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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12

For prompt and artistic work in the
line of picture framing see Frank Mohs.
All work and prices absolutely guaran-
teed to be right.
Herman Gross took James Rathbun,
W. E. Smith and Peter Monson to the
Huron state fair in his automobile
yesterday afternoon.
Don't forget that the Reporter and
Farmer can get you out a neat, tasty
job of wedding invitations or announce
ments on short notice.
A good house and lot just outside
of the city limits, for sale at a bar
gain. Call and see US. EgeIand Land
Company.
Frank Smith, manager of the Web
ster Implement Co., returned from a
business visit to the Twin Cities We'd
desday morning.
The hunting season has been open
since Tuesday morning and nearly
everybody has been fed upon wild
chickens or ducks.
A fine assortment just arrived from
Chicago. The very latest creations in
pattern hats. Call and see them. Mrs.
A. B. S~chenecker.
Olaf Arneson, who has accepted a
position as travelling salesman for Jew
EFT Bros, of Aberdeen, Sundayed at
his home in this city.
DR.. H. c. Peabony was in from the
sheep ranch near Pickerel lake ans
spent a couple of days with Webster
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Alice Sears accompanied her
mother, Mrs. C~avanaugh to Rochester,
Mimi, Sunday night for consul tation
with the Doctors Mayo.
If its bin boards you need we have
them in assorted lengths, 10 and IL
inches wide, white pine and fir. Lam
pert Lumber company.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Williams, who
visited for a time at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. H. F. Denton, returned
to Pierre Monday morning.
Flannel shirts just arrived. Mill
tary collar effect and otherwise the
nobbiest ever. All coIors, all prices
at Elevator store company.
Let us show you the self fitting
American Farm gate, the strongest
gate manufactured. Farmers Lumber
Co., Anton Karpen, Manager.
am prepared to deliver on short
notice soft water, gravel and sand and
filling or black dirt. Please call 204
call A for prices or Fred Brakhage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12
From Waubay Clipper

S. l. Dilley and family spent Sunday
at the Joe Carr home south of Webster.
Prof. Thos. Hunt arrived from Aber-
deem Saturday to be in readiness for
the opening of school Monday.
A big niger held up a little Niger
out by the lake Tuesday afternoon and
robbed him of $2.85 and his shoes.
Dark doin's.
Mrs. Beatrice Guernsey returned to
Minneapolis Wednesday morning after
a visit with her mother, Mrs. A. C.
Davis, of Wheatland township.
One of our farmers got into an
alteration over a crap game with
some of his niger harvest hands FRI
day and was knocked down in the
argument. He then got a gun and
went coon-hunting and succeeded in
winging one of the blackbirds, who
took an immediate fight back to that
dear Kansas City. Said farmer plead
guilty to a charge of drunk and dis
orderly and paid a fine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12
Funeral Instead of Wedding

Day lie Suer, a merchant banker of
Terry, forty miles east of Miles City
Mont, secured a marriage license in
Miles City and announcing his inten-
ton to return to Terry to be married
last Thursday night.
Later he wrote to his fiancee bidding
her goodby and telling her he intended
committing suicide by leaping into the
Yellowstone river from a county
bridge two miles west of Miles City.
Friday his coat containing money and
and papers was found on the bridge.
The sheriff with deputies is dragging
the river, hoping to find the body
Minneapolis Jaurnal, Sept. 7:
Day lie Suer was formerly a resi-
dent of Langford and was well known
in this county. He went west about
eight years ago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12

X. H. Stohl, Of Marvin, has arrived
in Webster and has purchased the fur
niture business formerly conducted by
Chapman & Son. Mr.. Stohl has been
in the furniture business for some
years in this part of the state and
knows the wants of the trade. He and
his family, wife and two children have
moved into the John Arthur house in
the First ward. We wish the new
company, Stohl Furniture company,
success, and bespeak the family a
warm welcome to Webster society.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12

