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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-09-04
MILWAUKEE, ICE HOUSE
DESTROYED BY FIRE

The Milwaukee ice house, which
burned last summer was nearly de-
strOyed again Thursday afternoon
But for the promptness of the fire
department and many of the citi.
zens and employees of the company
who were at work in the vicinity
of the building the structure would
have been a total loss.
AS it was the building has been
almost destrOyed a great deal of
work will be necessary to put it
back in commission again.
That particular building catch
ing on fire as often as it does
seems odd. some think it is on ac-
count of the location of the build
ing as the greater number of
winds that blow on a hot day
come from the south and south
east which would naturally carry
any sparks from a passing engine
right into or up against the build
ing that is already oyer heated
from the sun and hot winds, being
a veritable tinder box.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-09-04
$4,000 WORTH OF
LAND SOLD IN 50 DAYS

j. w. Harris, of this city, sold
the following during the month of
August, 1915. The important
point is that it was all too good =
frst class farmers who will move
onto their land before March lst.
These men have been renting land
In our eastern states paying their
landlords from five to ten dollars
per acre rent. Mr.. Harris expects
to more than double these sales
during September also October, as
those are his best months. He has
over thirty agents in the east who
claim they have from twenty to
fifty buyers each who will come af-
ter threshing is over. The buyers
are as follows:
Jim ParrOtt, Hartford, S. d.,
l6O acres at Firesteel, price SIS
per acre, $256O; O. A. Helgreson,
Sioux Falls, S. D., 49O acres
at Trail City, price $40 per acre,
$15l20; w. H. Dhabolt, Jeffers,
Mimi. 32O acres at Isabel, price
$l6 per acre, $5120; Tom Me-
Ginty, Valley Springs, S. d., 320
acres at Trail City, price $l5 per
acre, $4,000; Nels Jacobson, In
wood, Iowa, 48O acres at Nc.
Laughlin, price $50 per acre,
$l440O; f. G.. Griswold, Sioux
Falls, 5. d., 32O acres at Trail
City, price $l3 per acre, $ll6O;
}. Molesaed, Centreville, S. d..
$50 acres at Isabel, price SIG per
acre, $S64O; Ed. Johnson, Spen-
Ger, Iowa, 4SO acres at MObridge,
price $27 per acre, $1296O; A.
Peterson. Marshfeld, Wis, 800
acres at Trail City, price SIG per
acre, S5l2O; A. Paulson, Marsh
field, Wis, 800 acres at Trail City,
price $l6 per acre, $512O; G. Gohl,
Comstock, Wis, 16O acres at Isa-
bel, price SIG per acre, $3.50; j.
f. Mays, Almena, Wis, 32O acres
at Trail City, price Sl7 per acre,
$544O; w. H. Waugh, st. James,
Mimi, $50 acres at Wakpala, price
500 per acre. 5000; n. Apland,
st. James, Mimi, 32O acres at
Wakpala, price $15 per acre,
$4,000.
1t is also to be noted that just
two men were satisfied with one
quarter, the others are each buying
two or three quarters.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Jansen are re.
jOicing over the arrival of an eight
pound baby boy who arrived
Wednesday to take mp a perma
nent residence with them.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-09-04

Mrs. S. j. Smithberger, of Nc
IntOsh, and Mrs. II. e. Bonzer. of
Hettinger, N. d., both former
residents of Evarts, have been Wis.
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Overholser.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-09-04
POOR MAIL SERVICE
DUE TO DEMOCRATS

Washington, d. g., Aug. 2l-
The failure of the democrats to pass
the post Office appropriation bill in
the last congress has shamefully
crippled the rural free delivery
service. Members of congress de-
clare that complaints they are re-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-09-04

Totals, AZ IS Is u 8
SCORE BY INNINGS

SCORE BY INNINGS
Mobridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1
Aberdeen l 0 O 0 l 3 l z-13
Two base hits. Bell 2; Potts, Burk-
hardt. Fly. Stolen bases. Nee z; Mac.
Ardie. Double play, Fnstrom to Mon
'akuc Sacrifice hit, Moore. Struck
out. by Fly 3; by Green 7. Bases on
balls, off Ply 2; off Green d. Wild pitch,
Eldred.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
DISCOVERY OF TEPARY BEAN
Plant, Long Cultivated by Arizona In.
dians, Gives Wonderful Results
as Dry Farm Crop.

