Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-20
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profitable time if they only take an
interest in it and all pull together.
The premiums paid are not large,
but together with other benefits
gained, they will pay the trouble of
placing articles on exhibition. Let
all take an interest and make the
fair what it should be, aa occasion
of pleasure and profit to all.
Everybody who is interested in
the success Of the fair is cordially
invited to attend meeting Of the
Agricultural Association at the
Court House ut 2 o'clock r. NJ,
Aug. 22d, for the transaction Of
general business and to make further
arrangements for the fair. 1t is
very earnestly requested that all the
officers and directors be present.
Come one, come all. The premium
list will be ready for distribution on
the 22d. Anyone wishing copy
please call on or write to the Sec
rotary.
After Gen. Grants death he has
been done justice in one particular
ut least. 1t is now admitted by
everyone that the stories of his per-
sonal intemperance were absolutely
without foundation, and that they
were simply the outgrowth Of the
animosities of the war. Charles A.
Dana, who certainly cannot be ac-
cused Of undue friendliness, says in
the New York Sun that not only
was he free from this vice, but that
his mouth was never defiled with an
oath. As time goes on Gen. Grants
character will shine out more and
more conspicuously as one of the
greatest in history
On Friday 0ehsenreiter & Small
rugged up their new threshing
engine, the GIANT" and sent her
sailing through the streets. 1t
looked strange to see an engine ps-
rade the streets, guided with rs
much ease as team of horses. 1t
wont be long till wagons win ne run
on the common highways by steam,
if these improvements continue.
The engine i'll question hauled u
wagon loaded down with men and
boys--twenty of them, and perhaps
more. 1t simply walked along with
out the least trouble. Louie looked
like the foreman of a fire company
as he sat on the machine" and
directed things in its progress up
Main street.
--Blake's ponies made it inter
esting for mower on Monday.
They ran away, and being hitched
to the mower, it came after them
like a bounding gazelle, until il
slipped cog when the fun ceased
and the ponies came to halt. TIL,
damage was about $500 and III.
ponies look as innocent and demur'
as summer cloud. Blake said the,
are so playful and havn't had an
fun for so long that it put thei
teeth on edge so they couldn't ea
oats, that it just seemed as il the,
had to do something to let off steam
or bust. We don't know of NOR,
charmingly lively and interesting
pair of ponies anywhere than those
of Blake's--so full of frolicksome
kitteny fun and pure mischief.
e. Peso y gave striker out
i side of the circus a $40 bill fol
} tickets for himself and lady. I'll,
) fellow handed him back a bill stat
ing he could not change it. Wher
! Eph came to examine it he found |
: one instead Of ten. Fred Guder
ian got beat out OF twenty. Tn,
: ticket pedd!er took the bill, went t.
change it anT forgot to return. W,
cautioned several persons to Blu,
! tickets only at the ticket wagon
J then il any gouge game was at
: tempted you had something tangibl
to take hold of. The evidence i
2 accommodating that shows this circu
y crowd to have been an organize,
9 band Of robbers in the hangers-ol
: they tolerated, II they are no
: careful they will strike q Dakot
z town that will make it decidedly in
J. teresting for them.
IS Amt it abont time for our bus
8 mess men to cease patronizing tn
!. express company. You pay almos
a double for all the freight receiye
= from st. Paul---that is twice as muc
d as by freight on all the articles 20
rs receive. On perishable goods, sue
e as oranges and lemons you can &c
y them just as cheap from Aberdee
J. and save dollar box in freight
!. Now it costs dollar to one thirty
70 five for box Of lemons from 81
e Paula clear steal Of say sixt
cents. Simply because compan
has monopoly is no reason VIII
n they should make an exhorbitan
!. demand--get legitimate price an
( steal as much more. Take you
+ bills and compare them and SC
le just how you have been swindled b
y the express company. 1t is tim
Z the press was setting down on TIL
n thing, hard.
II In the economy OF eternal fl
. mess of things the conundrum il
a whether it is better to bear the il
! we have or fec to those we kno
:. not OF. The presumption Is thu
when crowd OF fellows want a su
of clothes it were better to csche
too much economy and strive
N "get there" less on traffic than
he cause an opposite crowd to endul
g the sorrow incident to parting wit
Z venerable relics of any former grea
re ness. Not stored urn or monl
10 mental bust viii compensate the 10
z. Of freshness, nor win such circnn
st stances draw music from soul vii
ii any degree Of euphonious losencs
in let it be written that of ..all 81
d. words OF tongue or pen, the SADIE
st Of these are, it might have been
l provided the Columbia boys badn
~ worn EN- out previously befor..
rs Old Grimes is dead, that 60,
e. old sonl.