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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
The Clipper Outfit Sold.

We were both surprised and panied TO
learn that on the LIST day Of February
1908, Charles II. Black, OF Waubay,
sold and assigned TO Anna j. Black,
one County Campbell printing press with
all parts and attachments; one Light
ming job press with all parts aud attach
ments; one Advance paper cutter; sixty
cases OF job and news type; two case
racks; two imposing stones; one per-
forator; one case wood furniture; one
case metal furnituro; and all types,
leads, slugs, rules. materials, parts.
tools and utensils, fixtures used in con-
nection with or as part of the printing
outfit of the Waubay Clipper; also
one Lambert gasoline engine complete I;
one Cary safe; entire stock of paper on
hand; entire stock of legal blanks; one
heating stove and all other articles
including subscription lists, used in
connection with and as . part OF the
printing outfit of the Waubay Clipper.
That the consideration paid by Anna
J. Black for said outfit was 81 10000 ;
and that E. w. Rieok AZ g. O. Bush
were witnesses to the bill OF sale trans.
ferring the above property and said bill
Of sale was on the 18th day OF February
1908, at 8 o'clock .. m. fled in the Office
Of the register Of deeds In and for Day
county. South Dakota, and numbered
4Ol9.
This 10 significant in view Of the fact
that the said Charles f. Black has been
arrested charged with the crime Of
criminal libel, and has also been sued
for $40, 900 for Islander BY David Viii.
liams, Of this city. OF course Black il
innocent, but then it is good idea
always % put your property in your
wife's name. This should not be taken
- an indication that Mr.. Black hau
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Ia order to become political boss
one must build up a machine, and
he must himself be the chief manip-
ulator. In building this machine he
must choose such material as can be
easily handled. Waubay Clipper.
Crawford spent five years building
up his present political machine and
he has always been chief manipu-
lator. Look at the works of his
attorney general, scale inspector,
food and dairy commissioner, sup
eriDtendent OF public instruction,
state treasurer, secretary of state,
commissioner of insurance all out
spending the states time and money
your money Mr.. Tax Payer and
the time you are paying for-to
elect him United States senator. To
say nothing of the horde of little
newspapers which have been pur-
chased by insurance statements
given out by the state insurance com !
missioner. Crawford built we'll. He
has got them all and is using every
one of them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
Two Telephone Messages.

We received two telephone messages
Friday, both parties desiring to know
what was the excitement in Aberdeen
and why four of our local insurgents
were driving in those neighborhoods TO
get people to go up TO the Hub City.
We explained that Crawford was 90
speak III Aberdeen that night and every
insurgent i'll this corner of the state was
being labored with to attend-his fare
paid if Decessary-so that the Brown
county meeting would not appear as a
frost. The hustling in Day county
accounts for twenty three tickets from.
Waubay and fifty-nine from Webster
for the special train. These were not
all insurgents as several of the court
officers and other attending court took
advantage of the early train.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

With this system of graft and
extortion he finds himself in very
lucrative position, at the same time
being crowned with the power OF
dragging those who are not willing
to come under his leadership. into
court, compelling them to do his bid
ding or undergo siege OF criminal
persecution from his band OF politi-
cal pirates. Waubay Clipper.
The Clipper certainly takes a
proper shot at Crawford for sending
his assistant attorney general into
this coutny to make an investigation
of the lumber dealers and starting
proceedings at great cost to the
tax payers which was dropped before
it had fairly opened. Also at his
sending his state scale inspector
into this county for work for several
days to make no public report at all
and all done at the expense of the
tax payers of the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20


The boss, to begin with, is usually
a man who has been endowed with a
keen insight of human nature, man
who cares nothing for honor Wau-
bay Clipper.
The Clipper has at last got the
nerve to tell the people about Craw-
ford. We presume it alludes to the
land deals over in Walworth county,
when Crawford induced young men
to file on government land which he
fenced into his pasture to keep out
undesirable citizens German Rus
rian. And only pulled his fences
down when compelled to by the
legal forces Of the government.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

The component parts of such
machine are selected from men
whose minds have been poisoned by
the excessive use of liquors, and
whose sensibilities have been so
deadened that they are absolutely
subservient to him, and will without
question. follow his slightest COM
mands. Waubry Clipper.
The item refers to the insurgent
machine Of this state but the Clipper
does not like to deal in personalities
and therefore does not mention Con-
gressmen Parker and Fall.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Bronson. who has used his World
ever since his advent into South
Dakota to boom LaFollette for the
presidency, now in substance says
he never meant word of it, He
has always been for Taft and there
is no other man in the country SO
well qualified to take up Roosevelt's
work after March 4, 1909. Verify
those 1900 republicans who met in
Mitchell and declared for Taft and
Kittredge worked miracle almost
upon the seeing qualities of the
insurgents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

