Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08

L. H. Woodwork, one of the legal
lights of Webster, and daughter accom-
panied by Frank Dean and wife, Of
S~helbyyille, Mich, autoed through
town from Summit Thursday. Mrs.
Dean is a sister of Mr.. Woodwork and
they were looking over the country
Ortley Outlook.
Peter Lardy was in from Roslyn on
Monday with a load of butter from the
Roslyn creamery and to get a load of
merchandise for A. u. Granstrom's
store. While in the city Mr.. Lardy
learned that his farm had been hit by
the hail storm but he did not know
just how bad he was hurt.
Rev. G. E. Lewis, who is having a
vacation from his duties as pastor of
the Congregational church during the
month of August, departed Monday
for eastern points. He expects to go
as far as Boston and will visit at
Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan,
spending a few days with his parents.
Canton News.
Weldon Ward, of Clinton, ILL.,, was a
Day county visitor this week and
while here disposed of a quarter Sec
ton of land which he owned nea
Butler to Messrs. Sam and Jacob
Bushler. Mr.. Ward was very much
impressed with the wonderful crop
prospects of Day county and South
Dakota in general.
w. j. Burns and Mrs. j. F. Gearin,
Of this county, received word yester-
day of the death of their sister, Mrs.
Madden, who was operated upon at
Rochester, Mimi, for gall stones. The
remains were taken to the Madden
home at Wauseka, Mimi, and Mr..
Burns and Mrs. Gearin went down last
evening to attend the funeral services.
They will have the sympathy of all in
their bereavement.
Lieutenant Robert Arthur, who came
here to attend the funeral services of
his father, John w. Arthur, and
remained to visit in this the home of
his boyhood, departed Monday for his
duties in the United States army at
Monroe, Va. Bob will always be
looked upon as a Webster boy and all
will hope that he will continue in the
record he has made ever since he was
sent as as a cadet to West Point. He
has never 'ailed to make good.
A sudden change in the postmaster
ship at Groton Monday was the SEN
sation of the week. The finances of
the Office are found to be in the best
possible shape, every dollar and stamp
accounted for. The charge is that of
tampering with the mails. Upon the
removal of Mr.. Ropes, j. d. Reeves,
one of the bondsmen was named to
take charge Of the Office until such
time as a new postmaster shall be
named. Mr.. Ropes positively denies
the charge.-Groton Independent.
Through the kindness of Lawyer c..
A. Wells the senior member of the
Reporter and Farmer family enjoyed an
auto trip to Bradley and Wallace Fri
day. The weather was ideal and we had
a most delightful trip. The crops are
wonderful and it would be hard to con-
I ceive a better prospect. The farmers
were all busy cutting although the har-
vest is just fairly started. The indica-
) tons are that Day county will harvest
the biggest crop in its history. Very
little wheat had been cut in the terri
: tory through which we passed and many
fields of barley and oats were still stand.
ing but the hum of the binder was heard
} on every hand. A week or ten days of
favorable weather and the bulk of the
crop will be in the shock. We also saw
t three threshing rigs in operation on
the trip.