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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
IN THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Gleanings Of Important News Of Nors0ay. Sl0eden
and Denmark, Dfh Occasional Comments.
By r w. oDLAND.

Thrane and his family came to this
country In 1864 and settled in Eau
Claire. His work In this country was
chiefly devoted to journalism. He was
a familiar figure in this city. and
could be seen any day walking about
the town with his cane and his two
big hounds. inseparable companions.
The two dogs were buried with him,
In 1883. nineteen years after he
came to this country, Thrane returned
to Norway to deliver lectures there
on conditions in America, but the re-
dictionary influences were so strong
even then that the Workingmen's as
ISOLATION at Christiania refused him
the use of its hall. OF late years JUS
tice has been done this great Norwe-
gian patriot. and today an ever-grow-
ing party In Norway maintains the
principles for which he worked.
The labor movement of 1S4S will be
known in history as the "Thrane
movement" Organized labor In Nor
way today celebrates his memory, his
picture-like Lincoln's in this coun-
try--graces every home. and he is
honored and revered as a hero and q
patriot.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
State News of Interest
soosT SOUTH K o
Federation OF Commercial Clubs viii
Give State Some Good Advertising.

Federation Of Commercial Clubs VIII
Give state Some Good Advertising.
The South Dakota State Federation
Of Commercial clubs Is doing all that
Il can to advertise South Dakota. At
a recent meeting Of the club 1t was
decided to procure a large number OF
booster buttons" which will be sold
throughout the state to raise funds
with which to prosecute the work or
s--c-t.:S the state In an effort to
secure a suitable design for the but
ton the federation has decided to Of
fer a cash prize of $25 to the person
who would suggest a suitable design.
This offer is open to any one in the
state, and it affords an easy way to
pick up a snug cash prize. Besides
the button plan the federation will APP
peal direct to the business men of the
state for free will contributions for
the cause.
At the recent meeting 1t was sug-
gested that an official correspondent
be located at some central point.
probably Pierre, who shall answer all
correspondence. Doan Robinson has
been selected for the position.
A finance committee consisting OF
George Schlosser of Sioux Falls, A. j.
Mccain of Rapid City and Samuel
Mortimer of Belle Fourche was also
appointed.
These booster buttons will be sold
at 81 each, and the federation hopes
in this manner to raise considerable
money.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
A COINCIDENCE.
Two Children Victims of Precisely the
Same Kind Of Accidents.

Two Children Victims of Precisely the
Same Kind OF Accidents.
Two children at widely separated
parts of the state and at about the
same tsne, were victims Of precisely
the same kind OF accidents and mar
rowly escaped locing their lives by
being burned to death. One Of the
victims was the little daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Paul Werth, who live on a
farm near Frankfort, Sphinx county.
While burning thistles the children
were playing around the Are, when
one Of them sat down In a clump OF
thistles that was or fire. Instantly
the flames were communicated to her
dress, and, had It not been for the
heroic work of a hired man. she would
have been burned to death. The
hired man rushed to her assistance
and succeeded iH saving her life, but
not until his hands had been badly
burned. The little girl was seriously
burned, but will recover The other
victim was Celia Kenyon, the little
daughter Of residents of Gary. While
playing with a bonfire she, without
realizing the danger, backed into the
fire, and in an instant her clothing
was ablaze. Fortunately her mother
heard her cries and rushed to her as
sistance, arriving just in time to saw
her daughters life. After strenuous
efforts the mother succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the flemes, but in doing s.
was severely burned about the hands
and arms.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
JAIL BREAKER REcAPTURED.
Prompt Action of Domestic Prevents
Wholesale Delivery.

Sheriff Martin, who is in the begin,
ming of his first term as sheriff of
Lake county, has already had the ex-
perience of a jail delivery. or the
three inmates of the jail one, known
as big George made his escape. and
tn others would have followed but
for the courage of one Of the domestic
employed in the Office, who has been
accustomed to go to the cells and
bring back the empty dishes In which
meals are served the prisoners. AS
as Dig oF5ss-ecn va g
opened he made a bold dash for lib
erty and escaped from the building.
Telephone messages were sent to
nearby towns, and the sheriff soon
found that the fugitive was in the
southeastern part Of the county.
Later he returned with his man,
whom he found near the Moody coun-
ty line. having been out two nights
mad a day. He says the prisoners had
all plotted to make a dash for liberty.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
MEASLES IN vERMILLioN.
Occupants Compelled to Remain In
doors Until Quarantine Is Raised.

