Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-09-01
Knapp will pay the highest market
price for nice spring chickens. He
wants the chickens, you want the
money, so come on boys.

pay you to call at Mohs & Karpens and
see their splendid line-at prices that
are bound to please.
The Day County Auto and Supply
company are improving their building
by putting in fine new steel ceiling.
They are abreast or a little ahead of
the times in all matters.
Fair visitors will be interested in our
harness showing in which we have
made special effort for fair. week.
The best handmade harness money can
buy N. Dorr & Co.
From the city hospital where he has
been confined since the accident comes
the good news that John Moore, the
policeman who was shot few weeks
ago, is getting along in fine shape.
There's jolly good time in store for
you at the Harvest Ball at the opera
house Friday night, September 9. The
best of music and good time guaran-
teed. Come and bring your friends.
Richard Keeble, who has been. attend
ing the great Episcopal church meeting
in the southern part of the state,
arrived home yesterday. He reports a
large number of Indians in attendance.
o. R, Antleman was here from Aber-
deem last Friday. He reports that
Mrs. Antleman is recovering very
slowly from the shock caused by her
daughters sudden death this summer.
Mrs. Whitaker, mother of Mrs. H.
II. Potter, suffered another stroke of
paralysis during the past week and her
condition is reported as very low, and
no hopes are entertained for her recov-
cry.
A couple of street acrobats gave a
performance on Main street Monday
evening. The attendance was not
large and therefore the show was cut
very short. What they gave was very
good.
Geo. Bodies, the new clothing mer-
chant, has rented one of the S. L. Pot
ter residences in the First ward and
will make his home there as soon as his
family and household goods arrive from
Sioux City.
Earl Smith has broken into the
insane asylum in Minnesota. He is not
one of the inmates, but has secured
position as one of the guards at the
state hospital for the insane at
Rochester.
A visitor in Webster asked why it
was that the children all seemed to be
so happy. He could not hardly believe
us when we told him it was because
they all knew that school would COM
mence next Monday.
j. c. Hazel and family, of Aberdeen,
who have been spending the latter part
of the summer at Big Stone lake,
passed through Webster in an auto
mobile yesterday afternoon having
finished their vacation.
We are informed that Thos. Canton
will allow no hunting upon the land
owned and leased by him at the old
fort until after the visit of the officials
of the Milwaukee railroad company
which will be made some time late in
the present month.
Claim Agent MCGOWAN, of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul company,
was here the first of the week trying
to make an adjustment of the claim of
L. G. Levoy, who was injured some
time early in the summer while getting
off train at this station.
H. c. Tegtmeier went up to Aber-
deem Tuesday and participated in the
state shooting tournament which, was
held there on that day. He shot one
hundred and sixty-seven birds out of
a possible two hundred. He returned
home Wednesday morning.
Lost-On Fourth avenue, Main street
or at the Ruby Theater, on Wednesday
evening, Aug "a, round pin, jet with
gold border and cluster of pearls in the
center. 1t was valued highly as an
heirloom. Finder please return to Mrs.
j. j. Cowan and receive reward.
Miss Francis Lawrence, who taught
the Wilmot schools last year and gave
splendid satisfaction, has taken the
Hanse school for this year, it being so
close at home that she can board with
her parents. We congratulate the
teacher and the school patrons.
E. A. Wearne was called to Milbank
yesterday to attend the funeral of his
aunt, Mrs. Peter M. Williams, who
formerly resided in the country near
that city. Mr.. Wearne did not learn
any of the particulars of the death
before his departure for the funeral.
Adolph Block came up from his
Clark county farm yesterday and spent
the day with Webster relatives and
friends. Adolph says he will have the