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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30
From Andoyer Gazette.

Mrs. Charles Rathbun, of Webster,
spent Monday at the Bond home.
David Williams, Frank Sears and B.
A Walton were in town Wednesday.
Grandpa Dyke went to Webster We'd
nesday morning to visit a son there.
The Germ N Lutherans laid the COR
ner stone last Sunday afternoon for
their new church building to be erected
on Prosperity hill.
Miss Tacy Rider, of Webster, was the
guest of her sister, Miss Jane Rider,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday ZEN route
to Aberdeen to resume her studies at
the Normal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30
In surgent Reform.

Reform is the cry that echoes over
our country from the Atlantic to the
Pacific; from Canada to the Gulf
Reform in business policies; in regulat-
ing mopopolies, corporations, trusts,
and the liquor traffic; in departments
of COVER nment aud in politics. Reform
is the watchword of all parties, and
South Dakota is no exception in this
movement. In our state certain class
has taken advantage of this sentiment
for their own personal advancement
Thew have denounced all who oppose
them as machine men," Our present
governor is the bellwether who has led
in this stampede and has secured fol.
lowing by inscribing Reform" on his
b,nner.
OF course this sounds very nice but
before we accept his slogan let MS do q
bit Of investigating and sound reason
ing and find ont whether we are
furthering true reform or are blindly
following those who would use us solely
for their own selfish motives and then
betray rs when their purpose is effected.
Remember this:--A political party is
no better than the members who con-
stitute it's organization. Who consti-
tute the insurgent faction? We find in
its ranks the "has been pops" whose
political craft has sunk beneath their
feet; bunch of democrats who see no
hope of success through their own
organisation except by splitting the
republican party; clique of chronic
ofiice seekers-including Crawford
who have not been considered favorably
by the republican organization, and the
corporations, especially the railroads
These have deceived many people by
styllng themselves "reformers." Their
objects are. Of course, TO crafty their
desire for office, and to enable the COR
porations TO protect themselves from
adverse legislation. They are striving
60 dsosive a. into giving them political
power thereby heading on true reform.
/ contend that Crawford's Is rail-
xood administration. Crawford is the
railroads old attorney, and, as the REQ
ord show, has worked and voted for
thoir interests. The Milwaukee rail-
road has never had general attorney,
~ H. h. d II the county seats legal
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30
From Bristol Tribune.

Mrs. Waiter went to Webster Satur.
day.
DR.. Chapman. of Webster, was here
last week.
A son of Andrew erode was at Web.
ster Monday.
Mike Biersbach had business at Web.
ster Saturday.
Mrs Mike Biersbaoh went over to
Webster today.
I. Strandness was this morning a pas.
senger to Webster
Miss Sophia johnson and sister were
at Webster Saturday.
Mrs. H. D. Loken and baby were Wis.
Ting relatives at Webster Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ociisenreiter were here
from Webster Monday the guests at the
I. McAllen homo.
Rasmus Mork was at Webster again
Saturday. Chris is not getting better
very fast and they are talking OF taking
him to the Rochester, MINI. hospital.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30
CURRENT EVENTS.
Clipped from the Exchanges Which
Come to Our Table.

Come to Our Table.
In June 1902, Mr.. Crawford voted
in favor of resolutions endorsing
Senator Kittredge for reelection
In April 1908 he commended him
most highly. This was before he
became candidate for senator by
way of the governors chair. Imme-
diately upon deciding to be candi-
tate for the senate he denounced
Kittredge, thereby showing his oppo-
sition to Kittredge to be due entirely
to his own selfish ambitions.
In June 1905, Coe 1. Crawford
denounced Senator Gamble most Bit
terly. He continued his denuncia-
ton of Gamble until the Yankton
man came to Huron and made deal
with Crawford whereby they formed
an alliance-offensive and defensive
against Senator Kittredge. From
that day on Crawford has praised
Gamble. He has in SO doing showed
that his opposition to public men is
determined entirely upon the rela-
tons they maintain towards himself.
Slowly but surely the advantages
that have in the past belonged to the
inhabitants of towns, are reaching
the people of the farms. Rural
delivery, telephones and electric
roads have been three great agents
OF obliterating the lines between
city and country homes. The cen
tralization of schools, made possible
by the running of free buses in
communities that have not yet been
reached by electric lines, is another
step in advance, step that means a
great deal to the children both in
and out of town. 1t makes possible
better schools; good equipment;
qualified teachers, and longer terms.
II ends the necessity Of sending
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30
Notice for Dray Bids.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received up to May A, 1908,
at p, m, at the office of city auditor,
Day county, s. D., for the draying of
steam coal from the cars on railroad
track to the power house.
Carl Malmberg,
City Auditor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30
Clean I'm.

