Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL,


Conductor Raymond, who runs on the
III. 81 ID. between Aberdeen and MINNIE
} apolis, but no particulars were obtaina-
BILE. Aberdeen News.
This part of South Dakota has just
enjoyed ..raillion dollar rain Unlike
the rains farther south little earlier III
the season, this one means million
dollars in the pockets OF the farmers
jqstead Of d million dollars damages %
crops and property. There are million
dollar rains and million dollar rains. E
South Dakota gets the rightsort -Aber-
deem News.
Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Haugen, who were
married at Rushford, Mimi, on the 9th
inst, arrived Saturday. After spending
d few days at Rushford they paid visit
to relatives ait St. Ansgar, Iowa, and
Oldham, S. .. Mr.. Haugen's many
friends gave him hearty greeting and
cordially welcomed his bride 70 her new
home here. They viii board with Mrs
Law for the present. Dell Rapids Trib-
une.
Sunday morning Rev. Hunt, of Web
ster, preached the baccalanreate sermon.
The reverend gentleman is an eloquent
and forcible speaker, and his splendid
address was brim full of good advice
and appropriate suggestions to the mem
bers OF the graduating classes. The
music at both services Sunday was ex-
ceptionally fine, In the evening Rev.
Hunt delivered the address to the socie-
ties. -Redfield Journal Observer.
While gallantly leading charge mp
Bunker Hill Saturday afternoon the
mount upon which Major McDougall
was riding took offense at the noise and
confusion and began to do some high
somersaults in the air. This kind Of
warfare was too much for the major
and he gracefully went straight up and
Lit on solid earth, with the hilt Of his
sword beneath him The fallwas hard
one and wrought some injury to the
back Of the good major. He was picked
mp from the field and carried to the hos
pital, where he received good care and
was soon able to be around camp again.
watertown Public Opinion.
The Groton bali team came up Friday
and demonstrated that they could play
ball all round Sans Colts, and relieved
the local sports Of considerable of their
loose change. Groton outplayed Web.
ster IL the principal reason we can
assign for their winning the game
Aside from q compile Of bad innings II
was d good exhibition of ball, but it
clearly demonstrated that Webster is
weak. with the stick The score was
seven to three In favor of Groton- Our
boys say we are notnext to the game,
they just had an off day and win show
us how it's done when they meet the
Groton team at Bristol July 4, but they
will have to before we change our mind.
The most pleasing feature of the game
was that it was entirely free from jalg-
ling, kicking aud rag chewing, and the
very quiet manner in which Mike Bow
Ter rooted for III SssGsstoli boys.
From Bradley Globe.
Miss Mable Rogers went to Webster
last Thursday evening. She il visiting
relatives at that place and will remain
for d week.
"A. q. Long and sister, Mrs. Olney,
visited at Marshall Longs near Webster
last Friday
a.. w. Flanders and wife were at
Webster visiting and enjoying a short
outing at the lakes.
@. r. Huestis jr went to Webster
Friday night to join the fishing party at
Enemy Swim. For some reason not
reported TO us he returned Sunday
morning without any fish,
Aleck Phelps went to Webster Thurs
day evening. He visited friends and
relatives aud took in the celebration on
Saturday On Sunday he Joined the
fishing party at Enemy Swim.
Another fishing party went over to-
Enemy Swim last week The party
consisted Of Geo. LeCouns, Geo. Gray,
Albert Bartlett, 7. M LeCount, Jno
Schuster, Ross Kinyon, Aleck Phelps,
Chas. Huestis. and +. F. Kinyon They
will be absent for week and the Nsh in
the lakes north OF Webster will, no
doubt, have to suffer When such expert
spickerel chasers get after them
The Wires Were Crossed.
The extent to which the agricultural