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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-01

from these undisputed facts. The
mere assertion of the attorney gen.
eral that he has intended to prose-
cute this case is not sufficient III tue
face of the facts which point to the
contrary. We again reiterate that
he has never at any time SO far as
the records show here, been present
in court or manifested desire to
try this case. He has always sought
for delays. 1t is not true as he says
that the defendant ever asked con-
tinuance; on the contrary he is
utterly misinformed on that point
and cannot substantiate his state
ments by single witness. The
publisher of this paper was present
in the court ROOM on the second
week OF the July term when his
local representative asked that the
case be continued. The attorneys
for the defendant company insisted
upon trial. They represented to
the court the great injustice that
was being done the company by
denying an immediate trial. The
attorney generals representative
wanted to have the case continued
until January; and upon the urgent
plea of the defendants attorneys
the court consented to fix the case
for September 2lst. The attorney
general was not present on the 2lst.
lie might have tried the case on
that day; he could have insisted
upon trial on that day had he
been present. We are assured by
the attorneys for the defendant that
they have at all times been ready to
try the case; that they have never
asked for a continuance, aud we
suggest to the attorney general thst
he exercise little more discrimina-
ton before be makes and publishes
statements such as are contained in
his letter. We believe that the
attorney general, being candidate
for reelection, is the just subject
for criticism as to his official acts in
this case, and as newspaper which
recognizes it as duty to inform the
public as to the acts of an incubent
who is seeking reelection, we have
exercised our rights in that respect
and done our duty.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-01
nineteen KILLED
Passenger and Freight Trains
Collide In Montana.
IN BINDING SNOW STORM
Engineer Of Passenger Falls to
See Signal In Time to
Prevent Disaster.

Butte, Mont, Sept. 26.-Nineteen
persons were killed, eleven seriously
injured, several fatally, and about
thirty more or less injured In a col
lision between passenger train No. 8,
known as the eastbound Burlington
flyer, and a westbound freight train
at a siding known as Youngs Point,
about thirty miles west of Billings, on
the Northern Pacific railroad. The
passenger, running about fifty miles
an hour, crashed into the freight just
entering On the siding during blind
ing snow storm, the engineer of the
passenger failing to see the signal
flag Of the brakeman of the freight
train in time to avert the collision.
Both locomotives were wrecked and
the smoker and baggage cars were
telescoped. Only three persons riding
In the smoker are known to have got
ten out of the wrecked car alive.
Many of the killed were terribly man
gled, some of them being ground tn
bits.
When the relief train reached the
wreck the scene was one of a most
heartrending nature. Many volunteers
were engaged in taking the bleeding
forms from underneath the wrecked
cars. The groans of the injured and
dying were most terrible. The cold,
damp, snowy weather added to the
suffering.
The accident was caused by the
freight train losing time. 1t entered
a siding to permit the passenger train
to pass few minutes late A flag
man was sent ahead to flag the pas
senger, but the snow was so binding
that he could not make the engineer
on the passenger see the flag In time
to prevent an accident.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-01
THE UP TO DATE FARMER.
How He Makes Agriculture a Paying
Business.

l Business.
The up to date farmer knows the
value Of being up to date. He knows
that new discoveries in the various sci,
ences related to agriculture reveal new
relations and suggest better methods
He knows that many of the theories
held and many OF the methods prac-
ticed years ago, and some even now
are worthless. He knows that one
farmer cannot make as many expert.
ments as can thousand men.
| He reads books on farming and Goes
not scott at the book farmer. ror Goes
he refuse to listen to the college PRO
fessors, for, while he has great resr act
for the students Of agriculture, yet he
! knows that the time has not come and
never can come when agriculture shall
be reduced to rigid science, which
shall be governed by a code of rules
and laws. as are such sciences as chem
istry, physics and the like.
The up to date farmer has the latest
improved farming implements and to
save horsepower and to do most effi-
Client work always keeps them in per-
feet order. He does not use pillow that
will not scour nor one that is dull nor
one whose adjustment is such that
three horses must work hard to do the
work which two could easily do with a
pillow properly adjusted. He under
stands the application of force to all
his farm machinery so that Me great
est amount of work Is accomplished
with the least expenditure of power.
When his farm implements are not IN
use he keeps them well housed If it is
profitable to do so. A hundred dollar
wagon shed into which a twenty five
dollar farm wagon is backed by hand
every time the team is unhitched is not
profitable.
The up to date farmer pays his debts.
Not the least important Of these is the
one he owes to the soil. He knows that
each crop which the soil yields takes
from 1t something of its fertility and
that unless this fertility Is returned to
the soil 1t can soon yield only dimin-
ished crop. So he is very careful year
By year to pay back to his Land that
fertility which the crop has taken from
It He knows many ways Of doing this,
and the one which be WIN adopt WIN
depend upon the neighborhood. He
knows that he can run a dairy, and
when he sells q ton Of butter, worth
perhaps $500. It WIN impoverish his
farm no more than to sen flve or six
hundred pounds Of stSaw worth about
. dollar.
he win keep his hired help al the
year. and year after year. for the longer
they are I'm bis employ the more valu-
able they are 10 him and the moro he
can anord to pay them. He WIN buy
mors food than be sells win raise an
me feed he can for his stock ana WIN
not hesitate to buy more when needed.
a he - wise IN the management Of
me fertilizers from his barns and feed
Ion and wise In their distribution up-
On his meadows and pastures and wise
~ sowing clovers for his corn land
ana among the grasses OF his farm he
WIN tn time greatly Increase its fer
uiiv-Farm and Firesids.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-01
EIGHT-HouR LAW INVALID
Statute Affected Wisconsin Railroad
Operators.

