Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-08-26
O, B. Randall took Mr.. and Mrs.yJ.T.

Goodwin up to their farms near Pier
pont Sunday. Mr.. Goodwin says tn
crops generally are good, corn being tn
best he ever saw in this county; flax i
above an average considerably; oat
fair; barley little light and badl,
mixed with wild oats in places; whea
is very good but the average will be Gu
down by black rust IN spots. The mos
surprising feature about the rust is tina
it is in the macaroni wheat However
the general outlook is far better than an
average crop.
Assrain and wind storm accompanied
by some hail threatened to do much
damage last Monday evening. The der
rick at the coal sheds near the depot
was blown down and fell in such O
manner as to make large hole in the
west side of the building, and falling
across the track, delayed passenger train
No. from the east about half an hour
Several chimneys were toppled over,
and some outhouses moved in uDdesira-
BILE positions Threshing crews were
tied up for about two DAYS -Andover
Gazette
There was probably never before so
great a demand in the west for young
men and women IN banks and business
houses. The Grand Island Business and
Normal College of Grand Island,
Nebraska, which has 1000 students
yearly is unable to supply the demand
for its graduates and has just announced
that several hundred boys and girls may
enter next term without the payment Of
any fees until they graduate. They
will then be placed in positions and
allowed to pay as they earn the money.
This is indeed great opportunity.
A fire alarm was turned in Wednes-
day, the department responded promptly
got out the apparatus attached 1t to
automobiles and were ready to make
quick race for the scene of the confia.
CATION, but had to wait about five
minutes to locate the fire the parties
sending in the alarm having failed to
say where it was. 1t proved to be in
the barn of Martin Hanse in the First
ward, some children playing with
matches had lighted the hay In the
manger. The ladies in the neighbor-
hood formed bucket brigade and put
the fire out before department arrived
Little damage was done. Parties send.
ing in alarms should be sure that GEN.
trail understands the location of the
fire. II will save much confusion and
loss of time.
We clip the following from the Gro
ton Independent in reference to Henry
Steinhauer who some years ago con-
Quoted photograph gallery in Webster
and was the leader of the Webster
cornet band: "The Lyden, Wash
Tribune of the 9Th, had an illustrated
writeup of berries produced by Henry
Steinhauer, former Grotonite, They
resemble the black berry, and are from
an inch and quarter to an inch and a
half long. Commencing the Tribune
says" Mr.. Steinhauer gets So and 50
crate for all of these berries he can
grow. They are Burbank product, and
are perfectly seedless. On account of
the immense size the picking costs less
| than for most berries, and they are
great producers At present. price an
acre will produce more than 81 500
worth of fruit a season "
The Daily News of Minneapolis is
running contest. 1t offers as a pre-
MUM $145O,O0 Maxwell Touring car.
We note among the South Dakota list
of contestants the name of j. 0. Thoe,
of Lily, s. d., with a credit of 5000,
sixth in the list, the high man IL, 800,
If you are contemplating taking daily,
subscribe for the News, it costs but
$500 q year, and is well worth the
price; has good market report, press
dispatches, editorial. and general news
departments, in fact is an up-to-date
daily paper By taking it through Mr..
Thoe you will be boosting deserving
Day county man, besides getting full
value on the investment. Jacob is max.
ing canvas of the county and will see
you and fully explain the situation.
Don't place your order for paper until
You have seen him.
Mrs. Chris Ecker, of Pensacola, Flor
| ida, Mrs. Frank Cummir- Huron,
sisters of ]. w. McEldr Id Mrs. w.
ID. Mayer, of Savanna, Georgia, for.
merly Miss Ida L. Ecker, daughter of
Mrs Chris Ecker, arrived Friday and
are visiting old friends in Webster and
vicinity, guests at the McEldery home.
Many of the old timers will remember
the Ecker family, Chas. Ecker home
steaded the quarter joining the townsite
on the north and his father, Chris, TAX
ing the next quarter north in 1881, and
for the first few years in the history of
Webster, they built most of the build
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