The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-13
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES


tending the city water system.
The concrete work on the new city
reservoir at Lennon has been COM
pleted. The reservoir will hold 100000
gallons of water.
Postmaster Johnston of Edgemont
has been notified that on October 25
the Edgemont postoffice will be made
a postal saving bank.
Rapid City merchants gave a boost
er banquet at the Harvey hotel at that
place, which was largely attended and
was successful affair
The Milwaukee railroad company
has started work on the permanent
struc .ure for the company's bridge
across the Missouri river at Chamber
lain.
Farmers of the vicinity of Scotland
are taking steps to organize a farmers
cooperative elevator company with
the object of engaging in grain bust.
ness here.
Good progress is being made in the
work of erecting new Catholic
church at Humboldt. The basement
has been completed and work now has
commenced on the main structure.
Good progress is being made in the
work of erecting new Catholic
church building in Canton. 1t is con-
structed of cement blocks The
church is 37x6S feet in size and will
nave a 7S-foot spire.
The elevator at Milbank owned by
the Empire Elevator company burned,
and together with about 10000 bushels
of grain, mostly wheat, is total loss
The fire started of unknown origin.
The building contents were insured.
AS the result of playing with a giant
powder cap, Dewey Zerba, a boy Of
Lead, met with an accident. The cap
exploded and blew off the ends of one
of his thumbs and two fingers. How
the boy secured possession OF the
deadly cap is mystery.
Howard Blackman brother of Fore.
man Blackman, of the Upper Fish
ranch, near White Owl, ran down a
large gray wolf with his COW pony, las
soing and dragging it to death, recent
ly. He is out from the east spending
his vacation and feels quite proud of
his feat, which many cowboy has
tried and failed.
A young man employed in the Full
lerton lumber yards at Armour made
an attempt to end his existence by
drinking an ounce of laudanum. The
prompt action on the part of a physi-
clan prevented him going over the di
vide. The mans name is Knudson and
he halls from Akron, Ia, having been
here few days. Melancholia prompt
ed the deed.
The South Dakota Central Railway
company, which operates a steam road
between Sioux Falls and Watertown,
has been made the defendant in a
damage suit by Peter J. Yeager, for
mer engineer in the employ of the
company, Yeager seeks to recover
damages in the sum of 1000 for in
juries received on June 30, 1909, while
his engine was in the yards Of the
company at Watertown.
The elevator of the Farmers Eleva-
tor company at White Lake has been
greatly enlarged in order to properly
take care of the increasing business.
The Hudson Gun club has decided to
hold big shooting tournament on No
vember l and 2. A fine silver cup will
be offered as prize to the participant
who makes the best record in mark
manship and other prizes, including
cash, will be offered for those who
make good records.
Arthur Landrigan, aged 10, was acci-
dentally shot and seriously wounded
near Iroquois while hunting with some
companions. He was riding on the
back axle of a buggy, in which were
two of his companions, and was lean
ing on a loaded shotgun when some
unknown manner the weapon was dis
charged. The charge entered his body
under the arm and came out at the
DOlul Ol lUp SuCuluSI, luiIlCllIiS dH CA
ceedingly dangerous wound.
The arrest of Genius Ward at Dead
wood may throw some light on the
disappearance of Edward Erby, 10
years ago. Wards arrest came about
through his presentation at the First
National bank at Deadwood Of a GER
tificate of deposit for 500 in the
name of Erby The states attorney
at once caused the arrest of Ward,
who Is brother OF Beecher Ward
who zen years ago was sent to the
penitentiary at Sioux Falls for the
brutal murder of the two Shepherd
boys of Puma. Some time before that
Edward Erby, a prospector, had been
boarding at the Ward home and sud-
denly dropped out of sight. According
to the story of Genius Ward, Erby left
him to go to the cabin where Beecher
was, and that was the last time Genius
ever saw Erby.