Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-22

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big barn dance with music by the
Watertown four piece orchestra. The
money from the dance was a benefit
for the hall team. Everyone pefsent
spoke in highest terms Of the eele-
.bration.
Two Of the young lire wires of the
city have established Offices in the
Commercial Bank building and will
conduct the business Of insurance.
They are Lon Mcdowell and Kenneth
Blodgett, both we'll and faYorably
known by a very wide circle of
friends and acquaintance in Water
town and vicinity. Until they get
their new quarters in condition they
will make their headquarters in the
ofices of Mather & Slower. These
young men, if energy and affability
dount-and they do-should meet
with marked success.
DR.. III. N. Freeburg. Top x5or Of
Garnite block. Special attention to
surgical cases Hours 3 to s p. m,
Phones: Office, 24g0; res. 2479. 16tf
In the awarding of the contracts
for certain bridge work in this u
Ity the commissioners, in session this
week, found Towslee & ToWslee to
be the lowest bidders for bolts and
washers; the Heegard company the
lowest on nails. Henry Englesby
was given the labor in connection
with the bridges to be built under
the county supervision, and the Ce-
ment Products company the cement
work. The Gray Construction COM
pany secured the contract for the
county building on the new poor
farm site.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. Kendall were
pitched out of their carriage this
morning just as they reached the
city the horse having become fright
Iened and broke a buggy shaft. They
Iage and Mr.. Kendall % from the
dust in time to see it go scooting out
iof the vehicle. Fortunately no in
LURES were sustained beyond d few
bruises. 1stThe worst thing about It,"
remarked Mr.. Kendall, lis that / lost
tmy glasses, which cost me $3.50, to
say nothing Of the inconvenience OF
not having them
1t is stated in another column-in a
Don't forget Is pictures, 3 styles,
for $3.50 for a short time at Gray's
Studio, over Duffners Drug Store,
Advertisement. 4Stf
page printed yesterday-that Mr.. H.
II. Hopkins and party have returned
from Chicago, having concluded not
Ito proceed on to Niagara Falls. The
item was based upon an erroneous
report or a misunderstanding of a re
port. A card from Mr.. Hopkins to
the Saturday News is dated at ToTon.
TO, Canada, July 20. It is the yicin,
lily of the childhood home of both
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Hopkins, par.
tents of III. j.. Having approached Sc
near the Falls, 1T is probable that
the party will proceed according &c
the original program when they left
South Dakota.
A report of the rural letter car
riers' meeting at RedfeId last weeI
shows a good attendance. The asso
ciation was addressed by Governor
dByrne United States Senator Thos
Sterling, Congressman G. II. Dillon
CONGRESSMAN Royal @. Johnson ant
IHon. Il. G. Issenhuth. Frank Hara
den. Of this city, was chosen yics
-Ipresident of the state association
speaking from their large experience
n the carriers adopted resolutions ia
yoring government It'd In building
land maintaining highways and urg
ling count commissioners to Civ
special attention to maintaining goos
-troads over the mail routes.
Have you a lake cottage that yol
like to exchange for some
.thing? See s Al Shupe.
I Postofice Inspector Geo. III. Chase
4 who recently removed to this cit,
I from Fargo, N. ID, was summoned t
washington d. 6, the first OF TIL
week. Mr.. Chase was not apprise,
of the duty to be required of him, bu
i the dispatch intiInated that he shout
! come prepared to remain for som
-ltime. Whether he is to be place
I'M q special field In the east, whethe
he will be called upon to take charg
+ tof Office work, was not disclosed
8 was something like dozen year
aiago that Mr.. Chase came to Water