Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-06
ORS
SATISFIED
People Throng to Watertown Dur
ing Big-3 Conventions Held
the Past Week.
EVERYBODY HAD GOOD TIME
City Was Decked Out in its Best
and Residents Used Their Best
Company Manners.

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Owing to the News going to press
before the conventions of last week
were over, 1t had but little to say re
garding the same.
Large crowds were present in the
city each of the three days Of the
Big-3 conventions, and as far as can
be learned all enjoyed themselves.
Certain it is, that Watertown people
did all that was in their power to en-
tertain and take care Of the visitors,
and if anything was left undone, it.
was not their intention. 1t has been
q long time since city in South Da-
kota has had chance to entertain
three state organizations three success.
sive days, as this city did last week.
The News reporter interveded many
of the strangers who We're making
their first visit to the city, and all
seemed we'll pleased with the enter
tainnlent furnished, and the hospit-
able sway they were received
KS In asking group of men what in
HWatertown impressed them the most,
one replied, .'You have got the finest
residences and lawns Of any town
with your population / have ever Wis
tied Many other highly complir
mentary remarks were to be heard.
The streets were fairly ablaze with
electric lights and the decorations
were to be seen everywhere. Autos
and rigs were placed at the disposal
Sof the strangers. and other courtesies
shown, which will all help in the fu-
ture advertising for Watertown, by
those present.
Wednesdays Parade.
The parade Wednesday was an in
;teresting feature. While it was prin-
cipally Meridian road parade, it
had its good effect upon the strang-
ers,s as to how they do things in Wa
tertown and Godington county. The
parade was made up mainly Of men
carrying shovels, headed by the old.
er men interested, then the young
men, and last but not least on the
two-wheeled scraper that brought up
the rear, sat little lad of about six
years, holding up a \ tireshoveA, on
which was lettered with white crayon,
me Too" The boy scouts were
present to lend their aid to the good
roads movement. .5,5 .ss
Sioux Falls sprung a surprise on the
Watertown people by their sending
up their band IF about tewenty pieces
which headed the Sioux Falls boost
sers who came little over hun
dred strong. Watertown will recip
rocate during the Elk's convention t.
be held in that city in the near III
ture, when what is left behind as {
guard, will be smaller than tina:
which went to the city on the Sioux
If what the Watertown boosters wan
to do comes true. They were q goot
bunch and were not bit slow in tell
ing Watertown people what q goot
city they had.
A ball game and other entertain
ment helped fill out the days pro
gram. a.
Thursdays Parade.
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n Thursday, Decoration day, the pa
rade was in keeping with the day an,
date. The band followed by the ma
chine gun company, boy scouts, AM
the Boys Of 1s60-S5" were the order
Great was the contrast the mem
& a bers Of the machine gun compan
and the boy scouts OF today th
time OF peace dressed In their nea
brown uniforms, youth, heads up. cal
rying their colors with light. quic
step ard then marching with th
same music. were the few remainin
members OF the q. Al. R. The ste
was not quite as quick and alert a
IT was half century agoit was
trifie slow and with some falterini
but their heads were up their heart
beating with the same pride ths
caused them to offe- their lives :
years ago for the same colors OF
Glory they were then carryinl
Twenty-three were numbered in th