The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-04-28
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authorized the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance company of San Francisco to
do business in this state.
Mrs. S. W. Kinney of Faulkton was
thrown from buggy while the horses
were running away and was severely
injured three ribs being broken.
A number of very valuable dogs have
been poisoned recently in different
parts of the city. The petition is sign
| ed by nearly every business man in
| DeadWood.
! The Floete Land company has been
| incorporated at Armour with capl-
tai stock of 100000. c. Z. Floete, who
| is at it's head, was formerly owner OF
the Armour State bank.
COMPANIES X of Sturgis and NJ OF
Rapid City have been mustered out by
Adjt. Gen. Englesby. This will leave
but two companies in the Hills, Com
pany l. at Speariish and ! at Custer.
The payment on May l of 100000
| to the Indians on the Cheyenne River
reservation, which is due them for
| lands, means rich harvest for trad
i ers and merchants on and near the res
ervation
Gov. Elrod has appointed as game
wardens w. II. Hughes of Montrose
for McCook county; Byron McNeighm
of Britton for Marshall county. and
| John M. Lawson of Clear Lake for
Deuel. county.
| There is an immense increase in
filings on Lyman county lands at the
Chamberlain United States land office,
land seekers coming in by the train
load. More than 1000 filings will be
made this month.
Preparations are being made by the
Rockham Telephone company to ex-
tend a line through the farming region
south of town and on to Hand City,
thus bringing all the farmers in that
region into direct communication with
the local business men.
The petition ihat has been circulat-
ed in Deadwood among the owners OF
dogs has resulted in the raising of
5000, which amount is to be used in
furnishing a reward for the capture of
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service needed to prosecute the cases.
Capt NJ j. Lehman of the Twenty
fifth infantry and Adjt. Gen. Englesby
inspected Troop A at Evarts. Col. T.
G. Orr was honored by Gen Englesby
by being appointed chief of staff. The
Pierre troop will come to Evarts June
9 and 10 to help entertain the old SCI
tiers.
Viborg is becoming quite an impor-
tant stock shipping point. During
period of thirty days this spring cattle
and other stock to the value Of about
900 was shipped from: the Niborg
station. The farmers in this locality
pay a great deal of attention to their
stock interests and accordingly are
becoming wealthy.
BY orders of President Earling of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railroad the Great Northern track on
the southern extension just begun at
Yankton was torn up at the point
where the two rights of way crossed
and the Milwaukee track was laid.
The move was unexpected by the
Great Northern. which laid the track
only five days ago.
The past week has brought fifteen
emigrant outfits to Pierre, bringing
the necessary material for beginning
home building on the lands which
have been filed on west of the Nilsson
ri river. If reports to the different
real estate firms in this city can be
relied upon, the number will increase
with warmer weather. and a large
amount of this business can be looked
for through May.
C. C. Bruce of Elk Point has been ar
rested, charged with attempting arson
The charges are highly sensational
and whether they will be sustained in
the trial now in progress is the ques-
ton being freely discussed. A fire
last week was the third in short time
without apparent cause. Mr.. Bruce
of w. G. Halter, whose property Dare
ly escaped destruction.
A new lodge has been organized in
Canton, being branch of the Modern
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are: Col. Charles o. Knudson, presi-
dent: Mrs. N. a. Swickard, vice presi
dent; Miss Sadie Arnold, secretary
and treasurer; n. A. Swickard, chap
lain, Mrs. E. B. Pierce, watchman;
e. B. Pierce, sentry: Mrs. G. o. knud-
son, conductress; Dr. r. Hetlesater
and DR.. w. c. Winsett medical exam
| iners.
The growth of Britton is being ham
pered by shortage of suitable dwell
ing houses, and steps have been taken
to interest local capitalists in move
| ment to erect a number of new resi-
dences. During the last year at least
| twenty-five families have been pre-
| vented by a shortage of dwelling
houses from locating here permanent
ly. At present five families are look
ing for quarters with the intention of
locating here if they can secure
places in which to live.
Applications for registration under
the motor vehicle act are not coming
| in very rapidly, only about fifty having
| co far been filed The department has