Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-18
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e. d. Hildebrandt was a Waterloo
visitor the first part of the week.
u. II. Oleson has a new carriage
shed erected and will soon have the
new buggy in it, Proper way to do
have the shed first and the bugg
next.
Are you all lined up for the Chau-
%tauqua? Monday ZONES the Dunba;
Singing Orchestra, a fine bunch
talent, a good lecture "The Measure
of u Man; in the evening the Dun
bars again and a dandy chance t.
learn a lot about the canal through
an illustrated lecture. Better cor
n Monday. Tuesday comes Am
erica's Future a great and worthy
lecture. sby a man capable of hand
great thoughts in a way to attract
you. In the evening comes one of the
big numbers of the. entire series of
this session; the Ben Greet Players
In u regular full aedged Shakesperean
play handled by real actors in full
costume. Something well worth your
while if you like the drama and a good
laugh,
"Wednesday is sure a big day; a
morning lecture, "Sudcess,H music
End interpretations by Rogers and
Grilley In the afternoon followed by
n of the great lectures of the ses-
sion. "The Mormon Kingdom of To.
day by Hon. Frank J. Cannon of the
state of Utah, a son of a Mormon
apostle and ex-senator of the United
States from that state. He is a great
anti-Mormon force. Hear him. Then
in the evening of this same day comes
another of the very strongest lectures
from this platform in the shape of an
address by Gov, Glenn whom many
of us know by reputation and as hav-
ing heard as we'll. All who have seen
and heard him know that he is a
force on the platform anywhere and
especially at home on q Chautauqua
platform. Then the rest of the week
Is full OF the same sort Of goods and
all worthy and full of inspiration and
first class entertainment. Plan to
get all of 1t that you can.
G. i. Brumbaugh reports a shed.
as having blown down in a recent
We have sure had a few hard
ones in this spell of wet weather.
Geo. Croft reports about so or rs
acres Of his crop under water and
states that it will be a loss If the wet
spell with its foods holds on a little
while longer. Messrs. Dean and sons
will be quite heavy losers also and all
have the same trouble more or less.
The writer counted around 90 ponds
on the place where he lives.
Mr.. Croft, by the way, related a.
story to us one day this week, guess
1t was today as we talked a bit, that is
worth sticking In here. Our friend
Croft, you know. some Of you at least,
WAS at one time a railroad contractor,
doing construction work. His first
experience here being In this line
OF work. II was at this time that
the story came in. 1t was a very wet
spell. d spell that cost George and
Tom tCroft--you all know Tom1 a
good round sum apiece and took all
of the railroad out Of them. and they
and their men we're getting In about
three and four days time q week and
listening To- the rain the rest Of the
time. A good. Jolly Irishman was d
member Of the gang. as wal also a lad
who was strong on the bible. One
day d the rain anne down IN torrents
the bible fellow started to repeat
from the beginning Of the book to the
eject that on the first day the Lord
did No and 20, the second day So and
so. the third day He did this and so
on elear np o thA sixth day and theh
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