Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09

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Theme of the Methodist Ohurcl
next Sabbath morning "Mystery o
the Divine scheme embodied il
Christ" In the evening, sis mai
immortal?"
Comrades are reminded tina
next Saturday afternoon is the reg
ular meeting Of Gen. Croker Post
G.. A. r. A full attendance j
earnestly desired.
Wonder where 'tGil" isl NeveI
knew him to stay away from HON,
this way so long before? Strange
but we suppose ''it's funny wher
you feel that wayp
Henry Freeman was in town Oh
Monday and took some more Re
porter. Henry is one of our old
est subscribers, and one of Day
countY's best farmers
--Wo hear Mr.. Edmands ssrmer
on the Sabbath, at the Congregs.
tional church, last Sunday, spoken
of in terms of higsst praise, al
clear, able and pointed.
Gordon Mcdowell and wife and
Little Retta are travelling with the
Boston Ideals. Mrs. Nc. plays the
roll of Eliza, Mr.. Nc. plays Marks.
and Little Retta plays Eva.
The business meeting of the
w. @. Il. u. will take place at the
residence of Mrs. L. E. Potter, on
Wednesday. Aug. Is, at 8 o'clock,
p. m. By order Of the Pres.
The Grand Forks creamery
pays from $1,000 to 81, 500 each
month to farmers for cream. A
good creamery here would accom-
plish the same result in Day.
Elder Sprouts sermon on the
Covenants" at the N. E. Church
last Sunday, is spoken of as mas
terly argument, full of Christian
charity and good will to men.
When farm dog comes to
town, every cur,in town jumps on
him and tries to woll him-lf a few
were wceded out of this Burg there
would be some show for respecta-
bic canine.
The Boston Ideals carry a car
load of special scenery for Harriet
Beecher Stoves great work, Uncle
Toms Cabin. Tuesday evening
next, under canvas. Admission,
25 and so cents.
Bro. Bostian stucA his number
tens under the Prior house table
last Saturday-Frank says hs never
saw anything ike it, cleaned out
everything and picked his teeth
with the Office stool.
The young ducks are now ripe
enough to pull, and from all ac-
counts they are terribly vicious
We advise the boys not to be bitten
BIZ them, as their bite . danger
ously poisonous at this season.
The boys at Fort Sisseton are
expected on Saturday to play the
return game OF base ball. The
game will be en- interesting ono
and we hope our citisens generally
will turn out and witness the game.
Tho call for the township Re-
publican convention of Webster, in
our last, issue, failed to state that
the convention would meet at the
hour of two O'Clock. This was our
mistake-see corrected call in this
issue.
Walter Norby, son Of Claus
Norby, fell off . hay rake last week
and broke his right arm below the
elbow. On Thursday he uas taken
to DR.. Peabody who adjusted the
bone aud tho lad Is now improving
rapidly.
Frank Sears, the live attorney
from Andoyer, was down Saturday
in conference with his brother DEM
ocrats on the probable -. We
expect the boys were, unlike their
Southern brethern, splottin' against
the whites:H' T
Mrs, Bloom has just finished q
huge barn, 60xf00 feet in size, on
her farm south Of town. 1t is two
stories high and capable Of accom-
modatlng rs head of stock. Mrs.
Bloom is one of our most enter
prising farmers.
james G.. Blaine will arrive in
New York to-day on his return from
Europa. The Plumed Knight will
be met and welcomed home by over
! l 900, 900 of his ow-citizens-if
Dakota people will listen attentive
| ly they can hear them 'tholler."
| Ed. Long is going into the
dairy busines-hs is now hauling
manure onto his COW yard to make
the cows give RICH milk. We are
now satisfied that Ed. could, if he
would, writo as good agricultural
items as We do. Where in thunder
is j. N? soau
-Iu several counties Democracy
are getting prohibition county tick
cts in the field, to cripple the Re-
publican party, in the hope Of car
rying them for few offices. "For
ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain" the Democratic party sis
PECULIAR
Last Monday morning, . week
ago, Mr.. NJ. Thorson's wife presen-
ted him with pair Of twin girls
one weighing four and half and
the other FIVE pounds. We con-
graduate the happy parents. AS
| far as heard from, this leads all the
families in Granville.
| MIR. II, II. Slovenian, of the
city of Butler, was in town Satur-
day and renewed his allegienco to
the Reporter for another year. Mr..
S. is one of the wlde-awake enter
prising citizens Of, Day county, and
OF course takes the Reporter and
keeps himself posted.
Last wednesday i ave year old
lsor OF Jas. McKibbin accidently
fel! down ~ front Of a load of hay
and one of the wheels Of the wa.
gon ian over it breaking it in tive
places. On Thursday his father
brought him to town and DR.. Har.
ris reduced the fracture, aud the
little fellow stood it like a hero.
Marshal Long viii now invest
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