The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-27
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News Service

The state insurance department has
admitted to do business in this state
the First National Fire Insurance
company Of Washington, ID. c.
Mobridge young women haze ar
Anti-Gossip club. with a good member
| ship. which is growing. The club
| holds regular meetings-but what on
earth do the members talk about?
The city council of Scotland has de-
! ciGed TO provide the local volunteer
fire department with a great deal OF
new fire equipment including a chemi-
cal engine. This will make much bet.
| ter protection against fires.
Miss Mary Craney, teacher Of pen
manship in the Aberdeen schools. who
was recently run over by an automo-
bile, is in a serious condition and fears
for her recovery are entertained. In
tcnal injuries of critical character
have developed.
The fall meeting Of the McCo0k
County !. O. O. F. association. held in
Salem. was a pronounced success.
About 200 Odd Gellows and Robekahs
participated in the banquet which fol
lowed the regular lodge work of the
evening. The Salem and Spencer de.
gree teams eXemplified the work Of the
first and second degrees.
Figures gathered from the Morris
town elevator men show that thus
far this fail an aegregate of 125, 900
bushels of grain has been marketed
there and shipped to eastern markets
1t is estimated that the farmers yet
have in their possession fully 100 600
bushels of grain which will be market.
ed later
The 12-year-od daughter Of J. A.
LaLacheur, Roberts county farmer,
while playing in the haymow of her
fathers barn, lost her balance and fell
to the floor below, in her flight strik-
ing fork-handle. which penetrated
her abdomen. Her condition is criti-
cal. That she was not instantly killed
is considered little less than a mira
Gle.
One of the largest funerals ever
held in SanbOrn county signalized the
death of Albert Strub. pioneer mer-
chant Of WOonsocket Mr. Strub
started in bushes in Woonsocket in
1884 coming here from Iowa City. Ia
He was the proprietor of one OF the
largest mercantile establishments in
South Dakota. Funeral services were
held in st. Willfrids Catholic church.
Rev. F'r. Schrieber being the celebrant
Of the mass.
Aberdeen has a manufac:Ory for the
purpose Of making largc fur mttens
fur robes and coats. Located on the
Milwaukee tracks about a block east
Of the Gilbert Manufacturing com
pany is the Aberdeen Robe & Tanning
company, of which C. Beck is the pro-
prieor. This firm has been located
there for some time. but only recently
Mr.. Reck secured control Of the entire
establishment and started to make
warm gloves and robes.
The YanktOn County Good Roads
association has beon organized with
Thomas F'rick president, j. NJ Hanson,
secretary; George Buckman. treasur-
err Elmer Bergsvik. vice president
Other vice presidents were elected
from every town and postoffice in the
county. The movement grew out OF
the visit to Yankton of Col. Chas. w
Thatcher, promoter Of the Washing
ton Memorial Highway. which crosses
the Meridian road at that point.
A loss Of between 81 900 and $4,000
was caused by the destruction of the
fine barn on the fern Of f. ]. ArtZ-
berger, near iiayti. In addition to the
barn and other property, five horses
and two COWS were burned to death
1t is believed the fire may have been
accidentally set by some hobo who
went into the barn to spend the night
ArtZberGer carried insurance to the
amount of $500 in farmers mutual
insurance company and the company
already has made settlement with
him.
A hot water artesian well has beer
struck by drillers who for some time
have been engaged in drilling n well
on the ranch Of f. P Snow. on Thun-
der creek. northeast Of Winner The
we'll also is strong gusher, having
q flow Of 200 gallons per minute The
water has temperature of 122 de
greeS. The surplus flow OF the well
viii run into a lake. which has been
stocked with game fish. It is expect.
ed the high temperature Of the water
Will keep the lake from freezing dur
Ing the winter months.
With the lease Of the plant and the
equipment Of the Sioux Falls PloW
company from John Bleeg, trustee in
charge, n now company, backed by
Henry Bradshay Of Worthing, presi-
delt Of the Peoples Security bank
tbcrC, will begin active operations next
n )nth, devoting particular attention
10 the manufacture OF plOws, together
with such other implement lines IS
we're handled by the old company No
wagons, however will be made. that
feature Of the old cOmpany's consoli-
dation being given up. The announce
UCnt which was made public definitely