The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-02-05

Parker was robbed OF about $500
worth OF goods, including twenty-three
mems suits. during the night
GrCton merchants are planning the
organization of retail merchants as
sociation. similar to the one now in
operation in Aberdeen and Sioux Falls
The weather man fulfilled his prom
Use to give Aberdeen touch OF North
Pole temperatures one morning and
the mercury was forced down TO "a
degrees below zero, establishing the
record for the winter
a big ceremonial of the Knights Of
Columbus was helu at Milbank, which
was attended by between 250 and 300
members of the order from that sec
tiOn of the state. 4 class of forty
candidates were initiated.
The Methodist church at Roswell,
with the parsonage, was completely
destroyed by fire, causing loss of
$4,000 The pastor of the church also
lost all his household furniture and
wearing apparel. and $1,000 library.
Arrangements have been perfected
whereby a DeadWood capitalist will
install an electric light system in
Camp Crook The system will be
pushed TO completion as speedily "a
possible. and it Will not be many days
before the town is lighted in mod
ern fashion.
Through the efforts of Owanka resi-
dents d boy scouts organization has
been formed The following officers
were elected: President, Milo Fuller;
vice president, Leslie Juhnke; secre
tary, Carl Arm ~; treasurer, Edmund
Juhnke. A patrol of camp fire girls
was organided some time ago.
Supt. House, of the United States
Indian school, of Rapid City, has a
proposition before the interior depart
ment, whereby he hopes TO be able TO
keep the school open the entire year
by adding agriculture and domestic
science courses, during the months OF
July, August and September.
The Blue Goose family OF the two
Dakotas met in Aberdeen in their
semi-annual reunion The insurance
men Of the two states, who comprise
this organization. the A. II. O. b. G.,
found their pond frozen over upon
their arrival, but no time was lost in
preparing for the festivities of the day
Milwaukee surveyors passed through
Isabel. and il is understood they are
surveying a route for an extension Of
the road from Isabel TO Glad Valley.
Persistent rumors OF Milwaukee eX-
tensions in western South Dakota are
circulated. and the occasional appear
ance of a group of surveyors lends
color to the rumOIs.
A double wedding took place at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. c. n. Overgaard,
near Centerville, when Miss Lillian
Overgaard became the bride OF Jesse
Dubois and her sister Nora. married
James Soren5on. One Of the interest
ing features of the double event was
a present by the father of the brides
of check Of $1,000 to each of his
daughters.
Corn valued at S519S5 was collected
in Jerauld county for the relief of war
refugees, according to the report of +.
f. Theurer, secretary Of the Messing
ton Springs Commercial club. The
corn was solicited throughout the
townships of the county and when it
was finally decided to sell the corn
and forward the cash instead, this
amount was realized.
A movement has been inaugurated
to induce the state game and fish com
mission to restOck with fish a fine
lake near Lake Andes from which the
| town receives IFS name. 1t has been
many years since any fish were placed
| in the lake. and with the large mum
! ber of fishermen who visit the lake
each year it is surprising that any fish
are left The lake has gained the
! reputation of being one of the best
| bass fishing resorts in the west.
An epidemic Of Wells disease" OF
! catarrhal jaundice prevails in Aber
| deem, there being fifty or more of the
! cases. The disease is seldom fatal
| but extremely painful, as it causes
cramps in the small inestines. sleep
! less nights and painful stomach
cramps. Physicians do not agree as
to the cause Of the disease, some at
! tribuling it to the mild winter and 9th
| ers eating too much uncooked fruit
! They also fail to agree as to whether
the ailment is contagious or not.
A fire drill Of the pupils of the pub
lie school at Dalton proved the rea
thing to Leonard Unruh, the little son
of prominent residents OF the town
He was among the pupils who were
participating in the fire drill in an up
per room of the school building. He
became so enthusiastic during the drill
that he lost his balance and fell from
a second story window 10 the frozen
ground below 1t was believed he had
been killed by the fall. When picked
up he was in an unconscious cOnGi
ton, but, strange to relate, an invest
cation revealed that beyond a few