The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-22
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

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Lightning struck the house of J. c.
Cutter at Eagle Butte during a recent
thunderstorm, doing considerable
damage.
September 20 has beeb fixed as the
date for the next harvest festival at
Redfeld, and the Redfeld boosters
and arranging for a big time on that
occasion.
A reassessment of moneys and cred.
kota has been ordered by the state
tax commission.
The White Leader points out that
the Brookings county farmer this year
is truly fortunate, for crops in that
section are all good.
The average estimated market val
ue of lands in Minnehaha county is
$S1 per acre based on 1853 transfers
made since Jan. l, 1908.
James Nolan of P~lankinton cele-
brated his eighty-sixth birthday by
working in the harvest field, where
he set the pace for all the younger
fellows.
AS Freddie Heinz of Langford was
driving home one dark night recently
he was set upon by two bold robbers,
who relieved him of $40 in cash and
made their getaway.
The Boy Scouts of Faith recently
took an eight-mile hike into the coun-
try, where they spent a day in fish.
ing, swimming and having a good time
and then hiked for home again.
The Roscoe Reveille has again
changed hands and it is understood
hat it has been purchased by local
democratic politicians and will be run
in the interests of their party.
A money chest in the office of the
clerk Of courts of Bon Homme coun-
ty has not been opened for Is years,
the combination having been lost.
Gopher bounties aggregating $4,.
1913 were paid in Day county dur
ing a period of 90 days. The bounty
was put up by the county commission
ers in the hope of Kidding the county
of the pests. During a similar period
last year $4,000 was paid for killing
the pests.
George j. Chilly, cashier of the
Bonesteel State bank, was seriously
injured by being thrown from a horse
he was riding while rounding up cat
tie on the Chilly ranch, north of town.
His collar bone was badly fractured
and his body and back bruised and
lacerated.
Miss Gertrude Fischbach has been
appointed superintendent Of the
Sphinx county schools in place of the
late Clarence Clemenson. She had
been deputy in the office for several
years and practically had entire
charge during Mr.. Clemonson's long
illness.
Complaint has been filed with the
county board of commissioners that
the banks of Dell Rapids, in failing
to list their undivided profits in their
sworn statements, are not paying
their full share of taxes. The matter
has been referred to the state tax
commission.
The interstate m commits
sion is investigating complaints filed
by the Sioux Falls Commercial clut
that that city is being Disseminated
against in sleeping car rates between
Sioux Falls and the Twin cities, as
against Aberdeen, Huron, Waterfowl
and other points.
A real estate deal was made al
Eimball which involves property
transfers of about $4,000. Geo. At
kinson, a farmer near Mitchell, traded
his 7OO-acre farm in the northeastern
part of Brule COUNTY for a 4sO-acre
farm owned by Anderson Bros. in Lis.
bon township, Davidson county.
The wool industry is becoming OF
Importance in Lyman county. During
a period of two weeks wool to the
value of $4,000 was shipped from
Presho. The shipments from Draper
thus far have reached about the same
value and smaller amounts have been
shipped from the other towns of the
county.
The Martha S. Drew memorial foun.
tain has been placed in position al
the corner Of Commercial avenue and
Second street at Woonsocket. The
fountain is of granite and weighs over
five tons. 1t was presented OF the
city by the late Martha s.. Drew, wife
of a prominent resident of Woon.
socket.
A fire of mysterious origin destroy
ed the barn on the farm of F. w.
Odebar, near Washington Springs,
causing a loss of $4,000, upon which
there vas only $500 insurance. The
barn contained much grain and other
property, including an automobile, a
corn binder, a new silo that had been
stored there preparatory to its cree.
ton in the fall. and other property