The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-02-28
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Another rural route is about to be
established from Nayland to the cOun-
try south of there.
Two new towns have come into eX-
istence in the newly opened portion OF
Mellette county. The towns have
been named Farley and Black Pipe.
The annual brood SOW sale of 40
head Of DurocJerseys, held by X. J.
Welland on his farm east of Bridge.
water, amounted to $4,000, an average
OF $3.50 per head.
There is prospect of long needed
automobile road being built from Get
tysburg to Pierre, the Onida people
having taken it up with view of
having it go by that town.
The Chicago company that has pur-
chased Sylvan lake, six miles from
Custer City, is planning extensive i'm
provements and enlargements, among
which is a 200-room concrete hotel.
Holding a complaint filed with the
railroad commission as a threat over
the officials of the Northwestern rail.
road, the Salem business men have
finally won out in their efforts to get
Improvements made to the depot and
surroundings.
In attempting to thaw frozen dyna-
mite on a red hot stove three mem
bers OF Milwaukee concreting crew
near Marvin, nearly lost their lives,
their shack was demolished and one
of the members is in the hospital
here in critical condition.
Garretson is looking forward 10
building boom this year. A new Cath
Ollie church to cost from $4,000 to
$4,000, will be built; the First Ma.
tional bank Will build two-story
stone store building, and nearly a
dozen new residences are already
contracted for
A committee Of the Eagle Butte
Commercial club is working for the
purpose of securing cream buying
station at that point. 1t is said there
are 400 milk COWS in the territory
tributary TO Eagle Butte, which should
make the cream station profitable
from the outset
While visiting relatives at Portland
Ore. the children of Mr.. and Mrs
Chris Westergaard of Lennon were
exposed TO scarlet fever. and were
taken with the disease after reaching
home. boy OF seven and "A girl of
three have died Of the ailment, and
third is dangerously i'll.
In order to stimulate the raising OF
corn and small grain in Kingsbury
county by scientific methods, it is
proposed during the coming summer
to have grain and corn contest, open
to the farmers Of the county, good
cash and other prizes to be given. The
commercial clubs in the county will
aid
The stockholders of the Ssseton
creamery company have elected Of
ficers and made preparations for the
coming season During the past year
an aggre gate of $11.58664 was paid
for cream. During the year 1891
pounds of cream were purchased and
from this an aggregate OF $3.50
pounds Of butter was manufactured.
A special election has been called
for March 4, when the proposition of
voting bonds in the sum of $4,000 to
install q system OF waterwOrks and
electric light for Willow Lakes will
be submitted.
Amid the general upheaval caused
by the proposed Rapid City rural elec.
tion OF March IL, the discovery 10
made that the work of the street grad. |
jug. and draining was let illegally in !
that the city auditor failed to make I,
an estimate Of the work to be done |
before the special tax was levied by |
the council.