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The Washington times., 1908-11-27
OF HANNAH
ELIAS FAME IS DEAD
Rich Provider for Negress Shun-
ned Public Gaze After a
Sensation.

NEW YORK. Nov. g7.-John r Platt
the aged man who gave Hannah Elias,
the negress. about $4,000, and In whoss
stead, Andrew II. Green was shot and
killed by the Sasane negro, Cornelius
Williams, Is dead at his home IN West
SEVENTEEN street
Plat had been living in seciustou since
il was brought 20 light that he was
the proyider for the Philadelphia
negress, who lived in Central Park West
with a retinue of servants and stable
fun of horses and carriages At her com
mand.
The Washington times., 1908-11-27
MIsS Steele UNDER KNIFE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.--It was learned
that an operation for appendicitis was
performed on Miss Catherine Steele,
youngest daughter OF Charles Steele,
the partner Of J. Pierpont Morgan. at
her fathers estate, Westbury, /. J..
Monday, by DR.. Andrew McCosh. Of
Manhattan, and DR.. John Mann, OF Old
Westbury- The operation was success
fuI. Miss Nancy Steele, another daugh-
ter. underwent a similar operation last
The Washington times., 1908-11-27
MASONS GIVE SMOKER.

Following a Business meeting IN Ma
sonic Temple, Temple Lodge. +. and A.
81. gave "a smoker IL RausCnerTs last
night Those who took part IN the en-
te rtaInWent were :. Walter Humphrey,
Morris Simon, George A. Bentley, jr..
GustaVe 81. MilbUTn. Charles a. stevens,
III. r.. Kahn. Theodore c. HelmeriChs.
James Nelson, Thomas +. McAnauy,
Harry Is. Wright j. Henry Kaiser, A.
b. Griffith, Ray Glider and Frank n.
Painter.
The Washington times., 1908-11-27
MAINE FRESHMAN
BROWNS UNDER ICE

ORONO. Ne. Nov. FLAMES +. AID
riCh. OF Little Fails n. +. a freshman
az the University or Maine, was
drowned in Pushaw Lake today while
spending Thanksgiving at a camp win
a party Of the Beta Theta III fraternity.
In attempting TO cross the lake. Aid
rich and Albert A. Gardner son Of oba-
diah Gardner, uf Roclsland, recently
Democratic candidate for governor,
broke through the thin ice Gardner
was rescued, but Al6rich persisted before
aid could reach him
The Washington times., 1908-11-27
LAMPHERE is GUILTY
ON ARSON CHARGE

I4APORTE. Ind. Nov. Tray Lam
phere was found guilty OF arson last
night, after the jury had been out
tWenty-six hours. Judge John Z, Rich
ter Immediately sentenced him TO the
penitentiary for an tndeterminate term
OF from two to twenty-one years and
Assessed a fine Of 5000
Lamphere probably viii begin serving
hts sentence at Michigan City today.
The Washington times., 1908-11-27
BOY KILLS STEPFATHER.

HEALDSBURG. Cal. Nov. Z5.-In an
ehor+ 20 prevent the murder OF his
mother. John InEieman, thirteen years
old. shot and killed his stepfather
Frank Day early today. When the shot
was fred, Day was trying 10 stab the
boys mother with a Bowie knife.
The Washington times., 1908-11-27
Welded Ct YEARS.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Nov. Z7.-Mr.
and Mrs. David I. Ashley celebrated
their siXty-seventh wedding anniversary
with a family dinner yesterday. At the
time Of their marriage Mr., Ashley was
tWenty-seven and Mrs. Ashley seven
teen years old
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
RoosEvELT's TRIBUTE.

Upon receiving news Of the nomi-
nation Of Secretary Taft for the
presidency President Roosevelt said:
Il feel that the country is indeed
to be congratulated on the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Taft. | have known
him intimately for many years, and
| have a peculiar feeling for him
because throughout that time we
worked for the same object, the
same purpose and ideas. ! do not
believe there could be found in, all
the country man so well fitted to
be president. He is not only abso-
lutely fearless, absolutely disinter.
ested and upright, but he has the
widest acquaintance with the nations
needs without and within and the
broadcast sympathies with all our
citizens.
He would be as emphatically a
president Of the plain people as
Lincoln, Jet not Lincoln himself
would be freer from the least tint Of
demagogy, the least tendency TO
arouse or appeal 70 the class hatred
Of any kind. He has a peculiar and
intimate knowledgeof and sympathy
with the needs Of ali our people,
Of che farmer, Of the wage worker,
q the business man, Of tho property
owner. No matter what mans
occupation or social position, no
matter what his creed, his color, OF
The section of the country from
which be comes, II be i al honest
hard working man who tries 70 dc
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
Saving the Bait.

