Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

hospital IN this city Tuesday with a
severe case of pneumonia.
VIM. Mas. of Lidg9rwood, N. d.
was in the city Tuesday of this week
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Tegt
meier, and other friends and looking
after business matters.
Thanksgiving excursion tickets on
sale Nov. 20 and 80. to points within
200 miles of Webster at one and u
third fare for the round trip. Good
returning to Dec. A, 1905.
The show .smidnight in coon town.
is said to have been one of the ~fiercest
affairs ever in Webster. 1t was not
vulgar or low, the members of the COM
pany simply lacked talent.
The Day County Educational Asso-
citation will hold their next meeting at
the court house Friday and Saturday,
December LIST ana End See program
in another column in this paper.
One os the busiest men in the county
these days is Superintendent OF Schools
Hetley. In fact he has more than one
man should be expected to do and
should have a competent assistant.
H. @. Tegtmeier has just received a
large assortment of richest, latest shades
in the celebrated skinner satins, suita-
BILE for waistings and jacket Innings
They are warranted goods and cannot
fail TO give the fullest satisfaction.
John Fleury received the sad news of
the death of his mother, Mrs. Rose
Fleury at Northampton, Iowa, Satur-
day Nov IL. She was past 70 years
old. Deceased was born in Montreal,
Canada.
r. r Ravens and wife came down
from Jamestown, Nerth Dakota Fri
day for a visit with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Ravens. Paul's many
Webster friends are glad to welcome
him back.
j. Van Der Meide went to his old
home at Orange City, Iowa, last Thurs.
day ON business and pleasure. He
expects TO be gone about two weeks.
Some of his friends say he will probably
marry the girl.
People who saw Andrew Small Sun.
day wondered if he had broken over his
temperate habits, but he had just got a
telegram that his daughter Irene MRS.
A. Il. Watson) was the mother of a fine
boy Grandpa Andy now.
4. w. Small, the food commissioner,
was here Satur ay, rnd among other
things mentioned the large amount of
business being done here, and the sub.
s~tantial improvements made since his
last visit. -Pierpont Signal.
III. Sage and wife, returned to their
home Monday at Otsego, Mich, after
an extended visit with their daughter,
Mrs. l.. III. Woodworth. Mr.. Wood
worth and wife went as far as Mime.
apolis with them, returning Wednesday
morning.
Chief of Police Martin and Sheriff
Gross arrested three tourists Monday
who were accused of breaking into a cal
and stealing some merchandise. The
@. M. g. st. Paul Railway Co.'S detec-
tive, Dorthy was here Tuesday investi-
eating the case.
1t is pleasing to us to see the contin.
ued increase in our fuel business and
we wish to say to our patrons hat we
have added more help to u force, thus
putting ourselves in a better position
than ever for prompt aud careful SER
vice. Yours to please,
Potter & Gerrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aries ID. Ash departed
Tuesday evening for Rupert, Idaho, via
Pendleton and Minidoka. They expect
to make this new town, which is in the
midst of a fertile district irrigated by
the government, their home for a time
and perhaps permanently -Walla
Waila, WASH, Argus.
Mrs. M. E. Thum came down from
Webster last Thursday evening for a
visit with relatives and friends in Condo
and vicinity She has not fully
recovered from the effects Of an attack
of typhoid fever, which confined her to
q hospital at Buffalo, New York, for a
few weeks, but is gradually regaining
her straightforward News.
Wednesday, Nov. 9th, was Grandma
knights eightieth birthday, and that
evening a small party of friends gath
cred at her home for a little surprise on
both she and "Uncle Knight as he is
called by everyone. The surprise was
complete, and then came a delightful
hour or two spent in conversation and
games. About ten o'clock supper was
announced and all sat down to . long
table in the center Of which q large
birthday cake had been placed sur
rounded by eighty burning candles and
surmounted by q decoration in the form
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