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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
RATES: A SUGGESTION

If the question is again injected as
political issue the same sharp division
of opinion will result, with all the evil
effects that acrimonious debate pro-
duces. Besides which the people will
again be called on to bear the same
enormous expense, with no doubt of the
same result before the Special Masters
and the Courts.
There is in existence in the United
States body second to none in the
world in judicial acumen, irreproachable
integrity, pr0foundness of learning and
absolute fairness-the Supreme Court
Of the United States. Why not submit
the question at issue to this tribunal
for final decision?
The objection has been raised by those
responsible for the condition that the
expense would be too great. Already ap-
proximately 100000 of the peoples
money has been expended in the effort.
Are the people to lose whatever benefit
may be derived from that enormous ex-
penditure?
And will not repetition of the ques-
eiOAs etS a POntISol lSSuc cutdu dppIOhl-
mately like expenditure? And is there
any guarantee that the people or the
state treasury will be any better off,
financially or commercially, than they
now are?
On the other hand isn't it fair pre-
sumption that the peoples money will
be wasted; that the service the L. & N.
seeks to render the people will be Sc
riously interfered with; that public dis
sension and i'll feeling will result?
This suggestion is made in what we
conceive to be the best interests of all
concerned. The L. & N. welcomes an in
vestigation by the Supreme Court of the
United States, and will cheerfully abide
any decision rendered by that tribunal.
Are those intent upon injecting this
question into politics willing to abide
similar decision? If SO, why not secure
that decision, and if not willing to abide
that decision, why not?
We respectfully request thoughtful
public consideration of this simple sug-
gestion.
mrHnAHnnAn m
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
MORAL DEPRAVITY LANDS MAN IN
PENITENITARY.

Shields Enterprise. "A case of
shocking moral depravity was
brought to light last week, when
Ralph Moffit OF Dunn county
pleaded guilty to the crime of in
cest before Judge Crawford at Mott,
where court for that judicial dis
trict happened to be in session.
and was sentenced to serve ten
years in the penitenitary. The
crime had been committed against
his two motherless daughters aged
l5 and 16 years, the elder being in
a delicate condition as tie result,
and she is now in the Dickinson
hospital expecting to become a
mother in a few days The illicit
relations between father and daugh-
ters began four years ago following
the death of the mother of tde girls,
and continued until revealed by
Humane Officer Blake who placed
the brute father under arrest.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
NEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL
ERECTEDAT WATERFOWL.

Under the active leadership of
Rev. FIR. w. 5 O'Meara. fine
$50, 900 Catholic parochial school
building has been erected at Water
town. The building measures 76x
81, built of brick and reinforced
codcrete, it is fire proof and modern
in every respect, three stories high
On the first and second aOors are
nine school rooms each about 32x23
in size, with II foot, 6 inch ceilings.
Eeach has it's own cloak and toilet
rooms, with its own ventilating
and cleaning systems. The capac-
ity of each room is from 80 to 80
pupils.
The basement contains the large
recreation room and gymnasium.
locker rooms, seperate toilet rooms
and domestic science room.
On the third floor is located the
auditorium. capable of seating three
hundred and ifry people. There
are two dressing rooms, one off
from each end OF this main room.
two check rooms, ladies reading
room, a 7arlOr. office and gentle
mems reading room.
The building will be completed
and ready for occupancy immedi-
stely following the Thanksgiving
vacation this fall.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
NEGLECT TO REPORT
LOSE INSURANCE MONEY.
MOBRIDGE AMONG TOWNS IN THE
STATE Who FAIL TO MAKE NECES.
SARY REPORT TOSTATEAUDITOR.

Pierre, Oct. %. "A long list of
towns in this state will fail to re =
ceive their 2 per cent of premiums
paid for fire insurance for the ben
eft of their fire companies unless
they get the required reports to the
Office of the state auditor before
the first day of November. The
larger towns are Canton and Web
ster, and the others Artesian, Bry-
ant, Carthage, Central City, Chester
CCltOn, Custer, Doland, Draper,
Eagle Butte, Fort Pierre, Frank
for Frederick, Gayville, Isabel. In
terror, Lake Andes, Lesterville,
Marion, Mobridge, Orient, Reliance
Stickney, Summit, Terry, Wagner,
WOlsey, Woonsocket. Unless the
reports are in these towns will not
receive the money
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
Gives Fine Address.

