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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Reason for Selection
of Seed Corn

Seed corn should be selected
from stalks standing where they
grew because only then with Ger.
tainity can seed be obtained from ::
| Stalks that have an inherent
tendency to yield we'll as shoWr
by their superiority over surround
ing stalks that grew under the
Samo conditions. such seed inherits
high producing power; ,. stalks
without suckers. Such seed pro-
duceS fewer suckers than seed from
sucker bearing stalks; and 3.
Storm proof stalks with ears at a
desirable height.
Seed corn should be selected as
soon a. 1t natures because: |.
Desirable stalks, especially early
maturing stalks, with hanging ears
are then most easily found. ,.
Freezing weather Injuries the seed
before it becomes dry 3. Warm
wet weather may cause kernels to
Sprout before crying. + Ii the
selection is delayed in the South
the ears may become infested with
weevilS, grain moths and th,m
eggs. ,. II is as easy, more sat
iSfactory. and much ,lore profit.
aole than selecting from cribs in
the spring BY {. +. Marley. L.
). Dept. Of Agriculture, co-operat.
ing with State College at High.
more >ubstatlon.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Woman Disappears
From Parents Home

Mrs. Enie Southworth. who has
haen residinp at tba homo IF ber
4,l o.u a.
"'cioeiioal shooClh@ ana lea'h ol
her husband about a month ago
near Bison while out rabbit hunt
mo d;sanneared Sunday mornino
>:
" ' '''
ne shock Oh losing her huSpaild
has been 50 severe and preying ON
her mind so constantly. it is be-
liaved tbot sbo hocouoe caoi.ino.n.
and Will !, that cn, d;t;on Inft tbo
bnnse and wanda,ad ova, tbo
nr,;r;e
Th. fa,,narc tha;r san. and
tbraSb;,n crows in tbat nort;on nf
tho conn = stonned work and
made thorouoh search all dav
Monday and Tuesday and wara
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04

and very pleasing to the local fans;
it Is true the local fans would have
liked to have had the game won by
the Mobridge playc"s but feel that
they got their moneys worth in
the exhibition put up
The Aberdeen bunch proved
themselves to be a:nong thc best
players who have even played ON
the local diamond and can alwayS
rtst assured Of Il good crowd when
eyer they play here again.
Ihe score was a little high. I to
5.Slut at that the playing was top
notch stuff; the cauSe Of the high
score was because there came two
distinct breaks in the game. one
on the Mobridge side and one ON
the other side. beyond those
breaks the game was an air tight
exhibition OF classy ball playing.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04

ITO get the best results with
kaoliang. save the heavy compact
heads growing on sturdy stalks
of medium height, for next years
seed. This Will insure seed that
will grow and will overcome the
tendency to run out. When first
introduced ii few years ago. the
kaoliang was extremely variable,
having tall stalks, short stalks.
compact heads and loose heads
The seed stocks distributed by TIE
South Dakota Experiment station
was from selected seed plots, but
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Interesting Tales
Told Of RattIeSnakeS

(By Harry A. Robinson in Sioux
Falls Press.
Btzzz, btzzz, btzzz," ttemeloed
with rising crescendo the tongue Of
John Q. Anderson, famous cattle
man and Indian trader of the Crow
Creek reservation, within the walls
Of an Old log shack where he and
his roundup crew had put up for
the night At the sound Il dozen
stalwart puncherS who acknowledge
allegiance to neither God nor man
leaped to their feet with the alacrity
OF fear, for Anderson had perfectly
reproduced the war cry Of the pra-
ire, the most common, nose dan
gerOus and most feared of Amer.
lean reptiles The prairie RATHER
often frequentS deserted Shacks and
log houses for rats and mice. The
speedy action Of the cowboys was
prompted by a hundred stories Of
snake bites, anG many painful
deaths occasioncd by careIessIy
sleeping in such shelters. Here
are a few:
j. A. Jacobs aud wife were
honeNockcrs' on claim in Stan.
ley county South Dakota. They
had two sons, John and Willy.
one cool September night the boys
were put to bed early. Shortly
thereafter John called: Mama,
mama, Willie is pinching me. .
Said the mother: Willy be quiet. -
John reiterated his complaint. The
mother against Willy's protest Of
innocence, took him out Of bed and
spanked him roundlv. The next
morning little John was found dead
with II rattler wrapped around his
legs, and two fang-puntures in the
same.
MsS. Lawrence Butler. IA widow
with two children. lived on the di-
vide between Rapid and Boxelder
creeks, with her poStoffice in Rapid
City. She retired early with her
little ones \ rattler had climbed
into her bed aud bit her foot. The
mother realized her situation and
binding the ankle, started with the
two youngsters for "a nelghbOr a
mile away She could feel the rat.
tlcpoison stupor stealing over and
repeatedly questioned the children,
Am awake. am awake?"
/ lndllN Slt commanded IHtlil 10
tickle her and at last gave them a
bat pin With instructions to jab her
whenever she seemed to be about to
tumble over. After an awful eXper
lence she reached the neighbors,
where she died eight hours later.
le pite heroic measures to save her.
including the amputation Of part of
her foot. II was thought that she
might have been saved if of less
nervous temperament. as she COM
pletely lost her head when the strain
Continued on PAGE ~
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Good Kaolians
Heads For Seed

