Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-16

/, We spent a portion of the past Sal
bath day with Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ
: Ferran, living southwest of Kampes
T ka. Mrs. Kendall and the little folk
were along. Mr.. and Mrs. McFerral
are well, too Miss Ruth who is jus
learning to walk, being a little owe
nine months of age. Making thei
home at present with Mr.. and Mrs
McFerran are Mr.. Joseph Nelson ant
Miss Amanda Nelson, brother and sis
ter of Mrs. McFerran. The formeI
is helping Mr.. McFerran, Miss Ar1a1l
da with the homework. Guy Meier
ran, a brother, is also roomlng a
this home, He is working the quar-
ter adjoining on the south (Which
same Guy owns) and as the home
places are close it is pleasanter to
be with his brother and wife.
Mr.. Fred Pardau and Miss Leopold.
inc Losert called upon Mr.. and Mrs.
McFerran in the afternoon They
were enroute to Medicine Lake. Mr..
Pardau recently bought land in Mon
tana, near Helena, we believe. He
speaks in praise of Montana, although
he thinks he will not leave for that
state at present. He operates his
fathers place northeast of the county
seat. Mr.. Pardau spoke of a visit to
the region where Mr.. Glen Croft is
located and taken land and started a
sheep and cattle ranch. He believes
Montana has a great future.
Mr.. and Mrs. McFerran have a fine
home, a very good farm of 100 acres.
The house is well built nicely arrang-
ed, all maple floors below. They have
a full basement and a large chimney
affords chance for a furnace which
they plan to soon install.
John has just completed a nice
poultry house with three apartments.
A good substantial hog house is in
the process of construction. + plan
ned a barn for this fall, too,' said this
splendid young farmer, but i don't
know as I'll make the barn now after
the hen house and hog house. 1t
takes time, labor and money, George,
to improve a place"
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Mr.. McFerran is not strong on milk
cows t"when / have to do the milk
ing he said) but believes in good
poultry Che has White Wyandottes),
good red hogs in atlanta, white faced
cattle and good draft horses. John
showed us a year old mare, as good
a FLY for it's age as we have ever
seen outside of a blooded herd.
A good sturdy automobile is kept to
enable the family to visit friends and
and see the country and to
deliver produce and make purchases.
DO you know. said ne believe an
auto Is a veritable necessity to al
farmer. ! believe it's a first class in
v%estrnent. Our car has cost US foEi
repairs to date about eight dollars
a year.
Enroute to the McFerran home We
drove into the ward and to the door
Of the home Q occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hanlon Purcell. Mr.. Sam Pur-
cell 1.-THE father recently purchased
this farm from Mr. William Meier
ran w are all wen,,' said Mrs.
Purcell to us. We did not see the
husband as we did not stop but min
ute.
Speaking Of Mr.. William Meier
his brother, John, told us he had
the good luck f?) to get about com
pIetely hailed out this year-Anot even
garden truck spared, but otherwise
wal getting IN good shape and getting
4 good start III his beloved Hereford
cattle, having fifty head ut present.
Anwere well. Williams address Is
Gam Valley. He Is about 30 miles
from washington Springs.
We asked ofssur oIdtima genial
friends, Nj, and Mrs. Kogle, and were
informed that they now lived near
Bemis ana getting 81 IN the world.
WE noted the wei Kept lawn OF MI.