Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-29
Now is the time to get an
exceptionally fine suit at the
Elevator Store, they have just
received a very fine line, and
they have just what you want.

Elevator Store, they have just
received a very fine line, and
they have just what you want.
Miss Mary V. Graft, of Sleepy Eye,
Minnesota, will be at the Hotel Web
ster with the most complete line of Arr
needle work ever exhibited in the north
west. Ladies invited to call October 4,
to 10th.
Mrs. +. M. Colby arrived in the city
Friday night, she has been making a
tour of the west in the hope of regain
ing her health. She will remain here a
couple Of weeks, her daughter accom-
panied her. They are at present the
guests of Geo. w. Lemon.
o. w. Treyon, of Minneapolis, a son
of president Treyon of the Reliance
Grain company, arrived in this city
Tuesday, having become proficient in
the Office work he came out TO learn the
buying end of the business and is under
an able tutor, Peter Wagner the COM
pany's auditor for this district.
The property known as the Wallace
block is now offered for sale or exchange
for farm property, anyone wishing to
buy or exchange for farm land, inquire
or write to Il. w. Taylor, Aberdeen,
South Dakota, or at the Wallace block
of Mrs. ID. e. Wallace, Webster.
The wrestling match last Friday
night was not very largely attended.
The pleminary was a trial of skill and
the best man won. The main feature
of the evening was a splendid exhibit
ton but it was evident to all who knew
anything about such events that the
most money was bet on the poorest
man.
T. G.. Resum an old time friend of DR.
Sorbel of this city who has visited here
many times, was out hunting with his
two children at their present home in
the Alberta country and his fourteen
year old son taking the gun out of the
the buggy accidently discharged the
weapon and received the full charge of
shot in his left breast. The daughter
went for a doctor and got lost return
ing and DR.. Resum spent the night
alone with his SON who died before
morning from loss of blood.
James McFadden met with a severe
accident Friday, he was attacked by a
bull and suffered a dislocation of his
shoulder, after the animal had
knocked him down he stepped on Mes
smashing it so badly it had to be
amputated. The only thing that saved
Mr.. McFadden further injury and
possibly his life, was that his boy
rushed TO the scene fiourishing a stick,
the bull took after the boy who escaped
through the fence. DR.. H. A. Peabody
was summoned and fixed Mr.. McFadden
up and at this writing he is getting
along nicely.
Roger Campbell, the 9-year- old son of
A. w. Campbell, had a narrow escape
from being burned to death Sunday
morning about l0:30 o'clock. His par
had just started for church when
they heard screams in the kitchen of
their house and ran back to find out
what was the trouble. They found the
kitchen ON fire and Roger, who had
been trying to ~extinguish the flames,
badly burned on the right arm and the
right half of his body. The cause of
fire is attributed to a can of gasoline
which became ignited in an unknown
manner No damage was caused by
fire. Although Roger is badly
burned, his condition is not serious
News.
Last Saturday Oscar and Walter
two sons of William Magnus,
this city, went out to Antelope lake
for a duck hunt. The boys put the
boat in the lake and Oscar got in the
and Walter remained upon the
shore. About eleven o'clock or a little
while Oscar was polling the boat
about the lake he noticed that his gun
mad caught in some weeds and was
dragged out of the boat, he
grabbed for the gun and got it by the
muzzle and pulled it toward him and in
some manner it was discharged and the
full charge of shot took effect in his
right arm between the shoulder and the
elbow. The boy did not lose conscious.
but commenced to cry for help
md finally attracted his brothers atten-
ton. When Walter reached him the
boat was nearly full of water, this was
Dailed out and then the young boy made
Tor the shore with his brother who had
lost consciousness after aid had reached
him. When Walter reached the buggy
his brother who is much larger
than he is by an almost super human
Effort he succeeded in getting him into