A Thousand or more South Da-
kota farmers are tins year growing
the new forage crop, Kaoliang
Many inquiries are coming from
them concerning method Of select
ing and saving the seed. In send
ing suggestions to inquiries, Man
ley Champlin, assistant agronomist
at State College. writes
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Aberdeen Team
Defeats Mobridge

The Aberdeen aggregation of
ball players Aberdeen sent to Mo-
bridge sent to Mohridge to play
ball last Sunday were the kind of
players the local fans have wanted
Aberdeen to send up here Whenever
they played in Mobridge.
The raiiir' Tf1rr1rii'''sr;s Tfrrifii' sseisiI r0 Tiis.il
was an excellent exhibition OF bail
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04

The Illustration hut anIy The World
OF
OF
Bnerhy" "Marvels
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04

Johnny kaimey OF Cincinnati, the
worlds famous driver and former
team-mate OF wild Bob" Burman.
Race Meet winch will be held at
Huron Monday, Sept. Ii, the opening
6ay of-.tffe state faiT Raimey was
head of the Ohio and Cincinnati rae
ing teams in 1912 and 1913. In the
recent meet at Macon. Ga, Raimev
beat Oldfield's record by two and one-
NTH seconds. sa.sC ri 2row.
who made the all Southern record Of
52% seconds at Birmipeham
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21
TREADWELL TOPICS

Tom Mcdonald is back from his trip to the States during the holidays.
 There will be a rehearsal of the Treadwell club band tomorrow night.
 The oil boat Lansing brought a cargo of oil to Treadwell last week, and left for the South Monday morning.
 G c. Terry returned To Treadwell on the Jefferson, aud is back at his old place in the butcher shop.
 Chester McKinnon, of the office force, is due back from the South about the first of the month.
 BoRN-Yesterday morning to Mr.. and Mrs Wickstrom, a girl. Mother and daughter are dolug nicely.
 Last night a team of rreadwell Elks bowled the Juneau Elks on the Juneau alleys. Juneau won by about l5O pins.
 Tonight being the third Wednesday of the month, the Treadwell club or. chestra will give one of its regular dances.
 There will be a meeting of the Tread we'll hremen uex t Friday night. Four reels of moving pictures will be shown after the meeting.
 Clinton Lewis left on the Spokane for a vacation trip in the States. He lately returned from Dawson where he was employed last season.
 Chief Jack Wilson's dream of skat- ing pond has been materialized, and the kids of Treadwell are having the time of their lives. Some of the older ones are also enjoying he skating.
 Monday night the Store team won over the Mexican team at basket ball, by score of 32 to 10. The standing of the teams follow.
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21
School Notes

Ester Lindstrom sprained her ankle while sleigh ridiug last night.
 The Palmbom children are back at school after number of days absence The long waited for school bell ar rived and will be placed in position this week if possible The bell weighs $50 pounds aud is three feet in diamet. CT.
 The High School basket ball tam will probably play against Juneau next week. This will be the third game of the series. It is foudiy believed that Douglas will win.
 HEL1u AALTO, Reporter
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21
He Was Worried

