Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-12-06


The Sioux Falls Rotary Club en-
tertained members of the Sioux City
and tho Watertown clubs last Thurs
day at dinner. The representatives
of the Watertown Organization pres
ent were q. w. Hart, J. w. Dough-
erty. G. b. Williamson and ID. G..
Noonan.
Friends Of Mrs, F. G. Grow learn
with deep regret OF the death OF her.
father, Rev. A. H. Tebbets, which oc-
Cured at Minneapolis last week, at a
hospital. The deceased was 10 years
of age and had been a Congregational
clergyman for many years. The fun
eral took place at Glen Lake, Mimi,
last Wednesday.
DR.. w. S. Shepherd. district super
intendent, will preach in the First
Methodist Episcopal church next Sun
day morning. In the afternoon Dr..
shepherd and Rev. Gay G. White ex-
pect to drive to the Dexter church, on
the Florence circuit, of which Rev.
Mr.. Radcliffe is pastor, where the
church will be dedicated, Rev. Mr.
White preaching the sermon and DR.
Shepherd formally dedieating the edi-
nee.
hHE Observation-Disclosures
Clerk of Courts Ralph H0rswIl is
sued the following marriage licenses
last week: John Stricherz or Yaycee
Mimi, and Miss Title Schatt of Wa
tertown; Grove p. Brownell OF Clark.
and Miss Irene Mulcrone Of Bryant;
iReueI Lawrence of Emily, Mimi, and
Miss Telia Hnrle of Henry; Fred.
Schmidt of Clark and Miss Asabell
Johnson Of Clark; Edward u. Kirsch.
and Miss Florence braves Of Water
town.
Isidor Hanten left last week for
Chicago and Lansing, Mich, where
he attends to business matters. Among
other things, while absent from home,
he will Investigate the outlook for
securing Reos for the coming season.
1T was with some degree of difficulty
that he was enabled to supply the
demand last season, but he hopes to
be assigned a sufficient number theJ
coming sale season to supply all
chasers.
Friends Of the family deeply regret
to learn of the death of Neil Claire
Nelson. the ~10-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. N. A. Nelson, who passed
away last Friday evening, following
an illness Of nearly a years duration.
Mr.. Nelson was en- route to Texas
to attend to business matters. but was
reached by telegram at Kansas City,
and returned Immediately. The fun
eral took place Monday afternoon at
the Scandinavian Lutheran church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson and children have
the sympathy of a. wide circle Of
friends.
The Choral Society last Tuesday
.levening gave THE Holy City. in the
lGoss hall in the presence OF an ap
preciative audience, under the leader
ship of Prof. d. E. Cook, with Mrs.
William Luck at the piano. This so
lciety embraces within its membership
many of Watertown's most noted
singers. 1t has given several public
entertainments, and has thereby de-
iveloped in a marked degree the in
lterest In music in the city. 1t de-
serves the loyal support Of the peO
pie.
The Clint and Bessie Robbins COM
ipany closed a weeks engagement ait
the Metropolitan Saturday. evening.
having played to crowded houses.
Many people we're turned away on
Thanksgiving evening, all the tickets
Having been sold out before s o'clock
In the evening About 800 persons
seeking admission found the house nj
ready full. One farmer and mis- fam
lily had driven IN nearly thirty miles
only to discover that he was unable
Ito get inside the auditorium. AgaiH
Friday and Saturday evenings the
seats we're all sold before the per-