The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-04
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

tOiC 10 a NtI HuS Olt
Five brand new typewriters of the
latest model have been added to the
commercial department of the State
Normal and Industrial school at Alb
erdeen.
Announcement has been made at
Iankton Of the marriage at Omaha of
Miss Fay Pierson of Yankton and Geo.
+. Jones OF Sioux Falls. The bride is
one OF the most prominent young wom-
EN- of the city Mr. Jones, formerly
secretary to Senators kittredge and
Gamble will remove TO YanktOn.
An interesting event at Madison
was the Celebrction of the golden we'd
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. r.
j. Lawless. prominent pioneer resi-
dents OF Madison and Lake county.
A large number of relatives and
friends were in attendance and aided
them in suitably observing the event
Gustavus Brown. a pioneer and one
of the best known citizens OF Sioux
Falls, who came there when the place
was little more than a wilderness
died recently of cancer after an i'll
ness extending over a period Of four
months Brown was for the last four
years deputy registtr OF deeds of that
county.
There are no new developments in
connection with the recent closing of
the Bank OF Springfield 1t is believed
in well informed quarters that the
bank soon will be able to reopen its
doors. great deal of city and school
money, as well as money belonging to
merchants and other residents, is tied
up in the bank.
A stranger walked into the police
headquarters at Aberdeen and created
little ripple in the peaceful life Ser
geant BabcOck has been leading of
late Dy announcing that he had a case
OF smallpox. A doctor was called and
found that the stranger told the truth
The man was hurried to the county
hospital for treatment.
The dwelling house on the farm of
+. +. Burgett. near Capa, was destroy
ed by fire. IN addition to the house
and household goods, Burgett also lost
some cash which was in the building.
He started fire in the kitchen stove
and then went to look after his horses
When became out of the barn his
house was in flames and nothing could
besayed
Christopher Krause, prominent
! pioneer resident Of Java, died at the
family home after brief illness. lie
was 81 years Of age and had resided
in that part Of the state since 1898.
Six years ago he retired from farm
ing and took up his residence in Java.
He is survived by i widow and one
| daughter
Charged with having wrOnged Ida
| Niles, former ward Of the Children S
| Home of Sioux Falls and now in the
! custody of the California Children's
Home, Herbert w. Lewis, superintend-
ent of the California institution. com
mitted suicide shortly before he was
! to have appeared in court at a habeas
corpus proceedings instituted in his
behalf.
The problem of how to keep hired
! help has been solved by p. F. Wick
hem of Alexandria, who employs a
large number of men and women on
stock farms in the vicinity Mr.. and
i Mrs. Wickhem recently invited all of
their employees TO their fine home in
| Alexandria, where dinner was served
and the day spent in entertaining their
farm tenants and workers.
Two transients have been arrested
on the charge of having burglarzed
the residence of George Phifer. a we'll
known Madison man. The burglary
was committed during the temporary
absence of the owner of the residence
and his wife. Goods to the value of
about $50 were taken, and in addition
the burglars secured a sum in cash
which had been left in the house
Four young men residing in the
farming region near Clark. raging
in age from IS to 22 years, were ar
rested on the charge OF DESTROYING
property. The damage was done at
different farm houses while the bo IS
were having some fun Rather than
go to jail the four young defendants
contributed an aggregate of sl69 to
pay for the damage they had done.
Joseph Frieca and wife. residing
near Terry, have been arrested on
the charge Of arson. They are accused
! Of having set fire to the residence of
a neighbor. When the warrants of ar
rest were served the officers found
that if the parents were taken to iail
three small children would be left
alone, so the parents are being permit
ted to remain at home pending their
trial.
Charles Downs, farmer living near
Willow Lake. suffered a heavy loss
when the fine barn on his farm was
burned. The barn contained all his
winters supply of feed for his stock.
500 bushels of oats, 800 bushels of
corn, hay, etc All this was burned.
together with a horse and other prop.
erty. The amount Of insurance car
ried was only abou. $500 so the loss
vas heavy one.
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