The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25

Rev. C. f. Black, an evangelist, is
holding special meetings in the Pres
byterian church at Gary.
Bud Harvey, nine years of age, was
killed at Wagner by being dragged TIC
death by horse which he was riding
John Atkinson, one of the old-time
freighters of the West, died at St 10
seph's hospital in Deadwood, of paraly
sis
Mrs. Charlotte Roche died of paraly
sis at the home of her daughter in
Rapid City aged sixty-six years. She
was born in London, England.
Articles were filed for the Citizens
Telephone company at Centerville,
with a capital of 100000 tits purpose
being to construct local and long dis
lance telephone lines
Joseph Arnot died at Whitewood OF
apoplexy, aged sixty-six years. He
was native of Canada and came to
the Black Hills in 1878. He leaves a
wife, son and two daughters.
Mayor Ernest May of Lead pur-
chased draft for l,o7S to be for
Warded to San Francisco. Aside from
this the Elks contributed s100. the
Masons $3.50, and knights OF Column
bus $50.
The farmers are busy planting corn
The acreage will be somewhat larger
than In former years even though the
late spring has delayed the work. The
crop outlook at this time is first-class,
small grain being we'll advanced
Rosa Ozlowsli, living near Webster,
and her husband and sister, were ar
rested charged with infanticide. A
three days old child to which she
gave birth was found in nearby
slough. with marks around its neck
indicating that it met it's death by
strangulation.
The state brand commission is clear
Ing up the accumulated work for the
spring, and has, about 100 brands to
work out, with whatever may come in
before the close of the meeting in adj
dition. The work at the present time
is to get everything cleared up for
stockman before the spring work be-
gins.
William McCracken, well-known
miner, was instantly killed in the Hoo
doc shaft of the Branch mine at Ga
lena. 1t is supposed that he walked
into the shaft from drift just as the
cage descended He was struck on
the top OF the head and crushed He
leaves wife and several brothers and
sisters living in the Hills. He was
about twenty-five.
Fred kuenster, a settler on Cotton
wood, died from the effects of the
accidental discharge of gun. He
and his brother Ernest and their
friend, Charles Ishmael, were walking
over their land, when Fred stumbled
and the gun which he was carrying
was discharged the bullet entering his
head He lived but few hours. He
was twenty-five years old, and leaves
father and mother in Cassville, Wis
The Armour board of education has
engaged the following teachers for the
ensuing year: j. w Jackson superin
tendent: Miss Holverson, first pri-
mary: Miss Donnelly. second grade:
Miss Moran of Hillsboro, N d.. fifth
grade, and l. E. Wright, sixth grade
A principal, assistant principal and
fourth grade teacher are yet to be
selected 1t is hoped that the new $685.
the coming school year.
The annual picnic of the Black Hills
pioneers will be held in Lead on June
49, This yearly festival calls out
large crowd of people, and committees
have been appointed from Lead. Dead
wood, Central City. Whitewood. Rapid
Sturgis, Galena, Custer and Hot
Springs. An elaborate program. in
Guiding sports of all kinds, will be
prepared. This society includes only
those pioneers who came to the Black
Hills either in or before 1876
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John Grazing. Wilbur La Brec and
Sarl Owen. boys, made target of
schoolhouse at Sioux Falls, and, as
result. Barney Schmitz, teacher,
is in a hospital with severe bullet
wound in his left breast The boys
had been to ball game, and when
passing the schoolhouse on their re-
turn tested their craftsmanship by
firing several shots at the building
School was not in session. and they
believed the building to be without
an occupant. However, Mr.. Schmitz
CHANGED to be in the building, and
was struck by one of the bullets,
which were of 22-caliber AS it was
purely an accident, no arrests were
made.