Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01


8 to 90 penny per pound 3 cents.
5too penny pr pound 4 cents.
Inquire Tor key prices.
The Elevator Store.
The following letters remain unclaimed
in the p%ostoffice at Webster, S. d., for
the week ending March 80, 1897:
Miss Kari Aas, Nils Nelson,
Archie w. Clark, p. j. Jonson.
When calling for the above, please say
advertised and give date.
r. W. PARLIMAN, p. NJ.
The troubles OF the III. & ID. did not
end with the raising OF the snow block
ade, DIS Gil account Of wafer on the road
bed the night and morning passenger
trains have been taken off until further
notice. In their place the day passenger
will continue from Milbank to Andover,
running as a special. Tie first train on
the new schedule arrived last evening at
$50 and departed eastward this morn
ing at $50.
The Minneapolis Tribuneo OF March Goth
contained the following notice OF the
death OF Mrs. Ransom, mother OF Mrs.
w. t. Havens:
Dodge Center, Mimi, March 25.-Mrs.
Julia Ransom, mother OF DIR, S. w. Ran
son, died last night, after four days
illness, with pneumonia. Mrs. Ransom
yylS nf tho fret oaftlapu nf ths.
county, and also one of the first settlers
of this village, but at the time of her
death she was visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Dodd, in Byron. She will be brought
here for burial. She had reached the age
OF four score, and though physically
weak, her mind was not impaired. She
Was an exemplary member OF the M E..
church.
The Odd Fellows OF Day county are
making preparations for a grand joint
celebration of the anniversary OF the
institution of O~ddfellowship in America,
April Goth. A meeting of the Day county
Celebration Association, consisting OF
delegates from each lodge, will be held in
this city on Friday, April End, for the
purpose OF selecting the place OF holding
the celebration, details, etc. The local
lodge will make a strong endeavor to
have this city selected, and promise to
exert themselves in every way to make
the occasion a notable one. The local
Rebekahs can also be depended upon to
provide entertainment for visitors. They
take special interest in the matter, as
April 26th marks their first anniversary,
Webster Lodge No. 43, ID. OF r., having
been organized April 26th, 1896.
An Iowa exchange, in speaking of q
tow mill, says:
The mil has been a good thing,
furnishing employment to five or six
men, and paying the farmer from $l.50
to 30 a ton for fax straw, netting the
farmers about $3.50 per acre for every
acre of fax grown. These are the enter
prises that benefit a town, that depend
for their raw material on the country
contiguous to the establishment, saving
freight one way, and placing the manu-
facturer i'm better shape to reach the
market.
A good tow mill would be a great
advantage to Webster and the farmers
tributary to it. Just think what $3.50
an acre on all the fax grown in this
vicinity would amount to in the aggre-
gate. This enterprise is well worthy
investigation. The creamery is proving
Il success. Why not organize a co-opera-
tive tow mill company? There would
certainly be no dearth of raw material.
A few weeks ago the Reporter pointed
out the advantages of being connected
with Aberdeen and other South Dakota
cities by telephone, and urged that steps
be taken to secure an extension OF the
system to this city. Yesterday Manager
Zietlow OF the Dakota Central Telephone
Line, was in the city with q formal
proposition to make the desired extern
sion. The business men promptly took
hold of the matter and the deal will I'M
doubtedly be made. All that is required
OF Webster ri. liens is that they will pur-
chase $500 worth of tickets at twenty
five cents each, good for a five minutes
conversation over the line. 1t is in no
sense a bonus or contribution, as service
will be rendered for each dollars worth
taken. The company figure on con-
structing 200 miles OF new line during
the coming season. The extension to
Webster will be the first made, and Mr..
Zietlow expects that it will be made
within six weeks. Connection will un-
doubtedly be made with Ortonville and
eventually will be extended to the
twin cities. WATERFOWL. Huron and
Britton will also be included in the sys-
TEN and in a short time the phone will
be SO popular that folks will wonder how
thay ayor 0of along without in