Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-26


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Chas. Wright and family have been
having a serious time lately. First. the
little BABY was very sick and then Mrs.
Wright was taken down, but now both
are much better.
FOR SALE-A good driving horse. )
years old, sound and true also double
harness and nearly new top buggy.
Terms to suit purchaser with good Sc
curity. Enquire at Commercial Hotel.
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Owing to n mistake IN the county
clerks report of the proceedings OF the
last session OF the county board, Chair
man Phlbrook is charged with a bill as
overseer OF poor, S11.4O. This should
read So.
Hans Tallikson has been busy the past
ten days fitting o. & Smail's hardware
store with solid oak shelving. The en-
tire store is to be shelved, and when COM
pleted will be the h~andsomest hardware
in the Northwest.
Mr., Sam. French, local manager OF the
Manson 4 Lee Lumber Co., went west
Tuesday evening, bound for Yankton.
lie expects to return in about ten DAYS
with his family and household goods,
and will reside in the housenow occupied
by Mr.. Matt. Tracy.
Al. liauge, the cattle buyer who was
here a month ago, is here again and
wants o cattle. He will be here for
about two weeks and can be found at
the City Hotel. Anyone having cattle to
sell will find it TO their interest to see him
before disposing OF same. Inquire OF
Julius Flagstad.
NJ. ID. candy still continues to make
improvements to his feed mill and ma
chine shop. He has put on another ad-
dition,-says he is going to have plenty
OF Don ii he don't lay up "a cent. He
never shuts down the plant to make inn
provements, but keeps right on saving
wood and grinding feed Just the same.
The Chapman boys dissolved partner
ship in their barber business last week
and Monday morning each went to work
for himself, Curt remaining at the old
stand and Dell taking the L. j. Dyke
shop. The boys are good workmen and
long residents OF the ciCy, and we Join
the many friends who wish them both
prosperity.
A number OF the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Lund favored them with u
surprise party last Friday evening and Il
delightful time was had by five tables OF
progressive euchre. Mrs. ID. b. Compton
received the head prize, a haHdsomecaina
cap and saucer, while the host increased
his wardrobe by drawing a pair OF socks
for the foot prize.
At the annual meeting OF Lois Chapter
No %, " "a -. oH HeShiS NNNhihSs th'
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Mrs. CeiiHa NJ. Kramer, ".
NJ; Geo. W .Mouiton, W.P.; Miss Marcia
Huntingdon, A. NJ; Mrs. Franc R.Smail,
Treasurer; Frank A. Nye, Secretary;
Mrs. Laura A. Peterson, Conductress
Mrs. Rose b. Hash, Assistant Conduct
ress.
When Miss Eva Davidson visited here
last month, she had IN autograph lunch
cloth on which she took Che signatures
OF her friends, afterwards working the
names out with silks, thus making q
handsome souvenir. Since then,
a number have been started here, and the
prevailing fad in Webster today, next to
gossiping, OF course, is the autograph
lunch cloth.
The mild weather OF the past week has
nearly all the snow into water
and all the low places have evolved into
lakes and ponds. 4 force has been at
work on the streets fixing up our
system. A culvert has been placed Just
south OF the track so that the water a
be drained out OF the way. On account
of the frost, it was necessary to blast the
ditch. and the first OF the week sounded
like a Fourth OF July morning.
DIR. l.. c. Karn, Veterinary Surgeon OF
OrtonviIle, Minn., a graduate OF the On
tario Veterinary College, Toronto, Cana
da. and member of the Manitoba aud
Minnesota Veterinary Associations, will
be in Webster ON Saturday, March %,
and until Wednesday, April L. The doc
tor treats MI diseases OF the Domestic