The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-05-01
NEWS OF SOUTH AKcT
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

June 2S to July 5 has been fixed as
the dates for the chautauqua to be
held at Centerville.
Volume 81 of the state supreme
court reports is out of the hands of
the printer and being distributed.
Vermillion will entertain the next
annual convention of the South Da-
kota Luther league on May l, 2 and 3.
Arrangements are being made to
utilize Groton's share of the special
good roads tax in improving the pub
lie highways leading to Groton.
More than 100 farmers near Artesian
have signed a petition asking the coun-
Gil Of that town not to grant any Sa-
loon license for the coming year.
AT a meeting of business men pre-
liminary steps were taken TO organize
a Commercial club. A committee was
appointed to prepare a constitution
and bylaws.
The Flandreau fire department at
the recent meeting voted to send a
COntesting team TO the annual state
firemen's tournament, which is to be
held in Parkston in June.
A number of Ipswich business men
are investigating the possibilities Of
broom corn in South Dakota, and if
they find it can be profltably grown
they will establish a factory here.
Charged with furnishing liquor to a
man who had been placed on the
blacklist, Frank Pasep, a farmer OF
Lowe township. near Clear Lake, was
arrested by the county authorities.
A baseball association has beer or.
ganized at Plankinton and will place a
team in the field. Dick Wilson was
elected manager and +. j.. Turgeon
secretary. a strong team will be Sc
cured.
Richard Mahoney Of Ludlow is re,
ported to have committed suicide in
q livery barn at Buffalo. He had been
before the state sanity board and sue
ceeded in escaping the vigilance of his
father.
Dewey Johnson of Pierre, who at.
VIM P'CN w ltilN IldNaNIilaI
the Missouri last Saturday is entitled
to a Carnegie medal and the princi.
pal Of his school has taken steps to sc.
ure it.
Two new rural mail delivery routes
to extend from washington Springs
will be placed in operation May l.
Under the new arrangement the his.
toric postoffice of Grow Lake will be
discontinued.
School work and student activities
Of all kinds show progress at Aberdeen
and this years record in work accom-
plished as we'll as in attendance. VIII
undoubtedly be the best thus far III
the history of the school.
The Commercial club is working on
a project to have a concert band or.
gained in Gettysburg There are a
number of musicians here and the band
soon will be organized. A competent
instructor will be secured.
A. II. Savage of Minneapolis has
secured an option for the purchase of
the washington Springs electric light
system. If he purchases the system
he will make many improvements ana
increase its capacity. He owns a num-
Der of other electric light systems
elsewhere in the state and in other
states.
The Carl Schooner farm, consisting
of 10 acres, adjoining the tOwnsite of
Canistota, has beer sold to Charles
Warren of Sutherland, Ia, for $1S5
per acre, the top price for McCook
county farm land. This farm was
bought last November for $117.5O per
acre, making the owner a net profit Of
$2,975 in less than six months.
a demonstration of the use of dvna-
mite in the planting of trees and in
the preparation of the subsoil was
given by the Commercial club of Full
ton, South Dakota, last week. A big
crowd gathered to witness it. The
work consisted in blowing from so 20
60 holes, all Of which proved to be ex-
cellent for the placing of the trees.
The entire test was satisfactory.
Shipping express by automobile IN
the nelSnDOrnOOd OF SIOUX rails is a
novelty. Last week the Great North
ern train departed leaving a good con-
Segment of express for Sherman,
Pipestone and Jasper. Frank Hardi-
mon with his automobile was called
into service and he delivered the ex-
press in the different towns but a few
hours behind the regular train.
Announcement is made by the Gold
en- Reward Mining company of Dead
wood that its board of directors in
New York has authorized the immedi-
ate expenditure of So, 1000 in improve
ments on the property here. For
some time past the company has been
experimenting with improvements In
the cyanide mill and these will now
be installed. one of which is the addi-
ton OF a slime treatment process.
One OF the main improvements Is a
tube mill which will be installed TO
handling the big sulphidl body discov.
cred two years ago and for treatment
of which a roasting plant was built a:
the Astoria shaft. 1t was found that
the finer crushing TO be had in a tube