Mrs. Cora Peabody is at Pierpont
looking after the threshing On her
farm and visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. John Williams and son, David,
left Monday night for Chicago to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Ann Logan.
Ten and twelve inch bin boards-any
lengths-white pine and frat the big
shed of the Lampert Lumber company.
Rev. C. B. Riggs was in Sisseton
Wilmot, Milbank and Groton last week
10 Cling after the Episcopal church
work.
Take your Hides and Furs to
Martin Wist and get cash and the
best price the market affords for
them.
S. H. Egeland made a business trip
to Pierre and Gettysburg last week in
the interest of the Egeland Land
agency.
The ball game Sunday between
Webster and Milbank was hardly worth
mentioning. Score, Webster, Ia, Mil
bank, g.
want fat cattle and will pay a
liberal price for Them. Call or phone
Bauske's Cash Produce House. Phone
No. "a.
Mrs. P. ]. Blegen has been spending
the past week at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Moxness,
in Bristol.
James Rathbun came up from
Watertown by automobile Tuesday
morning and reported a heavy rain in
that city.
The st. Mary's Episcopal church has
been treated to a new painting inside
and out and presents a fine clean
appearance.
The distinguished ''Style Craft Gar
ment' are now moving in full swing.
Come in and investigate Teg's cloak
department.
A satisfied patron is our best adver-
tiser. We guarantee satisfaction. C.
A. Johnson, photographer, Webster,
South Dakota.
There was a short ice famine in Web
ster for a few days last week but a car
from Ortonville relieved the suffering
ones this week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12
October Pictorial Review patterns
now on sale at {. A. Mergers.
Rooms to Rent

Being about to break up housekeep-
ing | will rent furnished rooms in my
residence on First street, west of Main
street, south of track. These rooms
will make a pleasant home for lady
teachers; will rent rooms to young men
if desired. Please call.
Mrs John Carlson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12
From Bristol Optimist

Henry Kruger was up from Webster
q couple of days this week.
Miss Ruby Hastings made her usual
trip to Bristol from Webster this week.
Mrs. Christie Irwin was up from
Webster Tuesday visiting her many
friends.
Mrs. Peter Blegen visited at the
home of her parents, N. Moxness and
family a couple of days this week.
County Auditor Chris Grue, was up
from Webster Saturday looking after
the threshing on his farm west of
to wn.
Ruby, the ~two-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S~trandness, died at
her home Friday with diphtheria and
was buried Saturday.
Mrs. Peter Lily and daughter, Miss
Nancy, were passengers to Webster
yesterday morning to do some trading
and visit friends for the day.
j. f. Goodwin, Judge Cowan and L..
w. Scripture, of Webster, passed
through here this morning on their
way to Oak Gulch to look after the
threshing or Mr.. Cowan's farm.
r. r. Russell wife and baby and
Geo. Krieg, of Peotone, ILL.,, went to
Webster Sunday to spend the day at
the F. II. Russell home. Miss Madelon
Look accompanied them home to spend
a few days.
Geo. Butler, Sam Butler, wife and
son, Marvin, of Butler, passed through
here Saturday night Oh cheir way home
to Butler from Webster where they
had been with a prisoner who pulled
off a little gun play in Butler Friday
night.
To the sportsmen of Day county.
On account of the open season coming
on the 10th the great sportsmen's
meeting will be held on Friday the 18th
instead of the 18th at Huron, state
fair week. All sportsmen are
requested to meet with US.
A. J. Halpin,
Game Warden.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12