This is cleanup" season and I must
insist upon it being done at once. This
order comes from the city council and
board of health to me with instruction
to see that all refuse in streets and alleys
are hauled away.
j. V. Martin,
Chief of Police
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30
Montanta Land Along the New
Coast Line.

Coast Line.
After your springs work is over join
our excursion to eastern Montana and
get in one the ground floor while the
prices are low. Land from 50 to $40
per acre. The Milwaukee new coast
line runs through this land. Excursion
the first and third Tuesday each month.
Our Mr.. Harris has been out there
and II You will call on hum he will tell
you all about IL.
Egeland's Land Agency,
Egeland q Harris, Managers Webster.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
BRYAN oREEEUsaI or EAFT.
Alleges Appropriation Of Democrats
PIanks.

EAAMAHs
FAIRvIEW, LINCOLN. Neb.. July
30.-Charging that Judge William
H. Taft was not satisfied with the
work Of the Chicago convention
which pomipated hin ssshe rpubli-
can candidate or TIE Urealden@ ana
that in consequence he Is deeply inn
pressed with the work OF tbs demo
cratic convention at Denver. w. ].
Bryan yesterday issued statement
in which he expressed the opinion
that Judge Taft fears the uprising
which republican abuses have caused
and yet hssitates 70 adopt his real
and substantial reforms"
The statement was called forth
because Of the allegation made by
Judge Taft in his speech Of accept
ance at Cincinnati that Mr.. Bryan
was destroyer Of business. In re-
gard to the speech Mr.. Bryan said:
The most noticeable feature of his
speech is his attempt to amend the
republican platform by grating upon
it some of the planks of the democrat
lie platform. He is evidently not sat
isfied with the work of his conven-
ton, and is deeply impressed by the
work of the democratic convention.
He is uneharitable, however, In not
giving the democratic party credit for
having pointed out the reforms which
his own convention repudiated, but
which he in a half-hearted way in
dorses. The speech shows that he
fears the uprising which republicans
abuses have caused, and yet he hest
tates to adopt real and substantial
reforms.
Confirmation was given by Mr.
Bryan to the story printed in the
afternoon that 1t was not his inten'
ton to make any extended campaign
tour, but only to deliver few speech
es at the central points before th'
first of October, and that during tina
month he expects to remain at hom'
and assist in the educational work o
the campaign through the discussion
of public questions in the form o
signed articles, interviews and letters
The actual writing of the speech o
acceptance has not yet been beguI
by Mr.. Bryan, but he stated yester
day that his ideas were about fOrmu
lated and he would enter upon tn,
work of preparing the work in da,
or two. The fact that an additions
stenographer has appeared on tn
scene is an indication that all is 4
readiness for this important task.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
sxEnIoATE MADE AEELLHONs.
Reconstruction Accomplished b.
Calling in Ola staek.

NAAAsAs& ~ VII DN@eGAs
ST. PAUL. Mimi. July 3O.-That
J. P. Morgan & Co. and others in the
syndicate that reorganized the North
ern Pacific In 1906 made q pFOft OF
$22, 400, 1873 was what the attorneys
fer the state attempted to establish
yesterday at the Minnesota rate hear
ing.
The attorneys for the railroad con-
tended that these figures represent
the par value Of the stock involved
and that the stock at that time was
not worth par. They further con-
tend that the question Of whether J..
p. Morgan & Co. made large fee
in connection with the reorganization
had nothing to do with what the
Northern Pacific railway is worth to-
day. 1t is on the present worth that
they expect to earn an adequate re-
turn.
T. ID. Osborne, special counsel for
the state. took up the matter in his
examination of H. p. Gray. comptrol-
Ter of the Northern Pacific.
Mr.. Gray testified that the reor-
ganization was perfected by calling in
the stock of the old company in the
hands of the public and issuing the
new stock upon the payment by the
stockholders of an assessment of sic
on preferred stock and SIS on com.
mon stock. Not all the old stock.
holders were willing to pay these
assessments, so the syndicate PAID
them and took over the stock.
Under one paragraph of the agree
ment the syndicate was paid 2;
per cent on the cash for the sale o
another consignment of stocks ant
bonds. The amount received by thu
syndicate on this transaction wa
placed at nearly $4,000. 900, bringing
the total receipts of the syndicat,
managers, according to the testimony
up to $117,9O4,253, while they turn
ed over to the reorganized compan
in the conversion and assessment o.
stocks 95,7O1,S6O, leaving the syn
dicates gain, figured at the par valu
of the stock. $22,2O2,393.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
CHRISTIAN WORKERS.
Gather in Northfield for Annual
Conference.

