The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-19
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News servies.

OF the Aberdeen Sign and ADVERTISING
company, died at Watertown of blood
poisoning following an attack of ton
silitis.
Forest r. Stone has been appointe,
boss farmer at the government sub,
station at Thunder Butte to fill the Va.
cancy caused by the death of l.. Deia-
meter.
Kimball has decided to celebrate
the Fourth of July this year, as Meth
err Pukwana nor Chamberlain are in.
terested this time, Pukwana having
celebrated last year.
At a mass meeting of Egan business
men it was decided to hold a Fourth
Of July celebration in Egan this year
and committees were appointed 10
make the necessary arrangements.
The Ideal hotel, the only hotel run
ming in Clear Lake at this time. caught
fire around the kitchen chimney and
considerable damage was done befor"
the firemen put the flames under con
troll.
vi al Tue tONHS NlSlltu ny luc NlOuN
City Boosters the most surprising one
was W~atertown. The town has a num-
Der of splendid brick buildings, paved
streets, W excellent hotels and "a
dry goods store.
Great quantities of old grain which
the farmers have held during the win
ter and spring, now is being marketed
at Cotton. In IN day the farmers
elevator purchased 76 loads of grain,
OF which 40 loads was corn.
Two cases OF smallpox were found
in Hartford. DR.. Bower called the
county health officer, Or. Fulford, who
Guaranteed Ernest James at the home
OF his parents, and the Dalton home
where n of the boarderS has broken
cut
Following the arrest Of five promi-
nent lads of Mitchell. three of whom
have attended the high school during
the past year, the city board of edu.
cation made it known that they We're
prepared to take the most stringent
measures to stamp out drinking
oiiohiN NittiNA hlSh Stlt'Ol SluuClltS.
The business men have held a meet
ing preliminary to pCriecting the Or
3aniZatiOn of a commercial, club, which
will in the e future commence work
on several projects for the u%pbuilding
OF Hudson. One OF the matters to be
arranged will lie the giving of concerts
at frequent intervals by the Hudson
concert band.
Through the Offering Of a reward
for the apprehension of those respon.
sible for the murder last September
of Henry GiGble, a prominent resident
of Trip county. the search for the
murderer or murGerers will he resum.
ed with renewed vigor, and i'm some
quarters it is believed the guilty per.
son or persons may yet be captured.
Chamberlain is just completing a
concrete settling tank 30X130 feet. AMI
eight feet high, with four compart.
ments to be used in settling the river
water which VIII her BE- pumped on
up into the city reservoir half a mile
southeast of the city and Oh the TOP
Of the highest bluff, giving a splendid
pressure, and an abundance of the
purest water that can be found.
Ever since the English Lutheran
church society Of Lennox was organ.
lzed it has been without a resident
raStOr. This now will be remedied.
for the society has secured q perma
nent pastor, in the person of Rev. Al.
fred e. Berg of Jamestown. MINI.
who has accepted a call to the pastor.
ate. He will come to LennoX about
August l and take up his permanent
residence preliminary to assuming his
new duties.
Fire W.lich started in a mysterious
manner caused a heavy less to Everitt
Howe, q prominent farmer living some
miles from Britton. The fire dwelling
house on the farm, as we'll as a large
barn, was DESTROYED. TIE loss is ho.
tween $4,000 and 5000. The dwell.
ing was insured for $500 md the barn
for 5000. Au automobile and othc.
property stored in the barn was con.
sumed. as we'll as s%evera! head of live
stock being burned to Q crisp.
The matted willow is being used a.
Elk Point to a great advantage. We
low is proving a great aid to the gov
eminent in its protection of river
banks. The willow carpet. as it
known, has been placed TO the low
water mark at Elk Point and is an
chore6 A grade has cen cut to The
high water mark. and this is beine
paved. Offering both protection for tho
banks and a run off for the water. TIKI
work at Elk Point will be completed
within a very short time. Capt. Thorn
az stated.
Al the family residence in Siouv
Falls occurred a suitable observance
Of the golden wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Friedrich. promi.
nent pioneer residents OF H%utchinsoG
county. They are natives OF South Rus
STA and came to the United States s.
years ago. since which time they have
Been residents Of Hutchinson county
and South Dakota. Until about &c
years ago they resided OF a farm, but
having accumulated q valuable proDer.
tv, including several farms, they at
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