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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

Bv "A diciSion of the supreme
court of Washington, the sons OF
Chauncey l.. Wood have been ac-
corded the privilege of burying
their father in Rayid City. The
opinion which was handed down
last week. states that the lnher-
ent equity of the case is such that
no fixed rule can be adhered to,
but that it was plainly the wish OF
the deceased that his remains
should rest in South Dakota. 1t
is recommended that they should
be buried in different lot than
where his first wife was inferred
for TIE sake of any sentiment his
widow should have IN the matter.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior-UniteC
States Land Office at Timbe,
Lake, South Dakota, September
%, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Ira
d. Smelser, of Mobridge. South
Dakota, who, on June 9th. 1910
made homestead entry No. O2l04
for Southeast quarter of Section
"a, Township Is N, Range % E
B. II Meridian, Standing Rock
Indian Lands, has filed notice oI
intention to make Final COmmuta.
ton Proof, to establish claim tc
the land above described. before
F. M. Goodman, a United States
Commissioner, at Mobridge, Soutl
Dakotal on the 2nd day of NOvem
ber. 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses
Louis d. Becker, Daniel Ford
Clarance Smelser, Matt Ryan, al
of Mobridge, South Dakota.
P. ID. KRIBs, Register.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

The United States government
has started out to open vice
bureaus in all the large cities, and
special agents will be scattered
over the country to study the ques-
ton in cities as small as 5000
population. The purpose is to
break up the white slave traffic
and other forms of dealing in
women, and in the end confine the
social evil to narrow fields. But
it will be shock to many puritan
ical communities when the United
States officials commence to get
busy and expose the scope of
social evil where none is supposed
to exist.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

|: present discussion of IA pro
posed nlan TO replace the steel
bridges of South Dakota and furth-
er up in the northwest with cement
dams to hold the water back real
ICES, then vast area OF country Is
likely to be transformed into re
gion of forests, lakes and small
streams. and an agricultural see
ton formed equal to the most
fertile in America. and many who
have emigrated away from that
country on account of drouth Will
come back to look upon glorious
garden spot, though some OF them
may threaten suits against the
STATE or county for changing thelr
homestead from Il useless dry
farm To ranch of water and grass,
where tlling will have to be resort
ed to before crops can be raised
Hundreds Of thousands of dollars
are now spent each year for steel
bridges. 1t is claimed that this
money will 90 far towards making
cement dams with Sideways over
which the people may travel
This system followed up clear to
the mouth Of the mountain streams
would prevent floods in the spring
saving millions to the people furth-
er east. as well as making a vast
area OF country fertile and popul-
Gus. Aid flom the state and
government may also be asked to
hasten the new idea to realization.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04
ent notes

The different state departments
are beginning to receive letters of
inquiry from over the state as to
whether any laws are to be voted
for, and if so, what ones, at the
November election. The publicity
pamphlets were sent out several
months ago, each going under q
one cent stamp as circular letter
and it is likely that they receive
the usual consideration of mail
circulars, leaving the voters gener-
ally guessing where they are at on
voting for laws at the coming
election.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

State Engineer Lea has been re.
quested to meet and confer with
officials of the United States re.
clamation service on matters il
relation to irrigation in South
Dakota and other western states
The meeting will be held at the
Office of the government reclama.
tiOn service at Salt Lake City on
September 30th.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04
SUMMONS.

~ " AVA AVA ~ OANo
State of South Dakota, County of
WalwOrth-ss IS.
In Justice Court, before j. q.
Vawter, Justice of the Peace,
Walworth County, South Da-
kOta:
j. F. ComstOck & Co., a Corpora
ton, Plaintiff,
G. w. Bradford, Defendant.
The State of South Dakota Sends
Greeting to c. w. Bradford,
Defendant.
You are hereby summoned to
appear before me at my Office in
the City of Mobridge, in said
County, on the 9th day of Octo-
ber, 1912, at 2 o'clock p. NJ, to
answer to the complaint of the
above named plaintiff, j. F. Com
stock & Co., a Corporation, who
claims to recover of you the sum
of Twenty-Five and 7S-1OO Dollars
upon balance of account for
goods. wares and merchandise sold
and delivered to you in the City of
Mobridge, in said County and
State, from February 16, 1912, up
to and including March %, 1912,
at your special instance ard re-
quest and for which you promised
to pay the reasonable value thereof,
no part of which balance has been
paid, though payment thereof has
been demanded.
And you are hereby notified if
you fail to appear and answer as
above required, said plaintiff will
take judgment against you for
Twenty-Five and S7-100 Dollars
and for costs.
Given under my hand this oath
day of September, 1912.
To the sheriff or any constable
of said County, greeting: Make
legal service hereof and due return.
JOHN g. VAwTER,
Justice of the Peace, Walworth
County, South Dakota.
Continued to October 9th for the
purpose of getting service by pub
lication.
j. +. CLAYTON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

