Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-22


repairing shoes, upstairs over Hammer
bacher 81 Company's hardware store.
kinds OH short order.
Nick Grossman.
Don't fail to hear Sarah ID. Blotcky
the popular dramatic ~reciter, imperso-
nator and monologist in MRS. Wigs
of the Cabbage Patch" at the Methodist
church Friday, September 30th.
Now is the time to get an
exceptionally fine suit at the
Elevator Store, they have just
received a very fine line, and
they have just what you want.
/ have a complete up to date j. l.
Case thre shing rig, with stacker
blower, weigher aud automatic self
feeder, which / will sell or lease to be
operated OH shares. Call on or address
Conrad Kohlhase, Webster, South
Dakota.
The property known as the Wallace
block is now offered for sale or exchange
for farm property, anyone wishing to
buy or exchange for farm land. inquire
or write 10 e w. Taylor, Aberdeen,
South Dakota, or at the Wallace block
of alrs. ID. f. Wallace, Webster.
There is but one brand of the genuine
Cross Creek Lehigh hard coal. 1t is
mined in the heart of the Lehigh region
by Coke Bros. d Co. and sold by them
direct to +. A. Wearne who is their
agent for Webster. 1t is sold at the
same price as the poorer grades of
anthracite.
The entertainment given by the
Sanford Dodge company at the opera
house last Saturday evening was one
of the best if not the very best thing
that has ever been rendered in Webster.
Every member of the caste was very
good and it is TO be regretted hat the
house was small.
Last Thursday French Bros. lost a
separator by fire on the Morgan place
1o19 miles south of Waubay, Melven
French was in charge of the rig as
engineer, the fire caught from the
engine while he was at dinner. the fire.
man who was alone with the rig at the
time got ratified and pumped cold water
into the boiler and run down the steam
until he had not power enough to pull
out the separator. The loss will
amount to about $1,000 with no insur-
ance.
w. H. Chard aud w. M. Krause went
to Minneapolis Monday night in
response to a message reporting the
serious condition of Miss Hulda Booth,
their sister-in-law who recently under.
went a surgical operation at the
Swedish hospital in that city. A letter
from Mr.. Chard Tuesday conveys the
news that Miss Booth is better. Hei
sisters Mr.. Krause and Mrs. Chard will
visit her on their husbands return. HeI
many Webster friends will wish the
young lady a speedy recovery.
One Of the finest displays of fruit that
we have seen since we came to South
Dakota was on exhibition at DR.. @. E
Brooks Office the past week which
came from the farm of Henry Ash neal
Butler. Apples, plums and Siberian
crab apples, all are hard aud sound and
we are informed that trees two years
old will yield about two bushels. South
Dakota is certainly a fine variety ant
Mr.. Ash has one of the best orchards
in the northern part of the state.
Owing to the ill health of Mrs.
Tragitt, the rector of the Episcopal
church, Rev. HI. Nelson Tragitt, ha.
been obliged to go east, and may be
absent an indefinite period, and conse.
quently there will be no services in the
church until further notice. The fam,
lily go to Trenton, N. Y, and it is sin.
cerely hoped by the Pensioners and
friends that the change of climate will
result in Mrs. Tragitt's complete restor-
alton of observation-disclosures Herald
Advance.
A f. Anderson has recently been on
a land inspection our to Webster, s. ID
He brought with him home a number
OF samples of the grain and corn grow.
ing in that vicinity which have been
left at the Republican office. Some
splendid barley shown is from land on
which nineteen consecutive crops had
been raised without fe~rtilizing. The
corn, too, is of fine quality and the
wheat would have been except for the
rust. Mr.. Anderson says he has lever
seen better agricultural land anywhere
the rich loan being from eighteen
inches to several feet deep, and beneath
Is clay subsoil. The products brought
home Cortoiplv ovN..l .-~u -