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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16

Mrs. G. w. Russell, Of Waterfowl,
district president Of the Congrega-
tional missionary society, gave an adj
dress at the Congregational church
last Sunday morning and in the af.
ternoon was accompanied to Waubay
by Mrs. Geo. Golfer for an evening
service.-Milbank Advance.
The Arcade hotel in this city has
recently undergone a change in man
agement. MI. q. L. Denis Of Mime
apolis, has become the landlord OF
this establishment, which, not many
years ago, was The hotel OF the city.
but, owing to its location, had to
yield the palm to newer and more
centrally located institutions.
County Commissioner James Pater-
son wires from Mitchell, where the
various county commissioners are In
state convention assembled, that the
convention of 1916 will be held in
Watertown, the invitation extended
on behalf of the Commercial club
having been accepted. Tht date at the
hour Of going to press had not been
fixed.
Landlord j. &. Kiley OF the Grand
hotel has improvised a new heating
plant, his regular heating apparatus
having temporarily gone back on him.
He secured a large steam threshing
engine, al it UP against the hotel IN
the alley, and from the steam gener.
ated in its boiler manages to keep
his hotel as comfortable as II the reg
ular plant were in working order.
For more than a year we have had
a standing offer to refund the money
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16

See Nelson & Reeds advertisement
on page 6.
Wanted-Old iron, SIS a ton cash, Sc
in trade; also buy rags, rubbers and
metals. S. Taube, phone 2035. 2Tti
Each subscriber whose subscription
has become due may not realize that
the wolf sometimes gets very near the
editorial door.
Lewis Charleston, Of the Calmens n
clothing house, has returned from the
twin cities, where he visited friends
for a few days.
County Judge Nicholson, at a hear.
ing this week, appointed w. D. Nor.
ris administrator OF the estate Of the
late j. o. Melham.
Judge Nicholson performed the
ceremony Tuesday which united in
marriage Joseph Slonek and Miss
Mary Ptaceks of Jordan, Him.
Local dealers report that the real
estate movement is slow in these
diggin's about now. Sure! Grounds
frozen up-can't get away.
Claude Banks, who has been putting
in an electrical plant at Bruce, was in
the city over Sunday. at the home o.
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 6. M
Banks.
Christmas comes on Saturday this
year, making two Sundays" together
Next year Christmas comes IN Mon
day, again placing two Sundays. to
gether.
For good clothes at cheap prices
see Gilruth's clothing department
Former Sheriff Frank Elkins ant
w. L. McClintic went to northern
Minnesota a few days ago to look ovel
the country and to attend to bust
ness matters.
DR.. H. NJ. Freeburg. Top floor o
Granite block. Special attention e
surgical cases. Hours 8 to 5 p. m
Phones: Office, 2439; res ATS. 16t
Mrs. C. P. Gould went to Water
town last Saturday for an over-Sun
day visit with friends and to attend
a meeting of the D. of R. held there
Monday afternoos.-Estelline T1b
une.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Petit and chill
dren, of Willow Lakes, have been II
the city for a few days, guests at the
home of Mr.. Pettit's parents, Mr.. ane
Mrs. George Petit.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16
Local Happenings.

See Nelson & Reeds show window
for fine Christmas gifts,
Mrs. D. C. Noonan is visiting with
friends in the twin cities.
Leap year again in l916-crusty old
bachelors better watch out!
Perry F. Loucks transacted bust
ness in Clark this week.
It will sure pay you to visit Gil
ruth's clothing department.
Miss Catherine Nevenheim visited
for a 'ew days with her parents al
Bemis.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Land
rath. ON Tuesday, December IA. a
daughter.
WATERFOWL merchants report the
biggest fall trade for 1915 in the his
tory OF the town.
Automobile licenses have come
down in price, but gasoline has gone
UP. What's the use!
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Paul Pitt are the
proud parents of a daughter, which ar
rived Monday to bless their home.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16

il the dollar pencil s~harpener does
not give entire satisfactiou-and we
have never yet been called upon TO
pay back the money. Watertown
Printing and Binding CO.
The Masonic lodge has installed the
following officers; Worshipful Master
r. c. Cannon; Senior Warden, w. M.
Langwill; Junior Warden, F. w.
Schneider; Senior Deacon. A. G.
Whiting; Junior Deacon, ]. A. Gud-
dal; Senior Steward, J. e. ogg; Jun
ior Steward, Harold Brickell; Tyler,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16

