Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-16
From the Rural Precincts
kAMPEskA AND RIcHLAND.

-StNCS
81 believe the price of potatoes vii
be about the same as last year. sale
Mr.. Fl. d. Rice to us one day las
week. mo doubt it will be well fol
those having room to store a part OF
their crop for a while, the price like
ly will advance before the winter is
very old"
La seT.-We may have to change
that, Mr.. Rice. as we were informed
that the paper (the big daily said
that they Were contracting them now
for soc a bushel. This being the case
it's plain to see where our dreams OF
wealth fade, also the acreage of pc.
tatoes in 1918. Potato ground, how
ever, makes a fine seed bed for barley
the year after.
With rust hanging right TO the fields
IL would appear that late wheat will
have to become a thing of the past,
Mr.. E. II. Oleson is the author of
ali idea new to the writer and we
pass 1t on to you who happen to read
this. We tried his idea and it worked
real well. We had some hay on very
rough ground. We surmised we
would have trouble with the regular
bucker rake and mentioned this to
Mr.. Oleson. He said to try the reg
ular hay rake in pulling up the hay
to the stack. Works pretty well, mis-
ter. Try Ter out some time.
On Wednesday evening last week
occurred one of the most beautiful
sunsets we have ever beheld. We
hope you all noticed it and as well
admired it. We pity n n who
does not delight in such splendid
beauty. The next time you are called
upon to debate the question, "Resolv
ed: That art is more beautiful than
nature remember this glorious sun
set.
And now here, Mr.. Sam Purcell and
son Hanlon, is a little bit about you
fellows. Don't get @swelled up orr
Excited over this but the wife of
hi of our most esteemed acquaint-
ances, MI. David Jones, of the city,
told me that she and her husband
deeply appreciated your fine conduct
upon a certain night not long ago
when they got sadly stuck in their
car near your places. We told her
you were both tough characters but
had pretty good hearts, that the trait
runs through the Purcell people, i. ell
the good heart business. We have
intended to mention this matter be-
fore but press of business has de,
ferred it.
Met our friend, A. W. Ransom, in
the city Friday. Loows well and says
all are we'll at home. That James
Harvey is a dandy boy; that they
have a cottage on the river neal Nit
chell now and spent the heated sea
9 out there.
We hear that Mr.. Chas. Wellington
has rented his farm to his boys, Roy
and Frank, for the coming year. Wei
have not learned what Charles and
Miss Blanche intend to do in the fu-
ture.
Mrs. Broderman and Elsie called
upon Mrs. Kendall Tuesday ~afters
noon.
Mrs. George Brown and Miss Doro-
thy called upon Mrs. d. II. Oleson and
Miss Ella the first Of the past week.
Miss Irene Patterson called upon
Miss Ella Oleson, Tuesday, last week.
Rev ". r sauer and family called
upon MI. and Mrs. William BroderS|
a q day recently. We did not learn
81 this at the time.
Mrs. En oIeson, Oscar and Miss,
Ella were in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. oleson purchased d new oil
stove;
W. believe that Messrs. Leon Tracy
and William Toms are the hrst toi
plow this fan, orsumner; also, Lee
the first d thresh.
PUBLIC SALE 81 sHosHoNE IN.