Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26

Messrs. Dolan, Prieb and McKennett
arrived in the city today and will visit
the session for few days.
The "third" house was organized
Tuesday evening and a great deal of fun
was enjoyed by all present.
The Ladies of the Maccabees gave a
very pleasant dance in the parlors of the
Locke Hotel Monday evening.
Rev. Lyman, who was chaplain of the
senate during the populist session went
to Rochester, Mimi, for an operation
Tuesday.
1t is evident that the bill which pro-
vides that no hunter can take more
than fifteen birds out of the state will
surely pass the legislature.
South Dakota now has state flower,
the anemone. We will be compelled to
call it flower henceforth for the legis-
lature has by law SO dignifed it.
J. r. Tomlison Jr., the pushing editor
of the Argus Leader, made his first visit
during the present legislature this week,
coming up Monday night and staying
for two days.
The german given by the Early Hour
Dancing Club at the Loucke last Thurs
day evening is said to have been the
most pleasant and the SWEETEST" social
event ever given in South Dakota.
T. J. Dyke, who gained a state
acquaintance while travelling for Brown
& Saenger, of Sioux Falls, was here
from Webster for a couple of days last
week shaking hands with many friends
Sheriff Laughlin returned Monday
night from Galveston, Texas, with a
man by the name of Trsmbo, who is
charged with having kidnapped his own
children from his wife, who resides near
De Grey, in this county.
One of the amusing features of the
arguments of the, insurance companies
against the valued policy bill was that
it was against the welfare of the people.
These representatives are very solicit
tous for the people at the present time.
Representative Elliott, who was so
seriously injured by a fall on the icy
sidewalks early in the session, is at his
home in Turner county and his con-
dition is said to be such that he will not
return to Pierre during the present
session.
The appropriation for public build
ing in this city has been raised in the
Unites States senate to $1,000 and
Congressman Burke advises Pierre peo-
pie that he is all but sure that it will
meet with favorable consideration in
the house.
An alarm of fire was turned in to the
Pierre fire department Sunday, occa-
stoned by small blaze in the basement
of the Riverview hotel. The depart
ment responded promptly but there was
no need for their services when they
reached the building.
One of the features of the present
session that causes a great deal of favor
able comment is the fact that there has
been less gambling done than at any
legislative session in South Dakota's
history. So poor has been the business
that some of the gambling concerns have
closed their doors
G. Z. BesancoD, who was clerk of the
committee on appropriations of the sem
ate of two years ago, but is at present
one of ti4o pruprietors of the Free Press
of this city, in some way got his hand
caught in his press the past week when
getting out his paper and severely
injured some of the fingers on his right
hand. 1t is thought he will be COM
PEELED to lose one of the fingers at the
first joint,