The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-05-06
WEEK IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
important Events in the State
Briefly Told.

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cape, getting out of the second story
Just after the floor Dropped in. Fire
also destroyed the drug store adjoin-
ing. Very little OF anything was saw
ed
Fort Pierre-Some of the farmers in
western Sully county, where the snow
fall was light the past winter, say
the fields of winter wheat they sowed
last fall. have been frozen out, and
they have TO reseed with spring wheat.
But wherever the snow was deep there
has been no such complaint.
Pierre The special cal Of state
taxes secured in the March collections.
which was sent out to a number CT
counties in the state has brought the
treasury over 100000 which means
that cash will be paid for several
weeks longer, and that it will be some
time before warrants are again regis
tered.
Huron-Prof. Garnett Hedge of CHI
cago will come to Huron college 10
take charge of the musical department
OF the college. Mr.. Hedge is a tenor
singer and was formerly connected
With the Minneapolis Symphony or
chestra. He will enter upon his new
duties at the opening Of the fall term
Of college.
HurOn-Hereaftcr. only passenger
trains and trains carrying perishalle
freight will be operated on Sunday on
the Chicago and Northwestern rail
way. for which hundreds of railway
men in this city are thankful. 1t is
the purpose of the company to make
Sunday a day OF rest as far as it is
possible TO do so.
Huron-The annual meeting OF the
South Dakota Baptist convention VII
be held in this city in October. 1t
will bring here prominent div mes,
laymen and christian workers from
various parts of the country. The pro-
gram as outlined is one Of unusual
interest and the gathering promises to
be one of the NEST important in the
history of the state.
Pierre-The money appropriated by
the last legislature for the defraylng
Of expenses of conveyance Of cOSvlttS
to the p~enitentiary is exhausted and
sheriffs who take men to the Irvine
plant from this time on will have t.
wait until another legislative session
provides the money to reimburse them
for snch XDenses as they incur in
that discharge of their duty.
Mitchell While the good rOad idea
has been a theory IN this county it
! as become a highly popular one with
the organization Of a committee which
IS doing things. a fund of over sl,20)
has been raised in this city, Nj. Yer
ron and Ethan to commence the work.
The county commissioners have srOWn
their good will by huying an expensive
road elevator grading machine which
will greatly simplify the work.
Aberdpen-The Rev. W. ID. Deei le.
a Congregational minister, who has
lust removed from GrOtOn TO High
more. IS perhaps the first clergyman
in South Dakota to Own an automo-
bile. He has purchased a fne ma
chine of an Aberdeen dealer. Rev. Mr..
Decide has Il large territory to cover,
and believes he can better serve his
parishiOners with an INT mobile than
he could with a horse and buggy.
Acknowledges just complied
show that the jObbing business O.
aberdeen during 1893 aggregated ST.
coo. 00S, an average of S. ,W0V 800 Il
month. and ahOut double that OF 1898.
AS a large number of new wholesae
houses have been established in Aber-
deer within the past few months. in
,l,1Sn, rpntn P n1.lv nj (h1DnUO
it is believed the trade during 1919
will show another loo per cent gain.
Webster-Elaborate preparations are
being made for the annual picnic and
celebration of the Old Settlers Asso-
citation Of Dav county. which VIII b
held in Webster IN June :. A nne
program of sports will BE provided
for the entertainment of the several
thousand persons who will attend. All
persons who have resided in the conh-
~ for twenty years or more are eiiS1-
BILE to membership i'm the association.
Rapid City-FollOwing the numer-
Ous cOmnlaints received at the land or
fee and at Washington over the
scarcity OF assistants at the local
United States land Office, tive exper-
fenced clicks have arrived and CO m
menced work. One of them. w. },
Nanna Of Salt Lake CITY, was form
erlv assistant to LCuis <. Claws VINO
brought the charges against Secretary
Rallinger. The rush seaStn a. me
land oHce is now in and the hnng
exceed 20 daily.
Yankton-During the months or
Nav and June YanktOR will entertain
three state gatherings. The FIRST or