Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-24

Olaf Areson returned Saturday from
an extended visit at his old home in
SpIing Valley, Wis, and is again
behind the counter in the Elevator
store
Station Agent Bradley of the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway com.
pany, went to Montevideo Saturday
night and remained over Sunday with
friends.
The ladies aid of the Methodist
church will hold a social at the home OF
B. A. Walton formerly the Terpena
honey on Friday evening. Come and
have good time.
Supt of Schools j. III. Hetley and
daughter, Marion, of Webster, came on
the flyer Wednesday afternoon and
returned home on the evening passen-
ger.-Andover Gazette.
Nearly all of our farmers are pretty
well satisfied with the wheat crop but
say that the berry is shrunken some.
Other crops are pronounced the best
ever seen in this county.
A farewell party was held at the
home of @. G. Rieger Tuesday evening
in honor of Miss Katherine Rieger.
Various games were played after whic h
dainty refreshments were served.
Misses Julia aud Alma Munson left
Saturday for their home in Appleto n,
Mimi. Miss Alma resigned her posi-
ton at the Fair and the ladies expect to
remain at home this fall and winter
Prof. w. A. Thompson, of the schools
of this city, went to Pierre Tuesday
morning where he is engaged as one of
the examining board to mark papers of
the state for the recent examination.
Claude Brown. of New Market, Ind,
a classmate of Prof w. A. Thompson
in the university of Indiana, has been
engaged by the school board as principal
of the city schools for the coming year.
Miss Dema Ray, who visited with
her parents and many friends in this
city for couple of weeks, left Monday
morning for Sioux Falls where she will
teach in the public schools for another
year.
Almond Chilson was here from Web
ster yesterday to look after his elevator
at this place. We understand he has
employed w. g. Bergstesser to buy
grain for him this season. Butler
Herald.
]. p. Becker returned yesterday from
Fort Sisseton where he has been
engaged for several weeks putting up
hay. He reports that the hail and rain
of Tuesday night lodged the grain
along the entire rorte.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way tickets will be sold for the Minnie
sofa state fair at one fare for round
trip. Date of sales, September 2nd to
9th inclusive. Good returning Septem-
Der 18th. K. A. Bradley, agent
During the electric storm Tuesday
evening the lightning at numerous
times seemed to strike the electric wires
causing the house lights to burn more
brilliantly and incidently max ing many
tlmid ones wish they still had their
old kerosene lamps.
Mrs. H. Nelson Tragitt accompanied
her husband from Webster last week
and attended the annual picnic of the
Episcopal Sunday school which was
held at Linden Beach last Friday. Her
son came with her.. Milbank Review.
Miss Garcia Strauss will leave tomor-
row evening for Webster, where she
Will visit friends for week. She will
then be joined by Mrs. Strauss and
they viii spend three weeks visiting in
Chicago. AT the conclusion Of their
visit at Chicago, Mrs. Strauss will
accompany her daughter TO Nashville,
Tenn, where the latter will attend Bel
mont college for the coming year.
Aberdeen News, Saturday.