Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05

DR.. French OF Milwaukee who has
spent a season here in the hunting field
departed Tuesday for Watertown. He
He goes thence TO st. Paul and from
there to Assiuibonia, ". w. L. for some
more hunting.
The first OF n series oil dances to be
given by the Webster Social Hour Club
occurred Friday night at the opera
house and was an unqualified success
SO lar as sociability and IA good time
were concerned.
Syvert Urvig came TO town Saturday
and Drs. Hash and Lull amputated
his index finger. He got it caught in
the gearing OF "a threshing machine and
it was so badly mangled that amputa-
ton was necessary.
Miss Gertrude Granger commenced a
six months term of school in the Thor
sen district Monday. Last year she
taught liz months, and she is pros res
sive and industrious and we believe she
will give satisfaction.
LOST-On the streets OF Webster
on October Bird, a sDrnll round black
purse, containing $4,000 in bills aud
some small change. Will pay $500
reward for it's return to the Reporter
Office or to me. Thos. C~ottingham.
Don't forget that Webster is the best
town M the hills. Large stocks in all
lines and sharp competition among
local merchants makes prices extremely
low, while as a grain market it can't
be beaten
The first OF the new money
orders TO reach the local post Office was
presented for payment this week. In
form il resembles a bank draft. is
transfers bile and stenis n v ast improve
ment over the old form.
fhe threrhing engine explosion near
Spain, Marshall Co. last week killed one
msa and severely injured two others,
one Of whom will propably lose a leg by
aaaPutatioR- Thu engine was in charge
of aa Inexperienced engineer.
Webster now has u full fedged High
school foot ball team. The boys are
practicing daily at the hall park. The
full bsck half beck, quarter back,
lame back, sore back ani strained back
viii soep be largely in ssnir"ce.
BoxH-To Dir. and Mrs. T.. J. Roth on
"Wednesday Oct. 4th, d son. Mother
aad child doing nicely, and l'-tr il still
able to Agnrs lumber bills but il 10
pretty mp hill busiISSs with y boy at
k.ae. The Reporter force smoked On
the new arrival.
j. w. Banbury, formerly proprietor OF
the Britton Daylight, and W. D. Boyceof
the Chicago Saturday Blade drove in
Thursday from Fort Siaseton where
they had been enjoying some shooting
home.
Mrs. Frank Gruby gave u cbildren's
party Friday In honor 0i her i0ur year
odd daughter, Eugenia's birthday. The
youngsters we're given Z, hay rack ride,
amused with games nna treated to
REFRESHMENTS. They just had y glorious
time and. were an upjtin wislIpgANisp
Ealgrnis "niany happy returns Of the
day.
. The H.& d.. special train carrying
visitors tn the Grain Palace passed thro'
Yesterday about 3 a., ny seven cars
being fairly loaded. Among Webster
ites taking advantag- Of the 0ppOr-
tunity to visit the exposition were Mr..
aud Mrs. John Norton, Mrs. A. Knapp,
Mrs. w. u. Havers, Register Serum,
JalIus Dustrud and Henry Hit.
Arrangements should be made for n
public reception of Sergeant q. w.
Moulsan when he arrives home next
week. Every community in the state
viii fittingly welcome its representa-
tives who have served in the army and
certainly Webster should not fall be-
hind IN doing honor even il its repre-
sentation in the list Of heroes is small.
Georges record certainly entities him
TO recognition from his fpllow-citizens
and The Reporter hopes To see the
matter taken mp. Albert Johnson who
who also served his country in the
PHILIPPINES IL in the county and should
be included in the matter AZ he fully
deserves ttetonor.
Hymn OF the Ppttigrewites by one OF
Our ynlued exchanges: "Hurrnh Tor
Aguinaldo, that champion staunch and
stout. and may the Yankee army be
quickly driven ont. Hurrah for Agui-
naldo, II hero of the world, aud may
our %country's bnnnrr disgraceIully be
iurled! liurrah Tor Agninaldo. and his
brave, loyal mates, and may they knork
the stufiing out oil these United States.
Hutrall for Agninaldo. the sou oi
liberty: let avery bold PrttIgrewite hail
him with three times three! Hnrrnh
for ~Aguinaldo, the new George Wash
ington; he is the greatest thing OF earth
except sixteeil-to-one. Hurrali for Ag-
ninaIdo, may he find new recruits,
down with the Yankee army OF murder
ers and brutes.
4 ire Was narrowly averted at L. E..
FAX t.i's residence Monday evening bv
the rare pr, seiic.. OF mini of Miss Etie
HnlIock. 1t appears Miss II. WAS doing
soaae work on the sewing macliing 10y
the aid OF a Kerosene lamp aud the
vibration gradually worked the lamp
Ia one side until il fell on the floor,
brrnkiag and scattering oil over the
floor aud wall. la "a moment the lace
curtain waa in flames winch Nil Hall
lock rxtinguisl,ed with her bD'
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