Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-04

TOR OF tne Dell ClOtnlng mouse OF tnls
city, who was down to Minneapolis for
ten days visiting his parents and other
relatives, returned home last Friday
evening. Sam took advantage OF his
visit to the city to purchase whole lot
of the latest things for gentlemen.
The compressed air pump, which is TO
be used in testing the new well drilled
by Norbeck g. Nicholson for the city,
has arrived and arrangements to get it
in operation are being pushed as rapidly
as possible The contractors claim they
have oceans of water in the well, and
the council and citizens hope the can
prove their claim.
School closed in District No. l73
Wheatland township, after seven
months term with Miss Cora johnson
as teacher, last Friday. The closing
program was given on Arbor Day and
after the program,considerable attention
was given to the cultivation of the trees
which were planted last year. The
patrons were very much pleased with
Miss johnson as teacher.
Mesdames Albert Smith and Charles
Reiger gave five o'clock tea to the
members of st. Mary's Guild and their
families, at the home of Mrs. Smith,
last Saturday. A spread of several
courses was served which was excellent.
A small amount was charged each one
in attendance which is the lenten
money earned by the two ladies to be
given st. Mary's Guild for improve
ments on the church.
and opened up shop on the street one
day last week. That night he took so
many "eve-openers" that he went out
of the eye glass business. When he
had sufficiently recovered so that he
could see--Tuesday of this week-an
outgoing train carried him and his
spectacles to new fields of labor. We
would advise the gentleman if he would
make a success Of the eye glass business
TO confine his labors to strictly prohibit
ton towns in the future.
We thought our dog list was FULL we
had no idea that we needed any more,
but we received a letter Wednesday
morning stating that two valuable dogs
had been stolen in Minneapolis and that
detectives in that city had traced them
to Webster and the editor of this great
moral educator knew the rest. We are
not guilty. We have given away seven
better dogs than Minneapolis ever had
and are still dog poor" We must
have a reputation as good judge of
dogs, as 500 reward has been offered
for these two we are alleged to have
taken.
Last Friday morning when Josiah j.
Adams was returning home from the
dance, he started mp the stairs to his
room over the Reporter and Farmer
Office, one of the stairs broke and he was
thrown over the banister falling about
ten feet. When he hit the ground he
broke his left thumb and drove the bone
through the flesh on the end of the
thumb. He also sustained very painful
though not serious injuries to his back.
The Doctors Peabody were called and
they fixed him up in good shape He is
getting along nicely at this writing and
will probably be ont and around again
in few days, but will have to carry his
hand in a sling for some time.
Last Thursday evening the dance for
the benefit of the band was at the opera
house in this city. From the large
number of tickets which were sold it
was believed that the dancing floor
would be crowded, and many refrained
from going for this reason. AS it was
there were just enough people present
to make dancing pleasant. The brass
band furnished the music which was of
such superior quality as to convince
everybody that the organization was
we'll worthy of all the support that
Webster could give. Everybody had q
very pleasant evening. We are unable
to give the amount Melted as the
Knights Of Pythias lodge, which gave
the dance for the band, does not have a
meeting until tonight, when the report
will be made. We will advise our
readers of the net receipts next week.
The board OF education held their
regular meeting on Friday night. The
new members, DIR. J. L. Harris, Alex
Ross and Warren Mack, taking their
places. Jas s. Hardness was reelected
chairman and B. A. Walton, clerk, for
the coming year. The following
teachers have been elected; VIM. A.
Thompson, superintendent, Elsie Gibbs,
principle, Marie Horn, assistant prin-
ciple, Nora Cumnins, 9Th grade,
Minnie Bradeen, 7th grade, Kathryn
LAtta, 9Th grade, Augusta Oyhus, 9th