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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
Kills

Ptomaine poisoning due to eating
''smearcase" or cottage cheese
improperly made, resulted in two
deaths, may cause another and killed a
flock of chickens at the ranch of Matt
Peterson n. ar Willet in the northern
part of this stete. The cheese was
eaten by Matt Peterson, his wife anl
her brother, Nels Nelson, of Hettinger
N. D., who arrived just after Peder-
son had died. Mrs. Peterson and her
husband ate the cheese at tina same
same time. Mrs. Peterson being
seized with an attack of paralysis first
dying in a few hours. Her husband
died the next day.
When Nelson arrived he, too, ate
the cheese and is not now expected to
live. The remainder of the dish was
given to some chickens, q out of 26 OF
them dying within "a hours. The
peculiar feature of the disease was that
several days elapsed in each case after
eating the cheese before the malady
set in.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
No Friction In Election

With no friction whatever l.. R.
Campbell. Of Huron, was elected grand
counselor of the South Dakota juris-
diction of the u. C. T.. at WATERFOWL
last week by the grand council then
in session in that city. Other officers
are James w. Dougherty, Of Water
town. junior grand counselor; Frank
Farrell, of Huron, grand secretary; r.
J.. Woods, Sioux Falls. grand treasurer:
E. M. Clancy, of Mitchell. grand
conductor; E. A. Brown, Rapid City,
grand page; w. T. jolly, Yankton.
grand sentinel; j. L. Zeitlow. Aber-
deem and Andrew Edwin, Mitchell,
members of the executive committee;
Geo. H. Tussey. Aberdeen, retiring
grand counselor, delegate to the
supreme council at Sioux Falls.
Aberdeen was chosen for the 1913
convention. The Watertown council
won the loving cup. presented to the
local council securing the most menu
bers in the year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
Shot to Scare Kills

Harry Wilcutt. a C. B. & Q. brake
man, was bound over to the circ lit
court in november and lies in Jail at
Hot Springs in default of $1,000 bond,
charged with ~manslaughter for the
death of a mar who was shot, follow
ing his election from a freight train
near Edgemont two weeks ago. The
victim was named Weatherly and lived
at Parola, Kar. He vas going home
from his claim in Montana and was too
proud to send home for money and
was, according. to his W version,
''squaring his way" with various train
crews. The brakeman fired a small
rifle at Weatherly, perhaps to brighten
him, but the wound proved fatal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06

Shortly after ten o'clock Sunday
night FIRE started in the garage of A.
J. Lockington at Aberdeen, destroying
the building q Ford automobile, dam
aging . Maxwell car and seriously
burning James Dalton, who while
driving the Ford car into the building
accidentally ran into q gasoline tank
which contained sixty gallons Of gaso-
line and the fire from the lamps Of the
. ignited the fluid. The building IL i
total loss while almost all 81 ne con
tents were destroyed. The Maxwell
~ was the OILY thing to be token out
Of the building, this being badly dam
aged. Mr.. L~ockineton estimates bic
loss At 81, 800 with no Insurance on the
building Or contents.
James Dalton, who was severely
burned. 4 resting ehsIIy although bis
burns ere causIne him much pain. He
was burned around the face and hands
while gripping IN exit from Tie burning
building.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
Falls to His Death

Lester Watson, aged 81 years,
residing with his parents on a farm in
Beadle county, was instantly killed as
the result of fall. Himself in COM
pany with his grandfather and an older
brother were riding on a wagon loaded
with rock when the older child, aged
S, jumped from the wagon while it
moving. In attempting to follow
his brother, Lester fell with his head
between the spokes Of the wheel. his
neck being broken.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
Washington News of Interest

Washington News OF Interest
Grover C. Young. of Deadwood, and
Robert G. Guyer, of Brookings, who
were appointed by Representative
Martin as first and second a~lternates
to West Point military academy, have
successfully passed their entrance
examinations. Inasmuch as the prin-
cipal failed, this will result in the
appointment of both young men. Mr..
Young held an alternate appointment
from Senator Crawford also. AS the
senator's principal failed he is now
eligible. Mr.. Guyer is a son of Prof.
Guyer, at the state agricultural school
at Brookings. The two young men
will enter the academy with the fall
class. Representatives Burke and
Martin have recommended the appoint
ment of Fred c. Bowles as postmaster
at Dell Rapids.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
Sold Number One

