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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

tarv make the war machine run
little more smoothly and quickly But
after a while We acknowledge our llk-
ing for the little furnishings. and ad-
nit. IL ourselves at least. that they
make FOR comfort and coziness. Dear
me. If We must work out Of the home
part of the time. all the more reason
Whe We should have the maximum q
attractiveness and comfort when We
DO find now and then a moment Tor
relaxation within oar own four walls.
And SO we turn 70 the fascinating
little things in the furniture shops
one 0f these thar Is something ~ a
novelty IS an oval tea wagon. Il IS
actually shorter and narrower than
most OF the obloug tea wagons More
over. It's always curying ootline gives
il an appearance OF utter daIntlness
that makes II especially appropriate as
q carrier Of tea To the houdoir u
comes in mahogany, aEd in some Of the
brown oak finishes. And right here,
hy the way let US mention another
reason for the present liking Tor furni-
ture knicknacks. It is now possible 70
get them in all sorts If oak and black
walnut finishes. There was q time
when they We're only obtainable in
mahogany. and so those of Us who
preferred the brown tones IN wood for
our furniture could not get them.
4 round folded card table IS sug-
gested by the oval tea wagon. Per
haps 1t is not new. but at all events
ii IS convenient. for there are many
| spaces in which square table will not
| conveniently fit. wherein 4 round table
may be placed. What are the square
corners on table for. anyway We
don't notice them. usually. because we
are quite used to them. But the round
table for cards is often more conyen-
/ lent than the square one.
| A really charming little desk that
will lit into my corner or bit Of wall
| space, and one that IS Withal sub
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

~ CR worthy ancestors. even Wheh
they lived In a haronial castle
~ or later when as prosperous
colonists they We're rulers of a small
domain OF their own. ON the shores OF
the Potomac or Connecticut or the
Hudson. were nothing Ioath to place
the large. imposing. and important bed
in which they took their nightly slum-
ber in the middle of the hall" or the
main room of their abode. II was the
master and the mistress nf tn" hnuS"
Nho occupied this bod Of state. The
children MAY have slept in trundlcs
underneath Grown sons ana dHuEh
tcrs found sleeping chambers in
Smallcr rooms uf the house AMI re
taincrs ii would seem. dropped off 10
ehimhcr with the horses ia th" stable
or in some warm s'r0cr nf the Kitchen
1t is roall> fact thnt "yel th"
haruuS and lords ot old slopt n their
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

and Give Character TO IT, just as a
ofDress Give Distinction to the Wel-Dressed Woman

stantia enough for the use Of the
woman who must utilize odd moments
to make out war-work committee re-
ports. has a drop leaf. When this leaf
IS let down, the desk is not more than
ten or twelve inches deep. SO IL sits
fiat against the wall with its various
little compartments for paper ana pens
quite out oT the way. When the drop
leaE is raised. Il presents a really large
, working surface. quite substantially
held in place by meaus ot gstc-leg
arrangement
Lamps ought ID re included in the
knicknacks thar have high furnishing
possibilities Lamps are nawodays
combined with pieces nc furniture in
manv clever ways There are the book
reading lamps, for instance floor
lamps with little shelves or platforms
about half way up whereon books may
be placed. There are the smoking
stand lamps. There the sewing or
work table lamps that can he firmly
clasped on the edge Of table or desk.
There are work basket lamps silk
covered work baskets from the center
Of which rises a white enameled shaft
bearing an electric bulb. shaded with
silk and lingerie. aloft.
Then there is a Very comfortable
work chair. with a wide arm extend
ing at the right into circular plat
form whereon sewing or writing may
be placed. It is Of the Windsor type
this chair, aid may be had in mahog-
any or dull oiled oak
OF course there are an sorts Of
knitting accessories in the way OF fur
niture These the ardent l1nitter must
neds make use OF. There are stand
ards to hold the skein while one winds
it-s standards I with revolving arms.
There are all sorts of little devices to
hold the bali while one knits. some oi
them to stand on the floor, some &c
stand On table, others to hang from
| the wrist.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
w

as. that * 10 say. who were in
nuenced by that furniture fashion
locked askaafe on the @cluttered'
room. Md our feeling against kniek-
uaeks was undoubtedl> a good enc. Ne
had had too maeh. If not individually.
tban as a iaee. af The stuffed hlpas ana
vorsl,d uork he.sa rests asta tand-
embroidered loatseoIs fnd waxed
flowers oe the ata NI.tog!sa cir evil
War poriod " lonsed for clear
spaces. for simpaasd furnishings. We
we're becoming. the 0omn q the com
tfs az emancIpated faee physically
4- VIII as mcntaIa We could not be
aappy IN a room OYER eurtained. over
,aroeted. over aled With little. mean
ineIess knicknacks.
50 for a time we furnished our rooms
with almost monastic simplicity. We
eloried in bare floors aud bread spaces
unohstructed hy even 50 much as a
table
Now. having gained our emancipa-
tion from Mid-Nictorian furnishings
as Well as from other mid-eentury
limitations. we are feeling liking for
the little. comfortable knieknaeks Of
furniture. At first we do not quite
admit this tkine We feel that to ad-
nit 1t is like admitting that We wish
we were back in the days when war
,,-.,t, en-. women didn't include estab-
fishing hospitals in France and driving
motor trucks In England ana working
telephone sWitchboards all over
Europe and learning stenosraphy 50
that we might. as somebody's secre-
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upstairs furnished as q convertible
sitting room and guest room. How
ever, she has chosen the iron frame
type OF day bed. and has made with
her own hands the fabric covers that
consist of two end pieces and n
straight piece with a runie on each
side to place across the main part of
the bed. Wisely che has chosen a
severe atriped material rnthcr than q
lowered chintz For the lowered
rhintz progresses not quite enough
character for SO large q piece Of fur
nitnre. and the more severe material
contrasts better with the dainty c11sh.
ions that are an Indispensable part ~
every dag bod.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

Our food restrictions DO not always
coincide with our religions regulations
regarding food Those who eat fish IN
Lent do 80 with tho knowledge thar
they also satisfy the suggestions Of Mr.
Hoover. But 70 has occurred 70 many
persons that the Hoover rnestles. days
DO not coincids with the rnsatless days
required or suggested bv certain relig-
ious denominations. Friday "a a meat
less day the year round FOR many Per
sons. but just becauss H. -, YOU ars
not excused from keeping the u1ear1e~e
day on Tuesday. During Len, there
Is an additional nestiess day on Wef-
nesday for many persons, but Wetnea-
day, p Mr.. Hooyers calendar. IS only
wheatiess. And speaking OF religious
observauces and patriotic food meas
ures, what are hot-cross buns going
70 be made Of this year? Friday IS not
a wheaIless day--and we eat taem on
Good Friday-nut many persons eat
no ai-Wnite bread at any time. SOns
Ingenious person viii no a1Gnt iaveut
a hot-cross corn bun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

world now most wishes TO disguise the
presence OF n bed is the girl who livea
IN small room and must or necessity
receive her friends and spend her
hours at home I'm close proximity 10
tic bed where she spends her sleeping
hours. She is not quite foolish enough
to hope to make It look like a book
case, and she does not mind having
people know that she really has hut
one room still she Keeps her toilet
articles ont of sight. and makes an
effort to eliminate the "hedruornv-'
bed. The couch bod covered with
Bagdad rug and motley collection of
pillows. was all very well aud answered
tho purpose until some clever mortal
discovered the daY bed And now
evcrY nne-r0om girl who can afford
II has a day bed. That makes very
much more comfortable couch bv night
aud much moro dainty couch bv dav
Like all good looking novelties, the
d1y bed is expensive. We arc Some
times deceived hy the price quoted be
cause we do not realize that this price
usually does not include springs and
mattresses hut merely tho frame
Most attractive az all are the day beds
made with fine wood frame possibly
With French oaued panels The wick
er oncs are also extremity effoctiv Bui
the girl who can afford neither ~
these las discovered that II sho geta
an inexpensive iron day -bed frame
she can get very good results by max
ing a cover for II IF chintz or other
uphnlstoriug material.
There Is another person besides the
girl iu one room who appreciates this
sort of furniture. This is tho woman
who has to choose between having Q
morning room she usually calls i ~
upstairs sitting room Or guest room
She can really have both. II she has Z
day bod Tho dressing table rnar -
plpeed behind dainty ecrcon and thf
hod may sorVe a4 ? couch save wher
tho room Is used for sleeping Thor'
/ IRE convenient frames that open int
double hed 1eht that have the
sumo proportio Is mo regulation dat
bod THIS makes if possible to oonyar
tho sitting room into i comfortable
guest room for two
Il Is hard - fell whether tho little
! lady in the picture is the girl VINO livef
/ In ono room Or the yoftnE housewife
who has chosen e. have her eYtra room
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

Tho Jewish Passover season begins
on March ~. Has - occurred 20 yo1i
that i would Re a vfolstiou ~ Tho
rules NJ the orthodox Hebrews % eat
nstzoths made or any material ssva
wheat? Corn may be All very we'll a.
wheat substitute Sor patriotic Dur-
poses. blit there srs times when nom
Ing but wheat wiil do. This viii mean
some little hardship among orthodox
Hebrews IN some OF the cities IN oua
community where la.t yaar fhev had
ten pounds % rnatzoth per person 10
eat during the Passover season. thev
wflI have but seven pounds this year.
However. there has not been ore rnur-
muir against the AUTHORITIES that T--
strict the use or wheat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

One ~ The reasons 70 h- .orn rnea
has not been found practicable wheat
substitute iu France IS because France
does not possess adequate milling -
cliities, and II fs only recently that -
have learned what could hs done vish
corn ourselves Corn -four is quite p
different proposition from corn rossf.
although Il IS made from exactly the
Same substance The germ NJ fhs
corn is extracted before grinding. thuv
making tho -four n Ii'tis richer in pro
tein and starch. and . iIttie less rfcfi
IN fat than IS ordinary corn meal. r.
~ decidedly moro satisfscfory IN rnak-
Ing bread than corn meal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

one very good French pastry shop
features Liberty Cakes on Monday and
Wednesday. They contain no wheat.
ana very little sugar. They are made
in small paper cases. and contain
foundation layer of the finest of white
cake sponge IL contains TO wheat and
is made largely or rice -four. Il -
Favored with almond ard has only a
little sugar. on TOP OF the cake is a
little mound oC unsweerened whipped
cream and 20 garnish this there IS a
fine srating o1 chocolate, 20 give II
flavor and just the touch ~ sweetness
needed. They are auny little delica-
cies. containing a modicurn OF nourish-
ment. and when YOU have eaten one
with YOUR afternoon tea you are as
well satisfied as if you had feasted on
buttered white bread toast or one OF
the sweetest of wheaton pastries.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

War breads are getting better all
the time. The hotel chefs have worked
out some o. the best recipes. Recent
y a promInnt city chef generously
made public the following recipe. con-
tanning bread crumbs. bran and corn
meal as well as u little wheat -four.
Mix together in dry state the fol-
lowing ingredients: cups whole
wheat -four. 3 cups bran. , cups sifted
bread crumbs. cup cornmeal. l cup
wheat -four. "a tablespoons salt,
tablespoons sugar. Moisten with the
following mixture. pints milk and
water. spoon moiasses, ; rounded
spoonfuls shortening. Yeast cakes.
dissolved in a little water Nix well
and knead 70 a stiff dough Let u
stand In a warm place overnight In
the morning make into !oaves. Allow
the dough 70 double its bulk and bake
for one hour. This bread has excellent
keeping qualities
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
TIMELY
HINTS AS
TO

~ I'D you know that whale meat is
- the latest war food7 Like green
turtle. terrapin and caviar II viii
never be the poor mans substitute for
beef. pork. and mutton Put whale
ppt-aI-feu. whale IN casserole Hff
planked whale steak a Ia Vancouver.
are dishes recently served on the tables
~ those vim can afford the delicacy
And u has been pronounced delicious
IN naFor similar 20 vouia0u u has
been said that hundred million
pounds ~ whale meat could he sup
piled. and ~ cost ~ oulv sweleo snf
half cents a pound. Necdlsrs ~ cay
~ is as rct much moro expensive.
AFTER al, We have onl, capped our
fprd resources
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

rHF% mission furniture arst eame
j into fashion. we ali OF as-au of
Us MT i. - sax. WHO Mere IN
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
SIBERIAN KELLY PRESENTS
COMPANY AT METROPOLITAN

.-
Few actors nave scored The tri-
umphs that have fallen t. Sherman
Kelly who win be seen at the head Of
his own company at the Metropolitan
theatre for six days starting Monday,
when he viii present a wonderful list
of plays. 1t is doubtful if any actor
or actress can show such a remark
able record for runs in cities where
six days is considered as unusual.
The Sherman Kelly Stock company
comes here for n week and during
the engagement will offer all high
class plays and each M will be made
a production complete. why Did
She Do It?"-a real Kelly comedy with
music-has been selected for the OPP
ening play. Remember every ticket
helps to load a gun!
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
SALE AND LEASE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on
April 18th. 1918. a sale OF state Lan&s
will be held in Codington County.
The lands selected will be offered for
sale at public auction between the
hours Of 10 o'clock a. M, and s O'Clock
p. M, at the court house in said GUN
ty; and immediately following the
sale, on the same day, state lands,
not under lease, will be offered for
lease at public auction.
Dated at Pierre, s. o., January 25thl,
1918.
n. 3. knight,
Commissioner Of School and Public
Lands.
lFirst pub, Jan. 81, last pub. Mar. 2s1
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
THE ANTi-BoLsHEvIk
CHIEF PUT TO FLIGHT

Hardin, M%anchuria, March 12.-
General Seminoff, the anti-bolshevik
leader in Siberia, has %retreated into
Manchuria before the advance of a
superior force of bolsffevik troops, ac-
cording to advices from the border.
The accuracy of the bolshevik fire
during the fighting is taken to indi.
cate the cooperation of former Ger.
man prisoners.
General Seminoff brought his dead
and wounded with him in his retire
ment. Nurses and a supporting de.
tachment are to leave Hardin tonight.
General Seminoff's munitions are
reported exhausted, as well as the
funds at his disposal.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
ENCOURAGEMENT

/ desire herewith to announce my
self as a candidate for the republican
for the office of States
Attorney of Codington county, S. D.,
subject to the will of the republican
primary to be held on May 28th, next,
Your support and vote will be appre-
ciated. / assure the people of Coding-
ton county that if nominated and
elected. l shall give the interests Of
the county and state prompt and faith.
full attention. Thanking all for their
support and vote, ! remain,
Respectfully,
John ~. Weber.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
FOR SHERIFF.

To the republican voters of Coding-
ton County:
! hereby 0 myself as a can,
didate for the Office of Sheriff of said
county, subject to your approval at
the primary election to be held May
2Sth, 1918. / was born in Codington
county and have lived in or near the
county for t%hirty-five years. Your vote
and support will be appreciated.
John B. Heyn.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
SUI MoNs.

State of South Dakota, County OF
Codington, SIS.
In Circuit Court. Third Judicial Cir
cult.
Jacob R. Thompson, Plaintiff, VS.. Jen-
ME M. Thompson, Defendant.
The State of South Dakota to the
above named Defendant, Greeting:
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to answer the complaint of the
plaintiff in the above entitled action,
which said complaint is hereto at.
|tached and herewith served upon you,
and to serve a copy of our answer
to the said complaint uponfthe under
signed at his office in the Lamm
Block in the City of Watertown, in
the County of Codington and the State
of South Dakota, within thirty days
after the service of this summons and
complaint upon you, exclusive of the
day of such service; and that if you
fail to answer the said complaint
within thirty days after the service of
this summons and complaint upon
you, the plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for the relief de-
manded in said complaint.
Dated February 9Th, 1918.
John N. Weber,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Water
town, C%odington County,
South Dakota.
To Jennie NJ. Thompson, Defendant
above named:
You will please take notice that the
summons and complaint in the above
entitled action, were filed in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
the Third Judicial Circuit in and for
the County of Codington and State Of
South Dakota, on the 18th day Of
February, 1918, and are now on file
i'll said office.
John N. Weber,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
tFirst. pub. Feb. %, last pub. Apr. III
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
NOTICE.

take this opportunity to announce
to the voters of Codington county that
l am a candidate for the Office OF
County Treasurer Of Codington coun.
ty in the coming election, and shall
be thankful for the support of my
friends in the republican primaries
May 2Sth next. | am, and always
have been, a republican, and in the
present crisis am first American
Thanking my friends for consider
alton,
l remain,
80 r. l.. Eddy.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
ANNOUNCEMENT.