The World saw fit last week to
publish a communication calling our
city "Whiskey soaked Webster" and
and saying it was "a shame for Web
ster to have all those rotten saloons"
without comment. The writer of
the article is to be pittied. She, if
it be a she, is 80 prejudiced that she
cannot be fair. There are few If
any cities of the size of Webster in
this state, or any other, state where
was less evidence OF intoxication dur
ing the past year and there is no
city in this state or any other where
the saloons are conducted by a
cleaner set of men, nor more strictly
according to the Jaw, and where the
provisions Of the license law are
more rigidly enforced. There is an
honest difference of opinion as to
whether prohibition or high licanse
is the best means Of controlling the
liquor traffic. But 10 one who
knows and has watched the history
of Webster for the pest two years,
one under prohibition and the other
under high license there is no room
for a doubt as to which is best. Dur
ing the last year there have been
fewer cases Of intoxication, less
crimes zraceable to liquor, than in
the previous year and the city and
county havereceivedSl 900 in license
fees and has had seven well regn-
lated and orderly saloons. OF two
evils chose the lesser and in this case
it is certainly the licensed saloon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
Pennington Fashions.

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Earl spent
Sunday near Claremont.
Miss Della l. Perry returned Sat
urday evening from sojourn in
Langford
Miss Anna Huston has returned
from a pleasant visit in Westport,
Brown county.
Superintendent Hetley visited our
schools this week. He spent Tues
day night at the Hastings home.
Ed Kibler and wife departed Fri
day for brief visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Ford, in Aberdeen.
L. A. Hastings and F. J. Wagner
spent Monday in Webster at the
republican county central committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Guthrie enter
tanned G. A. Raridon and wife, of
Andover, and Mrs. Raridon's sister,
of Iowa, Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Compton returned
from Minneapolis Friday morning
where they went in the early part of
winter for medical aid for Mrs.
Compton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heydlauff,
arrived from Oak Gulch last week
for a visit with their daughter, Mrs.
j. G. Ewald, of Pierpont, and their
son, FL. H., of Pennington.
Grant r. Simons, Langford's pop
ular pioneer jeweler, and Miss Karen
E. Evensta, of Minneapolis, were
united in marriage the 9Th inst, in
the Twin Cities and returned home
Saturday morning. Grant surprised
his friends by stealing away to
become a benedict, but the breezes
changed when the bridal party was
greeted at the station by a jolly
crown who awaited their arrival with
shower of China's cereal, fire
crackers, torpedoes and good wishes.
The happy couple ave'purchased
Mrs. M. c. KILLERS residence and as
soon as they are settled will be Eat
home" to their friends.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

There is no wealth produced in
South Dakota that does not come
from the farms originally. The far
mers must not only pay the tax on
their land, but indirectly the rail
road tax and all the other taxes
levied in the state. And the far
mers will eventually pay every penny
of the S650,000 appropriated by the
last legislature in excess of the
amount ever before appropriated in
this state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

The editor of the Reporter and
Farmer receives personal mention at
the hands of Solomon, of the Web
ster World, and the man who writes
for his board on the Waubay
Clipper, because we saw fit to men
ton the fact that we thought it a
disgrace upon the state that one of
the reform congressman, Mr.. Parker
was hustled out of the white house
and cut off the visiting list for
appearing in intoxicated condition
at public reception given by Presi
dent Roosevelt. The World and
the Clipper may excuse that kind of
an appearance by reformer, but
the people will have a chance to
express themselves in June. Mr..
Parker and MIR. Hall misrepresent
South Dakota in Washington. The
people will be told of them and
when the people are told they will
make the change. June is the time
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

This genius of political boss
usually inhabits the county seat, lives
in beautiful brown stone or brick
mansion, and is man of marked
commercial instinct Hs generally
prefers the banking business.
Waubay Clipper.
The Clipper Is after the insur-
gent state board OF equalization evil
IDENTIFY. Every member Of that board
is banker now except Coe 1. Craw-
fosd, the governor, and the insur-
gents are trying 70 replace him on
the board by electing Banker vessey
Of Washington Springs. Verify the
Clipper Is showing up the insurgent
forces.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20