A young man took his best girl to the theater a few nights ago. During the evening she complained of not feeling we'll, and they left before the show was aver. He took her home and when he bid her goodnight she was pretty sick. It turned out next day she had tonsilitis.
 Then the young man began to won- der if he was booked for a seige with the disease, too. He called on Dhysi- clan to ask about it.
 The doctor heard the young mans story. swell" !" he said, 'I think your chances to catch the disease depended on how you bid her good night"
 He went out. A minute later he stuck his head in tbe door "Say, doc," he said, looking worried, "tonsilitis doesn't go very hard with strong, healthy young man, does it?"
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21
Odd Fellows New Officers

At the meeting last Wednesday nig the new officers of Alaska Lodge, N HOO. F., were installed as follow District Deputy John Livie, being t installing officer:
 N. G.-Ben Olson
 P. G.-Charles N. Sites V.G-Wm. Christie
 Rec. Seo-John Livie, P C.. Treas.-Wm. Stubbins, P c. Fin. Seo.-John Gillian R. S.N. G.-Moute Benson, P. G. L. S.. N. G.-David Swanson R. S.V. G.-Chas. Grower L. $. v. G.-John Hull Condo. L. Hall
 Wardeu-Chas. Swihsrt R. s. S-David N. Bairner l.. S. S.-Arvid Reinhold l. G.-Andrew Torkelson O. G.-Ale Sutherland Chaplaiu-A. E. Aris.
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21

Lieut.. Petrosiuoat the Lyric Theatre tonight.-Ad.
 J. s. Miukove left on the Jefferson for a visit to the States.
 By a general agreement most of the in Douglas now close at 6:30 p. m.
 We are pleased to announce that the days are growing perceptibly longer,
 The Str. Jefferson was in and out Monday, her next visit will be on the 29th inst.
 Postmaster Mccormack has so far improved that he is able to set up and batter around the house.
 The Str. Al Ri is due from the South tonight at ten o'clock and will sail again for the South tomorrow morning at seven o'clock.
 Dr.D D.C. Delacroix, recently from New York city, has located iu Douglas and has secured office rooms in the Henson block, Front Street.
 In the case of Gust Yusala, held on the charge of murdering one of his countrymen sometime ago at Tenakee, the grand jury returned "not true" bill.
 North Star Lodge, No. 2, Knights of Pythias of Douglas, is making active preparations for the celebration of the golden jubilee of Pythianism on Feb- ruary 19.
 Last night little blaze in the resi- dence of Mrs Corbelt was the cause of a general alarm that brought out every piece of fire. fighting apparatus in town town. A few pails of water put out the fire.
 Mir. aud Mrs. Frank Simpson left on the Jefferson for California. After visit of a few months Mr. Simpson will return to resume his duties with the George B. James sawmill, but Mrs. Simpson will remain iu California
 The Alaska railroad bill is now bone of contention in the United States senate. While the opposition is vigor- ous and determined, the friends of the measure-which seems to include even President. .Wilson-declare that it Il pass. Many Alaskans are not SO c''- adent.
 The Alaska Daily Empire deal, which has been hanging fire for a month or more was consummated Monday. The new owners are John W. Troy, John M. Cramer, Carl c. Johnson and ]. M. Jen- sen. organized and doing business und- CT the name of the Empi.e Printing company.
 Yesterday a delegation of citizens waited on Merchant H. P. Fox, with the request that he put up bis storm shutters, that the wind might stop. ! After some quibbling Mir. Fox consent ed and che heavy shutters were carried out and put in place. It worked nicely and this morning everything is lovely and the wind has died away.
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21
Bobby Burns Birthday

The l55th anniversary of the birth of Bobby Burns will bs celebrated at Creation hall on Friday evening of this week, by a big dance aud supper given by the Caledonian club of Doug las island
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21

A mistake was made last week In the totaling of the bowling scores. The Mexican bowling team, according to the final count took third place, beat
 ing the Cyanide team by about 90 pins.
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21

With the streets covered with ice it 8 no dhgrace Co fall down. Eou might be perfectly sober.
 The adventures of the great Italian American detective, who was assassin ated at Palermo, Italy, by the Black Hand, will be shown at the Lyric Thea tre tonight.-Ad.
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21
Closing Out Stock

Of Cbafing Dishes, copper aud nickel, at about half price. Percolators, cop- per and nickel, Casserols, copper and nickel, Bean Pots, copper and nickel Large Fancy Irays.
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21
The Douglas Island News.
rHRLocALFIElp

Pipes from 2 for Dc to BIO each at Keist's Pool Room.-Advertisement
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
WE WILL NOW HAVE
A Few Remarks

