The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-18
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
WeSierr Newspaper Union News Service

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The trial of Robert w. Brooks.
charsed with the murder of William
! Menzie and Blanche Signal at Gedde8.
Will be held at Wheeler beginning De
cember %. This was decided in cir
cut court at Yankton before Judge X.
B. Tripp
Mrs G. c. Aurand, prominent Bow
die woman, is sick with pneumonia
for the third time in the past four
years. At about this time of year
Mrs Aurand is usually taken with the
lighter than usual.
| The annual high school basketball
| tournament will be held March 10 and
20 at Huron. The athletic committee
OF Huron college is in charge of ar
rangements and the teams will be the
guests of the college during the tour
nament, as in past years.
Walter Biery of Kimball. about So
years Of age, was found dead in one
OF the stalls in the livery barn of Mike
Llesch. He was seen to enter the
barn about an hour before. County
Coroner Just held an inquest shortly
after the body was found and the Jury
rendered a verdict Of too much al
| cohOl"
Senator Sterling intends TO wor!
this session for the passage Of his free
homestead bill. He fears it cannot be
disposed of in the short session. but
| will try to get it out Of committee and
| through the senate if possible The
bill granting enlarged homesteads in
South Dakota is hung up in confer
ence.
In the Stacy Fruit company OF Wa
tertOWn, S. D., VS. the Northern EX-
press company. the interstate com
merce commission awarded reparation
to the complainant on account Of mrea-
sonable rates on berries in carloads
from the state of Washington to Wa
tertoWn.
J. l.. FuchhOltz, one of Blunts old
est settlers, met with a severe acci-
dent when bringing in a load Of hay
The hay tipped over, throwing Mr.
EUchholtZ OFF onto his knees and
breaking his leg just below the knee
Joint This is very serious accident
for him as he is an Old soldier and
wei along in years.
Henry Kahl Of Dallas claims TO have
the record in the matter Of Lusking
corn in the Rosebud country, and .
record which will be aqualed in very
fe" instances in South Dakota He
huSkod l44 bushels and 16 pounds dur
ing one day, working only during day
light. The work was done in d field
four miles southwest Of Dallas.
Announcement is made that the To-
nous IlOmestake Mining company OF
Lead will continue the custom inau-
surated last year, and viii ON January
! give TO all employees Of the com
uany and associated industries p sum
equal to z Per cent. Of their REGULAR
wages for the year The total amount
|. thus distributed will be approximate
~ the same as last year, $150,000
A short course Just closed at Ar
mour was decided success. Much
interest was manifested and good ac-
comphshed The instruction was vital
10 points.'at issue and cleared up
uany#cioudy points. Especially the
Domestic science course proved very
i0spirational. 4 ladies' auxiliary was
formed at the last session TO carry
out a years work and next wear to
have an exhibit Of their work
Sheriff L. NJ Sessler Of NcCook
county brought TO Sioux Falls Art
Cothey, a lad Of 10 years, who viii
serve sixty days in the Mnnehaha
county Jail Last summer Cothey and
two other lads broke into a pool hall
at Salem and stole money and goods,
Cothcy skipped out The other two
turned states evidence. Cothey was
placed under arrest He was tried.
sentenced and placed in the Jail inside
Of six hours from the time Of his ar
rest
The 4. p. A. will hold a big meet.
ing at WoHsocket from January II TO
10, incluSiye-but it will be the Amer.
lean Poultry association, or the South
Dakota branch thereof. The directors
cf the state association, at a recent
meeting selected WoonsOcket as the
Place whore the state poultry show
will be held in the second week in
January. Salem and Mitchell were
strong competitors for the honor, but
Noonsockets inducements were the
Stronger and it won the rrilo The
meetings will be held in the opera
house
An investment Of 1900 in a quar-
ter section Of land near Canton II
years ago jumped over twelve times
in value in that time and brought re-
turns of $19.2S0 when the farm was
sold at public auction by George II.
Randall Of Rapid City The land
which is kpown as the Williams quar-
ter, was bought fourteen years ago
by Mr.. Williams for so an acre, and
when sold under the hammer brought
Sl22.50 per acre. and the man who
purchased the quarter stated TO Mr..
Randall after the sale that he had been
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