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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-02-18
PIERCE Z INVESTS I'M
OKLAHOMA OIL
4Eobridse Business Nan Secures
Southern Holdinss Which
May Make Him Rich

Word comes from the south that
il. L. Pierce. who has been at Hot
Springs, Ark. since the fore part
Of December, has made some
heavy investments in Oklahoma
and Texas oil lands and that he is
in Il fair way to rea1 at least 9
smaIl sized fortune.
\ cousin OF Mr.. Pierce lives at
Hugo, Oklahoma, and this cousin
put him 'wise' to the oil bust
ness and he bought some large
holdings near Hugo and 100 acres
in another oil field across the line
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to the deep snow that
has blanketed the prair-
les for weeks than to
the more recent storm.
This heavy snow pre-
vented the cattle from
securing sufficient feed
and in their weakened
condition they were un
able to withstand the
storm and the rigorous
cold that prevailed.
The cutting up of the
free range Of other days
into farms, fenced off.
also had more than a
little to do with the
heavy loss. In the days
Of the free range cattle
could drift with a storm
for miles and keep warm
moving, but now since
free range is a thing of
the past stock is pre-
vented from travelling
by the network of barb
wire fences.
There were about lO0,-
600 cattle on the range.
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Shears and Sawbuck's s Store

Shears and Sawbuck keep store
Such rs never was before.
City folks they wouldn't sell.
Wouldn t let them have smell;
Fetched their money-but, by jing
Couldn't buy blessed thing;
COu ldn meet them face to face.
And then sell them with good grace
Country trade was what they sought
Folks who'd pay for what they bought
Fore they saw it, hide or tail
They sent catalogues, by mail.
Out to every blessed one
Gsttn mail at Possum Rum
We set up O nights and read
When we'd Orter been in bed.
Book was bout as big as sin
Had a lot of pictures in,
And list of merchandise,
Every kind and every size
Givin' prices that they swore
Knocked out every country store.
hOOhtu SO StTdlSuG ana seemed so true,
bit at it-Jim did too.
Jim's my neighbOr, cross the way
Best man ever worked in hay.
Just let him top off stack
Sheds rain like turtles back;
Pleasure just to see him work,
Never knew o. jim to shi1k;
Swing a scythe like it was play
Love to watch him in the hay.
Well, we like pair of fools,
Sent off-got stme hayin' tools;
Jim got harness and plow,
| a range-I see it now;
Drat the thing. it was so light
Used it for torch at night;
Throw'd the darned thing in the yard
Use it now for rendering lard
Fore jim used the plow an hour.
Found the thing wouldn't scour;
Tried bis harness-broke tug
So, ohf for co aco in hi, ;n,.
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PROHIBS TO HOLD
CONVENTION

The prohibitionists of
South Dakota will hold
their state convention
at Sioux Falls February
% and %, at which
time a full state ticket
will be named to be
voted upon in the June
primaries. w. p. F.
Ferguson Of Chicago,
editor of the National
Prohibitionist and con
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IN the cooler all that night,
Jim reflected on his plight:
In the morning, Richard Stout.
Hardware merchant, baled him out.
Jim said after that he'd stick
Close as bark to good Oh Dick
Since he left the Possum iaI,
Says he won't buy goods by mail;
Says Dicks cheaper, anyhow
Might have saved some on the plow.
On the other goods some more,
At his OF friends hardware store
jim says, We can't sell no truck
10 such folks as Shears Sawbuck:
They II take all our cash away,
But won't take our corn and hay
That seemed purity strange to me-,
And told OIL jim I'd see
50 | wrote to them that night,
Just to see if Jim was right.
Ast EN-, Wat they'd pay for oats?
Could they use some likely shoats9
Had about four tons of hay
could ship them right away,
Could furnish Mr.. Shears
With his family roasting ears!
Also would my friend. Sawbuck.
Buy some Of my garden truck!
Answer came, one summer day,
Said they couldn't use our hay,
touldn t use our oats or shoats,
p'dn't Ike ouy Sil}y goajs, ~-''' ~-- r go
When they needed truck to eat
Bought it down on water street;
Sorry, but they must refuse
Anything but cash to use
sat down and wrote them. then:
Hate to trouble you again,
But want to thank you, sirs
For your bunch of Cookie Burrs;
II you love your felow-man,
DO HIM good, sirs, when YOU can
Wllllc our merchants sweetly sleep,
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out here shortly after
the first OF the month
and locate in some one
Of the new towns on the
extensions west Of the
river. He has in mind
opening a bank, posi-
bly, a string of them in
the new towns. In Mo
bridge it is his inten-
ton, according to Mr..
Goodman, to erect some
fifteen or twenty cot
tages and dwellings for
rent and a substantial
business block if a suit
able location can be Sc
cured. He displayed the
plans for his proposed
business building which
he had figured would
cost about $12, 900. This
building would be three
stories high with accom-
modatiOns therein for
the Commercial club and
the several lodges in the
city, the lowe. floor to be
fitted up for stores.
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AND THE WRECKER
WAS WRECKED

