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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
Local News Items

DR.. \. V. Rock attended to bu>l-
ness matters ut a Aoeldeen last Fri
day He also visited with his
cousiL D.. ii J Rcrh. while in
the uub city
Miss Cora Stewart. who is en-
pIoyed at the NJ Hellriegel & Co
store left Friday for MOrristown
with stock of ladies furnishing
which she will pat on display ut
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. j A Barrett Of
Minneapolis, arrived in Moblidge
this morning sand. are guests at
the w. c. Mitchell home. Mrs.
Barrett is IA sister of Mrs. Mitchell
Mf Barrett is secretary aud
treasurer Of the Barrett Cronkrite
Mortgage company of Minneapolis,
and is out on Il business trip
through western South Dakota
and Montana.
Last Friday night some friends
Of {. G. Craigcn, civil engineer for
the Milwaukee. planned Il surprise
party for him prior to his depart
ure from the city. The party was
to have been OF the progressive
crler but owing to the shyness of
the honor guest it developed iuto
hunting party. Hunting for Mr..
traigen. After careful search OF
the town and visit to the dance
at Dykeman'e hall the hunted man
was located and through the IN
tiuence OF Bert Hillinduced to come
to the Hill residence. AS soon as
Craigen entered the house he sus
pected treachery but before he
could escape he was taken by
Messrs. Clark, Carpenter, Miss and
others and loaded into an automo-
bile and taken to the place where
the rest of the party waited. 1t
took considerable persuasion to
convince the guest of honor that
the party was on the square and In
view of the bunch that captured
him he had just reason for his
doubt.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
FREIGHT RATES ARE
ORDERED REDUCED
new ORDER OF THE STATE RAILWAY
WILL MEAN ABOUT A TWENTY
PER CENT REDUCTION.

Pierre. Oct. The railroad
commissioners have just issued a
general order permitting railroad
companies operating joint lines IN
South Dakota to assess but eighty
per cent of their local rates. which
results in reduction of twenty
PEI cent on freight on these lines,
and the railroad commissioners
prohibit the railroad from charging
extra for switching where the line
is a through one.
Heretofore shipments have been
subjected to full local rates OF each
Of the lines. aud the new ruhng
will prove Of much assistance to the
state 5 shipping in ereSts III general.
to jobbers, millers, etc, and in
fact to all shippers. There is now
a very considerable voiumn OF traf-
fric moving between stations on
different lines ard the new. order
will act as a stimulus to the ship
ment Of freight locally within the
state aEd permit home interests to
enjoy to a greater extent than here
tofore their own home markets
This new ruling in the reduction
only applies to joint freight rates,
moving between stations on differ
ent lines, and is not applied to
through traffic on one. Where
the rate on 100 pounds before
would be $500 each company Of
the two, would he permitted to
charge that rate, with total OF
$.732, now the reduction being so
per cent, the rate on the same
would be s. 1904, or a reduction of
fourteen cents per hundred.
Representative. of all the rail
road companies operating in the
state were heard before the com
mission on the matter several days
ago, and this is the result of the
commission S conference with them
and their opinion, as to South Da-
kOta's welfare.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
Bawdy Houses in DeadwOOd will Also
Be Closed. "

DeadwoOd, S. D.. Oct. 13.--Un-
daunted by serious personal inJur-
les received in previous crusade
against bawdy resorts in Deadwood,
Editor Sem has again dOnned his
fighting togs in a demand that the
cleanup be completed Mr.. Sem
has filed formal statement with
the city council, pointing out the
location OF three such houses and
asking the council to haze them
closed. In personal aud editorial
statements. he declares that tht Sc
remnants of the 'old Deadwood'
must be eliminated and that right
soon. A copy of the request was
also filed With the states attorney
OF Lawrence county. asking him to
! -stsiHif stsi&t AA,is sworn taa'y. .. I
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
EAGLE BUTTE MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Returning Home From Chicago Sends
Bullet Through His Head on Mil
waukee Train. Domestic 1rOub-
les it is RumOrcd Caused
The Tragedy.

