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

ID. Williams has a sick horse.
Soon be the melancholy days.
...j56 city lots for sale by +. +. Baker
Contests are becoming numer.
Gus.
Oats end hay taken on subscrip,
ton.
Now is the time to NOW down
your weeds.
Wheat begins to look better in
the market.
The band now proposes to have
a uniform. .'.
F. r. Baker has a handsome
buggy and horse. ... -.
The yield in grain will be better
than was anticipated.
Wheat is beginning to come in.
to market plentifully.
Duck hunting now absorbs the
attention of all the Doys.
Lieut.. Ritzrus. of Fort Sisseton
spent Sunday in our city.
1t is thought that frost will
come earlier this than last year.
e. Huntington and J. Alley
went to Browns Valley Tuesday.
Mr.. Anushynky's new house
will soon be ready for occupancy.
Green apples are beginning to
make their appearance in market.
Since yesterday, farmers will
cease to complain Of dry weather,
john Norton has gone to Min
neapolis and st. Paul on business.
We hear it rumored that Web
ster is to have another meat market.
Our farmers are all praying for
rain. The ground is too dry to pillow
-Chas. Wander Horch, and wife,
of Fort Sisscton, were in town yes
terday.
"A. D. Hash went to Andover
on Tuesday to look after business in
that burg.
The Balzer House has erected
a neat awning over their dining
room front.
This cold weather has one con-
pensation--it discourages the flies
fearfully.
Frank Bowen left yesterday
evening for Kasson, Mimi, on a
visit to his parents.
Frank Nye, of Britton, is here
assisting in transcribing the records
of Marshall county.
The season Of the year is fast
approaching when the coal men will
begin to enjoy life.
Mr.. Wilson, of Marshall county
is here transcribing the Treasures
records for that county.
Mrs. W. L. Doe is spending q
few days at Big Stone Lake in COM
pany with party of friends.
w. Ross, of Fargo, q brother
of Alex Ross, our popular jeweler,
has taken up his residence here.
The first Saturday night in Sep
TENDER is the next regular meeting
Of Rabbonl Chapter, U. d.; r. A..
NJ.
BY the time our people get
around to it, we believe there will
be pereeptible increase in the
price of grain.
Quite a number of our citizens
have proved mp on homesteads and
We hear of several who propose to
in a short time
The veritable Tom Collins is
visiting at Fort Sisseton. Tom is
from Fort Tottom and is out on a
four months furlough
DIR Huestis, the dentist, will
remain here till Saturday Those
wanting work done should call on
him at the Prior House
Soldiers and Sailors can attend
the reunion at Aberdeen, Sept. IL
to 18th, at 81. 40 for the round trip,
tickets good till Sept. 18th.
Work on J. Alleys residence
situated on his 80 joining the town
site on the west has commenced.
The cellar has been excavated.
When you thrcsh your grain
please bring or send to us the mum.
Der of acres threshed, the kind and
quality of grain and the yield pei
acre.
Sheriff Hanson, having sold hi,
residence near the Court House has
broken ground for a new one which
he hopes to complete in about q
month.
Rev. Ware, of Andovcr, was d
Webster visitor on Tuesday. lie i,
travelling as financial agent Of the
Greton University and is meeting
with good success.
III. Freeman thrcshcd 8 acres OF
wheat from which he obtained l2C
bushels and @ acres Of oats that
yielded 800 bushels. The wheat
graded No. / hard.
w. NJ. Paul has a neat, hand
some double carriage that is us ga,
and festive as completely rugged
girl. Our Iverymen are getting t,
the front on handsome rigs.
We call attention to the market
report which appears in this issue
We propose to keep our reader
posted on the prices OF grain and
provisions as far as possible.