Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-03-25
THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
A Party of Websterites Have a Very
Thrilling Trip.

Thrilling Trip.
Learning that in response to a tele.
gram from the citizens of Webster the
rotary would make an attempt to open
the III. & ID. last Thursday, four Webster
citizens, storm-stayed in Minneapolis,
determined to secure passage on said
rotary for home. They secured a per
NIT from Sup't Fox and presented them
selves at the depot at Milbank bright
and early Thursday morning. Tie
party CONSISTED Of l.. G. Levoy, Frank
A. Nye, Emil Meyer and j. w. Arthur.
They were joined by the w~ellknown
travelling salesman, Harry Hocum, who
was convinced that Webster was out OF
cream chocolates, and whose ~gallantry
would not permiS him to see the ladies
suffer for want of their favorite delieacy,
50 he boldly announced his intention OF
breaking through tietrocha and releiev-
ing their distress.
Promptly at nine O'Clock the train
under direction OF Conductor Fowler
set forth, and as mile after mile wars
relied of the spirits Of the party rose
higher aud higher. In the cspola oil the
caboose could be heardi Messrs. Levoy
and Nye c%heerfulIy humming Home,
Sweet Home Mr.. Meyer was in and
out OF the rotary acting as master
mechanic and encouraging the crew to
renewed efforts. Messrs. Hoeum and
Arthur OF top of the caboose were en-
joyiuga magnificent view OF the stream
OF snow and water cast far over the
10Y fences by the machine in front.
But the dreams OF home were rudely dis
peeled when the plow strucka seven foot
DRIFT four miles east of Summit, and in
forcing through it broke a ). cog in the
machinery. Back to Milbank it must
go but the pilgrims determined to reach
Webster u perish in the attempt. Laden
with grips, parcels, sample cases, etc,
the procession started to walk to Sum-
init. Unavailing eloquence was shower
ed upon a farmer by Meyer and Hocum
for n team to haul the party. bat il was
no 20, and the walk, or climb a con-
tinued. The residents along THE line OF
road turned out to watch the parade go
by, and many were the conjectures as to
who the party we're. Busted actors"
sports who bet on Corbett, etc., but
you could call the boys any old thing,
they were beyond retaliation.
1t would have brought tears to the
| eyes OF a Chinese god to see Levoy up to
the waist "ofit" in snow trying TO take
another step, or Frank Nye with apack-
age OF dress goods under his arms stand
ing in ten inches OF water, warbling
There is Only One Girl in the World
for Me-" or Meyer carrying g. grip
and fur coat, perspiring aud vowing to
heaven that he would reach Webster
that night or bust. "Helpa little child"
| Sandwiches and sDowballs formed the
diet, but finally, tired, wet and Disguised
the party reached Summit, butt their
grief was turned to Joy on discovering
Bob and Harry Taylor there with. two
teams. Asignal of distress was.given
and Bob promptly responded by loading
the party up'and starting for Waabay,
which was reached about seven O'Clock.
A warm fire and borntiful supper at the
inn OF minshost Billy Hussong chsered
and invigorated the pilgrims, anat after
the horses had been fed the trip tow eb-
ster commenced. A fine rain was falling
but home was in prospect, the roads
better than between Summit ands Wau-
bay, aud not u murmur was to be heard.
Withth exception OF a cheerful gnrgle
on the front seat occasionally, nought
broke the silence OF the winter night.
Dedekersr Flanders, cemetery, McKen-
netts, each familiar object was passed in
turn, andat 11:20 p. m. the teamshalted
in irant of the Commercial and the So
called wedding trip was over.