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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17
An Attorneys Opinion

Sioux Falls-An attorney of this
city, who has given some considerable
attention to the legislative measure
known as the Daylight saloon bill
which provides for the closing of sa-
looms in South Dakota at 9 o'clock at
night, said:
Il have no doubt that the governor
will sign it."
Il do not believe, however, that the
legislature has the power to vitiate
contracts and that will be in my opin-
ion, just what the enforcement of this
law, If the bill is signed, will have
a tendency to do.
I'm my opinion the holder OF every
license to sell liquor in this state, Is
selling liquor under a contract with
South Dakota and that contract holds
good until the first day of July, next,
the end of the term to which present
licenses are effective.
Il do not think the legislature has
a right to order the state to vitiate
contracts and therefor | think the
emergency clause will prove ineffec-
tive.
we snail not have long to wait, In
order to discover just what view the
courts will take of that phase of the
question, ! think, because the authori-
ties OF some one of the cities having
licensed saloons, in this state, will
Undertake &c cioso saloons at once,
under the emergency provision aud
that will take the question into the
state courts, In a hurry.
The retail liquor dealers of the
state have uttered into a contract with
the stale, IN good faith, to sell liquor,
legally, until the first day of July next.
and the state cannot violate that con-
tract, in my opinion or abrogate 1t any
more than the saloon man could legal
ly violate 1t by keeping his saloon
open after il o'clock at night, or on
Sundays or holidays. which he Is for
hidden TO do, by the present license
law OF the state.
There was two parties to every con-
tract.
AS | have stated, this matter viii
not be out Of the courts very LONG
and the law will undoubtedly have full
ample Interpretation when the courts
get at IT,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17
DAYLIGHT AT SIOUX SAILS
All Saloon Men and Liquor pea,.,.
Promptly Observe New l,~

~''psV ~SSCb We tNGW LAW 1850
Sioux Falls-Retail liquor dea,e..
and the proprietors of the several ~
ADJUSTMENTS which have wholosal.
departments here closed their placas
of business promptly at 8 O'Clock l.s,
night, in compliance with the aay,ighs
law of South Dakota, recently nassss
by the legislature and signed bv M
governor of this state, with an eriery.
ency clause attached
There was not an exception anon.
the saloons of Sioux Falls, In this MAJ
ter.
Early in the afternoon, the Offices.
and executive committee of the reta;,
liquor dealers assertion of thts eitv
held a brief meeting and decided thai
the letter of the law should be COM
piled with and word was sent TO ths
saloon proprietors to that effect.
President Langfeldt, of the Sioux
Falls Brewing company, took the same
view Of the situation, that the associa.
ton officers did and early in the eve
ming he advised the dealers In Sioux
Falls Brewing company beer that II
would be his judgment that thew
should close their places promptly ar
8 o'clock. Agents for the nonresident
breweries did likewise.
In this movement, the liquor dealers
association anticipated the police de-
partment by a short time, because az
8 o'clock Police Commissioner Fitz-
gibbons and Chief Of Police Johnston.
gave orders to the patrolmen. to noti-
fly the saloon men, that If they kept
open after 9 o'clock, they would do SO
at their own risk.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Pierre-The daylight saloon bill,
! setting the closing hour of all saloons
In the state at 9 O'Clock each evening,
passed the senate today by the de
cisiye vote of 81 to y. II carries the
! emergency clause, and will become a
Law as soon as Governor r. 5. Nessey
attaches his signature.
An effort was E,ade by Wyman to
strike out the emergency clause, he
contending that a license with a man
who is at present engaged in the sa-
loon business is a contract, and can
not be violated. Collins and LOckhart
spoke in favor Of the emergency clause
Those who opposed the bill did not
put up a very strong fight because
they could plainly see that the large
majority Of the upper house was in
favor OF the bill.
That the governor will sign the bill
within a short time is almost a Ger
tainty.
By a vote Of 80 to IA the senate yes
terday adopted the majority report OF
the temperance committee on the
Daylight saloon bill. The report Of
the minority favoring a ten o'clock
closing and what Is now known as
the Glassner amendment, providing
for the closing time to be determined
by local option were voted down.
Senators Collins and Fleeger were
the defenders of the majority report
on the floor. The latter made a strong
address but the former spoiled the ef-
feet of his own talk hy getting mixed
on county and local option, and thus
argued inadvertently against his own
proposition. Senator Candy made a
brilliant address in favor of the op-
tional closing ~feaure, but the final
vote showed an easy victory for the
measure as it stands.
Early in the session petitions
against the Daylight saloon bill from
st. Onge, Sturgis, Lead, Whitewood,
Spearfish and Belle Fourche we're read.
Following is the vote in the senate
on the daylight saloon bill:
Ayes-Amsden, Anderson of Aurora,
Anderson Of Clay, Arneson, Bart!ne,
Boylan, Brennan. Brooks, Carroll,
Collins, Cone, Cooley, Dahl, d mean,
Gemmill, Hedrick, Hitchcock,
Hoese, Johnson, Lockhart. Mettler,
Morrissey, Mckinney, Norbe TX,
Nyquist, Pearson, Perley, Ryan, Will
liams, Wright.--32.
Eays-Curtiss, Dalton, Candy, Hen
ault, May, Maytum, Morgan, McPher-
son, Perkins, Weaver, Wiersbeck, Wy
man.-l2.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17
Wolf Hound Bite Fatal

