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


q. wATEaTown
n. v Ellis, r~epresesnting tie Row
typewriter. was ia The city over sun
81 day. Mr. Ellis u that the Roya]
people have ceased 10 make d hi,
lchine excepting the late No. 10, which
hts going s fast III the company can
u turn them out. The Royal company
recently sold biz bunch Of No. los
Ito the British government and has
likewise placed d large number with
1.-THE United States government. Many
dspf the army regiments have Royals
Tor their correspondence.
FrankYL Bramble, secretary Of the
Dakota Life, departed last week for
the Black Hills, accompanied by his
family. They drove overland with
MT Bra1nble's car Upon arriving Id
the Hills, Mr.. Branble left the car
and the family for an outing. while
ne proceeded on to points in Montana
70 attend to business for his COM
pany He will join his family in the
Hills on his way home. and, after
taking In the scenery there for a few
days, will return home by way of
Pierre.
The local Rebekahs Installed the
following officers at a recent meeting:
Noble Grand, Mrs. Alice Henry; Vice
Grand, Mrs. Ida Brook; SECRETARY,
Mrs. May Barrette: Treasurer, Miss
Maude Adams; Right Supporter to
Noble Garnd, Mrs. Margaret Gayman; !
Left Supporter to Noble Grand, Mrs.
Marie Schnackenberg; Right Support
er to Vice Grand. Mrs. Cassie Carlos;
Left Supporter to Vice Grand, Miss
Helen Riley; Warden, Mrs. Ida Kins-
man; Conductor. Mrs. Ida Hubbard.
Inside Guardian, Mrs. Nina Rohde;
Outside Guardian, Mrs. Lena Parks.
SPECIAL MILLINERY SALE.
Every hat In the store will be ON
sale from s1.50 to $3.50. Best values
of the season at Miss Jorgenson,s,
over TarbeH and Williamson's.
Secretary George Schlosser, OF the
National Press Association, returned
Tuesday from q weeks sojourn with
the association at Minneapolis. Mr..
Schlosser says there is an optimistic
feeling among the newspaped editors
and publishers concerning the outlook
for the ensuing year from q business
standpoint. They have hopes of get
ting the price of print paper down to
a reasonable figure and believe that
within the next few months the price
will be materially lowered, although
the buyers Of small quantities may
not be SO favorably Affected. But In
carload lots 1t is believed the high
altitude Of price will be about cut in
two.
Lake Kampeska Lots for sale at
East Yahota. Inquire Of Mrs. Frances
p. Hopkins, 5as E. Kemp Ave, or
phone 1920. 50tfl
Newspapers in some of the larger
cities Of the state are commenting on
the lack Of business for the police
courts since the prohibition law went
into effect July 1. The Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader, which has been a stur-
dy supporter of the awets,,, In a report
a few days ago, said that the law
was operating to increase the bust
ness in Sioux Falls. and It expressed
the opinion that within a year or So
there would be but little demand forl
a return to the wet column. The
report of the clerk Of the municipal
court In Watsrtown for last week in
dictates that only one arrest for
drunkenness was made during the
week, and three for gambling. Last
year for the corresponding period
there were numerous arrests for
drunkenness
Hon. Henry Al. Sasse, accompanied |
by Ed. Whiting, were in the city on
Tuesday, shaking hands with friends
MI. Sasse's family and Nj. Witting's
daughters were also in the city, hav-
ing driven over with Mr.. Sasse's car
while the gentlemen came with Witt
ting's car, the Writings having driyenI
overland from their home at Bemidji,1
MINI. Mr.. Whiting was formerly a
resident OF Henry, where he was one
of the pioneers. For several years he
was also prominent in Knights of
Pythias circles. but he removed to
northern Minnesota about twenty
years ago and has since resided in
the Gopher state. He has a host of
friends in the county who are glad OF
an opportunity to renew acquaintance
Excepting that his hair is turning
somewhat gray, ard maybe becoming
rather few and far between IN the
top Of his pate, he looks like the
same old boy.
Tag day for the French orphans,
conducted under the auspices Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton throughout the country, was sue
eessfrl in a high degree. The city of
Watsrtown, for instance bought near
" three hundred dollars worth of
tags. r. the other portions Of the
country did as well, the fund raised
in America viii be no small ITEM,
considering the fact that large sub
scriptions were not asked for-merely
a donation Of some sort ~anywhere
from a dime up. The canvassers.
who were largely the high school
girls OF the city, working nnder the
direction Of the local q. Al r., when
asked how mach they~exrected, u.s.
uaIly replied something like this