Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-06-29

as q beard of equalization, to adjust
assessments whefe complaint is
made. Following the completion OF
the equalization the booksaof Assessor
N. a. Nelson will be turned over to
County Auditor ]. s.. Johnson for en-.
trance of the assessments upon the
county books.
Several OF the Waterfowl contin-
gent went to Sioux Falls last week
to attend the institution of a Jungle
OF the Wild Apes at Sioux Fails,
This order is a new one, having re-
Gently been Instituted in this city by
Val Valiant, one of the enterprising
travelling men who covers this section
of territory, assisted by other local
talent.
J. D. Raihey, editor and publisher
of the Philip Review, west of Pierre,
Twas in the city over Sunday, a guest
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w, Rainey. Joe has been
making quite a success Of the news
paper business since he went to Stan
ley county. He began his newspaper
career at Vienna, where he conduct
ed a newspaper and job printing plant
for a year or SO.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. Albrook and
Percy A1brook, with Mrs. Albrook's
sister, Miss Sarah Black, and Miss
Vera Way, drove to Minneapolis last
Saturday morning for an over-Sunday
visit with friends and to take in some
of the sights of the twin cities. Since
A. j. so rarely goes to such large
cities, it is wondered whether the
COWS would have eaten him had they
espied him on the street!
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. B. Kendall,
living west of Lake Kampeska, and
Miss Mabel Grinols were dinner
guests at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. j. Cory Sunday, remaining a por-
ton of the afternoon. Miss Grinols
later went to the lake with her rela-
tives and friends and spent the bal
ance of the afternoon and early part
of the evening, and early in the even
ing Mr.. Cory drove Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
dali home.
Mrs. Frank L. Zemlicka and chill
drer departed Monday morning for
their home at Miles City, Mont, hav-
ing been summoned home on account
of the contemplated absence of Mr..
Zemlicka, who was about to depart
on account of business matters. She
expected to reach home Tuesday
morning, the day preceding Mr.. Fem
licka's departure. She had been Wis
iting at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Letta Grinols, of Dexter township, and
at the homes of her brothers and sis
tiers in Deuel., Hamlin and Coding-
ton counties.
Glenn Anderson, who has been hav-
ing a hard siege of sickness for the
past few months, off and on, and
whose mother has been here a portion
of the summer, will return to his
Canadian home, to join his mother
there, as soon as he is relieved of
duty at Redfield, where he went to
join his regiment as a member of
the band. His ill health, however, is
such that the officers do not think
they will be justified in permitting
him to go to the front. Mrs. Ander.
son returned to Saskatchewan. the
latter part of last week.
Arthur L. Sherin was quite severe
~ injured in an automobile accident
last week-so much SO that he was
taken home in a semi-conscious con.
dition, or, at least. not feeling quite
as fine as he usually does. He was
driving a car home from Webster
where he attended to professionals
business, and, coming up behind
team, turned out to go by. The cal
struck a soft piece Of road and turned
over, the steering gear not holding
Although not critically hurt, he was
bruised considerably and was confined
to his home for several days. 1t was
a narrow escape, though, for Mr.
Sherin.
Mr.. Geo. w. Dixon, who was re.
Gently elected master of the state
grange, assembled at Brookings, is
raising seventeen acres OF potatoes
this year, having ten acres Of Irish
Cobblers, five of Early Ohios, and
two Of various kinds. Mr.. Dixon is
conceded to be one of the best po
tato experts in the northwest. He
has been employed to deliver lectures
at farmers institutes for several win.
tiers past. His average yield in the
past, where he has not fortified the
land, has been around $50 bushels to
the acre, although the yield has been
much greater in certain years. Last
year, for. instance, he raised 275
bushels of Irish Cobblers to the acre
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. E. Pfercy are ex.
pected to arrive in Waterfowl next
Sunday to become residents OF the
city again, after an absence of nearly
two years. On next Monday morn.
ing Mr.. Piercy will resume his old.
time position with the WATERFOWL
Printing and Binding Co, devoting a
considerable portion of his attention
to the supply department, including
the repairing of typewriters, as he is
considered one of the best typewriter
experts in the northwest. He will in.
cidentally give some attention to The
Saturday News. Mr.. and Mrs. Piercy
will be gladly welcomed back to Wa,
tertown by a large circle Of friends
and acquaintance.
The Baptist people have commenced
the remodeling of their church; in
fact, r practically building a new
one, although the old material and q
part of the structure itself will be
utilized. The capacity will be more
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