Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-11
A Gratifying Success.

the Day County Old Settlers
Association which was held in
Andover Monday, June /, 1908,
is pronounced by the old settlers as
being the most successful of any yet
held in the county, 1t was gala
day for Andover. 1t is estimated
that 5000 people were here to attend
the circus and to do honor to the
old settlers meeting. The exercises
at the opera house in the morning
were carried out to the letter. The
addresses of w. III. Goodrich, L. G..
Ochsenreiter and j. Wander Meide,
respectively, were we'll received.
The Hon. j. E. McDougall, the
principal speaker OF the day,
delivered an able address which met
with much enthusiasm. The musical
and literary part of the program
was.so much enjoy ed that each num-
Der called for an encore. The picnic
dinner in the banquet hall, which
followed, was the cause of much
merriment-it couldn't have been
otherwise with such jolly company
of people. They were bent on hav-
ing all the fun in sight, and as a
lady remarked "there was sights of
it." About $50 were at the Waldorf
for dinner. The restaurants were
also kept busy.
After dinner came the circus par
AIDE, which delighted the young
folks, and after band concert the
crowd repaired to the big circus tent
where they were entertained by the
wonderful intelligence displayed by
animals in the Dode Fisk show. 1t
is estimated tb0t 1000 persons were
present. After the show the basket
containing the tickets on the COW
was brought forth and Dave Cody
held the lucky number and got the
$40 bossy.
The business meeting and award
ing of prizes then took place in the
opera house. The following persons
were awarded the prizes:
The oldest married couple present
Mr.. anisMrs. r. j. Philbrook, North
Webster, one half ton of soft coal.
Couple married the shortest time,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Potter, S. rug.
Party having the heaviest team,
w. g. Boyd; one pair of whiffietrees.
The man with the longest whiskers
Barney Elias; one. half ton of soft
coal.
The heaviest male old settler pres
ent,sM. Rexiord; so lbs. of -four.
The oldest lady present, Mrs. j..
D. Knight, 81 rocking chair.
The man having the best matched
driving team, John Durick; $3.50
pair fly blankets.
Tbs man having the largest family
present, John Jansma; one. halt ton
OF coal.
The tallest maiden lady present,
over thirty five years, Miss Lizzie
Eifling; $3.50 book.
The shortest married lady present
Mrs. d. H. Barnett; $3.50 carpet
sweeper.
The lady coming the longest dis
lance to Old Settlers Meeting, Mrs.
Joe Paul; fifty visiting cards.
The oldest old settler present,
Samuel harrington; one-half ton
soft coal, He will be 81 years in
July. Came to Day county in 1880.
The tallest married lady present,
Mrs. M. b. Johnson; $500 nickle
copper tea kettle.
The oldest father of the youngest
childest present, W. c. Downing; a
$500 fire extinguisher.
The lady born in Day county
teaching the greatest number Of
months school, Miss Eva Hessinger;
a So hammock.
The following carried off the
prizes in the street sports contest:
Potato race Clifford Shannon LIST
prize; Charley Pew, End; Harry
Guthrie 3rd
Boys foot race Reuben Johnson
lst prize; John ferguson End.