Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-22

tor a week, returned 10 their Iowa
home last Friday.
Mrs Ioach, OF Preston, Mum who
made AN xtended visit with ner
daughter, Mrs Charles Long, and
other relatives IN this county, has
returned TO her home.
Mrs j L Branch, of Vermillion,
accompanied her husband, who Is trav-
cling salesman, to this city Monday aud
visited for couple of days the guests
of Mrs Atlas Knapp
The Masonic temple has become dan
gerous aud the builders are at work this
week removing the brick and making
Preparations to put the ST. ucture IN good
and safe condition again.
Mrs Humphrey and children, OF
SisseIon, who visited tor fe~ days
with Mr. ana Mrs b. A. Walton III
this city, returned to their home Oh
Tuesday mornings train.
Mr. ana Mrs. Atlas Knapp went to
Redtield Sunday morning and spent the
day with Mrs Sadie Ihayer, returning
home that evening They report thaT
Mrs Thayer is improving,
John Leinlokken, the assistant
cashier of the First National bank OF
this city who visited tor a week with
his children IN the Twin Cities, arrived
home last Friday morning.
Miss Tacy ider, who visited relatives
and friends in Minneapolis for couple
OF weeks, returned to the home of her
parents. Mr. aud Mrs. Wyman Rider,
south of Webster, last week
Mr.. aud Mrs James Granger, parents
of Mrs. Emmett Forbes, who have spent
the past year with Day county relatives
and friends. departed Tuesday for their
home in Grand Rapids, Wis.
Ole Oleson, who was formerly
employed in the Commercial barber
shop, in this city, and is now in bust
ness for himself In Pierpont, was renew.
ing acquaintances here Monday.
Clerk of Courts Smith this week has
granted licenses to wed to E. Scott
Demmery and Bertha M. Sanborn, both
of Webster, and Ole S. Oleson and
Naomi Leavatt, both of Pierpont.
Patrick Donahue, of Bristol, was
arrested, brought to this CITY and placed
in the county Jail 1t is charged that
he has been making his home untenable
for his family during big spree.
David Williams, president of the Far
mers and Merchants National bank,
accompanied by Joseph G. Englehart
had business at the Williams-Logan
ranch near Aberdeen last Sunday
Walter Doland has gone to Langford
where he is acting as agent for the Mil
waukee railroad company during the
absence of the regular agent who is tax.
ing his summer vacation at present.
On ami after September LIST, the small
sum of 5 cents will be charged for all
tickets issued for weighing on our scales.
Forbes Fuel Co.,
Ditmanson Bros.
Jacob Holverson, mail carrier on
Route l, is taking his regular Summer
vacation of fifteen days, ard Henry
Holverson, his son and substitute, is
looking after the business of the line.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Rieger drove
up from their home at Wallace Friday
aud went out to Pickerel lake where
they spent a couple of days. They
returnad to Wallace Tuesday evening.
Charles E. Hyde, of the Webster Mill
company, was looking after wheat over
i'll the country west of Aberdeen the last
of last week and he reports that he
never saw flies and mosquitoes so thick.
Jacob Holverson has built fine four
room addition to his house in the Sec.
ond ward, put in the electric lights and
is repainting, and will have, when COM
pleted, one of the finest homes in the
city.
Miss Pearl Walker, q sister of Mrs.
Frank w. Halbkat, and Miss Cochran,
both Of Clark, who made an extended
visit at the Halbkat home in this city,
returned to their homes last Saturday
morning.
Miss Belle Tooley, who has ably filed
the position of stenographer for Eek &
Prudhon Land company for some time,
has decided to take vacation, and
departed this morning for New Hamp-
ton, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI. Trenholm, of
Montreal, Canada, arrived in Webster
from trip to the Pacific coast last Fri
day and remained until Tuesday night
the guests Of Mrs. Trenholm's sister,
Mrs. Mitchell.
Two hail storms have been reported
in this county within the past week, one
about eighteen miles north of Webster,
and the other in Butler and Scotland
towrships. Both are said to have done
considerable damage.
| w. i. Ravens has sufficiently recov-
cred from his recent serious illness to
be able 70 90 to Waubay and he went
down Tuesdav morning to remain q