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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
New Settlers Arriving.

At the commencement of the present
year South Dakota has an estimated
population of $4,000 To Judge by the
volume of the present influx of new
settlers to the State of South Dakota
by the close of the year will have a
population in the neighborhood of $780,
600 a gain of 20, 900 for the year.
There is no doubt that the present
immigration to the state exceeds that
of many springs during the past few
years. The new settlers are entering
the state by trainloads and are finding
homes on the government land in the
western half of the state and on the
comparatively cheap decided land in
central and northern South Dakota. In
one party which located in Beadle
county were more than thirty people,
and it required fourteen freight cars to
transport their effects.
Perhaps the largest single family tc
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
Ex-Postmaster Not Guilty.

After having been entangled in the
meshes of the federal and state laws
for period of two years or more, P.
T. Unruth, formerly postmaster at
Tyndall, has been cleared of the charge
of having been party to swindling
game by which a Mennonite insurance
company; with headquarters at Noun
tain Lake, Mimi, was defrauded of
considerable money.
Unruth was originally arrested by
the United States authorities and taken
to Sioux Falls, but afterwards he was
surrendered to the state authorities at
Madison, Neb., where he has remained
in jail great part of the time since
being taken to Madison.
His case was called for trial after
numerous delays, few days ago, and
speedily developed that while there had
been some irregularities in connection
Unruh's work as a solicitor for the
Mennonite insurance company, there
was no evidence which would be suffi-
cient before jury to convict him of
the charge made against him. Accord
ingly the prosecution dropped the case
and Mr.. Unruh now has returned to
South Dakota and rejoined his family
at Tyndall.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
Bodies Found.

The bodies of William johnson and
John Kelley, young men who were
drowned in Clear Lake south of Water:
town, last November, have been
recovered. They were found by John
Jeremy, of Saltwater, Mimi, a pro,
fessional body raiser, who spent a
week in lone search about the lake.
The city had just appropriated money
for the renewed of the search inter,
rupted when the lake became frozen.
Johnson came of well known family.
Kelley was in the employ of former
Senator Kittredge in Washington.
An examination of the bodies shows
no signs of bullet wounds, so the theory
that they were accidently shot while
hunting falls to the ground.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
For killing a Brother Red.

Accused of the murder of a fellow
Indian, Fox Belly, Sioux tribesman,
was brought up from the Pine Ridge
Indian reservation and given a prelimi-
nary hearing before United States
Commissioner at Deadwood. Fox Belly
is accused of deliberately shooting to
death Horn Cloud, an Indian policeman
employed on the reservation, on March
z. According to the story told at the
hearing by Maj. John Brennan, the
superintendent, and other witnesses,
Horn Cloud was attempting to serve a
subpoena on Fox Belly's wife, but
Fox Belly got wind of it and laid in
ambush. He erected an earth embark
ment and hid behind it until Horn
Cloud rode up to the house on horse
back, when Fox Belly is alleged to
have fired at him with a rifle. The first
shot missed it's mark, but the gun was
fired a second time, this shot striking
the back of Horn Clouds saddle and
glancing passed into the policeman
body landing in the intestines and caus,
ing wound from which Horn Clouc
died two hours later. The subpoena
Horn Cloud was attempting to serve
called for the attendance of Mrs. Fo2
Belly to testify in case of wife beat
ing brought against her husband. Th'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
River Moves Road.

Two years ago the Northwestern
road was compelled to change the loca-
ton of several miles of its track
between Pierre and Rosseau, on account
of the encroachment of the Missouri
river on its right of way. The track
was set far enough back that trouble
from that source was not expected
again, but trouble is again in sight
from the work of the river, and the
company has force of engineers at
the point investigating the situation,
with the probabilities in favor of pro-
lection of the river bank to prevent
further cutting. If that fails, the
track would have to be moved back
along the side of the hills, which would
require an extensive new grade.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
For Secretary of State

Charles J. Dousman, young attor-
ney and banker of Lennon is stall
wart fractional candidate for secretary
of state. He was born in Sleepy Eye,
Mimi, in $780, He received the degree
of L. L. B, from the University OF
Minnesota in 1904. He went to Parker
to practice law, and remained there
until April 1906, when he was appointed
United States commissioner to receive
the filings of homesteaders in what /:
now Perkins county. Upon the birth
of Lennon Mr.. Dousman cast his for
tunes with the new town.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
Slight Assessment Changes.


