Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-12-10
Bristol Items.

Items
g. q. Rieger spent Sunday here.
Sleigh riding is in season, watch Jake
and Sam.
Irish Mccormick spent Sunday in
Webster.
Robert Chapman came up from Web
ster Sunday.
James Taylor bought the livery of G.
III. Scott last week.
OEd. Coin aud G. Il. Watson went t.
Aberdeen Monday evening.
Geo. Mclaughlin, formerly operator
here, returned last week and is now al
his post.
Mike Keonig came up from Webster
monday and accepted a position with i
Hible as bartender.
Miss May Rankin after several days
visiting friends in Ortonville, returned
the latter part Of last week.
Miss Mamie Handke returned last
week after several days visit to relatives
and friends in Minneapolis.
McAllen & Aasved, who run a gen
eral merchandise store, suffered quite a
loss when the fire broke out here Fri
day. They cleared the store of every
thing as fast as they could load it into
wagons, their damage will amount to
several hundred dollars, as lots of their
goods We're ruined by moving.
Harris & EIkin have secured the SER
vice of G. G. Edmunds, of Aberdeen in
their tonsorial parlor, formerly owned
by Fred j. Preston, and known as the
uptown barber shop. Mr.. Edmnnds
comes highly recommended and we feel
proud of Messrs. Harris q Elkin ON
obtaining such a worthy gentleman.
0. B. Smith, formerly Of Webster,
was arrested in Aberdeen last Friday
by deputy sheriff Meyer on a charge of
obtaining money under falee pretensos,
the warrant was swern ont by r. l..
Elkin formerly of Webster. Mr.. Smith
had a check which he had presented to
the Farmers and Merchants Bank, of
Webster, for payment but payment
upon it had been stopped. Mr.. Smith
had. Elkin to cash the check at Bristol
and IN his finding that it was no good
he went after Smith which resulted in
Smith cashing the check and paying
costs, the check was for $25. The costs
in the case was $40. rs.
The large new barn of William Horter
living two miles north of Bristol, was
blown down last Tuesday night, killing
six head of cattle and erippling seven.
A large number went out Wednesday
TO assist Mr.. Horter in relieving the
crippled cattle from the wreck. The
barn was one of the largest in this vici-
nifty being 3sxlo4 1875 foot posts, 1t
was just built, being ali finished but the
managers and some petitions. No insar-
aDce.
LAST Friday about 2:30p. IN. the fire
alarm was given here, when the depart
menu responded the flames were dash
ing high above the roof of the building
occupied by Watson 81 Elkin, the alarm
given to the Webster department
also, who had their apparatus at the
depot bat We're phoned not to come as
the fire was under control. 1t looked at
one time as though the town would
barn, but owing TO the heroic work of
the bucket brigade the fire was soon
under control. The fire started while
Mr. Watson was repairing the genera
tor of the gas light plant, by the escape
ing OF gas al a coupling which, was not
tight. The building was badly dam
aged, most of the roof being torn off in
order 10 get to the fire, as it was on the
inside in the garrett and in the inside
wall. The building, stock, and fixtures
were all insured.
Well, it's an old one, and a cold time
TO hunt them, but such was the case
last Sunday night with a Mr.. Jones, a
hardware travelling agent from Mime
apolis. Mr.. Jones was led inio the trap
by some of the Bristol jokers. He was
given 70 understand that the snipe
would drive better in the snow than any
other time, so they procured two lam
terms, and a sack and proceeded out out
to the pasture of Mr.. HIVE about one
mile from town, wnere the snipc We're
thick, and as Mr.. Jones did'nt know the
country very well he was left in charge
with a lantern on each side of the sack
sitting close by in the snow waiting
patiently for the birds, which peyer
came. Mr.. Jones was very clever. aud
after waiting about two hours returned
feeling very chilly. and on meeting the
boys at the hotel took off his hsf ID
them and said, its a good II ard on
me. "Sky Pilot"
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