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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
Looked Over The City

Last week Fire Chief Atlas Knapp
and Chief of Police James Garrick put
in a couple of days in a tour of inspec-
ton of the city to see where there was
danger of fires starting from negligence
and the accumulation of refuse-excel-
sior, old greasy rags, ashes, etc. in
Easements and o~uthopses. They report
that they found the Easements of the
business houses very free from any,
thing that is liable to promote or agra
Yates a fire.
The gentlemen did find, however,
that in some places parties had papered
over the holes left for stove pipes in
chimneys without putting in tin or gal
vanized iron stops; that in several
instances where electric lights are used
on drop cords they r hung upon
nails. This is all right when the insu-
lation on the cord is new, but after a
while constant service wears the insula-
ton and there is very liable to be a fire
start from the direct contact formed
by the voltage, the nail and the wall.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure" If your drop cord is
arranged this way make a change.
Another matter, was the fact that
several stacks of hay are within the
city limits. This is a matter which is
absolutely and positively forbidden by
the city ordinances.
The fire department and the city
administration are doing all in their
power to avert the possibility of fires
in Webster and should be encouraged
and assisted by all of our citizens.
Look over your premises and remove
everything of a dangerous and inflam-
mable nature.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
Card of Thanks

The Legion wishes to thank" the
Congregational people for their kind
ness; the choir for their several hymns,
fine anthem, Miss lie Dahl's excellent
solo and her accompanist, Miss Aldrich,
also Mr.. Walter Ross for his splendid
solo. Reverend Baer's willingness to
help was appreciated and his two-fold
message of working for the temperance
cause and giving the children a chance.
The judges Mrs. Fred Hyde, Mrs.
Wearne and Mrs. Albert Smith did
their part to the best of their ability.
Miss Ruby Cowie's work, although not
on the program, could not be done with
out. Miss Nicoli Anderson deserves
praise as the elocution work was done
by her. The Legioners appreciate
what she done for them and wish their
thanks" expressed in print. The
generous collection and large audience
was an inspiration to the children.
This vote of thanks" is voiced by
the Legioners.
Mary c. Sherard,
General Secretary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
wa.Kota Development Co.

A letter from l.. G. Ochsenreiter,
who is secretary and treasurer of the
above company, who is now making his
headquarters in Dubuque, brings the
good news that everything is progress
ing in fine shape.
L. G. was fifty-five years of age
Saturday and felt so good yer the fact
that he had been spared to this world
so long that he had Martin Crowley
remember his friends as he met them
with a good cigar. We were among
the lucky ones and smoked the cigar,
all the time hoping Louis would live to
be ffty-fve more, as he is always a
live one and one of the best boosters
Webster or any other city ever had.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
The School omcers Meeting

The school officers meeting Of Febru-
airy Is, 1912, was a decided success in
every way. The attendance was
exceptionally good, and more than 300
school officers listened to an able
address on the Corn Contests and
School Exhibit Work by County Super
intendent M. M. Guhin, of Brown
county. This address was full of help
full suggestions and convinced everyone
who heard the same that the agricul-
tural trend of present day education
tends to add to the thought and UNDER
standing of all school work.
State Superintendent Lawrence gave
some suggestions as to probable legis-
lation in behalf of the rural schools.
His address was greatly appreciated
and although somewhat lengthy was
listened to carefully by upwards OF
five hundred people.
Supt. j. H. Hetley lid not get a
chance to make any set speech, but
lost no time in getting on to his feet.
There was abundant proof that Mr..
Hetley understands all phases of school,
problems and that he is ready to give
his views publicly and on a moments
notice. The school officers of Day
county are exceptionally earnest and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
School Notes

Monthly examinationg were given in
all classes last week.
eff a body see a body
Flunking in a quiz;
If a body help a body
Is it the teachers biz.
The seniors have received their class
pins.
The sophomores won the half holiday
this month.
The boys basket ball team is to play
the Groton team here Friday.
The seniors entertained the juniors
at a bowling party Thursday evening.
after the game refreshments were
served an games played in the rest
rooms.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
A Big FAIR FOR 1912
MEETING HELD FEBRUARY
10 AT COURT HOUSE
ENTHUSIASTIC ATTENDANCE
New Board of Directors and
New Officers Selected. Dates
Wednesday Thursday and
Friday, September the
IS, 10 and 90

