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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-16
North Webster News

Pearl Hovenis visiting at the Ludwig
Larson home for few days.
About twenty-five of the neighbors
and friends of A. E. Lundgren and fam
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-16

A committee appeared in behalf OF
Commercial Club, asking that electric
light and water be given free of
charge. Moved and carried that light
and water be given them free il they
pay the amount of $103. 65 on fixtures.
The resignation of X W Tanner as
City Engineer was presented and same
was on motion accepted.
X A Tanner was appointed City
Engineer, and same was on motion
approved blythe Council.
Moved and carried that Police
Justice report Of X w Harris be
accepted
Ordinance No. So had its first
reading.
Thos NJ McKennett appeared before
the board with proposition to deed to
the city the road as proposed and on
file in the office of City Auditor,
replacing deed by Dora l. McKenneti
to city of Webster. March 1s. 1902.
Petition OF Paul Gruby and o I
Husbey for use of sprinkler and water
necessary were on motion thrown out.
Moved and carried that refund OIL
So 66 be given Webster Electric Co OF
Electricians License
On motion the Council adjourned
}. b. ICELAND.
City Auditor
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-16
Council Proceedings
Webster, S. D.. Feb

webster, >. d., Fen. u, 1911.
A regular meeting of the City
Council was held in Council rooms on
Monday, February 6, 1911, at
o clock p. In.
Members present: Kading, Olson,
Hyde, Becht. Forbes, Halbkat-
aldermen, and j. l.. Harris, mayor,
presiding.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved
The following bills were allowed,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-04-19
CHAPTER XIV.
The Personal Equation.


Mr.. Campbell ceased talking and
the deep earnestness that had settled
on his face passed, leaving instead
the blank, inscrutable mask Of be-
nevolence behind which his clock like
genius was habitually hidden. The
choleric blue eyes of the president
OF the United States shifted inouir.
ingly to the thoughtful countenance
OF the secretary of state at his right,
thence along the table around which
The Official family was gathered. II
was a special meeting of the cabinet
called at the suggestion of Chief
Campbell, and for more than an hour
he had done the talking. There had
been no interruption.
so much!" he concluded. at last
IF there is any point I have not made
clear Mr.. Grimm is here to explain II
in person"
Mr.. Grimm rose at the mention OF
his name and stood with his hands
clasped behind his back. His eyes
met those Of the chief executive list.
iessly.
I'VE understand, Mr.. Grimm" the
president began. and he paused for an
instant to regard tho tall, clean-cut
young man with a certain admiration.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-04-19
CHAPTER XIII.
The Percussion Can,

The Percussion Cap.
There was a long, tense silence.
The cowled figures had risen omin-
ously; Miss Thorne paled behind her
mask. and her fingers gripped her
palms fiercely, still she sat motion
less. Prince d'Abruzzi broke the 81
lence. He seemed perfectly calm and
self-possessed.
How did you get in?" he demand.
ed.
"Throttled your guard at the front
door, took him down cellar and locked
him in the coal-bin," replied Mr..
Grimm tersely. II am waiting for
you to burn It,"
And how did you escape from
from the other placer"
Mr.. Grimm shrugged his shoulders.
THE lamp is in front of you," he
said
And find your way here?" the
prince pursued.
Again Mr.. Grimm shrugged his
shoulders. For an instant longer the
prince gazed straight into his In
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-04-19

