Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-06-12
$ KAMPESKA AND RlCHLAND !

Mf. ana Mrs. Hanlon Purcell and Mr.
sam purosll spent a portion of Sunday;
win MT. n Mrs. J. ]. Purcell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Puriell.
VIZ and Mrs. Ed. Sucker called on
.Af. and Mrs. Purcell Sunday after.
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. j. ]. Purcell, Mr.. and
MRS. =. Sucker and members Of the
=. 4. oleson family attended church
services in Watertown Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Shultz ana family
spent the Sabbath with Mr.. August
-Melcfert and sisters, the Misses Edith
and Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker of the west. are
present guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. q.
Tracy and Mrs. w. w Toms. Mrs.
Baker is a sister Of Mrs. Toms and
Mr.. Tracy.
Mrs. Mary Hanson anl Mr.. and
Mrs. Hanson OF Nebraska have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred schwandt
ana Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Hansen. The
Ilrst named is a daughter Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Schwandt and 3 sister Of Mrs I
manson. The other two visitors are
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Little Alice Anderson was quite faa.
~ hurt Decoration Day by being btt
py an automobile. She is recovering
IN fine shape. Miss Alice is the da,,eb.
ter OF Mrs. Benthin, rea. Grover
Mr.. Oscar Oleson is the owner Of .
new Ford car.
Messrs. Frank and A. Carnes have
made the purcase of a new Dodge car
and will leave this week for North ia.
kota to look at land. A "A. recently
sold his place north of the Ed. Hide.
brandt place, near the homo of Mr..
ana Mrs, Fred Heathcote, at a good
advance over the purchase price. also
a n of the most successful sales
held in the neighborhood.
l notice the or%ganizatic:. of sheen
growers of C%odington, headed bv Mr.
+. f. Burke. Good idea. WHY no. raise
more sheep?
MIR, Fred Frentz was i'll Riehland
saturday after a load OF feed. He re-
ports family all well. Land selling at
an advance top sale at $3.50 to i35 Der
acre.
MI. Bert Deuchler was 4 g,,es, of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Purcell Saturday
night and Sunday.
I understand Mr.. William Benson
has purchased a 100 acre tract Of land
of Mrs. jenkins.
The editor spoke of the price of land
IN an issue of last week, TO the effect
that the reason and hadn't moved in
Codington county SC much was that it
was too low. "A higher price wol1ll
make 1t sell faster. There may be
some truth in the opinion. even though
the editor wrote half in humor
l once worked on a farm for a
gentleman near Manning, Iowa Dur.
ing the yea visited in Council Bluffs.
Iowa. While there I thought to buy a
dish for the farmers wife. I entered a
leading crockery store and priced
some plates. I was first showed plates
at five, ten and fifteen dollars. TOO
much money ( told the proprietor, for
he happened to wait on me. the lady
likely woul not appreciate such a
plate, and besides I 90 not care, at this
time, to a SO much, I purchased a
plate I felt was suitable. Then I asked
the ssorekeeper # the fifteen dollar
plate was really worth fifteen dollars,
He replied that it was not but that he
would be unable to sell to a consider
able part of his patrons unless he had
a good big price on his best ware.
Another case. I know to be true. oc-
cured in the city Of Omaha during my
sojourn there. The elder brandies were
still living. {The Brandies people have
a large store there.) The Inan in charge
of the shoe department had put out a
considerable number of shoes. odd and
ends of stock that had apparently tai.
ed to sell readily, he rubbed them al
up In good shape. put price tags or
them at a figure thai he thought
would move them. No demand. He pol
ished sem a little more, busted off the
plate glass a little extra, grouped them
as artistically as he could, shaved
down the price a little further but still
they refused to leave the glass. Hi
went to the senior Brandies with his
troubles. PUT on new tags said Mr.
Brandies. and stick the price away VI
There Mister shoe man acted on TIL,
suggestion, and@ihe shoes went likt
hot cakes. Stick up the price on Cod
ington county land, mister, and shell
sell. And by h way. stranger, 4
wou're looking for a home and land
Godington county land IS no humbul
nor shoddy stuff, neither is u hust
ling county seat nor orr splendid lake
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\ FOLEY !
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school election Tuesday. June II.
Mr.. A. Ehrke Is erecting d new autt
garage in which he expects to nous.
his new car.
The ladies home club was enter
tanned at the home OF Mrs. VIM. Wol
ter on Thursday. the club WIN mes
apain Thursday. Tune 18th. with Mrs