Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-09-06

o'clock. All members are requested to
be- present.
C. Al. Wells. Z. r. Foster,
Secretary. President.
Percy Peabody returned from Mime
apolis Thursday for u home visit before
resuming his medical Studies at the u.
of Nj. During the summer vacation he
has been associated with Dir. Abbott,
the famous Minneapolis physician.
Miss Pearl NettIeton arrived Friday
evening from Medina, o., and Mrs. Lois
Ballou arrived the same night from
Lake Preston, both prepared 10 resume
their school duties Monday, aud We're
rather disappointed TO find they had
arrived "A week too soon, as school does
not open until the 10th inst.
j. r. Kay made complaint Sunday
that Mike Huber was recklessly firing
on a shotgun in the direction OF his
house. endaugpring the lives Of his
family. Policeman Finn went up aud
contiscated rhe gun. Tie same officer
WAS called mp the same day 10 snbdue a
lot of kids at the West Hotel who were
iGdGlgiug ia reckless stone throwing.
A ramor was prevalent Monday that
Tom LAWYER was dead, but investiga
ton proved it false, aud based on the
death of Father LAWYER OF Alexandria,
MINI. Tom * very much alive, a. a
letter received from him by ID. Williams
Tuesday wonia indicate. He is buying
wheat at Rosalie, Wash, aud writes
that the wheat market there resembles
the local market inasmuch ''as it is in
the air"
School reopens Monday with the fol-
lowing corps OF teachers: W. ID. Bar
calow, principal: Pearl L. NettletoD,
resistant principal; Florence Cotton.
grammar department.; Edna NJ. Benster,
third intermediate department.; Sarah
Swuyze second intermediate department;
Lois b. Ballou, first intermediate
department; Emma NJ. Leavitt. second
primary department; Is. Matte Byrne,
first primary department.
Hon. David Williams of Day county,
census supervisor oil the First district.
OF South Dakota, passed through Huron
Monday. In speaking about the census
OF South Dakota he said that ''the bull
letins for this state would be ISIS ued IN
about thirty days; that he could not
say anything for publication but that
South Dakotans would have no occasion
TO feel badly over the returns. They
will show a gratifying increase in wealth
and population. "-Huronite.
Another chapter was added TO the
dog poisoning case by DR.. j.. S. Good
manson entering a civil suit against C..
j. Spriesterbach for the loss of his dog,
"Ben," placing his damages at 800.
The hearing took place Friday before
"A jury in Justice Wells court. Attorneys
Taylor and Sears represented the plain
tiff aud Attorneys Lund aud Alley the
defendant. After n skillfully fought
illegal battle the jury retired aud after a
nearly all-night session returned a YER
dict for the defendant. The decision
practically exonerates Mr.. Spriester-
bach.
The special train carrying Governor
Roosevelt, Senator Knute Nelson, Gov
ernor Shaw OF Iowa and other r,ted
orators, will arrive in this city Friday
morning, Sept.14, at 700 i land win
remain long enough To give the citizens
of Day county an opportunity OF listen
ing TO an address from the famous
| statesman and hero. Every citizen, re-
gardless OF party, within Il radius OF IS
] miles should embrace this o%pportunity
of seeing and hearing the next vice
president OF the United States, who has
been aptly described as an easterner by
birth and q westerner by adoption.
Turn out and give Teddy a rousing
reception. Train leaves at eight a. m.
r. III. Day OF Massillon, o., and his
brother David b. OF Canton, arrived
4 E,riHav RI antny an xrtaafinp an1 a. Sea-,
weeks shooting in this vicinity. The
latter gentleman has shot here for sew
erat seasons. This is II. HIS first trip.
bat he stood on his head in the mud
aud water and pulled off his hlp boots
a couple OF times in Horseshoe lake, so
is now thoroughly acciimated and brok-
en- Ia and feels like an old timer. The
boys are thorough spostsmep, perfect
gentlemen and have made many friends
here. They are well pleased with the
success they are meeting in the field.
Lew Gruby is c~haperoning them.
The Reporter editor enjoyed a piece OF
apple PIE this week made from home
grown apples, the product of the trees
on the premises of Hon. David Williams.
Ii was the first he had ever eaten made
from home growL fruit and nothing
eould have excelled 1t in flavor aud deli
caey. liz was a delicious rental Of the
belief that fruis cannot be successfully
raised in this section. The apples are
OF the Duchess variety and Mr.. Williams
has six trees which bore plentifully tins
season, though the yield would have
been greater but for the damage from
the hailstorm and the fuct that the kids
IN the First ward developed u strong
liking for Duchess apples.
A dispatch to Mrs. Alley Tuesday
evening announced the sad news OF the
death that morning OF Mrs. Fred ].
Brown mt her home In B~ritton. leaving
q baby girl. Mrs. Brown was the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.D Il. hiDdman
and was well known in this city as Miss
Grace Hindman a few years ago. She
was an accomplished lady. full Of fun
and energy,-the life OF any gathering
OF which she was a member, kind
hearted, sympathetic and possessed of
many Superior womanly qualties-e
true friend. Her Sudden death must
iaii with crushing force ON the bereaved
husband and parents and a depth OF
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