Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04


MIS-. j. d.. Ostrander, who has bee
visiting relatives here since last snmme
departed Tuesday night for Paynesv,li
Mimi.
Miss Belle Carey OF Andoyer was vis;
ing III this city from Friday until Tue,
DAY, the guest of Miss Gertrude B. HIM
tington.
tuesday was Candlemas Day and
the old saying about the hedgehog an
us shadow holds good, winter is bu
hall over.
Ihirry tons OF good hay for sale a
Sl,5o per ton cash. Four and one-ba
miles south OF town. Good road.
Mrs. l.. M. Shippee.
Louisa Hintze has purchased tn
Charley Hartman quarter section i
"heatland township for a%consideratio
OF 1920.
Monroe Bates, who is now riding 70
VIM. Benoist. was in Bangor Wednesda
attending to some land business.-Ban
gor Record.
j. f. Pitsor returned from pierr
tuesday morning and assumed tn
duties OF deputy clerk OF court for th
present term OF court.
Mr. and Mrs. {. +. Anderson, Registe
Z. b. Knott, and Treasurer S. s. Yeage
represented Webster at the masquerad
dance at Bristol Friday night.
Our buckwheat -four is bought direc
from the York mills at Portage, Wis
n is guaranteed absolutely pure. Set
per pound at the Elevator Store.
Mike Tracy, whose health has beer
none OF the best of late, departed Tues.
day night for Minneapolis in hopes that
a change of air and scene may brace
him up a little.
There will be services next THURSDAY
evening Feb. IL, at st. Mary's Chapel
Rev. w. III. Sparkling will occupy tn,
pulpit. The subject OF his theme
Character Building"
L. f. Haugen returned Iom his Brook
ings trip last Thursday. He was ac
companied by his brother Ingelbret, who
made his Webster friends a short visit,
returning to Brookings yesterday.
Nick Schmitt will deliver pure spring
water to any part OF the city for 20cts.
a barrel or 81 a tank. Barrels will be
filed every Tuesday and Friday tanks
and cisterns filed at any time. Leave
orders at this office.
Col. I. A. Baker took Friday morn.
ing's train for Pierre. The colonel is
making O stiff fight for appointment as
Indian agent at Sisseton Agency, and
his visit to the capital was in the inter.
ests OF his candidacy.
Lieut.. X. T. Parker arrived Monday
evening from Yankton to look after some
business affairs. He has a large farm
near Yankton which requires most ofhis
time, to which he will return when his
business here is completed.
The Waubay Roller Mill Company is
still doing business and is ready to take
IN your grist and give you back all your
sacks and 30 pounds OF straight flour,
10 pounds OF bran and 4 OF shorts for
every bushel OF wheat you bring.
w. II. IL. Mensing and Treasurer s. 5.
Yeager, representing Webster and Bris-
tol lodges NJ. w. A. respectively, left on
Tuesday morning for Yankton to attend
the state convention OF Modern Wood
men to elect delegates to the national
camp NJ. W. A.
The ladies OF the Episcopal Guild will
give a social at the residence oil Thos.
McKennet ON Wednesday evening FEB.
10. Teams will run every hall hour from
A. d. Haishs office and Peabody's drug
store for the convenience OF those who
wish to attend.
Mr.. j. III. Parrot OF Pierpont, Day Co.,
has been in the city to attend thelunerai
OF Maud Spencer, the girls mother beng
a sister-in-law OF Mr.. Parrot. Mr.. Par
rot intended to return home this morn
ing. but he is awaiting the pleasure OF
the trains.-Watertown Public OPINION.
II. j. Rock, principal OF the Webster
high schools, was in Aberdeen over wed
nesday. lie was returning from Pierre
where he was called hast week by state
Crane to act on a committee o
point out to the Legislators needed leg's-
.l,+;on and reforms IN the school laws