Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-25
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George w. Egan has been in the
city this week to argue before Judge
Sherwood against the granting of q
new trial in the case recently deter
mined In circuit court wherein Mr..
Egan secured judgment against the
Daily Public Opinion for ten thous-
and dollars. The court, after listen
ing to the argument and citations,
took the matter under Amusement. In
the case of Mr.. Egan against the Wa
tertown Herald, the court held that
the complaint failed to state sufficient
grounds upon which to base an action.
Before the present session of the
Chautauqua is more than half
over, there is a concerted effort to
assure another session for 1915 under
a guaranty. Drop into the Jones drug
store and leave your pledges before
Saturday night, as 1t Is necessary to
secure sufficient backing by that time
to warrant the entering into arrange
ments now for next years Chautau-
qua. 1t was announced las.~.i I'M
that Mr.. Jones has sold over five
hundred season tickets this year, rep
resenting the bulk of the pledges for
this years fine program.
George Farrell, deputy city asses
sor, states that he and his chief, Mr..
Barker, have full completed the as
sessment roll in its entirety for the
city of Watertown. we have or the
list about $40, 100 more property
than last year." said Mr.. Farrell, in
conversation with a reporter for this
paper" and this is outside Of the Da-
kota Western Assurance company
which last year was listed at 100000
and which this year escapes taxation
entirely, so far as Waterfowl is con-
cerned owing to the fact that Its of
fees have been removed to Sioux Falls
Had this company been still here and
listed the same as last year, the as
sessment would have been increased
by $780, O0. co.
One of the pleasant surprises with
which Mr.. and Mrs. P. d. Sheldon met
in their honeymoon journey, as they
reached Chicago, was q bouquet of
roses which graced their apartment
as they were ushered into their suite
of rooms at the LaSalle hotel. AS
they entered the hostelry Mr.. Sheldon
proceeded to register and he and his
bride were Immediately escorted to
the elevator, thence to their apart,
ments. In some manner the proprie.
tors messenger had preceded them,
for upon their entrance they were
welcomed by the huge bouquet men
toned, the compliments Of the pro
prietor of the hotel. In anote to her
mother, Mrs. B. P. Moe, Mrs. Sheldon
speaks of the incident as being one
of the many rare pleasures they have
encountered on their trip.
Hazel is making great preparations
for celebrating the occasion Of the an
nual meeting of the Farmers Elevator
company. June so, 1914. The program
of sports includes ball games, foot
races, potato races, wEeelbarrow races
and horse ace Cloth running and
trotting), concluding with a grand ball
in the evening, with music by the wa.
Itertown Military orchestra. The mu.
sic for the day program will be sup
Piled by the Hazel cornet band.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Uhrich left this
week for Sullivan, Ill, where they Will
visit for q time with Mr.. Uhrich's PEG
pie and at Chicago, where they VIII
meet and visit the newlyweds, Mr.
and Mrs. Palmer Sheldon. From
there they will 60 to Beloit, Wis, the
former home Of Mrs. Uhrich, and 70
Sparta, whore MI. Uhrich win join
the Fourth Regiment band which ii
TO be encamped there.
Mr.: and Mrs. Arthur Ainsworth
and children are IN the city and
the family expects to spend Tie
greater portion DC the summer
basling inthe sunshine and inhal.
ing the cool breezes Of Lake Kan.
peska, while MI. Ainsworth will
run out and n according to tile
leisure he may be able to snatch
away from his business For III
greater part of the past two years
1 Mrs. AinsWorth has been stavinp