Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-02-18

ana Merchants Bank.
Miss Mable Alley Tuesday evening
entertained a number of her young
friends at a valentine party. The ven
ing was very pleasantly spent with
music and cards. Very nice refresh
ments were served and all present report
a most enjoyable time.
j.. ID. Wood and wife have returned
from their business visit ut Baldwin,
Wis. Their hotel there was so badly
damaged by water at the time Of the
recent fire that they found it advisable
TO close il until warm weather when
the necessary repairs will be made.
j. w. Beachy, who is now a festive
knight of the grip representing a Chi
cago firm, spent n couple of days in the
city last week visiting old friends and
doing a little business ON the side.
John was a resident of Webster back in
the sos in the employ of John Norton.
The Woman's Thursday Club at their
meeting at the home of Mrs. Josephus
Alley Tuesday evening departed from
their usual custom and permitted their
husbands to attend. A colonial supper
was arranged>and to say that all had a
most enjoyable time would be express
ing it mildly.
Il. w. Taylor Tuesday moved his law
| I,I~a,- 20 Ahn,1ann WHARF no hnc
entered into a law partnership with
Ex-Judge A. w. Campbell. Mr.. Taylor
is an able attorney and will be much
missed IN this community. The family
will not move to the Hub City until the
early summer.
DR.. Mathews, of Groton, wac in the
city last Friday. He stated that at the
last race meeting proceeding his visit
here that ''Vane" formerly the prop
erty of w. f. Smith, of this city was an
easy victor in the races given by the
Groton association.
The case of Herman Holmquist VS.
John Douglas, which was on trial when
we went to press last week, was the
last case tried and the jury disagreed,
Judge Mccoy continued the other cases
over the term and court adjourned until
April A, 1904.
Andrew Loe, X. Siverton and p.
Hildahl went to Webster last evening.
Next Monday they will be joined by FL.
G. Raffelson, o. j. Sletten and M. j.
Nygaard and together go on to Duluth
where the three latter named gentlemen
will purchase lumber for the new grain
and lumber company. -Pierpopt Signal.
Judge j. III. Mccoy returned last
night from Webster where he had been
holding court for nearly three weeks.
The docket was not cleaned up at the
session and an adjournment was taken
until April, when a number of cases
will be tried. Court begins at Sisseton
next Tuesday.-Aberdeen News, Satur-
day.
County Auditor Egeland returned
Tuesday morning from Minneapolis.
Mr.. Egeland was accompanied home by
his brother, Bartlett, who had been in
one of the city hospitals for some time,
where an operation was performed.
The operation was successful and the
young man is rapidly regaining his
health.
AT last reports the well-drillers were
down about 400 feet OH the town well.
What appears to be a good flow has
been struck but the drill will be sent
considerably deeper so that the best
I possible vein of water can be secured.
Two crews will now be put on, so that
the work will be kept up night and day
and matters pushed along as fast as
possible Bristol Tribune.
T. J. Dyke, of this city, has accepted
his old position with the firm Of Brown
g. Saenger, Of Sioux Falls, and is again
on the road. Mr.. Dyke is a good sales
man and has many friends throughout
the state who will be glad to see him
again. Mr.. Oscar Grue is looking after
the abstract business of Mr.. Dyke dur
ing that gentleman's absence which is a
guarantee that everything is all right.
The teachers of the county met at the
school house last Saturday and had a
very enjoyable day. The program was
very interesting and every number was
well rendered. The teachers meetings
bring the instructors Of the county
together and the exchange of ideas
materially benefit the schools and we
are glad to say that the teachers gen.
orally appreciate them and the attend
ance at each succeeding meeting is
larger than the one previous.
Last Monday the members OF the
various school boards of the county met
in the court room of the new court
house. The meeting was very generally
attended. The discussions we're all
entered into with spirit and evidenced
that the school officers of this county
took a great deal Of interest in their
work. State Superintendent Nash was