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Day COUNTY Agricultural Fair Associ-
alton was held February 10, 1872, at
the farmers room in the court house.
The attendance was large and enthu-
siastic.
Directors for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: James Hall, H. o.
Wickre, S. S. Yeager, S. j. Reed, S.
G. Hallstrom, Filing M~onson, c.. B.
Knott, Atlas Knapp and VIM. Cass.
The association by vote decided to
pay the directors a salary hereafter
and $3.50 was voted for the coming
year.
Immediately after adjournment of the
stockholders meeting directors held a
meeting and elected H. o. Wickre,
president; S. S. Yeager, vice presi-
dent; A. T. Cooper, treasurer, o. T.
~Strandness, secretary.
Mr.. Strandness rendered his resig-
nation which was accepted and Geo.
Hammerbacher was elected to fill the
vacancy.
1t was decided to hold the fair We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, Septem-
Der Is, 10 and 20, 1912.
The meeting was adjourned until
March 6, 1912, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
Letter From The Navy

John Sherbino has received the fol-
lowing letter from his nephew, Clayton
E. Smith, who recently went into the
service of his Uncle Sam and will
eventually become a member of. the
Navy.
"Feb'y II, 1912.
On board the United States Ship st.
Louis
Dear Uncle John: Well, | suppose you
are enjoying life the same as you
always do.
"I'll bet you were surprised to get
my picture.
"We took a trip on board of the St.
Louis, running her down to Mares
Island, then she was dry-docked,
painted and coaled in one day. The
st. Louis is 421 feet long, carries six
S-inch guns; eight 6-inch, four 3-inch
and twelve Pinch guns. She carries
thirty guns in all.
"We are going to Bennington, Ore,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22

in about a month to take the South
Dakota down to Mare Island to coal
her. The good old South Dakota has a
very bad nickname in the navy because
there are not many fellows from South
Dakota on board. She is the fastest
battleship on the Pacific coast. She
goes % knots per hour or 261s miles.
She carries eighty-three guns: twenty
8-inch, thirty-two 6-inch, twenty 4-inch
and eleven 3-inch. The South Dakota
is a good boat, 600 feet long, 80 feet
water line.
eve will give a big ball here on
February 16, 1912. We are going to
hold it in the barracks.
We drill for the colors next Wennes-
day. The Eighth company now has
them. | am in the Second company
and the second company on the bat
TALON line, which means that the
Second and Eighth companies drill for
the colors, and believe me we are going
10 TAX Jnem LOO.
"Well, Uncle Jack must close, hop
ing to hear from you soon.
Earl is here and likes it fine.
Tell all the old boys hullo.
Take a good long ride in the auto
mobile for me.
"Send me some of the Webster
papers.
"Tell Dad Hullo and make him write.
Ta-ta, good by,
am your nephew.
Clayton E. Smith,
Defender of the Good Old Red,
White and Blue and also Uncle
Sans Money"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
cores for the games were:

This gave Webster a grand total of
2,373 pins for the three games and
Aberdeen 2,340-a clean majority of
thirty-three.
The entertainment in the evening was
opened by a basket ball game which
was fast and furious from start to fin
ish-proving to be the best and most
exciting ever pulled off in Webster.
Early in the game Aberdeen introduced
foot ball tactics but our boys met them
at every turn and out played the visit
in every point of the contest. In spite
of the fact that the game was rough
and excitement "a high-one specta-
tor remarking that it reminded him
more of a scrimmage on the gridiron
than a basket ball ~game-the best of
feeling prevailed among the players.
The score was IA to 81, however this is
not a safe bases which to estimate the
relative strength of the teams, which
were very evenly matched, but rather
it indicates Webster was lucky in gain
ing points in all close critical plays.
After the basket ball game Clicks
Scrubs''took on the Aberdeen aggerga-
ton for three games. Z. A. Merger,
of the STARS" was substituted for
n of the players who could not be
present. This was the record:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
DIR. w. T.. Taylor

