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The oasis., 1912-11-23

There are workings upon the ex. treme eastern line, about one- third of the way north from the southeast corner of the property. At that point there has been run a tunnel about 176 feet in length. It is near the head of a cafion rising into the Cerro Jorota from the Cuitaca river on the east, and vert.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18
Some Questions
and Answers.
Replies by Members Of North
Dakota Agricultural College
Faculty.


QUESTION. What care do plum
trees need to bear well?
ANSWER. (By C.. B. WaIdron.)
Plum trees, In order to bear well,
should be given plenty of room, the
trees being set from sixteen to twenty
feet apart. Garden crops may be
grown in between while the trees are
young. At all times the ground should
be kept free from grass and weeds by
mulching or cultivation, or both.
+ + =
QUESTION. What advantage has
silk as a fabric for making garments?
ANSWER. (By Domestic Science
DEPARTMENT. Advantages of silk a.
fabric for making garments: Next to
linen it Is the most durable Of fbers,
on accoun. of the length OF the fiber
It remains clean longer than fabrics of
wool or cotton. 1t is lustrous and pill
able.
QUESTION. How can Canada this
ties be destroyed?
ANSWER. (By r. C. poneshue.)
Canada thistles usually appear in
small patches at first and gradually
spread from these by the extension of
the underground roots of the plants.
These small patches may be killed
out by cutting the thistles close to the
ground and covering with tar paper.
They can usually be controlled by
keeping the thistles cut close to the
ground during the growing season, but
this requires closer attention than
when they are covered with tar paper.
II the Canada thistles cover large
areas the land should be fallowed.
All thistles should be kept down by
blowing two or three times and keep
ing all leaf growth down in the mean
time by narrowing.
+ + +
QUESTION. What is the best way
TO stack corn?
ANSWER. (By J. II. %shepperd.) II
corn is stacked in the bundle the best
way is 70 place II in very narrow
ricks, not to exceed nine feet wide,
and give 1t as much slope or pitch as
can be done without having the pun
dies slip out of place. II 1t is shredded,
II should be mixed with straw, prefer
ably oat straw, and put into the stack
in alternating layers Of shredded corn
fodder and straw.
+ !. I.
QUESTION. II a license has been
Issued to a stallion does it mean that
1t is pure bred?
ANSWER. icy q. II. c%ritchfieId.)
No. it does not follow that he is a
pure bred stallion, for all sound stall
lions are issued licences, the license
stating, however, whether the stallion
Is pure bred, grade or mongrel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18
BENEFITS OF COOPERATION
Farmers Must Work Together to Sc
cure just Returns.

Cooperation means working togeth-
er. The old adage says 'in union
there is strength" and Ben Franklin
said that If they did not hang together,
they would hang separately. The prog
Fess made In manufacturing, in rail
reading. in merchandising, in banking,
In mining. has largely come through
the corporation. The cooperation is q
cooperative effort. One man would
not have enough money to build a
road. run . manufacturing plant, etc.,
but when several men put m their
money they could carry on the enter
prise.
TIKI farmers must begin to cooper
ate II they are to get their share of
the returns. The farmer new gets
less than onehalf Of what his prodfce
sells for TO the consumer. mis- will
grow less unless the farmer can meet
the organized forces that he deals
with through organization. Co~opera-
ton 10 necessary in the production Of
crops, ANIMALS and animal produces.
One farmer cannot always own all the
machinery that he can use to advan-
taga, but two or more farmers could
own some machines jointly. Then
again. one farmer cannot produce
enough of n crop or kind of stock
or product 70 make a market. II sew
eral farmers grow the same thing
enough will be produced in the local
ity to market it to advantage.
Th4.@ III ~
been accomplished through co-opera-
tion and the farmer needs to avail him.
self OF this kind of organized effort
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18
Notice of Hearing Petition for Letters
of Administration
July 1S-w3


July 1S-w3
State of South Dakota.l IN
County of Day. eccoNRT
In the matter OF the estate of Lizzie
Elliott, deceased.
TheState Of South Dakota sends greeting
70 WilliamsElIiott Harry Ernst, Loretta
heirs next of kin of Lizzie Elliott.
deceased n to all others to whom these
presents may come.
Notice Is hereby given, that William
Elliott has filed with the Judge of This
COURT, a petition, praying for letters of
administration of the estate of Lizzie
Elliott, deceased, be issued to George C.,
Dunton, and hat Friday, the second
day OF August, 1912, at two O'Clock In
the afternoon of said day, being a dayof p
regular tenn of this court, to-wit; Of the
August term, 1912, at the court room of
SAID court at the city of Webster in the
County OF Day, have been appointed as.
the time and place for hearing said petit
when and where any person may
appear and show cause why said petition
should not be granted. o.
witness the Hon. Sherman M. Duggan,
Judge OF said court, and the seal Of said
court this nth day .ofluiy, 1912, at his
once In the city Of Webster, county
OF Day, and State of South Dakota,
Sherman NJ. Duggan, :
49, Judge OF the County Court.
Bert 3. Johnson, clerk.
tSeaD L. II. Woodworth,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18

tiub-And you say you are satisfied
to be making only $50 a week? Dub
Sure. II made more than that some
girl would come along and want to
marry nellie.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18

