The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Kimball has an organization named
the Ancient and Honorable Order Of
Crutsy Bachelors, which during the
winter will give series Of dances.
Corn husking is in full swing around
Freeman. Farmers quite generally are
well satisfied with their yield. Husk-
ers in this vicinity are being paid 5
cents per bushel.
A petition is being circulated at Ban
croft and numerously signed asking
that a rural mail route he established
from Bancroft for the accommodation
Of the farmers of the surrounding re-
gion.
Fire on the farm OF Frank Sexton, a
few miles from Washington. destroyed
his fine large barn, together with four
head of valuable horses and other
property. The loss, which is heavy, is
partially covered by insurance.
Butte county hopes to dedicate its
handsome new court house, now in
course of erection at Belle Fourche,
early next spring. The building will
cost $4,000 1t is built of pressed
brick, and is thoroughly up-to-date.
George and Ed Clark and Frank Oh
son, while hunting on Rush bottom
near LeBeau, captured young lynx
or wildcat which is now on exhibition
at Mobrdge George Clark lassoed
the animal after the dogs had freed it.
The Pierre cemetery which for
years has been left in neglected con
dition has been improved by the ap-
pointment of caretaker, and the pip
ing of city water to the grounds. Dur
ing the past year many lot owners
have grown good lawns on their prop
erty.
Oscar Olson, years old, son Of
Ole Olson of Artesian, is seriously i'll
with blood poisoning 1t is feared he
will have to undergo an operation.
This is the racond attack he has had
within a month, but this time pieces OF
bone are coming out Of the foot from
some unknown injury.
The members Of the S. f. Turner
household, living on a farm few
miles from Doland, had very narrow
escape from being asphyxiated as the
result of the gas escaping from
hard coal stove. Mrs. Turner and one
of her daughters were affected the
most. The daughter was unconscious
for half an hour and for time it was
feared she could not recover.
The village of Komstad, near Beres-
ford, which came into existence in the
early days has practically been wiped
off the map and has disappeared as a
town. The postoftice was discontin-
ued some time ago and now the quar-
ter section of land upon which the
town was built has been sold at auc-
ton and in the future will be devoted
to the raising of crops.
The local board of education OF
Onida has awarded the contract for
the erection of new brick public
school building, for which the voters
at a recent election authorized the is
suance of bonds. 1t will require four
months to complete the building. 1t
was decided that the work of construc-
ton should not commence until March
next
At a special election held at Kado-
ka bonds Of $6.750 were voted to take
up outstanding warrants of the school
district. The issuance of the bonds
will place the school district on a cash
basis.
Ben Ash, who was widely known as
cattle king" when northwestern
South Dakota was given over TO the
cattlemen, is now farming on an eXten-
scale. He has just purchased a 100
horse power gasoline and centrifugal
pump with which he expects to irri
cation 1900 aces Of Moreau river boz
tom land.