Hon. Doane Robinson, state
historian, addressed the Northern
Normal and Industrial School at
Oct. %. his subject
being the possibilities of the
natural resources of the state.
He spoke at length of the feast
bility of generating electicity at
various points along the Missouri
river and figured that it would be
possible to handle and market
commercially about $4,000 horse
power at any and all times. He
spoke of the impetus which this
would give the manufacturing in.
dustries of the state and of the
returns from the use of this power
in irrigation of the lands west of
the river, making the Missouri
valley the Garden of the World"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
FIRE DESTROYED PH|LPUT'S
STORE At SELFR|DGE.
The FIRE IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN
OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN. STOCK
AND BUILDING TOTAL LOSS.

Reports f,om Selfridge. a post
office on the Standing Rock Indian
reservation in North Dakota, state
that fire destroyed the building and
stock of the general store conduct
ed at that place by E. W. Philput.
The fire is said to have been of
incendiary origin.
The flames were discovered about
- O'Clock Tuesday night, October
II, but the fire had gained such a
start that it was impossible to save
anything from the building. The
loss is estimated at So, 800. Build
ing $4,000, stock $500. Insurance
$500.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
Stocking Country With Cattle.

Papers published west of the
Missouri river frequently contain
notices of the bankers out there
shipping in several carloads OF cat
tie and selling them Oh time to the
hOmestpaders. This is a move in
the right direction and the farmer
who has a few head of good milch
cows, couple of fat steers and q
few hogs to sell each year will soon
begin to prosper and find himself
on a much safer basis than if he
attempts to raise only small grain
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
Farmers will Have Large Irrigation
Plant

Lemmon, Oct. % -Adolph Mix.
kelson and other ranch owners
along the Grand river are forming
a stock company irr the purpose
of installing what will b" one of
the greatest private irrigation pro-
jects in either North or South Da.
kota. Engineers have made au in
vestigation and pronounced the
project feasible. 1t is estimated
that some three thousand acres of
land lying along the river can be
irrigated and made to produce
abundant crops with water which
will be stored away in q hugh
reservoir.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
AcetyIene Tank ExpIOdeS
Two Men Seriously Hurt.

Mitchell, s. H., Oct, %. The
explosion of an acetylene gas tank
in the motor garage of Terry w
McGee here yesterday afternoon
nearly cost the life of the owner
and his brother. d. McGee, who
was assisting him in welding with
a gas torch. Both men were hurled
away, hole blown through the
roof of the shop and the windows
broken. The injuries OF the two
men are believed to be internal.
Three other men in the garage
escaped uninjured.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
Mobridee Secures Meeting
Good Roads Association.
The Next Meeting Of The Yellowstone
Trail Association To Be Held In
This City In February.

Through the united and effective
efforts of Messrs. F. Ii. and Is. 5.
Hill, representatives from this city
to the meeting OF the Yellowstone
Trail association at Minneapolis
last week, the next meeting of the
association will be held in MObri1ge
during the month of February,
next year. Before naming the place
for holding the next meeting the
association considered several towns
but finally decided upon MObrldge.
There was a large number OF
representatives from North and
South Dakota and Montana towns
present at the Minneapolis meeting
aud every delegate was enthusiastic
over the success of the Trail and
brought in favorable reports OF
local support and work done this
summer. Among the men in at
tendance at the meeting were rep
resentatives from the National
Highway association and other
men who are prominent in the
work of securing good roads
throughout the country.
From the Minnesota line east the
trail is plainly marked so that there
is no danger of losing the way. AS
vet the trail is not marked through
South Dakota but arrangements
were made at the meeting to mark
the trail it's entire distance, LOO
miles within the next thirty days.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
Help Liehten Labor OF Farmers Wife.

