Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-03-07
From Butler Budget
Do. D.. Potter. editor.

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A. N. and J. H. Seefeld were trans
acting business in town Thursday.
John Langager made a business trip
to Pierpont Thursday, returning Sun
day morning.
Will Knott, one of Bristol's solid bust
ness men, was looking after his inter-
ests here Thursday.
c. j. Hanson, one of the progressive
farmers east of town, is in town today
with his basket of eggs as usual.
Ben Bartell and son, Martin, returned
from a fishing trip to Waubay Monday
morning.
Mrs. l.. M. Ash and daughter, Elsie,
went to Lily for a visit Wednesday
morning.
Miss Rose Vein returned from a ten
days visit with her friend, Miss Anna
Siengel, of Milbank, Thursday.
Mr.. Phin. Asbaugh, of Brookings, a
brother of our station agent, was visit
ing at the Ashbaugh home a few days
last week.
If the ladies who admire beautiful
head gear cannot be satisfied with the
display now being made at the Mer-
camille store they certainly are hard to
please.
Wrestling match ends in a draw
after going one hour and forty minutes.
Last Thursday night Victor Nelson
the 1877 pound grappler, of Butler,
matched his skill againgt Lars Hegle,
the powerful 1877 pound grappler of
Nunda. Jensen secured afall on Hegle
in one hour by means of ahead scissors.
Jensen was strongly aggressive after
the first fall and had Hegle in bad
positions several times. After forty
minutes of wrestling Nelson threw
Hegle from one side of the mat to the
other and in following him up acct
dentally received a very bad blow over
the heart from Hegle's head.
Hegle not wanting to force Nelson
on the mat after receiving such a blow
agreed to call it a draw.
An unusually large crowd witnessed
the event and was well entertained.
Hegle was well pleased with his treat
ment and said it was the most fair
audience he had ever wrestled before.
Well, the inevitable has happened.
The editor has been expecting for some
time that something would drop, but
had no idea it would strike where it
did. At a national convention of all
parties held at Butler the political sit
uation was discussed in all its bearings,
and in view of the disrupted condition
of all the old parties, it was resolved
that in order to save the country from
eternal smash, a new party should be
formed and a presidential candidate
nominated upon whom all could unite
and harmony and prosperity once more
prevail.
Such a party was then and there born
and christened the Union party.
The names of several men in social
position came before the convention,
and it was the unanimous opinion that
the editor of the Budget was the right
man for the place.
Enthusiasm and great cheering pre-
vailed after which Hon. j. l.. Barry
pledged him the entire Irish vote, Hon.
Gotlieb Buchele the same for the Ger
mans, and Hon. Ole Berg for the Scan
dinavians, The editor, in a stammer-
ing speech, told the convention it was
an honor he had not thought of or
coveted, that it would seriously inter-
fere with his business as editor of the
Budget, and furthermore, he had made
a solemn vow that he would eve run
for the office. But he was urged.
There are times when ali such promises
should be disregarded and private inter-
ests should be lost sight of in caring
for the public good.
The editor was finally convinced and
publicly announces himself a
candidate for president of the United
States.
The platform of the new party will