Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-11

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awful depraved individual that will
steal a dog that has been kept by his
owner all the year in anticipation OF the
hunting season, but such individuals
exist and it pays to watch your dog.
The young ladies of this city gave a
very fine musical entertainment at the
opera house last Friday evening for the
benefit of st. Mary's guild putting ON
the operetta Cinderella. Every part
was well taken and each Young lady is
highly spoken Of by those who attended.
/ have a complete up TO date j. l..
Case threshing rig, with stacker
blower, weigher and automatic self
feeder, which / will sell or lease TO be
operated on shares. Call on or address
Conrad Kohlhase, Webster, South
Dakota.
A great many Indians came in from
the reservation last Friday to witness
the ball game Saturday between the
Sioux Indians and the local team.
They were for the most part very much
disgusted. One said: "Ough, no Ind
ian, poor white man, play ball no
good"
Adam Sheelar aud daughter, OF South
Bear, n. Y, arrived Wednesday even
ing TO spend two months visiting with
the family of his brother, viii. Mr..
Sheelar expressed great surprise to find
South Dakota covered with crops, as
he says he expected to find SUI burned
prairie.
Frank Bramble, deputy public exam
liner dropped into Webster last Friday
night and remained until Saturday
when he accompanied Mrs. Bramble,
who had been visiting here for a couple
of weeks. to their home at Watertown,
| Miss Lillian Lancaster went with them
to WATERFOWL and will remain until
school opens.
Mrs. H G. Doscher and Mrs. f. r.
Huntington, of Platteville, Wis, who
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Huntington, expects TO leave for their
homes Sunday night. Mrs. S. w.
Huntington will accompany them as
far as Webster and will thence go to
Pickeeel lake for a visit with Mrs.
Percy Peabody. = Aberdeen News,
Aug. g..
Miss Blanche Irwin, of Glendale,
was III Aberdeen this morning on hel
way home from Pickerel lake, where
she had been visiting the family of w.
l. Irwin. Miss Irwin broke the record
for pike fishing at Pickerel, hooking
and landing the largest fish of the kind
ever caught there, the pike weighing
something over eight pounds. -Aber.
deem News, Aug. 6.
Last Sunday afternoon Game Warden
Chapman took a drive into the country
and discovered Theodore Wicke in the
act of shooting ducks. The young man
was placed under arrest and taken
before Justice Malmberg Monday morn.
ing who fined him ten dollars and costs
The three birds cost the young man
eighteen dollars. Game out of season
is a luxury in this county.
wish to extend my sincere appreci.
alton to one and all for the effort made
to save my barn during last Sundays
fire. Hoping that / may never be called
on to do likewise, but in case there
should be need for such, will surely
respond.
Very respectfully,
Emmett Forbes.
Frank King, who was insurance com
missioner under Governor Lee, wa
transacting business in this city thii
week. He is now on the road for tn,
State Publishing company of Pierre
Frank gave the editor quite a surpris'
by announcing that he was a fullfiedgeC
republican these days. When we las
knew the gentleman he vas conducting
a populist paper as a side issue to tn
insurance commissioners office.
Sunday afternoon an alarm of fir
was turned in caused by a blaze in
small barn belonging to Emmett Forbes
The department responded prompt
and made the attachment with the hos
at John Williams corne but there wa
not sufficient hose to reach the fire an
the only thing left for the department
was to watch the barn consumed an
see that the flames did not spread {
other buildings. The fire is supposed I
have been caused by the small boy wit
matches.
Owing to the fact that it has bee
impossible to get sufficient water frol
the well at the power house to suppl
the needs of the city, a mass meeting {
the citizens was called at the oper
honse last night to discuss ways an
means. The matter was quite general