Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-04-20
LOCAL

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i j man in this hou- who is untrue 10
his wiiel am going 10 throw TINS
hymn book at him. Size raised the
book a. ii she was going 10 rAro'F y,
and every man ID che mouse ducked his
head but one TO avoid tie book Then
| She bIistered the dodgers aud loud+d tue
one true man IL was aiterward 5
learned that he was deaf and dumb.
Wm.Kennedy received a telegram Sat
urday conveying the sad new OF the
death Of Clarence Clemmens al the hos
pital in Minneapolis. Clarence LETT her e
about April LIST suffering from a SWELL
ing in the neck and an operation was
deemed accessory, but a fatal termina
ton was unlocked for aud the news oil
his death fell with startling force on his
relatives and friends in this section.
The remains were brought to Bristol
where funeral services were held Mon
day.
While driving out ia the coua try on
" ednesday, S. l.. Purdum drove 10y the
place, where John Becker was brutaliy
murdered last summer. By ~conyerslng
with the people at the place. he gather
cd the information that John eeckers
hat, fur coat and fur robe were found
the day before. A man was cleaning
ont some old flax straw IRON the baru
aud buried beneath the straw, the
above mentioned artcl ; were discover
"a. This incident gives rise 10. renewed
talk aud suppositiou> regarding the
Becker c~old-bloodrd murder .-Bristol
Courrr.
Ais, Laura Moore. OF Cresco. low a,
called on these pious headquarters FRI
day. Fhr lady is an old acquaintance
aud TREND OF the parental ancestor oi
ol the emor member of the Rep ortpg
firm aud just called TO tell Us how the
old gentlemen was behaving himself.
She " as returning home from a trip to
Colorado, aud stopped OF to be in
Attendance al her sisters marriage al
the Bergquist homestead near Waubiy
We enjoyed the lndy's vjsir very much
and Mere mere than pleased 10 hear
such a good report OF the ~old folks"
Some 10 days ago a man named
Hubert Witt OF Marshall Co. WA,
arraigned before Justice Kendall on a
charge OF smashing in windows al the
Catholic church. He ucted in such III
insane manner as TO cause his commit
ment To the county Jail to await Tia
action OF the Board oi Insanity. Sine,
then he has kept night and day hideou,
with his shouting aud rawlings. Ca
Saturday night his mania took an aero
? bate turn ana he commenced turnin.
soBIersuults in his cell with the result o
cutting himseli up pretty severely. Al
, attendant from the Yankton asylum
arrived and took him away wednesda,
morning.
! Mr.. VIM. Bergquist aud Miss Susi,
. Moore, were united IN marriage Sunday
) April 9th at the residence of the groom,
parents two miles east OF Waubay
, Rev. Al. Swellander OF Summit ofici
atip4. The groom Is a rising youn
= farmer and quite well 70 do. Til,
bride halls from Iowa ond has tauah
: school ia different districts OF Day ca
Tor the past three years and j. hight
spoken ofby all who know her. Tn
couple will live for "A short time witt
father and mother Bergquist-unt
They can build on their own farm. Til,
: Reporter c~ongraIulates the happ
couple aud wish them success aud pro.
perity.
Those folks who wrr, deferred by TIA
rainstorm last evening from ~attendin;
I the ronctr, nf the John Watson Co. a
l A. %. t.. W. Hall missed VIVA
! proved ia he thr most enjoyable musica
entertainment presented in this city fn
some time. All claims made for thi
talented organization wsrt. fully carrie,
out, the performers proving stars i
| their respective speclaltir~. Ii would b
/. hard 10 surpiu-s Ar. Watson as u clar
, %inetist and Mr.. Patcl.an ranks up witt
him ~ IA pianist. Miss Agnes Reid
humorous approximations added a q,
: liglItiui spic'' to the evening music an,
: taken a - whole the program was pro
{ nouncssl 10y the Understanding.
Br. Fountains presentation part,
has been entertaining fair audiences a
the opera house for the past week. The,
arr advertising German remedies, an,
: are without doubt the best mediein
company who have ever visited Webste
: the spccialties beign good and up todab.
They have "A f;,ir band aud orchestra
aud are very liberal ia the presentation
of prcscnts. The feature of the enter
~tainments, however. H. the Gineogrspl,
this l. the finest and best Operate,
machine of it, KIND. ever exhibited il
. the ciiy-veryboiy j. delighted with il
j. tb.. l,aftls As.ta.. S.aua.b h.ml El