Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-08

a., gWAgE6A0WN, !:
soldSoser 1900 pounds IL cone,
! "A January Did you get your oor
! ton ioa Z Young's coffee and GROCER,
u store.
the people ofthe city Wert
booking for another blockading storm
to strike the town Tuesday. but j
failed to show up. Yesterday morn
ing opened bright and clear and rea
sonably warm.
4. e. Akin spent Monday III Water.
town IN business matters. j. nv
1tCatlett wa q business visitor at Wa,
tertown last Thursday. A. e. CuI
hane was at WATERFOWL Thursday on
business matters. H. r. HaroldsOn
went to WATERFOWL Monday evening
on business matters. Philos Hall
was q Watertown visitor Monday and
Tuesday on legal matters. s. r,
Williamson was down from Water
town Thursday, looking after bust.
ness affairs. b. G. Montgomery left
Monday evening for Watertown and
other points north of business mat
terss-Brookings Register.
J, Huntzicker, who has recently re-
tired from the management OF the
lCodington County Abstract company,
having sold his interests to R. d.
Williams, will sort Of take life easy
for a brief spell before plunging into
other avenues of business. Jake
lis one OF the pioneers of the county.
having settld on a farm In Rauville
township in the early days. subse-
|auently he was called to the position
Of county treasurer for four years-a
position he fled with credit to himself
and his constituents. His numerous
friends wish him well whatsoever
business he may engage in.
While Governor Elrod was basking
in the smiles OF Landlord Hess at
the Lincoln last Friday, he was sud
denly startled with the announcement
that a train would leave the North
western depot in ten minutes for the
west-which would take the governor
to his home town. The governor
grabbed his overcoat and his hat and
scooted SO fast that an expert could
easily have played checkers on his
coat-tails. He arrived at the depot all
out of breath and painting for more
only to find that q fireman was not
to be had for love or money, and the
train waited for IN hour and a half
before a coal dispenser could be scrap
ed up for the occasion. But every
body was glad to get started; any.
way, since no train had pulled out for
the west over this line for several
days.
The Vermillion Republican refers
to the fact that Clate Tinan Of the
Kimball Graphic claims that the mean
est man in the country resides In its
town. He made his wife believe that
by giving the hens q lot Of hot alfalfa
tea to drink they would be made to
produce more and better eggs. The
good secured the regions
roundabout and garnered tn several
stacks Of alfalfa and turned them In
Ito some Of the finest tea ever brewed,
The hens were given generous por
tions, and a large addition to the egg
output was noticed. One day the hus
band was called out of town, and the
egg product fell OF. investigation
showed that he had been supplying
the nests with eggs bought atthe cor
ner grocery, and when called out b
town had failed to leave a deputy t.
look after the matter Of keeping up the
reputation Of the alfalfa tea.
r want a license said a young
man to Assistant County Treasurer
Alex Bagstad yesterday afternoon,
las the auto license business has been
real prosperous Of late. Alex had VS.
ions Of another So Whats the name.
said the obIiging assistant. And
where do you live?o "Yankton," wal
the prompt response. Color Of body?s
was the next question. The man hest
tated 4 little, but finally answered
4White.s What maker? was the
next question on the printed blank
used in the Office What make2" said
the applicant. Yes, what make A
your carp The applicant turned his
head to the bashful young lady by his
side and stammered, I'VE hain't got
no car. Them was that the horri
BILE truth dawned On u bachelor
friend, and he directed the maynard
steps 81 this disciple Of Cupid toward
1.-The Office Of the clerk Of COURTS
Yankton Herald
d. n. Jones was at Pierre 4 portion