Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-04-30

acnl6Neu. 4 HE BAND boys,
Beautiful days
Vote for Division.
Crops of wheat up.
Grass growing lively.
I'VE want a load Of hay.
THE lakes are full OF water.
Lookout for the new Elevator.
The days are longer at both ends
Our farmers are nearly all done
seeding.
IA foot race relieved the monotony on
saturday.
The Balzer House dining room will
be Il dandy.
Harry Plaisted was down from Brit
ton on Sunday.
e. S MAYNARD, of wahbay. was in
town Tuesday.
Fancy skating at the rink next Sat-
urday evening.
Big crops and hoge prices is all we
want tins year.
ducks are nearly as numerous as at
this time last year.
Two big trick skaters will be at the
rink Saturday night.
The war prospect is having its effect
Un the via sat market.
Quite a number Of our farmers are
tenring lu pasture for stock.
The boys slaughtered nearly all the
tame pigeons in town on TUESDAY.
The Prior House has elevated its
s'2n to more conspicuous position.
John Hough, our nephew, from
Holth Day. spent few days with as tins
week aud last.
...The Bristol ring only three citi-
zcus there-are out IN a poster misrepre-
senting division.
charley Chapman has moved his
barber shop to the Root uuildiug oppU-
site the post office.
...catholi" services are held here at
the parsonage on the first and third Sab
baths III each month.
Frank True, Chas. Coppock aud
Chas. Priutup, of north Day, were Web
ster visitors last week.
From the swans he killed recently
NJ. W. Seeley has tine lot of swans
down-the pure truck
...GH Saturday aecnrS the struggle over
he division OF Day county and the
creation of the county Of Marshal,
e r. Ruggles has fenced in go acres
IF fpa I.tGtpr, land ON his farm, a tttla
west OF town and Will grow stock in the
future.
Marshal Long broke has collar bone
on Tuesday. II ~ sad for the youth as
he has only been married about three
weeks.
- H. Dutton hrs moved out on his
farm mile southeast of town and Coun-
~ Clerk ShaTretts has moved iuto his
city residence.
IA large number OF citizens came
down from Bristol and up from Waubav
on Saturday night 10 witness the band
entertainment.
The hopes Of BIitton people are
greatly revived over the prospect Cf the
early completion ofthe Dakota aud Great
Southern Railway.
"A school maTm ct Wauhay Free
mans district went to the lake fish
ing and is said to have taken dive Tor
"sauckers." Selal.
THE people want less taxes, less
salaIied county oilic RS, less court ex-
Iensts, and hence will vote for the div
isiou of Dsy coanty,
Capt Yanderloek and his son Max,
passed through our city enruule Tor Fort
l~i>seston where we understand they
will spend the summer.
Ed. Kelley, the road master Of the
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul, purchased the
London farm since our last issue The
confederation being 81 100.
The debt of Dav county is about Sl2-
600 ut this date. This shows careful
management on the part Of our officers
that ougtt to he particularly gratifying TO
| our people.
We understand that Messrs Schach-
te 4 Palmer were the lucky contestants
for the III Slsseton BEEF contract. The
hoys have run a market here, and under
stand their business.
...Clas. Sjglnger is again domiciled
Is n splendid salesman aud fine ypnng
man His many friends here will be
glad TO see his smiling face in the store
room again
We would also add to our summary
% Webster institutions the ipstly pppu.
lar water cure presided over by Mrs
Button. The treatment Ct that lady has
brought the rosy bloom OF health 10
many pale check, III the past year
-. rhe United States Marshal arreste 4
several persons last week for taking wood
oil the military reservation last year. II
viii be "a serious detrinent and hardship
] for those taken to be compelled to 90 q
| Yankton and leave their families TO sur
Ter.
Freddy Stone, while scuhing Mon.
! day Tell down and ia some way broke
/ his collar bone. Dr. Peabody set the
bone, and his host Of friends here will be
/ glad to learn that he is doing nicely.
The accident will lay him up for several
| weeks.
The story that, If the county is div
| ided,. the tax payers of Day viii have the
| whole debt 10 pay is a lie manufactured
out Of whole cloth. The bill provides foI
4 the AfculDDAtbUt l Ntl@t dCNDihliiH W Nsttuh
| ton, by that portion of the county set of
! ss Marshal.
The three men who issued the hand
bills at Bristol, say they propose eyers
man in that township shall vote against
| division. In other words they claim e
own the people there. Perhaps wher
| the vote is counted the "Brist ring vii
have occasion TO REVISE their opInion.
The contract has been let for Ia,
stone work in the basement Of the new
elevator here aud WORK will commenc,
on that institution at once. MIR. Reggie,
lns the matter in charges aud will per
NIT no delay in the work, and We may
look for an early completion If this mucl
needed Improvement.
We understand that some cowardly
1 sneaking, white-livered excuses for mer
or boys have been committing deprada
tions. AT the svlool house recently. Of th'
most disgusting character. Some pc ,pl,
have a way Of showing their dirty origin