Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-26

basks in the sunlight of calm Sc
renity and reclines in the lap Of
plenty.
The Grand Army boys will give
a big dance at Chancey Morey's
place, south of Bristol, next FRI
day night. Chancey was in town
Tuesday, and said there would be
fun alive and kicken, such as the
Kingdom of Troy never saw before.
"A Dsass union temperance meet
ing, under the auspices of the w.
G. Z. o., will be held Sunday, July
Goth, at s o'clock, at tho Congrega-
tioml Church. Address by Rev.
I. NJ. Edmands. Subject: "Blind
Pigs and other SWINE" Come all.
Tuesday Witnessed the advent
of q large number of healthy and
hungry tramps into our city. Be-
fore they get too numerous apd
previous we hope our Marshal viii
K ep them like little Joe, in Great
Expectations, "Hallways movin'
hon."
Gov. Melletto has been appoin-
ted by the National Republican
Committee on the subcommittee
that engineers the campaign for the
territories aid the pacific coast
The Governors familiarity with
the necessities of the great west
makes him thoroughly equipped for
the work.
It's not safs to be Caught mapping
especially when you have engaged a
young lady TO attend church with
you Sunday evening, and did not
wake until nine o'clock, just in time
to see her returning with another
fellow. This NAY be oil right, but
few are PRANK enough to admit it.
I
The School Board of Webster
Township, have engaged @. W. Ly-
on as principal of the Webster
schools, with Miss Whitney as assis-
tant and Miss Minnie Mott teacher
in the primary department. The
Board have made a good selection
and one, we believe, that will insure
us a good school.
Thousands OF families are set.
Ting along the Missouri river await
ing the opening of the Sioux reser-
walton for settlement when they
cross over and take homes. There
seems to be great inclination in
the blizzard tossed, "effete" east, to
get homes in the orange groves and
banana producing sections of our
own and only serene Dakota!
Two of our citizens backed
their candidates lively on Tuesday.
The Democrat bet o horse that
Cleveland would win, and the Re-
publican a horse on Harrison. The
horses are to be placed in charge Of
Ed. Ruggles until Nov. 5th, when
the winner is to pay for keeping
them and take them away. Well,
a Democratic horse will pillow Re-
Publican taters next spring.
Ely E. Ware, Cashier first Ma
tional Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
was in town last week, looking up
the cattle interest of Day county,
with q view to purchasing few
car loads of stockers this fall. he
is highly pleased with our county
and says it is only question of a
few years and the election of Re-
publican officers, before the farms
in Dakota viii be on par with
those of his own State.
| The Advent preacher now hold
ing forth IN the tent opposite ma
sonic temple, said he would discuss
his religious tenets with any resi-
dent of our town last Sunday. II.
A. Fullmer accepted the challenge,
whereupon our advent friend took
the matter under advisement-he
has been careful to keep it under
advisement up to date, and will
probably continue to do so indefi-
nltely.
! Joe Sepersky, who was sent to
Minneapolis by the county early last
spring, on the recommendation of
| DIR. Peabody, returned home last
week with a pair of eyes as good as
new. lie was treated in the Min
neopolis Medical College free, and
| kept in the hospital at the net cost
of 81 per week. The investment
was a good one, for had he not been
sent away he would surely have gone
blind and been a perpetual charge
on the county.
Quite q number of the mem.
bers of the Episcopal Church, OF
this city, went out to the chapel Oh
Enemy Swim lake, last Sunday
morning, to be present and witness
the services of the Church conduc.
ted IN the Indian language, by Rev.
. Ashley, of the Sisseton Agency
The visitors were charmed with the
novelty of the scene, and the deep
and solemn earnestness that perya.
ded tho Indian congregation. II
was an occasion frought with the
most absorbing interest, and one
that is given not more than once il
a lifetime.
We want to STIR up Your pur,
minds by way Of remembrance
to call the attention Of every farm
, er in Day county to the fact thal
this year the vegetation is vel,
rank and, when this is dry, . fir,
will run IN it like Lightning. Sc,
too it that your house and barns
your grain and hay stacks ar.
, surrounded by good wide fire break
3 80 thoroughly protected that nc
question Of safety can arise. Nov
/ don't say that there is plenty o
! time yet, but put out your break
! the instant your grain and hay Ii
in stack, and thus prevent an,
\ chance Of loss.
The publisher Of a newspapel
has one thing to sell and one thing
/ to rent. lie has the newspaper {,
! sell and the space in its columns t,
4 rent. Can any one inform us VIII,
/ he should be expected to give on
: or the other? He can do SO If h
chooses, and he does, as q matter O
practical fact. furnish q great dea
9 Of space rent free. But il does no
! follew that be ought to do it. |
. ought to be recognized as eontri
!, button exactly az would the gIyin,
v away Of coffee or sugar by the gro
: ceryman. But strange to ssy It