Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-18

Mayor H. A. Wagner: Il drove
out to the outlet one day last week
and observed former making hay
along side the road near the lake.
have resided in South Dakota for a
good many years and this is the first
time | have ever seen anyone make
hay in the middle of December"
Gay Wood: 'sWe sold 26O of the
new Watertown and vicinity souvenirs
last Saturday ] think it is one OF
the neatest souvenir books have ever
seen published in any city. l will
have no trouble in selling the 5thous
and books which / ordered and will
probably want another thousand
Seventy views in book form for fifteen
cents makes the books easy to sell
especially When people have been iii
the habit of paying five cents 70,
postal cards with home scene on it.
G.. II. Lester: 1T has always struck
me as something peculiar that land
in Deuel. county and other counties
around Codington where the soil is
not the least particle better than the
Codington county land should sell
from SIS to $40 higher per acre than
land near Watertown in this county
Another thing which looks strange to
me is that real estate men from out.
side counties can bring men into our
own county and sell the land for more
money than the local real estate man
can get"
Archie french: II received let
Ter from father who is now at Roch.
ester with my mother where she un
derwent another operation for cancer
OF the breast last week. The letter
said that mother had undergone the
second operation better than the first
and was getting along nicely ! ex
pect them home some time next
week" 3s
Henry Sieverts: 'sYou may state
III the Saturday News that have built
a large paint shop where ] will paint
automobiles and carriages this win,
ter. Carriage painting is my old
..rade and pride myself on being able
20 do first-class jon on an auto
Fire Chief Mclaughlin: IF there
had been a strong south wind last Sat
urday night all of those people in the
Atwater house which was set on fire
from the outside would no doubt
have perished in the flames. AS il
was, it was hard for Chas. Taecker
who happened along about 2 O'Clock
in the morning and saw the fire tc
arouse the occupants of the house
He pounded on the door and was un
able to get any response until he
ran across the street to Policeman
MlaIkepea'cet and aroused him and
together they went back and got the
family out of the building. They
might have all burned to death il
Charley Taeeker had not happened
to be out at that time of the night
The fire was extinguished before il
got inside and about the only damage
was the outside porch and the water
of course. damaged the furniture and
house inside. | telegraphed the state
fire marshal and he arrived here Mon
day morning to Investigate the origin
of the fire. There is hardly any ques
fion but the fire was set from the
outside"
Guy Wilson: Il took a trip with
DIR. O'Bryan to Summit last Sunday
to have the doctor attend my mother
who is very i'll and her condition is
very critical at this time. We made
the trip in about one hour and a hall
each way. The roads are fine
Geo. Farrell: II have been notified
by the telephone company that they
4 will be unable to move out of my
\ building on Midway when their lease
q expires on the first of January next.
4 This makes it bad for me, as have
3 planned on putting another story on
4 the building and it will delay my plans
4 about six months
Pat Tone: Yes, am living at
4 Williston, North Dakota now We like
y 1T very well up there and I am en-.
gagged in the dairy business. was
4 summoned to Castlewood to attend
& the funeral Of my father. am agree
ABLY surprised at The great progress
q N7atertoWn has made since we moved
4 away from here. We win always
Z have warm spot In our hearts for
4 &Watertown no matter where we live, !"
Don Allen: understand that
here has been q skin disease spec
list in the city for several weeks
pking up the proposition Of estab-
B! hing Al sanitarium at Bitter lei
s. Ee Lake have an order now for