Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-08
John Williams and W. H Chard

John Williams and w H. Chard,
vice president and manager respectively
of the Williams Brothers Lumber COM
pany, went up the Harlan branch OF the
Milwaukee road yesterday morning to
look after business interests.
Miss Lulu Prendergast departed Tues
day morning for North Dakota She
will take vacation of about three
weeks from her labors as cashier at the
Elevator store and visit at several
points in our sister state on the north.
Rev. Reed, who occupied the pulpit
at the Congrega tional church for the
past two weeks, has returned to his
home in Iowa. 1t has not been def
nitely settled as yet whether he will be
the permanent pastor in Webster or
not.
Mrs. l.. L. Hyde, mother of @. E.
and Fred Hyde, of Wells, Mimi, and
Mrs. w. A. Barnard, sister of the
gentlemen, of Minneapolis, who have
been visiting here for several days,
returned to their homes on Wednesday
morning
Mrs. James Lily, who has visited
friends in the city for the past two
weeks, returned to her home in Red
field last evening. Mrs. Lily has
decided to return to Webster about
September first and open class in
painting.
Henry Wagner, who has been looking
after the business of the Tuthill Lum-
Der company at the yards at Webster,
will arrive in Sioux Falls this week for
the purpose of taking a position in the
home Office Of the company. Sioux
Falls Argus.Leader.
A. K. Fiksdal gives notice that he is
putting his photograph car, which is
located next to the Masonic temple, in
good shape and will remove there this
week and be prepared to do the usual
, first class work sent ont by him in the
photograph line.
E W. Taylor, who came from Aber-
deem last Thursday and took his family
out to Pickerel lake where he has them
comfortably located in the j. W. Abbott
cottage, returned to his home in Aber-
deem Monday night His family will
remain at the lake for some time.
j. ]. Adams took the Reporter aud
Farmer automobile and several Of the
fancy dogs last Friday morning and
departed for his ranch in Potter county
where he will put in the time ur til Sep.
TENDER LIST training the dogs and getting
them in shape for the hunting season.
Mrs. /. B. Parkhurst, who came here
from Huron about two weeks ago to
visit her son, L. D. Parkhurst, and who
was taken i'll and for time was con-
fined to st. Mary's hospital. had
sufficiently recovered to return to her
Huron home Tuesday night.
w. H. Wherland, at one time super
, intendent of the city electric light and
water plant, came down from Aberdeen
where he is now located, Tuesday morn.
ing to look after some contracts for
electric motors as the city is now talk
ing of putting in day circuit and fur
nishing power.
A word of inquiry will bring informa.
ton concerning the courses offered by
the Granger Business School at Aber-
deem. The graduates Of this school are
uniformly successful and receive the
assistance of the school in locating them
in good positions. Fall term opens Sep
TENDER 3, 1907
Andrew Troyanek this morning made
complaint before Police Justice Arthur
charging William Reed and John Doe
with picking his pockets of seventeen
dollars yesterday. The hearing was
had this afternoon, and the defendants
were found guilty and given thirty days
: in the county Jail.
The gasoline tank under the soup urn
at Mahaney's restaurant exploded yes
terday afternoon and the room was soon
filled with smoke. An alarm of fire
was at once turned in, but, although the
boys responded very promptly the fire
was smothered before the department
reached the scene. Very little damage
was done.
H. f. Denton enjoyed visit this
week from his father law, j. @. Will
; liams, and Tony Brignoli, of Pierre.
; The gentlemen came up Saturday morn
ing and went out to Enemy Swim where
they remained until Monday night fish
ing. They said they had good time
} despite the rain. They returned to
Pierre Monday night.
Peter j. Roth, the genial manager OF
!. the Tuthill Lumber company, did not
get home last Thursday as stated by
this moral educator, but remained away
until Saturday, and his family did not
come with him at all, but will remain
in Shakopee until the last of the month.
Mr.. Roth reports having had most
} delightful vacation.
In this city Tuesday evening occurred
the marriage Of Edward E. Schultz, of
! Waubay, and Ida M. Hindman, of
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