Madison, Wis. Sept. 2e.--Ths su..
prsne court has declared a. unconsti.
tuesnal the Wisconsin sight-hsur rail.
road telsgrsphsss' Law, which was en-
acted ct the leo7 session OF the lssis-
lature The law IL declared unconsti-
tutianal en- the theory that Il II IN
cenfiot with the previsions Of the Ssd-
erAl Contribution. which cisthes cen
sRsss with No power 70 reUulaas inter.
state commerce. sAd, further, on the
theory sAs< congress, having already
provided q law Axing the hours q
railway tslsgraphers from nine 10
thirteen hours. II was net withia the
power Of the state to enact q law
which would IN eject change the hours
ee lsbox
n effect the decision ID enc Il the
most Sasrsashing Of he sourt, a. It
practically prohibits the state from
enecting laws rsl,king % ths houss OF
labor sn interstaA railroads. - lsag
- tAsxs y federal stasess n force.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-01
CAUSES LOSS OF S25o,ooo
Fire at Fond du Lac, Wis.,, Destroys
Number Of Churches.


Fond du Lac, Wis, Sept. 2s.-The
destruction by Gre Of three Of the
principal churches, an automobile gar
age and seven automobiles, the resi-
dence of former Mayor Mayham and
a large number Of roof fires entailed
a loss estimated ut $25o,0o0, partially
covered by insurance.
The fire is said to have started from
an ezplosion of gasoline in the Cres-
cent garage. That building, with it's
valuable contents, was soon licked up
and with the aid of high wind the
flames soon communicated to the
church properties in that vicinity.
Fire brands from the burning churches
were blown over an area of ten blocks
square, starting fires on the roofs Of
many residences.
Assistance was called from Oshkosh
and Milwaukee when it was thought
the city was threatened with destruc-
ten.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
RAILROADS OFFER
BOON TO WO0LMEN
Storage Shipments win be Car
ried With Special Priv
iIeges to Shippers.
WILL SOON APPLY TO UTAH.
Tariff Already Arranged for States to
The East and Within short Time
VIII BE in Effect Here.

