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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
PfDDIER LAW KNOCKED OUT
Judge Snow Decides Law Is Unconsti-
tutional in Test Case Brought
at Winona-

Winona, Mimi, May 29.-The FIRST
round In the case brought to test the
constitutionality OF tie state peddlers'
license law. which was passed by the
last legislature and which became eff
fectiye April 10 last. closed yester-
day, when Judge Arthur H.. Snow OF
the district court handed down a de-
cision In the case of the state vs. f.
R. Muhdeking. holding that the law is
unconstitutional. He cites three rea-
sons ior has innings iI savoI 9 sss
peddlers.
First the court finds the law uacon-
stitutional because Il exempts from
license all who sell that which they
themselves produce or grow; second.
he says the law is invalid because 1t
exempts permanent merchants who
solicit orders for the sale of their
goods in their home county and adj
Joining ones, while, according to its
provisions, those who offer for sale
goods for future or present delivery
are required to secure a license;
thirdly, Judge Snow declares that the
exemption from license of peddlers
In st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth is
class legislation, and therefore the act
is unconstitutional and invalid.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
LAKE TROLLEY ASSURED.
Watertown-Lake Kampeska Line to
BE Ready Early In July.

Watertown-Lake Kampeska Line to
BE Ready Early In July.
Watertown's electric railway con.
nection with Lake Kampeska is to be
resumed within the next sixty days
after an interruption OF nearly fifteen
years. A Chicago concern will build
the line early this season. The prom.
Use is made that the road will be in
operation by July l..
Through the late "Bill" Mcintyre.
one Of the early boomers Of Water.
town, a motor line was built between
the city and the lake. 1t was oper-
ated several years, but during the
hard times which came in 1898 the
road went into the hands OF a re-
ceiver, who continued It's operation
periodically for two or three years,
when the rails were finally sold for
scrap iron and the ties were bought
fer fire wood. The rest of the equip.
ment went for what 1t would bring,
some Of it never having been dis
posed of.
Fred M. Bronson, formerly clerk OF
the courts for several years, later Q
resident of the Pacific coast country
has returned to WATERFOWL.
Frank Keene has Instituted proceed
ings for a divorce from his wife. Mrs
Keene, in a counter claim, asks for
alimony.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
BIG DRAINAGE DITCH.
Work viii Reclaim Much Valuable
Farm Land Near Memo,


Work has commenced on the con-
struction Of an immense drainage
ditch, which will reclaim a great deal
of valuable farm land in the vicinity
of Memo. The construction OF the
ditch will necessitate the removal of
about $1,000 wagon loads of earth.
The necessity for constructing the
ditch Is due to the filing with water
of a huge depression embracing about
1855 acres of valuable farm land. The
lake will be drained by the ditch, and
the land now covered by it as well as
other land which has been flooded by
the high water in the lake will be re-
claimed and made to produce crops.
In 1894 the lake dried up entirely, but
recent years OF heavy rains and deep
snowfall have filled it to a depth of
about six feet in the main part. In
some places the drainage ditch will
be ten feet In depth. The ditch will
be nearly t~wenty-four feet wide at the
top and four feet at the bottom in the
deepest part. 1t is expected the drain
age ditch will be completed about the
middle of July. A ditching machine
with a steam shovel attachment is be-
ing utilized in the construction of the
ditch. The shovel has a capacity of
one wagon load of dirt per minute.
The work Of constructing the immense
ditch is being done by a dredge com.
pany, which has its headquarters at
Glencoe, Mimi.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
BISON AND LENNON AT PEACE
The County Seat Fight VIII BE
sheIved Until Permanent Location 10
NJ Stake.


