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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
TEMPLE.

TEMPLE.
Eddie Foy strutted and capered
across the Temple stage Monday, in
the way that has brought tears of
laughter to hundreds and hundreds
Of lovers Of good comedy. Yet he
went dead" And There's a rea-
son"--seven of 'em. The seven "rea-
sons" were seven little pocket edi-
tions-pardon the pun-who are
more interesting than Foy pater
hoped to be. From Bryan, the eld-
est, TO Irving. b mere mite Of HUI
manity who arrived by parcel post
shortly after the act got under way,
the Foy Riddles can sing and dance.
Charles imitation OF his father Is
excellent. The act Is a scream from
start TO finish bat, although, one Is
compelled to respect Eddie's case OF
fond "fatheritis, a little more OF Foy
Sr., would be appreciated by that por-
ton Of his audience which has learn
ed TO love the care-free comedian
in other days. Mrs. Foy takes a
curtain call with the kids" and ap-
pears In the home scene with which
the act opens.
Jack Donahue and Alice Marion
Stewart in bit OF craziness called
Him and Her." show their abilities
as droll entertainers. Donahue's
eccentric dancing makes a mighty
hit.
Edward Marshall, a crayon enter
tainer, succeeds In attracting atten-
tion in spite Of the difficult position
he has In opening the bill. He is
a chalk worker OF real merit
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Wilde have
an unusual novelty In their presenta-
ton OF shadowgraph pictures. They
make all sorts OF figures simply by
twisting their fingers into grotesque
shapes.
Walter Leroy and Emily Lytton,
assisted by Master Walter Booth,
present rather amusing JUNE Nc
Cree sketch called "Neighbors,"
which is filled with Irish love-mak-
ing from start to finish.
Master David Schooler, "the boy
Paderewski," and Louise Dickinson,
1.-THE girl soprano" offer a really ar
tistic miniature concert. Master
work was especially pleas
ing to the crowd.
The Arnaut Boys go through all
manner OF acrobatic stunts without
dropping a note from the tunes they
constantly play on their violins.
They keep saving away, turning
fiip-fops, standing on each others
heads and doing all sorts Of seeming
ly impossible stunts.
A circus feature is injected into
the bill by Signer Baghongi, dwarf.
who is an acceptable trick equestrian.
He does some splendid riding.
The Mooreoscope pictures are of
the usual high order.
MILES.
Ethel Whiteside and her company
OF six Negro Ministries head the bill
in the Miles theater this week with a
variety OF songs, solos and quartets,
supplemented by dancing sextet.
This weeks offering in the Miles Is
rich in tuneful numbers
ranging from Tipperary to selections
from Cavalleria Rusticana. Much of
the melody was furnished by Charles
Glass and Ben Bernie, violin and
banjo virtuosi.
Hilda Mason and George Murray an
pear In a typical combination of pat
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Truly So

A pompous manufacturer OF ma
chinery was showing a stranger
over his factory.
Fine piece OF work, isn't it?' he
said. when they we're looking at a
very ingenious machine.
YES" said the visitor, "but you
can not hold candle to the goods
we are turning out"
Indeed" said the chagrined man
ufacturer. "And what is your line p
"Gunpowder,' was the reply.
Printing the plain neat kind--that IN
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22

NEW YORK, Dec. 22s--Stephen Lea
cock. American author doesn't like the
''idle rich," he thinks less OF the so
cial snobs and money-worshipers, and
in his new book "Arcadian Adventures
OF the Idle Rich he tells them all
what he thinks about them and he
doesn't mince words In the telling.
The American love for hotel life,
and Nine. Americas love OF culture"
are among the many American weak
nesses at which Mr.. Leacock good
naturedly 'pokes fun"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22

ter and song, entitled lust vaude-
VILE"
Ross and Moon put on clever and
graceful exhibition Of the ultra mod
ern dance. Irwin and Hertzog are
seen In a tuneful and amusing song
specially.
Hanlon and Hanlon perform some
original and difficult hand balancing
feats
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22

Fannie Ward. an actress and beauty
is defendant in a suit for the alleged
alienation of the affections Of Hand
some" Jack Dean. but why should she
worry. h
Perfectly absurd" and the Very
ideal" are the only answers Miss
Ward so far condescended to make to
the charges. The suit Is brought in
New York by Mrs. Sarah Jennie Ger
trude Dean, wife of the husband in
the case.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Alfalfa and Six.
ty Day Oats

