The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-08-24

George Moe, eighteen, WAS hil10Vs
and Miss Minnie Curschke, seventeen.
was severely injured in an accident
on the Santa Fe at McCook, III.
The Monon passenger train from
| Cincinnati was ditched just north OF
| Rensselaer,, Ind One passenger and a
mail clerk were slightly injured.
John McMackin, former labor COM
missioner poisoned himself by accl-
dent at his home in Livingston manor,
New York. and died two hours later III
great agony.
Four young people were drowned
by the capsizing of gasoline launch
near River Park, Man. The accident
was caused by the launch striking
sunken pier.
A mixed train on the Franklin &
Pittsburg line was derailed at Red
wood, Va, and the conductor, man
agent and three passengers We're In
jured none fatally.
The eleven-month-old child of d. A.
Haviland of Fort Dodge, Iowa, fell
face downward into a tub containing
a few inches of water and WAS
drowned before help reached it,
Miss Mary skinner was drowned in
St Joseph river at Mishawaka, Ind.
Miss Skinner was canoeing with j. C.
Miller of South Bend. The canoe shot
over twenty-foot dam. Miller saved
himself.
l1n r
old son OF Eli Williams Of Rattlesnake
Canyon, Mont, was killed by the ac-
cidental discharge of a small caliber
rifle in the hands of one OF his play
mates.
Edward l.. Schram, brakeman en-
ployed on the Toluca-Cody cutoff OF
the Burlington road, was instantly
killed at Toluca, Wyo. He was help
ing make up a train when he fell be-
tween the cars and was cut to piecea-
Criminal.
A well dressed young man giving
his name as Alfred Johnson attempted
to steal the cash drawer from jewell
ry store at Berkeley, Cal, while the
proprietor's back was turned.
James o. Higgins, an advertising
solicitor OF Butte, who has been en-
ployed by the Mckee Printing COM
pany of that city, is under arrest in
Salt Lake City on the charge OF en-
bezzlement.
E. E. Drake. treasurer of Elkhart
county, Indiana, committed suicide be-
cause OF i'll health. following the loss
of $4,000 of the county funds by the
failure of the Indiana National bank,
which he had to replace. -;
John Donahue, wealthy farmer,
was shot and killed at his home near
Colville, Kan, by his Wife, whom he
had attacked with butcher knife.
Donahue was seventy years of age.
and had lived near Colville more than
quarter Of century. l.
Five armed men attempted to hold
up a camp of fifty italian laborers at
Almond, N. Y. The Italians, how
ever, drew knives, whereupon the
raiders opened fire and wounded three
of them seriously. They escaped with
out securing dollar.
In restaurant at Winfield, Kan.
Frank Cochran. armed with butcher
knife. assaulted and dangerously
wounded Shorty" Myers and drove
every one from the place. Cochran
then viciously attacked Officer Krue-
ger and was shot and killed by the
latter.
Joseph Castleman, living in Weake-
ly county, Tennessee. called at the
home of his divorced wife and killed
her with shotgun and then killed
himself. He was sixty years old and
she was nifty. The tragedy resulted
from her suit Of divorce, which was
recently granted.
Albert M. Crone, charged with tho
killing OF his former sweetheart, Miss
Bertha Bowlin. at Kansas City last
month. was held on the charge Of
first degree murder without bail ut his
preliminary hearing. Miss Bowlin
died as the result Of an assault upoA
her and her escort. Frank Kern.
Otherwise.
w. M. Hays Of Minnesota. deputy
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