The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-23
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Cniou News servlcel

residence districts Of Sioux Falls have
been received by the city commits
sioners
All railroad traffic north of Mitchell
was blocked for twelve hours Saturday
when nine cars of freight train of
zinc ore went into the ditch near
WoonSockct
Rev. John Myers. Of Owanka. is the
posseSsor Of a rare and valuable col
lection Of ancient coins. Some of the
coins, which came from Alexandria.
Egypt, are said to be 5000 years old.
The Miller Commercial club has
again taken up the subject of cream
cry, and is investigating the number
Of COWS in the neighborhoOd of Miller
to discover if creamery would prove
a paying proposition.
Albert Folke, who was convicted in
the state circuit court at Elk Point OF
horse stealing. has been placed in the
Sioux rails penitentiary. where he will
serve term OF one year and eight
months for the crime.
filed for the Moreficld Elevator com
pany, with headquarters at Sioux
Falls, and capital of $4,000. The in
cOrpOratCrs, Anton Kippes, Mayfeid;
George Dirks, Mary Dirks. Marion.
Fire broke out in the machine Office
and warehouse of John Jorgensen at
Summit and destroyed the building
and its contests, only the office fix
lures being saved. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, with $4,000 insurance
William Bullock went into a pawn
shop at Aberdeen to sell revolver.
A clerk was examining the weapon
and accidentally pulled the trigger.
when the weapon was discharged, the
bullet entering Bulock's hip, inflct-
ing severt wound.
s. y. Darden. farmer living near
EsmOnd. was badly hurt when pitch
fork which he had in his hand became
caught in the belt Of some machinery
and VIs Whirled from his hand, strik-
ing him a violent blow in the face. He
was unconscious for some time.
A prairie fire near Eagle Butte
threatened considerable damage, but
a wind came up which drove the
flames back over the burned area un-
til they were eXtinguished. The fire
fighters assembled succeeded in savina
the buildings in the path of the fire.
Negotations are now under way by
u-h ipl, N Of lo
electric light system at White Rock,
will contract with the otter Tail Pow
er company, whose lines run within
few miles of White Rock In this
manner by Olson, it is said, can get
his power cheaper than he can man
ufacture it himself, and will be able to
grant spondingly low rates to his
patrons.
While taking baggage off the train
az Mystic, Hamilton Wertenberger,
agent for the Burlington at that point,
was seriously shot by the premature
explosion Of revolver which was
strapped to other baggage without be-
ing unloaded The ball entered his
lee, and penetrating it, went into the
other groin Wertenberger was rush
ed to Deadwood to the hospital for
treatment
Or. Lewis. former Gregory county
rancher, has returned to HerriclI after
an extended sojuOrn in Mexico. About
year ago he was reported as killed
BY sOldiermarauders, but few
he
Of his safety DR.. Lewis expresses the
belief that there never will be any Sc
c"~ity for outside investors in Mexico
unless the United States can exercise
some authority there.
Mr.. Nessner, a dealer at Firestnel.
was arrested and bound over for trial
in federal court on a charge Of intro
ducing liquor on the reservation Mess
ner recently purchased some cider
from a wholesale house, the agent Of
which having informed him it was not
AGAINST the federal statutes TO sell ci-
der on an Indian reservation. The
representative Of the government
holds differently, however, and Mess
ncr was arrested
The interstate commerce commits.
sion will hold a meeting at Sioux Falls
on October 80, on the matter Of coal
points on the Pierre. Rapid City and
Northwestern the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railways The state rail
way commission will represent the
people Of the state at this hearing, and
1t is desired that points interested
send representatives of their CONNER
cial clubs to the hearing 10 make a
showing as to what is the situation in
regard to rates as they now stand.
Blue and White dav" at D. ". L.
at Mitchell was an unqualified success
in every respect. From the cane rush
In the morning to the football game in
the afternoon the day was filled with
sports. Following the academy cane
rush, occurred the tug Of war between
the freshmen and sOphomOras. Ten
picked men from each class stroye to
phil their opponents through
trench three feet deep. filed with wa
ter. Amid Wild cheering from their
classmates, the freshmen pulled their