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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
Treated Her to a Speech.

I remember Winston Churchill as a
young fellow, very much in society
when he wished to be and as any GUS
I'm of a duke could be. but an en-
FAINT terrible 10 many a hostess, leaving
his at home when he went
out TO dine and apparently some place
else when guests came TO his mothers
house. Shortly after his return from
South Africa he offered to show me
his interesting souvenirs of the Boer
war But when we were en- tete-a-tete
he became so absorbed in dis ussing
the question of the Boer government
that | found myself. to my amazement.
listening TO an Grafton Of three-quar-
tiers Of an hour. He turned his back
upon me. striding over to a long mirror
to deliver to his own reflection there.
with numerous gestures and facial con-
tortions. wheeling around at the finish
to say, 1T just occurred to me what
a capital speech that would make In
the house Of m some day"
CThis was before he had ever won a
seat) II wanted to get it fixed in my
mind before | forgot it."-From 'In-
timacies Of Court and Society" by the
Widow Of an American Diplomat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
Thrifty papa and His Son.

A young Scotch friend Of mine of
high literary reputation generally
spends once a year a month with his
family on the outskirts Of Edinburgh.
His father is a minister occupying a
very enviable position. On the day of
his departure my friend invariably
finds on the breakfast table by the side
of his plate a little paper carefully
folded. 1t is a detailed account of the
meals he has had during his visit to
his fathers house-in other words. his
bill. But the is as thrifty as papa
and does not part with his coin before
he has ascertained that all the items
are accurate and the addition correct.
why. father" said he. ~ see you
have marked the bacon and eggs for
my yesterdays breakfast. / assure
you l did not touch the eggs"
"You were wrong not to do so, then.
my boy. They were on the table.
Why didn't you help yourselfY'-Paul
Blouet MAX O'RelD.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
His Real Motive.

General +. ID. Grant at a Washing
toms birthday dinner in New York
some years ago told a story about a
young Boston Tory.
This Tory" he said. fought during
the Revolution neither on one side nor
on the other. He took a pleasure trip
On the continent. and he didn't come
back home again until the war was
over. He was treated very colby by
society on his return, and this grieved
his good old mother to the heart. The
dear old lady tried to explain the mat
ter one afternoon to a Boston belle.
Naturally, as the head Of the fam
ily,' she said. my son could not take
part in the war. To him fell the duty,
perhaps the more arduous duty. Of pro-
tecting his mother and sisters and look
Ing after the interests of the estate
"'Oh. madam said the belle, with
an Icy smile, you need not explain. /
assure you I'd have done exactly as
your son did-I'm such a coward!"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
STATE EDITORS OUTING
PASS THROUGH SIOUX CITY
AFTER DAKOTA TOUR
HOSPITALITY SETS A RECORD
Special Train Pauses Here while
Paiama Clad Pencil Pushers
Explain How They Had
Brought Rain for the
Crops-A Big Time

The editors train" having aboard
the National Press as .ociation, which
has been touring South Dakota, arriv, d
on its return trip in Sioux City at 1890
o'clock last night. The train was switched
to the Northwestern and, after a short
stop, started for Chicago, where the
party will disband.
Specialized editors and editors with a
limited supply of hair poked sleepy
heads out of the windows, and when
they saw a timid newspaper man all
began to talk. 1t sounded like the sud-
den awakening of a flock of magpie.
South Dakota: finest in the world"
Talk about crops
Southern hospitality has been out
classed-"
These are a few of the remarks caught
from the chatter. The editors declared
they were purveyors of rain, and there
fore a blessing in disguise to the state
of South Dakota.
Everywhere we went it showered, "
said one of them, who stood or the rear
platform in his pink pajamas. "This
benefited the wonderful crops and didn't
spoil our pleasure. 1t also put the hosts
in a fine frame of mind"
On the return trip the train left Rapid
City Tuesday. At that town the editors
who appeared to be full of adjectives,
said they had a remarkable reception.
The citizens of Chamberlain had made
plans for an outdoor fish dinner for the
editors. Fish is said to be good for the
brain. A rainstorm came up and marred
the program. The restaurants and hotels
took them in and, to use the expression
of one member of the party, they ''got
a good feed"
TAKEN TO ASYLUM
At Mitchell yesterday afternoon a pro-
gram was given in the Corn Palace
building. This was in charge of the
women of the party, who made speeches
and sang songs written for the occasion
by one of the women. A dinner fol-
lowed. at which William Ronald, editor
of the Mitchell Republican, acted as the
POSTMASTER.
Automobiles met the train at Yank-
ton and the editors were taken to the
asylum for the insane.
None of US was suffering from exag-
Grated ego," commented a voice from
the darkness.
E. w. Caldwell, of Sioux City, accom-
panied the association. Mr.. Caldwell
formerly lived in Sioux Falls. He met
hundreds of old friends and made many
speeches. He returned to Sioux City
voiceless. Sioux City Journal, Thurs
day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11