The County Seat Fight VIII BE
sheIved Until Permanent Location 10
at Stake.
The bitterly fought contest between
Lennon and Bison for the county
seat of the new county of Perkins,
won by Bison at the November cleo
ton by a majority, on the face Of the
returns, Of 13, has been amicably set
tied.
After the election Lennon insti-
tuted a contest, asserting that enorgh
ILLEGAL votes had hee= foF 6ason
to invalidate the election. Much bit
terness Of feeling arose, and the Bi-
son partisans carried their prejudices
against Lennon so far as to drive to
Hettinger, N. D.. for their supplies, al
though Lennon Is the nearest rail-
road station.
Finally, at the instance, It Is re-
ported. OF Milwaukee railroad o~ficials.
The Bison Commercial club introduced
resolutions admitting that Lennon
had fought fairly In the contest, and
offering to work with Lennon fo- the
advancement of the whole county II
Lemmor would drop the contest
against Bison as the temporary coun-
ty seat. The Lennon Commercial
club accepted the profered olive
branch, and peace once more reigns.
There is nothing in the treaty OF
peace, however. to prevent Lennon,
at some future time. starting a contest
for the permanent location OF the
county seat.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04

NJ. 6. Baird. a well known resident
OF Scotland, had a narrow escape
from death while leading his horses
to a pasture . lear town. In some man
ner he got tht picket rope with which
he was leading the horses around his
left wrist, when the animals became
frightened and ran. Baird was thrown
to the grouni and was dragged a con
siderable distance before he succeed
cd IN releasing himself. He was
thought to BE dead whea passersby
rushed to his assistance. However,
he win recover. though badly bruised
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
HOW rwINE is MANUFACTURED
Something About the Process by
Which the Product Is Turned Out at
P~enltentlary.

Something About the Process by
Which the Product Is Turned Out at
P~enltentlary.
The twine factory at the state peni-
Tertiary Is running every day at about
half its capacity, the output being
limited by the number of skilled la
borers that are available to work in
the new plant. New men are being
broken in, and when there are enough
to run the plant TO its full capacity
five tons OF Irvine will be turned out
every day. At present the plant Is
turning out $500 pounds of Irvine a
day.
The building In which the plant is
located is substantially built, contain
ing two stories and a boiler room
basement. The boilers have capacity
for furnishing power, heat and light
for the entire ~penitentiary, and the
old power house will be discontinued.
At the present time, however, electric
power is used from the Sioux Falls
Light and Power company, but when
the plant is running to its full capac-
ity and the buildings have to be heat
ed the big 225 horse power Corliss
engine will be started up and the
plant will produce its W power.
Irvine is made from two classes or
raw material, manila and sisal. This
fiber is shipped In bulk and runs
through nine machines before 1t is
ready for the weaving room. These
machines break and comb the fiber
and reduce 1t to the proper size to
weave into the twine. 1t then goes
into the weaving room, where the
process is very simple, consisting sim
ply in twisting the strands OF fiber
into Irvine. There are fifty spinning
machines on the upper floor of the
plant.
The manila fiber is superior to the
sisal, but the latter Is popular among
farmers who imagin. that i. Is not al
tackled so readily by crickets. 1t Is a
coarser Irvine and makes 500 feet OF
Irvine to the pound, while the manila
makes $50 feet to the pound. The
manila comes from the Philippines
and the sisal from Yucatan.
Under the law the warden may sell
the Irvine to dealers after the first OF
May, but there is nothing to prevent
him selling direct to consumers at any
time. After June Is he can close out
all Irvine On hand to any resident OF
the state. Prices are as follows:
!, Standard, 500 feet to pound, z cents;
white sisal, 500 feet to pound, Z
cents; standard manila, $50 feet to
pound, s cents; manila, 600 feet to
pound, 9 cents; pure manila, $50 feet
to pound, 10 Ia cents.
From these prices a quarter OF a
cent is deducted for sales in carload
lots.
The Irvine plant Is provided with an
automatic s%prinkling fire extinguisher
which reduces the danger of fire SO
that it pays for itself in less cost OF
fire insurance in a few years. When
the temperature in the room Is at a
certain height, the water is automatic
ally released and sprinkles everything
near.
The shirt factory is running smooth
ly and turning out a large output ev'
cry day. There are ninety-four men
employed in the shirt factory.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
CREAMERY FOR ELKToN.
institution Will Be Moved From Ward
s. ..

S. D.
Through the energy and enterprise
of the local business men Elkton will
in the near future have a creamery in
full operation.
A proposition was made to the busi-
ness men by the proprietor OF a
creamery at Ward to moy the institu-
ton to Elkton, and the proposition
was at once accepted, as Elkton for
some time has been anxious to secure
an institution. A committee was APP
pointed to raise funds with which to
give the owner of the creamery the
required financial assistance. A site
for the creamery has been secured In
q desirable location. and arrangements
have been perfected for the moving OF
the institution bodily to Elkton. 1t Is
@<TrSs &c STSsH0Ty WIH No IA 0p-
Grafton at Elkton about June ].
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
SWEDEN.

