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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Bowman Man
An Inventor

Bowman. \. d. Feb. S.-F. G..
Kruger, OF three and half miles
north Of towu, is preparing to
patent an invention for automat-
ically firing a railway locomotive.
Mr.. Kruger clans that bis
invention will take the place of a
liremaL and he hopes that within Il
few years it will lie used on the
engines of all the great railroad
lines. The plans Cor the invention
will soon be sent to Washin yton
and the report upon them will be
awaited with interest. NJ. krug-r
is natural mechanic and has been
working upon the plans for his
coaling apparatus Tor number Of
years, and has just recently over
come the last mechanical obstacle.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Large Attendance OF
Farmers At Convention
Alfalfa And Corn Growers Flock To
Aberdeen To Attend Meetings
This Week

Farmers of North and South
Dakota gathered AT Aberdeen this
week to attend the Alfalfa and
Corn Growers convention y
number Of men. prominent in the
agriculture work of the country.
were present and delivered inter-
esting talks on topics connected
with the work OF properly cultivat-
ing the land and the seeds best
ADAPTED TO the Dakota soils.
Among the prominent speakers
present were r. q Holden of Iowa.
Joe Wing of Ohio. Prol. Champiin
firm the state agricultural school
at BrOOkin IS. Prof. l. K. Waldon,
connected with the North Dakota
experiment farm ut Dickinson, and
Prof. Patterson OF Aberdeen.
TIE convention is one of the
most successful of its kind ever
held in the state and the farmers
and their wives who are present
are enjoying the hospitality OF the
Hub City citizens ard acquiring a
lot of useful information for use in
their work at home.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Law Reducing Number
Of City Commissioners

Ia view OF tie present agitation
for th-. reduction in the number of
civ e mmiSsioners for Mobridge
from five to three commissioners
THE News publishes part Of the
law relating to the manner in which
the legislature Of 1913 provided for
making such change.
Part On See. j, of Cities Under
c mmission, reads rs follows:
Provided. that should any city
entering upon the commission form
Of government elect to be governed
by board Of three commissioners
iusjead OF five as provided by law.
or should any city having entered
upon the commissioner form of
government desire TO reduce the
membership Of such board from
five to three members, the voters
thereof at tie time of the election
tO determine whether or not such
form OF government shall be
adopted, on, whether such form of
government has already been
adopted with five commissioners in
control, then at any annual election
.. special election called for that
purpose upon a petition by fifteen
pr cent. OF the voters OF such city.
IL shown by TIE last pre- ediug
election for mayor, then and in
either f such cases, the voters OF
such city shall determine at such
election whether the governing
board of such city shall consist of
three commissioners or Of Ave
commissioners Provided, that if
the majority OF voter, in amy city.
where five commissioners are in
control. shall determine that the
governing board shall consist of
three commissioners. then said
three commissioners May be elected
st any municipal election, or at
ANY special election called for that
purpose MS herein provided. "
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Raise Sleeping Car Rates

Beginning March L., all rad
roSd>. runn,ng out of s.. Paul,
aild practically aIl railroads in The
United States, Will charec higher
tran>portatlon rates tor single
occupants of compartments and
d'nwing rooms. Tle Inte state
Commerce comm Ssion hasapproved
the plan proposed by the railroads
to charge on and one half fares
for single o"cupant Of Il compa't-
memt aud two fares for the single
occupant Of a drawing room, ana
has notified the roads that it will
approve tn ia ifs when filed.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Fire Destroys
Selby Flour Mill

Selby, Web. :. Fire broke out
II tAe Selby -four mill Thursday
afternoon, and tor a time it looked
rs If the whole property was
doomed to burn. The wind was
blowing a gale and the thermome-
ter was about 20, and the prOpo-
sition was a hard one for the fire
hoys. When the water WAS turned
on one OF the tirc-plug~ i.OAe up,
aud the nozzle and iirst section of
hose became solid BY hard work
me water was MADE to flow, and
in the course Of an hou, the flames
We're subdued
The origion or the fire is
supposed To be spontaneous com
buStlon in the dust room.
The damage to the building is
not gate. but the heat warped the
machinery and did damage TO the
extent o2 ab nut $40, GO, although
this estimate may be reduced by a
careful overhauling The loss is
covered by $1h, 600 insurance.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
An Appeal TO Mothers

The state Board If Health has
found that the death rate is
exec sslve among our infants and it
is with the idea of ,ecuring n more
Intelligent co-oper. tioE from the
mothers in the stat that they hav,
issued a neat little hooA.e,. entitled
The Mothers Bool that the>
art trying to place in every nom,
in the state.
The BOOK deals largely with the
nvgiene and general care of infants
and children. 1t is valuable
book and should be in the hands
Of every mother in the state. The
book will be sent free to every
woman who writes to i. b. Jenkins.
Waubay, :. ID.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Central Time Rules.