In his endeavOr to find out how
the department Of agriculture can
best assist i'll improving the
women's lives On the farm
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
has sent out thousands Of circular
letters to farmers wives asking
them for suggestions as to how
the department can aid ir their
work. Many suggestions are be-
ing made. but the big plea is for
piped water into the house, bath
room and sink, as an aid to rural
sanitation.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
Demonstration at Harris Hardware
Attracted Considerable Attention.

Last week the Harris Hardware
comp my gave Il domomstratiou OF
the cooking value of the Laurel
range and the exhibit attracted
considerable attention from the
ladies of the city. Each afternoon
during the demonstration hot bis
cults and coffee were served to all
who cared for them. The refresh
ments were prepared and served by
Mrs. w. r. thinner, this means
that the biscuits and coffee were
delicious and very tempting.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
SOUTH DAKOTA EXHIBITS
|MpRESSEASTERN FARMERS
AGE CULTURAL EXHIBITS FROM THIS
STATE ATTRACT CONSIDERABLE
hTTENTION AT EASTERN FAIRS.

Pierre, Oct. 25.-Special: In.
migration Commissioner McCaffree
has returned from trip to the
Illinois and Michigan state fairs,
where the South Dakota exhibit
was placed, and attracted much
attention. Including a few large
county fairs visited in Ohio, and
the Springfield and Detroit state
fairs, with the Greene county fair
at CarroltOn, in Illinois, over a
million people inspected the South
Dakota exhibit, and the alfalfa and
corn displays excited the crowds
from morning until the day closed.
The department of immigration
literature was given out to all ia
terested and from those correspond
ing since with the Office at Pierre
4 tabulated long list Of names of
prospective visitors to the state VINO
have become interested i'll South
Dakota from these exhibits has been
prepared, and this mailing list can
be obtained free from the Pierre
office for use by land men, and
other promoters of South Dakota's s
resources.
The regions visited were especi-
ally fine farming regions and the
interest aroused was therefore the
stable kind. McCaffree states that
South DakOta's exhibit SPOKE louder
than words, of the states prosperity
and capacity Tor crop cultivation of
the various kinds. The exhibit
taken for these displays was chosen
from the state fair at Huron, with
the exception of the alfalfa exhibit
which was specially prepared.
large collection of all the varieties
successfully grown here.
Much of the exhibit will be dis
played in the special train taken
through the state by the inmigra-
ton department in connection with
the Northwestern railroad, Agricul-
tural college, and Dairy Mems as
sociatiOn, and after that will be
placed for public exhibition in the
capitol building at Pierre. Here
tOfOre there has been none on dis
play in that building.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
SyStemize House Work.

The National Home Makers
league held their second meeting
in New York Saturday night and
discussed plans for establishing
branches in every city in the United
States. The league will fight to
establish system in doing house
work, improve the atmosphere in
the home and TO solve the servant
girl problem by eliminating the
drudgery and making her hours
more convenient and humane.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
new CLOTHING STORE.

Drens Bros. Of Timber Lake have
decided to open a clothing and fur
nishmg store in Mobridge and ex-
pect to be ready for the trade about
the first of November. The estab-
lishment will he located on Main
street opposite the Pierce hotel and
will be in charge OF Geo. Drees.
They will carry large and com
plete stock OF up-tO-,ho- a;Hute
clothing and furnishings for men
and will Also have in stock a3 ex.
tensive line of high grade shoes.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
BOUNDARIES OF
DEWEY COUNTY
The Boundaries Of Dewey County For.
merIy Called Rusk County Have Been
Permanently Fixed.