J.. G. Renwich, of Harrisonville,
Missouri. has purchased the r~elinquish-
ment of Mary Kendall, who held No.
l in the Mellete county drawing. The
Kendalls are poor people and did not
have the money to prove up their
claim and improve it. Mr.. Kendall
being a cripple. Mrs. Kendall is the
support of the family, which she does
by selling fruit and vegetables on the
streets of Rapid City. With the money
received they can now build a house
and pay for it and live in comfort.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
New Places For Payments

The commissioner of Indian affairs
has maze an Interpretation of the
Indian appropriation act of March 3.
1911, which will have an important
bearing on the settlement of claims
against Standing Rock Indians. Here
tofore it has been necessary for all the
settlements to be made at Fort Yates,
the agency headquarters, and to do
this, some of the South Dakota Indians
have been compelled to travel a dis
lance of seventy-five miles. The pre-
sent Interpretation of the law by the
commissioner will permit settlements
to be made at the ~subagencies, which
include Wakpala, Mclaughlin, Bull
Head, Walker and Little Eagle, all in
South Dakota.
Senator Gamble has been exceed
ingly anxious to secure this interpre-
tation of the law, which will result in
a decided convenience to a considerable
number of his Indian constituents. The
senator also has secured an amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
providing for a $40 per capita payment
to the Standing Rock indians.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
Marriage

"Don't sneer at the Chinese llterati
and the ancient Chinese literature"
The speaker was the Chinese consul
general in San Francisco. He contin-
ued:
"Our ancient Chinese literature is
wise. Take, for example, one of its
epigrams on marriage. Could anything
be wiser than this:
Marriage is like a besieged city
those without all want to get in, and
those within all want to get out"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
Sa,es state Money

Thirty-four thousand dollars is the
amount which has been saved to the
sState through the position taken by
State Auditor Anderson and p. j.
Murphy, deputy in that department
The department holds that it is up to
ats membership to scrutinize every
claim which is rled for payment, and
sthat it is not merely for them to issue
"A voucher on a claim which has
received the 20. X" of the head of
institution or department of the
state. but that they SHOULD find
whether the claim is a valid one before
a warrant is issued. In taking this
step they charged to a large extent
the method of doing business in that
department. 50 far as passing on
claims against the state is concerned.
The savings have been in the matter of
refusing to allow those which are
made but which are not authorized by
statute, and by the correction of
accounts from the different institutions
and boards which have been sent in.
Many claims are made without specific
law providing for them. but on the
ground that 1.-THE state ought to pay
It," and all of these are cut out.
While this policy has aroused the ire Of
q number of people, it is notable that
none of them have attempted to push
their claims in the courts after they
have been turned down by the depart
ment-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06

The Sundry civil appropriation bill
reported to the house of representatives
in Washington Monday, provides the
following amounts for South Dakota
cities: Bookings, SIS. 900; Rapid City,
$50, 900; Sioux Falls, $50. 900. The bill
provides that the Office of receiver at
the several land officers be abolished
with the beginning Of the next fiscal
year. July /, 1912, q clerk to act as
receiver at q salary of not exceeding
81, 900 a year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06

indictments were returned at Dead
wood by the federal grand jury against
County Auditor John Fall. Of Penning-
ton county. and his brother, Deputy
David A. Fall, and F. X. X. Hewlett,
q wealthy hide dealer of Rapid City.
The first two are charged with using
the mails to defraud and the latter
with conspiracy to commit . crime
against the United States in the same
connection. All three are ~outgrowths
Of the wolf bounty frauds in Penning-
ton county. the ~postofice inspector
claiming that the three men used the
mails in the alleged collecting Of wolf
hides.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
Got the W rong bottle

Jacob Isola, employed on the farm of
John P. Matson. near the village of
Norden. died as the result Of drinking
formaldehyde, which he is believed to
haye mistaken for whiskey. He had been
drinking hard for several days and and
had q supply of whiskey in bottles,
evidently getting the bottle contain
ing formaldehyde mixed with these.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06