The county auditors meeting held at
Pierre last week was largely attended,
all but three counties being represented.
Increases in real estate assessments of
81 an acre in Sphinx county and $3.50 an
acre in Brown county were made.
Gregory county was granted reduc-
ton of 81. so an acre. All other changes
were in fractions Of a dollar, and but
few counties were affected.
The assessment rates on town lots
was not changed. On cattle, horses,
mules and swine, the rate was left the
same as last year. Sheep was given a
reduction of so cents head.
Practically all the schedules of last
year were adopted except on organs
and pianos, the rate on organs being
placed at S. aud that of pianos at $50,
both reductions. The schedules on
merchandise and money were discussed
but no one seemed able to present any
tangible plan for getting any better
returns on this class of property.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
Elevator Burned.

The farmers cooperative elevator, q
new building of so, 600 capacity, located
at Mitchell burned to the ground last
Thursday night. Fire in the main ele'
vator was well under way when dis
covered. The elevator was probably
half filed with oats, barley and wheat
The building was insured for $1,000
and the company carried $500 insur
ance on the gram. The loss will be
considerably larger. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
Four Injured.

Three men were injured by accidents
in the Homestake mines Friday after
noon and one was fatally hurt in che
company's mill at Central City.
Frank Harker, aged 10, son of Thos'
Harker, of Golden Gate, was caught If
a belt in the mill last week and so badly
wounded that he died thirty minutes
later in the company's hospital. Two
of the others injured suffered broker
legs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31

arrive this spring was in the family of
P. j. Baker, who unloaded their goods
at Wentworth and have located on
a farm in that vicinity. Mr.. Baker
has a family of nine husky boys and
girls, and with this force he will fairly
make the dirt fly and materially
increase the crop area in the section
where he has taken up his residence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
Found After Three weeks.

The body of Willard Dickens, 2-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dickens,
of Canton, was discovered Tuesday,
three feet from the bridge across
Beaver creek, one mile east Of where
the little fellow fell into the water on
March,. Hundreds of men, women
and children turned out to help the
grief stricken parents find the body
and bloodhounds were brought from
Beatrice, Neb., and trailed the lad to
the bank of the creek.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31
Agricultural College Closes.

The second year of the state agri-
cultural college at Brookings closed on
Friday. There were no exercises this
year but next year the first commence
ment exercises of the three year course
will be held.
The attendance is one hundred and
ten, a very satisfactory showing wher
it is considered that this is the seconc
year of the work and that the course
only continues five months in the year
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-31

murder trial will probably be held at
the May term of the federal court in
Deadwood.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
EXTEND THE PROJECT.

II begins to look like Oregon may
not fare so we'll as it should in the
matter of further L. 5. reclamation
work. The law has been changed
which required that money collected
from the sale of lands within a state
should be expended within that state.
This may work against oregon. Then
the reclamation service has been so
attacked by newspapers and by par
ties opposed to government irrigation
that Oregon's chances will be still
further lessened
But if the government is to be
driven out of Oregon the reclamation
service should not go until the UNA
tilla project has been extended to
lands lying west OF the Umatilla
river. If no new projects are to be
undertaken at least the government
should complete its present project.
The Umatilla project will not be
complete until it is extended to in
clude the land west of the Umatilla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
THE OLD TIME.

