Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-29
The melitia company will give
a grand ball April 5th.

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a grand ball April 5th.
Potatoes Wanted.
j. Z. Levers will be in Webster
April LIST, buying potatoes for the
Chicago market, for which he viii
pay forty cents.
The ladies of the Cong. church
Aid society will give a Shingle socia
BILE at the church Friday evening,
March 30th, Refreshments will be
served. Everybody invited to at
tend.
MRS. L. E. Potter Sec.
Fred Russell was in town on
Saturday and said he had been
seeding. "Seedingw exclaimed a
bystander, "what did you put IMP"
"Wsll, | took two fax seed, four
pound hammer, and coal chisel
and sowed ND a got those two
seed in if 1t had taken me month.
Fred was determined to enjoy the
distinction of being the first in the
field this year and he WAS.
Il. Gross arrived home on Sun
day morning from his winters So
journ in the east. He looks as
though he had been greatly profited
by the rest he has enjoyed. Of
course like all who return to our
genial cline after a long absence, he
would not exchange the health in
spring breazes of this country for
whole states in the effete and storm
tossed east. Bro. Gross says he got
the paper regularly and greatly en-
joyed our articles directed to
YOUNG MEN"
The social of the ladies of the
NJ. E. Church, at the residence of
Mrs. John Norton, last Friday eve
ming, was largely attended and
the most successful one of the sea-
son given BY the ladies of that
church. There were 10S people
present and they occupied the spa
cious parlors and enjoyed themselves
to late hour. 1t goes for the say
ing that the genial host and his
charming lady did the honors of
the evening to the satisfaction of
all.
NEW ARRIVAL. - On Monday
morning a young gentlemen, ut the
'xesidence of A. Smith, on Goldfish
Avenue. He has come to stay and
will take up his residence per-
manently in the family. Being on
ly ten pounds in weight he does
not require a very heavy diet at
present, being content with milk
only. Mrs. Smith rejoices to le-
ceive him, while Al.-well, the DR..
is of the opinion that his case is
not altogether hopeless.
The REPORTER wishes the happy
parents a full measure of happiness
and comfort from the little ones
presence and youthful chatter, and
that az he grows in years he may
grow IN all those elements that
make the first class, useful and hon
ored citizen, who will be the JOY,
pride, prop and stay of their de-
clinlng years.
We call attention to the adyer-
tisement of Sibb Peterson which
appears in this issue who has opened
stock Of general merchandise in
his building south of Norton's store.
He has a full line of dress goods,
ribbons, laces and female toggery.
An assortment OF hats and caps that
are fine goods and nohby and neat,
mems and boys boots and shoes s
splendid assortment. Gents under
wear and fine goods. Table cloth
ing, white, colored and oil cloth. A
stock of ladies shoes that are hard
to beat--in fact a full line in his
dry goods and notion department.
In the line of groceries, his stock of
canned good: comprises everything
in that lIne-teas, coffees, sugars,
syrups in abundance, all OF the best
the market can sfTord. Tobaccos,
smoking, chewing, the best brands,
in short a fresh clean stock of goods,
every article in it direct from the
manufacturer and for sale as cheap
as any one could ask for. Call and
see his nQhhy store and price his
goods-you will be surprised to see
what handsome outfit he has,
BY q rocsnt decision Of the
Secretary Of the Interior, the set
tier who Is off his claim for the pur.
pose of earning money to improve
it, and who actually puts the mouey
he earns into it, is regarded as com.
plying with the law. 1t is the IN
TENTIoN Of the settler as eviden-
ced by his acts, that ara to be tax,
en- into account. In the case deci-
ded and covering this point, the
settler had lived on his claim, a pre-.
emptien, three years, and had been
absent half the time earning money
to improve the claim it, which
money the proof showed, he had
faithfully expended in improve
msnts. During the last eight
months he Was absent fro.n his
claim altogether, earning the mon,
ey to pay the Government for tht
land. The Secretary held that the
settler having actually applied thc
money he earned for the purposes
named, 1t was prIma facia evidence
of good faith, and hence he or
dsred patent to issue, This Is an
improvement on the Sparks plan,
but is still an usurpation for the
General Land Office to assume tht
/ judicial functiong that belang alone
to- the Registers and Receivers o.
the different lsnd Offices.