Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27

| HNe rows NJ time THESE DAYS. u
f., don't let any grass grow under
his feet.
Miss Florence Wilson, OF Gin
ton, Iowa, is here, with the famil,
of Mr.. W. W. Severy. Miss W,
will take charge OF the primary dc,
partment of the Webster high school
this winter.
While in Andover the other
day VIC stopped at the DillwortE
house, where we got good square
meal. Judging from the table they
set We should Judge they kept O
good house,
Capt. Wander Horck passed
through our city yesterday on his
way to Minneapolis. The Capt. is
in high spirits over the prospect for
the early construction of the ID. &
G. S. Railway
From the piles OF goods nm
loaded daily on the sidewalks in
front of our stores we should Judge
Webster's merchants arc calculating
on huge business this fall. Guess
they won't be disappointed.
1t is a shame that the owner of
the old Webster building does not
either take it down or put it in pre-
sentable shape. That house is loca-
ted exactly where it is bound to con-
yey bad impression of town to
people on passing trains.
lis it not about time our citizens
were taking some steps to protect
themselves against fire. 1t seems
to us that water ought 10 be provid-
ed at some convenient place and ar
engagements made to meet an emcr-
gency. Talk the matter over and
act.
The monthly temperance mass
meeting will be held at the church
next Sabbath eve. A meeting of
the W. g. T. T., will be held on
Friday afternoon ut Mrs. Buttons.
All arc cordially invited.
Mrs, A. Is. Warner. Sec.
One of the animating and novel
sights that greeted the vision of the
average citizen on Monday evening,
was John Blake sailing up main
street on load of hay. John looms
up in good shape rs granger with
hay stack in his hand and he wears
the honors with sang fold that be-
comes him.
The wheat market in Chicago
and Minneapolis is little stronger
than at this time last week. The
visible supply they were so loudly
talking about is melting so rapidly
away that it now looks as if the
bears will soon get soundly pounded
by the bulls--for which we all most
fervently pray.
We can do you a neat Job Of
letter heads, bill heads, statements,
card, invitation, circular or poster
work on short notice and at reason
able figures. We calculate that for
neat and elegant printing there is
no other office in Central Dakota
that can get away with us on any
kind of job printing.
Our lumber men are not so
happy as they were. Cause why!
Common lumber has gone up 81 OH
the thousand in the eastern market.
This means y great many thousand
additional dollars to the farmers of
Dakota. If wheat will only 90 up
in proportion, guess everybody can
stand it without getting tird.
Mrs. Ferry and Miss Davidson,
sisters of Mrs. A. Small, who have
been visiting here for the last three
weeks, returned to st. Paul, Satur-
day evening, highly delighted with
their visit. A large number Of
ladies and gentlemen were at the
train to see them off and bid them
God speed on their journey.
The homo should belong to the
wife, she should plan the house. ar
range furniture. lay out the garden
and order all the details, Tx.
Exactly. but them "details is
where the fun COM Ia. What is
sam hill docs q v usnn wc,,t with
"details" in case, is whaS we
want to know! They M ght do Cor
soup, but who in the dickins wants
soup all the time.
III. c. Sharp, from Knoxville,
Tenn, Uncle of Hon. j. 4. Dyer,
arrived in our city Sunday and took
quarters at the Prior Mr. Sharp ID
a sufferer from bronchitis and has
sought the health giving climate OF
Dakota in the hope Of finding re-
lief. Mr.. s., is nice gentleman
whose intelligence renders his socie-
ty particularly enjoyable. We trust
he will find full relief from his
trouble in our genial cline.
Now is the time to subscribe
for the REPORTER AND FARMER.
Let us have your names. Every
ono who will furnish us ten sub
scribers and the cash each for one
year, We will present copy Of the
life of Gen. Grant. To the man
who raises US Is yearly subscribers
and the cash, We will present copy
Of Grants book-memorics in two
volumes, written by himself. This
offer is good up to the first of JAN
uary 1886.
The following item from the
Clark County Democrat shows just
how the wards of the nation" are
fixed.
The Indian population of Dakota
is 3 81 5 ard tho total area vi iii-
dian Reservations as they at present
exist in the Territory is 4l,94s
square miles, or 2G.S47, 105 acres.
There is an allowance of S25 acres
of land for every individual Indian,
counting in the old men, women
and children. The population OF
| the tribes of the Sioux Nation west