The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-03
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
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the business OF selling grain, flour,
feed, fuel and twine.
At a mass meeting Of citizens it was
decided to hold a r%ousing Fourth OF
July celebration in Pierpont, and var
ious committees were appointed to
make the necessary arrangements.
The board OF education Of Henry
has awarded the contract for the cree.
ton of a new public school building,
which the voters recently authorized
at u special election. The structure
will cost about 100000.
Ed Spyal, living on his fathers farm
about ten miles southwest Of Kimball
cut 81 tons of alfalfa from Ii acres
last week. The field is two years
old. This is the first cutting, max
Ing nearly three ton to the acre.
A young Russian nobleman, heir to
a Russian estate of 11,000 acres, is
working on the farm of Thornt
Babcock, northwest of Lake Kan
peska, in order that he may learn by
actual experience, the art OF farming.
During an electrical storm the farm
house of Ed Cook, near Mission Hill.
was struck by lightning, and a chin
ney destroyed. Five members of the
family, at home at the time, were stun
ned by the shock, but not otherwise
injured.
The business men of Leola have in
augurated q movement to have a COM
mercial club organized, and a mass
meeting soon will be held to perfect
such an organization, which it is e
pected will be able to do much for the
town.
The board Of education OF Philip is
making arrangements for the rection
OF a new school building which will
cost about $4,000. 1t is intended to
have the building completed in time
for the opening of the fall term OF
school.
Emanuel Haisch, a we'll known
farmer living some miles from Merino,
was seriously hurt as the result nf ha.
ing kicked in the face By a colt. lila
ose was badly mutilated and his face
seriously cut. He will be disfiSured
for life. 4,
Another skeleton carefully wrapped
in Indian birch bark was eXhumed by
Street Commissioner Westby at Big
Stone while a gang of men were eX.
cavating for a new street. This has
been such a ommon occurrence dur
ing the past few years hat little ex.
element was created.
At the home of his daughter at
Burke occurred the sudden death Of
Philip A Stroup, aged 70, a veteran
of the civil war, who was well known
throughout the Rosebud country. He
ate supper as usual. About two hours
later symptoms of acute indigestion
developed and a short time later he
died.
The state securities department has
authorized the Rockerville Telephone
company, Rockerville; the Short
Line Telephone company, Owanka
and the Butler Township Telephone
company, at Letcher, to sell stock.
The Huron Creamery company at
AitAO a q SlNth % pei pei
init to sell stock.
Mrs. Charles II. Burke and little
daughter arrived home from Wash,
ington to Pierre to reamin until the
next session in December. Mrs
Burke says that Mr.. Burke will re.
main in Washington until an ad
journment Of congress is secured
but that date is n very indefinite n
from the Washington point of view.
A company Of militia. from either
South Dakota or Iowa, will patrol the
track at the speedway in Union coun.
ty, during the auto races July 4. Such
a decision was reached at a meeting
between Sheriff Dahlin. of Union
county, and County Commissioners
William Denison, John Briggs and
Louis Ranun, OF the same county, and
officials Of the speedway association.
Ten acres Of land in Mitchell, own
ed by T. II. Ocletree in Sunny Side
addition, adjoining the Dakota Yves.
leyan campus or the west, have been
chosen by the trustees as the site for
the proposed Methodist State hospi.
tai. The choice was made after con.
ference with the directors of the com
mercial club. This property is one
of the most slightly in the entire CT :.
Possessed with a mania for setting
fires, Harm Luckas, a farmer who for
some years has lived in Wayne town.
ship. near Sioux Falls. has been adj
Judged insane by the county board OF
insanity and ordered sen to the state
hospital for the insane at Yankton
He became violent when the authori.
ties took charge of him. He had start
ed five different fires in building.
recently.
At a mass meeting Of Henry citi-
zens a law enforcement league was
organized, with the following officers:
President, r. f. Hubbard; secretary,
Rev. Mr.. Wilson; treasurer, w. E.
Norris. A committee was appointed to
solicit a fund Of 81 1000, which will be
used to prevent the illegal sale Of liz.
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