Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-25

Saturday, the following officers We're
lchosen for the ensuing term: presi-
dent, Mrs. L. j. Shaw; vice president.
Mrs. H. G. Parsons; secretary, Mrs.
~. G. Mcfarland; treasurer, Mrs. Carl
Hess.
County Auditor j. S. Johnson and
assistants remained at the court
house Tuesday night to receive and
post the returns. A large crowd Of
interested spectators lei watching
the bulletin until the final unofficial
returns came in, between 2 and 8
o'clock yesterday morning.
The WATERFOWL friends who were
acquainted with the family will re-
greet to learn of the death of Mrs. H.
H. Curtiss, wife of the president of
the First National bank of Castle
wood, which occurred Monday even
ling. The deceased was 20 years of
age. The family had resided at Cas-
tlewood since 1883.
The state supreme court has ruled
that the state automobile license does
not necessarily preclude cities from
passing ordinances governing auto
traffic within their respective bor-
IuClS. IA CITY, says lAC SOul v, III ChONIs
may adopt rules and regulations for
the parking of autos or prescribe the
manner in which machines may be
run on the streets and crossings.
Hon. J.. w. Parmley, of good roads
fame, was an attendant at the bank
ers' convention in this city last week.
Parmley and the editor of The Satur-
day News made a trip to the Yellow
stone park when they were kids,
back in the late sos. Parmley was
then an editor. Afterwards he be-
came a lawyer and a legislator, and
now is a good roads booster.
Miss Agnes Kelly, who has been
the bookkeeper in the Hentges cloth
ling store for the past two years, de-
parted last Saturday morning for
lHavre, Mont, where she has accepted
a position with one of the large hard
ware stores as bookkeeper and stem
ographer. Miss Kelly is a young wo-
man Of talent and tact and has a large
circle of friends in Watertown and
Vicinity who extend their best wishes
for her continued success.
Alderman B. N. Hagna went to
Minneapolis, Sunday evening, to at
tend to business matters. He was ac-
companied by his son, Louis, and by
Miss Nora Larson, who was a guest
of the Hagna household for a week,
being a sister of Mrs. Hagna.
Miss Clara Knudtson, secretary of
the G. w. Hart Farm Mortgage com
pany, has returned from Minnesota
where she visited for two or three
weeks with friends.
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The Battle Cry of Peace wal pre-
sented in this city last week, at the
Idle Hour, and drew good audiences
Throughout. The film had been aptly
described in the press and the pre-
sentation was up to the general ex-
pectation, although a few expressed
disappointment, while others felt that
1.-THE Battle Cry Of Peace vas equal in
point of interest and merit to the
Birth of q Nation, which was present
led at the Metropolitan some time ago
The annual manual training and do
lmestic sceince exhibit of the Water
TOWN city schools will be held in the
high school building, Friday after
noon and evening of this week, May
18th. The public is cordially invited
to come and inspect the work and see
what is being done in the city schools
along Industrial lines. The exhibit
Twill be open only the one day. The
thigh school orchestra will play dur
ling the evening and students will be
on duty at all times to receive visit
lors.
Those who have investigated the
railroad project to the lake have ex-
pressed the view that somewhere in
the neighborhood of a hundred thous-
and dollars, or perhaps one hundred
and. twenty-five thousand, would be
ample to build and equip the plant,
Including the power plant Of ade-
quate capacity. If the power were to
lbe derived from the present electric
plant, the cost of construction would
be considerably reduced below the
larger figure given.
Miss Marie Coplan and Miss Elean-
Tor Hanten of this city, assisted Miss
FLORENCE Baer of New Ulm, Mimi, in
la piano recital rendered at the Col
lege of st. Teresa, Winona, Mimi.
1.-THE program included Spring Flow
lers'' by Foote and when Butterflies
Return" by Ronald, by Miss Coplan,
and also "a Primrose Dell" by Spross
land my Hearts Wish by Ronald.
1.-The closing number was don Clio
|lVllnl, a MOZdTC-LySUtT COupOSilloA
by Miss Baer and Miss Hanten.
Hon. N. E. Knight, of Thomas, was
la caller at The Saturday News Office
last week. 1t was generally conceded
THAT Mr.. Knight would be the repub-
llican nominee for commissioner of
lschool and public lands. When the
ldevil of the establishment threatened
to post at gatling gun in the rear OF
the room, SO adjusted that the trigger
would be pulled whenever a politician
.lopened the front door, Mr.. knight
shot out of the office and never came
back All the same, Mr.. Knight is
a genial gentleman and a fine fellow
and will make a rafting good state
official.
J. w. Dougherty has commenced
1.-THE excavation on his lot adjoining
the Goss block on the south for Thu
constructor Of a large building to be
used al a garage. The structure viii
be 50x150 feet. The Van Brunt com
pany Of Sioux Falls has leased the
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