There is no time like the old time,
when you and 1 were young,
When the buds of April blossomed and
birds in spring-time sungl
The gardens brightest glories by sum-
mer sun are nursed:
But, o! the sweet, sweet violets. the
flowers that open first,
There is no place like the old place
where YOU and l We're born,
Where we lifted up our eyel.Gs on ',he
splendors of the gaora,
From the milk-whi.c Erc1s. that
warmed us; from the clinging
arms that bore,
Where the dear eyes glistened DER us
that will look on us no more.
There is no friend like the old friend,
who has shared our morning
days.
No greeting like his welcome, no
homage like his praise!
Fame is the scentless flower. with
gaudy crown of gold:
But friendship is the breathing rose,
with sweets in every fold.
There is no love like the old love.
that we courted in our pride
Though our leaves are falling. falling,
and we're fading side by side: ::
There are blossoms all around us
with the colors of the dawn.
And we live in borrowed sunshine
when the light of day is gone.
There are no times like the old times
they shall never be forgot
There is no place like the old place
keep green the dear old spot,
There are no friends like the old
friends-may heaven prolone
their liveS
There are no loves like the old loves
God bless our loving wives.
%. w. Holmes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
CONSERVATIVES YOUTH.

Youth may be more hot-headed
than old age. though established the
ories on this subject have been badly
shaken, but there is no doubt that
childhood is the most conservative of
all life-periods. Boys today not only
play the same games, or modifica-
tions of the same games. that were
played by boys 1000 years ago.
but what is more to the point, they
read the same books that We're read
by boys 40 years ago. Among the
interesting facts cited by Everett II.
Temlinson in his article on "The Per-
petual Best-Sellers" in the Worlds
Work, perhaps the most interesting
is the rapid and steady decline in
the sale of the famous Henty
books" and the astounding popular
ity of the Alger books OF the lat
ter no less than 100000 copies
have been sold in 10 years. 1t will
be remembered that Hentys stories
were as rule tied up with a great
name in history and dwelt with the
military exploits that are supposed to
be dear to the boyish heart. 1t is
all the more surprising, and gratify-
ing, too, that the feats of Give in In
dia. of Napoleon, of Lord Roberts,
should hold less appeal to the boys
of today than the everyday human
adventure of Paul the peddler Phil
the fiddler, and their numerous kind.
New York Post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
FOLLOW THE LAW.

According to the statement of
President Schmeer of the bankers
association the assessor of Multi
nomah county claims to assess realty
AT 75 per cent of its real ground val
ue.' If this is the case then what is
the excuse of the Multnomah county
assessor for breaking his oath. Under
the law he is required to assess prop
erty at its actual value and he took
oath to do this very thing. AS a mat
ter of fact the Multnomah assessor
does not even assess realty at rs per
cent of its value. 1t was disclosed at
the recent meeting of the state tax
commission that he has assessed
country property at about so per cent
ot its value and city realty at 60 per
cent of its actual valuation. Would
il not serve to settle the assessment
problem if every assessor in this state
would rigidly adhere to the law and
assess property at its real value?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
VERMONT THRIFT.

The native thrift Of the Vermont
ers was under discussion and a story
was told that was held to illustrate
IL perfectly. There was a man in one
of the interior Vermont towns who
had an old horse, ringboned, spawned
with the heaves and every other horse
ailment almost a mere shadow Of a
horse He used to drive the horse
to town every day and was teered
by his neighbors for using such a mis-
cradle beast.
One day he walked into the store
at the corners. where's your horse,
Jim?" a friend asked.
"Sold him"
"Sold him" How much did you
get?"
Got a hundred dollars for him"
"a hundred dollars, Who in thun-
der did you sell that to for a hun
dred dollars?"
why" replied the vermonter, as
he exhibited a roll Of bills, 81 sold him
10 mother"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
OUTFITTED IN AIDES ANTIQUITY

