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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-05-08
4 Queer Trade.

Nj. Chestcrton once wrote book
called The Club Of Queer Trades" 4"
.~ that Of the elderly South I>aLton
man who stands daily at very con-
-cSted crossrosd and assists children
over tic thorouShfare Some sixteen
Years ago lie started this occupation
out OF sheer benevolcnce and has been
doing it ever since. The small sums
and the Christmas gifts he receives
fr0ri the parents Of the children serve
to exc out his pensicn.--LondOn Globe
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ivory knifs handlse.

All ivory knife handles are apt tn
become discolored and 10 20 slight
yellowy color after long use and expo
sure to the air. The first thing to be
done to restore the color Is TO scrape
the handle with sharp steel scraper.
The scraper should be sharpened by
holding it IN vertical position and
rubbing il on an oil stone until wire
til quite white and all signs OF discol-
orHtion have disappeared and then rub
With No. 0 snndpapcr until all scratch
eS become invisible.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-05-08
Organize Ball Team

Mobridge base ball enthusiasts
and fans are invited to attend a
meeting at the city hall this even.
ing for the purpose of completing
the organization If ball team.
The preliminary steps toward
the organization have been taken
an lie promoters Of the club hope
to he ahlc {" announce full line.
up after the meeting this evening.
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Tho UQliest Boast.

Probably the ugliest beast in the
world is monkey. a grewsome look
Ing animal called the bearded saki
This is SO utterly grotesque II beast
that 1t would scarcely be safe to let q
child OF nervous person see 1t. The ug
Illness is not Of al amusing kind. but OF
al evil. sinister nature. The beast
has a sort Of beard and q countenance
unlike anything else In shape and
lines. The monkey itself Is not partir.
nlariy savage. but Is SO hideous that
lea. say that no beast Of prey. however
hungry. will tackle 1t. Even hungry
jaguar will starve In cageful Of sa kis.
london Mail.
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Worth Remembrance.

I'D rather, no said. give express.
slon to opinions that we're wrong tina n
sit around like ninny and say moth
ing"
"Oh. very WE'LL" she replied. but
don't forget the words Of the poet who
says that silence sometimes comes
like p0ultice. or something to that
effect. ."-Chicago Record Herald.
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A Surprise For tho Teacher.

"Th!s class comprehends the mean
ing "f words very quickly" said the
Boston teacher to her visitors. "lOu
noticed we spoke Of the word ransom
n few minutes ago. How many" turn
Ing 10 the children, can think OF 4
sentence containing the word ran
som? Every one. Yes, Haroldr'
Harold arose proudly.
MY sisters beau ran some when
pa
And then the children wondered why
the class was dismissed three minutes
early.-Ladies' Homo Journal
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Sighted His Chance.

tt a singing contest at Frankfort,
Kaiser Wilhelm. who attended. was
served Icy several high schoo! boys ms
pages. According TO Jugend he was
attracted bv the bright face of one Of
them and asked his name.
"hllcr. Your majesty said the boy.
"tul your first name is Theodore"
said the emperor, thinking of the pa
triot poet Theodore Korncr, whose war
songs stirred Germany.
I'm sorry" replied the uncourtieriike
ynungstcr. but its only Wilhelm
When Kaiser Wilhelm broke into Il
hearty laugh at the answer the page
realized his missed opportunity.-Ne
York Post.
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Glenham News

