Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-05-14
From wauhay Clipper.


e. A. wearne was here from Webster
Saturday.
4. Dyke OF webster transacted
business in our burg yesterday.
Len Goodwin spent couple Of days
in Webster the first Of the week.
VIM. Fraze and wife came over from
Webster Saturday for q visit with Mr..
Fraze's brother, Gus.
NJ. Rexford returned to his old stamp
ing ground again Wednesday morning.
He says he may stay here. Here's
hopin.
Smith &s Warner have sold ont their
business to a man by the name Of
Graham from Webster, who will take
possession soon.
The little son of Gus Fraze, living
southwest Of town, fell from ladder
Tuesday sustaining a compound fracture
of his leg just above the knee It's
pretty hard for the little fellow, but
with proper care he win pull through
all right.
w. III. Jones starts today with his
household goods and family for Ogilyie,
MINI, where he has purchased land.
Mr.. Jones and family viii find many
new friends no doubt in their adopted
home but they will never find more or
warmer friends than they leave behind.
Chas Thesis reports letter from his
son, Henry, recently stating that he is
getting on finely with his claim near
Madina, N. D. and that Carl Maron
arrived safely with his carload of goods.
Hope the boys viii like the country
Jet Day county is hard to beat.
Doc HsIlebrand was In town Satur-
day, to meet his son, Clarence, who
arrived in company with his sister. Mrs.
Lillian Becker, and her daughter from
IseMars, Iowa. Clarence has been visit
ing his ssster at the, latter place for q
short time, on his way here from
Princeton, N. q, and win spend the
summer on his fathers ranch.
Peter Tucker began work on the
masonry Of the new steel bridge, to be
built on the grade northwest of town
MonG~ y, He has force of six men at
work and win push matters to speedy
finish. He requested as to give notice
that in about week the bridge would
be closed to the public, for short time
Gully: but that notice would be posted
on the roads leading to the bridge. tell
ing how TO get around the lake while
the bridge is torn up, SO that travel
would not be entirely cut Off during
that time.
Alfred Peterson and family had quite
d scare Sunday evening which might
have resulted disastro sly They were
coming into town and when in front Of
the Atherton residence the pole Of the
carriage dropped to the ground and the
team began to run down the hill to the
north. With great presence of mind
Mr.. Peterson held the team close to the
buggy and kept them in the grade when
the team got loose from the buggy and
swung around against the fence. The
buggy stopped just on the edge Of the
grade and the ladies and children got
ont none the worse for the mishap but
most thoroughly frightened. 1t was a
call but happily came cas all right.
In assuming editorial management Of
the Clipper and introducing myself to
its readers, make no pretenoe toward
q fancifnl display of words but wish
simply to state that the character and
nature CT the paper will remain as here
tofore, purely republican in principles.
I shall not endeavor to set the world
abIaze with sparks from my pencil, but,
am determined to work faithfully
toward building up local newspaper
such as readers OF country papers
delight in shall make it my duty to
publish aIl--or as nearly all as possible
1.-The matters Of local interest that can
be gathered. Not 70 tell all the truth
about everyone. for ! would not do that
about myself, but to give reliable news
Of local happenings, is the principal
object have in view. And to succeed
in making the Clipper an up-to-date
wideawake, newspaper, | ask simply
your hearty cooperation. II you have
an item that is interesting, tell the
printer and let the people know of it. /
am only one, and can be in but cue
place at a time. so don's be backward
abont letting me know what isgoing on.
BY this means the pater can be made a
success in that line.
Very Truly Yours,
Charles r. Black.
------------------------
ESTRAY.
A black pony colt about a year old,
~