The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-12-27
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Shipments Of COWS and stock cattle
are arriving at Miller from Iowa
points and sold at auction to the farm.
ers. The open winter here and the
comparatively warm weather makes 1t
profitable to ship in cattle.
The washington Springs band has
arranged to give a concert the first
week in January, and an effort is be-
ing made TO secure Charles NJ. Nc
Clung, one Of the greatest cornetists
in the world. to assist in the program
The safe Of the First State bank OF
White Owl. which was destroyed by
fire, has been opened by an expert
sent out by the safe company. One
hundred dollars in gold was found to
have been melted, and roll of green.
backs was badly charred by the in
tense heat Of the flames
Earl Cody, son of a we'll known
ranchman near Bison was "roped" and
dragged to his death by an undenti.
fed enemy and the body then thrown
into a small creek, declare county of.
ficials Several gashes were found on
Cody's head and the throat was purple
and swollen.
In Meade county circuit court T. J
Carpenter, aged A. years. convicted in
first degree with rape on a girl under
10 years of age. Of Sturgis. was sen,
fenced by Judge Rice. Eighth Judicial
circuit 10 twenty years and six
months in the state penitentiary at
Sioux Falls.
In circuit court at Alexandria Otto
Close. Of Fulton. registered pharma.
cist was found guilty of the violation
Of the state liquor law and was fined
$500 and costs Other cases for the
same ofense were pending against
him. but were dismissed on recommen-
dation of County Attorney Vandemark
Esther White Face. 15-year-old
Indian girl and pupil at the govern
ment Indian school at the Cheyenne
agency. was burned TO death as the re
suit of her dress catching fire from a
hot stove. Those who chanced to be
close at hand were unable to eYtin-
guish the flames in time to save her
life
Refunding bonds recently authorized
to be issued by the voters of Belle
Fourche have been sold. The issue
consists of s31,0 for the taking up
Of floating general warrants, and $10,-
500 for taking up floating warrants Of
the water department Thus all the
outstanding warrants will be paid
and the city will be placed on a cash
basis
Sheriff Rifle has returned TO Platte,
having in custody c. J. Bowman, who
was arrested on the charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, and
is held in Jail for appearance at the
next term of state couIt The com.
planning witness is Frank Delire, who
charges that Bowman induced him to
indorse check which was drawn on,
a bank in which Bowman had no funds,
Delire was compelled to pay the
amount called for in the check Bow.
man vas located and arrested at Yank.
ton.
AS the result Of his rife being &C.
cidentally discharged, Andrew Breene
of Gettysburg was seriously wounded.
YIis ces.@itiaS = such that it has been
necessary 10 take him to a hospital
in Minnesota.
\ local election at Pierre, which
called out practically full vote of the
city gave a majority of 120 for moving
picture shows on Sunday evenings.
Tne plan was opposed by all the Prot.
egtant cl6ffymen of the city, but the
picture fight, led by ]. f. Nipple, man
ager of the Bijou, swept the opposition
aside with a good majority.