Hastings, Mimi, oct. i6 Pas
senger train No. II on the MllWan-
kee road was the scene OF a TRACE
dy here Tuesday, when Lester ;
Perkins, young business man OF
Eagle Butte. S. d., committed sui.
eide by firing bullet into his right
temple. dying in few moments.
1t is said domestic difficulties caus-
ed the act. He was on his way
home from Chicago. DR.. X. ii.
Wald, deputy coroner, will forward
the body to Eagle Butte, where the
dead mans father, Edward +. Per
kins. resides.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
HAVE FAITH IN ADVERTISING.

ALessrs. Stacy a TruaX Of the
Masc 1T theatre are firm believers
in the pulling power of attractive
advertising. The large crowds
that attend the Mascot shows
nightlf proves plainly that their
faith is well. placed.
Added to the advertising is an
other strong power Of attraction
a most important power at that
they live up to their advertised
statements. The pictures display
ed at the Mascot are carefully
selected.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
BOARD OF HEALTH
MET AT YERMILLION
Important Action Taken in the Matter
Of Sanitary Inspections Through.
out the State.

Vexmillion, Oct. 9-At meeting
of the state Board of Health and
Medical Examiners held at the
Hotel Waldorf here last night i'm
pOrtant action was tax n in the
matter of sanitary inspections
throughout the state. Arriving
in the city at neon from YanktOn,
members of the Board met at the
office Of Dr. Herzberg, Director of
the State Health Laboratory. for
the transaction of regular business.
After the adjournment of this meet
ing arrangements were made with
Commissioner Frary, of the Food
and Drug department, for an even
ing conference on matters of mu.
tual interest. At this conference
it was decided that the Food and
Drag Department would dlscon-
tinue the inspection of slaughter
houses. leaving this work entirely
to the health officers Of the state.
On the other hand, the Board OF
| Health will abOrgate its ruling rela-
tive to the regulation Of the sale
food stuifs and this work will be
taken care Of by Commissioner
Fraly $ inspectors The board also
decided to mai an active campaign
against the common drinking cup
which is now being used in many
places in this state, and will see to
it that other sanitary regulations
are properly enforced. This wOi k
2; will be done by the county super
intendents of health under the dl-
rection of the superintendent of tht
state board, Dr.. Bark b. Jenkins
of Waubay AT the meeting yes
terday the full membership of tn,
board was present, including l., q
Hill, of Watertown. president, Dr.
II. K. kenaston. OF Bonesteel, DR.
, w. u. Daniels, Of Madison, vice
, president; DR.. f. E. Ashcroft. o
Deadwood, and DR.. Jenkins, th
) Superintendent. Miss Gray, o
Waubay, stenOgrapher for tn
board, was also present
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
BUILD DUPLEX HOUSE.

Ri. Hall of, Aberdeen will put
up u $1,000 duplex house IN
Mobridge this fall, the contract for
which is to be let the first of next
month. The building will be 6f
frame construction, containing sey-
ell rooms and bath on each side OF
the duplex The first. floor will be
fitted off into living room, dining
room, library or den, and kitchen,
with large front and back porches.
The second floor will contain three
bed rooms AID a bath, with large
balcony in the rear. The plans are
being prepared by j. X. Van Ess
Of Aberdeen. and will, bo ready for
the contract to be let within short
time now. j
The building will go on Mr..
Halls property back of the new
holei.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
PUBLIC LIBRARY ORGANIZED


The Public Library progresses
rapidly. The Library board met
aud organized Monday evening.
The following are the officers
President, j e. Clayton; Vice
President Mr.. Mailand; Secretary
and Treasurer, M H. Woods. Lii
brarian, Miss Dewey. MIR. VIM.
Wrigley declining to serve on the
board. Orson Clark was elected to
the vacancy Labelling and num-
bering the books will be commenced
at once and ali early date for the
opening of the library is hoped for.
The board is ready to receive
gifts of books, or money for the
purchase Of books or the loan Of
books. Already the first. .contribu-
tlsn 4sv,sssbeen made, the gift of
Woodrow Wilson's History of the
American People, in five volumes,
presented by Mr.. Roderick Weir
of the Bulletin
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
THE RAILROAD MEN
HOLD Big MEETING.
REPRESENTATIVES OF FOUR LEADING
labor UNIONS At CONVENTION
IN MILWAUKEE THIS WEEK.

