Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-22
LOCAL

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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
Senator Parks drove over from Lily
Saturday and spent Sunday looking
uver the northeastern part of the
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
log, but Immediately OH making the
he make a run for the train.
taking a mean advantage of a
Frank you know what we can
10 in that line if we have a chance.
Mrs. j. r. Goodwin entertained a
party Of young ladies Tuesday after
in honor of Miss Blanche Good
win, of Indiana. The afternoon was
spent in solving a flower masquerade
afforded great amusement, after
dainty refreshments were served.
All report it a most enjoyable affair.
August and Joseph Block, who own a
threshing outfit, met with a piece of
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 SGT one of the grain stacks
tn fire ak four stacks of wheat, about
$50 bushels, were burned and the
inachine was badly damaged. The grain
was insured in the st. Paul Fire and Mar
in~einsurance company, and the separator
was insured in the Guaranty and Secur-
ny Insurance Company, of Chamber
lain, S. ID. The loss on the separator
has been adjusted by j. +. Pitsor, the
local agent.
#. f. Campbell, of Groton, f. Z.
Granger, HI. HI. 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 i'll connection with the
! evoy-Kramer case which was to be
fried before Judge Campbell as referee,
Sears, Crofoot aud Mccoy appearing as
ievoy's counsel and Il. w. Taylor for
Kramer. An amicable settlement was
lrrived at Monday, and completed
Tuesday to the entire satisfaction Of all
larties concerned, and thus was averted
What promised to be a long drawn-out
aw-sui..
Miss Lottie Kramer gave a very
rretty pillow shower for Miss Peabody
Friday. Covers were laid for nine.
The dining room was in lavender. A
arge bunch of thistles served as a
senter-piece and dainty lavender baby
gibbons extended from the corners of
he table to the ceiling, giving a very
bretty effect. The place cards were
summer girls done in water colors-
Except Miss Peabody's, which was a
man. Walnut shells, tied with laven-
Ter ribbons, contained the fortune(?) of
zach girl, and after the daisy fortune
vas told, the charming young hostess
Showered the petals over the bride-elect
Is an omen of good luck. Altogether it
vas a charming affair and one which
will be remembered by the girls with
treat pleasure.
A. u. Granstrom was a caller from
lynn Lake Wednesday. He informed
i that Mr.. Tieten's fire loss Of monies
,slonging to the creamery amounted to
398. So, instead of 800. 90, as at first
sported. Further information regard
big the creamery was that Mr.. Gran
from had resigned as secretary. his res
$ynation TO take effect September LIST,
nd the vacancy filed by Nels o.
AldcISOu, Vic ltlttu ildu dlSO IeSlgItu
! treasurer and his place filed by G. e.
slegen; the creamery was doing a
olendid and profitable business, the
sayment for July being seventy-six
eats per hundred pounds for four per
mt milk. This creamery has certainly
iade a splendid record for the first
Y ason.
During the last week we have met
Several commercial travellers who have
cen making Webster for years and
ave quite an acquaintance with our
eople. During their more recent visits
ssaey had heard of NJ. A. Thul's new
nre for dandruff. ''Thuline" aud had
ssolved to try it. Several of these
sntlemen We're seen in the barber shop
md invariably when the tonsorial artist
as through with his razor and about
3 put on the finishing touches, they
sould Ray: .'Haye you got some of
fhul's dandrutf cure? Put il on. I'll
ave been using it since my last trip
rough here and am just about cured.
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