Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-10-21
Edward Murphy, of Bristol. was q

visitor in Webster for a few hours
Wednesday. He reports his daughter
who was operated upon for appendicitis
as completely recovered aud now visit
ing with triends AT Huston, M.nn.
Mrs. A. ] RIe2er and sister, Miss
Grace Huntington, who have spent
couple of weeks il Minneapolis, arrived
in Webster last Sunday morning. Mrs.
Rieger will visit here few days before
going to her home at Chelst a, S. d.
The management of the opera house
upon request. has decided to give
another social dance Friday, October
22nd. These dances have been grand
success and everybody is invited 10
come aud enjoy good time. Watch
for the posters.
There are prospects of good baud in
Webster in the near future The boys
will need little money TO employ an
instructor and pay tor place of meet
ing When the pc tition is presented TO
you sign your name and be liberal with
your donation.
Prof SHIRLEY and Grant Chapman
came down from the ranch last Satur-
day. The professor was going TO give a
few lessons on the banjo and guitar
while IN Webster, bat he found the
hunting so good that he decided top put
in all his time hunting
a deal was closed yesterday whereby
Fred Spearing became the owner of the
John Lund residence property in this
city and they will take possession about
the twentieth of next month. We are
informed that Judge Lund has about
decided to remove to Tacoma.
For Rent--A farm containing $40
acres; 450 under cultivation, the bal
ance good pasture land. Good house
and other buildings IL miles southeast
of Webster and 7 miles north of Wal.
lace. For terms and other particulars,
address or inquire of Conrad Kohlhase,
Webster, 5. d.
John Williams, vice president of the
Farmers and Merchants National bank,
went to Chicago last week where he
visited with relatives until Saturday.
Mrs. Williams and the children, who
had been visiting at her home in New
York, arrived in Chicago before his
departure and accompanied him home.
Walter Ross, who has been holding
down claim over west of the Missouri
river, has arrived home and will in the
future conduct the electrical business
formerly run by his brother. Gordon, in
this city. He is very capable young
man and his patrons can be assured Of
the best of workmanship and proper
treatment.
The ladies of the Congregational
church have arranged for fine supper
in the basement of the church on Friday
evening and nave the following menu
to tempt all VINO will favor them with
potatoes, baked beans, brow. bread,
salads, pickles and jelly, mince, apple
and pumpkin pie, doughnuts and coffee.
Last Saturday afternoon company
of ladies assembled at. the home of Mrs.
A. L. Cooper to meet Mrs. Trussel, of
Minneapolis, and enjoy game of five
hundred. A four course dinner was
served at p. IN. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with cut flowers.
When the score was counted Mrs.
Trussel having the highest number was
given the prize.
Collector of Internal Revenue II.
Ellerman, of Aberdeen, Deputy Col
lector e. Huntington, of Webster, and
James Leathert of the local revenue
office, are at Pierre on a monumental
task, which will occupy them for some
time to come, though it is likely they
will be here at intervals. The task il
that of listing all corporations that have
been chartered in South Dakota, for use
in the compilation of the excise tar
authorized by the last congress to be
entered against all corporations, stock
companies, associations. -Aberdeen
News Friday.
Next Tuesday, October 10Th, will be q
gala day in the history of the Catholic
church of this city. 1t 10 the twenty
fifth anniversary of Rt. Rev. Monsignore
H. Mensing's elevation to the priest
hood and he will also have been twenty
five years as pastor OF the Catholic
church in this city, and arrangement
have been made for celebration fitting
the occasion. Solemn High mass will
be held at 10 o'clock. There will be
thirty or forty priests present from
South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Iowa. In The afternoon public
meeting will be held at the opera house
at which there will be addresses by the
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