Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-12-20
Local Happenings.

Charlie Dahle and Geo. Bunting
We're Watertown callers Monday. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Sem were passen-
gers to Watertown Friday afternoon.
-. Aug. Schultz, who visited the past
few days in Watertown, returned
Friday. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bork
and Mrs. ]. d. Skinner, of Waterfowl
were down here Friday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Jesse Skinner.-Re-
villo Item.
1t is announced from Washington
that the rules have been modified so
as to permit enlistments to continue
by men of the draft age. Some time.
ago it was stated that after Deem
Der Is men subject to the selectiye
draft would not be accepted for en-
listment in the army, but the time has
been extended. Transportation and
subsistence en- route to the training
camps will be furnished those enlist
ing. Apply to the local boards.
The Great Northern and the Chica-
go & Northwestern have applied to
the council for the privilege of con-
structing a joint track to the real of
the Park & Grant Mercantile com
pany's warehouse. 1t will be remem-
bered that some time ago the council
granted permission to the Great
Northern only. Now the two roads
unite in a petition to be allowed joint
ly to build the spur. The council ia
vorably considered thee proposition
and it is stated hat such an arrange
ment will be entered into.
Jpbn unItarroon v;ci+nd f,;onl, -...
Sunday in Waterfowl. :. Mr.. and
Mrs. Louie Nelson We're Watertown
visitors Saturday. =. MI. and Mrs.
j. j. Martin made a shopping trip to
Watertown Wednesday of this week.
-. Mrs. j. f. Hoeck and Mrs. E. H.
Ohlen We're Watertown visitors on
Tuesday of this week =. Geo. H.
Chase, ~postotfice inspector for this
district, with headquarters at Water
town, was in Estelline Thursday
Estelline Journal.
Mrs. E, w. Skyes and Mrs. Nellie
AinsWorth went to Hazel last week
to attend the funeral of Bruce Beath,
their nephew, whose remains had
been brought home from New York,
where he died as a result of an at
tack Of pneumonia while serving in
the army. They remained over SUM-
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Beath, parents of the deceased, re-
turning to Watertown Tuesday. Mrs.
Ainsworth expects to remain in Wa
tertown and vicinity, visiting rela-
tives and friends here and at Henry
and South Shore, until some time
next week, when she will return to
her home at Boston.
Hon. John T. Belk, secretary of the
Farmers Cooperative association of
South Dakota, has extended an invi-
tation to Herbert Hoover, the national
food administrator, to visit Watertown
on the occasion of the associations
meeting On January 20, 90 and 81.
1t is considered doubtful whether Mr.
Hoover will be able to leave Wash
but if he feels that he has a
message which he would like to de-
liver to the American people through
the farmers and farmers organiza
tons, direct, it is hoped that he may
accept the secretary's invitation. At
any rate, Mr.. Belk is expecting some
sort of a response that will further
point out the channel wherein Amer
lean duty lies.
The Salvation Army is preparing
give the annual Christmas dinner
and everyone is asked to take part.
is something every one can do
in this worthy event. If you are won
dering what you a do, just look
your storehouse, and then do as
a lady did last Saturday, take down
the phone and call The Salvation
Army and tell them they can have
some chickens and some things for
the dinner. And should you have
nothing at home just call your gro
Gerry or market and order something
and at the same time call 3452 and
tell the Army folks about it. The
things that are needed are as follows:
so chickens, 20 pounds of butter, 25
bushels of potatoes. 80 cans of toll
matoes, so cans of corn, 100 loaves of
bread, 100 pounds of sugar, so pounds
of coffee, SO quarts of cranberries, III
bushels of apples, oneAbox of oranges,
so packages of oatmeal, SO packages
of corn flakes. Should you know of
any family you think should be looked
after, Just call the Army and give the
name and address and the same will
be cared for. What you do may be
small, but everything helps a good
cause like this.
at 10 o'clock a. m, at the County
Commissioners rooms in the court
house. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the mat
ter of eqllaiizing the benefits for the
West SlOIfph draiuaup AT Henry 6 L
D., be postponed until Jan. 3, 1918. att
~ o'clock a. b, at the County Com
missioners room at the court house.
Motion carried.
The report Of the county bridge en-
gineer was on motion accepted andI
ordered filed.
The following claims against the
county. having been properly audited,
on motion allowed:
John Stainocher. road work,
Rauville 81. 69.O0l
John Stainochers road work,
Germantown s. ... 67.5Ol