Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-01

ana NrsWD Norris departed
last week az Los Angelica, caIifs III
spend the balance AZ the winter They
were accompanied 81 their daughter
sInIaw. Mrs r Morris and Mrs
81 ~ Campbel
Mrs ID AZ Bannister. accompanied
sby her daughter. Miss Beatrice, visit.
ed q day or SO Iastweek at the home
of Nj. aud Mrs Fred Coifey of Flor
ence. Mrs Goney was formerly Miss
Beth Bannfstr
s. x. Way. accompanied by Percy
Abrook, of the news department Of
the daily, left the fore part Of the
week for a few days sojourn ut the
state capital. Wright Tarben is TEN
porarily asubbingn for Mi. AIbrook.
Clay G. Carpenter, known in mill
tary circles as Major Carpenter. In
political and judicial circles as Judge
Carpenter. but in social life just Clay
Carpenter, made a business and pro-
fessional trip to Fort Dodge, Ia, the
fore part Of the week
Z. n. Schulner departed the latter.
part OF last week for st. Paul and
Minneapolis. to join Mrs. SchuIner in
a brief visit with friends, and to take
in the carnival, which is said to be
n OF the best things of the sort
ever seen in the northwest.
Elmer Van Fleet. a son of a former
rector Of Trinity Episcopal church in
this city, recently was awarded a
Cecil Rhodes scholarship. Finishing
his sours at the University OF Gin
cinnati in June, he will go to Oxford,
England, in the fall, for a three years
course.
The first of the series of rifle shoots
arranged by the national association,
the local rifle club at its recent test
scored 977 out Of a possible 1000. The
individual scores were as follows: r..
D. Lacy, 1877; DR.. h. G.. Parsons, 1856;
Dr.. G. A. Abbott, 1856; C. II. Bell. 1876;
George Marquis, 1913
The South Shore Republican says
that a large supply of Sears-Roebuck
catalogues arrived there the other
day. ut is said" says the paper,
that each catalogue costs them 81.
and granting that this is So, then they
spend more money twice over than
any local firm in asking the trade of
the people In our trade territory
2. o. soule. passenger agent Of the
Rosk Island, accompanied by A. T.
Pitcher, general agent of the com
pany, was in the city last week. look
ing over the local field and visiting
briefly with friends. MI. Soule's home
is at Cedar Rapids and that Of Mr..
Pitcher at Sioux Falls. Both gentle
men are genial in their Friendships
and able in their respective Offices.
The Doland Times-Record reports
1.-THE sale of a bunch of steers by r. w.
Lahrie and his tenant, @. NJ. Sucker,
near Doland, at $3.50 per hundred, or
nearly ten cents per pound, on the
hoof. The twenty steers average a
few cents under $4,000 per head, or
$4,000 for the bunch. 1t isn't to be
wondered at that beefsteak costs a
few farthings per pound.
DR.. Mead is making arrangements
to have the state editors taken to the
insane hospital February q. When
he discovered that2they were all sell
Ing their papers and their adyertis:
ing space for the same price charged
a year ago Notwithstanding the fact
that the cost OF production has doub
led HE decided that he cenld nc long
er overlook their condition-Yankton
Herald.
D. n. Jones, Phi. G., departed the
first OF the week for Pierre to attend
a meeting OF the legislative commit
tie OF the state druggists association
Many OF the druggists object serious
" to some Of the provisions in the
proposed prohibitory law regardins
the restrictions proposed to be placed
upon drug stores in the handling d
liquors, particularly alcohol, tor medi
cinal purposes.
The friends Of J. W
Malmquist, who has had charge Q
the ]. ]. Case company's interests il
this city for some time, will deepl,
regret to learn Of his contemplate
departure from the city to engage il
business for himself. Mr.. Malmquis
is recognized not only as 4 good busi
mess man, but n whose friendship
AS valued in a high degree. Both MI
and Mrs. Malmquist will be great,
missed in this city.