The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-06
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to have been murdered.
The Leola postmaster has been in
structed to receive bids for carrying
the United States mails between Leola
and Aberdeen, and between Leola and
Sutherland.
Emil Romanowsky, while trying to
steal a ride on stock train at And
over, fell between the cars and his
body was nearly cut in two. Seven
cars passed over him.
Three clever swindlers succeeded in
passing worthless checks upon Dead
wood merchants for various small
amounts. G. Y. Creek was the leader
Of the gang, all making their escape.
At Hayes, fifty miles west of Pierre.
Walker. was drowned in the dipping
tank at that place, having fallen in
while playing and drowning before
| help could reach him.
The Groton Foundry and Manufac-
turing company has just been tncorpor-
ated for $4,000, to do general line
of foundry and machine work. 1t will
cooking and heating stoves.
Trains will be running between the
Hills and the Missouri river by the
first of the year, officials of the North
western railroad say. Two grading out
fits have arrived at Rapid City and
work will be begun in few days.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state for the
Farmers State bank of Corsica, Doug
lass county, with capital of $4,000.
The incorporators are G. w. Pratt,
Peter Nieveen and Matthew Haines,
all of Platte
The state land department sold a
quarter section of university land in
eastern Sully county at $11.5O an acre.
1t has not been many years since land
in that section of the state could be
purchased at one dollar an acre, and
even less, and the sale at that price in
dicates the difference in conditions
which come about in short time.
After long illness Mrs. e. P. Mes
mer, one of the most respected resi-
dents of Milbank, is dead. She was
member of the Congregational church
and Eastern Star She leaves a hus-
! band and four children. She was forty
two, and had many friends at Aber-
deem and Warner. where she formerly
resided
Mrs. G. w. Longwell, who lives on
a claim in Lyman county, reports
hawks and eagles SO numerous in that
section that it is almost impossible to
keep poultry of any kind. A few days
ago an eagle or large hawk swooped
down on the family cat as it was sun
ming itself in the door yard, and car
ried 1t away regardless of it's efforts to
escape.
| A burglar broke into the home of A.
A. Boynton of Mitchell by tearing OF
the window screen, which attracted the
attention of Mrs. Boynton, who was
sleeping on the lower floor. The fel.
low had just landed in the dining room
| when Mrs. Boynton called her husband.
| but before he could reach the dining
room the burglar had escaped through
the window.
In circuit court at Huron. judge
Whiting sent John Shiels to the peni.
Tertiary for one year for stealing bolt
Of silk from Shaw & Flemming's drv
goods store. Shields answers the de-
scription of man wanted at Pine
stone, Mimi. whom it is believed stole
a large 10. of silks from a store there
some months since.
T. H. Null Of Huron secured from
the supreme court an order to show
cause why writ of mandamus should
not issue to compel the circuit court
to take action in the case against G. A.
Kelley of Huron. Five indictments
were returned against Kelley by the
Beadle county grand jury and all were
stolen from the files of the clerk of
court OF that county. The order of
the supreme court is returnable ON
Oct. IA.
A number Of young people in Yer
million believe that they have struck
a bonanza by taking homestSads in
Lyman county. Quite number have
filed on land in the White river val
ley, along the route of the Milwaukee,
to the Hills country. Among those
WIZ nave uleu are OllVer and Edmund
Sweet, Abbie and Jennie Davenport
Oscar Stuart and William Potts and
sister. 1t is their intention to live on
the farms until such time as thew can
commute.
Grant Bros. of Frederick sold 100
Percheron horses at the stock Yards at
that place. The horses were brought
in from Montana where they had been
reared on big horse ranch. The
hundred head were sold to farmers in
the vicinity of Frederick and brought
the owners $4,000. Ten thousand dol.
lars worth of grass-fed cattle were
shipped from Frederick to the South
st. Paul and Sioux City markets. Two
young steers which never had a bite
OF anything to eat but South Dakota
grass weighed 1900 pounds and were
in fine condition.
Mrs. Philip hewitt of Deadwood has
left for Scotland, where she will com.
mence contest for share of an old
Scotch estate. She is CLOSELY related
to Lord Basil Dnfforn IF Tho L~,, -