The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-01
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

over $500 pounds of butter last
week.
Cream shipments from the Faith
country Low aggregate over $4,000
weekly.
The capital stock Of the Tabor State
bank has been increased from $4,000
TO S25. 900.
Harry l.. Candy. recently appointed
receiver of the United States land of
fee at Rapid City. has assumed the
duties of the position.
A hail storm near Rockham wiped
out crops in a considerable extent of
territory. and did damage estimated
at several thousands OF dollars.
The appointment of H. b. Brown as
postmaster at Clark has been APP
proved by the senate and he will as
sumo charge of the ~postoffce August
1st.
The contract has been awarded for
the erection Of a new public building
at Newell TO cost about $4,000. The
contract calls for the completion Of
the building within ninety days.
The P. II. Diehl Lumber company
at Mclaughlin has gone out of bust
ness and its stock has been purchased
by the other two lumber yards. Three
yards was one too many for the town.
Within the last two weeks the state
~penitentiary Irvine plant has shipped
out 10 carloads of tWine, while since
January /, i've 1000, 900 pounds have
been sold. About 500, 600 pounds re-
main on hand.
At a mass meeting of citizens it was
decided to again hold a Labor Day
celebration at Wagner this year, and
it is intended to make il one of the
most rousing celebrations ever held in
that part of the state.
The city council has granted to a
Flandreau company a franchise to fur
nish light, power and heat TO the city
of Egan. The franchise is for a Pc
riod of twenty years. The new plant
will be installed at ice
The town board has decided that
II. NJ. Moulton of Warner was enti-
tied to the one saloon license at War
ner. The fight for the right to sell
liquor was spirited, and at one time
the matter was in circuit court.
y crew of 38 men is at work on
the gravel pit lear Bowdle, clearing
it OF weeds and rubbish. A steam
shovel and more men will arrive this
week and work of hauling gravel will
begin. The Milwaukee road will use
the gravel to improve its track.
Elaborate ceremonies attended the
laying of the cornerstone of a new
Methodist church at washington
Springs which is to be erected here at
a cost of $4,000. The structure will
be one of the finest of it's kind in that
part of the state.
At a special meeting of the Brother
hood Of American YeOmen, the Aber-
deem lodge was presented with a ban
ner for having secured the most mem,
bers during the past three months,
the lodge having added GO TO its mem
DerSulp IN tnat time.
The business men of Tyndall have
inaugurated d movement to have a
three days baseball tournament il
Tyndall during the closing days OF
August. Sufficient cash will be con,
tributed to offer good sized purses
for the winners Of the various con
tests.
AT a meeting of the. Tabor CONNER
cial club committees were appointed
to make arrangements for the annual
reunion and celebration of the ole
settlers of Bon Homme county. which
will be held there the latter part o.
August. The exact date has not yet
been selected, but soon will be an
nounced.
Work has commenced on the con
struction Of a new Catholic church
building at Milbank. It will be one o.
the finest church edifces in Milbank
The structure will be pushed to com
pletion as speedily as possible, as i
now is necessary to hold services in {
school building.
A Lead youth, two and a half year:
old, desiring to see the world. climbed
on a Northwest passenger, anC
when the conductor came around t.
lake the tickets. informed the railroad
man he wanted to go to Deadwood
He was accommodated, and returned
to his anxious parents at Lead on tn,
next train.
The returns which come in shov
that the counties in the eastern par
of the state are all showing a create
per cent of advance in real estate as
seSSments under the full valuation
rule than do those of the vesterl
portion. as the ratio has always beer
much higher in the western countie
I than in the eastern part of the stae'
, The first examination of applicant
1 for veterinary certificates under tn
new veterinary act will be on Thurs
day, August Z. when ii is expecte,
that there will be a large number o
applicants for such certificates. Tn
state board viii meet on Tuesday
4 August 3. and clear I'D other business