Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-10-01

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government entomologIst, of Dallas,
Texas, we called at the 2. Tobey
dairy and stock ranch Tuesday after
noon. Found all hands busy. The
foundation for the new house is al
pest completed and the superstruc-
fure will soon be under headway.
Mrs. Tobey stated she enjoyed GU
living in the little shack; said twas
modern, had electric lights and tele-
phone. On the Tobey place is a Pc
culiar specimen of cat, imported
from the Isle of Main. 1t Is a hybrid
of the jack rabbit and the domesticus
f~eiinus, has a bobbed tail and hind
legs like "a Jack rabbit, but otherwise
like a cat. 1t lis the only one of its
kind in North America. 1t Is not for
sale. Mr.. Carl Like stated that they
liked their milking plant very well
indeed.
Mrs. Lee Tracy was In the city over
Wednesday night, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Tracy. MI. Tracy ac-
companied her out to the farm the
next morning. Mr.. Tracy is building
a fine g hog house. He will have a
well in the house and will have water
handy. On this farm Monday of this
week was threshed six loads of alfalfa
for seed. Mr.. VIII Toms had three
loads of fine alfalfa straw, almost
free of weeds, etc, which yielded
several sacks of seed. This was of
a variety of Montana alfalfa. Nj.
Kendall had two loads of alfalfa
straw and weeds together, but which,
however, yielded n and one-half
bushels OF seed, Mr.. Tracy had the
least amount but Of the variety the
most valuable, a bushel of the pure
Grimm which sells at $1,00 per pound
or $4,000 per hushel. Mr.. Tracy has
a small patch of this variety and
says that undoubtedly 1t Is the alfal-
"a par excellence.
Warren Richards, of Louisville,
Iowa, brother of Mrs II. G. Tigner, is
visiting at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs, Perry Burk called at
the Joe Purcell home Sunday, Mrs.
Joe Croft remained with her sister,
Mrs. Joshua Purcell, while the hus-
band was in the city Saturday. The
baby girl, Miss Leta Geraldine, is get
little lady. Mrs. Fred Brown had
charge of the little Miss and mother.
Mrs. l.. p. Brickell is at the home
helping this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lane, Of Min
neapolis, are in the vicinity west Of
Kampeska visiting old friends and
n~elghbors. Mr.. and Mrs. Lane for
merly lived southwest of Kampeska.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Purcell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Purcell and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Croft attended the funeral of
Mrs. Wellington Perciyal in Water.
town the past week. Messrs. Purcells
and Croft were among the pail bear.
ers.
Miss Grace Tigner is somewhat
better but still very weak. We hope
she will regain her full health soon.
Miss Ruby Rand returned the past
week to Marshall, Mimi, where she
teaches.
Mrs. Sam Purcell called upon Mrs.
Sam Dean Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Hanlon Purcell called upon Mrs.
Joshua Purcell the same afternoon
Mrs. Eastwood, Miss Lila and Mr.
Lou Eastwood called at the N. w
Porter home Thursday. The girlhood
OF these two ladies was spent In the
same town In Iowa.
As Mr.. r. G. Bishop, of Dallas,
Texas, Is In the vicinity this week
gathering specimens OF insect pests,
etc, present here, especially pests
that torment or injure domestic ami.
mails. He Is connected with the
United States department of agricni
ture. bureau OF chronological re,
search.