Tree culture has done wonders
on the prsiries of South Dakota,
but we are still a treeless country
Nearly every farm home in the
eastern part of the state and in
Minnesota has fine grove around
the farm buildings and garden
patch and the value added to the
value of the land is small compared
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

inr good as an agricultural region.
Tue present year, it Is true has
been exceptionally favorable, but
the homesteaders of that section
are not taking any chances. They
are studying the nature of the soil,
the annual rainfall and other con-
Iitions, and taey are cultvating
their land and diversifylng their
crops in Il way to make the most
OF their rich soil and their rainfall.
Northwestern South Dakota Is
making good. Aberdeen News
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

The news the friends of the
News bring from west of the Mis-
souri, river, concerning the good
crops grown in the homestead
country this year makes mighty
interesting reading" to all South
Dakotans. Despite the croakers.
the reports show that the north
western portion of the state is max.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

For Rent Two rooms, furnish
ed for light housekeeping. j. l..
MesSmOre.
A two room house for rent at
$500 per month. Mrs. II. IL.
Hill. y O. Box L..
For Rent-The +. c. Ipgels
three room house. Inquire at w
Nj Potts law office.
Taken Cp-A roam mare and
and gray gelding, weight about
600 pounds; about fifteen years
old. Came to my place about
September 10th. Joe Peterson
| have for sale Il six room house
on an acre lot; also two acre lots :;
al for reasonable prices and on
easy terms. | have for rent a
five room dwelling and two-room
cottage. Nj. T. Woods.
For Sale 81 900 stock of gen
eral merchandise at Cheyenne
Junction. Only store in town
good patronage; furnished rooms
upstairs bringing in from $50 to
$40 per month. Will rent or sell
building. Will take live stock in
part payment. Soule & Lumley,
Cheyenne junction, S. d.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

1t will take a year and a half to
carry out the plan to reduce the
size of the United States currency,
but it is to be done. The new
money will be about third
smaller than that now in circula-
ton. The design of each demon
inatiOn of every bill-United
States notes, gold and silver certif-
icates, and national bank notes
will be of the same general nature
The new currency will measure G
by 2 1-2 inches, as compared with
the 1928 by 3.O4 inches of the pres
ent notes.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

The Comptroller of the Currency
has announced that beginning
October lst that national bank ex-
aminers will, in addition to then
regular work Of examining banks,
make a practite of making diligert
inquiry into outside ventures Of
those in control Of the affairs of
banking houses. If the officers
and directors undulv concentrate
the funds of bank in their own
ventures. !" Murray said, the
comptroller feels that, in view of
the fact that he is charged With the
duty of protecting the depositors,
he is entitled to know whether the
concerns in which the funds of a
bank are invested, are paving or
losing ventures. F" Murray said
that in the examination of all
country banks he would insist
that the board of directors be con-
vened and the examiner investi-
gate their assests in their presence
and with the help and co-opera-
ton of the board. Previously the
meeting of the board Of directors
has been discretionary with the
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

In order to facilitate the trans
pOrtation Of the 500 line from
Plaza, n. d., across the Missouri
river in Mckenzie county, the rail
road officials have decided to wait
until the river freezes over and
then lay ties on the ice, and over
this railroad on ice haul their
material for construction work
next year. Locomotives, steam
shovels and other heavy machinery
will be transported in this way, as
will also a great deal of material
for the bridge across the river
Aberdeen News.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04
NJ. I. WOODS
Real Estate Agent
MObridge, 5. Oak.

