Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-20

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eourt house. In this respect Grant
and Deuel. counties are very similarly
situated. Both counties are rfch, and
both need new court houses, and In
both counties the question ought to
carry. We have Interviewed q large
number Of citizens on the question
and In every case the opinion has
been the same-Deuel county needs q
new court house
Reports from various sections of
the country indicate that considerable
hail fell in South Dakota last week.
Lake Norden, In Hamlin county, re-
ports a heavy fall OF hail northeast
OF the town. Roberts county, in the
extreme northeastern portion OF the
Estate, likewise reports hail. New Ef-
fngton, Buffalo Lake and Dry Woods
having suffered to some extent. Web
ster, IN Day county. also reports some
damage, although, for the most part,
all OF the small grains were in the
shock, SO that the damage was CON
fined mostly to the corn and forage
crops.
An exchange says that recently the
Scientific American, OF the au-
thoritative magazines OF the country,
had q full-page article showing the
successful method Of a German scien-
list has found and is using to grow
hair on bald heads. 1t liz reported
that the system involves the grating
of the hairs into the scalp. It is un-
derstood that Cy Williamson, w. b.
/ Ryalls, Jim Bird, All Earl and various
other bald or near-bald varieties of
the human species hereabouts, have
united in ordering a carload of hirsute
bundles together with the continuance
for doing the grating.
The Florence Forum, reporting the
gathering Of lady friends at the home
LOT Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Burnstad, as a
farewell reception to Mrs. Burnstad
upon the eve of her departure for
Watertown to join her husband, who
recently accepted the management Of
d drug store here, SAYS: AT the close
lof the event Mrs. Chas. Jones, with
la few well chosen words, presented
1.-The hostess with a beautiful hand
painted dresser set, a farewell gift,
from her many friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burnstad are pioneers Of Florence,
and it Is with much regret their
friends see them leave
The mixer used by the 9. III. Rt-
Ikinson Paving company gave the
workmen some trouble Friday and
saturday. Friday morning, as the
concrete carrier which conveys the
mixture to its place in the street was
moving out to the end Of the BOOM.
the whole machine reared up on its
hind legs, or rather wheels, resulting
in the breaking OF the rear axle. It,
REQUIRED the balance of the day to get
lit welded. Saturday morning as the
first carrier load was travelling out
along the boom the axle again snap
ped, necessitating the shutting down
of the paving work for the day, pend
ling the making Of a new axle.
Wanted-Gheap second hand mans
bicycle. Phone $3.50, noon or evening.
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Clear Lake merchants, says the
Courier, are warned to be on the look
out for a couple of swindlers who are
working towards this section. Their
game is as follows: One of the sWinds
Tiers makes a purchase. at a store, ten.
ldering a twenty dollar bill and get
ting the change. Soon thereafter his
confederate enters and makes a small
purchase, offering a five Or v e a one
dollar bill in payment. On receiving
the change he protests with the sales
man, saying he gave him a twenty
dollar bill, and quotes, BY way Of
proof, the serial numbers OF the bill
left by the first purchaser.
MMa-rZEs N0N9el
Mr.. Johnson, OF WATERFOWL, repre-
| senting the Dakota Central telephone
company, was in the city Tuesday
He was in conference with Attorney
Law, who is retained by DR.. Lattimer,'
Toronto. who was recently injured
by a telephone wire. 1t appears that
the wire was down and hung In such
a position that Dr. Il. was caught by
it as he drove along in his auto. The
contact of the wire cut the Doctors
lip from the r OF his mouth to.
the lower edge of the jaw bone and
did other damage. The Dakota Cent
raj wishes to avoid the courts and la.
always willing to adjust any matters
IL same can be done reasonably
Clear Lake Advocate.
Mrs. II. "A. Babcock returned last
Friday from Wisconsin where she had
been at the bedside of her father. Mr..
Crawford Brown, for two months.
Mrs. Babcock, answering a query on.
the part of a representative of this
paper, said that the Badger state has
been suffering from the same aflic-
ton that has cut down the yield Ct.
grain in South Dakota and elsewhere
in the northwest shortage of rain
fall. While the dairying Interest is
one of the principal sources Of reve-
nue. in the portion Of the state where
Mrs. B. was sojourning, yet the pro-
longed drouth had materially affected.
the forage crops as well as having
reduced the anticipated yield of grain.
Several of our exchanges are ans
wering the questions Of various sub
Iscribers as to the best method of eat
ing corn on the cob. Here Is the sug-
gestion of n OF the papers. aLub-
ricate we'd with butter, sprinkle on q
little sam and pepper open the