The best kind Of repentance Ii not
doing It again.-Charles r. Rideal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18


allowed:
Walter Magnus, wolf bounty 5 ] so
Bert E. Johnson, clerk of court
fees...... III 90
News Printing company, sup
plies for court house lam. 32 35
w. M. WEIGH & Company, sup
plies for superintendent Is
Brown & Saenger, election sup
plies...... 49,. ....... 439 95
Capital Supply company, sup
pnes ..... .......... .... z w
villa. Beach Printing company
tax list and supplies 1890. 1873 10
On motion the following places were
designated for the sale of chattel mort
gage property:
Webster:-In front of DR.. NJ. M.
Judges livery barn.
Waubay:-In front of Stages livery
barn.
Bristol:-In front of Strandn= SIS liv-
cry barn.
Andover:-In front of Pew's livery
barn.
Pierpont:-In front of Johnson's
garage.
Butler:-In front of Barry's livery
barn.
Lily:-In front of Lamack's livery
barn.
Crandall:-In front of Beetem's livery
barn.
The board then adjourned to 80.
At 1870 the board met as adjourned,
all members present.
On motion the following bills were
allowed
Security Bank of Webster, court
orders lUl SU
Chris Grue, drawing jurors. 2 90
Bert E. Johnson, drawing jur-
orS 80. z 90
H. w. Wayland, drawing jur-
0rS ........... .......... z OO
Chas. j. Lindquist, drawing jur-
- - $500 "sF''"s & w
Chas. j. Lindquist, sheriff fees 164 IS
The balance of the bills for the town
ship clerks for posting notices OF cleo
ton, and for the judges and clerks of
election were allowed.
The following bills were allowed:
Oscar Grue, justice of the peace
fees...... ..............$ IL 80
Olson a. Moberg, medicine for
disinfecting. / 20
The quarterly reports of /. S. Coomes,
r. w. Harris and Oscar Grue, justices
of the peace, were on motion approved.
The hoard adjourned to meet Satur-
day, July 9Th, at 900 o'clock.
Saturday, July 9th, the board met as
per adjournment, all members present,
and commenced checking the books of
the auditor and treasurer.
The board checked the office of the
register of deeds and found the accounts
correct. The board finished checking
the real estate loans which were found
correct, there being $143, 365. 90 loaned
in Day county in bonds and first mort
gage loans. The board adjourned to
1880 o'clock.
AT 1:30 the board met. all members
present. and continued checking the
auditors and treasurer's books, and at
500 o'clock adjourned to meet Monday,
July 9Th, at 800 O'Clock.
Monday, Jaly 9th, the board met as
adjourned, all members present, and
continued checking the auditors and
tr~easurer's books and at 1900 o'clock
adjourned to meet at 1:30.
Al 1880 the board met, all members
present, end continued checking until
500 o'clock, when they adjourned to
July 9th, at 900 o'clock a. m.
Tuesday, July 9th, the board met as
adjourned. all members present, and
completed the checking Of the auditors
and t~reasurer's books, which were found
correct, and settlement was made with
the county treasurer as follows:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18
The Board then adjourned to 1870.

