Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-25

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Room 20 over post
ONCE.
An interesting social event oc-
Cured Tuesday evening atsshe Cons
igregatsonaI parsonage, when
and Mrs. p. Clyde entertained
the members Of the Christian En-
Edeavor Of the church, the school
teachers and members Of the high
school. a very Interesting series
|of athletic stunts were INDUCED
in, atfording much amusement.
Following these interesting events
refreshments were served q la Jap. n
and an interesting social time was
enjoyed. Mrs. Eel oWs, q sister 4
Of Mrs. Clyde and Mrs Davies
were out Of town guests. NJ
The County Option League is
planning q strenuous campaign in N
favor of the passage of the county
option bill ait the referendum vote
to be taken Nov. 3. Literature Il
will be distrib uted turnout the
county and addresses will be given
| lat every available point 80 that
1.-THE voters Of Codingtcn county
Twill have the issue well in mind
and will be able to express them
]selves elligently on the ballot
sheets. The opening gun Of the
/ campaign was fred at the unioi,
meeting held in the Methodist
church last Sunday evening Rev
/ Clyde is chairman of the league
and DR.. Jenkins is secretary
An accident resulting in the loss
jof a horse was caused BY INSULT
cient guarding of a water trench
i on e. Kemp last Saturday evening.
4 Two red lanterns were placed on
lat each side Of the street, As rig
containing four intoxicated men
i drove between the lights right in
i to the trench. One Of the horses
Twas wedged so firmly in the trench
4 that it was only extricated with the
3 greatest difficulty. The men in at
1 tempting to get the animal out.
u were guilty of the greatest cruelty.
The horse sustained a. broken leg
and had to be shot. Little is5
. known who the men were. Previ-s
.ously the same evening lady al
!, most drove into the trench. Later
proper guards were placed at the
!, trench. 5ss
A large union meeting was held.
5 in the Methodist church last Sum
! day evening under the auspices Of
5 the county option league, a new
organization formed to further the
3 Interests Of the county option bill
which will be placed before the
.lpeople Of this state Nov. 8 under
3 the referendum provision Of the
: state constitution. Short address
! ses were given by DR.. Work Of the
s Presbyterian, Rev. Palmerton Of
: : the Baptist, Rev. Clyde Of the Com
( lgregational and Dr.. jenkins ofsthe
Methodist churches. The princi-
2 pal point emphasized was that as
8 the farmers owned the majority Of
n the property value Of the state aD7
y paid the larger portion Of taxess i
g the state, they had just right Il
: vote in the matter Of license, anG
s this was what the new bill pave
! them. It did not do away with
2 license, it was neither license
Z nor no-license measure, it was to
give the farmer and the dweller il
8 the country q voice in the matter.
which at present he has not. Yari..
{. Gus figures and facts were brot OUT
d at the meeting to prove the Justice
]. OF this contention. The prosperit,
I OF the county depends On the farm.
f er and he should have q vo;ce
t n license matters as d majority tax
ID payer and property owner. pan.
4 erous collection was taken N & III q.
s half OF the work Of the league a..
sides the speaking there was j
beautiful quartet, Lead tl,n,,, III J.
!. On, sung by Mesdames ii apman
! Hill and Wood and Miss Booze
Prof Fenwick also sang BY gpe cnII
!, request the sacred song jesus s
calling The church was filled and
? the meeting was Of an ,enthns;; : st Az, 4
and successful character. 8
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