Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11

We are informed that a deal is Just
about closed whereby Mrs. Lorraine
Norton became the owner of the Web.
ster Hardware store building, giving
in exchange therefor some lands. Mr.
Wells retains lease upon the property
for five years.
Train service on this division of the
~Milwaukee was put very much to the
bad Saturday by eight cars and an
engine going into the ditch near Mil.
bank. Fortunately no one was hurt.
A temporary track was constructed
around the wreck and all was moving
smoothly the next day.
During the storm Monday night the
lightning struck Henry Wagner's new
machine house and set it on fire but
Mr.. Wagner happened to discover it
immediately and rushed out with pan
of water and put the fire out before
very much damage was done.
Mrs. Agnes Crofoot departed Tues
day evening for Almont, N. D., where
she will make her home on claim for
some time in the future. Mrs. Crofoot
has hosts of friends in Webster who
will sincerely hope that she will have
pleasant and profitable home and the
best of crop upon her farmstead.
1t is generally conceded that the
opera Managing Mildred" given at
the opera house last Thursday even
ing was the very best attraction ever
put on Webster stage. Nice clean
people, good voices, highly trained,
splendid orchestra and everything to
make an opera what it should be with
nothing to mar.
Estrayed from my farm in Nutley
township, one black horse colt two
wears old, one sorrel mare two years
old with bald face, both had halters on.
No brands on them. Amy information
that will lead to their recovery will be
rewarded. Calf on or address Chas.
Meyers, Roslyn, S. d.
Charles Gilbert, who lives on the
Phillip Gross farms complains that par
ties who go along the highway indulge
in careless shooting at birds along the
slough and that shots from rifles have
entered his home and are dangerous to
his family. A word of caution in this
Did it rain? Well, our home people
know and we want our subscribers
abroad, who take the paper to keep
posted on how things are running in
this part of South Dakota, to know
that Day county had three splendid
rains the past week and that the
country is looking just fine.
We had the pleasure of trip to DR..
H. j. Herman's place at Enemy Swim
last week. His new hotel is the best
on the two lakes and is under splendid
management. His boats are all new
and the many eottagers who are build
ing there will make it one of the most
popular places in this section.
DR.. w. d. Taylor, soil culture expert
for Deere & Co., of Moline, ILL.,. who
has a national fame as one of the very
best posted Of men in his line, has been
secured by the program committee for
an address to the Day County people
on Old Settlers Day convention which
will be held in Webster on June IA.
Geo. Griffin, one of the popular
bankers, of Clark this state, who owns
some land near Lily, accompanied by
his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Brown, was looking over his property
Tuesday and made run up to Web
ster and the party spent few hours
pleasantly with Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Halbkat.
On Saturday Chief of Police Martin
arrested fellow by the name of De
Long on information that he had been