Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17

Attorney u. y. Skinner ofCAstle
woodswas transactIng business before
the co1nty court q thiescit the fore
part 81 the week.
DR. Lyle Spencer returned rom
Sioux Falls Tnesdays8where he attend
ed to business matters. He drove up
in his new cal. which he purchased
while there.
Isidor Hanten and E.A Benson re
turned the irst of the week from the
twin cities where they went ID close
up certain matters in connection with
the opening Of their new house IL this
city.
Rev. and Mrs. g. =. Bonner at the
Evangelical church Of this city. de-
parted last Tuesday for Naperville.
Ill. to attend q meeting Of the board
Of trustees OF the Northwesternsuni
Nersity. Of whoSe graduating class
this year their son, Clarence, IS a
member.
Rev. Gay G. White united in mar
rage Friday evening in this city Miss
Myrtle Bowen of Willow Lakes and
Jay Carlin Of Sioux City. IA. The
groom. however. has been represent
ing the Standard Oil company at viii
low Lakes, which will be the future
home OF the young couple.
The board of trustees OF the Wa
tertown Country Club has decreedI
that, excepting on the opening night
when guests are permitted to be pres
ent--in fact, invited to be present, in
company with members Of the club,
the Invitations being a matter for the
individual members Of the club-the
club house shall be for the exclusive
use of the members.
Miss Frieda Lord, Of Wallace, and
Harry II Elkins, Of this city, were
married last Friday afternoon. The
event came in the nature of 4 com
plete surprise to their mutual friends.
The young couple will reside in this
city. where the groom is employed by
the fire department. Both enjoy the
friendship Of a large circle Of ac-
quaintances in this city and in the
northwestern part Of the county.
The Florence Forum reports that
a meeting is to be held ia its city to-
day to consider the good roads prop
osition. County Commissioner Jim
Groves" 1t says, informs Us that
there will be a good roads meeting
held here on the afternoon of Thurs
day, May 18th, at which there will be
addresses by speakers from Water
town and other points and by the road
engineer. Everyone in the neighbor-
hood is urged to be present and talk
over the road building proposition. Z
Whether boys and girls should be
strictly governed" or whether faith
er's razor strap should never be taken
from its peg is a problem for sages-
or vas until an exchange made a dis
covery. Its reporter interviewed thir-
ty successful business men and found
that all, when boys, had been gov.
erned strictly and frequently thrash
ed. He also interviewed thirty loaf.
ers and learned that twenty-seven oi
them had been "mamma's darling
and the other three had been reared
by their grandmothers.
The WATERFOWL Printing and Bind
ing co. last Saturday sold a Corona
typewriter to travelling man repre-
senting a ST. Paul house. Not very
long ago it sold another Corona te
a travelling mar living at Aberdeen
Not much farther back IT sold a Go
roma to a travelling nan living al
Mitchell, to say nothing Of the Co
ronas it has sold to travelling men
living iii WATERFOWL. Handiest little
Typewriter ever made. Good for the
home, since il can be stuck into !
corner Of the clothes closet and BIZ
entirely out Of the way" when not #
use.
The local lodge DC knights Of Pyth
las has appointed its committees fol
the grand lodge session to be held II
this city on June 20 and 81. Ths
finance committee IS composed Of J
e Southwick, a. Fountain; decora
tions, ~ K. Loucks, 3. q. Wix, Nor
Kenkin, Nate Calmenson; transporta
tion. Perry r Loueks, with all mem
bers owning automobiles: entertain
ment, Arthur II. Hasche, ]. w Bal
siger G. n Richards, ~. 8 Peck, r
%. spsooner, Rolla Gray reception. G
81. Halbkat, q. b Williamson, j w
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