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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1911-01-18
Newspapers Defined

Newspapers are the worlds mir
rors."
The educators of the common peo-
pie.
Printers ink is the great apostle of
progress, whose pulpit is the press.
Four hostile newspapers are more
to be feared than thousand bayonets.
Newspapers are to the body polite
what arteries are to the human body,
their junction being to carry blood
and sustenance and repair to every
part of the body.
These papers of the day have uses
more adequate to the purposes of
common life than more pompous and
durable volumes.
The careful reader of a few good
newspapers can learn more in a year
than most scholars do in their great
libraries.
The iollies, vices and consequent
miseries OF multitudes, displayed in a
newspaper, are SO many admonitions
and warnings, SO many beacons, con-
slnually burning to turn others from
the rocks on which they have been
shipwrecked.
In these times we fight for ideas,
NWspapers are our fortresses
US, important as is its Office,
N srvant OF the human intel
- Il ministry is for good or
ug to the character OF
Ii The press is ,
1%M J :
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1911-01-18

am still at the same place ready to
serve you with notions at the least
prices. Call and see me. goo Main
street.
EMMA BARNEY, Newark, Del.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
AUTO TURNED TURTLE
EDWARD w. BLOCK HAS A
NARROW ESCAPE
WAS GOING TO A DANCE
Machine Skidded On A Turn
Blocks Lady Companions
Jumped and Escaped Ser.
ious Injury. Pinned
Under the Machine

Last Friday evening E. w. Block and
couple of lady companions started for
a dance in the country in Mr.. Blocks
automobile. The roads were a little
greasy and upon one of the turns the
machine started to skid and Mr.. Block
saw that he was going to lose complete
control of it and called upon the ladies
to jump which they did and alighted
upon the ground in bundles. OF course,
they were frightened, but very soon
discovered that they were uninjured
save few bruises and scratches. Mr..
Block did not get away so easily. The
machine turned complete turtle and
he was caught under it. The wind
shield, however, saved him from serious
injury. The young ladies raised the
car sufficient for him to extricate him
self and then with their assistance the
car was righted and they returned to
Webster. 1t was indeed very fortu-
nate accident for all concerned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Hanse News Items

Syver Moen visited at the Gunder
Moen home Sunday.
Miss Betsey Kleven visited at the
Soren Stianson home Sunday.
Frank and Mike Synder made bust
ness trip to Webster Tuesday.
Gilbert Moen spent Sunday visiting
at the Reverend Nestvold home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Lawrence and
daughter and Lydia Stearns Sundayed
at Pickerel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Soren Stianson spent
Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Sum-
NIT on business.
p. B. Carlson made business trip to
Webster Thursday, returning home
Friday afternoon.
Hans Stavig and family autoed over
from Sisseton and spent Sunday at the
Andrew Anderson home.
Soren Stianson has rented farm
four miles west of Summit for the COM
ing year and expects to move there
early this fall.
Miss Lydia Stearns who has been Wis
iting near Hanse for the past week,
returned to her home in Webster Sum
day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Bitten BY a Mad Dog

Maurice SCHNEIDER, is taking treat.
ment at the Pasteur Institute in Mime
apolis as result of being bitten by a
dog, infected with the rabies near
Ellington, nearly month ago. Three
children were also bitten by the same
dog and they were also lately taken to
Minneapolis for treatment. Some pigs
Were bitten by the dog and in them the
hydrophobia germ developed; they
became crazy and were killed, and
some of their flesh taken by Doctor
Brown to the Minnesota university,
where the expert pronounced it infected
by the dreaded hydrophobia germ.
Roberts County Rscord.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
ANDOVER FARMERS ELEyA.
TOR CO., IN BAD SHAPE
EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER
Storage tickets for $4,000 bush
els Out, Only 1000 bushels
on Hand to Balance the
Account. o. G. New
comb as Manager
in Bad Shape

