Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-19

The genial counfeRance OF M. Rexford
| the popular barker of waubay illumi-
mated these pious headquarters to-day.
J&H. Mccoy OF Webster has rented
the f.. Z. Mccoy residence property on
Eight avenue west. formerly occupied
by G.. e. Baldwin, and will remove to
Aberdeen from Webster and take up the
practice OF law in this eity.-Aberdeen
News.
Landlord Meyer, OF the Commercial
! last week put a fine new Range in the
| kitchen OF the hotel. 1t has a cooking
surface OF three and a hall By fourteen
feet, a charcoal broiler and all modern
| Brand Stove Co. of Milwaukee, Wis,
and is a dandy-strictly up-to-date.
Parties desiring to improve their
stock can do no better than breed their
cows to my Registered Short horn bull
''Klondyke.' He is a fine individual
and his breeding is perfect. For terms
pedigree and other particulars call at
my office. Thos. Mckennett.
People were much surprised a few
days ago when il was announced that
Dan Barnes and Miss Pearl Clapp,
daughter OF Linas Clapp had been mar
ried. 1t seems that the happy couple
| took a pleasure trip to Webster and
while there were made man and wife
| Estelline Tribune.
Ned Kelley came down from Aberdeen
Saturday night to spend Sunday with
friends i'm this city. Ned says they are
comfortably established in their new
| quarters. have lots OF work, like Aber-
| deem first rate and are happy. The
| boys are well and wish to be remember
ed to their friends here.
For Sale-One good Lumber Wagon
| all complete, one Deering Ideal Mower
Az foot cut, one Deering Hay Rake, one
Pony fiji, for riding or driving and one
good second hand keystone Disc. The
| above property will be sold on a credit
OF one year with approved security.
Enquire OF c. W. Siglipger.
Mrs. Dir. Ransom and daughter Edith,
sister-in-law aud neicc OF Mrs. w. L.
Ravens, who have been visiting in Web
ster and Waubay for the past ten d avs
| took the train for Aberdeen where they
will remain a short time with Mrs. A.
w. Campbell before returning to Their
home in Dodge Center, Mimi.
1T is well for the Press readers to pay
particular attention to the advertising
in this paper. The merchants spends u
great deal OF money annually in these
| invitations for YOU TO do business with
them. The merchants who does not
| take this business like way in publicly
asking Tor your patronage is not en-
titled TO it.-Pukwauka Press.
After a good dfnner a good restis an old
So W, aud an after dinner rest can not
be enjoyed by one addicted to the use of
| the weed, without a good smoke. The
| Hurbert Spencer cigar is made from
| fine selected stock of the best quality.
| the workmanship is perfect and it can
not fail to suit the esthetic taste OF the
epicure, just call for one at Ross Drug
Store.
Geo. kasson and Ed Deueckee, of the
Milbank hunting party returned home
Saturday night. w. b. Sanders and
| August Mettelstadt Monday night and
| the remainder of the party Tuesday
| night. they found good shooting, got
| plenty OF birds and had a fine outing,
| but then they are a jolly crowd and
came fixed for that very thing, al least
| that's what the boys say who visited
their camp.
Another boiler explosion occurred
| Friday while engaged in threshing on
| the farm OF Peter Anderson % miles
north west of this city, killing -four
| men, G. A. Ahlstrom, the engineer, Geo.
Gulleckson and two colored men whose
! names we could not learn. Another
man was badly injured. The cause of
the terrible accident is supposed to be
low water i'm the boiler. Parts OF the
| engine were blown for rods in all direc-
tons.
John Thoe, Tuesday bought the in.
terest of Martin Hanse in the Meat
| Market OF Hanse& Visit. The new firm
| will do business under the name OF Visit
& Thoe. John is an old timer here, an
AL young man, aud will, we predict,
have a successful experience in his new
vocation. He has for the past year been
in the employ OF III. c. Tegtmeier and
has won the confidence and respect OF
all by his courteous, gentlemanly de-
pertinent and manly bearing.
DuTRtuFS tltSTtu buc GOdI OliCt vi
John McKeowH in this city last Friday
night opened the safe broke the inside
locks and carried off some receipts and
| other papers presumably thinking they
had the cash box but they didn't, it was
not there. These papers though value
less to any one else are valuable to MIR.
McKeown. John is not sure the safe
was locked but thinks it was and his
| visitors worked the combination. How
ever the burglars got nothing on
which they can realize d cent.
Ii YOU are contemplating sending TO a
catalogue house for a bill of goods, just
make up the order and come in TO any
OF our local merchants, tell him it il a
cash deal and that you propose to have
it filled where you get the best figures.
1t will besafe to gamble that you will
leave rhe order here, get a better grade
OF goods for less money. And by trad
ing with the local merchant you are