Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15

Mrs. Sd. Boyd. VIE OF one Of
Henry's bankers. and Mrs., Chas. Cos
grove, wifesof one Of it's business men,
were in the city the fore part OF the
week, shoppin and renewing acquaint-
ances.
Mrs. G. a. Neill, accompanied by
her mother. departed a few days since
for California where they expect to
spendsthe balance of the winter. Sem
ator NELL vert with them as far as
the twin cities.
F. L. Rramble was called to st.
Paul the first Of the week to attend
the funeral OF A. Z. Dart, formerly d
resident Of this city and whose wife
is Mr.. Bramble's cousin. The deceas-
ed while residing here conducted a
restaurant on Maple street.
MI. and Mrs. r. G. Meisel have re-
Gently removed to this city from
Bookings to make WATERFOWL their
future home. Mr. .Meisel is a travel.
ing man and will cover his territory
from this city. The people of Water
town extend to him and his better
half a most cordial welcome.
Have you met Dick Woods!" win
no longer be a printed greeting in
newspaper and magazine advertising.
Woods acquired considerable fame in
the state with that sort Of a slogan.
The Watertown friends of Colonel
| Woods. and their number is legion,
extend to the bereft family their sin
cere sympathy.
Three members Of the state board
of charities and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
C. l.. Dotson, publisher Of the Sioux
Falls Daily Press, G. R. Lanning, for
merly publisher Of a paper at Egan.
and Warren Green. OF Hamlin county,
were in the city over Monday night.
They were returning from a visit to
the institution for the blind at Gary.
Arthur III. Hasche, Of the law firm
of Loucks, Hasche & Foley, was
called to Clark last week to serve as
a judge in the debating contest be-
tween the Clark high school and that
OF DeSmet. The question debated was
with reference to compulsory mill
tary training, the same question hav-
ing been debated at both DeSmet and
Clark, thu Clark team winning both.
getting the decision for the afrma-
tive at the former place and for the
negative at the latter.
At the last meeting OF the city
council the project to build a rail
road line up the alley to the rear of
the Park & Grant Mercantile COM
pany's warehouse was indefinitely
postponed by a vote Of seven to one.
Alderman Cornwell alone voting nay
on the motion to deny the application
for the construction Of the stub,
Harry Dickinson, being present, asked
that the council take definite ACTON
one way or, the other, SO that the
road would know what to depend up
on.
Local parties have been circulating
petitions for again submitting rhe
Richards primary law, as recently
amended and modified by MI. Rich
ards. 1t is expected that this meas
ure will again 60 before the legisia
ture this winter for submission to the
people of the state. The proposed
law was offered to the legislature 3
few days ago in an informal way, bu'
as soon as the petitions are signed il
sufficient numbers a formal reques
for the legislature to place the prOpn
sition on the official ballot will bt
made.
All of the oldtimers of this section
Of the state remember Dick Woods
the South Dakotan who forged to thu
front SO prominently for years as al
insurance man. Colonel Dick Wood
passed away at his home at Siou,
Falls last week, following a brief i'll
ness. Colonel Woods had been a wei
known character in the state for abou
a quarter Of a century, as he was
man whose physician and mental en-
ergies attracted attention in bushes
circles throughout the state. H
leaves a widow and one child II
mourn his untimely demise.
John Ladendorf, who has been S
successful in the management of tn
Eagle cafe on the n of Broad
way and First avenue N. e., has re
linquished the place and will 500
move into the Hamm building on
block east from his present location
Mr.. Ladendorf has purchased th
. Hamm property and will establish hi
celebrated cafe therein. Mr.. LadeI