Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22
Local Happenings.


Geo. H. Marquis, Lawyer. fEr.I.asa
circuit court.) Heegaard Block. 2stf
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben salinakv ref,,rn y,
last week from New York City.
Carl Folzin departed Saturday 81
the twin cities, to be absent several
days,
Mrs. F. B. Fuller Of Arlington L
in the city. a guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. AZ. u. An.
derson, Saturday, February W. At
Luther hospital, a son.
Editor Little, of the Nassau MIN /,
REVIEW, was in the city yesterday.
attending to business matters.
Perry f. Loucks transacted profes.
sional business in Hamlin countv,s
seat of government n day this week.
s. K. Ness has removed his tailor
establishment to the Goss block, first
door east gu the Kreiser drug store.
Jay Delamater made a business trin
10 Fautkton and other points in the
region roundabout the fore part of the
week.
Attorney Clay Carpenter has re-
turned from Iowa and Missouri points
Where ne attended to professional
matters.
Attorney ]. e. Mather, city attor.
ney, has returned from Hot SPRINGS
Ark, where he had been pendinp a
few weeks.
Miss Pearl Holiday, Of Arlington.
S. D., is in the city, a guest at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. B. Holiday.
Ed, Schwartz departed Saturday
evening for the twin cities, Kansas
City, and other points, on a several
weeks vacation.
F. j. Scholtz of the Farmers Land
Loan company, returned the first of
the week from the twin cities, where
he attended to business matters.
Miss Eleanor Hanten's
friends will rejoice to learn that the
young lady is improving nicely. fol.
lowing an operation at Luther hospital
a few days since.
Mrs. F. A. Fisher, of Mankato, Min
nescta, accompanied by her daughter,
jeanette, arrived last week to be
guests at the home of Mrs. Fishers
father, A. D. Heath.
Sheriff Elkins went to Sioux Falls
last week, taking George Newman
and A. J. RACER to the state peniten-
tiary. Judge Sherwood had sentenced
them to five-year terms for robbery.
Miss Ruth Clegg, called here on ac-
count OF the death of her uncle, JOS
eph d. Clegg, returned the first Of the
week to EIkton, S. d., to resume her
position as teacher in the public
schools.
Judge John Nicholson united in
marriage last Saturday Mr.. John ].
Hutori, of Troy, S. D., and Miss Anna
Wayrenen of C~astlewood. The young
people will reside on the groom's farm
near Troy.
Samuel A. Shupe left the fore part
of the week " the Watertown &
Sioux Falls line on a business trip for
the insurance company which he rep
resents. Sam has but recently recov-
cred from a siege of sickness which
confined him to his home for a couple
of weeks, or lore.
Another large invoice of that high
class typewriter paper with a linen
finish is on the way for the Waterfowl
Printing and Binding Co. While this
paper now costs at wholesale more
than the local company formerly sold
it at retail, the demand continues
for this high-grade typewriter paper.
At the MONDAY meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce last Monday
steps were taken to perfect the or
ganization of committees to cooper
ate with the secretary in securing an
adequate acreage for sugar beets in
this vicinity this year. The necessary
committees were named and instruct
ed to "get busy: at once.
p. I. Lampy, of the state banking
department, was in the city over Sun
day. MI. Lampy's expert knowledge
of bookkeeping and accounts has been
exceptionally useful in unearthing
some ~crookedness in various public
places. In addition to what he has
unearthed in WATERFOWL, there are
several counties and cities in the
state where his services have been in
demand, and where he a disclosed
that public officers have been guilty
of irregularities and other offenses.
A civil service examination will be
conducted in this city on March z
for the game department of the fed
eral government. Four subjects will
be presented to the applicants, name
": birds and animals, with an inn
portance of 10 out of 100 points; state
game laws, also Is; interstate com
merce in game, 20; education and ex-
p%erience, SO. So, If you have taken
no part in game protection or in mat
tiers relating thereto, you are handi-
capped in the examination, for educa-
ton and experience count one-half in
the number of points accorded it.