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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
NAGEL FOR SUPREME BENCH
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor to
Succeed Harlan.

Washington, Feb. 8.-The existing
vacancy on the supremt court bench,
the ffth that has occurred in the pres
ept administration, probably will be
flled by the appointment Of Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor Charles Ma
gel OF st. Louis. President Taft is
expected to send the nomination OF
Mr.. Nagel to the senate within a few
days.
United States Judge William c.
Hook Of Kansas, who was most promi-
nently mentioned for the vacancy, is
said to have been eliminated from
further consideration at an hours
session Of the cabinet. All of the law
yers In the cabinet, except Mr.. Nagel,
were present and afterward 1t was
learned that the president had made
clear his Intention OF appointing his
secretary OF m and labor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
DYNAMITE KILLS
THIRTEEN MEN
Premature Explosion Occurs Near
Fort Francis, Ont.
SOME MISSING AND INJURED
Accident Happens on an Island In
Rainy Lake Where Big Bridge
Is Under CONSTRUCTION.
SOME MISSING AND INJURED

Fort Fraacis, Ont, Feb. 10.-Thir.
teen men are dead and five seriously
injured as the result OF a premature
explosion CT a charge OF dynamite at
the construction works OF the John
son-Cary camps on an island on Rainy
lake, eight miles east OF here, where
the st. Paul firm of contractors is con
structing a three-mlle bridge across
the north arm OF Rainy lake, making
heavy rock fills on the islands between
the bridge spans.
Twelve men were killed outright
and six seriously injured. One Of the
injured has since died. There are
still some OF the men unaccounted for,
so that the death list may be still fur
ther augmented before the search now
Icing prosecuted is finished.
The cause OF the explosion was the
premature discharge Of one OF the
holes charged with dynamite. The
gang of men. under Foreman Thomas
Casey OF Lebanon, Pa, bad sunk sky
four holes, ct a uniform depth Of fifty
two feet and one Of the charges In the
holes. 1t Is said, was not properly
placed and IT was while this charge
was being taken out that 1t was set
OF, the conclusion Immediately caus-
ing the other sixty-three charges to
explode. The men were hurled into
the air along with tons Of flying rock
and debris. %
So great was the explosion that
large pieces of rock, the size OF =
small houue, were upheaved, while
the foreman, who had been standing
over one OF the holes. was blown into
the air $50 feet, the body landing
v e near the Canadian Northern main
line, with both legs blown off and the
body frighttrlly dishgursd.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Sheep Protection.

During the winter months sheep
should be well protected from storms
of all nature. Severe cold weather
does not greatly affect the body tenn
perature so long as the fleece is dry,
but in case the fleece becomes soaked
the functions of the body are impair
ed. The iockmaster who Is DESTROYS
Of producing a high classA0k wool
should guard against exposure of the
flock to cold, wet storms. If particu-
lar pains are taken to carefully ex-
anime a fleece Of wool Immediately
following recovery from a ~drenching
storm 1t viii be observed that the
hbers possess q coarse. harsh, indeli-
cate feeling, showing without further
examination that the fiber has been
injured.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Her Resiunation.

Papa" she said, II am very angry
with Geraldine"
Whats Geraldine done?" asked her
father.
why, / told her d secret last sum
mer," said the little girl Indignantly.
''and she has just told me she's going
to tell it."
"That's very wrong of Geraldine.
Has she any excuses"
"Why, | told her 1t was wicked to
tell a secret. and what do you think
she said? she said, oh, I know. but
I've resigned from that secret
Papa" she concluded earnestly,
"you can't resign from a secret. can
you?"
The mental processes OF children are
past ineing out.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
CORN SILACE FOR
FEEDING STEERS

Angus cattle have for many years
been a fcatuic on my farm, because
with stock | have always been able Ia
rotate land and consequently ! believe
! grow larger crops of grain, writes
a Minnesota farmer In the Ameri
can Agriculturist. When cattle are
grown In connection with grain farm.
ing 1t necessitates the raising Of feed,
and nothing is better than good corn.
1 have also a silo and find silage an
excellent feed to fatten stock.
No great precautions need be taken
regarding protection or shelter except
that breeding stock should have ac-
cess to a warm barn. Feeders do well
if they have shelter during the coolest
weather or stormy periods. The feed
ers are given some grain. but | can
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Made Him Cautious.

