The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-05-02
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

new 100000 federal building is about
half completed and work will soon
begin on 100000 high school build
ing \ new Catholic church building,
TO cost between $50 900 and $40, ,0O0
will also be erected. the work TO begin
a two or three story business block.
and William Waibel has already be-
gun work on an addition TO his hard
ware establishment.
No trace has been found Of Chris
Grotjohn, of Spring Creek. who dis
appeared mysteriously on april 10.
He walked 10 Flandreau and bought Il
pair of shoes. The day was one of
the stormiest of the spring, and reia-
tives fear that in walking home he got
lost and froZe to death tie had been
living with his brother, Harry. in
Spring Creek township, about 10 miles
from Flandreau They owned and
worked the farm together.
During an electric stor II the barn on
a farm worked by Oscar Nalin. seven
miles northwest of Howard, was
ground A horse, new buggy harness,
a load of corn. some hay. 100 bushels
Of milet seed ard three hogs were
also burned. Valin, who slept in the
house three rods away, Knew nothing
OF the fire until neighbors came to as
sist in getting the stock out of the
barn.
Without doubt the most unique
bridge in the state has been provided
by the commercial club az what is
known as the Rocky Ford crossing Of
White river, near Stamford. The
bridge is a cable stretched across the
river, to which a huge basket is at
tached. HOmesteaderS and others
coming to and going from town are
hauled back and forth across the river
in the basket
The Sons of Veterans Of Pierre
have taken up the work Of reorganiza-
ton to get into line with the state
Wide Increment to that effect. Their
organization has been allowed 20 drag
for several years with no effort to
keep it alive, but with the selection Of
new officers, they are pushing for
membership and are securing large
number for this part of the state.
AS the result Of getting possession
of a dynamite cap during the temper
airy absence Of his father, Johnnie Nc
Mahan. the 10-year-old son Of Mr. and
Mrs VIM. McMahan, living near Del
mont, had two Of his fingers blown off
and was badly burned about the breast.
To discover whether the dynamite cap
would explode, he placed lighted
match to it.
Members of the improvement asso-
citation of Cottonwood have taken up
the duty OF improving the town and
the highways leading to and from Cot.
tonWood. a committee was appoint
ed to make an inspection Of the high
ways in the surrounding region and
make report on their condition, so
the association can work intelligently.
At the state convention of the South
Dakota Elks association in Mitchell
June 26 and q, the local Elks expect
TO entertain fully 1900 visitors. The
two days and nights will be filled with
automobile and motor races. baseball
games, dances and a vaudeville enter.
tainment Grand Exalted Ruler Hill
tp hp
The insurance adjusters have com.
pleted the work of adjusting the loss.
es sustained by a recent disastrous
fire which destroyed five or six busi-
ness houses at Springfield and caused
an aggregate loss Of about 5000
Now that the insurance has been paid
the work Of rebuilding the burned
district will commence.
Sphinx county boosters are engaging
this year in experiments with sugar
beet raising. Nine different plats will
be devoted to sugar beets, and the
beets grown will be submitted to eX-
perts next fall for opinions as to SUI
gar content, and the advisability of en-
gagng in the work on an extended
scale.
The Southeastern South Dakota
Baptist association will meet in Par
ker May 6-S. Three sessions will be
held Tuesday and Wednesday and the
convention will adjourn with a morn
ing session Thursday. A session of
unusual interest and attendance is an
ticipated.
Members of the Watertown lodge of
Eagles have decided to purchase the
| necessary ground and erect a hand
some and costly two story lodge hall
building. The first floor will be leased
! for commercial purposes, while the en-,
| tire second floor viii be utilized for
| lodge purposes.
Authorities of the children's home
| in Sioux Falls and the states attorney
propose to investigate the injury OF
| a 14-year-old girl, formerly ward OF
| the home, who was hurt while operat
| ing pulveriZer on the farm of Lud
wig Mess, in Mcpherson county.
| Articles of incorporation have been
! filed for the Bachelor Manufacturing
| onnnany with hu