Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15
Local Events.

Porter. In the evening Mr.. Oleson
and the young folks came over and
spent the evening.
Mr.. George Brown returned home
from Florida the first OF the week
He arrived at Kampeska about mid,
night and walked out to the farm
home. Mrs. Brown says he looks JUS
the same, that George thought maybe
it would be just as comfortable to
work among the negroes as to wade
s~nowdrifts. We reminded her that
one had the said negroes the year
around in Florida, the snowdrifts in
South Dakota only a part Of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sasse were Lake
City shoppers Thursday last.
Mrs. E. l.. Barker who has been a
guest at Prairie Lawn went to Water
town Tuesday afternoon for a visit
with her sisters, Mesdames Sumner
Thompson and Elmer Campbell.
Now here is an item that to some
of the readers will be stale, but think
ing it news to some we print it. Mr..
Bert Lewis and wife we understand
have given up their idea Of going to
North Dakota in the spring and have
plans of renting near WATERFOWL. Mr..
A. D. Ostrander purchased the place
now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
(the old home place. and his son,
Cecil, and bride will farm it the com
ing year. Cecil and wife now live
there in part Of the house. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis sxpect to move about the
first of March.
Miss Blanche Wellington returned
home from a several weeks visit
with friends and relatives in and heal
Raymond.
Miss Grace Clegg, Mrs. N. w. Por-
ter, Master Weston and Miss Winnie,
Harry Porter, the writer and family
and Mrs. E. H. Oleson Thursday last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Frentz and
family were Watertown visitors Sat
urday.
Mrs. N. W. Porter and Harry Porter
called upon Mr.. and Mrs. Frentz Fri
day.
Glen and Oscar Oleson and Mrs.
Oleson drove to the county capital
Friday. The young gentlemen are
taking lessons now on the violin.
Mr.. Harry Porter helped Mr.. West
with the farm work a couple of days
the past week. Sunday evening in
company with Oscar, Glen and Miss
Ella Oleson and Miss Clegg he was
sled riding. He left Monday fore
noon for Welcome, Mimi, where he
will visit until Mrs. Porter and the
twins reach that place. They expect
to follow some time next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Purcell and
Mr.. West were in the city Thursday.
We learn that Mrs. Chas. Glidden
of Kampeska has been quite i'll re-
Gently, but is better at this time.
Some time, readers and editor, if
we continue to write items, we are
going to try to write a Lincoln essay
or, our estimation Gas best we can
express it) of this marvellous man.
Mrs. Sam Dean spent Saturday,
Sunday and a portion of the week with
friends in WatertoWn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schwandt
went to Watertown the middle of the
week. They will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Winkler in the city and then go on to
their home in Nebraska. We are glad
to know that their little people who
have been very sick while here are
well on the road to full health again.
Word reaches here that Mr.. Ernest
Wellington of New York had recently
died. Mr.. Wellington is a brother of
our fellow townsman, Chas. yelling
ton, Of Richland. He had planned to
return with his brother, Charles,
when he came back to South Dakota,
had gotten his affairs shaped up with
that end in view, but was taken SER
liously i'll and died in few days. Mr..
George Wellington, another brother,
lives here also. having come from
the New York home a year or two ago.
wv know that the sincere sympathy
Of all here is extended to the brothers
and families at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Purcell and
Lester Purcell were Waterfowl shop
pers Tuesday this week.
MI. Will Murray and Miss Jessie
Nicol called at Prairie Lawn Monday
i~eyening. Miss Nicol has charge 81
the Kampeska school this year. They
called Il guests of Miss Grace Clegg.
Miss Nicol favored US with song.
singing the words ~ German shs
IIhas ! sweet voice. Come asain.
folks.