all members present. On motion, tue
folio wing re. assessments of personal
property were made by the Board:
J. J. Cowan, Oak Gulch twp. .$"a25.0O
VIM. Hemmah, Liberty twp. 1890
Christ Fromiahl, Troy twp. lO9 90
S. K. Stlansuon petitioned the Board
to reduce the valuation of land that
was wrongfully assessed and the Board
ordered the s me reduced to $500.
Petition from q. A. Securing and
J. w. Schuring 70 reduce valuati n OF
real estate on &c count Of portion OF
same sold to the railway company for
r .ght of way before the first day of
Nav was on motion granted.
Moved and carried thft the taxes on
school land sold in 1911 be refunded or
related, as the case may be, and that
the school land of the 1919 s1le that
was assessed his year be stricken from
the assessment records
The Board then adjourned as a
Board of Elualiz ,tiou and organized
as a Board of County Commissioners.
The following applications for loans
from the permanent scool fund were
approved:
Heirs of q. j. Haltersleben $4,000. 90
5 cars
August Buliau 1000 90 5 years
School district No. 1913, 1900 90, Is
years
School Loan No. 3S3 of A. 81. Tollin
was extended for three years.
The following attachments were on
motion granted:
Martin Bjerke. school poll tax of
81. 90 in Scotland twp.
Catherine Baumgarn, school poll tax
1909 and 1911, Racine twp.
The following refunds were On mo-
tion granted:
Arthur Cotton, school poll tax, 1909,
1910 and 1911, being a minor.
George BUTLER, difference in school
district tax, being error.
NJ. J. Hops, delinquent road tax,
paid twice.
The following bills were on motion
rejected:
Knud Slvertsop, med. for Landskog,
poor. -. .......... 81. Is
Margaret Cowan, clerk for
treasurer, July ............ >. 525
The following bills were on motion
allowed:
Manson Rexford, treas. gopher war
rants $1,000 95
John G. Georges. wolf bounty 90
G. E. Wheeler, transportation
Ior poor. ........ ........ l.4O
Frank Gruba, wolf bounty 49,. 6 90
Mrs 81. Loseth, scrubbing ....... 400
Manson Rexford. treas. expense
account for June AS. 10
Chas. Compton, juror fees, game z. 10
Elevator Store Co merchandise
for poor farm. 49,. ............ 90. As
Chas. j. Lindquist, collecting
03
Webster Farmers Grain and
Fuel Co., coal for poor farm. $50
Peter Alvin, election returns. 100
81. w. Wayland, treas, gopher
warrants. 30
The bills of sundry persons for birth
and death reports were on motion al
lowed.
On motion the following places were
designated as county school book de-
positories for the sale of school books
for the coming term of five years:
Waubay-A I. 81. Bosland.
Webster-R. L. Irwin.
Bristol. A. Chitwood.
Andover-Olson & Moberg.
Pierpont-K. Sivertson.
Butler-Butler Mercantile Co.
Lily-O. P. Olson.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Rosa Neuman. domestic poor farm
.$lo.VV
Homer township. app. for road200. 0C
Christensen, part payment In
paint contract -. ............ %. 0(
F. 8. Lewno, commissioner 8 ser
vice and mileage. .......... $50
F. s.. Lewno, commissioners SER
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18
COMMISSIONERS, MEETING
Proceedings of Board of County
Commissioners of the County
of Day, and State of South
Dakota, at a Meeting
Held July 2, 1912

Inc DOdru OF county COMMISSIONERS VI
Day county meet in regular session in
their Office in the court house on Tues
day, July I'd, 1912, at 300 o'clock a. m,
the following members being present:
Chairman Hallstrom. and Commissioners
Lewno, Wheeler. Raffelson and Bisto-
deau.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and on motion approved.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
II. w. Wayland, county treas
urer, June 80. 1890. 5 l66 66
A. M. Alley, deputy ........ 65 90
Margaret Cowan, clerk ..... as 90
Chris Grue, county auditor 125 90
p. j. Blegen, deputy auditor 70 90
FrankAnderson, states attorney 108 "a
Sherman M. Duggan, County
Judge ..... .............. ITO 90
j. H. Hetley, superintendent of
schools 10 w
Ira Howell, deputy superinten-
dent of schools ............. go 90
Chas. G.. Buchele, register of
deeds .......... 100 90
Minnie Kohlhoff, deputy regis
ter of deeds 60 90
John Dolan, ~janitor 49,. $40. 80 90
Ira J. Long, superintendent of
= poor farm 5O w
st. Mary's Hospital, care of
Bridget Lewis, June ........ IL 90
Mrs. K. II. Neegaard, care of
Beate Westgaard, June ,.... 20 90
City Hospital, care OF Swanson,
poor $50. ~ w
Wizard Products Co., sweeping
compound and d~isinfectant q 90
Webster Hardware Co., mer-
chandise for court house -. 2 35
John SCHNEIDER, merchandise
for Mrs. Hoga, poor ........ 5 90
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at l:30.
At 1:30 the board met as adjourned,
all members present.
On motion the following bond and
application for the sale of intoxicating
liquors at retail was approved:
Chas. Mckenzie, Lily.
On motion the following bonds and
application for the sale of matt, brewed
and fermented liquors at wholesale were
approved:
Theo. Hamm Brewing Co., Bristol.
Theo. Hamm Brewing Co., Webster.
The board then adjourned as a board
of county commissioners and organized
as q board Of education, Superintendent
Hetley presiding. The petition for the
formation Of a new school district from
portions of school districts Nos. l54;
156, 179 and $50 was presented to the
board and on motion granted. The board
then adjourned and organized as a board
of county commissioners. The follow
ing bills were allowed:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18

