Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-04-07

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ors OF the Webster creamery was held
Saturday. THE institution was found
to h~avNearned a fair profit during the
winter DR. dull season, milk receipts are
on the increase and the outlook for the
summer season is usually bright.
Chas. Olson, who has been in the EN-
ployment OF McKennett Co. az assistant
grain buyer, has been laid on from the
market for lack OF business. He con-
templates finishing his cou, seiu Il MIN
neapolis business college. Charles is a
hustler, aud will without doubt succeed
in business.
Fred PItsor, who has been working in
this Office for the past two weeks, LETT
Tuesday night for Rochester, Minnesota.
to assume charge of large stock and
poultry farm lear that city. Fred is an
energetic and faithful worker, and de-
serves success in any vocation he
chooses to follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Paul arrived last
night from their visit to Colorado,
which was made in the hope that a
change Of climate would prove bene-
fetal tgeMrs. Paul, who is suffering from
lungFrouble. The hoped-for improve
ment failed to realize, so it was deemed
wiser to return to home and native air.
The, were met at the depot by a number
OF ympathiEing friends.
The fine farm residence oi Ferdinand
Hinze, about z miles southeast OF the
city, in Wheatland township, was com
pl etely destroyed by fire early Monday
morning. As the flames were first dis
covered ih the ROOT, n detective chimney
is SUPPOSED to have been the cause OF
the fire. BY hard work. most of the
contents Of the house Mere saved, Loss
is about 81 200 on which there was an
Insurance OF $500.
Miss Mai lie Alderman closed a very
I SUCCESSFUL term OF school in district No.
10T last Friday. The last day was
devoted to debating the question, IRE.
solved, That Water is more Destructive
than Fire" which was decided ~ lav,r
OF he affirmative. The speakers Oh the
affirmative we're Ed. Walbaum, Addie
Mckibbeu, Elwood Brown. Myrtle Seed
house, Gustaye Reiprich, Jane Aeker-
man and VIM. Becllt The negative side
was represented by Archy Flanders,
STANLEY Seedhouse, Ernest Walbaum,
John Walbaum, Arthur Burrow, Mrs.
VIM. Becht and Minnie Walbaum.
Bids Tor the building OF a vault for the
court house We're opened by the county
commissioners at their meeting this
week. Bids were submitted IA follows
Peter Tucker. nc door. $500; Kittel
Hagen, complete. S547.2O; John John
ston, $40 door, 1888 A. FL. Keuhl,
no door, ~S517.50; Louis EcIow, $75
door, 1888; E. B. Long, SIS door,
$3.50. The two latter bids being similar
the contract was awarded to these bid
ders. Eclow and Long. jointly, and a
contract entered into with them.
The Chemical Engine ordered by City
Council last fall reached here Saturday,
and upon the arrival Wednesday OF the
representative of the company, Mr.. Viii
kinson, a public test OF tine machine was
made that afternoon. An clubhouse on
the outskirts OF the city was filed with
inflamable material, FIVE gallons each OF
gasoline and Kerosene poured over it, a
match applied and the fire alarm given.
The fire had gained a fierce Roadway by
the time the engine arrived, bur a
sudden application of the composition
deadened the flames, and it took but a
short time to utterly %extinguish the fire. |
A large number OF citizens were present
at the trial, as were the members OF the
Council and officers OF the Fire Depart
ment. The test was declared entirely
satisfactory, the engine fulfilling every
promise made for it by the company.
1t throws a stream Of fluid so feet with
a pressure OF about So pounds. Being
a double cylinder affair, one cylinder
can be reflled while the other is in play,
thus furnishing an unlimited supply of
fluid.
The City Council held a meeting last
evening and decided TO accept the
machine. Aid. Peabody and Asst. Fire
Chief Parliman made spirited addresses
d%enouncing and repudlating rumors and
criticisms on the purchase oi the engine.
The installation OF the officers OF Lois
Chapter, O. +. S., occurred at Masonic
Temple last Thursday evening. Mrs.
Lurancy Norton officiated as installing
officer, and J. w. Abbott "a marshal.
The new officers are
Ida a. Hash, Worthy Matron.
w. S. Hash, Worthy Patron.
Laura Peterson, Associate Matron.
Ellie Grnbe. Secretary.
Minnie r. Rathbun, Treasurer.
Rose b. Hash, Conductr-ss.
Dora McKennett, Assistant Conduct.
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