Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

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executive committee of the Retail Mer-
chants association, was here today
enroute 10 Sioux Falls 70 attend the
annual meeting of the association
Huron H~uronite.
Lost or strayed from my placs in
Webster tow nship about seven miles
northwest of Webster, one yearling
light red heifer calf, not branded. Any
information leading TO recovery will be
rewarded.
Fred Spearing, Webster, S. ID.
Norris Kellogg left last evening for
Spring Valley, Mimi, where he has
spent the winters foy the past six years.
He is one of Day eounty's best farmers
and a bachelor. Each winter surmises
have been passed when he went TO
Minnesota but that has ceased to create
gossip.
Joe Brown, of Waubay, was brought
to Aberdeen last night by ID. ID. Collins
and given a preliminary hearing on the
charge of having sold whisky TO the
Indians. He was bound over to the
fe teral grand jury in the sum of $500 in
default of which he was consigned to
the Brown county jail.-Aberdeen News.
Our townsman, Il. G.. Ochsenreiter,
who attended the meeting of the State
Agricultural Implement Dealers at
Sioux Falls last week and was honored
by that body with the first vice-presi-
dency, arrived home last Friday. He
reports a very good meeting and the
proper treatment by the Sioux Falls
people.
Rev. Peithmann and William Bennett
<Black Billy were talking over the
weather one day this past week. In the
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regions were referred TO and Bill says
ssvhy man, i'll weather like this there's
lots of people who'd just as leave go TO
' and the reverend went out. Billy
is great on convincing arguments.
In another part of this paper will be
found the advertisement of A. t. Clark
who has come to Webster and located
I'm the Lion (Peterson) drug store build
ing with an elegant new assortment of
dry goods dress goods etc. Mr.. Clark
desires to CONVEX these goods into
money at once and at the price he is
selling he will have little trouble in so
doing.
Patrons of the post Office can greatly
expedite the business of the Office dur
ing the Christmas rush by mailing their
packages as early in the day as possible,
and making sure they are properly
addressed and securely fastened. Matter
for registration should be brought in
before 5 p. M. and it should be borne in
mind that no registered mail matter is
carried on night trains. All registered
mail is received and dispatched ON trains
No. A and 1, $3.50 q. m. and 5:55 p. m.
A. J.. Smell wanted to attend a party,
but was afraid to do go or account OF
pains la his stomach, which he feared
would grow worse. He Gays, 81 was
telling my troubles to u lady friend, wh1
said: Chamberlain's collie, cholera and
\ Diarrhoea Remedy will put you In con,
and take pleasure In stating that two
doses cured me and enabled me to have
a good time at the party" Mr. Smell Ii
a resident OF Summer Hill, N. Y. This
remedy Is for sale by all druggists.
We have heard some of our people
a making the assertion that there was
smallpox in Waubay and Bristol. VIZ
II have looked mp the matter and foun6
that such assertions are absolutely
untrue. Such statements should not be
made unless based upon fact and theI
charity should be shown. There is M
community but what will use ever
= means to stamD ont such a disease. A
Jerso j who will make such a statement
when it is based upon fact is not CHAIR
table, and one who will manufactur,
N Euch q story out of whole cloth is I
~ detrimenI 10 any community.
M The state game and fish laws say tina
vi you should not spear fish through th,
III ice. information has been received il
8 this city that this part of the law il
AZ being violated at the lakes of thii
county. The matter has been brought
& the attention of the county game ant
Nf fish warden and he is looking after the
offenders and will prosecute them to the
III end of the law. Parties who have beer
engaged in this business, whether from
1f ignorance or as a fragrant violation o.
law, can save themselves much trouble
znd expense by accepting this warning
and closing up in that line of business
The only way to keep fish and game il
the county is to enforce the laws and
iI we are glad that our local wardei
understands and will enforce his duties
MI. G. +. Brooks, of Dexter, has take1
\ Che contract for carrying the Webster
MI Watertown stage mails from this dktt
to the first of July, the contract having
been made with Mr.. p. q. Erickson
3' bondsmen for David Robar, who .'threw
mp the sponge with sever months more
of service still to perform. Mr.. Erick.
son, as the bondsman, stepped in and
Y took the matter up in order to save
losing more money than the present
y arrangement will cost him, which viii
be no small sum-probably in the neigh
borhood of one hundred dollars. Mr.
4, Erickson showed commendable zeal in
meeting the conditions of his bond. He
will undoubtedly be commended by the
head contractor, Mr.. l.. III. Hansberger,
;sf Sedalia, Missouri Pub.
NIARi c opinion.