Occupants Compelled 10 Remain w.
doors Until Quarantine Is Raised.
There are many people In South Da-
kota who do not believe that people
should be quarantined for measles and
not for smallpox. Yet that Is the law.
There are several cases Of measles ! n
Vermillion, and in each instance the
occupants Of the house are compelled
to remain there until the quarantine
is raised. There Is no smallpox at
Vermillion, but If there was the only
thing the superintendent of the board
of health could do would be to tack
up a card on a home as a warning TO
those who might wish to enter with
out knowing that there existed a con-
tagious disease. But the people a
come and go at their own free will.
The law governing smallpox was
passed two years ago, and it was evil
IDENTIFY thought that as long as the dis
ease was in such light form there was
no need of quarantine regulations as
district as they had been previously.
Then, too, 1t was believed that taking
off the quarantine would result In
more people being vaccinated, but 1T
is doubtful IL a hundred men, women
and children have been v~accinated in
the past two years.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
SYNOD CLOSES ITS SESSION.
Lutherans Of Three States Gather at
WATERFOWL.

WdtGTtOWH.
The meeting of the German Luther
an synod of Minnesota. comprising
the States of Minnesota, South Dakota
and North Dakota, adjourned at
WATERFOWL after one of the most i'm
portant meetings in its history. The
closing session was entirely taken up
with the question of moving the DIR.
Martin Luther college, the school of
the synod, from New Ulm, Mimi, to
st. James, MINI.
More room Is needed at onc for
the institution than the present facili-
ties afford, and, as there is consider
able dissatisfaction among the clergy
regarding the attitude of the city of
New Ulm to the college. they are not
at all adverse to listening to the
proposition of st. James for removing
the school to that city. Through the
business mems union of st. James the
synod can get the Park hotel in that
city, which cost 100000, for $4,000.
and it is intimated that $1,000 of this
can be raised in the city. The hotel
Is a four-story brick building, 80x12S
feet, and modern throughout, with a
land plot of two blocks. The furni-
ture IN the building is valued at $685.
900. It was urged by Messrs. Burns
and Rempal of st. James, who were
sent by the business mems union of
that city ii appear before the synod
and present their claims, that the first
two floors of the hotel would accom-
modate the school work of the institu-
ton, and the third and fourth floors
with their 129 rooms, seventy OF
which are with bath, furnish ample
dormitory facilities for the college.
BY motion the st. James proposition
was referred to the trustees Of the
college to investigate, and upon their
recommendation action will doubtless
be taken at the June meeting of the
synod, which will be the silver ami
versary Of the founding of the school.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
REAL ESTATE DEAL.

10000 Acres, Located Near Mandan,
N. o, Bring $153,ooo.
For several weeks a big real estate
deal for the possession of a North Da-
kota ranch has been going on and 1t
was completed at Mitchell. Inter
ested in the deal is l. ". Seaman and
his son Charles and several other
Mitchell men. Without doubt 1t is
one Of the largest, II not the largest,
that has aver been pulled of in the
state, although the land is outside
the states boundaries. The tract Of
land comprises 10,7oo acres. and is
located within : few miles Of Man
dan, N. ID. The amount involved In
the transaction is $4,000. This
ranch has been held for a number Of
years by a corporation. at the head
of which wss NJ A. Clark. formerly of
Alexandria, and now Of Minneapolis.
Mr.. Seaman turns In the Stearns
IuuSus iOC&bcu h0oE A&uAtohs ~ u
value Of $4,000.
The ranch has fine buildings on
II that are lighted with electricity
from a plant located On the farm; X
Is stocked with 500 head of register.
ed cattle, to sag nothing OF the low.
err grade; with registered mares and
stations and many work horses;
there are 900 acres under pillow and
there are so miles Of fencing on the
place; every pasture OF the great
farm has a fine spring Of water run
ming: there Is a flve-foot vein or coal
on the farm Of the Ignite variety.
which supplies all the necessary fuel.
Charles Seamon Is at present at
the ranch, and is getting things in
readiness for spring work, and will
remain there as manager.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14