Milwaukee. Oct. l5.-The Off
cials Of the four general labor un-
ions who memberships include
nearly every emplOye operating the
trains of the United States met
here today to discuss a projected
general movement for higher wages
aad more Liberal working 4,ondi-
tons. The meeting which opened
today is expected to prove the
most important employees gather
ING since railroad men uniOnized.
The four organisations have a
membership of approximately 370,-
600 aud includes locomotive engln-
eerS. railway trainnen, locomotive
tiiemen and conductors. The
Brotherhood Of Engineers Is some
times called the most powerful and
most conservative labor Organlza-
tiou in the United States. After
a preliminary meeting eacn organ
ization affected will be notified Of
the results of today's conference.
The matter will then be discussed
in the vaaious locals of the four
organizations and steps taken to
abrogate existing conditions upon
thirty days notice ...,.-...- 49,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
NO INCREASE IN PAY.
Similar Case To The City Commission.
ers Who Drew Extra Pay For Act
ine As Board OF Equalization

The following decision recently
rendered by Attorney General John
in regard to extra pay for township
supervisors who ac5 as' road over
seers is along the same lines as the
granting OF extra pay to the city
commissioners for acting as a
board of equalization.
That township supervisors shall
perform the work formerly done
by road overseers in counties, be
cause the 1911 legislature provided
for the removal of the latter Office,
putting the duty upon such overseer
and still receive but $50 during the
year for their services, is the hold
ing of Attorney General johnson,
upon all inquiry / from Stanley
county.
t; The legislature of 1911 provided
that such overseer could and should
receive So a day for services actu-
ally employed, butathat law neg.
lected to repeal the ieode statute on
the question Of town supervisor 5
fees and salary. which provides
that all he can receive any one year
is $50. 4 if
4. 1t is also a fact that the. legis!a-
ture may take from, or increase the
duties of any public official without
changing the salary, but it was
probably the intention IN this case
to make the E3 per day hold good
for all days of necessary work.
without thought of the $50 pei year
restriction en- the township super
visor, before it became necessary
for him TO perform the duties OF
the road overseer. In the NEAR
while under johnson ruling, the
supervisors will have to continue
their work, without hope of extr,
compensation above. the $50 no
Inattering what time is put in. y
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
STAG Party | asst Night.

Last evening Ed. Ogden and
Lee Hilderbrand entertained II few
of their men friends at a smoker"
at their bachelor home in the east
part of town. The hosts provided
fine lunch and those present had
a very pleasant evening. The
guests are unanimous in declaring
tie boys royal providers Of a
good time.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
How Your Letters to the State College
% Should be Addressed.

Quite frequently farmers and
others want agricultural informa-
ton from the State College at
Brookings, but do not know how
such an inquiry should be ad-
dressed. Any letter may be prop
erly sent merely to the State Col
lege where it will be opened by the
president and at once referred TO
the proper department for reply.
Letters may also be addressed di-
rectly to departments.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
Naiti's Legion Of Honor.

1t is not generally known that the
famous order OF the Legion OF Honor
was adopted ut Haiti In lS49. When
Soulouaue became emperor under the
name Of F'austin |. he Instituted an
order in imitation Of that which had
been established by Napoleon In 1907.
Statues, ribbons and insignia were pro-
cisely Identical. and since the sover'
eign of Haiti distributed his honors to
all and sundry with lavish hand the
French government was considerably
embarrassed. The death OF SoulouQue
ended the ditficulty,-PaFis 6 atsless.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
SAFETY
FOR PASSENGERS
ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS
ON TRAINS, BOATS, STREET
CARS, ETC

