Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-06-26
Webster will celebrate,
FIFTH ANNUAL PICNIC
Day County Old Settlers
Association Met in
Webster Friday.
D0ANR ROBINSON SPEAKS
The Day Much Enjoyed by the
Participants. Picnic Dinner
in Court House Yard.
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM
Addresses, Recitations, Music,
Base Ball, Races and Other
Sports Made the Event
One Long To Be
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The Old Settlers Association held its
annual picnic in the court house yard in
this city Friday, at which the following
entertaining program was rendered:
Music, Webster Marine Band.
Invocation, Rev. J.. S. Hardness.
Recitation, Miss Mabie P~hilbrooks.
Presidents Annual Address, E. G.
Warner.
Recitation, Farmer Ben's Theory"
Miss Dema Ray.
The Pioneers, Mrs. John Norton.
Historical Address, Hon. Doane Rob-
inson, of Aberdeen.
L. Fl. Russell delivered an interesting
and pleasing address in his own mimic
able style.
The address by Doane Robinson was
The feature Of the program. He gave
an interesting of the history of
South Dakota, and was attended with
close attention by a large audiance.
Mr.. Robinson is without doubt the best
posted man i'll the state on local history
and is a pleasing speaker.
The base ball game between Webster
and Pierpont resulted in q victory for
the local team by a score of 8 to 4. The
game was stopped at the end of the
seventh inning on account of rain. 1t
was q fine game up to the sixth inning,
tho gnppn hatnr 4 ~ IN nxyo, 80 %lo
visitors, but in that inning the visitors
went all to pieces and the locals got in
eight runs, the team being perceptably
assisted by the rooters. The visitors
were entirely ''buffaloed' and forgot all
the points of the game. Searle and
Heating were the battery for the visi-
tors, and, aside from the disastrous
seventh did nice work. Waters and
Flanders were i'll the points for Web
ster and played a nice steady game.
Neither battery received the support it
deserved, the field work of both teams
being very loose and ragged. Aside
from the merry-go-round the visitors
out-played Webster at every point.
Senator Parks did the umpiring in his
usual fair and impartial manner. We
should like to see the teams meet again
as they are evenly matched and capable
of playing good interesting ball.
Dinner was served in true picnic style
and was a sunptous repast, fit for the
gods.
The following is the list of prizes
awarded:
Mrs. A. w. Alderman, heaviest lady, $500
hat, from Gibson & Haugen.
Miss Lillian Hanse, ~tallest lady, $500 pair of
shoes, from H c. Tegtmeier.
Courtney Alters, tallest boy between IL and
Is years, $500 violin, Irwin Pharmacy.
Mrs. Jas. Bake, for Youngest boy baby pres
ent, $3,5 rocking chair. Ole Highland.
Mrs. Will Douglass, for youngest girl baby
present, s.. 20 rug, a. II. forsan.
X. NJ. Bjerke, oldest boy born in Day county,
$500 bicycle lamp, L. G. Ochsenreiter.
Miss Dema Ray, oldest girl born in Day coun-
ty, $1,000 kodak, Peabody & Baillie.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Laird, oldest couple present,
$500 charcoal iron, Hammerbacher 4 Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillips, heaviest couple
present, -four bin, The Fair.
Alonzo Alters, for largest family present, $500
mul;um in paryo ifon, l.. G. Ochsenreiter.
Marshall Long, for greatest number of acres
planted 10 corn in 1902, wire fence repairer,
Andrew Small.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Ray, for coming greatest
distance to picnic, 800 washing machine, Jas.
Peterson & Co.
f.. IL. Betts, oldest settler present, year
subscription 10 Reporter and Farmer.
John Norton, homeliest man present, / years
subscription to Reporter and Farmer.
jill. johnson, heaviest man present, I years
subscription TO Webster World.
LIS. Philbrook. for best matched farm team,
s2.25 whip, w. +. Kading.
Leon Alters, for throwing l2-pound shot Far.
thest, 500 clock, a. Ross.
Courtesy Alters, boys foot race, $3.50 hat,
Fiksdal Bros.
Jesse Ray, free-for-all foot race, $500 hat,
Calmenson & Perelstein.
L. q. ochsenreiter, fat men race, $500 globe
lamp, Chas. Hawkinson. (Later in the evening
Mr., 0chsenrei ter and John HI. johnson of Seth
ran a race on Main street which was a close and
hotly contested affair. "a tie" was the general
the race TO Mr.. johnson
Jesse Ray, fres-for-all single jump. 500 globe
lamp, Carl Malmberg,
Anna Ray. girls foot race, hat, Mrs. 2. Ross
Addie McKibben, girls foot race. $50 skirt
Elevator Store.
Addie McKibben, free-for-all ladies' race, $50
hammock, A. s. Barber.
Vinie Long, boyf potato race. lounge with
mattress and pillow. Benjamin & Foster.
Annie Hanse, girls potato race, upholstered
couch, Benjamin & Foster.
Everybody seemed to be out for q
good time-and they certainly had it.