Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-13


Republican, attended the circus Il
Watertown last Saturday, They Il
port the circus as big and interesting
as ever IN contrast with the Re-
publicanss report may be reproduced
the following from the Clear Lake
Courier: Over hundred tickets
were purchased for the special train
and an eQualvnumber OF people drove
up In autos. NThe show was not up to
Its usual standard and clearly proves
that the Ringing Bros. have retired
from Its management,
Mrs. VIM. Gaynor Of Milbank, who
was injured In an automobile acct
dent recently near this city, is gre,
ported as showing marked improve
nient and it is expected that she Will
soon be entirely recovered. With
reference to the accident, the News
says. aThe car was being driven by
Mr. Gaynor at a fairly good speed
aud as they approached the sudden
fsse at the bridge Mr.. Gaynor applied
the brakes to slacken the speed. The
IA responded more promptly than
expected and the jar threw Mrs.
Gaynor forward, and In attempting to
help her regain her seat Mr.. Gaynor
lost control OF the car and 1T leaped
from the bridge. Mrs. Gaynor was
thrown through the wind shield, sus-s
tanning several deep cuts and bruises
about the face and limbs and was
rendered unconscious, The other
members of the party sustained min
or bruises
Mrs. Archie Weaver, who some time
ago returned from q trip to the west
Fri coast and intervening points, In
conversation the other day, Incident.
ally mentioned the Wightmans Is. e.
Wightman and family. Mr.. Wight
man, lit will be recalled, served as
treasurer of Codington, county. The
family is residing at Portland, Ore
gon, where they have property inter
ests, among which are some rentable
houses, which they acquired through
trading some fruit land in which they
We're interested. Mr.. Wightman Isl
associated with a garden truck com
pany that supplies vegetables to Port
land. Miss Hazel, the eldest daugh-
ter, has been engaged to teach In the
public schools Of the city, the school
the family residence so that She will
be able to remain at home. Mrs.
Weaver said that she was wholly M
aware of the presence OF the Wight
mans in the town until, h day in
conversation with I'D. Troeh, who
lives there, their name happened to be
mentioned, w~hereupon Mrs. Weaver
searched them out. Their numerous
Watertown friends will be glad to
learn of their excellent state OF health
and of their prosperity in their new
home in the great west.
Clark Fnnerud has returned to Wa
tertoWn after having spent a portion
of the summer in attendance upon a
summer school at the state university
In Wisconsin.
The United States geographic and
geodetic survey department has es-
tablished what is called a magnetic
station at WatetroWn, In connection
with a string of such stations at var
ious points in the northwest and in
the state OF South Dakota. The main
object is to ascertain the variations
OF the magnetic needle.
The clerks at Schaler's store en-
,joyed axspicnie@ at the lake Monday
evening about 5 o'clock, after the
store had closed. Two hayracks sup
piled the locomotive co-nveniences. In
asmuch as about three feet of hay
composed the upholstery the ride was
greatly enjoyed. Toby's grove was
the scene of assault upon the lake.
The participants had a most delight
full time.
Rev. w. S. O'Meara and Edward
Kranz have returned from an extend
ed automobile trip covering nearly
three thousand miles. They visited
at Detroit, one thousand miles dis
tant, and travelled something like d
other thousand miles In sightseeing
at various points, especially in and
about Detroit, before starting on the
return journey. Father O'Meara's
boyhood home was at Detroit, conse-
quently he met many old-time friends
there. They were fortunate In meet
ing no incident that involved auto
trouble, having had but one puncture3
during the entire journey.
Al. Sherin had the misfortune to lose
his automobile through fire, which.
also destroyed his garage. It appears
that Mr.. Sherin, having secured some
parts to replace the worn ones, had
prepared to put them In place, or
had already done so, leaving the car
in the garage at his residence prop
ierty. In starting the engine there APP
pears to have been a back-ire, or a
lkick-back, which set ablaze some gas
.oline that had gotten on the engine
pan In the vicinity Of the carburetor.
While there was no explosion, as
such, the gasoline made things too
hot for the human occupants of the
garage, and they escaped in a hurry.
Before relief could get there, or be-
fore anything could be done to sup
press the flames, the whole garage
was on fire, resulting In the total des-
truction . fRboth garage and machine.
his auto out just before the accident