The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
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The Wesleyan university enrolment
is $40.
One hundred have been converted
during the revival at Mitchell.
f. H. Truesdale was sandbagged in
the railroad yards in Brookings and
robbed of $S3
A movement has been inaugurated
by leading Sioux Falls whist players
| for the organization of South Dakota
whist league.
Vincent Lombardi. an Italian, rent
Ing farm three miles from Elk Point,
has left with his family for parts I'M
known, leaving many creditors
Michael Labonte is dead at Lead
from the effects OF carbolic acid taken
with suicidal intent. He left a letter
to his wife stating that poor health
was the cause.
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| Chief of Police Mack Husban of Sis
seton was held to await the action Of
the circuit court on the charge of neg.
lecting his official duty by permitting
gambling in his presence.
| The Deadwood city council has
awarded the contract for constructing
| the big waterworks system in that
city to Henley & Ritchie of lola. Kan,
| the price for the contract to be SIG.
| 900.
| President Roosevelt will be gratifled
at his inaugural by the appearance in
the grand parade of company Of
Black Hills "cowpunchers Capt
| Seth Bullock is sending out invita-.
lions.
| Two men whose names are I'm.
| known were run into by Great North.
ern train near Nassau as they attempt.
ed to drive across the track in front of
the approaching train. Both were Sc
verely injured, but will recover.
The annual meeting Of stockho!d-
ers of the Lake Preston Creamery was
| held at Lake Preston. During the
year the creamery receipts were 49,.
653.73. The company is in healthy
condition and doing a nice business.
| Michael Labonte, an old resident OF
Lead, is dead as the result of TAX
| ing dose of carbolic acid. He leaves
wife and four children. letter left
for his wife gives the reason for his
| action as poor health.
The city council of Deadwood has
opened all the bids for the big ditch
work from Elk Creek to Deadwood,
twelve miles in length. There were
seven bidders, the lowest being $116,
| 900, made by Hanley & Richie of lola,
| Kan.
Kenneth Lake of Doland was clean
| ing his rifle, which he thought he had
unloaded. Such was not the case,
| however, and the gun was discharged,
| the bullet entering his right side, pene.
| trating the lung. Physicians say he
| will recover.
The large barn belonging to j. W.
Reedy, well-known breeder Of Aber
| deen-Angus cattle at Beresford, was
burned. The horses and cattle were
all gotten out except one COW and a
calf. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The, barn was fully insured.
County Treasurer Trythall of Hand
county has been ordered to show
cause why he should not be restrained
| from depositing the county funds in
| the First National and the Hand Coun-
| ty State banks. The complaint is by
w. w. Water of the Citizens bank
which was not selected as a deposi
| tory.
| The special feature of the South Da.
lota Live Stock associations session
at Mitchell was the public sale of
stock. Prices for hogs ranged high In
! many instances. F. w. Peterson OF
Vermillion sold his Belle Tecumseh
for $117.50, the highest price secured
The bidding was spirited. Cold wealth.
| err effected the attendance.
Mayor Landmann of Scotland has
declared war on gambling Of all kinds
The chief of police has instructions to
| prohibit games Of chance in all club
rooms and other places, and business
men have been notified that they must
| not permit slot machines to operate in
| their places of business under penalty
of being prosecuted to the full extent
| Of the law.
The prohibition committee Of the
state is making good progress in its
campaign, under the initiative and ref
| erendum amendment to the state con
stitution, for a county local option
law. If this proposed law is adopted
the people of an entire county may
vote upon the question of license. Pc
titions are now being circulated in CIV
cry county in the state.