\ new use for Sixty Day oats
has been developed at the South
Dakota Experiment Station during
the last two years. Since this variety
ripens so early that it can frequent
ly be harvested before barley or
wheat is. ripe it has proved use fu
as nurse crop for alfalfa. In 1912,
it was seeded with alfalfa at the
BroOkings farm at the rate of "A
pounds Of oats and 10 lbs. of alfalfa
per acre. An excellent stand was
secured. In 1914 at Vivian farm
half of one field was sown without
the oats half of it with the oats.
On July lst the alfalfa with the
oats was ahead of that which was
sown without. The oats protected
the young alfalfa from the wind
and helped it through the crusted
soil Thus does the sturdy little
Sixty Day Oat lay hold on new
claim for recognition,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21

belonging to the dairy department
of the State College, one and one
fourth tons of alfalfa have been cut
and the second stand is knee high
and is about ready to cut. This
field was seeded last summer, when
the season was little dry and the
stand obtained was not the best
On the sixty acres belonging to
the dairy farm efforts are made to
produce as many nutrients as pos
sible for feeding; twenty acres be,
ing in alfalfa; thirty three acres
in corn for the silos five acres in
oats and peas for hay; and two
acres in mangelwurzels for feed
The five acres that were in oats and
peas are now cnt; and n crop Of
miIlet has been put in and harvest
ed on the same ground, thus obtain
ing two crops on the same land in
one season
About twice as many feed units
can be obtained per acre by putting
the land into alfalfa, corn and oats,
peas and millet. as from fifty
busheI oat crop. This, Of course,
means that The ground should be
well manured and well titled. The
manure from seventy five head Of
dairy cattle Is applied to the thirty
three acres used to raise corn for
the slow. There are four silos in
connection with the dairy barns,
holding about 4JO tons in all. Each
fall these are filled with corn fodder.
providing splendid feed for the
daily herd during the entire year.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Raising Feed For
Dairy Cows

1t is not profitable to pasture
dairy cows on land worth from
$50. to 800. per acre" says Pro.
fessor C.. Larsen of the South Da,
kota State College None of the
land on the College dairy farm is
used for pasture it is too ex.
pensiye since about two acres are
required to pasture one COW four
months. If this same land-two
acres-were plowed, manured, and
put into corn for silage. they would
produce twenty to thirty tons of
fodder for the silos, sufficient to
feef'ttfee COWS Il Whole year with
but little additional hay"
'' This comparison seeming very
strong, Professor Larson was asked
- just how the Coltege' dairy faYin
proceeds to get along without.
pastures. This is his statements
"On twenty acre tract of land
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
OUINTETTEFAIR
PLANGOING
Turned Loose
Lack of Evidence

The two negroes, Bud Williams
and Ben Jackson. who were ar
rested in connection with the cut
ting affair last Tuesday night were
released from custody Tuesday
evening
They were given a hearing be-
fore Judge Hill Tuesday night and
on the advice Of the states attorney
were turned loose and ordered out
of town.
The evidence against them was
not sufficient to convict and as the
negro, Tom Murphy, appeared to
be recovering as well as could be
be expected, there appeared to be
no good reason in holding them in
jail as an expense to the commnn-
lty.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21

LContiuned Oh page 4]
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21

such absurd movements as to throw
its money to Mobridge.
Contributed Prairie Picayune.
The above article which was
contributed to the Picayune,
sounds good deal like the argu-
ments sometimes heard from fel-
lows the morning after the night
before when they are preved over
imaginary things. Come. cheer
up brother. Mobridge has not
asked anything of Campbell coun.
ty yet and as soon as she does, she
will have plan to offer which will
be fair to all involved or it never
will be presented We would sug-
gest, in all kindness, that the
party who contributed the above
article would sign his name here
after to articles he composes and
lnhicts on the unsuspecting public
as that is the only real way any
outsider can Judge the merits back
OF an article - Ed.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
MObridse Gun Club
Right On the Job

