Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-08-19

IIo1esSOr VIII. MafrawuI be in the
county the greater portion Of next
e give demonstrations of home
canning, particularly with regard to-
garden vegetables. Professor MAR
represents the state college which has
made special preparationssto give in
structions along the lines Indicated.
One of the latest Ford stories is to
the effect that such q machine ran
over & man the other day, knocking
him down. The mar picked himself
up, shook off the dust from his clothes |
and, seeing a lad pulling a little red
wagon nearby, went over and spanked
the kid, and Vociferously admonished
him Y to do such a trick again.
The state tax commission has no.
titled Auditor John s.. johnson that
the valuation of Codington county
farm lands has been placed at $39.6S|
per acre, a raise of practically two
dollars per acre over the valuation
liked by the county board. This is
fhlrty-two cents an acre under the
state valuation for Codington county
farm lands last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark w. Sheafe, Jr..
WHO recently made an automobile.
trip their honeymoon trip to Ne
braska and other points, have re-
turned to WatertoWn, much to the de-
light of their hosts of friends in the
city and vicinity. They have become
e%nsconced in the Sheafe cottage at
the lake, where they will remain dur
ing the balance of the summer season.
John a. Ries, former county com
missioner, contemplates moving to
the city in the neal future. He Is
looking for a house suitable to ac-
commodate his family, in order that
all may be at home together. Some
of his children have been attending
school here, and Mr.. Ries has con-
leluded to remove here altogether as
soon as he al secure a suitable
house.
Potato Diggers for Sale-Two.
three and four horse elevator diggers
Two new 1914 model four horse ones
lat a bargain. Call and see them.
George W. Dixon, Cottage Place
WatertoWn, Phone ST.. $40
The citizens of Clark have finally
moved in the matter of raising funds
for the proposed railroad to extend
from the Milwaukee line to Huron.
Committees have been appointed to
canvass the city. The committee,
after having conferred with the rail-
road promoters, unanimously report
that they believe it will greatly bene-
fit Clark and vicinity to have the pro
posed road constructed.
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An item in a Pasadena (Calif.) pa
per speaks of the midsummer meet.
ing of the South Dakota State Soci,
ETY. to be held in Sycamore grove,
All former South Dakotans were in.
vited to participate in the event
which included a basket dinner al
noon. Games of various sorts ano
contests for prizes were on the pro
gram. MI. G. B. Johnson is presi
dent of the society and Mr.. James S
Bishop is secretary.
Mr.. N. t. Waterman, for man,
years a resident of the city of Water,
town, passed away the first of the
week at his home in this city. The
funeral occurred yesterday afternoon
from the Congregational church, the
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body. Mr.. Waterman was a highly
respected citizen and was widel,
known. His health had been poo.
for the past few years, and especially
for the past few months.
There will be a second picnic b.
the Fairgrounds children on Angus
p2S-a week from next Saturday. The
first picnic was such a pronounced
success as to lead to another. At this
second gathering all the friends o
the Fairgrounds movement are inyit
ed to participate. AT this date it Ii
not determined whether the even
will take place at Stony Point or al
the Tobey grove, near the southern
end OF the lake. Manager Ferguson
will develop an interesting program
of sports for the occasion.
Mr.. Clayton Wells, driver for thu
greenhouse delivery, sustained severe
injuries yesterday when the horse
suddnly SHE'D as the vehicle wal
rounding a corner. Mr.. Wells wal
thrown to the cement walk with sucl
force as to fracture his hip. The in
jured man a taken at once to the
hospital where the fracture was re
Tho W:..o pra.