Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-26


The. race Saturday promises to be q
hot one, the track is being put In shape
and the horses worked out. There is q
rivalry between the mares Brooks
Lady A. and Smiths Verna and the ad-
mirers of the pair are about equally
divided and the betting ia even, attend
the IA you will probably see the best
race ever driven ON a Webster track.
The race between Frank s. and Black
Katie will be close with the odds in fav-
or of Katie, il Bud, Franks driver is
kept from jockeying.
Capt. Denny returned from Howard
Saturday night. The Capt. was down
To attend a reception rendered TO the
Howard soldiers, members of leo.
Capt, Derny's old Command. There
were about 16 OF the boys in attendance
and they had q royal time such az the
boys deserved. The people OF Howard
did it up brown, and the Capt. 10 loud
in praise of courtesies extended. Henry
s. keck, one of the boys returned with
Denny and has accepted "a position in
the pool room-Podunks place.
Brother Twett and Joe Agen drove
down from Bristol Sunday. When Mr..
Twett got ready to start home he in
stituted a search for Joe and after look
ing all over town, and about to give
up in despaia, some one suggested to
call at John Flury's. Joe was there he
seems TO be stuck on John, has been
known TO call and wait for hours for
him to return from work and when he
has gone over late in the evening sat up
most OF he night waiting for John to
wake up. It's "a fact, can prove it by
Jessie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kramer had a narrow
escape from what might have been a
serious accident Sunday while out driv-
ing. When near McKeown's feed depot "a
pile OF slabs commenced to tumbledown
frightening Nathan, kramer's driving
horse who turned SO short that the
buggy tipped over and the horse start
ed to run, both occupants OF the vehicle
were thrown out, but fortunately
neither were hurt. A. II. hung on to
the lines and was dragged some dis
lance before assistance arrived ON the
scene. The only dgmage was minor
injuries t the buggy.
Ira Hatch this morning received his
commission as agent at the cheyenne
Indian agency, aud he VIII proceed TO
the agency, TO take charge about Nov
ember LIST. He has also received formal
notice that Eugene Huntington OF Web
ster will succeed him III deputy collector
OF internal revenue in Aberdeen, begin
ming his duties the first OF the month.
Mr.. Hatch also received a letter from
Collector Houtz, paying him a very
high compliment for the manner III
which he has attended to The AFFAIRS oil
the revenue department in South OAK
ota.-Aberdeen News.
b. C. Bowman of Minneapolis, one OF
Bowman Lumber Co., aud h. u. Fliun,
Auditor OF the Company spent Friday
in this city looking alter the business oil
the Company and visiting Local
Manager Roth. Mr.. Bowman said in
conversation that the Webster yard
was Que of the best the company had
in the northwest-was kept up IN the
best shape, aud the business had been
beyond his expectation. He was much
pleased with Webster-thinks she is u
dandy and that with the natural re-
sourses and enterprisine citizens Day
County can not help being prosperous.
A party OF ten hunters from this city
spent a week shooting ducks on the
lakes in the vicinity OF old Fort Sisseto n,
% miles north Of Waupay. The party
included s. Nj. pasco, w. b. saunders,
Geo. s. Ria. SIS. Rix, j. S. Farley, Thos.
Michigan. August Mittelstaedt, Geo. t.
Kasson, Ed. S. Healy, II. j. Colony and
Ed Druecker. For a day or two they
~. Eh ns1 ond Mr.
PAYNE, OF Glencoe, Mimi; Mr. Miller, OF
Montevideo; and Emil Meyer and Bob
TAYLOR OF Webster. The party had
two big tents and took along Billy
Wallace as cook. They shot in all
about $50 ducks. and generously dis
tributed the game around town among
their friends, including the editor OF the
Review who duly appreciated the court
esy-and also the ducks.-Grant Co.
Review.
The w. G. L. U. entertained at the
home OF Mrs. Goodwin last Friday eve
ming. The guests were the teachers OF
of the School Board, the ministers and
editors with their wives. The ladies
declared that too little vas known
about their organization, SO the early
part 0: the evening was spent in an
educational game with questions con-
corning the w. e. L. u. as "a basis. Later
the guests INDUCED IN authors and
Hide and Seek. Miss Dexhelmer proved
to be the best 'searcher, receiving as a
prize a copy OF Miss Wizards little
book :. How | Learned to Ride the
Bicycle" Refreshments were served
from a table decorated with the bands
OF white which are emblematic of the
society. The guests departed with
many expressions OF pleasure and good
will for their entertainers.
A fire alarm was turned in Saturday
night causing considerable excitement
az is usual in such cases. The c~itizena
turned out almost to u man, the fire
apparatus was pulled out aud rushed to
the scene OF the fire, the pool room on
Main ST., IN aG incredibly short time,
but DR.. Peabody had got there ahead
OF the firemen with a Babcock extin-
gnisher and extinguished the names.
This is the third time the DR.. has been
Johnny on the spot with his little ex-
tinguisher, which he is careful to keep
M running order and Dipped i'm