"Fishing!" said man who lives near
us. "Why. l went fishing in Scotland
and caught the biggest string of cells
you can imagine.
There is the tandem eel that you
have all heard of. When they go down
or up the stream from their quarters
for the winter or summer they go in
single file, one behind the other. like
the primeval man. They leave exact
ly six inches of space between their
noses and the tail Of the eel IN front.
When an eel sees that the fellow ahead
is frightening this space, he springs
forward and, selling the tail Of the Of
render In his mouth, pulls him back
into place. I dropped nv hook down
right in front of a string of tandem
cells, and the bait was accepted. and
1erked out the eel. The one behind
seeing that the fellow ahead was run.
ming away, obeyed his instructions and
seized his tall to pull him back, and SO
did the one behind, and so on to the
last one, and l pulled them out hand
over hand till / had a great mass of
slippery cells about me."-Strand Mag
azine
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
Our First War Vessels

The outbreak of the Revolutionary
war found the patriots without a navy.
Congress had to create one. Four mer-
chantmen were first purchased. hastily
equipped with guns and sent to sea as
cruisers. but their defects as war YES
sells soon became so apparent that con-
gress determined at once to set about
the building Of a navy. On Oct. 3.
ITS. congress ordered two cruisers
built and on Dec. 10 the order was In
creased to FIVE thirty-two gun ships,
i've twenty eight gun ships and three
twenty-four gun ships. They were to
be ready for the sea by the following
April. The names given to the thirteen
vessels were Boston, Congress. Effing-
ham, Delaware. Hancock, Montgomery,
Providence. Raleigh. Trumbull, vir-
ginia, Warren, Washington and RAN
dolph. These were the first war ves-
sells constructed in the United States.
The first commander In chief was Eze-
kiel Hopkins Of Rhode Island, a young
brother Of Congressman Stephen Hop
kins. He was appointed to this high
Office on Dec. %. IT'S.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
BLOODSHED IN PERSIA.
Artillery sombards Parliament Build
ings at Teneran.

Artillery Hombards Parliament Build
inss at Teneran.
Teheran, June 24.--After a bloody
fight, which was waged around the
parliament building, the city was COM
paratively quiet at night, although the
Cossacks were encamped in the
streets and squares. Cossacks and
soldiers early in the morning sur
rounded the parliament and demand
ed that a number of persons whose
arrest the shah had ordered be forth
with handed over to them. Parlia-
ment refused to comply with this de-
mand and shots were fired at the
troops, several soldiers being killed.
Orders were at once issued from mill
tary headquarters that the parliament
building be bombarded and the bonn
bardment commenced soon after 10
o'clock While this was In progress
bombs were thrown from the parlia-
ment building and the mosque adjoin-
ing, disabling one of the guns and
wounding the gunners.
Eventually the halls of parliament
were cleared, but not before many per-
sons had been killed and wounded.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
SHERMAN CRITICALLY ILL
Vice Presidential Candidates
Condition Serious.

Cleveland, o., June 24.-Represen-
tative James Schoolcraft Sherman,
Republican candidate for vice presi-
dent, was removed from the home of
former Governor Herrick to Lakeside
hospital, sufferer from gall stones.
He spent somewhat restless day,
but is reported in an official bulletin
as holding his own. If the patients
condition continues to improve, the
bulletin says, it is not likely that an
operation for the removal of the gall
stones will be necessary.
Owing to the fact that DR.. j. M. T.
Finney of Baltimore could not come
to the bedside of Mr. Sherman an eff
fort was made to reach DIR. William
Mayo of Rochester, Mimi, a noted
specialist and surgeon. who Mr.. Sher-
man hoped would be able to attend in
case an operation was deemed neces-
sary.
An effort to reach DIR. Morrison OF
Johns Hopkins university. Baltimore.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25


