Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

some time as guests OF Nj. and Mrs.
Harry Chapman.
John Ginsbach and Sons are adver-
Using IN auction sale on the G. IA.
Heaton farm, two miles east and
three miles north OF Rauville, on
Thursday, March %, commencing at
o'clock sharp. A large list OF per-,
sonal property, including twelve
horses, machinery, wagons, harness.
etc. is to be sold. G. 81. Wilson of
this city will cry the sale
Geo. K. Burt, the South Shore bank
er. was appointed by Judge Sherwood.
to be receiver Of the Northern Mutual.
Insurance company, whose business
was to insure against loss by hail.
The heavy losses OF the past year, it
is said. put the company on the rocky
road to Dublin. The company, it is
said. will l%iquidate, and the receiver
was authorized to levy an assessment
the company operated upon the mu-
Htual plan).
Mrs. Chesbro and daughter, Miss
Ruth, expect to leave shortly for their
new home at Sioux Falls, where Mr..
!ChesbrO maintains his headquarters
for the superintendency of the sales
department of the state for the Over
land automobile. The Chesbros have
made many friends in this city during
their residence here and the regret
over their departure is quite general.
They will carry with them the best
wishes of a large circle of WATERFOWL
friends.
The Great Northern railroad Off
Gals have wired the city that the
company accepts the ordinance as
passed recently by the council for the
construction of a line to connect with
the Park & Grant warehouse. This
means that as o o as spring opens
up SO that grading may be com.
menced, the Great Northern will pro-
coed to build the line, thus, in the
opinion of many Of the citizens of
the place, opening up an avenue for
the enlargement Of the industrial en-
tcrprises of Watertown.
T. F. Graham, OF the vawter chau-
tauqua system, was in the city yester-
day, attending to business matters
for the company. He says that things
are coming on in fine shape. With
the possible exception of last year, he
said. 80 far as the immediate vicinity
of Watertown in concerned, the out
look was never better than at this
time. I'VE have a program he de-
ciared, shat is bound to be interest
Ing and instructive and pleasing.
6osne OF the finest talent to be had
is with us again this year. We pride
ourselves that, we have the cream of
all c~hautauqua entertainers for the
season Of 1917
The Woodstock Typewriter Co.
gives the purchaser a written guaran-
ty good or two years. If, in the mean
time. any defect develops in the ma
chine. you send it back to the com.
pany at the company's expense, the
company will repair it and return it
to you at its own expense-and there
you are! No other typewriter COM
pany in America, SO far as we know,
gives such a long guaranty. Why not
ask that a Woodstock be delivered to
you on trial? 1t costs you nothing
to try it for a few days. WATERFOWL
Printing and Binding Co.
Ellsworth Rowe seems to have run
against a brief streak of hard luck
in his new Brookings position, as the
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Il. p. Rowe, the trouble man on the
rural telephone lines, met with a pain
ful accident Monday evening about
Ave o'clock. He was driving into the
city from the west, and near the
pumping station a tug broke, letting
down the tongue. This frightened
the team and they ran away throw
Ing Mr.. Rowe out and bruising his
hin and Chnir1ahrR hof71xy 5@@ Nh eh~rn,
were broken but he was badly bruis-
ed and has been confined to the house
since. The team ran away and
smashed the buggy L D pretty badly 2,
For sale-Two good work horses.
[Owsley Mercantile Co. 37740
Many OF the pioneers, as well as the
later residents OF the city, are panied
to learn OF the death of Harry Thorn
son, which occurred last week as a
result OF an attack of pneumonia. For
some years past Mr.. Thomson had
been subject to periods Of physical In
disposition, SO that when pneumonia
assailed him he was unable to with
stand the ordeal. He died last
Thursday, March 8, at the age OF So.
Mr.. Thomson had long been a prom
inent figure in the city. He had d
lforceful mind and was possessed OF
an abundance Of physical energy. He
leaves a wife and six children to
mourn his untimely death. He also lis
survived by two brothers, residents OF
Canada.
There will be general relief felt
among many of the cities which con
templated paving extensively the com.
Ing summer in the failure OF the bill
passed BY the last session OF the. legis-
lature to become a law. 1t provided
that cities shall pay the cost OF the
paving Of all intersections-4the street
crossings. Governor Norbeck, after
giving the matter due consideration.
declined to sign the bill which rem
ders it OF no effect, the time for q
veto not having expired when the
Legislature adjourned, SO that the gov
ernOr a the sole nnwar ~ arnrnvo