Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-03-01

Ed Burke VINO has been visiting rel
atives here returned to his homa at
Glencoe, MINI. Monday night.
Leave your orders for water on slate
in Z. O. or with +. Wagner the
only one who hauls McKennett's. Pure
Spring water.
II. o. Frank is now a full fedged
member OF the Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce having been elected about
two weeks ago.
( Twill sell a six room honse with barn
two blocks uast vi post office for cash
Nor Oh time, OF trade in a farm.
H. Olson.
Principal L. A. Miller was confined to
his room several! days this week with a
severe attack Oh la grippe,
IL your hat looks well, own Il oks
are materially improved. The Lanpher
that, manufactured by Lanpher, Finch
4 Skinner, st. Paul, looks well because
lit always fits well.
Edward ". Bates, who had been
suffering from AN attack Of paraly isis
Tor some time past, passed away We'd
nesday night at 11:44. Fuapral ser-
VICES will be neld at the Methodist
church OH Friday at 2 y. IN.
W.. S. ID. Adams. OF The Reporter,
returned Monday morning from his
journey to Cresco, Iowa. His father,
who had been dangerously i'll with la
grippe and stomach complications,
vas much improved when he left but
WAS still very feeble aud far from being
IA well man.
Stenography. Parties desiring to
Make a course OF study in stenography
land typewriting ear join n class now
forming by calling on c. E. Wells or
L. A.. Bradley.
The masquerad dance Thursday
night proved All enjoyable affair. The
prize for the best costumed couple was
won by Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Russell as
Indian and squaw. Frank Gruby and
Carl Malmberg as Dutchman and frau
carried off the honors as the most
comic costumed couple.
Will Adams received a letter from
Chas. Turuer, now with his regiment in
the Philippines, reporting that he is in
sOund bodily health but in much need
OF The Reporter and Farmer. He states
that his regiment expects TO be return
ed to the United States in about six
months.
l.. G. Ochsenreiter returned home
Sunday morning from a ten days visit
to the Twin Cities, during which he
purchased a fine and complete line of
farm machinery, wagons, carriages, etc.
He il putting up. on his land south OF
the track, a 30x50 two stored storage
warehouse and will use his Main st.
building as IL display room.
Mrs. L. E. Kohlhase and her sister-in-
law, Miss M. Kohlhase, OF WATERFOWL
arrived from Sioux Falls, Wednesday
afternoon. Mr.. Kohlhase has rented
the Eypard house, in the 2nd ward.
His household goods arrived Tuesday
from the Falls, and they are busy this
week getting settled in their new home.
IpaIl Rapids Times.
"A. Ainsworth OF Watertown has
Established an agency for the sale OF
Instruments in the Wallace
block in this city with Il. G. Olson in
charge. In Pianos they handle such
celebrated makes as Henry f. Miller.
Lakeside, Merrifield, %Schumnel, Keys
bury and Conover. IL organs, Clough
q Warner, Farrand u Notey, Western
College and Chicago College also sheet
music of all kinds and a general line OF
musical merchandise.
- A very rare astronomical feature DC.
cured in the montl, oil February. 1t had
no new moons. Per contra, January
had two and March will have two.
This peculiar incident was due to the
fact that the last year OF the century Is
not rnckoned az a leap year, aud that
even ordanry leap years the moon is
new in February as in other months, eX
cept at long intervals. A. moonless
month has not occurred since February
1866, and will not, it is said, occur |
again for a vastly greater space OF
time.
A little boy, saws I'm exchange. had
been told by hIs mother that the people
who lie cannot go TO heaven. After
thinking the matter over awhile lie be-
gan asking home folks aud friends ii
they ever told lies. Most people would
be honest with Il child, aud so each one
answered in accordance with the facts
OF the ease. A few days later, after
deliberate thoughts upon the subj
iect, he startled his mother by
ing that he did not want TO go TO
heaven. "Why?"asked his mother. 0,
it would be so lonesome there-nobody
there but Jesus Christ and George Wash
ington,"
Decided steps towards the establish
ments OF a permanent first class sum
mer resort at Pickerel Lake were taken
this week by the leasing from Mrs.
strip OF land about 40 rods wide and
one mile long, around the south end OF
the lake. A building 20x40 is to be