Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-04-25

There are a large number of applica-
tions already made for license to sell
liquors In this city and there are as
many wayss suggested to dispose of the
matter. but just what will be done can
not be guessed at. 1t is mp to the coun
Gil and they will, no doubt, attend 70
the matter in the best possible manner.
Thos. McKennett returned from his
attendance upon the sick bed of his
daughter, Miss Addie, who is in the
hospital at st. Paul, Saturday night.
He reports that his daughter is much
improved and the doctors now believe
that amputation will not be necessary.
This will be welcome news TO all friends
in this city.
There was a baseball meeting Mon
day night aud a committee wal
appointed to interview the business men
and see what money could be raised
toward putting in a eam for this sum
mer. Thew will wait upon you in a
day or so. When the results of the
subscriptions are determined another
meeting will be called and then we will
be able to tell our readers all about it.
There has been something doing in
the real estate line in Webster. Last
week Eek s. Prudhon, or rather Mr..
Prudhon sold four farms in Day county;
one to Jas. Cleveland, of Nashua, Iowa;
one to John P. Tritz, Alton, Iowa; one
to w. A. Weaver, Usage, Iowa; the
other to Frank Legeram, of Alton, Iowa.
Ed Says, if he just had a partner with
a little of his push about him, they
could make things jingle.
Martin johnson and Will Tollefson
were overcome by gas at the Julius
Dustrud home last night and but for
the timely appearance of Mrs. Dustrud,
who went to call them at the time the
fire alarm was sent in, might have suf-
fered death. The boys are both very
sick at this writing, but as both are
Young and strong will probably be over
the worst of it in a few days at the
outside.
Many of the citizens of the city were
somewhat surprised Tuesday at the
result of the annual election relative to
the licensing of saloons. There had
been very little campaign work OF
either side and owing TO the large maj
GRITTY obtained by the 'wets" last year
it was hardly expected that tine result
could be reversed this year, but it was;
the ''drys" winning out by a majority
of eighteen votes.-Sisseton Banner.
This winter seemed quite severe but
when you stop to think that potatoes
will spend the winter in the ground
without freezing we must admit that
they are not so bad. The first of the
week. when the garden spot of Eugene
Huntington was being put in shape for
this seasons crop, they dug up several
potatoes that had been left IN the ground
from last years crop. They are as
sound as any potatoes dug in the fall.
A horse race has been ARA nged bet
ween Frank Sears mare, Silver Wilkes,
and Harry Harris mere, Verne. Ed.
Prudhon backs the Frank Sears mare,
and Peter Weum takes the opposite
horse. The purse is 800 and the race is
to be the best three in five and is to be
trotted just as soon as the animals can
be put in condition. Now is a good
time to start a Fourth of July celebra-
ton and have this race as one of the
attractions.
A paper is being circulated this week
among the business men for the purpose
of raising money TO buy our "Kid'
band uniforms, and is meeting with
very good support. Webster has a
band that is a conner. There is some
talk at present of making a large band
here by the kids" and the members of
the old band joining forces. Should
this work out 1t would NEAR a big band
that would be hard to beat in this part
of South Dakota
A bad fire was started in some
unknown way in the office of the United
States express company in this city
about four o'clock this morning and in
spite of the greatest effort on the part
of the fire department was soon COM
m%upicated to the Hart Jewelry store.
The fire department did excellent SER
vice and saved the shells of the build
ings and most of the stocks. We have
been unable to get an approximate of
the loss up to this time.
DR.. NJ. G. Schenecker has arrived
from Bristol and will in the future
practice in Webster, after May first,
making his office over the Irwin Phar-
macy. DR.. Schenecker is well known
in this county having been coroner for
many years. He is a general practitioner
and has been very successful. He has
a wife and son and will be gladly
welcomed to Webster. We wish him
the best of success.
We have had a few days of real good
weather and W. can not help but
believe that spring has really come.
We have just returned from q trip over
in Potter county and all the way we
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