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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
is HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Federal Supreme Court Kills Employ
ers' Liability Act.

Washington, Jan. THAT the con-
gressional act known as the employ
ers' liability law" is not in accordance
with the Constitution of the United
States because it goes beyond the
bounds permitted in the regulation of
interstate commerce, vas the conclu-
sion by the supreme court of the
United States in deciding two dam
age cases coming to the court from
the federal courts of Kentucky and
Tennessee, which we're brought under
the provision of the law. The decision
was announced by Justice White, the
court standing five to four against the
law. Even among the five who voted
not to sustain the statute, there were
differences of opinion. Much interest
was manifested in the result of the
courts deliberations.
Decisions of the lower courts almost
uniformly have been to the effect that
the law relating to the liability Of the
railroads in interstate commerce vio-
lates the provisions of the federal Con-
atitutiOn.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
Before Mr.. Crawford became ;

Before Mr.. Crawford became a
candidate for governor, he sent w.
Fl. Smith Of this city and HI. G.
Shober of Highmore down the line
to meet A. G. Johnson and to enlist
Johnson in support of Crawford.
These representatives met Mr.. john
son somewhere between Brookings
and Huron and came to Huron with
him riding in his private car. Mr..
Shober was the chief spokesman AN
after talking sometime Mr.. Johnson
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
FEEDING HOGS.
Clean Food of the Utmost Importance
In Hot Weather.

cy.an Food of the Utmost Importance
In Hot Weather.
Every farmer knows that clean foo /
far hogs is of the utmost Importance,
especially I'm hot weather. Still great
many will often permit the swill bar
rel to become filthy. This Is very
dangerous TO the health of the hogs
during summer. Doubtless diseases
often start among many hogs from
this source. says a writer in American
Agriculturist There are many his
that affect hogs besides hog cholera.
although some may think that hoS
cholera is the only thing to be guard
ed against. BY the decay of vegetable
and fleshy matter various poisons are
elaborated, and we must guard against
these as well as hog cholera. There
is no doubt that animals as well as
human beings are often killed by pto-
maine poisoning.
Avoid Rotten SwiIl.
Rotten swill Is unfit for hogs as GER
tainly as other rottc-l food. Some feed
their hogs whey brought from the
cheese factory. Often, as factory men
know, the whey tanks are very dirty,
not having been cleaned perhaps for
months. The farmers who use this
whey should make such a vigorous
protest against dirty tanks that the
factory men will see that they are
cleaned often.
Some of the factories do not even
have tanks, but have row of barrels
near the factory buildings, into which
| the whey is run. These are allowed, TO
become almost putrid in the hot sun
of summer. They Swarm with flies,
which may have been visiting the car
casses of dead hogs in the pastures Of
adjoining farms. Sometimes these
hogs have died Of cholera and some
times of other contagious diseases. 1t
! is not difficult matter to clean bar
rels often. and this should be done.
1t Is all the easier to do If the cheese
factory has steam pipe from which
a hose can conduct the steam into the
barrels.
Protection Against Disease.
If disease is to be kept off the farm,
food of the hogs must be carefully
watched, at least in summer. The
matter Is not so important In winter.
as the flies are not carrying germs
from one place to another, and con-
tageous diseases will not spread with
the same rapidity. Animals take in
disease germs mostly through their
respiratory organs or through the or
gans devoted to the elaboration of food.
If the food is protected, much will be
gained in the way of protection against
! disease.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
ADMITS FALSE ENTRIES.
Employs Of Defunct Frisco Trust Com.
pany Confesses.