! Continuing TO play
out Of luck, the Mil
waukee's wrecker was
placed on the blink late
last night. The first
freight train since the
snow blockade piled up
II miles this side of
Aberdeen and as no
wrccling crew is main
tanned in the Hub city
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PUGET SOUNDS
EQUIPMENT DOVE,
Rolling Stock Ready Fer Fass
Through Trains Early in
the Coming Summer

According to the Miles City
Independent, the new rolling stock
for the Puget Sound road has ar
rived IN st. Paul AMI Miles City
ailr0i d men who have seen it AYERS
that it is about the SWEETEST thing
out. 1t will not be run over the
7estelrl extension until early in
July, when the through passenger
service will he begun.
The passenger engines are OF
the latest type and all new with all
OF the latest improvements. includ-
CONTINUED on page 81
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gifted orator but one of the best
informed man in America upon
every phas. Of the Liquor problem.
will be the speaker for the occca-
sion
The railroads have granted a
reduced rate Of one fare and ii
third for the round trip upon the
certificate plan.
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as The provarbial billiards of the
early I2ys upon which the Oldcs
nhabitant delights t. enlarge. it
did It's work we'll while it lasted.
and for three days this city an
other towns within a radius OF 3O9
miles were without communication
with the outside world
The storm began Monday but
did rot reach the proportions of Il
blizzard until nightfall. Late Tues
day afternoon the sun broke
through The clouds and then fol-
lowed 'wo days Of rigorous cold.
Next to the stock men Depend
ing on the open range for feed for
their cattle, the storm hit the rail-
roaGs The worst, AID trainmen and
cngncmcn sent out to do battle
with the elements tell some inter
estlng stories Of their experiences.
The last train to reach Mobridge
wls No. G from the west at I
oc.oek Monday afternoon until
tie middle Of yesterday after
noon when another train pot
through the blockade from the
west. Shortly after the train
from the west got in yesterday a
tain from the east pulled IN, three
and a half days late. Both these
trains came in as double headers.
locomotives and coaches being
enclustel in snow. Conductor
Kelley with engineers kehol and
Anderson pulled in the train from
tle east, while Conductor Bower
with engineers Seeley Ond Flowers
puled in the train from the west.
Nearly every railroad man on
tne division did his share toward
clearing the road, but some had
more than their share. Conductor
Matt Curran, Engineer James
Griffith, Fireman Il. j. Carter.
Ond Brakemen Vern Cotton and
George Harris were out 43 hours
without rest, while others were on
continuous duty from 20 to 30
hours.
Conductor Curlan's snow buck
ing train pulled out of Mobridge
for the west at 3 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon and did not make the
round trip to Mcintosh until yes
tcrday morning at s o'clock
With engine No. 2lOO they went
~
through drifts IA feet deep and
over 900 feet long in some place,
and with the aid of two relie
trains and two crews of Bulga
rlan shoveler. got the track cleared
vest to Mcintosh, where they me-
rews from Lennon.
The snow was packed so hare
. lat Engineer Griffith was forced
, take run of from two to four
lilies to get sufficient momentum
make any impression on the
riffs, and, to use his expression.
hey went as fast as they could
Urn q Wheel-oyer mila min
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ODD FELLOWS ORGANIZE
LARGE MOBRIDGE LODGE
Forty-nine Members Compose the New Lodge Which
Was Instituted Last Saturday Evening by
the Glenham Degree Team
LARGEST LODGE EVER ORGANIZED in STATE
Never Before Has Lodge of the Odd Fellows Orsanzc
With a Charter Roll Approaching the E;ft: Mark
A. w. Eowlee Elected Noble Grand

