Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-09-12


old iron grey mare, about 1,1C0 pounds
in weight, branded BIZ on the right
shoulder. In good condition and good
looking. Last seen near my farm
August IS Any information will be
gladly received and rewarded by the
undersigned. Phillip A Gross, Shenf1'
of Day county, S. ID.
John Thorsgaard took his departure
yesterday evening for Webster, where
it is whispered, he will be married
today to Miss Bertha Hattie. Miss
Hattie has made many friends in Ortley
during the past few months and she
will be warmly welcomed back again
as a permanent resident. Mr.. Thors-
gard is fine young fellow and if its so
we tender our heartiest congratulations
-Ortley Optic.
L. H. Woodwork took his family
out to the Hedke pass Thursday after.
noon and after enjoying good duck
shoot started home, when one of the
hooks on the single tree came out and
let the tongue down which frightened
the team which started to run and
spilled all onto the ground. Luckily
no one was hurt and other people at the
pass gathered them up and brought
them to town.
Mrs. +. w. Anderson and little
daughter, of Minneapolis, arrived in
Webster Friday evening and remained
until Tuesday visiting relatives and
friends. when they went to Aberdeen
on the cannon ball. after short visit
in that city they will return to Web
ster for few days before going home.
The lady expressed herself as very
agreeably surprised at the marked
Improvement in Webster since her last
visit.
Some trouble at the light plant has
caused considerable Inconvenience
among the users of lights as the lights
I for the past few nights have gone out
Hseveral times. The load that they have
10 carry after nine o'clock causes them
9 use both boilers, and Saturday night
when they started to fire up the second
4 boiler 1t was found that large blister
had raised over the fire box and caused
leak. Men are at work to remedy
this and in few days things will be
going as before. The two large boilers
will also be ready shortly which will
put the Webster plant at par with any
in the state.
n have opened my music store in the
+. building across the street from the
post Office with full line of ID. H.
Baldwin & Co.'S pianos and organs, also
handle the celebrated Schubert pianos,
Edison monographs and records, violins
and other small instruments too num-
erous to MERTON also handle all
of the latest of sheet music. If you are
going to buy piano or organ call on
me and get prices and be convinced that
you cannot afford to send away for
them or buy from travelling agents. My
prices are right. Pianos are upright.
Come and see me and be right / solicit
your patronage.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Anna B. Schenecker.
Last Saturday afternoon Henry
Nachtweh, of Shawano, Wis, suffered
with stroke of heart failure on the
street in this city and he fell from the
side walk into the street. He was
taken to the city hospital and upon
examination it was found that he suf-
fered from q broken shoulder. The
injuries were attended to and he was
getting along very well until Monday
n morning he began to act very strangely
and was taken to the county Jail and
examined before the insane board.
This board found him temporarily
insane and the authorities at his home
town in Wisconsin were notified and he
will no doubt be taken there shortly.
J. ". Abbott last week sold off his
household effects and on Wednesday,