The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-07-27

declared the usual dividend. A state
ment Of the banks finances shows an
Increase in deposits over last year of
65 12 per cent. The total June 80 last
was S777, 6S5.74 and a year ago the
total was s536oSG.30,
The jury at Webster which has been
trying the case Of Jclp Bear, charged
with the murder of an Indian squaw
last spring, returned verdict of gull
ty as charged in the Indictment, and
fixed the penalty at life imprisonment
All the parties to the case belonged to
the Sisseton band of Sioux.
The pastors of the German and Nor
weeian Lutheran churches at Bryant
will soon be able to occupy fine new
parsonases. The work of constructing
the buildings is nearing completion.
Both parsonages are modern in every
respect, and are a substantial addition
to the residence portion of the city.
The receipts of the state from all
sources for the fiscal year ending July
/ were 81 ,475,575, with disbursements
for that time of $1,4G4, 563.57, leaving
net balance of cash on hand at the
beginning of the new nscnl year OF
$53,012.34. This means an expenditure
of nearly s1.5oo,0o0 year for the
state.
Gov Elrood has appointed the fol-
lowing list of game wardens; Pen
nngton county, Edwin r. Mills, Rapid
City; Miner county, III. e. Demper
wolf, Howard; Gregory county, f. NJ
Whittear, Gregory; Custer county, j.
r. Cruson, Custer; Butte county, c.
A. Ballinger, Harding; Codington
county, Fred C. Schiffman, Watertown.
Henry Eichoff, well-to-do farmer
residing near Brdgewater has just de-
livered on the market forty eight head
of corn-fed steers averaging in weight
1,400 pounds each, for which he re-
ceived a check for $500. Mr. Eicnoff
turns off about this number each sum-
mer and finds 1t profitable industry.
hS pGOplG III IuS VlSluilJ VI imp
are expecting cheaper lumber to use
in their building operations as soon as
Ed Olney of that place gets his saw
mill to working. There Is a large
amount of cottonwood timber in that
section which can be cut into dimen-
sion stuff, and Oney Is putting in a
mill to work this up, and bring saw
ing to the builders in that part of the
state.
The farmers in the vicinity of Do
land are year by year paying more at
tention to sheep raising and are reap
ing good profits from the Industry. In
a period of one week single local
buyer purchased wool to the value OF
about $4,000. This money was dis
tributed among the farmers in pay
ment for wool at time when they
would not have an income from any
other source.
One of the McCook county assessors
In his return to the county board
failed to report any household furni-
ture, musical instruments or dogs in
the township which he assessed. The
county board insisted that there ought
to be at least a dog to assess In that
township, If nothing more, and called
in the assessor for an explanation, re-
sulting in a decided increase in the
valuation returns from that township.
The Milwaukee road has filed with
the state land department plat of the
state land which their new line will
cross in the cutoff from Glenham to
Duroc, their new town on the river at
the crossing point. After that line is
completed and the new town in exis-
tence it is not likely that there will be
much left of Evarts, and more than
probable that the company will tear up
that part of their line extending down
the river to the old town.
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A movement has been inaugurated
ty-fifth anniversary of the organiza-
ton of Aurora county. which event
occurred on Aug. 30, 1881. There are
at present only about half dozen per-
sons residing in the west half Of the
county who were residents of Aurora
county at the time 1t was organized.
When Aurora county was organized 1t
included the greater part Of what is
now JeraIld county.
Angry because guardian had been
appointed to conserve his estate, Lars
Ole Crinner, an aged farmer. commit
ted suicide at his farm, seven miles
from Garretson by taking poison
which he had purchased for the al
legged purpose OF killing gophers. Grin
ner had been a heavy drinker, and 8
year ago guardian had been appoint
ed for him to keep him from squander
ing his money for liquor. The ole
man is said to have brooded over this
Repeated efforts were made by row
dies to break up temperance meet
ing being held in the streets at Her