Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-05-03

This morning n team of horsas \.
longing to Joseph Becht, tied RI ~ -.
sidewalk on south Main ST.. bacoaMe
startled at a sheet OF loose paper 49,
about. broke their iasteninps aaS
! started up the street on a iurious gai1Ai
At A. Smaii's they narrowly escanop
dashing into Chas. Wheeler's tappsu
when became scared and broke looaa
swinging around the corner and ~
the avenue where they were cancLs
without any damage being done. H.
Becht team a into the Catholic cbnroS
fence and were captured after thev baa
| demolished thefront OF thelight wapon
| Both wagons werelaaded with craam
cry cans. These runaways illustrat.
| the necessity OF a carefnl obseryancs
| of the ordinance against thro wins
waste paper on the street.
An interesting law suit was tried %.
terday before a jury liz Justice LpsS,.
court. Village Marshall Martin Fritz ~
Waubay heing sued for illegal convss'
sion OF $22.50. 1t appears that ON Sn,
day, April 81, Geo. Harrison. .JoSr
Elrod and Earl Elrod drove down from
this city to Waubay Lake and latsr.
into Waubay where they were taksn
into custody by lap Fulmer and con
fined in Jail for several hours. In ths
evening they were approached by Fritz
and told if they would put uD AZ
each they would be allowed to dana.t
which they did and it was for the "a.
covery OF this money the suit was II.
stituted, the boys claiming the arrast
and the demand for money were iIIacaI
no information having been fled No
hearing nor opportunity to yindicats
themselves having bAengiyeu them n1r
had Fritz any authority TO assess 4 fos
or fix the mount OF any bond. ATTY
Sears appeared for the plaintiffs aud +.
W. Taylorfor the defendant. The jarv
found "A verdict for the plainliifs ior
the full amount OF the claim.
The local post Office has now on sal.
the small books containing postag.
stamps and the vexatious gummi6g
together OF stamps is a thing OF tia
past. These books are warranted "a
prevent stamps sticking together Or
adhering to anything which their gum.
med side may come into contact aatl
they haYe been dampaued for use. T6a
books are covered with light manila
board,Nwhich is cut TO the exact Size Of
six stamps, the depth of three and the
width o. two, The stamps ARE fastened
into the book in sheets containing SIX.
with a staple. Between ta> shsat, Of
stamps are sheets OF pHrafa panar.
arranged 20 keep the stamps gaparst,
Printed Ia green ink on she front cover
is "A statement Of the rates OF postage
on the different CLASSES Oi matter. 0a
the inside front cover special deliyery
system il advertised. The inside back
cover tells how money is transferred
through the money srder system, while
tie final page shows how sale aud
secure letters can be sent by resistry
department. The books come in de.
nominations OF "a, As aud 90 cents,
each book contains 2 cent stamps 0
the value oil the book aud are sold at
20, 40 and 81 cents,
Sioux Falls, FIandreau. Madisoa,
Milbank, Pierpout, Monteyideo,
Mimi. and Fargo, n. D. have
base ball teams in readiness TO opea
the season. Aberdeen held a meeting
Friday and completed arrangements to
put in a team at the close OF the college
season. Watertown, Rsdfeld, Huron
and 0%rtonville, MINI. are agitating the
question. What Webster will DO is still
an open question, but q move is on foot
to put In a team capable OF keer'ag
our city at the head of the procession.
Lamenting the absence OF a team this
season the st. Paul Dispatch says:
st. Paul Is in a deplorable way ia the
matter OF sports. About everything in
this line, with the possible exceptionol
hoops and marbles has departed, andt
is doubtful how long these exciting pas
times will obtain. Base ball OF the pro
fessional brand has gone. Horse racing
il but a memory 1t Is time the peopts
of st Paul bestirred themselves. Agocd
representative base ball team is OF lar
more Importance TO q city than INC
fleeting advantage OF a passing CONVEX
ton. The Commercial Club and te
other commercial bodies should haw
recognized this early in the fall, whea
it was first bruited about that tneN
was danger of the st. Paul francass
going elsewhere. The Commercial eiuo
had it's attention called to the subject
but no action was taken. What was
the result? The franchise was remover
and st. Paul was given the benent y
the splendid % advertisement tnae
was unable TO support a club. Notniu.
can be done this year towards securas
professional ball. The Twin wy
league hasiumped into the breach any
is doing what it can TO provide ANUS
ment Tor our people. 1t deserves iauss
support. Ali the clubs are home iass
tutions, and as such should have nesr'
encouragement.
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