Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-08-09
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Russells Ready Rock Roofing is the
cheapest aud best. Afteryou have given
IL a thorough examination you will use
no other.
Chas. Glotfelty aud mother OF Ber-
mIngham, Iowa, Mrs. q. il a sister OF
ID. Is. Compton, arrived this %. m. for a
two or three weeks visit. Chas. may
invest in some Day County real estate
during his visit ii he finds something
that suits him.
Frank Anderson, Ross & Co.'S genial
druggist, drove to Pierpont Saturday
and from there to old Fort Sisseton
sunday where he took some fine views
with his kodak, Frank is quite san ex-
pert for an amateur. He returned
home Monday morning.
Harry Lowenthal OF St.Paul,a former
resident aud employee of The Fair of
this city arrived Monday morning to
renew his Webster acquaintance aud do
a little business OF the side for the st.
Paul News which paper he is represent
ing Harry il a rustler aud we predict
he will do well in his new vocation.
The following list shows the amount
OF vacant land now in the Watertown
land district given by counties: Beadle,
none; Brookings, GS acres; Clark 629
acres. Codington. SO acres; Day 100
acres; Deuel. 50 acres; Grant, 121 acres;
Hamlin, 10 acres; kingsburry, 50 acres;
Marshall, 1915 acres; Roberts 1854
acres.
Two small boys were discussing the
temperature on the street the other
day. One lad said: "By gee, it's a hot
one, 10S in the shade" TO which his
companion replied, "Pshaw, you are
way off, | just heard Mr.. Kramer say
it was 800 in the shade and getting
hotter, and he knows better than you |
guess"
ii. }. Freeman came in from st. Paul
Monday morning, he was en- route for
Great Falls, Mont. and stopped off to
visit his friends in this city for a couple
OF days. OF course he was an honored
guest at the Beachy Hash House.
Uucle Hans sole ambition in going to
the far west seems to be to capture a
rainbow trout.
DR., Jenkins Co. Physician for district
No. l, was up IRON Waubay Tu esday
and assisted by DR.. Peabody operated
on Will Trees leg at st. Johns hospital
The bone above the knee is badly
necrosed necessitatlng the removing OF
Il considerable portion. The Drs. hope
to be able 10 save the leg but it is in "a
very doubtful condition.
1t was a dear mamm who inquired
OF her dear little girl where all the
good girls go TOP" The little miss
promptly replied Heaven There
upon ann asked "And now where
do all bad girls go?" Aud the dear
little girl surprised the whole family by
chirping out: 40 the depot to see the
travelling men come inl"-StoIen.
DIR. Peabody hooked "a big Pickerel at
the lake Sunday and alter fooling with
the fish for from ten minutes to an hour
he got away. The weight is estimated
by IA dozen different people who were on
the launch and saw him 1T from Is to
40 pounds. The fish was undoubtedly
Il monster and the genial doctor is
much putout at not being able to land
him. .
Rob Arthur returned from his visit to
his grand father and other relatives in
Philadelphia Saturday evening. The
lad says he had All immence time and
is now the center OF attraction among
his companions as he holds forth on
the incidents of the trip and explains
the beauties OF the Quaker City to mum
erous and admiring audiences. Bob
sports a cane.
Prof. Jones, OF Pierpout, left Satur-
day for his home in Day county. Prof.
Jones was one of the teachers at the
Institute and gave excellent satisfaction
We understand that Mr.. Jones may
receive the endorsement of the repub-
Iican party in Day county for Superin-
tendent OF Schools. LII he does, the re-
form forces will have to put up an ex
ceilent man to equal or better him
Britton Sentinel l.Pop)
The citizens of the enterprising little
city OF Groton are making arrange
ments for a four days street lair to take
place some time in the near future, the
exact date not yet having been fixed.
$1,000 has been raised f~or..premiums and
attractions aud there can be no donbt
OF the success of the enterprise. The
Street Fair is in line with our Market
and Fair;day and We can state from
experience that they are a good thing.
.rhe people OF Bradley are much
wrought up over an attempt to locate a
saloon liz that town aud doing every
thing ia their power to prevent it.
Petitions are being sent to the county
board praying no license be granted,
and when one takes into consideration
that these petitions are signed by a
majority OF the citizens and the further
fact that at the spring election license
was defeated bp a vote OF so to 2 il
would seem the commission must con-
slider favorably, so far as i'll their power
the prayer OF the petitioners.
A machine Co.'S. collector OF our &C.
auaintance sent the company a report
OF a certain note stating that the
makar Was dead and had left no pro-