Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-29
Some Personal Convictions

Webster is getting on the map map Of
South Dakota. Our citizens are reso-
lutte and enterprising. The blood of
Anglo Saxon. Viking. Teuton and Celt
comingle in our veins. We are natur-
ally combative and highstrung, yet a
strong will and self respect seems to
control us. IL we can direct these
powers into right channels this com
munity will develop a wonderful PEG
Pile. Some great men and women are
being %incubated in Webster and he
envirops without q doubt.
We are sometimes referred to as a
non church going people but If the
casual observer will visit our churches
at this time he will find with respect
to number quite creditable congrega-
tions. Especially are our young people
taking increased interest in our
church enterprises, which ia to me a
most hopeful indication pregnant
with future possibility.
We are becoming known as an edu.
cational center. Our schools are con.
Quoted along lines of th~oroughness and
efficiency. The work here is in good
hands and through the influence Of
Prof. Hetley and his co-workers we
are to have a great State Educational
Convention at Webster next spring.
We ought to do our best to make our
city beautiful and inviting. We should
extend the glad hand, open our homes
and hearts to these visitors, and make
them feel welcome. Let us decorate
our town with bunting, have welcom-
ing posters conspicuously placed, un-
furl our flags to the breeze and greet
our guests with the motto: ''Wetster's
Way Will Win
Webster is getting On the map. She
has Commodious and prosperous stores
and the Happe building, with its base
ment rooms for sociable gatherings and
the opera house and bowling alleys, is
one of its kind in all South Dakota.
Webster has good newspapers with ex-
perienced and competent men behind
them, strong and progressive banks
and bankers. a splendid aggregation of
professional men.
The town is good in athletics. If
necessary we can gather together a
good ball team and with ''Hildebrand"
pitching Webster can win her share of
games, and il we should chance to
lose a game the score board would not
be choked with figures. Our Basket
Ball team is getting to be somewhat
formidable and is gaining a large
share vi victories. wn-u you turn
Prof. Clement, Pierce, Sorbel, knight,
Small and Hyde loose there will he
something doing. In the game with
Aberdeen they gave a good account OF
themselves and showed self control,
sand, strength, activity and ability to
play the game. In Mr. Mirras, our
genial Candy Kid, we have n who
used to b. a professional wrestler, a
man of great muscular development
and who, if bis wife would let him or
if he did not think candy making was
more conductive to his general health,
might be the champion Of South Dako.
Ia. Our bowlers are making history
and helping to put Wooster on the
map. In the last contest with Aber-
deem our men showed class and lifted
their banners high over all. Julius
Egeland. Dick Ebling. Mr. Merger,
Frank Beahres and John Grott) were
on the Webster side and the way they
stepped OH the sanded sawdust. wiped
off their hands, pitched up their tlous
ers and sent the balls against the pins
was a caution. They won by a large
majority.
Our church work moves on apace.
We are doing fairly well. all things
considered !. Congregations are large
and the Sunday School is furnishing.
The Ladies Aid Society is doing ex-
cellent work. and we greatly apple
ciate the financial assis .ance they give
us as we seek to build up the Redeem.
ers Kingom.
We notice in the church papers re
ports of widespread revival work.
Hundreds are turning to the Lord
turnout the length and breadth of the
land. 1t would be grand if here in
Webster we could close our places Of
business at $3.50 o'clock sharp and all
our churches unite In a soul saving
campaign for three or four weeks.
In my judgment we are all going to
die: we are bound for eternity. If We
are Chri we are headed toward
Heaven and if We are not Christians
we are headed downward toward
heartache and separation from God.
We should realize the gravity of the
situation. for Paul said: How shall
we escape il we neglect u great sal
v~ationf' -
/ have been wondering about our
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