Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-01-20
Mrs. o. X. Berg's mother, Mrs. E ].

/ hIs' ". N. Derg mOtner, MRS. r. j
Shaw, of Ellsworth, Wis, was very
pleasantly surprised last evening wher
about 10 guests. mostly ladies of the
town marched in with filled baskets
and handsome presents The evening
was spent visiting and lunching, after
which the guests returned to their
homes well satisfied with the evening
and the hospitality offered at the Berg
home. Mrs. shaw leaves tonight for
her Wisconsin home. Lily Argus
The weather is practical demon
stration of the old saw 1--WE know not
what a day may bring forth" ,yester day
it was mild and pleasant and everybody
remarking, "we are getting our Janu-
airy thaw', today there is bowling
blizzard. Well, as Ebert Hubbard
says, "this life is just one damned thing
after the other" The morning passen-
ger is at the depot awaiting orders to
move, there is freight between Web
ster and Grcton but il cannot be located
as the wires west are down.
The Modern Brotherhood of America
at their first regular meeting of this
year held January IL, elected and
installed the following officers: Presi-
dent, Fred Hyde; vice president, Mrs.
VIM, McCumber; Sec, l s. Coomes:
treas. Mrs. ). Coomes; conductor,
Mrs. Chas Johnson; chaplain, Mrs
Fred Booth; sentry, Mrs. Grant Ray
Waterman, Henry Halvorson; trustees,
Octn Williams, Fred Booth and John
Phillips. After the ceremonies feast
of good things TO eat was spread by the
ladies of the order The M. b a., has
enjoyed wonderful growth in Web.
ster the last two years, and all indi.
cations point to a still greater growth
in the next few months. The fact that
it is fraternal society built on social
foundation, entities it to the high rat
ing and esteem in which it is held,
At the meeting of the directors and
members of the Day County Agricul-
tural Fair Association held at the court
house Tuesday the dates selected for
the Day county fair for 1910 were Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Sep.
TENDER, 20.2l and %, the meeting also
authorized the president, H O, Wickre,
assisted by S. S Yeager to appoint the
paoaScary ,n,,,ittaas tO no,1pila tho
premium list and get it ready for dis
tribution at the earliest possible date.
Now is the time TO commence TO get
get busy and boost for the Day county
fair for 1910, let rs maks it the biggest
aud best county fair in the state, Ii can
be done if everyone does his part. We
will have long pull, if we make it a
strong pull and pull altogether it can
not fail to produce satisfactory results.
The arrangements for the annual sale
and meeting of the South Dakota
Improved Stock Breeders Association
at Brookings on January %, 26 and 81.
are practically completed The horses,
swine and sheep will sell on the Goth,
and cattle on the 9th. Secretary, j.
w. Wilson has received the catalogue
from the printer, and says emphatic
ally that it is the best bred lot of stuff
ever offered at an association sale, and
soaring as live stock prices are on the
market sees no reason why this should
not be one of the best sales ever held in
the state. IL will be seen by the pro.
gram that Wednesday forenoon has
been designated for visiting the college,
Let every one who can be present at
that time and visit that institution.
the live stock industry in South Dakota
last year amounted TO more than ten
dollars per capita and with a contin-
uance Of the good work this association
is doing it can easily be trebled.
The Norske Selskab held their annual
meeting last Tuesday evening and an
excellent program consisting of speeches
interspersed with vocal and.instrument-
al music, had been prepared. The third
number was just being rendered when
there was commotion at the entrance
and il was quietly announced that
there wac fire in the building and
almost simultaneously the electric
lights were extinguished. The audience
exhibited the highest degree Of self con-
troll and marched out quietly, assisted
by few courageous men who were
acquainted in the hall Their line
extended from the inner door down the
stairway TO the outer entrance
and remained on duty until the
last of about 250 persons had
emerged from the burning building. Ii
was one OF the finest exhibits of courage
and good Judgment ever recorded.
After the fire was extinguished by the
department. the clothing was returned
to each individual who went home and
on the following day received an invi-
tation to be present at the continuation
of the program in the Norwegian Lnth-
eran church and where another course
of refreshments were served. Each