The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-03-13
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Thomas b.. G%assoway was caught
and killed in the ice lift while working
Saturday He had his neck broken and
died instantly.
The Christian Reform church in
deuel. county was destroyed by fire
with a loss OF $1,000. The church Will
build again.
WATERFOWL had it's first case Of
drunkenness before the police court in
two months when Sever Clauson was
arrested and fined IS.
The question of a municipal saloon
for Rapid City is being considered By
many citizens that do not want the
place dry after the city election in
April.
a number of the good roads enthd.
siastS Of AmhurSt and vicinity held a
meeting and organized what will b.
known as the Amhurst Good Roads as
ISOLATION.
Dan OGrady. so years Of age, drop.
ped dead with heart failure while en-.
tering the opera house at Aberdeen.
70 listen to a campaign speech by Sen.
ator Crawford.
Dawson county has a good roads
funds OF $"23,422.11 for the present year
according 10 the report OF the county
auditor, r. A. Zangle. Every township
viii receive at least $3.50,
Iankton business men have made ar
rangements for a strong baseball team
this season. Several of the contracts
have been signed and others are eX.
pected to return soon.
According to a decision of Judge Me.
Gee an Indian has the right to mort
gage land that he has bought with his
own money but not that allotted to
him by the government.
Final plans for tle joint institute Of
10 counties to be held at Aberdeen in
June were completed at a meeting in
Aberdeen and a copy of the program
will be mailed to teachers.
The Huron Creamery association has
been Incorporated with a capital OF
$25, 600; incorporatOrs, o. A. Kicker
Neil Mckay, A. j. Wind, VIM. Waible,
T. j. Harvey, j. ID. Med. Campbell.
The Bothum farm house near Bosske
was fired by the 3-year-Old baby birl,
while the folks were away from home.
and it was only saved after a hard
fight by the small boy left with the
baby.
The melting of the snow that lay
evenly on the ground this winter has
mOistened the ground nicely, and the
prospects are better for spring crops
than they were last season at this
time.
An exciting wolf chase occurred
south of Miller, but only one wolf out
OF three scared up vas killed. There
is some complaint that sheep and
calves have been taken by wolves this
winter.
A young man In Alexandria claims
his home is at Milford. Ia, and says
that he does not remember of ever
leaving for South Dakota. The last he
remembers is attending a sale near
his home.
AS the result of a disturbance at Cor.
sica. Sheriff Luymes arrested Cleve.
land Groen and George and William
landlord on the charge of interfering
with an officer and assisting a prisoner
to escape.
The Milwaukee has a plan for the
establishing OF model farms along the
riO1,x 80 40, roc 90 tho o, -
a view of giving more faith to the
farmer and getting a larger population
in that region.
The Northwestern railroad promises
10 put its extension through Winner
this year, according to the report Of
Superintendent of Construction A. g..
Spencer and Of Charles Dean, head OF
water supply of the road.
The Adelaide postoffce Will. under
orders from Washington, be discOn.
tinued on March Is. 1t is probable
that after that date the patrons of the
office will be served through the post
office at Condo, five miles from AIDE
laide.
The land office at Rapid City has
handed down the decision that the wife
OF a homesteader does not lose her
right to share in land if elected from
il by the husband. This is the outcome
of a test case brought by the Them
family.
At the annual convention Of the rural
mail carriers of K%ingsbury county,
which was held at Arlington, officers
were elected for the coming year. Lake
Preston was selected az the place for
the next annual convention OF the
county association.
The city council OF Central City has
granted to a Lead electric light and
power company a franchise to extend
the wires of the system to that place
and furnish electric lights for the
people Of Central City. The new light
Ing system will be installed at once.
The stockholders of the Union Tele.
phone company held a meeting and
discussed the matter of establishing an
exchange In Hartford. 1t finally was
decided TO either put In a new ex.