Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05
HOME HAPPENINGS.


in Minneapolis this week.
The lakes in the corporation of
| Webster are to be drained.
&c. ID. Peterson has new safe
that is RATHER from way back.
Plenty of cash on hand at Sew
cry s. Co.'S, to loan on chattels.
Judge Bryant, of Andover, was
down Monday to hold probate court.
Now pillow around your grain
stacks in time to protect them from
fire.
"A. Smith, cashier of our bank,
went to Minneapolis on Monday
night.
Money is the root of all evil
W. W. Seyery 4 Co., have plenty
of it to loan.
w. w. Seyery & Co., have ten
thousand dollars on hand to loan on
chattel security.
Spring chickens ought to be
ripe enough to pull, but we don't
see any in market.
The largest stock of lumber
ever brought to Day county at the
Coteau Lumber Yard.
| Father Mensing's father Is here
spending a few days on visit to
that Reverend gentleman.
We call the attention of our
readers to the professional card of
DIR. j. l.. Harris, in this issue.
-Chattel security will get cash
any time at w. W. Severy Il Co.'S,
office, first door south of post office.
1t is rumored that the NJ. L.
Church people will soon commence
the erection of a church ed'tice
here.
Hart Loomis, of the st. Paul
Globe, shook hands with his num-
erous friends here on Sunday and
Monday.
Our school board will select
teachers at their next session, for
the high school at Webster for the
ensuing year.
III. o. Frank, station agent, has
a new wagon for sale at reasonable
terms. Apply at the depot if you
want bargain.
The Webster Gun Club viii
make it lively for parties who shoot
game in Day county before the ex-
plration of the law.
"A. E. Raynes was down and
took in the sights of the metropolis
last week. AL is making a fine
local paper at Andover.
Bring your lest bull calf, big
gest pumpkin, finest vegetables and
grain to the Day County fair at
Webster on Sept. %, % and "A.
The Ladies Aid will meet with
Mrs. Bush on Friday evening at Z
O'Clock. All are invited.
Mrs. NJ. ECKER, See.
"A. NJ. Knight, of Glencoe, will
be here in few days with .l25
horses, all young, for sale. They
are nearly all farm horses and good
ones.
The Masonic hall at Webster is
one of the finest in the territory.
The people of Webster believe in
having the best on the shel1.-And-
over Gazette.
Mrs. G.. s. Maynard, after a So
iourn of a couple of months in Wis
consin visiting relatives and friends,
returned to her home in Waubay
Monday morning.
DIR. Harris addition to his
drug building 20x40 ground dimen-
sions, is being pushed right along
and will add greatly to the appear
ance of that corner.
The grain of the county is now
nearly all harvested and the yield is
much better than was anticipated.
In fact the crop will be fully up to
last years production.
The Ladies Aid will give a
game supper in Mr.. J. A. Lees
store room in Bank Block, August
Goth. Supper from 6 to 0.
| Mrs. NJ. ECKER, Sec.
Our base ball club have secured
some dandy grounds east of town.
By the way, why not raise purse
for match game on the second day
of the fer. 1t would be decidedly
drawing card.
C. l.. Sharretts went to Mime
apolis on Monday night in response
to letter notifying him Of the
sickness of his wife. 1t seems to us
George is having more than his full
share of trouble.
Pierce Martin and Thos. Lem
on, two of our old Iowa friends,
we're Webster visitors last Sunday.
Tom had been to WATERFOWL per-
fecting his title to 160 acres of
Uncle Sans dirt.
| -N0TICE.-A reward of Five
Dollars will be paid to anyone Civ
ing information and conviction of
parties killing prairie chickens in
| Day county before Aug. Is, 1886.
/ WEBSTER GUN CLUB.
"A large number of our citizens
are making calculations to be pres.
ent and participate in the opening
ceremonies of the Minneapolis Ex-
position, Aug. 23d. The railroads
will give excursion rates during the
! time of the Exposition.
The Day County Alliance will
meet in Webster on Saturday al
one o'clock. Members of all the
, Alliance in the county are cordially
invited to be present and participate
in the deliberations.
J w. L. CoLDwELL, Sec.