Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-04-08
HON e NEWS.
All About Webster, Her People And
Her Visitors.

All About Webster, Her People And
Her Visitors.
Mrs A. T. Gilmor and daughters,
| Mesdames Jenkins and Watson,
arrived home from Aberdeen Thursday
evening Mrs. Gilmor will remain in
Webster for couple of weeks when
she will go 70 the home of Mrs. Watson
in Grand Forks, N d., TO make an
extended visit.
Ferdinand Hinze, who has spent the
past winter travelling around the west
and south looking for an ideal place for
retired farmer and capitalist to spend
his declining years in comfort and ease,
has returned to Webster and is satisfied
that while some other sections have us
| beat little on winter climate, that,
take it all in all, Webster is the place
he was looking for all the time.
At the annual meeting of the Webster
Rod and Gun club Wednesday evening
the following officers: r. b Ebling,
president; E. M Mirras, vice president !;
Tom Delaney, Secretary; J. V. Martin,
treasurer; Frank Sears, captain; +. A..
Merger and John Rabak with the presi-
/ dent, vice president and captain to con-
stitute an executive committee. Many
matters of importance were discussed
News was received in this city last
week of the death of Mrs. Mitchell's
mother, which occurred in Montreal,
Canada, last Tuesday Mrs Mitchell
is now upon her claim in Montana and
was unable to make connections so as to
reach her former home in time for the
funeral The many Webster friends of
the family will deeply sympathize with
Mrs. Mitchell in loss of her dearest
friend.
The funeral Of A, T. Gilmor was held
at Aberdeen last Thursday. His many
friends of Webster very much regret
that they were not informed of the
| funeral IN time to permit them to
attend. Mr.. Gilmor, during his resi-
dence in Webster, made hosts of friends
who greatly miss HIM. He was quiet
ard unassum ing man yet easily
approachable and one whose disposition
was full of sympathy and love. In all
the years of his residence no one ever
spoke of him except in praise and high
est commentator. A large circle of
sincere friends deeply mourn his demise.
The community was shocked late
yesterday afternoon by the intelligence
that Don Campbell, son of A w. Camp
bell, of this city, had passed away. The
direct cause of his death was heart fail
ure. The young man had been sick for
about three weeks with typhoid fever,
which several days ago abated to the
extent that it was thought he would
a sudden sinking spell which came upon
him yesterday. Don was one of the
bright and promising young men of the
city and the news of his death has
caused general sorrow. He was twenty
two years of age Aberdeen American,
Monday.
In response to printed call about one
hundred and fifty of the republican
voters of the city met in city conven-
ton in the court room last Friday night.
Ii was without doubt the most harmoni-
Gus and enthusiastic political conven-
tion ever held in the City of Webster
K. A. Wearne was chosen as chairman
OF the meeting aud b. A Walton, sec
Rotary. All the nominations for city
offices were unanimous and were as fol.
lows: j. l. Harris, mayor; A T.
Cooper, treasurer; Charles Rathbun,
police Justice: o. L. Strandness, city
justice The ward eau cusses were then
held. In the First ward James @. Gar
rick had no opposition for alderman
In the Second ward there was a friendly
contest between the friends OF Joseph G.
Englehart and those of Martin Visit,
and when the smoke of battle had
cleared away it was found that Mr.
Englehart had been winner for alder
man. In the Third like the First, the
present incumbent, Charles Becht, had
no opposition.
A Waukesha dispatch in the Milwau-
kee Evening Wisconsin of Narth 3lst
SAYS: Lieut.. Robert Arthus, son of
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Arthur Of 20l
Latin avenue, this city, now fret lien.
tenant of the Forty first Coast Artillery
corps, has the distinction OF being one
OF the youngest first lieutenants in the
United States army, and has made an
enviable record during his brief military
career. Lieut. Arthur entered West