Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-03

Miss CLARA Stearns has completed her
course at Changers business school,
and lett Wednesday morning for her
home at Webster, where she will take a
| position in bank Aberdeen Ameri.
can, Thursday
| John Wholly, cousin of Matthew
Tracy from Bemis, s D., accompanied
by John Neyenheim and John Marks, of
Watertown, arrived in the city yester-
day morning TO visit for few DAYS and
to attend the circus.
sl4 50 Our Blue Ribbon single har-
ness, Ia inch trace, extra heavy V
strap breast collar, double neck and hip
straps, nickel or l. r. trimmed, made of
best grade OF oak tanned leather.
Price S14 80. W. H. Co.
J.J. Adams, who is holding down a
claim in the east part of the county,
went to Webster on Monday for a visit
with mis- brother, who has an interest
in the Reporter and Farmer, of that
place. News
L G. Gilbert, who has been confined
to the hospital at Ortonville far three
months where he was operated upon
for an abcess, arrived in Webster Tues.
day night and will hereafter make his
home with his son, Charles
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Chapman were
down from the Williams q Wickre
ranch last Friday on business and
pleasure. Grant reports that while
the winter was quite severe the stock or
the ranch suffered no losses.
julius Holm and Lars Fiksdal and
their wives went out to Pickerel lake
last Friday and spent the day. The
ladies were busy cleaning up and OPEN
ing the cottage and the men added a
new porch to the summer dwelling.
Bishop Johnson, the head of the
Episcopal church of this state, was in
Webster and conducted services on Sun.
day. He reports the condition of
Bishop Hare, who is suffering from q
cancer at his home in Sioux Falls, is
not any impro we'd.
Edward Highland. formerly Of this
city but more recently located at Kidder
where he conducted a general store, died
on Monday at the city hospital of sep.
tioemia. We are unable to learn any
further particulars and will print the
obituary next week.
Public Sale at Milbank, s. d., June 8,
consisting of 80 head Registered Shet-
land Ponies and Grades, q few drivers,
fine saddlers and draft colts. 20 head
Registered Angus bulls, heifers and
cows with calf at foot. Envilla Stock
Farm, Cogswell, N. Oak.
On Monday night the house on the
old Hellevang farm, about seven miles
north of this city, was struck by light
ming and in a short time was compl stely
consumed by fire. The contents were
also a complete loss. The farm is
being operated by Gus. Fraze.
James Lynd returned this morning
from his visit to the old home at War
rem, ILL.,, and was accompanied by NJ.
G. Farnsworth, Charles Mills and
Dudley Noble, who have come out to
look over the country and enjoy the
fishing furnished by our lakes.
| DR.. H. ]. Herman, who Suffered a
relapse last week and was compelled to
return to the hospital, has sufficiently
recovered to be able to get ont again,
but this time he is taking things little
more moderately and intends to recover
before entering into strenuous practice.
Mrs. Rosa Block died at her home
in Granville Friday, June 90 1909. Of
consumption and the funeral was held
on Tuesday. The large attendance at
the funeral bore tribute TO the great love
and esteem In which the deceased was
held by her neighbors among whom she
had lived so many years.
The members Of the high school
entertained 10 honor Of Miss Harum
and Professor Helberg with farewell
reception on Monday evening The
attendance was large and very
pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
REGRETS was expressed upon all sides at
the departure Of their guests.
The Campbell Brothers CIRCUS has
come and gone and il 10 with pleasure
that we say that IL was by far the best
circus that has visited Webster in the
last few years The performance was
all that was advertised and was an
excellent exhibition in all its features
and lived fully up to the advertising
matter and best Of all there were no
fakes or fas.rs Of any kind The circus
and the crowd with it were bunch of
nice clean people snd are worthy OF a
liberal patronage Of any people.