Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-01

Harvesting is in full blast.

ASntti, DOutu LTahObd anu MISS hdlnie
chambers, of Michigan, sister of Mrs.
bingham, attended the Deeks-Roberts
1mptials.
Prof. Grant Smith, who was one of
TArmington's pioneer boys, is renewing
odd acquaintances here. He is making
his home with Moses Brough and wife.
Massrs. Frank Anderson and Fred
EaiTlie and Misses Mable Alley and
Elana Peabody,of Webster attended the
wedding of DIR. @. E. Bayard and Miss
Ethel Sheldon.
MIR. and Mrs. J.. L. Goodwin and son,
EaEd, and grandson, Paul Smith, of Web
Ster, were in attendance Friday at the
last sad rites of Mrs. o. @. Huston, who
rsns a sister of Mr.. Goodwin's former
wife.
Mrs. Sophia Ramps, who has been
visiting her sister, Miss Eliza Tobin,
since the Minneapolis excursion, depar-
4ed Thursday for a short visit in Web
stBr after which she will return to her
hnme in Wishek, North Dakota.
The worst windstorm of the season,
accompanied by considerable hail, struck
Huntington Sunday afternoon. Cook
gars, wind mills, header boxes and
machinery were blown over and scat
tered hither and thither. The hail
badly damaged the fields of ripe grain.
Miss Eva +. Roberts, only daughter of
Hon. and Mrs. A. G. Roberts, was
united in marriage at her home in Pier
Ennt, Tuesday, July Esd, lust as the
went down, to Antoine s. Decks,
Rey. s. Millett officiating. The bride
Aeas resided since childhood IN the vicin-
zty of Pierpont and IS n of our pro-
gnossiye teachers, having taught sew
aciiye worker in the Pierpont Presby-
teriaa church of which she is a member,
sind has been the w. @. I. u. press sup
ssriHtendent for the Pierpont Signal the
past year. The groom has resided near
Tierpont a few years during which time
me has proven himself an energetic,
Enxxnstsious young man. The new part
Me5s begin life ON the East Side Farm
with bright prospects and best wishes
Of all May their love and happiness
ever be as warm and sunny as the day
that witnessed their union.
DIR. Clarence L. Bayard, of Groton,
a. Oak, and Miss Ethel +. Sheldon,
only daughter of our late Ex-Governor
and Mrs. G. III. Sheldon, were married ut
She home of the bride in Pierpont,
Thursday, July 25th, at 500 p. IN. in
the presence of about thirty guests.
Rev. G. Il. Fountain, pastor of the Bap-
fist church, performed the ceremony
which united them for life. Mr.. Bay
ard lisa dentist byprofession having made
Regular business visits to Fierpont dur
ing the past year. The lady of his
choice came to Dakota with her parents,
when a mere child, during the early
days and until after the death of her
father, was q resident of Pennington.
She began her school work as a teacher
an our rural schools after which she
taught successfully two years in Webs
anr. Since that time she has been Pier
pnnt's popular milliner. The newly
welded couple departed from Andoyer
GA the evening train for a town in the
nast. Their hosts of friends earnestly
hope that happiness and contentment
Tii accompany them and be with them
everywhere.
Mrs o. G. Huston, whose illness was
announced last week, entered into eter-
1a sleep Thursday, July 25th, at 600
- m, thus leaving onr community in a
heavy cloud of profound sorrow. Mrs.
Huston, nee Mary Il. Williams, was
bonn at Niles, Mich, May 90, 1847. On
April 2, i8eS,she wal united in marriage
To q. O. Huston and moved from Niles
20 Dakota in 1884, during pioneer days,
and settled in Pennington. Their union
Bas blessed by four children. Mrs.
Katie Harper, of Webster City, Iowa,
Aln. Mary Ballard, of Nile, Mich, Mrs.
Cora Bistodeau, Of Andover, S. ID. and
Miss Anna Huston, Of Pennington.
The funeral services were conducted at
the home Friday afternoon at . O'Clock
AS Rev. Frank Fox. who is pastor of
tue Iangford and Pennington Nj. T..
churches. The remains Were taken 10
the Andover cemetery for interrment,
where an atfectionate wife, a loving
mother and sister and o sterling friend
WIS laid to rest, Possessed of a bright
ana genial mature, very intelligent,
refined fnd entertaining. tho deceased
WIS admired and loved by all. Unself-
islnees was one 81 her leading charac-
taEistics and only q few days before she
passed away she remarked to tine wri-
Ter that .9oirg for others was d of
the greatest pleasures of her life". She
Iure hfr aflliction-cancer Of the lungs