parry SOIlCSSCSs
San Francisco, Jan. 3.-Another
sensational chapter was added to the
California Safe Deposit and Trust
company scandal when Fl. I. Storrs,
one of the bookkeepers of the con
cern, broke down under merclless
tross-examination and confessed that
the false entries in the books were in
his handwriting and had been made
under orders from J. Dalzel Brown,
the imprisoned manager of the bank,
and J. d. Robertson, the fugitive as
sistant secretary.
The confession made by Storrs was
complete in every respect and estap-
lished the fact that nearly $l,OOO,0O0
had been falsely added to the assets
OF the bank in order to deceive the
state commissioners. More than $780,
900 had been fraudulently added to
the accounts of Brown, WalteSJ J. Bart
nett and the San Francisco I'D san
Joaquin Coal company alone. In or
der to balance tie books Storrs said
that a like sum had been charged
against depositors in the bank.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

asked by what authority they spoke.
Mr.. Shober and Mr.. Smith both
answered saying I'VE represent Mr..
Crawford and came to see you at his
request" "Well," said Mr.. John
son. ''is Mr.. Crawford going to be a
candidate for governors" "That
depends" said Mr.. Shober entirely
on whether you viii support him or
not" This is no grape vine story
but can be proven by at least two OF
the gentlemen present. In view Of
Mr.. Crawford's attitude toward GER
tain railroad legislation and the
action Of the state board Of assess
ment It is not difficult to see Why the
railroads in South Dakota are not
hostile to Crawford. Huron Huron
ite.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
UNABLE TO AGREE.

Jury in Caleb Powers Case Is Dis
charged.
Georgetown. KY, Jan. AFTER be-
ing out more than forty-eight hours
the jury in the case of Caleb Powers,
tried on charge of completely in the
murder of William Goebel. reported
for the second time that they were
unable to agree upon a verdict and
were discharged by Judge Morris.
This was the fourth trial of Pow
ers. In two OF the former trials Pow
ers was convicted and sentenced to
life Imprisonment and in the third
trial he was also convicted and given
a death sentence.
The jury stood ten for acquittal and
two for conviction. j. l.. Price, the
foreman, and j. w. Renaker held out
for conviction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
PETT|B1NE ACQUITTED
Found Not Guilty Of Completely
in Steunenberg Murder.
fret BALLOT TEN TO TWO
Jury Believed State Had Failed to
Connect the Defendant With
the Crime Charged.

Boise, Ida, Jan. 4.-George A. Pet
tibone was today found not guilty of
the murder of former Governor Frank
Steunenbsrg. The jury was out four
teen hours. No demons tration of any
kind marked the reading of the yer.
dict which made Pettibone free man
after two years awaiting trial.
All night the ballotting of the jury
stood ten for acquittal and two for
conviction. There was no change I'M
til the final ballot IVES reached, both
of the men who had been holding out
giving way at the same time.
The defendant, pale and emaciated
because of his Ions Illness, merely
smiled as he heard OF his freedom
and a moment later ne was surround
ed BY his attorneys and friends. His
wife, who had been by his side at
every session Of court during the trial,
wept for JOY.
Expressions from members OF the
jury after their discharge showed
that from the start ten of them main
tanned that the state had failed to
prove the defendant guilty of the
crime CHARGED. The verdict caused
little surprise in Boise in view of the
verdict in the Haywood case.
The defense introduced practically
no evidence and did not argue the
case, simply maintaining that the
state had ntirely failed to connect
the defendant with the killing Of
Steunenberg. No action has been
taken in the Meyer case, but attor-
neys for the state admit that the
prosecution of the Western Fedora.
ton of Miners leaders for the Steun
enberg murder Is at an end
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
HARTJE AGAIN TURNED DOWN
May Now Appeal Case to Federal su-
preme Court.

Philadelphia, Jan. 6.-The Pennsyl-
vania supreme court has refused to
permit an appeal to be taken to that
tribunal from the superior court in
the famous Hartje divorce case. Au-
gustus Hartje was refused divorce
from his wife by the Pittsburg courts
and the decision was affirmed by the
superior court. The highest court in
the state having refused to hear the
case It is said Mr.. Hartje may take
his suit to the United States supreme
court.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

Reform" is written on every tax
receipt. 1t is the increase over last
year. Day county did not vote for
it, but got it along with the coun-
ties that did want it. Medicine
always tastes worse when you have
to take it. There will be an
increased stalwart majority in Day
county this year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
THE HORSEM AN.