scrutable face, then turned accusing
eyes on the masked figures about him.
rs there traitor?" he demanded
suddenly. His gaze settled on Miss
Thorne aud fingered there.
81 can relieve your mind on that
point-there is not" Mr.. Grimm as
sured him. Just final word, your
hiyhness, If you will permit me.
have heard everything that has been
said here for the last fifteen minutes.
The details of your percussion cap are
interesting ! shall lay them before
my government and my government
may take 1t upon itself to lay them
before the British government. You
yourself said a few minutes ago that
this compact was not possible before
this cap was invented and perfected
1t isn't possible the minute my gov
eminent is warned against its use.
That will be my first duty"
You are giving some very excellent
reasons, Mr.. Grimm" was the DELHI
crate reply, why you should not be
permitted to leave this room alive"
Further" Mr.. Grimm resumed in
the same tone, Il have been ordered
to prevent the signing of that COM
pact. at least In this country 1t seems
that am barely In time. II 1t is
signed-and It will be useless now on
your own statement unless you muir
der me-every man who signs 1t will
have to reckon with the highest pow
err Of this country. Will you destroy
it? l don't want to know what coun-
tries already stand committed by the
signatures there"
II will not" was the steady re-
Spouse. And then, after a little: "Mr.
Grimm, the inventor of this little cap,
Insignificant as It seems. will receive
millions for 1t. Your silence would be
worth-just how muchr"
Mr. Grimm's face turned red, then
white again.
(which would you prefer! An in
dependence by virtue Of great for
tune, or--or the other thing2"
Suddenly Miss Thorne tore the
mask from her face and came for
ward. Her cheeks were scarlet, and
anger famed In the blue-gray eyes.
mr.. Grimm has no price, hap
pen to know that" she declared hotly.
Neither money nor q consideration
for his own personal safety will make
him turn traitor" She stared coldly
into the princes eyes. And we are
not assassins here" she added.
Miss Thorne has stated the mat
ter fairly. I believe, your Hishness."
and Mr.. Grimm permitted his eyes to
linger q moment on the flushed face
Of this woman who. in a way, was de-
Tending him. But there is only one
thing to DO, Miss Thorne." He was
talking to her now. There Is no mid
die course. It IL problem that has
only one possible answer-the de-
struction OF that document, and the
departure of you. and you. your High
ness, for Italy under my personal
care all the way. imagined this
matter had ended that day on the
steamer; 1t will end here. now. to-
night"
The prince glanced again at his
watch, then thoughtfully weighed the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-04-19

,,r1,vn unp,ssr- FTP. e-unm an
nounced coldly.
And now broke out an excited cnac
ter. a babel of French, English, ltai-
ian. Spanish; those masked ana
cowled ones who had held silence for
so long all began talking at once. One
Of them snatched at the crumpled
compact In the princes hand, while
all crowded around him arguing. Mr..
Grimm sat perfectly still with the re-
volyer barrel resting on his knees.
"Eleven minutesl" he announced
again.
Suddenly the prince turned violent
" on Miss Thorne with rage-distort-
ed face.
DO you know what 1t means to
you IL I do as you say?" he demanded
sa,agely. ut means you Will be brand
ed as traitor. that your name, your
property"
IF you will pardon me, your High
ness" she interrupted, the power
that l have used was given to me 10
use, nave uSSu IL ~ - q AN-
to be settled between me and my
government, and as far as 1T affects
my person is of no consequence now.
You will destroy the compact"
Nine minutes!" said Mr.. Grimm
monotonously.
Again the babel broke out
do we understand that you want
to see the compact" one OF the
cowled men asked suddenly OF Mr..
Grimm as he turned.
NO, don't want to see 1t. I'd pre-
fer rot to see IT.
With hatred blazing in his eyes the
prince made his way toward The lamp.
holding a parchment toward the blaze.
There's nothing else to be DONE"
he exclaimed savagely.
"Just moment, please" Mr.. Grimm
interposed quickly. Miss Thorne, Is
that the compact"
She glanced at It, nodded her head,
and then the fame caught the fringed
edge of paper. It cracked, flashed,
famed, and at last, thing of ashes,
was scattered on the floor. Mr.. Grimm
rose
THAT is all, gentlemen" he an.
nounced courteously. you are free to
go. You. your Highness, and Miss
Thorne, will accompany me-"
He held open the door and there
was almost a scramble to get out.
The prince and Miss Thorne waited
until the last.
"And, Miss Thorne, If you will give
Us a lift In your carr" Mr. Grimm
suggested. 1T is now four minutes of
three"
The automobile came in answer to
signal, and the three in silence en-
tered it. The car trembled and has
just begun to move when Grimm re-
membered something, and leaped out.
walt for mel" he called. There's
a man locked in the coal-bin"
He disappeared into the house, and
Miss Thorne, with a gasp of horror
sank back in her seat with face like
chalk. The prince glanced uneasily
at his watch, then spoke CURLY to the
chauffeur.
Run the car up out of danger;
there'll be an explosion there in a
moment"
They had gone perhaps a hundred
feet when the building they had just
left seemed to be lifted bodily from
the ground by a great squirt of fame
which tore through it's center, then
collapsed like thing of cards. The
prince, unmoved, glanced around at
Miss Thorne; she lay in a dead faint
beside him
Go ahead" he commanded. BAL.
timore"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-04-19
Wdnted--QuiCk.

