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

seen the ghost of ]. Brown, OF q hob,
goblin, met a holdup. wild man OF
Borneo or anything of that sort. We
! kill put o hep to Josh. Josh has
been icing some and icing is q sold
business, so Josh has been allowing
his whiskers a little free play so he
could use them for a windbreak.
Well, the other day he remarked he
believed he would let 'em grow till
warm weather. Ben Oquist, free and
easy like, bet him he would not do it.
bet him five pounds of the best bon
bons, them soft juicy ones, you know
others bet a pound more likewise.
about $40 or more of bon bons, sir.
for his whiskers-almost as much as
any gal would get to sell her hair.
maybe more, depending on said hair.
Well. Josh says, easy money-him for
the bon bons.
A surprise was held Friday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Purcell in honor of Mr.. "A. B.. Oquist
and Mrs A. ~StrombergI who had
planned to leave the past week for
Saltwater but were detained because
of the storm. Quite a number were
kept from attending by reason of
snow and sold. Mr.. Oquist and Mrs.
Stromberg got a train as far as Wa
tertown Saturday and are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Palm at this
time, the first of the week. They will
go to saltwater as soon as trains
run. These folks have made many
friends while here and all regret their
leaving. Mr.. Oquist was a good
friend and neighbour. All certainly
sincerely regret the death of the
splendid little woman which lament
able event caused her husband to
change his plans.
We called up Mrs. Bert Lewis for
news. mot very newsy here OF late, .
said Mrs. Lewis. TOO cold and too
much snow. Wasn't that a fierce
storm last week? Sunday was the
worst blow l have ever seen. never
have seen two such storms SO close
together. Oh, yes, all these folks
over here are well as far as we know.
We called upon MI. and Mrs. Lee
Peterson yesterday evening. They
are well. MY folks in town, Glen,
Ruth and Muriel have all had the
grippe had to call a doctor for Glen
Mr.. A. D. Ostrander and Cecil are
going to Henry today"
Mr.. Oscar Oleson was a guest of
Mr.. Frank Wellington during the sun
day storm.
Mr.. Harry Porter and Miss Grace
Clegg spent Monday evening with the
young folks of the e. H. Oleson home.
Mr.. Hal Lemon was tied up in Wa
tertown during Sundays blizzard. Came
out the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Burk called up
On Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Purcell Mon
day evening this week.
Mr.. Fred Brown returned Saturday
evening He had been snowbound in
st. Paul, we believe, during the storm.
:. YAHoTA AND FULLER.
Ray Mills, who has spent some line
at Lake View farm, returned home.
Saturday.
Arnold Borns, who is attending
business college in Waertown. spent.
Saturday and Sunday at home.
The neighborhood joins in extend
ing their sympathy to Clinton Garner
whose mother died very suddenly last
Wednesday morning.
On account Of bad roads and bad
weather no school has been held in
district No. 8 since Tuesday.
T. N. Babcock was snowbound in
town during Wednesdays storm and
the severe cold that followed, while
w. H. Bloom was detained at his
ranch during this time.
Several of the young folks of the
neighborhood spent last Saturday ev-
enlng with MISS Lillian braves, the
occasion being her sixteenth birthday
anniversary.
Miss Olive Conway spent Wednes-
day and Thursday visiting at thel
braves home.
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HENRY.
Miss Ethel Dusenberry arrived SAT-
urday morning from Green Bay. Wis
consin, and has accepted a position as
~stenographer and ~bookkeeper for RI
81 Huggard.
e.. Blankenburg, in company with
several others from Watertown, de-
parted Friday evening for Key West,
Florida, where they will spend a few
weeks