Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-02-11

A. T. Cooper, cashier OF the Farmer
and Merchants Bank, departed Sunda.
night for Florida TO take much neede'
rest. He expects to be absent for severa
months. His many friends will wlsl
him pleasant journey and that he ma
fully recover his health, strength ant
yigor in the sunny south
On account of the blizzard Tuesda,
the Webster schools were closed IN th'
morning and the children sent home Ii
the afternoon an impromptu dance wa
arranged at the Bijou which was wei
attended by the teachers and pupils ant
some friends and most delightful after
noon was spent in spite of the storm.
The Webster basket ball team, chap
eroned by Mrs. T. ]. Dyke, went Il
Wilmot last Saturday where they played
a game with the Wilmot high schoo
team. The score resulted in 20 to 8 IL
favor of the Webster team. 1t is a
pleasure to record that our school team
report one of the very best times they
have ever had in Wilmot and say that
their hosts were royal entertainers.
John Phillips has purchased the busi'
ness of the Munson Hardware company
and will in the future conduct the bust
ness at the old stand. Mr.. Phillips is an
old resident of Webster, has a wide
acquaintance and will no doubt make a
success of his business venture. Mr..
Munson has not yet decided as to his
future plans but he and his family will
remain in Webster for a time at least.
The Margaret Minton Stock Co sup
porting the dainty coincidence Marga-
ret Minton comes 70 the opera house for
three nights commencing Thursday,
February IS When on the opening
night they will present the successful
comedy drama, GA Ministers Son, a
heart interesting story of every day life
Margaret Minton comes to Webster
with the highest enconiums Of the press
and public.
AT special meeting of the city coun-
Gil held Monday evening. February Sth,
it was decided to allow a scientific evap-
Grafton contest by the Zenith Furnace
company, with their Youghiougheny
lump coal. and the Berwind Fuel COM
pany, with their Pocohantas smokeless
coal, beginning next Monday noon. If
no other results are accomplished, the
ladies who hang their washing in the
vicinity of the city power plant will be
very much interested in seeing the
volume of smoke reduced. The school
board, board of county commissioners
and the Webster Mill company, will do
we'll to watch the results of this test
Margaret Minton and her clever com.
company of players, who come to the
opera house for three nights commence
ing Thursday, February Is On the
opening night they will present "a
Ministers Son" one of the most pleasing
comedy dramas, picturing every day
life, that has ever been written. Its
naturalness and simplicity and withal
its great human Invertebrates play
that charms and fascinates. One
moment You are sailing along on sea
of sentiment when along comes wave
of merriment which makes Us forget the
pathos of moment ago, but the author
has so we'll constructed the play that
the interest never wavers. During the
action of the play numerous specialtles
are introduced.
At the shooting contest at Brookings
to see who should represent the Agri-
college at the inaugural festiv-
tiles in Washington as the best shot
among South Dakota students Jacob
Wickre of this county was awarded the
honor and now all that is necessary to
guarantee his presence in Washington
is for the South Dakota legislature to
pass the appropriation bill to pay the
expenses of the representatives from
this state Even though the young
gentleman does not get to go to Wash
ington he has made record as crack
shot which he can point to with pride
in years to come. He fred fifty shots
in thirty-nine seconds and got forty-one
hits-that's shooting some.