The American Indian, to whom the
white man owes his yellow corn, has
now added another valuable item tc
the food supply. Investigators from
the University of Arizona have dis
covered that the Tepary bean, which
has long been cultivated by the Pint
and Papago Indians, gives wonderful
results as a dry-farming crop. 1t will
yield, it is said, from 700 to 1000
1t equals any known article of COM
merce.
In the semi-arid soil of the reserva-
tons, the Indians for generations, by
a system of rude canals, have raised
these beans on large tracts of land.
The investigators also found varieties
of pumpkins, corn and squashes that
have survived the ancient Pueblos, the
race under whose husbandry they orig.
mated, on lands where ii has been
thought that such products could not
be grown; but the most valuable were
the beans.
The Indians say that long ago their
fathers found them growing wild In
the mountains farther south. Centu-
ries Of cultivation have developed
types of the vegetable well suited to
extremes of heat and drought. Forty
seven varieties have been developed
rom the samples which the university
explorers brought back from the In
dams.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22

"A little girl sitting next me In
church was coughing" said Mrs. Jones
at the card club. so | whispered to
her mother for permission to slip her
cough drop. The child held it in
her mouth a moment and then swal.
lowed it."
Would you kindly give her an
other?' the mother whispered
I'm sorry. but | had only the one,
| answered.
Coming out of church ! felt in my
pocket and was Mortified to fish out
the cough drop. You see, | had had
cough drop and button in my
pocket"
And what did you do?" chorused
the women at the table. Did you tell
her mother?"
mo, ! didn't was mad. Il was
very unusual button from my new
suit"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
MESMERiZEO
A Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used,

Many people are brought up to be-
neve that coffee is a necessity of life,
and the strong hold that the drug.
caffeine, In coffee has on the sys-
tenn makOs it hard to loosen its grip
even when one realizes its injurious
effects.
lady writes: Il had used coffee
FOR years; it seemed one of the ne
cessities OF life. A few months ago
Ing, became more impaired, and
knew that unless relief came from
some source / would soon be q physi-
cal wreck.
y was weak and nervous, had sick
headaches, no ambition. and felt tired
OF life. My husband was also losing
his health. He was troubled SO much
with indigestion that at times he could
eat only a few mouthfuls.
Finally we saw Postum advertised
and bought a package. followed d.
recuons for making carefully, and
added cream, which turned 1t to the
loveliest rich-looking and tasting
drink I ever saw served at any table,
and we have used Postum ever since.
Il gained FIVE pounds in weight in
As many weeks, and now feel well
and strong In every respect. My
headaches have gone. and l am new
woman. My husbands indigestion
has left him, and he can now eat
anything"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postun-must be vel
boiled. 15c and csc packages.
tnstant Postum-is a soluble DOW
der. A teaspoonful dissolves qricky
In q cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious bevel
age Instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds /.
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocer
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
NUTRITIOUS FEED FOR STOCl
~nen weather 10 Unfavorable ans
Too Dry for Other Hay Grasses
Alfalfa Leads Them All.

