davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
Glrl Gets the Money

The winning of the first and second
prizes in the Codington county corn
show just closed in Watertown, by two
sisters, the first Hildred Madsen, aged
II years, and second by Ethel Madsen.
aged Is years, daughters of a promi-
nent farmer residing near Henry, is the
talk of the county. The two young
misses by their industery and pluck,
carried off prizes to the value of at
least 800. Their parents are Danes,
industrious and well to do, owning one
of the best farms in the county, with
modern improvements on it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
Were Going to Stay Dead

The chief of police of Aberdeen has
been notified of the arrest at Mil
waukee of Ralph Black and Foster
Hicks, two young men who had been
operating an eating house in Aberdeen
but who departed suddenly taking all
their effects and leaving several checks
with local business men drawn on a
bank in which they had no funds. The
two men left on the Columbian that
was wrecked last Monday morning and
for a time it vas reported they had
been killed in the wreck. They did
not take care to correct the impression
and it was some time before the
authorities learned differently and took
steps to effect their arrest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
DIRECTORS RATIFY
RAIL AGREEMENT
Northern Pacific and Northwest
ern Make Traffic Deal.

New York, Dec. 13.-Directors Of
the Northern Pacific and of the Chi
cago and Northwestern ratified in this
city an agreement which will mean a
great deal to both roads from a traffic
standpoint.
The Northern Pacific is to run its
fast coast train from Chicago over the
Northwestern to st. Paul and then
over its own line to Spokane to Ia
oma The time OF this train will be
seventy-two hours Each way and it
will meet the competition of the st.
Paul, which began when the Puget
Sound extension of that road was
opened last spring for passenger
traffic.
The main value of the agreement,
however, it is believed, will be in the
interchange of freight between the
two roads on business which the
Northern Pacific hauls from the coast
and which is distributed in South Da-
kota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
Northern Pacific makes a physical con-
nection with the Chicago and North
western ct Cakes, N. ID.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Items of Interest From All Parts of the State.

by the government. Early newspaper
reports stated that she would not be-
allowed to file on this account, but
lawyers have been looking into the
matter and provision j. found in the
homestead law that leaves no doubt as
TO her right to a homestead. The law
states that any minor, male or female
who is the means of support of a family
is qualified to file.
Miss Gudath's case fully comes in
under the above condition, in fact it is
a parallel case with that of Mary Ken
dali, who drew No. l in the recent
drawing. Her father is dead and she
resides on a farm near Fairfax with
her mother and stepfather. Her
mother is an invalid and is almost
helpless. The stepfather is a paralytic
and the work of the farm is thrown
upon the girl. Although there are
several older brothers, none of them is
at home or contribute to the support
of the family. Miss Gudath does the
farm work with the assistance of two
younger brothers. She goes out into
the field, winter and summer, puts up
hay, cu~ltivates corn, husks corn,
besides tending to all the household
duties of the home.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
Stole From His Friends

Mike Crones, accused of robbing his
employer of owe 800, has left this
section of the country. Crores was
a trusted emplove of Pagones Bros, of
Aberdeen, and had complete charge of
the Hub City Hat factory. When the
proprietor went to check up the fac
tory he found the till empty. as was
also the till of the Busy Bee lunchroom,
another of the Pagones interests of
which Crones was in charge temper
arily while Gus Pagones was at Sioux
City. Besides the stolen money.
Crones owed Mick Pagones over $500. 90
borrowed n
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
GIRLS ARE ACQUITTED
Jury Frees Them of Charge of Shoot
ing w. &. D. Stokes.

