Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28

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sihie to any one desiring to use 1t 70
other matters. We feel that mos
any. n viii agree to Mr.. Deans view
II is indeed very annoying to desir,
and really need the use of the phone
for 8 few minutes, to have to wait ant
wait and wait until some one finishe,
a talk son matters purely of a socia
nature.
We We're in the city Friday. Wen
over TO our little burg in the WEI
small hours of early morning to catcl
Green's .~eastbound passenger. Spen'
a portion of the day with our friend
A. N. Tessier. and his family. Mrs
Tessier is a victim of asthmatic bron
chitis these cold days and hardly en-
| joys eve cold weather as she hard
ly dares to step out of doors at all
Miss Eva is much improved in health
which we hope will continue. Little
Miss Celeste is in school and is get
ting to be quite a lady. A little Miss
Walker Zone Of Docs ~girls-excuse
me, Mr.. Walker, but this is as | have
heard Al call youl, has been a com
panion to Celeste during school days.
She makes her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Tessier during the school week.
In he evening Mr.. Claude Tessier,
who has a very presentable tenor
voice, and Miss Eva sang several
popular songs for us. Miss Eva also
possesses a good voice and as an ac-
companist on he piano she excells.
After supper Claude exhibited to
the writer his new automatic Savage
pisol. 1t was in this connection he
accidentally discharged the gun,
piercing his left hand. We trust he
will promptly ecover from the shot.
Mr.. Simon Oleson was in the city
Friday.
Mr.. Dean and j. J. Purcell report a
very pleasant time spent in the Flour
City and the city named after the
great apostle. The Christmas win
dows and the crowds at this particular
time is indeed very attractive. espe-
cially to one unused to them. It's well
worth ones time if he or she can to
take a trip to a large city at this sea
son of the year just TO see the win
doWs, etc. Apropos, our little city is
coming into its own. Take, for in
sance. the windows this Christmas
season of the Schaller establishment,
They were very good indeed.
Another thing we will mention fby
your leave. Mr.. Editor) in which Wa
tertown scored a humble point and
yet a point. we feel. A lady who had
spent a while in the cities east of us
was shopping in the Hantges store a
few days since She spoke in warm
praise OF a certain set of Christmas
cards, the niftiest ever" she had
found on a counter of one of the lead.
ing book stores in Minneapolis. Mr..
Hentges stepped over to his desk and
taking a box of Christmas cards Just
purchased at the leading book store
in our little city, showed them
10 his customer, stating he had u
chased them in WATERFOWL. The LADY
expressed great surprise, saying she
' dreamed one would find them
in Waterfowl.
The Ladies Aid met the past week
with Mrs. Kendall. Present were
Mrs. Purcell, Mrs Oleson, Mrs. Dean,
Mrs. Molln, Miss Palm. also as driy-
ers. E. H. oleson and Sam Dean.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Molln, Emil and
sister, Miss Nina. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Molln, D. Smith Ernest Roberts and
Miss Margaret Wing were guests at
dinner Christmas day Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kosier.
Last week Wednesday afternoon a
fruit shower was given to Miss Meta
Molln and in the evening a parcel
shower. lQuite a sprinkling, we say.3
MT and Mrs. Joshua Purcell and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Croft and family spent Sunday with
MI. and Mrs. Perry Burk.
A Christmas tree and oyster supper
vas given Christmas eve to their
young folks, Mr. Fred seiyerts and
young people and Messra- Lester and
Alexander Purcell.
Christmas day was q stormy day ID
this section OF the state. Fog and