Outfitted in helmets and ancient
bruising irons of wrath from George
Ade's collection of antiquities party
OF Purdue students visiting the au-
thOr's home, "HaZeldene,' with the
sheriff, made a sally, and a swoop up
on the gypsy camp near the home,
and captured five women Monday.
The inhabitants of the neighborhood
have had trouble with the dark-skinn-
ed barbarians, who, while plying their
trade of looking into the future at
so much per, have slipped sly hands
into bureau drawers and handbags
for cash. One of the women arrested
admitted stealing s29.5O.
Mr.. Ade's motor car was used as a
patrol wagon. Mr.. Ades museum of
ancients furnished the weapons. The
crowd of deputies that swarmed the
gypsy camp looked more like strand
ed grand opera troupe than Twenti-
eth Century rah boys, and the Romany
tribe accustomed to looking into time
thought the past had overtaken them
and were awed. They submitted to
the invasion and capture.-Indianap
lis Sun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25

line at Mosier has invited Humane
Agent Williams and other officers
of the Humane Society to see how
handily the bovine walks on the pine
support
According to Evans story, the COW
was hit by a train more than three
years ago. The right front leg was
cut off at the knee. After removing
the injured animal to a comfortable
barn nearby its owner went about
healing the injury. This done. pine
scantling, 2X4, was artistically whit
tied down to resemble the lost portion
of the leg. sustaining block was
attached To the bottom to take the
place of the hoof while a padded
socket joint was placed on top so
that it might be fastened to the
stump.
According to the owner of the cow
the COW found the wooden leg awk-
ward for short time. but soon learn
ed to use it almost as effectively as
she did her natural legs. She has been
walking on her peg leg for three
years. and is one of the interesting
sights of the neighborhood.-Pi
burg Leader.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
TURKEY STEALER'S PORTION.

One Of the recent speakers at the
Academy Of Music in Boston began
by telling Of a negro who had ar
ranged to furnish a white man with a
certain number Of turkeys every week.
II was expressly stimulated that they
should be domestic turkeys as wild
ones in that vicinity were numerous
and cheap. The bargain was kept for
a time, and things were going well
until one day the white man found
that one Of the turkeys had been rid
died with shot
Here" he yelled at the negro.
what do you mean by trying to pass
this wild turkey on me? I want the
kind that comes from the barnyard.
You must have shot this fellow last
night"
The negro seemed puzzled for a
minute. Then he frightened up IT
kin 'splain that all right, boss" he
said, that load of shot was meant
for me-"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
HIGH-HANDED.

Wenaha springs where the visiting
bankers were entertained today, is
prominently a Pendleton resort. 1t
has always been and always will be.
This because Wenaha springs has
close connections with this city.
Yet the Orchard" county bill
places the resort in Orchard" coun-
ty. This is an illustration of the
judgment shown by those who drafted
the division measure. They also in
.clude Athena and Weston in the pro-
posed new county despite the fact
.tHat the people of those towns object
.strenuously to being so included 1t
is high-handed scheme from start
t. finish.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
\ BANKER-LAWYER.
Corvallis Gazette-Times.l J

Corvallis Gazette-T -Times.)
Score one for C. A. Dobell. cashier
Of the Benton County National bank
he has just been admitted to the bar
of Oregon, and if he cared to do so
could fling out his shingle and le-
gally proceed to film flam the pub
lie just as other attorneys do. Mr.
Dobell took his examination before
the state board a couple of weeks ago
and yesterday received a sheepskin
sufficiently ornate to entitle him to
the presidency of the United States
Like most things of this sort accord
ing to Judge Pipes. it is probably fill
ed with gross eXaggeration,' but
unless Mr.. Dobell opens an attorneys
office either he nor the public will
be able to discover just how great or
small is the eXaggeration. However,
that he managed to pass muster be-
fore the learned judges at Salem is
considerable and that he had the
disposition to wade through a long
course dished up by the Scranton Cor
respOndence School of Law, means a
great deal. \ mans avocation. rath
er than his vocation, gives the meas
ure of the man, and in this instance
the use of his spare time proves c.
A. Dobell to be made of the right kind
of stuff Dobell could have whiled
away his spare time at 500 or bridge"
or at the club. or in loafing, but in
stead he went for a course in law.
1t has taken long and earnest appli-
cation and that he has finally reach
ed the goal he sought is a matter of
congratulations. 1t may be Chief JUS
tice Dobell even yet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
THE DIVISION NUISANCE.

