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

SdllNPl an worms mas Deen eIeCl-
ed superintendent Of the Bradley
schools for the ensuing year.
The joint teachers institute Of
Hughes and Stanley counties for this
joint institute Will open on the Sth OF
June this year.
NJ. +. Cummins has been confirmed
as postmaster of Wilmot by the United
States senate and will soon take Owe
the duties Of the job.
H. r. Cone, a Trent resident,
is in a serious condition as the result
of blood poisoning, resulting from acct
dentally scratching his hand on a
rusty bed spring.
The Missouri river is said to be low
er than eve before at this time Of
the year at Forest City. and conse.
q~uently the ferry has to land a half
mile below town.
S. T. Grams, the fire marshal. recent.
~ visited the town of Mobridge and
made many recommendations for i'm.
proved conditions which will lessen
the fire hazard In the Bridge City.
Rev ] J. Harrington, Catholic priest
in charge OF the churches at Gettys.
burg and Lebanon. has been notified
by Bishop O'Gorman that he has been
transferred to the church at Pierre
and the mission at Onida.
Wilmot people are mourning the
death of l.. William Foss, a prominent
young business man Of that town. who
died, a victim Of tuberculosis. in Ari.
IONA. whore he had gone in an effort
TO escape the dread plague.
Extra drills are being held by Com.
panY G at Lead. the newly organized
militia company Of the Fifth South Da-
kOta regiment, National Guard. and the
members are holding themselves in
readiness for call to action.
Davis is the first place in Turner
county to announce the holding OF a
carnival this year. At a meeting Of
the citizens May 5 to 9 was decided
upon as the time for the carnival, and
committees now are hard at work ar
ranging for it.
At a meeting Of the Republican coun-
! ~ and legislative candidates and coun-
ty central committeeman, w. II. Kel.
logg was elected chairman and Lee
buck secretary-treasurer Of the county
central committee for Moody county
for the fall campaign.
At the annual business meeting Of
the stockholders of the Brule County
Fair association the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President. w. G.. Richards: secretary.
+. Y. LenZ: treasurer. T.. b. Hubbard.
Extensive improvements will be made
10 the permanent grounds of the asso.
citation.
The village Of CARPENTER narrowly
escaped being completely destroyed
by a prairie fire, which swept down up.
on II at terrific speed during a high
wind. Hundreds Of residents of the
region for miles around turned out TO
fight the fire, and it was finally sub.
dued when only a short distance from
the village.
Mrs. Mary A. Cloninger. who ONLY
recently arrived at Donald from Hi.
nois. for the purpose of making this
vicinity her future home, was attacked
by heart failure and died a short time
later. At the time OF her death she
was a guest at the home Of her son-in.
law, Max A. Whited. preliminary 70
settling in her new home.
The Wilmot Republican has started
an agitation in favor of trimming
the lower branches of the shade trees
in that town. When a town in north.
ern South Dakota gets so far along
that it has to thin its shade trees. il IS
no longer in the infant class. WilmOt
Is growing up, but hasn't stopped
growing. no more than it's trees.
The Sioux Falls lodge of the LOYAL
Order of Moose is another fraternal
order that will have a home of its
W in the near future. The trustees
OF the Moose have just closed a deal
whereby they have purchased a LOT
90 by $50 feet on the east side OF Da.
kOta avenue between Eighth and
Ninth streets. The price paid for the
property was $500.
One of the biggest land deals in the
history of Jerauld county was con.
summated at Washington SPRINGS nv
f. +. Theurer selling r. Champ's bic
stock ranch, Is miles northwest O,
washington Springs, 1910 acres. TO
\. j. Noble, of Springfield, s. D.. for
$4,000. Mr.. Champ bought this land
six years ago for s11 1000, a gain I'm
value of nearly threefold.
Miss Maud Huber, teacher in the
Elrod schools, while at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes, ooh a loaded
revolver from a shelf. She looked at
the chambers. but did notnotice that
the weapon was loaded. She pulled the
trigger and a bullet struck the wall of
the room and bounded back bout soy
en- feet. Mrs. Holmes and her two
children and another visitor in add.
ton 10 Miss Hurlbert were m the room
at the time, but fortunately none Of
them was struck by the bullet. Miss
Hubert received a powder burn I'm.
der the right eye.