bed is undesirable for persons of any
age, and states that Gin the case of
aged, anxious, worried and bedridden
psople,to whomit seems cruelty to deny
what may perhaps be almost their only
luxury, for fear of Inducing some slight
error Of refraction, care should be tax.
en- that the light is sufficiently brilliant
tho eyes being shaded from it, and that
the pa tient lies on his back with heac
and shoulders raised"
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
40 CONGRESSMEN
TO OPPOSE CANNON

"'Ob structionist" and sczar" were the
startling cbaracterizations applied to
Speaker Joseph e. Cannon by Congress-
man Charles Il. Davis of St. Peter, in
St. Paul, Tuesday. He is authority for
the statement that 40 congressman will
oppose Cannon.
"There are two kinds of cZars," said
the St Peter congressman who has had
occasion to feel the mailed fist ofSthe
speaker "There was Reed, who was a
czar because he counted quorums and
refused to entertain dilatory motions,
and then there is the czar of obstruc>
ton and that is what the present
speaker is."
II shall certainly be for candidate
for speaker who will not be opposed to
all progressive legislation. There is no
reason to believe that Mr.. Cannon will
be reelected. He is frightened and if
he were not, he would lot be filling the
newspapers with stories TO the effect
that bis election is certain. Those
stories are merely designed to influence
the new members. know of at least
40 of them who are opposed to the elec-
tion of Mr.. Cannon right now.'
Mr.. Davis went to Atlanta, where he
spoke at the session of the National
Industrial Educational association on
Nov. 20.
This association, according to Mr..
Davis, opposed his bill for the estab.
lishment of agricultural schools. 1t
handles the Peabody and other funds
designated for similar purposes. 1t
aimed to devote these funds to the use
of mechanical education.
"Now," said Ar. Davis, "they have
indorsed my plan and 1 have been IT,
vited to come and elaborate it,"
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
The New Postage Stamps.

A new issue of postage stamps sug-
gested by Postmaster General Meyer
has just been completed by the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, the object
being to attain greater simplicity with
in artistic bounds. The new stamps
are to be in the denominations of l, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, Z, 8, 10, IS, so cents and 81. In
each case the portrait is used in profile,
and the only decoration being laurel
leaves on each side of the ellipse. The
l cent stamp contains the. head of
Franklin, and all the rest the head of
Washington. The colorsare the reds
and blues of the early stamps. There
is minimum of lettering.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
"By the President of the United States of America:

"By the President of the United States of America
"A procamation
again when according
people, duty president ap
point day of prayer and of Thanksgiving to God.
"Yea this nation strength worldly power
During the century and that elapsed since
into the peoples and propered
in material things degree before other
The thirteen colonies which struggled along the coasts
of the Atlantic and hemmed in but miles of the
mghtiest republic SEEN Its
the continent the other of the
and domain alike the arctic and realms
The growth in wealth population growth
territory Nowhere else in the world the average of individual
comfort and material webeng high fortunate
very that in material webeng thus
aounded the Almighty show equal in moral
and spiritual things With nation with individuals make
up material we'll being indispensable foundation But
ava nothing by itself The life is wasted and
worse spent merely ping heap heap
things minister merely the pleasure of body
that rests only wealth. Upon material we'll being
raised structure of the lofty light of the
spirit this nation properly fulfill ito great mission and
complish all that ardently hope and DESIRE
The things of the body good things of the intellect
better all the things sou the nation
individual in the long it character that Let
people, set faces resoute against evil and
with charity kindness will toward
with untnchng determination to smte down wrong with
the strength given righteousness public pr
vatc live.
"Now therefore, Theodore Roosevelt president the
Thursday the tWeny1th day of November
rs day general Thanksgiving prayer day
people shall from their daily and in
in their churches meet devouy thank the Al
mighty and blessings they have received in the
given strength their lives
as to deserve these blessings in future
heuno hand and caused the seal of the
United be affixed
city Washington this thirty day of October
in of Lord thousand nine hundred and eight
and the of the United States the hundred
and thirty. third.
CSeaD THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
"By the President
:Alvah E. Adee Acting Secretary OF State"
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
The LOnesOmeness of a Great
CitV,

Sometimes people from Hillsboro'
leave our forgotten valley, high among
the Green Mountains, and Ego down to
the city," as the phrase runs They
always come back exclaiming that they
should think New Y orkers would just
die of lOnesOmeness, and crying out in
an ectasy of relief that it does seem so
good to get back where there are some
folks. After the desO]ate isolation of
city streets, empty of humanity, filed
only with hurrying ghosts, the vestibule
of our church on prayer-meeting night
fills one with an exalted realization of
the great numbers of the human race
1t is like coming into a warmed amos
lighted room, full of friendly faces,
after wandering long by night in
forest peopled only with flieting shsd-
ows. In the phantamagoric panto-
mime of the city we forget that there
are so many real people in all the,
world, So diverse, SO unfathomably
human as those who meet us in the,
little post. Office on the night of our re-
turn to Hillsboro'>
Like any other of those gifts of life
which crafty Unsuitable cravings of
humanity, living in a country village
conveys a satisfaction which is incom-
municable. A great many authors
have written about it, just as a great
many authors have written about the
satisfaction of being in love, but in the
one as in the other case, the essence of
the thing escapes. People rejoice in
sweethearts because all humanity
Graves love, and they thrive in country
villages because they crave human life..
Now the living spirit Of neither of =
these things can be caught in net of
words. All the foolish, fond doings of
lovers may be set down on paper by
whatever eavesdropper cares to take
the trouble, but no one can realize
from that record anything of the glory
In the hearts of the unconscious two.
All the queer grammer and insignif-
cant surface eccentricities of village
character may be ruthlessly reproduced
in every variety of dialect, but no one
can guess from that record the abound
ing flood of richly human life which
pours along the village street.-From
AT the Top of Hemlock Mountain"
by Dorothy Garfield, in the Christmas
Scribner's.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
FL wv Is Yeur Digestion