ballot OF the day Woodrow Wilson was
within less than 100 votes OF the nomi-
nation. Either Charles F. Murphy or
Oscar W. Underwood by saying the
word could nominate him. Why MUIR
ply held out remained a mystery. The
New York delegates In caucus just be-
fore the convention opened decided to
stick to Clark.
After two ballots Thomas F. Ryan,
as a member Of the Virginia rdelega-
ton. was supporting Wilson. Thomas
Taggart of Indiana was already in the
Wilson column. Roger Sullivan went
over with his fifty-eight Illinois votes.
The only man left of the old combina-
ton a Murphy. The New York
delegation insisted. even after Wilson
had picked up 135 votes on two roll
calls, that he was at his high water
mark and could not be showed n
farther.
New York's ninety votes. by going
to Wilson, would settle the thing be-
yond question. Underwood still had
more than twenty votes after the
"
second roll call. BY releasing them
he could name the candidate. After
the first roll call the Clark vote was
less than one-third OF the convention
and therefore no longer In a position
to maintain the deadlock without as
distance.
The forty-ifth ballot showed Wilson
still making gains and then Senator
|Bankhead took the platform and for
maily withdrew Mr.. Underwood's
name.
Senator Bankhead was followed BY
Senator Stone, who formally released
AL the Clark delegates, and then It
seemed inevitable that the nomination
of Wilson would come by reclamation.
Stone said delegations were per.
eectly free to vote for whom they
choose. But the Missouri delegation
would vote for Clark on all ballots re-
gardless OF what others might do.
Mayor fitzgerald then took the plat
form and withdrew the name OF Coy
Gnor Foss.
The total vote for Wilson was $50.
Clark received 81. and Harmon IA
Two were absent
"MML
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11

welt. as leader of the new party. is the
enemy of every voter who wishes TO
retain his allegiance to either the repub-
lican or the democratic party.
Apparently the plan Of the majority
Of the Huron convention is TO retain its
ostensible allegiance to the republican
party and to support it's nominees for
federal offices apa I from the president
and vice president, as well as the repub-
lican nominees for state and local Off
'es. But it Is planned that the electors
who are also to be supported in the
name of the republican party shall cast
their votes for the national ticket of
the new progressive party, which is
trying to break up the repu lican party.
If this is the plan it amounts TO the low
est grade of political immortality. 1t is
nothing less than party treason.
A call for a national convention of the
proposed progressive party viii be issued
from New York today. according to
advices direct from Col. Roosevelt. The
convention, it is said, will be held about
the first of August. If nine of every
ten voters in South Dakoto who have
affiliated with the republican party in
the past desire to join with the new
party there is not a straw to prevent
them from making the change. But to
be honest with themselves and with 9TH
ers they should drop the pretense of
continued utilization with the republican
party while helping to build up the new
party. In the case of republicans who
have been nominated for office in the
old party the only honest and moral
course is to resign the republican nomi-
nation and seek a nomination from the
party with which they purpose to afili
ate with from now on.
If National Committeeman Thorson, of
South Dakota, refuses to support the
nominee of the Chicago convention he
will be ousted from the national com
mittee under national party law and his
place given to some loyal South Dakota
republican. 1t is unfortunate that party
law cannot reach other offices for which
nominations are made under state law.
But the moral aspect is of the situation
alone should be sufficient to prevent any
candidate or set of candidates from ask
ing the support of the electorate under
false colors.
If the new party is to be the dominant
one in South Dakota this year let every
body who wants to cast his lot with il
do so, and then let the new party rorni-
nate a ticket from president down to
road supervisor. Those of the present
republican nominees who want to move
should have their names transfer. ed e
the new party ticket, allowing the
vacancies on the republican ticket to be
filled. Then let the strongest party,
whether it be republican, progressive or
democratic, win a fair and square VIC
tory at the polls in November. Sioux
City Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
WILSON AND
MARSHALL WIN
Democratic National Convention
Agrees Upon the Preslden-
tai Ticket.
new JERSEY AND INDIANA
CARRY AWAY THE HON0RS
Only Two Ballots Necessary to
Decide Contest for Sec
Ond Place.