out of a multitude of "rumors.' re
ports" and announcements regard
ing wool matters In this state, there has
at last arisen something of a definite
nature and something which Will be
hailed with delight by those DESTROYS OF
storing wool 10 create n better market.
The railroads are arranging special tar
lifts on wool with an idea of adapting
them to the storage system. The
Union Pacific last Friday put in tariff
of incalculable benefit to wool growers
east of Utah and Is now working out
g tariff for those in this state, and
Idaho.
The new arrangement is this: When
n grower ships mis- wool to Omaha to
store It there until he sees fit to reload
and send 1t on to the eastern markets,
ne will pay the rate between shipping
point and final destination. When he is
ready to ship to market he VIII simply
have to load, for he mas already paid
all charges. Thus It Will be seen the
scheme Is not a new rate but a spe-
cial privilege attached to old rates, the
shipper is given the right to have his
wool held along the route by paying
the long distance haul charge. Local
rates play no part in the transaction,
This means saving to the growers Tor
the railroads have every right under the
law TO charge a local rate TO storing
point and again from storing point TO
ultimate destination.
Some restrictions go with tho ar
rangoment The wool must be moved
from storing point TO destination within
year and destination must be some
point on or east of the Mississippi, a
rule of no severity, as all the big mar
kets re east of the Mississippi. Should
the weight of shipment to destination
be greater than the shipment to Omaha,
excess charges VIII be of course levied
at tariff carload rate applying between
Omaha and destination. Shipping
charges will be paid upon arrival OF the
consignment at Omaha and all charges
must be the minimum named in the
rates covering wool movement. No
switching charges upon wool shipped
to Omaha for storage VIII be absorbed
By the Union Pacific
This arrangement at the present limo
applies to wool consignments in carload
lots when originating IN wyoming
Colorado, Nebraska and New Mexico
Utah and Idaho will come within the
circle just as soon as officials now
working on the changes can completb
their labors. In fact. wool from Drag
on, Utah. on the Uintah Is now enjoy
ing the advantages of the scheme. The
Burlington and Northwestern have put
the arrangement into force and were
earlier than the Union Pacific because
the latter line had to get permission
OF allied lines in Iowa and the Ore
gon Short Line. BY the time the new
arrangement is held out to Utah, this
years movement will have been COM
plcted but next season VIII open with
glowing promise on account of the
railroads move. The rate on wool from
Utah common points TO Mississippi
river points is yl.55la per 100 pounds
and s1.651a TO Chicago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
COURT NOTES.

c. NJ. Gilbert, formerly in the employ
of the Western Electric company Of this
city az bookkeeper and assistant cash.
Ter, has been charged with embe2zling
S25660 in u complaint issued from the
office of the county attorney. Gilbert
left the city on Tuesday last and has
not been heard from since.
The win of Lemuel u Goliath. the
well known mining man who died May
20, has been filed for probate The es-
tate of deceased consists of real estate
mining stock and cash In the probable
value of 81 $50. The heirs named are
Lemuel u Goliath Harry Goliath,
Alexander Goliath, Carrie Goliath and
Harriet Goliath.
The win of Henrietta f. Ostler has
been filed In the Third district court.
The estate of deceased is valued at
$4,000, consisting of real property val
ued at 81. 600 and personal effects valued
at $500 The heirs named are oliver r.
Ostler widower, and Hazel, Eugene and
Elmo Ostler children, and Mile Giles
pie. relative
w. O. Kay, doing business as the
Utah Grain and Elevator company. has
been sued by the Irrigated Lands COM
pany to recover damages IN the sum
of 81 $40. Plaintiff alleges that pur-
chase was made from defendant OF TO-
$50 pounds OF oats in April OF this year,
to be delivered at Akin Utah. mt $l.sO
per 100 pounds. The oats were pur-
chased by sample and when the deliv-
cry was made It is alleged the oats
were mixed with wild oats. alfalfa seed
and dirt and was unfit for seed, for
which purpose 1t was bought.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
FLAG DAY AT LAGOON.
Additional Committees Are Appointed
To Arrange Details of Celebration.

The following subcommittee for the
Flag day exercises of the G.. A. r. were
appointed at q. meeting held Saturday:
Finance-N. D. Corser. chairman
Alfred Kent, treasurer A Wagner, h.
NJ. Sperry and j. A. Hague,
Progranl-Mrs Martha Hines, chair
man; r. G. Sleater, II. p. Burns, w.
NJ. Bostaph, p. L. Conner.
Field sports-J NJ. SVEN, chairman'
Mrs. Louisa Vinegar, l.. B. Eddy, O, z.
Arnold, Thomas Lundy, w. j. Morton
c.. w. A. Schnell.
Publlclty-George A. Black, chair
man; w. X. Graham, William j.. Rus
sell, James Williams. Mrs. Mary Slater,
George Lambert and Il. w. Tatlock.
Decoration,--A. Kent. chairman; Mrs.
L. Vinegar, Mrs. A. b. Lawrence, w.
j. Morton, A. WAGNER and c. w. A
Schnell.
The veterans of the G. A r. and their
friends viii go to Lagoon for the cele-
bration. and the proceeds of the out
ing will go to help defray expenses OF
delegates TO the national encampment,
Toledo, Ohio, next August. A strong
effort will be made to secure the next
convention for this city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
JOINT CELEBRATION.

