Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-09-09

ing threshing engine companies, in
demonstrating their engines, use aud
recommend the Zenith Youghiogheny
Coal, prepared In steam size as the
cleanest and most efficient coal for the
purpose. A full stock of this coal on
hand at the sheds Of E. A. Wearne.
east Of mill.
Mrs. John Williams and children
departed Tuesday night for her former
home in New York being called by the
serious illness of Mrs, Williams father.
The many Webster friends will SIM
cerely hope that she will find her father
much improved upon her arrival III
New York and that he may be spared
for years to come
Attorney Wells brings the informa-
ton from Sisseton that while George
Lasell was climbing one of the hills
near that city with his high wheel auto
something broke and the machine
became unmanageable and went to the
bottom of the hill in all kinds of posi-.
tions and was broken all to pieces as a
result Fortunately none of the occu.
pants were injured.
The increasing business of Tegtmeier
q Calmenson demanded more room SO
they have remodeled the store room in
the rear of the store building and
moved their grocery department which
relieves the congestion in other depart
ments. When the arrangements are
completed and the stock shifted it will
add to the appearance of the store and
give them quite little more shelf and
floor space.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. G. Ray and daugh-
ter and Misses Florence and Frances
Stewart, of Bath, who were visiting
them, came down from Webster on the
Sunday morning passenger, and DIR,
aud Mrs. Doupe and baby, Dorothy,
autoed over from Waubay to visit with
the Optic family and other Ortley
friends, the whole crowd enjoying a
farewell Sunday dinner with Landlord
Rowland. -Ortley Optic.
s. S. Yeager, wife and daughter
returned Saturday from an extended
auto trip in the western part of the
the state and in North Dakota They
covered distance of over 1000 miles on
the trip and got through without a
mishap, not even puncture, the last
few days the roads were heavy on
account of the recent rains. MI.
Yeager has had his machine less than
three months and during the time has
covered over $500 miles
Marriages by telephone are becoming
quite common, railway marriage cere-
monies are so common that they have
become habit. The other day a
couple seeking notoriety were married
in balloon while an admiring public
looked on from far below. These
experiences you may have missed, but
you can't afford to miss the striking
marriage in the show in "The Old
Clothes Man" presented by ellison &
Bradfield at the Webster opera house
on next Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Swan Hallstrom and
daughter, who have spent the past sew
eral months in trip to Norway and
other foreign countries, returned home
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Hallstrom says
that travelling in the old country was
not SO pleasant as he anticipated IL
would be owing to the labor troubles
prevalent there, but that despite the
many inconvenience encountered they
had a very good time and enjoyed q
very much needed rest, but are glad tC
again be at home in Day county.
m;Lynde attempted to, drive past 9
load of hay Sunday in the alley between
the Commercial hotel and livery barn
The top of the buggy caught on the
rack, frightened the team, and il
started to run, Jim was thrown out but
hung on to the team. The result is a
badly smashed up buggy and Jim il
carrying his left arm in sling prob
ably no.bones are broken but the liga.
ments are torn loose making a very
painful wound and one that will b.
some time in healing
Earl Crane, who claims his home a
Fairfield sNeb., last Friday Afternoon
made an attempt to Rape Miss Susie
Mork, near her home at Bristol, anC
almost completely disrobed her. Thu
girls battle for her virtue and cries fol
help finally put the brute to flight ant
the girl made her home and told hel
brother who went after and captured
the fend and took him to Bristol whert
he had his preliminary hearing md wal