The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
South Dakota
General State News Paraar.phed

General State News Parasr.phed.
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| The safe of the bank at Rockham,
: near Faulkton, was blown and the en-
ire contents, amounting to $4,000, was
stolen. The thieves took team from
l livery barn and escaped. There is no
clue to the burglars.
| Fred Donaldson, who is expending
100000 on park and artificial lake at
Yankton. has turned on the water,
which will take over month to flood
The lake. The supply is obtained from
q spouter of an artesian we'll.
In the present term Of the supreme
court a number of cases are coming up
from the western section of the state
for adjudication as to conflicting water
rights. The matter of irrigation and
power from the streams of the Hills
is becoming of greater Importance ev
cry day. and from this time on litiga-
| ton of that class can be expected for
many years.
The federal grand jury, which has
been in session in Sioux Falls for ten
| days, completed it's work and was dis
charged. Fifty-eight cases We're exam
ined and forty indictments and eight
cen mo bills were returned. Two
hundred and four witnesses were ex-
amined. All the cases against cattle
men for illegal fencing. fourteen in all,
were continued to either the Pierre or
Deadwood terms.
The state land department filed on
10000 acres of common school lndem-
nifty lands in Stanley county, getting
1t all in solid body in townships two
north and nineteen and twenty east.
One corner of the tract touches Bad
river and a small creek crosses it,
providing plenty of water. The selec-
ton lies short distance west of Grind
stone butte and directly north of Re-
cluse.
Miss Eta Hilmer of Canning met
her death from an accident while as
sisting her brother in haying opera
tions. While helping with the team
singletree clip flew off, striking hel
on the head, intlicting a fatal wound
The parents of the young woman We're
visiting in Iowa at the time of the ac
cident, but were summoned home anC
arrived before the death of their daugh
ter.
Can't. Senechal, after getting as fan
as Omaha with his river show, decided
to end the trip at that point instead o.
going farther diwn the river, and has
returned to Pierre and turned the
buffalo which he had with him bacl
into their old pasture. He will win
ter the "City of Fort Pierre" at Pierre
and will no doubt again carry on hi:
freighting business between that place
and Sioux City next season.
The big crop of corn which Cha,
county farmers raised this year is nov
being nusked and cribbed as rapid.
as possible. There is scarcity o
pickers. and as a result early snow:
will catch many farmers. The average
wages for corn huskers is 31a cent
per bushel, but some of the corn grow
ers are offering cents. In many 10
calities corn is on the ground. OWNS
to wind, and the cost of husl1ing i
therefore greater.
Since the first totals of the stat
census were given out, showing poi
; ulation of 1922 outside of Indians,
, total of 1926 has been added to tn
, list from three counties. Fifty name
, came from Clark county on the discoN
: cry of cards which had been mislaid
III came from Sphinx county, being tn
enumeration of the attendants and il
mates at the asylum for feeble-mindet
, ! and 965 are from Yankton, being tn
insane asylum force and inmates. 'Shi
r places the total population of the state
! other than Indians, at 437,O48.
. NAL. CQ1lLGQQ6u VI luO SOSSI uluSL
river service, while in Pierre, was i
: conference with railroad officials in II
gard to the bridge to be constructe
}. across the Missouri river at Pierr'
: Wh.Nc the plans are not yet approve
!. in detail, in general TIDY meet the r
! quirements of the government. TIL
:, location of the structure has been del
nitely fixed near the stock yards,
short distance up stream from the cit
and it will be what is known as 10
y bridge, with draw.
(: :
q A travelling man whose name is u
known walked into an Aberdeen re
: taurant and ordered two dozen IA
} eggs. When the astonished waite
J brought them the stranger calm
} knocked, HSe small end Of the egg
} against the counter and sucked tt
D contents, one at a time, until he hs
} consumed TIE whole two dozen. +
} then offered to bet anybody in Il
1 ~ = IL.