A boy between the age of Is
and 20 to learn the printing bust
uess. A fine chance for promo
ton. Apply at this office. If
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-04-19
STERLING CHIEF 2O79,
at the head Of
WOOdfOrd Stock Farm,
MT. STERLING. Ky.

Sired by the world champion
sire, Bourbon Chief 976, dam by
Forest Denmark 1873, second dam
by Blue Jeans 3.
Ideally bred; color, rich dark
chestnut; height, 1888; weight,
l, $50 pounds. Perfect conforma-
ton, and horse of great intelli-
gence. Is a perfect natural tailed
horse. Has great speed in rack
and trot and is good at the five
required saddle gaits.
Fee: SIS to Insure Living Colt.
Free season to the mare that
can rack and trot with STERLING
CHIEF.
Inspect this horses all-around
quality before booking your mares
or apply for card.
j. Thornton WOOdfOrd.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-04-19
Branlett
Sire of High Priced Mules

Having more $Ioo stockings than any
three jacks in this end Of the county.
Mares accepted in Mt. Sterling where
grass is wanted.
Grass and attention f. 90 per month.
s2s in premiums will be given sucking
colts by Emerald Ray at Montgomery
County Fair, 1912.
39=lt
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-04-19

Many Kinds Of Stamps.
There are at the present time over
$1,000 varieties Of postage stamps in
the world.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-04-19
SEASON 1911
EorrsSt Denmark 152
Denmark will limited number of
600 nn 10 INSIDE A LIVING COLL

will paone
high
credit
highest saddle gdng
The Cardinal gdng
defeated
oh being
10
fol the breed of
tail naturally Like like"
after
him havea readyp oventle
power help good market colts curl
For other particulars apply
Chenault NV-OOdfOrd
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02

in rather vague way is the government
familiar with this portion Of the ma
tional territory. One of the cherished
plans Of the new regime is to secure
the colonization of Lower California, and
the government wishes the information
the commission is expected to procure,
in order to place it at the disposal Of
prospective settlers.
Governor Rivero of the federal dis
trict has sent message to the depart
ment Of justice, requesting that all haste
possible be used in the proceeding relat.
ing to prisoners in Belem, the big To-
cal Jail, who are now under sentence Of
death. He explains that the Jail is too
crowded and that the cells these men
occupy are needed for others Plans
have been made and accepted for new
jail, but, realizing that il will be a
long time before the historic and no
torious prison Belem can be abandoned,
the governor has urged that it be en-
larged and remodeled in order to make
better sanitation possible and to afford
more rooms The average number of
prisoners confined there is about $500,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02
B. g. M. GETS TAX REBATE.
New Hampshire Cases Are to Be Set.
tied Out of Court.

Concord, n. H., Oct. 2.--The governor
and council have directed the attorney
general to settle ont of court the So
called railroad tax cases BY which the
Boston & Maine, Maine Central and
Grand Trunk railroads sought to Sc
cure an abatement of taxes for the
years 1909 and 1910 By the terms of
the agreement, the Boston & Maine is
to be allowed rebate of $4,000 for
each year and the Maine Central Sl,l00
for each year. This amount will be
deducted from the taxes payable for 1911
and 1912 The Grand Trunk railroad
officials refused to be party to the set
Element and will continue its fight in the
courts.
Although taxes on corporations in this
state were figured this year on a basis
of 81 per cent, compared with GA per
cent. in 1910 and 1909, the assessment
for 1911, announced by the state board
OF tax commissioners Saturday, shows
an increase from ST35,030 last year to
$751; ,095. The total valuation is $780,
$4,000, against 36,454,920 in 1910.
An increase of about $ll 900 is shown
in the assessment Of the Boston &
Maine and leased lines, the total being
$685., 446. The tax on the Boston &
Maine proper is $l69,T03, decrease OF
about $4,000. and on the Concord q
Montreal $224,020, an increase of about
$4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02
A FOOLISH EXHIBITION
When Crowd Almost Mobbed Archie
Roosevelt in Boston.