| sell real estate and personal
property on commission, negotiate
trades, attend to rentals and col
lections, write insurance, pay
taxes for residents and give
prompt and diligent attention to
all matters of this nature entrust-
ed to my care.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

The state treasury has received
draft for 81, 100 from the general
government as aid for the state
soldiers home for the quarter end
ing September 30th.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

to real value produced in rain
fall and wind breaks. Farmers
and real estate owners have neg
lected tree culture the past few
wears and the results are apparent.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

\ single house fly carries $4,000
germs along with him. We accept
the figures without checking up
to find out if any are missing.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

A sOmnambulist in Pennsylvania
walked to work in his sleep. This
is the first instance on record in
which a sleep walker ever did any
thing useful
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04
Advertisements
Notice, Farm Loans.

We are in the market at all
times for good real estate loans,
Mobridge State Bank.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-04

For Rent Two rooms, furnish
ed for light housekeeping. j. L.
MessmOre.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
UNCLE SANS Representative

Senator John Sharp Williams
tells of negro lad in southern
town who was not the least Jealous
of Uncle Sans servants. One
day when the mail bag for that
town was thrown from the train
the pouch was caught up by this
diminutive courier, who started
off, as was his wont, on a brisk
tTot to the postofice.
AS he was rounding a corner of
the station he encountered larger
boy, with the result that the little
courier was upset. When the
latter got up and readjusted him.
self he turned upon the other ex-
claiming.
Look heah! Yo' wants to be
keerful bout dis chile! When yo'
jars me yo' jars de gov'ment of
de United States. l carries de
MALL" 80
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
HAD HER SYMPATHY

The new cook, who had come
into the household during the
holidays, asked her mistress:
where ban your son? l not
seeing him around no more.
"My son? relied the mistress
pridefully. oh, he has gone back
to Yale. He could only get away
long enough to stay until New
Years day, you see. I miss Kim
dreadfully, though.
= Vas. l know yoost how you
feel: My broder, he ban in vail
six times since T'anksgiving.-
Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
PRESIDENT STUBS
DENIES REPORT

There appears to no foundation
for the rumor that President
Stubs of the University of
Nevada had been given a years
leave Of absence at the end Of
which time he would resign. In
an interview published in the Reno
Journal, President Stubs was
asked. directly whether he had
rendered his resignation to the
board of regents, and he answered
positively mo. l have discussed
my resignation with them in q
general way" said President
Stubs. This some months ago.
l told them that l would like to
retire at the age of 65, and I have
had this in my mind for some
time. / am 62 years of age now,
and in three years many of the
buildings contemplated for the
university would be completed and
l could feel that my retirement
would come at time when the
University of Nevada was well
equipped for work and l could
leave il in splendid condition for
my successor"
DR.. Stubs stated that he had
learned of the reports which had
been circulated and expressed
ignorance as to their origin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
TO THE PUBLIC

The teachers Of the County
High School and the Public School,
feeling the need of some means
Of decorating the walls of the
school buildings, have arranged
with the. W. Elson Art Company
of Boston, Mass, to. exhibit $50
recognized works of srt at the
Public School building Friday and
Saturday evenings from z to 10,
and Saturday afternoon from to
a a. m. A charge of twenty-five
cents will be made and the money
taken in will 60 towards buying
appropriate pictures for the two
schools. The pictures purchased
will remain on the walls of our
school houses for many years to
come and will play no small part
in the Development of the children.
The beautiful in art as well as in
music and poetry is absolutely
necessary to the child's highest
development. Come let US work
together for the children-th they
are worth more than we can
possibly do for them. - -.A0
P. G. McWhinney.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
WOODMEN OFFICERS

Elko camp 829 Woodmen of the
World began it's new year last
night by the initiation of a num-
Der of members and listening to
the reports of officers, showing 9
steady increase along all lines.
The new officers are: -
Fred G. Weight, C. C; Geo. W.
Lindsay, A. L.; C. F. Williams,
Banker; II. U. Castle. Clerk; F. R.
Castle E.; R. Messerly, w.; N. P.
Nelson, S.; P. Feddema, Chas.
Goblin, and E. j. Clark, Managers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
OVER 200 MEN EMPLOP-
ED At MASON SHELTER

