Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-06-24

day Of the republic on the 9th. Til
occasion promises to be a gran,
jubilee and our citizens can swell
the crowd, since they T ny tn
e eagle here.
The fishing party, eomprisin,
: Il. a. Bones, q. L. Share It's, j. A
Lee and Il. Huntington, returned
i, Monday from the wiids of Wiseon
? sin where they put in a week o
solid enjoyment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norton re
quests us to return to our citizens
generally their warmest thanks fol
the prompt and helpful assistance
on Friday in eztinguishing the
flames at their residence.
n VIM. Duwe, of Clayton, Iowa,
has been looking after his farm in
this vicinity the past week. lie
made these pioas headquarters q
pleasant call and ordered the Re-
PORTER sent to his address.
The title to the mill site has
been obtained. Mr. Jno. Norton ne
gotiated for them last Friday and
succeeded in closing mp the deal.
I This viii be good news to all citi-
zens. The price, we understand,
was $500.
The game Of base ball between
the fats and leans came of as pre-
/ yiousfy- a,,s@gEcsd, ar.-2.- / Gas the
| picnic Of the season. The fats came
to the bat first and rastled up a
/ score OF 5 ITALICS. The leans follow
ed and at the close of the first in
| ming the game was even. Adams
made a tally On this inning by
Waiting in to home base on his
stomach, his arms and legs spread
out, giving him the appearance of a
/ huge turtle. This Is the only time
we became really conspicuous in the
game. In the second inning, the
fats came to the bat and sailed in
for all they were worth. Capt. Lees
running IN this inning was the won
der and astouishmeat Of the assem-
bled multitude-hoY he got over
so much ground When he Just pad
! died along with q six-inch step.
/ The reason was that he lifted his
feet without any preceptible effort
and set 'eTl down sudden, thus diff
/ fering from the balance Of the nine
who lifted their feet with reluctance
and kind O spread EN- out over the
! ground. II was in this inning that
| IL. Small wanted Brigham to look
ont for the windows in his house
500 yards away, because he was
gong to strike-fe did get the ball
l out q the diamond, but it was rs
much as ever. We are sorry that
! time nor space VIII admit Of a min
ute description Of each inning
suffice 1t that the players kept the
by-staBders in conyulsions Of laugh
/ ter from the time Of It's commence
meat TO its close. Five innings
were played and the game stood 81
to 80 IN favor Of the fats.
Capt. Lee WAS all over the ground
in minute and is RATHER in
game.
! Ochsanreiter was the boss batter
Of the fats with Sharrvttsa and Adams
right after him. Lgaie made
( triling mistake in not holding his
I third after rolling in OH and mash
( ing il in the 4th .uning-he rolled
past it and did not get back in time.
/ Several Of the fats got ont by going
out into tho crowd TO borrow q chew
Of tobacco and when they came
back, the baseman simply touched
( them with the ball and they were
out--same with the leans, but there
wasn't any CT EN- that believed it
( even if the Umpire did decide it so
and stick to it.
/ Bones caught a ball On Sd and
threw it at the fat man who was
laboring for home, striking him in
/ the small Of the back-he insisted
he had the fellow out, but the UNI
piTe inst smIled-the crowd Just
acted awful foolish over that and
laughed till We were afraid it would
be sad for them-physically.
Baker, Harris and Smith did
some good playing On the lean side.
Baker is a hard hitter. PEandergast
struck viciously at a ball and found
/ himself on his back engaged in as
Economical observations.
Blake made fine pitcher and
vas heavy on batting fies-Dr.
Harris got there on the catching.
john Norton and Scott did
good Job Of pitching for the fats
I and Ochsonreiser was behind the
bat-oecasicnally Louie caught on
/ his stomach, that is, the ball would
I not stick to his hands.
Elder Dickinson and Gibson
made a good record, though they
both got Oyerthe ground too much
/ ike creased lightning.
Folgatter didn't strike much, but
/ he could run ---
Brigham and Ruggles thinks now
that they have missed their calling
heretofore and viii engage them
/ selves with the Desroits.
/ ShsFrctts caught q fy once and
tried to throw it 70 first, bat had to
! get it CT the ground before necould
/ do it.
Frank Bowen and c. 0. Jones,
4 seorcrs, had more real work 10 do
than any one member Of either Of
aiues-especiaily whca the fa.s were
at TIE bat.
J The fact is the game throughout
4 vas one continued piece u fun for
/ everybody. Not : man in either
I aiEc knew anything abont the game
us 3 consequences some Of tie
most g oHishlDg playing resulted,
( cvc7 Witnessed GA a bah ground.
Nr. Iasios, as Umpire, acquitted
+ himself 10 the satisfaction Of both
mines, though he yoaid persist IL
laughing at the boys for calling for
+ q high or q lOw bali and them strik
/ i'ig st any ball that happened to
! pass over thai quarter section.
! After the game an elegant ban
qaet was served at The Commercial
3. gaieh i wa 4 dray game be-
& tween tie two mines.
] The leans hare challenged the
fats anI the game $ 70 be played
over again. "oh, Lord,,7