Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-03

j. G. Adams went mp TO Britton Fri
day to visit old friends. He is the guest
of Samuel Denton, and when they get
together some of the old inhabitants
will learn things about the pioneer days
they never dreamed of.
A fire alarm was sounded last Friday
and the department responded immedi-
ately. The cause Of the alarm was a
small blaze in the residence of Jens
Peterson. The fire was put out with
but little damage 10 the property.
w. j. Edgar, who arrived from
Brookings Friday evening for a short
visit with relatives north Of Webster,
departed Tuesday evening for North
willie where he will attend the confer
INC Of the Wesleyan Methodists.
Mrs. Henry Harbke and daughter,
Anna, and Mrs. w. NJ. Fraze returned
Wednesday evening from Waubay
where they were called ON account Of
the serious illness Of their father, w.
M. Went. The gentleman is improving
al this writing.
A. II. Howell and family departed
Saturday for Roberts, Wis, where they
will make their future home. NJ. H. is
a good citizen and we regret to see him
leave Day county. However, we wish
the family success and happiness in
their new home.
We understand that Mike Thul has
sold out his stock Of drugs and the store
building in Webster and will remove to
st. Paul and engage in the manufacture
of "Thuline'', his great dandruff cure.
Sorry to lose Mike and his estimable
wife from our county .-Waubay Clip
per.
p. J. Roth, Of this city, has been
appointed state agent for the Mississippi
Lumber and Coal Company. This
appointment coming as il did to Mr..
Roth unsolicited is a great compliment,
as the company has extensive interests
in this state. The compliment is appre-
ciabed by Mr.. Roth and his many
friends in Webster.
DIR. Peabody, having concluded that
an operation was necessary upon
County Auditor VIM. Egeland, who
has been quite seriously i'll with appen-
dicitis for some time, advised his
patient to go to Minneapolis where he
could have the advantages afforded by
q hospital. A number of his brothers
from the X. of p. lodge assembled at
the house and carried him down to the
station and into the sleeper. Reports
from DIR. Stewart, in Minneapolis, since
his arrival there, are very favorable.
A pretty wedding was that which
took place Wednesday at the home OF
the brides grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison Butler, and which united for
life Carl Gustave Malmberg and Cecil
Irene Butler, Rev. ). s. Hardness ofici.
ating. Miss Tina Butler was the brides
maid and Floyd Yeager best man. Mr.,
Malmberg is a prosperous young bust,
ness man of this city, and his bride il
n of Webster's most highly esteemed
young ladies. They took the evening
train for the twin cities where they will
stay a few days previous to making Q
visit at Mr.. Malmberg's home in Still.
water. The Reporter joins their many
friends in wishing them all happiness
throughout life's journey.
Who says this is not a stock country:
Saturday a full train, some twenty cars,
OF cattle was shipped from this station
by parties from Morris, Mimi, and the
week before HI. o. Wickre shipped
twelve cars of cattle, Kramer & Comp.
ton two cars and Philip Gros one car
an entire train load. They shipped te
Sioux City, Iowa. The stock was al
fine young steers, two and three years
old and came in off the range on the
various ranches north of town. The
Kramer-Compton bunch were weighed
in and tipped the beam at an average OF
nearly LOO pounds.