Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
Local Happenings

milk below the required test OF 3.25
percentage of butter fat, appeared
before the local court and asked for
postponement of the hearing, pend
ing the employment of a lawyer To
defend him against the charge. He
alleges that he is not guilty. The
complaint was filed by G. Stanley, of
the state dairy department, who
claims to have tested the milk and
that it was much below the standard.
The hearing will take place on Aug
ust % at the municipal court room
before Judge Myers, or, in the alb
sence of Mr.. Myers, before Judge
Nicholson.
The convention of the agents of the
Dakota Life, held in this city last
week, was one of the most interesting
/. events of the sort which the COM
pany has ever sponsored. Represen-
~tatives We're present from four states
North and South Dakota, Minneso-
ia and Montana. The meeting con-
Country Club Friday evening, at
which Judge C. G. Sherwood was M
of the principal speakers. The enter
tainment of the guests was looked af-
ter by Assistant Secretary T. A..
and Vice President D. M.
Bannister. The ladies' committee
was composed of Mesdames W. w.
Waddell, D. M. Bannister, H. M. Fin
nerud, C. F. Carl and w. P. Robson.
Rev. Gay C. White, who recently
returned from the western coast re-
gion and other sections of the coun-
try, will occupy the Methodist Epis-
copal pulpit next Sunday morning and
evening. In the morning Mr.. White
will give a report of the religiosu, in
dustrial and social conditions as dis
closed by his western trip. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Methodist pastor
paid especial attention to these con-
ditions. Among other points which
came under his observation is that
which is attracting countrywide at
tention, namely, the feeling of west
ern people regarding the war, and
the doubt which pervades many sec
lions with respect to the present at
titude of the administration compar-
ed with events that follwoed the close
of the recent political campaign. The
Saturday News is not informed that
Rev. Mr.. White will discuss this
phase Of the situation, but that, he
has had opportunities for learning
many things which. are of interest to
the people at this time is obvious,
since he came into close contact with
western conditions. In the evening
he will preach on the theme, Men
Who Come Back and by What Road"
Miss Polly Tenney will lead the Ep-
worth League Sunday evening.
The city council had before it GER
tain complaints regarding the action
of the Dakota Central Telephone com
pany in charging an extra twenty
FIVE cents for each phone with the pro-
viso that the additional charge would
be deducted from the gross amount
If the bill were paid before the 18th
Of the month. Since the notice on
1.-The bill to this effect was printed in
small type with no special mark Of
distinction. a. large proportion of the
telephone users were caught for the
extra quarter. Manager j. O. john
son explained before the council that
the matter had been taken up with the
railroad commission and that permits
sion to make such a charge with de-
ductdon for payment prior to a certain
Idate had been obtained. The com
claimants, however, say that some
sort Of nublic notice should have been
given and that as q result Of the fail
ure to notify It's patrons the com
pany has raked In several Thousand
extra dollars. This is one of the
small matters, declare the complain.
ing patrons. which create friction be-
tween the public and the public serv-
Lice corporations and which give rise
Ito feelings which engender strife be-
tween the companies and the people,
whereas little useof ordinary conn-
mon sense might have avoided this
u~nnecessary friction. sThe public BE
Damned. from AZ standpoint Of some
of Tile public service corporations, Is
about the way large number Of pat
IRONS who were help W for the extra
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