Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-08-19

| Geo. Trent, who is at present a rep
resentative of the u NJ O. Cartridge
company, and was at Ortley Tuesday to
attend the shoot and came to Webster
to renew his acquaintance with old
| Webster friends He was the first
telegraph operator in Webster and this
was his first visit to the city since 1883.
Chas. Kreiter and family departed
for Aberdeen Monday where they will
make their future home. Chas. is one
of the pioneers of Day county having
settled here in 1881 The family leave
many friends in Webster and vicinity
who will regret their departure but
will wish them success in their new
home
Word was received in this city last
week that the senate of the United
States had consented to the confirma.
ton of w. A. Abbott as the postmaster
at Waubay for the next four years.
This will be good news to his many
friends in Webster. Mr.. Abbott has
been postmaster at Waubay for eight
years and the fact of his appointment
for the third time is great compliment
to his ability as well as his popularity
and accommodating ways Is the Nasty
of our sister town.
Carl Draeger went to Andover last
night to effect settlement with the
owner of a horse near that place which
sustained broken leg Sunday. MIR.
Draeger and a party were coming to
Aberdeen and when near Andover they
turned out to allow wagon to pass.
AS the rear of the wagon went by the
auto horse tied behind jumped out in
front of the machine which was going
slowly, it is said. The hind leg of the
horse was struck by the car and broken.
Aberdeen News, Tuesday.
M. B. Bennett accompanied by his
wife and daughters, Edna and Sadie,
arrived from Sac City, Iowa, Tuesday
and are the guests of Mrs. BIS sister,
Mrs Chas Phelps. The Bennett fam
lily were among the pioneers of Day
county, Mr. Bennett working at his
ltrade-plastering, but moved to Iowa a
number of years ago where they have
since resided. They are on their way
to the country west of the river near
Lennon, who're they have real estate
interests. Many Webster friends will
be glad of this opportunity to meet and
renew old acquaintance with them.
A terrible accident occurred Tuesday,
on farm three miles east of Pierpont,
which resulted in the death of Homer
Bates, young man twenty-four wears
of age. Tuesday he was helping his
brother cut grain and while getting a
ball of Irvine his team started to run.
Homer got in front of them, was
| knocked down and run over by the
team and machine; he survived the
accident but nineteen hours. We were
unable to learn the particulars
Deceased was an energetic, industrious
young man of good habits and had
many friends who will deeply mourn
his untimely death
j. E. Haugen, of Dell Rapids, was in
the city Tuesday. John has sold half
interest in his drug store at Deli Rapids
and is now devoting his time to new
threshing machine company in which
he has extensive interests The COM
pany are manufacturing new rig to
be operated by gasoline and is claimed
to be much superior to the old machines
in point of economy and convenience Of
operation. Mr.. Haugen's many Web
ster friends will watch developments
with much interest and wish John
abundant success in the new enter.
prize. The company expect to have a
number of the machines in operation
this fall.