Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-16
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Marcus Hogland, a Young man Nd.

IeCeutly afFiNeu from Nut way me1
with an accident last Thursday that
will lay him up for some time. While
threshing near LINN lake he reached
into the cylinder to remove some chaff,
4 belt caught his right arm and twisted
him around breaking the bones in the
arm and decorating the flesh badly. DR..
Peabody was called and fixed him mp.
he was in town yesterday and is getting
along nicely.
There came up before the city council
Monday night the question of granting
ii permit for repairing the E. 9. Baxter
building on Main street, recently
damaged by fire. It was the opinion of
many that under the ordinance prohib-
itiug the erection of frame buildings
within certain limits, the contemplated
repairs could not be made. @. A. Wells,
Mr.. Bakers attorney, contended that
the ordinance did not cover this case,
and an investigation proved his conten-
ton correct and Mr.. Baxter received
permission to proceed with the repairs.
A new ordinance will be drafted TO
cover such cases for the future.
VIM. Magnus q Co. Saturday COM
pleted a well at the home ranch Of H. 0
Wickre, in Independence township. Mr..
Wickre informs us that from appearance
he would judge there was an inexhaust-
able supply of fine water. The vein was
struck in coarse gravel and sand alta
depth of no feet and raised about forty
feet almost instantly in the curbing. H.
O. is much pleased with the result and
is to be congratulated on she success, as
a good well is indispensable to q stock
farm. The present well was secured
after several unsuccessful attempts. But
where there is water the Magnus Co.
will find it. -
A serious accident occurred yesterday
Joseph Matchbox drosa down to
Forbes Fuel Cos. yard on railroad
avenue for a load of wood, the wood in
the pile started : roll, frightened the
team and it started TO run, Joe jumped
for the lines but wa unable to reach
them he hung on to the side Of the
wagon until it struck the electric light
pole opposite Tegtmeier's store when he
was thrown about twenty feet and
struck in such a manne as to break his
left leg just above the ankle making an
ugly and serious wound, both bones are
broken and the large muscle severed.
He was taken to DIR. Peabody's Office
and the doctor assisted by DIR. Lull
reduced the fracture and dressed the
wound. 1t is marvellous under the cir
cnmstances that Mr.. Mattecheck escaped
with his life, had he struck on his head
it would certainly have killed him for
the force of the blow when the hub
struck the electric light pole snapped it
off about ten feet from the topand broke
several spokes in the wheel on the
opposite side. Mr.. Mattecheck has the
sympathy of the community in his mis-
fortune. The team came out without a
scratch.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Small entertained
the teachers Of the city schools AMI a
few friends Friday evening at their
pleasant hcme on the avenue. AS usual
Mrs. Small had a novel scheme Of
entertainment for the guests. Tables
were arranged with various articles
on them, each bearing a number.
Each guest was presented a neal folder
inscribed tart exercises" containing
fifty questions, then the fun commenced,
Each guest took the folder aad after
visiting the tables placed the number Of
the article answering the suggestion
opposite IL on the folder, as for instance.
A colored waiter was answered by No.
10, a large black server or tray. A city
III the Emereld Isle, by a number on a
cork, several articles in the collection
would serve as answers TO a number CT
the suggestions and the play is calcu-
lated to give a good idea of the players
Judgment a to the eternal fitness
vi tulISS. A4iSlt I~SIItenuleUtS WSTe
served and the guests dispersed at a
late hour-all having thoroughly enjoyed
the occasion An amusing incident in
connection with the program was the
answer to "a pointer" which was the
number on a picture of a handsome pair
OF settlers, the funny thing about it was
the ladies of the party guessed it on
SIGHT, This simply shows that Mayor
Smail's education in ~dogology has been
sadly neglected.
The Euterpean Lady Quartette
appeared at the opera house Friday
evening toa small but appreciative audi
ence and gave a very acceptable enter
tainment. Mr.. Small, manager of the
opera house, informs us that he barely
came ont even OF the deal as in order to
get the quartette he had to put up a
guarantee. He has been to considerable
expense on the hall ~remodelling, putting
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