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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
DO Not Increase the supply

The city of Pierre has given up the
effort to secure sufficient natural gas to
meet all of the power and domestic
requirements of the town and has put
in a gas producer to drive its pumps
and make electricity, leaving the
natural gas supply for domestic use.
There does not appear to be any dim
mutton in the supply since the dis
covery was made twenty years ago,
but additional wells does not increase
it, but it simply divides it up as if all
were drawing upon the same reservoir.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
For a Costly Church

At meeting of the official board of
the Methodist church in Watertown
last week, it was decided to rae the
old church and build a new one to cost
approximately $4,000. A committee
was appointed to have plans drawn.
Work on the new structure will be
started as soon as the committee
reports. A motion was carried estate
fishing precedent in this state in
the appointment of lady ushers for the
evening service.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Old Soldiers Have Special

A special train of two hundred or
more will leave Hot Springs, May 10,
for Pierre to attend the G. A. r.
reunion. A rate of S. has been made
for the round trip and about 100 veter-
ans from the state soldiers home and
the national sanitarium will take
advantage of this opportunity to attend
what, to many Of them, will be the last
time they will rally round the camp
fire and listen to the stirring incidents
|of a.. half century ago. The Hot
Springs commercial club last week
decided to aid the movement and viii
get enough townspeople to attend to
obtain for the veterans a special train
at the low rate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11

Sir Walter Besant in one Of hfs
books says.of Tia author Of Robinson
crusosr and Journal OF the Piague:''
~De Eoe was born In the. ysar 1851.
ma father lIrsd 81. Crippleeats. where.
- ~ Know. me had . shop. Ths
child. thsrsfora wee -four pears Of aGs
n the plague year. A child OF -four
observes : great deal and may remen,-
bra iWeat deal. Do Foe says: sWhsn
an one .bought . joint of neet ~
vopId not take Il ont of the buechessG
k9nd. but took & ~ the hoeEs him.
~. On The Other hard. the b9fcher
would not toQeh the Honey. IA put 4
ln1p ~ foIl * ylneGnr WHI1oA ~
kogG f0e - poFpoes; al. u1B. surp-
h. 1sxe besp epsn. ~. ths child ana
rsmembered. It happensd N his n.
thsrs shop bsfors ~ sysss
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Rob Uncle Sans Once

The postoffice at Smithwick was
robbed of 81. 500 in stamps and money
last week. Three men wearing over
alls, who walked into town the same
evening are suspected. The lumber
yard and blacksmith shops were broken
into to secure tools and the safe was
blown with nitroglycerine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Did Not Get Enough

Within ten days of an assault upon
a 9-year-old girl, Richard Lynch is on
his way to Sioux Falls to serve one
year in the penitentiary. Lynch
pleaded guilty. Judge Trip, at Yank-
ton, sentenced William Widely and
Edward Neil to five months each in the
penitentiary on their pleading guilty to
grand larceny in robbing the dry goods
store of H. E. Brisb;ne.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Construction Work Resumed

Construction work on the Cheyenne
branch of the Puget Sound extension
has been again taken up. The steel
gang is working at Red Elm, a town
twenty miles east of the town of Faith,
which is to be the terminus of the line
temporarily Faith is one of the
towns which sprung up on the survey
of the branch after the surveyors had
completed their work last summer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Lost Her Braid

Little Miss Eva Pratt, of Harold,
a few days ago lost fine long braid of
hair from her head by peculiar acct
dent. She was playing near some
horses, when one of them snapped at
her, catching the braid, aud shaking
her until it tore loose from her head
leaving a very much frightened girl
getting away from such dangerous
animal as rapidly as possible.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Taft Asked for Pardon

An appeal has been made by resi-
dents of Tyndail to President Taft for
the pardon of several retail liquor deal
ers who are serving terms of sixty
days in Jail after having entered pleas
of guilty to the charge of selling liquor
TO an Indian. They also were fined
500 and costs each. In each case the
liquor was sold to the same Indian, a
mixed blood, who was sent into the
saloons as decoy. As he dressed like
white man, and was no darker than
many white men, the saloon men were
fooled.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11

reduction on account of the talk OF
quiet times, which on4 hears from
all over the state. The record for
April was over seventeen new autos
for each day of the month, the record
showing 527 licenses. bringing the total
number OF machines registered in the
state on tie first of this month to
S,SS5, which means that South Dako-
tans are bound to get around over the
prairies in the latest approved method
of rapid transit, whatever the cost.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
4 Fiourishing Institution

The South Dakota penitentiary is so
well filed with prisoners that there is
not vacant cell in it and in several
cases two prisoners occupy the same
cell, There are now confined within
the walls go male prisoners and 4
female prisoners.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
When Living Was Cheap

