Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-20
NOTICE.

NoIlCE.
There will be meeting of thu
+ farmers of Day county at the Cour
House, in Webster, on May 22nd
at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of or
ganizing farmers association o.
alliance. All farmers are invited
G. ECKER.
The foundation for the mill i:
r already finished. Frank Wilsey il
engineering the wood work, which
means that it will waltz along with
a whoop. Frank has faculty OF
rushing things right along in way
that counts. If a man wants a
building up in hurry and no mis-
takes made, Wilsey is the man he's
looking for.
Harry Craig has secured the
nomination as Clerk of the Courts
of Campbell county and will 60 to
assume his duties the fore part of
next week. The REPORTER wishes
} him abundant prosperity and sue
cess in his new field and hopes that
lots of the filthy iron dollars may
stick to his fingers.
Wanted, an editor who can read
write, and argue politics, and at the
same time be religious, funny, sci
entific and historical as well, write
to please everybody. know every-
thing that is going on without ask
ing OF being told, always have some
thing good about everybody else,
live on wind and make more money
than enemies. For such, a good
opening will be made-in the grave
ard.
There arrived at the residence
of j. A. Lee, ESQ.,, on Sunday
evening, ayoung lady-usual weight
The REPORTER extends. its hearty
congratulations to the happy pa
rents and trusts that this little an
gel vouchsafed them from the gol-
den shore may indeed prove bless
ing and benediction to a long and
happy life. Mother and child do
ing nicely, and the doctor now ex-
presses supreme confidence in his
ability to pull the Squire through
all right. The cigars were of the
best brand and the REpoTER force
thoroughly enjoyed them.
The Aberdeen Mill Company |
sued NJ. 4. Evans, of Bristol, for
$3.50 and the trial came off here
on Monday. Julian Bennett and J. |
o. Thomson were attorneys for de-
fence and Mr.. Hute, of Aberdeen
for plaintiffs. The prosecution
failed to make out their case and
also to prove that certain parties in
whose name the suit was brought, |
were the Aberdeen Mill Company. |
Motion made by counsel Bennett to
dismiss on above grounds and that |
testimony did not show the sale and |
delivery of goods as alleged in the
| pleading, was sustained by the
Court, Squire Lee presiding.
The farmers all over the coun-
ty are moving in the matter of form
ing alliances. We regard this as
sensible. There is no good reason
why farmers may not organize for |
their protection as we'll "a mechanics
artisans, manufactures and capital
lists. One thing it will do, that is
clearly necessary-it will bring far
mers together, promote sociability |
among them, secure an interchange
of opinions, and an united interest |
in each Others welfare that no other
method could produce. To meet
and discuss the best methods of |
sowing wheat or other grain, of
feeding and raising stock and the
best breeds to handle, will promote
an enterprise and emulation among
farmers that can not fail to be bene-
fetal to all who are connected with |
these associations; and this connect
ed with the pecunisry advantages !
are we'll calculated to advance the
best interests of the farmer.
Last Saturday a large and en-
thusiastic meeting of farmers was
held at the Alderman school house,
three miles south of Webster, and
preliminary steps for the organiza-
ton of an alliance taken in the cleo
ton of W. A. Carr, President; J. J.
Williams, ice.President; Seth III.
Allen, Sec, and Z. +. Loomis,
Treas. They then passed a series
of resolutions expressive of the OBJ
iect of the organization. One of
of these was to the effect that home
dealers should have the preference
in all bids for supplies Of all kinds.
When We saw that we felt good
that our farmers proposed to stand
by the men who stood by them when
they needed help, so long as these
men treated them fairly. We shall
have more to say about this matter
at another time. 1t is to be regret
ted that We were unable to get the
proceedings of this meeting in time
for publication. We invite discus
sion of those matters In tho REpoR-
TER.
Report of grammar department
of Webster school for the month be-
ginning April I2th and ending May
9TH, 1886. Scholars enrolled 81, |
average daily attendance 27. schol-t
ars neither absent nor tardy, Laura
Severy and Mabel Lee.
Chas. r. Anderson, Teacher.