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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
Hanse News Items


Mike Kjeta spent Wednesday in Web
ster.
Chris Weyer spent Saturday in Web
ster.
M. w. Lawrence was in Waubay on
Friday.
P. B. Carlson was a Waubay visitor
Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Opitz is working in Frank
at the present time.
John S. Opitz has been hauling cream
for the Nutley creamery the past week.
Magnart WIKI spent Saturday night
and Sunday at the Englebret Sletten
home.
Miss Selma Olson spent a couple of
days at the M. w. Lawrence home the
past week.
A drove of stock was taken from
Chas. Miller's place to the Wickre
ranch Saturday.
A large crowd of relatives were enter
tanned at supper at the John P. Opitz
home Sunday in honor of Mrs. Andrew
Opitz birthday.
o. J.. Aspen gave a moving picture
show in Saron church Saturday night.
Mr.. Aspen gave a similar entertain
ment in the Frank hall on Monday eve
ming.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
School Notes

The ancient history class has been
studying the civilization of the Egyp-
tians, Babylonians and Assyrians.
Previous to about one hundred years
ago all that was known of these peo-
pie came from the pen of Herodotus
and other Greek historians.
During the Napoleanic wars the
French soldiers were %excavating for a
fort near the mouth of the Nile when
one of them CHANGED to come upon a
stone on which was an inscription in
Greek and two others in characters
like those found on the Egyptian tombs
and temples. M. Champollion could
easily read the Greek inscription and it
was his opinion that the contents of
the three inscriptions were identical.
His supposition was confirmed and
using this as a key, scholars have been
able to read the history written by the
Egyptians thousands of years ago. A
similar key has been found to the
Babylonians and Assyrian writings.
Their manuscripts were tablets of clay
on which the scribe wrote then he
baked it and again covered it with
clay and baked it again so that if the
outer layer might be broken off or
crumbled with age the record would
not be lost.
From their own writings we are
given a view of their daily lives, their
religion, their government, and in fact,
their entire lives are to us an open
book. The records take US back from
five to seven thousand years. The
student can scarcely believe, at first.
that such efficiency as he finds could
have been possible at that time.
From the mummies we observe that
there has been but little change in the
physical part of man and when we
view the ruins of the tombs and tenn
Piles, when we learn of the progress
they made in irrigation, in a word
when their civilization lies before us.
we wonder at their greatness. Back
as far as history carries US the stream
of civilization was flowing deep and
wide, rich with material for genera
tons then unborn.
If we could but follow nan through
the prehistorical period from the
cradle of the race up to this period
lighted by history, it would be inter-
esting indeed. Doubtless the historic
period is but a brief span in compare
son.
List of district pupils: Mathilda
Krause, Martha Krause, Vina Krause,
William Krause, Ella Hanse, Maurice
Bates, Athelina Bates, Inga Haseth,
district No. 165, Emma Lindquist,
John Mclean, Donald Mclean, Arthur
Bake, Lawrence Cast; district No.
153, Malanie Cast, Peter Alsager, dis.
trict No. 1856, Myrtle Leaf, Murdoch,
Minnesota.
Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Hauger
visited the 3rd grades this week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03

