The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-04-17
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Winner people who have got through
worrying about their coal, are now
worrying over a prospective ice short
age next summer.
A record price for cattle on the mar
ket at Sioux Falls was set when 81
head were bought from Will Stapleton
at a total of $6,240.
The automobile owners of Bon
Homme county met Wednesday and
discussed plans for the expenditure
of the road fund this year,
A six acre lot has been purchased
In Montrose by several of the business
men for the purpose of forming a ball
park for their semi-prO. can
The report Of the budget commit
show that to date the fund amounts
to $37,775, a gain of 1928 over the final
amOun a year ago.
Fire which is supposed to have been
destruction Of the fine farm home OF
G.. r.. McQuown. five miles from Sene-
IA. The financial loss was $4,000,
which was partly covered by insur-
nnce.
Ar a meeting of a number of local
marksmen a gun club was organized
at Hayti. The club starts with about
20 charter members. Fine shooting
grounds Will be fitted up. Later in the
season the club ray hold a shooting
tournament.
Hurley basketball fans come to the
front with the claim that though pre-
vented by illness irOm attending the
tournament at Huron, their team
ranks as well as Salem, the champions,
and should receive at least equal rank
with the Salem team.
Superintendent Daubney of the Res
cue mission at Sioux Falls. has APP
stop the illegal sale of cocaine there.
Healleges that ~ appeal to the men
failed, and now he asks the mothers
Of the city to take a hand. pointing
out the evil that follows the cocaine
habit.
Mr.. and MS. ID. B. Cable, pioneer
residents of Hudson and vicinity. re-
Gently celebrated their seth wedding
anniversary. Among the guests at the
celebration were a number of their
children and grandchildren. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cable tool up their residence in
this part of the northwest more than
so years ago.
Fire on the farm of Antoine Mentele,
near Roswell, destroyed the fine barn
on the place and burned to death 10
head of cattle. The fire also con-
sumed 900 bushels of oats, fine sets of
harness and 80 tons of hay. The origin
Of the fire is unknown. The loss
runs into several thousand dollars,
with insurance of $4,000.
Frank ]. Grison Of Chicago, is in
Deadwood, making a search of the
Black Hills district for his father, who
was sent to the state prison about 80
years ago on a charge of manslaugh-
ter and who was paroled in five years,
Mr.. Grison was told the story on the
death bed of his mother and is making
an effort to find his father and will
make a home for him.
A farmer living near Henry was
arrested on the charge of keeping his
two children out of school. Testimony
offered in the trial Of the case before
a local justice revealed that he haC
sent his children to school only /;
days since school opened last fall. He
claimed he taught the children him
self. This plea was not accepted by
the justice, who imposed a fine of SIS
which was paid.
An arrangement has beer made be
tween the Dakota Central Telephone
company and the city of Mitchell
whereby the telephone company vii
transmit fire alarms for the city re
CARELESS of the fact that the city of
ficialS have taken all telephones on
of the city Offices. A recent big fire
at Mitchell was due, it is said. to the
lack Of fire alarm system, and the new
arrangement will do away with similar
danger in the future.
Governor Byrne and State Engineer
Derr have left to attend the irrigation
congress in Denver. Governor Byrnt
appointed a number of delegates from
the western portion of the state L
attend the congress, and in addition
to those names added f. f.. Stanley
of Hot Springs: 7. G. Orr, of Ho
Springs; J. G.. Birdsell, of Edgemont
and Z. II. Gurrell and x. II. Ely. AL
these men are much interested in tn
irrigation problems OF South Dakota
The city council of DeSmet has de
cided to submit to the voters at tn,
annual municipal election on Tuesday
april u, a proposed franchise grant
ing to the Lake Preston Milling con
pany the right to enter the city an,
place poles and wires for the pun
pose of providing DeSmet with eleC
trio lights. The members Of the cit
council did not like to assume the RI
sp~onsibility of granting the franchis
without an expression from the voters
and accordingly decided to submit tn
matter to a vote.