Special CORRESPONDENT.
q. q. Anderson was in Selby Oh
business Monday.
Lars Amundson went to Selby
Monday on business.
Il. OverhOlzer was in town on
business last Friday.
Henry Goebel was business
caller in Selby last Saturday.
DR.. George OF Selby was
professional caller in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Stalder of
Mound City were in town Friday.
Mrs. J. III. Hanson and son
Edwin of Campbell were in town
Monday.
Mrs. \. l.. Lindell and son
Albert were over from Mobridge
Monday shopping.
Fred shaw was in Selby Tuesday
ond Wednesday doing some paint.
ing and papering.
Mrs. Lars Amundson has been
quite sick this week with severe
"old, but is improving at present.
p. q. Anderson, who has been
suffering from pneumonia the past
three weeks, is improving slowly.
The South Dakota Railroad Com.
mission held a business meeting
in Glenham between trains Tues.
day.
7. p. Schwartz of Selby. w. j.
Campbell aud A M. McKiunon
attended sale near old Eyarts
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e Ssehloucr
are rejoicing over the arrival OF
a baby daughter, since last Thurs.
day evening.
Miss Lua Smith, who has taught
the Merkel school the past winter,
left Monday for her home in
Munsey, Indiana.
Miss Elma Amundson arrived
home Wednesday from New
Leispic, North Dakota, where she
has been visiting her sister.
Representatives of the Rural
Telephone company Of Java were
heac Tuesday to attend a meeting
OF the local telephone company.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Thomas and
family returned home Sunday from
Hudson, where they have been to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Thomas
mother, who died last week.
Olaf Vammer left Saturday for
Stoneville, S. d., where he will
attend to business connected with
some land which he owns there.
He will be gone for some time.
John Larson, who spent the
winter at the home of his neice,
Mrs. p q Anderson, left Monday
for his home in Pine City, Mime
sofa, to attend to business matters.
Miss Leva Vammer, who has
been assisting Mrs. Blood for
several months. went home Satur-
day to help with the work at home.
Miss Alma Rye will take Miss
Nammer ; place at Blood's.
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Local News

attending his duties rs assessor
Atty. ". NJ Potts left for
Fauikton today. where he will
attend To legal business.
Miss Lola O;sOn returned We'd
npsday from ST Paul, where she
has been for several weeks receiv
ing treatment for eve trouble, at a
hospital.
Mrs. j. f.. NcewOnger visited
! with friends IN the city Wednes.
day. between trains, while on her
way from LeMars, Iowa, to her
home at Faith.
Mss Margie Cotton of Isabel
was in Mobridge Wednes day even.
ING between trains while .nroute
TO Malunketn IoAa. to attend the
fuuer.. 0 her father.
/ Mrs. Ii. J. Feeley left for
Aberdeen yesterday on No. l8,
to be present at the bedside of her
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Mothers Day Sunday

White carnations will be worn
in the auttOnhole all over the
United States next Sunday. MAY
10, the decoration being in honor
of Mothers dav.
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Nights in u Bar Room and other
topics touching upon the value of
the lives of youths. Rev. Carhart's S
talk was full of wholesome and
helpful suggestions to all, and was
listened to by a good sized audience.
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Society

Miss Lotiir NJ .Cafferty and Mr..
Lon Green were united in marriage
last Friday afternoon. The cere-
mony was performed at Selby after
which the newly married couple
returned to this city. The biide
and groom are very popular
leaders OF the younger set Of
Mobridge They will make their
home in one the Jacobson cottages
east Of the Hote Mobridge. Mr..
and Mrs. Green have many friends
who hope that the happy couple
will find the future years abundant
with happiness and prosperity.
The Eastern Star kensington
met with Mrs Horace Cock Tues
day afternoon. Mesdames Harris
aud RowIee assisted the hostess.
o.
The WOman's Literary club met
at the home Of Mrs. G. A. Smith
on April 2S. Roll call was an
swered with current events: Pure
Food and Drug Act" by Mrs. b.
). Hill; Commerce in the /.
s., by Mrs. Jennings. The Club
will hold their next meeting Tues
day afternoon, May -, with Mrs.
Twlning
Mrs. Gene TruaX and Miss
Loiaine Wright gave miscellan-
eo's' shower last night at the
Iaukey home. for Mrs. Lon Green.
a bIide OF the past week. Fourteen
girl friends Of the bride were in at
tendance The fore part of the
evening was devoted to hemming
dish towels. followed by the max
lag OF tissue paper flowers for a
bride bouquet. AS part OF the
evenings program of amusement
the guests drew pictures Of the
bride and groom. Miss Francis
EnstrOm received the prize for the
best picture.
"A fine selection of vocai and IN
strumental music was rendered
during ihe evening. Dainty re-
treshmentS were served after which
the bride tnrew her bouquet ana
the one VIII caught it is supposed
to become a bride within a wear.
Miss COrabelle Stuart was the one
to catch the bouquet.
The bride was presented with
number Of nice presents and her
friends wish her long and happA
married life.
CD
Mr. ard Mrs. Chris kuehn gave
o'clock Sunday dinner for Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Anderson. Miss
Maude Brandon and Mr.. Harry
Keith.
S
Mrs. &. w. Smith entertained
last evening at her home in the
east part of town, in honor of her
sister Mrs. Frank Echard OF Miles
City.
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Selby Items

