Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-10-23

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Evenings entertainment for 1oc. The
show starts at 1880 and ends at 10
o'clock. One show only. Adv. 10
Ed Sherin, manager of the Farmers
Elevator company at Thomas, was in
the city last Saturday. Mr.. Sherin
has had a run of typhoid fever this
fall and lost about fifty pounds of
~averdupois during his illness. He was
confined to his bed for five weeks.
| His many friends in Watertown are
glad to see him around again.
Emmett A. Wilson and family de-
pared last week for Alberta, Canada.
Where they will make their future
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson have
made many warm friends in Coding-
ton county during their long residence
here who will regret their departure
from our midst, but all will unite in
wishing them abundant prosperity in
their new home.
We note that our George W. Dixon
has been secured by Superintendent
Stoner TO serve in Division / of the
farmers institutes and will speak in
all towns in the southern part of the
state where institutes are held. Mr..
Dixon Is a number one mar in his line
and speaks on Potato Growing" and
Farm Gardening" and it is a weS
known fact that he raises more pota-
toes on less land han any man in the
state His engagement rams from
Nov. z to March l.
Mari Lane, a former resident of
Watertown, but now residing in Min
neapolis. is In the city visiting his
uncles, City Auditor o. NJ. Lane and
Earl Lane. Mari met with an acct
dent several weeks ago while out
hunting that will inconvenience him
for some time. He was out hunting
and the accidental discharge of a shot
gun deprived him of three Of his toes.
He is able to walk now, but will favor
the injured foot for some time to
come.
A farmer took out a policy for fire
insurance on his barn. After a loss
and due proofs, the company came to
settle or adjust the loss, but took ad.
vantage of it's option under the con
tract to build a new barn. Subse-
quently a life insurance company
sought to have him insure his life in
favor of his wife. ooh, no." he said,
you don't catch me a second time.
If die, you would come around here
and offer to get a new husband for
her"
Many beneficial effects are being de.
rived from the medical examination
of public school children at Aberdeen,
prior to their admittance to school
this year. The reports of the examin,
ing physicians show 600 cases OF
enlarged t~onsils, 779 cases of bad
teeth, eighty-six children had adj
enoids, n child a defective palate,
two cases of lung trouble were re.
ported, twenty-nine cases of heart
trouble were found, one child had en-
larged cervical glands, three were
anemic two had pediculosis vermia,
seven had asthma and FIVE had skin
diseases.
A very fine crop of corn was raised
in Codington county this season and
the success attained should be an in
centive to others to raise less small
grain and to devote a large acreage
to corn and such will no doubt be the
result.
Fall blowing is the principal thing
on the program at the present time
and will be until the arrival of freez.
ing up time and judging from present
prospects that time is not far distant.
The recent rains have improved con
ditions and greatly encouraged our
farmer friends.
P. H. Moller and VIM. B. Johnston,
OF Henry, were Watertown visitors
last Monday and while in the city
made this office a pleasant call. Mr.,
Moller is a candidate for the republi-
can nomination for superintendent If
schools for Codington County. He
has been in the county for four years
and for the last two years has been
superintendent of the Henry schools
and has given excellent satisfaction.
He has had eight years experience as
a teacher in rural schools and IS
we'll acquainted with their conditions
and requirements. If nominated and
elected to the Office to which he as.
piresy he will no doubt fill the Office
with credit to himself and honor te
the county.
The Saturday News is In receipt Of
a complimentary copy Of Who's who
In South Dakota" a neatly bound
book of NEARLY 2nn r:sss a4 {.
Coursey, and published by the Edu
Gator School Supply Co, of Mitchell
The book contains splendid biograph
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