Yak dulcn bWp....ieIt as assessed
All others left as assessed.
Gold and silver plated ware. watches
diamonds, jewelry, franchises, boats,
etc. were left as assessed.
GOODS AND MERCHANDISE
Andover village. raised 40 per cent
All ether precincts left as assessed
by the assessors.
Materials and manufactured articles,
manufacturers tools. including en-
gines and boilers. moneys and credits
Of banks. and MONEYS and credits 9th.
or than banks. ETC., bonds and shares,
stock and furniture of sample rooms
and eating houses. Office furniture, el.
evators and grain therein. Improve
ments on y. 8. lands. and stock of in
surance companies, etc, were left as
assessed BY the various assessors.
The following re-assessments Of real
estate were made by the board:
Webster Fire Dept. Lots 40. AZ. as.
niock u. .......~.......s 4sO. 90
Masonic Lodge. Webster, Lot 1.
Block ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a IN
Masonic Lodge, Andoyer, Loti4
Block g.. ooo ~
!. 0 Q, F. Lodge. Bristol, Lot
S 900. 90
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-18

.$lo. W
Homer township, app. for road200. 90
Christensen, part payment In
paint contract. -. ........... 90. 90
F. 8. Lewno. commissioner ser
vice and mileage. $50
F. 8. Lewno, commissioners SER
vice and mileage. 30. 80
G. E. Wheeler. commissioners
service and mileage. .......... 4.S0,
C. E. Wheeler. commissioners
service and mileage ........... 80. 40
81. g. Raffelson. commissioners
service and mileage. ........ III. 90
h. q. Raffelson, commissioners
s~ervicesand mileage ........... SO. 10
o. l.. Bistodeau commissioners
service and mileage. ......... 100
o. l.. Bistodeau, commissioner
service and mileage. ......... 81. 90
8. G Hallstrom, commissioners
service and mileage. 500
s. T.. Hallstrom, commissioners
service and mileage. 81. 90
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet Tuesday. August 9th, at q
CHRIS GRUE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
Milady's Toilet Table
(By Mime. D'MiIIe.)

For dark and discolored patches, sal
lowness and complexion blemishes there
is nothing better than a lotion made by
dissolving a package of mayatone in a
half pint of witch hazel 1t gives a more
youthful color and smoother finish than
any face powder, and will not rub off or
show. 1t keeps the skin soft and satiny.
IF your eyelashes and eyebrows are
thin and struggling, lighter in color
than they should be, rub pyroxin into the
roots gently with the finger tips. This
treatment makes them grow long and
lovely.
''On every toilet table there should be a
jar of Mothers salve- You can't look your
best when suffering, and Mothers Salve
relieves pain almost instantly. Rub on
affected part for headache, neuralgia
rheumatism, sore muscles, bruises, stiff
neck, cold in the chest, or pains and aches
in back of joints.
Don't catch cold washing your head.
Anyhow water dulls and deadens the
hair and dry shampooing is preferred. To
make a fine shampoo powder, just mix
four ounces of orris root with package
of genuine therox. Sift over head, brush
out and your scalp is clean and your
hair beautifully lustrous. bright, wavy
and easy to do up
t'Delatone is the simplest and quickest
hair remover known to beauty specialists.
Make a paste with a little delatone and
water, cover the hairs, let remain a min
ute or two, wipe of and the hairs are
gone. Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
NORTON CLAIMS IT
High School Team Champions
Northwest Kansas.
Ready to Defend Right to State
Title, Says Manager.

Norton, Kan, Nov. II. - The Norton
County High school team came out of
the game with Oberlin without any
serious injuries. Although the hardest
game yet played, the score was: Nor
ton, 16; Oberlin, g.
Payton played a star game at quarter
and executed three wonderful drop
kicks, one from the 45-yard line.
broken field runs and is all around I'M
doubtedly the fastest high school quar-
ter in the state. Macmillan played a
star game at center for Norton and did
some remarka BILE work at tdckling.
Although Oberlin's line outweighed
Norton's, the visitors were unable to
withstand the smashes of the Norton
backs; browne at full, and Kirk at
half.
Norton made several successful for
ward passes, but Oberlin's were inter-
cepted at each attempt
Muirhead starred at full for Oberlin,
and the whole team played good at
breaking interference
holds the undisputed championship of
northwest Kansas, and claims the
championship of the state at large.
They are willing to meet any high
school in the state which disputes their
claim upon the championship.
In the Colby game next Friday, Nor
ton will give all her subs a workout
and not many regulars will be used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12