The statistical bureau has given
out a report as to population which
contains the following interesting In.
formation: The total population OF
Sweden at the close of 1908, was s.
429, 500, which is an increase of 51.S87
people during the year. The relative
and actual increase In population Is
greater for the year than any year
since 1898. OF the whole population
1,332,097 live In the cities. The popu-
lation OF Stockholm is 339,582, with
an increase of 2.122 during the year.
During the year the percentage of in
crease Of population was $50 per
thousand. and in the cities 1915 per
thousand. During the yea emigra.
ton fell OF from the 22,978 of 1907 to
12,277. OF all cities of over 10000,
Sundsvall alone shows al decrease. re-
porting So less population than a
year ago. The proportion OF women
and men is 1,045 of the former to
every 1000 OF the latter.
Sweden has recently been enter
tanning a party Of about 100 OF the
members of the French chamber OF
deputies and their families. The ar
rangements for their VISIT were In
the hands Of Baron Bonde. and very
thing possible was done to make the
visit 4 pleasure. The company were
FIRST royalty entertained at Stockholm
where the king gave audience. en5
festivals were arranged IN their han
or. Afterwards trips were made TO
some OF the more interesting points.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
aDuRuM BREAD DAY" PLAanED

Charles C~ristadors. a former resi-
dent Of the Dekotas, In a commuaica
tion 70 the Aberdeen Nows, suggests
that the people OF the two states unite
IN q "durum bread day" In emulation
OF California's "raisin day" on ~hicf
occasion the poole OF the two states
should endeavor 10 boost public n
terest III GUruN wheat by satsEs 1s
products Of that variety Of cereal. ex
clusively. Mr.. Cristadors suggestl
Aug ] as "durrm bread day"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
NEW krINs AT BIG STONE.

Gold Brothers Brick company has
Installed q new brick machine at Big
stone and have put up severai new
kfIns this season, and experts to make
about 4,00n,0 900 brick this season, which
rather more shan doubles its previous
capacity. The company win employ
about forty men,
Big stone city has offered a valua-
b,e tract OK lsnS on The lake and 81
ooo In cash for the location OF the
odd Fellows' hor1e for South Dakota,
who hia to be located seen.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
FRACTION Men 10 strike,

Philadelphia, May 20. ~ In accord
ance with resolutions adopted at
meetings Of street car men In all
parts OF the city last week, o mass
meeting of motormen and conductors
was held here last night. It was de-
cided to cease work whenever the ex-
ecutive committee should consider
the time propitious.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
TOAD ALIVE IN CONCRETE.
Embedded In Cellar Floor at Pierre
Over Year.

Over Year.
J, C. Merrill OF Pierre, while In his
cellar, noticed a spot in the concrets
flooring which appeared to be cracked
and bulged up. He stirred It with o
stick and found that it was shaled
loose, and proceeded to iavestigats
the cause. On breaking of the loose
concrete he found a toad, lively and
ready to hop about the cellar as soon
as he was released from his prison
Thinking the reptile might have come
up through the concrete from below
he cleared out the place and found II
solid below the resting place Of the
toad, and has come to the conclusion
that the toad was mixed In thu con
crete when 1t was laid than Q
year ago. and had seen cased In CO
ment from that time until now. when
the cracking cement released him.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
TOWN ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Forest Fires Raging in Various Parts
Of Michiuan.

Of Michigan.
Negaunee, Mich, May 20. - Forest
fires, started by a spark from a rail-
road engine, destroyed a large part
of the village OF Dalton. twenty-five
miles from here, together with $1,000.
900 feet of lumber and q big mill.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Flames are reported raging along
the Munising and South Shore roads.
The Mcmillan camp, on the Shore
line, is reported burning. Great dis
tress exists among the settlers, and
tie total loss may not be known for
days.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
INDIANS BUY AUTOMOBILES.
Mixed HIoods Of Reseravtlonn catci
the Fever.


the Fever.
The automobile fever has struck
The residents Of the Cheyenne River
Indian reservation. and o number OF
the mixed bloods are investing in gas
wagons with which to do their travel
ing. This contract must be q jar to
the few old time Indians yet left on
that reservation. Then to further en-
phasize the changed conditions q num-
Der Of the younger Indians are taking
to the camera and the typewriter, and
the Indian ways" Of today stand out
In startling contrast to their ways OF
even a quarter Of century ago when
the white man first came to this part
OF the state let alone to older and
more primitive days.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04

FIRES CHECKED BY RAIN.