Alfalfa is the greatest drought-resist
ing plant Compared with any gras,
neid or cornfield that has no cultiya
tioh alfalfa win produce more nutri
nous Iced for animals on the farm
lnah any other crop can grow. Dt
not understand me as saying tina,
neaVy yields of alfalfa do not require
ABUNDANT rainfall. but when 1t come,
70 outstanding drought or producing
some kind OF helpful crop when tn,
weather is unfavorable and too dry
tor any other hay grasses. alfalfa leads
them ALL
II dry weather comes for a short
season during the crop-growing time
every crop is damaged to some ex
tent. II the meadows are maturing
the dry weather spells permanently
the yield of hay for the season.
snort spell with water short works
q hardship that other crops can new
er catch up on, but alfalfa is not an
annual plant and is cut several times
q year, so that there is good opportu
nlty to catch up on one crop what is
lost on the previous one.
In this section Of the southeast we
mad an early spring drought with a
short spell of rain in midsummer and
then another drought, writes ]. G
Courtier of Amiba county, Virginia, In
Breeders Gazette. Alfalfa will not
yield as 1t should, but is outyielding
other hay crops and stands ready and
green where the other grasses are
killed out. Three times our mower
has cut alfalfa from one field while
a clover field near 1t was hardly worth
cutting once. In blowing on land like
that In our alfalfa field alfalfa roots
I'VE feet long have been pulled up. Nj
trogen is needed plant food from
which leaf and stem are made. With
the mixed grasses the only practical
course is the decaying humus in the
soil. Now humus does not decay much
in dry soils, therefore the leaf and
stem food is cut down during g
drought. With alfalfa it is different
On the roots of thrifty alfalfa are count
less little colonies of microbes whose
work 1t is to gather nitrogen from the
air for the alfalfa. In dry weather there
Is still an abundance of nitrogen. In
this way fair supply of nitrogen is
available, regardless of the decay OF
the soil humus. Therefore the roots
can find small supply of other plant
food, and some little moisture down In
under the soil, and even after the tor
soil is dry, crop is forthcoming.
What hope is there for farmers when
dry weather continues as it has contin-
ued for the last few years? Surely
with the old style of farming we shall
have to farm with scant returns, but
II a change can be made in which the
rains of winter are captured by good
cultivation of fields rich in humus
early crops and big fields of alfalfa, a
good living will still be possible on the
farm. Green alfalfa is wonderfully
rich stock feed, and green alfalfa is
possible when the seasons are too dry
for hay crops. 1t behooves every
farmer to establish on his farm thrifty
fields of alfalfa
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
WOMAN IN NEED OF PRAYERS
sister Hannah Had No Husband, But
Desired Congregation to Help
Her In Getting One.

When the topic at dinner party
the other evening turned to the eff
ncacy Of prayer this story was told
by Miss Julia Sanderson, the musical
comedy star:
Just before the conclusion OF a
weekly prayer meeting in a country
town one night the minister arose
and glanced over the congregation.
is there anybody present" he
asked, who wishes the prayers Of the
congregation for relative OF
friend?"
Yes, parson," answered a tall ang
ular woman, rising quickly to hes
feet, L want the congregation to
pray for my husband"
Why, Sister Hannah" exclaimed
the dominic in a surprised voice
You have no husband"
I know l haven't" was the calm
re1oinder Of Sister Hannah. 81 want
all hands to pitch in and help me
pray for one. "-Philadelphia Tele
graph.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22

NRM55N0TES

Every farmer should raise hog for
every member of his family and some
to sell
Farmers should feed more grain and
less hay to their horses during the
winter.
In the fields big team makes haste
by the width of the furrow or swath
they cut
hog that can be fattened while
young will be the most profitable one
to breed.
Provide box stalls for the colts, If
possible. Keep the stalls well Uttered
md clean
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Deceived.

Little Willie was left alone with sis.
ter's beau.
Mr.. Champlay," he presently said
what is a popinjay?"
Sisters beau wrinkled his forehead
Wh-why, a popinjay is IA vain
bird"
Are you bird, Mr. Champaign"
Certainly not"
That's funny, ma said you was a
pop1nJay, and pa said there was no
doubt about your being a jay, an sis
ter said there was small hopes of your
poppin', and now you say you aint a
bird at all. That's funny"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
WATERSPOUT OF TIN VARIETY
swaI'op Mcbride Placed HlmssN In
Ludicrous Position While Listen
Ing to Sailors Yarn.

Coroner James ]. Phelan OF Bridge
port, whose investigation of the STAN
ford wreck has given him a nation.
wide reputation for courage and as
tuteness, said to a reporter. apropos
OF a legal tangle:
These lawyers tried hard to con-
fuse the issue. and, If they had sue
ceeded, they'd have put all hands In
the ludicrous position OF Swallop Nc
Bride
"Swallop Mcbride, you know. sal
listening quizzically, at the lodge, to
sailor who had just returned ia
Cinnaminson from a world tour.
And did you see any water
spouts?" the voyager was asked.
"Waterspouts? Sure!"
And he described a waterspout
with all Its horrors that had nearly
done for his ship in the Indian ocean
AT this point Swallop interposed
Holy smoke! he said. you make
me tired. All this talk about a water
spout! Why, what the dickens IL
there In a waterspout to be afraid
Off
You'd know soon enough said
the sailor loftily, If you ever ran
acrost one.
Ran acrost oie?' said Swallop
Why, there's three in our back yard
and they don't brighten me no more
than a baby. Boston Globe.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
On the Trail of Friend Husband.