Young foals that are stabbed with
their dams during cold transforms
will thrive much better than those
which are not so protected The idea
that exposure to inclement weather
makes foal hardy is fallacious
Too Much Hay.
One fault with most horse owners Is
the feeding of too much hay. A horse
will eat more than is necessary, and.
owing to the smalness of his stomach,
the partially digested hay is crowded
on into the intestines. About three.
fourths of a pound of hay per hundred
pounds weight of the horse should be
fed per day, advises an authority who
makes this criticism.
Watering After Hard Work.
Watering your horse after hard
work, when heated or exhausted.
should be done carefully. Horses diff
fer as men differ; some know when
they have had enough and some do
not Let them drink frequently, but
not too much
TSSt OF lnc CTdIt FlOTSS'
The feet of the draft horse should
be large, round, wide at the hoof head,
not too shallow or too high in the
heels, and, above all, constructed of a
good, dense horn, which indicates abil-
ity to wear WELL
Greasing the Feet.
Greasing is necessary for horses
which are much exposed to dampness
and is as good for the sole and frog
as for the wall. 1t is applicable also
to feet which have to stand on dry
bedding. Feet which, on account Of
diseased conditions. require to be fire.
Quently soaked or poulticed ought also
to be creased. Bedding Of peat moss
and fine sawdust, equal parts. is most
excellent. All these measures may be
advantageous If the feet are properly
shod.-C. X. Wood, V. S.
Horse Sense.
The good habit horse can be spoiled
by the bad habit man.
With the team it's spare the curry
comb and spoil the coat.
The sloyenly driving horse Is the
product of a careless driver.
You may feed horse corn to make
him fat, but oats are what give him
life.
Keep constantly good sized lump
OF rock salt In the feed box for the
horse to nibble at pleasure. 1t will
then take just as much as its appetite
Graves and no more than is needful.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
Protein and Il. Sources.

Protein is the heterogeneous part OF
feeds and Is by far the most valuable
OF the different groups Of nutrients.
Its characteristic element Is nitrogen.
The white of egg Is almost pure pro-
tein. Cottonseed meal and linseed
meal are very rich in protein, and so
are leguminous hays, such as clover,
alfalfa and cowpea hay.--John Michels
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

first, don't think the treasurer has
made mistake and put in the
amount for the whole year. The
figures are all right, the great
increase is just the amount you are
paying for Crawford brand Of reform
Console yourself, they will be larger
next year. Save part OF your pro
family.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
Chicago Union stock Yards.

Chicago. Jan. 7.-Cattle--Beeves,
$3.5005.90; cows and heifers. $1.25Q
4.50; Texans, $3.1003.90; calves. $500
06.75; Western cattle, $3100450;
stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.15. Hogs
$4.15@4.55; mixed, $4.25@4.60; heavy,
$4.20G4.57h; rough, $4.20@430; pigs,
$3.6004.26. Sheep. $3.00@5.20; year
lings. $4.7065.50; lambs. s4.750690.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
puluth Wheat and Ajax.

Duluth, Jan. 7.--Wheat-To arrive
and on track--No. hard. $1.l1%
No. Northern. $1.10A; No. 2 North
ern, $1.07&; May, $1.13A; July, ST.
1874. In store-No. Northern. $1.09;
No. Q Northern, $1.0611. Flax-To ar.
rive and on track. $1.1sA; May, ST.
22H; July, $1.23A.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

Glow does Crawford stand on the
rail roads? How about that North
western assessment Ga, he will
explain that, will he? All right,
until he explains it, so long" This
was Day county farmers reply to
a Crawford organizer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
INDICTMENT ALLEGES FRAUD
Former Chemist in Bureau Of Engrav-
inq Accused.

Washington. Jan. 6.-The grand
Jury has returned indictments against
Edwin M. Van Dyck. former chemist
IN the bureau of engraving and print
Ing. alleging that he worked In con-
function with q Wholesale ink manu-
facturer OF Baltimore to the extent
that the government has been defraud.
ed out of between $4,000 and $4,000
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
chIcaao Grain and ProvisIons.