The people of Day county had the
opportunity last Friday of meeting DIR.
w. E. Taylor, of Moline, ILL.,, who is
recognized as one of the most profile
lent men in the soil culture experiments
in this country. A large number of
our people awaited themselves of the
opportunity. A reception was held in
the club rooms in the morning when
each and all could ask the particular
questions which were of interest. The
doctor took great pains to answer all.
In the afternoon he gave his lecture
which was quite well attended and
very much appreciated by all. Scien-
tific farming has come to stay and the
farmers who take advantage of these
lectures, corn shows and farmers insti-
tutes are the ones VINO will eventually
have the long bank accounts. Watch
for the truth of our prediction a few
years from now.
mt ~I~, o,,nf;nn oforfc SATURDAY.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
Russell,s

Webster, S. D., February Il, 1912.
Editor Reporter and Farmer:
Will you allow me space to answer a
question? So many people ask me
which is the best horse doctor, Sorbel
or DR.. Judge, and tell them they both
have their merits, in different cases,
but as far as the health of the people
is concerned and from a sanitary
point of view DR.. Sorbel is a thousand
times ahead of DIR. Judge, for Sorbel
buries his horses fifty-four feet deep
and Judge from three to five feet and
there you are.
Erad II Russel1
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
ABERDEEN VS. WEBSTER
BOWLING CONTESTS AND A
BASKET BALL GAME
WEBSTER WINS ALL EVENTS
The Games Fast and Furious
Intense EXcitement-Best of
Feeling Prevai1s-Happe
Served Oyster Supper
After the Games

The bowling team and basket ball
teams came up from Aberdeen to Tues
day to put on a series of bowling con-
tests and a basket ball game with the
Webster boys on the alleys and floor of
Happe & Sons new Coteau opera
house-the pride of Webster.
In the afternoon the Webster boys
put what is known as "Happe's Stars
up against Aberdeen's team for a SER
les of three games one of the Stars
could not play and John Grotto of
'Dick's Scrubs" was substituted. The
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
Pitzen and Hit

Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock at
st. Otto's Catholic church in this city,
Henry Pitzen and Miss Amanda Hit
were married with high mass ceremony
by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Mensing. The
attendance of relatives and friends was
large and was a tribute to their popu-
larity here at home.
Henry Pitzen came here about two
years ago and engaged in the shoe
trade. BY his close attention to bust
ness, gentlemanly mein and bearing
and splendid habits soon made himself
one of Webster's most popular young
men.
Amanda Hit is a Day county product
having been born on a farm near Bris-
toll. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hit and moved with them
to Webster about fifteen years ago.
Amanda has always been considered
among our very brightest and best
girls and those that know her best are
unanimous in the opinion that her hus-
band drew a prize.
The young people were attended at
the wedding services by Miss Mary
Nett, as bridesmaid, and Lambert Hit,
a brother of the bride, who acted as
the best man.
We join all in wishing for them all
the happiness they expected when they
plighted their troth.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22

This resulted in a total score of 1888
for Webster, az against z, lat tor Aber-
deem, giving Webster the count by just
PSI.
At the close of the games the players
accepted Mr.. Happe's invitation to a n
oyster supper and a very pleasant time
was enjoyed by all.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22

thoughtful, and the good resulting
from this meeting will be felt for all
time to come.
Owing to IN important Ease before
the United States District Court at
Sioux Falls, Attorney w. G. Waotel
was unable to give a discussion on the
Transportation Problems.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22

There will be a special meeting OF
the stockholders of the Webster Fire
Department held at the council rooms,
Firemen's hall, Webster, South Dakota,
Monday evening, February 26, 1912, at
s o'clock p. m. Respectfully,
j. M. Hotter,
Secretary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
Church Notes
CONGREGATIONAL

February rs, 1912.
Morning service at HOO. Sermon
topic: The Evolution of a Soul.
Evening service at 7:30. Sermon
topic: The Reconstructed Church.
Sunday school 12m. Alexander Ross,
superintendent.
Bible Glass topic: A Practical Pro-
gram.
Everybody is cordially invited to our
services.
Rev. A. u. Baer, pastor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
UNITED EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

