The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-06-20
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

winged chicken were among those
Matched by Mrs. G. r. Chase, If Mil
Ter.
h "wets" of Madison are pressing
for an early trial OF the saloon license
question before Judge Jones in the
circuit court.
The mutilated body of an unknown
man was found in the railroad yards
at Sioux Falls, where, it is thought,
he had attempted to catch a moving
train.
With the election of officers, the
thirteenth annual session of the grand
lodge of A. F.. and A. NJ. closed at
Yankton. The next meeting will be
In Aberdeen.
Garretson has decided to celebrate
the Fourth OF July this year, and has
raised the largest subscription that
has ever been raised in Garretson for
a celebration.
Henry Jeffries, Of Sansarc, who has
been experimenting on alfalfa and
other fodder crops for that part of
the state, reports the conditions in
Stanley county this year the best they
have been for years.
50 far the secretary of state has
licensed only $50 automobiles under
the new law, which goes into effect
July l. 1t is expected that the regis
tration will pass the 1000 mark be-
fore the end of the month.
By mistake Lafayette Brown, OF
Washington, swallowed a quantity of
gopher poison, thinking he was TAX
ing medicine. For a time his life
was in danger, but physicians
aged by hard work to save him.
The city council of Parker has
awarded the contract for the drilling
of a new Pinch we'll to increase the
supply Of water for the local water
works system. The work of drilling
the we'll will commence within thirty
days.
Farmers in the region east, west
and north of Carthage have Orga niZed
a cooperative company and will build
a. ID lHtlS tclSpllOuc iluC hlOuSh
those sections. The line will have %
miles of wire and will accommodate a
large number OF farmers.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Rice, living on a farm lear White
Lake, was badly scalded as the result
Of pulling a pail of boiling water of
a stove. The boiling water was dashed
over the child, who for a time was be.
lieved to have been fatally burned.
The body of Palmer Akre. son OF
John Akre, living some miles from
Sisseton, was taken to Sisseton from
Myers, Mimi, for interment. The
young man was drowned in a river
neal Myers while boating. His former
the funeral.
A civic league has been organized
at Gregory to promote the betterment
Of civic conditions and have better
care taken of streets, yards and al
leys. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Ira Hoblet;
vice president, Mrs. Marvin Myers;
secretary, Mrs. Joy M. Hacker.
Surveyors have laid out a new town
about midway between Platte and
Geddes. and in the near future a new
community will be in existence there.
II is understood the Milwaukee Rail-
road company will at one construct
a new sidetraCk for the accommodate
ton Of the residents of the new town.
Arthur Rainville and his wife, re-
siding on a homestead nea Arpan.
we're seriously burned when a lamp
in an incubator exploded and set
fire to the incubator. Mrs. Rainville
came to her husbands assistance while
he was carrying the incubator out OF
doors, and the flames spread to her
clothing.
c.. p. Hanson, a farmer living nea
Bridgewater, has IN intelligent dog
which assisted him with his corn
! planting. When he found his supply
of seed corn giving out he would send
the dog with a note attached to the
house, and the folks there would send
him a new supply Of corn via the dog
messenger.
Dean T.. G. Perisho has returned to
Vermillion from a ten days trip
through the western part of the state,
during which time he delivered nine
addresses, most Of them commence
ment addresses for high schools. He
spoke at Presho, Sturgis. Lead, Terry,
Hot Springs, Rapid City and Belle
! Fourche.
President H. X. Warren of Yankton
college. has been absent in the east
during the past semester in the inter
ests of the college fund, reported to-
tai endowment receipts during the
past twelve months Of $42, 900. OF this
sum S27, 900 has been received since
January l and will count toward meet
ing James J. Hills conditional offer
of $50, 900 as made at that time.
While returning from a trip to Ar.
madale, five young women OF Aber-
deer struck a bad place in the road,
overturning the a and injuring all.
Miss Beth Youreman is believed to be
most seriously hurt. Miss Grace
Co~hc sustained q hrokep log Misses