The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-18
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

ating at Butler. has been given % days
in the Day county Jail.
Canova is to have electric lights II
/ the town officials can arrange the
! proposition satisfactorily.
! Fifteen Of the local musicians have
organized band at Dimock with Geo.
! Faust leader and instructor.
The Lawrence County Bar associa-
! ton has elected A. J. Plowman presi-
/ dent and James II. Stanley secretary.
The elevator men at Wilmot have
been wranglns among themselves
over prices paid by independent buy
ers
The postoflice al Eagle Butte Will
be housed in new building soon. the
News will occupy part OF the etnlc'
ture.
The new city hall at Mobrdge is
nearing completion. Ii cost nearly
$4,000 and is very conveniently ar
ranged
4 number of new residences are be-
ing erected to accommodate those
who wish to become permanent resi-
dents of Dimock.
The material for the new standpipe
being built by the city OF Mobridee is
on the ground and construction work
is well under way.
Two hundred and twenty-three
head OF cattle. which Ralph Wiley ol
Summit sold recently TO Minnesota
men, brought $40. 1880.
Two automobile loads OF Lemmon
people Travelled across country &c
Dickinson. y. D.. where they were N
tiated into the Elk lodge.
The state law against peddlers r.
ceived a Ianktun test and b. $. Brod
sky, was found guilty. Of peddlng with
out q license and fined $23.
A movement has been inaugurate(
TO have an old peoples home erected
and conducted in connection with th'
orphans home at Beresford.
August Schlcpp. a boilermakcr 10
the Milwaukee road at Mobridge. Wa
which he was working gave way.
Rains during the past few week.
have made the fall pasturage in tn
vicinity Of Memo the best for sonl'
years. Cattle are growing fat on tn
abundant feed.
O. A. Brictson, manufacturer of al
automobile tire. has concluded to con
tinue his factory at BrookinSs, a
though he fer a time considered a,
offer TO remove to Minneapolis.
The Rev. A. t. Baer, pastor Of III
Congregational church ut Webster 70
the past year, has removed TO Glas
Cow. Mont, where he viii assume tn
pastoratc OF the Congregations
church there.
, Sheriff Koch OF Hutchinson cOunt
, arrested peddler at Menno who wa
n found without the necessary licens
4 under a state law. When taken into
! local court a fine and costs amoun
J. ing to 500 was assessed
j A term Of state circuit court fo
u yencd at Winner last week. has bee
adjourned until the second Tucsda
in January. there being but fe'
cases to be disposed OF.
| The first prairie fire this fall in tn
vicinity of Henry, swept over col
siderable area It started on a scho'
II section and burned over adjoinin
u farms. One Of the losers was Jess
/ Johnston. whose nay was burned.
> State Engineer $. II. Lea OF th
), state was selected as third vice pres
, dent OF the National Irrigation Co
6 grcss which has just closed its wor
A. at Sale Lake City. c. l.. Mellette {
q Fort Pierre was selected as one OF tt
e executive committee OF that organic
h ton.
e Some years ago f. +. Cochranc pu
chased a farm OF $50 acres near ClaI
n for $500 This year he sold his ha
of the small grain crop for SSH
Al more than the farm cost him in tt
&c first place. In addition he will hay
C. half Of the corn crop raised this sc;
% on 40 ceres.
u! The new Catholic parochial scho
:. at Boncsteel has been opened, with
good enrolment. The school is
,e charge of members 81 the Cathol
n. | Ssterhood who came here fro
al Sturgis The people OF Bonesteel d
mated many articles with which 10
up the school.
L Colonel George " Davis OF DeWi
township. Perkins county, is endea
oring TO purchase 5000 or 1000 acr
y OF land in body for the purpose OF
:, eating a colony OF Illinois people I
it, The colonists are all OF Germ;
| descent. and are desirous OF Sccuril
the land in body.
In one day recently 40 carloads
cattle were shipped to eastern ms
kets from Belle Fourche. While I
range is limited in that vicinity, Il
merly in the heart Of the great cat'
range country OF western South /
kota. the Tanchers and farmers W
| , have uccuniod the region are dc"Oti