Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-03

ever, not afTIy1ng until TUESDAY, OW-
ing 10 the delay incident to the Eu.
r0pean war. The enrolment II ex-
pected to Increase Tor the next week
or SO, as all on the pupils have not
vet registered FOR the term, some Of
them being away from home while
Others 1 otherwise engaged for d
few days.
Nj. and Mrs. G. Kjos returned on
the list from Norway where they Wis
tied relatives and former friends.
They ere absent from home for
about three and a half months and
had very enjoyable trip. They es-
laecially found pleasure In the asso-
citation OF their old home In that
NOrske region OF varied and delight.
full scenery. In returning, their yes
sci was several times stopped by,
cruisers whose governments are en-
gagged In the present European war,
but, after the papers OF the ship were
examined, the steamer was permitted
each time to proceed on its way.
The auction advertised for Septem-
Der s at the Yves Dory farm, near
0AAuuA s., IJ l.e ctIlu H. liz
owners of the goods to be offered, has
been postponed to Tuesday, Septen-
Der 10. Owing to the inclement
weather which delayed the thresh-
Ing, the sale was put over for a week.
Among other things, twelve head Of.
horses of various ages will be offered;
thirty-iye head of cattle OF various
ages, including nineteen yearlings;
two hundred chickens; fifteen shoats,
and farm machinery of all kinds. be-
sides household goods. There will
be a free lunch at noon The sale
will commence at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon.
The Willow Lakes News contains
this reference to a recent game be-
tween the local team and the Water
town aggregation .aThe ball game
Sunday afternoon vas too one sided
Ito be interesting, and Willow Lakes
won out with a score of is to q. The
first man Waterfowl put in the box
had his sights raised till the catcher
needed a step ladder to reach the
ball, The second man had a little
speed but our boys soon batted him
out of the box. The third man was
worse than the other two combined.
The visitors never got beyond second
base and only got to that bag a cou-
pie of times. This is the second time
our boys have shut out WATERFOWL
this season
The South Shore Republican says
it hears of a little school war in
District No. 63. EARLY this sum
mer,'' says the paper, sthe district
voted to build a new school house,
Later an election was called and q
majority of the voters elected to
place the new school a half d mile
north, and half mile west OF the old
school house. This d~ispleased csr-
tain residents OF the southeast part Of
the district and a movement was In
stigated to withdraw part Of the dis
trict and join the Troy district. The
move was successful and ais a conse-
quence District No. So is left with but
five and a half sections OF land within
its confines. The residents are put
ting up a howl about the move and
will appeal to the state superintend-
ent for redress
The Webster World quotes b. II.
EIegna, Of Wallace, who recently re-
ceived q letter from his son In Sass
katchewan province, in Canada, as
saying that conditions are pretty bad
in that region, SO far as the financial
aspects of the case 60, as crops have
been poor in that part of the province
where the o resides, according to
the Worlds statement, based upon
Mr.. Hegna,s report OF the contents OF,
the letter. He thinks it will be nee
IessaTy for the Canadian government
TO render some assistance to get
many of the settlers safely through.
the winter. Many young men are
volunteering for the war concludes
the report, land troop trains and sup
ply trains are on the nov toward
the coast"
DR.. F. II. Butin, the osteopath.
Over G. G. Whistler's. Phones: once
21s2; residence 1886. Watertown, s.
D. ADV. stf
Friends to the number OF twenty
five or thirty invited themselves to the
home of Mrs. Pearl Pope last Thurs
day evening. They took with them
well filled lunch baskets and proceed
ed to make themselves aat home"
The occasion was If the nature of a
surprise on Mrs. Pope and family
a farewell reception upon the eve OF
her departure for Clark, where, in
conjunction with her brother, II. u.
Hopkins, she will make her future
home. She expects to leave Water
town this week. Mrs. Pope has re-
sided in this city for a number OF
years, even since her late husband
came here to establish the business
OF the Pope Manufacturing company.
which Mrs. Pope continued after the
death of its founder Recently She
disposed OF her interests in the COM
pany and arranged to remove TO
Clark. Mrs. Pope has a wide circle
of friends In Watertnwn and vicinity
whose best wishes will accompany
her to her new home, knowing that
what Is W~atertown's loss in the re-
moval 81 Mrs. Pope will be clarks
gain.