Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-04-28

heN. II. VI. II. ittiiiiiauU Will ucllNci
a lecture at the opera house Friday
evening, April 80, for the benefit of the
base ball association. Subject, Meta
physical Interpretation of the bible"
General admission 25 cents.
o. w. Renshaw, chairman of the
t~elegraphers committee for this division
of the railroad employees organization,
arrived in this city Tuesday and spent
the day very pleasantly with Agent
Bradley and the other boys at the
station.
+. III. Taylor, of the World force, is
nursing a very sore thumb. He was
out shooting and winged a large hawk,
he picked the bird up by the wing and
it stuck its tallons into his thumb, the
result is a very sore and badly swollen
hand and arm.
Captain Watson on Tuesday pur-
chased of VIM. Kading his fancy driv-
ing horse. The animal is the best
driver in Day county and the captain
will make EN- all go some on the road
to and from the lakes during the COM
ing outing season.
j. NJ. She,an, Who has been employed
with w. G.. Wagner for three months,
has accepted his former position with
the Deering people at Aberdeen and
will m work there next Mon
day. Jerry has made hosts of friends
here who will wish him success.
f. w. Taylor has purchased lots east
of J.. II. Jackson's residence ON Seventh
avenue east and has let the contract for
the erection of a modern residence to
cost between $4,000 and 5000, work
on which will begin as soon as the
weather permits. Aberdeen News.
George Hammerbacker and Sam Cal
menson returned from their trip to
their North Dakota homes Wednesday
evening. While on the farm George
HammerLacher fell from the top story
of his handsome residence he is con-
structing thereon but fortunately
escaped without injury.
A slight wreck occurred on the rail
road between here and Waubay Mon
day. A local train was distributing
ties and in some III one OF the
ties got under the wheels and four care
were pulled off from the track and it
took the wrecking crew four hours to
get the road open. No one was injured.
Horatio, the son of Rev. Tragitt, met
with an accident Wednesday. He fell
in such a manner as to badly strain the
wrist and arm. No bones were broken
but the arm is partially paralyzed, it il
thought that the injury will not be
permanent as at this writing he is much
improved.
Game Warden Chapman was a visitor
at Pickerel lake on Saturday. His sol
is looking after violators of the law in
that territory and avs he has no trouble
now that would-be violators have dis
covered that any and all Infringement
on restrictions provided by law will b.
prosecuted.
The following from this section will
attend the convention tomorro was dele
gates: Ole Teiten, Geo. Fossum
Union; W.. II. Woodland, Andrew
Ottum, +. p. Martin, Homer; l.. w
Hastings, III. p. Holcomb, Pennington
j. g. Ewald, X. L. Folsom, Pierpont.-
Pierpont Signal.
John Il. Haugen and wife spent Sun.
day with friends at B~rookings. They
made the trip with John Crisp in his
automobile and were just about three
hours in making the fcrty-two miles
They returned home in the evening
reaching Dell Rapids shortly after
o'clock. Dell Rapids Times.
9. S. Payne came up from Redfeld
s. d., Saturday evening and spent the
first few days of this week in this city
The family have moved their house
held effects to Redfeld where they vii
make their future home. We regret t
lose this estimable family and hope tina
their future may always be cast il
pleasant and profitable places.
John Norton, a well-known bushes,
man of Webster, passed through thil
city Friday last week on his return
from Southern California. Mr.. Norton
says thas there is plenty Of beautiful
climate TO spare in California, but tina
business conditions are not of a suffi
GENTLY encouraging character to warran'
a person to settle there unless he has i
pretty good bank account.-Milbanl
Review.
J.. 7. Goodwin has been having seri
Gus trouble for several months with one
of the fingers Oh his right hand. HI
has tried all of the remedies known t.
the medical fraternity to effect a cure
but the finger got no better and hi
suffered intense pain most of the time
Last Saturday morning he had IL ampu