Baltimore, July 3.-For president,
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey; for vice president, Governor
Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana. This
was the ticket completed by the Demo
cratic national convention at 1855
a. m.
The nomination Of Governor Mar
shall for vice president came as some
thing of a surprise, for when the
nights balloting for vice president be-
gan it seemed that the Bryan-Wilson
contingent in the convention had def
nitely settled upon Governor John E.
Burke of North Dakota.
There was not much of a fight, how
ever, and when two ballots disclosed
Marshall easily in the lead Governor
Burke's name was withdrawn and
Marshall was proclaimed the nominee
by reclamation. A minute later the
convention had adjourned sine die.
The delegates, worn and weary, made
their way out of the big convention
hall singing and happy to be started
for home.
Governor Wilson was nominated at
the afternoon session on the forty
sixth ballot and his nomination, like
that of Governor Marshall. was quick
ly made unanimous. The best of feel
ing pervaded both sessions and the
delegates scanned to be in a happy
frame of mind.
The ~forty-sixth ballot ended a strug-
gle unprecedented for bitterness in
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
THURSDAY. JULY II. 1912.
SUMNER COTTAGE RULES

The summer cottage days are here, the
stickiest days of all the year,
Once more we weekend with our
friends off yonder by the lake,
If we would stay with them awhile, and
still deserve a pleasant smile,
A rule or two we must be very care
full not to break.
1t is not wise to criticise the flies that
swarm about her pies,
Nor mention the mosquitoes that are
drilling into your cheek,
For in that cool and shady spot she vows
mosquitoes there are not,
And she will doubt your word if OF
such things you dare to speak.
It's quite an art to be a guest in places
where people go to rest.
Rule n of cottage etiquette, is to
always make your bed!'
If you would be considered nice, trudge
halt a mile to get the ice,
And row the family round the lake
until you're nearly dead.
If you are known as May or Bess, don't
always wea your Sunday dress.
Uncomfortable, if you do, your host.
ess surely feels.
Don't sit around the place and shirk; roll
up your sleeves and 20 to work,
And always be upon the job when she
is getting meals.
And when you rise at break of day be
sure to rave about the way
You slept, although you may have
tossed all night long wide awake,
For summer folks take pleasure deep in
Dragging how they eat and sleep.
To say the flies disturbed your rest il
truly a mistake.
The summer cottage time is here, wher
it pays to be sincere,
When summer shacks to paradise are
favorably compared,
And If your made OF proper stuff yor
won't attempt to call the bluff;
You'll wait until you get back home
before your views are aired.
Detroit Free Press
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11

