Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-15


week. Will Adams and Joe Adams are
at the ranch. Miss Daisy Moore, the
local reporter, is in North Dakota, and
yeste rday morning O. Earl Wilson, the
foreman, came down long enough to tell
MS that there was fine ten-pound boy
at his house, and of course as both baby
and mother are getting along nicely not
much can be expe cted of him.
p. II. Roe, one of the best known and
most popular travelling men who make
this section, expects to leave on the 25th
for trip to the land of his birth( which
10 not France.) "Pat," as he is known
came to this country number of years
ago, a green Irish lad. He was hust-
Ter and not afraid of work, and in a
few years he was on the road as a
travelling salesman for Proctor & Gam.
BILE. He finally gave mp travelling for
while and devoted his time to his stock
farm north Of Madison. The life as a
ranchman WAS too slow for "Pat" and
he embarked in the cigar jobbing bust
ness at Sioux City, he looking after the
road end of the business. pats" host
of friends will bid him bon voyage.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
Every person having under his con-
troll child between the age of eight
and fourteen years, both inclusive, shall
annually cause such child to regularly
attend some public or private day
school for the entire term during which
the public school in the district in
which he resides is in session." This
extract from the school laws is causing
considerable uneasiness in some of the
districts of this county. Superintendent
Hetley has for some time been trying to
get the various school boards to look
after this matter more carefully and
has himself been very busy calling the
attention of the parents to this fact
where reports from the districts show
children not in school. The fact that
there is fine of $40 attached to this
law makes it rather strong to some, but
il is for the best interest of all con.
cerned and most especially the children.
The largest engine that ever came to
South Dakota and hauling the largest
load for one engine ever seen in Web
ster passed through here Monday. 1t
was hauling fifty-one loaded freight
cars. This engine has just been finished
in the shops at Milwaukee, and is on
it's way to Cashmers, where it will be
used in drawing the big gravel trains
from the pits. The engine has four
large drivers, connected, and two small
wheels on each side, making it twelve.
wheeler. 1t weighs 200 tons and makes
the average engines here look rather
small with their weight of thirty-five
tons apiece. The tank holds 1000 gal
Ions Of water, as compared with $500
gallons held by the tank of the average
engine. The engine il built especially
for hauling purposes and is the same
lind lind as will be used on the road through
here when the line is completed west of
the river from Evarts.
Died-In Webster, Friday, August
9th, 1907, Walter Ernest, son of Mrs. A.
w. Elliott, of tetanus, aged seven years,
two months and twenty-three days.
The little one was born in Webster and
was bright little boy and gave great
promise. A few days before he died he
stepped on piece of iron while at play.
AT first nothing was thought Of the
injury but Wednesday night he COM
planned and doctor was called who at
once pronounced it tetanus, and although
everything possible was done to alleviate
his sufferings he passed away Friday
evening and is said to have suffered
terribly. The funeral was held from
the Methodist church Saturday after.
noon, Reverends Slocumb and Witter
officiating and interment took place in
the Webster cemetery. The floral offer
ings by his little companions were many
and beautiful. The family have the
deepest sympathy of all our people.
Having just returned from an
extended tour along the Pacific coast
covering twelve states, our well
known fellow townsman, member of
the council and one of Hobart's lead
ing business men, A. II. Kramer,
returns better pleased with Hobart
and Kiowa county than he was
before making his extensive trip.
As an evidence of this and demon
strating his confidence in Hobart,
plans and specifications have been
drawn for doubling the capacity of
the ice plant, and, in addition to
that, four large cold storage rooms
as side line are proposed in con-
nection with the enlargement of the
plant. A new building in its entirety
will be constructed and when CON-
pleted it will be one of the largest
and best equipped plants in the
state. The Hobart Ice and Coal
company is to be congratulated upon
it's success. On the other hand, so
is Hobart in having such an institu-
ton SO successfully conducted
Hobart, Okla, Democrat.