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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17
The Newest, Freshest and Best
IN THE MARKET.
Come in and see me
We want to see the time come

We want to see the time come
soon when the Day county farmer
who breeds scrub cattle and scrub
horses, will be the exception and
not the rule as now. When men
see how the better grades Of stock
are preferred, only q blind man
ought to 60 on in the old way. The
best and choicest are always mark
etable. In times of great demand
only, can the scrubs be sold. If
you breed the better class, the buy
er is sure to hunt you up and you
get your own price. II you raise
undesirable stock, you can not sell
it i'll dull times, and in good times
You must seek your buyer and take
his price. we have in mind a
county in Ohio, where a great num-
Der OF Percheon horses are raised
and there is no time after weaving,
that the owner of a grade colt can
not get a good, round price in cash.
Buyers are slways looking for just
such stock, and never fail to look
up the owner, as soon as it is known
that he IS willing to sell. This is
true in the older counties of Min
lnesota, where the draft breeds have
been popular for several years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Burn the trash.
Ball game Friday.
Plant your garden.
Many strangers in town.
School closes June first.
Wall paper at Psterson's.
The camp fire Melted s34.
Building operations lively.
The hunting season is over.
Dogs plenty-where's poor Lo!
Our traders are still "dealin. "
-Watchman, what of the cream
cry.
Another fine rain Monday
night.
Work on the streets goes on
brayely.
Frank Bowen went to Aberdeen
Tuesday.
Money to loan on real estate.
j. f. PIKE. 29-lm
The base ball cotillion party on
Friday night.
Boyd will soon open his ice
cream Parlors.
Great reduction in prices at
JOHN NoRToN's.
Our cornet band is not i'm
proving much now.
Cattle are feasting on the rich
end tender young grass.
John Norton's one price store is
the place to buy goods.
Col. Plummer will address cur
people on Memorial day.
Lieut.. Green, of Ft. Slsseton,
sojourned with us last Friday.
The wheat fields have CON-
menced wearing of the green.
An immense quantity of lum-
Der is being hauled to thecountry.
The grade now being put on Sd
street will be great improvement.
We have not noticed the new
city well developing any latent en-
ergy.
Read our advertising pages and
you viii know who will give you
bargains.
-E. G. Marsden was in from the
State of Union, Saturday at the
convention.
Mrs. John Barker started for
Iowa Tuesday night, on a visit to
her mother.
Call and look at the immense
stock of John Norton. No trouble
to show goods.
Mr.. S. O. Prescott will exhibit
the Snake-eyed horse to the people
of Dakota and Minnesota towns.
The abundance of water in the
axes is = sure evidence that there
will be abundance of game this fall.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17
TN

Quick sales and small profits
at John Norton's.
Don't forget that a County
6 upt. of Schools is to be elected
L ere next month.
All wool imported dress goods
W orth ninety cents for fifty cents at
JOHN NoRToN's.
Mr.. T. E. Haugen has just
co npleted a fine cistern. Martin
CT asso was the artist.
Call and examine my stock be
fore buying, as defy competition.
JOHN NORTON.
John Severy expects soon to
have a fine Jack from Missouri
Farmers will do well to take notice.
The paymaster passed through
our city last Saturday for TT. Sisse-
to q, where he paid off the troops on
Monday.
And still they bring grists from
far and near to the Webster Mills,
carrying away the SPLENDID flour
manufactured here.
John Norton is in jamestown
attending the territorial Republi-
can convention, as chairman of the
delegation from Day.
A
! Bro. Raynes, of the Andover
Gazette, was in town on Saturday
attending the convention and sha-
! king hands with his friends.
| DIR. Brooks has moved his
household goods to town and may
be found in his Office at all times
ready to care for your teeth.
1 We understood that certain
| Ladies Aid Society was going to
| give d concert soon, consisting en-
tirely of war songs, When?
| LOST,-About three miles Northeast
of Webster, a bundle of ladies' clothing
The finder will be paid for his trouble il
he win leave it at the Reporter office.
4 JOHN B. VIK.
| The first through day train to
Minneapolis passed Webster on
Monday. A large number of oul
citizens were at the depot to see il
whirl by.
Candidates tor county offices
are beginning to loom up on all
sides. We renew our offer to an
nounce names for the small sum Of
| five dollars.
john johnson, one Of the best
plasterers and masons in this Sec
tion, will draw pious inspiration
from the REPORTER for the next
six months.
! The city board have let the
contract for trees in the cemetery
and for fencing the same. 1t is
proposed to make the city of the
| dead attractive.
| The high price paid for wheat
lat Webster during the past two
weeks, has brought more of it to
the front than any one ever dream.
cd was in the country.
| Mr.. M. A. 0lden, of Egeland
| township, lost an infant son recent.
lly-Julian Elmer 0lden. Rev
lkierlaas conducted the exercises al
THE funeral on the 18th,
DIR. Hustis, dentist, of Aber.
deem, will again be in Webster al
the Balzer house May 81, %, and
:.3, and will see all who need relia
BILE dental work. Please call early
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17
DERWEARB

