Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-02-25

ana Merchants Bank.
Mrs. f.. G.. Newell and daughters,
Marie and Ida May, of Mellette, arrived
in the city Sunday to spend the week
as the guests of the lady's cousin, j. ID.
| Wood.
Don't buy IA smut machiue for eight
or ten dollars when you can buy II for
$500 that is guaranteed to kill all the
smut or money refunded. Carlson &
Hunter.
WA Abbott was a visitor from
Waubay Wednesday evening. Will
! has lost his handsome moustache and
had to be introduced to many of his
friends.
NJ. ReXford, of Waubay, attended the
business mems meeting at Aberdeen
last Thursday evening stopped off here
Friday and spent the day with Webster
friends.
The Webster people who attended the
business mems association al Aberdeen
last Thursday evening pronounce it n
of the most pleasant social events of
the winter.
j. o. Haugland, an attorney from
Montevideo, Mimi, was in this city
Wednesday. IL was in Mr.. Haugland's
Office that States Attorney Anderson
first began the study of law.
st. Mary's Guild met with Mrs. r.. l..
Irwin last Thursday afternoon. Owing
to Lent no refreshments We're served.
They meet this week on Friday with
Mrs. p. d. Peabody.
Wednesday afternoon at the Lense-
graf home near this city little Knut
Kornstad was playing in the yard and
a hayrack was overturned and fell on
him breaking one of his legs. Particu-
lars are meagre at this time.
Everybody who heard the open air
concert by the city band Monday moor
all say hat the music furnished was
the best ever heard in this city. IL the
boys continue together until fall we
will have the best band in the state.
Mrs. A. NJ. McCumber, mother of
VIM. McCumber, of this city, who has
been visiting in this city for some time,
was called home to Tripoli, Iowa, last
Thursday evening by a telegram which
stated that her daughter was very ill.
There will be a special service i'll
remembrance of the Holy Passion at
the German Friends church on Friday
March 4, and regular preaching service
on Sunday, March -, both exercises at
1880 n. m. e. c.. II. Peithmann Pastor.
Nels j.. Lindgren was a visitor from
his home near Strand last Friday. Mr..
Lindgren is enthusiast on the prospects
of the Watertown and Webster railroad
and predicts that it will be in operation
before another winter comes around.
The schools gave an excellent pro-
gram at their excuses last Friday after
noon in honor of Washington's birth
day. One very pleasing feature was
the patriotic short talk of l.. III. Wood
worth which was highly appreciated by
scholars and adults.
Married-At Milbank Tuesday, Feb
ruary %. 1904, Mr.. Charles Otto David
son, to Miss Anna Westgaard. Both
parties are old residents of Day county
and are well known in this city, they
have the best wishes of their many
friends in their journey through life.
Gerald w. Teyen, representing the
Pitner Gasoline Lighting company, OF
Chicago, ILL.,, was in this city Tuesday
taking orders. The gentleman was
formerly a teacher in the schools of
this city and has many friends here
who were glad to renew their former
acquaintance.
w. II. Matthews departed Tuesday
morning for Evarts where he hopes to
make a lease Of one Of the leading
hotels. BILLY" is very popular with
with the travelling public and is "a sue
cess as a landlord. His many friends
made during his residence in Webster
will wish him prosperity.
Frank Sears returned from Sisseton
last Saturday evening where he was
one of the attorneys for the defense in
the State of South of Dakota against
John Goodboy, an Indian charged with
murder, for killinga white man between
Enemy Swim lake and Sisseton last
fall. When Mr.. Sears returned the
jury was still out, but he received a
telephone message Monday stating that
his client had been acquitted.
Word was received in. this city last
week hat James p. Lilly now has "A
very nice position i'll Redfield. The
family had rented a house and wrote TO
Minneapolis where they had stored their
household goods to have them forwarded
to Redfield, but received a letter which
stated that the warehouse and their
goods had been consumed by fire. The
Webster friends of the family will
rejoice in their good fortune and regret
their loss.