Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-04

The matter of properly observing
Memorial Day has been taken up by
the Commercial Club, a committee
appointed. The day will be appro-
priately observed The complete pro-
gram will be published later.
Miss Velma Coggswell, Miss Klara
STEELE, Miss Florence Shaw, of Huron,
(who is Miss Coggswell's guest at
presently and Messrs. Rex Harris, Floyd
Yeager and Thomas Delaney attended
the dance at Bristol Tuesday night.
The Ladies Aid of the German Luth-
eran church were the guests of Mrs.
George Bodies last Thursday. A very
pleasant afternoon was enjoyed, the
participants being loud in their praises
of the entertainment accorded them
by their hostess.
Mrs. j. A. Ahlers was discharged
from the City hospital Friday, hav-
ing sufficiently recovered from recent
operation for appendicitis and gall
stones. The lady's many friends will
be pleased to learn that She is rapidly
regaining her health and strength.
C. L. Greer, who has been spend
ing the winter in Florida, arrived home
Saturday. He is an enthusiast when it
comes to talking about Florida's winter
climate and investments and can con-
vince almost any person that he is the
agent for the best proposition open on
earth.
The Reporter and Farmer was
appointed as the official paper by
Mayor Mohs at the council meeting
Monday evening. We are highly
pleased with the compliment and will
try to show our appreciation by boost
ing for Webster which will be the best
assistance we can give our new mayor.
H. H. Potter went to Faulkton Sat-
urday and Frank Sears followed Mon.
day morning. They are retained by
the defense the case of the state of
South Dakota vs. w. M. Howe, who
was last year cashier of the State Bank
of Chelsea and is charged with falsify-
ing the records. The trial is on this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Ahlers, of
Cleveland, N. D., arrived in this city
from Aberdeen where they had been
spending week visiting relatives and
friends, and will remain here a couple
of weeks visiting. Mrs. Ahlers is the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. C.
Moore, of Raritan township.
Having purchased the ice business
formerly conducted by H. B. Anderson
| will start on April II making daily
deliveries of ice every day except Sun
day for the season of 1911. Anyone
wishing ice is requested to telephone
No. 100 or 118. All orders for ice or
dray work will receive prompt atten-
ton. Paul Gruby.
T. E. Egge, formerly cashier of the
Security bank of Webster, and wife,
who have spent the winter upon their
holdings in Texas, arrived in Webster
Wednesday morning and are making
their home for the present with their
daughter, Mrs. A. T. Cooper. They
are being warmly greeted by their
many Webster friends.
E. A. Schullian, cashier of the
- off u fp.
departed this morning for an overland
trip to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Ere
mont, Nebr Miss Josephine Flagstad
accompanied them as far as Sioux
Falls where she will visit until their
return. They expect to be gone for
week or ten days and the best wish we
have for them is pleasant weather and
good roads.
In our writeup of the Day County
Agricultural Improvement Association
in our issue of March 80, in some unac-
countable manner the name of the w.
III. Chard Lumber Co., was omitted
from the list of business firms who con-
tributed. Our attention was called to
the omission by the associations secre-
tary, E. l.. Billiard, too late for COR
rection last week.
DIR. Charles b. Younger, Mrs. John
G.. Default and Mrs. Hazel Goodell, of
LaRose, H., and Edward T. Younger,
of Chicago, who were here last week
to risist divorce brought by Mrs.
Goodell's husband in this county,
returned to their homes Friday night.
Judge Bottum denied Mr.. Goodelps
application for divorce. Mrs. Hazel
Goodell then filed an application for
divorce which was granted with $4,000
alimony.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 0. Wickre and
daughter Mrs. Jacob Van der Meide,
went to Pierpont on Wednesday to
attend the funeral of Lenora Bertena,
the second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. l.. Nordness of that city. The girl
was about seventeen years OF age ana
had been a resident of Webster for
savarol vaars and had many Young