The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-03-28
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

Mrs Lea Greenfield, formerly of
! Sisseton. met with a terrible accident
at Los Angeles, Cal, recently, when
she was caught betW cen two moving
street cars and seriously crushed and
mangled Accompanying her was a
man, to whom she was engaged to be
married. who was also crushed. Fear
! ing death, the man begged that they
might be married before the end, but
! later reports indicated that both
would recover, though they will prob
ably be crippled for life.
While Sanford Williams of Custer
/ City, accompanied by his wife ard in
! fant, were riding down hill in an auto
| mobile. the machine threw a tire,
| capsized and turned completely over
the adult occupants, alighting with
| two wheels in the air, and did no fur
! ther damage When Mrs Williams
saw the impending catastrophe, she
threw her infant child bodily from the
car 1t struck upon the ground near
the road, uninjured. Except few
/
We're unhurt.
! That the Black Hills will be a favor
! ed spot for automobile tourists the
coming summer seems assured from
/ the numerous inquiries received in
! Custer City and other points of the
! Hills Commercial clubs and other
| official heads are receiving assur-
ances daily of the coming of automo-
! bile parties and queries as 10 routes to
| take. One man from San Diego, Cal,
| writes to the DeadWood Commercial
club stating that on his way to Oma-
ha, Neb.. he will pass through the
Black Hills region and explore it.
A new church has been added to the
! religious forces Of Plankinton. The
/ Presbyterians have affected an organ
! ization. The dominant element max
/ ing up the new organization are Con
! gregatiOnalists, who at one time main
tanned a Congregational church. The
new organization will be a member of
the Sioux Falls presbytery The
church is now on the lookout for
pastor.
The first school industrial contest
ever held in Gregory cOupnty has just
been held at Fairfax. Last spring
about $50 of the boys of the county
entered the boys corn growing con-
test and good percentage of them
had corn to enter Prizes were given
for the best single ear and for the
best 10 ears Prizes also were given
the girls for the best examples Of
| sewing and fancy work.
Mr. and Mrs A. F. Perry and four
children were frozen 10 death in bliZ.
zard while driving from Rapid City to
q ranch they had leased several miles
distant. Night overlook them and
they lost their way Another child
a boy-was found wandering over the
prairies and is near death in hos
pital. One older boy is missing
The second annual convention of
the childrens home superintendent
OF South Dakota. Minnesota and Iowa
was to have been held in Sioux Falls
last week. but because of the inability
OF the Iowa and Minnesota represent
atives TO be present the meeting has
been postponed until April l. The
first meeting OF the organization was
held at ST Paul last year
Mitchell high school debating team
won the debate from Madison by tie
vote of two 70 one. The question was
on ship subsidies and Mitchell debat-
ed the negative. The team was com
posed of Stanley Vermiyea, Mae
Nash and Clinton Anderson. The de-
bate with Yankton high school was
postponed. as the Yankton team failed
to arrive on account Of the storm
The state fire prevention board is
making investigations in towns of the
state looking into the fire conditions.
The board looks with great thorough
ness into all the equipment possessed
for fighting fires. and into the posi-
bilities for starting of fires. Their
findings are reported with instruc-
tiOnS TO act accordingly.
Mail is now distributed four times
daily in the business districts Of Sioux
Falls.
Mi)bank is rejoicing because con-
gress before adjournment appropri-
ated s. 600 for the purchase of a site
for postOffice building at Milbank.
The Minnehaha Country club al
Sioux Falls has laid out new golf
links and is planning new club
house
Committees have been appointed to
make arrangements for the annual
convention of the Stavanger Laget.
Norwegian organization of national
scope, to be held in Canton June %
and 26. Norwegians will be present
from all parts OF the United States.