Aberdeen-The town of Newark is
suffering from a mad dog scare ]. M.
Masengarb owns a Ear of Russian wo (
hounds, and has frequently hunted
wolves with the animals during the
winter. Andrew Masengarb, a brother
to the owner, was feeding the ami
mails when one of them, which had
been behaving strangely for a day or
two. sprang at him and bit him. The
wound was cauteriZed. and the dog
shut up. He grew worse and died in a
few hours. His brain was sent to a
specialist, who stated the dog had
suffered from rabies. A general re-
duetion of the dog population of Ne
wark followed the receipt of the spe-
cialist's information, and no further
outbreak of the disease is feared, be-
there are no more dogs to get
1t.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Mitcheli-South Dakota Jared wei
at the National Corn Show. in Col
umbus, Ohio. according to the rer
ports received. The winning corr or
the South Dakota show was sent to
Columbus for a state EXHIBIT. John
p. Thompson. Of Elk Point, was
awarded the sweepstakes prize for the
best 10 ears OF yellow corn for the
northern zone. witch Computes tns
states Of North Dakota, South Ia
kota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Mon
tana. E. p. Sand, OF this city. was
awarded the first prize on IL ears OF.
mixed corn for The northern zone.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

McLaughlin-The postoa8ce depart
ment has established railway mail
service on the "Cannonbair' branch
OF the Milwaukee road. running from
Mclaughlin. s, d., to New England.
N. d., and three men will be assigned
to each run, which will be startef
simultaneously from the New England
and the Mclaughlin ends of TIE line
The towns which VIII enjoy the bene-
its Of the new service are McLaugh-
lin, Shields. Freda, Raleigh, Brisbsua,
Ieith, Kaiser, Mex Le'psig. Bentley,
Watrous, Mott, Hayelock, Resent, ana
New England.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17
The Neraard Primary

Representative Negaard's primary
bill Oh. B. No. 23O is in many re-
spects similar to the Richards propo-
sition. But it also contains some
features that were doubtless never
conceived in the mind of mortal man
before.
One is that the newspapers Of a
county shall compete at the June pri-
mary for the position of oficial paper
of the county. The paper winning out
by vote Of the people will have all
the county printing, but regardless Of
location, the favored paper must come
out Of and bear the name of the III
ty seat. Provision is also made that
no newspaper shall sxPend q SUM 60
exceed $500 for campaign expenses.
This latter notation was hardly neces-
sary.
Another feature is that any party
getting a FIVE per cent vote is entitled
to one delegate in either branch of the
legislature. He is to receive the same
salary as a member and to be selected
by the committee of his party. His
authority would be limited to the in
PRODUCTION of not more than two bills
and the privilege Of speech In the
chamber but he could not vote.
House bill No. 207, directing the sale
of state land at Kampeska to an Of
ficer's club of the state guard, brought
out a violent argument between Rep
resentative Roskie, and Vercoe, and
the members got rather personal in
THAR Ssnr0n Plrc ThA lAffnr xunn r0-
ferred to as a "sorehead officer" and
he retaliated with a statement to the
effect that certain facts were being
withheld from the Legislators for fear
they might kill the bill II they knew
the real truth. The measure was
passed by a vote of 81 to SO, which
was Just one more vote than the NOM
Der necessary to get the bill through.
Ziebach county, created by act OF
the legislature a few days age. has
already received a sufficient number OF
petitioners to warrant the calling of
a special election to choose the county
officers and locate a temporary Gown
ty seat. Accordingly the governor
has issued a call for a SPECIAL election
to be held on April 4th. The polling
places are designated as Dupree, Cher
ry Greek, and the vicinities OF Red
Elm, Eagle Butte and Isabel.
The house today killed the bank
guaranty bill by an indefinite post
%ponenient. The bill providing for an
electric headlight on all locomotives
In the state was reported to the house
today tv the committee. It favors the
measure.
Representative Kerr would place the
state experimental farms under pri-
vat- management, but have the state
maintain them. This Is the plan
adopted IN North Daknta.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Pierre-The state land department
has fixed Is the dates OF sale OF
state lands this year: Dawson.
April 8; Hanson, April 4; Hutchinson,
Arrii s; Codington, April z; Deuel..
April s: Hamlin. April 10: Day, April
IL; Marshall, April ~: Brown, April
l3; Mcpherson, April IA: Edmunds.
April u %rotter. April is. The or
feIsnss win be OF commoh achool
nndg axccIt isosc-1n the counties
Of Marshall, Mcpherson. Edmunds
and Potter. where no school sands
win be offered. but some OF the en-
dowmfnt lands ia those countiss are
70 be placed upon the market.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

