The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-04
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CIV at dlhlol 10 affiliate WllQ the n a
tional Brotherhood of Painters.
A freight wreck occurred at Sand
cut. on the Milwaukee road. Five cars
We're demolished. No one wa sinjur-
| ed.
The Grand Central hotel at Groton
| burned. The building still stands, but
| was entirely ruined and it's contents
destroyed. 1t was the largest hotel in
| Groton.
Gov Elrod has appointed as game
wardens: McCook county, w. H.
Hughes of Montrose; Turner county,
| N. P. Frederickson of Viborg; Sphinx
county, d. H. Blume OF Redfield.
George Harris of the Big Bend coun-
try found the body of man on bar
in the river near his place. man
named Arpan was drowned at Evarts
last winter and the body is supposed
to be his.
w. w. Main, the new mayor of Elk
Point, has taken the oath of office and
the lid has been put on. He was the
candidate of the law and order party
The saloons can run only until July
L, as license was defeated.
Former County Treasurer William
Balm has formed partnership with
Freeman Bros. and will erect a large
warehouse and engage in the business
of handling repairs for farm machin-
cry ct Aberdeen
Preparations are on foot for the an
nP nl,fr
which this year will be "The Crea-
tion," under the direction of Director
Lee N. Daley of the college conserva-
tory
Friends of license at Webster OBJ
tanned an order from Judge Mccoy d.
recting a recount in two wards where
it was believed errors were made The
| returns, however, were not materially
| changed by the recount and no license
must prevail
1t is thought an heir has been found
In daughter in Sweden for the $4,000
estate left by the late Louis Lund-
| strom. Word has been received by
the probate court at Yankton that such
is the case, and proofs so far submit
ted 30 to show that the claimant will
be able to prove her right to the mon
ey.
The Northwestern road has pre-
| pared and has in type for circulation
| large number of circulars, pamphlets
and papers for the advertising of the
| Pierre to the Black Hills. They will
| advertise the section generally and do
all they can to bring settlers to the
| section west of the Missouri.
| A siX-year-old boy at Yanl1ton nam
| ed Charlie Holden was discovered ~
ing partly beneath granite stone
| weighing 900 pounds. The stone was
in front of marble shop and was in
securely fastened. 1t toppled over on
the boy, pinning him to the ground,
He was found by John Max, a mer-
chant, who was attracted to the spot
! by the boys cries.
State Engineer Lea has been in
Pierre preparing t. open up his office
| in the state house, and has returned
to Belle Fourche for the purpose Of
looking over the applications which
have been made to him for water
| rights under the irrigation law. He
| expects to return to Pierre ready for
| work in his Office as soon as he COM
| pletes the work waiting for him, and
| will be back in about two weeks.
| 1t has been definitely decided that
| the mica plant for the treatment of
the product from the mine near Gus
| ter will be erected in Custer 1t will
| be operated upon the condition that
| the assistance guaranteed by the Gus
| ter Commercial club will be maintain
ed as long as the Black Hills will pro-
| duce the mica. The assistance re-
| ferred to requires the procuring Of
| Grading on the Minneapolis & st.
| Louis extension from WATERFOWL to
Leola is proceeding with great activ-
| ity on both sides Of Aberdeen. Over
| one hundred men and seventy-1ve
| teams are working in the vicinity of
| Aberdeen, and steam grader has
been put in operation. Grading will
also commence this week on the Great
Northern right-of-way from its present
station to the downtown station at
| Aberdeen, which will be built this
year.
A stock company has recently been
organized in Redfield, with ]. A. Pritz-
kaw, president of the new German
American bank, at its head. The COM
pany has bought the two corner lots
of the block where the new bank is To-
Gated and fine two-story brick build
a store Upstairs will be Offices. The
bank will occupy the corner and the
! two other lower rnms will be used as
a store Upstairs will be Offices. The
building will be one OF the best brick
structures in the city. The knitting
factory, which started last year in a
small way, is beginning to receive or
ders, and the prospect is that the
plant will have all the work it can
take care Of the present year.
The present members OF the Aber
deem city council who will hold over
met with the newly-elected aldermen,
the mayor, city auditor and city as
| SCISSOR to decide upon plans for taking