Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-06-02

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teams have played q q to o
game this season and a
good game will be put up.
). Lee Blanks. OF Oberlin college, who
has been visiting at f. II. Belts, accept
ed a pastorate for the coming year
at Wheatland, Wyoming and departed
Tuesday for his new field OF labor.
from the commencement program OF
the Watertown High School we learn
that the valedictorian of the graduating
class Is a former Webster boy, Hart
Manter Allen. The title OF his Grafton
is Night Brings out the Stars"
US. Dept Agriculture, Climate and
Crop Bulletin OF the Weather Bureau,
South Dakota Section, for the week end
ing May %, 1898:
Day-Good rains; an ideal week for
all small grain; prospects very bright.
Gen. Pease in course OF a conversation
complimented Webster on the manner
in which our citizens turned out to OBJ
serve Decoration day. 1t makes the
old boys feel good toward your town
to see such demonstrations in their be-
half.
M. Zimmerman and family departed
Friday night for Paynesville, Mimi,
where they will reside in future. Their
property here has been leased by Jens
Peterson and the house o occupied by
him will be occupied by Principal Miller
and family.
The Britton term OF school having
ended, Miss Emma Warner returned
home Saturday night. She was accom-
panied by another Britton teacher Miss
Lena Bouton, OF Mankato, Mimi, who
remained here and spent Sunday with
Miss Warner.
The ball game yesterday drew a large
number of visitors from surrounding
towns, among whom may be mention
ed Nye Owens and Geo. Dunton, Lang
ford; E. A. Brown, Pierpont; DR.. Edsall
and party, Bradley; Nels Finch and Bob
Martyr, Andover; and large delegations
from Bristol and Waubay.
Lost-A English Setter dog pup one
year old, white with lemon spots, left
home Sunday May Is. When last seen
had on a leather collar with name plate
with his name "Dick" and his owners
name thereon, also a city tax tag, will
pay literally for his return or informa
ton leading to his recovery.
III. C. Tegtmeier.
. A.. O. Sorbel, Veterinary Dentist and
Surgeon, accompanied by John III.
Moore, OF Webster, were doing business
in this neighborhood the past week.
Mr.. Sorbel informs us that he found
plenty to do, and was sorry he could
not stay longer, but says this is not
his last trip over this way.-Verdon
Times.
The teacher of a juvenile Sunday
school class had been talking to her
pupils about death and finished: Now,
who can tell me when all men are equal
and there Is absolutely no distinction
between the rich man and the poor
man?n 81 can" replied one little fol-
low. "When it is, Freddie?' she asked.
"When they go in swimmin'," was the
unexpected answer.
August Wolf says John Norton amt
in it when it comes to raising big lambs,
he has one that tipped the beam at ICY
pounds when but one day old. This is
no fish story, Doc Brooks has a mo-
nopoly on them. the rest OF the boys
have to branch off on other lines. In
telligent dogs and large lambs is Nor
toms speciality, and now A. Wolf is try
ing to cut in and get in to the game.
A fatal accident occurred Saturday
east OF Pickerel lake whereby Ole Helle-
wang lost his life. He was engaged IN
boring u well and at the depth Of 30
feet, a stone was struck and he went
down the hole to loosen it. He was
advised to put on a harness, but replied
there was no danger, but he was over
come by gas and when got to the sur
face life was extinct. He was % years
OF age, eldest son OF a. o. Hellevang, OF
Raritan township. His funeral took
place Tuesday, Rev. Hamper officiating.
The Elevator store had two windows
handsomely and appropriately decorat-
ed in homer OF Memorial Day. One rep
resented Havana Bay with the Maine
in the harbor. The other was a camp
scene. with the stacked bayonets, camp
Kettle, belts, canteens etc, on a grassy
sward. yThe back ground of both win
dows was q beautiful draping OF the
National colors with u picture OF Abra-
ham Lincoln. For old settlers day the
scene in one window was changed aud
presented q representation OF the early
shack" ''prairie schooner" well and
bucket and hay stack. The windows
attracted considerable attention.
The First Regiment, ). ID, V. departe,