The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-10
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
western Newspaper Union Newv Service.

baseball teams Of the two towns.
The Hurley Herald declares that
early oats in that section Of the
state is badly mixed with smut.
The Ortley pool hall, owned by c
f. Anderson, was destroyed by fire
The blaze, it is thought, started from
a burning cigar.
Joe K0chera, living nine miles south
of Kimball, lost five fine horses by
lightning. The animals had lined VI
near a barbed wire fence.
The Good Cheer Farmers club gave
a picnic near Florence the other day
Good name for a club, but it really
isn't necessary this year.
The present building of the Empire
Elevator company at Newark is be.
ing torn dOwn and a new and better
structure will be built to replace it.
Marvin now has street lights, a few
OF the progressive merchants OF the
town having joined forces and had
lights put up in the main part Of tbs
town.
SiXty-four cans Of cream were ship
ped from Pollock one Saturday, and
the two cream buyers Of that place
paid out a total of $4,000 for the
cream.
The Pierre CapitalJournal thinks
bees might prove a profitable indus
try in that part of the state, since the
numerous alfalfa fields now provide
an abundance of honey-making mate.
rial.
The Marvin Monitor reports an I'm
usually large acreage in cOrn in that
section this year John Konstant has
120 acres Of fine corn, and others
have big acreages, all Of which is
doing well.
Platte.-A Rebekah lodge has been
organized here with a good charter
membership. Leading Rebekahs OF
the state were present to aid in insti.
tufng the new lodge. The lodge will
be known as Plate lodge No. s.
Jackson Bros, of Bonestecl, have
a bunch of 600 pure bred Hereford
COWS that they bought in Nebraska
and drove overland to their big ranch
north of this city. They spent $4,000
in e%Quipping and stocking theiI
ranch.
Just a year ago sixteen saloons
went out Of business in the city OF
Aberdeen. They were crowded out
Of business by the 900 to /" law.
which became effective On July /
Eighteen saloons were allowed &c
continue.
According to records kept by D. G.
Callett, government weather observ.
CT, 1898 inches of rain has fallen il
Aberdeen since January /, 1914. This
is an increase over last year, which
registered 1880 inches up to the last
day Of June.
Joseph Serbousek Of Sully county Is
this year cultiyating a field Of Tur
key red wheat, sowing it in rows and
using a c|ultivator in it several times
through the spring. The wheat has
made a heavy growth, and is HEADING
out at four feet in height. with the
indications for a large yield from this
manner Of raising wheat.
Graduating on June 6 from the
United States naval academy at IN
napolis, LLOYD Wiltse, son Of Mrs
Jennie VI. Wiltse, Of Mitchell. re
turned home for a short Through. he
has been ordered to report at Sar
Francisco for duty on the battleshiI
California. The California will cruise
in Mexican waters the latter part Of
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Larson. living or
a farm near Beresford, have become
alarmed for the safety OF their son
Hans, aged %, who recently disap
pcared under somewhat mysterious
circumstances. He is described a.
being light compleXiOned, rather slim
and smooth shaven. When ne left
home he was dressed in his vorkine
clothing, and SO far as known, hai
10 money. The parents are makine
strenuous efforts to secure some trace
of him.
c. F. Scheckel and f. w. NcFar
land, while traveing along a highway
near Summit in an automobile, sud
denly discovered that the canopy O
their machine was on fire, the fire
having been started from pipes they
were smoking as they rode along ad
miring the scenery. They stopped
the automobile and attempted to ex
tinguish the flames, but could not &C
so until the canopy had been com
pletely consumed. They managed T.
save the body of the car from dam
age.
An unusual freak OF lightning 4
reported from the homestead Of G.. L
Tunis, a few miles west of McNeely
The bolt Of lightning first struck tn
barn, entered the building and tore
out n end, killing one valuable
horse and stunned another standin'
near it. The same bolt killed a hen
which at the time was sitting on he,
chicks, and left the chicks wholly IN
injured. The little chickens wer,