The town board Of Wentworth has
awarded the contract for the con-
struction Of d municipal system OF
waterworks to J. l.. White of White.
5. D.. at $1,000.
Although Elrod, which was named
In honor OF Samuel II. Elrod. a form
or governor of South Dakota, is by
no means a new town. there yet are
business openings there. Among the
business institutions which are de-
sired are a bank, hardware store and
A good meat market. When these
are secured arrangements will be
made for a good school.
The state board of pardons has rec
ommended executive clemency In the
case of John Tarleton of washington
Springs, who was given a jail sen
tenee and a fine of 5000 on a charge
Of malicious mischief. The board
recommended a pardon for the jail
sentence. and a remission of the fine.
Gov. vessey has granted the recon-
m~endation OF the board.
BY q missrep, Frank Carlson, an
employee of the Homestead Mining
company at Lead. slipped over the
edge of the big open cut and fell and
rolled down the incline to the bottom,
200 feet, sustaining only a dislocated
wrist and cuts and bruises.
He stopped rolling just two feet from
the mouth OF the big vertical. a sheer
descent of several hundred feet.
/:
From this time until June 1 the
boys Of Brown county will be an ex-
ceedingly busy lot. The county com
m~issioners have provided for the pay
ment OF a bounty of 2 cents each on
common gophers and s cents on peck
ct gophers killed in the county up to
June i, and until that time every
boy will devote all of his spare time
to killing these animals. In addition
to the sport they will be able to make
considerable money.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Brought Against Father by His Eff
teen-Year.OId Daughter.

teen-Year.Old Daughter.
Louis Knigge, who about a year
ago moved from the town Of Lane to
farm e the extreme northern part
of Aurora county, has been lodged In
the county Jail at Plankinton on a
serious charge in connection with his
alleged treatment of his ffteen-year-
old daughter. Another daughter, thir-
teen, also may be a witness against
him. His wife died about two years
ago, leaving a family of eleven boys
and the two girls. All of the children
are al home except three older boys.
The youngest OF the children is a
tot OF three. Complaint in the case
against Knigge was made by q Luz
theran clergyman residing at Lane.
Knigge had repeatedly threatened to
kill the girl and any officer or officers
who attempted to arrest him. Be-
cause of this, Sheriff Morrison, when
he went to make the arrest took q
special deputy with him, but the ar
rest was made without resistance on
the part Of the accused farmer. The
defendant Ia ffty-eight years Of age.
He will be tried at the next term OF
tks -tate circnit court.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
COMPLAINTS TO GOVERNOR.
New Settlers Complaining as to Gov
eminent OF Affairs at Dallas and

New Settlers Complaining az to Gov
eminent Of Affairs at Dallas and
Gregory.
The governor is receiving numerous
complaints OF the ann In which
affairs are being conducted at Greg
DRY and Dallas. so far as the new set-
tiers are concerned. when they arrive
at those towns on their way to the
Tripp county lands. The complaints
charge not only that the towns are
being run wide open" In violation Of
the law so far as saloons and gam
bling places are concerned, but that
the games" for relieving the new.
corners Of their cash are openly
winked at by the authorities. Attor-
ney General Clark has taken 1t upon
himself to lock into such violations
Of the law at other places in the state.
and Il may be possible that he will
call upon the authorities of Gregory
county TO be more aCtSss,y csxsSN.
plants continue 70 coms fl g. thsyI
hare done In the past few daYs.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
TO TIE REFERENDUM.
At Least Two More Propositions Are
to Be Submitted.

to Re Submitted.
At least two more propositions will
be submitted to the people through
the referendum at the next general
election, In case a sufficient number
of signatures can be secured to the
petitions which are being circulated.
One of these is the electric headlight
law, which created so much conten-
ton between the railway engineers
and the firemen during the last $
SIGN, 1t having been opposed by the
engineers and backed by the hremen.
The referendum petition is a move on
the part of the engineers, who are
as much opposed to the present law
now as they were when 1t was pass
ed. The railroads themselves take
the position that the present law will
not work out On practical tests to Sc
cure the best and most practical head
light possible, and will install 1t as
soon as they have completed their
work now being done along that line
The other proposition which is In
line for the referendum Is the militia
law. This is being opposed by the
socialistic element in the Black Hills,
lead by Freeman Knowles, who char
acterizes the law as having been
framed for the intent Of depressing
the laboring man, and in favor of the
corporations. His work is being done
among the labor unions in the Black
Hills, and If he can get enough SEN
timent worked up, that long law will
be attached to the ballot for the vot-
ers next year.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
Yankton College Is Winner.