Chicago. Jan. 7.-Wheat-May. ST..
o6A @1.06ss; July. $3.50; Sept. s51sc.
Corn--May. 61h@61Mc; July, COZ q
6o3sc; Sept. 6oG60hc. Oats--May.
old. 64xc; May, 53Mc; July. old,
4SNc; July. 46hc; Sept, 40Nc. Pork
Jan, $1s.l0; May, s1s.721s. Butter
-Creameries. 20@29c; dairies. $50
CSC. Eggs-26027c. Poultry-Tur-
keys, sole: chickens. 10lkc:
springs. &c.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

Crawford talked lot against
the railroads, but when the Chicago
and Northwestern's assessment, he
voted right with the company. The
talk does not embarass the company,
the vote saved them thousands Of
dallars in South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

People were also at loss 10 under
stand why Alex Johnson should be
present at the meeting of the
reform leaders few months ago
in Huron when the slate was made
TO be voted for at the coming pri-
maries. Why was this notorious
railroad lobbyist and manipulator in
such close touch with the reformers I?
The question appealed to the editor
OF the Brookings Press and he got
busy looking for reason. He has
found reason why Crawford, who
as governor, is member OF the state
board of equalization and assess
ment, was not opposed for nominal
ton or election by the Northwestern
railroad company; he has found a
reason for Stewards promotion to a
higher place in Chicago that was to
take this able and fearless stalwart
republican out of South Dakota pol
itics and his replacement by Gard
ner, "reformer" in touch with the
reform" administration; he has
found reason why Johnson should
attend the meeting Of the reform"
leaders who named the reform"
candidates to 90 before the next
republican state primaries; he has
found a reason why the Northwest
ern could not and would not oppose
Coe j. Crawford's candidacy for the
United States senate. The reason
for all can be found ia the following
figures which show how the reform
administration has used the North.
western Railway company. Alex
johnson evidently knew what he
was doing all the time. The North
western found Coe /. Crawford a
faithful servant willis he was pub
licly in their employ, and from these
figures it looks as though he had
been a much more useful and just as
faithful servant since he is alleged
to have left the employ OF the com
pany. Why should not the company
seek to promote him to place where
he can be of service to them in
national affairs if they can replace
him in south Dakota with reformer
just as good? 1t looks as though
Crawford has been able to and has
done much more for the Northwest.
ern as governor thar he did as lobby
list and attorney, and leads to tn e
question, would he make better If
he were elevated to higher posi-
ton. The Northwestern has not
suffered from reform" as the fol
lowing information will make clear
to every reader of the Reporter and
Farmer.
"A striking illustration of wha
appears to be case of unfair assess
ment IN which the Northwestern
railroad benefits at the cost of other
railroads, is furnished in compare
tive statement, the figures in which
are obtained from official reports
submitted by the auditors Of several
counties. Compared with the assess
ments on other roads, the North
western apparently saves thousan DIS
of dollars as result Of the work Of
the board of equalization for 1907"
Following is the statement
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
A Dry BARNARD.

Have the barnyard well drained. 1t
VIII be much better for your stock.
and 1t viii be economy to have it
drained on to a field that can be Gull
tivated. Such a plan enables you to
raise a prolific early forage crop by
sowing corn near the yard, advises
Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

If Crawford does not ride on an
employees pass on the Northw est
ern, he should. He certainly accom-
plishes more for the reduction of its
taxes than any other official in its
employ or out of it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

New York. Jan. 6.-Catherine De-
vine. or Little Egypt" the dancer, as
she IL better known. who was found
dead In her apartment Sunday. died
from Illuminating gas asphyxiation.
according to coroners physician
who performed an autopsy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
CAPTAIN PlLLSBURY NkIED
Succeeds Admiral Brownson as Head
of Navigation Bureau.

