Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-04

the scandinavian Lutheran church m
this city D few evenings ago., 1t de-
veloped, in the reports submitted;
that the church has made very salts
factory growth In membership during
the past year. Hftysodd new mem
bers were received Fellowship,
bringing the total membership now
up to nearly 500, nearly forty per
cent OF whom have become aflliateds
within the past yerr and s.raalf.
Residents of Watertown and yicin.
ity Will be interested In learning that
the Walraths-Mr. and Mrs. n. %.
Walrath and their daughter, Miss
Olive-had some experience In an
automobile accident not long ago, the
a in which they were riding, IN
company with Their host, coming into
contact with a moving street car.
Fortunately the occupants Of the auto.
escaped with only a little shaking up,
In common parlance. 1t appears that
in passing along the base of a hill
the auto skidded until the street car
struck it.
AT the regular meeting of the Conn
mercial club at the Lincoln hotel:
Monday noon steps were taken to-
assure the great college football game
between the teams from the two Da-
kotas next November. II. S. Fletcher
presented the matter to- the club, go
ing into details concerning the guar
anty necessary. Mr.. Hawley, repre-
senting the committee having the
freight increase on coal under con.
sideration, reported that 1t Is an In
terstate affair and that the hearing
will take place In Minneapolis on
March s. Mr.. g. w. Hart, of the
Hart Farm Mortgage company, was
voted to membership and. being pres
5ent, briefly addressed the club.
The D. r. Jones drug stock has all
been nicely arranged iii the new
quarters in the Citizens National
bank block. Mr.. Jones has one OF
the most unique and inviting estabss
lishments of the kind to be found in
the northwest, it is said by travelling
men who cover the territory mem
toned. Mr.. Jones has a longtime
lease on the place and fitted up
throughout with an equipment that is
complete in every detail. It is said
that the fixtures alone cost between
two and three thousand dollars. They
were made especially for the purpose
and according to specifications sng
gested by Mr.. Jones. The workman
ship is a credit to the company which
performed 1.-THE Gray Construction
company. s
The Elks had a very largely at
tended meeting Monday evening
opening the lodge with the regular
routine work. following with an ini-
tiatiOn, at the conclusion of which
the regular election occurred. The
Elk orchestra was present and dis
coursed music at Intervals. Follow
ing the election a banquet was served
in the dining room In the basement,
covers being laid for about $50. The
evening concluded with social hour
in the large card room with a pro-
gram OF music by the orchestra. The.
orchestra, by the way, was encoredi
again and again. and good judges of
music, many OF whom are a part and
parcel of Elkdom, pronounced it one
of the best musical programs ever
heard In the city.
Professor L. B. Parsons, whose rec
ord of eight years continuous service.
in this city, with unanimous election
for a succeeding term, stands ais a
mark of his ability In his chosen field,
has returned from Cincinnati where
he attended the national meeting Of
the department OF public school sup
~erintendents OF the National Educa-
tional Association. Professor Par
sons reports a very interesting and
instructive session. Among the not.
ables present to deliver addresses
was former President w. II. Taft.
The professor was much interested In
the Cincinnati schools; which he Wis
tied, and where special stress is laid
upon the endeavpr to train unem-
pioyed women as seamstresses and at
the same time granting them an al
lowance OF $1 q day during the time
they attend the training classes.
During one of the scenes at the
Mutt and JET" performance Tues
day evening q chorus sings appropri-
ate songs as the national flags are
brought to view, each in turn. The
flags of Germany, England, France
and various other countries were I'm
ally properly staged, and, during the
chorus that followed, the pictures Of
the rulers of these nations were
thrown upon the screen, There was
no cheering until the we'll known
features OF Emperor William were
suddenly brought within the range OF
vision, when there came a ripple OF
applause which increased in volume
until the classic face OF President
Wilson was shown, whereupon the
applause became ~deafening.
i MAyGI MircuEI IIpGEr