Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-26
Everybody who likes to dance go TO
Flags at Enemv Swim Sunday.

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During last night some parties broke
into Adam Piechowski's soft drink store
and robbed the till of nine dollars and
also took some cigars. The officers are
pretty we'll convinced who did the job
and arrests will probably be made this
evening.
Word came from Bristol this morn
ing that Messrs McGary, Miles and
STEELE, all victims of the Evarts excur-
sion, were very low and little hopes
were entertained of the recovery of any
4 of them John Meuer is reported as
slightly better
Died-At the residence of his son
Geo. G. DuntoD, in Webster, at 1920
a. m, Saturday, July 21st, Lemuel n.
Dunton. aged ~ years. Mr.. Dunton
accompanied the remains to Brecken-
ridge, Mo-. for interment Obituary
notice next week.
Y They have got the general agent of
Dodd & Struthers, little useles lightning
conductors Unto your house, mean. J
to attend the funeral of their rod, pos
sibly next week the twelve apostles will
come-for L suppose they are in the
employ of Dodd g. Struthers.
Fred H. Russell
Attorney E. NJ. Bennett returned on
Saturday from Webster where he
defended John Bear, an Indian, for the
murder of Maza-ho.waste At this
writing the jury has not returned a
verdict but Attorney Bennett says he is
satisfied that the sentence will be no
more than term in the penitentiary -
Sisseton Banner.
Mrs. French arrived in this city Mon
day evening and will visit for some
time with friends. The lady informs
rs that the doctor has decided not to
visit Webster during the hunting season
this year, but as he has not requested
his boat and and other hunting para
phenalia shipped to him, we will look
for the genial doctor later in the fall.
The members of the Webster gun
clnb accepted challenge from the
Wau bay boys and last Sunday went
ont TO Pickerel lake where ten members
of each club shot twenty five clay
pigeons each for the suppers for the
clubs. The Webster boys won by
twenty-six birds There will be another
contest at Enemy Swim lake on Sun
day next.
State Pure Food Commissioner E w.
Small and DR.. Bushman, Federal
Inspector, of Chicago, were in the city
Monday and inspected our meat mar
kets and slaughter houses. Just what
condition they found things in here
they did not state. They had a con-
ference with the county board of health
during their brief stay in Canton. =
Canton News.
The recens rains have doomed vegeta-
ton of all kinds and Day county never
had better outlook fora big crop, our
farmers have their hay well along and
some early barley is being cut, with
favorable weather Day county will
harvest the biggest crop in her history
According to the calculations of the best
crop statistioans South Dakota will
produce a million bushels of wheat this
year
Rev III N Tragitt was in this city
Saturday and Sunday and on Sunday
preached his farewell sermon The
Episcopal church was well filled with
the friends of Mr.. Tragitt and he
preached a very fine sermon. 1t was
evident from the expressions of the
large congregation that all Webster
people are sorry that the reverend has
accepted call that takes him from
among us.
f. w. Small, state food and dairy
commissioner returned Saturday morn
ingfrom Sioux Falls, where he inspected
the slaughter houses and found some of
them in very bad shape. Mr.. Small
mas asked the assistance of the federal
authorities, and the two working
together will give South Dakota some
radical changes in the butcher bust
ness in all sections of the state where
change is needed