MI. White-I understand. Smathers,
that your church Is about to go into
court to sue certain delinquent wor-
shippers for pew rent. Brudder Smath-
ers-Yassah, only l doesn't call folks
dat won't pay de Lawd der honest
debtedness wuhshipahs. Mr.. White
What do You call them? Brudder
Smathers-Ne'm mind, sab; mem mind
what / calls 'em. I called one Of 'em
what I called him dis mawnin'. and
he knocked me In de head wild a rock.
National Monthly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
LORIMER HEARINGS CLOSE
inquiry One of the Most Exhaustive
Ever Made.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Public hear
ings in the second senatorial investiga-
ton into the election of Senator Lori.
mer we're declared closed by Chair
man Dillingham; OF the senate Lori
mer committee. Attorney Hanecy,
representing Senator Lorimer, was
given permission to fle q brief that
the senator's election had been adj
Indicated before the present investl-
cation began and therefore It could
not be the subject OF a second inves-
tigation.
The inquiry has proved to be one
OF the most exhaustive ever made by
q congressional co1,mittee. In the
eight months hearing about 10000
pages Of printed testimony were
taken. constituting about 5,oO0,O 900
words. II 10 estimated that the stenog-
raphers' fees alone reached SIS, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago. Feb. observation-disclosures,
s4.S0Qs.65; Texas steers. $4.65Q5.S5;
Western steers. s4.9o@7.10; stockers
and feeders. $3.S506.10; COWS and
heifers, $21o06 so; calves. s5.75@s.-
IS. Hogs-Light. q 80; mixed,
s6.0o06.4O; heavy, s6.00G6.40; rough,
Se.o006.15; pigs. $4.4006.o0. Sheep
Native. s3.1504.60; yearlings. $4.7o0
$50; lambs. $42566.50.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Minneapolis. Feb. 10.-wheat-May,
t1.06A 01.O6x: July. s1.07h 01.o7K.
Cash close on track: No. I hard. 81
ok: No. ! Northern. S1.o7x: to ar
rive. $t.0sM 0t.07xs No. 2 Northern.
&1.o501.o5x; to arrive. SLOAN; No.
8 Northern. $1.O2x; No. 3 yellow
corn. 66067c: No. ( corn. 60063c;
No. : white oats. 4sM 05oc; to arrive,
|l9xc; No. 3 oats. l70lSkc; barley,
soc031.17; aax. S3.osK; to arrive.
e3osx.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

The grade Angus steer Victor,
grand champion steer at the In
ternational Live Stock exposition,
Chicago, herewith illustrated, was
shown by the Iowa Agricultural
college. He weighed 1910 pounds
and sold at auction for 90 cents a
pounds, or 81, 449. He was two years,
ten months and fifteen days old.
This steer has been a winner in
previous shows and was close to
the championship In this show last
year. He was sired by a pure bred
Angus bull, and his dam vas a high
grade Angus COW lie has been fed
during the past year or corn, oats
and bran, with alfalfa hay and a
run TO blue grass pasture during
the summer,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

When feed is scarce or high in price
do not stun the old stripper to bring
up her milk flow. A spring fresh COW
can rarely be made to give q good
dow Of milk at this time OF the year.
Mix this COW II you want to, but 1t
is not worth while to try to force her
by feeding. The COW fresh this fall
or the COW coming fresh now IL the
one worth feeding.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

mo, none Of these hats suggest my
personality at all. You see, I'm a great
race goer. adore drama. read classics
In the original. sympathize with the
woman's movement, travel a goOd deal
and am intensely tempcramental. The
hst I want must convey all this
Satire.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
CHICAGO Grain and ProvIslons.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Wheat- May
$1.03A 01.03%; July. 96%@96hc;
Sept, 1880. Corn-May, 6S% @6s%c;
July, 6SHc; Sept, 6S%c. Oats-May,
52%c; July, 4SAc; Sept, 42c. Pork
May, 1920; July, s16.37. Butter
Creameries. 2sG32c; d~airies. 25030c.
Eggs-26131hc. Poultry-Turkeys,
1401sc; chickens, 12h@14c; springs,
14@f5c.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
SD. PAUL Live Stock.

