The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-02-23
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Several cases of scarlet fever are
reported from Brookings.
Bryant is the latest place to consid-
or the commission form of city gov
eminent.
A movement has been inaugurated
to have Britton provided with an up
tO-date sewerage system.
1t is probable the Herreid creamery
will be in operation next year, steps
toward that end having been taken.
A society of the Royal Neighbors
has been organized at Edgemont, and
steps have been taken to organize a
Sulzberger & Sons, who have in
stalled a new packing house at Sioux
Falls, have increased their force Of
men to 60.
Good progress is being made In the
work Of installing an electric light
system at Wakonda, which is expect
ed to be in operation not later than
April l.
Petitions are being circulated ask
ing for the installing of a rural mail
delivery route to the farming COM
munity north of Agar. Many farmers
would be benefited.
Leroy j. Williams of Watertown has
received his commission as a scout
in the United States army, for service
in the Philippines. He took on ex-
animation for the position last sum.
mer.
lodge Of Maccabees.
Preliminary arrangements are be-
ing made for the erection at Kadoka
of a Catholic school. The work Of con.
struction is expected to m in
the summer
A new rural mail delivery route
has been established from Hoven and
will accommodate a large number OF
farmers and their families. This is
the first route of the kind to be es-
tablished from Hoven.
If the boys of Bradley desire to in
dulge in the sport of sn~ow-balling they
must 20 outside the limits of the town.
for the town council has enacted an
ordinance prohibiting s~now-balling in
the streets and alleys.
A large number of farmers from
that vicinity met at Rockham and or
ganized a farmers grange, with about
40 charter members, and with the
following officers: Master. c. d. Hos
kins: secretary, c. E. Smith.
Among the improvements to be
made at Burke this season will be the
erection of a $4,000 school building,
a $4,000 building for the Catholic
parochial school and a number OF
business houses and dwellings.
A dispatch from Oklahoma City an
%nouncing the murder of Harvey Hurst,
his wife AMI a girl named Elsie Ad-
ans, the Hurst dwelling house having
been burned in the effort to concea,
the crime, was read with great inter.
est at washington, for il is believed
that Hurst is the Harvey Hurst who
formerly WIS a resident of Messing.
.ID.
Meetings Of the volunteer fire do.
partments in the various Black Hills
towns are being held to voice a pro-
test against the proposed change in
the laws whereby the fire marshal
fund Will De created. This fund
would do away With the annual gay.
ment of TWO per cent Of the fire insur.
ance premiums 20 the volunteer de.
rartments ~ the state and the fire.
men are Attaching the plan vigorously.
A special committee appointed IT
Students OF the state college at
Brookings are talking of organizing a
company OF national guards. II the
company is organized. il will give that
town two militia companies.
Announcement is made by the Bur.
lington railroad that work is shortly
10 commence on the extension OF the
trolley system between Lead and
Deadwood TO the city rerk south OF
lead, thus giving connection BY a
third rail, til Terry. The city park
extension will be completed in June
and there is no definite time set for