Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-01-20


ing Mrs. S. S. Yeager, left for her home
Monday nighr. Her brothers. G. W. and
Lee Butler, and wives drove over from
Butler to see her off.
Miss Blanche McCallister OF Madison,
assistant principal OF the Milbank high
school, was drowned last Friday night
while attempting to rescue two of her
pupils, who had skated into a hole in
the mill pond made by the ice cutters.
Bicycles have been in use here all the
winter. This time last year about the
only means OF transportation around
town was behind a rotary or with
balloons. but the cyclists have enjoyed
good roads and weather this season 30
far.
NJ. A. Tuhl has purchased the stock
and fixtures OF the retail department OF
Webster Cigar Factory aud will place
them in his drug store. Mr.. Allen viii,
we understand, move the factory into
the front room and use the other for a
store room.
While in the cit; Monday, q. w. But
Ter made the Reporter a social call and
informed us that he had disposed of his
dry goods interests at Butler, and as
soon as he could get bis affairs in shape
he would make a trip to California with
a view OF locating there.
Mrs. VIM CITIES OF Neihart, Montana,
formerly Miss Clara Derrick OF this city.
arrived here Tuesday morning to make
an extended stay. She has recently been
appointed state organizer for the Mac
cabees, and will begin work as soon as
she does a little visiting at home.
MIR. and NJ RS. Hosea Jewell and child
rem departed Saturday night for Pine
Island, Minnesota, their former home,
to make an extended visit. Mr.. Jewell
has been in business here for over seven
years, az proprietor OF the Palace meat
market aud Model restaurant, and this
is his first vacation In rhat time.
ii. c. Barton OF this city carried off the
honors OF the class mt the recent exam
ination before the State Board OF Phar-
macy. The young gentleman is to be
congratulated on his success. This is the
second time u Websterite has been first
in the examination, Herman Bowman
being the other successful student.
On Monday evening occurred the in
staIIation OF the officers OF the local
Workmen lodge, II. A. Peabody acting
as installing officer. The program for
the evening contained two surprises, and
all together it was a very pleasant meet
ing. The ladies scored the first surprise
by walking in with baskets well-fille
with eatables, and the boys came right
back at them by sending for music aud
the floor for a dance.
j. p. German does not advertise
plunge baths in connection with his
restaurant plant, hut u man generally
what he calls for when he goes up
against his eating game. On Tuesday
evening, two men started to take a short
cut from the alley at the real of his
building to Main street, and one OF them
stepped over the curbing OF Jacks cis-
ter H., which contained about four feet Of
water. He was hauled out with IA rope,
harm resulting except the ducking.
Last Friday occurred the death OF Mr..
Hezekiah Alley, aged seventy-four years,
at the home OF his daughter, Mrs. Albert
Smith. Decsa sed was The father OF Jos
and VIM. Alley, Mrs. A. Smith and Mrs.
A. ID. Haish OF this city. Will had been
wired at Idaho that his father was very
low, but could not get here before the
end. Services were held ut the Smith
residenceSaturday evening and the re-
mains taken to Watertown, Minnesota,
for burial.
The klondyke fever has not put in an
appearance to any great extent in this
locality, there being but two or three in
this city who are figuring on al Alaskan
trip. but throughout the state it is dit
ferept. Col. IL. j. Woods, the 500 Falls
insurance man, who makes NIL parts OF
the state, says that the number ofSouth
Dakotans who viii leave this spring for
the Klondyke gold regions will reach
1900. An expedition is being fitted ont
at Milbank, and Il stock company OF
Brown county men has been formed ut
Ferney, but up to date no organized
effort has been made in Day county.
This time last year we were IN the
midst OF a series of blockades, but it is
hard 10 realize this with our present fine
weather. TO offset the views taken in
January, '01, Of the immense u
drifts around the city, our Kodak mr.
lists are now busy getting pictures OF
summer l~iie,-cyclists and straw-latted
boys playing marbles, etc. The trees
evidently think spring is here az most OF
them NE budding. Just think OF trees