II auto owners were more careful as
Co the kind Of men they employ as
chauffeurs possibly there would be
fewer Joy rides. Sometimes. however,
the owner sets the chauffeur a bad ex-
ample.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Ginning years, is D 10 pa IaSr dIBcIy
of the nature of a military post.
Fffth-The fact that Unfortunate po-
sitions in the Home are largely flied
by men selected from the membership,
is in the opinion Of your committee,
conducive to a feeling Of rivalry, jeal-
ousy and discomfort among the mem
bers.
In conclusion, your committee would
respectfully suggest the enactment OF
legislation which will in so for as 1t
i8 possible to do SO, correct exist
ing conditions.
Respectfully submitted,
Senate Members:
A. l.. Wyman, chairman; j. A.
Johnson, John Morrissey.
House Members:
r. F. Cranston, Secretary; J. L.
Browne, A. c. Roberts; ]. E. lie
bach. q
The report of the legislative investi-
eating committee on the affairs Of the
soldiers home, is generally looked up
on with favor inasmuch as it let's all
the parties concerned down as easily
as possible. DR.. Bentley, mayor Of Hot
Springs is satisfied with the report In
a general way. He says the people OF
Hot Springs are INDICATED for their
action in bringing charges against the
management of the institution"
But there is one point mentioned in
threshed out on the floor when the re-
port comes up for adoption this morn
ing. 1t is the section stating "thct
the expenditure of the sum Of 1870 As
Of the money appropriated for the re-
pairs to the sewerage was wholly I'M
authorized and illegal"
Previous to the construction Of the
present system the city of Hot Springs
notified the board Of the home, that
their W system was a nuisance and
a menace to the general health of the
place, and something would have to
be done or it would be condemned. To
construct a new system for the neces-
sary distance Of about a mile and a
quarter would have cost in the neigh
borhood of ST., 900. But the city made
the proposition that for a considera-
ton OF $1,000 the sewer OF the home
would be connected with that OF the
city and kept in repair as long as the
institution was maintained.
Attorney General Clark was con-
suited and he approved Of the plan
offered by Hot Springs and at his sug-
gestion the board accepted the city's
offer, and the deal was carried
through. Now the investigating COM
mittee says this action was "unauthor-
lied and illegal"
Those directly interested in the mat
ter cannot figure out why the commit
tee thought it necessary to deal with
this problem at all. The board and
those about the home are satisfied and
the city is willing to live up to its
agreement. The former attorney gen
eral is in the capital and he will very
likely be called upon to explain to the
legislature exactly how the deal came
about.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

In New York they are going to
demonstrate how a child can be
clothed adequately for 81 a year. Even
the owner OF a fashionable fat build
ing should admit that a good child is
worth as much as that.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

II is saddening. however, to note
that the dear "old Philadelphia Lady"
who has been trying for more than
eleven years to And out, through the
columns or the New York Herald's
Paris edition. how to figure the tenn
perature from Centigrade to Fahren-
heit. and vice versa" has not yet uc-
ceeded.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Maine has been n OF the great
sources OF the eastern seaboard.s Ice
scpply, but even Maine. where the ice
crop seldom fails. il ceasing to de.
pend upon the weather. Artificial ice
has been made for some time at the
plant OF the Maine insane hospital In
Augusta and now a large ice manufac-
turing plant Ia 70 be established in
Lewiston.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

II things keep on going az they have
been 1t may be necessary to substitute
the letter ~ for "h" in the last word
Of the usual notice on the theater pro-
grams: Ladies will please remove
their hats"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Twelve women jurors in San Fran
cisco agreed so promptly that they
pronounced for a divorce without
awaiting the judges charge, but the
lady Jurors will learn in time TO
wrangle over verdicts just like men.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

