Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-01

: The exhibition at the church
! last Friday night, by the scholars
S of the high school, was well attend.
a ed and is generally spoken of as
: highly credable to both teachers
and scholars. The press of other
matter Oh our columns prevent our
publishing the program and COM
menting on the performance. Suf-
, flee it, that great pains was necessa-
ry to secure an exhibition of such
conceded merit as this one.
Correspondents must not forget
that we viii not admit personalities
, that appear IN the least malicious.
As we have before remarked, no one
or dozen persons has "cinch' on
this paper. We are publishing a
paper for the people, to try and bet
ter them, not pull them down; and
for this purpose we want the news
from every part of the county such
as will interest and amuse our read.
ers and leave no bitterness or heart
burnings behind. Besides, to say
something of the failings or short
comings of your neighbor may do
him an incaleulable injury. when,
perhaps, he is innocent of the charge
brought against him. Give us the
news unmixed with personalities,
unless it is harmless joke on a
neighbor.
The Governor of Dakota has by
| proclamation made the Gath day of
April, "Arbor Day." and urges up
on every Dakotaian the Importance
of laying aside all business concerns
and devoting that day of the year to
tree planting The people of Day |
county should make some concerted |
arrangement to plant as many trees
as possible on that day. Let half
dozen farmers, neighbors arrange to
each plant good wind break on the
north side of their homes and thus
do something towards the obstruc-
tion of our high winds. Groves of
timber not only adorn and beautify
a country, bat they serve the prac-
teal purpose of breaking off from
the home the bleak blasts of winter.
Let every one plant trees on Arbor
Day.
"A week ago last Saturday night
Henry Bremen took a load of young
folks from Egeland to dance near
Cuttings. On their return, while
racing with another team one of the
lines on Henry's team broke, turn
ing the horses suddenly to the right
upsetting the wagon and spilling
out the entire party. Henry had
one arm broken and his shoulder
dislocated and an ugly cash cut on
his head, while the balance Of the
party were badly bruised and cut
up. Under the circumstances it is ,
wonder they did not all loose their ,
lives. This mishap should be a
warning to young men that team
racing, just for the fun of things, is
a dangerous pastime, and one that,
If persisted in will sooner or later
result in serious trouble and injury
to those indulging in it.
Farmers must find out sooner or
later that they canno .depend solely
enue and be prosperous, even here
in Dakota. After the expense of
labor, and the price of machinery is
deducted from the crop there is but |
a small margin left to support n
family upon the remainder of the
year. A few cows viii easily pay
the household expenses for the year,
under good management, while their
increase will place the farmer be-
yond the reach of chattel mortgages
The butter from the cows and their
increase will soon make farmer
independent, if he will only take
the trouble to attend to them. Good
butter is rarity. and all because
there is not sufficient care in its
manufacture. 4 good article will
always command ilgood price, hence
it pays to make It. Then You can
raise poultry which will always COM
mand good pIice. In word try
and work out OF the wheat rut and
produce something that will always
bring you good profit on the time
and money invested. 1ou can get
a little stock around you if you will
only try and try with q determine
ton to get there. Make an effort
and You will be surprised at the re- .
suit.
Last Thursday night large |
party assembled at the residence of
B. Anushinsky, to spend the even /
ing with that gentleman and his :
lady, it being his farewell
to his friends before changing his :
location from Webster to Bangor,
in Walworth county 1t is not nee
essary to state that the genial host
and his wife, did the honors of the
evening in way to render it emil
nently pleasant and satisfactory to
their guests. The evening was
spent in progressive eucher, game
We particularly excel at. On this
occasion we fingered around the ten
spot table for ten games, holding
our own brayely, and staying right
there with q tenacity that male
everybody else in tile party turn
green with envy. Although we
succeeded in sweeping the board OF
all the honors, we wore them with
that modest and retiring manner be-
fitting our success and at tho same
time disarmipg every one Of the
faintest suspicion that We had put
up job to "hold the fort" as i,
were, That every one enjoyed the
evening right royalty is a fact be-
You'd dispute-they even gagged us
about our elegant playing, but we
wasn't proud and did not exult over
the matter any. Mr.. Appshnsky
after having lived g year in our city
occupied position on our village
board and proved himself a good
and useful citizen, much to the re-
greet of his numerous friends here,
goes to Bangor ~ try his fortune
farther west. The best wishes of |
all who know him will follow him
his new home, and all will cor
liallY wish him such success as will
line his pockets with golden sheckles
and crown his days with upbounded
prosperity.
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