SURPRISING all former records
made by the order in the state as
far as initial membership is con
ccrned, Mobridge lodge 10. 2OJ,
Independent Order OF ODD Fel-
lows, Was organized in M0bridge
last Saturday evening. The lodge
was organized with 49 members
and this is the largest charter roIl
ever recorded by any lodge Of the
Odd Fellows in this state.
OF the 49 members, nine were
already Odd Fellows, belonging 10
other lodges; 3G were initiated
and four were elected to member
ship hut have not as yet taken the
degrees, as they were absent from
the city Saturday evening.
The new lodge was instituted
by J. NJ. Patten of Sioux Falls.
special deputy, assisted by A. l..
Larson of Aberdeen, grand her
aid, and A. Bum of Lennon,
representative to the grand lodge.
4. w. Rowlee, to whom more
than any other Odd Fellow is due
the credit for organizing the large
lodge, was elected noble grand,
c. ii. Cartmel was elected vice
grand, w. s. Wrigley, secretary,
and w. b. Woodbury., treasurer
J. w. Harris, A. w. Rowlee,
w. S. Wrigley, Louis Larson,
Augest Schueler, J. Fl. Corken,
F. a. Van Horn, Ebert Taylor
and w. b. Woodbury. are the old
members. +. E. Empey, George
Puehler, John Beever and Joseph
Radke are the four elected to mem
bership but who are yet to be in
trOduced to the goat. The thirty
six who took a ride on the inter-
esting animal are the following:
n. ID. Howe
J. W. Dingman
c. H. Billings
NJ. A. BrOckett
G.. E. Fields
Oscar Olson
Harry Beals
G. w. Boldt
&. j. Treloar
John Sagli
H. c. Jacobson
f. J. EklO
w. NJ. Potts
John Larson
B. j. EklO
G.. II. Cartmel
G.. A. Haffeman
j. l.. Parrott
Harry Feeley
o. c. Linden
John Eklo
William O'Connor
w. J. Perry
T. S. Thompson
w. F. Demary
Ives Johnson
Reuben MOhOney
Herbert Halvorson
James Min shall
0. j. Fett
l.. II. Warren
+. j. Carter
l.. f. Osgood
$. l.. Ramey
ID l.
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(COntlnued on page 81
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Among the Books
Lady Good-for-Notl,inn.,.

''I,stly Good
BY a. ]. Quiller.Couch. From Charles
Scribner's Soma, OF New York. through
the Bell Book and stationery Company.
OF Richmond. sl2o net
The stern fanatitsm which was a
dominant strain In the nature OF the
early PurItans comes into play in the
opening chapters Of this book, In which
a girl named Ruth Josselyn " rescue d
from the hands OF Port Nassau. Mas
sach'isetts. mob by an English nobls-
man named Oliver vyell, Who barely
interposed In time to save her life. as
she was being severely punished for
the sin OF Sabbath breaking. The sail
sin consisted In her attempting to shoot
some game for her mother and grand.
father. depesdent upon her ex4rt'ors
and badly In need OF food
Perhaps the fact that the girl was
remarkably beautiful may have innu-
enced the Englishman to interfere In
her behalf. BE that as II may. he
took her away from Port Nassau. edu-
Gated her. and afterward married her
AS X he desired to compensate her for
the hardshtps she had undergone during
her young womanhood. he brought sar
as bride to beautiful home he had
built for her which Overlooked }aoston
lATDOT ana Tie DrOdQ WdteVB Oh XIV
Charles River speewing out TO the bay.
Here for time he was happy and
made Ruth so, but after a. whilo the
man tired OF solitude, and desired t.
revisit his home and people in Eng.
land. He was content to go and isaye
his wife behind, and she. TOO proud to
complain. hid from him Abs hurt she
felt over the separation.
Before the ship sailed that brought
him back to his American home. a child
had been born to him and died. and he
returned to find in his wife, not tae
ardent loving girl he had LETT behlnd
but childless mother. whose heart nc
longer responded to his lightest touch
or caress. During his absence she rad
found out many things, among which
the difference between a vagrant fancy
and genuine affection. for har hus'
band, Sir Oliver when he sailed ava,
had left her In charge OF his kinsman
Batty L.angton. Neither the f6rsaker
wife nor the man who was left II
charge forgot their duty for an In
slant, but the truth OF the man pres.
ent against the triviaiity OF the mar
absent was a contrast too striking iol
woman's eyes 70 pass by. Husband
and wife adjusted themselves sfrest
I to each other with faithfulness anc
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finally overcomes all obstacles. sus-
taips the attention to the end.
The admirers of Miss spooner will
undoubtedly be glad OF the opportunity
to secure In permanent form a work
from the pen OF their favorite actress.
"rhe Zodiac Birthday Book
BY Beatrice Baxter Ruyl. The Baker
quaint and interesting publication
by which predominant influences on
htrtsh ~ NAV b are t'is
natal dates In table and nndinE the
zach zodiacal sign governing the
months has a chapter giving the char
acteristics OF those born under II. their
probable professions. their personal ao.
flower. 1t also furnishes list OF fa,-
nous people born under this special
sign.
mine s, of interest e girls and boys do
string to record their own and their
friends birthdays.
"The Slant Book.'
EyeTythins runs down HI! in "rhe
and the Go-Cart.a The slant IT. Down low,
door is exceedingly sharp. The nurse
girls absorption In fascinating cop
Eloosens her hold on the handles OF
the cart. Then wild rush begins In
spite OF pursuing nurse and fa1nting
COP.
collisions innumerable ensue. 4-ut
the momentum reached by Bobby and
the cart carries them safely along and
nay wagon, a vicious stump having at
last finished the annlhllatlng career OF
the cart.
The book is irres!stlsls ;funny ana
ment OF which even Peter Newell must
feel proud.
'Trincess Flower Hat
!, , BY Mabel osEgood Wright; s, = The Mac
Princess Flower Hat" is another
Barbara story-that Is to say, the wise.
all-knowing Barbara. who has figured
in number of Mrs. Wright's books nE,. ! IS
cess ess around whose trials and trihula-
tions the novel is built Is person.
who needs a god to help her out OF
her dimcultles She comes 70 Haroarn
on a cold, snowy day In mldwlnter, full
dens. determined to buy the hrst pref.
ty little country house with plot OF
ground large enough to grow things
on that she can find, She has no detl-
mite sIQed OF what she WdHts 10 6'oW'
but she thinks gardening would be
pleasant occupation as we'll as a re-
muneratiye one. which last Is very I'M
portant, as she desires independence;
In time she finds Just the plaee, and
invests all her money IN II. AND then
begin the dltliculties--for what the
Iprincess does not know about garden
| lng would iii many volumes. IheS
range from netghhors chickens, pol
luted we'll water, dogs, refusal OF seeds
to sprout Quarrels with hired men, and
many other things of similar honely
nature, tosterrth1e Devastating thunder
storms In all OF the troubles except
the last named Barbara outlines tbs
method OF procedure and saves the day
in the last. however, q man usurps
Barbara's privilege and comes 70 tbs
iprincess's rescue, From that point Or
1 the princess Is more interested In sons
other things than she Is In gardening
,or In Independence.
II 1t is a pleasing story. full OF light.
and shadows and fresh humor and uni,
usual situations Moreover. there u
much common sense in 1t. for Its theme
gives Mrs. Wright the opportunity Z
j Introduce many valuable sugsestionl
about gardening and :Sundry aluet
topics, In all Of which she is pas
\ master
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confidence is my best asset.
$3.50 Ladies'
High Shoes

