Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-26

Iowa, Monday morning. After flush
ing her visit at Thor Mrs. Wickre will
visit with relatives and friends at
Cedar Rapids for several weeks.
NJ. Rexford, the mex county auditor,
was we from Waubay shaking hands
with his many friends Wednesday. Yes,
his hand has healed from his recent
experience with a gasoline stove.
The family of S. L. Brooks who
visited relatives in this city for over a
week, departed Monday evening for
Seattle and other coast cities where
they will spend a couple of months.
Just received a nice new lot of child
ren's hats. Please call and look at them
and you will surely buy. Will sell
street hats very cheap. Now is your
chance for bargains at Mrs. Cowie's.
Ted Munson came from Holmquist
Wednesday morning and spent the day
with his many Webster frieuds. When
the ball season opens it will be a hard
matter to keep Ted in the elevator bust
ness.
r. B. Ebling went down to the Twin
Cities Friday night. Dick did not know
whether he was going down to attend
the great Knight of Pythias meeting or
to see the expert shots of the country
perform.
John G. Jaskae was arrested We'd
nesday charged with selling m~ortgaged
property and confined to the county
Jail to await his hearing. He gave
bonds for his appearance Thursday
morning.
Misses Mable and Myrtle Brooks,
daughters of s. l.. Brooks, who was
visiting his brother, DR.. @. E. Brooks,
here, arrived Friday evening and spent
a couple of days at the lakes with their
relatives.
Arthur Rieger and Miss Gertrude
Huntington drove over to Andover and
spent last Sunday with Miss Grace
Huntington who has charge of the
millinery department of Toys store in
that city.
General Humpery, at one time the
head of the militia of this state, but at
present in the employ of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway com
pany, was transacting business in Web
ster Friday.
Several of the sidewalks in the city
are very much in need of repairs and if
something is not done the city will be
up against a big damage suit one OF
these days for injuries sustained on q
defective walk.
In all your plans for the summers
pleasure remember that Webster will
have a great street carnival for -four
days commencing July 9th. This will
be the greatest event the summer will
see in this city.
The base ball game at the grounds
last Saturday between Milbank and
Webster high school teams was a rather
one-sided affair. The Webster boys
whipped their visitors by a score Of
thirty-one to six.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Krause, who
reside four miles west of this city, came
to Webster Tuesday evening and took
the train for St. Louis where they will
spend a couple of weeks taking in the
sights at the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition.
The collection Sunday at St. Mary's
Episcopal church is for the aged clergy,
If any one desires to contribute to thi:
worthy cause and can not be present
his contribution may be sent and it will
be duly appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Suttle CAM
down from Aberdeen Saturday evening
to visit MI. and Mrs. G. E. Hyde. Mr.
Suttle returned home Monday morn
ing and Mrs. Suttle remained unit
Wednesday evening.
John Bowler, formerly warden of the
state p~enitentiary during the time thai
Andrew f. Lee was governor, was il
the city from Sioux Falls Wednesday
MI. Bowler is now connected with g
guarantee bond company.
The graduation exercises of the Web
ster high school will take place this
evening at the opera house. The grad
yates are Earl Goodwin, Grace Lee
Gruby, E. Irene Arthur, Bessie Small
and Florence Small.
Parties coming in from Pickerel lake
report hat the surveyors are at work
running lines for the Webster and Web
len railroad. The proposed line runs
along the south shore of both Enemy
Swim and Pickerel lakes.
One day this week one of the dray
teams belonging to Gruby Brothers
took a notion into their heads to run
away and they made a very good job of
it. The dray was smashed up very
badly and one of the horses was quite