Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-08-12
KANE ESkA.

NHHT CONH.
II think the corn crop is gone now.
| don't think there is any doubt of it,"
e. d. Wheelock.
Sure! Plenty of time for corn to
mature yet. | remember one year
when I was on the farm when the
corn was just above our knees when
we we're stacking barley and we had
a good corr crop."-William Streick.
There is too much fuss made about
the corn crop. There is lots of time
yet Ior corn to make a fair crop.
What If we have a failure of corn
n year; we've got other crops
w. S. Murray.
"The best small grain crop, take
the northwest as a whole, since 1909.
We ought not to grumble Of a poor
outlook for corn here. 1t is our small
crop. Think of the farmers in Iowa
and Illinois where corn is their main
crop."-Mr. Vickery, with the Stand
ard Oil Co, WATERFOWL.
"If this veal proves to be a failure
for corn, you'll see a lot OF the farm
ers quit raising it much for a While
again."-A. M. Tessier.
Never saw such a crop OF small
grain in these hills. before. Something
great. Oh! yes, | think We'll have
some corn all right-maybe some OF
it soft Howard Reeves, near Long
Lake.
If Miss Sara Reeve is a believer IN
trees around a rural school (and what
a blessing she will be to Codington
county If she causes trees to be
planted and properly cared for around
the school houses where they are lack
ing in the county,, there is a school
ground on the road leading toward
Henry that must fully satisfy her.
And do you know, as we drove past
1t not long ago we sort Of wished we
were a kid again and could be a boy
attending school at a place like that,
All! there are many reasons, some
very great reasons, why our county
homes should be places OF beauty
and attractiveness, and these same
reasons apply, some Of them acutely,
to our rural schools.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. f.
M. Brown last Thursday. A most
pleasant time was enjoyed. Mrs.
Brown served a delightful light lunch
to the ladies on the lawn. The ladies'
have concluded to keep these meets
going instead of a vacation until fall
as had been their former plan. They
next meet with Mrs. George Brown
at her fine new home on Thursday,
August Goth. Attending the last meet
ing as guests were Mr.. and MRS.
Chas. Nichols and family of Water
town, Mrs. Barney Jacobs and Mar
ion of Watertown. Mrs. B. Murray OF
Kampeska, a sister, Mrs. Ralph, OF
Henry, and Mrs. Smith, a sister OF
Mrs. Edwin Wheeloek of Kampeska.
Mrs. L. d. Brickell ana Mr.. and
Mrs. Spooner of Watertown, We're
callers at the Joe Purcell home Sun
day evening.
We are very glad to know that Mr..
G. ]. Brumbaugh. who has been in
the hospital the past week, Is now
much improved and will be able to
return home this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brown, the
Misses Hortense and Vesper shatfer
and Miss Eli Brown visited with MI.
and Mrs. Chas. Brown at Clark Sun.
day. making the trip in their new REQ
We forgot to mention last week TN
fact, we lost our items, most OF them
that Miss Evelyn Brown of Sioux Fails
who has been visiting her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brown, for
several weeks, returned to her home
week before last.
Miss Nellie Kendall spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall.
MI. David Jellis OF Watertown. and
a friend, Miss Ruth Croft and Miss
Ruth Showalter enjoyed an outing at
the lake Sunday.
Through the courtesy OF MI. and
Mrs. a. M. Tessier of Watertown, we
enjoyed an auto trip up among q
hills In the Chain Lakes country,
saw the famous Bitter Medicine lake,
Stink lake and Long lake. etc. Quite.
az Picturesque country and this year
burdened with an immense crop Of
small grain, as we'll as some fine look
ing pieces Of corn. Mr.. and Mrs
Tessier are perfectly at home N.
these hills as here it was 81 wears
ago that the senior Mr.. TesRier Gath
.er Of ALL filed upon land n
battied for d time against the odds Of
that pioneer time. Here Mr.. and Mrs.
Tester spent their honeymoon DAYS
Consequently Mr.. Tessier we'll knows
the hills and prairie roads Of this
country and indeed one reeds to know
them to avoid trouble or getting lost
AT Bitter Medicine la3e a goodly
nnmber We're taking aswim. Among
these we met Mr.. Norris, banker Of