Miss Tillie Hide who teaches at
Bowdle was visiting Selby friends
over Sunday.
! The Youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Baum has been ill
with a slight attack of pneumonia.
Three days of drizzling rain to-
gether with bOunteous showers of
last week have put the soil in most
excellent condition. Cool weather
prevails.
y small blaze in tie rear of Mr..
Van Osdel's restaurant early Mon
day morning called out the fire de-
partment. The damage was slight,
owing to the very prompt response
by the firemen.
Il. j. Thompson was up from
MObridge with crew of men sett.
ing out large number of ash trees
on the court house square this
week Mr.. Thompson says he has
furnished about 500 trees this year
for planting.
| w. A. King, the deputy execu-
tive accountant, came the latter
part OF last week, and has been
busy checking up the
treasurer's office. This IS unr nls.
time the office has been checked
since 1906 and the WORK will keep
Mr.. King here for some time.
Mrs. W. &. Miller and Mr.. Geo.
kelser received word of the sudden
death OF brother early in the
week whose home was at Vienna,
South Dakota The relatives liv-
ing here left Tuesday to be present
at the funeral. The sympathy Of
ell IS e5d89c Ito them 1T this time.
Miss Harris accompanied Miss
Anna Nicholson aud Harold Niles
to Aberdeen Friday Of last week to
attend the district high school ora
torical cont, st and athletic meet.
Harold Niles represented the Selby
high school in the aehletic events
and Anna Nicholson in the oratori-
cal contest.
Mrs. Chas. Hoffman received the
sad news of the death of her father
the first of the week. Mr.. Carm,n
was formerly resident of This
county, and removed to Independ-
ence, Oklahoma, where his death
occurred. Mrs. Hoffman has the
sincere sympathy Of all in the be-
reavement.
Rev. j A. Wiley left Thursday
on No. 8 expecting to meet his two
sons from points east at Mobridge
the same day, the three of them
planning to take a trip to Montana
to look over the country. In Mr..
Willey's absence there will be no
preaching service morning nor eve
ming Sunday, but Sunday School
will meet as usual at twelve 0 clock.
The nine-year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Manke was taken to
Aberdeen the first part of the week
-nffering from appendicitis and a
complication Of whoopino cough
and pneumonia. Mrs. Manke ac-
companied the child. There are
three ether children in the home, IL
sister OF Mrs. Manke and child all
afflicted with the whOoping cough.
Mr.. Fred Griffin was called to
Tempe, Arizona, the last of the
week IN response TO a telegram au-
p"uncing the serious illness of
Mrs. Griffin who has located with
the sons at that place. Mr.. Griffin
was planning to 90 ut later date
after dispOsing of his business in.
terests here. \ host of friends
hope for Mrs. Gritiin's speedy re.
covery from her illness.
Rev. n. +. Carhait Of Mitchell
preached in the Methodist church
Sunday morning and in the evening
gave an illustrated talk, by means
lof steriopticon views. on Ten
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After hot fight Sioux Falls
changed from the five to three
commissioners form of government.
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Taking School Census

b. j. Olson, secretary of Flora
school district, is engaged in
taking a census of the children of
school age ia the district.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-05-08

Mrs. &. w. Smith entertained
last evening at her home in the
east part of town, in honor of her
sister Mrs. Frank Echard OF Miles
City.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-05-08

Mr.. ard Mrs. Chris kuehn gave
o'clock Sunday dinner for Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Anderson. Miss
Maude Brandon and Mr.. Harry
Keith.
Williams news., 1914-06-11