Gather In Northfleld for Annual
Conference.
EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass, July
Visitors are today loeking into
Mortified from all points Of the COM
pass, attracted by the imposing pro-
pram offered by, the twenty sixth
session OF the NOrthfield Conference
for Christian Workers, one of the
summer conferences established by
the late Dwight l.. Moody. The for
NAL opening of the session will take
place tomorrow and the meetings will
continue until August 16.
The list of speakers includes many
familiar to friends OF Mortified.
Among them are the Rev. Stuart
Holden, Of London; the Rev. DR.. w.
L. Watkinson, Of London; the Rev.
John A. Hutton, of Glasgow; the Rev.
DR.. Hugh Black. DIR. r. A. Torrey and
DIR. II. G. Underwood, of Corea.
The music and singing during the
conference will be in charge Of
Charles NJ. Alexander and George c.
Stebbins. The post-eonferenee adj
dresses will be given between August
16 and September 90. The Rev. j.
Stuart Holden will deliver them until
about September /, while the Rev.
DR.. C. Campbell Morgan will have
1 L. Q .
The daily Bible class of the con-
ference will be under the leadership
of the Rev DIR. A. T. Pierson, OF
Brooklyn, while lectures will be Civ
en- by a number of well known Bible
teachers. Special Bible lectures lateI
in the season viii be given at the
Mortified schools from Septembei
22 to about November l.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
GAsPHE THUGS.
Sentence Affirmed by the Supreme
Court.

Sentence Affirmed by the supreme
Court.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.--Con-
fined in a gloomy cell in San Quentin
penItentiary. John Slemsen and Louis
Dabner, the gas pipe thugs who in
augurated a veritable reign of terror
In San Francisco during the months
Of August and September, 1905. are
awaiting the expiation OF their crimes
on the seaffold tomorrow. The SEN
tence of death. passed over eighteen
months age, has been affirmed by
the supreme court and 1t is unlikely
that there will be any interference
with tomorrow's double hanging.
Both Of the gaspipe assassins, al
though the most ruthless thugs that
ever terrorized a city, have now be-
come prematurely aged and broken
down. Siemsen has prepared a
statement In which he asserts that he
was wrongfuIly accused by Dabner
to shield a brother. and that Bisehoff,
the star witness against him at the
trial, was guilty Of many periuries.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
ERNE-MeFARLAND BOUT.
Test Skill In Twenty ROmnd Contest
AZ San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. July So
Young Erne viii have his FIRST oDpor-
tunity to display his ringeraft before
an audience Of Pacific coast Tight fans
tomorrow. when he win meet Packy
Mcfarland. Chicago's nifty aspIrant
to the championship. In a twenty
round bout. The men are to meet
at 133 pounds, at o'clock. before
the Pacific Athletic club. Young
Erne has many hackers. but general
sentiment favors Mcfarland.
Mcfarland fought Freddy Welsh q
twenty round draw last Fourth Of
July before Jim JeRries' club in Los
Angeles. The winner Of the Erne-
Mcfarland match is certain to meet
the survivor Of the third battle be-
tween Cans and Nelson. which viii
be fought In Nevada on Labor day:
SO this bout means much 70 both men.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
c. E. POWELL TO STAND TRIAL
MuIIan Man Surrenders at Wallace
ON Contempt Charges.


