Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-01
Rev. o. o Hafstad and family arrived

Rev. o. o Hafstad and family arrived
last Friday from their claim over across
the river where they have spent the
past several mouths The reverend
occupied his pupil in the Norwegian
Luthern church last Sunday and the
people were glad of his return
The new Hamm's building is COM
plete and adds very much to the appear
ance of lower Main street. The fixtures,
which by the way are as fine set as
can be found in South Dakota, are now
in position and the place is presided
over by John Sherbino and is doing a
fine business.
r. b. Ebling was out practicing with
the bows in base ball last Sunday when
the ball caught him on the end of one
of his fingers making very nasty and
painful wound. He has been compelled
to carry it in sling ever since and it
will be some time before he can use it
in his business.
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| 4th door north of postoffice
John Sherbino has opened his saloon
in the new Hamm building across from
Tegtmeier & Calmenson's. He will be
pleased to see all his for mer patrons aud
any new ones who may favor him with
a call The best of old wines. WHISTLES,
beers and cigars. Nice new, clean and
neat place. A cordial welcome TO all.
Sam Calmenson, Will Tollefson,
Lieutenant Arthur, George Housen,
Alvin Compton, Arthur Conley and
Earl Goodwin accompanied by Miss
Emma Chapman went to Bristol last
Thursday evening to attend a club
dancing party. They all report having
most enjoyable time.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. j. S. Good
manson gave very delightful afternoon
luncheon at her rooms in the Tegtmeler
building in honor of her guest, Mrs.
James Lily, Of Redfield. The after
noon was very pleasantly spent in social
conversation with cards. Very nice
refreshments were served.
Mrs. T. f Egge and daughter, Miss
Ruth, arrived home last Friday night
from their weeks visit in Ortonville
and Milbank Miss Bessie Tragitt,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs Tragitt,
formerly of this city, accompanied
them home from Milbank for short
visit with Webster friends.
The new law firm of Coomes & Dug
gan have decided to open branch Office
in Waubay to LOOK after business inter-
ests there, and accordingly Mr.. Duggan
departed for that city yesterday and
will look after the Waubay business
while Mr.. Coomes will accom- modate
those seeking the firms services in
| Webster
Henry Wagner has been in charge of
the Tuthill Lumber company's yards in
this city during the absence of Manager
p. T. Roth in Minnesota, and has been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Wagner. Upon Mr. Roth's return
Henry will go to Sioux Falls where he
will be employed in the main offices of
the company
John Ray says he is not the only
pebble Oh the beach. Louis Ochsen-
reiter and Martin Crowley went out
with the automobile the other night
and broke down and was compelled to
leave it on the prairie all night. John
says they did not even set up with it
like he did and he is only sorry some
one did not steal it during the night.
Harry Swan, one of the popular clerks
at Lacev's drug store, returned yester.
day morning from a weeks outing at
Pickerel lake. Mrs. Swan remains
there for few more days. They have
been having a pleasant time catching
large strings of fish of the kind that
have given that lake its name.-Aber-
deem American, Wednesday
Rev. NJ D. Reed, of Eldon, Iowa,
occupied the pulpit of the Congrega-
tional church in this city last Sunday
morning end evening and will fill the
same appointments next Sunday The
reverend has come here with view of
accepting the pastorate if satisfactory
arrangements can be made between
himself and the church trustees.
While playing in the upstairs part Of
the home last Saturday, Jessie, the
three-ye daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred A. Bauske, in some manner
pressed too hard against the screen and
it gave away and the child fell to the
ground below sustaining fractured
collar bone. The doctor was at once
called and she is getting along nicely.
Rev. L. v. Slocumb returned from
his home visit to Albany, Illinois,
Wednesday morning and reports very
delightful time. While away he saw q
baseball game in which there were