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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Man Missing

The authorities have commenced a
search for Geo. Martin, who about two
months ago, left a little shack he lived
il on the riverfront at Yankton, and
has not since been seen, although he
left all his belongings in his humble
Martin was associated with
two other met in the moving picture
business. The two men left Yankton
after a short residence, but Martin
stayed until he, too, dropped out of
light. As he left his shack open and
with his personal effects about his
rooms it is feared he may have met
with foul play.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Loses Purse

c. A. Foster, editor of the Condo
News, of Condo, paid h epenalty which
belongs to an editor or printer who is
fortunate enough to possess a roll of
the filthy lucre, in his trip to Aberdeen
recently, as he either lost or was
relieved of a pocketbook containing SIS
while taking in one of the moving
picture shows which form part of the
Hub city gayties.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Bound Over by Judge

Frank Lotus and VIM. Forbes, two
of the quartette suspected of burglar
izing the banks at White and Bushnell
early on the morning of Nov. both,
waived examination at their prelimi-
nary hearing last Thursday before
Justice Trigstad at Brookings and were
bound over to the January term of the
circuit court in bonds of $1,000 on each
of the two counts against them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Cook Named Again

w. c. Cook, of Sioux Falls, was
recently nominated by the president to
be collector of the internal revenue
district comprising North and South
Dakota. Mr.. Cook was given a recess
appointment some days ago, succeeding
Herman Ellerman, who had held the
position many years. The president
also nominated Chas. R. Powers to be
receiver for the Chamberlain Land
office.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
A Double

1t appears that Stanley county wolf
hunters have been securing a double
bounty on wolf scalps, one from the
county, and another from the state on
the same scalp. The matter is being
investigated and in case the county
pays bounties, the state fund will not
apply to pay on any such claims.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
School House Burned

The frame school building in district
No. /, Bridgewater township, located
two and one-half miles northwest of
Bridgewater, was completely destroyed
by fire at about 5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, entailing a loss of $500
partly insured. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by a defective stove
pipe, and was first discovered soon
after school was dismissed for the day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Wins Rhodes STANDARDIZATION

To take an examination at Mitchell
for the Cecil Rhodes Oxford scholarship
and next to hear from Oxford, England
ne had been successful, was the exper-
fence this week of Henry Gunderson, a
Yankton college man, whose home is at
Crofton. Gunderson heard from M. A.
Brown, a Yankton college man, now
finishing at Oxford. Gunderson had
not been notified by the state judges
who examined him,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Arrested For Larceny

Sam Craddock has been arrested by
the Stanley county authorities and
taken to Pierre on a charge of larceny.
While the specific complaint against
him charges the theft of two saddles
from residents of the vicinity of Meta,
and of two suit cases from the hotel at
Wet, he is also charged by the author
tiles with being connected with M. NJ
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Banker Set Free

Geo. ID. Harris, formerly of Sioux
Falls, was released from the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kan. Wednes-
day, after serving a term of three
years for violation of the national
banking laws. He was only rs years
old when he went to the prison.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Gamble Presents Bills

Bills were introduced in congress by
Senator Gamble last week ceding to
the government what remains of the
Indian lands in Todd, Bennett and
Washabaugh counties S. d. He also
offered a blu granting leave of absence
to bomesteaders during the months of
December, January and February.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Railroad Hospital at Mobride

According to reports current at
Mobridge, the Milwaukee railroad is
planning to erect a $25, 900 hospital at
that place. The fact that three branch
lines of the Milwaukee center at
Mobridge making it desirable that
adequate hospital facilities are afforded
trainmen there
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
A New Farm Paper

The Northwestern Farmer and
Breeder is the name of a farm paper to
be issued at WATERFOWL, beginning
with this month. The new company
has a capitalization of $50, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15

Edwards in his work in that section.
Edwards being the man who is wanted
for securing the assistance of children
in his stealing operations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15

Body of,,Hunter Found
a farmer driving into the town of
hecla to trade, saw a snow-covered
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
ALDRICH TALKS AT ALLIANCE
Republican Candidate for Governor
and Senator Burkett Make
Addresses.

