Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-09-11
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

r. A. Brown went to Webster this
morning and will remain over until
tomorrow. He went down to attend a
meeting Of Masons this evening.-Abe,
deen News of September 0.
Money to loan on Day county
farms at a low rate of interest
with privilege of payment at
any time.
Farmers and Merchants Bank.
John Phillips, who was taken to st.
Barnabas hospital in Minneapolis about
three weeks ago for an operation for
appendicitis arrived in Webster Tuesday
morning and is far along on the road to
complete recovery.
A gang of twelve men are Of work
on the telegraph line heal town. They
began putting in new poles near Wau-
bay and expect to work through to
Aberdeen before the ground freezes
when they will work back, transferring
the wires.
Webster is quite a shipping point for
cattle. There were forty-two cars, con-
tanning 773 head, making two trains
loaded out of here last week and there
not a single hitch in the work from
start to finish. The cattle were sold by
H. o. Wickre.
The Elevator Store has just
received the most up-to-date
line of c1Oaks, jackets and furs
to be found in this part of the
country. No old and shop-worn
goods to be had there. Come
and make your selection now.
F. G, Palmer, of Waubay, came over
Tuesday to attend a meeting of Coteau
lodge. He remained over Wednesday
TO visit his old Webster acquaintance
and friends. Surgeon Triple" was a
conspicuous figure in Webster society
back in the sos, and all the old timers
remember and were glad to see him.
w. D. Boyce came down from Fort
Sisseton Sunday to meet a party of
Chicago friends who will hunt for a few
days on the old reservation. On the
way from the depot to the Hotel Web
ster Mrs. Tichenor lost her gold watch
and a reward of twenty dollars is offered
for its return.
Robert Black, a brother of G. f.
Black, of this city, arrived from New
York City yesterday, and this morning,
accompanied by G. F., departed for
Redfield where they will visit a few
days with their brother, L. w. From
Redfield Mr.. Black will go to the Phil
ippines to engage in missionary work.
Mike, w. S. D. Adams pointer dog,
the pet of everybody in town for the
past eight years, ran under the horses
feet Monday and had both of his hind
legs broken and it was necessary to kill
him. He will be missed by the children
of Webster for he was a favorite dog of
all of them. .
Coteau Lodge Nc. "a of the Masonic
fraternity, held a meeting Tuesday
evening at which the following officers
were elected: Worthy .~laster, Il. A.
Wearne; senior warden, J. S. Hardness;
Junior warden, Albert Smith; treasurer,
John Williams; secretary, w. S. Hash.
installation will take place next Tues
day evening.
L. Wesley Cook, D. d. S. has located
in Webster i'll the Tegtmeier's building
for the practice of his profession OF
dentistry. This gentleman is well
known to all old time Webster people
as he was raised in this city. He has
been practicing in Chicago for the past
two a and comes highly recon-
mended professionally.
C. J. Englcson, who has been
engaged in the drug business here for
tbe past few years, has sold his stock OF
goods to John e. Haugen, OF Oldham.
The transfer of the property was made
Wednesday and Mr.. Haugen, who is a
registered pharmacist, will continue
the business at the old stand. MIR.
Engleson expects to leave about the
-
last of the month for Chicago, where he
will take up the study Of medicine.
Dell Rapids Times.
Last Friday night the fire alarm
sounded and a bad blaze was raging III
Olson g. Cornelius store. The nre
DEPARTMENT did excellent service and 1t
is a fact patent to everyone that had 1t
nor been for the new water works sys-
tom the whole town would have burned
mn as il was the fire was confined to the
one building which was partially
DESTROYED and the stock is a complete
wreck.
\ Redfeld despatch in the Mime
.nolis Tribune of Friday, says; Elmer
stevenson, the postal clerk OF this city
who has become rich through his
;nvention of a mail pouch, has returned
from a trip to Canada While absent
A .snI% ~ Tho