ear conductor, who turned in an alarm
BEFORE the fire department reached the
scene the stable keeper was there' anu
attempted to rescue the horses. bu.
b1,i1dine on account of the excessive
smoke and heat. Twenty-four OF the
81 horses in the barn met their deatn
r being smothered and burned, ana
everything else in the structure prdc-
tically was consumed.
The building is a stone structure
IS feet square, and is owned by MIS-.
g D. Skinner. Insurance on the
building was carried in the sum OF
$1,000. The walls this morning re
main intact, and the damage is only
that of burning out the inside .paru-
lions and timbers.
The horses that met horriDle
death in the fire were valued from $50
to $500 by the owners, and insurance
of less than half the value was carried
on them Most of the horses were
heavy draft animals, valued at from
$3.50 to $500 each. Horses, harness
and hay were a total loss. The trans
fer wagons. however, were for the
most part standing in the barn yard
and escaped injury. The fire depart
ment was able to check the fire before
If spread and saved residences that
stand quite close to the barn.
This morning G. D. Skinner and
Harry Gayhart, owners OF the transfer
company, are attempting to reorganize
their business. 1t is the second heavy
loss in less than a month, the former
fire having Quilted the warehouse and
storage rooms at Gil and 613 Quincy
street. This fire also had a mysterious
origin and is believed to have been
incendiary, particularly now that
second fire has been aimed at the same
firm A story that a second fire started
at the storage rooms was denied this
morning. probably having it's origin in
the fact that several mattresses, two or
three days after the fire, broke into a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
WAS A BAD FIRE
Merchants Transfer Barn Is
Burned-LOSs, $4,000.
Were "a Head of Horses De-
strOyed-Incendiary Origin.

For the second time in a month a
building occupied by the Merchants
Transfer & Storage company was gut
ted early this morning by fire that
had a mysterious origin. The last
ronf1agration was the barn of the COM
pany located at 115 and III East
Thirteenth street. The loss, which in
rludes "a head of horses over so tons
of hay, and 26 sets of harness and
serious damage to the building, is
estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000,
U1ly PARTIAL covered by insurance.
No possible cause for the fire except
incendiarism has been discovered.
There were no gas pipes nor electric
wires leading into the building, and
four lanterns that were used at night
for light were found this morning in
the barn Office, where they had been
hung after the lights were extinguish-
ed by the stable keeper, J. 3. Shull,
last night. The fire started on the
first floor at the back of the building
and worked rapidly forward and up
ward. 1t probably was only a few
minutes before the hay, stored on the
second floor, was a mass of flames
The fire first was noticed by street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
MORAL INSTRUCTION.
Milton FaircIIiId of Baltimore Lee
lures in Topeka Schools.

Milton Fairchild, director of the
Baltimore National Institute for Moral
instruction, declares the results of his
lectures are almost instantaneous
When school children leave his hall
they discuss their comrades who meet
his requiem ents and those who do not
THE excellent results are what en-
courage me- Mr.. Fairchild declare ed,
teachers notice an improvement in
morals and manners"
Mr.. Fairchild is conducting a per-
Sonal lecture trip through Kansas, ad-
dressing high school and primary pu-
pills on such subjects as Conduct Be
coming in a Gentleman" What Peo-
pie Think About Boys Fights '"True
craftsmanship What 1 Am Going
to Be When 1 Am Grown-up" and
Thrift in School"
The discussions are illustrated by
lantern slides especially adapted to the
adolescent mind. Mr.. Fairchild, who
made his last trip through Iowa, ex-
poets to include lola, Emporia. New
ton, Hutchinson, Abilene, Junction
City Kansas City and Lawrence in
his Kansas itinerary. His lectures
have become famous in the east, and
accomplished gratifying results in New
York, Massachusetts, and other states
on the Atlantic seaboard.
Mr.. Fairchild spoke this morning
on Thrift in School," ond addressed
students of the seventh and eighth
grades this afternoon on Boys
Fights"
Il am hoping" Mr.. Fairchild ex-
planned, "that a Kansas moral insti- |
luton can be organized, and my work
eft in charge of the university for
permanent use in the schools of the |
state.
ut is not generally known he OBJ.
;erved that I am the eldest son of |
he former president of the Kansas
State Agricultural college, George T |
Fairchild. When I returned to Kan |
as. it almost seemed as if 1 were |
coming home"