A line Of Shoes / am
proud Of. as they represent
big Shoe value for the
money. Stylish, all leath-
ers. all sizes and lasts and
more durable than many
Shoes sold in Richmond
at $500 and $500.
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!. p 7 e I
"The Fortunes of Betty"
BY Cecil Spooner. Founded upon her
successful play Of the same title. j.
S. Ogilvie Company, of New York.
a successful play nowadays Sener-
ally means book to follow, II 1t has
not already preceded 1t. as is 80 often
the case. This time the work has been
very we'll done by the playwright her
self, who is probably better qualified
than any other person to construct har
story In conformity with her own con-
ception OF the characters represented.
Betty is a small town" girl, who is
forced by her step-mother to leave her
home at an early age. She sings and
| dances well, so drifts naturally to the
stage, and when the story opens Is
stranded with one-night stand COM
pany at her old home town.
Her father is injured by an automo-
bile, so Betty returns home to nurse
| him back to health, learning that her
step-mother had died. Betty's daddy.
| G. A. r. man, is the postmaster OF
the town and keeps a general store,
but is threatened with business fa,l-
ure. and Is accused by Burton rich
mill owner, with robhing the mails.
| Betty stands by him in time OF need.
however, helps him to untansle his
accounts, and, with the help OF friends.
among whom is Phil Logan, secret
service man from washington. sue
ceeds in discovering the mail thief.
Betty's uphill fight and Anal victory
are well and interestingly told. and the
sympathy of the reader In her attach
ment for Phil Logan. which, of course
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Bernard Robb Is back from visit
to his old home, Gaymont, near Port
Royal, Va.
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finally overcomes all obstacles, sus-
tains the attention to the end.
The admirers of Miss Spooner will
undoubtedly be glad OF the opportunity
to secure In permanent form a work
from the pen Of their favorite actress.
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"sonss Of sent,p,ent.'

