Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-11-07

Parents are earnestly requested 10
keep their children away from the dItch
and ditching machine for the sewers
Some one will get injured if this caution
is not needed and the contractors cannon
be held responsible should accidents
occur as every precautlon is being taken
to avoid accidents. The red lights are
danger signals.
Word was received here Monday
from Shawnee, Okla, that Mrs. Ferdl.
nand Jeske had died of typhoid fever
She will be remembered by a great
many Day county people who knew
her here as this was her home for a
great many years before going TO that
state. Five children and three brothers
Christ, Charles aud Hans Binder are
left to mourn the loss of mother and
sister
Game Warden Jenkins was in town
Monday sald Tuesday. Monday he got
busy and arrested travelling man for
hunting without license, took him
before Justice Rathbun and he was
fined $1,000 and costs, and Monday
night he captured two sacks of game,
some 60 ducks, that were to go east on
the 1925 train, and we understand lie
has appointed }. E Cooper, of the Web.
ster police force, deputy.
III, eo,.nl IS
Dakota jurisdiction of d of II are hold
ing convention in the city today, the
delegates being entertained by the local
ladies. Tonight class initiation, con-
Quoted by Mrs Eta Dore, of Milbank
deputy grand usher, will be held at the
local lodge rooms. Delegates and visit
ors are expected from Milbank, Twin
Brooks, Summit, Pierpont and other
towns in the district.
The L. T. L. boys and girls Hallowe EN-
social was a success in every way.
There were plenty of Gypsies in attend
ance to wait on the crowd; the ghost
walked until frighteded out. We wish
to thank Mr.. and Mrs. Koplitz through
these columns for opening their home to
us, and we cordially invite all to attend
our meetings. We are at home every
Sunday afternoon in the M. E church
from3 until o'clock. Press Committee
Mrs. Lvnde, who with her husband
and family came here from Illinois two
years ago and bought farm south Of
this city, died in the hospital in this
city last Thursday evening from stroke
of paralysis. The remains were taken
back to her old home in Illinois by the
family for burial The stricken hus-
band and children have the sympathy of
the community
Jerry Baker, who was on his way
from Chicago to the west extension OF
the Milwaukee, met with an accident at
Andover that has cost him dearly. In
trying to board the train after it had
started he fell under the wheels. He
was brought to this city and taken to
: the Peabody hospital where it was found
necessary to amputate the limb. Al
present the unfortunate man ig getting
along very well.
There is always one merchant in each
: town who is consi iered the leading ons
J Formerly it was the merchant who car
ried the largest stocks, or was worth the
most money-today its the merchant
who carries the best selection or assert.
ment of merchandise, who keeps them
clean and inviting and sell them at
prices which bring customers back again
and who continually draws new trade
by modern methods and constant, sys-
tematic advertising.
. Last Saturday afternoon as a stock
train was pulling eastward, sparks from
, the locomotive started fire in the pas.
ture of w H. Goodrich, east of town
, aud before the fire could be subdued-
and there were many faithful workers
about forty tons of hay, the property OF
Mr. Goodrich, were destroyed. The
buildings on the premises also had 6
close call At one time it looked very
much as if the lurid tongues would laI
them up.-Andover Gazette.
A letter has been received from l. s
Coomes announcing the death Of hi'
mother, Mrs Oh Coomes, at her late
residence in Atlantic, Iowa, on Satur
day, November End Deceased visited
her son, in this city, early in the fall
and daring a short visit made many
friends who will regret TO learn of hel
death. Mr.. Cooms has the sympathy o
Webster citizens in his bereavement
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooms expect to return t.
, Webster in about two weeks.
Mike Schwartz, Jr. and his brothers
Joe, Frank and Lawrence, accompanied
by another young man, started for Sar
gent, Nebraska, overland, Saturday
Michael Schwartz, ST. and the remain
der of the family started by rail thi
Thursday morning. The Schwartz
family have lived in Day county 70
> more than twenty years and wer
always classed among her best citizens
, They have hosts of friends who will
. regret their departure, but will wisl
! them success and happiness in their new
I home.