Mrs. Mary Dowling of No. 228 9Th
Ave., San Francisco, recommends a
remedy for stomach trouble She says:
"Gratitude for the wonderful effect of
Electric Bitters in case of acute indi-
gostion, prompts this testimonial. l
an fully convinced that for stomach
and liver troubles Electric Bitters is
the best remedy on the market today"
Ibis great tonic and Alternative medi-
cine invigorates the system, puriies
the blood and is specially helpfulln all
forms of female weakness. SOC at
K. 0. Wold's drug store.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
Minnesota Republicans Disorgan.
ixed.

There is no gainsaying that the Re-
publican party in Minnesota is in
badly disorganized condition. With
out reflection upon the managers of the
campaign it must be admitted that the
recent fight was poorly conducted,
in 50 faras effective organization was
concerned. The Republicans had for
their candidate the most popular man
in the party and if he had been backed
by a strongly organized party should
easily have won. The primary election
law is no doubt largely responsible for
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
TaWney'S Waning Majority

Congressman j. A. Tawney's major,
ity in 1904 was 10,418; in 1906, 1876; in
1908 1856: and for 1910 1t looks like 0,OO0
Down they 60. Here are the official
figures for the November 1903 elec-
ton:
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
FOR SALE.

The parcel Of land containing about
thirty acres, known as the Flaxabre
site, Is again offered for sale. It has
been broken up and q fine crop Of corn
is growing upon it. Parties desiring
to purchase can inquire Of IA. w !.
Wright, Austin, MINI. tf
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25

We alwus hav some thing to en-
courage on the politix horizon even If
you get let down at home. I'm tickled
to shout over the election OF Gov. Cum
minis of Iowa for u. S. senator. lie
just left it out to the people at the
recent election to say what they wanted
and they said it to plurality OF $4,000
in his favor. l tell you it's nifty encour-
agin'. It means that Roosevelt's polic-
les are goin' to hav stronger backin'
in the senate. 1t means that Cummins
with his recognized ability as oneof the
best students Of tariff problems will re-
wise the tariff as it should be and no
monkey work with Doodle. Tt means
that with Root and Roosevelt from
New York as senators and with Cum
Minis and LaFollette and ana increasin'
push of progressives from other wide
awake states there's something goln'
to be doin' for the people and along
wise laws and regulations. 1t means
reform and progression and bitterness
see by my paper that Schwab, the
young steel millionaire, has boarded up
his 100000 mansion in New Y ork
and discharged his fifty servants and
sold his expensive stable of horses and
has rented a reasonable house at Beth
lehem, Penn, to liv in. He thought
that in maxim the splendid mansion
and turnishln' it with trappings and
art objects and imported furniture aud
tapestries and oriental rugs that he
was maxim a home for hisself but he
found it just the opposite. The tre-
mendously costly and spacious pile
coverin' an entire square city block
was lonely and desolate and it's very
bigness forbid coziness and home feel
in and domesticity and real comfort.
The very burden of the establishment
was crushin'. Now the castle is de-
serted. It's alwus pretty much SO.
There's whole lot Of folks today
that think it takes q big house and
nice furniture and costly fixiD's to
make q home. It amt so. Home and
happiness and love don't come from
things you hav. It's the people in it
and some Of the truest, happiest, most
blissful and paradisial homes are in
4 humble dWellin's
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25

able to get all they 60 after and they
90 after everything in sight. And way
behind the whole is the brewers and
corporation combine manipulate
everything.to suit themselves. They
are the real ones who name the speak
or and clerks and the country memb-
ers are played suckers right along.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25
FARMER BEN'S
COLUMN

So we're goin' to get lemon after all
n this tariff business. The congress.
men who before election either made
o pledges or else made mental reser-
vations when they made 'em are already
talkin' abont the demands of labor and
of the manufacturers and all the TOM
myrot we heard for years. 1t was the
same old story two and four years ago
Anything to promise to get votes, with
no intention of doin'. 1 tell you there's
somebody else to be reckoned with
besides the manufacturer in this high
tariff business and that is the consumer.
He's the chap who has ben ground
down by the iron heel OF monopoly and
held up on extortionate prices when
reasonable profit would hav allowed
him to liv and pay reasonable prices
for things. Already the pressure OF
the interests is felt at Washington on
congressman and it'll be the chance Of
the century for big graft to quietly
continue to protect the trusts and
monopolies by keepin' the tariff rates
where they are practically. You never
can tell what you're goin' to get out Of
rascally cong.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25