I'm his movement to provide
safety for all passengers who have
to ride on trains, boats. street ears
or passenger automobile Surgeon
General Runert Blue, of the | United
States public health service, will
soon ask Congrcfs to frame law
placing the power to examine aunu-
ally the custodian Of public safety
in interstate traffic in the hands of
the health eivice.
\ rigid annual examination
would be required. 1t would IN
clude ttst fol defective eyeSlght,
mental diseases and organic heart
trouble. The holding Of yearly
physical tests Of every man who
runs Il train CT steamship or elec-
tric car and who is responsible for
the lives of hundreds of persons
each day will, 1T is believed. tend
to eliminate one OF the principal
causes of wrecks. Officers of the
public health service are of the con
viction that physical untitness is
responsible for more wrecks than
most people realize, particularly
tn the disasters caused by engineers
running heedlessly past signals.
The cry for safety first not only
applies to modern steel equipment
for railroads, efficient and safe sig.
nal systems and proper time sched
ules. but TO the man at the throttle
the wheel, or the controller, public
health surgeons ASSET.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
HUNTING PROHIBITED
FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE

State Game Warden Herrick has
Just issued notice to the hunters
of South Dakota regarding the fed.
eral- law that went into effect Oct.
l. The new law prohibits shooting
from sunset to sunrise. This will
cut out lot of good shooting III
the early morning and late evening.
The new regulation is federal law
aud therefore will be enforced by
the government officials and it be-
hooves the hunters to live within
the law.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
GOOD DISTRIBUTING POINT

Floyd A Pemberton of Aberdeen,
manager for the Marshall Oil com
pany, vas u business visitor III
Mobridge yesterday. He was here
for the purpose of opening the
compauy's local branch agency.
The first consignment of goods has
already arrived here. The estab.
lishments of branch in this city
by the Mpshall Oil comr any Is
faythae evidence of the growing
importance Of 'Mobridge as a dis
tfibuting point fcr<he wes' erm pa t
pfsSeuthsBak1ta - ssss-ssE-ssss -ss'-a1''
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17

H;s Humble Oea;re,

"Will you object to my weighing my
self" said a meek looking man to his
wife as they stood near weighing
machine on the platform OF a railway
station.
"What do you want to weigh your
self for?" she asked sharply.
"Only to see, dear. IL you wou'l AZ
low me to nave my own weigh FOR
once 49, fonduL kuswers. secs: - -- -
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
NC CARTER FOR GOVERNOR.

Current reports from Mitt he'll
state that the democratic party Of
South Dakota are about to unite
upon Judge James w. McCarter
of Edmunds county, as the party's S
candidate fOr governor in the cam
ipagn Of 1914.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17
CANNOT KILL MIGRATORY
BIRDS ON THE MISSOURI

Under a new federal law, which
went into effect Oct 4, 1913, it is
unlawful to shoot any migratory
bird on the Missouri river between
Bismark. n. D., and Nebraska
City Neb.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Myler of Seiby
were gnp sts mt the Rice home Sat
-.~~~~-.r- . s<-~rsD~-s
urtlay and Sunday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-05
KILLS TWO BROTHERS.
Laurens County Is Scene Of Serious
Shooting Scrape.

Ernest and Hunt Sharpe, brothers.
aged 21 and 18 years. were shot and
killed at 9 o'clock Monday morning
two miles from Barksdale, near Grey
Court in Laurens County. Cornelius
Edwards. aged 21 years. IS held at
the Laurens county 1ail. charged with
tho shooting. Edwards suffered a
wound which IS not serious. Edwards
is a brother-in-law Of Ernest Sharpe.
There were no eve-witnesses Of the
tragedy. Bad blood Is said to have
existed between the Sharpe brothers
and Fdwards since the marriage Of
the latter's sister to Ernest Sharpe
during the last summer.
Edwards lives at Barksda1e and
Monday morning was engaged IN
hauling wood IN the vicinity in which
the Sharpe brothers resided. While
driving 8 four-horse team he met
Ernest and HINT Sharne about goo
wards from their home and three
miles from Grav Court. The shoot
ing Is said to have begun at once.
Each of the dead men was shot with
a ~ ca1ihre revolver. Edwards was
wornded nv A shot from a shotgun
F-nes+ Shar0e was almost inetant-
" killed. Frnt Sharne lived ahonf
one honr after the shooting. Ed
wards returned to his home. whe-.
he WAS attended bv a phvsic'an and
afterwards was taken to the Laurens
Jail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-05
ARRESTED on SERIOUS CHARGE
Accused Of Setting Fire to His En-
ployer's Store.

