The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-12-15
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Adolph Edelbauer, aged %, shot and
killed himself at Yankton when a
friend asked him for $50 he had
loaned him.
Mrs. Tereza hostel, a pioneer OF
Tabor, was stricken with apoplexy
and hemorrhage of the brain while at
church, and died soon after
In period Of only few days a sin
gle buyer at Castlewood paid the
farmers of that vicinity an aggregate
Of S1,969 for hogs and turkeys, which
again illustrates that diversified farm
ing pays.
The date of the poultry show to be
held at Redfield has been changed
from the third week Of January to the
first week of that month. A. B. Shauer
OF Lanark, H., has been engaged to
score the birds.
The various high schools Of the
state are making arrangements for
interhigh school debates to take place
during the winter. The question to be
discussed will be, The Closed and
the open Shops.
Postoffice detectives are still trying
to discover the men who recently
robbed a mail poucn at Madison Of
$1,000 which was being shipped by
mail from the Lake county bank to
a bank at Ramona.
Andrew Anderson Of Clarno was
putting a bride on a horse when the
animal suddenly jumped forward,
throwing Anderson against the man.
ger, where he was held some little
time, seriously injuring him.
r. D. Gray, who operates the La
hon Fruit farm near Yankton, is the
latest victim of a cornhusker and has
lost his left index finger in one OF
these dangerous machines, the second
In the past two weeks in this county.
August Kolberg, living near Toron-
to- devotes only a small part OF his
time to poultry raising, but thus far
this fall has sold more than 5000
worth of turkeys alone, in addition to
much other poultry, and has retained
large numbers of turkeys and other
fowl for the holiday trade.
The spearing of pickerel and other
non-game fish will be allowed on Lake
Pelican for the next four months ac-
cording to a resolution passed today
by the county commissioners Of Cod
ington county. The resolution stipu-
lates that no person may spear more
than 25 fish in one day nor have In
his possession at any one time more
than so fish.
A couple Of intoxicated Sioux In.
dians appeared at a hotel at Carter
and created so much disturbance that
they were forcibly elected by Town
Marshal Gould, who had been sum-
moned. This made the redmen very
angry and they drew their six-shoOt-
ers and commenced to "shootup" the
town, being landed in the town Jail
only after a hard struggle.
May Swengle the S-year-old daugh'
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swengle,
residing three miles east of Aberdeen,
was kicked in the head by a young
colt while playing in the yard with
some horses. Medical assistance was
summoned and a careful examination
found that the blow was light and only
the flesh was cut. Two stitches were
required to close the wound.
Shipments of stock and sheep from
the Black Hills section are nearly
concluded for this year. the season
holding on longer than usual, due
mostly to the severe winter. Novem-
Der showed the heaviest shipments
for some years, as sheep men who at
tempted to carry their sheep through
the winter were obliged to ship on &C
count of the snow and ice which COW
cred the range. many finding Difficult.
ty even in getting the sheep to the
railroads.
The first grand jury assembled in
Clark county since 1896 has been call
ed for Clark county.
Slipping into town, two government
secret service men created some ex
citement at Deadwood by raiding
chinatown in search of contraband
opium. number OF the Chinese
shops and houses were visited in com
pany with Chief OF Police Lambert
and, although thorough search was
made, no opium was found. Later
number Of saloons were visited. but
no infringement of the excise laws
was detected