Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-28

h""hihs icturHed TO the city
Monday and will open a barber shop in
the building first door South OF
Maloney's saloon.
DIR. G~oodmanson Sundayed in the
city, he informed the Reporter that he
intends making Webster his headauar-
tiers Tor the future.
VS.. Hash and family returned from
Big Stone lake Monday, having
thoroughly enjoyed their so-journ at
that popular resort.
Lee Lewis was over from ~Chatauqua
Wednesday and called to let us know
how good he felt, and how fine crops
were looking in his neighborhood.
Emil Meyer the genial landlord OF
the Commercial had a tussle with
typhoid fever last week, bur got the
best OF it and is again at his post.
You will find the latest designs in
Monuments and Gravestones at Ben
lamin x Fosters. Everything from the
cheapest marble to the most expensive
bronze.
Mrs. Richez and daughter Edith, who
have been visiting Mrs. L. A. Miller of
this city for the past two weeks de-
parted for their home in Chicago last
night.
ID Ed. Warner and John Norton escorted
a party OF ladies to Enemy Swim lake
last Wednesday, performingtheir duties
as gallants to the entire satisfaction Of
the party.
Lost-Tuesday on the road between
Britton and Webster a square leather
satchel opens Of the top, II by s inches.
Finder please leave at this Office and
receive reward.
We are in receipt OF a very interesting
letter from Camp George II. Thomas,
Chickamauga Park, Ga, from the pen of
r. w. Parliman, but owing to limited
space we will not reproduce it this week.
Mrs. Spriestersbach and Mrs. Finley
Ross, at the home OF Mrs. Ross. enter
tanned a party of ladies at tea last Fri
day afternoon, in honor Of Mrs. Finch,
of Aberdeen and Mrs. Rrchez, of
Chicago.
Mrs. Finch and Mrs. Wyte, who have
b cen visiting Webster friends returned
to Aberdeen last Saturday on the after
noon freight, which was late, as usual,
and the ladies did not reach home I'M
ill 1, a. m.
You can form some estimate of the
crop by the way farmers figure on the
Irvine, they will need to cut the grain,
they are taking out from IL to ~ bis.
per acre, and wheat is generally quite
Tree from weeds.
Thomas McKennett is putting in the
foundation for a mammoth barn on
h is homestead adjoining the city, Which,
completed it will be one OF the largest
and best appointed stock residences in
this neck o. the woods.
| am prepared to furnish building
stone in any quantity at $2.75 per cord
delivered. Sand to lay stone, 60 cents
per load. Plastering sand, SIZE per
load, Orders left at the Commercial will
receive prompt attention.-C. q. Hart.
Mrs. Irene G. Adams delivered an adj
dress on temperance at the Congrega-
ton al church Sunday evening, her sub
ject was the scientific age, it was an
able interesting and entertaining lecture,
presenting many propositions, well
worth further consideration by her
hearers.
Word has been received from Prof.
Miller who is at present in Chicago, Tor
treatment for his eyes, that NO opera
ton will be necessary at this time. and
he will be able to return much sooner
thnn he expected when he left. This is
good news to his many friends.
Geo. Lafayette brought in some
samples of wheat Saturday be pulled in
Rusk township, Scotch File (hard), Blue
Stem, Bearded and Club. In all the vari.
ties, the berry is plump, the heads long
and well filed. Geo.says his samples are
lust an average and the condition oil
the crop at this time.
&C. Davis one OF the prosperous
farmers OF Day county was in town
Wednesday and made ;his office a pleas
ant call. He has GAO acres OF crop nthis
season, and says it will everage about
20 bushels to the acre ii nothing
happens to it before harvest time and 10
the best crop he has had in years.
Our ball team and those who accom-
named them to South Shore were caught
in a hail storm Tuesday evening on the
wav home, the boys say the storm
covered a strip about eight miles wide
and was very severe, that hail stones
the size OF "a base bali fell, totally de
molishing crops and furnishing any
thing but a desirable experience 10
ira yelers, 1t wax The only place on the
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