Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07

.. e. Crtppen. aged ninety, a pic
ieer stockman Of South Dakota, il
lead at Pierre.
Rev. A. w. Solandt, who recently
Was called to the p%astorate of a Hum
| boldt church, will relinquish that pas
in France, He will depart soon from
his home in Sioux Falls.
Representatives of the five Mennon
tie colonies of this state conferred
with Governor Norbeck with regard
10 the registration for selective con.
scription. The leaders declared that
they had no objection to registration,
but did not want to be drawn for ac-
tive military purposes.
Professor Nj. A. Brakemeyer of Sci
by has been elected to the professor
ship in English at Redfeld college,
his work to begin Sept. Is, He came to
Selby from Sholes, Neb, in 1915. His
work there has been of such high
class that it attracted the attention of
the authorities at Redfield, who made
him their selection.
AT a meeting OF the Fifth district
Federation OF Women's Clubs, held in
Milbank, Mrs. W. w. Downie of Mil
bank was elected president: Mrs, How
ard Babcock of Sisseton, vice presi.
dent; Mrs. d. l.. Printup of Britton,
secretary, and Mrs. Jessie Dyar of De
Smet, treasurer. Watertown was Sc
lected as the meeting place for 1918.
The high cost has struck the state
as we'll as individuals. the price on
sisal for the prison twine factory hay
ing o 4 up from s to 10 cents. As a
result the state auditors department
Issued the largest warrant ever issued
by that department, the amount be
ing for 1920, 600, TO pay for the supply
Of sisal for the coming years opera
tions.
The chamber of commerce of Wa
tertown is adopting the plan OF the
Huron Commercial club in starting an
employment bureau to assist the
farmers in getting competent help
this summer. The Huron club was
one of the first ones in the state TO
take over this important work and
since doing SO has supplied scores OF
farmers in that vicinity with help.
Miss Agnes Mckinnon. a member
of the sophomore class OF the high
school OF Lennon, has Just received
word that she is the winner oil the
short story writing contest conducted
by Dakota Wesleyan university at
Mitchell The contest is open annu-
ally to all the high schools of the state
and hundreds OF stories were submit
ted. The title OF her story was "The
Same Thing, Only Different
Citizens of Alexandria are begin
ming 10 wonder about the depot propo-
sition. The state railroad commissions
ers have had the matter under advise
ment for several weaks and people
are getting restless about the de-
cision, The raIlread company was
given until Nay 10 TO file certain in
formation with the commission. 1t was
hoped that the result q the hearing
would be mais known shortly after
that date
Word has been received by Mrs. ~.
VI. Bennett, wife Of Postmaster Ben
nett OF TanEton, that her nephew.
Lieutenant Byron Christie OF Verrnil-
lion, has been killed in action on the
French front Lieutenant Christie
crossed oyer into Canada in the early
part OF the war and enlisted In the
Canadian array. this being n Of the
FIRST c~ontingents to see active service
in the European war from the Amer
lean continent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schroeder, pio
neers OF crandon, have Just celebrat-
ed their golden wedding anniversary
at their home IN crandon. Natives of
Germany. they were. married there in
1857, immigratsng to the United States
a year later For eighteen years they
lived in Chicago and in 1886 came to
that part OF South Dakota. locating on
a homestead, where they lived until
1902. when they moved to Crandon,
where they have since resided.
Faith is one OF the most persistent
and effective good roads boosters
among the towns west OF the Missouri
river. This year June 5 has been
named al good roads day and on that
day every business house In town will
close and every automobile In town
will be put to use, hauling the tired
business mem to the scene of labor,
armed with pick and shovel, TO work
the roads leading into town Prizes