Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
LOCAL

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Vermillion Monday morning. lhey
,r;u mako the trip on wheels, going by
OF Watertown, Brookings anu
Sioux Falls. The boys VIII reulalh ~
yerlnillion about a week the guests "
R4x's brother-in-law and sister, neS'
and Mrs. Donald Mclean.
TEeo. Twett, formerly publisher Of the
Bristol Courier, aud lately returhed
from Madison College, came down rom
Bristol Saturday, 10 attend the teachers
Institute now in session here. Ii ~ uli-
derstpod he has accepted the principal
ship OF the Bristol school lor heA'
season.
Mrs. J. r. Nettleton and A. Nj. Nettle-
ton OF Hutchinson, Kansas, arrived
Wednesday night on a visitto r. II. Bets
and family. Mrs. Nettleton is u sister Oh
Mrs. Belts and az they have not met
for % years, it can readily De imagined
the visit will be All enjoyable one. A.
N. is her son aud is editor oil the Hutch
inson Gazette.
n. Ainsworth OF Watertown has
Yestablished an agency for the sale oil
musical instruments in the Wallace
block in this city with 4. 9. Olson In
charge, In Pianos they handle such
celebrated makes az Henry f. Miller.
Lakeside, Merrifeld, Schumnei, Keys
bury aud Conoyer. liz organs, Clough
& Warner, Farrand & Votey, Western
| College and Chicago College also sheet
| music OF all kinds and a genera line OF
Musical merchandise.
SThe following citizens represented
| Webster at the Old Settlers Association
meeting at Althoff's grove, near Wau'
bay Tuesday. John Norton and vile,
L.. G. Oohsenreiter and wife, Chas.
| Compton and wife, Thos. McKennett
and wife, AL Flanders and wife, DR..
Harris and vile, L. b. Long and wife.
DIR. Brooks and wife, X. NJ. Kellogg, T..
| w. Small, A. Z. ThompsonS 5. 5. Ieager,
Sheriff Sandvig, and j.. F. Pitsor. A
most enjoyable time is reported.
George and S. E. Webster arrived
Monday from st. Cloud, Mimi, having
driven overland. Both are old Webster
residents, brothers OF Mrs. W. l.. Dow
aud it Is their intention 10 remain per-
mauently. They report the Minnesota
crops. until the neighborhood OF Orion
vile il reached, as practically ruined.
The hay crop is the same and in many
parts farmers are disposing of their cat
tie on account of the shortage OF pas
ture, hay and straw.
4. A. Miller departed Saturday night
for Chicago, proceeding to Oberlin, o.. TO
attend a class gathering, after which he
will return to Chicago where he will re-
main for the simmer or until the school
season opens in Oberlin where he has
accepted the SUPPLEMENTARY of the city
schools. During his incumbency as
principal of our school he raised it to a
standing never before acquired and it is
safe to say that no instructor has ever
left the city carrying the respect of all
to the degree as does Mr.. Miller. His
family will remain here until fall,
DIR. kjerland states that The Report
er was somewhat in error in it's account
of the fatal accident to A. 8. Kennedy.
Instead OF death resulting from ICON
cussion OF the brain" it occurred from
''laceration OF the brain" Further
that no hopes were entertained for his
recovery az the prognosis was decided
~ u uHu dbN uIIFI dlIDh Hu'
der the circumstances would have been
useless. We willingly make the correct
ion as the Doctor was in charge OF the
case and certainly knows.
Hon. George A. Pettigrew, OF Elan
dreau, accompanied by his wife and
daughter arrived Friday to spend q
short season as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. L.. Il. Levoy. A deep friendship
EXITS between the folks and they arr
never happier than when together. Mr..
Pettigrew came here from Aberdeen
where he had been in ATTENDANCE at tn,
session OF the Masonic Grand Lodge 81
which body he has been Secretary ioI
many years. He is also n persona
friend of L.. Gross with whom he il as
saciated in some Black Hills mining in.
t8rests.
j.. S. Shannon, OF Gracevillp, MINI
the architect aud contractor, who has
the contract for the erection OF the
addition tn the Catholic church in thi.
city arrived Saturday, got his crew TO,
gether aud commenced work Monday
MIR. Shannon IL nm experienced builder
n the act that he has personal super
vision OF "A building il IA guarantee OF ils
speedy completion and first class work.
manship in every particular. Ia oni
opinion the committee could not hay,
placed their contract in better or more
competent hands.
The following clipping from tn.
Peoples Press Owatonna, MINI. will
probably be OF interest to some of Chas.
SMITHS friends OF this city. (Bro. Of
Will Smith:
Z. III. Smith hos invented "a self.lock.
ing nut which PROMISES to be the mos,
useful invention Of the age. He has !,
number of capitalists who live in Rock
lord, H., interested IN the invention
the patent Tor which he will secur,
every where. Mr.. Smith was called ia
Rockford Tuesday, starting promptly
Wednesday.
The comedy drama in four acts, 9Th.
Castaway" will he presented l,y HON,
talent directed by the celebrated artist,
Commons & Flynn. These gentlemer
need 30 introduction to our people, a.
they successfully east, staged aud pre
sented tlte Great Diamond Robbery,
~ this city III April aid won the an
plnuse OF all by the perfect p%resenta
ron. The characters in the cast SoI
Tuesday e~veHing will at oncs Ia. ~,