Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-03-26
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Last Saturday was u lively business
day in Webster.
"A term of court is to be held in this
county in August.
The G.. A. r. entertainment has been
changed to March 3lst.
Get ready to participate in the sol
diers feast on the 3lst.
"A grand masquerade at the skating
rink on Saturday night.
The band entertainment will take
place in ab yut two weeks.
Say, is il not about time 10 call a
meeting of the Board Of Trade.
"A band Observation-Disclosures ID
on the carpet fol no distant aay.
...Don't fail to attend the masquerade
az the ri:.k Saturday eve, March y,
The Dramatic Company will give an
entertainment for the Band, April 10.
Our huntt rs are anxiously looking
for the coming Of the wild goose and the
duck.
The Webster Silver Cornet Band will
play for the q. A. X, entertainment on
the 3lst.
Remember the ladies basket social
Friday night. Each lady brings refresh
ments for two.
1T is now generally conceded that
seeding will all be done by the middle OF
APP il in this county.
In the notice OF ladies aid society
which appeared last week every bod, +"
VAS requested 10 brirg lunch for two. Ii
should read every lady"
Fred Krouse, living four miles west
wants to buy q shot gun and a little red
wagon--lts a ten pound boy. Mother
and child dong well.
Painting and paper hanging is now
the rage, Mkt comes house cleaning and
the man Of the house takes HIS meals
from the top OF a barrel.
Il b. Clark, of st. Paul, Vice-P resi.
dent OF the large wholesale house OF J. II
Mohler * Co, spent Friday i'm Webster,
the guest Of his nephew, Il. r. Ruggles.
Services were held in the Scandina-
Wan tongue, at the court house on Mon
day night, by q minister OF that national
ity. The attendance was quite large.
The news from the Day county Goa
field still continues TO be the most en-,
couraging kind. 1t ia expected that Goa
will be taken out of the mine about Jun,
LIST.
AT Poplar River Station, Montana. 4
the lst DAY ofJanuaFy, 1885, was the ltw
est tenn erature ever recorded in I'll,
United States, mercury indicating 63.1
below zero.
Fred Russell's orchestra furnishes
the music for the terpgichorian part o
the q. A. r., entertainment, which set
ties the question and guarantees every
n a good time.
We have just issued some posters fol
the Webster and Britton stage line, this
new style Of chromatjC printing that are
daises. In the line Of colored work We
are prepared 10 duplicate 81. Paul work
aud go II better.
Capt. Wander Horck shook hands
with his numerous friends here on sun
day morning and was In a happy frame
of mind. He was on his way to Fort
Sisseton and will visit Britton and exam
Inc into the coal find.
Subscribe for the REPoRTER and get
the Agents Herald, the paper that expos
! es frauds of all kinds in the Un..ed States
The Herald will lie sent direct TO you
address and both papers will coet S2--the
present price of tile R%EPoRrEg. The
Herald is an 80 column monthly.
...Some one is circulating a report IN
the north tier Of townships in Clark thai
the debt of Day county is 100000. Thii
is a lie manufactured out of whole cloth
The Gebt of this county 10 only a trifi,
over $4,000, as any one can easily tint
out by examining the records OF ths
county.
THE committee Of investigation a
the B.lzer House has not yet reported
and a condition of gloom preyades til,
entire community. stu.
We find the above item on our table
viii some one kindly rise and explain
We don't see the point.
THE ladies having in charge the re
freshment part Of the q. A. r., program
for the 3Ist invite all interested to NEE
at the residence of Mr.. johnson, firs
door south Of the Balzer House on Fri
day afternoon OF this week, at 2 o'clocl
to perfect arrangements.
We call attention to the jewelry "ad'
of Mr.. A. Ross, which appears in thi
issue. Mr. r., is finished workman
and, "a a consequence, any article lief
with him for repairs VIII be prompt,
and satisfactorily attended 10. He ais
has a fuc stock Of ~jewelry, watches
clocks, &c.
Next week school resumes bushes
and the the racket will be trausiene,
from the home to the school room. Ga
citizens all express themselves az hiohl
pleased with the school as conducted b
Prof. Foster assisted by Miss Moultor
All tie pupils have mace 4 gratifying ad
vance and improvement Ia their studies
MIR. NJ. Johnson has purchased m
entire undertaking business Of Mr.. III. "
Boyd, together with the entire stock I
furniture he had, and his now is the onl
furnitdre house in Webster. He Props
es to keep a full line of caskets and ur
dertaking goods, as well as furniture
brackets, pictures, &c, and invites ever
body 10 call and see him at his place
business, FIRST door south of the Balze
House.
THE progressive eucher club of Wei
SbeI met ~ TIE fcsiuenCt Oh alF. y. Ailel
on East Avenue on Monday evening Il,
23d. The club played the game accor,
ing TO the rults | id down in last week
issue OF the REPokIER, the only non-se
tartan, religious paper in Dakota. III
Val. N~eIdenfeuiir proved the champir
Of the evening and the game proved mo
exciting and entertaining TO all who IA
tlcipated. The next meeting of the clu
will be duly announced.
THE city board met for orgaDizatiC
at the Office Of Il. Huntington on n
evening of the 25d, all being present bl
Annashinsky. They qualified and fixs
the bond of the Treasurer vt 81 600 an
the Clerk at $3.50. The President vi
authorized to procure the necessary bool
! q seal aud a certified copy of the clarte
The Board then adjourned till to-nigh
. Ii Ia ernQ.fad that ~uaxftara will ha fni