The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-01-31
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

engine while ell route 10 Iowa with
his furniture.
Five carloads of horses were ship
ped from near Gregory in the Rose
bud country to eastern markets. The
shipment is valued at 10000.
The Milwaukee railroad has large
force of men at work on Big Stone
lake at Ortonville. Mimi, cutting 49,
600 tons of ice for its ice houses at
Aberdeen.
In a period of four days gang of
men completed the work of drilling an
artesian we'll in Tyndall. The we'll is
1877 feet deep and a good flow of wa
ter was struck,
There are "a artesian wells in
Spearfsh and vicinity, having flow
of from 500 to 500 gallons per min
ute. The wells range in depth from
$50 feet TO $50 feet.
Captain n. II. Kingman OF Selby is
now in Philadelphia. Pa, representing
the state of South Dakota in the ar
rangements being made for the Get
tysburg celebration.
The finding of the partly burned
and nude body of a male child, appar-
emily about three weeks old. on a va
cant lot in Iankton. has started an
investigation by the authorities.
The banks of Perkins county bid G
per cent for the use of the county
funds and $4,000 Of the idle county
money in the treasury vaults at Bi-
son was let to the baiks at that rate of
interest
A big tabernacle is being built at
Beresford to accommodate the crowds
expected at the Bromley Myers evan
gelishc meetings that will open there
in February. Fifty workmen are
rushing the construction.
At wrestling match at McLaugh-
lin, Kid Finley of Lennon, 1873
pounds, won the first fall in % min
utes. Robert Kimmons of Minneapolis
won the second fall in 1 minutes, and
the third fall in II minutes.
Al the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Gregory County Fair
association the following officers were
elected: President. w. ~ Redmon:
vice president. G. f. Jewell. secretary,
$. NJ Lindley; treasurer. J. L. Me
Carville.
On account Of the recent death of
the county judge Of Turner county
there are several applications in for
appointment to that place II. Van
Ruschen, a former house member. be-
ing one of the leading applicants for
the place
l. V. Allen Of Twin Buttes was Sc
verely burned when gasoline stove
on which he was getting dinner, ex-
ploded. The house and all its contents
were destroyed Allen was alone at
the time, his Wife being away on a
visit to relatives at Union. la.
The Commercial club at Gettysburg
has raised the sum of 5000. which will
be offered for the best potatoes and
corn grown in Potter county during
1913. The members of the club be-
lieve potatoes and corn are the best
crops for Potter county and are in
tent upon encouraging the farmers to
devote more acreage to those CROPS.
movement is under way in Per
kins county for the construction Of a
county highway through the center of
the county north and south II is pro
posed to induce the township boards
in all the townships through which
the road will pass to work together
and in that way build the highway in
a single season
Business men of Isabel have estab
lished a free reading room in the
town, which is fitted up with tables
chairs, sofa. heating stove. lights. etc.
and provided with a number of daily
papers and magazines The room is
operated for the benefit Of the public.
free Of charge. and meets long felt
want in Isabel In time. it is expect
ed the reading room will develop into
a town library
Already evidences Of keen competi-
tion among towns west OF the Mis-
souri, river for the location where reg.
istration and drawing for the Standing
Rock reservation lands when they are
opened for settlement under the
Burke bill. are coming to the front.
Mobridge, Mcintosh and Lennon are
active aspirantS as registration
points, and il is probable several 9th
or towns will get into the fight before
the interior department decides the
matter.
Mrs. Bert Moore has been appointed
poStmistress at White Horse. in
Dewey county. and a postOftice Will be
established at that point A few
months ago the pOstoffice at White
Horse was dtontinued because the
man who was then postmaster moved
away. and no one could be found who
would consent TO qualify for the
place. Mr.. and Mrs Moore have re.
Gently taken charge OF the Comstock
store at White Horse. and this will
enable the government 10 re-establish
the office there.
Former Lieutenant Governor J. z.
OF BrittOn has declined re-