Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22
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j. ". Dougherty made a business
trip 70 the twin cities last week.
L. p. Foss, banker at Henry. was
~transacting business in the city the
latter part of last week.
L. "a. Pope, the Garden city banker
was in the city again the latter part
of the week. looking after business in.
terests.
S. x. Way, accompanied by his son,
Kenneth, departed last week for Sioux
City, Ia, to visit friends and to at
tend tp business matters.
S. .. Beardsley, OF the general
claims department of the Minneapolis
& ST. Louis road, was in the city a
portion of last week. attending to
business matters.
Miss Minnie Morgan of Ehrdahl,
Minnesota, and Mr.. r. M. Calvin of
Graceyille, the same state, were
granted a license to wed by Clerk Of
Courts HorswiI last week.
Mrs. E. d. Rodman departed the
fore part # the week for st. Paul,
Mimi. to be at the bedside Of her
daughter who was compelled to UNI
dergo a surgical operation in one of
hospitals Of the Minnesota capital.
City Treasurer John H. ConIey re-
turned a few days since from various
eastern jobbing and manufacturing
centers, whittier, he went to look up
the markets and inspect goods for the
spring and summer clothing trade,
Salesman-Capable speciality man
for s.. %. Staple line on new and ex-
ceptional terms. Vacancy now. At
tractive commission contract. $500
weekly for expenses. Miles r. Bixler
Co., 2547 Carlin Bldg, Cleveland. O.
Mrs. D. P. Cosgroye of Henry, who
has been in Luther hospital for the
past ten days or two weeks, where a
child was born to her household, is
about able to return home. She has
recuperated nicely and the baby
well, it's dad thinks it's something
great!
A. w. Ransom departed Friday ey-
ening for his home at Mitchell, having
spent several days in the city, attend
ing to business matters and renewing
a~cquaintances. The boy of the fam
lily, of course, the youngest of the
trio, he said, is growing like a weed
and will Don be a man like its
father.
A bright young clerk In one OF the
local stores was considerably abashed
the other day. He is of those
chaps who delight in saying some
thing smart. A young lady entered
the place and inquired for a bow. I'll
am at your service he volunteered.
Eyes," said the young lady, .but i
want a black one, not a green one"
Sergeant B. d. Coleman succeeds
Private William Duggen in the re-
cruiting station of the federal govern
ment in this city. The United States
government is considered the fourth
power in naval strength in the world,
but in the number of officers and
men to man the ships is in the fifth
place in proportion to its naval
strength.
The Watertown Printing and Bind
ing Co. has just placed an order for
a large supply of second sheets for
typewriter pu~rposes--that kind which
lis smooth on n side and rough the
ether and very thin paper. Thousands
upon thousands of sheets of this type
of paper have been sold by this COM
pany here in Watertown during the
recent past.
The members of the board of edu-
cation, with their better halves, were
entertained. last Thursday evening at
the high school by the girls of the
domestic science classes. 1t is one
Of the stipulations in all dinners or
lunches served by the pupils of this
department that a strict accounting
shall be made with respect to the
cost of the various dishes served.
This is done as a matter of training,
the idea being with the teaching OF
domestic science to keep the cost
| down to the minimum consistent with
service and first-class edibles.
The temporary blockade last Thurs
day prevented the arrival of Miss Mac.
Laren in time to give the lyceum
course number at the Methodist
church. 1t was a part OF the series
given under the auspices OF the Ed
worth League. The large audience
present was much disappointed j
may be stated, in this connection. THAI
program to open that it was as eta
it was not until a short time before
the hour scheduled for the program
to open that 1T was ascertained thai
delayed trains would not reach thu
city in time for Miss MacLaren te
appear.
Much interest has been evincet
throughout the country regarding thu
pension fund which the Protestant
IEpiscopal church is raising for tht
benefit Of the clergy and the familie.
OF deceased clergymen. It is expect
/ ed that by March 1 the RAISED
will approximate Ave million dollars
to which will be added for some
time to come a certain percentage q
EMBELLISHMENTS salaries. Eventually