Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-30

Arrangements have been made for a
! discussion of the temperance question in
the opera house next Sunday evening,
April 2. Rev. Z G. III. Peithmann and
Rev. j. S. Harkuess will address the
audience. Sunday evening o'clock.
N. L. Finch, president of the State
Bank, left for Aberdeen last Wednes-
day morning to join party of Shriners
who took special car for Winnipeg,
where they will participate in the insti-
tuition of new Temple. The Shriners
have the name of doing things, and it
is needless to say they will have good
time.-Andover Gazette.
The only matter of interest in the
town election in Bristol Tuesday was
the license question. 1t was conceded
that license would carry but there was
"a wide difference Of opinion among
those supposed to know all about II
regarding the size of the majority. The
count revealed vote of 70 for and 80
against license. Bristol Tribune.
All Day county teachers should make
special effort to be present at the
second annual meeting of the Northern
Educational association which meets at
Andover April and Z. A most excel
lent program has been arranged and the
meeting will be source of profit as
well as pleasure to all those who avail
themselves of the opportunity and are
present
| K. +. Kohlhase, who removed from
this city about year ago to Water
town, Wis. writes the Times that he is
still travelling in Wisconsin for the
Moline Plow Co., and is well pleased
with his position and the territory
assigned to him, and is meeting with
success. Mr.. Kohlhase stated that his
family are all well, but that ii. was
increased almost three weeks ago by
the birth of a boy which Ed. says
makes three boys and one girl.-Dell
Rapids Times
After a closely fought contest Pier
pont by majority OF six votes has
declared for high license for the first
time since incorporation and the second
time since the first building was erected
twenty years ago. Tuesdays election
was probably the hardest fought battle
in the history of our little city.
Although the question was ordered sub
mitted by the circuit judge the most
conservative voters estimated a "dry'
majority of about seven, and the result
naturally came as surprise. -Pierpont
Signal.
Ed. Hawley has received draft that
he says will never be cashed. During
the national bowling tournament held
at Milwaukee the past winter Mr..
Haw,ey was present and with friend
from Lacrosse as partner they entered
the pair contest and were successful in
carrying off one of the cash prizes The
prize which Mr.. Hawley and his part
ner won was for the lowest score made
and the prize was thirty cents" which
was the amount of the draft received by
Mr.. Hawley this morning. Sioux Falls
Argus Leader.
As will be seen by the following item
clipped from the last issue of that paper,
Charles S. Ashton, brother-in-law Of
DIR. H. A. Peabody, has sold his Ponca,
Neb Journal: "a few hours before
we go to press deal is closed by which
the Journal is sold to J. A. Lister, of
Sioux City, possession to be given on
Monday, April g. The deal is almost
as much of surprise to as as it will be
to the public. Mr. Lister is an expert
enced newspaper man and will give the
people of Dixon county a good paper.
Our own plans are unsettled as yet"
L. J. Eyre, one of the earliest resi-
dents and business men of Ortonville,
and who has resided in Webster for a
number of years where he has been
engaged in business, has recently sold
out and was visitor in this city Mon
day while on his way to Wilmot to visit
his brother, d. 4. Eyre. Mr.. L. J..
Eyre is the father of Miss Agnes Gard
ner Eyre who was born in Ortonville
and who has gained great distinction in
Europe a. highly talented pianist,
and who was recently invited to play
at company given by the prince and
princess of Wales. Milbank Review.