The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21

son Bros. u 90. OIL BefeSlOIu has poSn
placed in the hands of adjusters, Stew
ems Bros. & Co. of Chicago.
Adolph Frank, an old resident of
Deadwood, killed himself by stabbing
himself with a penknife. Despond-
ency led him to commit suicide.
o. c. Dokken, who becomes state
land commissioner Jan L, announces
there will be 40 change for the pres
ent in the clerical force of his office.
Gov. Elrod has issued a requlsltlon
on the governor Of Pennsylvania for
Roy Carr, who is wanted In Lyman
county on an embezzlement charge.
Carr is under arrest in Pennsylvania.
Adolph Frank, one OF the few re-
naming members of Clusters famous
cavalry, and known as Soldier Frank
committed suicide at Deadwood while
suffering from temporary insanity.
News of the death Of B. F.. Hood, at
ore time superintendent Of Huron city
schools, is received with much regret.
He died at his home in Winona, where
he was engaged in the lumber BUSH
ness.
r. A. Bushnell, a business mar OF
Wessington Springs, has applied for a
franchise for an electric light system
in that city. The ordinance has been
referred 20 a committee Of the city
council.
Frank A. G%randstaff and Walter j.
Mcclellan, two soldiers Of the Sixth
cavalry, at Fort Meade, were arrested
and taken to Sturgis, charged with
robbery. Both are alleged to have
held up Joseph Merritt Friday night.
Rev. Lawrence Curley, in charge OF
the Catholic church at Garryowen,
had a narrow escape from being Gre
mated in a fire which destroyed the
parish house. Rev. Curley suffered a
p%aralytic stroke and was confined to
his bed.
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dOV. ElTOQ HAS SIdulSQ CAo UlSI pa
role to a prisoner in the penitentiary
under the provisions Of the new parole
law. The clemency was granted in
the CASE of Fred P%etticary, who was
sentenced from C%oddington county on
a charge of grand larceny.
The Arlington Eastern Star elected
the following officers: Mrs. Anna Pc
terson, w. NJ; T. w. Allen, W. P;
Mrs. Kate Snyder, A. NJ; Mrs. Fran
ces Shoemaker, secretary; Mrs. Min
ME Benke, treasurer; Mrs Almira
Reed, ~conductress; Miss Ida Benke,
associate conductress.
Sela Helmer and Thomas Brown.
the first horse thieves that have been
arrested in this section for many
months, were brought to Belle
Fourche from Sundance by Sheriff
C%osgrove, taken before the court.
which is now in session, tried and
sentenced, all within a few days.
Two of the best teachers in the pub
lie schools at Hot Springs recently re
signed. Miss Eldridge of Waverly
Iowa, and Mrs. Josephine F. Anderson
of this place. Miss Eldridge will re
turn to Waverly and Mrs. Anderson
will assume the Office of county su
perintendent the list of January.
At a mass meeting at Vermillion O
the university a committee was ap
pointed to go before the proper au
thorities and ascertain why a guar
antee fund Of So was demanded from
them at the beginning of each year
for "breakage." They claim that the
practice, instituted last year, is all
wrong.
Gov. Elrod has received a telegram
from Washington stating that the sec
rotary of the interior has taken up the
case of the Ute Indians being held al
Fort Meade and will at once take the
necessary steps to care for all o.
necessity Of providing for them by do
nations.
The state board Of pardons recon
mended executive clemency for four
they being Henry Fades, from Minel
county, for larceny; Charles o. Bjelk
strom, Stanley county, horse rustling
Hubbard w. Coulter, Pennington, lar
ceny; Elmer S. Young, Jerauld county
larceny. Several other applications
were presented, but were laid over tt
a future meeting without action.
The Northwestern road has begun
work on the extension of it's freigh-
depot at Pierre, doubling the size Of
the present building, giving it a tota
length of 500 feet. At the present time
the old building is packed with
freight in every corner, and Ions
strings of box cars are being held or
the sidings for way freight which can
not be got into the building. When
the addition is completed it is. hoped
, that the freight can be handled in
better shape.