Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-16

day n theGity asgnest at the home
of his brother. Az ". Ransom. PRO:
lessor Rapsom Is the editor OF the
South Dakota Educator, published at
Mitchell. ana haswas on his way home
from Wisconsin, going BY easy stages,
combining business with pleasure on,
route home.
The Odd Fellows and their families
have arranged 70 have their annual
picnic at the Thomas grove on the
shore OF Lake Kampsska next Sunday,
July -. All Odd Fellows and all fam,
lies Of Odd Fellows are respectfully
invited to participate without the
formaiity Of p special or personal In
v3tation. The committee In charge
OF the affair Is anticipating d very
delightful occasion.
Mr.. Henry Heyn, whose parents re-
side at PA 3. Kemp avenue but who
is with the Altman Brothers Big
American Shows. on a tour from Kan
sas City to the Pacific coast, writes
for copies Of this paper for the past
month, as he desires to read all about
the recent storm and matters follow
ing In its wake. He wants his mail
to reach him at Billings. Mont.
q. L Wells, returning from an ex-
tended trip through some Of the states
east of this section, predicts an i'm
mense potato crop throughout Mime
sofa and Wisconsin. Kansas has al.
ready harvested it's crop, in the main.
while the crop in South Dakota is not
sufficiently advanced to warrant a
prediction except that from present
outlook it will be exceptionally good.
Conductor George Elmer, of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis, accompanied
by his wife and two grandchildren,
left Wednesday morning for Isle Roy
al Mich where they will encamp for
q couple Of weeks. during MI. Elmer's
vacation, pursuing the inhabitants OF
the lakes and streams that abound
in that neighborhood. and incidentally
enjoying themselves generally in the
refreshing breezes of the locality.
Mr.. Berger Bergsrson, of Peever,
this state, was in the city the latter
portion OF last week, enroute from a
brief sojourn at Castlewood and other
points, where he visited friends. He
looked up his old-time friend, Martin
Poulson, while here waiting for train
connections. II used to know Martin
many, many years ago. he said, when
asking to be directed to MI. Poul-
sons place Of business.
G. H. Lester arrived in the city last
week for a brief business and social
sojourn. Mr. Testers family remain
ed in Texas, where they will stay FOR
the summer. There is q large circle
lsofs.friendss in and about Waterfowl
who are always glad OF an opportun,
ity to shake Mr.. Testers hand and
to exchange greetings with him. He's
a ~whoie-souled fellow on general
principles and q good man to swar
yarns with on any occasion.
The supreme court of the state d
South Dakota has decided, on an ap
peal from a lower courts decision
that q license to operate an automo
bile ds not a double tax within the
meaning of the law. The auto tax
according to the courts view, is mere
ly a license to use the public high
ways, and not a tax upon the ma
chine at ALL. 1t comes within the
province Of police regulation, accord
ing to the courts opinion.
P Q. Mimnauga has formal,
launched his cigar factory enterprise
having leased quarters in the Edward
Lamm building on w. Kemp avenue
For the present it is the intention o
Mr.. Mimnaugh to employ eight olga
makers. with the hope that the fore
may soon be increased. Ed. Beau
dette has been engaged al foreman
Of the operating force. It is the de
termination Of the manager to secur,
none but the very best grades Of to
bacco.
Mrs. w. D. Burcalow and children
departed Saturday morning for thei
new home in Minneapolis. rather i
Hamline, near the university. wher'
the family will reside In the future
Professor Burcalow had preceded
them with the household goods AMI
had partially settled the same in thu
house before Mrs. b. and the children
left the home Of Mrs. Burcalow's par
emf, Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Mcintyre