st. Paul, Feb. 10.--Cattle-Good to
choice steers. s6.0o@7.00; fair to good.
s4.75Q6.00; good to choice cows and
heifers, s4.6005.40; veals, s5.oo96.75.
Hogs-S5.S506.10. Sheep-Wethers,
$3.00Q4.00; yearlings, S3.25Q5.25;
spring lambs, $4.00@6.15.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Feb. 10.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. / hard. ,l.07; No.
I Northern. s1.o6; No. 2 Northern,
$1.04; May, $1.05k. Flax--On track
and to arrive, S2.0SM; May, $2.0SN.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
SOCIALISTS DO NOT ATTEND

Absent When the Kaiser Opens Ger
nan R~eichstag.
Berlin, Feb. 8.-With all the SociaI
lists absent emperor William opened
the red" reichstag in person, with a
plea for an increase in G%ermany's
land and sea forces.
The ceremony took place in the
white marble hall OF the imperial
palace.
Only PSI representatives were pres
ent, the other 10 members being So
cialists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
FIFTY ENT0MBED MEN SAFE
Miners at DanviiIe, ILL.,, Freed by Chop
pins Ice From Shaft.

Danville, Ill, Feb. 11.-After being
imprisoned In the shaft of the Fair
mount Coal company's mine neal the
city for fourteen hours fifty miners
were released by men who chopped
the ice from the shaft.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
kIna Frederick Much Better.

Copenhagen, Feb. 1.-THE condi-
ton OF King Frederick shows steady
Improvement. His pulse is more nor
NAL and he Is able to breathe without
pain.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
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+ NORWAY. r.

Il x + y Il Il - - Il Z, =. II y II + \ i
SAYS an exchange writer: 1t is
not often that Scandinavian institu-
lions are praise,Al rs worthy examples
in the United Sites senate. But this
happened the other day during The de-
bate on the Hitchcock resolution to
~nationalize the telegraph systems of
the United States. Senator Knute
Nelson of Minnesota defended the
proposition. "The public, under gov
eminent ownership" said Mr.. Nelson,
would get as good service as 1t now
gets and at one-third to one-half the
present cost. That has been the ex-
perience OF Scandinavia"
K 4 4
The final official figures of the 1910
census in Norway, taken during De-
cember of last year, have been made
public. These show that there were
at the time of the census a resident
population of 2,357,790 while the num-
Der making their home in the country
was 2,391,7S2. The women outnum-
bered the men by $4,000. Christiania
has a population of 241, 1874, Bergen al
most 1900, Trondhjem $4,000, Sta
vanger $4,000, Drammen $4,000 and
Fredrikstad and Christiansand $4,000
each.
To harness waterfalls yielding 120,-
600 horsepower is the gigantic under
taking of Director Hort of Christiania.
He will harness thirty-three waterfalls,
which have their outlets in five val
leys. These are to be united into a
single outlet at the mouth of the Aur-
dial river, where the water is to be
gathered in a twenty kilometer tunnel,
The enterprise, it is calculated, will
mean an expenditure of not less than
100000 crowns.
= i. 1.
King George and Queen Mary of
England will enjoy an extended cruise
in Norwegian waters during the COM
ing summer In their yacht Victoria
and Albert. They will also pay a visit
to Christiania and Trondhjem, during
which time they will be the guests of
King Haakon and Queen Maud.
!. =. =. rNN-
A telegram from Christiania says: A.
law admitting to all publ
Offices on the same condition as me-
was voted at a recent sitting of the
s%torthing. Exceptions, however, are
made in regard to cabinet positions
and in the ecclesiastic, military, diplo-
matte and consular services.
= = I.
According to statistics issued by the
Norwegian central bureau there are
40,S26 foreigners in Norway, of which
20,E46 are Swedish subjects. There
are besides thousands Of Swedes, re-
siding especially in C~hristiania, who
have become Norwegian citizens.
The Norwegian government has ap-
pointed William Johansen, vice consul
to Bilboa, to be secretary of the Nor
wegian legation at Washington.
= = =
The money orders coming from
America to the p~ostofice of Bergen,
Norway, from Dec. "a to Dec. 81
amounted to almost 10000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
ALL PORTUGAL IS
FLOOD SWEPT
- s4,~'S
Distress Among the Refugees
Is Acute.

