Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04

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Born to Mr. and Mrs. w. g. Put.
nam. a son. December 81.
The county board is in session this
week, taSwthes first meeting Of the
The rifle club expects to open its
new range the latter part of the week
for practice,
Frank Lawler was visiting friends
in thee ity last week. He was for
merily with the Wix drug store.
1917 started out with most favor
able weather. II it keeps the gait up
many will rise up and call the weather
man blessed.
Mrs. b. B. Hawkins. who spent the
holidays with her sister, Mrs. w. H.
Hammond. returned a few days since
to her home at EnderIein, N. d.
]. H. Algard made a business trip
to Oregon, Wis, the old home before
coming to Watertown to engage in
business.
S. Z. Way departed last week for
the state capital where he will spend
a few weeks. Mrs. Way and daugh-
ter. Miss Vera, Joined him in time for
the inaugural.
The local weather man says that
December was a record-breaker, so
far as the local records go, with re.
gard to the chilliness OF the atmos-
phere. His daily report is published
elsewhere in this edition.
Miss Alice Kingslein spent Christ
mas with friends at Watertown.
Antoine Olson left for the cities Tues
day afternoon, going to WATERFOWL
and there taking the evening passen-
ger.-Henry Independent.
AT the recent alumni banquet of the
high school at the Kampeska hotel
the following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year: President, Glee
Tarbell; vice president, r. C. Cannon;
Observation-Disclosures, Miss Helen Bron-
son.
Salesman-Capable specially man.
for S. D. Staple line on new and ex-
ceptional terms. Vacancy now. At
tractive commission contract for 1917.
SS5 weekly for expenses. Miles +.
Bixler Co., 254-53 Carlin Bldg, Cleye-
land, y. 30s
ny and Mrs. w. A. Sterling have
gone to Oshkosh. Wis, where they
Will reside in the future. Nj. Sterling
having been transferred to that city
by the ]. /. Case company in whose
employ he has been for some years
past. MI. Sterling has charge Of the
collection department in certain dis
tricts.
The library board, the mayor hav-
ing recently made certain new an
pointments to membership. organized
a Few days ago with the following
officers: President. Perry F. Loucks:
vice president, Rev. C. ]. Christian
son, and secretary, Mrs. Paul Schmidt
The great motion picture film.
Civilization" will be shown in this
city next week at the Metropolitan.
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Inc press of the cities pay this film
hlgh praise as n of the greatest pic
lures IN the realm of the motion pic
ture art. One Of the favorable criti-
clsms OF Civilization" is reproduced
in another column Of today's edition.
Friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Shaw
deeply regret to learn of the death
Of Mrs. Vinette Lincoln, the aged LADY
who was here from Minneapolis to
spend a portion of the winter with
her grandchildren. The deceased had
lived in Minneapolis since 1857 and
was in her usual good health when
were taken to Minneapolis for inter.
ment.
GEMiHAE EHa-4H EE5g5
This paper. in reporting a recent
meeting Of the city council, stated
that there seemed to be some dissat-
lsfaction with the rules of the local
light and power company with regard
to attaching power to certain motors
OF less than a given capacity. At the
last meeting of the council the mat
ter was adjusted to the satisfaction
OF all, SO that there is now no dis
agreement over the question.
3. B. Arthur and wife of Water.
town, Wer Christmas visitors at the
Jerome Arthur home. Earl Mead
oWs went to Waterfowl Tuesday to
work in the J. I. Case machine house
Il in that rstxy ,>c%,,r,sne "a. 49,. Is