The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-05-16
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.


stroyed
The survey of the Fairmont and
Veblen railroad has been completed.
and construction work will be started
at Neblen.
Preliminary arrangements are be
ing made to extend the mains of the
Leola waterworks system so all parts
of town will be supplied with water by
the system.
Frank Vincent of Alexandria has
been named by Gov Byrne as county
judge of Hanson county to fill the VA
cancy caused by the removal of Judge
p. A. Zollman to Mitchell.
Revillo is becoming an important
egg shipping point. In one day re.
Gently 5000 dozen eggs were shipped
by one firm-breakng all records for
egg shipments from Revillo.
The Dakota Central Telephone com.
pany is arranging TO install the auto
matte telephone system at Miibank.
III Wv tIltillS ItuuIltO lOl tiN
change will cost about $4,000
The appearance of Mellette has
been greatly improved by the removal
of all poles from the streets to the al.
leys. Other improvements also have
been made throughout the town.
Arrangements are being completed
for the sixteenth annual convention
of the South Dakota Retail Merchants
and Hardware Dealers association TO
be held at Redfield May 20, u and %
Members of the Wakonda volunteer
fire department have decided to hold a
rousing Fourth of July celebration
there and committees have been ap
pointed to make the necessary ar
rangements
A proposition is being considered TO
build a chain of banks along the pro
posed line of a railroad in the north
eastern part of the state, waiting for
the towns and the railroads TO come
to the banks
The residents of Scotland are SC
lawabiding that the city council held
a special meeting to vote the town
marshal out of office. The council will
try the experiment of doing without a
town marshal.
Preparations are being made for a
chautauqua at Plankinton for the
week commencing June Il. Some ex
cellent talent has been promised by
the Randolph Chautauqua bureau
which has the matter in charge.
Dragged 100 rods with the spokes
caught in the wheels Of a harrow, Ed
ward Strom, a young man living neal
Beresford, had narrow escape from
death. His clothes were torn nearly
off and his flesh terribly lacerated
President Wilson has recommended
TO the senate five additional South Da
kota postoffice appointments, as fol
lows: William Brady, Beresford;
Geo. C. Knickerbock. Eureka; w. r.
Neitch, Groton; Dennis Foley. Memo,
and Mathew +. Ryan, Mobridge.
The Strool creamery. recently rs.
tablished, has all its machinery in
stalled and opened for business on
May Z. The creamery has proven a
godsend to many homesteaders in
northwest South Dakota. and the new
institution is eagerly welcomed by
hOmesteaders in that section of the
state.
The Sons of Veterans at Pierre
have taken upon themselves the duty
of having a suitable observance of
Memorial day, and the various com
nttees appointed are making good
progress in perfecting arrangements
The residents of Fort Pierre will be
invited 10 unite with those of Pierre
in the Memorial day services.
The Catholic society Of Mitchell has
built an academy building at cost
O, $4,000. and the general pub
lie was invited to make an inspection.
1t has been named Notre Dame acad-
envy The building was erected of red
Spencer granite and trimmed with
pink Kasota sawed stone 1t is 81
feet long, with a frontage of 70 feet
and is three stories high.
A new town is to spring into exist
ance on the Great Northern railway at
4 point midway between Bancroft and
Willow Lakes, the state board of rail
road commissioners having demanded
hat the railway company construct
sidetrack at that point. An elevator
will be built and when the sidetrack
completed no time will be lost in
demanding a depot, when a full
1edged new town will be on the map
l.. \. COstley, superintendent of the
Black Hills division of the Northwest
arn railroad has submitted plans 10
he business men at Rapid City of the
new $4,000 depot the erection o!
which will commence at once. The
lew station will occupy the site OF
he present one and face the roadbed
l45 and % feet in depth II will CON
ain a spacious waiting room, baggage
'oom and restaurant.
Good roads boosters from Deadwood
md Spearfish have cleared away
'ocks and other debris on the Dead
od-Spearfish scenic highway, and
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