Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
c HAPPENINGS.

1.-The golden ployer has come.
...Time 10 plant pease and beans.
Send us news from loUR township.
...Still new men come to see our coun-
try.
.. How about that Fourth Of July cele-
brstion?
Can't 3 'me Rsn start a brick yard in
WebsterY
Thank the Lord we haven't got .
skating rink.
.,.Several fields of wheat are wearing
Of the green"
The plank for the neg sidewalk has
been ordered.
The rain Monday made all .he farm
ers feel happy.
Our new barber is branching QUITS
building a shop OF his own.
"a large number Of our citizens
planted trees OH Arbor day.
Where is the man who win st9rt o
steam Touring mill in Webs,erf
THE next time you want a shave, 20
aud try Comparatively barber chair.
The gravel train has been nc work
at this place filling ina near the depot.
livery citizen should see to 1t that
the bsck alleys are cleaned Of rubbish.
Say, when is that new sidewalk to
the depot 10 be laidY Get to the front
boys.
...E. ~. Small has added forty feet 10
the hack Of his dry house-still do We
boom.
...E. w. Small has laid the fqnndasion
for a house IN front OF j. {, Blake's
residence.
...Sberif Hanson's new house is i'm
closed and will BE- Fepidly pushed to
completion.
When yoq come for your affidavit Of
final prcof, bring the money, else you
Won't gcti Il.
Webster is a good point for a photo-
grapher. A good workman would find
plenty to do.
The Fourth Of July celebration at
Webster this year viii be worth going u
hundred miles TO see.
.,.E, X, Ruggles' new residence oppo-
site TO thp court house u rapidly growing
under the hands OF tile hands
Tho Webster township Is in good
financial shape, having paid interest on
her bonds a month before due.
The new business and resident build
ings now under process Of con ssruction
makes Webster full Of life and stir.
-. Baker has the foundation for his new
residence east Of Balzer's lake, laid and
will soon have the su~pcrstructure reared.
...E. Baocock, one of the readers of
these pious columns, set u 700 trees Q.
Arbor day Cottonwoods, ash and Iron
wood.
THE new drug store to be erected
next TO the RRPoRrER Office north, is to
have a plate glass front-the first n in
The county.
The paymaster visited the boys ut
Fort Sisseton on Friday, much TO their
satisfaction. This viii heel them for
their trip TO Tottsn.
THE recent rains hays thoroughly
wet the ground, started the wheat to
growing, and rendered the successful
growth Of q large crop a certainty.
-, During last seeg one hundred and
fifty trees were ret out in the court house
yard. This is a sensible move. II is O
beautiful spot, and u goodly supply OF
trees will render i o SO.
1t is Tumored .hat Webster is to have
thiee SALOONS aud three drug stores, and
that an undertaken Is wanted there at
once.-Andoyer Gazette.
Certainly-to take a r Of visitors from
Andoyerl
This is the season of the year when
the doctors apd old folks say the night
cir is very dangerous; but the girls face
death at the front gate with the same
heroism that has always been one OF the
choices adornments of her eek.
4 RI N
"a. A Hartson will represent the in.
teresis of Messrs Qchsenreiter & Small in
the farm machinery line the coming sea
son and will visit the farmers throughout
the county, who will find him q most
pleasant man 10 do business with.
We understand that orders have
been issued to I'LL in the depot yards.
We expected this, because We knew that
Mr.. Prior, having promised the work
should be done, was moi tho man who
S0uid 90 back on his promise. and ths
result justihes our conclusion.
The primary department ofthe Web
[ asa..slel will commence ths
spring term Of three months on Monday
the 18th inst.--Miss Amelia MouitoI
teacher. The notice we had in last wcel
was not correct, but should have read al
the above.
...Lgmper was sold here on Monday
for twelve school houses, which are to b.
constructed immediately. Guess ths
ca,nty OF Day will &c. to the front OF
educational facilities II they keep on a
this rate-as they seem likely TO do
Day is the boss county Of the territory
any way,
+. .:H s Hg SIse=ea 70 set cut tree
In the yard Of the public school building
To adorn and bcauiify the ground
around school buildings ID TO rende
: them attractive instead Of the ffowiing
forbidding looking structures they nsn
ally are, and is in every sense prais
7 worthy. We hope the c~ontagion vii
spread all over the county.
On Monday Mr.. Rexford appointc,
Hon. NJ. NJ. MopltoniS Deput. Count.
. Assessor, and M. M. immediately file
. his bond and Is already out attending :
! class in every particular. NJ. NJ. Is nc
only a man OF good Judgment, bat il ais
full Of energy and enterprise. We b,
: speak for him . cordial reception whers
ever he goes.
, ..,Hon. VI. NJ. IMeulton viii represer
! the REroRTER in his togr through ia
K county, Anu u buttcsl1t4 w ANt W.
scriptions and job work OF all kind
I and receipt for all moneys paid him Q
= account Of this ofiica. We hope VA oil
ilS..e viii afford Elm every facility 4
obtaining news and information in n
gard TO the c0URty.
THE nttle Misses Warner viii pleas
accept our hearty thanks Tor o kind
> remembrance Of the "Dearss. aih in III
world In . May day Offering OF = bcal
y tiful and taslcS6Iiy srrssSed basket
!. flowers. Such kindly remembraiee
a an invalid exhibits hearts that are full
q the milk Of human kindneH -. 1t ii stu
disinteresfed ACTS Of kindnisss that max
y life worth tina living.
The people Of Day are decidedly
favor 81 having an abundance 81 educ
fi0ual facilities, hence, in every scho
81 township in the county they are moyil
as In the matter of the erection Of schn
" buildings. Six Ia the Webster schs
~ = .c.ss.ehla sna aseA or two IN almost exc
~ other teNhssiip Ia the county begips
look like people Nsree calculating on Z
f1turQ. ~