The petition, which was clcn
lated u short time ago, asking tn,
the city commissioners establish
Mountain time as the official time
If Mobrldge. was not presentei 20
the board The reason for this
is that ATTY. w. NJ Potts discnv
cred that few years ago the state
Legislature passed law fixing tn
center of the Missouri river chapnei
as the legal dividing line between
Central and Mountain time in this
state.
Atty Potts informed the men
who were circulating the
petition regarding the state law
aud they never presented the
petition 10 the council.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Weighing The Mail

Plans are being laid for al
effective campaign of mail weigh.
ing to be started on February Is.
All mails hauled by the Milwaukee
for 100 days following that date
will be carefully weighed for
comparison with the weights by
the government in order to ascerj
tain the compensation for the next
four years.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
indians Want Pay
For Black Hills

Pierre. Feb 10. PAYMENT for the
Black Hills, exemption from taxes,
and 4 greater peprenlage OF resrr-
vation recei pts for the present in
lead of the future was the main
ines of discussion of the SiouX
ludians at their general council
held ut Cherry creek several days
ago. The different sub divisions
had a different set Of ideas as to
distribution Of funds. but the
general tenor was that they wanted
the cash receipts for sales OF Indian
lads to he used for purchase of
cattle, and the income from funds
already accumulated paid as an
uuiiieS to the Indians on the reSer-
vation On the ma ter of taxation,
tne Indians take the position thai
they should moi be required % pay
taxes SO long as they live upon
allotmcnts. (ln this relation it
has becn held by the courts IN II
Roberts county case that they are
not exempted from payment Of
personal property taxes even
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Standing Rock
Indians Starving

Mandan, n. d.. Feb. 9.-Declar-
ing that many Indians on the
Standing Rock Indian reservation
will need to have help for some
time to prevent the possibility "t
starving, eight Indian chiefs ON
the reservation have addressed :,
Joint letter to Congressman p IL.
Norton, made public today The
Indians, headed by Red Fish
maintain that the recent statement
by Chief John Grass of the Sioux
that the Indians were in good
condition Is incorrect. In their
letter the chiefs say:
Many OF the people here were
starving before help was given
They ore almost starving now.
And they will starve unless they
have help right along.
Their cattle are gone. The
beef rust cat(le are here. The
rent is not paid for land. Our
horses are killed and we have 10
pay for it. The people have not
one half bushel Of potatoes to Il
house. You can come and see.
'Fhey have no f""a.n
TLeir reference TO the beef trust
refers to cattle owners who lease
reservation grazing lands.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Odd Fellows Hold
Anniversary Services

Last SUNDAY evening Mobridge
Lodge, Nj. 205, |. @. o. F. OBJ
served the fourth anniversary of
the organization of their 10 ,ge at
the Cnite1 church aid there was a
large attendance of the Odd Eel
lows and their auxiliary order, the
Rebekahs present.
The services were conducted by
DR.. G.. G.. Warner Of the United
church and he selected as his SER
mon subject" Friendship"
The foundation of Odd Fellow
ship. one Of the oldest and strong.
est secret societies in the world, is
based on liberty Of thought and
action. The three Ii ks of chain,
the symbol of the order, represent
the motto of the order Friendship,
Love and Truth, and the men who
are adopted into Odd Fellowship
are numbere ! among the best citi-
zens Of the land From their ranks
dre taken men who are called up N
to fill the highest places in the
business and political world
The Odd Fellow is taught to be
liver | in his thought aud action
toward his fellow man; to consider
the laws of the land paramount;
t, hold the home sacred and to
stand always on the side OF good
citizenship.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Each State to Get $65,OOO
house Adopts Minimum Ame. dnent to
the Good Roads Measure. ..0nIy
Important Change.

