Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

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Isidpr Hanten hassreturned from i
business trip through Michigan.
Verlin Balsiger went to Huron &
lterday tor 4 days visit with friends.
Mrs, Roy Klinge returned the nrst
of the week from Chicago, where she
visited friends.
irwin Knappen Of Mitchell il ins.the
city, y guest at the home Of hisNaHnI,
Mrs. n 7 Stevens.
Mrs. NJ. ii. Sheehan OF Monterideo,
Minn., is in the city a guest ali the
home OF her sister, Mrs. n. ]. Shes
han.
Mabel ]. Curry and John Myer, OF
CastleWood, were issued a marriage
license yesterday BY Clerk OF Courts
Ralph HorsWill.
Mrs. w. j. Haven and children ar
rived today for a visit at the home
pff Mrs Haven's parents Mn and
Mrs. Will Mclaughlin.
Mrs. Ross Dawson, accompanied by
her daughters, Marie and Audrae, of:
Willow Lakes, guests at the
Mrs. Alex Dawson home Tuesday.
The Watertown g. A. r. and w,
r. g. have planned q picnic at the
lake, at the city park, for tomorrow.
The start will be made from the city
at $3.50 In the morning.
No one can get married in Coding.
ton county without first asking the
consent Of Clerk Of Courts Ralph H.
Horswill. Ralph. therefore, is a tol-
erably important parsonage to those
contemplating matrimony.
Information is received to the effect
that Charles Lester and family r
still sejourning in California. The
middle Of this month they were stroll
ing through the Chief points
est in the Yosemite valley.
Mrs. "A. NJ. Hardness, who has been
in the city for several weeks, a guest
at the home of her sister, Mrs. G. w.
Larson, departed yesterday morning
for Superior, Wis, where the Rev,
Mr.. Hardness is filing a Methodist
passionate.
EasNH4fA
Remember the pavement dance
next Tuesday evening, for the beneht
OF the local troop regimental fund.
Dimes will be the order Of the day on
this occasions The block between
Kemp avenue and First avenue =. n
Maple street has been reserved for
the occasion.
The friends of John Yet
ter will be panied to learn that he
stricken with an attack of paraly-
sis early in the week at his nome on
the west side Of the city. Mr.. Yet
ter is a pioneer OF the icality, a vet
eran of the Civil War;, and is widely
known. 1t is hoped that he will
speedily recover.
The popcorn and peanut wagon IN
the street, near the Kirwan confec-
ionery, had a little fire OF MS own
Tuesday evening. The fire depart
ment, after some delay, was called
and the fire boys hustled over and
Suppressed the flames by the appllca-
ton of chemicals. The fire was due
to an explosion of gasoline, inc re-
suked in working considerable dam
age to the wagon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The old fashioned baseball enthusi-
asm is lacking throughout the coun.s
try, say local fans. Even in the west
baseball fails to attract the crowds if
drew a few years ago. This IS no
ticeable wen in small cities q N
places the size of Watertown. Sioux
City, which, a few years ago., was an
enthusiastic follower of the national
game, has Lost its franchise, OWING 70
lack of local support. Fans beileVe
that if the war continues for anotner
wear or SO baseball will be one OF the
by-gone affairs, possibly not to be re.
stored to it's former prestige.
A Fourth Regiment Band March"
a copyrighted composition by ~. s..
Peck. director OF the band since Its
organization, was recently issued from
the press Of the Rayner Dalheiml
company and published by the Peck
Music Company Of this city. The
f%rontispiece is a halftone portrait OF
the band, as 1T appeared at the Elks'
national convention at Los Angeles,
Calf. and at the Moose national
convention at San Diego, Calf, IN
1915. surmounted by the features OF
the director. The Saturday News.
musical operator, when he shall have
had time to try this out on his jews
harp, may have something further to
sal about it, but for the time being
sufflce it to remark that it is q com.
position Of graceful action and excel
lent taste.
Recruiting OfHcer Coleman. Of the
regular army is making an appear
for bakers. The army Headquarters
wants to organize a force Of forty
companies of bakers in addition to
the ten already formed, making nifty
companies, which, he thinks, will
answer the purpose for the time be-
ing. These bakery companies consist
Of 4 first and a second ~lieutenant- a
first sergeant, tw~enty.three other SER
geants, fifteen crporals, forty-fye
privates Of the first class and fifteen
privates OF the second class and tive
cooks. The pay Sz this sergeants Is
s44 a month, for the corporals $50.
for the frst-class privates 1913 and
the second-class priyates $50, plus