Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-27


funny part After selling the wa'ch,
Mr.. Bates asked TO have his assessment
reduced that amount, but that could
not be done for he was the owner of the
watch at the time the assessment was
made and was properly assessed 10 him,
aud he will have 10 pay taxes on IT for
the current year, even Though he has
disposed of the watch The other mem.
bers kept mp the joke until supper time
when they permitted Alderman Bates
to set mp the cigars, return the money
and get his watch He is wised up some
on the assessment laws.
On Tuesday at their home near But
Ter occurred the fiftieth anniversary of
the golden wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison Butler and the event was cele-
brsted in very fitting and proper man.
ner and all who were present report a
most enjoyable occasion. The aged
couple were married il Morocco, Ind. /,
June 25, 1857. Among those who went
from Webster to help celebrate the
event were Messrs and Mesdames l.. L.
Butler, Carl Malmberg, j. Z. McKib.
ben. s. S. Ysager, Harry McKibben,
Guy McKibben and o. T. Strandness.
Emmett Rickert was taken before
Justice Rathbun last week on charge
of having forged the name of Mrs.
Belts to check. He pleaded guilty to
the charge and was bound over the to
July term of the circuit court and is at
present boarding with Sheriff Gross
We are informed that the young man,
who is about eighteen years old, also
confessed to having confiscated and sold
hide that was the property Of Mrs
Belts. 1t looks very much as though
he had SO regulated his conduct since
he has been in Mrs Belts employ that
he will have chance 10 try out in the
reform school for couple or three
years.
Rev. Father II. Mensing, at the Cath
Ole church in this city last Sunday
morning conferred upon the following
persons the holy rights of confirmation.
Henry Mensing, Leo Matchbox, Joseph
Neumann, Joseph Thule, Joseph Schri-
Der, Frank Thomas, Anthony Pesall,
Matt Biersbach, Ed Meyer, Anna
Kelly, Rosina Becht, Pauline Stitch,
Carcelie HOPPER, Anna Fleischacher
Helen Senski, Francis Waiter, Emile
Schwallenbach, Clara Schmitt, Katie
Meyer, Mary Wieger, Emma Thule and
Maggie Monzel The exercises started
at 8 80 o'clock in the morning They
were well attended and very much
appreciated.
The mission convention at the New
Sweden mission church will commence
at ten o'clock Saturday morning, June
30, and continue over Sunday, with two
meetings on Saturday and three meet
ings Sunday. The forenoon meeting
on Sunday will begin with short talk
TO the Sunday school children. Mon
day and Tuesday the convention will be
continued at Webster in the Congrega
tIonal church. beginning at ten O'Clock
in the morning of each day, and there
will be three meetings day. A mum.
Der of visiting ministers will be present
to preach the gospel OF Jesus Christ
our Savior A cordial invitation il
extended TO all. Rev. j. Olson, pastor
Britron has been getting it rubbed
into them good and proper. Webste
came here and played 10 a $45 Grove
and the game was supposed 10 hav,
been called off on account of rain
Some OF the boys got out and announced
the game and nice crowd turned on
to see it. The second day Webster wa
here they played TO $50 crowd. Boil
games Britton turned oct $l35. Brittoi
went to Webster aud met SO GROVE
the first day and the game was stopped
by rain. The next dav they met $3t
crowd and that included the SIG GROVE
of the day before. 1T Britton is to play
fo- go percent and 40 per cent, the visit
ing teams will have 10 make guaran
tee from now on.--Britton Sentinel.
We are told by parties who claim L
have positive knowledge that severa
Waubay parties have been busy tht
past week taking down the Webster