From condition of supposed pros
perity the Farmers Elevator company
at Andover awakened a few days ago
to find itself on the the verge of ruin.
An investigation of the affairs of the
company reveals a shortage in the
accounts of 0. G. Newcomb, the man.
ager, of between $4,000 and $40. 900
with indications that the latter figure
ara the nearer correct.
Suspicions-that all was not right
were aroused when it became apparent
that there was not nearly enough stored
grain on hand to meet the storage
tickets outstanding. Investigation
showed that there were storage tickets
for "a, 900 bushels outstanding, while
the grain on hand was found to be but
1900 bushels. In addition to this stag
gering deficit the company owes Sl5-
fOOO at the bank, making the total
Indebtedness something like $40, 900.
The value of the building is about $12,-
300, and there are book accounts,
amounting to $4,000. These book
accounts and other items figured out
make Newcombs shortage aggregate
Between SIS, 900 and 500. 600, with indi-
cations that the latter figures may be
Reached before the investigation closes.
N The Andover Farmers Elevator COM
pany has been organized about four
years. 1t has been considered one of
the most prosperous companies of the
state and has paid annual dividends of
20 per cent O.G. Newcomb has been
manager of the company since its
Organization. He has had the complete
confidence of the stockholders and
directors, and was voted an increase in
salary at the last annual meeting to
$1,000 per annum. He is unable to
give airy satisfactory explanation of the
shortage. 1t is asserted there has been
losses on the company's hedging option
account, also on dockage, but nothing
sufficiently large to cover the shortage.
From all accounts, the business of
the company was conducted along the
slack lines usually prevalent in farm
er's organizations. In its four years of
existence the company never had
shutoff, and the books were never
audited by any disinterested book
Keeper. The directors who examined
the books knew as much about keeping
the books as an accountant knows
about running threshing machine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
The Butler Budget

Although the Butler Herald was
moved to Bristol last week Butler is
not without paper. We received a
copy of 'The Butler Budget, published
by d. E. Potter, editor and proprietor,
Vol. /, No. - this week from which
we gather the following items:
Mrs. George H. Sherwood arrived
from Groton this morning to make an
extended visit with the Potter families
and other friends.
Mr.. Fred Kinney and family came
from Presho last Saturday to visit Mrs.
Kinney's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hol-
ingsworth. i understand he has been
secured as principal of the Vienne
school the coming season. Mr.. Kinney
is a first class educator, and Vienne is
to be congratulated in securing his SER
vices.
Well, the Butler Herald is dead.
The remains were taken to Bristol Sat-
urday last, on special freight car.
For some time there has appeared on
its first page a headline as follows:
''The paper that is making Butler
famous. guess the editor thought
that should the Herald die, the flags
would be at half mast, the banks
would suspend, and half the business
houses would close their doors and go
out of business. But, three or four
days have elapsed since it's decease, and
the sun has shone as usual, when it
has not been raining, the banks are
still open, and the business houses are
doing business at the old stand.
am aware that an editor is not of
much account when it comes to agricul-
ture, but / believe the editor of the
Budget unwittingly struck a good thing
last spring. AT any rate he has now
the largest and finest potatoes he has
ever raised and they are still growing.
What they will be when they get their
growth, the Lord only knows. Last
spring as the ground he wished to plant
to potatoes was free from weeds and
quite mellow, he concluded not to pillow
it. Instead, he took potato fork and
took out good fork full where he
waoted each hill. Then after planting
the potatoes, he covered the ground
two or three inches deep with strawey
horse manure. Now, he reasons like
this, the ground between the hills being
harder than the hills, when it rained
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

