Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18

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learned that Charley Forey and Miss
Eliza OIaughlin were welded at
Watertown Friday by Judge Nictol-
sol Both parties are we'll and fa-
yorably known in this community and
it is their plan to make their home
east of Henry on a farm owned by.
the groom 1t is the wish of their
many friends that their welded life
be full of happiness and prosperity.
Henry Independent.
Some time ago the tow mill passed.
into the hands of a new company, to
be known as the Flax Fibre company,
and the announcement is made that
the new concern will take all the
good, dry fax straw offered, not only
all that may be brought to Water
town, but all the offering at various
places within a radius Of many miles
of WATERFOWL. Tthis will enable the
farmers to realize a market for this
straw. The main point, SO far as the
company is concerned, is to have the
straw dry and to have had it kept
dry from the beginning.
Geo. H. Marquis, Lawyer. (Isx-Judge
circuit COURT Heegaard block. tt
The vaudeville undertaken by local
talent at the Metropolitan the fore
part of the week attracted large and
enthusiastic audiences. The local
talent followed the presentation Of
motion pictures on the screen. Aside
from the choruses and the orchestra,
which was under the direction of
Prof. VIM. Schwartz, the following
were the participants: w. J. T. Ad-
ans, Verne Pratt, Miss Daphne Ben.
nett, Miss Grace Franklin, Miss Clara
Trondrud, Miss Nadia Coonrad, Elmer
Edward O'Connor and Howard
Gross.
The opening number of the Meth
odist church choir's lyceum course of
six entertainments occurred last Fri
day evening at the church in the pres
ence Of a large audience. Quintano's
band was the attraction and its pro-
gram Of music gave general satisfac-
ton. The choir assumed the respon-
sibility of putting on the thirteenth
annual course, offering the same at
one dollar per ticket, or an average
of less than seventeen cents for each
entertainment. The first attraction in
this course assuredly drew a very
gratifying attendance.
Marcus M. Lansing, living near
Florence, was a brief caller at this
Office yesterday morning coming in
to renew his subscription. Mr.. Lau-
sing is one of the pioneers of the
northwestern portion of Codington.
Asked about the general run of crops
Mr.. Lansing said that the general
average of wheat, SO far as he had
been able to ascertain, was around
twenty bushels to the acre, some few
pieces running as high as thirty. or
possibly t~hirty-ive, while a case or
two coming within his observation had
dropped to ten. but the general aver
age being in the neighborhood Of
twenty.
DR.. H. N. FTeeburg. Top floor Of
Granite block. Special attention to
surgical cases. Hours 8 to S p. m.
Phones: office, 243s; res. PATS. left
The Saturday News received a call
last Saturday from arch" Skinner,
as he used be called in primary
school days. Mr.. Skinner and the
editor of the News were sort o. semi
chums when "stealin' away to the
swimmin' hole" was a never to be
forgotten pastime. The former sub
sequently went to Brookings where
he engaged in the mercantile business
for several years and where he at
tanned marked ccess BY the way,
he is the father Of the young man
Cecil Skinner) who particularly dis
tinguished himself on the gridiron in
the afternoon, having made an eighty
yard dash through the entire field of
opponents and scoring q touchdown.
The Brookings Register quotes a
friend of the late Bishop Biller as
declaring that the bishop said: IF
I accept my election and appointment
as bishop of South Dakota ! sign my
death warrant" 1t appears that the
bishop realized the tremendous work
before him and seemed to know that
if he fulfilled all the obligations rest
ing upon him in the exalted office to
which he had been chosen it would
shorten his life. "a movement is now
on foot to secure for the bishop of
South Dakota, when appointed, an as
cictunf e4Thn foId ;r y,roa q pd - "a.