Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-19

racy Bristol Independent, was III
town Saturday and made US pleas
ant call.
oh, stay at home Gotta, you
cant go! is the refrain of a song
one of our young men now sings
No cards.
| II want a few moro three year
old steers to fill out car load, in
the next ten days.
/ j. ScHAoHTE.
Tho Webster ball tossers will
play ball at Fort Sisseton Saturday.
Quite number of our citizens will
&c up to witRass the game.
II. A. Bones has purchased the
remaining twenty acres of the Web
ster homestead, the consideration
being two thousand dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sheeler are
rejoicing in the addition Of a boy,
usual weight, to their family circle.
The Reporter congratulates.
The Reporter congratulates Mr.
aud Mrs. Jim Tuel on having a
bran new, lively, healthy boy at
their house, regulation weight.
Mr.. Stoddard brought us in a
fine specimen OF wheat from his
farm on Waubay lake-it will no
doubt yield not less than 20 bushels
IS. L. Potter passed through
Webster, Tuesday, on his way to
st. Paul, to purchase q stock Of
general merchandise to be display
ed in Butler.
Judge Spencer arrived on Mon
day night and opened a special term
of court Tuesday morning, to ena-
bic foreign born citizens to take out
naturalization papors.
"A petition is being circulated
asking the Board of Supervisors to
order an election to determine
whether licence or local option
shall prevail in this county.
The children of the Sabbath
schools of the city will have a grand
pic nc excursion to 0. A. james
woods on Saturday. The caveleade
VIII start early and enjoy full day
in the woods.
Work has commenced on a par
sonage for the new Pastor of the
German Lutheran church at this
place. The building will be loca-
ted near the church building, east
of the school house.
The ladies of the w. G. T. U.
will meet with Mrs. Bones, We'd
nesday, July 25th, at 2 o'clock, as
there is business Of Importance to
be transacted. Let there be a full
attendance. Ida POTTER, Sec.
After an absence of several
weeks, IN surrounding towns, Levoy
& Cos portable photo gallery is To-
Gated again on the lot south Of the
Farmers Bazaar. They did SO much
work while ous they are compelled
to stop a while and catch up with
their photo printing.
| >--Yesterday morning the atmos-
kphere in the vicinity Of unfenced
gardens had dense blueness with
a birthstone smell that was terribly
destructive to vital piety. The
town COWS in Leotche's pasture got
out and ruined every garden in the
city. Abbott says no profane man
could do the subject justice.
On Tuesday, Rev. Father Men
sing united Miss Marta Golnick and
Jacob Kirch, in the holy bans of
matrimony. A large number Of the
relatives and friends Of the contrac-
ting parties were present to witness
the solemn ceremony. The newly
married reside in the southwest
corner Of Webster township.
The county Treasures annual
report of the financial condition of
the county, will appear in our next
issue. The county board very WISE
ly concluded that, so long rs it only
costs about two cents for each tax
payer in the county, the informa-
ton furnished them would be well
worth the amount paid for it.
On Tuesday Judge Spencer,
naturalized about hundred citi-
zens. Tuesday evening we enjoyed
a pleasant call from the Judge who
i fully sustained his reputation as a
jolly, companionable gentleman.-
Although hard worked, Judge spsn-
Ger manages to preserve that equi-
poise of temper so essential to per-
feet health and usefulness.
| The trotting race last Saturday
between Mckennetts mare and Ed.
Smairs horse, for box of cigars,
attracted large and interested au-
dience, and resulted in favor of the
Small horse, who won in two
straight heats, half mile each, in
1875. Ed. says he is determined to
take that horse to "Alabam," when
he goes, to startle the natives with.
Recently several mysterious
postal cards have been received by
several of our citizens, bearing the
words zone a day will do It," 1t
is said this is from Democratic
headquarters and refers to the
number of drinks day its men,
bers who are playing temperance
to catch the third party vote, will
be allowed. 1t will be awful tough
on the missionaries.
| The date for the coming coun-
| ty fair has been changed from Sept.
18th, 14th, and 18th, to October
I'd, Sd, and 4th. We hope our rea-
ders will make a note of this and
try and arrange to be present. 1t
will be held at time when all can
come and if farmers will turn out
as they ought, each one spending
ONE DAY only, the fair will be a
pronounced success.
| Rex was in town Saturday and
in response to our inquiry if he
"thought the division station would
be IN this week, from its fishing ex-
cursion on Blue Dog lake." said he
preferred to MAINTAIN profound ST.
lence on the subject at present
that he would simply say that an
active man had been sent out to rub
it with cob, and increase chances. +"
But he wouldn't talk.