Preliminary arrangements are being
made for what will be one of the
greatest religious gatherings to be
held in South Dakota this year. 1t
will be the annual meeting Of all the
Indians Id South Dakota and adjoining
states who are members Of the Catholic
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
A bonanza Colt

A freak of nature is to be en- at
the home of Mrs. John Peterson, living
eight miles north of Centerville. A
week ago a colt was born at the farm
with O front legs whatever. The
little creature is seemingly well and
strong. 1t stands alone on its hind
legs and gets about by jumping like a
kangaroo, though if n will place a
hand on its chest it will straighten up
and walk about.
Mrs. Peterson has been offered large
sums for her colt and a Minneapolis
carnival company is willing to pay her
$1,000 for it if is in a good physical
condition when old enough to a oats
Mrs. Peterson has accepted 10 offer as
yet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
DON'T EXPERIMENT
You Will Make no Mistake II
You Follow This Advice

Never neglect your kidneys.
If you have pain in the back, urinary
disorders, dizziness and nervousness,
it's time to act and nc time to expert
ment. These are common symptoms
of kidney trouble. and you should seek
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
ONCE VETOED BY PRESIDENT


washington, June 2.-Representa-
tive Underwood, at the direction OF
Democratic members OF the ways and
means committee. reintroduced the
cotton tariff revision BILL which was
passed BY the house and senate at the
extra session Of congress and vetoed
By President Taft.
The Democrats contended the bill
would reduce the average I'd valorem
cotton duties to 27.06 per cent, A.
against an I'D valorem Of 47.ls Der
cent tn lsll and ls.l2 IN 1910.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06

Oh DrOWnS
Carl E. Washabaugh, aged II, a
high school student of Yankton, was
drowned in the Jim river Thursday
afternoon. Young Washabaugh was
of a party of students who spent the
day picnicing along the river bank. He
and three of his companions were in
a canoe when in some manner it was
capsized. Washabaugh was unable to
swim and before help could reach him
he sank. The body has not yet been
recoverde.
The young mar leaves a mother,
Mrs. E. Z. Washabaugh. and a brother
and sister. He was a grandson of
Newton p. Edmunds, former territorial
governor of South Dakota.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12
PENGUIN OIL INDUSTRY
BIRDS ARE CAPTURED AND BRED
FOR PROFIT.
Maequarle Island, Between Tasmania
and the Antarctic Continent, 10
the Center Of . Promising
Commercial Enterprise.

What is probably the most southerly
industry of the world is being carried
on at MacQuarie island, about halfway
between Tasmania and the Antarctic
continent, in capture of penguins for
their oil. Macquarie island belongs
10 the state OF Tasmania. and has an
area of about $4,000 acres, being about
twenty-five miles long and five miles
wide. The island is leased by the
Tasmania government to Joseph
Hatch, who has established a penguin
oil industry there. Recently meeting
Mr. Hatch, obtained the following
particulars from him:
There are probably S0,O00.O00 PEN
gums on the island, SO that the stock
TO be drawn from seems almost limit
less. There are also a large number
OF sea elephants about the shores of
this island. The oil is obtained from
the penguins by boiling the carcasses
in digesters capable of dealing with
500 birds at time. The tops of the
digesters are fastened down and steam
applied until about twenty-five pounds
pressure is ATTAINED The steam is
then turned off and water pumped into
the bottoms of the digesters, this
causing the oil to rise, when 1t is
takken of the top by tap.
The oil is placed in barrels and sold
to binder twine makers in Australia
and New Zealand. There is a good
market for all the oil that is produced
here, but the industry has met with
several severe losses through wreck
of ships attempting to visit the island.
There is no harbor about the island,
so that vessels have to lie about half
a mile off the rocky coast, and all
material has to be conveyed to and
from the shore on RATS formed of
casks. Owing to the roughness of
the open roadstead, It is impossible to
obtain insurance for vessels trading
there.
Macquarie island is about 750 miles
southeast of Hobart The island is
barren, being covered only with tus-
socky grass. Whaling ships visiting
there introduced rabbits and Maori
hens, which are now quite prolific.
The Mawson Antarctic expedition
from Australia has established a wire
less station there, and daily messages
are now being received at Hobart. 1t
was the intention of this expedition to
use Macquarie island as a means of
sending messages all the way from
their base at Adele land to Hobart,
but unfortunately the wireless station
established at Adele land has been
unable to communicate with Mac
quarie island, owing, it is supposed,
to being too near the magnetic dis.
turbances caused by the proximity
of the south magnetic pole. The
station at Macquarie island, however,
has already proved OF considerable
value to shipping in Australian waters
by giving warning of storms coming
up from the south.-Consul Henry ID
Baker, Hobart, Tasmania.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12
American nArlstooraox.w y

