Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-04-04

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4th door north Of postofice.
DR.. O'Ready suffered q revere para
lytic stroke Saturday evening and since
that time has had very little IL any use
of his loft side. All Of the doctors in
the city are in attendance, but at this
time reports are very discouraging as to
hopes for his recovery.
Rev. Peithman received a telegram
yesterday morning from Andover to
come out aud bury one of the triplet
boys of Mr.. and Mrs. George Emmen.
We are sorry that the boys could not
all three live and the parents have the
sympathy of Day cocnty.
Mrs. Johr Kelly, of Webster, mother
Of John Kelly, foreman of the Review
Office, came over to this cityIWednesday
accompanied by her two young daugh-
tiers Anna and Katie to consult DR..
Kohler about the former whose eyes
and throat needed attention .-Milbank
Review.
The county commissioners at their
meeting Tuesday voted to donate to the
city sewerage fund 81, 900 il the W
bonds carried at the coming election.
They realize that the question of sewer
age is one Of the most vital Importance
to the sanitary conditions of the court
house.
Having opened a feed barn in the old
Adolph Block stand, ON Main street
south of the track, l solicit the patron
age of all my old customers and as many
new ones. Prices reasonab BILE. Hon SEES
boarded.by the day, week or month.
Stabling farmers teams a speciality.
Adolph Block.
Charles Whitney, who left here last
fa!l and spent the winter in South
America for a threshing machine COM
pany, arrived home to Webster Sunday
morning. He says that it is a great
country with fine climate but when
questioned right down close he admitted
that South Dakota looked better to him
or he would not have come back.
Ed. Prudhon returned from Iowa
Sunday morning aud brought with him
Mr.. Cleveland, Of Nassau, Iowa. Mr..
Cleveland spent a couple of days ia the
city looking over the prospects for
investment and was so favorably
impressed that he decided to purchase
100 acres of Day county soil and will
this fall return and make his home with
us.
John Hawkins arrived from the coun-
try west of Pierre Monday morning to
look after some legal matters in Day
county. John says the state capitol is
booming now and promises to be the
greatest city In the state in the near
future. He saws that it is a safe bet
that Pierre will more than double her
population in the next five years.
John H. Lund, the genial county
judge of Day county, was in Sisseton
on Monday and Tuesday on business
before the county judge of this county,
in connection with the probating of the
estate of the estate of William Z. Olden,
deceased. Mr.. Lund is an all round
good entertainer and is well versed in
the good qualities of Day county and
its people. This office acknowledges a
call from Mr.. Lund.-Sisseton Banner.
Alexander Ferguson, who has been
with the International Harvester COM
pany here for three years, will leave
Monday to take the position of assistant
cashier in the Farmers and Merchants
bank of Webster. Mr.. Forguson's
friends III Aberdeen will be sorry to
lose him, but are glad that he is going
to do better in a business way. ID.
Jameson will succeed him in the office
of the harvester company.-Aberdeen
News, Fsiday.
Olaf, the 12-year old son of Halver
Lundby, IL miles south of this city, in
Highland, who during the past year has
had two very serious attacks of appen-
dicitis was operated on last Thursday
by DR.. kjerland, of Webster, and DIR.
H. b. Sweetser, of Minneapolis. The
patient is reported as recovering rapidly.
DIR. Schenecker, Of Bristol, administered
the antiseptic.
Lyle Gould, the twelve-year-old son
of Mrs. Gould, who resides in the
Compton building on Main street, went
to light the fire Saturday evening, and
too hurry it, poured some kerosene in
the stove. There happened to be some
smouldering Goals in the stove and an
explosion followed and the boy was
very badly burned about the face. DR..
Herman was called and dressed the
burns and the child is getting along
nicely at present. 1t was at first feared
that the eyesight was injured but we
are glad to be able to state that his eyes
are all right.
Deputy Grand Master Chas. B Knott,
of Bristol, representing the Grand
Lodge, visited Webster Lodge, No. 1l5.
/. o. o. f. on Friday evening and the
local lodge embraced the opportunity to
put its best foot forward by the con-
ferring of four degrees-two initiatory
and two firsts-the work being done in
impressive manner by the degree
team. Following the work, a sound