Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-19


church will give a baking sale in the
building just south Of JAS. Rathbun's
Office on Main street Saturday after
noon.
The Bell Clothing and Shoe Store Is
not only the leading store in styles and
quality Of goods at prices that defy
competition but the proprietor is OFFER
ing an additional inducement by givi ng
away a fine clock with every $500 boys
suit.
Leslie Millhain, a brother OF Mrs. X.
l.. Irwin. who has been attending the
st. Louis Worlds Fair, stopped of
Tuesday night on his return trip to his
home in Glendale, N. d., for a visit OF
a couple Of days and q fishing excursion
to Pickerel lake.
Franklin Barber came over from Lily
last Friday evening and remained for
a couple Of days visiting with his many
friends in the county seat. During his
stay in the county seat he was the
guest of the family Of his daughter,
Mrs. s. ID. Clark.
MI. aud Mrs. Hunter, who were called
to LaPorte City, Iowa, the last OF
April by the serious illness of Mrs.
Hunts sister, returned home this week.
Mrs. Hunters sister died April Both.
The family will have the sympathy of
Webster friends.
The anniversary of the day of the
signing of the treaty of Kiel was prop
erly celebrated by the Norwegians Of
this city and vicinity by a large meet
ing at the opera house Tuesday evening.
A most enjoyable evening is reported by
all present. Refreshments were served.
l.. l.. Hoyt, of Lebanon, s. d., and
DIR. Fowler, of Lamont, Iowa, were III
this city last Thursday evening. Fri
day morning they went out to Lebanon
accompanied by Josiah J. Adams, who
will spend several days on his claim
putting in his crop.
j. L. Greer has desired to stand his
registered standard bred stallion, Star
Could" for the season of 1904 in Web
ster. The horse is of the Wilkes family
and is one of the best Hambletonians
in the state. He may be seen at j. r.
TAYLOR & Sons livery.
have a lot of clothes which were
left in my shop for cleaning and repair
ing. If the parties owning same do
not call for them on or before June lst
the clothes will be sold for the charges
against them. Having sold the business
| must get rid of these clothes 1t once.
Frank Bicykowski.
The Webster base ball team will
open the eason by a series of three
games with Ipswich in that city Fri
day, May 81, the second in Webster
Saturday, May 30, and in Bristol Sun
day, May 90. They will play Renville,
Mimi, at the Webster ball park May
81, for a purse of 800, and at Bristol
June l..
Mrs. @. T.. Hyde and Mrs. McCum-
Der, who were delegates from the Web
ster lodge to the grand lodge of the
Degree of Honor meeting held at
Brookings last week, returned home
Thursday evening. Mrs. Hyde was
selected as one of the officers of the
grand lodge.
Last Friday evening MesGames Wist,
Hauger, Hafstad, Gunderson, Long,
Holm, Anderson, Fiksdal and Lund
dropped into the home of Mrs. j.. p.
Dustrud and gave that lady a very plas-
ant surprise. Every person enjoyed the
pleasant occasion and the intruders left
a handsome tea set as a present to
remind their hostess of the day.
j. d. Wood, mine host of Hotel Web
ster, returned Monday from a months
visit in the south. During his absence
MIR. Wood spent several days at Hobart,
Ok, and reports a very pleasant visit
with A. Fl. Kramer and family. He is
much pleased with the south and has
entirely recovered his health from the
trip.
f. A. Bradley and NJ. M. Judge
attended the imported Short Horn
cattle sale at Aberdeen last Friday.
Mr.. Bradley purchased Scotch Ross
land, No. 2lS1I2, an imported 16 months
old bull calf from the famous Short
Horn cattle breeder, Amos Guickshank.
The animal is nov on exhibition at Nj.
M. Judges stable.
Mrs. Jens Peterson opened her resi-
dence last Saturday evening to a large
number OF little folks in honor of the
birthday of her little daughter and gave
one Of the happiest afternoons to the
little folks that it will be aver their
pleasure to enjoy. Ever ything was
dust lovely, and they had so many good
things to eat" is the way we heard
about 1t.
A gentleman driving a team into
Webster Monday got out Of the buggy