Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-22
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Office. Mrs. David Jones.
The wheat crop is turning ont better
than was expected, although more or
less shrunken it is of fine milling quail
ity and will make a superior strong
-four. 1t will grade No. 2, good and
strong.
Senator Parks drove over from Lily
Saturday and spent Sunday looking
over the northeastern part of the
county. He expects to have a party of
friends from Illinois to entertain during
the shooting season and was looking
over the ground a little.
Frank Granger, just before he left,
wanted TO know if we could get him a
dog, but Immediately on making the
inquery lie make a run for the train.
That's taking a mean advantage of a
fellow, Frank; you know what we can
do in hat line if we have a chance.
Mrs. j. T. Goodwin entertained a
party of young ladies Tuesday after
noon in honor of Miss Blanche Good
win, of Indiana. The afternoon was
scent in solving a flower masquerade
which afforded great amusement, after
which dainty refreshments were served.
All report it a most enjoyable affair.
August and Joseph Block, who own a
I~n.1.... a,NEA ,N,~% 18Th ,.on.e
hard luck Saturday, August 18th, while
threshing on their fathers place, north
east from Webster about sixteen miles,
in Grenville township. A spark from
the engine set one of the grain stacks
ON fire and four stacks of wheat, about
40 bushels, were burned and the
machine was badly damaged. The grain
was insured in the st. Paul Fire and Mar
ineinsurance company, and the separator
was insured in the Guaranty and Secur-
ity Insurance Company, of Chamber
lain, s. ID. The loss on the separator
has been adjusted by j. F. Pitsor. the
local agent.
#. r. Campbell, of Groton, +. f.
Granger, H.. III. Humphrey, Judge Gro
foot and J. III. Mccoy, of Aberdeen,
spent several days in this city, return
ing TO their respective homes Tuesday.
They were here in connection with the
,Levoy-Kramer case which was TO be
tried before Judge Campbell as referee,
Sears, Crofoot aud Mccoy appearing as
Levoy's counsel aud f. w. Taylor for
Kramer. An amicable settlement was
arrived at Monday, and completed
Tuesday to the entire satisfaction of all
parties concerned, and thus was ayerted
what promised to be a long drawn-out
lawsuit.
Miss Lottie Kramer gave a very
pretty pillow shower for Miss Peabody
Friday. Covers were laid for nine.
The dining room was III lavender. A
large bunch of thistles served as a
center-piece aud dainty lavender baby
ribbons extended from the corners of
the table to the ceiling, giving a very
pretty effect. The place cards We're
summer girls done in water colors-
except Miss Peabody's, which was a
man. Walnut shells, tied with laven-
ler ribbons. contained the fortune(?) of
ZACH girl, and after the daisy" fortune
was told, the charming young hostess
showered the petals over the bride-elect
as an omen of good luck. Altogether it
was a charming affair and one which
will be remembered by the girls with
yreat pleasure.
A. u. Granstrom was q caller from
lynn Lake Wednesday. He informed
! that Mr.. Tieten's fire loss of monies
,elonging to the creamery amounted TO
29S. 65, instead of 800. 90, as at first
sported. Further information regard
nag the creamery was that Mr.. Gran
from had resigned as secretary, his res
s~nation to take effect September LIST,
nld the vacancy filed by Nels o.
Anderson; Ole Teiten had also resigned
treasurer and his place filled by G. Il.
S.egen; the creamery was doing a
ilendid aud profitable business, the
payment for July being seventy-six
ats per hundred pounds for four per
q mt milk. This creamery has certainly
aade a splendid record for the first
N ason.
During the last week we have met
ee veral commercial travellers who have
cen making Webster for years and
I'VE quite an acquaintance with our
seople. During their more recent visits
hey had heard Of M. A. Thul's new
6ure for dandruff, "Thuline" and had
esolved to try it. Several Of these
antlemen were seen in the barber shop
nd invariably when the tonsorial artist
Has through with his razor and about
B put on tie finishing touches, they
ould say: "Have You got some of
iul's dandruff cure2 Put it on. Il
ave been using it since my last trip
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