Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Saturday of this week and theseby cuts
them out of legal holiday.
Judge Edgar NJ Bennett, now of
Lennon, passed through Webster Sat-
urday morning enroute to his former
home in Sisseton where he has several
cases in circuit court next week.
Be sure and see DR.. j. s Goodman ION
at his offices in the Tegtmeier building
February "a % and 26, if your teeth
need any attention. He is prepared for
anything in the dental profession.
The Webster high school basket ball
team went to Milbank Saturday and
played game with the high school
girls of that city and defeating their
opponents by a score of six to ten.
Court closed Friday and Judge McCov
and Stenographer Granger went to their
homes at Aberdeen to remain until
Tuesday when the Roberts county term
of the circuit court opens in Sisseton
Chris Fallmer, formerly member of
the South Dakota house of representa-
tives, was here from Egeland township
Monday to attend the meeting of the
republican county central committee.
L. Z. Eek, who was called from Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, on a case in the cir
cult court, returned 10 his winter resort
home Friday Going via st. Paul where
he expected to remain for couple OF
days.
w. H. Miller, of Webster, came uI
from Redfield yesterday where he had
been visiting, and will spend day or
two with his sister, Miss Minnie Miller
of this ty-Aberdeen American, Sat
urday.
Among the Pierpont people in Web
ster we saw ). G. Wilson, Fred Wagner
H. E. Kibler, Geo. Crownhart, A. s.
Lockren, Oscar Lockren, H. e. Roberts
and T. o. johnson. All on political
missions.
Mrs. Wesp, of Webster, has taken q
position as saleslady at the Plumb Line
store. The lady has had much expert
enae in this line of work, and will
doubtless prove of great assistance
Groton Independent.
Use the Household Skin Soap
for chapped hands, inflamed
skin, pimples, dandruH and all
skin eruptions. Especially good
for the baby's bath. Halbkat,
The Medicine Man.
The prisoners at the county Jail made
en- attempt to break out last week by
digging out under the court house, and
probably would have succeeded but
their efforts we're given up to Sheriff
Gross by Howard Wright.
Several of the young ladies received
invitations to the leap year dance at
Bristol last week but owing to the fact
there was a dance in Webster that
night could not attend. From reports
it was very pleasant affair.
We notice by the daily papers that
Hugh Brown Baillie, formerly an
employee of the Farmers and Merchants
bank in this city, is to be united in
marriage to Miss Laura Besang, OF
Minneapolis, ON Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Chapman came
down from the Williams, Curtis d
Wickre ranch Tuesday night. Grant
has been having serious siege OF the
grip and will remain in Webster until
he RECEIVERS from the malady.
DIR. Percy d. Peabody has purchased
one of the high buggy automobiles and
it arrived Friday morning. 1t is said
to be of the latest improved makes and
is warranted to ford most South Dakota
streams without any hesitancy what
ever.
w. ii. Moore, represeting the Mon.
arch Scenic studies, of Minneapolis
has been in Webster the past few days
and has just about complesed arrange
mcnts with Frank Mohs for an entire
new outfit Of scenery for the opera
hokse in the city.
Mrs VIM Mahaney, who visited fol
few days with her husband in Aber.
deem, returned to her home in this city
Monday evening The family will
move to Aberdeen as soon as spring
opens and they can find suitable quar-.
tiers in the Hub City.
About twenty-five couples attended
the Valentine dancing party given in
the opera house last Friday evening,
while the attendance was not large
those present had splendid time as the
music, crowd and floor were jus,
intended for fine time.
Word has been received in this city
that through the efforts OF United
States Senator A. B. Kittredge that the
pension of J. w. Abbott had been
increased from s16 to $24 This will be
splendid news to all Of the old comrades
many friends in this city.
A letter from Matthew Tracy to his
brother, Michael, in this city brings the
good news that his daughter is very
much improved by the change in
climate. Mr.. Tracy also saw w. H,
Mathews. formerly of this city, who il
in California with his mother.
There were three new members taken