The friends of j. G.. Carpenter will
be interested in learning that he is
about to leave San Francisco for the
Philippines. expecting to stop at Homo
lulu on the way.
The Corona typewriter is a dandy
for the travelling man. Weighs but a
few pounds, folds up inside a small
leather case. For sale by the Water
town Printing and Binding Co.
Miss Nellie Pope returned to her
home at Watertown after several
days visit with friends and relatives.
While in our city she was a guest of
Miss Florence Kean.-Estelline Trib-
June.
Some local wag thinks he's got a
new one on Andy Foley. 1t appears,
according to this waggish friend, that
some Teutonic fiend sent Andy q
poem, in which it WAS stated that
they'll soon be planting sauer kraut
where the shamrock used to grow.
The mission service at the Catholic
lchurch concluded last Sunday evening
with a sermon by Rev. Father Mona
CHAN, who spoke on the subject, Why
IL Am a Catholic" Father Monaghan
is said to be one 0 the most effective
! and eloquent pulpit orators in the
northwest.
See Nelson & Reeds advertisement
on page 6.
Friends OF Mrs. H. A. Ustrud will
he glad to learn she has recovered
from her recent sickness and returned
"Wednesday evening from the Luther
hospital at Watertown, stopping a few
days with her son and daughter, Mr.
land Mrs. e. C. Ustrud.--Wallace Scout
Messrs. Walter and Phil Lowthian,
with their wives, made a trip to Wa
tertown and visited their brother
Frank, and family, the first OF the
week, and Frank returned with then
for a visit at the w. i. Lowthian home
in Melrose township.-Milbank Ad
vance.
The lodge Of Ancient Order of Unit
ed Workmen has selected the follow
lag officers for the ensuing year:
Master Workman, Geo. E. Cloyes,
Foreman, R. L. Eddy; overseer, Snow
Edison; Guide, o. A. Craig; Financiei
l.. j. Shaw; Inside Watch, A. g
johnson; Outside Watch and trustes
for three years, Alex Dawson.
Wanted 500 Salesmen-We have de
lcided to double our sales force fol
1915. Big money, big line, all neces
sities-Groceries, Paints. Oils, Stool
Food. Sell at wholesale. Goods ami
house nationally known. Quit road
stay in home territory-build homes
and bank accounts as hundreds do
Regular trade, quickly, easily covered
No capital. Effective selling helps
$3.50 to $500 monthly easy. Write to
day. John Sexton Co., Wholesale
Grocers. Chicago. 27-2S'
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16
3. E. Fitzgerald; t~reasurtr, =. 7. Nor
ris; secretary, +. M. Slater.

=. e. Fitzgerald; t%reasurtr, Z. 7. Nor
ris; secretary, +. M, Slater.
The Raven club, recently organized,
chose the following officers at a re-
cent meeting: President, Dolan Kre-
ger; vice president, Wilbur Fletcher;
secretary, Herbert Hallberg; treas
urer, Had Tallman. Quarters have
been secured over Gilruth's store and
the rooms will be opened New Years
evening.
Geo, n. Marquis, Lawyer. (Ex,Judge
circuit ceurt.) Heegaard Block. 26tf
United States Senator q. s. John
son, in the Congressional Directory.
instead OF giving his age. reports him
self as having been born a long time
ago Old-line democrats know that
the gentleman was born a long time
ago-they were fighting side by side
with him before the hills in South
Dakota were big enough to be notice
able.
The east has been wrestling with
stormy weather. which has seriously
}interfered with the operation OF the
trains. Information is to the effect
that the storms have abated and that
traffic is again becoming normal
These storms seem to have been
transferred to the west, as South Da-
kota is today getting more than the
average fail OF snow for this time OF
the year.
Did you yer think of TIA dollar
pencil sharpener is a Christmas gift
worth while. II not satisfactory, re
turn it and get your dollar back. Wa,
tertewn Printing and Binding Co.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16

