Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-24


Come to Our Table.
The state OF Minnesota paid 3d.
885 in wolf bounty during the past
year.
The total number OF lynchings
for 1908 is 88. All of the victims
were negroes but four.
President Taft has announced that
he will appoint Philan der c. Knox,
of Pennsylvania, as his secretary OF
state.
Harry Ross, of Webster City,
Iowa, on Dec. II, 1908 sold a
barred Plymouth Rock rooster for
800.
President elect Taft is now in
Georgia where he has gone to take
rest before assuming the duties OF
his Office in March.
Several cities to insure safe and
sane Christmas have insisted on
asbestos whskers for Santa Claus
and trimmings for Christmas trees.
The corn crop of the United
States is worth a billion dollars
more than that OF 1896. But just
think of the increase in the value OF
the egg crop.
Forty members of congress have
served notice on the ways and means
committee Of the house that when
the tariff is revised lumber must be
on the free list.
All slot machines have been
removed from the saloons in Sioux
City, Iowa. The state temperance
league is rapidly enforcing the pro-
visions of the mulct law.
The maltsters and brewers of the
United States had a committee
before congress last week urging
the removal OF the duty OF 80 cents
on Canadian barley.
Representative Mondell, Of Wyom-
ing, will try at this session of con-
igress to pass his bill raising the
number OF acres from 100 to 800
which may be taken as a homestead.
The millers Of the United States
have raised fund Of fifty thousand
dollars and will use it in the courts
to test the ruling Of Secretary Viii.
son forbidding the bleaching of
-four.
Last year the state OF New York
built $50 miles OF good road. The
New Workers are beginning to get
back some of the $50,000,000 they
voted for this laudable and profit
able purpose.
Reckless stories about the Pan
anna canal have been unlucky ever
since the United States took hold |
in that region. The simple facts
have knocked out the yellow frater-
nifty every time.
The border states, Missouri. Ken
lucky, West Virginia Maryland and
Delaware gave Taft scopes, Bryan
840,033. There is a republican
party south Of the old dividing line
aud ii is growing vigorously.
Owing 70 frauds perpetrated upon
charitably inclined persons and or
6anizations who we're given letters
addressed to Santa Claus last year
the government this year returned
to the former ruling of having them
all sent to the dead letter Office.
A Pennsylvania pastor has put il
up to his flock this way: pennies
will not be allowed in the contri-
button box. Parties unable to give
more than a penny, need the money
more than the church does" How
about buttonsf
"A bill by Senator Bourne has
been introduced in the United States
senate, increasing Subsidiary Of the
president tol 500, 900 and the vice
president % $4,000. An effort
will Be made TO pass the bill during
Roosevelt's administration.
Have you stopped 20 think that
the most profitable institution in
Ihe community 70 the farmer tis The
crsameryf Go pny place 10 The
dated Sates and Ind creameriss
xonnlne and II that district yon, Vim
A. prosperity and wealth. The
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