Totals. ........ 20,464 1908
On the fuller vote of 1908 Tawney
gained about 1900 over his vote of
two years ago, while French gained
about 5000 over his 1906 vote.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-25

Well, we've got the old gobbler ready
for Thanksgivin' and altho we can't
hav all the family round the table as
we used to and indeed never can agen
yet we're goin' to try and look on the
bright side of life and count up what
we've had and what we've got and it
will make big pile. You can't help
livin' in the past tho at times. You
can't thinkbut of your boy days and the
big brick oven down east and the
chicken pies with pastry roosters stand.
in on the crust and the roast turkey
and the pumpkin pie and plum pud-
din and the race around the house to
make room for more vittles and all
such. 1t was the best time goin' but
we didn't know it 1T the time. It's a
mighty mean man or woman that can't
and don't. stop once in while and say
Thank You for favors. A small boy
chased Farmer Ben's hat the other day
when the wind blew it off and you bet
[ felt Thank You when l said it to him.
It's the proper Thanksgivin' Day act
to really and truly fell much Obliged.
y . .
I'm glad so many are stampin' onto
hog Minneapolis for wantln' the speak
or of the House at st. Paul after givin'
Johnson dem majority of 10000. 1t
1t looks like more cheek than brass
monkey. Minneapolis who went back
teetotally on the repub nomination now
askin' a repub legislator for speaker
chief clerk, a readin' clerk and first
assistant Why, there won't be even
the core for the rest of the state ii
these demands are acceded and it
looks like most of the grab will be made
good. You see the cities stick together
The five big cities of the state gave
johnson dem majority of 22,793 and
yet they stick together so that they're
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-07
S'posin':
BY z. N. MURRAY.

BY z. N. MURRAY.
copyright, 1907. by c. N. Lurie.I

wT had always been Cynthy's word,
and Lem felt no disposition TO
~ quarrel with 1t under the clrcum.
stances. lie lot his mind run
back to the long ago days when he
carried her books 10 school and plan.
ned small treats within tho scope OF
their narrow lives which bis awkward
tongue anu self conscious mind almost
prevented his laying before her. Gym.
thy was not given TO many words her
self, and 80 when he finally managed
TO suggest "spose we 20 berrying Sat
urdayT or skating. ms the season
might allow. Cynthy had always con.
tented herself with replying "S'posin'."
He saw himself again as he was In
those days, big for his years, hands
and face tanned almost n leather color
with sun and wind. a shock Of unruly
brown hair and eyes OF almost the
same shade. lie did himself but scant
justice as far as appearance went. It
did not occur TO him that he had been
a goodly sight to look upon even at
that time, for hc had been then as now
the seeming embodiment OF rugged
health. Looking at Cynthy. he saw
traces OF the same air Of fragility that
had characterized her as a child and
seemed to set her apart from the other
children. He had long known that II
was not an indication OF weak health,
but was due rather TO certain trans.
parency Of skin which neither sun nor
wind seemed TO affect. He felt Just as
big and overgrown beside her today as
he had done years ago, and Cynthy's
assent TO hla latest suggestion had ILL
ed him with the same sense OF wonder
and delight as In - old time
He would have liked 10 know II Gym
thy was thinking Of those old days In
the same way as he was. lie recalled
that In that faraway time he used TO
speculate whether that simple word OF
assent "S'posln'" caused Cynthy any
OF the pleasurable sensations II gave
him 10 hear II. He had never dared
to ask such question. and he wonder
ed II he ever would. There was de-
lightful possibility that he might, and
his heart beat higher at the thought,
II he had stopped TO consider that fact,
he would have known II was quite un-
necessary, as that organ had not been
doing normal work for week past
and before this last increase had been
going to an alarming rate. Indeed,
were there no prospect OF decrease
even the sturdy frame OF Lem Minturn
could not long have withstood It's on
slaught. But no thought of danger
from that cause rose In the young
mans mind There were more dan
gerous things for him to consider than
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the state Of his heart In fact, II ques-
toned, he might have replied that he
knew 1t too well to need to give 1t fur
ther consideration. He was more
alarmed about the condition Of another
heart which he wanted for his own.
Thought was ever swifter than
speech with Lem Minturn, and now as
he stood beside Cynthy, looking down
at her while she looked Off toward the
horizon, 1t travelled over all the little
bypaths Of memory the very approach
es to which he had apparently forgot
ten until that day week ago when he
had seen Cynthy for the first time in
Six years. Ever since then his thoughts
had been Dusy with olden days. He
could recall! all the chief events In the
early life Gf both from the time when
she was tiny mite In pinafores and
he was a sturdy lad rejoicing in his
first real pockets. There was no break
until she was fifteen years old and her
family had moved away to the city,
where there were more advantages for
the children, He had been seventeen
then and had completed his first year
In the mill.
There she stood, looking so much like