Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-03-05

Mild weather,
-Patronize home,
The bachelors m~aterialize.
The days are longer at both ends
A novel barrel race at the Rink
Saturday night.
Charley Chapman has erected a
nice barn on his farm.
Live and let live" is a good
motto-trade at home.
Oar nephew, Johnny Hough,
spent the week with US,
Don't fail to see the barrel race
at the Rink Saturday night.
old age should always be re-
spected-especially in poultry.
Squire Lee has returned from
Bismarck well pleased with his trip.
The Webster Cornet Band PLAYS
At the rink every Saturday night.
And nov the festive drag is
bounding merfily DER the plowed
fields,
Il. G.. Ochsenreiter returned
from his Bismarck and st. Paul trip
Yesterday.
Mrs. j. Alley went east Mon
day morning on a visit to friends in
Minnesota
Chas. Reibeling and Frank
True were down from Pleasant VAL
leg last Thursday.
1t will not be long before a
Royal Arch Chapter, Masonic, will
be organized in Webster.
Life is a bridge over the river
OF time the ends Of which are in the
shadow of creation and eternity.
Tho high winds Of Monday
night dropped out a few window
glass in town that we're not proper.
~ adjusted.
Our democratic friends hoisted
II flag on the Court House on yestef-
day in honor Of the Inauguration OF
Cleveland.
The series Of meetings at the
church closed on Sunday night. A
great deal of good, we are glad
20 say, was accomplished.
Walt S. Curtiss, the genial OPP
crater at this place is visiting friends
and relatives in Minnesota. Walt
says he has got to have a sleigh ride
this minter.
Miss Lisle Harris, who has
-cen here during the last three
onths. a guest Of J. G.. Adam and
Glily. letuTned u her Aol in
Iowa asst Friday.
After Speeding a wee among
her numerous friends nee, NJ s.
Lesis eturEei to her home in b.
erdeen las ! rida having gre ly
Q jOy ed hes visit.
II would not live always" sigh
ed one of our citizens the other
norm Z when his wife asked him to
please lay down his paper and get
a bucket Of coal"
Mr.. A. Robertson, having been
in town with his family during the
winter to enable his children to go
to school, returned to his farm the
fore part of this week.
1t is noticeable that when per-
sons make their FIRST attempt at ska
ting in a rink, they express satisfac-
ton with the skates furnished, bat
coon get down on" the floor.
1t begins now to look as though
all small grain would be sown by
the first OF April. Not a bit OF
snow on the groaBd-nothing to in
terfere with the drying effect Of the
wind.
The new bank counter is in and
is a beauty. Ii is not only Il most
convenient affair, but also add;
greatly to the appearance of the
banking room. We congratulate
Mcssrs. Alley & Smith on their coy
quarters.
One Of our business men hai
dipped extensively into the classics
in his correspondence This is tn,
way he whacks it to a sassy lawyer
"ltis apis potitis uranusin hocsigni
oasibushors,h ssinequenonestshuck
Only ak poems on the beauti
ful spring, so far. Please write onl,
on one side Of the paper, so we cal
have the other to write locals on
those we got were scrubbed on bot
sides 80 we couldn't use 'em at al
Dave Compton has returne'
from an extended visit 10 his OH
Minnesota home. He is glad to &c
out Of cold and snow into a decen
climate. He says he enjoyed hi
visit, though he is just IS lonesom
as before he left.
The bill authorizing the fund
ing Of Day counties debt has passe
both houses and is a law. 1t is prt
bable the county Board will be of
cially notified Of their powers unds
the law by the time Of the next SO
sion when the work will be CONNER
ced,