Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-26

Man 49,
thing this spring we can sell you your
hardware as cheap, or cheaper. than
anybody, having bought our builders
hardware before the advance, we are on
the inside track, and intend to keep it.
JAS. Peterson g. Company.
j. X Lockhart, formerly commits
sioner of school and public lands of this
state, who was spending a few days in
his former home in Grant county, came
over to Webster and spent Sunday with
several persons who were residents of
Grant county in former days.
Thomas Jackson, who was for years
employed in this city as butcher for
Siglinger & Wist but who has been
employed at Bristol the past two years,
has returned to this city and accepted
the place made vacant by the resigna-
tion of Peter Meng in Charles Bahr's
shop.
Peter Meng, until recently a partner
with Charles Bahr in the butcher bust
ness in this city, departed Wednesday
on the noon train for Aberdeen. Mr..
Meng has not decided where he will
make his future home. He leaves a
large number of friends here who will
wish him success
Miss Grace Demmery vas taken very
ill Thursday with hemorrhage of the
lungs. Since that day the young lady
has had several attacks and has grown
veryweak. Everything known to our med
ical profession has been done to relieve
her. 1T is very doubtful should the
attacks be renewed if the young lady
will survive.
F. L. Cutting, George Odell and son.,
of Waubay, S. D., old acquaintance of
the writer, passed through here Tues
day enroute for Mandan on a prospect
ing tour for North Dakota dirt. They
reported that our fine rain on Monday
reached as far south as Aberdeen
Medina, N. D., Leader.
A. T, Cooper went down to Mime
apolis Saturday evening, returning
home Monday morning. His grand
mother, Mrs. Matilda Brown, of Har-
ward, Illinois, accompanied him home.
If Mrs. Brown finds that this city is
agreeable to her she will probably make
her home with her grandson here.
The old Indian Feeble, who resides
near Pickerel lake, was in this city
Monday trying to identify the boy that
shot and killed his dog with a small
rifle Sunday. He could not find the
boy. 1t is a shame for boys to go out to
the lake and kill the birds with these
small rifles and they should be stopped.
Ray Waters left Monday night for
Bradley where he has been engaged to
do the pitching for the Bradley ball
team for two months. Ray is one of
the best amateur twirlers in the state,
and it would not surprise us in the
least if he would find his way into the
league teams before long.-Langford
Bugle.
A young mother with a baby in her
arms attempted to board a moving train
at this station this morning. For
tunately the conductor saw her and
made her desist in her efforts and
stopped the train and permitted her to
get on. Mother and child might have
been ground under the wheels by max
ing one misstep.
While the family of Jens Peterson
were out driving last Thursday evening
an automobile passed the team and it
became u~nmanageable. The driver
tried to control them but one of the
lines broke. The whole family were
tipped out of the carriage but fortu-
nately none were injured. The team
then ran to the barn. The carriage was
a sorry looking sight.
The social given by the members of
st Mary's guild at the home of Mrs. d.
B. Compton, Tuesday evening, was not
as largely attended as it would have
been had the weather been more favor
able. The program was very interest
ing and highly appreciated by those
present. Very nice refreshments were
served at the close of the program.
The annual encampment of the 9th
division, department of South Dakota,
will be held in Sisseton June Is to 81
inclusive. For entertainment the
people of Sisseton have arranged a two
days race meeting the IS and 20, and
offer $780, 90 in purses for the differ
ent events Another feature will be a
base ball game each day. A good time
is anticipated.
Mrs. Dewitt @. Kidder and children
have returned home from Ravinna,
Nebraska. They were called there
about a month since to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Kidder's sister, Mrs.
Harry p. Hook, who had died in a
surgical operation at a santarium in
Lincoln, Neb. All Day county people
will deeply sympathize with Mrs. Kid
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