The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-16
= - . . . . . - g -
South Dakota
$685., STATE News
- Photographed.
Z = . . = = 9 = = I


4 = = = . = 9 = = :. = q
The Carnegie free library has been
opened to the public in Deadwood. 1t
was built with a donation of $4,000
from Andrew Carnegie.
Prof. Fred w. Smith and Wills r.
Johnson of the Northern normal and
industrial school will start a summer
school at Aberdeen, beginning June u
and continuing five weeks.
Paul Rewman, who has been man
ager of the Deadwood Electric Light
company for good many years. will
leave in few days for trip around
the world. which will occupy eighteen
months.
News OF the death of Roger Sullivan,
an old miner in the Black Hills, has
been received. He committed suicide
the latter part of May at Park City.
Utah. He left note saying he was
tired Of the world.
F: /:
Howard w. Cole, aged SS, sherin OF
Brown county. and secretary treasurer
of the state sheriffs' association, died
at Aberdeen He was a Brown county
pioneer of 81. and prominent In po-
litical and Masonic circles.
At a special meeting Of the Aber-
deem city council, permission was
granted the business men of the city
to use the streets and alleys Of the
given there on July 38 by the T. I.
Cash Carnival company.
Fred Nelson, 81 years old, son Of
Hans Nelson, a farmer living eight
miles north of Pukwana, was drowned
while in bathing in pond near his
home with two companions. He was
swimming across the pond for the
third time when taken with cramps.
The dedication of the Masonic tenn
pie at Miller was attended by people
from washington. Faulkton, Huron.
Highmore and Pierre. Grand Master
l. w. Goodner of the latter city had
charge of the ceremonies. A social
dance, games, banquet, reception. etc,
constituted the evenings entertain
ment.
The artesian question Is to be fur
ther tested west of the Missouri river
by a we'll at Dirkstown. The we'll is
contracted for by Dirks Bros, who
own large amount OF land in that
vicinity, and consider that there is
enough assurance of finding the flow
in that section to test the matter
thoroughly.
The Aberdeen Gas company has
commenced work on gas holder "a
feet high and 200 feet in circumfer-
ence, to hold $4,000 CUBIC feet of gas.
The tank will be of brick and the hold
err of steel. The cost will be $4,000,
and it is expected the holder will an
swer the needs Of the company for
ten years at least.
The school children of Pierre have
now ON deposit in the National Bank OF
Commerce in Pierre over $4,000 as
their savings through the school saw
ings bank system. This represents
the accumulation Of large part of the
pennies which would have been spent
for candy or wasted in some way il
it had not been for the savings system
The deposits draw 5 per cent interest
after they have been in the bank for
six months.
:: /:
Walter the 11-year-old son Of A. w.
MielenZ of Yankton, was badly bitten
by dog and is under medical treat.
ment with an arm badly lacerated
where the dogs fangs entered. The
animal was owned by Joseph Ferdi
nand, who has been ordered to produce
the dog to be shot by the city mar.
shall. So far this has not been done,
the dog having been hidden away, and
arrest is now being threatened unless
the canine is produced speedily.
: /:
Although 1t is evident that the popu-
lation of Vermillion has increased dur
ing the past year, the school census
just completed shows falling of of
children of school age In the school
district this year there are but 587 kids
Of school age, where year ago there
were 655. The girls exceed the boys
by twenty-five.a w. H. Wildman is now
busy taking the state census, and it is
expected that the total number of res.
idents will reach the $500 mark.
The wool product is becoming an
important factor in the prosperity of
the farmers and ranchmen in the
section of the state tributary to Blunt.
One Blunt dealer has contracted for
the purchase Of over 100000 pounds of
wool, which will cost him nearly $780,
600. Immense quantities will be pur-
chased by other houses, resulting in