Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23
The wild goose is here.

The Webster Mills are just
booming.
&c. S. Maynard, of Waubay, was
in town Monday.
Rev. E. Ashley will hold Epis-
copal services in this city Sunday.
There will be game of ball be-
tween the Webster and Bristol mines
at the fair grounds Friday.
Mrs. L. T.. Bailey will give a
temperance lecture at the Congre-
gational church Sunday evening.
Extensive preparations are be-
ing made at Aberdeen for the demo-
cratic territorial convention, Sept.
goth.
"A singer named Limburger is
attracting some attention IN Ger
many. He ought to have a very
strong voice.
Times must be hard with Da-
kota editors. Several of our ex-
changes come to us printed on
common brown wrapping paper.
j. G. Bush will run buss be-
tween town and the fair grounds.
Seth Allen will hold the ribbons
and you can bet he will get you
there on short order.
"A county seat fight has been
begun in Duel county. The contest
will be between the new town of
Clear Lake and the present county
seat, Gary.
If You receive trees or plants
shipped from distance, it is well
to place the roots in water from
twelve to twenty-four hours before
planting out.
There is nothing sweeter than
a kiss-except when you look into
the window and see the other fellow
getting them. Oh, why should the
spirit of mortals be proud,
Friday, Sept. "A, has been des-
ignated as Dakota's day at the
Minneapolis Exposition. Governor
Pierce and his stat, in full uniform,
and other officials are to be present. |
The township republican caucus
did a sensible thing in the appoint
ment Of township committee, of |
which L. r. Ruggles is chairman.
There will be no more mistakes
about calling conventions. See call
lfor township caucus in another
column.
The quarterly sacremental SER
vice of the N. L. Church will be
held at the Court House Sunday
Oct. 3D.. Sermon will be preached |
and services conducted by the Per-
siding Elder, Rev. Traveller, of
Watertown. Business meeting Sat
urday previous.
Says an exchanges: cit is good
news OF the farmers of this country
to learn that i'll Australia there is Il
deficiency this year of $4,000, 000l
bushels of wheat, instead of big
surplus. In India, too, there is a
great falling off, and from Russia
come reports of a light harvest.
"A Secretary Of War of these
United States who is so afraid of
responsibility that he viii stand by
and see the people of Charleston
suffer, when he has 100 600 tents at
his disposal and grumblingly fur
nishes seyenty-fve, should sell out
to some old lady who would run
the machine in a manly kind of
way. The Secretary of the Navy
is no better. Where are his idle
vessels, and his store-houses burst
ing with fullness? Does he sup
pose the people Of the country
niggards, that they would not have
stood By him in a little stretch of
authority?
The Webster REPORTER, at the
home of The Argus favoriie con-
Itributor, Mrs. Marietta Bones, amid
an advertising gorge that tokens
prosperity, finds room to believe
that Day county has the most in
telligent and best looking lady
teachers in Dakota-but the editor
has never travelled north and is
young. Fargo Argus.
The ba4d-heSdcd edtror-rf-thisI
jourDGt most emphatieally objects
tobeing called young Our state
ment with regard to our teachers is
exactly true, and if the Major had
been here, he would have bought
our plant and moved the Argus to
Webster. There was not the slight
est previousness of the henceward
in that assertion-our lady teachers
are the yum, yumeSt ones in the
territorY-we are there to stay.
We learn that W. l.. Doe of
Webster, OAK, has been appointed
county treasurer of Day county to
fill an unexpired term, The Office
having been made vacant by the
resignation Of the former occupant.
w. l.. Doe is well and most favor
ably known to the business men of
Lake City where he formerly re-
sided. While here, he was in the
employ of Jersey, Bean & Doe, a
firm extensively engaged in the
hardware and lumber business and
we congratulate the people of Day
county in being so fortunate in Sc
curing so able, efficient and trust
worthy an officer. Mr.. Doe was
married here and we have known
him intimately ever since he came
to this part of the country and have
vet to learn of one who did not
hold him in high esteem. Lake
City (Minn.) Graphic.
"A slang-whanger thus puts it:
81 am dying, Fido, dying, do you
see my slim tail culver. Soon my
spook will be ki-yi-ing far beyond
the spitz dog river. The measley
marshal shot at me when / was
chasing hogs, the village ordinance,
he saws. taxes all town dogs.