1t Is reported by members of the
Mobridge Gun Club that the
pheaSants placed ON the Island
about "A year ago have multiplied
several times over and have began
to leave the Island, some of them
can he seen III The breaks and
draws on the other side OF the
river and some are on tins side.
The Gun Club especially calls
the attention Of the public to the
fact that these birds are protected
by law aud that there is severe
punishment ready to be metcd out
to amy one found shooting them;
or the bird, either live or shot in
their possessIOn: .,~.-
The secretary OF the cIuD in
forms us that he has made appli
cation to the State Game Warden
Tor Il supply of 6sa to stock til :
body nf. water knowa as the 'slr..
hole short ways east of Mo.
t1.!.lgc: hey--retgiss1 q prompt re
ply, with promises OF a gOOdly
supply of several different species
of game fish to be forwarded this
fall.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
ing beautiful stars Of various

I dIScharging beautiful stars Of various
| effects
| % Display Of twentieth century
fiery aeroplanes. A French novelty,
great umbrellas Of fire, ascending and
descending. reaching a height of forty
to fifty feet
(39 Alfalfa Fields This is one of
the most expensive designs In pyro-
technics and produced exclusively by
us by the salute OF twelve inch double
shot alfalfa bombs, covering an area
Of several thousand feet, beautiful and
lasting emerald hues (4D The Miser's
Dream. After reaching a great height
they burst forth into magnificent cas-
cades that represent falling golden
nuggets. (48) Roar of the Milky Way.
This Is produced from a description Of
Kipling by the simultaneous discharge
Of four cannonades and four twin
king star bombs flickering through the
clouds. 4D Special firing Of Q2) eight
pound Pain CleOpatra's necklace rock
cts. Immense hanging chains Of jew
els floating through the clouds, colors
Of sapphire. turqoise, emerald. ruby,
topaz, opal, etc, representing man.
moth necklaces, one of the most won
derful and beautiful effects Of the fire.
works art. (45) Aerial Searchlight An
immense shell fred from a fifty inch
steel gun. which opens at a great
height, lighting the surrounding coun-
try for miles as bright as day.
G4) NOah's Ark and the Animals
Noah at the door Of the ark, releasing
the animals, first the lions, then the
tigers. elephants, giraffes, camels, mon
keys, bears, ETC.; amusing and instruc-
tive. $50 The Indian and the Owl.
First firing shows large owl perched
on limb Of tree, blinking. Next firing
shows life sized Indian with bow and
arrow. Indian fires; arrow strikes owl,
knocking him from tree; very amusing
aud interesting
(59) Aerial Blizzard Inaugurated by
the discharge OF salvos of six shells.
filing the air with scudding flashes Of
silver fire, passing In every direction.
(G2) State Fair Bouquet. Consisting
Of fight Of 200 rockets, made espe-
cially for this occasion, fred stimuli
taneously from two positions; one Of
the most beautiful effects imaginable
and fitting close TO the beautiful dis
play. (63) Grand Finale, Good Night"
Pleasant Dreams" Displayed in deep.
rich colors, which change their beauti-
ful hues and are accompanied by
shower of prismatic and floral foun-
tains, concluding with fight Of 100
colored rockets and ten grand cannon
salutes, making Il grand, lively climax
10 the great spectacle
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
School Board Hold
Special Meeting

y special meeting of the Board
OF Education was called last Tues.
day for the purpose of getting
everything in shape to start the
scholars off with dispatch.
The principal of the high school
was engaged, the janitors for the
different ward schools were reep.
gagged and i'll addition the board
TOOK up the matter OF deciding on
the course of study for the high
school
The corps of teachers have been
engaged and are as follows:
{. }. Bugbee, Superintendent.
Miss Erma Jones, Prin. High
School.
Miss Neva Smith, Asst. Prin.
Teachers West Side School
Misses Beatrice Dewey. Ella
Swanson, Noda Brown and
Mrs. y II Alderson... -......-....
Teachers Last Side School
Mrs. Rhoda Smith and Miss
Elsie Schmidt.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Boy Makes Long
Journey Alone

The fourteen year old son of d..
Wright made a long trip from
Oakland, California, to Mobridee
alone, arriving in Mobridge last
Friday.
1t Is now nearly two years since
Mrs. Wright and the childlen
moved TO California and Robert
returned in time to start school as
soon as the season opened.
Mrs Wright and the other chill
dren expect to return to MObridge
about Thanksgiving and if not
then in the early spring.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Fourteen Confirmed
Norwegian Church

