Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-18

weather there was not a large attend
ance at the meeting called at the opera
house Monday evening to make prepar-
ations for Memorial Day. The mayor
has called another meeting at the fire
hall Saturday night.
The citizens of the City of Webster
are requested to meet at the Fire Hall,
Saturday evening, May 9th, a. eight
o'clock, for the purpose Of selecting COM
mittees for Memorial Day exercises.
l.. H. Woodwork,
Mayor.
One of the most pleasant social affairs
ever given in Webster was The supper
given by the "losers" of the Degree of
Honor at the Kading hall last Thursday
evening. The ladies prepared q splen.
did supper and their guests brought
appetites and did justice to the spread.
Miss Dema Ray, who will soon close
q very successful year az one of the
teachers in the Sioux Falls schools, has
been retained by the board of education
of that city for another year. Many
Webster friends will congratulate the
young lady.
Mics Alice Oandervort returned home
last week from Santa Cruz, California,
where she has been spending the winter
for her health. She is feeling much
improved. Her sister. Miss Lula, who
is teaching at Webster, came home last
Sunday to visit with her.-Milbank
Review.
J. r. Chapman wss visitor at Lily
Wednesday. He did not get out to the
grove to attend the Norwegian celebra-
ton but said that from the reports he
heard in Lily that Frank Sears must
have made the speech of his life for he
heard nothing but the most pleasant of
comments.
Miss Dora Hughes, who has been i'll
for the past few days with q severe
throat trouble, yesterday afternoon
underwent an operation to have her
tonsils removed. She ia doing well
after the operation and will be able to
resume duties in the law Office of Cam
pbell g. Taylor in a few days.-Aber-
deem News.
Pullen, the photographer of Minne-
apolis, is again in Waubay with his big
tent. He did rushing business last
summer and has high class work with
low prices, which assures him success
every time. During the next two weeks
he will make best cabinets at $3.50 per
dozen. Many other sizes down to "a
for % cents.
In the crowd that was on the train
coming home from Bristol Wednesday
evening, in the crowding and pushing
that always occurs on such occasions,
Christ Nelson met with bad accident.
During the showing and pushing he had
his right hand forced through the glass
in the door and several of the arteries
were cut. Doctors Harris and Herman
dressed the hand and Mr.. Nelson is get
ting along nicely.
$500 to st. Paul and Minneapolis and
return via the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway. Special excursion
train leaves Webster at 1907 p m.
Saturday, May Goth, Returning leaves
Minneapolis at s p. m. Sunday, May
2lst. Tickets good only on above train.
Band concert at 1870 p. m. at Mime
haha Fall park. Base ball game 2;30 p
m, Javas VS. Sullys at Java bail park.
Ask Chicago, Milwaukee & ST Paul
agent for details.
The Norwegians of Webster did not
have any festivities during the day yes
terday, but last evening they got busy,
secured the opera house. draped it beau
tifully with the flags of United States
and Norway, got the band out and then
proceeded to have an impromptu cele-
bration which could not have been more
complete or given more unalloyed pleas
ure. There was vocal and instrumental
music and speeches. Light refresh
ments were served.
o. S. Keiser and family, who came
from Allentown, Penn, several months
ago and settle in Webster where Mr.
Keiser engaged in the hotel business.
are visiting with w. w. Shook and
Big Stone township. Mrs. Shook and
Mrs. Keiser are sisters. Mr. Keiser last
week gave up the hotel bushes in Web
ster and is looking for new location
and probably will conclude to locate in
the vicinity of Milbank. During the
four months that Mr.. Keiser was
engaged in hotel business in Webster
he evidently made q wide circle Of
friends judging from the numerous
fine letters Of Recommendation which
were voluntarily given him by the
business men Of that city.--Milbank
Review. .fs Il
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