Pierre, Oct. 3O.-A rather inter
esting question is raised relating
to the boundaries and jurisdiction
OF Dewey county, which was organ
lied by Governor Vessey couple
OF years ago. Section 7 of Chapter
19 of the Territorial laws of 1873
provides that the county of Rusk
shall be bounded as follows: Begin.
ming at the point on the Missouri
river where the same is intersected
by the 9Th standard PARALLEL, thence
west to it's intersection with the 10Th
guide meridian, hence south on said
guide meridian to the 4th standard
parallel, thence east on said last
parallel to the Missouri river, and
thence up the main channel of said
river to the place of beginning"
Chapter II of the Territorial laws
of 1883 provides That the district
of country known and designated
as the county of Rusk be and the
same is hereby changed and the
same shall DO known as and consti-
tute the county of Dewey"
At the time Rusk county was
created there was no survey west
of the Missouri river and the
Legislators assumed that the same
system of standard parallels and
guide meridians obtaining east of
the Missouri would be continued
in the country west of that stream.
However, the discovery of gold
in the Black Hills led to a demand
for the early survey of the Black
Hills region, and an independent
base and guide meridian was estab-
lished out there. and the Black
Hills survey has been extended to
all the regions west of the Missouri.
Consequently the 4th and 9th
Standard parallels and the 18th
guide meridian never were surveyed
or established.
The creation OF CorsOn county
clipped some territory off of the
assumed Dewey county, but there
is no legal definition of the bound.
aries OF Dewey and no method by
which such boundaries could be
determined as question of fact.
Courts cannot take cOgnizance
OF anything but facts and if
criminal proceeding were to be
brought in that county, or any
question OF jurisdiction for that
matter, where would Dewey county
be!
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
WON FIRST PRIZE
BEST DEPOT PARK

Last spring contest Was started
among the depot employees of the
Milwaukee road to see which town
would establish and maintain the
best depOt park during the summer
of 1918. Word reached this city
a few days ago that the park at
the MObridge depot had been de-
clared the best along the G.. NJ. &
Z. 5. extentiOn and the men who
had charge of the park are much
elated over their success.
TO Agent E. M. Stablein be-
longs the main part of the credit
for the success of the park in this
oity. lie has devoted considerable
time to it's maintenance and has
constantly heen on the lookout for
features that hr could use and
make the park more attractive.
The eatire depot Office force,
however, are interested in the park
and to show their pleasure, because
of winning first prize, will give a
social and banquet at the passenger
depot tomorrow evening, Saturday,
Nov. |. Invitations have been
issucd for the banquet.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31

+. NJ. Doyle, bank commissioner
of Lansing, Michigan. has written
the South Dakota Banking depart
ment warning against one S. Fran
els Walsh who operated a string
of banks in Michigan, and who sold
stock of the Commonwealth Cor
poration' incorporated under the
laws of Delaware, and wnonmay
endeavOr to sell such stock In
South Dakota.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
LITERARY CLUB HAVE
INTERESTING MEETING

The Mobridge Ladies Literary
club held their meeting this week
Tuesday afternoon, between the
hours of 3 and 6 o'clock, at the
home of Mrs. OrsOn Clark, in the
west part of town. AS this was
al open meeting and each member
privileged to invite one friend,
there was a good attendance. about
thirty fivs ladies being present.
a very fine musical program was
rendered during the meeting and
the several selections found favor
with those present.
The special features on the pro-
gram prepared by the club for
this meeting were the two numbers
credited to Mrs. j. f. COmstock
and Mrs. B. S. Hill.
Mrs. COmstOck is the owner OF
a rare treasure in the form OF a
large piece of buckskin covered
with crude pictures, drawn by
members of the Sioux Indian tribes,
each picture represents part OF the
history Of the Sioux and alto
gether the history covers a period
for more than one hundred and
thirty years back. There are only
two or three of these records
known to be in existence. The
key to this historical record is
krOwn to Mrs. COmstOck, who has
spent many years among the
Sioux and is we'll versed in their
language and lore. Her interpre-
tation of the pictures proved very
interesting and instructive for the
club members and their friends.
While Mrs. Comstock's talk had
to do with the western Indians,
Mrs. Hill delved into the history
Of the Indians found along the
Atlantic coast during colonial
times. The splendid wording of
Mrs. Hills raper, the clear and
concise manner in which the facts
were set forth, the complete cover
ing Of the subject showed that the
topic is one in which the author
takes a deep interest and had
devoted considerable time and
thought to the preparation af a
historical review that would inter
est her hearers and it was plainly
evident that her efforts were
successful.
A number of Indian relics and
curiOes. taken from the extensive
collections owned by the Hill and
COmstOck families. were brought
to the meeting and attracted con
siderable interest.
This most interesting meeting OF
the Literary club was closed with
the ssrsing OF q Samptuons lunch
by the members Of the clIb.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
PULLMAN P0RTfRS
FORMED A UNION

