Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-01-03

where he VIII serve q term OF SIX
months for wife desertion, following
his conviction in the state circuit
court of this county.
The proposition OF Otto S. Oleson
to install an electric light system at
Lesteryille has been accepted by the
town board. The system will cost
about $4,000, and when completed will
make Le5terville one of the best light
ed towns III the state.
Pukwana rapidly is becoming one of
the leading grain and stock markets
in the Missouri river section of South
Dakota. 1t also is becoming a great
poultry market. Reports show that dur
ing the present year poultry to the
value of more than $4,000 has been
shipped here.
Mitchel's new city hospital, built
for contagious diseases. has been com.
pleted and will be opened for occu-
throughout. 1t is constructed of brick,
contains 10 ward rooms and all the
needed Accomplishments. The con-
struction work cost SIS 5000.
A c%ablegram was received at Nit
chell telling of the safe arrival in
France of what was formerly F COM
pany, First South Dakota infantry,
composed of Mitchell men, and the
One Hundred and Sixteenth supply
train. The message said that the men
were in good spirits and that they had
arrived before Christmas.
In order to take active part in the
strafing Of the Hun, r. L. Stevens, Of
Woonsocket, has disposed Of his gar
age business to Harold Kappel, who
has been in his employ, and Leo Hise,
both OF that city. Stevens is al ex-
perienced and capable engine man,
and will test his fortune in he aVia-
ton corps.
Rev, G.. McKibbon. pastor of n OF
the churches at Madison, has been ad.
vised that one of his nephews. Lieut..
Fred Higgerty. of Winnipeg, Manni-
toba, has been missing since Nov. so,
from the western front in France, Il
is believed to have been killed
or captured by the Germans. Lieut..
Higgerty vas serving with the Ca
madam forces.
Fred Christopherson, for some time
past city editor of the Sioux Falls
Press, has passed the examination for
entrance into the aviation corps Of the
United States army, and within the
next few weeks will report at one
Of the aviation fields to commence
training as a pilot. He was a reporter
on the staff of the Press before be-
ing advanced to the city editorship.
Congressman Royal Johnson, soon
to be Private Royal Johnson, OF Aber-
deem, S. D., has practically completed
the task of clearing up his congress
sional work preparatory to reporting
at Camp Meade, at Annapolis, Md,
on January 5 to enter the training
camp Of officers as a buck private"
with aspiration for a commission in
Americas new national army
Martin Hafstad, a farmer living
near Clear Lake, discovered that it is
expensive to bring liquor into South
Dakota. He visited Candy, Mimi, and
on his return had a quantity OF liquor
In his possession. He was arrested,
and when taken before Judge Skinner,
of the circuit court. was fined 5000
and costs. Hafstad paid the amount
assessed against him and was releas.
ed.
South Dakotans issued commissions
in the officers reserve corps. Just an
nounced by the raj department, in
clude the following: First lieuten-
ants. medical corps, P. r. Pinard, OF
Wagner: first ~iieutenants, dental sec
ton medical corps. Perry L. Schofeld,
of Huron, p. nj. RensvoId, Of Madison,
and A. H. Lawrence, Of Canton; sec
ond ~lieutenants, veterinary corps, P.
Z. Johnson, Pierre, and w. +. Joseph.
Iroquois.
The discovery OF charred bones in
the ruins now makes 1t certain that
Mrs. Martha Coulson, aged 10, was
burned to death when fire destroyed
her home near Esmond. She lived
alone and 1t is supposed was unable
to extinguish the fire when It first
started and may have been overcome
by the smoke before she could make
her escape from the burning building.
The fire was discovered by neighbors
at about II o'clock at night.
Coal that several weeks 3 was
pronounced useless and abandoned as
far as their use was concerned, by the
Milwaukee railroad, Il has oeen the
means Of saving Mitchell from a SO
rious coal famine, according to rail
road men at that place. The coal, IS
800 ton Of il, was hauled there last
sumner and became slack laying il
the local yards. It was found this fall
that the coal was useless as engine
fuel, and il was abandoned. However
when the shortage began I'd pinch tws
weeks ago the roadstried again 70 Suss
the coal, and have made it serve Il
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