In the debate held at Ward hall,
Yankton, the team representing the
South Dakota State college went down
to defeat before the Yankton college
trio by the unanimous decision Of the
three judges. Thus Yankton still
maintains her debating record Of only
one defeat In her history.
The debate was the third successive
one between the Yankton and Brook
ings teams. in ell Of which Yankton
has been victorious.
The question vas Resolved, that
the United States should adopt a sys-
tenn Of bank note currency based on
commercial paper In preference to a
system based on bonds Yankton up
held the Affirmative.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
CROKER TO CELEBRATE.
On the 18th Day Of May, the Anniver
sary Of Ncrway's Independence.

On the 18th Day Of May, the Annlver
sary Of Norway's independence.
The business men of Croker and
the Croker Baseball association, with
the cooperation Of the farmers all
through that section have decided to
hold a baseball day in Croker OF the
nth OF May, the anniversary Of Nor
ways independence. Two visiting
teams will be in the field and will play
q game in the forenoon; Crocker will
play. the winning team in the after
noon. This il extensively advertised,
ard gives prospects Of being one of
the most successful baseball events
In the history Of Crocker. c. e. Sykes.
manager. and E L. Bastain, captain.
are very enthusiastic over the pros
poets. The schedule Of the games
and the names Of the towns participat.
ing will appear later.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
ORATORS TO MEET AT yANxroN.

The seventh annual state high
school contest In defamation win be
held At Yankton college May II. with
more than double the former entries
Of school. Beautiful gold medals for
the first prize and silver for the sec-
ond are on exhibition thsre. Miss
Katherine Balmat Of that city will
be tas Y1Mktos1 ~chsns9tsa. Tho ar
nual Maypole EXERCISES Of the college
gymnasium classes viii follow the
contest.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
GOVERNMENT WOULD CONDEMN

Twentytwo-Foot strip Needed for
Proposed Federal Building at HUI
ron.
The United States government in
federal court at Sioux Falls is prose.
cutting condemnation proceedings
against q twenty-twofoot strip OF
land in Huron, wanted to fill out a
corner square OF 165 feet for the new
Huron federal building. Huron citi-
9 n wanted all of the $4,000 appro-
priation to put into the building, and
so donated all but . twenty-two-foot
strip. which Is held By John Longstaff
and Andrew Riegel. The owners ask
$4,000 to $4,000 for the property.
whereas witnesses tsstifying yestsr-
day asserted IL was worth not over
$1,000.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
PHONE suPERsEDEs KEY.

After a thorough trial through the
Black Hills the Burlington Railroad
company has decided to adopt for per-
manent use the telephone system OF
dispatching trains on this division.
The telegraph system will not be done
away with, but will still be used to
transmit messages from division head
quarters st Alliance to Deadwood and
vice versa. b1t Sen EEaEssnlohl
and Deadwood all communication viii
% By selephone.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
OLD aEs TOWN YIELDS RELIC.

Arrowhead Of Hardened Copper Found
by SOUTH Dakota Jurist.
Judge Smith OF the supreme court.
on a recent visit to an old Rec town.
picked up a rare find In an arrow
head of hardened copper. This old
village was abandoned by the Rees
seven years before Lewis and Clark
made their trip in 1893. The arrow
would innl1aas maj the eidey tfihsg OK
Indians In the Northwest knew the
secret OF hardening copper.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Breaker at Sioux Falls Arrest
A Or Annoxina waman.