Mrs. Fury-Has yo' seed anything
o muh husband, Brudder Lopp?
The Night Owl-W'y, howdy, Sistah
Fury; howdy! Nome, isn't seed him
since long bout ten o'clock. But what
brings yo' downtown at dis time o
night?
Mrs. Fury-Lookin' for dat man O
mine. And hopes to de Lawd nuth'n
happens to him befo' finds him
uh-kaze Is gwine to bust his head vic
dis club when ] kotches him Kan
sas City Star.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
For Itching, BURNING skins.

Battle freely the affected surface
with Cuticura Soap and hot water.
Dry without irritation and apply Cuti-
cura Ointment with finger or hand.
This treatment affords immediate re-
lief, permits rest and sleep and points
to speedy healment in most cases OF
eczemas. rashes, itchings and irrita-
tons of the skin and scalp of infants,
children and adults. Free sample each
with 32-p. Skin Book II you wish. Ad-
dress postcard: Cuticura, Dept. x,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Biggest Taiker In the British Hou..

Biggest Talker In the British House.
\ Mr.. Lloyd George, the chancellor OF
the exchequer. is the greatest talker
In the British parliament
n The chancellor spoke ITO columns
OF "Hansard," while the prime minis.
ter comes sixth down the list with los
columns. The member who asked the
most questions was Mr.. Fred Hall of
Dulwich, who put 359
In one sort Of contest Mr. Will Hall
Ii easily beaten by Mr.. VIII Thorne.
the Socialists. The ordinary rate of
speaking is 100 to $50 words a minute.
Mr.. viii Thorne puts his questions to
the government at the rate of about
ak hundred words minute Mr..
Hall cannot do better than mere $50
words a minute .
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
She Studied the Market.

"Of course" said young Mrs. Tor
kins, reproachfully, its easy for a
man to adopt an attitude of patient
superiority toward the food. A man
doesn't have to realize the increase in
prices as a woman does"
What makes you think that?"
II have been making an investiga-
ton. A ten-cent cigar doesn't cost a
bit more than 1t used to-"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
He Was Immune

deadly turpinite shell exploded in
the trench. An hour or two later an
officer found the row of soldiers cold
In death Only one man was alive and
he was bravely at his post
We'll, WELL" he exclaimed. how
does it happen that you are alive
when all your companions have sue.
cumbed to the terrible gases?"
"Oh, pshaw!" replied the soldier
they never bothered me any; used
to drive garbage wagon"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Not Very Busy.

Recorder of Deeds" was the sigr
over the door of handsome building
on one of the more prominent of the
golden streets.
A new arrival within the pearly
gates entered
The recording of deeds interests
me" he announced. II used to be a
lawyer in the other world. But why
Is 1t that all the clerks are working
except you?" he inquired of the only
idle member of the force
Il record the good deeds" explained
that member courteously.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
A Doubtful Frame of Mind.

DO you believe in unpreparedness
for war as a powerful influence for
peace?"
I'm not sure about that" replied
Senator Sorghum. II can't see any evi.
dence to the effect that no monarchy
would have the heart to shoot up an
unarmed nation"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Easy Euulpment.

DO you know there is said to be a
fish trust?"
Il have heard So But l hardly un.
derstand how there can be fish trust
when anybody can be an independent
operator who can secure a couple OF
hooks and piece of string"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Malapropos.