In delving into the ancient record in
it's search for interesting facts to slim
ulate the coming half-century jubilee,
the Yankton Press aud Dakotan has
fallen upon an advertisement published
in 1879 that refers to the good old
times when it didn't seem to take all a
busy man could rustic to buy food for
the family. The Yankton advertiser
announces that he is prepared to SELL
Tenderloins for 80 cents pei pound.
Pork steak for 4 cents per pound.
Scrap meat for cents per pound.
Sausage in bulk for cents per pound
Sausage in casing for cents per
pound.
Pigs feet for cent apiece.
Lard in pals for s cents per pound.
Leaf lard for cents per pound.
Ribs for 2 cents per pound.
Shoulders for 4 cents per pound.
These are quotations for January
day in 1879 and the figures give an
impression that it was easy living in
those times. But memory tells another
tale.
Farmers were few and far between,
business centers were mere hamlets.
The territory had just emerged from
its fear Of grasshopper raids and wa,
beginning to gain confidence in the sol
<thet has since made the two Dakota,
wealth producing commonwealth.
Though . man. could carry home
pigs foot for cent, he had to lool
around 9 long time before he discov
ered DE whereabouts Of the cent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11

Chicago. Nay s.--CattIs Bssvss
SS.So0s.65; Texas steers. S<s50s.so:
Western steers. SlSo0Eso: stocksrs
and fssders.. sl.oo0kls:. cows and
heifsrA es.lo0s.es: calves. ylsooe..
g. Hogs-Aghs Ss.so0e.2o; mixed,
11oosIe. ehsep-Nattvs. Ss.0O0l..
Q; ysariins1 Sl.sooS.sc; hmbs. a.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Home For Aged Poor

A home for aged poor to cost
approximately $4,000 was voted for
by the board of commissioners of
Brown county last week and bids will
be advertised for at once. The struc-
ture 10 to have twenty rooms with a
commodious basement
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Modern woodmen Omcers

The state grand camp of the Modern
Woodmen selected officers and the place
of next meeting at the convention at
Pierre last Wednesday. The towns
which asked for the grand camp meet
ing next year are Aberdeen and Rapid
City.
The officers selected for the Modern
Woodman grand lodge for the next
year are: Consul, Charles McAffee,
Howard; adviser, A. ]. Mossman,
Deadwood clerk, w. n. Van Camp,
Highmore; banker, l.. A. Fox, Trip;
escort, F. E. Harrington, Mellette;
Waterman, Z. n. Sranlini, MITCHELL;
sentry, A. W. Brice, Pukwana.
AT the evening meeting Aberdeen
was selected as the place of the grand
lodge meeting next year. The Lead
drill team was given first prize for
drill work. The session closed with a
banquet at the st. Charles hotel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. May 8.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. hard. $1.021a; No.
Northern, $1.01h; No. 2 Northern.
ssh09stsc; May. $1.00N; July, s1.o1.
Fiax-On track and to arrive. sass;
May. sass
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11

st. Paul. May S.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers. s5.5o@5.sO: fair to good,
$5.00@5.50; good to choice cows and
heifers. $4.5005.00; veals. $4.00@5.25.
Hogs-$550@5.S5. Sheep--Wethers,
Sl.000425; yearlings. $4.o004.75:
spring lambs. e4.7505.50.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis. May S.-Wheat-May,
CSC; July, 9sAc; Sept, s3%993hc.
On track-No. / hard. $1.01A; No. 1
Northern. 99hc@s1.01; No. North
ern. s6A @9shc: No. Northern
94% @97hc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Items of Interest From All Parts OF the State

les who value the precedent established
last week. as the case is one of the
first half dozen where action has been
taken under the new protecting copy
RIGHT law.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
CLAPP MAY AID SHERMAN
Minnesotan Urged by Prosressives to
Succeed Frye in Chair.

Succeed Frye in Chair.
Washington, May 6.-The progress
siyes have decided to make it three
cornered fight for president pro TEN.
of the senate, the Office just vacated
by Senator Frye. They probably Will
Eut forward one of their own number,
Moses f. Clapp of Minnesota, for the
office.
Senator Gallinger is the general
choice of the regular Republicans, but
he is not satisfactory to the insur-
gents. who declare they have ten
votes. enough to prevent Gallinger's
election.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11