Alaskan Glacier Conservation
Captivated by the beauties of Alaska
scenery and convinced that Clifford
Pinchot, t. Roosevelt and other short
sighted apostles of conservation are
allowing the most important natural
resources of the great northern terri
tory to waste itself slowly but surely
on an unappreciatiye age, when it
should be preserved for future gener-
%ations, the passengers of the Alaska
Steamship Company's liner, Dolphin,
arriving last night from a ten days
cruise in northern waters organized the
Alaska Society for the Conservation of
Glaciers. The society is composed of
earnest and enthuastic patriots who
hope to make the slogan Save the
Glaciers, ring throughout the Ameri-
can continent.
N. s. Yates, agent for the Lehigh
Valley lines, who made the round trip
on the Dolphin, was the leading spirit
in the organization.
"Alasha's glaciers are her greatest
asset in drawing tourists, and they con-
tain billions of tons of perfectly good
Ice which would be worth a fortune if
1t only grew in a warm climate"
declared Yates at a meeting of the new
society. ''But here we behold the sad.
yes, positively criminal. sight of these
wonderful glaciers going to waste year
by year, as mammoth ice bergs drop
away from them into the sea to melt
81 adually into common, wet. dismal
and useless sea water.
II tell you, gentlemen. that the ice
which annually drops from the face of
Malaspina glacier alone would make
enough mint julips to supply the entire
state Of Mississippi and yet we sit
camly by and do nothing to check this
frightful national extravaganza. And
believe that our organization should
lay this matter before congress. If we
must q Alaska's coal, how much
more necessary that we save Alaska's
ice.
by this great movement now inaug-
urated, we can not only q v Alaska's
mammoth ice fields to posterity, but
eliminate the ice berg as a menace to
navigation. Let US now sign the sac
red roll and pledge ourselves to the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
State of South Dakota.

State of southDakota, IN
County of Day. coURT
In the matter of the estate of Lizzie Elliott,
deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends greet.
ing TO William Elliot, Harry Ernst, Loretta
Ernst, Robert Elliott and Margaret Elliot,
heirs and next of kin of Lizzie Elliott, de.
ceased, and to all to whom these presents
may come.
Notice is hereby given that Frederick
Brakhage has filed with the Judge
OF this court a petition praying for
letters of administration of the estate
OF Lizzie Elliott, deceased, and that Mon
day, the 18th day of July, 1912, at 2 o'clock %.
M, OF said day being a day of the regular
term OF said court, to-wit, of the July,
1917, term, at h court room of said court,
at webster, Day county, s. D.. has been
appointed as the time and place for
hearing said petition, when and where anv
person interested may appear and show
cause why said petition should not be
Witness the Hon. Sherman M. Duppan.
OF county court, and the seal al
this court this oath day of June. 1912 NJ
his Office In the city of Webster. county
OF Day, state of South Dakota.
Sherman NJ. Dugaan.
tSeaD Judge of the County Court.
Bert s. Johnson,
% Clerk of the County Court.
Attorney for Petitioner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
Too Realistic.

MA" said the little boy, "wirl you
let me take baby ont in the perambu-
latorf Bob Carr an Billy Pitt an me
were goin' to play at a railway acct
dent. The p~eraInbulator is to be the
train. an baby's to be the passenger
who's pitched out on his head, an he's
to be saved from bein' run over by an
other train just in time" Three hours
later when the baby was safely III bed
the little boy was relea I'D from the
coal cellar.-New York Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11

Order Fixing Time for Hearing Petition
for Final Assignment and DISTRIBUTION
June 27-3w
State OF South Dakota. IN
!. County of Day. couuRT'
Before Honorable Sherman NJ. Duggan
Judge. ~
In the matter of the estate of Lars !.
Langeiand. deceased.
Upon reading and fling the petition ~
j Fosse. the duly qualified and
acting administrator of Interstate Of Lars
j.. LanReiand. deceased. setting forth
among other things, that notice 70 credit.
ors has been duly published In h manner
provided by law and that said estate has
been fully Administered, and PRAYING that
q time and place be ixed for hearing upon
said petition for final assingnment and
distribution Of the residue OF said estate
to the heirs OF said decedent.
II Is ordered that sale petition be heard
by the Judge OF this court at his chambers
N n city OF Webster, in the county of
pay and state OF South Dakota on the 18th
day OF July. 1912. at the hour of 10 o'clock iu
the forenoon OF that day, wheu and where
any person interested in said matter may
appear ana snow cause why said petition
should not Be granted.
And IL r. furtheS ordered that notice OF
said hearing be given to all persons inter
esteu in saiu matter by publishing a COPY
OF this order In the Reporter and Farmer.
. wSSkiy newspaperprinted mud published
~ webster Dakota. for three sue.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
THE SOUTH DAKOTA PROBLEM

