Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-06

born-Sunday evening Oct. 2, to Mr..
10y Mrs. Hosea {. Jewell. a daughter.
The Reporter duly congratulates and
smokes to the long life and happiness Of
the little lady.
Percy d. Peabody departed Friday
night for Minneapolis. 1t is his inten-
ton to make the study of medicine his
hfework and will enter the Medical De-
p artment OF University of Minnesota.
Prof. A.. II. Wheaton was in the city
wednesday greeting acquaintance.
he is engaged in campaign work for
the Republican party and last night
spoke in Wheatland township and
speaks tonight in Egeland township.
W. H. Mullins, of Salem, Ohio, and
GA. Stephins, OF Moline, Ill.,, are spend
ing the week shooting in this vicinity.
Mr.. Ms. guns are the admiration OF the
oeal sports and are without doubt the
finest that ever came to the city.
The season OF the year has arrived
when every thoughtful man wants to
protect his horse from the cold raw
wind;you can do this by calling at Kad-
ing shop and getting a pair OF blankets
A nice line to select from ranging from
IS cts. to $2.5O a pair.
Sheriff Sandvig visited Dell Rapids last
week for the purpose OF Identifying, if
possible, parties under arrest suspected
OF t he Parrot robbery at Pierpont. He
W as unable to identity them but they
got a jail sentence for local misdemean-
ors.
The Jewell Nursery Co., OF Lake City,
M inn, want statesmen in this County to
sell their hardy Minnesotagrown fruits,
farm seeds, etc. They offer three plans OF
work, and the highest commissions.
They are reliable. Write them for terms.
The first salesman started secures
choice of territory.
Weinstein Bros. who have recently
traded a farm nea Clark for q stock OF
merchandise have leased the Ssvery
store which they will open as a general
store, under the name of the Bargain
Store. with a full line ofgroceries, boots,
shoes. jewellery, kitchenware, etc.
Acting under orders from City Coun-
Gil, Chief Wilcox is making a determined
e fort to collect the dog tax. A number
OF citizens were brought before the
Justice this week to have the law ex-
pounded to them. Some paid, Others
wore the animals did not belong to
them and the end is not yet.
Major Maynard OF Waubay who has
taken two years course OF study in the
Minneapolis High School is attending
the Webster High School for his third
year, the present local course of study
having the same standing with the
hi CHER institutions OF learning as that
of the metropolitan high schools.
The annual Cloak Sale will occur at
| The Fair Oct. 10th, at which time you
W Ill find q complete assortment OF all
| the latest styles and fabrics in Cloaks
C apes and Jackets. An ideal line of
Fvr Goods. An expert filter in at
ten dance. You will make no mistake
by waiting for the Fair Cloak Sale
| Oct. 10th.
Among the recent destructive prairie
fires, was that OF S. Bakegard, OF York
township, his loss was over one thous-
and dollars, including all OF his crop OF
thrashed wheat and flax, barn, granary
and farm machinery, which leaves him
at the beginning OF winter without shell
| ter or feed for his stock. Mr.. Bakegard
! is a sober Industrious citizen and should
be remembered by those who are more
fortunate.
The continued blowing of a threshing
| whistle south of town late Friday eve
| ming o~ccasioned some alarm. 1t was
discovered that it emanated from the
| Guderian machine located on the Peter
son farm. The crew had departed for
| the night, leaving one man in charge
| and in some manner the JACKET OF the
engine caught fire and he blew the
whistle for help to keep the flames from
communicating to the straw and sur
rounding property. Help soon ARRIVED
and the flames were extinguished with
but little loss.
The postofice department has adopt
ed a new regulation with respect to the
issuance OF money orders. Heretofore
it has not been permitted to an office to
issue an order payable by itself. In
many cases patrons OF the Webster
office have applied for orders payable to
some other patron OF the office but it
could not be issued. This rule was
changed on October 1 and now any
money order office may draw an order
on itself. This change will be appreci'
ated by many people who do not carr,