Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Soon the wild duck.
The days are shorter.
Big races at the Fair.
Several scorching days.
Young ployer arc ripe.
Barley harvest this week.
See new final proof notices.
We take oats on subscription.
We want some spring chickens.
Cholera bombshells in market.
Harvest win be four weeks late
Coal is expected to be high
this winter.
The Jack o. Clubs paid the
city of Clark visit last week.
Anton Hanson, of Albert Lea,
Minn.,. is here visiting his brother
Louis Il.
The theme iii the NJ. E. Church
next Sabbath morning will be the
Covenants.
Strong & Miller, of firm of
Strong & Miller, was in the city on
Thursday last
The Bradley Globe administer
ed fly blister to the Bristol Red
Caps in its last issue.
Miss Ina Bean, of Anoka, Min
nesota, is visiting here, the guest
of Miss Florence Baker.
-PralrIe chicken and grouse can
now be killed, provided they are
vicious and offer to bite.
Mrs. II. Butler and Mrs. E.
Ash was in the city last week, the
guests Of DIR. Brooks and wife.
The Congregational social will
be held on Saturday night, from 6
to 10 O'clock, at Mrs. Lairds. All
arc invited
DIVE Compton bought the M
NW4 See. 2, and NE4 WEI Sec. 8,
Town i20, Range st, of Edwin
MusseJ. ana wife, for 1000.
MIS- Z. r. Ruggles aud chill
dren went to Carey, Oak. last
THURSDAY, on a visit to her sister
they expect to be gone 2 weeks.
Dick Duyal returned to the
city Tuesday morning, after an abb
scnce Of three months east. Dick
cant stay away from orange produ-
cling Dakota.
The game of ball set to be
played in Webster next Saturday
between the Fort Sisseton boys and
the Pastimes, has been postponed
to Saturday the 18th.
MIR. L. Larson's son, three
years old, fell down one day last
week aud cut a cash in his forehead
three inches long. DIR. Peabody
dressed the wound and the child is
doing well.
The Andover boys did not get
away with the Webster boys in the
match game of base ball last Satur-
day, but they induced them to
drink artesian water and had their
revenge.
AT the Congregational Church
next Sunday morning, Rev. Ed
mands win preach on the 'Rise Of
the Christian Sabbath" The even
ing subject: "Did Christ abolish
the commandments"
-"Py humpuggerie-I youst vas
bald 70 cents for bint viskey, un
hat to schlIp pehind der kounder
lund stheal imw is the way Ger
man put 1t the other day. Com
ment is unnecessary
| Rev. Notdyeidt, who has been
spending his vacation with his fam
ily, visiting friends in Minnesota,
returned Friday evening. The Rev
gentleman as well as his wife and
child have been greatly benefited
by their outing.
The lumber firm of Bones &
Canning has ceased to be, having
sold out to Nils P. Rodnas, who will
conduct the business in the future
at the yard opposite the elevator of
Pratt & Co., Webster. Mr.. Rod
mas proposes to put in mammoth
stock Of lumber soon.
The Cantata "The Dairymaid's
Supper" viii be rendered by the
| young ladies and gentlemen, at Ar
mory Hall, Friday evening Aug. 8,
after which the Ladies Aid of the
Congregational church will furnish
refreshments. Entertainment, in
Guiding refreshments thirty-five
cents children, twenty.
Last Saturday night, Col. Ev-
ans, Of the Milhanl5 Index, made a
powerful, forceful, logical presenta-
ton Of the political issues of the
| day, before the Republican club OF
this city, at the Court House. The
Col handled the Democratic party
without gloves on-especially on
the tariff issue, where his argument
was mastery. Republicans were
highly pleased and Democrats cor.
respondingly mad.
| lit is now proposed to offer q
| citizens purse of one hundred and
| fifty dolllrs for free for all trot,
ting race on the third day of the
coming comfy fair. Through the
efforts of Mr. John Norton the en-.
tire amount of the purse has already
been subscribed. The purse will be
divided as follows: $500 for first,
| $50, 90 for second and s25, 90 fol
third. The race viii be three best
lin FIVE, milo heats. The winners OF
the purse viii be paid at the judges
stand before they leave the track.
For further information see prem.
ium list and posters.
i -On tie evening of August Is,
the Hilburn Concert Company viii
give one Of their elegant entertain.
ments, at the NJ. E. Church, under
the auspices of the Ladies Aid Of
| that society. This company is
everywhere spoken Of by the pres,
in terms Of the highest praise
Miss Hllburn's clocution always