New York, Dec. IA verdict OF
not guilty was returned, freeing Lii
liam Graham and Ethel Conrad of
criminal charges on which they had
been held since last June, for shooting
the millionaire sportsman and hotel
proprietor, w. +. ID. Stokes, The jury
reached its verdict in ~fifty-eight min
utes' deliberation.
"The shooting show girls were tried
on an indictment Of three counts, the
first charging an attempt to murder
Stokes. OF consideration Of this count,
however, the jurors were relieved by
Justice Marcus at the request of the
district attorney. The court restricted
the jury to the second and third
counts, which charged. respectively,
assault in the first degree, with intent
to kill, and assault in the second de-
gree, with intent to do bodily injury.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
FnmiIv Can Hold Claim

BY reversing Itself and declaring that
a married mans family Only is suih-
Gent residence IN proving up on a
homestead, the United States general
land office has just made a new and
most important ruling that will be
hailed with delight by homesteaders
and claim holders throughout the west.
For years it has been understood that
the general land office adhered to the
practice of forcing a homesteader to
personally reside on his claim regard
less of whether his family did or not.
Several rulings to this effect have been
made, and although some settlers were
willing to take chances, likewise ones
followed regulations. Assistant Com
missioner S. V. Proudfoot, at Washing
ton, has just rendered a decision in the
case of Charles X. Zenor that com
pletely reverses the land Offices former
stand. Zenor was a barber in Boone,
Ia, and came to Pennington county,
where he filed on a homestead. Unable
to make a living or the homestead, he
worked at his trade in Pierre and kept
his wife and children on the homestead
the full fourteen months before he
attempted to commute. The local land
Office ruled against him, but Commits
sioner Proudfoot in reviewing the case
holds that this is an injustice to the
homesteadtr. He declares that in
reading through past decisions he finds
the words personal residence" used
as meaning the claimant himself, but
that his own Interpretation of this
wording is that 1t may mean simply
the family of the homesteader in good
faith has established his family on the
claim ard visits them when he can.
The new ruling will be of great
benefit to homesteaders and is due to
the efforts of Congressman Burke and
Martin, who have for months labored
with the department and officials of
the land office for a more equitable
ruling in such land cases.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28

Sioux Indians, Indicted OH the charge
OF stealing horses. Geo. Arms, a Sioux
entered "a plea of not guilty 10 an
indictment containing two counts, one
charging him with taking liquor to the
Rosebud reservation and the other that
he took liquor u,on an Iadian aIloy-
mrnt.
A motion to quaSh the information
filed ia the case of the United States
VS.. Arson Wagsr, Joe Il. Baker, Logan
Fam and BrIer IA. Herman, charged
with sending to tIe recent federal
grand jury a communication which was
alleged 10 be intended to Influence the
jury in a case pending, was denied by
Judge Elliott. A demurrer to tbs
information then was filed and this wa
overruled. 1t is expected the case
against the four men will be tried il
January.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
MAY Have Three Commissioner

Whether to call a special election at
Lead to vote on the question of three
or five commissioners, when the city
goes under the commission government
May first next, is agitating that city.
A year ago the city voted in the COM
mission form under the state law pro-
viding for five commissioners, but it
will not go into effect until May first.
The state law was amended to permit
of three commissioners with higher sal
airy, if the cities choose by popular
vote and many are new advocating this
change. Mayor has decided to invite
the meeting, to organize cities
in South Dakota under the commission
form, to be held in Lead and is now in
correspondence with Mayor Hall, of
Aberdeen, who started the movement,
TO get a meeting in February.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
To Leave the State

County Treasurer George r. Flavin,
of Pennington county, has rendered his
resignation to take effect the first the
first of the year and will leave the
Black Hills for Boquette, Panama,
where he will take the superintendeney
of a large coffee plantation in which
Rapid City and other Black Hills men
are interested. The county commits
sioners will appoint Deputy Max poz-
nansky to fill out the year of the unex-
pired term.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
Probably Needed the Coal

Five or six of the employees of the
Chicago am Northwestern at Aber-
deem have put themselves under the
ban by helping themselves to the COM
pany coal. Ar Inspector checked up
the coal supply and and found that
nearly a car load of coal was mac
counted for. Investigation showed the
station ticket agent, the baggageman
and several of the employees in the
freight office had hauled home loads of
the fuel at various times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
They Met in Huron

