Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-02

Local kniBnts OF PythiaS and mem
bers OF numerous other lodges will
be panied to learn of the death of
Frank s, Emerson of Sioux Falls.
which occurred at Washington. D. c.,
Mr.. Emerson, in addition to being a
Knight Ct Pythias, was prominent in
Odd Fellow circles.
Paul Born has completed his new
building on First avenue s. E., oppo-
site the Congregational church, and
has moved his vulcanizing equipment
into it. He has so arranged it as to
receive automobiles from Second
street. The walls of the building are
brick throughout.
Many Watertown people who knew
the gracious woman will regret to
learn of the death of Mrs. s.. w. Clark
wife of a former attorney general OF
the state and law partner of United
States Senator Thomas Sterling. Mrs.
Clark was a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Labrie of Doland.
The little folks OF the Methodist
church will give al entertainment in
the church auditorium next Monday
evening, December 6, in carrying out
the general plan to raise funds. The
concluding feature of the evening will
be a stereopticon exhibit. A silver
free will offering will be received at
the door.
The city commission at its last
meeting confirmed the mayors ap-
pointment Of three members OF the
library board. Mrs. M. w. Sheafe
designated for one year, Mrs. e.
G. Fischer for two years and James
Donnelly for three years. The hold
over members are Charles Hartman
and j. B. Hanten.
The Aberdeen News, quoting Mrs.
Medill Mccormick, wife of the distin-
guished Chicago editor, who said to
the su%ffragists, referring to the men,
Don't heckle EN-; impress EN-" says
that the English suffragettes also be-
lieye in impressing the men, but
they favor making their Impressions
on the mems heads, with rocks and
things"
The Watertown Printing and Bind
ing Co. has supplied various steel fl
ing cabinet safes, with interior equip
ment, for various Offices in the city.
The latest order of this kind came
the Dakota Life. Its safe will be
equipped, not only with combination
locks. but certain of the interior
will have locking devices
for the various departments of the
business toffce. w. y
Editor w. B. Andrus of the Henry
Independent was in the city Tuesday,
attending to business matters and
with friends. Mr.. Andrus
recently removed from Raymond, in
Clark county, to Henry, succeeding
Mr.. Sullivan in the ownership of the
Independent, which is a newspaper
rejecting credit alike upon the com
munity and the proprietor. Mr.. An
drus reports a growing business with
a good list Of subscribers.
Some Of these people who rely upon
Tom, Dick or Harry to circulate hand
bills around town may not know that
in many instances "Wads" Of them
are stuck away under something or
other, or that sometimes a half dozen
are left in a bunch an a store counter.
The other day one of the distributors
left four on a show case in The Sat
urday News ofice-one for the man
ager, one for the assistant, n for
the bookkeeper and one for the Of
fee boy.
Miss Spencer, representing the
state library, is now in Codington
county, arranging for circulating Ii
braries in the rural communities.
Farmers clubs and similar organiza-
tons are permitted to participate In
the benefits Of the circulating Ii
brary. Professor A. w. Palm has
kindly offered to carry books from
one locality to another in his travels
over the county in the interests of
the Agricultural Extension associa-
ton. He will convert the rear ct his
into a sort of circulating per-
ambulator,
At the meeting of the Commercial
club Monday noon G. K. Snyder re-
ported that in response to an effort
the part Of certain of the club
members, in cooperation with others,
the next meeting Of the harness and
saddlery men Of the state will be held
in this city. The matter of quar-
ters for the club was also considered,
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