The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-01-24

- CltNtl Cutch SN luuIeI is IepOIlcu
to be working the towns of South Da-
| kota.
The Eagles at Sioux Falls are dis
cussing a plan to install a club house
there.
An agitation has commenced at Ar
tesian for installing an electric light
system.
ole Runswick former early set
tier of Newark, died recently at Bell
ingham, Wash
The Eagle Butte womans club is
raising funds to purchase a piano for
the school there.
Niborg is a growing South Dakota
town. Eight brick buildings were
erected there in 1872
Miss Mary Keane is the name of a
Sioux Falls girl who is said to be
winning fame as an actress.
A new bank. to be called the Bear
Butte Valley bank. will open at Stur-
gis soon, with n. Z. Franklin of Dead
wood as president.
The eleventh annual state high
school contest in defamation under
the direction of the faculty Of Yankton
college viii be held in Yankton, May
8, 1913.
A debating society has been formed
in Yankton high school and debates
will be held soon with Mitchell and
Madison schools on the ship subsidy
question.
Slim Lewis, Frank Anderson and
Charles Demmick We're arrested by
United States marshals at Madison on
a charge of selling liquor without a
government license.
Fred Wills of Wolsey, while en-
gagged in baling hay, had the misior-
tune to have his foot crushed in a
hay baler. His foot slipped from a
frosty platform and was caught in the
machine.
Charles Swanson. an old-time pros
pector Of Rockford, was burned TO
death when his house was destroyed
by fire during the night Swanson's
charred remains were found in the
ruins next day
A number of prominent women Of
Tyndall have organized an improve
ment league and will work in cOnjunc-
ton with the commercial club for the
advancement of Tyndall and the beau
tifying Of the streets and public
places.
Preliminary arrangements are be-
ing made for the annual farmers in
stitute, to be held at Miller January
80 and 81 The commercial club will
provide prizes for the best exhibits of
farm products.
Saloons have opened in Layman
county after a drOuth of two years.
The county commissioners closed up
the saloons by refusing 10 grant Ii
censes when the crops were poor on
the theory that the county had no
money TO waste.
The question of filling Lake Byron
with water by means of artesan wells
is receiving serious consideration. The
lake is about 20 miles north of Huron,
and for many years was one of the
largest and most beautiful bodies of
water in that section of the state.
II. F. Patterson of MorristOwn, SUI
perintendent of the Better Farming
association. reports that sufficient
farmers have signed agreements with
the association to assure the planting
during the year 1913 of 5000 acres of
alfalfa. The alfalfa will be developed
under the direction Of the expert.
Edwin Southmayd was found guilty
by jury at Sturgis of the murder of
his wife, Grace Southmayd. Mrs.
Southmayd was shot through the
breast and killed June 9, 1912, and
her body hauled from field and laid
across a bed in the house. The jury
recommended life imprisonment for
the defendant.
Frank Neave bought the building
and stock of the Ripe & Naeve store
at Eagle Butte when it was put up at
receivers sale last week. The price
paid was S6,10114, and Mr.. Naeve will
put in a new stock and conduct the
business personally. He is one of the
board of county commissioners for
Dewey county
Six weeks Of married life was suf-
fcient to prove TO J. w Oldham of
Perkins county, that welded life isn't
always "one grand sweet song" Old
ham visited Bison, the county seat,
six weeks and one day from his we'd
ding day, and started proceedings for
a divorce from his bride, formerly
Mrs. Sadie o. Reidell He claims Sa-
die has an inflamable temper, and
one evening grabbed him by his throat
and hair and attempted TO throttle
him. He escaped from her, and she
then arose from bed, lighted the lamp
and took after him with a knife. He
claims he took the knife away from
her. and she seized hammer, which
he also took away. But when Sadie
grabbed rife and threatened TO shoot
him. it proved too much for John w,
and he sought a lawyers advice, after
sitting up all night to see that his
iyate spouse made no further attacks
upon him.