The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-04-11
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

ing a storm three of his chickens were
buried in snowdrift in proximity to
one of his buildings. After an inter
cal of four days. while shoveling
through the drift, he found the chick
ems alive and apparently in as good
condition as ever. After being fed
| they were as spry as though they had
not been imprisoned for four days and
four nights. Lien further states that
during their involuntary exile they did
not forget their duty but laid eggs as
! usual.
| II. A. Rodee, associate of Mayor A.
+. Hitchcock of Mitchell in the prac-
! tice of law, has returned home from
! Bloomington, H., where he recently
sprung a surprise on his friends and
was united in marriage TO Miss Flora
|. Schneider The couple will be at
home in Mitchell after May /
Some Of the county auditors declare
the new state roads law is a sort of
Chinese puzzle.
AT the family home at Hetland oc-
Cured the golden wedding of Mr and
Mrs. Ole Starksen, highly respected
pioneers of this part of the state. Six
ty relatives and friends were present
to aid them in suitably observing the
anniversary. Among the presents
was a purse of 500 in gold The hus-
band is Il years of age while his wife
is 61. Both are enjoying good health
At meeting held at Gregory by
baseball fans from different parts Of
the Rosebud country what will be
known as the Rosebud Baseball
league was organized to maintain
teams in the field throughout the com
ing season. 1t will be four-team
league, with teams from Gregory, Dal
las, ColOme and Winner The season
will open in June.
Joe Waldner. a farmer near Doland
attempted to drive across the railroad
track in front of an approaching train.
The engine struck the rear wheels of
Waldners wagon, hurling it about
30 feet and demolishing it. Waldner
had a tight hold on the lines when the
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about 20 feet. sustaining severe but
not fatal hurts.
Two years ago John Thomas of
Florence paid into the city treasury
twice the sum of the city saloon Ii
cense, believing that that would give
| him a monopoly of the business. Lat
er the council issued another license
and Thomas began suit to get back
half of what he had paid in. The
case has been decided in favor of the
city.
Clear Lake. the county seat of Deuel.
county expects to enjoy boom the
coming season. Two new bank build
ings are being planned, also a new
church and several new residences.
The city has also called for a vote at
the spring election to decide the ques-
ton of issuing $4,000 bonds for the
purpose of constructing a city hall.
At a special election DeSmet adopt
ed the commission form of govern
ment and declared in favor of limiting
the number of commissioners to three,
one of the three to act as mayor, the
mayor to be elected for five years.
The other two commissioners will
serve for two and four years each, to
be determined by lot
County Judge George J. Jarvis Of
Faulk county, was Y years Of age last
week, and his friends remembered
] hxy him Uif h
French briar pipe, cut flowers and
other tokens of their esteem, Judge
Jarvis is one Of the earliest residents
of Faulk county.
Fire originating from the explosion
of gasoline engine attached to a
feed grinder set fire to the big barn
on the farm of c. B. Taylor, near New
ark, and it was burned to the ground
with a great amount Of farm machin-
cry harnesses, grain and two calves.
Loss. $4,000.
License for saloons will not be vot-
ed on at Hudson at the election April
| Is. the town board having rejected
the petition asking for submission.
L Ht COUHCli litiu tbdI SUNNI VI 'Ai|
signers had not been legal residents
Of Hudson for the required time.
Following an extended illness, Mrs.
Fred L. Cook wife of the president OF
| the Spearfish state normal school,
| died at her home at Spearfish. She
was actively identified with the nor
NAL school interests and work there.
The fire at Draper burned all the
provision stores. Then the storm
! blocked the railroads. But there was
! A carload of potatoes on the track,
and the people lived on potatoes and
salt until the road was opened and
supplies arrived
| Prospects are encouraging for the
construction at Armour this summer
Of a Carnegie public library building
10 cost about $4,000.
The building and stock Of the Atlas
Lumber company at Columbia was de-
stroyed by fire, which had secured
such a headway when discovered that
efforts to extinguish it were unavail.
ing.
July Is, 16 and II. have been select
ed as the dates for the annual race
meeting to be held at Canton.