Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-04
III. W. BOYD
II. W. BOYD
put about 500 in improvements oil
his house.

II. W. BOYD
put about 800 in improvements on
his house.
D.. b. COMPTON
put $3.50 into coal sheds, store
rooms for grain, etc.
GROSS & LEvoY
the p%roprietors Of the Farmers Ba.
Ear, finished and completed the
business building they now occupy
at q cost of $500.
I. J.. HANSON
has also a neat and commodious
residence on the south side, main
building 16x20 with IA foot posts
and L 14x20. He has a large parlor
with bed room on north side. From
parlor a door opens into q dining
room and into kitchen on south
side and a large and convenient
buttery on the north. connected
with both kitchen and dining room.
From the dining room a stairway
leads to the second story, which is
conveniently divided.
He has also q barn 24I40. The
entire improvements cost, probably
$1,000.
JOHN NoRToN's
house is a marvel Of arrangement,
convenience and elegance. In the
front of the building is q large,
roomy hall, with winding stairs of
polished black walnut leading to
the regions above. At the left Of
the main e~nterance a door opens
into two large parlors connected
with each other-the front one hay
ing two bay-windows, the rea one,
the two together being 14I30 in
size. On the right of the rear par
lor is a door opening into q large
bed room, which is furnished with
all the modern appliances of COM
fort and convenience. Next in the
real Of parlor is the dining room
with its china closets, and opening
into it the kitchen, which is COM
plete in all details. Water is drawn
from a 200 barrel cistern into a sink
in she kitchen. Set in the east
wall is a set of shelves, drawers etc.,
and a flour bin, while a dumb wait
err connecting with the cellar CON-
pletes an arrangement such as
delights the heart Of the thrifty
house wife. Under the whole is a
large, roomy cellar. Passing from
the dining room you ascend q flight
of stairs to the second story. First
on the left is Il nice bathroom, fol-
lowed by two bed rooms. On the
right Il bed room, q sewing room,
and a guests chamber corresponding
to one of the same size on the op-
posite side of hall. In front is a
large billiard room, 12x20-main
room IA feet square. Passing
through the guests chamber on the
right from the front, you reach q
flight of stairs that takes you to a
large attic, above the entire build
ing, and still up another flight you
reach the observatory on the top of
the house from which a magnificent
view Of the surroun ling country is
obtained. The building outside aud
in, is by far the most elegant in de-
sign, workmanship and convenience
that is to be found in the entire
county, and while it will be . most
coy and comfortable home, it will
stand as a monument Of the energy,
enterprise and good taste of its own.
er and his estimable lady.
Mr.. Norton has also erected q
barn on his premises, which is 30t36
with 1G foot posts. 1t contains 3
box stalls, one 10x12 and two 7I10
all sealed inside and room for car
riage and harness-all finished off
in the very best style. Tho cos. OF
the entire improvements on the lots
complete, for the year 1885 is
$500.
Under the head of miscellaneous
improvements, which include the
two shell buildings for feed mills
and other repairs made in buildings,
there has been expended about
$500.
The Masonic Temple, now under
process of construction, which is
25x7G ground dimensions 20 foot
posts and to be brick venirsd. comes
properly under the head of improve.
ments for 1886, it having been com.
menced since the opening of the
year.
We have thus briefly summoned
up the improvements for 1885 in
Webster, and think that the show.
ing is one of which u people may
well be proud, since it shows a graf,
flying advancement aud progress
that but few towns can show.
Below We
RsCAPTTULATR.
Pratt, Porter s. Morgan, Gle. $40. 00J
Miller & Strong, warehouse, l,OOt
C.trgle X Bagley, 1,00t
7 A Bones, residence, s0t
Doc richardson. S0t
W c Turner, 25t
/ f Baker, 2 2,2Ot
+ Goodwin so,
Il III Smith, res. and barn, IS,
J L Merrill, residence. 20,
q l. Sharretts, res. and barn 1,aOt
j A Stoddarl res IA