Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-27

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family were visitors at the H. Delse
horne Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Elfring andschil.
idren spent Friday evenign at the III.
Schuelke home.
Mr.. w. Montootls called at the A.
Hemp home Tuesday.
Mr.. Tom Daggitt was a Sunday at.
tefnoon visitor Mt the G. Wess home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ] j. Purcell and Mr..
and Mrs. s. Sucker were in the city
Tuesday the past week. They were
taking a look at the Rebekah lodge goat
with a view of riding the animal, per.
haps.
Geo. Croft spent Tuesday night in the.
city getting his sale bills lined up. Mr.
Croft will hold his sale at the farm
home on March 9Th. It will be O gen.
eral farm sale.
Mrs. John Molln is home again from
the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Tester are the
parents Of a new baby boy.
j. j.. Purcell and e. Sucker are
among those to put up ice this year
Ice sure comes in very fine in the hot
days of summer.
The baby OF Mr.. and Mrs. Garbe is
much better. Is back home again.
Oscar, Glen and Miss Ella Oleson
spent a portion of last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Peterson, now liv,
ing northwest of Watertown They
report Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson as the
proud parents Of a fine baby boy.
The young folks of the P. r. Burke
home spent Sunday evening at the Carl
David home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke called upon Mr.
and Mrs. Eli oleson in the afternoon
We're not so well the last report. This
refers to the young folks Of her fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.. Purcell, Sr. spent
Monday night with relatives at attend,
ed the sale and to other business on
Tuesday.
Mi. and Mrs. j j. Purcell, Jr., spent
a portion Of the week in the city. Joshua
had some blooded Durocs at the sale
Tuesday.
Mrs. e. Pickrel was not SO well Sun.
day, but are glad to know that at latest
word she was better.
Steve Chambers will assist Lee Pet.
erson this summer in his farm business
Unless we greatly mistake, Mr.. Peter.
son has secured a first class helper.
The flu seems to have abated largely
he%reabouts. and as well In many places
and here's hoping to goodness it stays
abated. $500
Word received from Mr.. Otto David
states that he is now detailed for kitch
en- work. That he does not especially
love the kitchen business, but that he
now weighs 100 pounds and feeling
more like a man and a soldier tina he
has for weeks.
Leo David is attending school in Wa.
tertown this winter.
Letters from Paul David, now in
France with the American army Of oc.
fcupation, informs that he is well but
kept at hard work the most OF the time
and that discipline is strict. Not long
ago he, with a company OF soldiers
were given a day for a hike They
walked 40 miles during the day and
spent the time going to and from the
battlefield and walking over the battle
field. The place was where severe fight
ing took place. Paul said the sights
they saw Were UGH as he never will
forget. He saw bodies OF hundreds OF
fallen fighters lying as they had drop
ped in the struggle. Ali around were
guns helmets, automobiles and every
sort Of debris,Aand all, Of the battle.
skeletons. Shell holes were so thick
that one had to be careful in walking
over the ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp called upon Mr.
and Mrs. Piekrel the last OF the past
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Meyers
called upon Mr.. and Mrs. Pickrel Sun
day. Mrs. Meyers is asister OF Mr..
Pickrel.
Mr.. Plckrei sold a fine team OF horses
to Herman shultz the past week.
School recommended In district No.
s on Monday Of this week.
Henry Falyey is tearing down his.
/! old house. Soon the new residence
will stand alone.
And now we understand that congress
has passed the bill altering the time Of
the clock the same as last year They
hadsa blamed sight better nave passed
the suffrage amendment in my hum.
bic estimation and let our time be real
time, no a manufactured time. Why
not change the clock some more and
have the dinner time at nine O'Clock
in the forenoon. Why not have Easter.
where The Fourth Of July 10 and Christ
mas in the spring.
In with Miss Geneva Ken.