Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-04-06

+ Dy residents OF every part of tn
: country. Large tracts were leased b
Efnor & Co., Randolph Holding, Rath
bun q Reachy, Joseph Plut, H. O
} Wickre and ]. E. McDougall, the latte
! taking the largest tract, about soc
acres. There was considerable compe
tition over several pieces which wer
bid up to 30, 80 and as high as 20 cent
an acre. One or two of the successful
bidders on these pieces have neglected
to take them after they had though
the matter over.-Britton Journal.
| A report comes from Lily which say,
that place is enjoying something
OF boom in the way Of new buildings
and other public improvements, indi.
eating that the present year will be the
most progressive in the history of the
the town. A local telephone system is
being installed and number of new
business houses and residences are in
course of construction. 1t is also a
certainty that a new weekly newspaper
will be established in the near future,
the man who has decided to start it
having departed for the east to purchase
an outfit. A newspaper is among the
needs of the town,
The Hall Wellman Lumber company,
which has conducted a lumber business
in this city for the past year, on We'd
nesday sold their yards and business to
the John w. Tuthill Lumber Company,
of Sioux Falls This is an old estab-
lished firm in this state and are highly
spoken of by people from localities
where they have heretofore done bust
ness. Mr.. p j. Roth, who has been
manager of these yards for a great
many years and has given universal
satisfaction, has been retained as man
ager and r. W. Webster, who has been
with the Hall Wellman company for
several months will continue as yard
man.
Governor Elrod has been appointed
Edward Browder fish and game war
den for Day county. The appointment
is causing great deal of dissatisfac-
ton in this city as j. r. Chapman, the
game warden of last year was the best
officer for the position that the county
ever had He was ever paying the
strictest attention to his duty and
carefully watching for all offenders and
had no favorite. All persons in this
section Of the county who believed in
the enforcement of the law were very
anxious that Mr.. Chapman should have
been continued as the warden for Day
county and considerable surprise is felt
and expressed that the governor should
appoint man to take the place of such
a worthy and efficient officer.
The Milwaukee railroad has COM
menced active work on the bridge across
the Missouri river at Chamberlain and
thus an extension of that great railway
system out on the lands that were
formerly the great Sioux Indian reser-
walton is positively assured. This is
something that has long been looked
forward to by all the people OF this and
adjoining states. This p.teans that the
lands lying across Ito great Missouri
river, which have been low in price for
all these Yeas because of their inacces-
siDlilty, will rapidly increase in value,
These lands are very fertile and almost
anything can be grown on them. AS a
cattle and stock country that section of
South Dakota stands out alone superior
to any other portion of the world. 1t is
beyond dispute that all of these cheap
lands will soon be purchased and the
country will be rapidly settled. Dear
reader, if you are intending TO purchase
land and have a small amount of money
to invest now is the time for you to get
move on yourself. Get over on the
other side of the river and get one of
these cheap farms before the justified
raise in value forecloses you from such
bargain. 1t will be of interest to all
Day county people to know that L..
Gross, than whom there is no more
honest aud square dealing real estate
man, has opened an Office in Chamber
lain and has secured several choice
locations. If you are contemplating a
move there is no better county than
that which will soon be opened by the
Milwaukee road and it is always the
best business plan to deal through a
man who understands the real estate
business and one whom you know to be
safe, honest and square. That l.. Gross
is just such a man all Day county
people know.