If gilt were only gold, or sugar
candy common sense, what a fine
thing our society would be- If to
lavish money upon objects de vertu,
to wear the most costly dresses and
always to have them cut in the height
of fashion: to build houses 30 feet
broad as if they were palaces; to fur
nish them with all the luxurious de-
vices of Persian genius; to give su-
perb banquets at which your guests
laugh and which make you miserable;
to drive fine carriage and ape Eu-
ropean liveries and crests and coats
of arms; to resent the friendly ad-
vances of your bakers wife and the
lady of your butcher (you being your
self a cobbler's daughter; to talk
much of the "old families" and of your
aristocratic foreign friends; to despise
labor; to prate of good society,"" to
travesty and parody, In every con-
ceivable way, society which we
know only in books and by the super
fetal observation of foreign travel.
which arises out of social organiza-
tion entirely unknown to us, and
which is opposed to our fundamental
and essential principles; If all these
were fine, what prodigiously fine So
ciety would ours be!-George William
Curtis.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12
To Spend $50. 600 at "Cut." /"

improvements at the House of Cor
rection to cost about $50, 900, includ-
ing the erection of a new dining room,
a kitchen and storeroom, the estab-
lishment of a modern hospital and
the installation of new plumbing,
were authorized Thursday at a meet
ing of the managers at the institu-
tion, at Jessup.
Specifications are now being pre-
pared and bids will be asked at once.
Theodore w. Pietsch is the architect.
Copies of these plans were examined
by the board yesterday and we're
turned over to a special building COM
mittee, consisting of Comptroller
Harrington and Messrs. H. A. Nc
Ccmas and Thomas w. PurneA.
Available for the improvements is
an appropriation of 500, 900, which
may be drawn upon by the managers
on January 1, next.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12
LOWER TAX ON SPITE HOUSE
Declares She Purposely DECREASED
Property Value In Revenge for
NelahboF's Wall.

For when a woman VIII she viii. you
may depend ont:
And when she won't she won't. and
there's an end ont.
Chicago.-Mrs. A. Spiskel. OF 526
Aldine avenue. asserted In the ONCE
OF the board OF review that she is the
sort OF woman who will; also she
prophesied with some emphasis that
the owner OF a fat building next door
70 her apartment house at 4447 North
Paulina street viii discover. to his
financial sorrow, just what degree of
will she possesses The bone OF con-
tention In this case Is a rough brick
wall. which Mrs Spiskel says her foe
put up facing her property. greatly to
its detriment.
He broke the building line and now
am going to break him II have 70
take In washing to do It." said Mrs.
Spiskel, and her lips became thin
line as she uttered the threat. Re-
viewer Thomas Webb. who was listen'
ing to her plea for a lower assess
ment. felt no doubt OF her sincerity.
That man just laughed when / pro-
tested against that wall, said Mrs.
Spiskel, "and so advertised for negro
tenants and now my house is full OF
them. I'm getting less rent and so is
he I'll fight him as long as / live.
Eventually my house will be a home
for superannuated colored people"
Mrs. Spiskel had photographs of
both buildings with her and she nnal-
ly succeeded in having the valuation
Of her home reduced from $3.50 to
IS, 500.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12
Drunken Monkavs.

According to a recent letter from
the Congo region on the west coast of
Africa, the monkeys there are inor-
dinately fond of a kind of beer made
by the natives, who use the beverage
to capture their poor relations.
Having placed quantities Of the beer
where the monkeys can get it, the ma
tives wait until their victims are in
various degrees of inebriation, and
when they then mingle with them the
poor creatures are too much fuddled
to recognize the difference between
negro and ape.
When negro takes the hand of one
of them to lead him of, some other
fond creature clings to the hand OF
the latter one, and another one to his
hand; thus single negro may some
times be seen carrying off string OF
staggering monkeys.
When secured the beer is admin
istered in decreasing quantities, so
that they may only gradually awaken
to the sad results of their spree.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12
CHURCH CLOCKS AS TARGETS
London steepIeJaek Says He Has
Found Bullet Holes In Many
Of Them.