Business men of oregon will do
we'll to take note of the inhumerable
county division bills being prepared
for the consideration of the people
next fall. Already so many division
measures have been filed with the
Sc ecretary of state that if half OF
them are adopted the map of Oregon
will be so changed that it will not be
recognized even by a native son.
Furthermore the indiscriminate ere
alton Of new counties cannot fail to
increase taxation. This state can
not create ten new counties and pro-
vide for ten additional sets of coun-
ty officers and hope to get along
with present levies. The divisionists
make assertions to the contrary. But
that is Campaign talk. That same
argument was advanced in favor OF
the creation Of Hood River county.
Yet E. A. Schiller a Pendleton tail
OF who owns property in Hood
River, found his taxes increased 61.4
per cent the first year Of the new
countys existence. 1t is the history
OF every new county that division
brings on increased taxation. This is
only natural.
Another feature Of these division
fights is the fact that division meas
ures are sprung when the people re-
siding in the proposed new counties
DO not want division at all Take for
instance the orchard" county
scheme Msnifestly the people resid-
ing in the greater portion Of that pro-
posed county do not want division.
Two Of the four towns included in
Orchard" county are hotly OPP
posed to the division. They are
Weston and Athena. They have good
reason for being opposed. Division
will mean increased taxation and that
business now held by Athena ana
Weston will be diverted to Walla
WaIla. Milton people imagine they
will get that business. But they
wont: Milton is practically a sub
urb Of WalIa Walla and such it viii
always remain. If Orchard" county
carries, that business viii be lost to
this state.
The Orchard" county measure was
drafted in secret 10y little clique Of
Milton business men. 1t is purely a
selfish measure. Representative men
living right in Milton and in Free
water are opposed 10 the proposition.
IN communications 10 this paper they
have so declared themselves. Even
the newspapers Of Milton and Free
water have failed to take up with the
proposition. Neither the Freewater
Times or the Milton Eagle advocates
the division measure editorially and
this fact has caused much comment.
The Weston Leader and the Athena
Press have declared themselves as
utterly opposed TO division.
As TO the merits OF other division
measures the East oregonian is not
informed. II is impossible to Judge
OF those issues from a distance. But
II they are anything like the division
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25

measure that has been foisted upon
Umatilla county then every bill should
b. voted down. They should be voted
down and then law should be passed
providing for settlement of division
problems by the people residing in
the counties affected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
, 80 ~~~~< ~
WHERE LOVE Is.

. BY the rosy cliffs of Devon. on a 4
= green hills crest, 4
q I would build me a house as a 4
y swallow builds her nest;
q l would curtain it with roses
. and the wind should 4
. breathe to me
. The sweetness of the roses and I
. the saltness of the sea.
. Where the Tuscan olives whit
en- in the hot blue day,
. I would hide me from the heat
in a little hut of gray.
. While the singing of the hus-
. bandmen should scale 4
. my lattice green
. From the golden rows of barley
. that the poppies blaze
. between.
= Narrow IS the street Dear. and 4
. dingy are the walls
. Wherein I wait your coming as
. the twilight falls.
. All day with dreams I gild the 4
. CRIME till at your step 1 4
. All Love, my country in your 4
. arms-my home upon
. your heart
= Amelia Josephine Burr in Ju-
= ly Scribners'.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25
COW WITH WOODEN LEG.

In celebration of his pet Jersey
cows third anniversary with a wood
en- leg. David Evans. a farmer who
lives just over the Trumbull county
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25

Some Salem republicans do not
take kindly to the idea of having Joe
Simon run the state assembly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25

President Taft says his administra-
tion has made good. But that senti-
ucnt is not shared by everyone.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25

As entertainers Major Lee Moor
house and his "bloodthirsty friends
from the reservation" are always ap-
pTeciated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-25

Are the bankers glad tomorrow is
Sunday?