Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-05

AScs6hCo III 4bt, HE
position in II. c. Tegtmeier's and de.
: parted Wednesday for Pierre where we
hope to hear he has received a position
I as legislative clerk for the session. Ed,
is eminently qualified and will make a
capable and efficient clerk should he
8 ucceed in landing a position.
The c. NJ. & st. p. Ry. have decided to
give the farmers and parties wishing to
attend the annual Convention National
Creamery Butter Makers Association at
Sioux Falls, s. DIAN. 23rd to 29th,a rate
OF one fare for the round trip. Tickets
on sale Jan. 21st. return limit Jany 31st.
e. A. Bradley, Agt.
Lost-On the evening of Dec. 81 1898.
in front OF Farquhar's livery stable, a
red broche shawl with red and yellow
fringe all around, with figures all over it
resembling kidneys. Finder will please
leave it at this office and receive reward
OF 50 DOOR the same will be given for
information that will lead to the
recovery OF the same.
The new Board OF County Commits
s%ioners organized Tuesday, with D..
Bailie as Chairman. The bonds OF T..
W. Taylor, Co, Attorney aud N. J..
Serum, Register OF Deeds were approy-
ed. The Webster World. Andoyer
Gazette and Woubay Clipper were
named as official papers for 1899
Board adjourned 10 meet Monday Jan.9.
The Congregational church held It's
annual meeting and supper Tuesday,
Dee ~. Officers. Mrs G. w. Sialiuger.
Treas, re-elpctrd; r r Foster, Clerk
and Supt Sabbath school. re-aIreted; A.
Ross, Trustee, succeeds G. p. Spreister-
bach. An examination OF the Records
show a very satisfactory and successful
year. The Ministers salary paid up to
date.
A recent ruling by the p~ostoffice de-
partment makes the sending OF register
ed mail more secure than heretofore, IN
that the sender ma recover the value
OF registered first-class mail, ii lost in
transit, provided the vaIne be not to
exceed ten dollars. this sum being the
limit. Heretofore the government has
not recompensed the sender of register
ed mail in the event nj loss.
The third act Of the prisoner OF
Spain," the new military play written
by Claude Soares, and to be produced
by a talented company at the opera
house Jan. 8. shows the camp OF the
American army before Santiago de Cuba.
During the progress of this act, Miss
celia Zee Sweitzrr will sing a number OF
patriotic songs. Among them, she will
render G. n. Harris greatest and latest
success, 'Red, White and Blue"
az. Frank P%etersop's South Dakota"
is a new, strictly up-to-date, mounted
wall map OF the State, 30x36 inches, in
five colnrs. 1t has been corrected up to
December LIST, 1898, and shows all the
new post offices and the recent changes
in county boundaries. 1t is the best
and most complete map OF the State
ever made. Special Introductory price
for 60 days, 81. Agents wanted. Cir
culara Tree. Address
L Frank Peterson, Publisher,
Vermilliun, So. Oak.
49, - Al. ;..,l IL .a.J "a ~, |
new war drama, Prisoner of Spain"
by. Claude Soares, which will be prohuc-
ed by an excellent company ut the Web
str Opera House Jan. o. is caused by
the awkward actions aud quaint humor
of Ole SwensoI, the Swede recruit. Til :
character is personated by Ernest Fish
er. who has fairly won the mantle worn
by Gus IIeege in this line of comedy.
Representative Nels j. Lindgren
spent Thursday in the city, departing
Pierre ward Friday a. m, Representa-
i've Harrington Was on am train and
they were Joined at Andorer BY Sena-
toes Toy and Williams and Representa-
five Bullock. The entire delegation al
tended the banquet that evening teidsr-
ed the members Of the legislature by
the city oil Aberdeen. senator Toy
made the response to the address of the
welcome and received great praise for
the able manner IN which he VOICED the
sentiments OF the recipients of the
honor rendered BY the city.
III. ". Flower, in his entertaining
illustrated lectMre on Cuba, the Maine
aud tile Cuban War was greeted Tues
day evening by a large attendance, all
OF whom pronounced the entertainments
the best ever given in this cify. 1t VISA
a great combination oil instructive en-
tertainment aud amusement. The
lecture describes the immense natural
resources OF Cuba; the cruel treatment
of Cubansby the Spanish. their struggle
for liberty: the destruction OF the Maine
etc, illustrated throughout ny $50
magnificent views. Ths Moving Picture
Exhibition, giving iiie. size pictures oil
life and motion, WAS alone worth the
price al admission. liz was u royal
ENTERTAINMENT. Marshall TO- Journal.
The abnye mentioned entertainment
will be given ut the opera house Satur-
day pvpninv. Ian 7th Adm;ss;on o-c