The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-03-09

van, on March 9Th, a daughter.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. lvey,
at Footeville, Wis, on March 3rd, a
daughter.
Mrs. B. Fl. Rice is visiting this
week at Frederick with CID time
friends and neighbors.
DR.. Merlin G. johnson has just be-
gun to outfit his suite of officers IN
the new Appel building.
A wrestling match between Lerlou
Pierce and Vet Mehner will take
place this evening at the Gottschalk,
for $50.
The Masons are considering build
ing an addition to the Temple, as
more room for lodge purposes is be-
coming imperative.
P. T. Burns has taken the agency
for the Owatonna and Hoosier drills.
Farmers will do well to call on Mr..
Burns before placing their orders.
II. Huntington has arrived in the
city with his family and household eff
fects from Wisconsin and will move
on to a farm just south of the city
which he recently purchased.
M. r. Heninger has disposed Of his
interest in the Aberdeen Gas COM
pany and has retired from the bust
ness. Mr.. Heninger contemplates en-
gaging in another enterprise in a
short time.
The fire department was called out
Tuesday for the first time in several
weeks to put out a fire in the Mil
waukee yards. A freight a caught
fire in some way but it was quickly
eXtinguished.
Rev. G.. Knoll could not go out to
Brainard and Liberty townships last
Sunday On account Of the snowstorm
on Saturday. The next services in
these townships will be next Sunday
at 1890 a.. m. in Brainard and at $3.50
in Liberty.
Liant Aman, a young fellow from
Roscoe, was recently arrested for at
tempting to sell mortgaged property
in Aberdeen. He vas held here for
some days but finally arrived at a Set
Element with the people who were
prosecuting him and left for home.
Members of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the Norwegian Lutheran church,
with their husbands and friends, gave
Christ Olson a birthday surprise party
at his home on Fifth avenue east last
Friday evening. Mr.. Olson was pre-
sented with a handsome rocking chair.
Jens Jensen, who was accidently Shot
by his young son some days ago, in
ficting a revolver wound in his chin,
was obliged to submit to another
operation the other day and a couple
of pieces of broken bone were remov.
ed. His condition was critical for a
few days but he was reported better
later in the week.
The State Band of Aberdeen is pre-.
pairing to make a concert tour of the
state during the present month and
will appear in Huron on Monday even.
ing March 10, the band committee Of
the business mems union having made
arrangements for a concert on that
date. The proceeds from the concert
will go toward purchasings for the
| Huron band.-Huron World.
The extract below is from the pro
ceedings of the city council of Water
town. 1t is an effort to make the let
ting of city printing a matter of bust
ness rather than favoritsm: can
ordinance relating to the selection of
the city official paper was introduced
by Lester and placed on its first read
ing. The ordinance provides that the
publishing Of the city printing be let
to the lowest bidder, but in no case
shall the city pay more than seventy
five cents for the publishing of loo
words for the first insertion, and fifty
cents per 100 words for subsequent in
sertions. According to the ordinance
the proceedings of the council are tc
be published free of charge by the off
cial paper. Bids are to be advertised
for, and the printing placed in the
lsame manner as other contracts"