BY WALTER B. HILTON

THE PROGRESSIVE DINNER is DIGESTED
And the calm after hours give time to reflect that there
would have been dinner had it not been for the Su
fragists The clever arrangement Of utilizing Suffrage
and the Commission Charter saved what would have been
frost by bringing many who would not otherwise have
been present This with hundreds of absolutely free
tickets to this Dolar Dinner brought out than 200
people, whose names we're Immediately listed geefully in
the morning Democratic organ assumed Progressives
And the real crowd not PrOgressives, So too
the mental feast saved by the other subjects Mrs
Hale brought here by the Sufragists originally for
meeting of their own and captured by the Progressive
boss at her poorest when she attempted to her
Progressive half of her fee and at her best when she talk
ed Suffrage Aside from her dramatic and studied capt.
waiting mannerSms however, she gave the audience moth
ing and the evening saved for the Suragsts by Miss
Florence Hoge whose talk, while BRIEF the meatest
politically of the whole affair. Rev. D. Frank Garland
Daytons Director Of Public Welfare, talked only as
social service expert, and not politician. Roy o.
Woodruff, the heralded Progressive congressman from
Bay City, Michigan rambed along for quite while to
leave only the thought that lit pays to ADVERTISE
the matter up he could have found that Labor had So
decided long he chance to be elected to Con-
gress the Progressive ticket Neither h Mrs Hale or
any other speaker any for PrOgressvesm
cept Theodore Roosevelt Thus, when he referred to-
Roosevelt recently sick man, it was understood
why the Progressive had recently been langushng
Mrs Hale thought Roosevelt the greatest American
leader because he keeps only months ahead of the peo
pie instead of fifty years. Thus he was for woman suf
fage all the while when president but did not announce
1T because the people not ready to digest it. It thus
appears that the peoples digestion very poor up until
the last day that TeehOdOre had chance be the Re-
publican nominee but became very good on the day after
his hopes we're busted
The meeting showed that the Progressives have moth
ing whatever to offer the people, There clear cut
program plain goal toward which they were striving
They did not ofernOt single speaker-to stop the
crushing blows of Capitalism The best that their regu
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04

lation offered was to limit possibly the length and Mum,
Der OF the ashes and their welfare to pour
nment t0days bruises to enable to bear tomor-
VS. blows
Not one of the speakers told what was the matter.
Not OF them offered remedy. Not one attacked the
system OF private profit Even Rev Garland welfare
expert made his strongest plea to the business to
stand for health and sanitation provisions on the threat
that if they did not their taxes the next generation
would be unbearable Never word in all that ocean
words about the robbery of stocks and bonds the hold
Of dividends the burglary Of coupon clipping the petty
hievery of nckels by the franchise grabbers
word about the whose sweat had been distilled into
the jewels that spared in that very hour in that audi
torium
And why should there have been? The covers we're
laid the band paid the speakers compensated for the
most part with the proceeds of stocks and bonds Of d
dends and franchises One word Of economic truth would
have broken up the meeting. Fl
They are willing to do almost everything for the
"wo'king clawse" except get off their backs
They will even give them free ticket to dollar din
nerin exchange for their votes After which they
continue their ten dollar dinners m more satisfying secu
rupted 10 cent menus .-e5 .;s~s.r5.s ~
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
PAINTERS WIN

San Jose, Cal, June 4.-As a result
of conferences between employing
painters and the Building Trades coun-
Gil an agreement has been reached
whereby the strike of journeymen
painters begun about month ago for
a wage increase of so cents day, was
declared off and the demand granted.
The agreement further provides for
the creation of a permanent commits
sion, consisting of employers and en-
ployes, who will adjust future differen-
ces and consult on trade conditions.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
ONE CONVENTIONAL INACCURACY .,

01v!77, 101VzzT gained
voice at the Progressive dinner Wednesday night that
"this the first political gathering at which women
were received on equal terms with men, The Socialist
Party has never held any other kind Of meeting has
brought more women speakers here than all other political
parties combined and has totaled more women at their
meetings than the Suagists themselves It has also had
an equal suffrage plank in its platform local. state ma
ence In fact it is the original Equal Suffrage Movement
50 far as real movement be considered Within the
Party membership women have equal voice and vote with
candidates for political Office they have helped to draft
every party platform and every party law ever made In
fact the Equal Suffrage organization also the Progress
did to go 50 far as Socialism and not because
Socialism did not offer them all the things for which their
organizations pretend to strive. +
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
LET "ONWARD' BE THE WORD now e.

