The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-04-03
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
WesterG Newspaper Union News Service.

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place now has good protection against
fires.
One Of the earliest baseball meet
ings held in South Dakota this spring
met at Howard and formed plans fer
putting a first class baseball team, am
ply financed, in the field this year.
April Is, of Miss Ruth. eldest daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles |. Hyde OF
Pierre. and Rev. Hannaford l.. Russell.
rector of the Episcopal church OF
Pierre.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Culbert Springs Water
company at Aberdeen with a capital
Of $4,000. I~ncorporators, NJ. A.. Dunn,
II. Howing, James NJ. Brown. all of
Aberdeen.
\ newly organized baseball associa-
ton 1T C~resbard is raising funds and
viii maintain a team in the field during
the coming season. Other towns in
Faux county also are making arrange
ments 10 place teams in the field.
]. +. Pinkerton Of Huron was select.
ell By the school board as Superintend-
ent Of the Belle Fourche schools for
the coming year. Prof. y. =. Lang.
who has held the position for the past
six years. had declined to accept the
position for another year.
Within the past three years. over so
Of the old pioneers of Elk Point and
vicinity have died. according to figures
BY Fred Strobel, a pioneer himself,
who arrived at Sioux City in 1863 and
the next spring drove through to Elk
Point, where he has since lived.
A coughing spell which commenced
at the supper table. caused the death
Of William Strass5urg. a we'll known
hOmeSteader near Colo.ne. He was in
good health and spirits during the first
part Of the meal. He was OF German
descent, and was II years OF age.
At the special election held at Platte
to vote on the question of organizing
the city of Platte under the commits
sion form of so yernment the PROPOSE
ton was defeated by a vote Of 124 to
45. But little interest was manifested
over the result, only a small portion
of the registered vote being cast at
this election.
Arrangements have been made for
a chautauqua, which will be held az
Clear Lake the last week in June. y
chautauQua association has been or
gained, with the following officers.
President, G. A. Mead; secretary, 0. O.
Solum; treasurer. J. l.. Walseth. A
committee on grounds and concessions
was appointed.
While the parents were away from
home Sunday the little 2-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Vogel Of Milbanl
wandered away from his older brother
and sister, fell into a ditch containing
but a foot OF water and was found
drowned when finally located an hour
later. All efforts to resuscitate him
proved fruitless.
Albert Fisher of Interior was arrest
ed by Deputy United States Marshal
MCQUEEN OF MurdO, on an Indictment
returned by q federal grand jury charg-
ing him with having driven stock be-
longing to Indians from the Pine Ridge
reservation. The defendant will be
kept in the county jail in Sioux Falls
pending his trial at the May term of
United States court at DeadWoOd.
AT the last examination for teachers
certificates, there were 46S applicants,
out of which there were granted Is
certificates; 1877 first grades. 1874 sec
ord grades, and 5 third grades. One
hundred failed to pass in all the sub
jects presented and their papers are
held as standing sheets, the credits
on the present ranors being given
them in case they take another exam.
nation.
After having had several days to
think over the matter. Ed Duncan, who
recently had his preliminary h~carinE
On the charge of "rUstling' cattle be.
longing to the "DZ' cattle ranch near
Morristown. and entered a plea of not
guilty, now has changed his plea Of
guilty. Following lis confession lie
was sentenced to a term of one year in
the Sioux Falls penitentiary. Pending
bis change of plea he was under ST.,
600 bond.
The state railway commission cali,
attention of shippers in the state that
railroad companies have waived the
four-month time for fling claims for
damaged goods IN freight shipments,
for the past year, and will consider any
such claims fled prior TO April !. Az
ter that date they will apply strictly
the rule that claims will not be cOnsid.
erred unless they are filed within four
months from the time Of the damage
o. loss claimed.
The many friends throughout the
state Of Z. G.. Kennedy, former United
States marshal. formerly OF Eureka
! and now Of Sioux Falls. will be pleased
10 learn that he is recovering nicely
from his recent operation at the Mayo
hospital at Rochester, MINI. He has
been removed from the hospital to the
Zu,nbrota hotel, and in about a weel;
viii be sufficiently recovered, Il is eX-
rec'ed. to be able to, return to his