Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
W. r GOING EAST THIS SUMMER

Nothing but a scrub" Gosh, it look
ed like they must have scrubbed them
and curried them birds every day, and
rubbed their pesky feathers with
olive oil and toilet water.
We stopped a bit at the Zene Toby
ranch. Found all hands busy and
well and approaching the nice wealth
er of the new year Mrs. Toby
(real Minnesota honey, which was
nice of her. Mrs. Toby informs us
that Mr.. William Benson will run
this farm for them this year; that is,
the field operations on a grain rental
basis. Mr.. Toby will tend to the bal
ance of the farm. We mentioned the
fact to Mrs. Toby that she would have
some of the a~ristocracy of WatertowH
for %neighbors in the beautiful home
across the street. "Yes," said Mrs.
Toby, land I'm glad Of it. l think
Mrs. Eastwood a very delightful wo-
man." We replied we thought the
whole family were not so worse.
ooh! yes, indeed she replied, they
are all nice people"
Mr.. A. B.. Oquist, Miss Palm and
Miss Grondberg called at Prairie
Lawn Wednesday evening last. Miss
Grondberg left for Lake Norden the
last OF the week to visit relatives and
friends there for a while. She will
then return to her home near Sioux
Falls.
Mr.. Frank Burke, who is attending
school in Watertown this winter,
missed his train New Years night. He
went to the B. Murray home soutk
of the burg where he was taken sick
and was forced to return to his home.
The other day as we were leaving
the city we started to go to the livery
barn through the alley north Of the
Chas. Park grocery. In the said alley
we beheld a couple of strong, active
men hustling some great planks out
Of a dray wagon. Little did we SUP
pose we knew either of them. AS
we passed a jolly voice hailed us with
Hello, George Kendall. coming to the
bird show the last of the week." We
didn't need to look to know the
speaker, but it was our friend, "A. w.
Palm. Same thing you see. digging
right into the real working of the
thing at home at the same time dru1a-
ming up patronage for the event.
Same zeal as ever, which marriage
nor tenure Of office seems not to eff
feet.
We saw Frank Wellington in the
city Thursday. Frank informs us
J that his father has been in New York
: state all winter; that he was we'll
and enjoying himself immensely. ut
keeps me busy said MI. Wellington,
running the ranch alone. Blanche
I will be way soon a few days with
folks at Raymond, so I'll have to do
all the work, inside and out, for a
while.on
a Miss Nellie Kendall was the guest
at Prairie Lawn Sunday.
Il Miss Hortense Shaffer returned
{ from Chicago Sunday morning, spend
Ing the day with her uncle and aunt,
] MI. and Mrs. Fred Brown. She re-
: commenced her school near Henry
Monday. She reports y pleasant trip.
Miss Hortense spent ! short time Id
Winona, MINI.
I Here's one that does7not interest
the ladies: What's worse than ! sus-
pender button OF 81 your pants! Two
buttons.
! ii. Stanley Best spent the Arst 81
the week With his friend. nj. Lester
Purcell. helping With the Ice. Tho
boys are getting up some Ane looh.
ing Ice They we're loading :
car ne mt ~ 81 the wesk & Ksn.
peska.
Nr.n.D. Wheelock returned tire arss
tecatiEsed . osate -.