Conductor Chilly" Ostrander,
from Milbank, spent Sunday in
Webster visiting his mother and
sister, Mrs. Brooks. Chilly" has
recently been promoted and makes
dandy conductor.
To celebrate or not to celebrate,
that's the questin! Whether it is
nobler in a town to fold its hands
and let some other town scoop the
benefit of a fourth of July crowd,
is now the conundrum.
j. G. Bush returned from his
winters sojourn in California last
Thursday. He brought back lot
of ponies from the golden shore.
He looks better than we ever saw
him since we first knew him.
Mrs. NJ. II. Barker win lecture
in the NJ. E. Church, on Monday
evening, the 21st, on the wonders
of the Mammoth Cave. Admlss-
ion rs cents. On Tuesday night a
lecture on temperance, free.
"A. E. Barker was nominated
for County Supt. of Schools last
Saturday, by the County Republi.
can Convention. Mr.. Barker has
been eminently satisfactory to the
people and they will see that he
succeeds himself in the Office.
On Thursday last Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Krause were made happy by
the presence of a bran new ten
pound boy. Fred says, 81 vas
youst so happy | don't know vot /
sayw The REPORTER congratu-
lates.
Wishing to increase the capac-
ity of our mill, we are obliged to
throw out our Feed Mill, to give
place to other machinery, and on
| and after the first day of June,
1888, we will not grind any more
feed.
WEIR 5TER ROLLER MILL Co..
T. A. BAKER, Manager.
Snow and cold, hail and cy-
clones, mud and water, grain rot
ting in the ground III the states
contiguous to Dakota, while here
green fields of wheat, splendid
roads, good weather and everything
lovely. Who wouldn't 1--we in Da-
kota.
NOTICE. May 10th is the day
for the regular meeting of the Web
ster Alliance. Let us see every
member present that we may make
arrangements for purchasing our
twine for the coming season. Let
us not be behind as we were last
year. I. A. DOUGLASS, Pres.
The Webster Base Ball Club
will play the Bristol nine, at their
grounds west Of the Court House,
on Friday afternoon of this week.
In the evening there will be a grand
ball given by the Webster boys at
the armory, at which You can dance
by the purchase of a ticket, costing
the small sum of rs cents.
AT the regular meeting of the
Republican League, last Saturday,
| the committee on bylaws reported
and report accepted and approved.
The following gentlemen were
chosen delegates TO the Territorial
League Convention at jamestown:
John Norton, A. j. Wolfe, Z. r.
Ruggies, J, 9. Adams and Edwin
Knapp.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17
Barker. the popular lectu

