Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07
N~eighboring Notes.
From the Waubay Clipper,

Webster people It the lake Tuesday
We acknowledge n pleasant call from
them rs they were returning home.
Two OF Webster's young ladies. Miss
Peterson and Mss Carlson. wheeled
over Monday and enjoyed day at our
beautiful leke.
A large picnic party composed oI
members from the Cong'l. and Metho.
dist Sunday schools of Webster held a
very pleasant gathering at our lake,
Tuesday. They were n Joyous crowd,
especially the hayrack load OF Juveniles.
W. p. Jackson was taken down with
typhoid fever on Saturday, and Sun
day night he went to Minneapolis and
entered st. Mary's hospital to be cared
Tor. DIR. Jenkins accompanied him, re-
t urning Tuesday morning. The DR.. re-
ports that ire stood the trip remarkably
well and that he was in good condition
when he lett him. 1t is to be hoped Mr..
Jackson may speedy recover and re-
turn to his position as depot agent.
A man and woman held forth at the
school house on Sunday and Monday
nights on the subjects oi Spirits" A
young man who Travelled with them
gave some fine musical selections on
the banjo. which wac the most credita-
bic part OF the performance.
G. q LaselI and Earl Alien went TO
Webster Monday after Mr.. Laselrs
engine As near as we can learn they
had considerable OF a circus before get
ting far from Webster by miring the
machine; however they got SO lar as the
Osborne school house on Tuesday after
noon.
From Andover Gazette:
No, bother pencil-pushers there is not
q daily train on the Andover line but
there may be about the middle oil this
month.
T. C. Thoms, NJ. ID. oil New York City,
delivered in the NJ. e. church on last
Wednesday evening. an excellent lecture
on "Tbe Liquor Traffic and its influence
the Home" The Dir. il n fluent
interesting speaker and possesses suffi-
magnetism to elicit the closest
attention.
Chas Rathbun, as jolly as ever, drove
over from Webster last Monday.
Fred Hoffman now acts in the capa-
city of night watch. No better man
could be found for the position.
The Usage News sensibly suggests
that in anticipation OF next years
census taking, it would be well for
/ farmers to keep careful records, SO that
reliable information may be given to
the eHumerators who are to gather
Farmers will be asked to
give date OF their productions, and to
state what portions were sold or
Mrs. John Norton assisted by Mrs.
J.. I. Goodwin. instituted an Eastern
Star Chapter herelast Wednesday after
noon. After the impressive ceremony
those preseE. :, took u nortli-star route
to Finch's hall where the ladies had
prepared an excellent supper, to which
all did ample Justice.
From Bristol Courier.
Co. Treas. Yeager al over from
Webs ter yesterday.
Miss Nellie burns wentto Webster last
evening to attend the teachers examI-
nation.
School begins next Monday with Mr..
Agen and Miss Molyneaux M teachers.
Rev. Nelson H. Tragitt of Webster
on friends in town Tuesday and
Episcopal services at NJ. f.
church In the evening.
Walter Casson of Troy has sold half
Il SECTION oil IdHu 10 u husSiuH iuiiliN oh
wheat payments, consideration 6O0O
bushels.
Postmaster Elias wns out on his
farm Monday and Tuesday and helped
complete the work OF threshing his
16 bushels per acre was the
Weld. Not so bad for II dry year.
Those who have tlreslied have come
to the conclusion that the wleilt turned
out better than they expected it would
Here are II few OF the results OF thersli-
ing Fred Harris 10 bushels per acre, N.
]. Gould 10, Otto Huve IL.
Pennington Fashions.
Miss Ethel Sheldon has returned from
Minneapolis.
Miss Lucy Tompkins entertained Miss
Edith Daniels Saturday and Sunday.
Will Shannon and family of Pierront
were guests Sunday afternoon OF J. G..
and Mrs. Ewald.
Miss Flora Daniels has taken a posit-
ion as clerk il +. i. Aplins "Pioneer
at Britton.