The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Brief Bits Weeks History In the
State.

Sioux Falls.-A movement has been
inaugurated for the organization or
q stock company for the purpose of in
stalling and operating a creamery at
Highmore.
Sisseton.-Extensive Improvements
are planned for the Chicago, MilWau-
kee & St. Paul railway yards IN his
city, and material is arriving daily for
the construction work.
Huron.-W. s. Bowen and son OF
Sioux Rails nave purchased tho Ec
onite and the subscription lis or the
Weekly State Spirit. The transfer
of property will take place Aug. l.
Watertown.-In q collision between
an automobile and a motorcycle,
Ed P. Hauff, the rider Of the latter,
was thrown so feet and sustained a,
broken shoulder and internal injuries.
Sisseton.-George Kampeska, an
Indian, living south Of here, is sought
by the local Indian police and the
deputy sheriff for arrest on a charge
of beating his squaw to death with
a neckyoke.
Lemmon.-Lightning struck a tent
occupied by four Milwaukee road sur
veyors seventeen miles east of Mead
ow and killed Walter N. Landknecht,
of Chicago. His companions were
stunned and one seriously burned.
Aberdeen.-News has reached here
of the death, near Bowdle, of Anton
Weigel, a young farmer. Weigel be-
came choked on a piece of meat while
eating dinner, and died before the
obstruction could be removed from
his throat.
Vermillion.-Announcement is made
of the election by the board Of re-
gents of DR.. Carl Christophelsmeier,
a graduate Of the University OF Ne
braska, to the chair of history and
political science in the University Of
South Dakota.
Spearfish.-While driving with a
party of friends near here, Connie
Hoffman Of Deadwood met with a Sc
lOuo dCSldShl IudS VIII SllPplC hCl
for life. The horses SHE'D at an auto
mobile, and fearing trouble, the girl
jumped, fracturing her leg just below
the hip,
Pierre.-Hyde county authorities
have arrested and bound over Frank
Brandle, George McCarty, Fred Kline
and Charles Bowman as members Of
a horse-stealing gang. One of the
A number of head of horses have been
taken in that part of the state
the past year, and 1t is hoped
that the arrest of these parties will
put a stop to it.
Lead-Pete Hedlon, a big Swede,
living at Buckhorn, Wyo., seized John
Gilhorn, his challenger, and bit off half
his nose. The affair occurred near
the Gilhorn ranch at Buckhorn and
after spectators had separated the
men Gilhorn walked in here for treat
ment and then left for Chicago,
where he will enter a sanatorium in
ar endeavor to regain some of his
lost features. Hedlon surrendered,
but Gilhorn declined to prosecute.
Alexandria.-The returns just made
by the local assessor show the total
assessed valuation of all real property
within the corporate limits of Alex
andria to be $167,500 and the value
of the personal property to be $780,
232, the total valuation of the two
classes being ~$269,732. This is an
increase of $4,000 over the valuation
of the two classes of property as re-
turned by the assessor a year ago,
and shows something of the growth
of Alexandria.
MISUNDERSTANDING new In the
way of blue or refractory ore has
been found in the Rutabaga district,
near here. James Julian, owner of
the Solo group Of claims, which lie
between the Pennsylvania and Globe
companies holdings, has uncovered
some blue ore in a fiat formation.
This new deposit ia in a welLdefned
vein of about 8 feet in width, but has
not yet been developed sufficiently to
tell its extent. Samples were taken
and are now being assayed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or Corson
county, the newly organized county
which will hold It's first celebration
July Is, have nominated a non-par-
tisan ticket for county officials, con-
sisting of the following: Sheriff, Frank
Lawrence; auditor, II. B. Ebert; clerk
Of court, Charles S. Watson; states
attorney, n. B. Bartlett; treasurer, q.
w. Comstock; register of deeds, G. A.
Green; county judge, Guy r. Schmal-
le; assessor, Simon Kirk; surveyor,
Eugene Bar King; commissioners,
Harry Mclaughlin, Antoine LeRock
Brains and G. s. Alexandria.
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