Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

seven years cid, was fatally injured
when she was shot by a ten-year-old
boy while the latter was shooting
birds.
Britton held a Red Cross day and
raised $1,000. a parade. headed by
Marshall county guards, a base ball
n and a dance in the evening fur
nished entertainment.
DR., R. W, Mullen of Florence has
received word from Governor Norbeck
that he has been appointed army ply
sician with the South Dakota troops
and will be called for service.
Charles Schwab of Sturgeon, a re.
tired soldier, has re-enlisted for the
war. Schwab served his thirty years
end retired in 1911, but was unable to
turn down the call for men. He has
been assigned to recruiting duty.
DR.. H. c. Parsons of Watertown is
in receipt of telegraphic notification
from the adjutant general of the Unit
ed States at Washington that he has
been appointed first lieutenant and ad-
mitted to the officers medical reserve
corps.
Tom Skaggitt, a sheep herder near
Eagle Butte, was rushed to the Mo-
bridge hospital with an ugly shotgun
wound in his foot, sustained when he
shot at a coyote. but missed it. 1t Is
believed the foot will be saved with
out amputation.
Governor Peter Norbeck has ap-
pointed a board to pass on the quail
fications of accountants who desire to
carry on their work in this state, in
accordance with the law enacted by
the last session of the state legisla-
ture. The board consists of John Hir-
ming, state bank examiner; l. E. Tru-
ran, executive accountant, and w. N.
Burke O'Brien, once a Minneapolis
alderman, celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday at Deadwood on July 20. He
was born in Maine and served two
years in the Civil wal with Company
K of the Tenth Minnesota. He was
the only native born American in
the company. Since coming to South
Dakota eleven years ago he has served
two terms in the state legislature, be-
sides holding county Offices.
Eureka is to have a white way"
The city council has let the contract
for fifteen large electric lights, eleven
.nf which will hn ctotiornl rr e&ran%
corners on Market street and four on
Main street. Four large lamp posts
will be stationed, one each, In the cen
ter of the four principal street cross
ings in the business section, to guide
automobile drivers and teach them to
avoid the practice of cutting corners.
The state free employment Office is
now located in Huron and ready for
business. A. P. Stowell of Huron is in
charge. Through this Office the entire
labor situation of South Dakota will
be handled. THIS new state free en-
pigment bureau is a result of the
state and the United States depart
ment of labor cooperating to relieve
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be open there for at least three
months.
The police of this state, Northern
Iowa and the secret service of the
Iowa department Of Justice are work.
ing with divergent theories and along
different lines to solve the mystery
of the murder of Miss Theola Gerken
of Woonsocket, who was shot and
killed on a Sioux City (Ia.) street on
June ~. Attracted by a reward of
$500, raised by. the residents of Woon-
socket, private detectives are also en-
gagged in trying to clear up the mys-
terry.
DR.. Felix Ashcroft of Deadwood,
president Of the South Dakota board
of health and medical examiner, has
received orders from Washington to
prepare to report for active service in
the training camp at Fort Riley, Kan,
Aug. 5. He Has psacticed in Dead
wood sixteen years. was appointed on
the state board FIVE years ago and
made president last year. DR..
Ashcroft is forty-six years old. He
is q graduate of Push Medical college,
Chicago.
The South Dakota national guard,
consisting of one regiment Of infantry
and n Of dismountsd cavalry, is
completely mobilized at the home sta
tions of the various units for war
duty. a shortage Of equipment has
been reported by>seme company com
manders, but this Is expected to be
made good before departure to the
divisional mobilization camp at De-
ming, N. M. The general condition Of
the men is said to be good by Adju-
tant w. A. Morris.
Troop q of the South Dakota cav-
airy is now mobilised. hurseless and
gurless. as are the rest OF the cavalry
companies, In the barracks provided
for the boys at the state fair grounds
at Huron. The entire troop OF los
men IL composed OF Huron and Beadle
county boys. Commanding the com
pany is Irving Crawford, son OF for
Senator Coe /. Crawford. with