Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-09-29

A. Ainsworth, the Waterfowl piano
man, has been in the city several days
this week and has established an
agency for his instruments with A. l..
Bloomquist and store room in the
building first door south of Larson's
restaurant
A very pleasant party was given at
the Dustrud home in this city Monday
evening in honor of John and
Anton Lindquist and Ed Goldberg. The
young gentlemen expect to leave for
Canada, Saturday where they have
taken claims.
The shrewd investor daes not put his
money into every thing presented which
promises him large returns rather he is
satisfied with the absolute security and
liberal interest which accompanies GER
tifcates of deposit as issued by the
First National Bank of Webster.
The Irwin Pharmacy is the place to
order your cut flowers, bouquets and
emblematic Sc. pieces of any degign,
for weddings, parties or funerals. We
make speciality in this line and guar
antee prompt service and entire salts
faction. Call and see sample plates.
A letter dated Hot Springs, S. D.,
Sept. &c, from Mrs. l.. Sherwood to a
friend in this city reports that Mr..
Sherwood recently underwent an oper-
alton at the hospital there and is doing
as well as could be expected. They
will remain in Hot Springs for the
winter.
Thomas Sellevold was in town last
evening and reported the loss of forty
tons of hay, two hay buckers and hay
loader by fire set by a Minneapolis
& st. Louis train Monday. Some
strenuous work was necessary in order
to save Al. Barton's buildings. = Brad
lev Globe.
Mrs. J. Z. McFadden and son went
down to Minneapolis last Thursday. j.
E. went down to join them Tuesday.
From there they will go to Texas to
spend the winter in the hope of improv
ing Mrs. McFadden's health. The best
wishes of many Webster friends go
with them.
Judge Mccoy says that while they
enjoyed their summer in Washington
and British Columbia, very much, they
return we'll satisfied with South Dakota.
That the general run of people here
are better off, and other conditions
just as good as they are there. Pierre
Weekly Dakotan.
w. r. Cook has accepted position
with Tegtmeier & Calmenson as book
keeper Mr. Cook is finished account
ant and is no stranger to Webster as
he occupied the position as bookkeeper
for John Norton 20 years ago and later
for Tegtmeier & Spreisterbauch. Mr..
Cook has host of Day county friends
who will be glad to welcome him back.
Alexandria Douglas and wife of
Yarmouth Centre, Canada, and Mr..
and Mrs. Clutton, of Minneapolis, are
here visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Cook and with the families of H. c.
and DR.. Cook. Mrs. Douglas is sister
of Mrs. w. R. Cook and Mrs. Gluten
is daughter of Mrs. Douglas. Lang
ford Bugle.
Special services in M. E. church sunday
The annual conference will be held at
Mitchell Oct. Ia, Bishop Neulson pre-
siding. Next Sunday may be Rev.
Nc Donald's last Sunday so there will
be special services, music and singingi
Sunday school rally. Mrs. Mcdonald
will deliver an address on how to run a
Sunday school, at North Webster in
the afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The steel for the bridge across the
big slough two miles west of Condo
arrived this week and work on the
same will be rushed as fast as possible
by the Iowa Bridge Co., who have the
contract. This material was ordered
last March, and the bridge at that
place has been torn out since the
drainage ditch dredge went through
several weeks ago. Condo News.
Gov. Wesley appointed H. o. Wickre
of this city as delegate to represent
South Dakota at the Farmers National
congress to be held at Lincoln, Neb.,
commencing Oct. 6, 1910. Owing to
business reasons Mr.. Wickre was
unable to attend and so informed the
governor. Mr.. Wickre and his Day
county friends will appreciate the
courtesy of the appointment neverthe-
less.
Lightning struck the granary and
machine shed on the Sam Fiske farm
north of town at about two o'clock
Thursday morning and all was burned
to the ground. Mr.. Fiske had threshed
few days before and all his grain was
burned with the exception of what he
had marketed since threshing. The
loss is a severe one at this time of the