associated with rather heavy bone and
coarseness of head. Hampshires made
an especially strong pen showing.
Grade and cross bred fat barrows
made an exceptionally strong exhibit.
That certain breeds cross to excellent
advantage from the feeders standpoint
was a patent fact In this collection.
Grand Championships.
The Ohio State university won the
grand championship for pen of three
barrows. Competition was as edged
as a half dozen top notch rival pens
could make 1t. 1t was the trio OF pure
bred Berkshires. all bred and fed by
that institution, which achieved this
distinguished honor. The grand cham
pionship single barrow was the mixed
bred hog shown by Goodwine & Goo
nenough.
In breeding the grand champion bar
row, from litter of seven pigs. is
three-fourths Duroc-Jersey. one-eighth
Poland-China and one-eighth Hamp-
shire. He was wonderfully made and
wonderfully fed
These interesting items and illustra-
tons OF fine feature OF the last inter.
national show are reproduced by the
courtesy of the Breeders Gazette. Chi
cago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
SHERMAN IS SELECTED.
New Yorker Gets Second Place on Re-
publican Ticket.

view rorker 0cte SECOND FiacS on re
publican Ticket.
Chicago, June 19.--With Congress
man James 8. Sherman of New York
chosen AZ vice presidential candidate
and running mate OF Secretary Taft
the Republican national convention of
1908 passed into history. The final
session lasted less than two hours.
The committees to notify the candi-
dates were oficially promulgated, Sen
ator William Warner of Missouri, past
comrnanderin-chief of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, being selected to
head the delegation that will call upon
Secretary Taft. and Senator ]. c. Bur-
rows Of Michigan being placed at the
head Of the committee to notify Mr..
Sherman.
Before the convention assembled It
was practically certain that the vice
presidency would 90 to Mr. Sherman.
A large number Of states had endorsed
his candidacy In caucus and Il spread
like wildfrs. The New York delsgar
TIM spltdly stood back Of Mr.. sherman
and when the voting began thsrs was
q rush Of delegates to feu into line,
victory being assured to the New York
representatives long before the roll
had been half completed.
Speaker Cannon appeared unsxpect-
sdly upon the floor Of the convention
and by unanimous consent was grant-
ed the privilege Of making the second
Ing speech for Mr.. Sherman. who had
been placed IN nomination by Timothy
Il Woodruff. chairman OF the New
York delegation.
Governor Curtis Guild Of Massachu-
ss11n. former Governor Franklin MUIR
nv Of New Jersey and Mr. sherman
wSre the only candidates for the vice
pfs1idsncy formally placed in nomina-
ton. There were scattering votes.
however. for vice President Fairbanks
and Governor Sheldon Of Nebraska
from two OF the state delegations.
Mr.. shorman's victory was an over
whelmtng one. SIS votes being the to-
tAl before his nomination was made
unanimous.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

his duty toward his neighbor and
toward the country he can rest
assured that he will have in Mr..
Taft the most upright Of represeu
tatives and the most fearless Of
champions.
Mr.. Taft stands against privileges
and he stands pre-eminent for the
broad principles of American citizen
ship which lie at the foundation Of
our national well being"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

The barrow is coming into his own
Costly experience with swine disease
contracted at public market exhibitions
despite all possible precautions. In
duced the management OF the intern3
tional show to abandon classes 70
breeding swine and open show To-
barrows only, that go direct from IL
pens to the SHAMELESS This idea III
not suit some swine breeders. But IL
barrow show has caught the swing ..
success and will hereafter receive I'd
support Of some interests which hay,
been lighting IT, Ii has demonstrate
the possibilities of such a show. an
those who came to scoff will remair
to pray-and exhibit The perfectim
to which pork producing can b.
brought, mirrored in the exhibits oi
this section. is among the most absorf
ing features of this exhibition
Hampshires Popular.
AS heretofore. keen interest wa,
shown, In the exhibit of Hampshire
barrows. Black hogs with white belts
around their bodies at the girth appea
to the curious as well as to pork max
ers. They are odd. distinctive and fast
In the show yard.
But it Is not alone the peculiar color
marking Of Hampshires that accounts
for their growing popularity Packers
esteem them for their dressing quail
ties. This fact has been emphasized In
the decisions registered by packing
house judges of fat barrows at this
show. Each year has marked an in
crease In the number.
II. L. Bollman of Illinois was first
for barrow under six months. the Ohio
State university second and Atkinson
& Stone. Illinois, third. II was beau.
tiful trio which took the prizes In this
class. A deal of finish and quality was
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
FINED $4,000 EACH.

