Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-03

in that city recently. He leaves or
son and a daughter.
A number of the boys and youn
men Of Fedora have organized a Bo
Scout troop and commenced drilling
The scoutmaster of the troop is Pro
fessor Lipscomb, principal of the pub
lie schools, with Alvin Pooley as as
!, %sistant.
} Enlistment of a number of player
OF teams in the Corn Belt league i
expected to weaken several clubs o
, the circuit. 1t is expected that How
ard, Alexandria, Spencer, Salem AM
Montrose will join the league unless
the club owners decide against any
organization this year.
Five thousand persons, including
members of the national guard, secret
societies. Boy Scouts and other bod
les, marched in a patriotic parade al
Yankton. Lieutenant Governor w. H.
McMaster spoke. Hans De Mutl an.
noUnced himself as IAN American cit
izen made in Germany"
Governor Norbeck urges all those
who desire to plant potatoes this
spring to secure the necessary seed
as Don as possible. While there is a
shortage of seed in some sections of
the state there is a surplus in others
and from these sections potatoes are
being shipped out of the state.
Rev. Karel Gross of I.esterville has
announced that a delegate of the Bo-
hemian National alliance will visit all
Bohemian settlements in South Dako-
ia to organize opposition to Austria
among Slavs in this country. Thomas
J. Wagner is head of the committee
that is preparing the campaign.
A bill allowing the F1andreau San
tee Sioux Indians to present to the
court of claims actions against the
government arising out of former
treaties has been introduced by Rep
resentative Dillon of South Dakota.
Mr.. Dillon also introduced a bill to fix
standards Of weights and measures.
A young farmer ear Wentworth be-
came crazed with whisky ana ran
amuck for a time;T terrorizing the res
ldents of Rutland and Wentworth. He
performed a umbe Of wild west
stunts. A hurry up call was sent to
Sheriff Keller, who made record time
in going to Wentworth and taking
the man in charge.
1t is reported that Harry Luhrs.
who was formerly a student of Sioux
Falls Business college and whose par
ents, reside at Shindler, was aboard
the warship Smith that was fired upon
by a submarine recently. He joined
the navy in January and wrote a
friend at Sioux Falls some time ago
that he was assigned to the destroyer
Smith.
Report reaches Bridgewater of the
tragic death Of Henry G. Hanson at
Weldon, Sask., Canada, resulting from
injuries received in a saw mill. The
deceased was formerly a we'll known
business man Of Bridgewater. having
been associated with his brother, C. p.
Hansen, the well known auctioneer, in
the mercantile trade. A wife and eve
children survive him.
Rev. J.. R. Krins, pastor of the Meth
odist church Of Claremont, created a
sensation at the Aberdeen recruiting
station when he dropped into the Of
fee and demanded that he be accept
ed for the regular United States army
Immediately. 1--WE got seven men out
on the corner he said, that | expect
to bring up to enlist, but ] want to get
into the service first. Any branch will
do"
NJ q Y 8 l.ass been fixed as the time hv
the state board of railroad commits.
sioners for a hearing in Scotland on
an application of the residents fer all
order from the board requiring the
Milwaukee Railway company to erect
a new depot building in that city. The
present depot building was erected
about forty years 6 and the citizens
claim it has become Inadequate for
the needs OF the travelling public.
Thomas omdalen, a weIl known
well driller Of Hetlana, had lust
moved his drilling outfit 10 q farm
some miles from Hetland when he he
unusually drowsy. Fearing he
was to become I'LL he mounted his mo-
torcyele and FASTENED to his hone. He
had Just entered the house when ne
dropped 70 the floor unconscious.
When a physician arrived he diseovs
fred that 0mdaIen had suffered a
stroke of paralysis on his left side and
was in serious condition.
The district oratorical declamatory
contest for district No. 5 WAS hell att
sAssltnn High schools of Ashton.
Clark, Doland and Garden City were
represented. In the oratoprical class
leon McGarty Of Clark won first place
and W7ilbert Ayers of Ashton second.
In the derlamatory class Edith Gale
man of Ashton won first and Emma
Ash of Garden city second. The win.
ners of first place in each class viii
compete in the division No. . contest
which Will occur iii connection with
the contest held dit the Normal North.
erli and Industrial school at Aberdeen
May III
Several hundred boys from ten 81