Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-11

News, Friday.
Judge ]. H. Mccoy and family and
Judge E. G. Smith and daughter left
Sunday for Aberdeen, where they
were joined by A. w. Campbell and
family on a trip to Husam, WASH
Pierre Free Press.
Miss Jennie Ross, formerly of this
city but now of Minneapolis, is visiting
for a few days at the home of her
uncle. Alexander Ross, in this city.
The young lady reports her mother
and family as all well.
David Williams, president of the
Farmers and M erchants National bank,
who spent a couple of days here las.
week, returned to Duluth Thursday on
the fast train where he is vice presi-
dent of the First National bank,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Barber, of
Rockford, ILL.,, arrived in this city
Wednesday night and remained for a
few days as guests at the home of her
cousin, G.. d. Peterson. From here
they go to Kramer, N. D., for a visit.
Rev. Deetle and family made an
auto trip to Webster and Ortonville
last week. Their son, Leslie who
recently graduated from a dental school
in Chicago, will open an office in Web
ster about the middle of July. Condo
News. /.
|, We took two rides in the : country of
about ten miles each this week and
saw that all the farmers who lad done
their part to assist nature were
assured of a bumper crop. Never
were conditions so favorable as at
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Halbkat and son
John, went down to the Twin Cities
Tuesday night to remain until Satur-
day when Mr.. Halbkat will return
home and the other members of the
family will visit with relatives at other
points in Minnesota.
A postal from Mrs. Myra Wesp asks
to have"her paper changed to R. F. D..
Ionia, Iowa, where she has been called
by the illness of her mother. Mrs,
Wesp's many Webster friends will
sincerely hope that her mother will
soon be restored to health.
C. c.. Severson, who was at one time
a member of the board of county COM
missioners of Day county, but now
makes his home at San Diego, CAL,
arrived here last week to look after a
farm he still owns in Egeland town.
ship and to visit with friends.
Mrs. C, o. Norris and granddaughter
Miss Winnifred Williams, who visited
here for several weeks at the home of
Mrs. Norris daughter, Mrs. H. c.
Tegtmeier, in this city, returned to
their home in Duluth last Thursday
accompanying David Williams.
J. t. Goodwin brought US in a fine
sample bunch of bronze grass which he
raised in his yard in this city. The
sample stands about four and one half
feet. 1t is said to have a luxurant
growth in this climate and being a
specie of oats to be excellent for feed.
John Rabak and family went out to
Joseph Paul's home in Wheatland
township Saturday night. Monday
Joe took them in the automobile on a
trip to Watertown. MIR. Rabak
returned to Webster Monday night but
the family are spending the week at
the Paul home.
Men wanted by the New York Life
Insurance company for work in different
parts of South Dakota. Liberal COM
mission contracts with home office direct.
Splendid opportunity for hustlers regard
less of previous experience. Apply Geo.
H. Page, 504 Minnehaha Building, Sioux
Falls, South Dakota.
Carl Malm Jerg can turn his hand to
anything. A couple of weeks ago we
noted the fact that he had started a
bank in Forest Lake, Mimi, on Mon
day he arrived in this city and is now
out buying a large number of heavy
work horses. Carl has simply got to
be busy doing something all the time.
Messrs. Geo. Harris, Harry Reiber,
John Spicer and Frank Naeve went
oyer toward Pickerel lake about ten
days ago to load up a cargo of fish.
Owing to tire trouble they had a tire
some time, and some of them never
reached the lake. There are still a
few fish left at Pickerel lake. -Groton
Independent.
In the case where w. E. Wells and
one of the banks of Sisseton were the
contesting parties and the property in
litigation was a farm near Grenville,
settlement was made yesterday
whereby the bank paid Mr.. Wells
$4,000. We are informed that the
bank Immediately resold to Loronz
~Sczponiack the original owner.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year by the State Veteri-