Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-08-24

James Hullock, a Young man iron
"t,'st rex ard q smart Young man TOO,
'ue new clerk Mt the Commercial
io'tl ~ ms eity.-Sisseton Courant.
Hugh Rorhets notified us last week
20 send the Bugle to him at Webster IN
rhe iuture instead OF Aberdeen. Mr.
Roberts has sold out his interest ~ tba
N ent market at Aberdeen and has aaaa
20 Webster where he has accented = ~
S'''oh IN a matket.-Langford Bugle.
me Britton Journal tells Of a younp
nan IN that city who recently wrote
tne milwaukee, officials fora position TO
Iuh on Inc railroad and received q reply
y me eiiect that they had no obiec-
uohS &c ms running on the railroad
trains. wy
Inc sleeping car "kilbourn'' was act
out mere Saturday morning for the ac-
comodation OF those goingon the Stony
lily excursion and every berth was
promptly taken. In all ninety-six tick
cts were sold at this station and the
eXcurslonlsts report a Jolly good time.
Inc ball game at Sioux CITY was won
by Inc ~tiandreau defeating Perry II to
y. All hands got back Monday morn
ing about ) O'Clock tired but happy.
Weekly crop bulletin for week ending
Aug. 81. Day Co, Heavy rains. inn.
proving condition OF pastures, corn and
otilef ate crops, causing some grain
aosl'fout; corn promises II good crop;
wheat and oats promise fair to very
good yield and quantity il not damag-
ed by recent heavy rains. fax harvest
begun aud indications for fair to good
Yield ard quality.
David Eastman, f. E. Yehn. C. +.
Porter and Chris. Olson. all OF
Wiimot, formed a party who drove
from Summit Wednesday to witness
the ball game and unfortunately
saw the poorest game of the series. Mr..
Eastman X Com'rofSchools and Public
Lands. Mr.. Porter was S~ergeant-at-
Arms OF State State Senate last session
and the other two gentlemen are in
business in WIlmot.
Il. u. OclIsenreiter was appointed a
member OF the Financial Committee at
The meeting at Huron to devise ways
and means oil bringing home the South
Dakota Volunteers in "a body from San
Francisco. He did not attend the meet
ing of the committee but forwarded
a communication stating his belief that
the only feasible plan of raising funds
for the purpose would be by selling !,
badge or souvenir in the same manner
ais is being done in Mimi. and No. Oak.
tA l.niSn pnnnal. IN b.Hinn. hy,.a. 4l.,, -
spectiye regiments.
When John Williams returned from
his eastern trip he was accompanied by
his sisterMrs. Theron Logan OF Chicago
who comes out IN. the hope that a
couple OF months enjoyme of So. OAK.
ozone viii cause an improvement in her
health which has been none oil the best
OF late. Mrs. Logan rs the wife of Que
OF the members OF the prominent Chi
cago grain operating irmof Logan &Co
and is making her first visit 70 the west
though her husband is we'll known in
this section 10y reason OF his visits here
during the hunting season. Mrs. Logan
and daughter Josie are being enter
tanned by Mrs. Norris.
On Wednesday oflast week lightning
struck the barn of Ole Norby' residing
in Butler tip. about 4 miles east OF But
Ter, setting fire 70 and completely des-
troying the structure, burning To death
four horses, rendering another one
worthless. Mr.. Norby had just come in
from the wheat field. nnhitched his
horses, placed them in the barn aud had
Just reached the house when the bolt
struck. In II few moments flames broke
out, but before he could reach his horses
to release them the barn was a massof
flame. The loss Is Il severe one to Mr..
Norby who has has had more than his
share OF hard luck lately.
Resolutions Adopted by Highland TIP.
At the aunual town election in High
land township, Day Co.. s.. d., on the
7th day af March 1899, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
an kinds of hunting is forbidden in
Highland township. Day Co., :. d.,
except when Il person is limiting on his
own ground or o. ground where he has
permission from the owner TO bnnt.
Persons afield on any farm insaid town
ship with a gun IN their possession is
above stated shall be handled az rebels
against said resolution. 1t shall be the
duty OF the Board OF Supervisors OF
said township. 1st. To prosecute by
law rebels agains st said resolution after
receiving reliable complaint; End, TO
advertise this resolution once inter tins
election and in the future once ~ the
begiaing OF each hunting senson IN the
Webster and Bradley newspapers.
During the severe thunder storm FIR
dav night. lightning struck the comb
oi II. O. Franks elevator, hut beyond
sbattering the roof somewhat no mater
ial damage was inflicted. An examina.
ton was made oil the building and all
danger iromthe bolt supposed TO
have passed, but to the great alarm OF
an flames were discovered eating their
way through the side OF the elevator
about 8 o'clock Saturday night. The
fire alarm was given and was prompt
IL responded to 10y the Fire department
who had a jot, hauling the apparatus
down through, il. mud. Fireman were
sent M in the building, ladders run up
ON the outside aud the Chemical Eiigins
mt in play for the first time ia the city
aud handsomely did it carry out all
claims made Tor il as II fire Fighter Tor
), few minutes stremm Of the compost
ton sul,dned the fire aud saved the