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

SisWlllI 80 to Billings, Mont. and
fother points further west. His
family will remain here for the
4 present. He is nlanS4 Ding upon
going into the show business at4s3a.
I. is s. S. Wolcott Of Chicago, travel
ling expert for the Unitype Com
Ipany, stopped over in Watertown a
couple Of days to inspect our Uni
j type machine He found the ma
I chine doing splendid work in
4 charge oss Miss Rose Watkins, who
Operates the machine in the Satur-
i day News Office.
The conference Of the eastern
Ideanery missi onary district Of
i South Dakota, Episcopal church,
was held at Howard last week. On
Wednesday Rev. j. B. Van Fleet,
4 pastor Of the Episcopal church
here. read q paper entitled The
Sunday School, which was re-
ceiYed with much interest BY the
assembled pastors.
Il
A large prairie fire was raging
last week end east Of here ia the
vicinity of Bemis, Goodwin and
| Kranzburg, which caused consider
able damage. Several barns and
igranaries were destroyed. The
Ifreis thot to have been started by,
sparks from passing railway en-
Igine. The FIRE is now extinguish-
ed, and there is no further danger
to farmers.
The funeral of Eddie Andree
who was cidentally shot while.
hunting a week last Sunday, took
place last Wednesday afternoon,
the Rev. DR.. Jenkins officiating.
The remains were laid to rest in
Mt. Hope cemetery. Eddie is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Andree
and is we'll known in this city. He
spent a great deal Of his time
hunting and trapping.
Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Swartout left.
Tuesday for Portland, Ore. Mr..
SWartout has been engaged in the
creamery business, but decided that
a change would be advisable, part
| ~ on account Of his wife's health,
He will probably spend the winter
lat Portland, meanwhile looking.
around for some desirable bust
ness opportunity.
Mr.. F. E. Owsley dropped into
this office the other day with a
couple Of ears Of very fine corn
which he had received from the
young folks who are holding down
a claim at Lennon, this state. The
corn is Of very fine quality, we'll
matured and shows the new coun-
try will prove to be a good corn
country. The corn was raised on
new breaking.
Yves Dory and family will short
ly remove to their new country
home on the west side of the Sioux.
This property is known as the old
Geo. Hanson place and is one Of
the prettiest places in Codington
county. 1t is surrounded by one
of the prettiest groves in the state
and is certainly an ideal place to
live. Mr.. Dory is having the house
arranged thoroly modern by install
ling heating plant, city water and
sewerage.
A small Kansas boy was once
called in to view his new born ba-
by brother. He looked it over
with dissatisfaction, and finally.
asked: Mamma, where did this
thing come 'front.' An angel
brot it, Jimmie. "Wuz YOU
awake when it camel" Certainly,
Jimmie. = well, then mamma,
all that I've got to say is that you
are dead easy. I'd like to see any
old angel put off such looking
thing on me. But l reckon we are
stuck unless | kin work Johnny
Green to trade it sight-unseen for
one Of his spotted pups $
Because Of opposition Of the
grandparents Of the girl in the
case VIM. Graves of South Shore
|eloped with Ina Grudt, aged just,
over 16, of the same place. Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Grudt, the grand
parents in question, brot an action
in the municipal court in this city
charging the young man with alb
duction, claiming the girl was I'M
der 16. Failing to establish this.
point however, the court dismissed
the case, and the young people went
forth very happy at such termin-t
alton of their difficulties.
This Office acknowledges pleas
ant call from ". b. ValIeau, the
Brayry ,rot,y, a tre,r. f,f ft,a 49,