The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-01-26
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

At a meeting Of Watertown bushes
men which was largely attended, g
united effort was determined upon tc
secure a boulevard between the city
and Lake Kampeska.
The citizens of Kimball have helt
several recent meetings for the pur-
pose of deciding upon plans for ex
tending the municipal water works
system and increasing its capacity.
Gas accumulated in the heater at
the e. f. Sheets home at Ashton, and
exploded. The explosion startled
Sheetz, who jumped backward, falling
over a chair and injuring his hips Sc
verely.
Residents of Mount City are conf.
dent hat the st. Louis extension from
Leola will be built the coming sea
pears to bear them out in that opin
ION.
Gus Nodlof Of Condo, left a lighted
lantern in the basement of his house
to protect the water pipes, and dur
ing the night the lantern exploded
starting a fire which vas eXtinguisheo
with difficulty.
The residents of Claremont are
quite generally declaring in favor OF
a new public school building, and it Is
believed a special election soon vii
be called for the purpose of voting the
necessary bonds.
AS the result Of being poisoned
either by candy or canned tomatoes
of which they had partaken, three O
the children of Mr.. and Mrs. Halsten
living neal Oldham, were for a time
in a critical condition.
A series of meetings of the teachers
of Kingsbury county is being arranged
by County Superintendent Best. The
first will be held in Arlington January
81, and will be followed by n on
each succeeding Saturday at Lake
Preston, Oldham, DeSmet and Iro
quois, in the order named.
Fear is expressed in the Black Hills
that destructive foods will occur
when spring comes. The Rapid City
Guide quotes old timers as saying
there is more snow in the mountains
and valleys of western South Dakota
this year than has been known except
in the winters of 1880 and 1886.
1t now is assured that two govern
mani tou-nc mill no ncto h 1iChn1 in The
coded portion of Mellettet county, and
the sale Of lots will take place in the
spring. One of the towns will be
named Red Cloud, in honor Of the fam
Gus Ogalalla-Sioux chief of that name.
nov dead, and the other will be named
Omaska. Both are near Little White
river.
George Maxwell, of White Owl
went t O Rapid City a few days age
where he submitted to an operation for
the removal of me of his eyes. Some
time before this he was kicked in the
eye by a steer he had roped., and the
condition of the injured optic became
so serious that it was thought best to
remove it.
The presence of mind Of Joseph Ma.
tuska of Tyndall saved the life of his
2-year-old son when in some way the
little fellow knocked a kettle of boil
ing water out of his brothers hand
and spilled the contents all over him
self. The father instantly tore the
clothing from the little boy and there
by prevented the infiction of a fatal
burn. AS it was the little fellow was
seriously scalded.
rhe Plankinton volunteer fire de.
partment is the John d. Rockefeller
department of the state. 1t is in very
good financial condition, having on
deposit in n of the banks the sum
of $1,159.69, including a $500 city wa.
terworks bond. Perhaps no other vol
unteer department in the state has
SO much money on deposit. The fund
is being accumulated for the purpose
of erecting a permanent home for the
department and it's equipment.
A volunteer fire department has been
organized at Humboldt.
A band has been organized at Bry.
ant and has commenced practice.
The catholics of Cavour are prepar
ing to make extensive improvements
to the church building.
Robert Spotted Eagle, a mixed
blood Sioux. who was in the Platte
county jail awaiting trial On a charge
of obtaining money under false pre-
tense, escaped from jail and when
discovered hidden in a straw stack
after several hours search, he was
nearly frozen to death.