Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-17
Butler Budget

DR.. James and Miss Maud Ash made
trip to Webster Tuesday.
Mrs. Matte Patterson, of Lily, is
visiting friends in Butler this week.
Dick Russell, the man who is making
Bristol, and wife We're Butler visitors
Sunday.
Tom Strandness, the Bristol banker,
was transacting business on our streets
last Friday.
One of j. |. Johnson's children has
been quite sick with typhoid but is get
ting better now.
My, but it's hot, and we've had three
fair days in succession. What's getting
into South Dakota?
Mr.. Roalkvam, of Pierpont, formerly
of Butler, was shaking hands with But
Ter friends last week.
DIR. James Ash, of Garden City, came
up last night on his way to Colorado.
He is visiting at the old homestead
today.
Miss Laura Kohlhoff, of Aberdeen,
has been visiting her Butler relatives
and friends. She left for Webster
Monday.
George Anderson and family arrived
here from their claim west of the river
Saturday, having been seventeen days
on the road in consequence of bad roads.
Miss Helen Motley left for Timber
Lake in response to a letter stating her
mother was sick with typhoid fever
Miss Trean Richards is hello girl dur
ing her absence.
Mrs. c. M. Selmser and son, J. H.,
and family drove over from WATERFOWL
Sunday and visited with Ole Snipstad
until Wednesday. Mrs. ]. H. Selmser
and Mrs. Snipstad are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Kinney and son, who
have been guests of the lady's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Holingsworth, departed
for Vienna Friday morning to get set
tied before Fred begins work as princi-
pal of the school.
Mrs. Charles Debilzan went to Bris-
toll Saturday to attend the funeral of
the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wat
tier, whose home is at Leola. The
child, aged over twoyears, was brought
to Bristol for burial.
Charley Wade started with his auto
for North Dakota with the family of
his brother, Ben, but after being six
hours in getting to Aberdeen, he gave
it up as bad job and put them on the
train. He returned the next day.
Theda Emma, the baby daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Luckow, died
Friday morning and was buried from
the German church Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Ortley, officiating. The parents
have our deepest sympathy in their
affection.
The agricultural warehouse of j. l..
Barry was broken into Monday night
and quantity of auto supplies stolen.
Peter Peterson also informs us that his
place of business was broken into Sat
urday night and a quantity of wet
goods taken.
Well, one of the finest races ever
witnessed was terminated here last
Sunday, Rev. Paul Shepersky and
Martin Nelson, one of our leading mer-
chants participating. 1t has been a
nine mile race and they ran elbow to
elbow the entire distance, till the very
last of the last quarter when Martin
forged ahead and came under the wire
few rods in advance, thus winning the
first prize, bouncing boy weighing
nine pounds. A short time after Paul
came under the wire, winning the sec
ond prize, bouncing girl weighing
nearly ten pounds. This is the first in
Martins family, and you ought to hear
him softly saving to himself, Papa,
Papa.
Well, I've just been reading the
paper that is making Bristol famous
/ notice it carries % inches of ads fur
nished by Bristol business men, and l
observe it carries AZ inches furnished
by Butler business houses. Yes, 48
inches by LITTLE Butler. But say
now, Dear Little Dickey, won't you
please not call us little" Butler any
more. You don't know how it hurts.
1t humiliates our pride. Little" But
Ter; Why we thought we were getting
to be quite big, and had serious
thoughts of discarding didies and dom
ming pants, but now you've gone and
knocked out everything. Please don't