Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-06
WEBSTER DAY COUNTY, DAKOTA AUGUST 1885.
Pic mic excursions are numer-


The days are beginning to
shorten.
The mill project is not. yet by
any means lost.
A large number of our farmers
are in the midst of harvest.
j. NJ. Barker has nice new
awning in front of his store.
The ice cream business has been
lively during the past three weeks.
Miss Ida Alley started for two
weeks visit to Sank Center, MINI.
Query: Which is the toughest,
beer bottle or pigs back. Ask
l..
M. K. Evans, Bristors live mer-
chant paid this office visit on
Tuesday.
&C. S. Crosby, Of Blue Lake,
visited at Webster a couple Of days
the fore part of the week.
The prospect for a good price
for wheat at some time during the
present winter grows better every
day.
There will be thousands of acres
more in Day county to put into grain
next year, that has been broken out
this.
The copy for the fair book is
now in the hands Of the printer and
will be rushed along as fast as pos
sible.
Fl. III. Russell came up from
Minnesota, Saturday, to ge. acquain-
ted with his family md visit for q
day or two when he will return.
ID. Mclaughlin, Cargo & Bag
ley's foreman. has decided to make
this city his headquarters and will
bring his family here in the near
future.
The last coal was hauled from
this station to Fort Sisseton and on
Monday evening most of the Indians
took their departure for their sever
al homes on the reservation.
j. T. McChesney, Pres. of the
LIST National Bank, Aberdeen, was
in town Monday and concluded the
purchase of 81, 900 worth of county
bonds in denomination Of 81, 900
each.
Any one having a picture of
Lincoln, Garfield or Grant, large
size, are requested to bring them to
the Congregational Church, Friday
afternoon to be grouped and draped
with the picture of Washington.
business was lively in our city
during the whole Of last week.
What with the Indian trade and the
purchase of harvest supplies by tho
whites, our business men were kept
busy nearly all the time.
ALI those wishing copy Of the
premium list will please call on the
secretary or write for one. The
members and all those interested in
the fair are requested to meet at the
Court House, Sat. Aug. %, at 2 p.
M, for general business and discus
sion.
The Ladies Aid Society will
meet at the church on Friday at 2
D. m. for sew. All Ladies invited
and requested to bring needles and
thimble.
Mrs. J. A. Lee, Pres.
Mrs. Chris. Ecker, Secy.
"A severe hail storm is reported
as having done considerable damage
east of here about six miles, on
Tuesday, John Carelson lost about
40 acres Of wheat and others suffer-
ed more or less. None of the losers
were insured except Mr.. Carelson.
-Levoy has a fine picture OF q
group of Indian braves in which
Mr.. Jacobs as Musatonawauka, big
chif of the coal cars on the left and
Chief Fuglemanofthebao
Stumph, big chief Of the train, on
the right. 1t is dandy from way
back and the sons of the forest set
the boys of to good advantage.
All final proofs OF alien born
citizens will be rejected unless final
citizen papers be attached to them.
No homestead or timber culture en-
tries will be allowed unless declara-
tion of intention to become citizens
accompany the application il alien
born. Mark w. Sheafe, Register.
ID. 7. Bramble, Receiver.
On Thursday evening last Lieut.
Reed, of Fort Sisseton, passed
through our city en- route for Fort
Smelling where he goes in charge Of
the squad from the fort who shoot
for the Department prize, which is
now held by the 18th Inft-the
Lieut's regiment. The trophy is
called the Nevada and should the
25th secure it this tine it viii be
three times and out and new tro-
ply will have to be provided for the
next annual tournament. We GER
tainly wish the Lieut. and his squad
abundant success.
M. johnson calls attention to
the fact that he is now settled in
his new quarters, where he invites
everybody to come and examine his
fine stock of chairs, bureaus, bed
steads, spring and husk mattresses,
pictures and picture frames, mirrors
h.mmoeks, rockers, stands, tables,
lounges, crrtain goods, picture cords
hangers, little wagons, children's
rockers. In fact everything desirable
in his line. His cherry and rose
bud bedroom sstts and rockers are
just jos dandies and no well regula-
ted household should DO without
them, Mr.. johnson does his own
painting, which is a guarantee that