The Yerington Times says that
the new Mason Valley smelter is
working successfully and states
that the construction of the plant
began about -15 months ago, and
when completed to the capacity
Of 1000 tons per day will have
costatrlose to 81, 100000. The
present capacity Of the plant is
500 tons per day, but it is expected
that the second furnace will be
ready for business inside of 80
days from now. At the present
time the smelter is being fed by
$50 tons Of ore a day from the
Nevada-Douglas, about the sane
amount from the Mason Valley,
and a few tons Of custom ore, but
there will be a great amount of
custom ore in the near future.
The hauling of the ore frem the
two big minestis taxing the motive
power of the Nevada Copper Belt
road to its full capacity and the
company is now looking for an
other engine. -
There are IN the neighborhuod
of 200 men employed at the
smelter, from 100 to ITS at the
Nevada-Douglas mine, about 60 at
the Mason Valley mine and tram,
with more going on daily, and
about rs on the Copper Belt road.
This will make a good, substantial
pay roll in the district, and it will
grow larger rather than smaller.
The ore being sent to the smeIter
from the Nevada-Douglass will
average beween 6 and 7 per cent,
but we believe will go much
higher, while small punches of
custom ore will run from 10 to so
per cent copper.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
A WONDERFUL MACHINE

The machine by which railway
tickets are printed gives an ex-
hibition Of intelligence or what
looks very like it. Railway tickets
are not, as might be supposed,
printed on large sheets and after
ward cut up. The cardboard is
cut into tickets first and printed
one by one afterward. The little
blank cards are put in pile in a
kind of perpendicular spout, and
the machine slips bit of metal
underneath the bottom of the
spout and pushes out the lowest
ticket in the pile to be printed and
consecutively numbered. 1t is no
use trying to print a bad ticket.
The machine finds out an imperfect
blank in an instant and fatty re-
fuses to have anything to do with
it. Tear off the corner of one of
the bits Of GARD and put it into the
spout with tine others in order to
see what will happen and it re-
fuses to bulge again until some
body comes and removes the i'm
poster. Pull out the damaged
ticket and the mechanism will set
briskly to work again. Phila-
delphia Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
TONIGHT At
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

DR.. McClelland will again
entertain in "A dramatic recital
entitled "The Right to Love" with
musical piano emotionation by
Mrs. Lindsay. There will be
musical numbers also and a rare
treat awaits those who can attend.
Admission is free. Last evening
this very versatile gentleman
delighted a large audience with
his lecture on "Poe and his
Raven" reaching a climax in the
reciting Of this wierd poem, &C.
companied on piano with rare
ability of Interpretation, by Mrs
Lothrop.
This poem was invested with a
depth of pathos and meaning
unimaginable until thus explained
and interpreted. The Madonna ,
slides, IL in number, were thrown
on the screen, also to fulfil the
promise made for Sunday evening,
but not able to be carried out
owing to the discovery at the
last minute that the oh urch
curtain had disappeared, necessi-
tating the extemporizing of new
one for Monday evening. The
children were much interested and
remained through the evening ap-
parently taking in much of the
dramatic work also. Thursday
night at the Mayer Hotel DR.. Me-
Clslland hopes to have q goodly
company Of ElKo's representative
citizens Of all denomination and
lodges and railroad people and
editors to talk over the feasibility
OF union effort, loyal and
emphatic, toward Y. M. c.. A.
Club and reading and amusement
room features a prominent part.
He is compelled to return to Cali
fornia Friday night at 1850 via
Western Pacific.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Creditors of F. A. George Of
please take notice that on the sixth day
OF January, 1912, an agreement was
entered into between said FLA. George
and Hayden Henderson by which said
F. A. George conveyed all of his per
sonal property to said Hayden Hender-
son in trust, however, to distribute
among his creditors, equitably and
without preference or advantage; and
said creditors are hereby requested to
present their claims to said Hayden
Henderson that said property may be
so equitably distributed on or before
the 25th day of January, 1912.
Said creditors so far as known and
the amounts owing to each are as fol-
lows: -. -: "'% q,
Z Names and Addresses : Amt. due
Whittier Cobhrn Co., Howard
&c Bea1e Sts., 8. F.......... $3.50 90
Uhl Bros, Call Bldg, s. F..... 40 90
National Oil Co., 711.Third st.,
.. E.... .,................. W w
Acme White LeadSs ColorWorks
1884 Market st., s. F........ $50 0C
A. w. Hesson Co. ,Elko, Nevada 139 90
w. T. Smith Co., Elko, Nevada $50 Ot
Jacobs Clothing Store, Elko,
Nevada ............. "a II
Henderson Banking Co., Elko,
Nevada. ................ 10 OF
Salt Lake Glass 81 Paint Co.,
Salt Lake City, Utah ...... 1876 O
HAYDEN HENDERSON,
Assignee.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
WANTED

