Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-03-02
Correspondence
kAMPEskA AND HIGHLAND.

kAAPESkA AND HIGHLAND.
Saw Mr.. Glidden at the elevator il
Kanpeska the first Of the week. Sale
al were well.
Also saw Arthur Button. Keeps
F'Eea took the C. & N. w. to ElFOd
FRIDAY evening enroute to Madison to
attend a sale OF Holstein cattle at
thaG place Saturday.
The box social held at the hall I'm,
der the auspices OF the Ladies' AID
society last Friday evening proved q
success financially as well as socially
A large number from WATERFOWL at.
tended. The proceeds amounted to
\ little Owe $4,000.
This last week we witnessed some
thing we never saw before: people
dragging the wagon roads in the win
ter time on top Of the snow. Shows
the King road drag in it's useful
ness is not entirely confined to a dirt
road.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Oquist were in
the city Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Falvey, Miss
Walsh and Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril Muir
pky spent a portion OF Sunday with
hrs. Patrick Falvey at Kampeska.
Nessrs. Sam Purcell and C. J. Ko-
gle were business visitors in the
county seat Friday.
Mr. and MrE. William Toms spent
a part of the middle Of the week in
the city. All IRE well at that home.
ajFs. q. a. Tracy has rented his home
IN he City, retaining two rooms for
h intself. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Frentz
are helping Mr.. and Mrs. Toms until
sAay can get other help.
Van and Stanley Best spent the
sabbath at The home Of their friends,
Me-, and Mrs. Joshua Purcell and
Lester Puprcell.
Miss Hortense Shaffer spent Saiur-
day with friends in Watertown.
A letter received from Mr.. e. L..
Ives states they have had warm
weather for some time. Had been
blowing a few days previous to the
writing Of the letter.
Also a letter from Mrs. Nelson ,Por-
ter conveys the intelligence that her
father is very poorly, that he is at
ficted with hardening of the arteries
ard his death is expected at any time
M. Iandon Is one of the finest men
we ever met. He is nearly so years
OF age and is a great care at this
time.
Miss Meta Molln is now assisting
Mrs. Kendall.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Burke are the
pstud parents Of twin babies, a boy
ard a girl, who arrived Sunday fore
neen. The little lad tipped the scales
at 6h pounds and the wee lady at a
lie less, weighing S pounds. We
had noted friend Burke had car
Itad a very winning smile for some
zoe but didn't know the cause. All
plain now. The mother and little
people are reported well. C%ongratu-
1ations to the parents and best wishes
to the babies.
Dan Cupid and the stork seem to
both be busy in our midst these days,
Judging from events and hearsay.
Messrs. Adolph Frentz and Carl
David are In Iowa at this time with
the mother Of Mrs. Frentz and Mr..
David. who is quite sick.
Emil Molln, who has been working
ct Carpenter for some months, is at
home again this week.
Miss Gertrude Bird spent the In
tesim between school days with her
mother In the city. Mrs. Bird has
been quite poorly the last two weeks.
We note with interest the meetings
hslng held at this time by Rev. Mr..
Bonner and a helper at the church
~ Watertown. May success attend
the effort, for the man and the cause
are both very worthy.
Messrs. viii McFerran, George will
Earns, Chas. Glidden and G. j. Brum-
balgh and We scribe met at the joel
Purcell farm home Last week Friday,
We. all OF US mot the editorial wei.
came to visit Joshua's grist mill but,
We had a little social time together
pulling up to the mill ri of e. J.,s
didn't like to help III the bust
POTS much, hut thought IT showed the
horse had secse considering bare
ground over uhich the load bad to ba |
pulled. We visited the hog house
and guessed on the weight of hogs.
Mr. Brnnlbaugh proved the best hog
nys Also Joshua's rabbits and
susnea pigs came In for some atten.
ton. Joshua has among the rabbits !,
aorsae blooded Belgian hares. Ans ofi
course, we talked Of the great var
anaSef it's nrnhabIe effect on our own
soantry. IA. McFerran and the writ.