Three thousand feet in the air! You
never saw it before and may meyer have
another opportunity. The Curtiss air
ship man expects to beat this record in
Webster, on September 18th, 10Th and
10th, if air conditions are right. Don't
fail to see him.
Those who desire eye, ear, nose or
throat consultation or who wish glasses
exactly fitted should DR.. Frudenfeld,
the Madison eye, ear, o and throat
specialist, who will be in BRISTOL at
DR.. Adams office on Wednesday, Sept.
25th, one day only.
Mrs. R. D. Gardner went to Web
ster last Saturday for a short visit
there with her sister, Mrs. Frank
Anderson. She had the misfortune to
sprain her ankle as she was leaving
the train on arrival and is consequently
laid up for a time.-Britton Journal.
Call IN us when in need of building
material. We carry a complete line in
every respect. Also bear in mind that
all of our lumber is under cover and we
are therefore in a position to give you
bright, dry lumber, free from checks
and twists. Farmers Lumber company.
Anton Karpen, Manager.
Mrs. Staehlie most delightsully
entertained sixteen ladies at a nine
o'clock breakfast Saturday morning.
The affair was given in honor of her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. H. D. Staehlie,
of Strawberry Point, Ia, and sister-in-
law, Mrs. Chas. Staehlie, of Hancock,
MINI. Mrs. Ed Won Rohr, of Webster,
was an out of town guest.-Waubay
Advocate.
Mrs. Johanna Murphy, aged 81 years
and Is days, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. l.. G. Ochsenreiter, on
Saturday, 7, 1912, of diseases resulting
from old age. The remains were
taken to Mazomanie, Wis, for inter-
ment. The old lady has made her
home here for several years and had a
great many friends who will deeply
mourn her loss.
Mrs. T. E. Egge and daughter, Miss
Ruth, departed Wednesday for Mime
apolis to spend a few days with friends.
From Minneapolis they will go to Sioux
Falls to attend the conservation of
Dean George Biller, Jr., as bishop of
South Dakota which OCCURS on We'd
nesday, September Is, 1912, and Miss
Ruth will remain to take a post-gradu-
ate course in All Saints college.
Harold Larson, son of Knut Larson,
was taken i'll Sunday, Aug. rs. DR..
Cook was called the following Thurs
day evening and found the little fell
low suffering from a ruptured appen-
dix. DR.. Peabody, of Webster, was
called in consultation and Harold was
removed to the hospital at Webster
where, on Sunday morning Drs. Pea
body and Cook operated for appendi-
citis. The operation was successful
and little Harold is doing nicely
Langford Bugle.
Real estate men are having a good
time jollying w. d. Swain, one of
their associates. Mr.. Swain made a
trip to Minneapolis the other morning,
and after enjoying a fair nights sleep
awoke and looking at his watch saw
that it was 8 o'clock. AS the car was
standing still he imagined he was in
Minneapolis, so dressed and got up.
when he started to leave the car with
his grip he discovered that he was only
at Webster, the train being delayed by
a small derailment. Aberdeen News,
Saturday.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12

The hunting season opens Tuesday,
September 10. 1t is necessary for all
men, women and all minors to have a
hunters license before going into the
field with a gun.
A. J. Halpin,
Game Warden.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12
Cement Work

am now prepared to do all kinds of
work on short notice. All work
guaranteed. Prices right for good work.
w. A. Lavalle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12
No Hunting Allowed

! hereby give notice that no hunting
is allowed on my farm in section 6 and
z, range l22-55. Louis Wendt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-12
TAKE YOUR ADVANTAGE

TAKE YOUR ADVANTAGE
in early suit selection. Visit Web
ster's exclusive store and see the
greatest range of fine styles ever
shown in this city. George Bodies
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
THR0NG AT GRADY FUNERAL
Legislature Members Pay Last
Tribute to Senator.

The funeral Of Senator Thomas +. Grady
was held yesterday morning at St Ste
phcn's Roman Catholic Church. I'm East 18th
street. About two thousand persons were
unable 10 get into the church Inside were
practically all the members Of the Legis-
lature, the sachems and executive commit
tee OF Tammany Hall and the members OF
the Tammany Central Club, the organiza-
ton Of Senator Gradys district the
Knights of Columbus and the National
Democratic club Many women members
OF societies and associations of which the
Senator was n benefactor were present
to pay a last tribute to his memory
The legislative delegation and other bodies
assembled outside the Grady home. at No
l5l East Both street. and marched behind the
hearse to the church around the corner. The
requiem mass was conducted by the priests
who had been Senator Gradys friends, and
still others who had known him well were
In the sanctuary. The Rev. Joseph =. Don
ohue OF 81 stepn"h 3. sang the mass, as
con: the Rev. Edward VI. Slnnot. sub-dea-
con, and the Rev. James Fogarty master
OF ceremonies. Six monsignors were present
In the sanctuary, including AIonsignors Me
Mahon. Mclean, McKenna. Wall. Edwards
and Kearny. Bishop cusack was also
present.
After the services the body was taken to
Calvary Cemetery. Miss Margaret Grady
sister OF Senator Grady and the last OF ;he
family: two Sisters OF Charity who attend
ed the Senator during his last Illness and
some intimate friends and political asso-
ciates. accompanied the body 10 the grave.
\ wagonload OF flowers preceded the hearse
Tho honorary nallbearers were Senators
Speaker Edwin \. Merritt. jr.. Assembly
man Alfred +. Smith, Thomas T. McAvoy,
cv-Sheriff Thomas Foley. Sol Iichtenstein,
Colonel Charles Judson. Patrick A Nc
Manus. Or. Edward Donlin. James y Nc
Entee and Edward b. La Fetra.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
COL. GREEN IN ANOTHER BANK
Becomes Member of the Board of :he
Columbia Trust Company.

