Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-17
Watertown the Lake
City of South Dakota

Ta. NJ
The War Cry, the official organ or
the Salvation Army movement, in It's
issue of June 10, devotes an entire
page to the work in Watertown to-
gether with an extensive write-up OF
Watertown and the state. Across
the page appears q group Of Water
town business and professional men,
leading off with Rev. C. e. Kearns,
pastor of the Presbyterian church;
next comes John Noodle, president
of the Commercial club; Mayor II. A.
Wagner occupies a position at Mr..
Noodles right, with Municipal Court
| Justice l. H. Myers and Postmaster
John w. Martin in line. Beneath the
picture is this statement: prominent
Friends of The Army of Watertown,
| S. D" Occupying the center OF the
page is the picture of Captain and
Mrs. Phil Gerringer, commanding the
Watertown corps. 81.
"In 1873 says the author, when
to at last nine u of ten of the
even Well-informed people of the
United States this part of the earth
was without form and void, the town
III w dltIN WIG IdlIC llto VAiSlChN'- "A
little later it was renamed WATERFOWL
The Winona and st. Peter Railway,
the pioneer in railroad building in
this part of the country, which be-
came a part of the Northwestern Sys-
tenn. first located the town on the
bank of beautiful Lake Kampeska, the
then supposed 'jumping-off place. the
END of the earth of the railroad, or
rather of the land grant which had
been donated to thai railroad for at
tempting to build the road into this
waste and Indian-infested wilderness.
But later it was found that the end
of the grant was the Big Sioux Riv-
err instead of the lake, and accord
insIy the town was relocated on the
river. back a distance of three miles
IeasI, where the city stands now. From
this little nucleus has developed the
present Watertown, which, consider
Ing its size, is a very enterprising
and hustling little city.
"Watertown is beautiful for situa-
ton, lying four-square with the length
as long as the breadth, one portion
%lincluding the business district, being
almost level, while the other is built
upon an elevation of about 100 feet.
IA feature is the cfty's superb water
system All water used in the city
is pumped from Lake Kampeska, a
distance Of four miles, into a ninety
foot standpipe, furnishing ample pres
sure for fire protection without the
Iuse of a fire engine. The water it
self is pure, cold spring water, which
a rigid chemical analysis reveals to
be as good as any other drinking
water in the world.
Lake Kampeska, referred to, and
ION account of which this city is
known as the Lake City is far fam
led as a summer resort. 1t is a re-
Imarkable body of water three miles
wide and five miles long, with one
continuous uninterrupted beach of
| sand, gravel and rock. Improbable
as it may appear, it is literally true
THAT in the entire circumference OF
the lake, about fifteen miles, there is
mot an inch of mud, and the beach
at nearly every point gradually slopes
into the water; SO it is possible in
many places to wade out forty feet
and even further. The cleanest and
sharpest sand for construction work
is excavated from its shore, thous
ands of tons being shipped out an
nually. The lake also furnishes clear
pure ice, which is shipped out every
| winter In great quantities.
"a tabular resume of the years worl
in Watertown on the part OF the
Salvation Army is given herewith;
Senior meetings held on street
and in hall ~
Attendance at same . 9 %
Total conversions ........ q
Hours spent in visitation 1880. 3o'
/ Homes yidited ........ e
Garments and shoes given away ~
Persons given Christmas dim
ner.
Number toys given to children w
Number packages Of candy and
fruit g. .... $50, ~
Total number given help OF any
kind by
War Crys distributed nv
Young Soldiers distributed .l,2l
Meetings held for children {
Total value of help given Sl6s.a
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