Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-04-12

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will have charge of the Sunday evening
services at the Methodist church next
Sunday with an interesting program
consisting of an address and paper on
the work and conditions in China, also
recitations and music. All are invited
to attend.
Sam Calmenson, of Tegtmeier &
Calmenson, went down TO ST Paul
Sunday night on business and pleasure.
Sam says that the travelling men are
good fellows and carry good lines but
he can get more correct idea of the
proper things by going to the city and
inspecting for himself.
WANTED-IO00 head of cattle to
pasture at old Fort Sisseton at 81 80
per head. Cattle will be vaccinated
free of charge. Stock will be received
at the Webster stock yards about the
first week in May, actual date given
later. Address Stanley Seedhouse or
Scott Bates, Webster.
Theo. Buchler has sufficiently
recovered from his recent operation to
return from the hospital at Rochester,
Mimi. Tuesday. The expects to resume
his position as day man at the depot
this week. Theo. had appendicitis and
Judge Mccoy says is modern disease
costing 5000 more than an old fashioned
stomach ache.
A freight car jumped the track on
Bristol. Madison line Tuesday evening,
about two miles south of Butler and it
was not discovered until the train
reached the. switches in the Butler
yards, when four more cars went off
making bad mix-up. On one was
hurt, but.the track was in such shape
for these twolmiles that the passenger
was delayed nearly all night.
A man from the lakes north of this
city was in town Friday and Saturday
with load of suckers which he offered
for sale. :. Saturday night large num-
Der of the Webster's biggest suckers
donned rubber. boots and armed with
spears, shotguns. and the usual commits
sary that accompanies spring fishing
or fishing any old time and went to
the lakes to spend Sunday. The rain
made.the trip ideal
Deputy Game Warden Cotton, of
Waubay, discovered Messrs. Beaman
and Elliott drawing a seine one day last
week without having secured the SER
vices of the game warden or his deputy,
as required. by law. The two men were
brought to this city and given hear
ing before Justice Scripture on Satur-
dav, found guilty and fined $50 each
aud costs, or twenty-five days in Jail.
They chose the latter and are now in
our county Jail.
The first trial of the new caucus law
occurred in this city THURSDAY and
passed off quietly. Charles II. Long
was nominatsdsfor alderman in the first
ward and Judge j. j. Cowan for the
schoal board. In the Second for alder.
man, p. j. Wagner; member of the
school board, long term, j. S. Hardness,
short term, Martin Wist; Third ward,
alderman, p. r. Gruby, school board,
Q. w. Siglinger. This, the republican,
were the only nominations.
Commissioner of School and Public
Lands Bach was in the city Tuesday
looking after the leasing and sale of the
public lands in Day county. Nearly
$500 was realized out Of the sale;
prices ranging from el2 to $50 per acre.
In some cases land sold for more than
the appraised value The commissioner
expressed himself as well pleased with
the result. Mr.. Bach is tireless
worker and may well feel proud of the
condition of affairs in his department,
which condition is almost entirely due
to his personal efforts and thorough
business methods.