Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-22

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cozy they are.
John Crush, IN Lake Lynl
township, lost everything by prai
RE fire on Saturday. He was il
town and no one was at home bu
his children, who got into the roa,
and thus escaped destruction.
Harry Craig, one of the pro
lprietors of the Herald, has gon,
east-rumor has it to trot in doubl,
harness with the girl he left behind
him when he came west. Well
Harry, You know the old song con,
by one the roses fall, &c.
Next Sunday is easter. ouI
farmer friends need not be surprised
if the hens quit laying this week
especially if there are any boy.
around. It's a way hens haye-iust
before easter. There isn't a man in
Day county that can't swear to the
truth of this statement.
Abe Folsom, of Andoyer, was
down Friday. lie is preparing tc
go into business for himself al
Haupt. The citizens up there will
find him a good buriness man, and
an honorable gentleman. They are
to be congratulated on securing a
No. / man us an addition TO their
already fine community.
The man who brought those
squackers to town ought to be COM
PEELED to enjoy an hours serenade
by all the kids in town every dav.
If he failed to get foretaste of
ShOel it would be because he died
before the job was done. Why,
those things would turn the milk of
human kindness in the soul of the
best man Oh earth to whay.
From all parts of the county
comes expressions of satisfaction
with the Treasurer's report. The
financial statement is regarded as
most complete and just such one
as the Taxpayers have generally
asked for. 1t was certainly most
complete and thorough expose of
the condition of the Treasury of
Day county and is decidedly croda-
bic to the Deputy Treas, Mr.. W.
L. Doe, by whom it was made out.
Few people realize the influence
Of newspaper. Select the most
obscured county newspaper and
place an item of news in the most
obscured. corner you can find in 1t
and it viii go all over the United
States, be read BY thousands. Did
you ever stop to think that the BUSH
ness man is "sized upn by the adj
vertisoment he has in his local pa
per? This is a recognized rule, and
is valuable one.
Having let my barber shop to
my son Adelbert, | would say TO
the many friends who have SO kind
ly given me their patronage and
support that cannot, with printers
ink, express to them my gratitude,
and hope they will continue to pat
Ironize the old Pioneer Shop and
with the aid of A. G. Scott they
viii always be treated as well if not
better than before. After April Is,
1886, all work done in my shop will
be strictly aash.
C. L. CHAPMAN.
Owing to his having stuck SO
close to business as to somewhat
impair his health, Geo. Sharretts
aud his wife have gone to his farm
to spend a week recreating. Mr..
Sharretts is an officer who Gonseicn-
tiously discharges his duties to the
people and hence, hard work and
close confinement made it imperi-
tayely necessary that he take some
relaxation. Ills friends Just forced
him to go ont and we hope his trip
may thoroughly rejuvinate him.
"A team ran away cast of Wait
bay last Friday and struck railway
crossing just as a freight passed
the horses running iuto the iron
monster, one was killed and the
other lost its fore legs and was so
bruised that it died in short time.
Strange to say, beyond some bruises
received in consequence Of piling in
the front Of the wagon-box, on ac-
count of the sudden stop, none OF
the occupants of the wagon were
injured.
Well We enjoyed another Of
those prime euohro parties at Ed.
Smail's residence last week. 1t is
with deep regret that we are COM
PEELED to announce that our usual
luck deserted us and we held the
ace table for seven straight games
=.our partner know too much about
the game, it wasn't our fault. The
eYoning was made decidedly pleas
ant to the guests by Mr.. SamIl and
his accomplished wife.
--"Tho Commercial" is rapidly
getting to the front under the new
management. In the matter of
eatibies and comfortable accOmmo-
dations this house is hard to beat.
On Sunday We enjoyed the hospital
| ity Of the Colonel and his mother
and for once slowed away rafting
good, square meal. If dainty clean
illness, superior hash, courteous
treatment, good beds, and every at.
tention your wants require is what
Il man wants, lie won't got left, by 4
large majority, at The Commercial
The area of Alaska in square
miles is equal to Iowa, Illinois, In
! diana, Ohio, Nebraska, Colorado
| Louisiana, Connecticut. Massachu
sets aud Dakota. 1t would, there
! fore, seem that there are sovera
acres of Uncle Sans domain no
yet occupied by the settlers. Whel
Bill Seward negotiated for Alask;
we all thought he was fool. TIL,
time is rapidly approaching whel
every lingering sentiment Of tn
kind will be eliminated from tn
! public mind and everybody will re
gard Alaska US an important acqui
sition.
On Monday hight several coupl
surprised Squire Lee and his vii
at their elegant residence on til
lake front, north side; aud the Wis
was complete surprise too. Not
! withstanding their guests had take
them so completely by surprise, Nj
and AIrs. Lee, with ohataeteristi