WALLACE, Idaho, July 3O.-After
having travelled from Mullan Idaho,
to Everett, Wash, to secure S. A.
Bistwick, an attorney with whom he
is personally acquainted, to defend
him on a charge of contempt of court,
C. E. Powell arrived in Wallace yes
terday and Immediately surrendered
himself to the authorities. Attorney
Bistwiek accompanied him. The trial
which is in the probate court, has
been. set for Friday morning. and
Powell was released without bonds.
Powell rented a house and piece
of land at Mullan from the Snow
storm company and for his refusal
to pay rent the company secured an
order in the probate court for the
restitution of the premises and eject
ment of Powell. Powell claimed
that the Snowstorm did not have title
to the land. Two OF three times the
sheriff elected the Powell family, and
as many times they returned to the
house.
One time when the sherin was
moving the Powell household goods
from the house to the road Mrs
Powell. it is claimed, appeared will
rife and was disarmed by the OF
heers. Then a warrant for Powell'i
arrest for contempt was secured
uhat was nearly a week ago, and sine
then the officers have been unabl'
TO locate Powell Yesterday morn
; ing a telegram was received by tn
r sheriff from Powell at Harrison stat
: ing that he was on his way here
Powell arrived couple OF hour
later.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
REDUCTION ON TIMBER DENIED.
ShOshOne Commissioners ut Wallace
Rule Rate Is Reasonable.

Rule Rate Is Reasonable.
WALLACE Idaho, July 3O.-The
county commissioners yesterday de-
MED the application of the timber
companies for a reduction in the as
sessed valuation of timber lands, de-
Gliding that the valuations as placed
by County Assessor Smith we're rea-
sonable. This year, for the first time
timber lands in this county are as
sessed per thousand feet, the county
having employed timber estimators.
In previous years a blanket assess
ment of SIS per acre was made. I'm
der the assessments this year the
average per acre will be $1O.7S.
The timber companies eontended
that the increase was too much, and
after making a fruitless appeal to
the assessor took their case to the
county commissioners, where they
have again lost. The action of the
commissioners in upholding the as
sessment of Assessor Smith means
the county will receive SIS, 900 more
in taxes on timber lands than in past
years.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
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Leave information at the Press Of
nee or phone in your society news,
personal mention or any other item
Of interest to the public.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-05-15
The Captain Of the
Northern Light
'(Copyright. by Joseph B. Boxiles.)
By LLOYD oSBoURNE


her old home in NOnOotch. Scattered
about here and there were other things
that brought her memory painfully
back to him; that hurt him with their
familiarity; that caused him to lift
them up and hold them with a sort of
desrairing wonder: her guitar, her
worn, lock-fast, desk, the old gilt pho
tograph album he, remembered so
we'll. He sat down at the table and
buried his face in his hands. What
a fool he had been! What a fool he
had been!
He was reused by the sound of Hor-
ble's footsteps down the ladder. With
his head leaning on his hand. he
looked at the big naked feet feeling
for the steps, then at the uncouth
clothes as they gradually appeared,
then at the fat, weak, frightened face
of the man himself. He grew sick
at the sight of him. Would Horrible
strike him? Would Horrible have the
grit to order him off the ship? No;
the Internal coward was getting out
the gina bottle of square-face and
two glasses.
"Say when," said Horrible.
When" said Gregory.
Horrible tipped the bottle into his
own glass. A second mates grog!
One could see what the fellow drank.
Here's luck" said Gregory.
Drink hearty" said Horrible.
Zoe Horble,'' said Gregory, lean.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-05-15

nurd Der for 6 hsrsaI "a. "a the & risk' 81
that thai appaled him Besides, hat.
ever happen0l he had another rea.
son Tor keeping the truth from Madge.
The fact Of Horhle's death. even Il
she thought 1t accidental, would
shock her to the core. st Wasslin.
conceivable that she. would feel any
thing but horror stricken. whether
she judged her former lover innocent
Or: not. She might even undergo 9
terrible remorse. At such moment
how little likely she would be to give
way to him! OF course she would re.
fuse. Any woman. would refuse.
Every restraining influence would be
massed against him. No, his only
hope lay in getting her aboard his
schooner and out of the lagoon be.
fore the least suspicion could dawn
upon her. Once away, and it might
be two years before she might even
hear of HorblesE death. Once away,
and the empty seas would keep his
secret. Once away '.75S1 fs91 =
He studied thu weather with a new
and consuming anxiety. How could
he manage to get out at ALL: or pick
course through the middle channel!
1t was thick with coral rocks, and in
a day so overcast the keenest eye
aloft would be at fault. And. out
side, what then? Already, it was
working up a hurricane. To run be-
fore It would be courting death.
But, to stake Madge's life! Madge,
whom he loved so dearly! Madge,
for whom he would have "a died!
And yet there was something sub
lime in the thought of taking her in
his arms and driving before the gale,
the storm sails treble reefed on the
bending yards, the decks awash from
end to- end, Madge beside him, the
p1tchy night in front, the engulang
seas behind; to swim or sink, to ride
or smother, accepting their fate to-
gether, and, if need be, drowning at
the last In each others arms.
He looked toward tho settlement
and saw crowd of natives pushing
whaleboat into the water; looked
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-05-15

