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

lerms to suit purchaser with good go.
curity. Enquire at Commercial Hotel.
Owing to a mistake i'm the countv
clerks report of the proceedings of the
last session OF the county board, Chair.
man Philbrook 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. & Smairs hardware
store with solid oak shelving. The en-.
tire store is to be shelved, and when com.
plsted will be the handsomest hardware
in the Northwest.
Mr., Sam. French, local manager Of tbe
Manson & Lee Lumber Co., went west
Tuesday evening, bound for Yanktop
lie expects to return in about ten davs
with his family and household goods,
and will reside in the housenow occupied
by Mr., Matt. Tracy.
@u5V, IhV Idetie uuseF VINO was
here a month ago, is here again and
wants more cattle. He will be here Tor
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. d. DANDY still continues to make
improvements to his feed mill and ma
chine shop. He has put on another adj
dition says he is going to have plenty
oil room 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 Il. j. Dyke
shop. The boys are good workmen and
long residents Of the city, and we join
the many friends who wish them both
prosperity.
A number of the friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John III. Lund favored them with u
surprise party last Friday evening and a
delightful time was had by five tables of
progressive euchre. Mrs. d. b. Compton
received the head prize, ahandsomechina
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. 3, o. +. s. on Tuesday evening, the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Mrs. Celina NJ, Kramer, w.
NJ; Geo. w .Moulton, W.P. Miss Marcia
Huntington, A. NJ; Mrs. Franc R.SmaiI,
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 an autograph lunch
cloth ON which she took the signatures
OF her friends, afterwards working the
name u with silks, thus making a
hundsome 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
converted nearly all the snow into water
and all the low places have evolved into
lakes and ponds. A force has been at
work on the streets fixing up our sewer
system. 4 culvert has been placed just
south OF the track so that the water can
be drained out OF the way. On account
of the frost, il was necessary to blast the
ditch, and the first OF the week sounded
like a Fourth OF July morning.
DR.. l.. C. Karn, Veterinary Surgeon OF
Ortonviiie, Mimi, a graduate OF the On-
tario Veterinary College, Toronto, Cana
and member OF the Manitoba and
Minnesota Veterinary Associations, will
be in Webster ON Saturday, March %,
and until Wednesday, April /. The doc
treats all diseases OF the Domestic
animals, and also pays attention to Vet
Dentistry. Monthly visits will
be made to this city hereafter.
Horace Comfort, an attorney who lives
at Huron, stopped in the city afew hours
last Friday evening. His business was
TO consult with r. W. Parliinan, counsel
for j. n. Brown & CO., in regard to the
late transactions OF Geo. NJ. Clark, the
embezzler who operated at Mllbank.
Parliman informs the REroRT-
rR that Clark has been located in Mexico
and extradition papers are being made
ont aud that Clark will soon be brought
back for trial.