London.-With reference to the
story telegraphed to the New York
Times OF the Irishmen of Strabane
making a practice of shooting at the
dial of the town clock, a well-known
steeplejack named Larkins writes to
the Daily Mail. pointing out that
sport" of this description Is fairly
common. ss1
He says that in each of the follow
ing buildings he found, while repair
ing steeples, bullet holes either In the
face of the clock or in the weather
cock overhead:
East Molesey church, Hampton
Court, F1axley Abbey church, Glouces-
tershire; Heyope church. Radnor;
Llangorwen church, Aberystwyth,
Stock church, Ingatestone. Essex;
Nevill Holt church, Leicestershire;
Wilmington church, Hereford; Castle
cary church, Somersetshire; Ayton
church, North Berwick; Middleton
Chene church, Banbury, and Eaton
Bishop church, Herefordshire.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12
HORSE KICKS UP l4s COINS
Money Discovered In Canada by AMI
NAL Believed Lost Eighty
Years Ago.

Ogdensburg. n. "a horse kicked
a remarkable treasure trove into view
on John MoEwen's farm on the Cana
dian side of the st. Lawrence river.
Six pieces of silver few from the
horses hoof when the animal was be-
ing driven across a field. The driver
jumped into the horses tracks and.
digging with his hands, turned up 14S
coins-three Spanish pieces, one Brit
ish, one five-franc piece, and las
United States half-dollars.
BY English law treasure trove goes
to the crown, so the coins have been
turned over to the police. They date
from 1905 to 1928 and they were found
buried in straight rows standing on
edge, only three inches under ground.
Workmen who built the Rideau ca
nal were paid in American silver, 1t
being part of the indemnity paid by
the United States to Great Britain.
This money was sent to the canal
district in kegs, some of which were
stolen and never recovered. 1t is be
lieved the money found is some of
that lost eighty years ago.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12
.MIsER VICTIM OF POISON
Farmer, Worth 100000, Dies, and
Housekeeper Made III From Drug
Placed In Coffee.

Richmond, Va.-Strychnine was the
poison placed in the coffee Of George
M. Nicholas, wealthy Rockingham
county farmer, who died suddenly.
This fact was determined by q
chemical analysis of the stomach by
the state chemist, DR.. w. H. Taylor.
The motive for the crime is myS
terry, Jane Hopkins. who was his
housekeeper for 25 years, drank from
the same pot of coffee and was des-
perately iii. She may die. These
two were the only occupants of the
house.
Although Nicholas was worth more
than 100000, he lived like mises
and dressed in rags.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12

/ Foodpads who infest the
suburbs Of this town have hit on a
novel way Of robbing peasants carts
las they drive in laden with provisions
The peasant drives while his wife
lsits at the back Of the cart to keep
guard. The thieves jump onto the
cart, put their arms round the wom-
ans waist, kiss her and hustle her
OF with endearing terms. OF runs the
loutraged husband to catch his wife.
meanwhile the Don Juan's accom-
plices take away the provisions and
disappear into the forest.
/ When the peasant finally gets back
his wife he finds he has been robbed
lnf all but the cart. The trick is prac-
Ticed with great success.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12
SNAPSHOTS.

Oysters
Are king:
Fried, stewed or fancy.
Street work progressing.
All waiting for next week
Cool mornings and evenings.
West Enders cutting their weeds.
Strangers comment on the besuty
of our churches.
Why steal horses when motorcars
are so cheap and reliable?
Many prodigal son isn't worth
his veal.
Even stationers don't like to keep
diaries all the year round.
The fellow who steals your thun-
der will borrow your umbrella.
The occulist regards every patient
as a man with an eye for business.
Some men are proud without as
much reason as a boat when it is
proved.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-12

Trespass notice printed on muslin
or on paper for sale at this Office.
Now is the time to post trespass
notices when gunners with dog and
gun are wont to trespass on private
property. Buy trespass notice at
The Capital Office.