Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-06

The German Lutheran church AT
Butler will celebrate the Annual Mis-.
sion feast Sunday. May l6. At 10 a.
m. Rev. Geo. Diemer, of Brownton
MINI, will speak on home missions
and at p. m. Rev VIM Bellon, pastor
OF the church, will speak about foreign
missions. Everybody invited.
Tuesday evening man stepped up to
the ticket window at the Family
Theatre and asked for a ticket LAYING
down five dollar bill The cashier
handed the gentleman the ticket but
before she counted the change he went
In with the crowd, Up to shis time he
has never called for his change.
Mrs. Beulah Buck. Collier, Of Chicago
cousin of Mrs. o. L.. Williams, arrived
last week for an extended visit with
Day county relatives. Mrs. Collier is a
contralto singer and dramatic reader of
national reputation and has recently
closed very successful season as lead
ing lady for prominent eastern COM
pany.
E. j. Moe and w. A. Brown, OF Gran
dali, came over in the auto Monday
night and spent a few hours in the
city on business. Mr. Moe was armed
with small rifle which he brought
along, as he said, expecting to kill suf.
ficient gophers to pay for the trip, but
the small boy had beat him to the flick
ertails.
P. j. Wagner was an arrival from the
west Saturday night and remained a
few days with his family in this city
When shown the Bristol Democrat of
last week, Pete said that the story was
all right save that the editor forget to
mention that Tom McAllen had to get
bondsmen at Roscoe to the fact he was
a democrat.
The board of directors of the Day
County Agricultural Fair association
held regular meeting in this CITY yes
terday and decided to hold the first
fair on the grounds in this city on
September 81 to "a, both dates inclu.
sive. Committees were appointed to
look after all matters pertaining to the
fair and push for success.
Ole Highland, who has been one of
Webster's furniture dealers for the past
twenty years, today sold his business to
Peter Oliver, who has for many months
been working for Frank Mohs. We are
sorry to see Mr.. Highland retire from
this business here and we welcome Mr..
Oliver and know from past dealings
with him that he will make a success
Michael Darmody, who has been
absent for several weeks looking after
his hardware business at Midland,
arrived in Webster last Saturday for q
visit with his family and friends.
"Mike" reports that new settlers are
arriving in the recently opened country
across the river by the trainloads this
spring and business in every line is
booming.
Don't this nice weather make you feel
like "going fishin'?" Well, when you
start You want to be fixed up right.
Just call and look at our line of fishing
tacrle-it will rejoice the heart of any
angler--lines, spoon hooks, patent min
nows, swivels, sinkers, hooks, minnow
nets, pals, poles, etc in fact anything
you need for successful trip. Drop in
and see rs and "talk to Wells" Web
ster Hardware Co., headquarters for
fishermen's supplies.
Charles Compton left his glasses in
the Commercial hotel one day this week.
The clerk laid them mp on the cash reg
lister, but before Mr. Compton had
returned some one else had taken them.
Charley says the glasses were mad3 for
him and to fit one of his eyes which is a
little crooked. He says if the person
took them by mistake he will return
them, but if they were taken as theft
he hopes the glass made for his crooked
eye will crook the eye of the taker out
of his cheek,
Last Wednesday Charles Phelps and
Mrs. Phoebe Pitsor made a pleasure
trip TO Watertown where Mr. Phelps
went to deliver REQ automobile to a
Watertown purchaser While in Water.
town they decided to complete their
journey through life together and
accordingly a license was secured and
they were united in marriage, return
ing to this city Friday as Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Phelps. They have hest of
friends in and around Webster who will
unite in congratulations
E. A. Christensen, who has been
ASST slant cashier of the Security Bank
of this city for the past two years OF
more, on the first of the mouth resigned
his position Mr.. Christensen has made
many friends during his residence in
Webster and by close attention and
careful management has made an envi
able reputation as a banker and business
man. We are not informed as to hii
future plans but hope that he viii
engage in some line of business thai
will continue his residence in Webster
Thee Evangelistic meetings at the M