Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-11-30

by Miss Nellie Louis Woodbury. at tiis
opera house Friday evening Dec. 1st.
ReadIng..~~.,.Cuttiug from Tale O fTwO
1 Vocal
Reading ...........~..~...The Boat Race
(By RequestD
! Music.
Reading Pauline Parlonna I. b. Aldrich
Vocal
Reading Loan OF . Tyre
FtE Hugh Ludlow.
Sergeant George w. Moulton, Co. +.
LIST s. ID V. arrived home Tuesday night
and met with a reception at the station
which warmed his heart. Hundreds OF
friends were present to greet him and
the constant explosion of aRnoa crack
ers notified the balance OF the residents
OF his arrival. He has spent the past
month in visiting his mother and
brother in California. He is the same
| old Honest" as ever and as soon as Is
rested up and gets around we viii get
him to- tell you all about it.
There are some curiJus facts about
our calendar. No century can begin on
Wednesday, Friday ar Sunday. The
same calendars IA be used every 20
years. October always begins On the
same day of the week ~ January April
IA July, September a. December, Febru-
airy, March and November begin on the
same days. May, June and August
always begin on different days from
each other and every other month in
the year. The first and last days 0f the
year are always the same. These rules
do not apply TO leap year. when COM
parison is made between days before
and after Feb. 29th.-Le Sueur News.
Huntington, who was recently APP
pointed depRty Internal revenue collect
or OF this district. was in town Thurs
day. The Headlight enjoyed a long
visit from him while in town. Mr..
Huntington is a pleasa mt gentleman
and was In mbilant spirits v y the re-
suits OF the election In South Dakota.
He thinks the state is good for from Is,
600 TO 10000 majority for the republl'
ans ext year. He said the returns
showed that the republican majority
was Toi Gne result OF the pop stay mt
homes" d. the country vote was even
better than that OF the towns. We be-
lieve he is right.-Big Stone Headlight.
Here's a little justice court story
| Justice Kendall had a ease set for trial
in his court for Saturday, at which
time he was unable to bee present, so he
requested Justice Lund to o~fficiate for
Thin. When the case was called, the
Idetendant demanded II change OF venue
ITO Justice Lund's court. so Justi ~
Lund sitting as Justice Kendall decides
! the demand We'll taken, graveIy pockets
JUstic" kendalGs lee OF one dollar Ior
said change and proceeds tn set "A day
for trial IN his own court when h. viii
pocket the balance OF taP fees Aud
Justice Kendall merely remarked well,
III be d-arned".
In company with DIR. Brooks and l.,
e. GFuby the senior member uf tbr
Reporter fore, went to old Fort Si-se.
ton Tuesday aud remained IA that
vicinity in quest OF the festive Maitard
: until Friday. The party succeeded in
hagging 81 ducks. Mr.. Gruby bringing
ia the major portion OF them. IT." got
a pulr 81 du~ky ducks or black maIardS,
they are rir' birds IN these Darts aud
Lew ~ having them mounted. The
old Fort ~ certainly a sport~Tuats
parud 49,. First class recommendations
are furnished by Mr.. RuSS4i. the lakes
are iull oi birds, aud Mrs. Russell has
"A faculty OI making one ieel perfectly
at home Or. Brooks il gotag up again
he has II pocket compass and will
secure n log horn, but he does say he
will be- IA little particular about the
company he IL With.
A good story is being told OF the al
venture oS a couple OF Webster's bright
est Young men last Sunday. Engaging
a livery zig they announced their iuten-
ton III going hunting, ana from all re-
ports they bad plenty OF it before.thep
got home. Game being scarce around
Lynn Lake aud other localities visited,
they Proc~edrd to Piprpont where il is
reported they had killing" time until
evening when they started homswa ard
Right here was where the hunting came
iu-rhey hunted Webster high aud low.
travelling east, west, north and : nth in
search OI ii, hunted all night aud a. day
was breaking iound-Bristol.. Ii they
had kept still the story Ut the great
hunt wonid never beCn known, bRS .r-
uiiZIng taat their friends would b. dis
Iressrd for fear they could not get home
with the game, they sent n, dispatch
reading-NenU huutiug-found Bristol
will start home when tue sun is high.
Tor words to that eff-rt) For further
particulars enquire ut the Co. AUDITORS
office or al The Fair.
The accommodation OF IA peddIer with.
a nights lodging aud stable oom ior
hIs horse caused rhe loss oi Jacob
Wickre's lnrge barn tLad contents la
Independence township Dn Friday Iir.
ediier entered the barn 10 mitch no
his team ubont . "a. III, smokingu cigar
rtt-. the stub of waicta h. threw blown
in the building. trir.pg lire. the hDiks
made a searvh of tllp barn alter hiS
departure failing to aud anything ouu
OF the way, but ahoEd lG O'Clock 9aines
were observed breasiug ont oi oae eni
aud in "A short time the barn and sur
rounding sheds we've totally destroyed.
No mel: We're home Mt the timn bat a
son of Al III. Larson the tenant OF Ehe
farm, did great work getting out seven
| horses. The women by hard WDpk