Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-19

! streets of this silent city and noted
the big, costly stones, and the little
fellows, we gazed across to the city
of The living, the noisy, the busting
city, where life was and we thought
| there, too, as here, is the same de-
ma1cation, there the big homes OF the
| rich and the humble homes of the
| poor and then the ones betwixt and
| between; here are the big stones of
the rich, the humble ones of the poor,
and then the ones betwixt and be-
| twee.
All! living or dead, rich or poor,
humble man or prominent, who has
| so lived that when he lies in yonder
silent city as people pass his rest
mig place they loo Upon his grave
| with respect and reverence and say,
"He was a good man, he was an hon
est man, he was thoughtful and o n
siderate of all his fellows, the world,
Watertown, is better that he lived"
Herein is no small reward for a life
well lived.
AS we coursed through the city we
saw many lovely homes. Among THEM
those OF j. B. Hanten, Chas. Neill,
NJ. r. Baskerville, DIR. Maeee, DIR.
Hill, Fl. d. Walrath, James G. McFar-
land, the former residence OF Cover
nor Mellette, the Nest" a beautiful
home place nestled among its splen-
did evergreens, the former home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Ransom, the J. E.
Mather home now. We noted the
home Of r. C. Cannon, Mrs. Carroll,
the Savage, Glass, Nichols, DR.. Giere,
Rice, Lamm home. We passed sew
eral very unique homes all Of which
add TO the variety.
Well, may WATERFOWL gFow and
grow until the Little Sioux and Will
low Creek low through business cen
ters.
Mr. aud Mrs George Croft have
rented their farm in Ri2hland and will
buy a home in the county seat and
move into 1t some time this fan. Mr..
and Mrs, Croft have veil earned tlefr
retirement from active life on the
farm. Mr.. Croft says he has always
planned To retire when he was sixty
and that tima is not far away. Ono
Of the aso they 90 to the city al
This time is that the two younger
girls may have access to good
schools.
M. Glen Croft recently. in com
pany with Mr.. Bert Lewis. visited
North Dakota and may go there later
and engage in raising bax.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Peterson have
rented the Croft places for the com
ing year.
Mr.. e. L. Ives made a brief visit to
his farms here the past week. He
reports nice weather in the Ozarks
and the past year as having been
quite profitable in the fruit business
in the Missouri hills. Mr.. Ives pur-
chased a Ford car this fall, the only
car, he states, that runs well over the
hills. Mr.. Ives stated Mrs. Ives was
well. He plans to be up here next
June and to then put a new dress on
the buildings at Prairie Lawn.
We saw Mr.. Cleveland Falvey en-
route to Kampeska, Thursday last.
Mr.. Ben Oquist and Mrs. strom-
berg paid a visit to Lake Norden the
middle of the week.
A party was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
j. J. Purcell, Wednesday evening of
last week, in honor of the twenty
first birthday of their son, Lester. AS
usual at the gatherings at this gem
tal home, a royal good time was had.
Mr.. A. A. Carnes was a festival
visitor Friday, as were also Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Oleson and the five boys
and girls, /. e., the five chiIdren-not
five Of each. We met their twins.
Nice little ladies.
Miss Gladys McDougaI is a student
of the city schools. We will warrant
she will be a good student, too.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Ben
oquist the house Of Kendall visited
the festival city Friday evening. The
writer spent a part OF the afternoon
in viewing the exhibit.
The Paulis Dry Goods Co. took first
prize for the best booth. We thought
the fur exhibit was a credit to the
city and the company.
We heard a goodly number OF com
pliments paid Messrs. Thompson &
Green for their little booth.
The Saturday News had a neat
booth with Mrs. +. J. Cory IN charge
the most OF the time. One Of the
popular pencil sharpeners was on
deck and this pleasant woman was
kept busy q good share Of the time