Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-20

| The city has crew of men cleaning
out the big tank at the power house.
We audefstend several feet OF fire SAM
had settled in The bottom OF the tank,
which is being removed. In the mean
tune the big cisterns and settling tanks
are being used Tor water supply.
Frank Rab@k arrived from Washing
ton ID O., Wednesday morning and
will spend few days visiting his par
ents and friends in Webster and vicin.
ity before going to California in the
interest OF the department. of agricul-
ture of the government, of which he is
an employee.
Miss Grace Calder, of Sioux City,
arrived last week and Thursday in COM
pany with Rex Harris, Floyd Yeager
and Miss Bessie Small went to Pickerel
lake to enjoy few days outing at the
popular resort. The party returned
Saturday and Miss Calder departed for
her home that evening
Frpnk Stevens arrived from Aberdeen
Monday morning for visit with his
brother, G. E. Wilson. Mr.. Stevens is
an old South Dakota boy and is on the
wap to Minneapolis where he has made
his home for three years, but is about to
move to Macon, Ga, where he was
elected principal of the State Normal
Institute
D. s. Burch, of Milwaukee, of the
department of agriculture, bureau of
animal industry and dairy division of
Washington ID. O, was in the city
Tuesday gathering creamery statistics
and other data for the department He
is very pleasant gentleman and is an
encyclopedia of Information on the sub.
jects handled by his bureau.
The Bijou theatre entertainments are
being greeted with packed houses each
evening The Holy City presented
Monday and Tuesday was without
doubt the best entertainment yet given
The Thursday matinees, free to child.
rem, are being attended by nearly every
child in our city Friday evening
dances are also becoming verv popu-
lar part of the theatre attractions.
Amos Knapp, O. E. Wilson and Gran
vile Jones went to Enemy Swim Satur-
day night and joined H. f. Denton, j.
J. Adams and Chas. MCGOWAN at that
place and they made an unusual catch
On that day. We dare not tell of the
quantity for fear of an unbeliever read
ng it, but many citizens of Webster can
ell of the quality. On the string was
hree pound bass, which is an unusual
hing for the lake.
The great Passion play with its world
vide reputation will be presented at the
3iJou Theatre two nights, September
md and Bird. This play, as presented
low, is the finest on the market, full of
he scenes of the childhood ard life of
Jhrist. This is q play that should not
'e missed by single person. The price
or this production will be Is and rs
ents, the raise in price being due to the
act that there are nearly two miles of
Inn and it will take an hour and a half
o show il.
Barney Elias, postmaster of Bristol, |
vas In the city between trains Wednes-
lay and informed the writer that the
at Bristol was burglarized
Friday night, the safe being blown
pen. About $500 in stamps were
AIKEN or destroyed, $1,000 in postal
ards and $5 90 in pennies. The explo-
ion that blew the door of the safe
'roke the windows in the building.
Or. Elias estimates the loss and dam
ge at $4,000 There is no clue to the
obbers.
A fire alarm was turned In ut noon
tuesday and the department responded
promptly, but before the apparatus was
ii out Of the building the report came
hat the fire was in straw pile on the
arm Of Anton Bierschbach, which joins
he city on the west, where g. o. Bal
ey was threshing. a stack of straw and
wo stacks Of oats were burned. Three
,ther oat stacks In the same setting
we're saved. No damage was done the
We understand the loss IL
severed by insurance. The fire caught
rom the engine
The secretary Of Webster Lodge No.
L15, I. o. o. II. received letter from
he secretary of the Grand Lodge of
south Dakota this week, enclosing
lraft for one-fourth of the amount
donated by the local lodge to the earth
quake sufferers Of California. After
avery thing that could be done for the
unfortunate bretheren in California had
been accomplished, the committee
lound o surplus Of cash on hand SO it
was returned pro ratio to the donators.
The same condition was true Of the
Masonic bodies and percentage of the
has been returned to local
Masonic Lodge here.
Notice For Bids.
Sealed bids will be received by the
BOARD Of directors of School Districs No.