tL4RA
DR.. O.. E. Church of Revillo attend
ed the medical association meeting in
this city. DR.. Church is a son-in-law
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Dawson.
Christmas is only ten days away.
Some of the most appropriate Christ
mas gifts to be found In town may be
seen at Nelson & Reeds.
AT the recent medical association
meeting in this city the following Of
ficers were chosen for the ensuing
term: President, DIR. r. w. Mullen,
Florence; vice president, DR.. H. G,
Parsons. WATERFOWL; secretary and
treasurer, DR.. Fl. M. Freeburg, Wa
tertown; censor for three years. Or.
10. O. Haraldson, Waterfowl; member
of house of delegates. DR.. w. ]. Ben
ner, Willow Lakes.
At the MONDAY meeting of the Com
mercial club at the Lincoln hotel the
matter of the M. & ST. l.. train ser
vice from the west was taken up and
1t was thought advisable to have the
train arrive a couple Of hours later
in the morning, if the railroad com
pany could be induced to make the
change. Under the present schedule
the train leaves Condo before s in the
t&EEMEE-
morning.
To save money on your winter
clothing you will do well to visit Gil
truths clothing department.
County Auditor j. S. Johnson calls
attention to the fact that under the
new primary law it Is necessary to
register. The registration books
will be kept with the county auditor
until February when they will be for.
warded to the authorities Of the var.
ions voting precints. The first pri.
mary this year, owing to the fact that
the republican national conventiea
has been set for early In June. Will
be held on April 4
k4aN
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16
FARMERS AND PREPARED
SALT KILLS PRIZE HOGS
-----
State Expert Finds Table Salt Mixed
With Wheat Fatal to Porkers,

ASE@HaTH
Allen Mich.-Fpr something over
a year d. A. Taylor Of northwest AL
len has been losing hogs at various
times through a malady which vet
erinarians have pronounced poison
but were unable to determine the
source. Last Friday when seven Of Y
choice herd were suffering IN the
same manner as those previously af-
fected, the State Department at Lans-
Ing was appealed to and DR.. Newton
of Coldwater. who represents the SER
vice In THIS section. was detailed to
Investigate the matter and Saturday
after a post norton examination
several OF the animals the expettaSi
pronounced A verdict OF ptomaine pcis,
soning caused by quantities .of table
salt which IT had been the c~ustdsnfof
the feeders to place in the swiIi bar
|re1s.
This. acting upon the ground ~ksats
feed formed an active poison, ptod..c-
ing blindness, asphyxiation and sotser
violent symptoms ending Id sheedy
death. On Sunday the last Of the sevs ].
en- OBJECTED hogs died and others wsts
saved only bv prompt action Of dtsiDs
|fectants In the troughs and penassPartSs
of the stock is pedigreed sPolsnd !
Chinas and Mr.. Taylor's loss up ~
date ii hard To- estimate, as;soEns
were from the young pens.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16

tof the rheumatism whichSattacked hin
lin the early fall. Mr. Bannister Says
that while MI. Headly's general health
has improved, his rheumatism is stali
sticking to him, the famous mud
baths not having furnished the az
pected relief. For the moy;ssss aaid
Mr.. B~annsster to Il ssdfda SeNBs
man, relief Dis found. even S@1Iaese
|cures Id some instances, but I'D thSs
instance the patient has not been
benefited. He b compelled use
crutches. Mr.. Headly IL expected
home the fore part OF next week. B
Isibly Sunday. His numerous friends
regret to learn that he has not Bseu
lperceptibly benefited, but they usdte
in the hope that the afiiction wa not
long remain.
A new book, the author oil which Isl
Mr.. r. ]. Ross Of this city, has been
placed OF sale at the Wix drug store.
Mr.. Ross named his production Flight
Years OF His Lie a. Blank dealing In
q romantic way with the life Of a
young ma who, leaving his home ID
Wisconsin to ind a fortune Id the
wild and woody west. met with mn ac.
cident which for eight years blotted
out all recollection of his preceding
life. During this period Of eighttyears
he engaged In business and sAmassedi'
d fortune-and, ofcourse, Tell In love
with a charming young woman. Fin
ALI. to relieve an ailment which
seemed to BET in, he was operated .0ns
and his memory with refersnseta1
what had preceded the a~ccidentsyTe-l
turned to him. but never, at that time
or any other, could he recall the hap
peningg OF the eight years following
1.-THE accident. And, OF course, he fell
III love again, fortunately with the
same Girl. although he recalled that
prior to his departure for the great
and golden west he had become en-.
gagged to a girl Of his youth. He gets
INTO some trying situations, but event
ually he energies with everything
lovely and the goose hanging high,
fguratfyely speaking Mining camp
life in Deadwood and incidents of pio-
neering in q rough and unsettled
country. horse thieves galone on every
hand, and much good mingling with
the bad, are interesting features of
the story. Mr.. Ross has for many
years been a prominent contractor and
builder in this city, but no one had
suspected that he was q builder Of
romance as well as Of houses and
business blocks. No doubt there VIII
be considerable Of 4 demand for this
new book.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-16