An elaborate program is In prepare
ton for the Joint celebration OF Flag
day az Wandamere by four local pa
triotIe societies. the Daughters OF Utah
Ploneers, the Daughters OF the Mormon
Battalion, the Daughters OF the Revo-
luton, and the Nauvoo Legion, IL Will
be an all day gathering, tho program
10 commence In the morning with
regular session OF the Daughters OF Pr
oneers through whom the celebration
was lnaugurated, a picnic at noon
cooked over campfres, and a program
Ia the afternoon IN which each OF the
above named societies win take part.
Mrs. G. Ill. Lund OF the Daughters OF
the Revolution win give a patriotic pa
per Mrs. Emma Ramsey Morris Will
sing "l'he Flag without stain" q
sketch OF the Mormon Battalion win be-
given by Mrs, Mary Jones Clawson; the
"Star-Spangled Banner" win be sung
by Horace Ensign. The Nauyoo Legion
VIII give military features, among
which VIII be a salute OF 10 guns aud a
number OF other features are still In
outline
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
LOST HER EYEsreHT.
Mrs. Jane james, of Bingham juno.
zion, Suing DIR. j. Il. Robertson.

The trial OF the case of Jane James.
against J, p, Robertson was begun in
Judge Ritchie's division of the Third
district court this morning before a
jury. Mrs. James claims In her com
paint that by reason of the negligence
of defendant in treating her eye for
the removal of cyst certain liquid
which he used dropped into her eve
and on her face. terribly burning her
face and causing the loss OF the sight
OF her eye, and asks for $4,000 dam
ages, Mrs. James was resident of
bingham junction when she sought
treatment for her optic IN 1906 and
Claims that by reason Of the lack OF
skin and negligence OF defendant in
treating her eye. she was compelled to
employ other specialists and lay In the
hospital for three weeks, suffering in
tense pain
The defendant denies all allegations
of unsklfulness and denied that any
liquid was permitted TO fall upon the
plaintiffs face or in her eye, and claims
that he advised her 10 visit the eye
specialists as he had done all that he
could for her
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
UNIQUE CHARACTER
ARRIVES IN TOWN
John Walsh, Rival of Weston OF
Walking Fame, Making a
Long Journey.
BOUND FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
Left New York April 10 and Must
Complete Journey by July 40 to
Win Wager for ostermyer.

rather unique character STRUCK
town this morning in the person OF
John Walsh. aged 90 years. an Elk ana
A. sort OF an Edward Payson Weston
He is walking from New York to san
Francisco on a wager made between
w. r. Hearst and C. A. ostermyer'
secretary of New York lodge No. !, 3.
p O. q. The wager is for $4,000, be-
tween Messrs. Hearst and Ostermyer.
the former betting the latter tnat
Walsh could not walk, or run, from
New York to San Francisco and de-
liver to the Elks lodge there certain
documents within a period Of 80 days
Walsh undertook the trip with the un-
derstanding that he is to make his own
expenses during the long journey. He
left New York on April 10, and Is duo
AT San Francisco, so he says, on july
10. Another condition imposed upon
him is that he secures the names OF
$4,000 Elks on his register during the
trip.
Yesterday morning Walsh says he
left Helper at o'clock and arrived IN
Salt Lake at 1870. He called as pol
ice headquarters and secured sigma
lures there, and then visited the BLK
clubhouse, where he got the names OF
several Elks. He says that two men
are following him by team, but ne mas
so far distanced them 1t viii take
them several hours 10 catch up with
him, even II he takes a prolonged rest.
He said he would take about four
hours sleep this afternoon and depart
tonight for Ogden.
AN OLD SOLDIER
Walsh says he is 50 years of age ana
has spent 70 years In the United States
army He is attired in u khaki uni
form and wears around his shoulders
an American flag. He does not look to
be more than IS years of age, and Is OF
an athletic build.
Last October" said Walsh. IL start
ed out from San Francisco TO New
York TO carry certain mall. Friends
OF mine got me released from the army
to make the trip and also this one, l
made the trip across the continent In
exactly "a days, and delivered the mail
as agreed.
II have standing challenge to walk
against any pedestrian in the world
Edward Payson Weston preferred.
recently challenged him to walk of
1000 miles, and offered him handicap
OF 100 miles, but he did not see fit to
accept the challenge although IL was
for a generous wager. / will walk
against any man and give handicap
because ] never stop until have over
aiken my opponent. l have not had
a seconds sleep now for 72 hours, and
am still good for a few miles more be-
fore taking a rest. During my trip
| have waded through snow almost up
to my neck. but keep going all the
time. There are two good mon fol-
lowing me by team, but they are away
behind, because | take an air lint
where possible, over the mountains, ana
this they can not do. They have al.
ready worn out two or three horses
while l am as fresh as a daisy and will
get to San Francisco long before tho
required time"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
WEATHER TALK.