Mrs. Barker, the popular lectu-
rer on temperance, has added an
other lecture to her list, that is spo-
ken of in terms of the highest
praise by the press, wherever she
has given it. Our citizens are IA
miliar with the lady's attractive
manner and address, and will enjoy
her new lecture on the Mammoth
Cave, more than any she has before
given in Webster. l
Alliance elevators are going to
cut quite figure this fall IN the
grain markets of Dakota. Webster
has one that we hope will prove OF
as much practical assistance to the
farmer as it has so far in its life.
The Alliance elevator acts on the
old wheat buying companies just
like big square of red flannel does
on a wild bull-makes 'em go for
'em with head down and tail up
for gore.
Nine car loads Of horses have
been sold in Webster this year
most of them for great deal more
than they were worth. There we're
some very good horses placed on
tho market aud some terribly poor
ones. We hope to see a higher
standard of stock purchased by our
farmers in the future. Some of the
scrubs bought by sensible men, too,
this spring, we're hardly worth TAX
ing home.
On Monday, May 21st, S. J.,
Gonklin. of Watertown. and the
President of the Farmers Alliance
of Dakota, will be here to address
the people. The meeting will be
held at the Court House, and it is
expected that the Alliance PresI-
dent will speak in the afternoon
and Mr.. Conklin in the evening"
Farmers far and near are earnestly
requested to be present and learn
something to their advantage.
We hope farmers will bear in
mind our county fair in September,
and make your arrangements to be
present and help make 1t a success.
Why may not the Alliance take
this matter in hand-it seems to us
that they could help to make the
fair success, especially, since it Is
"a matter that Immediately concerns
the farmer. If the fair encourages
and promotes stock raising and
good farming, it is thing the
Alliance membership are psrtic-
ularly interested in.
There is a perceptable improve
ment i'll the wheat market aud the
impression prevails that ths era of
depression is over and that hence
forth the farmers can expect better
returns for their labor and capital.
But their is no likelihood of their
receiving old time high prices for
many years at least, and surely not
as long as America raises u surplus
for expectation that is so large that
spectators can rely upon it in their
calculations. With the product re-
duced to just about the home de-
mand, there would be a very mate
rial increase in the prices of wheat.
Reduce the crop 20 per cent. and
you increase values 20 per cent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17
Y the 10000 1t Ii, Farmer, s.,.,.

Go to John Norton's for clothing
and secure the finest goods and low
est prices ever offered in Dakota.
AT the county convention last
Saturday, E. Huntington, chairman
Of the County Genital committee
called the convention to order and
j. G. Adams was elected temporary
chairman, E. r. Ruggles, Secretary.
On motion, chair appointed e. Hun.
tington, Webster. A. L. Raynes,
Andoyer, and NJ. Rexford, Waubay,
committee on credentials and per-
manent organization. COMMITTEE
on credentials reported about forty
delegates present and recommended
that tho temporary organization be
made permanent. On motion A.
4. Barker. present incumbent, wa;
declared the nominee of the con.
yention for County Supt. of Schools
by reclamation and the Secretary sc
instructed to cast the ballot. The
following gentlemen were chosen a,
delegates to Jamestown: John Nor.
ton, of Webster, Chairman; Col.
Lewis, Bristol; j. A. Mcbride, Il.
G. Tay, Andoyer; Geo. Maynard.
Waubay; e. G. Marsden, Union
Township, and A. j. Leetch, Web.
ster. Delegates present were in.
structed to cast the vote of the del.
egation. Convention adjourned,
sine die.
Capt Van Etten gave fine,
practical lecture at the Camp Fire,
May 18th. There was a large audi.
ence that app eciated the occasion,
as evinced by frequent applause
He explained how the government
is still indebted to the soldiers Of
the Rebellion, because they were
paid scanty $13, per month IN pa.
per money, that was worth to them
from sixty to thirty cents on the
dollar. He also showed how many
obstacles there are in the way of q
deserving soldiers obtaining a pen.
sion, who have let their pride and
independence prevent them from
applying, for many years after the
close of the war; their officers are
scattered or dead, or the events Of
their wounds forgotten in the car.
mage Of war that followed after
and that many sneak who made
it a point to stay in the hospital,
and, consequently, has a Hospital
record" which is SO unjustly re-
CURED in connection with applica.
tions for pensions, has no difficulty
in obtaining a pension. The trib.
ute the speaker paid to the thou
sands Of young men who dropped
every bright prospect, sacrificed
comfort, health and life, for liberty
and country, was most excellent.
The condemnation of all war and
bloodshed, at the close of the ad-
dress, was one of the finest perora-
tons we have ever listened to, and
it struck chord in our heart that
responded to the sentiment fully
In ancient times when brute force
was the guage of human ability,
there:seemed no other way to achieve
glory, but to slay the weaker, and
they did it fiendishly; but in this
intellectual age, when reason is rul-
er, and refinement and culture pos
sibls to the most humble born,
there is no excuse for war, except
that it has been the custom to set
tie differences between nations in
that manner, and nations as well as
individuals, are slow to adopt new
customs /
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17


