Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-29

-Chas. Compton has returned
from his winters visit east, feeling
good to get around among his nu'
merous friends here.
Stump & Alley are now engs
ged in making a full sett of sb.
stract books for Day county. II
will be full and complete in every
respect.
Emmett Forbes and his father
arrived here from Stephens Point,
Wis, last Saturday, with q Cal
load of truck for o new home here.
Get your COWS ready to supply
the Creamery with cream. 1t will
be in full operation when the spring
is fairly open, and we hope to see it
run to its full capacity.
Taking the county through and
the local option law is being gener-
ally observed. There may be some
exceptions, and these can and will
be run to cover after awnile.
Mrs. NJ. L. Chapman having
secured competent ,milliner and
dress maker to take charge of her
business, will be pleased to wait on
all old and new customers. Give
us cali. East side Main street.
Next Sunday 10 Easter. After
that day the boys will let 90 their
grip Oh the eggs and hen fruit will
be plenty in market and not so high
but what common people can in
dulgs in them.
During the soft spell of wealth
er of two weeks ago, several of our
farmers got chance to harrow
wheat and fax ground. The pros
peot for getting the crop in early is
not very fattering.
Henry Clay is the only man
who has sat more than eight years
in the speakers chair Of the Nation
al house Of representatives. He
presided over the house for IL years
and was elected speaker at the age
of thirty-four.
For SALE OR TRADE.-One span
of good work horses, harness, wag-
on, and mule, will sell for cash,
on time or trade for other stock.
Can be seen at my barn.
29tf H. W. BOYD. :
1t is rumored that Fl. Sisseton
is to be abandoned some time dur
ing tins spring. 1t is expected that
simultaneously with the withdraw
of the troops the Sisseton reserva-
tion will be open for settlement.
"A. E. Brown, who has been
absent attending course of lectures
at the Chicago Medical College
during the winter, returned on
Sunday morning and was warmly
welcomed by his many friends here.
We call attention to the new
advertisement of Tracy Bros. which
appears in this issue. The boys
have increased their stock in all
departments and come to tho front
with chance for their patrons to
get all they want cheap. Call in
and look them over.
Have you done anything toward
helping to accommodate the crowd
of teachers who will be here during
the whole of next week. We hope
our citizens will open their doors
for it is impossible to accommodate
more than one-third of them at the
hotels.
| Mr.. Nels J. Dahl was in town
last week and we learned for the
first time that he had bran new
baby out to his place in the king
dom of Liberty. The REPORTER
most heartily congratulates that
gentleman and his excellent wife,
and hopes the little one may prove
q blessing to their declining years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bye are here and
will take up their residence per.
manently among US. Mr.. BY,
will assist Sibb Peterson in running
| his new store. The REPORTER ex,
tends hearty welcome to Mr.. Bye
and wife and hopes they may fine
their residence here all they expec'
ted, Mrs. Bye Is sister of Mrs
Peterson.
NoTIcE.--There will be a meet
ing of the Day county Farmers
Alliance, in Webster, at the cour
house, April 5th, at 2 o'clock pm.
! for the purpose of electing new
officers and doing other business
that may come before the meeting
| am authorized to say that Mr.. A
, Wardell and others will be here t,
,, wake us up little.
Ed. KNAPP, Pres.
Lightning struck the Capito
r building at Washington last week
and pranced around on the floor o
e the house, in the cloak rooms ant
coridos in great shape. An often
, ded God is giving those fellows
! taste Of What they are coming to il
: the great hereafter, if they do no
deal Justly by the people of tn
state OF South Dakota. This i
3 only the opening chapter to tn
I Sheol that is bound to be thei
, portion, if it is indeed true tina
men cover there" are rewarded &C
leording TO the deeds done IN tn
e body. It seems to us that the sig
I ipiicence Of this action of the ele
E Iments ought not to be lost on til
: ffpsryerss generation" that :'sit Ii
: the seat of the scornfhl,a in Wash
lington.