They looked at the books, saw divi-
dent of 20 per cent figured out, and
were content to pocket their share and
let it go at that.
In Andover public sentiment is
divided over the cause of the shortage.
The friends of the defaultlng manager
assert their belief in his innocence and
ascribe his shortage to loose business
methods. On the other hand, the
magnitude of the shortage has naturally
provoked some ugly rumors and threats.
The men who own stock and those who
had their grain stored in the elevator
are, of course, very bitter.
Mr.. Newcomb was a resident of
Groton for several years before going
to Andover, coming from Spink county.
He first engaged in the dray business,
which he afterwards sold. and worked
as buyer for the Groton Milling COM
pany until the organization of the
Andover concern. While here he was
prominent in church circles, was
leading exponent of civic reform, and
enjoyed a good reputation for integrity.
Among the people of Groton there is
quite feeling of sympathy for him
self and family in their misfortune.
Among the faamers, however, it is
noticeable that but little sympathy is
expressed. His shortage follows too
closely behind the Meharg defalcation.
-Groton Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
AS The Printer Sees 1t

The printer has just as good grounds
for asking the business men of a town
to leave their job work at home as the
business man has to ask the community
to patronize him instead of the mail
order houses. In fact, the home paper
does more for a town than any other
enterprise located therein. Let the
business men Join hands with the home
papers and both their interests will be
greatly benefited. -Ex.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
OF Interest 10 sportsmen

According to the opinion submitted
by Attorney General Johnson, the open
season for prairie chicken shooting viii
be from September 10 to the night of
October 9th. Many sportsmen have
held that the season did not close until
the night of the 10th of October, and
for that reason the question was sub
mitted to the attorney general by State
Game Warden Bancroft. All county
game wardens are directed to keep a
close outlook for violators of the game
law
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Has No Jurisdiction

Judge McNulty has decided that the
state courts have no jurisdiction over
the Chas. White and Jack Buffalo
Indian cases, which came up in the
local circuit court in the last January
and June terms, and Judge Elliott of
the federal court takes the position
that that court holds jurisdiction over
these cases. This settles this question
and holds the contention Of States
Attorney Abbott that he had no juris-
diction in these cases.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Lived a Long Time

James F. Hyde, father of Charles L.
Hyde, of Pierre, died there last We'd
nesday night at the age of 80 years.
Mr.. Hyde served as city treasurer of
Lincoln, ILL.,, up 10 about a year ago
when he voluntarily withdrew and
removed TO Pierre to make his home
with his son. Upon his request his
remains will be cremated. The
deceased was an uncle of Charles E.
and Fred Hyde, of the Webster Mil
company, of this city.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
FRIDAY. SEPT. sth.

FRIDAY, SEPT. Sth.
900 a. IN. Grounds Open.
1000 a. m. Band Concert
1920 a. m. Dinner
100 p. m. Grand Parade of stock ex-
hibited.
Music
/ 80 p IN. !. Professor Sheelar will
give one of his splitting COM
edy acts.
AS p. m. ..One half mile Quick
Hitch-up mule team wagon race.
300 p. M. Palaro Bros. will give the
comic act. Fun at the Mill "
$3.50 p. IN. One half mile free for all
running horse race
800 p. m. ;. Professor Sheelar ia his
slack wire and acrobatic perfor-
nance.
3:15 p. M. One half mile Pony Run
ming Race, free for all Ponies not
to exceed fourteen hands high.
$3.50 p. m. Five mile free for all
Automobile Race
3:45 p. m. Palaro Bros will give a
neat, refined acrobatic novelty.
400 p. m. Base Ball.
400 p. M. Farmers one half mile
foot race or tug of war
Mic.
Grounds<sa be open to receive ex-
hibits fson Monday, September 4th at
o. clock D. M, until Wednesday noon
September 9Th
Admission to the grounds admits to
all performances.
General ADMISSION. -. .......$ so
Children over 10 and under A.. .25
Children under 10............. free
Single season ticket. ........ / 90
Family season ticket. ....... 300
Admission to Grand Stand extra.
School children accompanied by par
ents or guardians on September 18th,
free.
Base ball games between the Sisse-
ton Indian base ball team and other
teams each day
For further information we refer
you to pages II and 10 of the Prem
ium List, or address.
o. T. STRANDNESS,
Secretary. Day County Agri-
cultural Fair Asso.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

the water would fill the hills first, then
gradually soak into the harder ground.
The mulch served a triple purpose. 1t
kept the ground from cracking or bak-
ing, served to retain the moisture, and
also to enrich the ground. | shall try
it again next year if live, and would
suggest that someone else would try it
as an experiment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Church Notes