You will miss it if you fail to attend
the VIM. Petrausch sale, four and one-
half miles west Of Webster, on Tues
day, October Is, when he will close out
his stock and farm machinery.
The first club dance of the season
was enjoyed by about thirty couple at
the Coteau opera house Tuesday night.
The music was furnished by the Red
field orchestra and was splendid.
Peter j. Blegen and Lou Potter went
to Pierre last Saturday night where the
first of this week they took the exami-
nation for admission to the bar before
the South Dakota supreme court.
Thomas McKennett was called to
Rolette, Mimi, Monday night by a tele-
gram announcing the death of a rela-
tive. We learned no particulars but
will try and give them next week.
Lost last Thursday, between Webster
and the L. G. Peterson place, ten miles
north. a bank book and a weekly time
book. Name in books, Ole Severson.
Finder please return to this office.
Rev. Mark Williams, formerly a
Congregational minister in this city
some twenty years ago who is now
located in Wilmot, stopped in Webster
Monday night for a visit with former
friends.
James King, n of the best known
Indian scouts in the history of South
Dakota, was here from Clear Lake, in
Marshall county, on Tuesday visiting
with the old timers and transacting
business.
The club dance at the Coteau opera
house on Tuesday night vas very well
attended and a most pleasant affair.
The music was furnished by the Stew
art orchestra, of Redield, and was
excellent.
The ladies aid of the Methodist church
gave a Kinsington luncheon at the
Happe lunch room Friday afternoon. A
splendid lunceeon was served and a
neat sum of money added to their
treasury.
Miss Emma Ledahl gave a breakfast
at nine Sunday morning at the Webster
Cafe for Miss Florence Delaney, who
departed Sunday afternoon for Dubuque,
Iowa. A splendid breakfast was served
to ten young ladies.
VIM. J. Stemweiller, of st. Louis, and
VIM. E. Green, of Princeton, N. j., old
friends and schoolmates of Arthur (Doc)
Hillebrand arrived for a visit at the Hill
lebrand farm Wednesday morning and
Doc was in to meet them.
George Thorton, who formerly con-
Quoted a burber shop in this city and is
now located at Timber Lake, S. D.,
was here for a few days this week Wis
iting relatives and friends and looking
after business matters. George was
very much elated and took considera-
BILE pride in telling the fact that corn
grown hear Timber Lake took the first
premium at the South Dakota state
fair at Huron.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
Bristol Optimist Dead

We did not receive the Bristol Opti-
mist last week and are informed that
Editor Russell has given up the strug-
gle to give Bristol a local newspaper
and has let the Optimist die and gone
to look for a situation at his trade as a
printer and provide ~sustenance for
his family. We are sorry for Dick"
and also tor Bristol. He gave Bristol
one of the best local papers in the
county and it is indeed almost a calam-
ity that the Optimist had to die on
account of lack of patronage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
Better Farming Courses

The Better Farming association of
South Dakota will conduct a short
course of discussions and demonstra-
tons on farm crops live, stock and
kitchen at Aberdeen from December l6
to 81. A grain and poultry show will
be held in connection, in which the
First National Bank of Webster offers
a special prize of $500 for the best
sample of corn displayed by Day
county man. 1t is to be hoped that
Day county will have a good display at
thsi meeting. The rules for entering
the products will appear in the Reporter
and Farmer later.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
South Dakotans
"Let the People RuIe!v

In the interest of the state, vote
Eyes" for the proposed Party Primary
Law in November. 1t cleans up the
official spoils system. 1t makes princi-
pies instead of persons the issue. 1t
provides heavy penalties for buying
votes. 1t gives you a popular vote on
party endorsements of post masters. 1t
makes for majority rule. 1t limits the
use of money by the candidates. 1t
gives the poor man a show. 1t pro-
vides a conservative party recall. 1t
establishes representative and popular
party government. Don't fail to vote
YES" 1t will appear first on the
ballot. Advertiser ent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
TOTALS S298, $50 TO DATE
Democratic Campaign Fund Needs
$75o,0oo More.

New York, Sept. 27.-Total contribu-
lions to date to the Democratic cam
paign fund amount to $685. $50, 1t was
announced by Henry Morgenthau.
chairman Of the Democratic national
finance committee. or this sum, he
said, s206,0S6 has been expended and
while the national committee feels en-
couraged over the contributions re-
ceived there is now urgent need OF
not less than $780, 900 additional TO
pay legitimate expenses to the close
of the camnaipn
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
From Waubay Clipper

C. H. Chilson is here from Webster
today.
T. E. Egge was here from the county
seat Wednesday.
Henry Wambeeke was a Webster
visitor Wednesday evening.
John Winter came over from the
county seat this morning.
Mrs. Geo. Stable was a Webster
visitor Thursday evening.
Word reaches US that Mrs. S. Lull
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
The Ruby Changes Hands

The Ruby theatre which has been
under the management of Pamperin &
Fintzel changed hands yesterday. II.
j. Pamperin retires and w H. Finzel
will continue the splendid entertain
ments which have be put on in the
moving pictures during the life and
business of the old firm in this city.
We did not learn the future inten-
tons of Mr.. Pamperin but hope he will
continue to reside in Webster. We
wish both gentlemen u%nbounded sue
cess.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
THOUSANDS DESERT CITY
Residents Of Guadalajara, Mex, Fear
Volcanic Eruption.