UNITED EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
February 25, 1912.
The United Evangelical Lutheran
church will hold services next Sunday
as follows:
Morning service at IL 100
Sunday school at 1890.
Y. P. S. will meet at 7:30 p. m. Rev.
C. Stretch will lecture on Education.
During Lent there will be service
every Friday from 3 to a p. m.
G. Stretch, pastor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22

The Rev. August Anderson, formerly
a missionary in Alaska will preach in the
Swenden church in Kidder township
Sunday, February 25, morning and
evening.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
ST MARY's EPISCOPAL

Services at St. Mary's Episcopal
church next Sunday will be:
Morning prayer, Litany, Penitential
Office and sermon, 10:45.
Sunday School, 1900 o'clock, m.
Evening prayer and sermon, 7:3O.
Wednesday Evening prayer and SER
mon.
Clarence b. Riggs, in charge.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
Notice

There will be a caucus held in the
court house on the 9th day of Feb
ruary, at 2 o'clock p. m. for the purpose
of nominating township officers for
Webster township and any other busi-
ness that may come before said caucus
j. A. Johnson,
Clerk.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
METHODIST

February "a, 1912.
Regular services, preaching morning
and evening by Pastor Crisp.
Sunday School 1900 m.- ID. Mclean
and Prof. Hetley, superintendent.
M. r. Crisp. Pastor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22

Rev. Jonas Johnson will preach in
German st. Paul's chur:h in Webster,
Sunday, February 25th, at HOO, a. m.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22

Oyster shells, mica grit, oil meal,
cut clover, esso charcoal. Halbkat
The Medicine-Man.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22

See George c. Dunton
at the First National
Bank. about farm loans
He Is making them all
the time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22

The jewelry auction starts Saturday
at Bloomquist's old stand.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-22
Firemen,s Meeting

Fred H. Russell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
COTTON MARKET
 REMAINS QUIET
Fluctuations Within Range of About T P0ints-ClOse
 Steady at Decline

New York, June s.-The cotton market remained quiet and fluctuated within a range of about points today, with the close steady at net advance of to points The opening was steady at un- changed prices to an advance of 3 points, which was hardly the response to consid- erably better cables than expected, prob ably as a result of the scattered selling encouraged by favorable crop condition reports and talk of good weather in the south. Arbitrage buying and covering by recent sellers steadied the market right after the call and the active months worked up to a net advance of about to to 8 points during the early trading The favorable weather forecast inspired some selling on this bulge, and the market later reacted to practically the closing figures of Saturday, but met no aggressive pressure and closed within or points of the best on the active positions.
 No less than four private condition re- ports were published before the opening the least favorable making the condition 76.9 per cent, while one of the reports placed 1t at from So to S3 per cent. So far private condition reports show an average of about 79 per cent. Acreage es- inmates have ranged from a decrease or 6 per cent to nearly per cent. The gov ernment's condition figures are due at noon tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
ASSIGNMENTS OF
 METHODIST BISHOPS

Washington, June 3.-The following as- signment of bishops by the Methodist Episcopal conference were made public here today.
 Bishop Thirkleld, Now orleans; Bishop Homer c. Stuntz, Buenos Ayres; Bishop Bristol. Omaha; Bishop Nuelson. Zurich, Switzerland: Bishop Burt, Bunalo Bish- ops Bashford and Lewis, China Bishop Leete, Atlanta; Bishop Hamilton, Bos- ton; Bishop Henderson. Chattanooga; i; Bishop Mcdowell Chicago; Bishop An derson. Cincinnati; Bishop Mcconnell, Denver; Bishop Lnccock, Helena, Mont. : Bishop Shepard, Kansas City. Kan. Bishop Wilson. New York Bishop Me- Intyre. Oklahoma City; Bishop Berry. Philadelphia; Bishop Cooke, Portland, Ore: Bishop smith, St. Louis; Bishop Quayie. St. Paul. Minn. Bishop Hughes. San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
THOMASE WATSON PUT UNDER ARREST Is Charged With Sending Improper Matter Through
 the Mail I