! More than half the members OF the
senior class at Wellesley college are
reported to DO engaged to be married.
The comments OF the girls at Smith
and Vassar ought to be interesting.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Z We are inclined to be skeptical
about that Alaska FIRE which destroyed
half a town with the mercury so de-
grees below. Wouldn't the flames
freeze In weather like that?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Russia proposes to build a $75.0O0,-
600 feet Of batteships for the Black
Sea. They will be perfectly safe there
II the Russian sailors can keep them
afoat.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

I Medical records show" avs a nerve
specialist, that persons who are not
loQuacious have always been remarked
for their good health" Let him sx-
plain that TO his wife.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

a man In Missouri has Just died
who In a married life OF SO years never
quarreled with his wife nor told her 4
lie. The great majority Of husbands
will refuse to believe in such super.
human virtue. particularly as to the
last detail.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Africa led all the rest OF the world
In gold production last year. The Al
rican output was $4,000. 900. or near
ly double that of the United States.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Forty-hve Of the Brazilian sailors
who mutinied hare died from various
causes since their surrender. twenty.
six succumbed to sunstroke while en-.
gagged IN compulsory goyernmenl
wock- This form Of capital punish
nsnt r. efecTys, II uno6ictat.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

7 The thugs who beat a policeman
took his revolver away from him and
left him lying unconscious in the street
should be chidden for violating the
golden rule.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

: Talk about your western corn har-
vests. Capt. Drake of Marlborough
county, South Carolina, holds the
worlds record OF 254 and q fraction
bushels OF the grain to the acre.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

New York has . musical comedy
which ls said TO be not comic. Ther
are others. some Of which are not m~
Eical, either.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

! A navy oHicer hAs invented a pistol
for shooting flies. II ought 10 make
popular a new summer sport, for the
game Will never be lacking.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

vYeuna's birth rate has fallen enot-
mousIy. Evidently the stoR does not
love the apartment houses in which 30
many Vienna families live.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Il iE no crime 10 steal umbrellas on
rainy days In New Jersey. And no"
VIII not those Who are addicted TO the
habit please GO theFe'
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Bruce-It is reported that thousands
of fish in Lake lakewood, near here.
are dying as the result of the lake
freezing to an unsual depth.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

The Cleveland mar who sued for
time lost in Answering mistaken tele
phone calls" must have further time 10
lose.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

; More Ink than blood was shed over
the now famous battle OF London. n
which two men stood of 200.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17
DAYLIGHT SLAW
MEASURE KNOWN AS DAYLIGHT
BILL is SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR
SALOONS CLOSE AT NINE
Under Emergency Clause Ia" VIII
Become Immediately Operative
But May Not Apply to
License in Force

Pierre, Feb. especial; Governor
Robert S. Vessey, at $50 o'clock this
afternoon signed the daylight saloon
bill passed by the lower house a few
days and by the senate yesterday, and
tie measure IS now a law.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Pierre-A homesteader named Miles
was found murdered in his cabin near
Fort Pierre Sunday night. He had
been shot in the back, the assassin
firing through a window.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

In the matter Of safety We do not see
that the submarines AVE much ad'
vantage over the ry4ng machines.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Huron-Five OF the ten suspend
ed railway mail clerks on the Tracy
Pierre run, four OF whom reside here.
will not be reinstated. It is doubtful
IL the other five will resume work.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

America has IS licensed avistoTs, and
the 90 have formed a trust IN order 10
prolong their own lives.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

How long will the sviators stick 70
their agreement not TO indulge in
reckless flying?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Aberdeen--The benefits OF system
attic saving is strikingly iliustrat-
ed in the case of the school chill
dren of Big Stone, s. D., a town OF
500 or 600 people. Five or six years
ago Gold & Co, the Big Stone bank
ers, presented the school children OF
the town with small iron saving banks
and encouraged them to star. a saw
Ing account at the bank. Now the
savings accounts OF the cbil6ren of thu
town aggregate over 1900. and the
Youthful depositors have acquired the
habits OF saving whi,h will prove
req profitable TO tAem in the years
to come
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

With jimswinger coats vests are cut
low TO show shirt studs.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Representative Kerr would place the
state experimental farms under pri-
vat- management, but have the state
maintain them. This Is the plan
adopted In North Daknta.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17
Another Offer

You know what Dahiias are, II
you don't your wire does. We win
send you the &. ID. Farmer n
year ana the above set of maps
and four OF the Dahlia bulbs all
for 40 cents.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17
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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

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County
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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-17

Representative Bigelow's primary
bill and school code both get a chance
at being heard on the floor OF the
house by their being reported favor
ably by the committee. The latter Is
made imperative until after the SEES
sion of the legislature Of 1913, in order
that It might receive full considera-
ton by the people.