Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-07-29

W = AlGNG a clCClulCll Va DiIAt
from J. h. Phillips place, north {
: town that takes the confectionery
The heads have from so to 100 bel
ries in them. The strange part 9
it is that this specimen was grow
on soil from the bottom Of rs foe
well.
The presiding elder Of this N
g., conference preached very fin
sermon at the Court House las
Sabbath morning. After services
church was organized with Rev
Handley as pastor. We understand
that it proposed to commence tn
erection of a church edifice earl
this fall.
BE sure you prepare somethin.
for exhibition at the fair. A coa.t
ty fair can only be a success by tht
assistaf1ce of the farming comnuni
ty. Talk fair over in your alliances
and arrange to be present with your
family and to aid in the advance Of
the society.
-E. Babcock brought us a spaci.
men OF Saskatchewan fife wheat
| harvested last Saturday. The field
from which 1t came viii yield al
| least 20 bushels to the acre. Mr..
Knapp living south of town, also
brought rs some specimen heads
that had rows of berries on them.
This week farmers arc all busy
and the golden grain is yielding to
the persuasive power of the sickle
all over the county. As a conse
quence, our business men are indus
triously engaged in sucking their
thumbs--but they seem to feel de-
cidedly happy over this state of
affairs.
We have received specimen
of millet from Fred Finch's
place In 12l, 81, grown on sod that
is the finest we ever saw in any
country. In year or two our far
mers will be compelled to raise
tame grasses, and from specimens
Of timothy, millet and clover we
have seen this year, we believe the
country will produce all that they
can possibly use.
Soon the hum of the thresher
will be heard in the land. We want
now to warn our farmer friends,
who have steamers to do their
threshing; be careful about file-be
sure when you leave the engine at
night the Gre is out. Last wear
carelessness in this regard, cost sew
eral farmers in the county their
crop and the loss Of the machine to
the parties threshing for him. Look
out for these things this year.
On Saturday, in company with
G. L. Sharretts, we took drive in
to the country and found the report
of the crops even better than we
supposed-in other words we thought
they were better than reported
and of course were agrceably sur
prised to find that the reports made
to us did not come up to the facts
BIN the case. 0ur purpose was to
visit Mr.. Sharrctts' farm, seven
miles south of Bristol. On the
route to it We passed through a sec
ton of country that is as fine rs my
that ever laid out Of doors-Iseif
settled, too, by a thrifty and pro-
gressiye set OF farmers. II I'LL of
Bristol township is as fine as the
south half, it is a rip shorter. The
soil is rich, and the growing crops
on each quarter section as simply
immense. Sir. Sharretts farm is
located in the very lap of this rich
district and is one of the finest in
the county. He is taking advant-
age of it, having in 40 acres Of wheat
20 of barley, Is of oats and 10 of
flax, and they all bid fair to yield
abundantly. As a farmer we un-
hesitatingly pronounce him sue
cess. Our trip was Il pleasant and
profitable one, since it enabled us
to see a part of the county we had
never been in. and made us feel all
the better satisfied with the much
derided hill country of Dakota.
On Monday another of those
sad accidents occurred that makes
one shudder to think of. John
Goode, living miles south Of town
was harvesting, and an s year old
son of Earnest Ludka, was riding
the lead horse, when tho whole four
horses became frightened and start
ed to run. The boy being alarmed
at what he supposed to be a serious
situation, jumped to the ground,
and before Mr.. Goode could stop
the horses the boy was knocked
down and ran over by the machine,
his left arm being caught in the
sickle and completely severed just
below the elbow. Dir. Harris was
summoned, but when he arrived the
boy had lost so much blood that he
appeared more like he was dead
than alive, and the doctor did not
deem it prudent to administer chic
reform and operate before he rallied
from the shock, The hemorage
was stopped aud the lad made as
comfortable as possible, and restor-
atives administered.
Tuesday, DR.. Harris amputated
the arm Just above the elbow joint,
and the boy is now comfortable and
slowly reacting from the shock sus-
tanned IN the accident and subsequent
operation. With careful nursing
attention the Doctor says he viii
pull through all right,
This should be a warning to all
our people never to allow children
around where harycsters, mowers,
threshers or any dangerous farm
machinery is being operated-the
are always in danger of meeting
with Just such sad accidents. as this
one, because of their inability TO
preserve that GOODNESS and presence
Of mind that alone would gi;e them
a chance to escape the danger.
Married.
/ NELS0N-J0HNSON.-At the
Parsonage in Webster, July 10th,
Inv Rev. W. G.. Dickinson. Mr..