Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14

1915 Seed Corn. yellow Dent droHn'
ms. D. 1850 per hi. whlle II lasts.
Order today MidWsss land
teFtown, Z.
Rev Christensen departed the
first Of the week forArsnour, D,
where he organizes q young peoples
society and a b~rotherhood class He
is expected Il return for Sunday seIV
Ices.
Friends Of Waiter BaskeryiIle will
rejoice to learn that heSis reported
to be improving. His parents. Nj
and Mrs. NJ. r. Baskerville, with
him. He has been attending the mill
tary school at Faribanlt, MINI.
Carl Hess por Sheriff.
James Abbott, formerly Of Hamlin4
county, but who, with Mrs. Abbott.
has been spending the winter in Wis
consin, was in the city yesterday. He
contemplates going to Montana in the
near future to look over the country
with a view to becoming the possess
Tor Of some Of the states homestead
lands.
Harry 4. Hill, well known IN Water
town as the compiler Of the city di-
trecIory, arrived in the city this morn
ing for the purpose of enlisting, # pos
lsibie in a railroad regiment being
formed for service in France Mt.
Hill has previously made application
for enlistment on one or two occa-
sions and has been rejected on ac-
count of physical disability.
Will sell part or all Of Goose Lake
ranch and will take in stock for 1918;
horses, $500, cattle, $500. All stock
at owners risk in all things. w. s.
Murray. Watertown, SD. 39-42s
John D. Burt, manager of the Wa
tertown Tile and Construction Co,
was in Henry yesterday in the inter
ests Of his company. Mr. Burt'sco com
pany is putting up a modern phantom
the Northwestern this side Of Water
town, and he tells us they will begin
turning out tile and other concrete
products some time this month.-HenT
Fry Independent.
Mrs. G. M. Duryee, Of WatertoWn,
came over last Saturday morning for
a short visit with her daughter, Mrs.
walter LaCraft. - Mr.. and Mrs. 2.
3. Pickles, of near Elrod, and Mrs. r.
M. Gatchen, of Watertown, arrived in
the city from the west Tuesday night.
having made a short visit at Redield.
and they were yer the next day
guests Of Miss Hattie Pickle ere
Clark Courier.
The gas company having Withdrawn
Its request for an increase IN rates,
1.-THE city council, at g recent meeting,
accepted the report Of the examiner
and laid the whole amtter on the
table. However, the council commit
tee reported, from the best Informa-
[tion available, based upon the COM
pany's records, 1t is felt that the com-
pany is now operating at a net loss.
notwithstanding that, for some time
past, the price Of gas should have been
$40 per thousand cubic feet. The
committee suggested that in view Of
the present abnormal conditions, there
be no revision of the rates now charg-
ed by the company, notwithstanding
they are somewhat above the rate
prescribed by the franchise for the
amount OF gas manufactured.
1916 Seed Corn, Yellow Dent. Grown
In s. b. $3.50 per bu. while 1t lasts.
Order today. Midwest Land Co, Wa
tertown. s. b. 39-4o
Former Judge Carl G. Sherwood of
Clark arrived III the city Monday to
appear before the circuit court tn mat
tiers in which his clients are inter;
ested. al whole lot Of Watertown
friends have expressed regret that
the Judge was not able to see his way
clear for entering the congressional
race. However, he tells The Saturday
News that, having undertaken to re.
tain the professional business which
his SON dropped when he entered the
military service of his country. he
feels that he cannot consistently de
sert his private practice to devote his
time and attention to q candidacy foi
a poliicalsofice.
The Saturday News a had to foFl
over the cash III advance for q Jag oi