Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-17
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

~auct20neer. The kinds varied III price
from sixteen to ninaty-seven eonts per
acre.
Efnor & BeacIsy attended the leasing
! of Marshall county lands Mt Britton the
first of the week and were the euccess-
full bidders for 5,GD0 acres of laud which
they will use for p~asturing their large
herds of cattle.
Doctors III. \. and p. ID. Peabody
| last Saturday removed a tumor from
the shoulder of Richard Huwe
The operation WAS successful and
the patient is getting along a. Well
rs co1ld.be expected.
If you are intending to buiid any
thing thls spring wesean sell ,yon your
hardware as cheap, or cheaper. than
anybody, having bought our builders
hardware. before the advance, we are on
! the inside track, and intend to keep it.
Jas. Peterson d Company.
Eugene Carlson and family have
moved to Webster, where his business
! interests compel him 80 reside. Ii is
| with regret that the departure of this
family from Bristol is noted, but the
best wishes of all go with them to their
new home.--yBristol Tribune.
Last Saturday A. M. Lockwood he'd
the misfortune to catch his right hand
in the machinery at the city power and
| light plant and one finger was nearly
cut off. He Immediately went to DR.
p. u. Peabody who dressed the wound
and hopes TO save the finger.
Sam C~almenseu will in the near
future move his Bell Clothing and Shoe
Store into the ID. B. Compton building,
on south Main street, now occupied by
Joe Oswoski as a saloon. Mr.. o. will
move his business into his own building
on the east side of the street.
Mrs. II. l.. Irwin was called to Ellen
dale Monday by a telegram Announcing
the death OF her father. T. W. Millham,
at Hot Springs, Ark. The funeral will
be held mt Glendale. Mrs. Irwin will
have the sympathy of her many Web
ster friends ia her sad bereavement.
Mr.. and Mr.. Charles Wright enter.
tanned a number of neig.abors and
friends Monday evening in honor of the
twentieth anniversary Of the wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilcox. Finch
and pleasant conversation amused the
refreshments were served.
Pat Domaine, of Bristol, went on the
wal trail recently and drove his family
from the house and compelled them to
remain out all night. The next day
Pat was taken before "a justice of the
peace who gave him fifteen days in
which TO think the matter over while
boarding with Sheriff Rich.
J. Il. McDougall, of Brittoi, who WIN
OH his way to Minneapolis to make a
purchase of farm implements for a new
business venture he has made in his
home town, stopped off Wednesday and
spent the day with Webster friends. He
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
G. Dunton during his visit here.
Mrs. Jessie Cowie, who has been III
Chicago for some time past making her
selections for spring millinery, returned
home Tuesday. Mrs. Cowie was coon
panied OH her return trip by Mrs. Brown
and children. Mrs. Brown is a sister OF
Mrs. Cowie and they will visit with
Webster relatives for some time.
John II. Taylor, who recently came
home from a winters ~soiourn in Cali
fornia, brought with him ~ bunch Of
handsome canes made from orangewood
each of which he decorated with q
handsome green ribbon and be distrib-
uted them among his many friends on
st. Patrick's Day in the morning. The
gifts were highly appreciated.
Tho Butler Dramatic company will
present the four act drama because I
Love You" in that city Friday. March
25th, and we are informed will present
it at the opera house in this city in the
near future. This company is one Of
no mean merit and in the language Of
the illustrious Prof. Stone, can. lin the
past as in the future" depend on getting
a large audience when it comes tn
Webster.
The aid society of the Norwegian
Lutheran chnrch of Bristol last Satur-
day morning came to Webster for a lit
tie surprise upon Rev. Hafstad. The
party was comprised of Messrs. and
Mesdames N. Moxncss, q. Johnson, j.
johnson, A. Nelson, Steilie. Mesdames
O. Ackerson, A. Arneson, and b. Elias,
and +. Larson. A most pleasant time
was had by all present and Rev. Half
stad was presented with a purse of
thirty five dollars. Very nice refresh
ments were served.