Paper Companies Pleaded Guilty 20
illegal comblnatlon.
New York. June 22.-Twenty.four
companies manufacturing Manila wrap
ping paper were fined $4,000 each by
Judge Hough In the United States cir.
Quit court. They pleaded guilty on
Friday last to maintaining an illegal
combination IN restraint OF trade.
They were members of the Manila and
Fibre association.
In imposing the fines Judge Hough
said that the combination Of paper
manufacturers was y clear violation
Of the sherman antitrust law. but be-
cause Of extenuating circumstances he
would impose fine only. The com
panies have arranged TO pay their
lines thr,ugh their counsel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

motion of Genera; Woodford of New
York, manager for Governor Hughes
The vote was reached after an eight
hour session devoted to discussion
and adoption of the platform and to
the nominating speeches in behalf Of
Cannon, Fairbanks. Hughes. Taft.
Foraker. Knox and La Toilette.
A great demonstration followed the
speech OF Congressman Burton NOM
mating Taft, the cheering lasting
twenty-five minutes. Before the ballot
was taken second great demonstra-
tion broke out, this time In honor Of
President Roosevelt. and continued for
half an hour.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
WILL SUCCEED TAFT.
Luke E. Wright to Be Appointed Sec
rotary of War.

Washington, June 20.-Secretary
Taft has presented to the president his
resignation, to take effect June 80,
and 1t was announced at the White
House that Luke e. Wright OF Tennes-
see will be appointed secretary of war
to succeed Mr.. Taft. In making this
appointment the president was infiu.
encsd somewhat by the desire to rec
ognize in an emphatic way that there
is no longer any dividing line between
the North and the South and that all
good Americans are In thought and
deed one and the president was in
fiuenced still more by the fact that
Governor Wright's personal attributes
and experience pre-eminently fit him
for this particular position.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

Editorially the Sioux City, Iowa,
Journal has the following on the
nomination on Burke and Martin for
congressman form South Dakota:
without doubt tot the factional
aspect of the situation. The Jour
nal is disposed to congratulate South
Dakota on the return of Messrs
Burke and Martin to the house Of
representatives. Both men have
creditable records as national legis-
lators. Mr.. Burke served in the
fifty.sixth, fifty seventh, fifty eighth
and fifty-ninth congresses. Mr..
Martin served in the fifty seventh,
fifty eighth and fifty-ninth. Both
men worked faithfully for the inter-
ests of South Dakota, and their work
was effective too. Returning to the
national capital, after what amounts
to two years vacation, their
experience, acquaintance and famili.
arity with Washington methods
should count in promoting the
interests Of South Dakota"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

not IL like you cause you're ynu
ana maybe when your mother sees me
dressed like a white man she wont
think I'm such a terror. | certainly
did look like day laborer out of a
| job the afternoon / landed on the front
| porch"
II know" said Isabelle as she laugh.
ed heartily and laid down the book,
1T must have been so funny. Moth.
er's terribly proper you know"
Days went on like this, and Mrs.
Beal was gradually won over to the
enemy's camp. Every one who knew
Whit Miller loved him-loved him de-
spite his careless, hapless ways, for his
kindly spirit and other things. but
mostly because he was he. In the DAYS
that followed he had many nurses, as
all the family took turns wheeling him
across the room SO that he might bask
In the sunlight, but his happiest hours
were when Isabelle was in charge.
One afternoon as she patted the oil.
lows at the back of his chair and left
a glass Of milk at his elbow he caught
the hand that had brought so many
comforts to him during his illness.
Wont you stay little longer, Miss
Ntghtingale?' he pleaded as he held
tightly to the hand I'm so lonely In
the twilight. Wait until Jack comes.
He's due in few minutes now If the
train isn't late-please."
"You old silly" said Isabelle as she
sat on the window ledge with the
shadows encircling her.
II wish you knew more about me-"
said Whit. II wish you would ask
some Of the fellows If I'm not a decent
sort. You see, I've something to say to
you, but l can't until you know me
better 1t would be like taking an I'M
fair advantage"
"Oh, but | know all about you al
ready" she said gayly. "Jack and I
talk about you all the time"
He reached out and pulled her q III
tie closer.
I'm clumsy old thing, as Jack al
ways says, but there's nothing very
bad about me, and 1 don't play this
sick trick very often. You wouldn't
care for a life job Of nursing, would
you" He was holding the hand very
lightly now as she looked up at him
Ind said coyly:
ASK me, why don't you?'
His arms were not very strong as
'et, but both Of them went around the
irl as he drew her to his lips.
Sweetheart" he whispered.
well, I'll be hanged, Whit Miller,
zone of that" sang out Jack as he
TODD In the doorway, grip in hand, as
e had hurried from the train. 81
rought you down here to fish, not to
teal all the preserves on the family
lantation"
Yes, Jack" said Whit as he reached
ut one free hand. you brought me
own to fish, and Pm the champion,
or here in my arms is the catch of the
eason, the best ever"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