A meeting in Huron Thursday of
national secretaries of Home Missionary
societies was well attended and accord
ing to the report of the secretary, the
success of the gathering held by them
in different cities has been most
remarkable in which the denomination
have assembled.
The committee is composed of one
member and an alternate from the
following denominations: Baptist,
Congregational, Presbyterian, and
Evangelical as. ociation. Rev. T. C..
Norton was chosen chairman aud Rev.
Pearce Finch was chosen secretary,
both being of Huron.
A complete canyass Of tn state is
being made to ascertain the needs
along religious lines and will be
finished by July. Sessions here were
of the most interesting nature, espec-
tally the open season in the evening.
Addresses were made By DR.. G.. l..
Barnes of the Baptist Home Missionary
board; DIR. c. Ernest McAgee, of the
Presbyterian board; Rev. DIR. Herring,
of the Congregational Home of the
Missionary society; Rev. DR.. McCash,
of the board of Disciples, who has
accompanied the deputation all the
year till this last meeting.
The clergymen report that meetings
held in the various parts of the state
are proving very helpful.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
These Go to Sioux Falls

Charles l.. Hyde, millionaire banker
and real estate man of Pier re, was SEN
fenced Friday by Judge j. d. Elliott in
federal court to fifteen months in the
federal pe%nitentiary at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, and a fine of $500 and
costs on each of the three indictments
brought against him, the Imprisonment
period running concurrently, which
means that he will serve fifteen months
and pay a fine of 81, 800 and costs.
Major f. j. Warner, H. D.. Butter
field and E. f. Weeks, found guilty of
extensive land frauds. were each SEN
fenced TO a year and one day at the
federal ~penitentiary and a fine of 500
and costs.
John S. McCue found guilty of send
ing an obscene letter through the mails
was sentenced to spend two years in
the p~enitentiary and pay a fine of 500.
Hyde is charged with having used
the United States mails to defraud
committed by sending postal cards to
taxpayers disappearing the amount
due for taxes by them. The other
four to receive prison sentences were
found guilty of fraudulent employment
of the soldiers declaratory statements
in order to cover homesteads in the
newly opened territory for the purpose
Of selling them as Accomplishments.
Logan Fain and B. M. Hermat,
charged with subordination of perjury,
are to be brought up for trial on Jan.
Is, 1912.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
What il Costs TO Run "a State

r. j. Murphy, deputy state auditor,
has prepared statistics showing the per
capita cost Of state government at five
year periods for the past ten years. 1t
will be seen that the per capita has
nearly doubled in this period.
This is accounted for by the fact that
there was no new public building in
1900, and there have been
extensive additions to the various
plants maintained be the state each year
thereafter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
ENTIRE FAMILY MURDERED
Bodies of Mother, Son and Two
Daughters Found Under Barn.

Albany, n. Y, Dec. 1.-THE naked
bodies OF Mrs. Conrad Morner, her son
Arthur, aged twenty-six, and two
daughters, about twenty years old,
were found hidden under the floor of
the barn on their farm near De Freest-
Vile, a few miles east of Albany, by
neighbors who had seen no one about
the place since last Monday. The
whole family had been murdered and
the police are searching for an Italian
n
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
Can Have Her Claim

Miss Freda Gudath, Of Fairfax, who
drew No. 10 in the recent Mellette and
Bennett county land drawing, will be
able to file when her name is called in
April, despite the fact that she lacks a
few months of being the age required
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
Waited Until They Were dressed

Mike Gully and CT aries Kennedy have
been arrested in Aberdeen charged
with stealing seventy-five dressed
chickens, ducks and turkeys from the
warehouse of the Dakota Produce COM
pany. Kennedy had been seen hang
ing around the poultry house, and as he
rooms with Gully, a search warrant
was issued and thirteen dressed chick
ems were found at the Gully home.
This led to the arrest of both men.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
To Meet Annually Hereafter

The first South Dakota Fire Pre-
vention congress, before adjourning at
Pierre Friday, voted to perpetuate
itself with annual meeting and adopted
the constitution and bylaws of the
similar North Dakota organization. E.
D. Morcom and Nat Taylor. insurance
men Of Sioux Falls, were, respectively
elected president and secretary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28

