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 Trim.

I fnriiilng Trip.
Learning that in response to q tele-
| gram from the citizens OF Webster the
rotary would make an attempt to open
the I'll. < ID. last Thursday, four Webster
citizens, storm-stayed in Minneapolis,
determined to secure passage on said
rotary for home. They secured q per-
NIT from Sup't Fox and presented them
selves at the depot at Milbank bright
and early Thursday morning. The
party consisted of l.. q. Levoy, Frank
A. Nye, Emil Meyer and J. w. Arthur.
They were joined by the well-known
travelling salesman, Harry Hocum, who
was convinced that Webster was out Of
cream chocolates, and whose gallantry
would not permit him to see the ladies
suffer for want OF their favorite delicacy,
so he boldly announced his intention of
breaking through the trocha and ~releiev-
ing their distress.
Promptly at nine O'Clock the train
under direction OF Conductor Fowler
set forth, and as mile after mile war
reeled off the spirits OF the party rose
higher and higher. In the cupola of the
caboose could be heard Messrs. Levoy
and Nye ch~eerfully 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. Hocum and
Arthur on top OF the caboose were en-
joying II magnificent view of the stream
OF snow and water cast far over the
snow fences by the machine in front.
But the dreams OF home were rudely dis
PEELED when the pillow struck a seven foot
DRIFT four miles east of Summit, and in
forcing through it broke a cog in the
machinery. Back to Mllbank it must
go but the pilgrims determined to reach
Webster or perish in the attempt. Laden
with grips, parcels, sample cases, ETC.,
the procession started to walk to Sum
NIT. Unavailing eloquence was shower
ed upon a farmer by Meyer and Hocum
for n team to haul the party, but it was
no go, and the walk, or climb, was 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 were. "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 "of it" in snow trying to take
another step, or Frank Nye with a pack
age of dress goods under his arm stand
ing in ten inches OF water, ~warbling
There is Only One Girl in the World
for Me-" or Meyer carrying a grip
and fur coat, perspiring aud vowing to
heaven that he would reach Webster
that night or bust. "Helpa little child"
Sandwiches and snowballs formed the
diet. but finally, tired, wet and disgusted
the party reached Summit, but their
grief was turned to JOY on discovering
Bob and Harry Taylor there with two
teams. A signal OF distress was given
and Bob promptly responded by loading
the party up and starting for Waubay,
which was reached about seven o'clock.
A warm fire and bountifIi supper at the
inn Of mine host Billy Hussong cheered
and invigorated the pilgrims, and after
the horses had been fed the trip to Web
ster commenced. A fine rain was falling
but home was in prospect, the roads
better than between Summit and Wau-
bay, and not a murmur was to be heard.
With the exception OF u cheerful gurgle
on the front seat occasionally, nought
broke the silence of the winter night.
Dedekers, Flanders, cemetery, McKen-
netts, each familiar object was passed in
turn, and at 1920 p. m. the teams halted
in frant of the Commercial aud the So
called wedding trip was over.