tinue in every part OF Portugal but the
southern districts are most seriously
affected and reports show that the
distress among the population is
acute.
At the city Of Oporto a large num-
Der OF barges on the river Douro have
been swept away and several small
coasting vessels have been driven to
sea and lost.
At the port of Leixoes the damage
done by the foundations on the water
front is estimated at more than ST.
600, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
HAS OPTICAL RHEUMATISM
Rex Beach May Lose Sight Of at Least
One Eye.

One Eye.
New York. Feb. 11.-Rex Beach, the
novelist, is threatened with re loss o.
sight in at least one eye, aClo. 5rg 10
an announcement by his physician
He ia confined TO a dark room In his
home.
This is the second time Beach has
suffered from what physicians call Of
teal rheumatism, the result OF ex.
posure in Alaska and elsewhere.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

On June IL, 1919. will occur the
seven huhdredth anniversary Of the
battle Of Reval. when Danish soldiers
fought for the first time under Dan
nsbrog," the Danish flag. It Is pro-
posed to make June is q holiday IN
honor Of the Danish flag.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

found former Governor Myron t. Hell.
rick OF Ohio acceptable as ambassa.
dor to France and Mr.. Herrick's nomi-
nation for the Paris post was sent to
the senate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Recent dispatches from Copenhagen
state that while taking his customary
walk King Frederick was seized with a
sudden Illness; He returned to the
palace and was ordered to bed II IS
stated that the king suffered a chill.
A bulletin says his condition is salts
factory.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

A very determined warfare against
rats has been conducted in odsnse re-
ssntly and the city in the last six
months has spent something IKE 1000
crowns to get rid Of the obnoxious
rodents. MARION 8. NoRnLIUs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

The Berlin Tagzeitung recently con
tanned correspondence from Sweden
to the effect that the new cabinet viii
not be apt to make itself responsible
tor any serious defect In the dsfenses
Of the country.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
MYR0N 7. HERRICK M
Appointment as Ambassador to France
Goes TO Senate.

Washington. Feb. S.-President TAFT
was informed by Secretary OF State
Knox that the French government had
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Rev. Anna Shaw. who IL at the
head Of the American National wo-
mems Suffrage association, has sent
q congratulatory telegram to King
Custaf for his speech in support Of wo.
mans suffrage al the opening session
Of the Swedish riksdag.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Danish papers state that Director
Dufresne Of the Banque des Pays du
Nord in Paris has rendered HIS resig-
nation. owing to the fact that rumors
have been spread about the country
that the bank was falling. The d.
rector took it all as an insult and has
rendered his resignation. The fact
that he resigned will. 1t is believed,
materially injure the reputation of
this great and hitherto very reliable
banking institution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAV|ANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad
SWEDISH WOMAKS NOVEL IDEA

Organizes Singing Club Among ner
Domestics and Their Frlehos-SoN
eminent Ownership in Scandina-
Wan Countries Praised by on''eo
States senator-Member OF acuity
Of Copenhagen University Visits ths
Twin Cities.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

King Gustaf gave a court ball Jan.
rs which was attended by all the high
functionaries of court and q large
number of riksdag representatives and
members Of the diplomatic corps and
their ladies. About 1900 persons
participated in the ball.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
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DENMARK. :.

