The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-01-06
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South Dakota
c.., State News
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The little daughter of w. l.. Brown
of Miller was accidentally scalded and
died from the effects
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Nicholas Rein af Aberdeen was in
stantly killed by Dayton & Troy
traction car at Piqua, Ohio.
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The hearing OF Grant Derflinger.
charged by Anna Kuper, aged 10, with
assault, resulted in his being held to
the spring term of court at Miller in
$500 bonds. which he has not vet
given.
Rev. d. e. Evans, pastor Of the Con.
gregational church at Armour for
three years, has rendered his resie.
nation and will go to Racine. He was
formerly pastor of Welsh church in
Milwaukee.
A new Evangelical church building
has been dedicated in the Garden
Prairie neighborhood near Groton.
Prof. KielShoffer of Napierville, Ill.,.
was among those who participated in
the dedication exercises.
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A new artesian we'll which has been
sunk at Lake Preston for the purpose
OF furnishing water for municipal
Waterworks, has very strong flow.
The new we'll furnishes Lake Preston
With flrSf-placc fro
There is discussion at Miller of 4
cooperative electric light plant free
public library, telephone lines to the
towns north and south, and of farm
ers' telephone system. The town has
an electric light plant already.
j. Hesket, who is wanted at Glen
dive, Mont. for stealing horses, has
been arrested at Belle Fourche and
brought to the Butte county jail by
Sheriff Moses. When captured he was
riding a stolen horse. He will be sent
back to Montana.
A new banking Institution, known
as the Security State bank, with a
capital of $4,000. has opened at Will
low Lakes. The officials are: Presi-
dent, G. j. Chinberg; vice president,
Q. H. Chase; cashier, Ed q. Williams:
assistant cashier, Charles Fisher.
At the annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the First State bank of
Java the following officers were elect
ed: President, Jacob Stoller; vice
president. John Hofmeyer; cashier.
, w. c. Hicks. The new directors are
Jacob Hoff, M. Gherk, Jr., and H.
| Thielen. Every share Of the stock is
now owned by residents of Java.
The sheriff discovered a file in the
possession of prisoners in the Law
renee county Jail. Two of the bars
had been filed nearly away, and Jail
delivery was planned. Among the
prisoners is w. B. Hays, who will be
taken to Sioux Falls to serve a ten
months sentence for grand larceny.
The report of the state food and
dairy commissioner shows that Kings.
bury county stands at the head of the
counties of South Dakota SO far as
creamery interests are concerned.
Seven creameries distributed $132-
SO8.49 among their patrons The
creamery at De Smet stands at the
head.
Between 400 and 500 persons cele.
| brated Forefathers' day at Huron by
giving, a genuine old-fashioned New
England supper. Rev. H. d. Wizard
| was POSTMASTER, and among the
speakers were Col. W. A. Lynch, DR..
| Rifenbark and Father d. F. Desmond.
A male quartet and the young mems
orchestra furnished music.
The twenty-first annual synod min
| utes OF South Dakota Presbyterians
has just been issued by Rev. DIR. H. P.
Carson, showing progress all along the
| line, save one less church organiza.
ton, now 1919, with 10S ministers. 6.459
communicates, 8,168 Sunday school
and 1904 Christian Endeavor men,
bers. The aggregate value of their
church property is $246,30O, exclusive
OF the college property in Huron. Con-
tributions to missions aggregated over
$4,000, and home and current ex.
penses were over 100000.
The first meeting of the stockhold.
ers of the Fraternity Hall company
was held at Brookings last week and
was largely attended. Bylaws were
adopted and the following directors
elected: H. L. Walker, j. A. Seaton.
M. G. Carlisle, c. H. Bullen, E. C. o.
son, r. N. Laird and S. H. Goodfellow.
The directors Immediately organized
and elected the following officers:
President, M. G. Carlisle; vice presi-
dent, e. N. Laird; treasurer, E. c. OF.
son; secretary, S. H. Goodfellow; man.
ager OF opera house, H. L. Walker.
Some changes in the plans in the new
building were recommended and will
be taken up with the contractor.
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