Great variety of W.P.at G.D.P,
When a man goes away from
Dakota to find better country, he
always returns satisfied that this is
good enough While Southern Min
nesota is under water and the seed
Sown Is rotting in the ground; all
over Iowa and Wisconsin the fields
are so wet farmers can not get into
them to put in the grain, the farm
crs of Day county have their wheat
all in the ground and a good share
of it already up, and seasonable
weather will coon drape every field
with a mantle of green. The sea-
son, thus far, has been very propi-
tious for wheat, and it will doubt-
Iy be good for corn ard other grain.
Dakota is good country and Day
county is the cream Of it.
ID. w. Paul was in on Saturday
and called the REPORTER for another
year. Mr.. Paul is one of the old
est settlers in the county, having
located on the land he now owns on
the banks of the beautiful MINNIE
washta lake almost ten years ago,
when the wild buffalo roamed these
hills in immense herds. Mr.. Paul
now has an elegant farm Of $50
acres-nearly a hundred under cul-
tiyation. 1t has timber, plenty OF
water and is the finest stock farm IN
the whole county. Uncle Paul is a
genial, jolly, lively old gentleman
and deserves the success he has
achieved and the comfortable home
he has carved for himself out of
the wilderness. May his shadow
never grow less.
We call attention of our citizens
to the fact that its now only about
six weeks till the Fourth Of July is
here. Will Webster celebrate the
day? Do her citizens propose to do
anything in the matter? If we
commence now we can have q red
hot whoprer- what do you say,
gentlemen, shall we get to the
front and let the glorious bird Of
liberty sail aloft in the emporium
blue, and rear up on his hind legs
and roar out and exnlt over the
doctrines and traditions of the Re-
public? Let fire crackers pop and
patriotism sizzle and slop over and
wake the welkin with the joyous
songs of the free? Let us make a
big thing and invite the people of
the whole county to come and see
us and get acquainted.
The Novelist, price 81 per year,
weekly magazine of American
fiction, published by John A. Al
den, No. 21S Clark Street, Chicago,
H., is devoted to the best romance,
by American authors, no trashy OBJ
iectionable stories such as appear
in sc-called literary newspapers, but
the shrewd and refined novelette,
suitable for the home circle. 1t is
neat, compact little volume, 4x7
inches in size, containing seventy
pages each week of some good re-
nance lengthy stories run week to
week until completed. 1t is wor
thy movement, to employ the tai
ent of American authors, encoura-
ging them by liberal patronage TO
superior effort. Foreign novels
have monopolized American col
umns long enough--there 10 more
literary talent in our own country
than in any other, and we are glad
that the Alden publishing company
appreciate home talent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17

Mrs. Frank Ochsenreiter, hav-
ing purchased the millinery and
dressmaking business of the Shell
don Sisters, is prepared to fill all
all orders at their former place OF
business in Wallace block, Webster.
An elegant line of goods always in
stock, to which she especially in
yites the attention of the ladies.
Great bargains in all depart
ments Of my stock.
JOHN NORTON.
--Bagely & Cargell have choice
lot of flax seed for sale, at their ell
eVator in Webster.
J. W. ABBOTT, Agt.
The largest assortment of wall
paper III the county at the Post
Office. Call and sec it. Paper
trimmed without extra charge. 80 6
To turn gray hair to its natural
color and beauty, use Halls Vege-
table Sicilion Hair Remover, the
best and most reliable preparation
science has given us.
Dell Chapman has bought the
barber shop of his father and will
run the business in future at the
Did stand. Dell is a good shaver,
a steady young man, aud deserves a
liberal patronage.
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 Ii. w. BOYD.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17
FOR SALE.

House and two lots in Webster.
Call and get terms.
34-1m A. NJ. ALLEN.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17
PINE AND HARD WOOD LUMBER LATH, SHINGLES,
Coteau Lumber and Fuel Yard.
REM EM Der!

Before long you will want door
and window screens. l have large
stock. They will be sold so cheap
that no one can afford to 90
withou. them, nor to hire them
made. sl.50 and SLIGO for good
screen doors.
Then | have adjustable window
rcreena that will fit most common
windows. The frames are hard
wood-chsrry finish, niokle plate
trimmings. They are a nice thing
and cheap. Call and see them.
Remember the place to buy Screens.
w. G. DIcKIEscE.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-21
First Publication May 10.
Resolution.