DR.. o. e. Church Of Revillo attend
ed the medical association meeting In
this city. DR.. Church is a son-in-law
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Dawson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04

Ladies of the G. A. R--Myrtle Best
Ohio; Agnes Mccoy, Massachusetts,.
Agnes Davis, Minnesota.
To the army nurses-Etta 7. Hazen.
Massachusetts: Addie Fraser. Colorado.
Eleanor Kartholl. Indiana
To the Sons of Veterans and Sons OF
Veterans AuXiliary-Alice Hansen. IL
linois: Belle Rosenberg, Ohio: Edith
Collins, Washington.
Resolutions PHILIPPINE Schoeman.
past national president: Belle Glaecher.
Michigan: lynne Querter. Washington
Constitution-Estella Moore, Illinois.
Agnes Mccoy, Massachusetts: Maude
Merrick. Maine.
Ritual-Nina A. Littlefield. G. Millio
Leighton and Julia Croft Phillips, all
of whom are past national presidents
Officers reports-May kidder. vast ma
tional president; Anna Durham. New
York, and Alice Gilleland, Michigan.
Five new tents of the Daughters OF
Veterans have been instituted in tho
last two months-two in Iowa, one in
West Virginia and two in Michigan.
The national president of the Daugh-
ters of Veterans, Lulu NJ Carlin, will
preside over all of the meetings, and
the national secretary, Clara Randall.
will have charge of the secretary's
duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
DAUGHTERS Of VETERANS
CONVENE SEPTEMBER e
To Open Headquarters at New Hotel
Willard During G. A. R.
Encampment.

Headquarters Of the national depart
ment, Daughters Of Union Veterans.
will be established at the New Willard
Hotel Monday morning. September 81.
where all friends will be cordially re-
ceived. The convention of the Daugh-
tiers of Union Veterans will be held in
the banquet hall of the New Willard
and will be called promptly at $50
o'clock, Tuesday morning, September
%.
The Daughters of Veterans will give
reception to the commander in chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
David ]. Palmer. and his staff in the
parlors of the New Willard from 8
o'clock to $3.50 Thursday evening, Sep
TENDER 80, to which all members of
the allied orders and their friends are
invited. The following appointments
for the convention are announced:
Reception committee-Idella Woods,
national chief Of staff, chairman; Jen-
ME Hamilton and Hester Tritipoe,
Washington. d. c.; Henrietta Richard
son. New Hampshire: Loretta Berry,
New Hampshire; Myrah Gregg and Ella
Osborne, Illinois; Lois Decker and Es-
telIa Howell. New York.
Committee on credentials - Clara
Randall, national secretary. chairman:
Maud Ford, Connecticut: Orrie Rowley,
Massachusetts,.
Press committee-Katherin r. A..
Flood, national press correspondent,
chairman; Rose Seton, Washington, d.
c.; Florence Haines, California: Martha
Riley, Maine.
Reception committee-Idella Woods,
national chief of staff. chairman; Clara
Gilchrist, Ohio; Libbie Cornell, Michi-
gan; Ellen Scarf, Pennsylvania, and all
national aids.
TO the Woman's Relief Corps and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
THINKS He OWES LIFE
TO TEN-D0LLAR LOAN
Mexican Bandits Also Deferred by
Belief That Stanley Dodd
Was German.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, September A.
Stanley Dodd. an American, who es-
capped from the Mexican bandits who
killed J. s. Smith and Earl Donaldson,
Thursday. has related his experiences.
After the three Americans and three
Mexican workmen had been captured
by five bandits, they were escorted a
short distance and Dodd was ordered
to one side.
by that time several other members
of the band had joined the gang" Dodd
said. cit looked as If it was all over
with me as a gun was leveled in my
direction, but 1 caught hold of a Mex
lean who appeared to be. some sort of
officer in the band, and pushed him in
front of me.
Heard Rifle Shots.
Smith called out: Goodbye Dodd. If
don't see you again." Then he and
Donaldson were led off into the brush.
They soon were lost to my view. but
1 heard two rifle shots quickly fol-
lowed by three more. Evidently DON
aldson tried to run. for his body was
found thirty feet from Smiths.
"I think the Mexicans wanted me to
attempt TO escape, because apparently
they didn't watch me closely. That ]
did not meet Donaldson's and Smiths
fate, l believe, was due to the fact that
the Mexican with the appearance Of an
oficer told his comrades I had once
loaned him SO. My own Mexican
workmen also tnterceded for me. say
ing / was German.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
the advance guard of the Mexicans be-
gan firing. Our guards ran forward to
Join them. Two of my Mexican work
men and myself ran back through the
brush Not a shot was fred at US. We
soon met a company Of United States
infantry and we were safe"
Thought He Was "safe Enough"
MONTGOMERY. Mo-, September A.
THE brush Is full Of dead Mexicans
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 200 or more ly-
ing around" wrote Earl Donaldson to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dom
aldson Of Montgomery, who have made
public the letter 1t was dated August
20 and declared things are safe
enough"
Donaldson was killed Thursday by
Mexican bandits near Brownsville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
NOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Rear AdmiSal Caperton Takes Pre-.
cautionary Measures at Port
au Prince, Haiti.

