The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-23

wears has been manager VI Wdiu
restaurant, has resigned his position.
Anna Bartlett of Shelby township
finished a term of five months schooI
in Garden Prairie last week n re
turned to her home.
Hutton is again a p~ostofice with
Frank Vickers IS postmaster. Mall
was thrown off there Tuesday for the
first time.-Claremont Record.
Joseph Meyer has recently returned
from one of his occasional business
pilgrimages. He spent some time IN
North Dakota and the Twin Cities.
J. ". Eyestone Of Groton has pur-
chased a residence on Ninth avenue
west and is said to be coming to this
city to engage in the land business.
c. j. Heel returned Tuesday from
an eastern trip of a few days report
ing the purchase Of fixtures for the
new Dakota Bank and Trust company,
due to arrive here in four weeks.
Caryl Wilbur, rural mail carrier OF
Columbia, was in town Wednesday
He has hts automobile in the repair
shop here, and is beginning to think
of dusty roads if this warm spell con-
tinues much longer.
The Aberdeen lodge M. B. A. in
stalled their new officers at their last
meeting. The officers are as follows:
President, d. P. B%urnette; vicepresi-
dent, Mr.. Carrie Richards; secretary,
T. HI. Moen; conductor, Mrs. Z. A.
Moen.
Fl. n. Potter, old time attorney OF
this place but now of Webster, has
been in the city several days in con-
nection with legal matters. Mrs.
Potter accompanied him and theytook
advantage of the opportunity to visit
a number of their old friends and
neighbors.
Criswell, ex-barkeeper Of Lorenzen
& Ryan, held under charge of theft
from his late employers, pleaded gull
ty before Judge Mccoy on Monday
afternoon and received a sentence Of
six months in the penitentiary, to
which place Sheriff Anderson took
him on Tuesday.
Seth Shantz wor out a warrant
for the arrest of George Petrie, a local
blacksmith, Monday and Pctrie, upon
pleading guilty, was fined $25 and
costs. Petrie, Mr.. Shantz claimed,
assaulted him in the alley back Of his
house on Third avenue east, knocking
him down and rendering him uncon-
scious for some minutes.
A trainload Of fat cattle will be
shipped out of. Frederick and West
port next Monday. The extra is to
make a fast run. reaching Chicago in
a trifle less than 48' hours. The larger
portion will be loaded by F. M. Joslin
at Frederick. At Westport Ray Ell
lott will load a car of %corn-fed steers.
Mr.. Day will also put in some.
The Gilborn Bros. well-drilling out
fit which has been testing the bottom
of the river at various places for the
big bridge crossing of the Milwaukee
road. has returned to the city. Their
findings have without doubt deter
mined where the bridge will be built,
but the engineers have not given out
any information as to the location.
Seed corr is going to be in good de-
mand in this part of the country this
spring. 1t is rumored that reliable
seed corn will be a scarce article in
Iowa this year owing to the frostless
fall. Corn was SO slow maturing that
freezing weather came before it had
time to dry out as it usually does after
light frost early in the fall. A letter
has just been received in this city
from a gentleman at Des Moines, in
quiring for seed corn.
An Indian living near eary, N. d.,
owed a merchant and came in one day
to pay his bill. After doing so he
wanted a receipt. In vain the merch,
ant told him a receipt was unneces.
sary. "Me must have to show me owe
you nothing" said the Indian. "Me
go to heaven and the Lord ask Injur
; he pay his debts. Injun say yes. Lore
ask Injun where is receipt. What In
jun do? Can't go all over hi to Iool
for YOU" Hegot the receipt.-Ex.
The Farmers First annual ball a
; the Gottschalk last Friday night wa
! largely attended and thoroughly en-
Q joyed by all. Several hundred farm
ers and their families from the SUI
rounding county were present.
! goodly number of our citizens also too
part in the festivities. The barbecu
was the most interesting featur,
J The OK had been roasted by A.
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