Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
temperature for the week

Wednesday II 80 80
Thursday l6 80
Friday IS 81 ~
Saturday 4 II &
Christmas with its feeds and gifts.
causes a heap of frcttinR and a.rW.
ing and planning and fussiug and
talking and a lot of genuinely hard
work "a lot more thar Is at all need
full, no doubt, but the time with its
little surprises, %plannings, the good
dinners, the gifts, the mrrtiu"g and
greetings; the JOY of childhood, the
healthy laughter, the keen pleasure
of it alive would not Wish to give
it up. True, sometimes it brings
home poverty and wrut 10 us, dire"
need: sometimes there is sadness and
grief, disappointment. aching hearts;
but after all it's a happy time, a time
when all mankind is akin. Then it
comes to us a reminder of the quiet,
tender, loving Spirit that with great
wisdom and truth was once flesh and
dwclt among men. Oh, that his Ia.
ture, his truth, his wisdom, the heart
of him, might govern the conduct of
men.
How about your New Years res
o~lution, mister? Got 'cr framed up
yet? Cut out some Of your mean
tricks. lop off a nasty habit Of two;
brace up, fellows. The 20th century
has just begun, great things ahead
get ready-be at your best.
Now, ladies and gentlemen of the
rural correspondence staff Of his
wide awake weekly. our chief pencil
wiggler, the "puffed one, "Hilly
Bounce" alias e. NJ. Barker, again
announces some intention of calling
us together some starry evening and
allow us to get acquainted, fill us up
on oysters, etc. give us a speech,
GA. Well. now, II this thing should
con'e to a head, make up your minds
70 be present in your best bib eGnt
tucker, a good appetite and ,foontable
TO spend a pleasant .!aT calls upon
time. And If Mraon't say you can't
you for a spm a way to lay D. Web
tut spie'W. Beecher, c. Depew and !
sterHisey in the deep shade and be j
a credit to the bunch and the paper /
with which you affiliate.
George Cook of the city, visited at \
farm the first OF the week. He is
good Cook. A man is sure of some
thing II he is a good Cook, or cook, /
or both. /
Ronald Dean came home Friday /
With his tractor. He has been run. l
aing a corn shredder for Mr.. Tobey
late.
Lee Tracy took an overland trip to
in his auto the last of the
week to purchase hogs to feed. He
hogs scarce there. Sold out
because of lack of feed. ,
Mr.. Tracy lost a valuable young
morse the past week. F.,
Children at the Toms, Tester, Nc.
Croft and other homes in the
have been more or less sick
with colds-none seriously.
The young folks and others, too, of
have been and are busy !
arranging for the Christmas trees :
and exercises to be given at the Kan.
peska church Christmas eve. The 8
of the week a meeting was held {
the Melchert home, Thursday {
aight they met at the Poe PURCELL I
rome. Sunday afternoon was held a 9
practice meeting for the songs and
Monday the young people put In the I
itage and decorated the tree and J
.hurch, and tonight all meet to prac. !
ice. We have been present at some
christmas times In Kampeska that a
ere not to be sneezed'' at BY no Q
tanner Of mean and no doubt this
will be worth while. /
Miss Beath Of the school near the y
chwandt home gave an Xmas pro- d
rarame last Friday that. BY a lady
srnpetent to Judge. was pronouncedt
good as she had ever attended,
Nx0rcises 81 keeping With the sesels
II we're held In MI Of the schools. l