Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-01

who has been employed in the First
National bank of that city, arrived in
Webster and looked the prospects over
and decided to accept position with
the Security bank of Webster as assis.
tant cashier. The young man comes
highly recommended and we assure him
warm welcome.
A special meeting of the Webster
Ladies' Thursday Club was hell last
Saturday at the home of Mrs. l.. G..
Ochsenreiter The meeting was called
in honor of Mrs, David Williams, q
former member who was visiting in the
city. A very pleasant time was
enjoyed by all and splendid refresh
ments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Abbott and
dau lighter, who have spent the past year
at the Soldiers Home at Hot Springs,
s. D., passed through Webster Tuesday
night for Waubay for visit of few
days with their son, Postmaster Abbott,
after which they will return to Webster
for an extended visit with the family Of
their daughter, Mrs. +. A. Wearne.
The city council at the special meet.
ing Monday night granted licenses to
the five applicants, John Sherbino,
Chas. johnson, Peter Monson, Adam
Piechowski and Edward Coin. This
reduces the number of saloons one in
Webster from that of last year but we
are informed that an application will be
made at the next meeting of the council.
Thos. Canton was down from Fort
Sisseton Friday and while in the city
did quite q stroke of business. He
bought car of fine yearllng colts Of R.
@. Efnor, got some posters and made
arrangements for big celebration and
picnic at the old fort, Saturday, July g.,
and took in the Waubay celebration.
He departed for home Sunday morning.
Dare Devil Daugherty is in Webster
fixing up his high wires for the after
noon performance and the cable at the
water tower for the fire slide in the
evening of July 3. These are two of
the latest and most sensational attract
ions now on the road. Come in and see
the man saturated with five gallons of
gasoline slide from the top of the water
tank.
Rev. A. E. Gregory will preach on
Sunday morning in the Congregational
church; the subject will be "Draughts. +"
The discourse will be delivered in con-
nection with the Spirituality of Satan
Bible students; those interested in the
realities, embodied in the vast domain
of spirit are cordially invited, also all
who are not expected t. attend other
churches.
Miss Katie Frank, who arrived in
Webster a couple of months ago for o
visit with Miss Mabel Alley, returned
to her home in Minneapolis Monday
night. Miss Frank was in poor health
when she arrived in Webster and the
couple of months of Dakota breezes and
pure air and water have made her look
like new girl and she felt so much
better that she was loathe to leave
Rev. z. @. II. Peithmann arrived
home Friday morning from his six
,ooptb,s tr;y, IL, tho old oopnfriaS Tba
reverend has seen all Of the places OF
interest and taken the most careful
observations and has added to his
already large store of information and
we have enjoyed several short visits
with him and hope when he has rested
little to persuade him to tell the
Reporter and Farmer family something
of his journey and what he had seen.
Friday afternoon Webster's fast ball
team defeated nine wearing the suits
of the Waubay team at that city by a
score of 6 to 8 1t was not an errorless
game by long ways but the poor
diamond was at fault for most of the
errors and both teams showed ability
for fast ball playing. Every man on
our home team played ball all the time,
did good stick work against an imported
battery and their field work was of the
best. The boys play Bristol here on
Saturday.
w, II. Krause, who has been manager
of the Chilson- Haugen company for the
past year. has resigned that position and
accepted position as manager of the
Langford Mercantile company, which
was formerly managed by the late
Edward Highland. Mr.. Krause is an
expert man in the general mercantile
business and is straightforward,
honest gentleman, and can be classed az
what is commonly called a good
mixer" aud is sure TO succeed in Lang
ford. We very much regret his removal
from among our business circles. Mr..
t. e. Haugen will manage the Ohilson-
Haugen company in this city in the
which is a guarantee of con-
tinuance of the splendid business.