The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-04-07
Westport


WeStpOrt
We are commenting about the re-
cent rains.
1t has been alleged by a responsible
party that there is not much celebrity
in our movements.
Arthur Young and companion left
Monday evening for Aberdeen.
Myrtle Alley arrived in town Mon.
day morning from Aberdeen. She
has been visiting friends.and relatives
ut that place.
These influential citizens of the
town of Westport are manipulating
the Instruments of husbandry: Henry
Sieman, Rufus Young and Lynn Mar
regang. These gentlemen are con-
soled by II commercial man, Robert
Gernon, who occasionally finds his
way to the rural sections and takes a
sand bath for II to Is hours a day.
They say it is the last straw that
breaks the camel's back. This time
it is the last goose that breaks the
horses back. Ask Henry Good to
elucidate it.
Every one in this section is endeav-
oring to segregrate his cough con
tracted during the late humidity.
That cup of coffee of yours will tasta
better if it is ground in the new mill
at the federal building. Keep Hans
at work.
Mr.. Lovelace is making prepare
tions to leave for Puget sound. He
expects to identify himself with the
hammer and saw brigade.
Herman Day has been wrestling
with the bacteria the past few days.
Mrs. Gherkie, the lady who waits
on the train, has been up to our sister
state looking after some real estate
investments.
Mr.. Benjamin, treasurer of Brown
ICo., was up in our parts last weel
giving us a good democratic hand
shake.
These boys have severed their con
nection with the schools and are GU
assisting dad in scatteringseed or tn
broken prairies: Guy hammock, Ear
Morrison, Archie Morrison, Ra.
Fletcher, Fred Mattison and Richar'
Milbrant. They;have been good stud
ents and ought to be good farmers.
Mr.. Callaghan and wife celebrate,
their 18th wedding anniversary las
week, Of which a full account will b
found elsewhere in this paper.
Abe Neer has moved to the nortI
side into the building formerly occu
pied by Henry Sieman.
The men Of oratorical %inclinations
the fellows who have watched thei
biceps expand, and the ladies fond 0
the ball room, have discontinued for
thine. but those who are in a positio
to know tell us that there will be
warm time in the old town about tn
last part of this month. Precedin
the dance which will be given, tn
lCook. brothers will give an athleti
performance. Will Cook is the ligh
weight champion of Iowa and a
; should turn out to e the boys wor'
We ascertain with deep regret TIL;
our patient sufferer, Mrs. Harmon
:. manifests no improvement.
! Miss Edna Keller visited tn
match mathematical department
, our schools last Monday. She made
: nice little talktothe strenuous inves
igators OF this difficult science. Weal
always gratified to have strangers CD
and give words of encouragement.
!, John Callaghan has been out duo
hunting. Six shots were made al q
inanimate creature resembling m
these birds, when Johndiscovered u
duck to be a decoy; but he maintain
q that he filed il. 20 full OF lead that
= lost its buoyancy. Recent inyestls
tion however reveals the fact that q
a decoy can perform its mission wltho
d repairs.
s.
Houlhton
A. And still they go. Our you