ALLIANCE. Neb., Sept 2s.-(spectal Tel
egram. )-Chester H. Aldrich, candidate for
governor, introduced by e. H. Boyd, local
chairman OF the republican committee,
spoke to about 20Oo people. He began by
defining the republican platform. for which
he stood solidly. and then drew attention
to the peculiarites of the present campaign
by declaring that DAhimans principles did
not in any essential conform to the prin-
ciples laid down in the democratic platform
nor IL he In accordance with such recog-
nized leaders as Bryan and Metcalfe; that
he stands in reckless disregard of every
precedent Of his party and only about Is
per cent Of the people OF the state now have
The power OF regulating the liquor traffic
under the Slocumb law.
Senator Burkett came here today from
Bridgeport and left tonight for ST. Paul
In the ten minutes speech he made he
touched briefly on national issues and the
record OF the republican party. Congress
man Kinkaid did not speak owing to the
lateness of the hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
PINE SEED FOR BURNED AREA
Forestry Department of Government
Busily Engaged Gathering Cones
from Department.

DEADWOOD, S. D.. Sept 23.-(special.)-
No more pine cones will be purchased this
year in either the northern or southern
divisions OF the Black Hills national for
est. For several weeks past the forestry
force has been inspecting the piles Of cones
brought in by men and boys who gathered
them in the hills and sold them to the gov
eminent at Is cents a bushel In all about
$500 bushels OF cones were purchased in
the Black Hills. four-fifhs OF these being
secured by Supervisor lines at Custer and
the rest by Supervisor Kellester here All
the cones from here were shipped TO Gus
ter. where they were stored in a warehouse
where a hlsh temperature was maintained.
This causes the cones to spread and drop
cir seed after which a tanning mill is
used 10 separate the seed from the chAff.
The seeds thus secured will be distributed
by the government in the national forests
throughout the west where the yellow
Pine thrives and will be planted next
spring in demonstration OF burned areas.
or the total amount OF cones gathered In
the hills the weight was close TO 6Ooc0
pounds
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
CHIEF D0NAHUE TELLS OF
JESSE JAMES MOTHER
Police Official Was Much Impressed
ON Visit to Aged Mother
of Bandits.

Chief Of Police Donahue who. with MRS
Donahue and doughter has been spending
five days at Excelsior Springs, Ark paid
a visit while he was there to Mrs. Samuels,
the mother of Jesse and Frank James, who
lives on a farm near the springs, and is
visited by hundreds of tourists who come
to see the grave of Jesse James and the
mother and familiar haunts Of the famous
bandits.
Mrs. Samuels is IS years old,' said the
chief, land seems as bright and intelligent
as a person of half that age. She takes
great deal Of pleasure in showing strangers
around the farm and bears upon her own
person the mark Of the detectives who were
chasing her boys. In the bomb explosion
in her bedroom in an attempt TO kill the
bandits. her arm was blown off, her Swear
old son was killed as well as an old negro
servant and her second husband. DR., Sam
uels received injuries that afterward drove
him insane.
Mrs. Samuels does not believe that her
boys were ever very bad, and says that
their father. Rev. James, Baptist minister.
her first husband, was one of the best men
that ever lived, and II the boys have any
evil in them II came from her. She hates
the Pinkerton detectives and anyone who
comes from Chicago because Of them. Until
recently she was democrat, but her son
Frank, who is now living in Oklahoma,
made a republican OF her and she thinks
much Of Roosevelt because he is a fighter.
THE grave of Jessie James is kept green
by her efforts, but she had recently sold
to an amusement syndicate the house where
the boys were born with its high barricaded
windows and loopholes. She keeps a coz
lection of police curios and, as she is visited
nv Ii
she has a large variety. She was promised
poiceman's billy from Omaha by the
chief. She sent her regards to d. ]. O'Brien
of Omaha who had visited her a number of
times and whom she considers a very good
friend"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
LORIMER INQUIRY PROCEEDS
Committee Holds Reasons Advanced
for Delay insufficient.
ATTORNEYS WILL BE ADMITTED
Legal Representatives of Senator
LOrimer and Chicago Tribune
VIII Appear at the
Hearings.