But Unless DoWnpour Is Heavier the
Danger Will Not Be Removed.
Duluth, May 20. - Light rains over
the Vermillion and Mesaba ranges
have temporarily checked the forest
fires that menaced many communi-
ties, but unless more rain falls tie
danger will not be removed.
Considerable lumber belonging to a
Duluth c was burned at Waldo
station. on the Iron Range road, north
of Two Harbors, while three settlers
living miles north OF Embar-
rass. on the same road. are reported
burned out.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
EDITORS TO MEET IN JULY.

Great Northern Association VIII Con-
vene In BemldJI.
Bemidji, MINI. May 29.-The sum-
me- meeting and annual outing of the
members of the Great Northern Edi-
torial association will be held at Be
midji on July 1918, these dates hav-
ing been selected by G. j. Pryor, bust
ness ca Gho DemIuJI Daily
Pioneer. to whom the members OF the
association left the selection Of the
dates.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
somebody Polsoned WEN.

Elysian. Mimi. May 20. - Paris
green has been discovered in a we'll
on a vacant lot near the Theimer
home. It's presence cannot be ac-
counted for. The water had heen
used for drinking purposes.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04

Third Part, 3 p. M.

w OfCnCDtl ~.
"The American of Danish Descent"
by the American minister at Copen-
hagen, DR.. Maurice Francis Egan.
'sThe Call of the Outer World" by
Theodor Bredsdorff, director Of the
high school at Roskilde.
Orchestra, cello solo by Herman
Standby, New York.
The Call OF the Home" by Prof.
George Brandes, Copenhagen.
MY Country, IT'S of Thee by au-
dience, accompanied by orchestra.
The orchestra under direction Of
Carl Busch.
In the evening grand concert. So
loist Peter Cornelius (the, famous
Danish tenor, who intends visiting the
United States in 1910): Hedge Nissen.
Mrs. Ulrich and Miss Krarup Hansen.
all Of the Danish Royal opera, Copen-
hagen. After the concert a banquet
rendered the Americans by the city
of Aarhus.
The crown prince has accepted the
invitation OF the COMMITTEES, and win
participate in all the festivities.
A trio OF citizens from yisteras
have been sentenced to .hrss months
Imprisonment for TesasAi nc don uni
forms and take he sompLlsory mill
tary drill this year. TIE socialist
activities along this line have melted
a number to resus. ~ dill. LIT in
every instance trial and s-s tcnce fol-
lows, and the obstinste cnbs find that
the government mess bssiuess.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
"Put $500 In BOX or BE Blown Up,

Fut $oUO w box or &c Blown Up"
Pipestone, Mimi, May 29.-William
Fahlin. a wealthy farmer residing In
Murray county, has received a letter
from ~blackmailers demanding that he
place $500 In a certain mail box near
his home. under the threat that IL
the money was not deposited within
ten days his house would be blown up
with dynamite.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04

Wisconsin Assembly Refuses to NolIe
Dietz indictments.
Madison, WIS.,, May 29.--The reso-
luton introduced In the Wisconsin
assembly on Tuesday last asking that
the court and district attorney of
Sawyer county nolle indictments
against John r. Dietz of Cameron
dam fame, al killed In the assembly
yesterday. The indictments referred
to were in connection with a dispute
over water rights.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
steamer Fire Fatal TO Five.

Vancouver. B. c., May 2s.-One is
dead and four are dying as the result
Of nre early yesterday on the coasting
steamsr couQuitlam on Rz way rorth
through the Gulf Of Georgia from
here.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
START MANY LOG DRIVES.

