Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-18

dent d Waterte~n and has taken a
homestead not Tar from that Of Mr,
Risch, Mr.. Wilson says he has a
fine quarter OF land and wdia remove
his family to his new home as soon as
possible
First Chnssh of Chras., Scientist,
Watertown, S. D., cordially Invites the
public to attend lecture on Christ.
ian Science by Or. Francis Fluno, G.
rs. 81, msm1er of the board of lecture
tship of the First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, Boston. Mass, Sunday after.
Ito the conditions eNisting up town,
lin the church edifice, corner Maple
4 street and First avenue southeast.
Admission free, No collection.
Codington county is now engaged
in thrsshing ont a goUd average crop
of small grain fKom IL to 25 bushels
4 per acre and on top of this will come
the biggest corn crop in the history
of tire county, and all practically out
/ of fase way Of the frost. With plenty
of small grain. corn and potatoes and
hay and all kinds Of live stock sell
ing at high figure, the lot OF the
farmer is TO be Senvied.
Martin Alwofth, of Mankato, Mimi,
a former Eiuneer resident of Water
town, was i'm tthe city the first of the
week. Mr.. Alworth owns a fine quar-
ter section of land near Watertoan
Ha preempsihUn which he took up from
4 the government about thirty years ago
| MIR: AlwGnfh iis agreeably surprised
Fat the splendid growth which Water
1 town has Inadessince his last visit here
year ago. He thinks Waterfown lis
destined ao become a great citg
week fstm Massachusetts where he
attended a tfamiiy reunion of the Smith
family. He says he sat down to a
banquet at his randfather's home
where there were Ainety-two Smiths.
all relat@d, and enjoyed splendid
banquet Mr. Smith says this was
lust emo tiiirect branch of the ssssnaas
family. He also says he enjoyed his
visit very much and hopes to attend
a few more reunions OF the Smith
family
The easn Scrop in CodiRgton county
i this year lis the best it has ever been
lin the HISTORY of the county. Almost
every fHEmer has from 10 to 40 acreS
of corn this year and it Will tnrm ont
well. TzRaacreage is also the largest
/ in the history of the county up to
the 17tA af September this year there
was not a frost that has injured the
corn. No early frost and NO late
frost has put this part of South, Da-
kota ON tine map this year as a corn
| growing country.
Geo. Hanson, an old pioneer resi-
dent of Codington county, arrived in
the CITY thls week from the state OF
Washington where he has spent a
couple of yearssat the home Of his son,
Walter Hanson, who is now state
|bank examiner of the state of Wash
ington. Walter Hanson was raised in
FCodington county and his many
friends here will be pleased to learn
that he is making good in his new
home beyond the Rockies
Walter Mclaughlin, who resides on
the iUom Jensen farm about nine
miles southwest of Watertown, said
to a Saturday News reporter the other
day: Il want some auction bills
printed--I am going ito leave the farm.
4 viii mot stay on amy farm where the
owner will not stand for putting inl
corn. ] am tired OF the small grain
game and unless can grow corn |
don't want to farm amy more. Getl
the auction bills out as soon as pos.
sible.
Joe Rainey and wife. of Phillip, this
state, spent several days in the cityl
last week visiting at the home of 4
Mr. Rainey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Rainey. Joe was former resi-
dent of Watertown and grew to man
hood in this city. He is now engaged
in the newspaper business at PhilipI
and is one of the leading editorial |
writer's and newspaper men in the
state. He has many friends in this
city and county who are always glad
to sec him and know that he is doing
we'll in his chosen profession.
p. B. Abbott, father OF Harrison;
Abbott, who was arrested at Redwood
Falls, MINI, one day last week charg-
ed with stealing money from the Joe
Sarkis residence in this city couple
of weeks ago, OF which mention was
made in this paper last week. took
exception to the article in or last is
sue and desires the same corrected.
Mr.. Abbott says his boy did rot stealt
any money from Mr.. Sarkis and thatl
be will prove his innocence. The boy
is now in the county jail awaiting a
hearing.
Monogram flour can be depended chi
always the same always good
what more do you ask. Adv. ia
Deyoit Frederick, who resides on
The old Franklin farm near KranzsI
burg, was "a the city the other dayt
and brought in several ears OF fheii,