Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01

Never speak i'll of your neigh,
bora kind word don't cost yor
anything and it goes lots further.
Go to John Norton's for clothing
and secure the finest goods and low
est prices ever offered in Dakota.
1.-THE fair this year will be the
best ever held in the county," j:
/ what the officers have determined
Will Lawler was visible on oul
streets on Monday. He has beer
having some fun with the measles
Talk of grand camp fire, by
Gen. Croker Post, G.. A. R., about
the first week. in April--a huge
time.
Over fifteen hundred dollars OF
Webster school townships indebted,
ness has been paid during this
month.
| BE lots of horses on sale here
this spring. We hear of several
Car loads that are to be shipped
here soon.
"A teachers institute in April
Ought to have one at least once a
month, or the conductors won't
make living.
In response to Inquirer we will
say that the election of county sup
erintendsnt of schools will take
place in June.
Large numbers of strangers
are arriving in the city these days,
most of whom are looking for bust
ness locations.
The boys are now having q
splendid time skating on the ponds.
To see them it makes one almost
long to be boy again.
Webster has five church organi-
cations, and as a moral community
will compare favorably wi tn any
other town. i'll the territory.
The golden wedding anniver-
slry of Hon. William Gladstone
and his wife will be held in July, if
they both live until that time.
The ''olfete" East must be hav-
ing "corner" in billiards. Every
paper from there has q description
or story off some paralyzing storm.
| "A sothern Dakota editor wants
his garden tools returned by who
ever borrowed them last summer.
He says his wife Mill soon need
them.
Inspection of Co. 81" of the
Dakota National Guards will take
place at the Armory tonight. IN
spector General Elson will look the
boys over.
No news for a week and every
body reads the old almanacs lying
around loose. The history of the
18th and 10th century is news to
some of them.
1t is rumored "club" is to be
formed here with the object of des-
troying liquor. We advise the boys
to keep out of such a step-you'll
Tregret it if you don't.
| Mrs, John Norton returned
from Minneapolis last Thursday
morning, quite sick with winter
cholera. We are glad to learn that
she is now improving.
Col. Plumm4c, of Aberdeen,
has been invited to deliver the
grafton here on Memorial day. The
Col. is fine speaker and will give
us an elegant address.
There will be o caucus SatuI-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock for the
purpose of nominating city ticket.
A mayor, treasurer, city clerk, and
| full board is to be elected.
We hope something will be
done toward furnishing our city
with an adequate water supply and
fire protection. We can not hope
| to escape the fire-iend forever.
When you think OF proving up
call in and see us. We will furnish
you all needed information aid
suitably prepare you for the trying
odeal you are about to undergo.
Among your plans for next
season, arrange for good field of
turnips and rutabagas. They are OF
great value. as winter feed for stock
and can be raised at but little ex-
pense.
If some man would start rope
oil and Irvine mill down on the
south side, he could hire power of
the Model Mills, and save the ex-
pense of putting IN the machinery
for steam.
We hope that every one of our
readers will make preparations for
having a good, large garden this
season. 1t provides the most
healthful food and should be one
half the farmers living.
The smoke stack at the mill
has grown so short that that edltice
begins to look like a bob-tailed hen.
| As soon as the weather will permit
q brick chimney will take the place
of the present stubby one.
"A plowshare sharpened now
will be in just as good condition for
spring work as if time was taken to
get it sharpened the day you may
want to commence using 1t. The
same is true in all repairs of farm
machinery.
Instead of vacation being In
March it comes in April. The
teachers institute will be held here
at that time and it Is thought best
to bring the vacation at same time.
By this arrangement none of the
teachers will loose time.
Next Saturday, at 2 o'clock, at
the court house, republicans, those
who believe in and subscribe to the
principles of the republican party,
will meet at the court house for the
purpose Of organizing republican
league. Let all turn out.
Since we wrote our item on
the mills stubby pipe, they have
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