Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-10-23
LOCAL., ITEMS

J. A. Snyder for electric light
fixtures. ll6 N. Oak street. Is
A. E. Piercy spent Sunday last
in Henry visiting friends.
Electric light wiring, and all
kinds repairing. Motor repairs
speciality. Synder 1l6 n. Oak
street. rs
The diamond contest is whooping
along in fine shape. Are you IN
it, You Will have to be right
smart about it, as they say down
south.
The Diamond Contest is in full
swing. Some live, energetic ladies
have entered, and the contest bids
fair to be one Of the biggest things
we have ever handled. The way
the votes are rolling up beats all.
The members of the Junior Ep-
worth League Of the Methodist
church gave ten cent entertain
ment in the church parlors last
Friday evening A pleasant time
was spent.
The Missionary society of the
congregational church met with
Mrs. W. H. Stokes last Friday at
ternoon. Mrs. Noodle led the les
son. A very pleasant and protita-
BILE time was spent.
The ladies of the Methodist
church are planning on a big fair
and doings next month. Nov. IS
is the date, and everybody is re-
quested to make mark on the CAL
endar so they won't forget this i'm
portant date.
The K of P held their opening
winter session Monday evening.
The lodge has been taking a little
vacation during the summer
months. Plans were made to fur
thor the work of the order, and ar
engagements MADE to plan work for
the winter months.
Those having charge of the I'm
ion l,yGeum course are very well
pleased at the way the course tick
cts have sold. They have decided
to take the course tickets off the
market. The results of the sale
by the solicitors was very encour-
aging, in fact it looks as if this
will be the most successful course
ever undertaken.
Announcements have been receiv.
ed of the marriage of Mr.. Nicholas
Nelson and Miss Ruth E. Nelson
which took place at Worthington,
Mimi, last Wednesday, Oct. 18th.
Mr.. Nelson was one of Mr.. Aims
worth's piano tuners. His bride
was a music teacher at Webster
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson will make
their future home in Butte, Mont
A young woman in Gibson City
Illinois, has resigned her position
in the public schools for the pur.
pose of going as a missionary t.
Africa Why should she go so far
when Chicago is so near, anc
where there are more heathens tC
the square yard than there are ir
Africa to the twelve square miles
Strange ideas of missionary work
these school marms have.
Many woman goes out shopping
dressed in silk and enveloped il
perfume whose hard working hus
band hasn't had a new suit O:
clothes or a decent meal in five
years. Yes, and many a loafe1
stands on the street with a shrinking
pipe in his face, his tank full O.
booze and his mouth full of pro
family, whose hard working wife
hasn't had a new dress or a kline
word since she was married.
"Sheafe's Special is dom.
strenuous democratic stunts il
nearby towns, with the bought,
general as orator in chief, in tn,
interests of Mark Sheafe, Jr. TIL
heads of the Sheafe campaign sa.
everything looks lovely, and th
goose tho high, is within reach
While Loucks and Schulz are hnrl
ing bitter charges at each other
Sheafe has every chance to rul
off with the prize.
Twenty eight years ago today
October Is, 1880. the famous biz
gard swept the northwest, lastin
for several days and causing tn
loss Of numerous lives. Railroad
were blocked and travel suspended
las the southerners were wont t
tell of how things were Befoh d
|s5Wah, so did the early pionee
settlers refer to the events as nav
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