The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-06-03

Bridgewater In the way of public i'm
provements. B~ridgCwater is setting a
lively pace for the year 1910. havine
lust installed an electric lighting plant
at a cost OF $500. and awarding the
contract for a drainage system.
Lead-One of the OutcOmes OF the
recent labor union trou les in Lead
has appeared in the volunteer fire de
partment and as a result ii is liNely
to cause the city to do away with the
volunteer organization and adopt a
regular paid department.
Pierre-The stockholders of Hisega
lodge in Rapid Gulch, owned by PIERRE
people, are negotiating for the pur-
chase of forty acres of state land,
which if secured will be created into
a park. The tract is mountainous,
and well timbered. and If it can be Sc
cured will be converted into an ideal
summer outing place for PEG lie of
this part of the state.
Gregory Gregory is O o TO take on
to be the busy scene of another FL
ing. the opening of the Pine Ridge
and Mellette country will naturally
make the city OF Gregory a registra-
ton point as the United States land
office is located here. The CITIZENS OF
Gregory appreciate the the efforts Of
Congressman Burke and Martin for
their efforts in Opening up the terri
tory to settlement.
Pierre-D. stephens. who holds a
,n,, n,,,n,o lont ynnr m cod
over two tons of broom corr from
four acres which he planted on the
claim. He is preparing to put in for
ty acres this year, and expects to get
a good return from 1t.
With broom corn at its present price
Of more than two hundred dollars a
ton. land which will WELD a half ton
TO the acre is bringing a good return
to the tOwner.
PierpOnt-Automobile owners and
others of this place are engaged in a
good roads movement which is harin"
practical results. Each day for a week
or moro past automobiles flled with
Messengers. armed with ricks. crow
bars and ehovc's have left town for
the public highways in this Vi inity
which lead to Pierp0nt. and rock:
have been removed in large numbers
and holes flled mp and the roads 9th
erwise improved.
Huron-At a meeting OF the city
commissioners a resolution was adODt-
ed forbidding Sunday theatres and
kindred amusements in Huron. Herr
after no license or other permit will
be granted TO owners managers or
others in charge of places of ri lie
amusement for Sunday shows. Viola
tions of the resolution VII result IN
a recall of licenses already in force
and the refusal to grant further IL
cense TO the party in violation.
Chamberlain-The Sioux Indians
living on the Lower Brule reservation
recently w0re paid a c%OnsideraNle sum
in cash by the government in payment
for land surrendered and opened to
white settlement. Large numbers OF
the redmen visited the towns in the
vicinity of their reservation, and It s
stated are spending their money for
useful articles, such as groceries and
clothing and other necessaries, and
also for wagons, buggies and farm
machinery. many of them being en-
gagged in farming.
Mobridge-The Cannon Ball branch
of the St. Paul road will beat the two
other branches of that line being
built out Of Mobridge to completion
by about thirty days. The steel gang
is now working into New England
tLn Loot citation nnI +orr,in,C Trninc
will be running regularly out o. Mo
bridge in a few days. The Cannon
Bal branch runs north across the
border, between the two Dakotas,
takes a turf directly west and term
mates a few miles east of the Montana
border in a newly opened country.
Lad-Negctiations are now under
way that will probably result in this
city soon having a city hall viii h II
has lacked until the present time.
Various attempts have been made in
the past to vote sufficient money to
purchase or erect a building but no
satisfactory arrangement could he
made and the city Offices have remain
ed scattered about the town. Now,
with its ten thousand population.
Lead Is sadly in need of such a buil1-
ing so a public meeting TO discuss
ways and means was called. At this
meeting ii was declared that the Hal
loran building on Main street could
be purchased for $14 600 and be readilv
turned into a city hall and efforts are
now being directed toward closing the
deal.
Onida-The county commissioners
Of this (Sully) county have called a
special election, to be held on June 7
at the same time as the regular rri-
maries Of the various political pr
ties at which the proposition OF issu-
ing bonds in the sum OF $50, 900 for
the construction OF a county court
house at Onida. the county seat. will
be submitted to the voters OF the
county. The court house will cost
SIS, 900, but the county already has in
a fund for fhn na,rnoca tho sIm Of