Mr.. Archie" Roosevelt, son of the for
mer president. came to Boston the other
day on business which primarily con.
cerned himself. Friends of the Young
man and the family were aware of his
arrival, understood that he had no time
to accept or extend anything more than
commonplace eourtesies Of greeting and
farewell, and, as well-bred persons nat.
urally would under such Conditions, left
him to his own devices. Unfortunately,
toward the end of his stay, his presence
here became known to a number Of push
ers and climbers of both sexes and vari-
GUS sorts; and these began at once to
clamor for recognition Men of all kinds
called, on one excuse or another Ig-
norant, ambitious women, and some who
should have known better, sent up their
cards and asked an opportunity to pre-
sent their compliments to young man
who had not been aware that his callers
were in existence. After a day of such
snobbish and vulgar persecution, Mr..
Roosevelt left his hotel. The cads from
whom he fled are entitled to the satisfac
tion OF knowing that, even though they
might not accompany him, they were
able to drive him.
Possibly we might express the wonder
and disgust inspired by such proceedings
in the mind of modest young man who
chances to be the son of distinguished
father; but it is not needfu to quote Mr..
Roosevelt in order to aecentuate the won
der and digust that all decent people will
feel when they read of the performance.
There are women who mob the church,
stand in the pews and block the streets
when a "swelP wedding is announced,
There are women who send flowers to
condemned murderers. There are wom-
en-, and men also, who picnic at the scene
of a crime and roll its brutal details I'M
der their tongues as luscious morsel.
And at times one is tempted to suspect
that such half-developed creatures are of
the same order as those that pursued
young Mr.. Roosevelt. The unlimited
wedding guests, the flower senders and
the tragedy hunters please themselves,
perhaps, with the notion that they are,
even at secondhand sharers of crowded
moments, participants in vital events !;
and on the same principle, it may be,
young Mr.. Roosevelt's callers hattered
themselves that they were about to es-
tablish relations, though, at elbow
length, with a great man. The local epi-
sode alone provides material for an e.
haustive study in psychology. The one
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02
Flag Customer Invested $4,000.

New York, Oct. 2.The examination
of the books of Jared Flagg, the "52 per
cent. profit broker" disclosed the fact
that the largest customer of the con-
Germ was Chicago man, who had $22,
600 invested Word was received from
Chicago Saturday afternoon that the
biz investor was in this city. Assistant
.u. S. District Attorney Thompson ex-
poets to have him supoenaed to appear
before the grand jury next week Be
cause of the seizure OF Flagg's books
and papers no dividend checks were, it
is understood, sent to the concerns Gus
toners Saturday.
The examination Of Madeleine Russo,
the little blonde stenographer, will be
continued this week. +. Tennyson Nee
" whose bail was reduced to $4,000,
is still in the tombs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02
BELIEVED A PLOT TO KILL TAFT.
Bomb Found On Route Of the Presidents
Parade.

Topeka. Kan, Oct. 2.-What is be-
lieyed to have been a plot to assassi-
nate President Taft with bomb while
he was az Hutchinson, Kan, Tuesday,
was discovered Saturday by the Hutch
inson police. Back Of small eating
house. not 30 feet from the point Of the
parade headed BY the nations chief ex.
ecutiye. started in the forenoon, was
discovered bomb Of deadly nature,
which Police Chief D. NJ Duckworth be-
lieyes had been abandoned by the party
or parties who are supposed to have
been bent on assassinating the nations
head.
The bomb which was infinitely exam
ined by Detective Duckworth, was found
to contain stick of dynamite, eight
inches long, and three ounces Of nitro
glycerine. II was admirably arranged
with fuse more than foot long which.
| it is supposed. was TO have been timed
when lighted to be cast at the presi-
dents auto. The whole affair was
wrapped in a bundle Of brown paper
The fuse was tested at police headquar-
tiers and found to be in perfect working
condition.
"There is no doubt in my mind,
said Chief Of Police Duckworth. but
that the internal machine was arranged
for President Taft. There is absolute
| " no reason for the presence of mis-
sle Of such deadly contents in this
city, other than for the purpose OF great
destruction, which must have been aimed
against the president"
| When Mrs Shrung. owner Of the res
taurant in question, went to the back
door and looked down into box that
/ was sitting to one side, she noticed a
small queer looking object. She looked
closely and decided that everything was
not right and so phoned the police sta
/ ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02
HARVARD CLUB RAIDED.
bar and Bottle" Law Causes an Inspec-
ton of the "A. D." House.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. Yesterday,
the first Sunday of the college year at
Harvard, was decidedly dry Orange
phosphates and egg and milk were the
refreshment for the undergraduate club
man who had to spend Sunday close to
the new subway shelter in Harvard
square Several months ago the Massa-
ehusetts legislature passed bar and
bottle" BILL which forbids one from tip
ping from a glass and then purchasing
flask full of liquor both under the same
roof.
The Citizens Enforcement association
caused a raid on the exclusive "A. d."
club Saturday afternoon and examined
the members lockers.
The locker system exists among the
Harvard clubs Members have lockers
and things to drink are kept in them.
A member always is not served from
his own locker. but until Saturday there
never had been much trouble about it,
1t has not come to light that any arrests
have been made at Harvard, but all the
afternoon the members of the Harvard
club were very busy putting their but
lers' pantries Of their clubhouses in order
for inspection. There may be few bot
ties of ginger ale in sight, but there are
no checks being signed for hghballs.
To-day will develop what is going to
happen to the "a d." and what the col
lege authorities are going to do, if any
thing; also what the Citizens Enforce
ment league of Massachusetts, win have
to say. But the news OF Saturdays I'M
spection spread like wildfire and few
clay pipes and bundles of cigarette pa
pers were about all that any search war
rant would reveal about the Preside of
any Harvard club Saturday night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02
Thieves Rob Dead.

