Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-08-30

mittee, A. ii. Kramer, j. W. Abbott, James
Hallock. Ii was decided to procure uni
forms of Khaki trimmed with blue. John |
Williams was elected captain, and the
selection o. lieutenants postponed until
next regular meeting, which will be
Saturday evening, September LIST. Sixty
two members signed the constitution and
roll. 1t is expected the new club will be
of great assistance to the party during
the campaign. 1t certainly starts III
under most suspicious circumstances.
During the sharp thunder storm Sun
day night II bolt OF lightning struck and
and set fire to the barn on the Ochsen-
reiter farm in nusk township, about
seven miles south of tie city. The
structure and contents were totally
destroyed. The tarm is occupied by
Henry and Mike PTiTer, %nEtherof whom
was at home at the time OF the fire.
They lost two calves, three hogs, four
sets OF harness. chickens, farm impIe-
ments, ten tons oil hay, fifty bushels oil
wheat aud rs grain sacks. Very for
tunateiy the work horses and mich
COWS were out in the pasture, else the
loss would have been much greater. \
party from this city, consisting OF II.
W.. Taylor. l.. j. Eyre, Dick Ebliug,
George Reed, Less Parker, and Jim
Lilley, attracted by the flames, drove
out in time to render valuable assist
| ance in saving several stacks OF hay
near the barn. The total loss will
amount to about 5000.
The exhibition given by the Knowles
Fun Makers during their engagement
fulfilled all claims made for this com
pany and was amusing, interesting and
instructive. 1t a by lar the best show
OF the nature which has ever visited
this city. As a rule there is more or
less taking" connected with a hypnotic
exhibition, but no one who witnessed
the wonderful performances of the
Knowles can have any doubt as to the
strange power possessed by them. Prof.
Knowles feat OF driving blindfold over
a route previously Travelled by u com
mittee and finding articles hid at var
ious points was startling, but he fully
accomplished 1t. The singing OF Master
Karl Hibbard was very fine, he render
ing "The Holy City" on the last night
OF the engagement in grand style. The
Knowles were worthy OF IA much better
patronage than they received.
The Reporter editor acknowledges
the receipt from Leslie & McAfee, whole
sale paper dealers of Minneapolis, of "a
fine group photograph Of the partIci-
pants in the recent editorial cutting at
Big Stone Lake. 1t is a magnificent
specimen of Photographic art, the group
ing artistic and the features of every
member OF the party plainly discernible.
The picture was taken at Foster, upon
the occasion of the excursion to that
point. Leslie 4 McAiee will receive the
thanks oil the boys for providing sGch
an appropriate memento OF a delightful
occasion.
Judge Campbell today heard motion
IN the divorce ease OF G. q. Johnson VS..
j. NJ. Johnson, Frank Sears and J.. Ill.
Lund OF Webster appearing on oppo-
site sides. The decree was granted in
1895, and the wife who was plaintiff,
was awarded 500 annual alimony for
the support OF herself aud child. She
has since married and the motion argued
was to strike out one hall the alimony
which Judge Campbell ordered, leaving
the amount oil $50 payable for the sup
port OF the ehild.-Aberdeen News.
The Ainsworth musical depot in
the Wallace Block, under the direction
OF L. E.. Olson is now the popular resort
for musicians OF the city-the place
where they make purchases, OF all kinds
of sheet music aud musical merchandise
generally. They sell such celebrated
makes in pianos as Harry L. Miller,
Lakeside. Menifeld, Schubert, Kimball,
Schimmel, k~ingsbury and Conover. In
organs Clough Il Warren, Farrand /
Notey, WesterR Cottage and Chicago
Cottage.
Mayor Small was circulating a sub
serIption paper Saturday for the benefit
OF the band aud met with u liberal re.
Spouse. The citizens appreciate the
benefits of "a band and the hard work o.
it's members and were not slow to re
spond to "a call for it's support. Besides
it is a wise investment to aid u hoRe
institution rather than spend $50 OIL
{ more every once in a while for the scr
vices oil an outside organization.
, Mrs. II. o. Frank gave a granitewar.
shower Friday afternoon in honor O
!, Hiss Clara H. Belts. Invitations were
cAtrhbSu oHIg W INC tHHltUa&te per
: sonal friends OF Miss Belts, and despit,
the heavy dowRpous oil rain there was d
: general response. Refreshments wer,
|, served and IA most social time wa
|, enjoyed. The gifts were numerous an,
! useful and to the recipient will always
. carry the memory of a happy occasion
! {. 7. Spriestersbaeh was arrested Sat
urday on two counts, one was a charg,
t OF putting ont poison, and the othe
. of the destruction OF another's property
He waived examination aud gave bonds
a for his appearance in both cases. Acivi
r action has been instituted for $10C
damages. The case il set for trial to.
day. DR.. Goodmunson swore out tin,
. complaints. These eases are the out
come OF the recent dog poisonings.
! Bills are up around town announcin!
. a populist meeting for Wednesday, Sept
e >, to be addressed by Gore, the Texai
q orator who jumped into notoriety at th
1ankton convention by a d~eclarin,
MCKINLEY is a coward in time of wa
q and a traitor in time of peace" Thi