The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
South Dakota
General State News Parasraphed.

For two weeks people were cross
ing the Mission river at Springfield on
the ice, but the stream is now clear of
ice at this point and the large gaso-
line ferry boat is again doing a good
business.
A f1ye-year-old daughter of Morris
Rabel, a farmer near Milbank, while
playing with an adopted baby. acct.
dentally fell into tub of boiling wa
ter. The baby is dead and the older
child is at the point of death.
Aroused from sleep by a gang Of
hodlums knocking on the doors of the
family residence at Sioux Falls. Mrs.
H. M. Avery, a pioneer resident of tho
city fell down the stairs while hurry
ing to open the door. She sustained
severe injuries.
The Citizens State bank of Newark
has been organized by the following
local business men: F. l.. Farran, T..
G. Peterson. DIR. Z. Neff, w. l.. Cornell
and J. Peterson. The capital stock is
$4,000. and the institution opened its
doors for business Jan. 2.
In the last quarter lightweight
homestead entries were filed at the
Aberdeen land Office, comprising 49,
1875 acres. While the land in the Aber-
deem district has been settled to a
large extent. the few remaining quar-
ter sections of land are being eagerly
sought
Nels Boyce, seven years of age, will
probably die as the result of an acct
dental shooting by his older brother at
Deadwood. a revolver was found in
a bureau drawer by the older brother
and in play he pointed 1T at Nels. It
was discharged and the bullet struck
the boys head.
Mrs. r. S. Lewis was dangerously
burned while at work cleaning stove
at Armour. She was using backing
to gasoline stove, the burner being
lit, and the gasoline in the backing
ignited enveloping her head and
shoulders in flames. She is in seri-
Gus condition.
One thousand head of cattle have
been sold by George P. Bennett, re-
ceiver of the United States land ONCE
of Rapid City, for a consideration OF
$4,000. The purchaser was John
Hart, a wealthy cattleman on Spring
creek The demand for range cattle
at the present time is excellent.
A call has been issued by President
ellis of the State Firemen's associa-
ton for meeting of the board of con-
troll, to be held at Sioux Falls, Jan.
80, for the purpose OF fixing the time
and place for the next annual tourna-
ment of the association. 1t is proba-
BILE Sioux Falls will be selected
Rob Arpan, an Indian who lives
across the river from Evarts, rode
into an air hole while crossing the
river and was drowned. Mrs. Arnan
heard her husband cry out for help
and heard the horse splash in the wa
ter, but by the time she reached tho
bank all was quiet and horse and rider
had gone under.
Tom Briggs, night switchman on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway, was killed while helping to
make up cars for the morning passen-
ger train at Mitchell. He was caught
between the bumpers of the baggage
and passenger cars, crushing in his
skull He lived forty-five minutes at.
ter the accident.
Judge ]. H. Mccoy in circuit court
at Aberdeen denied the motion of the
attorneys of w. w. Barker, convicted
of the murder of Lee Zook, for new
trial and sentenced Barker to impris-
onment for life in the South Dakota
state penitentiary at Sioux Falls. 1t
is understood that Barker will take an
appeal to the supreme court.
The Northwestern road has erected
large shed near the old boat land
ing at Pierre and has brought out a
force of carpenters who have begun
work on the construction of the boat
which will be needed for transferring
the cars after the temporary bridge is
taken out for the summer. They will
be kept busy to get the boat ready for
work as soon as the ice goes out of
the river.
Mrs. W. N Hollands, wife of the
former owner of an electric light plant
in MITCHELL, died as the result of pto-
maine poison. On Wednesday of last
week, with the rest Of the family, she
partook OF some meat for their sup
per and on the following morning she
was taken Ill, and grew worse for two
days, when she became unconscious
and remained in that state until she
died, not being able to recognize any
of the members of the family.
Several hundred Indians will be EN-.
ployed by the different railway COM
panies at Rapid City for the construc-
ton of the roads. They have already
commenced TO arrive from the agen-
cies east of the city. The railroad
companies have been trying to get In.
dian laborers for some time, for they
are considered much better than any
Austrian or foreign laborers. One In
dian will do the work of two Austrians
in piling up ties. They take readily to
this sort of,labor and seem to enjoy it.
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