Washington, Feb. 10.-An
amendment to the good roads bill
by Representative Keating, which
would give each state in tue Union
a minimum of $Gl, 600 from the
$25, 10000 to be appropriated for
Federal aid to the state cnpstruc.
tiOn of roads, was adopted.
Representative Borland of Mis-
sOurl led genera attaci on the
measure. He characterized the bill
as a pork barrel" intended only
to satisfy the demands for aid from
the Federal treasury.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Farmer Commits Suicide.

Englebr'ght Hanson, aged %
years who has Il homestead near
LOdgepOle, committed suicide by
hanging himself from rafter in a
barn one day last week. The
body was discovered about dark.
a post mOrtem examination
revealed blood eliot on the brain.
caused by a bad fall on the ice
about two weeks ago and held to
be responsible for the young mans
action.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Cattle RuStIerS
Under Bonds

Samuel McGregor, A. G.. Nc
Cullough and John Gryer the
three men arrested in Norton
county, Nrrth Dakota and charged
with cattle rustling were recently
brought into court at Mandan aud
bound Over TO the district court
under heavy bonds. When the
rust'ers comic '~p sscg trial it IS
likely that Atty. Robt. Nash OF
Flasher will conduct the defense.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Beard of Health Bulletin.

y copy Of tho last quarterly
bulletin, issued January !, by the
State Board Of Health. has reached
The News office, also "A copy OF
The Mothers Book, a supplement-
to the January bulletin Copies
of the bulletins viii be sent to any
one upon request to Z. B. Jenkins,
Naubay, >. ID.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
State Editors Attend
Annual Meeting
Cit ems OF Aberdeen Unite In Making
liSit Of OfNcwSpapermen q Pleasant
One. Fine Program.

The annual meeting of the
South Dakota Press association
vas held at Aberdeen last week
Thursday and Friday, and there
was fair sized attendance ut the
convention. Especially was the
northern part of the state we'll
represented
Through the courtesy OF the
Aberdeen Commercial Club the
newspapermen were permitted to
hold their business meetings in the
spacious dining room of the club
mouse.
Among the important business
tran sacteJ at the meetings was the
adoption of Il new constitution and
the election of officers for the
ensuing year. W. &. Lusk of
Iaukton was elected president, and
} + Halliday of Huron was
re elected secretary.
Several interesting papers were
prepared and read by the authors.
These papers along with the open
discussion Of the subjects formed
Il very interesting part Of the two
days program.
a large number of new members
were voted upon and accepted by
the association.
The business meetings opened
Thursday forenoon in the h. of C..
hall but owing to the lack of heat
the Commercial Club rendered the
use of their rooms to the newspaper
men. The Offer was accepted and
Thu. sday afternoon the meeting
re-cOnvened in the dining room at
the club. '<F
Thursday evening the press
bunch with their wives were enter
tanned at theatre patty ut the
New Aberdeen theatre. Friday
afternoon the association received
an invitation to attend a tango
tea. y The ladies attended the
tea, as did a few of the men.
but the ma jority OF the men folks
remained at the club rooms.
Friday afternoon the association
closed their meetings AMI that
night the newspapermen were
entertained at a smoker given by
the Commercial Club. The busi-
nessmen of Aberdeen proved them
selves liberal and entertaining
hosts and the press bunch were
given time that will long remain
as pleasant thought of the
hospitality Of the citizens of the
Hub City.
Friday evening the members Of
the Press association commenced
leaving for their homes and they
one aud all agreed that the success
Of the meeting. the pleasures
attendant had mole than repaid
them for the time and money
required for the trip.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Aberdeen Will Vote On
) Commissioner Plan

Acting under a petition presented
by The requisite number Of signers
the present city commissioners of
Aberdeen have called a special
election for February II, when the
voter will pass upon the question
of adopting .he three commissioner
plan instead of five as they now
have.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Better Seed Required
For Crop Improvement
Department of Agriculture Experiments
With Wheat, Oats and Barley
In South Dakota.