Strlke breakor At SIOUX FaIIs Arrest'
ed for Annoying Women.
"Jack-the- back-slapper" is the title
under which Solomon Kornman. Q
Jewish strikerbrsaking tailor work.
ing at Sioux Falls. has been arrested.
For weeks ne has been siapping WON.
en- on the back as he has passed
them. AS a result the women Of the
city were In a state OF terror every
time they went on the principal
strrets. Kornman has never done
more than to give a sharp blow with
out even turning his head.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14

Anton Nilsson. the Malmo dynar
inter, whose crime caused ono death.
has now commenced serving his sem
tence in the prison at Langholmen.
Ait the station a big party Of his SO
ssss.st friends were on hand to give
him e greeting. Cries OF Long live
Anton Nilsson! Down with class dis
tinctions.y were heard on every hand.
So dense did the throng become that
the officers I'M charge Of the ina
locked him up IN the station until the
wAs cbnSa he cleared. -
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14

The papers in sundvall report a
slight earthquake shock In that vicin-
fty a few days ago. The shoek con-
tinued for two minutes, and In some
places did Some damage to buildings.
Owing to difficulties with Director
panft OF the Ropai opera house OF
stockholm over q score Of the com
uany have thrown up their positions.
The result is that the theater-going
nublic have missed some OF their fa-
vor,sss. and cha latter part Of the 2
aon has been rather unsatisfactory
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
SWEDEN.

The suburbs OF Stockholm now have
a tax valuation of about 10000. 900
crowns, Owing to high rents In the
city the population has been driven
to the suburbs, and this In turn has
raised real estate values in The SUI
burbs.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14

A very daring book theft recently
occurred at the Stockholm royal libra
ry. Some thirty volumes OF the most
valuable books were secured, and no
trace q be found to indicate the
guilty parties, Book stealing Ii fast
becoming a fine art, different libraries
In the country having been robbed OF
valuable works during the past few
ioathhs
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14

The population OF Christiania was
235,721 Feb. /, 1909, according to o
census taken. On Feb. 1. 1908, the
population of the city was 231,6S7, SO
that the growth during the year was
4.034. This would not be regarded as
a rapid growth In America, but, con-
sidering the age Of Christiania, is q
satisfactory increase.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-01
R0YALToN

Sept. 3d. The four-year son of
Frank Muncy's fell from q tree, where
he had climbed, ana broke his left
arm near the elbow He was brought
to town and DR.. Chance set the broken
bone.
Rev. Blackhurst preached his fare
we'll sermon at the Methodist church
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hill of Morrill,
were guests of Mrs. A. e. Bouck over
Sunday.
Ira Muncy has gone to Black Duck,
where he will be employed during the
coming winter.
Jerre Murphy has rented the house
recently vacated by Andrew Hingum
and will move his family from Bowlus
as soon as the house is ready for
occupancy.
Mrs J. P. Chance returned Monday
from Big Lake, where she and Little
Falls friends have been camping a few
days.
Preparations are being made to lay
church and the Lodemeier house.
Mrs. j. H. Schwartz gave an IN
formal ''bridge' Wednesday evening.
The Woman's Study club will
resume work Oct. and hold their
first meeting win Mrs. Batter.
Stanley Coe Is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Alva Chapman. . -,
Chicken thieves are getting in their
work in lower town. Fourteen fowls
were stolen few nights ago and if
the suspected parties are proven
guilty there will be another house to
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-01
VAST CROWDS VIEW C0RTEGE
Body Of Governor Johnson Removed
From Capitol to Train.

st. Paul, Sept. 24.-Preceded BY q
band OF 100 pieces playing a funeral
m;src!tz, ten companies of infantry in
full dress uniform with arms reversed.
three batteries Of artillery, the guns
and caissons draped in black, and fol.
lowed by carriages bearing represen-
tatives OF the official and civil depart
ments of the city and state the hearse
carrying the body Of the late Governor
Johnson left the state capitol for the
Union depot, where trains were taken,
for st. Peter.
All along the route the streets were
packed with humanity eager to bid a
last farewell to the governor. And,
as the hearse passed by, tears stole
down many cheek and some women
turned away sobbing aloud.
At the Union depot another tremen.
dous crowd had gathered. From the
hea1se to the train the militia formed
IN double lines and stood at present
arms" while the casket was borne to
the baggage car and placed inside.
The interior of the car had been trans
formed into a bower of beauty with
the magnificent floral tributes sent by.
friends and admirers. "a ~