Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-02

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NIT to use half Of the street fronting
the location until the new structure
is ready for occupancy. The build.
ing will be two stories, but SO con-
structed as to be in reality three
stories In height. The exterior will
be Of granite and terra Gotta and the
interior OF marble and mahogany.
E. /. Lampy, formerly county audit
or of Codington, now in the examin-
ing department of the state govern
merit, has been busy in McCook coun-
ty for some time past, where he was
called to investigate the condition of
county affairs. Mr.. Lampy was home
over Thanksgiving. It appears that
a former county auditor was found to
be short in his accounts and that a
former county treasurer had likewise
been guilty Of holding out certain
funds. The former auditor was ar
rested and, when the time for trial
came, plead guilty, although he had
reimbursed the county to the extent
of two or three thousand dollars, it
is said. The former county treasurer
has also turned over certain sums,
making a total Of something in ex-
cess OF seven thousand dollars which
these two former officials have turned
back into the treasury.
An eight days mission will open
at the Immaculate Conception church
Sunday, December 9Th, at the 1880
mass. Rev. Patrick ]. Monaghan and
Rev. ]. J. Mahoney, of the Diocesan
Mission Band of this state, will be in
charge. Three morning services, at
$50, $3.50 and 9 O'Clock will give OPP
portunity for all to attend. Each
evening at 7:30 the regular evening
exercises will take place. A very in
teresting feature of the evening ser
vice will be the question box. in
which any question pertaining to the
doctrine, history Dr. discipline of the
church will be cheerfully answered.
This question box will be found In the
yestibule and questions may be de-
there at any time during the
Rev. Father Monaghan has
been in charge of similar work in this
city before and has proved himself a
very capable speaker. A cordial and
earnest invitation is extended to all.
Herman e. Taecker will spend the
winter in California, in the famous
Imperial valley, with his brother,
August, who owns a ranch there. 1t
was feared a few years ago that the
Imperial valley, including Mr..
property, would be covered
with water. The Colorado river,
is formed by the junction of
the Rio Grande and the Green rivers,
it's bounds and began to pour
into the valley, which, at it's lowest
point, is more than two hundred feet
below the level of the sea. Fortu-
.ately, after an expenditure of a mil
lion or SO, the river was turned back
into its old channel and the valley
was saved from being flooded. There
was a time, no doubt, when the Inn
perial valley was al arm Of the sea.
The Colorado river carries a vast
amount Of silt-hundreds of tons of 1t
each year-and, it Is believed, this
sediment finally backed up so high
to shut of the flow of the river
from this sea-arm, rendering it a mere
lake, hemmed in by a ridge of land.
In the course OF time evaporation dis
posed OF the water-and now it is a
valley rich in agricultural products.
Mrs. Elizabeth Meadows has re-
from a visit with friends at
Mrs. Fl. s. Fletcher has returned
from a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
r. D.. Minium, at New Ulm. MINI.
Judge Nicholson had the honor OF
uniting in marriage last week Earl
Phillips and Miss Olive Way. OF Flor
ence. They will make their future
home on a farm nea Florence.
Max Fisher. student at the Brook
ings college, where he is q star In
the football aggregation. spent
at his home in this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cunningham,
their numerous friends viii be glad
TO learn. have returned to this city
to resume their residence here. after
d sojourn at Spokane. Wash. Mrs.
Cunningham will be remembered as
Miss Nichol. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Nicol.
Grand Chancellor Perry F. Loucks.
of the South Dakota knights q