"sonss OF sentip,ent.'
A Christy gift book. illustrated.
Moffat, Yard & Co., OF New York.
$3.50 net.
Songs OF Sentiment" embodies what
the world most needs. the utterances
Of real feeling. which have charmed
the ear -of the world and won a way
to it's heart always. Christy's CON-
pilation OF sentimental songs. the echo
OF which should be perpetualfy In the
air, begins with Shakespeare and his
compeers and comes on down through
the centuries cullins the choicest ut
terances OF songmakers who are best
remembered by the feeling that they
have aroused through the sweet music
OF their verses. when other weishtier
compositions have been forgotten.
The book has a fronttsptece In color,
and, In all. twelve characteristic
Christy pictures. It has flavor OF the
gift season In It's dainty arransement
and decoration. and In the way Of
choice selection nothing prettter could
be imagined or desired.
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and with wild dash bring the lady
and themselves back to safe and Jaw
abiding England
The book is an extravaganza, but q
merry and clever one
"The Annnl. Of Ann.
BY Kate Trimble SHARPER. Bobbs-
Merrill Company, Indianapolis, publish
ers Price $3.50.
The ann of the story Is little
Southern girl at the "gawky age" and.
IN her own way, one OF the most orig
inal characters Of recent flctionl q
much. admired cousin has put the
notion into her head OF writing diary,
and the result is fascinating to the
philosopher and highly amusing TO the
critic.
Being OF a rather romantic turn, as
is evidenced by her alteration OF Lord
Byron. Ann is particularly interested
In the love affairs of her acquaint-
ances. and each and every chapter Is
based upon her observation OF some
pair OF lovers. Her contentious COM
ments on things in general and court
ship and marriage In particular show
that even IL she was not extra good
in grammar and spelling" Ann had
that native Wit, quick observation and
lack of self.consciousneAs that made
her what Is generally known as "a
terror"
There Is hearty laugh on every
page. and many OF AIMS sayings are
worth remembering. Incidentally. the
author, without the apparent effort to
lay on "local color" has given us q
true picture OF Southern life in rural
community as II is to-day. For that
alone she deserves the thanks Of South,
ern people.
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The crownMlg adventure OF the ro-
nance is the abduction of Mrs. Fitz
as the Crown Princess OF Illyria, after
she has been separated from her hus-
band and taken hack to her native
country BY her father. The father is
assassinated. Irita and his English
friends go5to the rescue OF the princess.
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NV Ad-Writer Gets Facts
From Me, and ! Will
Make Good Every Claim

want your patronage, year after year,
and your children's patronage, too-so al
ways tell you the truth about the Shoes
sell, and the Shoes will do the rest. Your
confidence is my best asset.
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Rev. and Mrs, f. x, Odell, Of will
liamsburg, Va, were in Richmond to
attend the conference sessions.
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Miss Conway Fleming. who has been
attending the hops at the Virginia
Military Institute and visiting friends
in stanton. has returned to the city.
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BY j, c. snaith. Moffest. Yard &
Co., of New York. 3l.35 net.
The author of "Araminta" has in his
latest book written novel OF adven-
ture that for vivid action, liVeliness
and swing, equals Rupert Of Hentzaur
and Anthony Hope at his best The
pages of Mrs. Fltz' are trimming
over with hunor. She is a daughter
Of the King of Illyria, and is yet dis
liked and unappreciated By the Eng
fish women in fox-hnnting COM
,munity, who all call her the 'Vienlnese
circus rider and declare that the
words which fall from her lips and the
sharp expressions which punctuate her
wit smack entirely too much Of the
sawdust to suit their ideas.
In the meantime, Mrs. Fitz goes on
her imperlous way. She has looked
down and not up In marrying Fitz,
whose title in full is Nevil F'itzwarren,
squire OF Rroadtield, In the English
County Of Middleham. The hunor Of
the situat'on Is mainly found in the
efforts made by the English women ia
cut Mrs F7itz dead on tho hunting field
and in London, and the astuteness OF
the policy with which she rebuffs
their attempts. Her sharp tongue
penetrates their armor of vanity and
drives them from the field in singing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-14

Miss Lucille Mortimer. OF New York
City. is the guest OF Miss Betty Booker
CHM at. the University OF Virginia.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Realo. Of
Buchanan, have been entertaining a
social and hunting, party, the members
of which We're Mr., and Mrs, Alfred &.
Preston, Of Amsterdam; Mr., and Mrs.
Duval Radford, of Lynchburg; o, g.
Huffman. Of Cincinnati; Lncius Dillon,
OF Indian Rock; Alfred Preston. Jr, of
Amsterdam, and Preston Reale, of ST.
Paul MINI.