San Francisco, Sept. 29.-Passen-
gers on the Pacific Mail steamer City
OF Peru say that thousands Of persons
have left the Mexican city OF Guadala-
jara, fearing the district soon would
be buried by the eruption Of a volcano.
1t is said that, OF a population OF
40, 900, nearly one-third have sought
safety in flight. Many houses were
destroyed by an earthquake Sept. 1.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-03
Have you seen Ferguson about
Cement Work

/ am nov prepared to do all kinds Of
cement 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, 1912-10-03
FOR SALE

Nine room house, new this year
Price under $4,000. For particulars
address Rex, in care of the Reporter
and Farmer.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
AsRoeATEs CONTRACT.

Providence. R The governor of the
state, together with the board of control
and supply OF Rhode Island. have abro-
gated a contract with the Reliance-Ster-
ling Manufacturing company. giving the
corporation until December 10 to remove
all its machinery from the penitentiary,
having abrogated the contract which
that firm held with the state for the
employment OF the Inmates OF the penal
Institutions. The reason for the abro-
cation was that the contract price was
deemed 10 be so low as TO be unfair
However. the awarding OF the contract
to some other concern is under cousid-
GRAFTON. The Rhode Island Federation Of
Labor has already adopted resolutions
against the entering into another con-
tract, but whether it will have the de-
sired effect or not remains to be seen.
The sentiment in the state is gaining
in volume against the employing OF
convict labor in competition with free
labor
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
APPEAL WAS NOT SUSTAINED.

Rochester-The Central Labor Body of
Oakland Cal. some time ago refused 10
comply with Section /, Article II OF the
American Federation Of Labor by un-
seating the delegates from the seeding
union of Electrical Workers. Upon its
refusal to comply the charter of the cen
trail body was revoked and an appeal
taken. The appeal was considered by
the convention of the American Fedora
tion of Labor at Rochester. N Y, under
the report of the committee on adjust
ment. The committee recommended.
among other things, that in order that
the controversy among the Electrical
Workers. which fortunately is subsiding.
owing to the acquisition of members on
the part of the affiliated organization,
may be speedily terminated. your com
uiittee recommends that delegates to
this convention, residing in cities or dis
tricts in which there are members of
the unaffiliated organization of the cleo
trical workers. appeal TO all such work
ers to ally, themselves with the bona fide
of their trade, the lnterna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, chartered by the American Fedora
tion of Labor Your committee further
that the appeal of the Cen
tral Labor Council of Alameda county
fOaklandl be not sustained. The Cali
fornia delegates requested a roll call on
the appeal of the central body. sutfi-
cient number of delegates, however. did
not respond to order the calling of the
roll. The report of the committee. rec
ommending that the appeal of the Cen
trail Labor Council of Alameda county be
not sustained, was then adopted
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
SUCKING saoRrsR woRkDAy.

Nashington.-The ship-building com
panies and repair plants situated on the
Great Lakes have apparently combined
in their efforts to smash the recent eight
hour law passed by congress. These
ship-building companies have thus far
refused to enter into repair contracts
with the navy department on account
of their hostility TO the shorter workday
These lake plants are operated on the
ten-hour basis, and although Attorney
General Wickersham very generously"
ruled that any company working on a
government contract could use their
workmen on other work after employing
them eight hours on government Jobs
none of the companies desired contract
from the department. The department
has been endeavoring to secure bids for
repair work on converted yacht, but
has been unable TO secure them. The
situation is not considered serious be-
cause the government employs vessels
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
NEW PRINTING MACHINE.