Washin ton, ID. g., Fen H..
'etter varieties and seed are
required f,r crop improvement in
and around South Dakota where
the small orain crops are one OF
the chiet sources ct wealth, The e
,s now far too much land farmed
by short term renters who care
little about crop or soil improve
ment, and it rests largely with the
landowners whether or not the
yields per acre are to be increased
II ese are so ne OF the conclusions
Of the scientists who have been
studying conditions for a decad-
at the South Dakota Experiment
Station of the department OF
agriculture. The information also
should be of direct interest TO Mort u
Dakota, Iowa and Montana
Adapted varieties are very
important in climate like that
of South Dakota, and therefore, a.
n result Of its Investigations, the
department of agriculture recon
mends the following varieties of
wheat, oats and harley for that
state:
Cd WHEAT. kuhauka durum
&C.. |. No. 144u(, HAYNES Blue
stem (Minn No lG9j Red t'if'
&C.. |. M. a0sl), and Fife
(Minn. No. lGaj,
(2) OATS. Swedish Select C |
No. l34) and Sixty.Day c.. |
No. 165).
(3) BARLEY. (a) For the east
ern district: Manchuria Mimi.
No. 1867 and Odessa C.. |. No
1S2).
(bl For the central district:
HanLchen &C.. ! No a3D.
(c) For the western district:
Gatami &C.. !. No. l71) Mariout
&C.. |. No. 3Gl}, and related
varieties.
TO obtain the fullest return from
the use of these varieties the seed
must be kept pure and UP to a high
stand .rd of quality
The production 0. wheat during
the past decade has not Increased
IN i.outh Dakota, although that Of
oats and barley has doLbled
There is usually sufficient moisture
to produce these crops, though the
frequent periods of high evapora
ton do considerable damage,
particularly in the central and
western portions Of the state. The
soils of South Dakota east of the
Missouri river are for the most
part we'll suited te ce1eal prnduo-
ton. Those west OF that river
Continued on lasC page.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13

Miss Dorothy Dennis ot Sioux
Falls Is q guest IN the cit, ut he
home OF Mrs i, a Yerxa. Miss
Dennis arrived Saturday and will
remain here until the first of next
month,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13

Joseph Ratke of this city has
filed a petition in the federal court
for discharge from bankruptcy.
Che bearing XIII cQme up before.
Judge J, d. Elliott at Sioux Fails
ut 10 O'Clock Il. m,, OH the 9th
day Of April,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13

The Milwaukee railroad water
tank at the bridge oyer the Can.
nohball river: pile east of Shields,
vas partially destroyed by ire the
first of the week.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13

Reports from the towns west of
the river in licate that they are
going to send q large delegation to
the meetings. Following is the
program:
Friday, Feb. ~
Adress OF welcome--P. G..
Morrison, Mobridge. S. D..
Response - Ray harrington.
Ortonvllle, Mimi.
Appointment of committees.
Noon. Adjournment for lunch.
Z. M.-Call to Order-Music.
Presidents address.
Secretary Treasurer's report.
Report of Missouri River Ferry
CrOssing-Capt. jacobson, Mo.
bridge, s. OAK.
Work accomplished on trail in
l9l3-J. w. Parmley, Ipswich, s.
Oak.
Why We Should BE Interested
III the trail-H. O. Cooley, Aber-
deen. S. ID.
Music Mobridge Orchestra.
The COrson County Project
Hon. j. w. Harris, MObridge, S.
Oak.
A Run to the Yellowstone Park
Or. II. +. Marston, Minneapolis.
Are We Squandering Money on
South Dakota Roads,. Il. Nc
DOugal, Britton, s. ID.
How Can We Best Interest
Farmers in Trail WO ':-Open
Discussion.
Adjournment for Dinner.
Call to order.
Muslc-Piccolo Solo--C. &.
Warner.
European roads-G. n. Kinnis-
ton, Hettinger, y. y.
Good Road Laws and Their
lmprovemept--Open Discussion,
led by w. ID, Swain for South
Dakota.
.. /, Peterson for North Dak.
N. }. Bowling for Minnesota.
n. Buchanan for Montana.
Smoker.
Adjournment.
Saturday, Feb. Fl.
The Little Missouri Crossing-
Pres. j. ID. Prindle, Ismay, Mont.
The Yellowstone Parks. F..
Way, Livingston, Mon.
Election OF officers.
New and unfinished business.
Adjournment for lunch.
Inspection of Missouri River
Crossing.
Suggestions-J. w. Parmley.
Ipswich. S. ID.
Ball at Opera House-Music BY
Rust's Orchesta.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
Program Yellowstone
Trail Meetings
Large Attendance Of Good Roads BooS.
terS Expected. Program
A Fine One.

