Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-29

interest of his company, he was accom-
panied by M. Dockstader the companies
representative at Groton. Both gentle
men formerly represented the Lund Co.
at Bristol.
David Williams, president of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of this
city, departed for Philadelphia Tuesday
night to meet with the commission, his
appointment as a member was reported
in our last weeks issue, from that city
he goes to Washington, ID. c., aud
expects to remain in the east until some
time in March.
"Money to loan from Perma-
meet School Fund, $4,000
loaned on good improved
quarter of land. Write the
county auditor for application
for loan blanks and other infor-
nation in regard to loans from
school fund"
Dr.. j. S. GoodmaEson, the dentist,
has closed his office in Webster and is
practicing his profession ON the road.
We are glad to say hat the doctor has
not left us entirely. He will be in
Webster at the Hotel Webster from
February End to the 18th prepared to do
all kinds of dental work.
Earl Lee received word Wednesday
that his brother George Lee, who is
running a bowling alley at Fethington,
N. D., was seriously injured and had to
be taken to a hospital at Minneapolis.
Roy Lee is running a barber shop in
connection with the bowling alley and
billiard hall. -Milbank Herald Advance.
VIM. Egeland Monday purchased the
H. o. WicSre residence property it the
first ward. Wonder what's going TO
happen? We know of no alarming
symptoms, still there are several things
we don't know. Will says he simply
bought it as an investment. Mr..
Wickre we understand contemplates
building in the spring.
There never has been a dentist in this
part of the state who has been IS sue
cessful and done as good work as Doctor
Goodmanson. Everyone speaks most
highly of the work he has done for
them. He will be in town Monday,
Feb. 2, and stay all week. You will
find his Office at the Hotel Webster,
where he will be prepared to do all
kinds of dental work.
Fred S. Pew, of the Day County Land
Co. of Andover, is attending court.
Fred says his firm have assurance of an
extensive movement in Day county real
estate this season, that Andover is boom
ing with a $4,000 hotel in course of
construction, a 1000 opera house and
other extensive and substantial improv-
ments contemplated. Webster will have
to look well to her laurels or Andover
will become the metropolis of Day
county.
Ephraim Beachy returned Saturday
from a trip to Bismarck. He was mp
looking over the coal fields in that
vicinity. Eph says they are mining a
fine quality of Ignite that is being quite
generally used in the vicinity of the
mines. He met many who were using
it and all told him it gave satisfaction.
The cost at the mines is about $3.50 per
ton. At Eureka they are using a great
deal of North Dakota coal; it retails
there at from 81 to So per ton
Sam Calmenson departed for Monte
video, Mimi, Thursday night to take
charge of his brother Pills business in
that city for a month or six weeks. The
latter gentleman has been a sufferer
from rheumatism for some time past
and will go TO Hot Springs at Mt. Glenn
mems, Mich, for treatment. While we
are perfectly willing to loan Sammy to
Montevideo for a time under the circum-
stances, we shall insist on their handling
him gently as lie was raised a pet.
The dance at the opera house Wednes-
day evening was well attended and a
pronounced success from every point of
view. Ths music rendered by Cooks
Orchestra is pronounced by the dancers
to be the best ever in the hall, The
boys have a right to feel proud of the
success of their first effort. We hope
after the demonstration Wednesday
evening no one will think of employing
any other than Cooks Orchestra when
irst-class music is desired for an enter
tainment.
We learn from Mr.. G.. B. Hallock
that James, who left here last June, is
now in Everett, Wash, having worked
his way there on a bridge construction
gang in the employ of the Northern
Pacific Railway Company, after spend
ing most of the fall in the Flathead
valley in Montana. In Everett he is