Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-04-26

died in a Sioux Falls hospital of q self
inflicted bullet wound.
Henry C.. Hanson of Bridgewater
died OF injuries suffered in a saw mill
accident at Weldon, Sask.
Women Of Armour have started a
movement to cultivate all vacant lots
as a means of doing their bit" in the
a
The South Dakota Master Bakers
association met at Aberdeen last
week. ]. T.. Runchy of Madison was
elected president.
A W. C. T. u. convention will be
held in Aberdeen MAJ 6 and Z, at
which national officers of the temper
ance union will make addresses.
Consolidation of Augustana college
of Canton with the United Lutheran
college at Sioux Falls is being con
sidered by a committee which inspect
ed the Canton property.
j. NJ. Bray Of Terraville has re-
ceived word that his brother, Captain
e. j.. Bray of the British royal artil-
lery, was severely wounded recently
on the Somme front in France.
l.. N. Sampson of Platte was killed
and his companion, Charles Moewrt
of Centerville, was injured east of Ar
mour when the driver lost control of
their automobile and 1t turned over.
Work has commenced on the erec-
ton of q new public school building
in Irene. The work will be pushed
and it is hoped to have the building
completed and ready for occupancy by
Sept. ! next.
The vital statistical summary Of the
state for the ear ending Dec. 81, 1916,
shows: Births, 1891; deaths, 4,737;
marriages. 1881; divorces, sac; citi-
zenship declarations, 1856; final cit
izenship papers, 62s.
Final arrangements for the state
convention of the South Dakota Sun
day School association at Aberdeen
May 1-3 have been perfected. 1t is
expected that at least 800 delegates
and visitors will attend.
NO trace mus been found of refa.
tives of Robert Graft, who killed him
self by leaping in front OF a passen.
ger train at Oacoma while he was
nominally In the custody OF the sher-
if on q statutory charge.
Mrs. A. ]. Phipps accompanied her
two sons, William H. Phipps and How
ard ]. Trenholm, to the cavalry re-
cruiting office at Watertown. She
said she var glad to have them offer
their lives for their country.
Fire DESTROYED the large j.. P. Mel
son warehouse at Yankton, which was
filed with musical instruments and
furniture. Mr.. Nelson valued the
stock, which was almost entirely a
new one at from $1,000 to $4,000.
Holding that he left no legal heirs
the South Dakota supreme court has
ruled that the 10000 estate of John
McClelland goes to the state, thereby
disposing Of litigation that has been
In different courts for nearly twenty
years.
James P. Fletcher, first lieutenant
governor of South Dakota, died at
Portland, Ore. He was eighty-two
years old. Fletcher was in the gold
rush to the Klondike and for several
years published a newspaper at Sa-
lem, Ore,
Officials of the Indian agency at
Wagner have received from Indian
Commissioner Cato Sells instructions
to utilize the Indians in increased
crop production. A patriotic appeal is
being made to the Indians to cultivate
their land.
A. Jnrgens Of Big Stone, whose
~forty-third grandchild was born the
other day, claims to be the champion
grandfather Of South Dakota. The
last granachild was q son, born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rodaer Of Hal
brite, Can
The city council OF washington
Springs has awarded to q Shenandoah,
[lasJ company the contract to install
neW sewerage system In the city.
The contract price II nearly 3 coo,
Thsre vii be approximately six miles
AZ ssssers
ThsBStats board f railroad commits,
3sioness WI hold hearing IA Scot
Hand MAY on the application 81
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