Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-05-12

Ho, for the War Social to be held Fri.
day evening, May 20, at the residence o
! Mrs. II. E. Egge, All the Generals and
Admirals will be there. Dewey have
naval heroes, we do. Admission 10cfoi
which you are entitled to war rations,
war songs, patriotic Rotations
| Whoop her up for the u. s. Grigsby's
Cowboys.
The Webster school was well repre-
sented in the list of contributors tc
last weeks Minneapolis Journal Junior
articles on ''Spring Flowers" appearing
from Bessie Lancaster, 9Th grade; Rich
ard Biorkbladr, 9th grade; Steeni'
| Osowsky. 9th grade; Belle Hanse, 5th
grade. Nina Johnson, 9TH grade, re
| ceives mention.
II r. w. Parliman departed Monday for
fxhe camp at Sioux Falls taking with
him eight recruitsfo Tor Col. Grigsby's rough
riders. They were George Cease, Billy
Mahaney, S. Madison, ii. John
son, Clint Jenkins, Harry Barber
Martin Giblin and Sam. As they
are a fine body OF young men they
will undoubtedly be accepted and
mustered in.
Contractor Pfremer, in charge oil the
Str ong & Co. elevator work, received a
telegram Tuesday announcing the
death of his father at Spring Valley,
Mimi, i'm consequence OF which work
has been suspended on the elevator for
two weeks. Mr.. Pfremer left for Spring
Valley Tuesday evening.
A letter from r. w. Parliman at Camp
Geo. Dewey, Sioux Falls states that the
eight men he took down from Webster
for the Cavalry regiment all passed the
medical examination and were accepted.
Party Himself was to have been examiH
edTuesday and appointed Regimental
Quartermaster. He expects the troops
at the Falls will leave for ~Chicamaugua
this week. George w. Moulton and
Billy Bartlett are reported in fine trim.
Thirty-six Indian boys and girls from
the reservation stayed at the Arcade
Hotel last Thursday night and took the
early train for Chamberlain to attend
the school at that place. They were in
charge OF Mr.. Finn, the Supt. who is a
very gentlemanly and business like ap.
pearing man. He reports the school as
coming to the front very rapidly. This
school is bound to be n favorite as it is
a South Dakota misunderstanding Clip
per.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Carr, OF Rusk
township, met with a great grief Friday
in the death OF their daughter Hattie, a
lovely girl Of ID years. Malignant
diptheria was the cause OF death, IN
consequence OF which a private inter.
ment took place Saturday. Since then
| the dread disease has stricken down
| Mrs. Carr and three more OF the chic
| ren, all OF whom are i'm a serious II
| ton. Neighbors and friends are doing
what they can for the stricken family
under the circumstances and hopes are
held out for their recovery.
"To celebrate or not to celebrate
| that's the question which is being
agitated anent the approach OF the
| Nations birthday. Visitors from neieh
boring towns declare that it is Wei
ster's turn this year to make the Eagle
scream and provide entertainment FOL
the residents OF the country. Certainly
the time for a grand outburst o
patriotic enthusiasm is very suspicious
when the minds and hearts OF all, boil
old and young, are bubbling over will
patriotic sentiment. Thtre can be nc
question as to the appropriateness oil 6
grand National display this Fourth
the ONLY question being whether Web
ster will rise to the occasion and tak'
it in hand. II SO, it is high time that
move was being made. What Webster
has done in the way OF celebration il
the past has been well done but TIN
program for the loyal year OF 1881
should exceed all past demonstrations
To do this, time, systematic organiza
ton. hard work, skillful preparation
aid ;naicinns figuring are all necessary
and steps should be taken at once T.
discuss the matter and time taken b,
the forelock. Dewey want to celebrate