The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-17

spent Sunday at the home OF J. c.
Wicks.
Miss Cole, who is teaching at Ra-
vinia, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Cole.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Selwyn was buried in the
Greenwood cemetery Sunday.
John Stedronsky returned Monday
from Aberdeen, wehre he had been
serving as a juror in the u. S. Court.
One of the large windows in the
Wagner Mercantile C%ompany's store
broke this week, caused by the sett-
ling of the building.
Candidates for county office were
here en- masse Tuesday, and the voters
IN attendance at the circus were able
to make the acquaint snce of practical
" all of the candidates of both parties.
The baseball teams of Greenwood
and Ravinia met at the latter place
last Sunday. The game was an inter-
esting one and resulted in a victory
for Greenwood. with a score of ten to
twelve.
Gus Parsons was down at Tydndall
Saturday and purchased a large
~uautity Of seed corn. Mr.. Parsons is
an enterprising farmer living near
Wag Ter and is q strong advocate of
planting only the best of seed and
believes in sparing no expense in the
selection of the seed for his crops.
Yankee Robi, son has come and
gone. As usual the circus drew large
crowds at Wagner. The. children we're
all there as we'll as the grown-ups,
who. Of course, only went to take the
children. In talking with a represen-
tatie of the circus we learned that the
show only exhibits at five towns in the
state and that Wagner leads them all
as far as turning out the crowds goes.
There we're some very good featul es
connected with the show, and many
not SO good.
Attorney Hosford was in town Fri
day in the interests of his campaign
for the County Judgeship. Mr.. Hos
ford has been q resident of Charles
Mix County for about six years and is
engaged in the practice of law at
Platte He has been quite successful
In this practice. He is making a
strong campaign against Judge Ward,
the present incumbent, on the grounds
of Mr.. Wards having already served
two terms as County Judge. Mr.. Hos
ford has many friends in the old part
of the county, who speak well of his
qualifications, and with the vigorous
{ campaign he Is making in the eastern
! half of the county he will give Mr..
Ward q close run for the republican
. nomination in the pr primaries.
A very impressive service was held
at the Methodist church last Sunday ev-
ening. The occasion was the annlver
sary of the organization of the Ep-
worth League. and the installation of
the newly elected officers for the en-
suing Year. Following the opening
exercises the pastor introduced the re-
firing officers, who set forth in a con-
denssd and very appropriate address
the distinctive features of their re-
spective departments of the League
: work. At the close of the addresses
the newly elected officers presented
themselves at the altar and rece. we'd the
charge given by the pastor and pledged
their fidelity to the work entrusted to
them for the new year. Miss John.
ston,s beautiful solo added much to the
deliRhtfulness of the evening Tine
church was beautifully decorated with
palms and various house plants and
with banners made for this special oc-
; ~casion.
u In a letter received recently by
friends in Wagner, Prof. II. S. Lake
tells of . touching memorial service in
which he recently participar, d. DR..
IGenye, pastor of the Christian church
at Buffalo. Missouri, held . special
service In commemoration of the IN
fortunate victims of the Titanic.
In the course of the address the pastor
told how the orchestra on the ship