Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-10-23
CAUGHT ON THE FLY
BY THE PuFFEn ONE.

BY THE P
Ira Woodward: 81 believe there
are more prairie chickens this year
after the season for shooting has
closed than there have been in the
past i've years before the season open
ed. 1t is my opinion that If the
present game law is continued in ef
feet for five years longer there will
be just as good chicken shooting in
this state as there was in the early
Gays"
.. H. Richards: Yes, Lou Vorwerck
my old boss, was here and spent a
few days. He is feeling fine and now
weighs about two hundred pounds. He
has all the faith in the world that he
will ultimately recover from his az
tack Of tuberculosis and says he will
stay in Colorado until he is sure he
has it beaten. He caught cold a lit
tie while here and thought lit best to
beat it back to Colorado Springs. l
was glad to see him and to note that
he was looking SO good"
Frank Liska: How am I coming
with my cigar factory? Fine! I am
now employing five cigar makers and
find ready market for every cigar
l can manufacture. started i'm "a
small way but will gradually creep
up. You know you have to learn. to
creep before you can walk-well, I
have been creeping for the past year
but everything looks good. am well
pleased with the progress have made
so far
Lummy Jones: THAT clock on the
west side of the Granite Block seems
to have stopped. would suggest
that they take it to Fred Bronsnn he
can fix anything even to a broken
heart I tried him once"
Dick Schulz, Con the pass}:: There
are more shell bills than bfue bills
Ask Walt Towslee- Yes, walked in
from the Goodwin lakes, an 1S mile
hike, in less than six hours. Bring
on old man Weston With the meath-
er moderating we will get better MAJ
lard shooting. Yes, blind them with
black powder and then kill them when
they are not looking. Oh yes, by
the-way (or beer) Jack Wagner,s dog
came to pint" and I took lit awasr
from him.
C. E. Fowler: Some time ago 1
made trip to Minneapolis in my auto
:and want to tell you that the signs
:along the route are a mighty fine
thing. It is one of the best adver-
tisements that Watertown ever had
as people down in Minnesota can read
the sign boards and see just how far
Watertown is from where they are and
it is a sort of an Invitation to make
IA "trip to WatertoWn by the road
which is pointed out to them. 1t is
a great help to person taking an
automobile trip over road 1lnfanlil-
lar to him and it is a great assistance.
to person to be able to see the sign
boards which have been put up at the
corners and intersections of roads.
telling which road to take to a GER
tain point, and how far distant the
town was which the road led to. The.
presence of the sign boaa,ds impressed
me favorably with the enterprise OF
the neighboring towns In these days
when the automobile is fast becoming
a common method of travel even for
long distances, 1t is well to consider
the stranger who comes our way.
People who live in this or adjoining
counties know nearly all OF the roads
and possibly hare no need OF sign
boards. But there are people eom-
ing and going By auto ronte eae.-s !
day who do not know the roads. I'll
wosald be a matter OF very little ex-
pense or work to pat up few sign
boards at a few points around Water
town telling the chance traveller what
way and how to reach this city. The
service to the traveller would certainly
be appreciated and would tend to giyei
him a more favorable opinion OF the
enterprise OF the people Of Water
town =
Henry Englesby:: Il remember the
winter Of the big snow back in the
sos when it started to snow about
the middle Of October and the worst
snow storm and blizzard that ever
saw continued for three days. Snow
drifts as high as house piled up
around town and that snow never
vent Off until the sixth Of the follow
ing May. That is the winter we had
81, :, NJ