Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-04

stationed at Webster was In the city
Sunday, looking after his interests.
Will has many friends here who are
always glad to see him, and who are
always ready to console him, after an
all nights ride on the lonesome prairie
in order to keep the "date ''--Sisseton
Banner
John Williams. cashier of the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank of this clty,
accompanied by Mrs. Williams and
Mercedes, returned home last Saturday
morning. Mrs Williams and daughter
have been visiting She lady's former
home in New York Mr. Williams has
been in Chicago since March having his
eyes treated ana comes home practically
cured of a malady that for a time
threatened the totai loss of sight.
The Webster bali team came over last
Sunday and met our boys ON the home
diamond. The game was considered
the best one ever played in Bristol, the
score standing three TO FIVE in favor of
Webster. A return game was Played
at Webster Thursday, when our boys
won ont by a score of eight to three
The Bristol team il entirely composed
of home boys aad they are certainly
making good record. Bristol Tribune.
Memorial Day was appropriately
observed in Webster In the morning
| tine members OF General Croker Post,
No. 20, G. A. r., accompanied by many
citizens, visited the cemeteries and dec
Grated the graves of their departed
| comrades with flags and flowers. In
the afternoon the business houses all
were closed and our citizens repaired to
opera house and listened 70 the address
of the day by Rev. ]. S. Hardness.
About three weeks since Miss Celia
Egeland, who was suffering with rheu-
matism, became in so alarming state
from the disease that her brother,
County Auditor Egeland, decided to go
to the Black Hills and try the curative
powers CT the waters at Hot Springs.
They made the trip and arrived home in
Webster last Monday morning Miss
Egeland, we are pleased to inform our
readers, is very much improved in
| health.
MN. Egeland, auditor of Day county,
spent Sunday in the city in company
with his sister, Miss Celia Egeland.
They went out TO the Black Hills with
the Workmen and remained at Hot
Springs for two weeks after the party
returned to enable Miss Egeland to take
the baths for health, which was mater
tally benefited. They reached Aber-
deem on the belated milwaukee e
Saturday night, too late to get train
home until last night. -Aberdeen News
Monday
Robert Arthur left Wednesday even
ing for the East. He will visit with
relatives in Philadelphia for time and
then present himself at West Point for
final examination and admission into
the government military college. The
evening Of his departure the graduating
class of 1908, of which Robert is mem
Der, and few other young friends gave
him pleasant surprise by assembling
at the home of his father, j. w Arthur
spending the evening with him, accom-
panying him to the train and wishing
him God speed and good fortune in his
future life,
The band boys have circulated petit
ton which was quite generally signed
asking the council to appropriate TWEEN
ty-five dollars month for the support
of the band for the next four months.
In return the band agrees TO give open
air concerts each week on Friday even
ings- We hope the council win make
the appropriation for we believe that
there is no one thing that can be secured
at so small cost which would give
such complete and general satisfaction
as weekly band concerts. Numerous
other cities have them aud why should
not Webster.
On Decoration Day the Webster ball
team went down to Milbank for game
with the team of that city. Ia the
eighth inning Manders, the catcher
for the Alilbank team made an
assault upon Egeland, of our team, and
the boys refused TO finish the game
The umpire gave the game to Milbank
with score of to o. AT this juncture
Mayor Bouck took hand in the pro-
ceedings and ordered the chief of police
to bring Manders before him. In the
s,lmming up after the interview with
the mayor and paying his fine and
costs. Manders found that he was short
in coin of the realm something like
fourteen dollars.
The city council met in regular ses-