Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-01-08

ihe Last lays OF PompeiI which
was shown at the Idle Hour last Mon
day and Tuesday was one of the fin
est motion pictures ever shown in
this state. Manager Wallace says
there is nothing too good for the Idle
Hour patrons.
Mr.. Lloyd Trumm, son of Hon. VIM.
Trumm of Hamlin county, anu Miss
Loretta Tesch of Bemis, were united
in marriage at the parsonage by Rev.
F. c. Brockmueller Monday afternoon.
The future home of the couple will
be on a farm in Hamlin county.
Mayor Wagner has been among the
leading democrats of the state at
Pierre this week, where he has at
tended the meeting of the state com
mitteemen II formulate a party plat.
form and agree upon a state ticket
for the March primaries.
Homer Mathiesen, one of the very
old timers in this neck o the woods,
although still a young man, after
spending the holidays with his par,
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Mathiesen,
returned to his studies at the Brook.
ings college.
About fifty friends and neighbors of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Peterson sur
prised them on New Years eve, the
occasion being the seventeenth ami,
versary of their marriage. A splen-
did time was had by all present and
the bridal pair were presented with
some very nice presents.
A. c. Marugg has returned from
the twin cities, where he attended to
business matters for a few days. Mr..
Marugg is a t%op-notcher when it
comes to selling goods. having out
stripped all the other travelling rep
resentatives of the Minneapolis Drug
company.
Miss Beryl Mather returned Tues
day to Aberdeen to resume her stud
les at the normal. Her sister, Miss
Brownie, who spent a few days under
the parental roof here, returned to
Aberdeen a few days previous in or
der to renew her duties in one of the
principal professional offices in the
city.
John B. Hanten, owner of the Gran
lite block, will remodel the block neXt
spring. The first floor will be lower
ed to the sidewalk level and the cor
ner will be occupied by the Security
National Bank. This will give the
Security National Bank one of the
finest banking locations in the city
j. j. Ballou returned Saturday from
Lacrosse Wis, where he was callet
some weeks ago on account of thu
serious illness of his wife. Mrs. Bal
lou returned home with him, som
what improved in health, but still
quite weak. The many friends of tn,
family sincerely hope that Mrs, Bal
louis health will be speedily restored
Gerhard Bros. and John Wagnes
have contracted with a washing ma
chine factory for a large territory an
will soon leave the city with a larg'
crew of ~canvassers. They have sc
cured the agency for a machine which
will do the family washing withou
labor and sells at a price which /
within the reach Of all. Over 400 o
the machines were sold In Waterfowl
and vicinity in the past six months
George Bergium left a few days ag'
for Billings, Mont, where he expect,
to remain for sone time. Mr.. Der
GUM goes there to continue his worl
as q CAR er and builder. He is
first class workman in all respect
and a good citizen g,tha1, enc of. tl'
kind who deserves success ~bereve
his lot may be cagt. His Waterfowl
friends, OF whom there are hosts, wigt
! him success, knowing, as they do
that he viii be able TO "&iI the bill" II
his chosen field.