Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-16
Local Happenings

Miss Dorothea Clyde of Redfield is
a guest Of Miss Vera Way at the fam
lily lakeshore cottage at Yahota.
Misses Helen and Gertrude Putnam
daughters of DR.. and Mrs. Putnam OF
Sioux Falls are in the city, guests at
the DR.. i. G. Hill home.
A barn dance is announced for the
Brusie farm northwest of WATERFOWL
next Saturday evening. This place is
located one and a half miles southeast
of Florence.
The people of Florence have re,
Gently completed their new opera
house, and formally dedicate it this
(Thursdayl evening. The cost is ap-
proximately $1,000. 90.
DR.. w. A. Kriesel has been accepted
by the government as of the sur
geons on the reserve list, and. he
may leave in the near future for one
of the officers training camps pre-
paratory to entering upon active du-
ties This makes the third Watertown
authorities: DR.. Fl, j. O'Bryan, captain
in the cavalry and named by the gov
ernor; DR.. II. C. Parsons, now at one
of the training camps, and DR.. Krie-
sci, who expects a call to service in
the near future.
Hon. r.. G. Mcfarland left last week
for Long Beach, Calf, in response to
a telegram announcing the death of
his father, who has been residing in
the Pacific coast city for the past two
or three years. The remains were
taken to Dubuque, Ia, for interment.
The deceased is known by a large
number of Watertown people, having
visited in this city at the home of his
soc. He vas a man of superior at
tainments and stood in high esteem
among his neighbors and friends. The
bereft family have the deep sympathy
OF the entire community.
Miss Esther Pierce departed yester-
day for GAINESVILLE, Wis, to visit a
cousin for a few weeks, when she
expects to proceed to points in Kan
sas for further visiting with relatives.
Miss Mabel Grinols left yesterday
for Great Falls, Mont, where she ex-
poets to accept employment as a stem
ographer and typist. Miss Grinols for
three years was in the employ of the
Watertown Printing and Binding Co.,
publisher Of. The Saturday News, and
her worth as a thoroughly reliable
Office assistant was recognized. That
she will make good in her new po,
sition Is the belief Of her former EN-
ployers.
The second appearance of THE
Birthso a Nation at the Metropolitan
drew full houses for both evenings.
There was some slight doubt in the
mind Of the opera house management
whether the public would again pat.
ronize this masterpiece, since 1T was
presented for several days in success
sion 10 this city some time ago, but
after considering the matter it was
determine To bill the great Aim for
y second appearance. On Monday
night At least two hundred people
were turned away. the house being un-
able to accommodate them, while on
Tuesday night the capacity OF the
place was taxed to Its utmost.
George Schlosser caught his first
pike yesterday from one Of the piers
All the lake. George hitherto~has con.
fined his fishing to other game, and
a, when the borrowed d hook and
line and pole yesterday he did ii
merely Tor appearances sake, to make
his friends and the bystanders believe
that AZ knew what he was about.
FresentIy when something grabbed
the bait and became. attached to the
NOOK, everybody far and vide knew
was Georges big Ash They could
Il from theway he yelled that he'd
never before encountered The same
Is Kind of experience.
MarsAaElEaer Campbell with her sis.