Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-08-31
Neighboring Notes.
Gazette.

Ahdover Gazette.
States Attorney E. W. Taylor, of
Webster. was in town on business last
Tuesday, and did not fail tocall on the
Gazette.
Marshall j. p. Berringer has had
some lively times with the true hobo
kind this week. He landed several in
his ice chest-near the lake.
We nay have IA daily train on the
north branch--later on, but so far this
week there has been a tri-weekly service
as of yore.
A new postal rule that recently went
into effect is that persons who from
caTelessness or from any other cause
take mail from the office that belongs
to another. and who fails to return the
same, are liable to "a fine of five hundred
dollars or one years Imprisonment.
This applies to news papers thus taken
from a p~ostoffice as well ny TO other
mail matter.
Sisseton Courant.
Emil Meyer aud /. I. Allen OF Webster
were.over on business Saturday.
DR.. Enrris the eye aud ear specialist Of
Webster was "a caller Friday. while in
town on professional business.
Wheetbnyer Thos. LAWYER OF the new
Farmers elevator went over TO Web
stcr Monday TO see his people and take
.athe ball games between Sioux Falls
and Webster.
From the Bristol Courier.
Henry Hit came over from the county
seat Yesterday.
County Attorney Taylor was n town
visitor Wednesday.
Supt. Nina H.. Aasvad visited with
relatives in town sunday last.
DR.. j. j.. Harris OF Webster spent a
brief while in own last evening.
Miss Minnie johnson went to Webster
Friday evening after having visited With
her parents Tor Il couple OF weeks.
Dir. aud Mrs Thoms arrived from Web
ster yesterday. The doctor delivered Il
lecture at The NJ. Il. church lasf evening.
He viii speak there tonight also.
An excursion train was run from
Aberdeen TO Webster Tuesday, loaded
with excursionists who wished to seq
the game Of ball between the Webster
nnd Sioux Falls t,am on the Webster
diamond. Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Unlmb.
Miss Mary Yeagrr, S. l.. Purdnm, Mill
ard Ausyed. and jos. Marks .Ir. were
among those who boarded the train at
this point. The ball game was exceed
irgly good. Ia tl.e eighth inning the
score was 2 10 3 in favor af Sioux Falls
hut in the last hall of the ninth inning
Webster made two scores, making the
score 3 to 4 in favor ii webster.
From the Waubay Clipper.
Miss A. Maud Abbott rs expected
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Folsom are now
settled in the Lee PAIL house in Soutl
Waubay.
;. IL. Groshong was circulating n
subscription paper the first OF tie week
Tor the Improvement OF Blue Dog Lake.
Most everybody seemed Interested and
subscribed work AMI cnsh for the far.
thernnce OF the project. 1t il propos.d
to put in a stronger grade aud rnise IL
80 az to mold the water back. thereby
deepening the bike about Two feet.
A sister OF Moses R~enyille aud two
little boys. one IA McFadden. the otI,.~
a Barse boy. started for Genoa. N.b
to attend school Tuesday morning. The
pupils are secured and sent to This
school through the influence Of Dr
Herman who mas churge of the worL IN
this portion oi the state.
Lightning struck the house of f. 8
Patterson, oi Egelnnd township last
Saturday forenoon. tearing a large
iiuie ~ the cor aud knocking off SOM.
OF tlie' outside hoards. Fred had inst
saepi"d away from the s~toyepipe on
W 'ieii the bolt cnme down hut nor l,,
enough to escape getting Knocked down
and Tor n lew minutes WAS considerable |
dazed. A violin aud box belonging to-
one o. the hired men II conplrtelv
demolished. II was a close call for M
hands.