Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-16
HOME HAPPENINGS.


Golden days.
60 to the fair.
More base ball.
Plenty of rain.
The harvest progresses.
Shoot the grouse an things.
Bring something to the fair.
DIR. Chase was in town Monday
The days are growing shorter
Performance always beat prom
Uses.
"A two days steady rain since
our last issue.
During the past week we have
had real fall weather.
Get a fair book and look the
list of premiums over.
Why was Eve made? For Ad.
ANS Express company.
THAT ''the good die young" il
especially true of chickens.
ID. McGlachlin was down tc
look us all over on Monday.
The premium list for the fail
is now ready for distribution.
Sheriff McKennett is building
a new addition to his residence.
The Jack o. Clubs millinery
store is again open for business.
IT. A. Baker went to the lakes
this morning to join his family.
We are afraid the past week
has piled several flies on Webster.
John Scott was down from the
metropolis Of Waubay, Monday.
Attorney VanBuskerk, Of Wa
tertown, was in the city yesterday.
Miss Winnie Sheldon returned
to her home in Spring Valley, Mimi.
Friday.
The tent preacher has pulled
up and gone to seek new fields to
conquer.
Sheriff McKennett returned
from an official trim to Britton, on
Saturday.
M. j. Gordon, of Aberdeen,
was in town last Friday, on legal
business.
-Messrs Huntington and Seyery
have just completed an addition to
their Office.
Wi Abbott went to DeSmet,
Wednesday, to visit his sister, Mrs.
B. +. Paxton.
Three attachments were fled
against the Day County Bank yes
terday morning.
"A base ball nine that hopes to
beat the Webste. Pastimes, have
got to play ball.
e. r. Ruggles had a serious
time last Sunday, his team came
near running away.
Stack your barley before thresh-
ing-grain buyers say it's worth o
great deal more money.
We are under obligations for
complimentary season ticket to the
Sioux City Corn Palace,
The father of Jens Peters III
arrived from Norway yesterday
Jens is full Of smiles this morning.
We have at last found out why
pretty things are called nobby-it
Is because they nre something t, q
door.
The Model Mills are having a
general cleaning up this week, pre-
paratory to the opening of the fall
business.
Its the refrain of the old song
that has the ring of truth always:
"You never miss the water till the
we'll runs dry"
Will Alley has sold the John
Barker property to John Peterson,
who proposes to start another tenn
perance saloon.
Mr.. Bates, living two miles
north, threshed his oats one week
ago yesterday, the first in this couu,
ty for the year 'SS.
Mrs. d. j. 0strander, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs,
Brooks, returned to her home in
Minnesota yesterday.
Haynes. of the Andovsr Gazette
adyertises waterproof seats" for {
show, last week-that's pretty good,
considering his name.
Mr.. Robinson has purchased
the Knapp bnilding, first dool
south of the Reporter Office. He ii
reftting it for a saloon.
The Ladies' And will meet witt
Mrs. Stoddard, on Friday After
noon, Aug. II. All are cordially
invited. Mrs. l.. A. Benjamin, Sec
"A little money will buy 81
much poor rum, and it takes a MAI
80 long to get sober, that no tim,
is left in which to arm money tc
buy bread.
w. L. Doe has a live younI
Pelican, and has succeeded in tam
ing 1T SO that it eats from his hands
A cordial "Welcome" is what count
with birds as well as animals.
Saturday next, at two o'clock
the Republican, county convention
will assemble at the Court House il
Webster, for the purpose Of select
ing Z delegates to the Congressions
convention at Watertown the 22d
During the winter we shall rul
a serial story-just the thing 70
Preside reading. Now is the tim
to subscribe for the great moral ar,
religious family newspaper OF Da
~laountv tho Ranortar and Farmer.