Austin, Pa, Oct. p Thieves added to
the horrors Of food and fire at Austin
Saturday and yesterday by their depre-
dations and the robbing OF the bodies
Of the dead, who are piled high on the
streets from whence the waters have re-
ceded.
Jewels and the lure Of money proved
too much for those who would rob from
the dead. and two men were beaten,
one left dying in the street by crowd
Of angered citizens who were searching
among the dead for relatives, and caught
the thieves in the act of pilfering peck
cts and taking jewels from the hands
and ears of the dead.
Pending the arrival of the state con
stabulary, a vigilance committee has
been formed, who will police the town
and protect the women folk and the
dead from violence and thieving.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02
1T is PR0FUSE
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
Full Page Color
Plates
WHICH INCLUDE

WHICH INCLUDE
81 Leading Breeds of Thorough
bred Dogs.
10 of the Leading Breeds of
Cattle.
8 Principal Breeds Of Pure
Bred Fowls in Natural
ColoTs.
"a Specimens of Fruits and
Their Blossoms.
"a Specimens of Precious Gems.
30 Specimens Mankind, of Diff
ferent Races, Clothed in
Dress Peculiar to Their
Country.
9 Types of Aeroplanes.
80 Leading Paris Fashions
Since the Year 1900 to the
Hobble Skirt of 1911.
% Different Types of Birds.
l4s Flags of Nations of the
World.
IL Principal Breeds of Horses.
Making of, Testing of, Armor
Plates. Latest Types of Au-
tomobiles. The Panama Ca
nal. Reinforced Concrete
Building Construction. Mod
ern Fire Apparatus. Modern
American Passenger and
Freight Locomotives. The
LAUNDERING Industry, Latest
Model Of Newspaper Print
ing Press. Modern Methods
of Tunnel Construction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-02
WOMAN RouTs A BURGLAR.
She Feigns Sleep and Then Screams for
Help.

New York, Oct. @ Feigning sleep
until an armed burglar who had entered
her room at 4 o'clock in the morning ex-
tingushed the rays from an electric
dashlight which he had directed upon
her. Mrs. Joseph s. Whiteside succeeded
in driving the man out of her apartment
at 2 West Eighty-third street He left
behind him silverware and other valua-
bles valued at several thousand dollars,
which he had packed up ready for re-
moval
Mrs whiteside is the wife of the head
Of the dry goods importing firm of Jo-
seph S, Whiteside & Co, No. AZ Leonard
street. Before he entered the room in
which Mrs. Whiteside was sleeping the
burglar climbed through window of
the room occupied by Mr.. Whiteside,
only few feet from the corner of Gem
trail Park West. on the ground floor.
Mr.. Whiteside was sleeping soundly
and the intruder took $40 in money from
his trousers at the foot of the bed Then
he stepped through a hallway into the
sleeping rooms OF Mrs Whiteside's six
year-old son, Joseph, and maid. There
he gathered up all the valuables in sight
and erept on to Mrs. Whiteside's room
at the end Of the hall.
Satisfied Mrs, Whiteside was asleep.
the burglar extnguished the light and
turned toward dresser containing val
liable iewelry Then Mrs. Whiteside
Jumped TO the floor screaming for help
The burglar in haste to escape fell
over chairs and other objects before he
reached the hallway. There he turned
on his flashlight and rushed into the
main corridor Of the building at the same
moment as Mr.. Whiteside and hall
boy. attracted by Mrs Whiteside's
screams. The man dashed into the street,
however, and managed to escape.