Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-07-19
ADDITIONAL LOCAL


by, one OF those OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"hlch VIII sometimes occur, IN our write
up OF the Lyng-Chilson wedding last
week the name OF Miss Hanson ap.
peared as one OF the brides maids. in
stead OF Miss Harrison as it should
have been.
Mrs. L. A. Miller and Miss Dora
hughes gave their annual picnic Tues
DAY All ernoon to the scholars of their
classes In the Congregations Sunday
school. They went out to the timber
near Hugh Jones place and a most
loVIal time is reported by the PARTED,
pants.
L. K. Foster departed Wednesday
morning Tor Buron to meet and greet
an aunt from Washington who is visit
ing III that city at present. Z. r. has
not seen his relative for 20 years, so
the meeting will be more than usually
pleasant.
The Ortonville Herald Star OF july
II, contains an interesting letter from
the pen OF Miss Agnes Els re, daughter
OF l.. j. Eyre OF this city, giving a des-
crIption of Vienna. Austria. it's sur
r~oundings aud customs. Miss Eyre il
IN that clty tor the purpose of COM
pIetIng her musical education.
Thpo,. Oscar, Alma aud olga Beaver
who We're guests OF the ChiIson's il this
city departed for Sisseton Friday night,
where Theodore will open n genera!
store i'll the near future aud Oscar will
act as salesman for aim. The girls will
visit their brothers and friends for "a
few days before departing for their
home at kaSson, Mimi.
John A. Leahy surprised his Webster
friends by dropping in On them Satur-
day evening. Jack is ar old resident Of
this city and since he left here has been
i'm The employ OF machine companies,
but has recently quit this branch and is
now travelling salesman for the cigaG
firm Of Sexton & Co., st. Paul. He Is
the same jolly old Jack and proves "A
popular and successful drummer.
Rev. WIN. Helm lett at this office a
couple Of sample lunches OF growing
wheat from his farm in Rusk township
which prove that crops in this section
uIC jbb bS pun o. STUNT Iidlil. LiIt
wheat is 80 inches in height, with heads
we'll filed with plump kerneIr. He has
100 acres OF such grain a:d says well
informed farmers Insist it viii run close
to 20 bushels to the acre.
We notice by the following in the
Wells, Mimi. Forum, that our old friend
Dir. Peter Holm is doing u little with
the knife. We congratulate the doctor:
"Dr. Holm, assisted by prs. Leland ana
Mikkelsen, operated upon Lars Nelson
of Alden last week for u stoue in the
bladder that was larger than ain average
sized marble, and the patient is doing
quite well now.-Public Opinion.
VIM. EgeIand and T. 4. Haugen took
a ~ mile drive Tuesday through the
southeastern portion OF the county aud
part OF Coddiugton Co. and report
grain as greatly improved and an air
0f prosperity ~pervading these localities
In Dexter township, Coddington Co.,
SECTION rs was sold mt the school land
sale ut katertown last spring Tor $l4
Der acre cash and the Owners have
broken every acre OF the 64O this seiison.
Ross E. Parks, of Lily was In Clark
on Monday TO consult an attorney re-
garding the closing OF the saloon IN his
Town. Ii will he remembered that Lhly
went dry by n large majority last
spring and the township board refused
IN Grant license. The county commits
sioners however granted a permit ana
a saloon is being conducted, but tie
people oil Lily propose to have 1t closed
Il Observation-Disclosures Pilot Review.
Through tie efforts OF Agent Bradle.,
arrangements have been made 10 give
Webster two sleeping ears and three
coaches on excursion to Minneapolis
Saturday light July 81. The cars will
he nIaced on the side track ut Webster
and parties that have sleeping car beltiis
reserved can occupy them any time
afIer s. 30 D.. m. aud the cars Will be
ntcked M at 1850 p. IN. Us for the
ronud trip. Double berths Sl.aO.
What might have beena serious con-
aavratiun was uverted this afternoon
NV the timely discovery by Walter
DoIan The lad was hauling old boxes
md kidding wood from the rear OF
R,ylrrs store. Earl the little son OF
MIR. Baxter was playing III the back
room and lighted some paper u rub
h;sb Muster Walter discovered the
L,za ~ soon az it started, gave the
alarm and Mr.. Baxter a out II ex-
,jnynished ir before any damage was
done.
A little excitement was stirred up
Tu,sday at The Indian encampuneiit
las the railroad track by a s2uaw
aSas;ng A number OF boys with a
I"'tchnr knife. Chief Wilcox went over
md il developed the kids a been tor
,m"ntipw the old sguaw by throwing
'anss ar her finally cutting her iace
IN and she was only Try ing TO scare
lem away. The Indians are quite ~
a,traciion for Fnir day aud the young
o,ars should be made to leave then
alone.
-. nj. s%aIutatory, the editor oil TN
/, !" n.V,I declared "promires were ONLY
L"s ~ be broken" His partner
iM G;bliu. WHO'S lett with a prinst
na,a fit on his hands, says the oH
Mas evidently sincere M that pof
.a," e ii, .disoral NJ la,pst. Joe ha'
..d The old saying 'pnt otyonria'''
'i,h il urincps" to r-ad 'pnt not yonl
".;,r,r,". Never mind, lo-. me oIs
F" III. nrobatiy liz ont To iOtiow IN