Augusta, Ga. June 3-Thomas iE. Wat son, Georgia delegate at large to the den- ocratic national convention, and ono time populist nominee for the presidency, was arrested at his home at Thomson. Ga. today on a federal warrant charging sending obscene literature through the mails.
 After stopping as watson's guest at midday dinner at Thomson. United States Marshal George White escorted the Geor- gia editor to Augusta this afternoon. A $500 bond was quickly arranged and Erie day morning at il o'clock for the pre- lminary hearing. after which Watson re- turned to his home.
 MT. Watson has signified his intention of acting as his own counsel at the trial. In commenting on the case against him, MT. Watson declared that the alleged obs scene matter he Is charged with circula- ting in connection with his published att tacks on the Roman Catholic heriarchy are quotations from copyrighted book published in 1895 in Philadelphia. He de- clares he will fight the case to the finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
AMERICAN TOBACCO
 ADDS ID IFS RISE
Prices Moved Sluggishly in Stocks, Except in Some
 Specialties

New York. June 3.-Prices moved |sluerishly in the stock market today Iexcept in some of the high priced spe- |cialties. especially American Tobacco (which added 13 points to its rise of hast week in anticipation of large bonus or scrip dividend which is said Ito be impending.
 Other tobacco issues and special se Icurities also that in the dividend class land few whose intrinsic value is not |so well defined rose from to points. but the movement in the actual lead |ers was circumscribed and frequently uncertain. Copper shares were active and fairly strong on the steady de- |mand for the metal at the new high |price. The Amalgamated company |issued its annual report for the pre- |ceding year disclosing earnings equal Ito about 41-3 per cent on the out |standing stock.
 It's total surplus for 1911 was in- creased by s2.soO.Ooo with increased liabilities of s963,0o Duilness of the morning was followed by absolute |stagnation in the late sesion. There was more than the usual lack of in- |itiative for both accounts. The ap- preach of the two leading political makes for paucity not in |any one particular spot. International bankers were giving some attention 10 |overtures from abroad. chiefly Ger many where money continues to be in demand in connection with the mid year settlement now only month off. New financing by various industrial |coneerns at home also Is in prospect land this again is likely to take the form of short term notes for which a moderate inquiry Is shown not only by local institutions but by banks in New
 England and the middle west. More |aloofness Is manifested toward regular
 bond issues by reason of the unsatis-
 factory state of the bond market
 Movements of tonnage on the west ern railroads are reported to be lit-
 tie ahead of last year. but shipping
 conditions are not entirely normal ow-
 ing to the continued strike Of the
 freight handlers. British markets were
 cheerful at the outset but because
 weaker later on profit taking due to
 the increased tension in the strike Of
 the lockers.
 The Bank of England took all South
 African gold available, 34.250,000. The
 Imperial Bank of Germany lost S9,50O,-
 900 cash last week, and its gold hold
 ings fell over s11.000,0Oo. while loans increased over s10.OO0,O 900 and dis
 counts s1S,00O,000. Among the numer-
 ous railway returns for April L. & N.
 made a net gain of about $5Oo.Oo0; A.
 C. L., $106,000, and Missouri Pacific,
 s145, 1000. Hooking Valley fell behind
 by 1000, while N. Y, N. H.. H..
 managed to make a small gain.
 Bonds were irregular with some im- proveemnt in the late trading. Total
 sales, par value, s1,s22,000; U. S. gov ernment bonds on call unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
Montgomery Market

Montgomery June 3.-(Special.) )- The local produce market today was featured by the receipt of the first sup ply of home grown green corn of the season. which had a brisk sale Green corn has been received for the past two weeks from Florida and has been selling at an enormous price The home grown variety sold from 45 to 50 cents per dozen ears.
 Pineapples were plentiful today and sold at from 15 to 30 cents each. All dealers had canteloupes and water melons and everywhere they met with a good sale The melons brought 30 to 50 cents each. Dealers also had nice variety of home grown carrots, which sold readily at cents per bunch.
 Trading was brisk today and con- sumers had q large variety of vege- tables and other articles from which to choose.
 New Irish potatoes sold at 10 cents per quart. 50 cents a peck Tomatoes brought TO and 50 cents per basket, ac- cording to variety. Parsley sold at 5 cents per bunch. lines at s1 and SIPS per 100. Peaches 50 cents per basket
 The local cotton market was quiet Strict middling sold at 11Ac and middling at 11Bc.