Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-02

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{. Tegtmeier, this is something out OF
the ordinary line, they are the best
wearing goods manufactured ii You
don't know ask your friends that ha We
worn them and they will tell you the
ga ne. They are medium priced goods
and are within reach OF everybody's
purse.
l.. Brokaw of Bristol was in town
Thursday exhibiting a new gasoline
light, the Common-sense, for which he
has taken the agency for four counties.
He placed three on exhibition in Pea
body's drug store and it certainly seems
a perfect contrivance, giving a pure
white light. Larry seems to have n
good thing.
The Spring term Of the Wisconsin
Business University of La Crosse, begins
Monday, March 9th. Students entering
on or before that time, will receive a
three months course in bookkeeping or a
three months course In shorthand free.
For special information relative to this
offer, address Wisconsin Business Uni
versity, La Crosse, Wis. ).
Great inconvenience is being caused
here to the patrons of the city water
works by the freezing up of the mains.
The freezing of the mains is the result
of the great and unusual penetration OF
the frost, which has gone down farther
than was ever known before. On
one street the two-inch main which is
placed from six to sever feet beneath
the surface is frozen for an entire block
+. A. Dodjeda, correspondent in Mime
apols Journal.
We have not heard of a Waterman
being frozen in Webster or of one that
is four feet below the surface.
ID. W. Paul returned FROM "A six weeks
visit to Oregon, Friday. Uncle Dan
had a e pleasant trip aud reports all FIX
Nebsterites as healthy. dong reason
ably well. He says Orr gon is all right
for a short visit but he would not are
to live there permanently. Howe Yer he
has always been perfectly contented in
Day county and was not looking for a
new residence.
The Winnipeg Free Press says: "The
Empire Comedy company had another
of their packed houses last night. Fully
five hundred people were turned away,
and standing room was in demand before
s o'clock. 1t is the best company that
has played at the Grand this year, and
they are giving a series of excellent per-
formances. This company will be at the
Opera House one week, commencing
Monday, March 9th.
The following communication regard
ing "a former well known character OF
tins city. recently appeared in the Min
neapolis Times, dated from Yankton.
A remarkable case has developed here
rs "a result ol tine asylum fire. Miss
Anna DeIa Peterson, u young woman
OF Webster, Day county, who has Tor
several years been confined ut the hos
pital and considered AS incurable, was
one OF the twenty-three demenied
females who escaped with their hives
from the cottage and since the fire has
begun to show signs OF re coyery. She
has always been fretful, fault-indlng
aud discontented. These demonstrations
have entirely disappeared, aud she ~
transformed into u contellted. happy
person.
Mrs. Siglinger and Mrs. A. Ross enter
tanned a large number of their friends at
the home of the latter lady last Friday
evening. Those present spent three en-
joyable hours in "Auld Scotland" enter
tanned by her music and her poetry, and
RECALLED by a repast artistically served in
Scottish style. The instrumental selec-
tions were rendered by Mrs. Miller, Miss
Elena Peabody and Miss Grace Hunt
irgton in their usual charming manner
The old Scotch songs were sung by Miss
Woodbury., Miss Peabody and Alex
Ross in a becoming style. The read
ing by Mrs. Siglinger was a pleas
ing feature Of the evening. The two
ladies are to be congratulated on the sue
cess Of their unique arrangements to en-
terrain. At the close, our host officiated
as chorister and the whole company
Joined in the frateraal strains of Aud
Lang Syne.
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