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

The old soldiers and their families
know how 20 have a good time when
they GO anywhere. To demonstrate,
on the Fourth a jolly crowd of these
people assembled on the j. T. Goodwin
lawn in this city and had their picnic
dinner together. 1t is said by those
present to have been one of the most
pleasant features of the whole holiday
program.
Mrs. H. F. Denton and daughter,
Louise, who have been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Denton's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Williams, in Pierre, South
Dakota, returned home last night. Mrs.
Denton talked with Mr.. and Mrs. Stew
ems Sunday at Pierre. The couple were
still travelling by automobile and crossed
the Missouri river and continued their
journey west that afternoon.
Henry Moshier,, a graduate from the
blind school at Gary, S. D., has decided
to locate in Webster and engage IN
piano tuning in which line he is an
expert. Parties desiring his services
can telephone No. 70. Mr.. Moshier is
also a expert in the manufacture of
hammocks and is prepared TO fill all
orders. Samples of hammock work can
be seen at the Irwin Pharmacy.
S. S. Yeager took his son, Floyd, to
Wallace Monday. From Wallace Floyd
went to Appleton, Mimi, where he
was married to Miss Pearl Evans, well
known in Webster having been one of
u corps of teachers, today. We hope
to give our readers an account of the
wedding next week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Yeager and family went by automobile
Tuesday to be present at the wedding.
w. R. Cook, bookkeeper at the H.
c. Tegtmeier store, who was taken to
Minneapolis last week suffering with
an attack of appendicitis, was operated
upon Saturday. A letter from his son,
DR.. j. F. d. Cook, to relatives here
says that his fathers condition was
very serious and a few more hours of
delay would have proved fatal. The
operation was very successful and Mr..
Cook has passed the danger point and
is now doing nicely.
DR.. Charles Bury, a graduate of the
Chicago medical college, arrived in this
city last week for a visit of a few days
with his sister, Miss Anna Bury, of the
city hospital. The doctor will return
to Chicago this week to accept the
position of intern at the st. Augustine
hospital. We are informed that DR..
Bury is so favorably impressed with
ebster that he has about decieed to
return to this city and practice his
chosen profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Stevens started
on Saturday by automobile on a trip to
and through the Black Hills t 0 while
away the summer vacation. Mr..
Stevens said if too much mud was
encountered the car would he stored in
some garage and they would finish the
trip by rail. Judging from the reports
of an inch of rain at Pierre and like
falls at other places along the road we
opine that the Ford car is now resting
some place along the road awaiting
the return trip.
Professor and Mrs. F. j. Criter, Of
Raleigh, N. c., arrived in the city Sat
urday for a visit of a few days with
Judge and Mrs. J.. j. Cowyn, Mrs.
Criter being a daughter of Mrs. .Cowan
and known to Webster people as
Charlotte Nash. Professor Criter is
one of the instructors in the North
Carolina state agricultural college and
has accepted his <position for another
year. The professor has been spend.
ing his vacation inspectingN nurseries
for the state of Minnesota. Mrs.
Criter has accompanied him on his
travels enjoying the beautiful places
in scenic Minnesota.