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

Mr. Robert Arthur, of Webster,
arrived Tuesday for visit with the
family of ]. c. Williams Mr.. Arthur
graduated from West Point in June
with the commission of lieutenant, and
is spending his vacation visiting friends
and relatives waiting for his assign
ment which will probably station him
near San Francisco Pierre Dakotan.
Clerk of Courts Smith issued marriage
license to Charles Z. Brackhage and
Lucille M. Erdmann this week. The
marriage occurred at the home of the
brides parents, near Webster, on Mon
day and several intimate friends and
relatives of the contracting parties from
Webster attended 1t was very pretty
wedding. Both of the contra citing par
ties are well and favorably known in
this county and all our people wish
them the best there Is TO come from
married life.
@. w. Stafford reached here Wednes.
day morning after an absence of ten
weeks on the Pacific coast He spent
most of that time In Oregon and reports
business in all branches very active in
the west. Opportunities for people
with small capital he describes as lin
tied and better in North Dekota. returns
being quicker and greater considering
money invested. Fruit raisers do COM
paratively well, but good fruit lands
are high and there is much labor con.
nected with that branch of agriculture
while labor is high and men scarce. -
Velva, N. D., Journal.
The base ball game on the local
diamond last Friday was one more illus
tration Of the prowess and skill of the
Woodmen team. The Maccabee base
ball team came down from Webster
with the intention of carrying back the
reeking scalps of the Woodmen braves
but failed to accomplish their fell pur-
pose and went down to defeat by a
score of Z to 3 They were unable to
connect effectively on Ports dew drops
and kept batting the sphere into the
hands of the fielders who persisted in
capturing it each time. The Maccabee
team is made up of a fine lot of fellows
and we would like to have them come
again DR.. Ferguson umpired the game
satisfactorily to both sides -Milbank
News.
John Pemrick went up to the county
clerks Office last week and drew down
the cash bond he had up with the under.
standing that as soon as he could &c
down town aud cash the check he would
come back and pay the fine and costs.
When he returned he had changed hit
mind and was only going to pay the
fine, but after being thrown in jail he
changed his mind again as Clerk o.
Courts Smith had gone to swear out {
warrant charging him with obtaining
money under false pretenses, SO Pemricl
paid the money to the sheriff and wa
released. There was time when some
Of our citizens thought he had beer
getting the worst of it, but the ma ority
are now of the opinion that he is not to
be relied upon.
A game of baseball scheduled fol
Sunday afternoon between the Aberdeen
White Stars and the Webster team wal
postponed on account of rain until 6:3(
p. m. The game, however, did not &c,
under way until 7:30, as the Webster
team was more subsequent than pre-
vious in getting to the grounds, giving
them time to play only four innings
when darkness stopped further play
resulting in score of 2 to l for the
White Stars. The Webster team acted
more like pack of bowling dervishes
than ball players, as while on the field
they kept up continual howl, seeming
to forget all about the game, and
depending entirely on their cracked
voice to brighten real ball players. In
this they were doomed to disappoint.
ment. There is no telling what would
have happened to the amateur savages
had the game lasted for nine innings. -
Aberdeen American, Tuesday.
A very impressive service was held
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the
convent of the Presentation Sisters of
this city, when eleven young ladies
received the habit of the order ard two
more pronounced their final vows and
became sisters of the order. A large
number of divines from neighboring
towns in the state were present. in
addition to the Aberdeen priests. The
ministers were Monsignors Mensing, of
Webster, and Sheehan, of Elkton, Dean
Robinson, of jefferson, Father Weir, S.
j., of Omaha, Neb., Father Sasse, of
Bristol, Father Mccarthy, of Mitchell,
Father Feldmaier, of Columbia, Fathers
Dahlmanns, Dermody and Hare, of
Aberdeen. The ceremony was per-
formed by Monsignor Mensing, of Web
ster, assisted by Dean Robinson, of
jefferson, Father Feldmaier, Of Column
bia, and Father Dermody, of Aberdeen.
Monsignor Mensing delivered sermon
that WIS very appropriate to the occa-
sion. Aberdeen American, Wednesday.
On Thursday afternoon, August LIST,