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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
PACKERS JURY
IS SECURED
(Ry Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-The jury to try
the Chicago packers, indicted on a
charge of violating the Sherman anti
trust law, was completed and sworn
in today. The taking of testimony
will begin at once.
The men who will try the packers
are:. Asa Bannister, farmer, Naper-
vile; H. I. Bucklin, farmer, Dundee;
Burton H. Meyers, insurance solic-
itor, Naperville; w. j. Thomas, clerk,
Ottawa; C. H. Mare, drug clerk, Chi
cago; H. O. Bates, tailor, LAGRANGE;
J. H. Edwards telephone inspector,
Ottawa; Jacob Glenn, baker, Ottawa;
J. E. Harvey, grocer, Wilson Gen.
ter; e. J. Ryon, salesman, Streator.
The selection of the jury was COM
pleted after ten days work during
which 147 veniremen were examined.
After the jury had been sworn in
Judge Carpenter adjourned court un-
til 200 o'clock, when United States
District Attorney James H. Wilker-
son was to begin his opening address
to the jury.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
MORE PRISONERS
FOR PENI1ENTIARY

MINOT, N. D., Dec. 19.-Several
Burke county defendants were sen
fenced by Judge FISK, acting for
Judge X. E. Leighton Saturday.
Among those who received sentences
were the following:
Pierre Renvolt, who was charged
with stealing a saddle horse anu
starting for Canada and was arrest
ed at North Portal. was given three
years in the state penitentiary.
Walter Mcdonald charged with
cashing a bogus check, was given a
year in the pen.
William Kelly Of Ignite and Mat
HUFF of Bowbells were given ninety
days in Jail and fine and costs OF
s225 with an additional Jail sentence
Of forty-five days for failure to pay
the fine. on charges of running blind
pigs.
The case against Frank Allen was
dismissed on the motion Of the states
attorney Of Burke county.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
NOTED DIPLOMAT
and AUTHOR DIES
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-John Bige~
low. the venerable diploma and au-
thor, died at his home here today
He was born at Maiden, Ulster
county, N. Y, November Is 1917. From
1S49 until 1861 he was one of the edi
tors of the New York Evening Post.
In 1861 he was appointed as consul
to Paris and in 1864 was made United
States minister to France which posi-
ton he held until 1867 when he rs.-
turned to his. home and resumed lis"
literary work. He was the author of
many important historical, biograph-
ical, sociological and economic works.
Although "a years of age Bigelow
displayed almost to the day of his
death, amazing vitality and mental
keenness. He had kept thoroughly
abreast of current events and recent
ly took part in many public func-
tions.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
Message on Schedule X Will
Probably 60 to Congress
Tomorrow
Present Rates Should bel
Materially Lowered,
Says Executive |
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-After a
netting of the cabinet today, at which
Taft's message on Schedule K on wool
and woolens finally was revised, it
was reported the president had de-
cided to recommend revision down.
ward. It was said the president would
not recommend any specific rates of
duty, but indicate the present rates
should be materially lowered. The
message will probably go to congress-
tomorrow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
HOTEL
GUESTS FLEE
BEFORE Flames
Open Board of Trade is De.
stroyed by Fire Early
TODAY
Labor Organizations Lose
Most Of Their Books
and Records
(By Associated Press, ;

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Nearly a
thousand hotel guests were routed in
a panic early today by fire which
totally destroyed the open board of
trade building. a five story land
mark at 1923 South LaSalle Street.
Within fifteen minutes after the
alarm was sounded, the flames had
the building at their mercy. The
rocf fell in few minutes after the
arrival Of the first fire company.
The Kaiserhof, New Victoria and Stat
ford hotels, were all near enough to
be touched by the flames. Bell boys.
elevator men and clerks did heroic
work. The sight of the flames threw
men and women into a panic and
there was a hurried scramble. Many
persons, half clad, dragged trunks
and carried suit cases as they fed.
At one time the window lodges on
the upper floor of the Kaiserhof we're
blazing on the side near the fire. The
loss is estimated at 5000 900. Mar
shall Seyferlich says a rigid investi-
CATION will be made. In the building
many labor unions had their head.
quarters, and the books and records
of these organizations were de-
stroyed. The burned building is d.
rectly across the street from he
Chicago board Of trade, with which
the open beard had 70 connection.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
TAXICAB STRIKE
BECOMES SERIOUS
(ey Associated Press.),

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-Renewed po-
lice activity in connection with the
taxicab strike resulted today from at.
tacks on non-union drivers, which cul-
minated in the collision of a taxicab
with street car early today while
a non:union chauffeur 1as fleeing
from his assailants. William Pullman,
a secret service man guarding John
Tucker, the chauffeur, was the most
seriously injured of those hurt when
the taxicab and car collided. Fifteen
passengers riding in the street car
were injured.
Michael O'Brien, another non-union
chauffeur, was perhaps fatally in.
jured when struck on the head by
rock.
Shots from a silenced gun have
been fired into four taxicabs standing
in front Of large downtown hotel
during the last few days.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
SOLDIERS ORDERED
To Scene OF STRIKE

