Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-06-08

ever, that she has sufficiently recoy-
cred to be able to proceed to Nicker-
son, in Pine county, where a niece
I (Mrs. Frank Davenport, daughter of
Rem Spicer) resides. After recuper
ating among the northern Minnesota
pines for two or three weeks, she
will come to Waterfowl to spend the
summer vacation.
A N. Johnson, who was a member
of the state senate from Hamlin oun
ty in the legislature of 1905, when the
bill was passed setting aside the Mel
lette section south of the city for q
future insane asylum, and who served
in the senate for three terms, and
who has just completed two terms in
the office of county treasurer, was re-
Gently nominated in Hamlin county
for the position of auditor. If elect
ed, and then given a second term, he
will have served his county contin-
uously for fourteen years.
Of the ffty-two graduates of the
State College at Brookings this year,
three are Watertown students. Cleve-
land Abbott gets the degree of Bach
elor of Science; Matt Hanten also
gets the same degree, while A. Ed
ward Anderson secures the degree of
Pharmacy Graduate. Of the fifty-two
graduating, forty-six get the Bachel
or of Science degree and six Master
of Science. In addition tie ngraduate
from the pharmacy department. Three
are awarded diplomas of music, and
four get certificates of music. Six
ere entitled to secretarial certificates |
and twenty get certificates for trac-
ton engineering.
DR.. Frank Peterson of Minneapolis
will be the principal speaker at the
e%ncampment Of the Grand Army of
the Republic, the Woman's Relief
Corps and the Sons Of Veterans, in
this city next week. DR.. Peterson,
arriving in this country just prior to
the outbreak Of the war in 1861, elist-
ed in the Union army and served I'M
til the close Of hostilities. Rev. f.
e. Stockton, chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the arrangements
for the Sons of Veterans, being him
self a son of a veteran, met DR.. Pet
erson at Sioux Falls this week and
perfected plans for the appearance
of the Minneapolis nan at the en-
campment.
A recent issue of the Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader contains the following
item which will be read with inter
est by the large number of friends of
the family of H. S. Rowe, formerly a
resident of Waterfowl: Miss Nellie
Rowe and Mr.. Harold Peterson Of
Sioux Falls, who have been success
full students at state college at Brook
ings, have secured excellent positions
for next year. Miss Rowe will act as
instructor in foods and cookers at
Purdue university, Indiana. Mr.. Pet
erson will be employed with the
Westinghouse Electric Co., Pittsburg,
Pa
kampeska Lake Shore Lots at East
Yahota for sale; low prices and easy
terms. Mrs. Frances p. Hopkins, 525
E. Kemp Ave-, Phone 1920. 52tf
The pictorial Review of Water
town." published by Art English and
William Cochrane, recently came from
the press. It's chief contents com
prise a large number c. illustrations
of Watertown and vicinity, including
Lake Kampeska, with descriptive
matter regarding the city. The pho
tographic matter embraces some of
the finest seen in the vicinity. The
book is on sale at % cents a copy,
and many people are purchasing
copies to send away to friends to
show them some of the beauties of
Watertown and Lake Kampeska.
Perhaps no other member of a board
Of education in the state enjoys the /,
which Fl. S. Fletcher, the
president Of the Watertown board of
is entitled to with respect
to the school buildings of their re-
spective district. Mr.. Fletcher was
first elected to membership on the
board in June, 1909 and has served
continuously since that date. The Pc
cuIiar feature in connection with his
is that every public school !