Red Lake and Turtle River Crews Are
Busy.
Bemidji, MINI, May 29.-The many
drives of logs which r to be taken
from the district east and south OF
Red Lake to the lower Red Lake, and
subsequently to be towed across the
lake and driven through the Red Lake
river, have been started, as have
some big drives In the north Turtle
river. out Of Rebedew lake, east Of
Tenstrike.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04

ruu a suffered q StTOke Oh paralysis,
and is in a helpless condition at San
thalstan.
rour Thousand parrots on
frozen herring, valued at 2,000,0 900
crowns, have been exported from
Haugesund to England and Germany
during the past season.
Rev. Christensen of Stavanger. who
is married TO a sister OF Bjornstjorne
Bjornson, has handed in his resigna-
ton as pastor of the "Domkirken"
congregation. He was born In 1883.
A company now being organized at
Bergen will engage in business and
engineering pursuits in China. 1t will
assume the business of the China
General Engineering Co.," of Shang-
hal.
Some Of the representative men OF
Bergen have sent a petition to the
church department, asking that the
government devote 10000 crowns to
the restoration and decoration Of
Haakonshallen.
The committee in charge Of the
plans for the great exposition of 1914
is holding regular meetings and
shows a spirit of ~earnestness that
| augurs well for the ultimate success
OF the ambitious undertaking.
Specimens of flint tools and weap-
ons, like axes, arrows and knives, ETC.,
supposed to have been used $500
years before Christ, were recently
found near the homa for heys@et
| Garnes, near Bergen. The Bergen
museum is %excavating in the hope of
making further discoveries.
A dispatch from the Hague says
| that the court OF arbitration, to which
was referred the adjudication OF the
Grisebaa boundary dispute between
journey to the scene of the disputed
territory next July and hence will not
render a decision before August.
Three hundred Russian school
teachers will visit Finland, Sweden
and Norway the coming summer. In
Norway they will make trips to Trend
| hjem, G~udyangen, Vossevangen and
Christiania. and will be given a royal
welcome at each place. They will not
travel in n body. but In groups OF
fifty.
Director MeldahI of the mechanical
works of Fredrikstad, q competent
engineer, is working out plans for a
tunnel under Glommen between Krak.
eroen and Fredrikstad. The idea OF
attempting such a tunnel has aroused
deep interest and the authorities OF
F~redrikstad have asked for further
particulars as to the matter.
The receipts Of the national railway
of Norway In February. 1909, were
1~.255.622 crowns. as against 1,272,s07
crowns in February, 1908. The total
receipts from April /. 1908, to March
/, 1909, we're .16.407. 929 crowns, as
against 15,463,3S7 crowns during the
same period the preceding year. The
traffic on the new Bergen railway has
increased rapidly.
The number of emigrants from
Norway that nave sailed from Trend.
hjem during the first quarter of the
year 1909 is 2,124, which is nearly
three times as great as the number
that left from the same point during
the first quarter of 1908. The princi.
pal reason for this increase Is the
return 81 prosperity in America. The
panic of 1907 kept ever so many Nor.
wegians from leaving for the New
| World In 1908.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
IN THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTE
GIeanings If Important News Of Norway. SuOeden
and Denmark, wifh Occasional Comments.
BY MARTIN w. ODLAND.

NMr
Al company has been organized In
Sweden for the production Of radium.
and a large tract OF land where the
precious metal is supposed to be-
found in paying quantities has been
secured and work will commence at
SS-..sy--wi1 ratcu Win
interest the efforts of the company to
produce this metal, which q few years
ago was worth a million dollars q
pound.
The 18th. and 18th. Of June the
Schubert Mems chorus. the most not
ed of Austria, will give concerts in
Stockholm. The chorus consists of
ESQ members from the musical and
professional circles Of Vienna. The
club will arrive BY special steamer at
Stockholm. and will give two con.
certs. They have already appeared
in Paris, Bosnien, Switzerland and
Herzegovina. The proceeds of their
concerts in Stockholm will be turned
over to the city for various philan-
thropic purposes. Adolf Kirchl is
honorary choir master, and Prof.
Hans Wagner is active director, both
men being considered the most
prominent musicians of their country.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-04
NORWAY,

The well known missionary. Skrefs-
rud, has suffered a stroke Of paralysis.
and is in a helpless condition at San
thalistan.