Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-25
Local Happenings

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Cold enough for you Monday morn
ing?
]. a, Zerwas made a business TIN
to the twin cities.
The second semester of the city
schools opened last week.
Joe c. Miller made a business trin
to the twin cities last week.
C. Il. Bates, of Bradley. was trans.
acting business inthe city last Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Schmidt of Nil.
Ter are guests at the ". e. Streeter
home.
Jerry Dore, of the Hentges Clothing
Co, made a bushes trip to Aberdeen
last week.
j, j. Murphy, of the South Dakota
railroad commission, was in the city
last week.
Mrs. L. R. Chesbro returned last
week from Sioux Falls where she Wis
tied friends.
The ASSOCIATION of telephone men Of
the state has chosen this city for the
convention of 1918.
One of the calendars said we might
look for rain last week. We didi
But we looked in vain!
States Attorney A. j. Haugan re-
turned last week from a professional
visit to the state capital.
Mrs. J. ]. Blide and daughter, Miss
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for a months visit with friends in
Chicago.
Nj. and Mrs. Frank Bennett depart
ed last week for Hot Springs, Arks
where they expect to spend the bal
eance Of the winter.
J, S. Barker of Sioux Falls, the head
hookkeeper for the Overland people,
was in the city last week, looking over
the books Of the local company
Tickets for the Messiah to be
given early in February by the Wa
tertown Choral Society under the
leadership of Professor Cook, are 10Y
or sale.
New York reports that potatoes
have been shipped from England to
America for the American markets.
In New York potatoes command s2.25
a bushel.
DIR. II, NJ. Finnerud returned last
week from PittsbuTgs Kansas, where
he attended a meeting OF the waale-
sale grocery company OF which ne is
an officer.
Born, 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Milo A. Loom
is. at their home In Pennsylvania, a
daughter. The Loomises have many
friends in WATERFOWL and vicinity
where they formerly resided.
George Schlosser, secretary of the
Chamber OF Commerce, @as invited&t to
deliver an address yesterday before
an audience of farmers atTfoy con
cerling the sugar beet proposition.
Miss Mabelle Pfeffer and Miss Haz-
81 Skinner are planning a series OF
home talent entertainments TO be civ:
en- in the Metropolitan some time dur
ing the winter and early spring. the
first of which will be staged Febru.
airy 2.
Salesman-Capable speciality man
for S ID. Staple line on new and ex-
eeptienaI terms. Vacancy now. At
traetive commission contract for 1917
$35 weekly for expenses. Miles F.
Bixler Co.. 254-3 Carlin Bldg, Cleye
land, o. so
An exchange prints the following:
"A westerner had hanged himself te
the bedpost by his suspenders The
verdict of the coroner's jury ran De
ceased came to his death by coming
home full and m%istaking himself foI
his pants.
The funeral of Mrs. Isabella York
was held Tuesday afternoon from the
Scandinavian Lutheran church, Rev
o. =. Edwards, the pastor, conducted
the service. Inierment took place al
Mount Hope cemetery. b deceased
was 76 years of age.
Sam Shupe has been compelled t.
remain indoors for the past few days
on account of sickness--but Sam new
er did give up the ship in a battle witt
i'll health, and he's going to knock out
his assailant In this contest, as he's
on the highway to recovery.
al masked ball is advertised fol
February i at the Goss hall. with
music by the Pease-Carey orchestra
Friends of Miss Helen Bronson, ION
fined to her home on account Of sick
ness. will be pleased ~tosfear1 that she
is now on the way to complete recoV
cry.
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