Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20

Xavier Gagnon met with a bicycle
accident the first of the week, He was
coasting down the hill from the @, @.
Chapman's residence aud started to
make the turn at the Phillip Gross
corner. The machine made the turn
alright but "X' failed to connect and
was thrown quite forcibiy upon the
cement sidewalk sustaining quite
painful though not serious injuries tc
one of his hands and one leg
Owing TO the fact that the member
ship of General Croker Post, G.. A. r..
has become so small and the members
left are getting quite old, the Decora-
ton day services this year have fallen
into younger hands The committee is
meeting with the unanimous assistance
of ever, body to properly observe the
day. A collection Of over thirty dollars
was raised one day last week in a few
hours for the purchase of flowers.
Harvey Westmire, son of John West
mire, of Bath. died Thursday afternoon
at Samaritan hospital in Aberdeen The
cause of death was a mastoid abcess,
and although an operation had been per-
formed, the malady had gone too far to
be stopped. The boy was about 10 years
of age, and was well known near Bath,
where the family resided He was a
nephew of Mr.. and Mrs William
Mahaney, formerly of this city but now
living in Aberdeen.
George Rich, manager of No car of
the Campbell Brothers circus company,
arrived in this city yesterday with a
crew of twenty one men and will be
busy for few days putting up the
paper for the big show which is billed
for June 2. The show is highly spoken
of every where it has been and there
are no hangerson of shaky reputation.
The company gives its guarantee that a
child can be sent with bill and come
home with the right change. The
Sioux City people, where the show Is
well known, bought the attraction out
right for two days,
Charles Long and wife, of this city,
William Long and wife, of Waubay,
Bernard Long and James Strain, of
Waubay, went down to the cities last
week and while there purchased four
Overland cars for the Day county Auto
and Supply company. They decided for
experience sake to run them home and
started Friday. All of the cars but one
were in charge of gentleman and that
was guided by Mrs Charles Long. That
she is an expert is proven by the fact
that her machine came through without
a skip and at no time did she require
any assistance from the gentlemen in
the party.
A Sturgis dispatch in the Sioux City,
Iowa, Journal OF yesterday says: The
regular May term of circuit court was
convened there Wednesday, Judge
Rice presiding. The grand jury having
been summoned. they were charged.
They will consider the gambling
charges The two most important mat
ters coming up will be the two murder
cases. Oscar Jacobs was arraigned,
charged with the murder of Elba Rob-
erts. His attorneys waived time and
pleaded not guilty, The case was then
set for trial May 81 before Judge Jones,
of Sioux Falls, who presides, having
exchanged circuits with Judge Rice Ger
the purpose Of the trial Of Mrs. Eauf-
man. About thirty witnesses have
been subpoenaed by the state Frank
Sears, of Webster, and Harry p.
Atwater, of Sturgis, are the defendants
attorneys.
The twentieth Anniversary of the
Epworth League will be observed at the
NJ e. Church Sunday morning at II 90
o'clock. An excellent program has been