Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-31
Messrs Harry Giles. Turner and Col

party and went to the old Fort TO
hunt for few days.
w. j. Henderson, representing Hen
derson Stock company, was in the city
Wednesday and arranged for three
night engagement for his company at
Webster opera house.
Ihave opened carriage paint shop
in the Chilson building, | block west
of Irwin's pharmacy and am prepared
to do all kinds of carriage and sign
painting. Frank Paul.
If you fail to come in and pay your
subscription do not be surprised or
offended if you receive statement of
your account with request to come in
and settle in the near future.
1923 for you" said the bin to
the coal. And they began drifting
apart long ago. l can send you what
coal you need to piece out the season,
till the price drops. Forbes Fuel Co.
The rain is very welcome to people in
this section of the country for two
distinct reasons. 1t will lesson the
danger of prairie fires and will tend to
put cisterns in better shape for winter.
Married at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Huggett,
of Raritan township. Maude E. Huggett
to Fred A. Dibble, at 2 o'clock p. m,
Oct. 80, Rev. L. V. Slocumb officiating
Mr.. Wendt, Herman Wendt and John
Sweeney, OF Aberdeen, arrived Satur-
day morning and were the guests OF
Atlas Knapp on hunting "trip Sunday
They returned home Monday morning
Mrs Don Art, Miss Ruth Bronson
and Kyle Balloon returned Monday
evening from sight seeing trip west of
Pierre. The two ladies have filed on
some of Uncle Sans land in that Sec
ton.
Denatured alcohol stoves are
cleaner, safer and less expen.
sive than gasoline or kerosene.
Call at Irwin's Pharmacy and
see them.
A straw stack in the First ward caught
fire by some unknown cause about four
o'clock Sunday morning called our
department out. The fire was held
within the limits of the stack and no
other damage was done.
The Reporter and Farmer has just
received another invoice of the latest
thing out in the way of type. Just the
proper thing for wedding announce
ments, cards and fine stationery. Come
in, see it, and leave your order.
John Rabak and j. Z. Mccormick
returned Saturday evening from their
search west of the river for some gov.
eminent land. They could find nothing
that suited, principally in regard to
location, so did not use their right
The committees are busy making
arrangements aud getting things ready
for the opening of the Webster Com
mercial Club, in their rooms in the new
Firemen's building The date of the
opening has not yet been announced.
Nothing from Nothing Leaves
How Much. Asked the teacher of
this boy. About what there is left in
our coal bin And he was sent to the
head of the class. You will need a
good deal of coal for the next six
months. / will send it promptly.
Forbes Fuel Co.
W. S. d. Adams went down to Min
neapolis Friday night and Saturday,
met his mother, Irene G Adams, and
went to Anoka and spent Sunday with
her daughter, Mrs. Oliver Wanless and
family. Mrs. Adams departed for her
home in Florida Monday and Will
returned to Webster Monday morning.
Henry Suhr, of the Wist creamery,
secured the highest score of 941a per
cent at the butter show in connection
with the buttermakers convention held
at Mitchell last week. There twas only
one exhibit that scored higher and that
only one-half point, but Mr. Suhr was
awarded first prize as the highest score
butter arrived too late for the contest.
Prairie fires the first of the week kept
our fire department busy east of town.
Monday morning fire was started
which made hard work for the ten mer
who went to the scene to get under con-
troll. A second call was sent in about
noon and again at five o'clock. Some
hay was lost but the fire was kept away
from all buildings. Every paper nova
days tells of prairie fires and yet the
necessary precautions are not taken.
AT the regular meeting of the Web
ster fire department Monday, the follow
ing officers were elected: David Will
liams, chief; Atlas Knapp, first assist
ant; p. ]. Roth, second assistant; Chas.
Long, secretary: VIM. Bates, treasurer;
Martin Halter, captain hose cart No. l;
j. @. Garrick, captain hose cart No. 2;
j. O. Edmunds, captain hook and lad
der; Martin Crowley, captain chemical
engine; Ed. Merger, captain water
brigade.
The Britton foot ball eleven won the
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