Services at the Methodist church for
next Sunday, August 10.
Class meeting. 1890 a. m. w. R.
Cook, leader.
Preaching service, HOO a. m. Ser
mon by Pastor Crisp; subject Christ
Our Passover.
Sunday school, 1900 m. Donald
Mclean, superintendent.
Evening services-Love feast 800 to
8:15. Sermon, Elder Jas. s. Hardness,
of Aberdeen.
Sacramento service.
Quarterly conference Monday morn
ing, August IA, at $50. Official board
please take notice.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
A Large Glass

On Sunday twenty-one children, bows
and girls, received First Holy Commu-
Mon in Immaculate Conception church.
Rev. FIR. Langfort, of Chicago, sang
the high mass and distributed commu-
Mon. Just before the reception he
preached forceful sermon in German,
and Rev. FIR. Fierek, the pastor, spoke
in English after mass. After the cere-
mony the children, altar boys and pas
tor had picture taken, which will be
kept for remembrance of the event
full day. Following are the names of
those who received:
Helen Bowler
Anastasia Golnik
Frances Wengar
Clara Steinkogler
Josephine Steinkogler
Mary Schirber
Margaret Tri
Anna Weyhe
Catherine Schirber
Mary Wolff
Frances Kotzea
Michael Schmitt
Godfrey Kohl
Clinton Bowler
Francis McDermott
Alphonsus McDermott
William McDermott
Conrad McDermott
Joseph Weyhe
Andrew Weyhe
John Wolff
-Waubay Clipper.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
A Letter From Canada

Grace, Sask. Can, July 81, II.
The Reporter and Farmer,
Webster, S. d.
Gentlemen
Enclosed you will please find $3.50 to
cover my subscription to the r. and F.
During the past year spent in Moose
Jaw, which by the way is now hust-
ling city of $4,000, / did not find time
to miss the home news, but out here,
living the simple life, l find | must
have the good old paper.
| note with regret that Day county
crops are very poor. We have enjoyed
abundant rain, and crops are in SPLEEN
did condition. Yours truly,
Gordon Ross.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

400 p. m. One half mile.trot or pace
race, single horse driven to buggy.
4:15 p. m. One half mile Farmers
team quick hitch up race. driven to
wagon.
A 80 D. III. Base Ball.
Music.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
A Good Crop

w. G. Boyd is determined to keep
the Day County Stock Farm in the
foreground. Last Saturday night he
shipped to Chicago carload of Clydes-
dale horses that were certainly beau
ties and not only advertised Day county
but the entire state. 1t is surprising
to note the number Of prize horses and
cattle that are sent from this part of
the state eastward. 1t is quite evident
that the farmers are not engaging
entirely in the raising of grain as was
the case not many years ago. -Andover
Gazette.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

HEALTH NOTE FOR 1911 Eat plain food,
be good natured, lead the simple life
and drive Ford car. Model T. Ford,
M. D.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-26
Pinder Boiling at Cope.

Cope, Aug. oath, Special Mr..
Gwynn E. Griffith gave It pindei
boiling last night to his many friends
at the hospitable home o. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. C. Gray, where he boards. 1t
was a most enjoyable affair to all
Who attended. Many were til. fair
damsels, who graced ths OCCASION.
aid the evening was most pleasantly
srent in playing games, VII sweet
music interspersed. These present
were: Misses Geraldine Bruce,
Louise Risher and Mary Livingston
OF Bamberg, Marion Fairey OF
Branchville, Leila and Edna AnJey.
Nellie and Willie Leon Hayden,
Flossie and Jamie Griffith and May
Kittrell, and Nessrs Glenn Cope OF
Spartanburg, Herbert, Claud and
Otis Hayden, Monte Sandifer, Charles
Hennery, Herbert and l.1nton Ant
ley, Winfield Clark, ano Dan Grill
fifth. Cupid was also in attendance
but whether he landed aIy game or
not time will tell.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-26
SECRETARY HANDY SPOKE.
Discussed the National Com EXPOSE
ton in Columbia

