Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-31

but a disease of the knee cap which
necessitated an operation. Mr. Moss
is a ~hardworking man with a large
family Of small children and this OPP
GRAFTON will probably put him out of
commission for several weeks.
Mayor H. A. Wagner and Family,
who have been spending q month at
Lake M~innetonka, are expected to
arrive home today. Mr., Wagner IS
said to be very much improved III
| health by the rest and outing for the
past month.
Geo. Lebert of this city reports that
the farmers are harvesting wheat i'll
the vicinity Of Grover. He says the
crops are fine in that vicinity.
The street paving is moving along
now at q rapid pace. The concrete
has been laid from the Sioux Bottling
Works on north Maple street and up
! First avenue to the Botsford Lumber
company's Office. The paving con-
tractors believe they will have no
trouble in finishing the paving in the
specified time, which is about the
first of October.
Flies are worse this season than
they have been for several years.
These swat the ay" campaigns seem
to have only woke them up. When
a fly gets hold of a horse or a cow
now he hangs on like 8 ball dog as he
don't know what minutet he will get
"swatted."
have closed my account with the
Security National Bank. Please draw
on me through Commercial or Citi-
zens National Bank. Signed, Thomas
III. Davis. 10
! DR.. E. o. Church came over from
Revillo Wednesday with a patient for
one Of the Watertown hospitals.
l.. Brown, formerly depot agent at
Kampeska, but who nov resides at
Fargo, N. D. was in the city last week
visiting old time friends. Mr.. Brown
was the agent for the Northwestern
railway at Kampeska for about eight
cen years and was compelled to re-
sign his position on account Of his
eyesight. He is now almost totally
blind. His wife accompanied him
here.
G. H. Harrison of Clark who was
struck in the eye with q piece Of
flying steel a week ago came over
to Watertown yesterday to consult
DR.. Fill in regard to IFS eye. While
the eye was severely injured, it is the
doctors. opinion that it Will recover
nicely.
Frank Meek, Of Raymond, brought
, his son over to Watertown the fore
part of the week to consult DR.. Hill
in regard to the boys eye. Upon ex,
animation, it was found that the boys
4 eyes were in bad shape and that he
was also suffering from adenoids and
: diseased tonsils, which were remov.
ed. The boy is getting along nicely
: DIR. E. D. Putnam and family, OF
Sioux Falls. drove up in their big
Franklin car Wednesday and will
visit at the home of DR.. Hill for a
few days.
Leslie Brekke, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
L. L. Brekke, of Vienna, al operat
t ed on at the Watertown hospital tbs
fore part of the week for ear trouble
s He is making a nice recovery.
Adelia Helle, of Henry, was in the
e city yesterday, to consult an oculist il
regard to eye trouble.
A large number of workingmel
have struck Watertown within ths
g past week. They are being shipped
in here from the larger cities by thu
g employment bureaus who sell then
Hscap1er's" tickets. It seems strange
n hewever, with all Of the strange mel
in the city who claim to be looking
s for work on farms that there are few
of them who will go out with a farm
y er for less than $500 per day.
9 a party Of FIVE WATERFOWL peopli
took a 1000 mile trim last weak ~