200 or more people, by the
Ladies Mission Circle Of tire
Baptist%church, to eat supper at
Mizpah Hall opposite the Court
House, Friday Jan. 10, from four
until nine o'clock. Supper s5
cents, the proceeds to be used to
aid the Bapti.t church building
fund. First come, first served.
Boston baked bears, brown
bread. etc.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
CURIOUS JAPANESE FISH

Rne of the most interesting fish
pf Japanese waters is the Oriental
Iail fish (Histrophous oycrtatis)
The generic name means the sail
bearer, and refers to- the huge
orsaf ia ~DssesSed by the species.
Th'kA r.,nds higher than the
body ahye it, and is used as a sail
before the wind. 1t is a Ia sc fish,
en- feet in length end weighing
l64 pounds. They swim about
Usually In pairs in rough and
windy weather with the huge fins
above water 1t is a favorite food
ish, and the usual catch is nearly
100000 pounds. The sail fish
s caught by means of harpoon.
TIT for Tat
- understand you broke the horse
Ich Just lost the race"
= did, but he returned the service
y breaking me-"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-16
DISTRICT COURT

District court convened this
morning with Judge Averill Of
Nye county presiding.
This being the time set for the
trial of A. Primeaux and Roy
Primeaux, charged with burning
A. w. Sewall & Company's store in
Tuscarora in 1910, the ease was
called.
The defendant A. Primeaux
through his attorneys P. H. Nc
Carren and K. 1. Perky moved for
a continuance until April 18th.
The motion was based on the affi-
davits of the counsel, A, Primeaux
one of the defendants, and DR.. B.
F. Richards, physician at Craw-
ford, Nebraska, who is now at
tending Mr.. Primeaux.
The affidavits stated that Mr..
Primeaux was in very bad health
and not able to stand trial at this
time. DR.. Richards stated that Mr..
Primeaux was suffering from what
in common talk is called harden
ing of the arteries and that his re-
moval at this time to a higher
altitude might prove fatal. He
also said that Mr.. Primeaux was
improving. Mr.. Primeaux's
affidavit was to the effect that his
physician in Salt Lake City advised
his removal to a lower altitude
last November, that he was u
years of age and was not in a
physical condition to stand trial at
this time.
After the reading of the
affidavitS, the state asked for a |
short recess to consider the aft
davits. Judge Averil granted
the request and gave the state
until 2 O'Clock to consider the
affidavits.
When court convened at 81
o'clock Mr.. Levers OIL part of the
state admitted the sufficiency of
the showing for a cont 7uance
and consented that the case be
continued until March 18th on
condition that if after a showing
it appeared that the defendant, A.
Primeaux, was not able to under
20 the ordeal of trial the defense
would consent that a severance be
granted and the trial of Roy
Primeaux be proceeded with. And
further that it be understood that
neither party lost any uf their
rights they may have under the
law. The defense agreed to the
con dition with the provision that
the showing in regard to Mr.. |
2 rimeux being able to stand trial
should be made by the defense.
After some skirmishing the con-
ditions of the stipulation were
agreed to and the court took
short recess to permit Counsel to
put the stipulation in writing.
At the morning session, William
Kenneth was appointed official
reporter for the Fourth Judicial
District.