Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-02
kAMPEsKA AND HIGHLAND.

drove to the city Friday They were
caught in the rain coming home,
Mr.. u. ii. Oleson has put in a pretty
tough week Of it with rheumatism.
DIR. Smith, of WATERFOWL, made sew
eral visits to the farm
Most OF the small grain hereabouts
is soWn at this time. a few have
some yet unfinished, but the acreage
is practically all in in April, fact
which has rarely occurred since we
have been in South Dakota. With the
advent of warm weather the ground
crops( and alas! the weeds) will grow
rapidly.
We heard the pleasant voice of Miss
Muriel Croft over the phone the other
day She seems to have gotten away
with the scarlet fever and though not
feeling very rugged as yet, is making
gains. Miss Muriel states she would
take an operation, If not too serious,
in preference to scarlet fever.
mot very many Of those buttons
zgo.n noJSadays,' said MIR. Ed Sucker
to Mr.. f. D. Wheelock the other day
in the store, as he noticed the G. A.
r. pin the latter gentleman wears.
MOI replied Mr.. Wheelock, fthey
are getting few and more so each
year, but wear one and am proud
OF it, II my father was alive on earth
he, too, would be wearing one because
he marched to the colors and carried
musket."
Here's our hat in all honor, Mr..
Wheelock, to you and every man who
likewise wears that most to be proud
of butten worn in this land. Well
be sorry when we can see it worn
no more, when the last of the old
army of the boys in blue" shall have
answered the last call.
And to you boys who now go to
war, an honored war, not only for
this, our country, but for all the
world, you boys, with the lads of the
Spanish-American dispute, must take
the place some day of these men Of
,61, the khaki must take the place of
the blue And every man who goes
will some day be proud and happy to
have upon his bosom the mark or
badge, whatever it will be, which will
show that he was one of those who
gave the fullest measure Of devotion
in his power.
The girl with broken pinion never
few so high again.
Strawberries come and strawberries
go, but prunes go on forever.
Better set out some strawberry
plants this year, reader The writer
will sella few good plants this year
III anyone cares for them.
The worth Of the life Of a good man
or a good woman has never been
expressed In dollars and cents. Com
.pelled by the circumstances in certain
premises courts have estimated the
worth of services Of men and women
in relation to those dependent upon
them for sustenance. 1t is true that
suits ait law for the payment Of sums
Of money for injuries inflicted or sus-9
tanned are numerous against COM
panies. corporations and Elunic'psHs
ties.
In the vast majority OF cases the
men and women who have rendered
to their day, their country, to man.
kind, the greatest and most valuable
service have not been rich in worldly
paoi.s.
While money is no doubt desirable,
more or less Of 1t needful, yet life
devoted to- the acquisition Of money
or Its equivalent regardless Of else.
Is practically as valueless as the
tramp, and perhaps. a greater menace
@tts;,, ssssosl ety
Material wealth may be, in fact is,
able to buy, possess, much, many
things conducive to comfort, convent
ence and pleasure, but true 10y, and
pleasure OF the higher sort, genuine
happiness, is not governed, controlled
~ bought BY natural wealth, Il is