Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-24
REPORTER AND FARMER
THURSDAY. AUGUST "A, 1911.


MRS. kanaDle ana daughter, VINO i've
west of Lily, were shopping in oul
town Wednesday.
Mrs. o. Holingsworth was taken very
sick Tuesday night with cramps in the
stomach. A physician was called who
was with her most of Wednesday and
through the night before she obtained
relief.
Peter Carlson, from near Lily, was
taking advantage of some of our fine
bargains Friday.
VIM. Magnus, the well digging man,
was doing business upon our streets
Friday.
E. X. Bjerke, from the valley, was
looking over his farm interests here
last Friday.
C. Woodland, of Webster, was doing
business with us last week.
Paul Duerre, of Bristol, was snap
ping up someof our bargains lastweek.
Sam Buehler took his wife to Bristol
Friday, from whence she went TO Web
ster to consult a physician. She
returned Sunday morning.
Roy Potter took his mother and Mrs.
G. HI. Sherwood to Webster Saturday
night for business and pleasure.
In response to telephone message,
c. A. Potter went to Bristol Sunday
morning to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
and children, to make short visit with
Butler relatives. They returned Tues
day night, Mrs. G. H. Sherwood, who
has spent several days here, accom-
panied them.
Mr.. Sherin, Mr.. Burg and Miss
Ottum, the druggist, the merchant and
the clerk, autoed to Pierpont last SUM-
day for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Butler and
Misses Mildred Ashbaugh and Alice
Butler autoed to Bristol to attend
church last Sunday, after which they
went to Webster to spend short time
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Youngs went
east of Webster Tuesday morning to
attend the wedding of the lady's
brother.
To look in upon the immense stocks
of goods our merchants are getting in.
especially the beautiful array of milli-
merry goods displayed by the Butler
Mercantile Co. One wouldn't think il
was very hard times in this part of the
country at least.
The Ash boys have just completed
their threshing on the home place.
They put in $50 in all and harvested
225, from which they threshed 1865
bushels of wheat and 16O bushels of
barley and speltz mixed.
Our town is now in a fair way to
have some protection against fire, We
have large well, 355 feet deep, in
which there is about 200 feet of water,
and the supply is so great it is impossi-
bic to lower it with large force pump,
and 4-horse power engine. Now, when
we get sufficient amount Of hose, we
viii feel little easier about fire.
Last week Louis Snipstad was the
possessor of a fine crop of apples esti-
mated at several bushels, fine rosy
apples which loaded the trees in the
orchard set out by George Sherwood
here. By Sunday the bounteous yield
had dwindled down to less than
bushel There is certain kind of ache
mot q heart ache) that might justly
occur to some of our future honorable
citizens, and we don't believe Louis
would furnish the peppermint either.
A society Of our young folks was
organized last week for the purpose of
raisings for the church. Mrs. Dugstad
was elected president: Miss Hattie
Ottum, vice president; Trean Richards,
secretary and Arthur Wingard, treas
urer. They intend giving supper at
the home of Mrs. Dugstad, Wednesday
evening, August 80. Mrs. Ole Snip
stad, Miss Matte Wade and Andrew
Drone were appointed committee to
prepare program Of entertainment
for the evening.
The editor has little grandson, Car
lisle Potter, cute little fellow scarcely |
three years old. He is in the habit Of |
taking daily nap, but the other day
be declined to do 50. But his mother
put him on the bed and laid down
beside him, and the following dialogue
ensued:
Mamma. wish ! was your papa.
No answer from mamma.
Mamma, QittIe louder) wish was
your papa