Fourteen boys and girls were
confirmed at the Norwegian Luth-
eran Church Sunday.
Several Of the young people
were from Glenham, Mcintosh aud
Trail City, the balance being from
MObridge.
There was very large gather
ing of adults Of that faith who
assembled from many different
localities in the surrounding coun-
try.
Rev. y q. Lee confirmed this
large class and preached to the
many congiegated at the services.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21

In addition to the fireworks to be
displayed in connection with The
Opening Of Panama" at the South Da-
kota State Fair the Pain Fireworks
company will give two hour exhibi-
ton Of twentieth century pyrotechnics.
something far grander and far more
magnificent and awe inspiring than
anything ever before attempted I'm the
amusement line. The display at last
years fair was so wonderful that
many visitors who saw 1t ON the open
Ing nights wired their friends at home
to come on the next train The exhi-
bition this year will outclass that Of
last year In every respect, which seems
almost impossible.
There are sixty-three parts to the
fireworks program, including beautiful
set pieces, bursting bombs, military
balloons. aerial flower gardens, spider
land. comic pieces. aerial wheat sheaf,
Yellowstone wonders, shooting rockets,
Goddess of Liberty. alfalfa fields, Mis-
ers Dream. searchlights, Roar of the
Milky Way, flying eagles, War Of
Dragons, aerial blizzard. etc. Binding
flashes Of light, terrible detonations OF
bursting bombs and rockets, Kissing
and screaming Of aerial pieces and
beautiful lighting effects in colors
Will combine to make this an enter
tainment In class by itself. Changes
In program will be given each night
no two alike.
Partial Fireworks Program.
A few Of the fireworks pieces are as
follows, with the program number of
each:
o. Salute to the American Flag.
Heavy aerial reports from steel NOR
tars, creating terrific detonations, with
binding flashlights.
~ Ascent OF Il number Of American
military balloons bearing dazzling py
rotechnic searchlights the most won
derful light known to science, their
penetrating shafts Of radium light
sweeping across the heavens.
g, Magnificent fairyland glimpse of
the grounds and surroundings by the
sudden electrical firing Of a ton of col
ored fire, concealed, but Illuminating
the surroundings IN a weirdly beaut-
ful manner, with their rich glowing
tints, which constantly change and
blend their shades Of color
a. The Panama Aerial Rainbow, ar
ranged by the discharge Of (25) 4-6-s
pound rockets, fired rapidly In success
sion from two positions, the effect be-
ing each climbing higher and higher
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21

AS MObridge is logical point
for anything of that nature on
account of the branch lines as well
as the main line that runs in all
directions except north, the con-
clusion cannot help being arrived
at that a central fair of the magni-
tude planned will be of distinct
benefit to every section of the
country desired to reach.
The only feature that seems to
really stand in the way is the diff
Guilty in making fair pay any
dividends on the money invested,
unless the entire community repre-
sented are stock holders and have
voice in the proceedings; that is
one of the features which was ad-
vOcated and the one which will
spell success for the undertaking.
1t is planned to raise enough
money to buy l60 acres, to erect
substantial buildings and to con
struct either half mile or mile
track for racing purposes.
After the preliminary plans are
Snapped up it is the intention of
the committee at this time to call
a meeting of the representative
men of the different counties it is
desired to interest and if interest
shown at that meeting warrants
the furtherance of this plan great
meeting will be planned to be
called little later on, to which
the general public of the different
counties will be invited and at that
meeting the work will be com.
pleted.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Enjoys Visit From
School Boy Friend

}. +. Comstock had the pleasure
OF receiving a short visit from
+. w. Hatch, of Primgor, Iowa,
who was boy companion of Com
stocks and whom he had not met
in thirty years.
Mr., Hatch arrived in Mobridge
Monday and LETT "Wednesday for
Iowa and to say they enjoyed each
oShers company IDJjUg the .-bl1ieT
visit and in living over old scenes
and boyish pranks is putting it
mildly.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
On BeIated Honeymoon

Mr.. aud Mrs. Donald Keenan,
left Wednesday morning for Salt
Lake City where they will visit
keenan's parents. They will
travel TO Butte on the Milwaukee
am0 take the. Oregon Short Line
south to Salt Lake City, where
thew Will probably remain until
October. This trip is belated
As@e r -. e-i,,ss+f-s~.sss 5-'-++,t ttssts
to MObridge in October the young
couple will start house keeping in
real married life fashion
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Herreid Man Gets
Real Peeved

