Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-04
II. W BOYD
put about s1a0 in imprc.:

put about sia0 in imnreE-:s>
uss mouse.
d. %. COMPTON
put $3.50 into coal sheds, sta
rooms for grain, etc.
GROSS 4 tsyoY
the p~roprietors Of the Farmers b.
Ear, finished and completed the.
business building they now occupy
at a cost Of $500.
l.. J. HANSON
has also n neat and connections
residence on the south side maiE
building l6x20 with IA foot posts
aud l. 14Ss0. He has a large parlor
with bed room or north side. From
parlOr a door opens into q dining
room and into kitchen on south
side and a large and convenient
battery on the north. connected
sith both kitchen and dining room.
From the dining room a stairway
eads to the second story, which 10
conveniently divided.
He has also a barn 24r40. The
entire improvements cost, probably
81 800.
JOHN SoRToN's
house is a marvel Of arrangement,
convenience and elegance. In the
front Of the building is a large,
rcOmy hall, with winding stairs Of
polished black walnu. leading tsl
the regions above. At the left of
the main ~eEterance a door opens
into two large parlors connected
tTlh each other--the front one hsv-
inr two bay-windows, the .ear one,
IT,, two together being t4x10 in
siz". On the right CT the rear par
Ter is a door opening into a large
5ed room, which is furnished with |
Ill Ihe modern appliances Of COM
and convenience. Next in TIE |,
-cac Of parlor is the dining roots
nth its china closets, and opening
INTO it the kitchen, which is COM
in all details. Water is drawn
m a 200 barrel cistern into a sink
a. ,he kitchen. Set in the east
call is n set Of shelves, drawers etc,
nd " -four bin, while a dumb wait
r connecting with the cellar COM
an arrangement such ns
teiights the heart of the thrifty
wife. Under the whole ia q
~rger roomy cellar. Passing from
~ dining room you ascend u fight
< stairs to the second story. First
Jp ths left is a nice bathroom, fol.
by two led rooms. On the
i1ght a bed room, a sewing room, !
me a guests chamber corresponding
10 9nn Of the same size on the OPP
side Of hall. In front is {
age billiard room, l2r20-mAih
ar>3nl IA feet square. Passing
.''.'teh the guests chamber on thp
fh>t, from the iront, yJe Tra..- '
1i} 4 VI stairs thas takes yoh
attic, above the entire build
*, AMI still up another flight you
rsasc,a she observatory on the top Of
.he hotfse from which a magnificent
sraw VI the surrounf...
obtained. The bull ing outside anil
N, "a bf far the me elegant in De-
a'rkmsnship nd convent" a]t
rilRt ia 20 be foun in the et sire
.@H2ys. aud while / vii! DO q most
ro1y anal cnmfnr.ah L N2.I
~ a monuE.4. et ~ :
enterprise and Scssi s~&s;5Iof it's own
or and his estimat2e lady.
Mr. Norton hAs $3.50 erected ST
barn on his prem's. which is 30x36
l6 foot Pr, l. contains 3
box stalls, one * ; aia two 1x10
al sealed inside AL r,.,ln for car
and harns Sc Ill finished off
the very best ST. The cost Of.
the entire impre1e& eat on the Lola
complete, for ~ yeH lssj is
81, 500.
Under TIE hstsi K : ,isceIl tneors
Improvements, vi 1A inttdde the
two shell building ~ feed mills
and other repairs u ne n buildings,
there has becn APPENDED aboui
300. /
The Masonic 70 ,nie now under
process 81 cons mt:t.1, which IA
grounl ii semjons 70 foot
posts and to be 1T K unirsd comes |
properly under t., Neat 0f improve- |
ments for 1886, l. say,hg been COM |
menccd since si:- aptning Of the
year.
We have thus Sef1y summoned
up the improvsa rts fas 1886 in
Webster, and SIX; K Stst the show.
ing is n Of VIA or people mar
veil be proud, IN cit shows n gra .
lying adyancsea "a aud progretts
that but few /; .Snit al chow. |
Below we
RE- 3 UL,TE.- Il
Pratt, Porter O. y tgss,, Gle. tIO.0gei
Miller 4 St-ol varshouse, i,Gc-
CTgle 4 Bagia l,09ol
i A Bones, re Id nce. SNl!
Doc Ricksrdsrn,' :" sod
w & Turner. sJSi
4 + Baker, z 2,aGs
II Godwin jfa5
II II Smith. ~. IA harm. ii
J i Merrill. r=4L He,A atp,
q l. Sharr.tts. X and barn 80,
] a Stoaiard " tTi
a + Barker. assl
Latherian Chic a, dA.
q Woodar1. u 10;
R Larson. basA q. lrj