Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-05-23

have purchased what is known q
the Magnus blacksmith shop and vii
open The same for business the frs
week in June. Only the most com
petent help will be employed l viii
be pleased to keep all customers of tn,
former firm and will gladly welcome
new patrons. Yours for bushes,
Clifford Gokey.
Last Thursday DIR. NJ NJ. Judge, V
s received an urgent call to go out to
Enemy Swim as an infectious disease
had taken hold Of Flagstad's cattle
DR.. Herman took him ont in his auto.
mobile. Upon arrival there they found
two animals dead from lock jaw. The
rest of the herd was Immediately vac.
cinated and no further losses have yet
been reported
The silver medal contest conducted
by the local w. @. L. U. was held in
the Methodist church Tu' sday night,
Lyle Littlefield was the successful con-
testant. The boys in the contest were
each presented with book and white
carnation. The proceeds amounted TO
Sl3 After the contest the contestants
We're all taken TO the ice cream parlor
/ for treat
\ Q e. Pricer, landscape gardner, is
\ here from Charles City, Iowa, and has
! large force of men at work on the
grounds that surround the new resi-
dence of David Williams, in the First
ward, putting out trees. shrubs and
plants, and adding other bea6ties
/ When all the work is completed, Mr..
/ Williams will have one of the most
beautiful and modern homes in the
northwest
| In accordance with a contract let by
the city council at the March meeting
two steel cages have arrived and been
placed in position in the room formerly
occupied by E. w. Small as a lumber
office and we again have city Jail AS
the cells are placed against the partition
separating the room from the adjoining
one in which the Irwin Pharmacy has
its ice stored, they form "cooler" in
fact as we'll as in name.
The fire boys have decided to incor.
porate and issue stock aud build fire
hall and committees have already been
appointed and are busy clearing away
the technicalities and looking up a loca.
ton. The boys have two locations in
view at present, the Fiksdal corner,
now occupied as a photograph gallery,
Fiksdal's across the street. The boys
have started right this time aud a new
building is assured
The parents of Miss Addie Mckennet,
who has been confiUed TO hospital in
serious illness from which she did not
seem TO rally, on Sunday decided that
perhaps she would rally quicker among
the family and accordingly brought her
home. She was accompanied by Mrs
McKennett, her mother, and Miss Berg,
trained nurse from st PAUL. DIR. j.
L Harris met them where the train
going east passes the one coming west
and rendered medical assistance. Some
of Mr.. McKennett's brother knights of
Pythias met the party at the train and
tenderly bore his daughter on stretcher
to the family home.
Last Saturday the Webster high
school boys came and were beaten by
the home boys and at the final reckon
ing it was found that the score stood
81 to IL, The Webster boys are gentle
manly fellows and while they are not
up to our boys in playing ball they
nevertheless put up good game. We
noticed that very small number of
rooters accompanied the Webster team
to this game and would urge that every
city give their team as much encourage.
ment as they can by accompanying
them and showing them that you
appreciate their efforts A good cheer
goes long way in helping play ball =
Marshall County Journal.
Manager Calmenson, of the Webster
baseball team, had the men who came
to try for places out on the diamond on
Sunday and matched game was pulled
off with the high school team The
day was cold and raw and there was
not much ginger in the game. The
high school boys were the victors, and
their victory was due mostly TO the
errors of two alleged players who came
to be tried out. The.two men were let
out Monday. Some of the other play
ers did not make as good a showing as
is required to hold a position on the
team, but they will be given another
opportunity to make good. Webster is
out for ball team that must win and
this afternoons game with Verdon will
decide whether some of the others stay
or seek other situations.
A movement was set in motion Tues
day night by Sam Calmsnson and E. A.
Merger which already gives promise to
rebound greatly to the good of Webster.
The gentlemen set in motion a move
ment to organize commercial club in
this city and Immediately went to work
to secure members. The work of secur-