A man who steals loaf of bread
is thief, but the man who steals
the interest on the taxpayers money
is great political chief. Waubay
Clipper.
Can it be that the Clipper has
fallen out with the insurgents and
is after State Treasurer Cassill. He
collects the interests on the stat e
funds by drawing salary of over
So 900 year for being vice presi-
dent of Sioux Falls bank and
depositing the state money there
and for no other services.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20


We have seen copy Of the letter
sent out by the state auditor to the
county auditors informing them, and
the assessors through them, that at a
meeting Of the state board Of assess
ment held al Pierre on March 70,
1907, the assessment on farm lands
had been raised 20 million dollars,
and instructing and directing the
local assessors to return the valua-
tions Of land accordingly. The
reformers are now trying 70 place
che responsibility for the raise on
The local assessors. No wonder that
they are trying 70 lie out Of il ant
thiu alone oonvicts the deal Of being
! rosten one, put up on The farmers
% keep re proportion Of farm taxes
above ne railroad tsx. County
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

The Aberdeen American prints
news that the Stanley county repub-
lican central committee meeting
which adopted Crawford resolutions
and sent Crawford delegation to
Huron was conducted by two men
Can it be that the American editor
got so full Of enthusiasm at Craw-
ford's speech that he forgot to scan
the telegraph news and make the
necessary alterations to have them
read rlght9 Must be. No one
would acuse the American knowingly
telling the truth in such case of
job politics on the part Of the
reformers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

The more the railroad tax ques-
tion is delved into the more promi-
nent become the reasons for Alec
Johnson's regular visits to Huron,
and for his presence at all the
important insurgent meetings held in
this state. The reason for the support
of the Northwestern railway of Coe
l. Crawford and the reform element
also become 30 plain that even the
most dense can understand. The
latest thing brought to light is the
assessment of the new railroad mile
age across the river. The North
western railway company's new mile
age across the river from Pierre is
assessed at 81 900 per mile and the
Chicago, Milwaukee g. St. Paul rail-
way company's new mileage across
the river from Chamberlain is
assessed $4,059 per mile. Then in
the face of all this the Northwestern
claims that it's road across from
Pierre is much the better of the two
and for proof Of its claim says it
makes much better time because the
road is much better built and bal
lasted. Crawford and the state
board may not be in collision with
the Northwestern railway company,
but the fact that its assessment on
all lines is lower on both sides Of the
river would certainly make the peo-
pie stand up and take notice.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

become frightened, neither shou,d ann
one construe this as and Indication 90
weakness on the part of Mr.. Black. No
doubt the most honorable of motiva.
actuated him in doing as he did.
We are surprised that Mr. Bract
should dispose of his entire Interest," in
the printing business, when his services
are so badly needed by the Crawford
republicans of this county. We, how.
ever, welcome Auna j. Black into the
field of journalism Farther comment
is unnecessary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

The World does not deal in per-
sonalities, but then it clips all the
articles from the Waubay Clipper
casting reflections on David Will
liams and publishes an unsigned let
ter purporting to come from lady
in blank township making insunu-
atoms against all Of the county off,
Gals. Verify the World comes under
the head Of those who hold up their
heads and say Il am holier than
thou" Puts on an air moral sane
tity and then stabs in the dark and
and in the back. Your mask is too
thin, Bronson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20
Thursday, February 20, 1908.