In the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing new machine has Just been started,
it being a perfected press which will
revolutionize stamp printing. This press
prints, gums and perf3rates the stamps,
then cuts them in sections of 100 each,
turning out the finished sheets of stamps
in one process. Under the methods here
tofore employed in the bureau twenty
three different processes were necessary
for what the new press will accomplish
in one. II is asserted that the saving OF
the government on the new press will
be 65 per cent, or more than s400, 900
annually. An installation of this new
machine was in accordance with the
provisions OF a law passed at the last
session of congress.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
PRINTING PREssMEN.

Rochester-The committee on adjust
ment at the Rochester convention of the
A. F. of L., in dealing with resolution
presented by the International Printing
Pressmen's and Assistants union, which
related to the Chicago situation and
other allied matters. recommended that
the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor be instructed to ap-
point representatives from the execu-
tive council to proceed TO Chicago at
the earliest date possible for the pur'
pose of endeavoring to effect an adjust,
ment of the controversy existing be-
tween the printing trades unions and
the newspaper publishers of that city
Amendments were offered to the report
of the committee. but on explanation of
the resolution and the recommendation
thereon the report of the committee was
unanimously adopted.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
EXPECT ANOTHER ADVANCE.

Pittsburgh is stated that if the de-
mand for iron and steel continues with
the same number of orders booked ahead
as are at present on hand, indications are
that another advance in the rate of
pudding at the next bi-monthly wage
conference between the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers and the manufacturers will be grant
ed. The rate for January and February
of the coming year, which, under the
terms OF agreement, will be agreed on
about six weeks hence, Will carry with
it an increase to $500 per ton,' and pos
sibly s6.45 on the LAO card. The present
rate stands s6.15 on 1.30 card. With
one exception, on September l. 1907,
when the rate stood for two months a.
$6621R, this will be the highest rate paid
for many years. The convention of the
Amalgamated association, held in Chi
cago last summer, asked for an increase
of 25 cents on the base rate. Since then
every wage settlement has shown an in
crease in the selling price of bar iron
and puddlers' and finishers' wages have
gone higher.
After dinner try a Principe de Lees.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
WINTERS PLEASURES.

Patrons of Tuileries park will be
pleased to learn that the old resort has
again been opened for the winter season
under most favorable conditions. The
pavilion has been enclosed in glass and
comfortable quarters provided for all WIS.,
itors Roller skating and dancing every
Thursday evening and Sunday are the
attractions. A good time in healthy rec
reation among orderly people is prom
ised to all. A few hours happily spent
with your sweetheart at Tuileries park
is not mean proposition Englewood
cars pass the gate.-Adv.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12

Observation-Disclosures Ine indict-
ment recently by the Sacramento grand
jury, sixty-three painters, comprising the
entire membership of the Master Paint
ers' association, surrendered themselves
to the sheriff and gave bonds to answer
the charge of entering conspiracy in
restraint of trade. The arrests are the
outgrowth of several months of Investi-
CATION of the local sub-organization in
the State Contractors and dealers as
sociation, an organization formed OF
building supply men and contractors all
over California.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
GET REDUCED HOURS.

Utica.-Organizers for the American
Federation of Labor have succeeded in
getting an agreement with the textile
manufacturers at Little Falls. n. Y,
where a strike has been in progress to
reduce the hours from sixty to tifty-four
without a reduction in wages. This
achievement was in the face of the fact
that the l. w. W. we're endeavoring to
Illustrate any settlement which might be
made. although II IS currently reported
that the leaders of the l. w. w. were
about to abandon the situation and leave
the strikers upon their own resources.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
TweNrv-FlFTH ANNIVERSARY,

AT the recent meeting of the Union
Printers Home trustees a motion was
adopted that the membership of the In
ternational Typograp phical union be no.
tilted that the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the institutions establishment would
occur in 1917, and that it be suggested
that the membership be requested to
look kindly ON the idea of holding the
convention that year in Colorado
Springs, with the view of featuring and
celebrating the anniversary.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
THE BUSINESS MEMS CLEARING
HOUSE.