LET "ONWARD' BE THE WORD now for the
West Virginia State Federation of Labor Let it's officers
not be content when one days setting not
act for Labor DONE Let its comprising local unions let
not single meeting pass without considering how best
to help sod the Labor of the state Let one ndivi-
dual member rest content while other fellow worker
is without the folds of unionism
West Virginia needs State Federation of Labor no
state more Fully quarter of million workers in the
total are 9norganiaed in West Virginia Every advance
gng the weight Of this unorganized mass, and often
against its blind opposition And every forward move
ent of the 5000 workers comprising the State Fedora
ton must be without the help of the balance Of the
still outside selfshles but mistakenly content in their
craft union isolation.
In order to be consistent when we tell our officers to
work for u.s. let us all work for ourselves
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04

:, COMMUNITY is a big family a town is big
house. So many members Of family are sick because
our house is dirty At Twenty qprth street is one
glaTin instance An outside vault deposits it's contents
on Jacob street. across the sidewalk out Jacob Twenty
fourth that street. and along two squares before
its finds an open Our health authorities may not
have found this place, but several billion flies have been
more alert and the rest Of community family cannot
ably be sick.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04

HOMER "A. ROD ROD WHO'S accused by Chi
young with using his slVery voice after working
perhaps more than ever In accord with the
oethodox belief that women should keep their mouths
shut
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04

SINCE JUDGE HERVEY has decided that Council
has not the right to investigate it's own chief Of police and
since the Board of Control has practically taken every
order. ~
Evening journal., 1914-07-29

ID oRTIEltEs, DRAPERIES AND HANG
II mgr Of every description cleaned 81
dyed. MACKENZIE s. No. 9o7 Shipley
vi. Phone noYA-tf.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
FORMER wILMINGTONIAN'S
SUCCESS AT SEASHORE.

The Hotel Clarendon, OF Atlantic
City, located on Virginia avenue near
the beach. is becoming more popular
than ever, and is being largely patron
lied BY many Wlmngtonans This
delightfully."- situated and hospitable
hotel is owned and managed by Mon
roe Hutchins, who ls we'll known IN
this city, he having many friends and
relatives residing here, including
brother. jess ilntchns, who is des.
pateheI Tor the Wilmington and Phila
delphia Traction Company few
Ne'rs ago Mr.. Hutchins purchased this
hotel and since then he has made elabo-
rate Improvements During the past
season the hotel las been rcmodeled
and furnished throughout Running ut
and cold water has been put in caalt
room, and team heat throughout, AMI
the building has been repapercd and re-
carpeted The hotel is open the year
around, and being centrally located. it
is convenient for all travellers. Mr.
Hutchins gives his personal attention to
looking after the d!pingroom, and his
congenial manner makes il pleasing Tor
the entertainment Of his guests ghile
soiourning at Atlantic City. Many Of
Mr. Hntchin's friends doubtless viii be
pleased 20 know Of the success hat lie
Is meeting with at the shore.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
Cape Cod Canal is
Formally Opened Today
BY Rose Standish
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
SANDWICH. Mass. July 29-The
Cape Cod Canal, dreamed OF ever
since the earliest Pilgrims followed
the old Indian trails across the mar
row heel Of the long curved peninsula
which encloses Massachusetts Bay,
was odicially opened here today with
high officials Of the State and many
famous New York inanciers as the
guests Of August Belmont, organizer
Of the company The 12-mile sea level
ditch which adds another link to the
chain Of canals along the Atlantic
seahoard. is expected 70 open a new
era in sea trade between New England
ports and those South Of the Cape.
Between Boston and New York alone.
II viii save 40 miles In distance and
four hours in time, and prevent the
disastrous wrecks which have so long
VI lrewn the desolate sands Of the
Cape
Coincidentally with the opening Of
the canal the town Of Sandwich, the
Oldest on the Cape, celebrated its
z75th anniversary today score OF
floats depicting historical events in
the towns history since the earliest
Pilgrim days headed a parade this
morning. while a brilliant waterway
illumination VIII be provided this
evening with electric lights strung
along both sides of the canal
The big ditch is IL miles Iong from
ieep water to deep water. with eight