THE SOUTH DAKOTA PROBLEM
Is there a republican party in South
Dakota?
There was a republican party in South
Dakota a month ago. 1t held a primary
under state law, nominated a full repub-
lican ticket for federal, state and local
Offices, and elected delegates to the
republican national convention.
The official representatives Of the
same party, still acting under the man
date of state law, assembled in Huron
on Tuesday. and this is what they did
They reaffirmed their allegiance ito the
republican party and the progressive
policies adopted by it." So far so good.
They declared: Eve favor the election
of all the republican candidates nomi-
mated at the last primary held within
this state and pledge our hearty sup
port" That also has a good republican
ring as far as 1t goes. But they refused,
by a two to n vote, to affirm their
allegiance to the republican national
ticket. They didn't endorse the national
republican platform, but adopted a plat
form taking an independent view of
national issues. Finally, they named a
slate Of five electors described asRoose-
welt men. A motion to instruct these
electors to vote for Taft and Sherman
Vas crowded out by a motion to adjourn.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
One Day.

Finish every day and be done with 1t.
You have done what you could. Some
blunders and absurdities no doubt crept
in. Forget them as Dol as you can
Emerson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11
Fast rims.

An Irishman while standing on the
deck Of a steamship which was bound
for America was Interested In watch
ing the descent Of a diver. Upon the
arrival OF Pat In New York he was
astonished to behold a diver JUST ap-
pearing above the surface Of the wa
bar. Hoing to the rail- Of the vessel,
he shouted to him. Faith, sor, and
ye got over as quickly as meselfl--
Exchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11

Prisoner-I didn't steal the horse. I
only took him from the fellow what
stole him.
"shure! ! phoned that to the Viz
lance committee. but Ice no 60. The5
pnoned me 70 hang up the r~eceiver.--
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11

A Lingering Regrsk.
II think 1t Is disgraceful to be enor.
mously rich."
sOh. 50 do l! ! was brought up 10
think that way. But. say
~Welly'
Don't you wish once IN awhile that
you weren't 50 blamed respectab,eY'-
Toledo Blade.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11

Notice of Application for Letters of
administration
June 27-3 w
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-13
SORRY FOR HIS WRONGD0ING
"Mr. Win" Unhappy Because He Once Did Ill Deeds at Old Man
 Winter'o Bshest.

Once 'pon time Mister Win wuz sleepin', still an peacesble, dreamin bout de time wen he useter blow ,.. blossoms an talk ter de III chilluns as dey played under de trees; but Ole Man Winter, he come 'lcng an walked him up, an tor him dat he wuz in aeed CT comp'ny, kase he had a long ways ter go, an Mister Win rig ul an went wid him, an Gle Man Winter say ter him:
 You see dat steeple yander?"
 Mister Win make answer dat he sho' do, an den Ole Man Winter say:
 "All right. Des whirl in an blow it down fer me, kaze I got a grudge ag'in it. Blow it down!" An down come de steeple.
 Den he make Mister Win take dc roof off de pol mans house. whar d. li'P chilluns wuz sleepin', an blow dc fire out what kep' 'ern warm; an wen dat come ter pass Mister Win he git mighty sorry, an tol Mister Winter no mo- CT dat fer him; an he gone of a-grievin' ter hisse'f fun dat day ter dis you kin hear him cryin'. an cryin', des lak he had de breakin' CT de heart ,-Atlanta Constitution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-13
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