Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05

wood tree twenty feet@frnm the
ground. There are eight eggs iii the
nest, and the hen IL Matching them.
There sono8lake or pond iii the VII
cinity.
Without all the subscriptions being
in Sioux Falls has raised s4,171 for
the army X. NC IA. and with this
gratifying result achieved the cam.
paign In that city is practically over.
The share which Sioux Falls was
asked to raise was $4,000, which sum
has been oyersubscribed In that city.
Suit to compel the Hill interests to
r%elinquish the old South Dakota Cen
trail railway property for the exact
amount that was paid for 1t, is to be
started, according to reports at Sioux
Falls. r. r. Sherman, builder OF the
road, is slated to take part in the
management Of the road il it regalns
its independence.
A threeday tractor course for farm
ers will be held at State college July
8, 10 and II. in charge of experts
sent GU by a prominent tractor COM
pany and II. G. Solberg, professor of
mechanical engineering at State col.
lege. Farmers and their sons who
contemplate the use of tractors for
fall work r urged to attend.
Because Of the unsettled conditions
owing to the war, construction Of a
proposed line of railway from Belle
Fourche to Miles City, Mont. has
been postponed and may not again
be taken up until next year. The
proposed line would be over 200 miles
in length and would give railroad
communication to a vast territory.
The men and women of Ipswich and
vicinity held a mass meeting and or
ganized q local chapter Of the Ma
tional Red Cross, which starts out
with a large charter membership. The
following officers were elected: Pres
.ident, Frank ]. Tracy; vice president,
M. Pin Beebe; secretary, Julius
Skaug; treasurer, George G. Meadows.
Because Of complaints fled with the
state railway commission as to a short
age in cars for shipments of coal the
state railway commission has issued
an order calling upon railway com
panies to report to the commission
within ten days the number Of coal
cars standing upon sidetracks, the
length Of time they have been SO used
and the station at which they are To-
Gated.
Miss Pauline Sheppard, q Univer-
sity Of South Dakota girl, will become
the bride Of Captain Irving Crawford,
son of former Senator Crawford and
now commander OF the cavalry troop
at Huron. The wedding date has been
advanced to July Z because Of the ex-
pectation that Captain Crawford will
be sem to France. Captain Crawford
was graduated last spring from the
state university at VermilIion.
Mrs. n. G. Wegner of Big Stone was
elected president of the Women's
Missionary society Of the Evangelical
association at the close Of the sew
enth annual convention at Clear Lake.
Mrs. Mary Teishmann of Fargo was
elected vice president, Mrs. 9. +.
Strutz Of Big Stone recording secre-
tary, Mrs. William Suckow Of Bis
marck corresponding secretary and
Mrs. G: H. Howalke Of Groton secre-
tary.
/. A. Churchill, who has been city
attorney for Huron a number Of years,
has turned in his resignation which
has been accepted by the city com
missioners. Charles r.. Warren has
been appointed to succeed Mr..
Churchill in the work. Nj. Churchill,
WHO is a member of the law firm Of
Gardner e Churchill, is now at Fort
Smelling, Mimi. where he is undergo
ing training as an officer in the new
army.
Miss Thecla Gerken, aged twenty
two, of Woonsocket, was shot and
killed by an unknown assailant a few
feet from the home OF DR.. and Mrs.
H. ii. Hagerdorn af Sioux City, Ia,
where she had been visiting. MISS
Gerken had only just parted from
Miss Mabel Houlihan, who had spent
the evening with her, and whom she
had accompanied a short, distance
from the house. Miss Honlihan heard
a scream and returned to ind her
friend lying in a pool Of blood. Miss
Gerken is said to have had a number
Of admirers.
With the closing Of saloons through
out the state at 8 O'CLOCK Saturday
night, South Dakota entered the col
unn OF prohibition~states Of the ma
ton. It is estimated that approx.
mately 225 saloons, as well as numer-
GUS wholesale liquor houses and brew
cries, suspended businesses. Little
disorder accompanied the last rites
of the liquor industry. The forecast
ed order Of Governor Norbeck to ciase
at noon failed to nlateriaiize and the
bars were Free to operate until 3
r. M. Those which kept open until
the final hour did a huge volume Of
business. Extra coaches on many
trains carried throngs Of pilgrims
from diafricfS ALREADY drv IN yf0ini-