Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-04
Weather Rerort.

The boys all smoked.
Weather Rerort.
For July, 1892:
The month averaged 70.Ss, which mas
about : degrees cooler than normal, as
shown by the records of ten years.
Temperature ranged from 90 down
to 42o.
Waterfall amounted TO-. 3.72 inches
which was considerably less than normal
Prevailing wind from the South.
Northern lights were observed on six
dates.
There were $50 hours of precipitation.
A hard gale on the 26th,
The crop prospects were never better.
Vegetation of all kinds is in a thriving
condition.
Hay is heavy and Of good quality.
1t has been a fine month, and rain fell
on - days. 1t was well distributed. and
consequently done more good than a
heavier rainfall sometimes does.
Farmers are jubilant.
Respectfully Submitted.
Arthur BETS.
OF this American meteorological Society.
The annual session of the South Da-
kota Press Association, at Aberdeen.
July 26th and 9th, was the best bust
ness session the ASSOCIATION ever had
since the first two sessions after it wal
organized. The accommodations were
ample and the boys enjoyed themselves
immensely. On Thursday morning the
association took the train Tor a days out
ing atBig Stone lake. At Webster they
were joined by the Webster Brass Band.
At Milbank the e A K band and many
citizens met the boys at the train and
gave them a musical welcome.
Arrived at Big Stone we we're met by
the uniformed Ortonville band, and
citizens in carriages. The company was
soon loaded and escorted by the bands
stopped at the hotel where an elegant
dinner WAS served. After this the CON-
pany were again loaded into the carria-
ges and taken out to the granite quaries,
where they found several hundred men
employed in quaryiDg stone-the de-
posit bearing every appearance of reach
ing down TO China, and per c~onsequece,
inexaustable. 1t is a big thing for both
Big Stone and Ortonville, and is destined
to bring lots of dollars into the Golfers
Of both cities. From here the procession
went to 0rtonville and were again IN
loaded at her public park, which is a
wooded dell of natural timber that has
been embellished with rustic seats,
winding walks beside beautiful, laugh
ing streams of clear sparkling water. 1t
was a revelation, an inspiration TO every
visitor. After a delightful hour here,
we again took carriage aud rode out TO
the peninsula, then back and over to
Simpson park on the Dakota side.
At Simpson park, Judge Bennett made
us a welcome address, which was respon-
ded to by J.. C. Adams, n. C. Nash, Har-
ry Neil and II. C. Sessions. An hour
was pleasantly and p~roftably spent.
The park is full o fcottages. Three years
ago nothing but tents, now a little city
of cottages filed with people, Willing
: ~sy the hot summer days amid the
cooling forest shades.
From here the party returned to Or
tonyille, some by carriage, others by
boat took supper at the lake house, had
an elegant repast. In the evening all
who felt disposed, Joined in the merry
dance, ami it WAS a merry one, till time
to take the two o'clock train for home
over the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road.
The day was decidedly enjoyable
throughout, the citizens of both cities
doing every thing in their power to make
it pleasant-thst they succeeded admi.
bly, is the fat of all.
The association got stuck on the Web
ster band, and you could hear, Such a
gentlemanly lot of fellows, and such
splendid music they furnish too-Gosh,
that's a nice band-No flies on the Web
ster band, you bet-Say, Adams Webster
must be a dandy town to support such
a band as that" and scores of Expressions
of this kind, going TO show that the boys
were cutting a wide swath in the affec-
tons of the Association, They deserved
it. they simply got there with both feet
on every time they played.
The Ortonville Band was also a sur
prise, being finished musicians. When
the two bands doubled up and escorted
the association into Ortonyille, Il perfect
cyclone of sweet sounds rIppled, dubbed
scooted and danced around through the
atmosphere-it was royal.