Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-05-30


necessary to hitch on to his wagon and
drive all the next day in order to ped
die them out among friends and thu.
keep them from spelling.
Mrs. l.. McFadden, of Ogdensberg
n. Y, arrived Tuesday evening for al
extended visit with her son, James f
McFadden, and family, of North Webs
ter. The mother and son have not met
for fifteen years and the meeting Tues
Y day evening was cert ainly happy one.
Mac says he will keep the lady all sum.
d mer and as much longer as he can per.
s1ade her TO remain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Legaard and Mes.
sers Chauncey Morrey, John Huwe,
Thomas Finn, Ole Hildahl, Lawrence
Berry, Charles Beuchele, Theodore
Gebur, Joseph and Gemer Nelson were
over from Butler Wednesday as princi-
Rpals and witnesses in two cases-one
the case of South Dakota VS.. Chauncy
Morey, who was bound over to the next
term of the circuit court; one State of
South Dakota VS. Gemer Nelson which
was dismissed.
The supreme court of the state on
Tuesday handed down decision revers-
ing the decision of the circuit court of
this county in the case of the Aultman
Threshing Machine company VS.. w. G.
Boyd. In this case the court instructed
the jury for the threshing machine
company and they brought in verdict
for Judgment. Sears & Potter, of
this city were the attorneys for Mr..
Boyd. These attorneys are making
quite record on the cases which they
are interested in that are taken into the
\ supreme court. They also received
Necision from the supreme court of
Minnesota in case that was taken up
from Jackson county, that state.
The Webster Fire Department has
purchased the Fiksdai property, con-
eisting of three lots and frame build
ing, and will put up a splendid build.
ing which will be used for the fire
apparatus, meeting hall for the depart.
ment, city offices, city Jail and they are
now out to get the new commercial
club to accept quarters in the new
building. While the new Jail will be
in the building the same will be so
arranged that the presence of the Jail
nor its occupants can in any manner
interfere with the peace and pleasure of
the occupants of the building nor of the
residents of the neighborhood. The
Building will be enlarged to twice its
present size and equipped with every
modern convenince for all the purposes
for which it will be used and will be a
handsome improvement to our city,
and speaks well for the business enter
prise and public spirit of the Webster
Volunteer Fire Department.
About twenty members of the pro-
posed Webster Commercial Club met in
the farmers room of the court house on
ization was perfected by the selection
of George G. Dunton as chairman, and
III. f. Denton, secretary. Motion was
made, seconded and that chair appoint
committee of five members to draw up
constitution and bylaws to presented
at meeting of the new organization at
the court house next week Wednesday,
at which meeting all signers to the club
are requested to be present to assist
in the adoption the constitution and
bylaws and the election of perma-
nent set of officers. The chair appointed
as such committe, E. A. Merger, ID. f.
Denton, S. +. Bronson, @. A. Wells and
Roy L. Irwin. A motion was made,
seconded and carried that the chair
appoint committee of three to confer
with like committee from the Webs
tel NFire Department upon terms, plans
and specifications for quarters in the
new hall for home for the club. The
chair appointed S. l.. Potter, l. l. But
Ter and T. f. Haugen. There being no
further business the meeting adjourned.
Judge Mccoy in chamber session of
his court held in Aberdeen on Monday
afternoon heard the petition OF the anti
saloon league of the state for temporary
injunction restraining the city council
of the City of Webster from issuing any
licenses to seven applicants who have
already had their notices published. or
to any other applicants who hereafter
may apply on the grounds that the bal
lots were not in conformity with those
required by the statute in such cases
made and provided FRANK Anderson
and lawyer from Mitchell appeared
for the petitioners and City Attorney
b. A. Walton and H. HI. Potter, Of the
firm Of Sears & Potter, appeared for
the city. The judge after listening to
the evidence denied the application and
saloon men in Webster can now open
MP their saloons for business on July /,
without fear. The anti-saloon league
alleged that the ballots were illegal
because there was no square in front in
which to make cross either for or
against license. Judge Mccoy held
that the liquor ballots were printed in
conformity to the liquor law, and that
the general election law does not apply
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