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-The senatorial sub
committee on privileges and elections which
convened here to Investigate the alleged
fraud IN the election of United States Sen
ator william Lorimer decided today to pro-
coed at this time with the taking or testi-
mony. and not to postpone action until
after the November elections, as urged by
the senator's attorney.
At the opening of today's session Chair
man Burrows also announced the commit
tee would permit Attorney Alfred Austrian,
representing the Chicago Tribune, and
former Judge Elbridge Hanecy. represent
ing Senator Lorimer, to appear in the
hearing.
Attorney Hanecy presented HIS formal
motion for a continuance OF the hearing
until after the November elections. The
reasons advanced were in substance SINH
lar to the argument made by him yester-
day, when he declared that Senator Lori
mer would be handicapped through dis
inclination of legislators now under indict-
ment to testify before the committee. The
Tribune's list OF witnesses was submitted
and the committee began consideration OF
methods of procedure.
The committees decision overruling SEN
ator Lorimers plea for delay was an
nounced by Senator Paynter of Kentucky.
who said
The committee has given due considera-
ton TO the presentation made for a con-
tinuance OF this hearing until after the
November elections. and has not found the
reasons contained therein of sufficient
weight TO warrant the delay"
short conference resulted in the an
nouncement that the session would adjourn
until Monday morning to permit Senators
Buckley OF Connecticut and Frazier OF
Tennessee, other members. to be present
The committee has decided to ask for the
official record Of the Illinois Legislature
containing the ballotng during the period
preceding and UP to and including the cleo
IL
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
INDIAN WOMAN MOTHER.
RIDES RACE NEXT DAY
Mrs. Running Horse Proves CapabiIi-
ties of Her Race in Exhibition
at AIIinnce.

ALLIANCE, Neb, Sept. Z.-(special.)-
Mrs. Running Horse. one Of the squaws in
the train of Chief Chase in the Morning
gave birth to a son on Monday night at a
ranch eight miles east Of here. She came
right on with the band, however. and took
active part in the war dances and pow
vows, and yesterday rode in the squaw
race, and it was only by the inferiority Of
her mount that she did not win the race.
The ''papoose' is a star exhibit Of Run
ming Horse, who stands at the door OF his
teepee taking in the nickels and dimes Of
the curious.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
BIG CORN PALACE Is READY
Twelfth Annual show Begins at
Mitchell, s. d., Monday.

MITCHELL =. De- Monday.
MITCHELL, S. D., Sept. 2S.-(Special.)-
Monday morning will see the finishing
touches placed on the decorations OF the
corn palace building. both on the exterior
and interior, and at 1870 o'clock In the
afternoon the twelfth annual sh0w Will
be on.
The exterior decorations Of the building
have been changed materially and some
thing entirely different in character and
design adorns the corn palace structure this
season. The designs are OF an Indian char
acteristic, combining figures, signs, totem
poles. and many things used by the ancient
race. These have been produced with the
different colored corn, and make the ex-
terror look much more attractive than ever
before. This work is done under the direc-
ton OF Floyd Gillis of this city. who has
worked on the building a number Of years
and has become highly proficient I'm the
art of decorating in corn. The interior
decorations have been changed also, TO
conform in a certain degree to the exterior.
Twelve counties have secured space In the
building to make an exhibit OF the states
products. They are: Brookings, Mime
haha, McCook. Sphinx. Faux. Pennington,
Fan River, sanborn. Butte, Clark and Dav-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
C0L0RED PORTER SHOOTS
SHERIFF AND Is KILLED
Desperate Encounter Takes place mt
Billings, Mont, Resulting I'm
Death of Two Persons.

ALLIANCE, Neb.. Sept. 23.-(SpeciaL)-
A colored porter named Franklin. employed
by the Burlington, ran amuck with a gun
in Billings, Mont, last night, with fatal re-
suit While drunk he went 70 sleep, dur
ing which time he was relieved Of s. cash.
When he awoke and discovered his loss he
got revolver and ran around looking for
the person who had robbed him. AS he was
flashing the gun in a dangerous fashion
the sheriff interfered, whereupon Franklin
opened fire on him, the bullet taking effect
in the left lung. The sheriff fired back
with fatal effect, shooting Franklin through
the heart The Negroes bullet. however, was
fatal also. and about three hours after, the
sheriff died.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
Nebraska News YOteu.