"Texas" the Gentlemanly Goril- la." "The strongest man in the W orld," and all the other discrip- tive adjetives which may be. lying around loose, will give an .exhibi-' tion of his marvellous strength, Sat- urday at 6:3O P. M. in front of the Journal Minor Office on South Cor tez street.
 s.'I always. pick the leading pap er," Texas says. and then he inyit- ed the staff out in the front yard while he bent few iron pipes around his s'neck, supported quar tet of huskey sterotypers on anoth. Ter rar stretched across his head and wou nd up by making a meal or a section of-gas: pipe. ,,s
 On Saturday evening he proposes to pull g. string of automobiles; and wagons thru the business section loaded with human freight and attached to the human motors neck from whence comes: the entire pull. 1 This unique. demonstration will of course, start and end at the. Will jams News. Office. It's all free :, with the compliments of the. paper and it's worth while as an exhibi1 tion of the ultimate in human en- durance. .. <,
 In the joy ride exhibition he will use a Hudson automobiles. as oneof the vehicles as he claims that this car can be: pulled more easily j than others. and he, has. arranged flor a string of wagons and, ,buggies.
 T was born with great stpength',' he. explains. gro my :::::naturai gifts I have added by what ] s:eall scientific physical culture until | developed into the .1Raa;L am stp- day. I can give no freak. ad vice sor prescriptions. Ii is rathersa matter of mind and will tisan-. anything else any how, This, l. think is proved by the fate of the average strong man, who may last. any where from two to five years. before the public rarely, if ever, longer. And why? Simply because they lave developed the brute and al lowed he mind to rust. If they win fame and fortune, as many. of them have done, they have not the metal balance to support. it, and speedily degenerate into bar room boosters and habitues. Or else they have positively injured themselves by overdevelopingwith- out any intelligent restraint; and clear-cut plan. Many of them are muscle-bound;. more Of them ,lr- reparably damage their hearts and constitutions by over exercise"
 This sounded strange from the lips of a man who had just taken an inch and half iron. pipe and bent it nearly double with a blow over his forearm; from man who had just grasped a three quarter inch pipe and put quite a percept- ible kink in it by striking it once across his stomach and once across the back of his neck. He had been doing these stunts and others like them for years and his statemepts range true, for he. surely ought to have learned something of endur-
Williams news., 1914-06-11

That 'Texas' Ritchie' ssl feats o strength are well worth seeing is demonstrated by this photograph of the crowd of spectators who wit messed his demonstration in Salt Lake before the Herald Republican office of that city. ''Texasp will do his wonderful stunts in front of the News Office at: 700 g'clock Friday evening. $ =
 Williams people are to have the opportunity tomorrow evening to see one of the worlds stlbngest men. "Texas'' Ritchie, knewn as the ''gentlemanly gorilla" because of his wonderful strength, will give free public demonstration St 700 o'clock Friday evening in font of the Williams News Office, cdnclud- ing his stunts with gas pipes iron bars and other delicacies bys pull ing a string of. fifteen or sixteen vehicles aboutsthe city. streets by means of a rope around his8neck.
 "Texas' appeared recently in Salt Lake City and pulled off his big show in front of the HeraN- Re- publican office in that city.I The The ald-Republican says of him: t
 Three thousand people crewded jammed and pushed themselves in- to Main Street in front of the Her ald Republican office to see "Texas,, RitchieS the gentfeman1y gorilla make macaroni of gas pipes, bend iron bars over his arm like rubber and drive nails with his fists and pull them out of two inch blanks with his teeth.
 "The Climax of his exhibition came when hee drew Ihu, the streets of Salt Lakeatwelve's vehicles
Williams news., 1914-06-11

ance, in all that time.{ sThegasI
 thayt he;:twists like half-boiled
 caroni are procured from MIX
 the plumber, .whas shas an ex in his, window. ofawhat teFe} did did with a lqt of spipseturned toshim to test his van ed streI r., %'Texas" belivess in eating pl| of fresh fruit andine a bstinence 1 things that are notoriously bad the health. He enjoyes his r|
 and he smokes a eigarsafter he
 and d. feels eYls fine gy ,. thasi eighteen h' he usually remains out of bed.
 has, performed thru out the cou
 on various vaudevillegcircuita: of his unusual stunts is as foll'
 He takes a plank ten. ihehesi , by inches.thick and sets it
 end. He then grasps-in his';1h iron.spik es and by shear muse
 force drives the spikes into plank; r, ,... <.
Williams news., 1914-06-11

