Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-31

The return game of ball be-
tween the Webster "Pastimes" and
the Bristol cred Caps" took place
on the grounds of the latter club
at Bristol, last Friday, and proved
to be = regular smuggling match
The game was called at three O'Clock
and was decidedly good for the first
two innings, and it began to look
IS if Bristol would have full nest
of goose eggs, the score beng ten
to nothing. In the last half of the
third inning, Gruby ran from be
hind the bat, and Barker from the
pitchers box after the same fly, and
collided in the center of the dia-
mond, floring them both. Though
they were not seriously hurt, the
accident ratified them SO they did
not or could not get down to bust
ness in time to save the MORALE OF
the game. We hear the boys blow
ing about phenomenal catch in
the right field by Hardness, and Of
the fine work done by Gruby and
Barker. The score stood % to SO
IN favor of the Pastimes. In the
evening our boys were Hospitality
entertained at grand ball fiiven i'll
their honor, at which the Bristol
band enlivened the occasion with
some choice selections of music
The boys all say they had good
time. BY the way, amt it about
time that Bristol lad who wasn't 60
ing to sleep till his club beat ours,
took Il little nap? it strikes us the
poor fellow won't get any sleep this
whole season and that if he don't
nap it some it will so hard with him
The wirlegig of time can sp n
and spin until it creates a hot box;
but it will never see the hair trunk
brought to the front again as the
companion of wealth and fashion,
it's inelegant covering has been rel,
egated to the days of long ago,
when the bell crowned plug bloom
ed and blue jeans, linsywoolsy-
simple attire ana homely, heart,
hospitality was the order of the
day. Life Is full of contradictions
Peculiarities, strange Authorizations
and fantazies, hidden stumbling
blocks, mountains of selishness,
miserable mopers, happy-go-lucky
accidents. in literature and politics,
rollicksome joyousness that has new,
er yet shed a tear; and in the midst
of it all, man was born i'll few
days and is full of woman, he com.
eth forth as a flower aud is cut
down by the frosts of time. he fle-
eth as a shadow and continueth not
to banker after the visits of the
| the collector; seeing his days are
determined, the number Of his
months are with the land office OF
this district, where his bounds are
appointed that he can not pass for
less than two hundred dollars on a
quarter section, ard they never turn
4 from him nor let him rest till his
having plauked down the rocks is
an accomplished fact, and IN these
matters they have no compassion
ON the created inhabitants of these
parts, and their only salvation is to
come to the center. after which the
mind becomes clear and they are
| raised to the dignity of full fledged
proprietors of Dakota dirt, on the
| five points of law for such cases
made and provided and they get q
strong grip on it that will not slip
no matter how rotton the soil NAV
be in consequence Of having laid
| broken 80 long; and this Is their re-
word, after five long years, honestly
toiling, buoyed and encouraged by
the hope that those who were found
worthy should have farm and be
independent, so that, having had
all the sections of the plat explain.
ed to them they can take their seats
with the rest of the farmers. This
item may appear scattered to thi
average reader-perhaps 1t is.
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