Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-15


Chris Grue has assumed his duties as
register of deeds and will hereafter put
in all his time at Webster. The family
will probably remain ON the farm until
spring .-Bristol Tribune.
Tuesday night was one long to be
remembered by MI. and Mrs. J. e. Nc
Koane as a bright eyed baby boy took
mp his abode with them during the
storm. -Waubay Clipper. Z
Farmers! You can get the highest
market price for old scrap iron at the
Bell Clothing and Shoe Store. They
accept it the anne as cash i'll exchange
for anything in their store.
The First National Bank, of Webster,
is now open for business in the Pioneer
Hardware and will he pleased to meet
any and all of the citizens of Webster
1t does a general banking business.
John Herpel was in the city Wednes-
day on business. While in this Office he
called up his daughter at their home in
Andover, on the phone, and we heard a
fine selection by the young lady on the
piano.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give a musical at the home
of Mrs. Chas. Hyde Friday evening,
Jan. 16. After the program light
refreshments will be served. Bring a
two-bit piece with you.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. K. Haw came home
this morning from points east. Mr..
Haw Monday night installed a tent of
the Maccabees at Webster, there being
a large charter list made up of leading
citizens of that city .-Aberdeen News.
Geo. Dunton and wife expect TO leave
this week for their new home in Web
ster. They have both made many
friends here who will sincerely regret
their departure. Marshall County
Journal.
Train service on the Andover-H arlsm
end Sisseton branches has been changed.
From this date trains will run Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays. The COM
pany gives as its reasons fov the change
the scarcity of coal.
The auditor was to busy with other
duties to make up the copy for the com-
missioners in time for this issue. They
will appear next week together with the
quarterly reports of the auditor treas
urer and commissioner of insane.
Ed. Kohlhase came in from Dell
Rapids Tuesday night to spend the
remainder of the week visiting his
father and friends in this vicinity. The
Reporter and Farmer acknowledges a
pleasant call from the gentleman.
DR.. H. A. Peabody returned from
Minneapolis Thursday morning where
he has been on the sick list for the past
three weeks. He took a run down into
Ohio to visit his SOL and daughter before
returning homo. He reports all of the
folks as getting along nicely.
M. G. Wright, representing Edwards,
Wood & Co., grain commission mer-
chants of Minneapolis and Duluth, was
in the city Monday and established an
office for his company in room 8 on the
second floor of the Tegtmeier building
with g. w, Barry in charge.
We are sorry to chronicle the ia ct
that the visit to a Chicago specialist did
rot produce the favorable condition in
the case of Henry Port, Of Milbank, but
he is reported as getting steadily worse.
The gentleman's many Webster friends
will be shocked to learn of his sad con-
dition.
Building operations are in progress in
Andover on a fine brick hotel, with the
latest modern conveniences, which is a
much needed improvement in that burg
and will doubtless be a paying invest
ment as Andover is a good hotel town.
The building when complete we are
informed will cost $4,000.
j. Fl. Nickel, of st. Paul, who has the
contract to build the First National
Bank in this city, and who built the
opera house and is working on the
new hotel at Andover, is in the city this
week. Mr.. N. is a pleasant gentleman
to meet and has the reputation Of one of
the best builders in the northwest. He
will bid on the new court house and
Jail.
The Reporter and Farmer acknowled-
ges the receipt of the announcement
and invitation OF the regular mid-winter
commencement exercises of the class of
1903, State Normal School at Madison,
$. d., January 14th, 1908, from Miss
Gertrude B. Huntington of this city,
who is a member Of the class, we deeply
regret our inability to be present at the
exercises.
After four years of faithful and effici-
emit service as register of deeds, N. j.