The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
western Newspaper Union News Servl0.

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A baseball team has been placed
In the field by Emery fans and is ex
| pected to. make a good record during
the season.
Four inches of rain have fell a.,
washington Springs since June 1
making a total of about II inches for
the eason
A special election has been Gale:
to vote upon the question of ~incorpo
rating Washington as a city under the
general laws of the state.
A bolt of lightning struck the D. H
Kelly residence at Aberdeen, Kidding
the interior of the house, but not in
juring any of the occupants.
A special census taken Of Yankton
by order Of the governor, on request
of the local commercial association
gives the population as 1855.
More paving will be laid in Sioux
Falls as soon as bids can be adve-
rtised and the contracts let, ACCORDING
to action taken by the city commits
sioners.
An attempt was made to rob the
postoffice safe in F%aulktOn. The
would-be robbers used a Ratchet ana
a spike hammer in an effort to open
the safe.
A movement has been i%naugurated
to divide Meade county into two coun-
ties. The division will be put up to
the voters at the general election in
November.
After having voted the saloons out,
the Garretson city council decided TO
make the cleanup general and the
card tables have been ordered out OF
the pool halls.
The state insurance department has
granted authority to write health and
accident insurance in this state to the
Mutual Benefit and Health associa-
ton Of Omaha, Neb.
James Hears the Wind. a member
of the Crow Creek tribe of Sioux In
dams, has brought an action for di-
vorce from his wife. Lille Hears the
Wind. Both are full blooded Sioux.
Mrs. w. H. Werner of Sioux Falls.
of numbering their infant child, has
made a statement to the district at
torney asserting that the child was
stillborn.
W.. S. West, a pioneer of SPHINX
county. died suddenly at his home
lear Frankfort. He was taken i'll at
midnight, after having retired appar-
emily in good health, and died in a
few hours.
At a mass meeting Of citizens the
plan for the city to purchase the To-
cal electric light system was Endorsed
without a dissenting vote. 1t also is
planned to install an ice manufactur-
ing plant and a sewerage system.
The graduating exercises of tho
Rapid City Business college occurred
at the armory. A class of AZ students
received diplomas. Harry l.. Candy.
Democratic candidate for congress in
that district, delivered the address.
Mrs. r. j. Corbett of Bemis died
as the result of injuries sustained
when her home was wrecked by a
cyclone. She suffered from internal
injuries and a broken leg inflicted by
falling timbers.
Charles w. Wheat, aged %, and I'M
married, was killed while working in
a coal mine in the northwest part Of
Ziebach county. The coroner, after
investigating, found the death to have
been purely accidental.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel w. Bennett.
pioneer residents Of Mellette, have
just celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. A large number of
friends and relatives aided them in
suitably observing the event.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Cornell Telephone com.
pany, in Sanborn county, with a capt.
tai of $4,000. In%corpartions. w. F.
Briggs, Forestburg A. +. Briggs, Hen
~ Fell, Woonsocket.
Ranchers in the western part of the
state assert that alfalfa is growing
much faster and thicker than sweet
clover. Sweet clover is being given a
trial owe the state, but it is not meet
ing with much success.
The contract has been let for the
erection of a new Methodist Episcc-
pal church in Watertown to cost, com
plete, $50 900. The structure is to be
of pressed brick and stone and will
include reading rooms and gymna.
SUM.
Jacob Zimmerman and his wife and
daughter of Butler We're victims OF
an automobile accident. thinner
man sustained scalp wounds, Mrs.
Zimmerman had one of her arms bro
ken and the daughter sustained inter.
ma injuries.
The board Of education of Marion
has awarded the contract for building
an addition to the public school build
ing to the Goetz Construction com.
pany of Yankton, for the sum of Sill.
997, and it is expected that work will
begin in a few days.
The people of Springfield have de-
cided to celebrate the Fourth of July.
and are making elaborate prepare