A RESOLUTION for the construction of Side
walk on the north side of Fourth street in
front of and along lots and 10. block 80.
block Al. Witherspoons Yankton.
Be II Resolved by the Mayor and Council of the
City. OF Yankton:
necessary, that the following sidewalk should
be constructed in the said city of Yankton. to-
wit; On the north side of Fourth street in
front of and along lots 9yand 10. block 80. Lots
9and 10, block 20, and lots and 10, bleck Al,
Witherspoon's Yankton.
Seo. q. That said sidewalk shall be six feet
wide. the outer edge thereof to be laid within
the curb line of said Fourth street, six feet
distant from the adjacent lots above described; |;
and the said sidewalk shall be constructed of
good hard paving brick and in all respects in
accordance with the requirements OF the ordi-
nsnces of the city, and plsns and specifications
to be prepared By the city ensineer, and APP
proved b. the nayor a1u u4u ell TIE saId
sidewaiks alongstde or in front OF any oil the
the intersection of two streets. shall be Extend
ed to the curb line of the crossing street, or 80
as to meet and connect with any sidewalks now
laid down, or that may re laid down hereafter,
upon such crossing streets.
Sec. 3. That the cost and expense of making
the aforesaid 1mprovefnentsn shall be betrayed
by special tex, to be levied upon the aforesaid
lots, or parts of lots bounding or abutting on
the same, in proportion to the feet front OF
said lots or parts of lota TO abounding ai,at-
ting.
Seo.4. That said sidewalk may be laid on
! an approximate grade to conform to the sur:
| face of the ground, as designated in the said
plans and specifications to be prepared by the
city engineer, and the city engineer shall super.
wise the construction thereof.
l SEQ 8. That this resolution shall be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks in the official
newspaper of the oitJ.
JAMES KINGsBURY. City Clerk.
JAMES d. III TELLER. Mayor.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-21

paper can hardly consider itself in COM
petition with a weekly paper in seeking
contracts of this nature. There are for
a daily paper many publications OF an
official nature which weekly paper
would not be called upon to print, for
the reason that q weekly paper is not
issued frequently enough to render such
publications OF any value. In bidding
for the printing contract this is an inn
portant item to be kept in mlnd. In the
publication of orders, resolutions,
ordinances and matter of that nature,
required by law to be printed, say four
weeks, daily paper gives twenty six
publications and weekly paper four.
This must also be taken into account
These are only instances. A daily paper
is more valuable as on official medium
than paper printed once a week, and
far more valuable than weekly paper
which sometimes misses week, there
by invalidating ell legal pub
locations within it. We have the capita
invested to meet all the demandl
the corporation may make up
on us and it is worth something to us te
| maintain and pay taxes upon an estab
lishment always prepared to comply
with legal municipal requirements.
daily paper should not bs asked to plac,
itself upon the basis OF weekly publ
cation in matters of this sort.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-21

Corporal 81 Klesg and his Pard is the
most popular book among old soldiers
that has yet been given to the public.
Wilbur f, Hlnman, lieutenant colonel cS
OF the 65th Ohio is its author. IL presents
q truthful picture of the daily life Of Q
private soldier during the war OF the re-
bsllion and because it repeats with faith
ful accuracy the multitude of small
events in a soldiers experience it pos-
sssses fascination to that element
which holds their close attention
through its many pages. IL is book
which is read also with great interest by
those who have not learned the lessons
it teaohes by days and nights OF toll and
danger iD camp, upon the march and in
the battle front. For the younger reader
there Ia much information within it not
found in any other work. Colonel Hin
man has contributed something new to
the war literature OF the period, The
career OF private soldier was sepa-
rate department OF the great drama and
II has never before found it's wsy into
print in form so volnminous and at.
tractivs. He surrounds his hero with
perhaps little too much heroisnl and
romance, but otherwise his work lis sr
accurate delineation of camp life In Itf
most obscure circle and pathos ani
bumor are mingled in about the righ
proportion. w. q. Ball is the Yanktor
agent for 81 Klegg.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-21

Congressman Mason, OF Illinois, de-
livered speech last week against the
Mills biz which has attracted attention.
He went for the onfederate brigadlers
in homely, rough shod way. This is
one OF the paragraphs in his speech:
You are back in your fathers house,
because he caught you by the nape Of
the neck and seat of your pants and
brought you back. You did not say
Father, have sinned against thee. l
am not worthy to be one OF the family
make me the hostler." That is not the
kind of prodigals you are. You come in
at the front door, wipe your feet on the
carpet and try to drink out Of the fire
extinguisher. You do not wait for the
fattsd calf, you put, your feet on th,
table and say, "What want is veal"