Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-14
Occurrences Of The Week From
All Over The State.
NUMEROUS INTERESTING ITEMS
Events chronicled In Brief Form in
Order to Facilitate Their
Rapid perusal.

Tony Bernard of North Dakota, both
state title claimants, wrestled two
hours to a draw at Jefferson.
r. w. Dwight of Sioux Falls has an
nounced his candidacy for congress in
the First district next year to succeed
c. H. Dillon of Yankton. Mr.. Dwight
is a Republican.
Mrs. Mary Il. Brennan, postmistress
at Lake Preston, has personally en-.
listed three men for the army and
claims to be the first woman in South
Dakota to set such a record.
In Ethan, the home of many Ger
man.Americans, registration of young
men for war service was completed
four hours before the time set for
closing of the books and none claimed
exemption.
William Donald Thompson, aged ten
years, while riding a bicycle, was run
down and fatally injured by an auto
mobile driven by his mother, Mrs. r..
r. Thompson, at Aberdeen. The lad
died soon afterward. His mother is
Frustrated.
r. o. Simonson of Vermillion has
been recommended to Governor Nor
beck by the elevator managers of
South Dakota, who met at Huron, as
a suitable man for appointment as
market commissioner. Governor Nor.
beck had asked the advice of the ele-
yator men in making the appointment.
The South Dakota attorney general
has ruled that, since Big Stone lake is
partly in South Dakota and partly in
Minnesota, it is necessary for a South
Dakota fisherman to have two licenses
in case he ventures over the Mime
sofa line. A similar ruling Is under
stood to have been made in Mime
sofa.
Corn plantin in all but tie ex.
IRENE northern strip Of the stake has
been completed and on the southern
border cultivation has begun. The
acreage in the central section Is espe-
cially large. Despite the rains and
cool weather corn prospects have not
been impaired, farmers say. The fax
area VIII all be planted hs June 30.
The first of the 1911 prairie chicken
crop has haen announced la the re.
gien Of Fiepre The spring has heHn
favorable for the hatehing of the
chickens ana unless heavy rains dur
ing tile nest two weeks are egneris
eneed in that section the outlook for
a heavy crop this season IS excellent.
Young ducks are also said To be pien-
tiful.
AS a result of conferences at Rapid
City with Texas oil land promoters
Governor Peter Norheck, who has ex-
teTsiye oil interests in Wyoming
which have occupied most OF his time
since the adjournment OF the legisla-
tlrs. la enter the Texas field, The
governor is an expert we'll driiler and
heat of . company of drillers said TO
be the largest in the West.
The executive committee has unani.
mnusiy voted to hold the 1917 summer
meeting OF the South Dakota Press
association h Minneapolis and Tues,
3 day. July 10, was selected as Che date.
Minneapolis lei chosen because Of
the fact that the National Editorial
association meets there on July 9 for
p four days session and IL seemed the
part Of wisdom to take advantages of
this opportunity to get the benefit oil
d national program.
Attorney General Lyndon Al Smith
Of Minnesota has been notified thar
The United States supreme conrt has
appointed Horace z. Douglas as com
missioner I'd take testimony in the
sslit brought BY South Dakota against
Minnesota To recover alleged damages
20 South Dakota lands from Hoods
from artificial drainage systems h
Western Minnesota. Mr. Douglas pre-
yiossly was appointed commissioner
fn similar suit brought by North
Iassota
Al appeaI to All German.Amerieans
to shcM their loyalty To this country
M buying the Liberty loan bonds IN
faEst amounts has been issued BY Or.
FTtede Van Ilaisem. i pioneer woman
nhyxScaan or Huron. who Isl of German
Ais&h Come On, my German friends,
1ef Us ~ America hrst her lertes
crne1ndess hi. Van Dalsem was born
S~Nesnaarsy in 1874 and came fo Amer
III a ISL She prarticed medicine ii
M5ssgnsz tarinS The lAtteF d III
5ller ~ no ctains foy distanc
@k1Is sukhes Southu4koSx towns