Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-26

du tnls week. head 1t.
Mrs. Egge and Mrs. Showerman enter.
gained friends at the residence OF the
former lady, Friday evening, ciRch and
crokinole Were the order of the evening.
A most enjoyable affair is reported.
The installation of officers OF Webster
Rebekah Lodge No. 43 occurred Monday
9 vening. The officers for the coming
term are; Miss Gertrude Marsh, N. G,
Mrs. E. d. Landon, v. g.; Miss Emma
Schultz, Sec'y.; Mrs. p. Gruby. Treas;
Next regular meeting, Monday evening
Feb. 18th.
The Lady Ministries have come and
gone, leaving behind them a sulphurous
smell, a string OF vulgar jokes and other
more lasting mementoes. They are a
vile aggregation, worse off the stage
than on it and it stands greatly to the
credit OF the towns, like Redfeld. which
( orbade their exhibition.
Born, Monday Jan. 23rd, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Guderian OF Morton township
a LIB. son. Mother and child are get
ting along nicely and Fred-well he,
happy man, is thinking what a cinch he
will have on the threshing business in
the future as the new ome is son No.
G., all healthy hnstling lads.
In a letter to the Iroquois Chief, the
writer Claude Swafford, graphically de-
scribes a visit, in company with Ser
geant Geo. W. Moulton, to Dewey's
flags hip Olympia and a night spent on
board with the "Jackies." Honest" is
lay ing up a great fund OF experience in
the PHILIPPINES and will be in demand on
his return for his stock Of anecdotes.
They say it was a sight for the gods
Thursday nighC at the Lady(?)Minstrels
performance TO witness the look of des-
pair which came oyrr the faces of some
OF the married men present when al in
dipnant w0ms demanded admittance
TO find her husband and what a sigh
OF relief went up when il was discovered
it a one OF the girls and only part of
the play.
Under the requirements OF the new
Postal Union convention which vent in
to effect Jan. l. the postal department
is now issuing IN cent stamped enve-
lopes with the stamp in green, two cent
G with the stamp in red, and
five cent envelopes with the stamp in
dark blue, these colors conforming to
{ hose OF the same denominations OF the
current series of the ordinary stamps.
An Iowa girl advertised for a husband
and got him. The advertisement and
wedding fixtures cost 80. Within a
year he enlisted in the Spanish meri-
can war and was killed in one of the
battles real Santiago, leaving his wife
50, 900 insurance. The wife will in adj
dition to this be drawing a widows
pension in a short time. Who says it
doesn't pay to advertise?-Tracy
Herald.
First Fireman Converse and Seaman
Clifford who took part in the naval
battle of Manila as members of Admiral
De wey's flagship Olympia, and now
on sick leave, passed thro' last
nj ght on the passenger bound east and
dr. opped of at the station long enough to
say they had seen George w. Moulton
before they left the PHILIPPINES and he
sent word that he was in good health
and spirits.
The Penny Magazine, New York,
which il the 10 west-priced magazine in
America GO cents a ysnr.) aud which IN
owned by Hon. Chauncny NJ. D@prw,
the eminent American orator, wants -
representative ~ lhis vlrinity. Ii i- n
opportunity Tor onr of our ambi-
tious young men or young Atr
.uIicsIions sliould tr addressed "a the
Subscription Department, The Penny
Magazine, Temple Court. New York city
sc. FRANK PETERsoN's South Dakota"
a new, strictly up-to-date, mounted
wall map Of the State 80x33 inches, In
five colors. 1t has been corrected up to
December list, 1898, and shows all the
paw most offices and the recent changes
in county boundaries. 1t is the best and
most complete map OF the State ever
Special Introductory price for 60
days, 81. Agents wanted. Circulars
free. Address,
4. FRANK PETERSON, Publisher,
Vermillion, So. Oak.
Following il a copy OF "A school boys
to the board OF directors:
"Mr. Directors-My sister, who is the
school teacher, whips me every day.
Pa told her to whip me oitener than
she did the other scholars, SO they
wouldn't think she was partial. i
write to let you know this is too thin.
She il an old maid and gets mad be-
cause she can't get married and when
she gets to feeling that way she larrups
me. | hate to say such things ab0ut
my sister, but it's SO, and ! write TO in
quire IL you can't stop her licking me or
ret her n husband. ANY old thing will