The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-06
Government Takes CHARGE.

oONcI HineHI axes CHarGe.
Ed9emOnt-The case of Jack
ONeal, charged with robbing the most
office at Edgemont on the night Of
October 5. has been taken from the
hands of the state law officers. and has
been bound over for trial before the
federal courts under $4,000 bonds. He
was brought here from Hot Springs
upon being arraigned before United
states Commissioner Harry Goddard,
waived examination. Hugh AthCl, who
was arrested as an accessory with
O'Neil and was supposed to have turn
ed states evidence, was not here when
he was wanted, having evidently de-
cided that a clean getaway would be
the best move for him. Federal au-
thorities are at present on his trail
and when he is apprehended will be
held under $1,000 bonds to appear as
witness against O'Neil. United
States District Attorney Robert Stew
art and Deputy Marshal Lee Brooks.
both of Deadwood, represented the
government in the matter, and the lat.
ter took the prisoner into custody.
Postal Inspector Flemmng has been
gathering evidence.
Tax Commission Orders Change.
Pierre.-On petition of the county
auditor of Dewey county, the state
tax commission has instructed that of
fclal to place one thousand head OF
two and three-year-old cattle with the
I'D. H.. brand, owned by Field and
zimmerman, upon the tax list of
Dewey county for last year, and to
take steps for collection of the tax up
on the same. The auditor presenting
that this firm had one thousand or
more such cattle in Dewey county at
the time of the assessment and failing
to make return upon them, and that
they are now engaged in moving their
STOCK from this state to a new range.
Increase in Shipments.
Pierre. The reports of shiDment ~
products OF South Dakota to outside
markets Tor the year show that regard.
less or the hog cholera epidemic thara
was not only no falling off of cash re.
turns, but an increase While the ra-
ports show that there was 9S4O OoO
pounds less pork shipped to the mar.
het ior lhe hscal year ending June 30
1914, that for the preceding fiscal wear
at the same time there was an incrrose
OF 7,2S9,O00 bushels in the corn shin.
ments for the same period. In other
words, the loss on pork for the wear
was S10S,O00, and the gain on corn
sales was $4433,00O.
Z. ). Gustafson, a farmer residing
ten miles southeast of Aberdeen, shin.
ped one of the highest priced hogs
ever raised in South Dakota to Mr.
stephens of Carlock, III. The hog ia
Hampshire and sold for $50 II will
be exhibited at the International Stock
show at Chicago in December by Mr.
Stephens. The animal was viewed with
interest by many citizens of Aberdeen
when brought to hat city.
In the opinion Of II. F. Patterson.
superintendent OF the South Dakota
Better Farming association, the farm.
ers OF the northwest will do we'll IN
turn deaf ear to the SUGGESTION that
they raise more wheat on the ground
that the European war will make
wheat high in price for many years 10
come. Mr.. Patterson does not adyo.
cate reducing the area Of wheat. but
he does urge farmers to raise more
corn, and to raise more cattle and
sheep. He points out that recent high
prices have caused many farmers 10
market their calves and young cattle |
so that the northwestern farmer who
goes more extensively into cattle rails. |
ing is certain OF good profits for many
years. Wheat, he argues, is frequently
a failure, while the farmer who plants !
corn and who builds a silo can quick !
ly convert his corn crop into lrofta. !
bic cattle feed when he sees a drought
is affecting it. He insists that sheep, |
too, are profitable, and urges every
farmer in this section of the north.
west to keep small flock of sheep.
Several representatives of fire nsur
ance companies, all with headquarters |
in Sioux Falls, with State Fire Mar
.I.al