Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-29

C R4saas wlll please aooeg
the thanks Of the REP0xvEE 4
: news ef the Lake Lyan accident
IN, RexEori and &. 5. MSvnar
we're IN .SwD Monday. Wonsier
Rex w~s hooking for that washer
-Chastel secaritv wSll get cas-
any time at ". ". Serery & Co.'S.
osAce, Srss door soath Of post Office
The party st the residence Q
W. W. Severv laS1 week was pro
noanoea by al present as being de
esdessls enleEabse-
The grass j. high caeagh 10
grazing in the coagaaeys and along
the hlllssles, NSsare il jus; ses
green for anything.
We understand Dec Richardson
has sold his bailding and lot, and
that ; restaurant and lQUoh hoRSg
Is TO be started there.
r. f. RAker, poor mans friend
takes the Mccormick machine and
tElne orders for John Norson. save
ycar orders fer him beys.
Are ws To have fourth Of july
celebration in Webster If SO it Is
about time some steps were taken
looking TO that end. What Dc yOa
all SAY:
F. +. Baker viii solicit sales
for Mccormick machines thss rear
for John Norton. +. F.. Is rRsi-
Ter from war back and will sell lots
of goods.
John SeveTy is russicatiny
among his friends al WStertowu.
john has stack close TO bus.nsSS
this winter Sal deserves a season of
recreation.
john Barker publishes an orig
inal story in this issue. John ps0-
poses to be the leader Of low prices
IN Webster and asks YOU to oeme In
and see him.
Again we want to warn our
people to look oQt fer prairie fires.
Better do q little work in the WAY
of getting fire break, than to loose
all YOU have.
Mrs. ThOs, Mckennett. who
has been quite sick daring the past
TIVE weeks is now improving rapidly
which will be good news 10 her
many friends here,
The 'hearl" club now meet at
the club rooms every periodically.
IL that room could talk it woald
tale unfold that woRld-eaase
smile to llnger on yoar profile.
This wear will see lots Of quar-
ter sections made ready TO grow Il
crop next year. As soon as the
land is fairly sabiued, look out for
some fine corn crops IN the hills.
Ransom Davis. who has been
spending the winter in Warren Co.
Nina, was visible on cur streets
SATURDAY. The old gentleman looks
as though he had enjoyed his visit.
-MARRIEp-BENNETT-RoSS
At the groom's residence, Bristol.
Dakota, April alSt. 1886. by Rev.
W. G. Dickinson, Geo, 4, Bennett
and Emma +. Ross, both of Bristol,
Harry Craig returned from the
east this morning bringing his wife
with him. The REmRTgR certain
iy wishes the happy couple y long,
prosperous and happy trip through
life.
Sec card of new law firm ut
WATERFOWL, published IN this issue.
Mr.. Williams was formerly Register
of the Land Office at katertown.
and is one among the ablest lawyers
of the Territory.
Lieut.. McMartin. of Fort Sis
seton, passed through our city, en-
route for st. Paul, Sunday night,
where he goes to act as best man
for Lieut.. Glenn. who was married
in that city last night.
--Tha Ladies Aid will meet with
Mrs. c. Ecker on Friday evening at
II O'Clock. All are invited. The
members of the aid are requested to
come at 6 O'Clock for business.
Mrs. NJ. Ecker. Sec.
The invitations are out for u
grand opening party to be given in
the new store building of Maynard
K Thompson'S. at Waubay, on Tues
day night next. 1t viii be the par
ty of the season and invited guests
who fall to attend viii miss a rare
| treat.
w. L. Doe, our rattlin' deputy
Treasurer, aud, by the way, a man
who understands the duties of that
office as well as any man in Dakota,
returned from trip to Lake City,
Mimi. on yesterday morning, where
he has been seeking, among his old
friends, much needed reS!.
The Auditor Of tue Territory
wants all the property assessed at
| its actual cash value. Ii this was
done, the amount of the levy should
ho reduccd-iive per cent on cash
valuation would prove so binding
that it would be liable 70 choke u
great many clear Off; and then add
six per cent for insurance and il
would knock the tar out of the best
healed national bank. It's nice
theory but on the basis of the pres
ent levy it would take all the cash
in four counties to pay the taxes of
one.
~ Information has been received
in Washington to the effect that
pension attorneys in all sections of
the country are sending ont notices
to those entitled to the increase of
lpension provided in the bill which
| has just been enacted in which they
offer to secure them tho henstits II
increase on the next pension day,
OF course this means q fee for the
Iattorneys. 1t is entirely unnecessa-
~ for any one to pay a cent for tAis.
The United States pension agents
throughout the country have been
: instructed To make ont their rolls
for the necessary increase and Il
pay all entitled to tho sama the
amount Aqe ,inHe 4th. without the
Intervention of attorneys anywhere,