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

to return from Chicago without pro-
,ceeding to Niagara Falls. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Geogre e. Hopkins of Estelline, their
parents, and it was thought that the
long journey to the Falls at this time
would be a hardship upon the elder
people.
The Fifth Regiment band-the name
by which the aggregation that did not
attend the exposition with the Fourth.
Regiment band has chosen to term it
self-gave it's first upen-air concert
Monday evening in the court house
square. Its first number received an
ovation from the automobile horns
that surrounded the court house prop
erty. The boys put up g good line of
music.
Returning from quite an extensive
automobile journey a few days ago,
"a lady said to a friend. Now, In
just going to learn to run an auto
mobile all by myself and then I'm
going to get that brother OF mine in
to the real seat, and then I'm just
going to u pelimell aver the rough
est roads l can find in the country.
And il that doesn't cure him Of speed
ing when the roads aren't smooth,
|I'm going to run him off some high
cliff without a moments warning.
We carry a nice line of paints, oil,
yarnish, enamel, wall tints, brushes,
picture mouldings, wall paper and In
fact everything usually found in a
first class decorating store. We
would be pleased to give you prices
Ion material you want or figure on
your job. Our goods are of the best.
We employ skilled workmen and our
prices are reasonable. WatertoWn
Decorating Co, S. Midway. ADV. LII
a recent issue Of the Chicago
Farmer and Drover, reporting the
proceedings of the bankers associa-
ton. contained a picture Of Hon. Geo.
Il. Hopkins of Estelline, father pt
Mrs. E. F. Wheelock of this city, to.
lgether with the following reference
to him: "a delegate that attracted
attention was George q. Hopkins, Is,
Ic1 Estelline, S. d. He was the
last delegate at the convention. Thir-
lty-geven years ago Hopkins, a lum-
herman of Olmstead, MINI. took all
of his worldly belongings. and piac
ling his family in a prairie schooner
migrated to South Dakota in search
of ~1and--good crop land. He reached
! Estelline-a distance of 300 miles
twelve days later. Mr.. Hopkins and
his two sons, Prof. e. g. Hopkins 81
the Illinois Agricultural college and
III. L. Hopkins Of Clark, S. %, mot
ored into the conference, COVERING
1000 miles in 40 hours
The state fair board is using FOL
advertising purposes the winning d
1.-THE first prize at Los Angeles by the
Fourth Regiment band. A Teceni
Huron dispatch to the newspapers
lsays: 1.-The WatertoWn band thfs
week won first prize In the nationa
lband contest of the Elks' nasiona.
lconvention at the Supreme Crane
Lodge meetingt in Los Angeles This
information was just received here
Iby g. N. McIlvaine, secretary OF tbs
South Dakota state fair, who has Q
contract with the Watertown band al
ithe Official state fair band for the
Eighth consecutive year. The hand
known until recently as the Fourth
Regiment band, has had a remark
ably successful history. 1T has prob
ABLY oficiated at more big Northwest
lerl doings and celebrations dufang
the last ten years than any ofEel
EFaand in this territory. The ~stategfair
Ibeard are elated that Its official band
thas gained much meritsd recognition
--.- EAAgE%3EEalE