Colonel Edward II. X. Green VINO Few
months ago was elected director OF the
seaboard National Bank, has now entered
tho board Of a second financial institution OF
this city. the Columbia Trust Company. 1t
was the intention Of Colonel Green when
he removed his home from Texas to New
York city early in 1911. with the purpose
OF assuming the active management Of the
great property of his mother Mrs Hetty
Green 70 form a trust company In which
should be concentrated the family holdings
Of securities. mortgages and real estate.
This plan was found TO be not feasible.
and instead the Westminster Company was
organized, IN the quarters of which, at No.
IN Broadway. Mrs Green and her son have
their Offices
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
FARMERS FOR SUFFRAGE
State Grange Officials Also Seek
Many Radical Reforms.

Auburn. y Y. Feb 6-Thc delegates 20
the STATE Grange. now IN session here. to-
night held a public meeting which per
n.ittcd the nominating committee 20 caucus
with leaders who are fTrtherlug the as
Wratlon> of candidates for various Offices.
T. - Godfrey. OF OicIu. state WORTH
master. having announced that be is not
candidate for n third term the deleEatcs
were asked to cast their votes FOR either
W H. Vary. OF Watertown. or $ l. Stiv-
ngs. Of Wyoming CoTnty,to succeed him.
The report OF the treasurer ". l.. Bean.
showed total receipts Of t5L77s and total
disburso oments OF s2S.269. leaving n credit
balance o. $3.50. The report OF the sec
retary showed that the state body had
Increased by 6355 members during the las;
year. giving the organization row loo,3s
members. Secretary Giles said:
We believe the one thing that has tended
not only 10 the growth and influence OF
the grange but 10 its high position IN the
affalrs o. the state is its recognition Of
the full equality OF women. Their counsel
and their adj have made stronger or
ganiZatiOn OF the grange, and we believe
that the grange should emphasize this
feature more and more. and. recognizing
their value TO the organization, we can
easily see what their value would be 10
the state ana nhlloll II AH'g were Ndh'l'
into full citizenship
The feature OF the early sessions was the
address OF the worthy master, r. y. God
FREY. who recommended, among other
things. complete revision Of the state
laws regarding assessment and taxatisn; a
constitutional amendment for an addition
al issue OF 100000. With written spccihca
tlon that Il he used for cquitably distrib-
uted roads: the Increase u licenses on eu-
toniobies and vehicles that damage roads
the request to Congress for federal aid for
good roads, a parcels post; conservation OF
national resources; direct election Of United
States Senators: effective railroad legisla-
ton and opposition to ship subsidies, an |
a central United States bank.
Joseph II. Choate. former Ambassador to
England, as president Of the State Chari-
ties Aid Association, sent this telegram TO
the anti-tubercuosis committee OF tho State
Grange:
Oranges as leaders Of rural public opin-
ion have exertcd a powerful influence In
the campaign for mo uncared-for tuber-
culosis I'm New York State IN 1910 ] hope
for even a closer cooperation In the future.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
believed that he can throw any further

believed that he can throw any further
light upon 1t.
Edna La Marie Made No Threats.
Edna La Marie. the woman who lived
with Mrs. Walker. or Taylor in the 18th
street house and who is detained as
material witness, was questioned for
long time yesterday by Commissioners
Dougherty She didn't add anything
material 20 the information in the nanos
of the police. according to Doughertys
statement. She told him that Mrs
Walker had always talked freely with
her. but that she did not know OF any
one having threatened her.
DouCherty denied that the police had
found any threatening letters, although
he admitted that batch Of correspond
ence OF various kinds had been found by
the police in the Walker fiat. The police
learned yesterday from the Raybrook
sanatorium that man named J. How
ard Taylor had been patient there from
MAY 3. 1910, TO July II, 1910, and that
the same man had died in Plattsburg,
n. Y, on December 49, 1911. AS to
Howard Walker, believed to be the muir
dered woman's husband. the police admit
they have no definite information.
S. c. Sugarman, lawyer, who repre-
sented Mrs. Walker in the Leonard girl
case. said yesterday that Mrs. Walker
had called him up last Friday night TO
ask him what steps she would have 10
take TO secure divorce from her hus-
hand Howard Walker. He was tc have
had conference with her about the
prospective divorce late this week.
After a long conference with Terence
]. NtcManus, his attorney Dickinson
made a statement yesterday. in which hS
retold with slight variations the story 10
first gave to the police when they arrived
on Saturday night at the Walker house.
He told his lawyer he had absolutely no
fear of talking freely, because he felt
that the development Of the case would
show that he had nothing 10 do with
the murder.
Mrs. Walker when she opened the box
according to Dickinson's story was be-
tween him and the box. Inspector
Hughes asserted, when he was informed
Of this. that Dickinson's first story hal
been that the woman was facing him
when she opened the box. but The dis
crepancv was put down to natural cx-
cltement by Commissioner Dougheru.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
BILLS Would Give Power.