y - - =. - - - IL - Il e Il y. =. =.
Professor Carl Larsen of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen, a military ex-
pert who is devoting his time to a
campaign for the abolition of war, re-
Gently paid a visit to st. Paul and Min
neapolis and Fort Smelling, where he
visited with officers and later inspect
ed the University of Minnesota. At
the University Of Copenhagen Profes-
sor Larsen compiled thousands Of let
tiers, written by business men, peas
ants, rich and poor during the war be-
tween Denmark and Prussia in 1854.
The letters showed that the people did
not want the war, but fought from a
sense Of duty. Their publication has
awakened interest in Germany, the
victorious country, and the German
government has engaged Professor
Larsen to direct a similar investiga-
ton showing the prevailing sentiment
on the German side. Such letters, II
compiled in all countries, Professor
Larsen says, will show that the people
do not want war. Professor Larsen
lectured to a Danish and Norwegian
audience in the Bethlehem Lutheran
church at Minneapolis. He is com
missioned and paid by the Danish gov
eminent to give these lectures.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

DR.. Sven Hedin, the famous Asiatic
explorer, has written a forty-page
treatise regarding Sweden's defense,
which will circulate generally through
out the country. DR.. Hedin makes a
strong plea for Sweden's Notifications
and defenses and urges the impor-
lance of taking advantage of the nat
nral defense resources of the country.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Never In the history of the country
has there been such a marked In
crease in Swedish exports as during
the past twelve months, says the Sta
tistisk Tidskrift. Since 1909 it has
Increased from GIG, 900. 900 to 671,OO0,-
900 rowns Imports have also in
creased at a marvellous rate, showing
a gain of over 120, 1000. 900 crowns in
less than a year and a half.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Friends and admirers of the Swed-
ish author, August Strindberg, will be
glad to learn that the latest dispatches
from Sweden state that he Is on the
road TO recovery from his recent Sc
we're illness. 1t is also stated that
the author felt so encouraged at the
recent festivals and contributions in
his honor that he soon expects to be
In the harness again, when he contem-
plates completing what he considers
will be his masterpiece in Swedish
drama.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-28

evolves its master. Time and cir
cumstances have evolved Woodrow
Wilson. The North, the South, the
East and the West unite in him,
Deep calls to deep. Height calls
to height.
From peak to peak, the rattline
clouds among.
Leaps the live thunder Not from
one lone cloud,
But every mountain now hath
found a tongue
And Jura answers through her mis-
ty shrouds
Back to the joyous Alps, who call
to her aloud"
The lightning flash of his gen,
ius has cleared the atmosphere.
We now know where we are. The
thunder of his sincerity is shaking
the very foundations of wrong and
corruption,
If Providence could spare a
Washington to lay the foundations
VI me AAtItu 9LdltS VI <A1iitt II
Providence could spare a Jeffer-
son to make democracy a living
realty; if Providence could spare
a Lincoln to obliterate chattel slay-
cry and unite the states in impreg-
nable unity and brotherhood, New
Jersey appeals to this convention
to give the nation Woodrow VIII
son, that he may open the gates
of opportunity to every man, wo-
man and child under our flag, by
abuses, and thereby
teaching them, in his matchless
words. to release their energies
ntelligently, that peace, justice and
prosperity may reign"
New Jersey rejoices, through her
RELY chosen representatives, to
Iame for the presidency of the |
United States the Princeton
choolmaster, Woodrow Wilson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-28
THIEVES LEFT BLIND
SENATOR GORE BROKE.
OkIahoman Had to Borrow Money
From His Friends.

Baltimore, Jne 2S.-Hotel thieves
were active during the convention
here. Mrs. Thomas p Gore, wife
of the senator from Oklahoma, be
ing probably the heaviest loser.
She reported to the management
of leading hotel that she had
been robbed of s125 in cash and a
considerable quantity of jewelry'
Senator Gore, who made one of the
striking speeches at the opening
session, endeavored to cash a chack
In order to return to Washington
lie was refused by the hotel man
agement, Friends came tc his as
sistance and he got the money