Wednesday night Secretary Ham
by of the Columbia Chamber OF Com.
merce addressed the business men OF
the city in the Court House. MT
Handy in opening comDlimented this
city, and then went on to point out
that the advantage of the corn sho"
would be derived by the Whole state
and that this is not boosting scheme
fol Columbia.
Nov. to get this exposition Colum'
bia has had to guarantees $4,000
and Secretary Handy wants the bus
mess men of Orangeburg to help
His plan is this. He wants different
men to sign guarantee ',onds, and
with these having been signed the
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
will secure the necessary money
Then if the Corn Exposition come
out squarely, these bonds will moi
be called for, but If there Ia deficit
the amount will be drawn for Pre-
rata the bonds signed. These bonds
are for distribution at the offices Of
CMessrs. Jc Cart, Atticus Marchan'
and J. H. Claffy.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-26
WHAT FREE MEALS DID.
Story of Their Success With School
Children in England.

Philanthropists and others who
have been identified with the project
to provide food for those school
children, who through force of cir
cumstances, might otherwise often go
hungry, will read with interest of the
success that has greeted similar
movement to feed the children of the
poor in England. Not only were
free meals provided in cases of school
children actually needing food, but
records were kept to determine how
much good the extra feeding was do
ing.
The report shows that the first
gain an ill-fed child makes on being
properly fed is often in height. There
was also a satisfactorily increase in
weight, although this increase was
not in proportion to the increase in
height. The youngsters, after being
properly fed for week or so, be-
came better scholars. They seemed
to take more interest in their lessons
and they gave the teachers far less
trouble than formerly.
In dealing with the report the Lam
Get says that encouragement should
be given to the plan of the feeding Of
ill-fed school children, since there
has already been proof that such
feeding results in rapid gain in
height and a gain in weight.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-26
Tampered With Water Supply.

The st. Matthews correspondent Of
The State says: This place came
near being found with a water ia
mine on hand Monday. Some time
Sunday night, some person opened a
valve at the power house and about
one-half of the reserve supply Of wat
er had escaped before the leak was
detected by superintendent M. H.
Banks. Fortunately no demand for
an extra supply Of water was made
while the supply was curtailed, and
as the deficit was promptly made up
by immediate pumping. Nobody knew
of how close they came to be wanting
for water. Every effort will be made
to find the culprit who thus played
with the peoples safety, and when
found will be severely dealt with.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-26
ORANGEBURG COUNTY FAIR.
Executive Committee Makes State
ment to the Public.

Our attention has been called to
the fact that there Is rumor in cir
culation in some sections Of tie coun-
ty, and in adjoining counties, to the
effect that the Orangeburg County
Fair has been postponed until next
year. We wish to correct this state
ment by saying that the directors of
the Fair Association have bought
twenty-five acres of land within the
corporate limits Of the city, have CIV
en- out contracts for the erection OF
suitable buildings for half Lille race
track, and barns, stables, etc. They
have also given out contract for
premium list, containing something
like eight hundred premiums for ex-
hibits covering all departments of an
Agricultural and Mechanical Fair.
The dates of the fair will be from
November 18th to 18th for the white
people, and the 18th and 18th for the
colored people.
With the exception Of the boys
corn club, and the girls tomato club,
the premium list is open for competi-
ton for Orangeburg, and all adjoin-
ing counties, namely Aiken, Bam-
berg, Berkley, Dorchester and Lex
ington. The premium list, when
ready will be distributed, and any
person wishing one, can have 1t mail
ed to them by sending in their appli-
cation.
There is still some stoch; for sale
at $40 per share, and application
for same can be made to either Of the
undersigned.
J. H. Claffy,
T. R. McCants.
J. W. Smoak.
Executive Committee.
j. M. Hughes,
Secretary.