PORT AU PRINCE, September A.
Rear Admiral Caperton, in command of
the American expeditionary forces, to-
day proclaimed martial law at Port au
Prince. The people are calm.
Rear Admiral Caperton notified the
Navy Department today that he de-
clared martial law at Port au Prince
and vicinity. He acted in pursuance of
his general orders to do whatever was
necessary to preserve peace No un-
usual disorder was reported and navy
officials here regarded the admiraps
action as precautionary one against
threats of uprising against the Amer
lean occupation.
Admiral Caperton's proclamation for
warded to the Navy Department says
information has been received from
most reliable sources that the present
government in Haiti is confronted with
conditions it is unable to control, which
heretofore applied.
THE martial law" said the admirars
proclamation, will not be deemed or
taken to interfere with the proceedings
of the constitutional government and
congress of Haiti, or with the adminis-
tration of justice in the courts Of law
existing therein. which do not affect
the military operation or the authori-
ties of the government of the United
States of America.
"All the municipal and other civil en-
ployes. are, therefore, requested to con-
tinue in their present vocations without
change. and the military authorities
will not interfere in the functions of
the civil administration and the courts,
except in SO far as relates to persons
violating military orders or regula-
tons or otherwise interfering with the
exercise of military authority.
"All peaceful citizens can confidently
pursue their usual occupa lions, feeling
that they will be protected in their per-
sonal rights and property, as we'll as in
their proper social relations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
DEWEY'S MEN TO MEET.
Manila Bay Reunion to Be Feature
of G. A. r. Encampment.

Veterans of Manila bay, the men who
served with Admiral Dewey. are to
hold reunion during the G. A r. en-
campment.
Capt. Joseph P. McCrink, national
aid de camp. U. S. w. V, is to hold
open house at his New Hampshire ave-
nue. residence, where he will be pleased
to meet his old shipmates.
Comrades of the goth Corps (1sS3-65)
are to meet in the New Oxford Hotel,
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue,
this evening at 1880 o'clock to arrange
for participation in the G. A. r. re-
union and for the entertainment OF
comrades in arms. Those who are I'M
able to attend the meeting are re-
uuested to send their names and ad.
dresses to Nathan Bickford, SAB Louis
lana avenue northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
CHEAPER ELECTRIC
RATES LIKELY SOON
Continued from First Page. ,

the commission contends that 1t is am
ply endowed with such by the proyi-
sions of the utilities law.
1T is armed with ample fnouisitoria1
powers. says the commission. speak
Ing of itself. ito obtain information in
any detail, and 1t Is believed that tust
this sort of an arrangement is one
which 1t IL intended it should investi-
gate and correct II necessary"
Finally. summoning up its conclu-
sions upon which are based the nro-
posed orders referred to. the commits
sion says:
"It appears to the commission from
the evidence thus far adduced:
"(a) That the joint operative agree
ment between these two companies Is
merely a device to cover what is in
reality a sale of electric energy by the
Potomac Electric Power Company to
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
"(b) That the sale of electric enerry
by the Washington Railway and. EIec-
trio Company IL ultra wires its author
ity and should be discontinued
"(c) That the sale of this electric
energy by the Potomac Electric Power
Company at rates not in accordance
with the rates on ile with the COM
mission, and for the compensation
testified to. 10 unjust. unjustly discrim-
inatory and preferential and should be
discontinued"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
WANT REHEARING ON RATES.
Western Railways Would Renew
Plea for Advance in Freiphts.

CHICAGO, September 4.-Western
railroads will petition for a rehearins
of their plea for advanced freight rates
in western classification territory, it
was announced today by C. C. Wright,
chief attorney for the roads.
The decision to reopen the case was
made after conference of railroad at
torneys yesterday. The petition will
be fled with the interstate commerce
commission within a week or ten days,