The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-01
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

ming for 4 good roads meeting in that
Town soon.
Continued wet weather has dam
aged the hay crop In some OF the
Black Hills counties.
The people of Mitchell are rejoicing
over the fact that the city paving bill
has been entirely paid.
More grain is being marketed in
Vienna this fall than during any pre-
vious fall in the history OF the town.
Corn pickers are busy in the fields
az Bridgewater and one of the largest
corn crops ever raised in that region
now is being gathered.
Sioux Falls real estate dealers held
meeting and decided to form an or
gani2ation for their mutual benefit and
for the good Of South Dakota.
Aberdeen will have a creditablc
looking city hall. Jail and fire hall by
this time next year, says Elmer ID.
Rasmussen. City commissioners.
The semi-annual convention OF the
United Norwegian Lutheran church
of the Brookings district was held at
Bryant last week. with good attend
ance.
r. w Brown OF Lead, who has
served five years on the state board
Of pharmacy, has been reappointed.
and the board has elected him presi-
dent
The Eikg OF Lead have made ar
rangements with the Western Union
Telegraph company for wire to run
direct TO their lodge room on election
night.
A district convention OF the Degree
Of Honor has Just been held at Brook
inss and was very successful, both
in attendance and In interest dis
played
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence Knight have
arrived at Hudson after driving dis
tance Of 500 miles overland. the jour
ney having been made in y days Of
actual driving.
Fred Ray, prominent farmer liv.
ing northwest OF Kimball, broke his
arm by cranking an automobile. hav.
ing the spark too far advanced, kick
ing back ut him.
The graduate nurses OF Aberdeen
held n meeting aud formed n tempo
rary organization Later perma
nent organization will be formed
There are about so nurses In Aber
deem.
The people OF Barnard, in Brown
county. are asking the state railway
commission to issue an order to com
pei the c., NJ & st. p. Railway com
pany to provide them with n station
and an agent.
Fred Griswold, cashier OF the Kim
ball State bank. was making bust
ness trip into the country and by some
unaccountable means his little Ford
automobile turned turtle with him, but
he was not hurt, fortunately.
The residents Of Ravina have just
celebrated the third anniversary of the
founding Of the town. During tho
three years the town has grown in g
very gratifying manner and now is one
of the thriving small towns Of the
state.
At a meeting held at Dallas by the
physicians of Tripp, Melletteand Greg
ory counties what will be known as
the Rosebud Medical association. was
organized. The next meeting Of the
association will be held at Winner in
December.
Fl. B. Holt OF Rutland was badly
hurt in n runaway. The horses were
attached to hay-rake and Holt fell
under il and was dragged consider
able distance. The fortunate dropping
of the pole at the critical juncturt
saved him from being killed.
John Matuska. living seven miles
from Tyndall. was a heavy loser
when neighbor attempted to burn
some weeds during n high wind. The
flames got beyond his control and
swept to Matuska's farm. destroying
six large stacks Of wheat and q guam
tity Of hay.
Threshing operations are nearing
completion in the vicinity Of Gayville
The champion wheat yield Of that part
Of the state is reported from the farm
Of Freeman Lynch He had nine
acres of wheat. measured ground. tina,
threshed out an average Of 51h bush
els per acre.
The dwelling house occupied by the
family Of Harry Besecker on farm
12 miles southwest Of washington, was
destroyed by fire. Sparks from the
burning building set fire TO the prai-
rie and II took scores Of men many
hours to extinguish the flames. A
great deal OF hay and grain was con
sumed.
E.sT. Taubman of Aberdeen. sover.
eign grand inspector general A. A. s,
r. for the state Of South Dakota. and
the active thirtythird degree Mason
NJ the state has returned from Wash.