The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-03
SOUTH DAKOTA

i ABERDEEN, S. D.-The Aberdeen Mar
BILE and Granite company has been re-or-
ganized under the name Of the Aberdeen
Granite company and the capital increased
from $4,000 to $4,000, the stock being
taken by business men. The company
owns what will be known as the Aberdeen
quarries at Big Stone Lake, where the
granite will be taken out, shipped here and
prepared in blocks for the use of mon
dment makers. The company's saving
and cutting plant here will be much en-
larged.-On Saturday afternoon the Aber-
deem high school football team played at
Glendale against the North Dakota Man
ual Training school team and defeated 1t
IL to 0.-On Nov. the carrier districts Of
Aberdeen were changed to provide for an
additional carrier, the postoffice depart
ment having increased the number be-
cause Of the growth Of the city and the in
crease in the amount of mail.
| SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Guy Kelley, who
has been one Of the deputies Of United
States Marshal e. G. Kennedy, has ac-
cepted the position of assistant statisti-
can in the treasury department at. Wash
| ington He will retire from the office of
deputy on Jan. l next for the purpose Of
entering upon his new duties.-Dan1el
Kennison, a McCook county farmer has
arrived to identify man named Daniel
| saoafford, who was captured here while
| attempting to get out Of the country with
the proceeds of a wagon load of flax be-
longing to Remission, by whom he was
employed. The prisoner will be taken to
| McCook county for his preliminary hearing
on the charge of embezzlement.
BELLE FOURcHE, S. D.-Justice Full
Ter of the South Dakota supreme court has
| issued a certificate of probable cause in
the case of Joseph Weckert, recently SEN
fenced to one year in the pen1tentiary
This stays the execution of sentence until
the case can be heard by the supreme
court, and in the meantime Weckert has
| been released under 81, 900 bonds. Week
| ert had applied for a new trial in circuit
court, and 1T was denied. 1t is said that
| the offense for which Weckert was con-
V1cted, branding a horse belonging to
John &. Shafer, was committed by mis-
| take and not with criminal intent. Week.
| ert is prominent stockraiser and one of
| the oldest citizens OF Butte county,
LEAD, S. D.-A large specimen of the
silvertip bear was seen at the works of
the Puma Mining company. The animal
was unusually bold. and was apparently
on the point Of entering the shafthouse
Where several men were employed. The
| men clambered to the top Of the boiler
from where they threw Jumps of coal al
the animal, which turned and started
away. A few feet from the entrance tc
the boiler-room it laid down under ar
electric light and remained there, plainly
exposed, for several minutes, after which
1t ambled off into the bushes
HURON, S. D.-Grand Secretary Har.
vey j. Rice, accompanied by large dele.
cation from the Odd Fellows lodge. went
to Broadland and instituted a lodge al
that point. The new lodge is Royal. No
l5O, and starts out with over twenty
members. The officers are w. D. John.
son, noble grand; T. J. Pierce, vice grand
George Barden, secretary-Jacob Meiste,
ana 1am1ly, for many years residents O,
Custer township, have sold their real es.
tate and removed to Oklahoma
SISSETON, S. D.-After a chase ex
tending across Minnesota, through low;
and back again into Minnesota, through
South Dakota and into North Dakota. tw,
| or the three men accused of robbing ,
bank at Summit, S. D., have been arrested
and are In Jail here. The third membe
| of the gang succeeded in covering up hi
tracks, and is supposed to have beel
implicated in a bank robbery near De-
Moines few days ago.
DEADWOoD, S. D.-The registratio,
of DeadWood is 2,062 and Of Lead 3,147
and it is believed the vote in the tw,
towns will be the heaviest ever cast. II
1900 Deadwood cast 1856 and Lead 2,0O1
In Lead Their els a vigorous effort to ge
out a strong vote in order to maintain tn,
place as a city Of the first class.-Th,
county treasure of Lawrence county ha.
issued 147 licenses to hunt deer.
OREVILLE, S. D.-The remains O