The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-05-02
Selby Good Roads Meeting
Big Success $1,000 for east
to west County Road

SucctSS III every SENSE Oh the WOlu
and we doubt if ever before assem-
! bled as good representation Of
the county as Il whole as were
gathered in the Masonic hall in
that city.
The meeting was called to order
by President Ii. =. Gutz who in a
few choice words welcomed the
visitors and stated the object OF
the meeting. j. w. Parmley, of
/ Ipswich, that prince Of men and
king Of good road builders was IN
troduced and in a mastery address
on the subject in hand enthused the
enthusiastic and brought the luke
warm into camp, converted.
The nomination Of a secretary was
in order and it was moved and
seconded that w b. MyIer, of
Selby, be elected secretary. The
voting was unanimous and Mr..
Myler took his seat as such. Vice
Presidents were next in order and
Il. ). Hill was elected to fill that
Office for Mobridge, Manuel Baer
for Java and Alec Mckennen for
! GIenham. Various representatives
from the different sections were
called on and each were very much
In favor Of the road j. w.
Harris as spokesman for the Com
mercial club OF Mobridge at this
time addressed the meeting and
spoke strongly in favor of the
movement, pointing out the bene-
fits that would be derived bv the
farmers as well as the automobile
men. He submitted the PROPOSE
tlon Of the Commercial club which
was That the city Of MObridge
would construct four miles Of good
! roads on the proposed trail free III
charge to the county, if the county
commissioners would appropriate
$1,000 towards the building of the
Yellowstone trail. The Spokes-
man for the Java club arose and
said that their city was willing to
do likewise, Selby representatives
said they would do as much as the
rest. The Glenham men stated
that they would build as much as
they could but stated no defnate
amount. The pledge Of the cities
total II miles OF road that will be
constructed free Of charge to the
county. Commissioner Nudge
arose and said the commissioners
wonld do all in their power to-
wards fulthering the movement
that they had decided to give the
road builders $4,000, no defnate
amount having been asked fo" by
any one. but they would retire and
talk the matter Of the extra $1,000.
! While the commissioners were in
session Hon. j. w. Parmley en-
tertained the meeting with an in
teresting lecture on good road
building illustrated by magic Ian,
tern veiwS.
The Commissioners came in Il
the close of the lecture and Mr.
Nudge arose and said that the
county commissioners had set aside
the amount Of 1900 fol the Yellow
stone highway. The applause was
deafening and after it had some
what subsidized President Gutz an
nounced that the Commercial lub
OF their city had prepared "A lunch
wfich was waiting in the te
room. After everyone ha1 r
frcsned themselves and the cigars
passed around the meeting broke
up and the Mobridge and Java
delegations headed for their var
ous machines, homeward b uud
1t was great meeting and viii 20
down in history rs The harbringer
of good roads.
After the indoor life, course
foods Of Winter you've got to
cleanse and purify the Stomach
and bowels each Spring. Hollis
ter's r. NJ. Tea does it.