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

and was held up by the storm.
came back homesson the first trai,
and win probably try it again late,
South Shore Republican.
Rolla q Williams. who has acquire,
MT. Huntzicker's interests in til,
D Codington County Abstract Co, hal
served the county four years as reg
i lister Of deeds and is thus famiIia;
with the operation Of the laws govern
ing abstracts. His hosts of friend.
join in wishing him unbounded pros
J perity in his new position Of manager
Q fthe company's business.
The local theatricals under the di
ERECTION Of Miss Mabelle Pfeiffer was
: given under the handicap OF inclemen1
weather the last three days Of last
lweek. The weather was SO severe az
Ito preclude an attendance in keeping
with the merits OF the productions
Friday evenings performance was
perhaps the most elaborate and those
attending pronounce the entertain
ment OF exceptional merit.
Andrew Daley, who Is SO vel
known in the city as to need no intro.
duction. in recently removing from
his farm northwest Of the city to Wa
tertown again, has acquired the in
surance business heretofore conduct
ed by r.. G. Williams, the latter hav.
ing turned all his attention to the alb
~stracting line. Nj. Daley is a man of
broad experience and pleasing adj
dress, and is withal a gentleman whom
to know is a pleasure.
H. o. H~erbrandson, the field agent
for the crop bureau department Of the
federal weather bureau service, re.
Gently returned from Washington, d,
c., where he had attended a meeting
of field agents and others Of the de-
partment with a view to the promo
ton of a greater degree OF co-opera-
ton. Addresses were made at the
convention by men noted In their chos-
en- lines, such as irrigation, soils. new
fruits, rural credits, etc.
The Chamber Of Commerce has a
banquet scheduled at the Baptist
church next Monday evening, Febru-
airy 10, in honor OF Lincoln's birthday
anniversary. The Sons of Veterans
have arranged for complimentary
tickets for the members Of the q. A.
R. The attendance is not necessarily
confined to the members Of the
Chamber of Commerce, and the ex-sol-
diers, but is open to all to the extent
of the capacity Of the dining room.
Professor A. w. Palm is in charge Of
the sale OF tickets.
Some Of the younger generation say
that the storm last Sunday was the
worst they had ever experienced. But
the old timers Of 1888, who went
through the famous blizzard of Jan.
uary 10 Of that year, ave. that Sun.
days storm was a mere baby in com
parison. Various people then passed
within a few feet OF their own homes
without knowing it and lost their
j Lives. Others died within a few rods
of their firesides. It was impossible
during all of one day for a person te
distinguish an object only a few feet
distant.
sss@ard Vernon, the editor and pub
Usher of one Of the bright weekly
papers of Grant county, at strandbure
was in the city last Saturday, attend
ling to business matters. While
Strandburg is a town of less than tvs
hundred population, the paper has 3
circulation Of seven togeight hundred
and constantly increasing. { have
set my %high-water mark at two thou
sand subscribers, said Mi. Vernon
replying to a Saturday News repre-
sentative's inquiry. He was compelled
to remain over Sunday on account o
the blockade.
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Miss Harriet Meaghan and Mrs. Dor
Osbon went to Watertown Monday
Mrs. Osbon went to consult an ocu1
ist. !. Rev. Father Flynn went K
Watertown last Thursday evening te
assist id the funeral services Of the
late Robt. O,Hearn, q resident Of tht
live city and Of Estelline's ear
lest settlers. He was employed or
the railroad here in the early days
and lived id the Henry KoppmaI
house Earl Meadows and wife Re
turned Monday from q visit with reIa
tives at Hayti. Thomas, WatertowI
and Castlewood and they are visit
ing with Mrs. Meadows parents, Mr.
and Mrs p. N. AFFORD Of this vicinity
Earl will shortly go to Watertowr
where ne win attend the J Il Cas-
t 0nkrnI9S&Wyn Snn1ruS NH AZ wusl1 1900 a.