MCooK-Mr. Clyde Shirley and Miss
Ruth Rupp. both OF this city. were united
In marriage Thursday evening.
BEATRCE-Guy RGthbun, physical d.
BLUE HILL-A contract was made this
week between the Blue Hill band and the
Webster County Fair association TO furnish
music at the county fair at Bladen next
week.
rector of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation, has been engaged TO coach the
high school foot ball team the coming
season.
BLUE HILL-A depot inspection special
made this place Friday noon. The officials
took a survey OF the depot and grounds
here: but did not disclose the real object
OF the visit.
BEATRICE-Two battalions Of the Sew
enth United States cavalry from Fort
Riley, Kan, which have been in canp
here the last two days, left this morning
for Cortland.
BEATRICE-Prfce Young and Miss Edna
Alvey were married last evening at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Alvey, Rev. j, r. Young father OF the
groom, officiating.
BEATRICE-Earl GOrdanIer OF De Witt
had his hand badly mRngled in a feed
chopper. He was brought 10 beatrice
where two Of his fingers were amputated
at local hospital
TECUMSEH-Fred d. Wright has been
appointed to the management OF the
Tecumseh station of the Bell Telephone
company to succeed his father, the late
A. ]. Wright Of this city
BEATRICE-Word was received here
yesterday from Marysville, Cal, announ-
cling the death OF Edward Sullivan. a
former resident The body was taken TO
Sycamore, H.. for interment.
BLUE HILL-The 1910 assessment shows
the following valuation for Webster county:
Lands and Improvements, total value. Si2 =
0o4, 10; lots, N,540. 80; personal 1895 6l5
railroad, sc $3.50; total OF so, l37, 665.
BLUE HILL-The pipe organ for the
Trinity Lutheran church arrived this week
and Is now being Installed in the church
under the supervision OF a factory expert
The workmen are putting In the steel cell
ing.
FULLERTON-TaylOr's Hussar band Of
this city left on special train today for
Albion, where they will play at the Boone
county fair. This morning they received
their contract for an Ak-Sar-Ben engage
ment
MCOOK-Joseph Morris an old settler
OF Red Willow precinct this county. died
on his farm a few miles east OF here
Thursday He was born in England, July
day.
TECUMSEH-The Tecumseh city council
VII call special election for November
the same day as the general election, 20
vote on bonds IN the sum OF tlSc) TO ex-
tend the water service, and bonds IN the
sum OF 700 70 give the city sewerage
mains.
sUTToN-The funeral OF Miss Jennie
GellAtfv vas held from the house Thurs-
day afternoon at o'clock. Rsv. HGwkA az
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24

ison. The exhibits of these counties will
tell the full story OF the crop situation in
South Dakota, in that the exhibits come
from all parts OF the state, and are repre-
sentative OF those sections. To look at the
exhibits now placed in the building one can
give little credence to the story of short
moisture in the state during the growing
season. Prizes will be given for the best
county exhibit, $50 to first, 800 to second
and $40 TO third, while each county is given
SIS TO help pay the expense OF bringing the
exhibit to the palace.
The street decorations this year win sur
pass anything which Mitchell has yet
offered its visitors. Two rows OF mean
descent electric lights on each side OF the
street will reach from the Milwaukee depot
TO the corn palace building, a distance of
five blocks, and fifteen banners OF red,
white and blue, two feet wide, will be
stretched across the street at different
points, suspended from which Will be a
circular row OF electric lights. over 5000
lights will be on the street and these will
be merged into the 2,Oo0 lights which will
cover the outlines on the exterior of the
corn palace building.
For the opening day James ]. Hill of
the Great Northern railroad will deliver the
address, talking on the agricultural fea-
lures of the northwest
The Milwaukee road and the Omaha road
will run excursion trains 10 the city dur
ing the week, the Milwaukee having ar
ranged for sixteen trains, and the Omaha
with two trains and its regular service will
accommodate the crowds from the east
One fare for the round trip will be charged
on both roads.
The corn palace management has arranged
TO admit free all old soldiers who are in
the city on Monday. The visiting soldiers
will look up the local commander, s. Gait
rell.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
HEAVY RAINFALL ALL OVER
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA
Soaking Rains Fall I'm Good Quanti-
ties Here, aH Well as in
Kansas.

