Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07
From Day County Democrat.

Chas. Vehe transacted business at
the county seat Monday.
Miss Garry Nygaard spent Monday
with friends at Webster.
Adolph Waiter and wife were Web
ster visitors Monday.
John Fillbach transacted business at
the county seat Monday.
Mrs. Lee Butler, of Butler, was here
Saturday on her way TO Webster.
Chas. Duell was looking after business
matters in Webster Monday.
j. O. Gullander and Barney Elias
transacted business at the county seat
Saturday.
Bert johnson attended the hearing of
the contest cases at the county seat
Monday.
Ike Foltz left Saturday night for
various points in Wisconsin to purchase
car load of horses.
County Treasurer Lee Butler was III
town a short time Monday while on his
way to the county seat.
John Nett, who has been visiting rel
atives at this place and Webster, left
Tuesday for his home at Clifton, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Malmberg, of
Webster. were IN town few hours Sat-
urday while OH their way home from
Butler, where they had spent Christmas
with relatives.
Chas. Buchele and family have moved
from Butler to Webster, having moved
their household goods to that place last
week. Mr.. Buchele will assume his
duties as register of deeds the first of
the year.
1t has been rumored that Mr.. Buchele
will appoint Chris Grue as deputy reg
lister Chris is capable man for the
position and has many friends in this
locality sincerely hope that the rumor
VIII be confirmed.
w. w. Knott, aud son, Willie,
arrived home the first of the week from
the cities, where the latter had under
gone an operation. The operation was
highly successful, and his many friends
will be pleased to learn that he is recov-
ering rapidly
Clerk of Courts Albert Smith recently
had the good fortune to draw 40-acre
tract of land in the opening of an irri-
CATION project in southern Idaho. His
two sons, Gordon @. and Albert Jr.,
returned last week from trip to look
over that locality and report that the
land is located in one of the finest fruit
raising districts in the west, and that
the irrigated lands are valued at from
800 per acre up. The two boys expect
to 60 to Idaho aud engage in fruit
raising.
Considerable excitement was created
on the east-b bound passenger last We'd
nesday night by a passenger who
claimed that some enterprising pick
pocket had relieved him of $50. He
stated that the money was in his pocket
at Groton and he did not discover his
loss until the train was between
Andover and this place. Two men, who
were sitting near him were suspected
of being the "lifters," but a search OF
their clothing by Marshal Brokaw failed
to reveal the missing cash. II the men
suspected were the guilty ones, they
we're certainly smooth in concealing the
cash
4 We published report from Webster
last week to the effect that Rev. Perth
mann left Monday the IA, for Germany
bat last Saturday, when we supposed
Rev. Peithmann was enjoying all the
pleasures OF sea.sick ness, he walked into
orr sanctnm and informed us that hs
would leave on the 18th. The first plact
he viii visit is his old home in German,
and Constan tinople, Jerusalem, Greecs
and Rome win also be included in hi
itinerary in the order named. H,
expects to be gone at least six months
Rev. Bellon, who IL we'll and favorabl,
known by the members Of Rev. Peith
mann's various congregations. will hav'
charge of his work during his absence
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