The state game fund contains S21,-
1885, 9 and the county funds enough to
make approximately $50, 900. During
the past year $2S, 53l has been taken in
resident licenses; from 81 fishing licen-
ses from non-residents, 1924. and from
nonresident hunting permits. 81. S95.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28

These figures represent the total cost
of state government and construction
and maintaining of charitable penal and
educational institutions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28

The United States court at Sioux
Falls has finished its work for the
present and an adjournment has been
taken until Jan. l6. when several cases
are to be tried. Pleas Of not guilty
were entered in the cases Of Thomas
White Grow and Geo. Four horns,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
Bar to Meet In Aberdeen

The thirteenth annual meeting of
the South Dakota Bar association will
be held in Aberdeen on Thursday and
Friday, the fourth and fifth of jan
uary, 1912.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28

The supreme court recently denied
the application for rehearing in the dis
barment procedure against A. Sherin,
Of Watertown, and he is suspended
from practice for thirty days from that
date.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
s9fleb1
Die Srun
tel
Sdlnier,I
angriffe
ieincr

Die @e
bes &ronp
e~eian1ten
SubeI beg
bdn6e ira
bieIe Grir
@eiie bcfr
Inter 5
fanben ii
bon Berlin
iuelde in
fleibete {
fan6ten.
&aiierin
nddtliherr|
Mid bena(
Stunbe be
be. 0ie Go
automlcbil,
Sieeenocr
9erliner s
| traf nod r
1 funft ging
I nr5tlide $
ARaiicr unb
strafen nab
RFotsbam ci
brin5eiiin |
pbmaltenocr
Dit.
n Hnr Der
Rronprin3 s
#ise grf6lti
porIanfig
Rangfrbr,
II. 2eib-SuiI
|pcrIafien
Der ISOLDE |
commanded
arneeforps
Raponerie h
Oberpr1fioei|
ben Serr b
Rronprin5en
lire @ratnlo
ltnfaa Ses |
Cant teles
0taItUSN Jul
iabre iteben
pom Bayern
5peiiart eii
DbTidenfeI
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28

ySlnt
oageniei
mon Cd.
g'eni6e,
Bot feline
nidt ga,
eeben II
gnoc.
Seine
.5eS Se6et
@enn i'd
If0rnlidle
6o5u er5
geeigung,
ftinftio G
zine GOO
Grfabrur.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30
Granted A Divorce

The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
county has signed a decree of divorce a
mensa ct thoro in favor of Mrs. Maude
Feldmeyer- -Biles, whereby she is legally
separated from her husband, DR.. Charles
R. Biles, with whom she lived at Elkton,
from the time of her marriage to him in
November, 1906, until early in April of
this year with the exception of a short
time in 1909.
Since the bill was filed here in October
last DR.. Biles has left the State of Mary
land land has located in Lycoming county
Pa, and Mrs. Biles is living with her
parents In addition to the divorce, the
Court has awarded Mrs. Biles permanent
alimony, together with the costs of her
suit including proper counsel fees.
Under this decree the custody of her
two-year old son, George Edward Biles,
is Internationally awarded to the mo-
ther. The custody of this child has been
the cause of some extended legal action
since Mrs. Biles left her husband In
April, the father having instituted pro-
ceedngs by way Of habeas corpus in the
Cecil County Court for the possession
of the child, in which the mother was
successful.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30
Woodlawn w. E. T. u.