The editor OF the Webster World
had column in his paper last week
in which he takes us to task for call
ing a spade spade and says we deal
in personalities. The editor of the
World follows the rule of the insur-
gents to letter. He deals with
every person by insinuation; makes
no direct statements. The World
makes no attempt to publish the
articles when "Brother Denton's
frequent excursions to the border
land Of libel" got Brother Bronson
so warm that he was tempted to do
likewise but RETAINED. Neither has
the World ever attempted to deny
the charges made in those articles.
And, for that matter, neither has any
person attempted to deny or refute
them. Ebert's letter, in the World
OF last week, is the first attempt and
we are willing to leave that to any
person who will read the reply and
the article which melted 1t, and we
know that the decision will be that
Mr.. Ebert has but admitted the
truth Of our statement but would
escape from censure on the ground
it was none of our business. The
position OF this paper has always
been for an open campaign and if
man aspires for political preference,
is he seeks to mix in the political
fray both him and his methods and
also bis reasons should be given to
the public. If there are things in
the record that do not look well in
print, if there are skeletons in the
closet which would be hidden from
view, il there are means employed
which would be disgusting to the
fairness of the people, If there are
persons behind the throne debating
the policies and marshaling the forces
who have nothing in them that would
commend them to the people or
something to make the people dis
trust any and every movement in
which they were interested parties,
all of these things will be given to
the public in the Reporter and Far
mer Just as they are. The policy Of
this parer has been, is and will be to
call spade spade. II this kind OF
a campaign does not appeal to the
World, or if he is mixed with crowd
whose members and operations can
not stand the open inspection under
the brightest sun light, that is his
misfortune, and their lookout. The
campaign is on. The people want
to know the facts regarding men and
things. The Reporter and Farmer
will give them to the public as it
finds them. And for the World we
will say, that long ago in our news
paper experience we were taught
"frst learn the facts, then prove
them, and then print Them And
thus never be near the border Of
libel"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Coe l. Crawford was a paid lobby
list for the Northwestern railroad
when John Lockhart,as commissioner
of school and public lands voted to
raise the assessment of his client.
The Northwestern decreed Lock
hart's political death. Lockhart was
sincere and the railroad went after
him, Crawford, as reformer, told
the people Of railroad evils and asked
their support to put him in posi-
tion to stop abuses. The people
were fooled into doing it. The
Northwestern railroad company's
assessment speaks louder than words
about Crawford severing his connec
ton with his former client and
standing for the people. The North
western is not kicking the people
be damned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Two men conducted the republi-
can county central committee meet
ing for Stanley county and declared
they were two thirds of the county
central committee and done away
with the primaries and elected Craw-
ford delegates to Huron. Not SO
bad for reform. Stanley county
men have more nerve than their fell
low reformers in Mcpherson county.
But their way is wrong whether
dore by two men or nineteen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Auditor Blegen received one Of those
letters and probably has it on file in
his Office. If he has 1T not on file he
should have filed it and it can be
seen at his Office if he keeps the
official business properly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

A citizen of Waubay informed us
that Black has a complete defense
against the charge of criminal libel
which has been preferred against
him. The gentleman said Black
would plead insanity and prove it
by everybody.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Strange as it may seem, he some
times makes mistake, and places
an honest man in his construction
work. When this happens he
Immediately sends out an edict and
the entire gang springs upon this
unfortunate whose honor will not
allow him to stand for the dictation
and he is relegated to the political
boneyard, and forced to retire to
private life. Waubay Clipper
Ihis- evidently refars- Thomas
M. Goddard, the commandant of the
soldiers home at Hot Springs, the
home of the old soldiers who have
no homes and are incapacitated for
work and where Mr.. Goddard had
given such splendid satisfaction that
even Crawford's board of charities
and corrections gave him clean bill
and said he was a model command
ant and the home was in the best
shape it had ever been. Then he
could not support Crawford's candi-
date for department commander of
the Grand Army of the republic of
South Dakota, all of the official
machinery under Crawford's bossism
was put in motion and Goddard was
fred from his position. The Clip
per and every honest man and espec-
tally the old soldiers condemn Boss
Crawford for Goddard being fired.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

The farmer who reads a lot of
insurgent slush to the effect that his
taxes are no higher this year than
last and then is forced to dig up
from 80 to 100 percent, more when
he runs up against the county treas
urer, is more firmly convinced than
ever that figures won't lie but liars
will figure.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Notice is hereby given to all persons
having accounts with the firm Of Harris
8 Herman, the firm having dissolved,
their past due accounts have been turned
over to me for collection.
Rex w. Harris,
Over Rirst National Bank,
'''' Az yf Webster, 8. D.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Politics make strsnge bedfellows.
Look At vessey, the prohibitionist,
and Parker and Hall on the same
ticket asking the same delegates, to
support them in the same conven-
tion. Almost sufficient % provoke I
smile. y
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
ITO be continued)
TAKES JOB AT BOTTOM.
Heir of Millions Working for SIS Per
Month.


Topeka, Kan.-On salary of SIS a
month, Charles D. Davol, a graduate
of Harvard with the degree of bach
elor of arts, and son of Fall River.
Mass, millionaire wool manufacturer,
has begun as night messenger at the
Rock Island railway station here to
learn the railroad business from the
ground up. He is % years old.
Following his graduation Davol
took trip to Europe, and on return.
ing began work in the general super.
intendent's Office of the Rock Island
in Chicago. To grasp an opportunity
of learning telegraphy he came here.
Railway men say he is as Common
as an old Shoe" and he is popular
He likes to use the vernacular of rail.
road men. He has a thoroughbred
saddle horse, and takes a brisk ride
every night before going to work.
He has more ambition than two
ordinary men, and is bound to reach
the top" said an official of the road.
with all his money and the chances
to begin on big salary, he has
turned them down to work his own
way up"