The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-08-25
Philip Tobin was seriously injured
by being thrown from his buggy. He
was badly bruised and scratched

The date of the old settlers meeting
for Sully county has been fixed for
Sept. Is. 1t will be held at Okobojo
S. Barnes an engineer on Milwau-
kee freight train. was arrested at Ma
rion on the charge Of beating board
bill at the Marion house" last fall.
The home Of Frank Klotz. farmer
living six miles north Of Ethan, was
entered recently while he and his wife
were absent. About SIG was taken
from desk.
Children playing with matches set
fire to the hay in the loft Of Charles
Turner's barn at Leola. The children
escaped, but the barn and its contents
were destroyed.
The trustees Of Redfield college arc
rejoicing over the fact that the will Of
the late Mary Elnora Pray OF Con-
necticut, recently admitted for pro-
bate, provides $4,000 for the establish
ment Of a permanent musical schol-
arship."
Mrs. Hazen, wife of Geo. T. Hazen,
Of the train dispatcher's office, Chica-
go & Northwestern offices at Huron.
died suddenly. Mrs. Hazen was for
merly Miss Michaelson of Sioux Falls,
and was married in that city less than
year ago.
The Druggists Mutual Fire Insur.
ance company elected James Lewis Of
Canton. president; DR.. R. NJ. Cotton Of
Tyndall, vice president; l. A. Keith OF
Lake Preston, secretary, and G. H.
Lohr of Estelline, treasurer. All are
present incumbents.
The state board of medical examin.
ers was in session with DIR. Foxton at
Huron, and examined number of ap-
plicants for license to practice medl.
cine in this state. The board thus far
has examined Al applicants this year.
of whom IL failed to receive certin-
Gates.
The South Dakota Pharmaceutical
association recommended o. A. Griffs
of Aberdeen, James Lewis of Canton,
and S. H. Scallin of Mitchell as first.
second and third choice members OF
the state board of pharmacy. The
governor will appoint one of the three
to the position. Griffs is the present
incumbent.
Leslie Neuman, the 13-year-old son
of A. Neuman, register of deeds for
Brown county, was assisting his moth
err with the family washing, when he
was badly scalded from the waist
down by a boilerful of hot water
which he attempted to lift from gas
oline stove. Physicians say the burns
will not prove serious.
:
Completed figures for Charles Mix
county give 1t total population of H.
PIP. gain OF 2,741 in five years. This
population is 5,951 male and 1921 f.
male. of which 1874 is foreign born.
The county contains 1893 citizen In
dams who have severed their tribal re-
lations. Platte has population OF
700; Geddes has GIG, and Wagner 513.
The fact that children and matches
are a dangerous combination was
again illustrated on the farm of Lud-
wig Stellflug, living near Herried.
Some of his children were playing
with matches and set Are to and ut
terly destroyed his barn, which con.
taned about sixty tons Of hay. The UNI
fortunate farmer estimates his loss at
about $500.
A new grain elevator has just been
completed at Cavour by R. Wilson of
Esmond. 1t replaces the old Van.
Dusen fiat house. Cavour Is now we'll
supplied with elevators, and it is in
deed fortunate, for vast amount of
grain will be marketed there this fall.
Crops were never better and it is ex-
pected that more grain will be han
d!od by the local elevators than dur.
ing any former season in the history
of the town.
While playing In the hay loft of
CndTIeS turner Darn dL LeOld d uuul'
Der of small children tried to initiate
their elders by making "smudge" to
keep off the mosquitoes, and set fire
to the hay in the barn. Becoming
frightened the older children fastened
to make their escape, but forgot to
take the youngest child, mere babe
who could scarcely toddle. The little
child, however, climbed down the lad
der alone and made its escape. The
barn and its contents are total loss.
Owing to litigation between the city
of Sioux Falls and the private water
company which supplies the city with
water, the city has not been able to
operate the municipal waterworks sys-
tenn which was completed some
months ago. Competent legal authori-
ty recently decided that the city plant
can be operated at once if leased to
company composed Of citizens. In
accordance with this view the city