Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-07
Sam Calmenson, of Tegtmeier & Cal.


ing new goods for all departments @
the storegand says he secured some rar
bargains which will be of benefit {
their patrons.
Several parties from Webste
attended the Modern Woodman smoke
at Waubay Monday sevening and al
reportione of the mos delightful even
ings.they yer experienced in our siste,
town where they are always sure t.
have a good time.
Mrs. d. w. Hartsough, of Butler,
met with a serious accident last Satur
day, she slipped on the cellar stairs anc
broke her right arm. DR.. p. ID. Pea
body was called and reduced the frac
ture, and at last account the patient
was doing as we'll as could be expected.
Theodore Schacher arrived home
from Red Wing, Mimi last Friday
night whereshe had been to consult spec.
ialists regarding his health. He was
found to. be suffering from appendicitis
and was operated upon. He has COM
pletely recovered and is in good health.
The Royal Neighbors will give a
poverty ball at the Kading hall Tues,
day, April;2nd. All ladies who attend
must be gowned in calico and all the
gentlemen must wear overalls and
working jackets TO gain admission.
Tickets. $l.00 including supper. A
cordial invitation extended to all.
Havinggopened 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. Pricesl.reasonable. Houses
boarded byi the day,,week or month.
Stabling farmers teams a speciality.
Adolph Block.
J~osephus Alley, at the surveyors
!, office in the court house, has money to
loan on real property, at a low rate of
interest. Will buy well secured real
estate mortgages. No delay whatever,
money furnished same day application
is made.
Austin Rowlee and wife, of Waubay,
were visitingtwith Webster friends tor
a few days this week. He has secured
a good position in a bank at the new
terminal Of the Milwaukee railroad at
the Missouri river, and they will soon
leave for that city and make their home
there in the future.
The city force at the power house
nave been busy the past week changing
the drainage system in the basement.
The waste water has heretofore stood
~stagnant n caused a stencil during the
hot weather. The exhaust pipes have
been raised and now all of the water is
easily drained down the hill.
We made an error last week in the
advertisement for L. l.. Buffers Duroc
Sale. We said Saturday March 8, when
We should have said Friday, March s.
This will be the greatest opportunity
right at your own door for Day county
farmers to get a few fine specimens of
fancy stock. Read his advertisement.
A letter from Mrs. l.. w. Norton
brings the information that the spring
thaw has been on at Highland and for
a while her home was partly surrounded
by water owing to the spring flood, but
that the weather has changed and she
is now in no danger. Judging from the
weather here Mrs. Norton now has a
skating rink in her front yard.
Word was received Monday from
Menango, N. D., that a bright little
boy had come to gladden. the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. l. U. Grain. A telegram
came Wednesday announcing the seri-
Gus illness of Mrs. Grain. Her sisters
Mrs. B. d. Fish and Miss Lulu Prem
dergast and Mabel Grain, left this
morning.
N The Ladies of the M~accabees will give
dance in the Kading hall Oh the even-
Pc of March 10. THE ladies are making
very preparation to have this the dance
the winter of 1906 1907 and promise
$yeryone the best time they ever had in
Webster. The dance is given for the
enefit of the order and all are in vited
be present.
Died-Tuesday, Feb. rs, at the age of
- ree months and Is days, Eva Ostby,
ply child of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ostby,
IA Wheatland township. Funeral SER
wees were held Friday at the home of
III. and Mrs. Frazessouth of town, IN
Noted by Rev. Peithmann. Burial
Vhs made in the city GENET cry. We
extend our sympathy.
Superintendent Thompson of the
Webster schools spent Monday in
Groton, and naturally took a look at
The neutrality-suspicious. here. The Web
tier board is already engaged in select
ing teachers for next year. If the old
adage about the 'early bird" applies,
il is time for the Groton board to begin
to grub.-Groton Independent.
A letter.from Anton Messenger who
is now located at Bovine, s. d., but
was formerly a resident of Day county
rings the information that they have
ID a ratherisevere winter out there,
ther hard.on range cattle but horses
lffered but very little. Everything
bw ooks:prosperous and he is well