The rain OF Thursday night was general
all over the state OF Nebraska and covered
parts of South Dakota and Kansas. Three
inches is the amount reported al Fairmont
and Hastings, and four at Clay Center. Sew
eral points along the Burlington report
over an inch downpour. Tecumseh, Roggen
Red Cloud and Harvard having near two
inches. From Dunning up TO Deadwood 1t
rained all night, soaking the ground we'll
The Northwestern and the Union Pacific
also report rain all along their lines In
Nebraska with spots Of two and three
inches fall. No washouts have as yet oc-
CURED Of any account In the state, how
ever.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
Water Think MADAM

II opportunity flags you, don't be too
tickled TO read the orders.
a little authority makes some men as
overbearing as the high rail on a curve.
Where there's smoke there's fire but-the
hottest fire makes the least smoke
Better a lowly pedigree in a meadow than
noble ancestry In a damage claim.
He is a wise dispatcher who never says:
'One reading OF the order is stuff .cient"
Don't sit in the shade OF the mogul and
tell the tallow pot how disappointing life is
It's poor way to get over the hill.-Rail-
road Mans Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
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Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
REVOLVER BOUGHT AT HASTINGS
Phelps County Officials Find Possible
Light ON Beedle Tragedy.

HASTTNGs. Neb.. Sept 23.-tspeciaL)-
Some evidence bearing on the tragedy in
the G. ]. Beedle home at Holdrege Tues
day noon was discovered by Deputy Sheriff
Sally Of Phelps county here yesterday
Accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Nellis OF
Adams county he made the rounds of the
hardware stores to identify the revolver
found in the Beedle home after the trag-
edy. At Isamans store a clerk recalled
that on Thursday or Friday OF last week
he sold a revolver to woman who cor
responded TO the description Of Mrs
Beedle He said the woman displayed
marked familiarity with weapons and Sc
lected the revolver with the care OF an
expert. The gun found in the home was
not positively identified as the one sold
here. but It was the same in appearance
and caliber. Mr.. and Mrs. Beedle were
here late last week. the guests of the
formers sister, Mrs. A. B. Kidder
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
Nebraska

the end OF the month the tax collections
may cut the list down considerably. The
county treasurer paid A80 to the Lincoln
public schools Friday morning. or this
amount $50 IS to be applied on bonds.
while the remainder goes to the general
fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
New CHURCH nj Hantinr..

HASTINGS. Neb.. Sept 23.-(Special)-
Construction Of the new Christian church
is now we'll under way and it is expected
the building will be ready for occupancy
about January l. II will cost $4,000 and will
probably be the finest church building in
Hastings.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24
Nebraska
STATE HOUSE MINUS LIGHT
No Coal at Penitentiary and Electric
Plant Shuts Down.
WATER MAIN ALSO BURSTS
ponahue Case Preliminary Arguments
VIII he Heard This Morning in
Supreme Court-ArchibaId
scott Dead.
tFrom a statt correspondent.l

LINCOLN, Sept S3.-(speciaL) THE state
house was dark today and II was not
caused by speculation over the outcome Of
the campaign. The electric light plant
was closed down at the state penitentary
AL usual on dark days because there was
no coal hand. The officials there said
the contractor had failed to deliver the
coal, while the contractor said the Off
cials never order any coal until the supply
is exhausted and they expect the order 20
be filled in about a minute. To add to
the troubles OF the prison a nine-inch
water main bursted and the reservoir was
thus shut off from its supply.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-24

the Congregational church officiating. Miss
Gellathy lived her entire life in this To-
calty and a large circle of friends mourn
her death, which was due to tuberculosis.