Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-09-24

At the bond election for water
works Tuesday the proposition car
ried by only three votes, the result
being Al for and Al against.
Miss Mabel Laseli went to Twin
Brooks Saturday night to . her
brother George, who is sick. She
went to St. Paul Sunday night.
Samuel Denton of Britton was in
town Friday with his map of Roberts
county, which he has made. 1t is a
fine piece of work and strictly up-to-
date.
Mrs. j. A. Hawkins returned to
ner home at Pierpont Saturday
night. Her sister-in. law, Mrs. L. L.
Holm Of Strand, accompanied her
for a weeks visit.
Twins, boy anda girl, We're born
into the home of Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Hesgedel last Friday. These
people have recently rented Ed. Lar
sons farm southeast of town.
M. Simmons, with his wife and
daughter, returned Monday night to
their home in Wisconsin, after a two
weeks stay here On business connect
ed with the Fred Patterson estate.
M. Rexford came back from
Minneapolis Sunday morning, and
will probably remain for a couple of
months. Rex likes Waubay and is
glad TO be back samong his chis-
dren' as he says.
Julius Engebretson, engineer on
the Davidson ~threshing rig, had a
narrow escape from a bad accident
on Thursday of last week. He was
oiling the engine, when his clothing
caught on the driving shaft and in
an instant his overalls we're ripped
off slick and clean. Fortunately he
was not seriously hurt.
Fred Atherton arrived Thursday
evening from San Diego, Cal, to at
tend to some matters of business.
He is looking about the same as
usual, and talks as though he was
certainly satisfied with California.
Fred is engaged in the real estate
business, and says that the outlook
is good for a fine run in that line.
Here's hoping that you may meet
with big success, Fred.
Much speculation has been in
dulged in OF late as to the meaning
and use Of the large tower which
has been erected on the hill east of
town: and for the benefit of our
readers we will endeavor to explain
as nearly as possible. The party
who built the tower 10 the second
party which has been through the
country. The first party was a re-
co~nnoitering party; the second, those
who built the tower; and a third
party, which is at work near Water
town and coming this way, is called
the signalling parry, which by
means of lights communicates from
towerto tower. The base from which
these parties started is in Kansas,
and they will end their labors in
North Dakota. The system used is
what is known as 'striangulation,'
by of which trigonometry is
used to figure out exact distances.
The line through the United States
starts at the west end of the Gulf OF
Mexico and extends northward
through the United States to Canada.
As is evident, the survey is nearly
completed as far as this government
is concerned. The object is to de-
tsrmine as near as is possible the
exact diamster Of the earth. 1t is
expected that the Mexican govern
ment will take up the survey through
the region Of that country, and that
Canada will extend the w,rk through
her domains. This will be followed
up by the other countries through
which the lire passes, and thus the
completed circuit Of the earth will
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