Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-11-11

We had lots of it in the last elec
ton. 1t was the varousness of
that made it SO peculior.
The Presbyterian college loca
ted at Groton is in flourishin
condition, with a large increase il
the number of students.
Monday over $50 teams were OF
our streets at once. We learn tina
a trifle over 200 loads of wheat wer
received at our grain houses tina
day.
The next sociable of st. Mary
Guild will meet with Mrs. And,
Small Wednesday, Nov. 18th. Al
are cordially invited.
/. A. Haish, Sec.
The tax list for 1886 are in tn,
hands of the Treasurer, and yor
better go into the. office and pay
your taxes before the penalty at
taches.
Gen. Croker Post No. 20, G..
A. r., will meet at the Court House
Saturday Nov. 18th, to elect officers
for the ensuing year. A full atten.
dance is desired.
If you want school books, school
supplies or anything in the station.
cry line the Post Office is the place
TO get 1T. SGT
The Day County Bank will loan
money on wheat tickets and Oh real
estate or personal property at rea-
sonable rates.
The NJ. L. Sociable at the Com
merclal House last Saturday evening
was pronounced success. A large
number were in attendance and en-
joyed themselves thoroughly.
The Ladies' aid of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs.
brigham on Friday evening at 7
O'Clock. All are invited.
Mrs. NJ. Ecker, Sec.
-Schachte & Palmer our enter
prising butchers propose to supply
the people of Webster with first
class grade Of fresh oysters this fall
and winter.
W. w. SENERY g. Co. have ten
thousand dollars that they will loan
on warehouse receipts, at living pri-
ees, for the next ninety days. Call
and see us.
Track laying on the Duluth
road to Aberdeen is being pushed at
the rate of two and one-half miles a
day, and it is expected trains will
be running in Aberdeen over the
new line in about two weeks.
Notwithstanding the lateness of
the season improvements are still
going ahead on every side, and it is
almost impossible to employ me.
chanlc for a small job for love nor
money.
Paul Gruby has sold all his in
Serest i'll the coal business to L. NJ.
Bristol, and as soon as the coal ord
cred arrives, w. c. Turner will dish
it up to the public regardless of the
consequences,
Harry Craig, Of Mound City,
OAK, put in an appearance on Mon
day and shook hands with the boys
who were all glad to see him. He
looks like u cyclone of final proofs
was agreeing with him.
Millions of money to loan at
reasonable rates on real estate, per-
sonal property, wheat tickets, any
thing and everything. Buying ne
gotiable paper a speciality.
9-4t j, L. PIKE.
The second quarterly meeting
of the NJ. Z. Church will be held
next Sabl an evening at the Court
House. Love feast to be held at
$3.50 p. In. Rev. Traveller will
preach and administer sacrement.
FOR SALE-0n one years
time, forty head of young high
grade short horn cows with calf by
registered bull. Call and see the
stock at my farm mile west OF
town. tt Il. II. Ruggles.
-The first car was pushed OH the
,pur to the Model Mill last Satur.
DAY. The car will be billed to Bou-
dell, Oak. The success this mill is
achieving is subject of congratu-
lation to all our citizens.
Last Monday evening somebody
was impudent enough to take a
travelling mans pack from the depot
steps and sample the goods in the
darkness just across tho track.
About 5000 worth of goods were
| taken. -Andover Gazette.
Arthur Bryant, on election DAY
at Andover, voted his road poll tax
receipt. 1t is to be hoped that
there is nothing significant in this,
because it would be such sad com.
mentary on the booze they handle
in Andoyer. There is now no long
er any doubt that it is the "unex
pected that always happens in poll
tics. /"
Last Thursl lay, James Stage, .
boy of about Il years of age, started
to cross Minnewashta lake in small
boat. The wind was very high and
after he had passed half way across
| the neck, the wind struck the boa
and carried it out into the middle o
the lake where it was capsized ant
the boy drowned. This is the sec
ond victim engulphed by the mac
waters Of this lake within the pas
year. The waves in the middle o.
the lake were running f.Hr or fiv,
feet high al the time al the aooident
1t is sad oase--the youth was ;
young man of sober and stead,
habits and highly respected in tn,
community where he lived. Up tt
the time of going to press the body
has not been found: