Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-21

TIE GA NEW
largely, for the which I've been hunt
ing said lives. 1t is related of Blonde
that he had a wire stretched across
the Niagara aflls, over the mighty,
deadly precipice, that he took a stove
Irregular kitchen range, of course1,
kitchen utensils (full set of aluminu.n
said metal having been since discoy.
ered) some grub, and walked-witb
the outit-out on the wire to the.
middle above the awful waters, set
down his stove, built a roaring fire,
put on his cooking dishes, cooked his
pancakes and maple syrup, oatmeal
and beefsteak, toast, etc. whatever he
had in the pantry, ate, deliberately
ca, his meal, took up said outfit and
the twelve baskets of fragments that
remained and passed o'er the narrow
suspension bridge the the other side
amidst the hushed suspense, later
cheers of a vast multitude.
True or not. Mr.. Blonde was an art
list on a stretched wire. To some of
his critics Mr.. Lincoln one day spoke
of him and said to them that when
Blonde was performing n of his
dangerous and uncertain feats the
people watching kept still until he
had finished. They did not yell: Look
out, Blondo," Lean this way, Blondo,'
or Lean that way, Blonde" or Ode
this or do that" but held their
breath and then cheered him at the
end.
Now" said Mr.. Lincoln, 81 feel
that if we all keep still and do u
very best, Blonde will get across, all
right"
Miss Murie Croft underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis Wednesday
We hope she RECEIVERS in good shape
and is again as well as before.
Frank Burke, who has been con
fined to his boarding place on account
of small pox, is again out and around.
He did not have the disease in a very
severe form.
About forty of the women of Rich
land township met at the E. H. Oleson
home to register. Mrs. John Molln
and Mrs. A. d. Ostrander were in
charge of the registration. Most Of
the registrants were not free to offer
their services only to do what they
could in their homes. but the most
of us are willing to do all we can at
home in any way that we are pro-
ficient.
Miss Irene Patterson is helping Mrs.
w. w. Toms car for the children.
A dance was held at the Cecil Os-
trander home, Friday evening. The
David boys furnished the music.
A dance will be held at the hall,
evening. Nh. and Mrs. Joshua
Purcell will serve the supper. Earl
Tigner will act as committee to fur
nish the music.
Mir. and Mrs. Hildebrandt were il
Watertown shopping the middle of the
week.
MI. and Mrs. II. c. Tigner were in
Watertown shopping the first of the
week.
Frank Wellington was in Water
the first of the week. He is tax
ing lessons on the violin. Mr.. Ole.
son went town the same day.
One of the young boys at the Blais
home is quite sick with pneumonia
Geo. Kendall called at the Herman
Frentz home, Wednesday morning
Herman was busy picking corn, and
quite good corn, too.
Calvin Wheelock was a business
caller in Waterfowl, Saturday.
Mrs. e. H. Oleson has been sick FOL
d few days. We are glad to say she
Is better now
We received a letter from Mr.. and
Mrs, S. NJ. Dean. Mrs. Dean SAT-
they were all we'll. She said thes
would start for home this week and
would stop off at a few other points
to visit with old time friends
Neil Falvey was a caller at Kan
peska Monday of this week.
Frank West was a business caller
in castlewood from Friday until Sat
ufday evening.
MI. and Mrs. ]. j. Purcell wers
callers at the g. H. Oleson home Sun
day evening
The little babe at the oshua Purcell
chine is quite sick with q cold.
AInsh1,a. Pnrceu was a WatartnsSn