After the combination. lightning
thunder rain hail sun cloud-storm
yesterday. today's warmth and clear
ness We're more than welcome in Salt
Lake. Tonight and tomorrow will be-
partly cloudy according to the weather
man, and tonight will be warmer Con-
ditions generally are described as fol-
lows
The barometric pressure is lowest
over the north Pacific, south Plateau
and upper Mississippi valley, causing
precipitation over portions OF Idaho,
Utah. California, Colorado, British
Northwest territory, the Dakotas. Ne
braska, Missouri Oklahoma, Mime
sofa Lake region, Gulf and Atlantic
states. Heavy rainfall is reported at
oklahoma, thunderstorms accompany
ing the rain area. over the middle
Pacific and Atlantic states, and the
north Rocky Mountain slope, the
barometric pressure Is high
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
LATE LOCALS.

Convicted of Pcrjury--Sheriff John
Knudsen Of Sanpete county came into
town this morning, having in charge
Hans G. Anderson, convicted Of per-
jury in the Seventh district court, and
sentenced TO two years In the state
prison by Judge Erickson. Anderson
was taken ont to the penitentiary this
morning.
Irrigation Congress-Gov. Cutler this
morning received a communication
from w. s. Hopewell, chairman Of tho
board of control Of tho national Irri-
cation congress, urging the appoint
ment OF representative citizens from
this state TO the sixteenth annual SEES
sion Of the congress to be held at AL
buquerque, New Mexico. from Sept. 20
TO Oct. 3.
Lake Rising Rapidly--Great Salt
Lake is higher right now than IL has
been for long while. Report from
Saltair this morning Is at the four
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
MRS. TRUNB0 IS
SEEKING DIVORCE
Salt Lake Belle Enters Suit in
Third District Court against
The Colonel.
FOR HE FAILED TO PROVIDE.
She Asks Tint Her Maiden Name of
Mary shnughnessy BE Restored
And Aiimony be Granted.

Mary Shaughnessy Trumbo is plain
tiff in a suit filed in the Third district
court for divorce from her husband,
Isaac Trumbo, urging failure to pro-
vide as the ground upon which she
wishes q decree In her complaint,
Mrs. Trumbo sets forth that they
were married in Salt Lake city Nov,
8, 1900, and that for more than Il year
last past Trumbo, although alleged by
plaintiff to be worth more than $780,
600, has failed to provide for her the
common nocessaries OF life.
She therefore asks for a decree OK
divorce, that she be permitted to use
again her former name OF Mary
shaughnessy; for such alimony as the
court may deem Just; and for costs OF
suit.
Mrs. Trumbo is a daughter of Col.
shaughnessy of this city and prior to
her marriage with Col Trumbo was
numbered among the young bellies of
Salt Lake, Both she and her husband
have resided in San Francisco during
the past seven years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
SLOT MACHINE CASE.
Both Sides Seem to Be Anxious to
Drop the Matter.


The case OF Mark Bates. known as
the slot machine case. which was To
have been heard in the court OF Judge
Whitaker this morning, has been post
poned Indefinitely. or at least until the
two American" attorneys who are
prosecuting and defending the case are
ready to proceed, r. A. Rogers is rep-
1esenting the city in the case while
soren y. Christensen appears for Mr.
Bois.
This case was selected from 100 and
was to be tried as a test case, TO de-
termine whether the city could collect
a license from owners of slot machines.
1t was brought before Judge Diehl but
on account of Judge Diehrs having rul-
ed that slot machines were not gainb-
ling devices In a similar case tried
before him about year ago, a change
OF venue was secured and the case
transferred TO Judge Whitaker's court.
The case has been delayed time and
again, and those of certain political
proclivities have been charging Judge
Whitaker with delaying the game. but
at present the shoe rs on the other
foot and although ostensbly the delay
I'm hearing the cases 'on account OF
other engagements, the fact of the mat
Ter is that both sides of the case Is
represented by American" attorneys
and it is likely they are not anxious
10 press the matter to an issue be
fore election