Capt Col. said Horrible. calmly.
but with qlivers Of his lip, we'll
take another drink. and then ven
say good-by. !" J. zS 55.s=..
I'm not going till see Madss." !"
said Gregory. 0 5s= s
Horrible began to tremble.
: ITS for Madse to odecide," added
Gregory. ~ Il. &5& &zS sz=s
Decide what?' demanded Horrible
In husky stutter. ,.sxs-s .. :
Between you and me, old fellow -
said Gregory. 49,. >-
"And you've the gall to say that on
my ship. at my table, about my wife!
exclaimed Horrible, spunctuating the
sentence with the possessive.
"Yes," said Gregory.
Horrible sat awhile silent. He was
obviously turning the matter over in
his head. He said at last he would
60 on deck and take another look to
windward.
There's a power of dirt to wind
ward!". he said.
0ASSOAy was SOA0NAOuo VI NC.
laying pin being whipped out OF
sight, and in an instant he was
reused and tense, his nostrils vibrat-
ing with a sense of danger. The
two men stared at each other, and
then Horrible backed into the state
room, remarking with furtive insincer-
ity: There's power of dirt to
windward!" This said, the door went
shut behind him. Gregory sprang to
his feet and burst it open with his
powerful shoulders, crushing Horrible
against the bunk, who, pistol in hand,
fired at him point blank. The bullet
went wide, and there was a sound of
shattering glass. Gregory's hands
clenched themselves on Horble's, and
the revolver twisted this way and
that under the double grasp. Horrible
was painting like a steam engine; his
lower jaw hung open, and he cried as
he fought, the tears streaking his red
face; there was an agonized light in
his eyes. for his foretlnger was break
ing in the trigger guard. A hairs
breadth more and he could have
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-05-15

again, and saw old Maka taking his
place in the stem sheets and assist
ing a woman in beside him. The
woman! It needed no second glarce
to tell him it was Madge. He hsd
never counted on her coming OF ~
company. Fool that he was, he had
taken it for granted that she would
be alone. Everything, in fact, turned
on her being alone. Then, with :,
start, he remembered his own dinghy,
and how it would betTay him. He h:x
made it fast on the schooner's star
board quarter, near the little az.
commodation ladder. Going on his
hands and knees, lest his head should
be seen above the shallow rail, he uf,-
loosed the painter, worked the bo9t
astern, and drew it again - to port.
Then he croucheil down in the alley
way and waited. ~-~ -- ~----
A few minutes later and the wha:er
was humping against the schooner's
side. It might have been humping
against Gregory's heart, so agonizing
was the suspense as he lay breathNss
and cramped between the coffinlike
width of the house and rail.
1T was kind of you to bring me
of. Maka,' said Madge.
The old Hawaiian laughed mu.
sfcally In denial. mo, MOI" he cried
you must ccme below and see the
captain" said Madge. .-. .
Gregory was in a cold sweat OF ap'
prehension.
"Too.. much Storm" said Maka
doubtfully. Il go home now, and put
rocks on the charch roof -.
Five minutes won't matter" said
Madge. -. :: =
Again Gregory trembled. ,... -,
More better 1 go home quick
said Maka. mo rocks, no roof"
The boat showed of, the. crew stsik:
ing up a song. Msdge seemed to re.
main standing st the gangway where
they had left her. Gregory felt by
instinct that she was gazing at the
Northern Light, and that as she CARED
she sighed; that she was lost In r.,v-
erie and was loath to go below.
He rose stiflJ from his hiding
place. Even as he did so it came
over him that he was extraordinarily
tired-so tired that he swayed as be
stood and looked at her. .,.-..
"Madge!" he sad ii almost q whis-
per. '.Madge!''s #.*2'' ss @ .'.'.s ss+s'@ -
She turned instantly, paling as she
saw who confronted her.
Greg!" she c,ted. -Ss:z3. .ss.=52@ .ssss s