loaded with children. The weight of the vehicles and the children was estimated at five tons. Uphill pulls brought forth no more effort from "Texas" than did the down. hill pulls and the brakes were set on all of the vehicles which had brakes. f'Texas" pulled the train of vehicles with rope which was around his neck and when he had finished there was an indentation in the back of his Eeck in which could have been placed a round stick of wood one inch in diameter and the outer surface would have been even within his neck. Along the route he followed there We're more than 5000 people, and a large crowd followed in the wake of the last vehicle. ifs
 yTs:. ,,.f Z
 Texas is Some Plumber {.
 "Texas'' as'an introduction grabi bed g piece of regulation gas pipe and brought it down over his fore arm, As a pipe distructionist, he had any plumber beaten ,oia fraz- gle. When the ripe was bent double Texas straightened. it out across his abdomen and straighten- ed it out over his head. Some one yelled for 'macaroni' and "Texas' ftoek~a gas pipe and inserted. it be- tween his teeth and bent it into an o'shape.. Then to keep himself warm he drove eight-penny nails sinto. a two-inch plank and pulled sfthem out with his teeth. When pulling out the nails "'Texas' I:worked so fast that the. nails fall, ! ing On the floor of the automobile 'iin which he was working. sounded Like the distant echoes of a ma. I chine gun. -@
Evening journal., 1914-11-19
LEWIS p. BrsH.

r EWIS p. BUSH whose ceath regreifully re-
IL corded yesterday, Of Wilmington best
citizens
He played, for many years, conspicuous and Dehe-
fetal part in the business civic, religious and social
Affairs Of community.
His high idonis and patriotic impulses made their
impress upon many phases Of communal life and
he viii be missed sadly a hgh-mmded and pro-
gressive factor in the work building our munici-
paliiy.
Mr.. Bush was a man possessed Of many lovable and
admirable qualities Notwithstanding ne was in execu-
tive control Of a large and important business, his
love fer and interest in the spiritual and material
interests of his fellow-men mpelled him to make re-
peaied sacrifices OF both time and money for their
benefit That being true. il Is not surprising mat III
n sound substantial and enyiable sense he was one
of tho most popular men Wilmington and on the Del
narva Peninsula. IN him business head ana "A
warm and generous heart worked i'm happy unison for
tho welfare Of mankind
Ills uprghtucss and integrity Of character we're re-
ncccd by his discharge Of the duties of president OF
the George W. Bush and Sons Company, by his activ
IT'S as . member Of Central Presbyterian Church by
his interest in the affairs Of tho Chamber of Commerce
the wilmington Institute Library, Delaware Col
lcge Delaware Hospital other representative an'
beneficial institutions and by tho patriotic stand he
always took upon matters affecting the broad publ
interest.
The announcement of his death has caused prooun
regret 10 wide circle OF friends, admirers and well
wishers in all walks Of life
Evening journal., 1914-11-19

It must appear to every thinking
person in the United States who re-
fleets on the subject that less than
ever, is this a time in which to in
dulee in unnecessary and extrava-
CANT expenditure merely for personal
or selfish satisfaction. because 1t is
cnly reasonable TO presume that
every person IN the United States who
is capable even of casual observation
knows that human distress, unparai-
leled within a century, prevails m
countries across the sea and cries
pleadingly and urgently for relief.
OF all the reports that come out OF
the war zone none come with greater
title to credence than those that tell
of the hardships of noncombatants,
and especially Of women and child
ren. Most of these reports have
verifcation. There is no room left
for doubt either as to the extent or
the immediateness of the need which
prompts the repeated appeals OF the
various organized agencies for help
Much Is being done in the United
States to succor the multitudes o.
people that for the time being arr
Unable to help themselves. Mucl
more remains to be done. Winter y
coming alike upon homeless and hun
ary millions in Europe and upon th'
sheltered and comfortable millions o