To the republican voters of Cooling
to County:
hereby announce myself as a an
didate for the Office of County Aud
itor subject to your approval at the
primary election to be held May 2sth
next. Have served as deputy County
Auditor for the past three years. Your
vote and support will be appreciated.
VIM. M. Olson.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
est individual client, l will feel
Real GRAVELY Chewing Plug

my largest individual client, l will feel
that it is entitled to, and it will re
ceive, the preference over any and all
private business and interests. Need
less to say, your support and vote VII
be sincerely appreciated.
Daniel x. Loucks.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ hereby announce myself a candi
date for the Office Of Register of
Deeds of Codington County, subject
to the decision o fthe coming repub-
lican primary.
o. M. Kirlin.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
John N. Weber,

AVIOIaCy IUf IdIHItI.
First. pub. Feb. %, last pub. Apr. III
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14

State of South Dakota, County OF
Codington, SIS.
In Circuit Court. Third Judicial Cir
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
E DIT O rial
"A Pressing obligation

The announcement tina. the Waterown Public Opinion will publish a morn
ing edition close uo the heels of a reportt that Frank Cr oft he Wa
terown News contempates making a daily tut OF his weekly The Mitchell
republican, a few months ago established a morning edition, close upon the
heels of a repo that c W: Downey of the Gazette contemplated transform
ing his i-Weeky into a daily WatertoWn ant MHche nW have daHy each
with a morning, evening N Sunday edition. Undoubtedly, the arrangement
be the casef here We're two separate morning and evening papers publish
ed, as in Aberdeen, Sioux Falls III Yankton. But the publishers of the Re
publican and of Public Opinion have increased responsibilities THEY can
NOT, IN JUSTICE TO THEIR TOWNS, STAND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE
OF ANY ONE FACTION IN PoLITICE. They are in duty bound placed in
or course, MOST PAPERS DO THAT WHERE THERE ARE MORE THAN
UPON DAILIES WHICH HAVE PUT ON AN EXTRA EDITION, APPARENT
aY AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF KEEPING OUT COMPETE
TION-AbeTdeen Daily News, March s. 1918.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Default has been made in the con
ditionS of a mortgage made by A..
Weaver, single, mortgagor, to Chas.
Il, Halbkat, MORTGAGE, dated June 80,
1910, describing and conveying the
East F%orty-nine (E 49) feet of Lots
Five 90 and Six (6), Block Two "a.
Hopper's Fairview Addition to Water
town, C%odington County, South Da-
kota, recorded July 1, 1910, at 1920
O'clock p. m. in Book "a of Mortgages
on Page 81, securing the payment of
a note of ever date Herewith of One
Thousand ($1,O00.OO) Dollars, which
said note and mortgage were there
after duly assigned to G. w. Hart
Farm Mortgage Company, a corpora
ton, of W%atertown, South Dakota,
which said assignment was duly re-
corded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Codington County, South
Dakota, in Book 112 of Mortgages on
Page Alb.
The total sum nov due and unpaid
ON said principal and interest thereon
is One Thousand One Hundred Thir-
ty-four and 66-100 (~$1,134.66) Dollars:
Said mortgage containing proper pow
er of sale by advertisement and said
assignee having elected to declare all
of the sums. due under the terms OF
the mortgage, notice is hereby given.
that said mortgage will be foreclosed
by sale of said above premises at pub
lie auction by The Sheriff of Coding-
ton County, South Dakota; at the
front door of the Court House at wa
tertown, Codington County, South Da-
kota, on April %, 1918, at two o'clock
r M, to pay said mortgage debts, to-
gether with statutory attorneys fees
and costs and disbursements allowed:
by law.
Dated at Watertown, South Dakota,
this seventh day Of March, A. d. 1913
N. Hart Farm Mortgage Com
pany, a Corporation,
Assignee.
ia. 4 Elkins,
Sheriff, Codington County, s. D.i
Leucks. Hasche & Foley,
Attorneys for Assignee
WATERFOWL. South Dakota.
CHRIST pub. Maj. ii, last pub. Apr. 25)5