Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-07-29

esterday, a committee OF citi-
zens, Messrs. Gibson, Lee, Bones
and Il. W. Small, went down and
looked over the mill, aud express
themselves as highly pleased with
the internal arrangement of 1.-THE
first-elass machinery of the very
latest pattern by which it is run.
The committee say that the mill
company have more than filled their
contract with the cltizens-have
made as good mill, in proportion
to size, as Minneapolis can boast;
and now they ask that we fill ours.
The consideration on which the
mill was built was $1,000 and the
deed to the site. There still re-
mains $500 ON the site unpaid.
Ipswich paid $1,000 for Il mill and
are getting an old one shipped ms
every town in the territory that has
mill have paid double what is ask
ed of lis, and but few have received
anything equal to ours. In view Of
the great benefit the mill viii be to
our business interests, the commit
tee urges it upon all citizens to
promptly subscribe the balance of
the sum necessary to secure the site
and thus show our appreciation of
the splendid manner in which the
mill company have fulfilled their
word--their part Of the contract
with oar people, and of the adyant-
age it win be to our commercial IN
terests. Squire Lee viii call on you
and we hope you will respond as
BELTS an enterprising and apprecia-
tive peonle.
Webster is now putting on met |
ropoiitan airs and has full fiedged |
weather bureau, signal flags and all |
the paraphanalia. The following
is description OF the flags and |
what they Indicate:
/. a full moon of red, higher
temperature.
2. A crescent, or half moon, red !
lower temperature.
3. A red star, stationery temper
ature.
4. A full moon, of blue, general |
rain or snow.
5. A crescent, or half moon, Of |
blue, clear or fair weather.
6. A star Of blue, local rains or
snow.
Z. A black square, cold wave.
Only two flags are displayed at
one and the same time and the posi-
tion of the flags has no Specification
The forecasts indicated by them are
for "a hours commencing at z
o'clock a. m, each day, The full
moon of blue will be satisfactory for
any velocity of wind. The order
to display the black square, or cold
wave flag viii not be sent out unless
a temperature Of IS degrees or
lower is anticipated, and viii be from
"A to rs hours i'll advance. The
first three numbers enumerated
iabove indicate temperature, that isl
whether higher, lower, stationary
or medium. The flags 4, ) and 6,
the character Of the weather-that
lis. whether we shall have general
rain or snow, clear or fair weather,
or local rains or snow. By cutting
ont the numbers of these flags, as
indicated above, you viii be able to
read the flags easily, no matter how
displayed. These displays are made
in response to dispatch from the
government signal service and viii
be found, oftentimos, TO DO Of great
use to cur people.
We visited the Office Of the
/ County Auditor and found Mr.. I.
| Brigham hard at work, over the re-
cords Of his Office. Here again w
found set of books that no other
county in the territory can beat;
and everything in connection with
the business Of the county So CLASH
fed and arranged that the yisitos
learns ali lie wants to know almost
as soon as his request is perfersed.
So closely and carefully has Mr..
Brigham administered the affairs d
+: his Office that he is familiar witll
: every detail Of the county business
land affairs generally. When we saw
the immense amount OF work TO III
done and thought OF the small sala
g ~ afforded, we thought the conntl
singalarly fortunate in having
thorough business man to ad9iIistc
{ its affairs. Mr lirieham IS one o
the pioneers Of Day comfy, llaYin,
lreslded on and operated his farm Il