The program has been completed
for the meeting of the Yellowstone
trail association in this city on
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and
Il. The program is a good one
and will prove interesting to every
one who attends the meetings.
Reports from the towns west of
the river in licate that they are
going to send q large delegation to
the meetings. Following is the
program:
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-18
HOSPITAL INVESTIGATED.

ALBANY, N. Y., May 17.-Follow1 ing thorough investigation made by the State Efficiency department. it was announced that too much of the funds set aside for the 14 state hospitals goes to salaries. The hospitals have 3O,000 inmates, and it requires $s,OOO, ,O0o a year to main tain them. More than half of that amount goes to the 11,00O employees of the institutions. It is declared that the superintendents are pro- vided with motor boats and automo- piles at state expense, and that these are used for pleasure.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-18
Tolls Debate Is
 Nearing a Close

WASHINGTON. D. C., May IT, Senator John w. Kern, In an inter- view today, declared that he believ- ed the tolls debate would come to an end before the end of the week, and that final vote in the senate would be held May 25. The advo- cates of the repeal of the tolls plank, are preparing to center their forces, and they expect victory.
 The amendment prepared by Sena- tor Simmons, which provides that in repeating the measure, the United States is waiving none of it's rights to regulate canal freights, has met with much support, and that it will be favored by the house of repre- sentatives is declared certain.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-18
Horse Voluntarily
 Swims the Slough

Swimming the Cinema slough was a difficult feat performed yesterday by a horse belonging to Roy Shafer, and for time the few people along the river bank who saw the animal struggling against the swift current doubted if he would reach land.
 The horse had been kept during the winter, when not out on the road, At Mr Shafer's barn on Eighth avenue near Kellum street. It is a comfortable place, and the horse evidently did not want to leave it,
 Mir Shafer took the horse to Gard en Island yesterday and turned him loose to feed there. Soon after he was liberated the horse went to the river and walked boldly into the water. In the long, hard swim, he was carried down stream for some distance, but finally made landing with safety.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-18
COMMITTEE OF THE CONNER CAL CLUB STARTS ACTIVE WORK SOLICITING FUNDS TO BE USED IN INCORPORATING PROPOSED PROJECT.
M'PHEE BUYS FIRST STOCK
CITIZENS ARE BEING ASKED TO SUBSCRIBE s6O EACH, FOR WHICH STOCK WILL BE PAID; PLAN OF PAYMENT IS ON IN. STALLMENT SYSTEM

Stock in the Semi Centennial Alaska Exposition, to be held in Fairbanks in 1917, is being offered for sale by the Commercial club as d means of getting enough funds for incorporating the exposition. A committee of six members of the club is actively canyassing for the sale of the stock, and are receiving much encouragement.
 Attorneys McGowan X Clark have offered to give their services in the matter of preparing the incorpora- ton papers to the exposition free of charge, and a tentative outline of the papers is now in the hands of the club.
 The six members who are solicit ing the sale of the stock are Frank Ahlburg. who is soliciting on the creeks. Tom McGowan, Tony Nor and R. F. Roth The offer being made is for the sale of $60 worth of stock to each buyer, who will pay for it in cash or at the rate of s5 a month, and when fully paid for the stock will be turned over to him. The payments are to begin in July.
 It is said that the cost Of the in corporation of the exposition, out side of the attorneys fees, which have been donated, will be about $50.
 From those who buy stock ac- cording to the foregoing plan, a board of directors of the exposition, consisting of 25 members, will be selected by the Commercial club, and this board will have full charge of the undertaking The selection will be made as soon as the subscrip- tion lists are completed.
 The first person to purchase stock in accordance with the foregoing plan, was w. H. McPhee. He was the first person approached by Tom McGowan. MT. McGowan secured eight purchasers for stock in d short time after he started soliciting.
 The articles of incorporation prov ed that the capital stock shall be s1000,OOO, divided into as many shares of a par value of s1 each.
 It is the intention of the Commer- cial club to make the exposition one of modest size, and to seek the aid of the Territorial legislature and the congress of the United States in getting it financed. Care Will be taken to keep from involving more indebtedness than the avail able funds will meet.