Washington, Jan. 2.-After a con
ference with President Roosevelt. Sec
rotary Metcalf announced that Cap
tain J. T. Pillsbury had been selected
as chief of the navigation bureau OF
the navy department. Captain Pills
bury participated in the conference
between the president and the secre-
tary Just prior to the announcement.
The selection of Captain John
Pillsbury to be chief of the bureau OF
navigation is at best only temporary
one, unless the president should de-
eide to again have recourse to the eX-
pedient of commissioning a retired
officer as chief of the bureau. Cap
tain Pillsbury was born in Lowell,
Mass, Dec. Is, 1916, and will conse'
quently have to retire on account OF
age Dec. Is next.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

The World will have earned all of
those extra subscribers paid for by
Crawford if it can just explain the
Northwestern assessment and why
the farmers taxes are so high.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

Crawford is "reformer." Is the
Northwestern railroad or are the
people profted by the above assess
ment9 Is such a railroad man safe
to be trusted in Washington?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

The Crswscrd papers all shout
that the stalwart republicans are not
sincere in asking for an instructed
delegation from South Dakota for
Taft, and yet Kittredge, Burke, Mar
tin and every stalwart newspaper in
the state is seeking Taft delega-
ton. Reformers talk one way and
vote another--see Crawford's rail-
road record. Not SO with staIwarts.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Jan. 7.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, s5.O0@5.75: fair to good,
$3.25@4.75; good to choice cows and
heifers, s3.00@3.75; veals, $3.7505.75
Hogs-s4.2004.35. Sheep-Wethers,
s42514.50; good to choice lambs.
S6.00@6.60.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

We presume it will be another
case of beneath his dignity"
for Crawford to explain the North
Westerns assessment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

How silent the Performers" are on
railroad taxation since the North
Westerns assessment became public
property. In fact, their silence is
painful
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
MARKET QUOTATIONS..
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Jan. 7.-Wheat-May,
s1.12%; July, SLIPS. On track-No.
l hard, s1.15; No. l Northern, s113;
No. Northern, Sill; No. 3 Northern.
$1.06k Q1.0Sh.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

Tom Lawson dominates Roosevelt
for president and Johnson fore vice
president. Lawson must be Craw
ford republican.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
eodies Found in eurnino Home.

st. Louis, Jan. Information from
Carbondale. ILL.,, states that the bodies
of Clarence Snider and his wife were
found in the bedroom of their burning
home. Both had been shot.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

When you 60 to the treasurer's
Office 70 pay the first half Of this
years taxes between now and March
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

There are 357 days left in this
year and every one Of them shou Id
be employed in boosting for South
Dakota.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13
New Things.

D. R, Campbell has put in 16O
feet of granitoid walk in front of
his home.
Lee Pierceall has go feet laid in
front of his home.
Mrs. Dora Hallock has fallen in
line with 160 feet and at the cor
ner of her home, Cleveland and
and Washington Street the city has
put in a cement crossing
j. H. Grady does things besides
cleaning Judge Meriwether's hat
he has had rs feet feet of walk
put in.
And Mrs. Vesper Buell. comes tC
the front with rs feet of granitoit
walk.
And of course Mrs. Rose Meal
lister falls in line with $50 feet O
the same kind of walk. The kline
that is joy to all. ..
Mrs. Mary Hord is re-roofng he
pretty home. a.
Frank Ryan is remodeling hi
home.
Charles Ryan is remodeling hi
home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13
My Creed.

Do not keep the alabaster boxes
of your love and tenderness sealed
up until your friends are dead. Fill
their lives with sweetness. Speak
approving. cheerful words while
their ears can hear them, and while
their hearts can be thrilled and
made happier by them; the kind
things you mean to say when they
are gone, say before they 90. The
flowers you mean to send for their
coffins, send to brighten and sweet
en- their homes before they leave
them. If my friends have alabaster
boxes laid away, full Of fragrant
perfumes of sympathy and affection
which they intend to break over
my dead, body, would rather they
would bring them out in my weary
and troubled hours, and open them,
that | my be refreshed and cheered
by them while l need them. l
would rather have a plain coffin
without a flower, a funeral without
and eulogy, than a life without the
sweetness of love and sympathy.
Let us learn to anoint our friends
beforehand for their burial. Post
mOrtem kindness does not cheer
the troubled spirit. Flowers on the
coffin cast no fragrance backward
over life'S weary way. -Mokane
Herald-Post.