failed. as DR.. Morrison had departed
for Europe.
Mrs. Sherman and Richard Sherman
both desire the presence of a special
Int. and q communication has been
sent TO DR.. w. T. Bull OF New York
to have him In waiting.
Mr.. Sherman's temperature Is
1oi%; pulse So; respiration e. He Is
reported as resting quietly.
Congressman Sherman suffered a
similar attack In New York city two
years ago while serving rs chairman
OF the Republican congressional cam
paign committee. He was then seri-
ously III. but no operation was per-
formed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

In Mr.. Layard's book, "a Great
Punch Editor" is given Shirley
Brooks remembrance Of Thackeray:
What delightful English he wrotei
He knew this and was proud and said
that Dickens might be a great moral
ist but that he was the best gramma-
rian." Now. the curious thing, OBJ
serves the London Chronicle, Is that
Thackeray was very shaky gramma-
Ran and that the pages OF ''Penden-
mis-" abound In weak collocations and
constructions. whereas the self edu-
Gated Dickens was an almost infallible
grammarian- Not In his work shall
we lind the unrelated and irresponsible
"and which" or the split infinitive or
Of the kind. The vulgarism
Of "aggravate" for 'irritate. !" very com
mon with him. but by no means Pc
cuiiar to him. was nearly his only
verbal crime.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
Hoo Feed Rack.

The illustration herewith shows a
form of rack which was designed and
first used by Mr.. Davis of Michigan
for feeding alfalfa to hogs which are
following corn fed cattle. II has been
highly indorsed by Professor III. r.
Smith of the Nebraska experiment sta
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

The plan to let the nomination Of
vice president go over until Friday
met with the enthusiastic approval
OF the Chicago hotel men. Some OF
the delegates who had been bit
liberal with their expense money
were not quite so enthusiastic.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

Seth Bullock's congratulatory
messuge to Secretary Taft on his
nomination was in true western
style one word dispatch. 1t was
simply "Shake."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

You will have TO vote for "Bili,'
for president, there is no choice, it
it will be "B;ll" on both tickets, but
then there is an old saying all good
fellows are "Bill."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

Gen. Luke E. Wright, of Tenne-
see, will succeed William H. Taft
as secretary of war, Secretary Taft's
resignation having been accepted by
the president to take effect June 80.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

Congressman Burke's popularity
with the masses of South Dakota
was proven by the vote he received
at the primary. His majority was
was greater than CrawfoId's-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

The comments OF the press
throughout the state, both stalwart
and insurgent, on the primary law
are not very complimentary to say
the least.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
Thursday, June rs. 1908.
A strong team Taft and Shermsn.

Taft is a heavy. weight but the
republican platform is strong
enough to hold him.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
CHOSEN ON THE FIRST BALLOT
Both Secure Majority on the In
itiaI Roll Call.
CHEER ROOSEVELT AND TAFT
Following Nominating Speech q Long
Demonstration Occurs for Secretary
OF War and Later Convention Re-
pssts Action In Honor of President.

Chicago, June 18.-William II. Taft
Of Ohio was nominated for president
on the first ballot by the Republican
national convention, receiving over
700 votes, more than 200 more than
necessary for nomination. The ballot
resulted as follows:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25

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