Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-09

duuOuICluB Tie LldIIldSt VI MISS Dcah
O'Connor and George Minche, in
Chicago, June LIST. Miss O'Connor is
well known in Webster, having visited
here a number of with Mrs.
l.. G. Ochsenreiter. During her visits
here the lady made many friends who
will hope for future happiness.
The circus is passed and the next big
doings in Webster begin on July 9Th
and last four days. You will miss half
Of your life if you miss the grand street
carnival which takes place July 6, Z, s
and 8. The features will be advertised
later. The company employed to fur
nish the entertainment is considered
one of.the best on the road.
L. L. South, of this city, has been
trying an experiment in making tires
for automobiles. He used what is
termed by printers as roller composition
and says that it works very well but
it fiattens when the machine is left
standing for any length Of time. This
however is not very Objectionable as
the tire will assume its ordinary shape
after it has been run for a few miles.
E. H. Hoyt, of Lebanon, dropped of
in Webster for a few days visit with
friends Tuesday evening, and incidently
to attend the circus. He was on his
way from a visit with relatives in Man
chester, Iowa. Mr.. Hoyt has just
returned from the St. Louis Worlds
fair at st. Louis and says the exhibits
there are very incomplete as yet.
w. F. Kading depsite the fact he is
building a new brick on his lot on Main
street, is still doing business and invites
his old customers and as many new
ones to call and see him in his new
location, second door east of The Fair
on first avenue, where they will find
one of the best lines of harness, nets,
busters and horse jewelry ever seen IN
Day county.
A. G. Dahl has opened his barber shop
in this city and is receiving a very lib
eral patronage, and he is entitled to il
as he runs a nice shop. Everything is
cleanliness itself. No pains are spared
to accommodate his increasing number
of customers. He has an agency for Q
first class laundry and is get
ting his share of that business. Just
give him a call. First shop south OF
the Hotel Webster.
The last week was quite busy in the
marriage business. Licenses to wee
were issued to Albert o. Moen ant
I Mary Bissette, Martin @. Hanson ant
, Nina A. Winson, Frank Block an6
/, Rosa Boike. The young people are al
l residents of this county and have Large
! circles of friends to hope that theil
years of welded life will be long ant
happy ones.
: The Britton Sentiel speaking of
musical entertainment given in tina
. city says: "The especially pleasing
: feature of the evening was the singing
VI lIlc SlStCIS ULIS. SdkNnCt dho OlAo
Anderson. their voices,blend beautiful,
and the audience proved their ability I,
: recognize a good thing, as they wer'
4 honored with encores and heart,
? applause"
: Candy & Ladd, the local contractor
were the successful bidders before tn,
county commissioners yesterday for tn,
cement walk around the court nous,
and secured the contract. The con
tract calls for an eight foot walk OF
the south and east and a twelve foo,
walk from the front door of the courr
{ house. We congratulate the contractor,
and the county.
!. Last Saturday morning the little boy
baby Of DR.. and Mrs. P. d. Peabody
died at the family residence in this city
The little one was taken sick last weel
) and everything was done to releave it.
suffering, without avail. The funeral
occurred Sunday from the home, Rev
; Tragitt, officiating. The bereaved par
: ents have the sympathy of all in theil
loss Of their first born.
Tuesday is reported as the banner day
for fishing at Pickerel lake. Several
large catches are reported. DIR. Pea.
body caught five large pike trolling the
largest of which weighed a little oveI
seven pounds and a number Of Pickerel
Deputy Game Wrrden Chapman caught
a black bass that tipped the scales al
four pounds and a half. This latter
catch shows that the bass put in during
the past three years have lived.
In the game played Wednesday by
Britton against Forman, N. D., the
latter team holding the record for not
being beaten this year, which was
played at Britton yesterday the Britton
boys were winners by a score of 8 to 1.
Eastman, of the Webster team, pitched
for the Britton boys. He famed out
twelve men and the Forman team only