The Pullman porters are report
ed to have formed union for the
purpose of securing better wages
to offset the anti-tipping laws. The
porters claim that the Pullman com
papy only pad .t.lly. them $27.50 per
month and expected them to make
the rest of their sal ,ry in tips,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
A New Stamp Book.

The post office department at
Washington announced Wednesday
a new convenience in a stamp book
containing ~ l-cent and a 2cent
stamps for 73 cents.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
EXPRESS COMPANIES
ACCEPT NEW RATES.
EXPRESS COMPANIES AGREE TO INTER.
STATE COMMERCE COMMISSIONS
RATE REDUCTIONS.

Washington, Oct. 25.-All the
big express companies today ad
vised the inter state commerce com.
mission they had decided to drop
their opposition to the commission S
orders radically reducing express
rates over the entire country. A
new block system of rates will be
put in soon.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
DEER HUNTING
SEASON OPENS
Beginning November ISt Hunters Will
be Allowed to Hunt Deer for One
Month In South Dakota. Each
Hunter Entitled to One.

The season for hunting deer in
South Dakota will open tomorrow
November |. Under the game laws
it will be lawful to kill deer during
any part of the month OF November
and the hunter is confined to one
deer during the season.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31

The Lowry Dispatch makes very
comment regai ding
the action of the NJ. a. st. l.. il,
reducing the service oa treir
e Bean branch.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
Agriculture School at Brookings Be-
einS November 3rd.

The School OF Agriculture at
BrOokings begins this year on No.
vember 3rd. About one hundred
Students have already written to
the college for rooming reserya-
tiOns.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31
LAND ON CHEYENNE
RESERVATION ON SALE

Seventy.fve tracts Of land on the
Cheyenne Indian Reservation are
offered for sale at all average value
of IS per acre. Bids for the land
will be opened on November 9th
and December 9th, 1913.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-10-31

The work OF digging the base.
Inaat. tos: the. Hall duplex house
was started tits week.
The river press., 1913-12-31
Jupitcr Cold and Dim.

Jupiter is l.!oS:' times larger than the
earth. hut the quantity of matter In
this huge volume is only 3l6 times
that in the EARTH hence it's density IL
low in fact. only Al per cent greater
than that of water Jupiter has been
weighed with extreme precision. this
because its moons can be measured as
to distance and specific speeds Of or
bital revolution with the last degree Of
accuracy. But. then. it is cold out
there. the distance Of Jupiter being 80
times that of the earth from the sun.
the intensity Of solar light and heat en-
ergy received by the good Jovian folk.
If there are any such creatures. being
only one twenty->eventh that received
here by humans. We would at once
die in cold and dim twilight il taken
out to Jupiter Edgar Lucien Larkin
in New York American
The river press., 1913-12-31

Helena, Dec. Ex-Governor Stewart
made the announcement today to the
state board of education that the
board of examiners had found there
was money enough in the state trea-
sury for all Of the state institutions
to use the full amount of the appro-
priations for them maze by the last
legislature. The state board of ex-
aul.ners will no longer pass upon the
wisdom or otherwise OF the expendi-
lures of the institutions, but only
upon the regularity OF the claims.
Billings, Dec. 24.-The blowing of
a safe at Laurel, from which $3.50 was
taken, and similar crimes committed
recently at Livingston, Geyser and
half dozen other towns in this vi.
cinity lead the local police to believe
that an organized gang of yeggmen is
operating in Eastern Montana and
warnings have been issued business
men to keep light burning in front
of their safes. Strict orders have
been given by Chief Talge for the pa
trolling of the business section and
a police dragnet is in operation every
night in the railroad yards.