DUNDEE, Scotland, Dec. 19.-The
rioting during the lockers and carriers
strike at this port has become 80 seri-
GUS the lord provost OF this city today
sent a requisition to headquarters for
a detachment of troops. The vicinity
OF the quays is the scene of the great
er disturbances.
The rioters threw several wagons
and a quantity of goods into the docks
and demolished considerable property.
The police made several charges,
using clubs freely but were powerless
to repress the disorders. Many of
the strikers and policemen We're seri-
ously injured A detachment of 300
soldiers has been ordered ,here.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
Addresses Letter to Secretary
Of the Interior fisher
90 Subject
Three Year Law in Canada
Turns Many Prospective
Settlers Thither
By Robert M. McWade.
Bismarck Tribune Bureau.
1925 New York Ave.

WASHINGTON, De2 19.-Secre.
tary Fisher. of the Department Of the
Interior, is taking into serious cons.d-
Grafton the following important COM
munication addressed to him by Sen
ator Borah on the exceedingly inter.
esting subject of the shortening OF
the legal residence period on home
steads. There are very few states
of the Union that are not more or
less deeply affected by the various
phases of the matter row under dis
cussion, and the possibility is that,
unless Secretary Fisher comes around
to Senator Borah's way OF thinking,
the whole subject will have to be
threshed out on the floor of Congress
at a no distant date. In his commun-
ication : to the Secretary, Senator
Borah says:-
Il. have been much worried, for no
other word expresses my feeling,
over your remark to me that you
were not disposed to favor shorten
ing of the residence period for home
steaders but favored rather release
from actual residence for the first
two years and then actual residence
for the next three years. l sincerely
hope you will reconsider this matter
as I feel certain that nothing less
than a shortening of the term Of res
idence so that homesteader may
have his title at the end of three
years will do justice to the situation.
l have given great deal of time and
no little personal effort to ascertain
ing the effect of the present home.
stead law both as to the settler and
the country. The present homestead
law, in my opinion, is harsh and in
many ways cruel, it impoverishes the
settler, it discourages the very poor
from trying to get a home, 1t dis
courages rather than encourages &C.
tual home building and retards the
general Improvement and prosperity
of the country. I am quite willing to
join with you in so guarding by pro-
per terms the phraseology Of the law
as to require actual bona fide resi-
dence for three years. am quite
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
WAbASHSYS1EM
NOW IN HANDS
OF RECEIVERS
Claim Against Road Pressed
by Westinghouse Air
Brake Company
Alleged Bonded Obligations
Of Line Will be Defaulted
January | :;
(By Associated Press.)

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-Rece!vers
will take charge of the wabash rail.
road as soon as they appear before
Judge Elmer E. Adams in the United
States circuit court and qualify by
giving a bond of three hundred thou
sand dollars each. It must be given
in ten days.
Henry Miller, viceIpresident and
general manager of the road, in a
statement today, says the receiver
ship will in no way affect the opera
ton Of the road. which has sixteen
thousand employees. Frederic A. De-
nano, of Chicago, president Of the
road; Edward B. Pryor, Of st. Louis.
vice president, and w. X. Bixby, of
St. Louis, are the receivers appoint
ed late yesterday by Judge Adams
on application of the Westinghouse
air brake company of Pittsburg.
which filed a claim of eighteen
thousand dollars and alleged the road
is insolvent and unable to meet un-
paid vouchers amounting to eighteen
million, eight hundred thouand dol
lars, and had bonded obligations. due
January 1, 1912, which would be de-
faulted. =, 49,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19

FOR TAFT
(9y Associated Press.)

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. ia move
ment looking to the organization of
Nebraska for Taft, whereby he may
be assured of the delegation from this
state to the national republican con-
vention, will be launched at Lincoln
this afternoon and tonight, delegates
from many sections participating. It
is expected a permanent organization
will be perfected and steps taken
looking to the formation of county or
ganizatiOns and clubs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19
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WON'T PARDON MORSE. :

:: WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-
:. Taft and Wickersham made it I:
:. plain today that for the present :
: no further action will be taken ::
:: by the government in the case I:
:. of Chas. w. Morse. Wicker. Z:
:. sham, following meeting OF ::
= the cabinet, said Morse was nH I:
:: in a critical condition, and would ::
:. remain at the army hospital, at ::
:: Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta, /"
= where he was removed from the :
:: Atlanta penitentiary several ::
!: weeks ago. I"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-19

dicitis Many were aware that he
had been in bad health, but did not
believe it was serious. His family
had hoped that if an operation be-
came necessary it could be postponed
until after the holidays, but his con-
dition took turn for the worse, and
DR.. Austin Flint Jr., called Or.
Brewer into consultation. They de.
cided that an operation must be per
formed at once.