Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-08-26

ton call on or address DR.. j. NJ Ekrem
Webster, South Dakota.
Strayed from my barn in the City o
Webster, Wednesday, August 4th, on
bay mare, branded on left from
shoulder IN. W." Last seen thre,
miles southeast of Webster Any infor
nation please phone or address DIR M
NJ. Judge, Webster, s. ID.
Threshers-We will give with every
purchase of drive belt, or with every
purchase of S25 worth of thresher sup
plies one automatic Randolf Coupler
the best coupler on the market, call and
examine it. Holmquist Bros. g. Co.,
Holmquist, South Dakota.
A movement is on foot to incorporate
the Reliance elevator of this city as a
farmers cooperative stock company
under the name of Farmers Elevator
and Mercantile Co The intention of
the promoters is to coctinue in the ele.
yator business for the present at least,
Rev 0. Funke, of Sweden, will preach
in the New Sweden church on Sunday
Aug. 80, 1909. at IL o'clock a. m, and in
the German church in Webster at $3.50
o'clock. Services in the German church
in Webster at 500 o'clock. All are
cordially invited to these services.
SMrs. w. Z. Colwell, of Webster, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Evans, of Decatur,
H., went to Webster last night after
spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Lee, of this city. Mrs. Colwell
and Mrs. Evans are sisters, and Mrs.
Lee is the daughter of Mrs. Colwell.-
Aberdeen News.
What about an exhibit at the state
Fair! A fine new building has been
erected for the women and special
efforts are being made to fill it with
displays in various lines The ladies Of
Webster could certainly gather a group
display that would be hard to beat We
would like to see them try.
A heavy wind and rain storm visited
the northern part of the state Monday
evening, doing considerable damage in
places. Grain shocks were scattered
considerable and some small buildings
were moved from their foundations. In
Pennington township B. w. Carson
new barn was badly racked.
Miss Sadie Sherbino, who has spent
her vacation at her home in this city,
departed Wednesday for Minneapolis
where she will visit a day or two when
she goes TO Owatonna, the old home of
the family. for short visit before
returning to Cando, N. D., where she
has been engaged as one of the instruc-
tbrs in the high school.
John Lyons arrived Saturday from
Nashua, Iowa, he is half brother of
@. d. Fletcher who is in charge of the
Building now in construction by the
Day County Agricultural Fair Associa-
ton, @. ID. knocked off Saturday and
the boys went out to the Beachy- Rath-
bun ranch to spend Sunday with their
sister, Mrs NJ NJ Ullum.
Mrs, /. p. Brown received message
Monday announcing the death of her
nephew, Mark Austin, aged "a years, at
Fresno, CAL, Saturday Aug. 81.
Deceased was son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Austin and was born in this city.
The remains were taken to Montevideo,
Mimi, the present home of the stricken
parents for interment We did not learn
any of the particulars of the death.
Mrs. Brown left Tuesday night to
attend the funeral. The bereaved fam.
lily will have the sympathy of many
Webster friends in their sore affection.
The subject at the Methodist church
Sunday morning is; christianity the
true religion" At the close of the
sermon the Sacrament of the Lords
Supper will be administered. The
superintendent, teachers and musicians
will all be back to help in the Sunday
school at IL m. The devotional meet.
ing of the Epworth League at o'clock.
.Memory Increasing the misery OF
she Lost is the topic for discussion at
the evening service. Good music and
singing at both services, the orchestra
will play in the evening.
Why don't the property owners of
the ponds north and east of the city
and the city authorities get together
and have ditch run through that will
drain them? 1t could be done AT COM
paratively little expense and the bene-
fits would be that many acres of land
now worthless, would be made valuable
property and there is no estimating the
Improvement in sanitary conditions of
the city. This is proposition worthy
of consid Grafton. The Commercial
Club should take the matter MP.
Henry Wagner, local manager of the
John w. Tuhill Lumber company
returned from visit to Sioux Falls
Saturday night. He was accompanied
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