Furnishes high-class men, for high
class positions. Mining men, who wish
positions in any of the following de-
partments, should call at our offices in
the Chamber of Comemrce building, and
talk it over with us:
MINE SUPERINTENDENT
ASSAYERS, CHEMISTS.
CONCENTRATION ENGINEERS.
CYANIDE ENGINEERS.
MILL FOREMEN.
NINE SURVEYORS AND DRAFTS
MEN.
SHELTER SUPERINTENDENTS.
MASTER MECHANICS.
CHIEF ELECTRICIANS.
MECHANICAL DRAFTSMEN.
LIGHT AND POWER PLANT SIPTS
BUSINESS MEMS CLEARING HOUSE
Chamber of Commerce Building,
Denver, Colo.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
BOOK PusLIsAERs SIGN.

Boston.-A large school book publish
ing company in this city has just entered
into an agreement with the allied print
ing trades and will hereafter be run as
a union shop. A contest has been waged
against this concern fer a considerable
period, but it came to the point where
the publishers concluded it better to de-
vote their energies to the building up of
their business rather than to keep up
a continuous warfare against the print
ing trades.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
UNIONS TO DO THINGS.

Fresno. Cal.-A movement has been
started by the local labor paper here to
raise a fund for the purchase of a sufi-
cient number of Christmas baskets so
that every widowed mother in the city
may on Christmas day be provided with
generous repast in commemoration OF
this annual holiday. The unions are
responding liberally to this plan, and the
surroundings in many homes in this city
will be frightened as a result of the eff
forts of the members of organized labor
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
ORGANIZING STEEL WORKERS.

Washington--The organizing commit
tee of the Central Labor Union of this
city reports splendid progress made in
organizing the employees of the steel
works just outside the District line. This
is part OF the plan being worked out by
the Federation to bring the steel en-
ployes into Organization for the purpose
of securing better conditions for them
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
MOVE GENERAL OFFICES.

St Louis.-The International Brother
hood of Railroad Maintenance of Way
Employees. recently in convention here
decided to move the headquarters of the
organization from St Louis to Detroit,
Mich Winnipeg. Canada. was selected
for the next biennial convention.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12

on the lakes only for use in training
naval militia. If these crafts could no
be repaired on the lakes, they can be
withdrawn and sent to other waters
where repairs can be made under an
eight-hour day.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
STREET cARMeN GET RAISE.

Bangor. Me--The Bangor Railway and
Electric company has Just conceded an
increase. which approximates cents
per hour. Advances have been made in
other departments of the company. and
the total increase will reach near sl2.oO0
usar year
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
PREssmEN GET INCREASE.

London, Ontario-The local union of
the Printing Pressmen and Assistants
have just succeeded in securing an in
crease of Is per cent
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
GET INCREASED PAY.

Roanoke. Va.-The clerks in the Nor
folk & Western general offices have re-
ceiyed an increase in wages of 6 per
cent. this increase applicable only to
those who were receiving less than ;
per month. 1t is stated that this increase
was voluntarily given by the road.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
A NEW LODGE.

Pittsburgh charter has been granted
to the finishers of the Republic Iron and
Steel company of East Chicago, Ind, by
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
TRANSFERS ORGANIZING.

East Liverpool. o. local union of
chauffeurs, stablemen and helpers, to be
chartered by the International Brother
hood of Teamsters, has Just been COM
pleted in this city. A good sized charter
list forms the start.
United labor bulletin., 1912-12-12
MASTER PAINTERS ARRESTED.

After dinner try Principe de Lees.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-04-26
JURIES TO FIX VALUATIONS
Compromise Effected on New Water
Power Bill Provisions-Power Of
Repeal Vested in Legislature.

Madison.-A compromise has been
effected between the legislative COM
mittee on water powers and the rep
resentatives of the state interests and
the bill for the control Of state pro-
iects finally prepared for introduc-
ton at the special session Of the
Legislature to convene on April 30.
BY the amended draft of the pro-
posed bill, the value of any water
power in the state, should its pur-
chase be desired by a municipality,
will be determined by a jury and
condemnation proceedings in court.
The question, which was one of the
principal points in difference, was in
the original bill to be determined by
the state railroad commission.
BY the original draft, the repeal
of independent permits for the con-
struction Of water powers was also
voiced by the state railroad commits
sion. Under the compromise, the
power of repeal is vested in the state
legislature, to be exercised on the
recommendation of the commission.