Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-03

Charles Kelley, Of Webster, who is
taking a course in pharmacy at the
Minnesota University. visited a day or
two last week in this city with his
brother, John ). Kelley, foreman of the
Review office. On Saturday night they
departed for Webster to spend Christ
mas at the parental home -Milbank
Review.
A charivari party were out Wednes-
day evening to entertain Mr.. aud Mrs.
Roy Thayer, but being unable to
locate the couple the sci epaders
entertained CD about half the people in
that part of town. Early this morning
some placards were posted bearing this
inscription. Notice, Mr.. and Mrs Roy
rhayer will be at home at Mrs. Thur.
mans at $50 tonight. Come early and
avoid the rush, see.
W. A Thompson, superintendent Of
the city schools. went to Big Stone
Monday night and wal married Tues
day to Miss Maude Breckenridge. The
wedding was a quiet one. MI. and
Mrs. Thompson returned TO Webster
Wednesday morning accompanied bv
Rev. j. S. Hardness who performed the
wedding ceremony. The Reporter and
Farmer joins many Webster friends in
hearty congratulations and best wishes
M. b. Long aud family re turned
from Preston, Minnesota, Wednesday
The Preston Republican has the follow
ing to say of their visit: "There was
a family reunion at the w. A. Miller
home in this city on Christmas day,
when all the daughters were there
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Long and three children. of Webster,
S. ID !; Mrs. l. A. Willsey and son, of
Minneapolis; A. K. Willsey, wife and
daughter, of GAINESVILLE; and A. l..
Long and family and Floyd DeHaven
and family, of Preston. The day was
thoroughly enjoyed by all present and
Grandpa Miller seems ten years
younger"
A Redfeld dispatch in the Aberdeen
News of Friday says: "Word has been
received here of the death of Mrs. Sam.
ual Burleigh Milton, whose husband
was formerly in the newspaper bust
ness here He was subsequently tele-
graph editor of the Washington Star.
Mrs. Milton died at Phoenix, Arizona,
whittier she had gone with her hus-
band on account of ill health. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not been
made. Mrs. Milton had been i'll for
about six months with bronchial
trouble and had been in Arizona about
ter of A. Barse and formerly lived in
this county.
Tom Midbow, better known as rus
sian Thistle Ole" for a hundred miles
about here, departed for Norway the
first of the week. Ole is no longer the
"Green Norwegian Boy" he was when
he ''came over and while his visit
back home is to see his aged parents
and the scenes of his childhood tn e
length of his stay will be gagged by the
surroundings-it may be for months
and it may be forever. The left hind
foot of a rabbit killed at the right time
of the moon which Ole carried in a Ger
tain pocket when he left is sufficient
guarantee of his usual luck and his old
associates have no fears of his undoIng
anywhere. -Sisseton Courant.
The new board of county commits
sioners held it's first meeting Wednes
day and organized for the year by
electing Marshal B. Long as chairman
of the board. Chas. A. Wheeler, of thu
second district, is the only new membe,
of the board succeeding Matthew Tracy
The board got down quickly to thu
transaction of the annual business ant
are now employed in checking up thu
accounts of the retiring county treas
urer. The bonds of the county officer
were approved and the Reporter &
Farmer, Andover Gazette and Pierpon'
Signal named as the official papers
Knut Lewison was appointed janitor o.
the court house building. 1t IL
announced that Treasurer Butler will
have as his deputy, Alfred Moxness
who has served so faithfully as assis
tant cashier of the First State Bank OF
Bristol. Register of Deeds Stearns
will retain as deputy, ane retiring Reg
lister, Chris Grue. Both of these
appointments guarantee a high degree
of efficiency in the respective offices.
Altogether the New Year starts of
well in the county building.
E-a. Ds.StnI T,sb.