II the committees bills became law as
,bev Stand all this would be changed.
Imnedia,ely this little group OF persons
could Incorporate itself into water storage
corporation, with the broadest conceivable
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
DIX OPPOSES TAFT's PLAN
Governor Objects to Federal Control OF
Water Power in State

with President Taft's recent recommends
tion 20 Congress. that tho control o. water
power sites hc vested IN the national gov
eminent. rather than under tho jurisdIC-
tion Of the respcctiv" states Ho announces
that lie viii oppos" to- the end any inter
ference by the federal authorities aloug
these lines.
The Governor contends that II tho Presi-
dents recommendation for federal control
o! water power sites j. acted on fayorably.
the United states might just as we'll as
sumo to take over the coal fields OF Penn
sylyanla
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
sARucH RESIGNS From BOARD.

Herman B. Baruch. Of Baruch Brothers.
has resigned as a director OF the Inter
continental Rubber Company and has been
succeeded by Felix Rosen, of Hayden.
Stone 60. 1t has been reported re
Gently that Mr.. Baruch had closed out his
large holdings in the company, but officers
Of the company say that he still holds a
minority interest
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
DANGEROUS Joker IN
WATER STORAGE BILL
Gift Of Monopoly in Perpetuity
to Power Interests, Without
Redress by State. GiSt of It.
RAY B. SMITHS HAND SEEN,
Ex- Clerk of Assembly, Adroit
Drafter of Legislation, with
Counsel to Committee
Urging Measure.
LPv Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Albany. Feb 6.-The bills introduced last
night on behalf OF the legislative commit
tee which investigated water storage condi-
tions in this state should be entitled acts
for the relief Of the water power interests
which cannot get rich as fast as they want
to because OF unfortunate clauses In the
state laws and the state constitution"
II the bills become law in their present
form and the constitutional amendments go
through as the committee proposes, the so
called water power trust, that group OF
persons and corporations which has control
Of practically every desirable power site
on any stream of Importance in the state
outside of the state forest preserve, Will
have an almost unbreakable grip on most
OF the water power Of the state forever.
II would have almost COmplete-for mar
ket purposes practically cOmplete-control
OF the water power situation in the state
for fifty years with all that that means In
money and power to manufacturers and
consumers OF electrical energy.
II the committee does not mean to Gre
ate laws under which that would be pos
slble il has been deceived In the nature OF
It's bills In that case the legislation must
he considered to be so full OF jokers a. to
be unworthy Of consideration until IL has
been corrected. Yet II gives every evidence
Of having been carefully prepared and Sen
ator Ferris. chairman OF the committee.
gives his assurance that, besides Arthur j.
Baldwin, the committees counsel. and him
self. experts in bill drafting worked on the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07

powers Of creating and marketing water
and electrical energy and OF cOndemning
private property in furtherance OF the
plans.
This new corporation could issue such
stock and bonds under authorization OF the
Public Service Commission as in found nee
essarv. II would nave Ia file plans for the
reservoir and proposed improvements with
the Conservation Commission before 1t
CoI,Id do any work: also. make contracts
for water with those 10 he benefited by tine
regulation OF the flow OF the stream
which u-ouId net an income sufficient to
nav charges and costs OF the improve
mont Rut this would be easy. otherwise
tho reservoir would not he worth building.
, So the same persons who formed the cor
poration could execute the contracts with
the CORPORATION. individually or for their
allied manufacturing Interests. 10 take
care of the ultimate amortization charge
and the yearly maintenance charge and
the tax 10 the state OF 8 a million cubic
feet Of storage capacity OF the reservoir, or
more. as the Conservation Commission de-
Cided. In any case very low charge lot
the water power developed.
Thus all the prellminaries would bo
cleared away. The ones who objected 10
the disposing OF their property TO the lower
interests before could not object when This
CORPORATION with powers OF condemnation
almost equal 20 the states ultimate powers.
took Il under the right of eminent domain.
So the reservoir could be built and tho
power generated.