Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-10
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viii that heavy piece OF durum whea
Weld for you?" asked Mr.. Kent, not
ing the good and plenty shocks in tn.
field. From three to FIVE bushels a,
acre we replied, and blamed poo
stuff ar that. NO, sir we stated
we ell be unable 10 take any acei
dent insurance at this time. wen.
have to save u crop 10 pay bills
MIR. Kent stated That there we're n,
potatoes around Henry. Present in.
dications are that the crop would DC
almost worthless. One or two of the
farmers had threshed a little wheat to
see how it would yield and about fve
to seven bushels an acre resulted.
Wednesday afternoon when the
mercury stood es 96 in the shade at
enc o'clock Chot enough to give a fel-
low and his faithful beasts Of burden
the i%nfantile paralysis MIR. Ben
oquist came across the road from his
Bun ractor to get a drink. "Abont 200
on tha5 engine, said he, ANA getting
hotter every minute"
Mrs, Nelson Porter, df Cresco, Ia.
in a letter to Mrs. Kendall stated it
vas very dry there and potatoes and
corn were doingHpoorly.
Our friend, Mr. Oscar anderson, OF
near Grover, was in the city on bust.
ness Friday last. Oscar tells the same
tale as the rest; fair oats, rather poor
barley. very slim wheat crop and a
doubtful potato harvest.
IN company with Mr.. Oquist we call
ed at the Lee Tracy ranch the last of
the week. We found Mr.. Tracy very
Busy looking yer his tractor. TOO
early to thresh," suggested Mr.. Oquist|
Yes, but not too soon to be thinking !
about it," said the proprietor of this
splendid farm.
We intend to Gall at this place, Mr..
Editor, some time and give Mr. Trac,
special mention but say, his new mani
moth barn and the fine new silo loom
up in great shape. Those silos arel
Certainly a thing OF beauty and givel
a place when up against a 'big red
barn a mighty substantial look.
Messrs. J. G. Brumbaugh and Aug
ust Broderman were in Kampeska Fri-
day afternoon. Yes, pretty poor crop,
n seems" said Mr.. Brumhaugh, but
the cows are doing quite we'll"
aoh, believe potatoes win mahe
yet" said Mr.. B~roderman. There il
time enough yet with q proper fall
Well, gentlemen, in South Dakota.
Ike every other state, it seems the
weather and such matters are largely
manipulated by some greater than au.
man power.
1n company with Mrs. Kendall and
the Misses Geneva and Erna we called
at the II. D. Rice farm. Messrs. kes.
ter and Joshua Purcell and Robert
Archer We're also at this home. All
together we attempted to raise tie
iron support for the new silo but eur
effort was this time in vain.
We are in receipt OF q card trom
Miss Ruth Croft. The card shows al
view OF an immense iron dock 100
feet high, three-fourths OF a mile in
length. Miss Ruth visited this ~gigsn.
ties affair and Witnessed the loading Of
a large lake vessel with the ore. The
dock IN across the bay from WASH
barn, Wisconsin, where Ruth Is visit
ing relatives. She crossed the bay III
a lake steames.
IA 2 letter recently from Mr.. ives.
stated the weather there was pery
and dry, the crop being gre stly
injured by the lack OF rain. Peaches
would not be a really good crop be-
csuse of many dwarfed peaches this
year.
We dropped IN upon Mr.. Cleson and
cons for a little call FRIDAY We toss
4 abort Walk N the acids 10 Ioos ( ver
the crops. Around i pasture we no..
barbed wire fence with thc
bottom wire on ne Opposite side from
tas top wires.. We asked Mr.. 0Iesan
his reason; for this construction. Hal
replied that Mr.. Toms gave him fhai
iieasand that IT was thought that fhe
laorsese we're less IiablA III ges nsryr]
front fet ver tho bottom wire III III
PLACID opposite the Top WA
Think II over mister, there may be
"A II 4 you use the Iis,e