The Woodlawn w. C. T. u met at the
home Of Mrs. C. D. Abrahams, We'd
nesday afternoon. December 81. The
threatening weather prevented full at
tendance, but much work was planned.
If it can be arranged We hope to have
Mrs. Peterson, National Superintendent
of colored work, in our county. Mrs
Peterson is a woman of culture and re-
fnement and a good speaker, and any
one could hear her with profit
In April Mrs. Dietrich, national
speaker of the w. C. T. U. will be avail
able for engagements, and Woodlawn
hopes to have her. The most import
ant, and perhaps the most interesting to
the general public is that Mr.. Folger
McKinsey, the Bentztown Bard Of the
Baltimore Sun, will give a reading III
Hopewell VI. Z. Church, entitled "a Trip
to Childhood Town, admission 25 cents
While under the auspices of the Wood
lawn w. C. T. U. it is for the church i'm
provement fund. The date will be given
later, but 1t will probably be January 81.
December 27 is the birthday of our
oldest member, Mrs. r. NJ. Barnes, and
it was a great pleasure to have her at
the meeting today
After transacting the regular business
and refreshments served, they adjourned
hoping to have such another meeting
soon. Cecil w. C. T. U.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30
Death Caused By Bullet

While Arthur and Robert Goodyear, 10
and years old, sons of Joseph Goodyear,
were playing with a revolver owned by
their father, the elder boy was shot
on last Saturday, when the weapon
was fired, the bullet, A calibre, entering
his left breast, near the heart. and pierre
ing one lung DR.. H. A. Mitchell was
called and had the boy removed to I'm
ion Hospital, where he died on Thursday
morning at o'clock, of pneumonia, re-
sulting from the bullet piercing the lung.
An inquest was held Thursday afternoon,
and the jury decided that his death was
caused from being accidentally shot by
his younger brother.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30

Lewis gave Day hearing on Tuesday
and fined him S. and costs. The rame
officer also arrested William Dean fof
selling a fox to Victor Wills, propris-
tor of the Washington House, Newazx Z.
for the hunt arranged for Christmas day.
Justice Lewis fined him so and costs.
Mr.. Jack" Harris will hold sale of
his farming stock and implements at hie
residence on the Cleaver farm near Pivot
Bridge. on Tuesday, January 80. Adver~
tisement will appear later.
An interesting Christmas Festival was
held by Trinity Sunday School In the
Parish House on Wednesday evening Of
this week. The exercises Included Christi
mas Carols. recitations and tabieaux
christmas tree consisting of living ng-
ures) and were much enjoyed.
Justice Glackman, OF Wilmington, last
week, issued a marriage license to VIII
liam d. Lore and Miss Lillian Tibbitt.
both Of Mt. Pleasant. Del.
AS Walter Williams was passing the
Cecil National Bank, of Port Deposit,
early Thursday morning, he saw three
suspicious looking men standing near.
lie frightened them on and eight sticks
OF dynamite were found on the steps; it
is supposed they were preparing to force
an entrance when frightened OF.
The Henry Deibert Sons Company, Of
Chesapeake City, launched barge 200
feet In length on Christmas day.
Service was held in st. Stephens
Church. Earieyille, on Christmas MORN
ing. During the winter until further no.
tice morning service will be held in the
Chapel at Cecilton.
Service will be held in Trinity Church,
Elkton. on New Years Day. Monday, at
1890 a. m. Next Sunday, January 6, the
Feast of the Epiphany. there will be SER
vice at AIS p. m.
The Christmas Festival and Carol Ser
vice will be held in St. Andrews Church,
Andora at 2.45 p. m. tomorrow. Every
body is cordially invited to attend.
D. ]. Ayerst and family removed on
Wednesday from West High street, to the
Cosden property, adjoining the Radnor
Pulp Mill. OF which he is Superintendent.
Elkton NJ. E. Sunday Schools Christi
mas exercises will be held with an In
teresting program, at 7.30 p. m temor-
row.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30
MRS. MARY A. SPENCE.
Fall Of Brakeman Proves Fatal

Jolted off the steps of freight car at
Port Deposit when the engine of the
train was started suddenly last Friday
evening, H. ]. Barr, SO years old, Of
Media, Pa, a Central r. r. brakeman,
fell under the wheels which passed over
his legs, breaking them above the knees.
He moved his body somewhat and the
rear wheels passed over his chest Train
men and others went to his aid and he
was sent to Baltimore on the $50 train.
DR.. G. Hampton Richards sought to re-
lieve him on the trip. He reached the
Mercy Hospital about 5 o'clock. but died
at 945. He was unmarried. A