A special to the Columbia Record
from Lancaster says as the result OF
a FIRE there Tuesday night. which DC
stroyed property to the value Of sew
eral thousand dollars, Oscar Taylor,
q retail clerk, is under arrest on a
charge of arson and it is said he has
confessed to have committed the deed
on a promise of his employer to pay
him SIS for the job.
The result OF the coaflagration was
as follows: Store arc stock OF goods
of J. E. Walters, barn Of II. w Ply
ler and dwelling house Of the Cotton
Mill Company, completely destroyed.
According to the alleged confession
made by Taylor, his employer, J. E.
Walters, has for some time begged
him to destroy the building. but that
he had heretofore pei lsistently refus-
ed to do so.
Walters was not not in town when
his store was burned, having gone 10
Charlotte, n. c., presumably on busi-
ness. The fire occurred about 10 o.
clock Tuesday night. aud Taylor Is
charged with being in the store not
more than FIVE minutes before the
blaze was discovered. He was arrest
ed and made the alleged confession
to the police on the following day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-05
KILLED BY OFFICERS.
Negro Said to Have Confessed That
Father Fired Barn.

AS a sequel to the burning four
weeks ago of the barn Of NJ. B. Nc
Cuen, prominent citizen Of Prince
ton, Sheriff John D. Owings and dep
uties, in attempting to effect the ar
rest Of Lace Glover, negro at Lau-
rens, and his two boys, on warrants
charging them with the crime, was
forced to kill the father, at half past
5 o'clock Monday morning, at the
cabin home of the negro in Dunklin
Township. just across the line in
Greenville County.
On going to the house and sur
rounding it tho sheriff approached
and raped on the door. Glover re-
sponded and opened the door
after getting a light. When
commanded by the sheriff to surren-
der, the negro reached for his gun in
rack near the door, but before he
could use it the sheritr and one OF
his deputies, having tho drop on the
negro, both fred, killing him or the
spot. Eight shots were fired, six OF
which took effect in tho negro's body.
The other two found lodgment in the
stock of Glover's gun, which he held
in his hand.
Bob and Wesley Glover and their
mother were arrested by the officers
and brought to Jail on the same war
rant. Before leaving for Jail Bob
Glover is said to have confessed to
the officers that he went with his
father the night the barn was burned
and saw the old man apply the torch
to the building. He further said, 1t
is claimed, that his mother instigated
the crime. The Glovers lived on Mr..
McCuen's farm until short time be-
fore the fire aind are said to have
threatened revenge when forced to
leave because of continual friction
with their landlord.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-05
MAIL DRIVERS STRIKE
New York Mails Are Tied Up For
Four Hours.

Most Of tho 125 motor trucks Of
the postal transfer company tied up
for nearly four hours Mon;lay night
and early Tuesday by strike Of
chauffeur., were in operation Tuesday
morning. with strikebreakers on the
seats and the congestion Of mail mat
ter, acute for a time. was being rap
idly cleared up. Postmaster Nor
gan, who remained up all night Mon
day, said that all mails were moving
on schedule time.
Secret service men and police ac-
companied the strikebreakers. Off,
GERS on the transfer service said the
places Of the strikers were nearly all
nlled and that those who walked out
would not be taken back. The strik-
would not betken back. The strik-
ers demand a 10-hour day. with one
hour for lunch; s3.75 a day, payable
weekly: time and a half for over
time; one day of week and recosnt-
ton of the union. The present scale
Of wages is 800 a month for seven
days a week wo-k.