The Mobridge News scatters a
report to its readers that w. H.
klngman, a prominent hOrseman
OF Selby, is agitatlng movement
! for five counties to establish Fair
Grounds at Mobridge. This is a
wonderfully good move for Mo-
brid ge and should be pushed for
ward, by Walworth County alone,
of course. 1t certainly seems incOn-
/ slStent and ridiculous for one cOun.
ty to ask four others to build a
Fair Ground. Mobridge lies on the
sandy banks of the muddy Missouri
and has no direct resources from
its soil. 1t gathers its subsistence
from the proceeds of Chautauquas,
Street Carniyals. Base Ball Games:
and the railroad men contribute
most literally to the upkeep of the
town. The town is growing and it
feels that it ought to add another
annual attraction by which it can
draw money ont Of adjoining coun.
/ ties. Campbell County is one Of the
counties that is on the list to con
tribute its share for the upkeep of
MoDlidge. There may be few in
dividuals in the southern part of
the county who are willing to do.
nate, but let it be understood that
such donations do not represent the
sentiment Of Campbell Go. 1t is an
undlsputed fact that Campbell
County Is one Of the finest and
most desirable counties in the
State asks 40 odds from Walworth
county or the town of Mobridge.
II Campbell county wants Fair
Ground for the county it can erect
It's own grounds and doesn' t need
outside help to do it. If Walworth
county wants Fair grounds let do
likewise. The building undoubtedly
Will be permanent and the place
which they are built in is the one
that profits SO let Mobridge use all
the effort they can on the Walworth
county people to support in this
movement. Campbell county Will
take care of itself 50 far as County
falr are concerned.
Not long ago "a Mound City pro.
mlnent business man came up here
and tried to lnveigle our good
citizens to join hands with Mo-
bridge III the above movement
Tie readers Of this paper should
give matter particular attention.
DO not pass it over without giving
It much after thought. Remember
one or two meI IN Mound City have
endorsed this movement of Mo-
bridge ge,sailg subscribed money
from this county to build Fair
grvunds rnMniwurtif-." Such Is the"
sentiment OF few Mound City
Boosters. The taxpayers of the
county will certainly not accede to
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Commercial Club Hold Interest.
ing Meeting Yesterday
Decide Good Plan
Appoint Excellent Committee Many of The
City's Best Men Repre- sented

At the Special meeting called yesterday afternoon de-
wise the best methods adopt form central fair
Mobridee decided appoint committee of aggressive
and influential Mobdge the representative
of Zebach Corson Dewey, Campbell and Waworth Counties
discuss this affair and form stock company least
$OOO The committee consists of the following members
of Commercial Club: F. NJ Goodman Chairman, A. ii.
Brown J. J. Klein, B. S. Hill Carl Soke, r. Weir A. +.
Miles. NJ 7. Woods. J. B. Hilton J. F. Comstock Lars
Larson A. Smith, j. W. Harris, F. M. Boyd and C. c. Car
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
BotaniSt Wants Samples

ii. :. Coe, plant pathologist at
the experiment station requests
farmers, who think they are
troubled with dodder i'll alfalfa, to
send him samples. He also desires
to correspond with farmers who
have had loose smut in their wheat
Address II $. Cop. Brooklngs ! y
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Leading Atlantans
Strongly Approve
Playground Move

There is nothing we Americans
can do that will benefit the personal,
physical and mental standard of this
nations citizens than look to the
well-beng and happiness of the chill
dren now growing into manhood and
womanhood," said Rabbi David
Marx, a speaker on the program of
the Emerson College Club in College
Hall Thursday evening. The club is a
local branch of the National Play
grounds Association.
"One Of the best ways to make
healthy. happy children is to give
them the opportunity and the place
to play. For most of the children
such places can be obtoined only by
the institution of public Fairgrounds. -
Father Rapier spoke advocating
Fairgrounds for children. ]. G. Lo-
gan, of the Associated Charities fol-
lowed with an outline of the child's S
point of view and the peculiar needs
of children and how they are served
by public Fairgrounds.
Mrs. W. l.. Peel, Dudley Cowles
and Joe Bean told of their personal
experiences in the children's play
ground work. Members of the Drama
League and several Of the women s
clubs in the city attended the meet
ing