Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

H.F Denton came in from the cot
tage at Pickerel lake last Thursday H.
+. returned to the lake Saturday. His
summers outing has improved his
health materially.
Geo. Sherwood, of Groton, has been
spending a few days in this city and at
the lake George reports an excellent
catch of fish and also big boom in
progress at Groton.
Next Tuesday morning at day break
the season will be open and the feathery
tribe will find it hard to locate any
place in South Dakota.
Beginning with this issue this paper
will publish each week the market price
for produce paid in this city at noon OF
the day going to press.
The Webster fishermen and even our
best fish.story tellers are going some
since r. L. Irwin returned from his
western trip and tells of catching seve-
raj 80 to 100 pound fish
The regular meeting Of the CONNER
cial club will be held next Tuesday
evening for the purpose Of electing three
directors and for the transaction OF
other important business.
Mrs. Frank Anderson left Monday
night for Pierre to attend the Fedora
ton Of Woman's clubs. Mr.. Anderson
accompanied her and will transact bust.
ness there for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Chapman came
down from the ranch Monday for
visit with friends and to transact bust
ness. Grant says he knows where he
can get mess of ducks next Tuesday.
Halbkat, the Medicine Man, has two
bench seats in front of his drug store
for the benefit of the weary. On each
of these is his advertisement so that
they in measure serve double pur-
pose.
K w. Tanner of Webster is in the
city today on business. He is member
of the contracting firm of Tanner Bros
which has just closed q $4,000 sewer
contract at Mellette. -Aberdeen News,
tuesday,
County Supt. Hetley quietly informed
us and we will pass the word along that
a boy was born at his house Wednesday
morning. Supt. Hetley will be excused
from attending the duties of his Office
for few days.
David Williams, President of the
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
of this city, and vice-president of the
First National Bank of Duluth, departed
for that city last week to make final
arrangements to move his family to
their new home.
Miss Addie McKennett entertained
small company of her young lady
friends last Saturday afternoon. A
splendid dinner was served at six o'clock
and the afternoon passed too quickly
for such pleasant gathering of old
friends and schoolmates.
VIM. Ravens arrived from Adrian, N.
D., Tuesday morning for a visit with
his mother and sister in this city. He
reports crops in his vicinity of our sister
state as not very good, that section hav-
ing been visited by hot winds.
Mrs. Geo. Paulsen, of Hollandale,
Wis, who has been visiting her son, A.
G. Paulsen, and family for some weeks,
returned to her home Saturday morning
with the intention Of spending few
days at Iowa points visiting relatives.
With over one and one-half miles of
film all highly oolored, the passion play
at the Bijou Wednesday and Thursday
will give to those who attend history
which could not be learned any other
way. No one should miss this oppor-
tunity.
j.. T. Goodwin leaves tomorrow
friday evening for Toledo. Ohio. TO
attend the National @. A. r. encamp-
ment. After the encampment he will
visit Pittsburg, Pa, and other eastern
points. Mr.. Goodwin will be gone
about two weeks.
Miss Belle McKeown entertained .
company Of young ladies 1t six o'clock
dinner Tuesday for her friend, Miss
Mamie Mccormick. A four course
repast was served which was most
excellent. Tho young ladies returned
to their various homes loud in their
praises Of Miss McKeown ~ hostess.
L. l.. Butler closed deal last Friday
by which he became the owner of the
hardware store at Butler which had
been owned by Theo. W.. Huwe. The
invoice IL being taken this week. Ny.
Huwe will devote his whole attention
to promoting an accounting system on
which he has received patent.
w. g. Warner has moved his family
in from their summer home and hotel
at Pickerel lake and will live In the city
this fall and winter. The hotel at the
lake will continue TO run under differ
emit management, and those who wish
to spend some OF their time at this pop
ular resort will be well cared for.
Before the close of the present week
the work Of constructing q mammoth
| drainage ditch in the region immediat-