What possessed you, Jane, to say
what you did to Mr.. Smith when he
took you out?"
What do you mean?"
You asked him if he did not enjoy
the sight of the blue ether all about
him, and he just out of the hospital"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
No NeMa

Did you ask little Jimmy Wombat
about the fight over at his house the
other light?"
Yes"
And what did you get out of him ?"
Not very much. His mother is
evidently an exceedingly strict CEN
sor. Judge.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
An Elaborate Apoloov

Why do you never make any
money!"
because l am so particular about
the company l seek" replied the man
who Is ever self-reiiant. "A fool and
his money ara soon parted. associate
only with wise men"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
A Precise Mind

Il don't know what I'm going 10 do
with that boy" said the worried
teacher
is he stupid?"
Not exactly. l asked him who the
rulers of Europe are and he said he
didn't know, and he'd bet | didn't,
either"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
SEEKING the ADVANTAGE.

What are you boys making such
4 racket down there for7"
Why, we're two big nations gone
to war"
But what are you both pummel-
Ing poor little Freddy for?"
"Oh, he's a neutral SO he can't
fight"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Up-to-the-Minutc.

He has modern ballroom in every
way"
That so?'
Yes. The smoking room has been
enlarged three times to accommodate
the husbands who don't dance the
new steps. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
A Series.

Morton has mortgaged his automo-
bile to buy fur coat. Says he couldn't
ride in 1t without one"
Nothing unusual in that. but what
did he mortgage to buy the car"
Himself"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22

I see where Mary Garden is going
to give up grand opera and go as a
nurse to the front. Do you think she
will be efficient?"
Well. after all her practice, she
ought TO be able to manage a large
aria"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Like Bread on Water.

He-l gave a poor man a dollar yeC~
terday and told him to come around
and let me know how he was getting
Oh.
She-That was good OF you; like
casting your bread upon the waters.
He-Yes, something like that Any.
way, he came back this morning
soaked. boston Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Weeks Break Up-A-Co'd Tablets
guaranteed remedy or Colds and
La Grippe. Price Csc of your druggist.
It's good. Take nothing else.-Adv.
Reversible.

Stella-I take my husband along to
help choose a hat.
Bella take a hat along to help
choose a husband.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Extreme Devotion.

Pretty Mrs. Hardcash's ricn old
husband. who was so devoted to her,
Is, | am told, on his last legs"
You don't say so! She told a
friend of mine the other day he was
lust dying to please her"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
"Watchful Waitino. -

What are we to do for fashions, if
the war in France continues?"
Wear as little as we can, and
wait. Plain Dealer.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Taken Literally.

Are you saving up something for a
rainy day?"
NO., replied Farmer Corntossel.
What we're troubled with out this
way is an annual drought. If we had
more rainy days everybody would have
money"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Tirse Of. Domestic Battlefield.

Mrs. Henpcck is going round In
Mysteries. Poor Mr.. Henpeck is still
detained abroad"
mo, he isn't"
Then why does he stay?"
Says he'd rather be where the fight
ing is more general"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
A Comparison.

There goes the Widow Blym She's
been married three times and she's
still as pretty as a picture"
That shows the superiority of a
woman over an automobile"
I'm what respect?"
After car has changed hands
two or three times it's sight to be-
hold"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
A Misanthropic Reader.

Il don't believe more than half OF
what | see in print" said the incredu
lous man.
Trying to be on the safe side7'
Yes. And even at that, ! generally
pick the wrong half"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
Place of Deposit.

Il left a wad of gum under the edge
OF that table" said the lady, coming
back.
The druggist turned the table over
Here are 81 wads of gum" said
he after taking quick census. Can
you distinguish yours?"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22
ParadoxicaI Interest

ut Is wonder there is so much
discussion about aviation
Why IL II a wonder?"
Because 1t Ia such soar sub
ct"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22

Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak Watery
Syes and Granulated Eyelids; No sma rtng-
just Eye comfort. Write for book OF the Eve
BY mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy CO.. Chicago
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22

Methuselah had grudge against
Ills wives, perhaps, and kept on living
to beat them out of the insurance.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22

1t isn't always love that makes q
man attentive to his wife. Maybe he
Is afraid of her.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22

Speaking of angels in disguise-but
what business has an angel to wear
a disguise?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-22

Hixon-Did the operation on your
wife's throat do her good? a
Dixon-It did us both good She
hasn't been able to talk for six weeks.