The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-06-22

Prof. o. LokenSgard, principal OF
the normal school in Madison, has re-
signed.
The Farmers Alliance Warehouse
companys elevator at Madison was
totally destroyed by fire, causing a
loss of 81 900.
The Society of Black Hills Pioneers
promises to have an old-time freight
train drawn by oxen and driven by
whackers at its annual picnic this
year.
During a balloon ascension at Mon
roe Bert Ward, the aeronaut, fell from
the parachute and was instantly
killed The occasion was an old set
tiers picnic.
The village council of Egan passed
an ordinance condemning all sidewalks
built of inch boards and providing
that all walks built hereafter must be
of cement or two-inch plank.
Agent Belden has just completed
the payment at the different subagen-
cies of the annual per capita, each In
dian receiving $l2. The census shows
a total of 1920 Indians on the reserva-
ton.
Carl II. Hausman of Deadwood,
while working at an automatic carpet
cleaner, became entangled In the belt
ing and was seriously injured by being
struck with the frame sticks. His
skull was fractured.
While at work ON scaffolding near
the top of house at Mitchell, O. De-
long, a carpenter. fell and sustained
injuries from which he died soon after
ward. He was sixty-one years old,
and is survived by widow.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the State Savings Bank of
Ortley, Roberts county. with capital
of $4,000. lncOrporators: w. u.
Kottke and E. NJ. Lasell of Twin
Brooks, and G.. G. Lasell of Waubay.
j. s. Wilson. a fireman on the Chi
cago 81 Northwestern road, was
cleaning out his engine at Rapid City
when it was struck by another engine
and he was knocked into the firebox.
Some one tried to put out the fire by
water with the result that he was Sc
verely burned by the rising steam. 1t
is feared his injuries are fatal.
BY a team running away day OF
two ago, son of James Burnie, who
lives about twelve miles north OF
Beresford, was killed. He was thrown
from the wagon to which the horses
We're attached, falling in such man.
ner that one of the wheels passed
over his head. He died almost instant
ly.
That Goodwin is an unusually peace
full community is indicated by the fact
that the town Jail, erected over two
years ago, has just had it's first occu-
pants in the persons Of two tramps
who had broken into freight car in
the local railroad yards and were de-
tected and arrested by the town mar
shall.
Although Pierpont is one of the
smaller places of the state 1t claims
the distinction Of possessing one of
the finest public parks in South Da-
kota. The park, which belongs to the
town, contains nearly eight acres, with
an artesian lake and one thousand
growing trees. In the park Is base
ball diamond.
Ed Cohern, employed on the farm
of G. HI. Shank near Hecla, was struck
and instantly killed by lightning, the
same bolt killing four horses. Across
the river in Horton James Murphy,
farmer. lost fine team of horses for
which he had just refused an offer Of
$3.50. The bolt which killed this team
missed twelve other horses which
were nearby.
The jury in the condemnation snit
brought by the NJ & st. L. railroad to
secure possession of land in Thomas
addition. known as the Hyde estate at
Aberdeen, returned verdict awarding
damages in the amount of $14,759.
The suit involved thirty-seven lots
through which the road extension will
be built. Another suit is now being
heard involving twenty-five lots
Maza-ho-waste and John Bear, In
dams living across the line from Sis
seton in Day county. are under arrest
on charge of numbering the squaw
of the former. The affair is said to
have been the outcome of drunken
row among the Indians. 1t is alleged
by witnesses that John Bear struck
the squaw over the head with heavy
club. and that her husband then kicked
her to death.
Terrific rains in the vicinity of
Sisseton have done much damage to
stock and roadways and have caused
settlers on low ground to abandon
their homes and seek safety on high
er ground. The storm was particular
~ severe in the vicinity of Corona. It
was almost cloudburst. the whole
country in the neighborhood of that
village being flooded. Railroad tracks
were covered and pigs and cattle were
forced to swim for their lives. Sew
eral families were forced to leave their
homes.
The state treasurer has called In all
outstanding general fund state war.
rants to the amount Of STE OO0 ,nd