The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-12-01
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

"A new CatnOllC CnurCn DullOlnS mas
been completed at Vienna.
Steps have been taken at Blunt to
organize an athletic club and equip
gymnasium.
A score or more of the young mon
Of Trent have organized a Young
Mems Christian association. They
have secured apartments in a business
block and will fit up reading room
and gymnasium.
Thieves broke into the hardware
store Of A. P. Robinson at Redtield
and made off with the entire stock OF
revolvers, about 5000 worth. Tracks
in the snow about the building indi
Gated that two or more persons were
engaged in the robbery.
1t has been discovered tha: one or
two Of the posts Of the old stockade,
erected at Spearfish in early days to
protect the pioneers from attack by
Indians, are yet standing on the site
of the historic old structure. 1t is
planned to erect a memorial tablet on
the old site Of the stockade.
Sergt. Charles J. Schatz, member
of the on-commissiOned stan Of Com
pany l.. S. D. N. G., stationed In Aber
deem, was found guilty OF disposing OF
government property and reduced to
the rank Of private. The penalty for
this crime Is one year in the peniten
tiary Of Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Letters have been received at Faulk
ton from Mrs. George Carpenter, for
merly a resident of that plcae, stating
that her son has mysteriously disap-
peared from the family home, which
now Is at Baraboo. Wis. 1t Is be-
lieved the boy has yearning for his
old home In South Dakota and that
in due time he will appear there.
The rooms OF the public school at
Claremont are filled to overflowing,
and the congested condition has re-
vived the movement for the erection
of larger school building. The in
crease in the number of children OF
school age has been so great that it
will not be long until additional teach
ers will have to be engaged.
The annual trapping season has
opened in South Dakota, and scores Of
men have gone to the lakes in the
vicinity of Haiti and in ther parts Of
the state for the purpose Of trapping
fur-bearing animals, which are re-
ported to be quite numerous. AS all
kinds Of fur bring good prices on the
market the season should be a profit
able one.
The first reports in the state Of
losses of cattle from what is known
as the cornstalk disease come from
several farms in the vicinity of Ethan
Losses from this cause also are re-
ported from some Of the farms near
Hitchcock. The losses result from
and eating too great an amount OF
cornstalks.
Fred Raymond is held in the coun-
ty jail Of Brookings county under the
charge Of attempted murder. He is a
farm hand and has been working for
some time for John L. Smith The
men had a few words at the breakfast
table, but the trouble was only slight,
and later Raymond apologized AS
he was going out to the corn field to
work he asked Smith for the use of
his gun. which was granted, and the
two rode away in the wagon, Smith
leaving 1t to go to another part Of
the farm. Just as he stepped on the
ground Raymond told Smith he was
going to shoot him. and pulled the
gun on Smith. who dropped to tho
ground as the gun went of, the
charge striking portion of his body.
Smith caught hold Of the wagon as
the team started to run away, and In
this way his life was saved. It is be-
ueved Raymond was insane.
A. d. Hengel Of Pierre has given an
option on his lssS, located on the Mis-
souri, river bottom near Dousseau. 13
miles east OF Pierre. at $50 per acre,
being tho highest price at which land
has moved this year. Il IL admira-
bly, suited for irrigation accounting for
| the nigh valuation.
Thirty head of cattle disappeared
| from the ranch of Stucky Bros, near
Leola. giving evidence that cattle
'rustlers" are working on q large
| scale In this region. The owners
| nave offered a reward of $500 for the