Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-24
NUMBER IS
MORE ABOUT WEBSTER.
a Word or AUe About Dakota in General
and Day 0ouaty IL Particular.

tho south and centre, for its inexhaust-
able mineral wealth in the west, and for
It's marvellous growth in population and
settlement of new soil. In 1870 it had a
population OF 1900; now IL numbers
250,000 in southern Dakota alone, and
railroads reach to every important point
east Of the Missouri river. Towns spring
up as by magic, numbering then thous-
ands Of inhbaitanss, and %shaving all the
| co~nvenieIxes Of civilized life in the way
Of stores, hotels, school buildings, church.
es, tanks, newspaper Offices, lumber
yards, etc, within year from the receipt
Of the first load Of lumber, and in nnmer-
GUS cases within q quarter Of that time
The territory ID quadrilateral in form
and contains shout 10000 square miles,
larger by 81 800 square miles than Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland combined.
Ii was organized as a territory by an act
Of congress passed March 2. 1861.
Day county. one Of the largest in the
terri1ry. is forty eight miles long from
north to south. and thirty-six miles wide
from east q west, and consequently con.
tains /, los, 10 acres, nearly ell Of which.
| With the exception Of certain lakes with
i'm it's borders, is tillahle land Il Is
slightly undulating, highly productive
aud in tho way Of picturrhqueness eAcels
all other parts or portions OF Dakota lts
principal crops are small grain, corn. POI
tatoes, hay and sardeu vegetables Of ev-
cry known variety. Aside from Fort
Sisseton, there was no settlement what
ever ii the county three years ago, still
the past season shows the production Of
10000 acres Of wheat, 500 acres Of oats,
Ge0, acres u barley, 9Nl acres Of rye, 500
acres of corn, 1000 acres Of fax, 1900
acres Of poiatocB, and 1000 tons Of hay
Wheat averascs - bushels, oats 80 bush
oils, and other crops in like proportion %
the acre.
The crops now growing consist ~ 3D.
648 acres OF wheat 1866 acres Of oats,
s67 acres OF barley, and 524 acres OF corn
-55,Ts5 acres in vii. The county has
1871 inhabitants; real and personal prop
erty assessed IL 1884, 800; eight towns and
four newspapers; is tragersed frorl east
to west by the Chicago. AilwapIbee Il 81.
Paul Railway, and has soino good gov,
eminent land yet untaken, while good
decided farming lan,is can he las for Si
to SS per acre.
Webster, the county seat of bay, is OF
the aforementioned c., NJ d 81. +. rail
road. 23i miles west of Minneapolis, ans
so m lies east OF Aberdeen, and distan
from ceiar Rapids icwa, via Minneape
lis. 500 miles, tho railroad fare between
the two points-Cedar Rapids and Web
ster-being slS.25. Tho town is delight
fully located, is neat and tidy in appear
aHce, and commands f~ar-reaching as vel
al magnificent views Of a Canaan o
promise ami beauty 10 tho NORTH, east
south land west. IL is less than three
years of ags; has 500 Inhabitants; q fine
two-story court house; = large and hand
some cliurrll building. al elegant an,l
costly seh.e9l baildiug o magnificent Ma.
-onic l,aIl. a city bank, express and tel
egraph Office, two large public halls; sew.
eral stoi Is land and loan offices; a mon.
- order FoaiotIice, 8 daily, 2 tri-wpckly
and ! sc mi weekly msils, and seorof d
| other institutions rot necessary 10 men.
ton.
The country tributary 10 Webster h
rapidly hlling up with a thrifty and en-.
ergetic class Of people. a large acreage
has already been subiued and are, tim,
year, producing bsuntiful harvests =,
cheer the heartof the lusbandman, while
every day witnesses more of the land he
ing turned oyer, preparatory for the CROP
II 1885. The "hill country" is blessed
with fine water and an abundance Of
grasses. which viii add decidedly 10 ths
wealth or the country when . little mon
~ age eones-when mcaiW shall haze
been accumulated. 4 enable people Il
raise herds 0 fcattle and horses. In ever
ytlliig that goes ~ make promising an,
successful future, the 'lHl county, ii
tflle center OF which Webster is located
is lar ahead Of any other part Of wonder
fi Dakota Lakes Of lur hmpid water
are found all through the hills, in which
sport the finest varieties OF frcsli water
fsli, while myriads " Wild fowl spot
upon their placid bosouis. making a par
adise for the sportsman.
In short, here il field for tbs myesi
ment Of capital that IL sure 70 returii ma
nifcent profits to the hands Of the invest
Or. SaWllsre in Dakota il there . nloi,
inviting field for . steam Touring mil
than at Webster. aud many other enter
prises too numerous to mention, wonls
yield large returns. Not only thhs bu
In lande, III the general improvement o
the country could capital find All inviting
field Of profitable and lucrative employ
.aent. Hers you are satisfied with fou
TO six per cent. Tirfe Investments il
lands, manufactures and securities u va
rious kinds, ten, twenty ana often ~
hundred per cent. can te feafzyjd. alt
while this part OF Dakota Offers avenue
through Which tlle poor man ina sechf'
a home, a fsum under the operation Q
our muniiicent national lsws. II offers
wider. BROADER and more prolific field 70
the capitalist and the- man Of means
Day county is well worthy tie careful II
~spcciion Of all who d ~ secure desir
able stock farms, or who are looking f.
paving investments in the west.
II you win 20 west, ~ 70 Webster am
!. Day county.
In this connection let me siste tina
there is ene ~irrepressitls individual q
tile helm Of aihlirs in Webster, AMI tin
. is. j.. g. Adams of the Reporter an
Farmer lie WAS for thirteen years ed
tor aud publisher. Of the Ayuca uoas
| Delta, and during that period he di
more for the town liz the way vi prpsep
ing It's merits to the outside world, an
aiding IN its airanesiaent than all otla
men Of agencies there combined. WIN
i lie did for Avoea ne Will surety do Il
: EWniSfer *, t1nk D.t fYr tle sars wht