The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-07-06


A vast amount of material Is on the
ground for the construction of the col
lege building at Huron. A large force
of men is employed, and work is pro
crossing rapidly.
The warehouse of Stokes & McCord
at Harding was struck by lightning
and the building and contents, includ-
ing surplus stock of groceries, do
stroyed by fire. The fire loss is about
$4,000; partly covered by insurance.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the James Valley Bank of Huron,
these officers were elected: Direct
ors, G. S. Hutchinson, William Wal
bel, M. l.. Tobin, Charles Bonesteel,
John Greene; G. S. Hutchinson, presi-
dent; Charles Bonesteel, vice presi-
dent; S. A. Steffcr, cashier
The circuit court at Huron devoted
week hearing the case against II. l..
Hubbard, charged with killing G. w.
Cakebread on the Winter ranch west
was tried soon after the tragedy, con
victed of manslaughter and sentenced
to the penitentiary for fifteen years
new trial was granted by the STU
preme court and resulted in his ac-
Quittal.
Larkin G. Thompson of Madison,
have recently purchased the roller
mill at Oldham, the consideration be-
ing $4,000. A rumor is in circulation
that the purchasers will remove the
machinery and remodel the building
into grain elevator. Larliin &
Thompson already owned an elevator
there, but they needed a larger build
ing. The mill building when remod-
eled will meet their requirements.
Judge Frank B. Smith of the Fourth
circuit at Sioux Falls has given a
stiff sentence to a saloonkeeper who
was found guilty of selling LIQUOR on
Sunday. Anton Mosher of Presho, in
Lyman county, waa convicted of sell
ing two bottles of beer and a bottle OF
whisky on Sunday. Judge Smith
fined him $500 and revoked his H.
cense, which will prohibit him from
again engaging In the saloon bust.
ness anywhere in South Dakota.
Michael Hoffer. living on farm
northeast of Huron, was drowned in
Shoe creek. He was setting a net
and stepped into deep hole, immedi-
ately sinking out of sight. His body
bors. Mr.. Hoffer was about thirty
five years old, married, and leaves a
wife and six children. He removed
from Hutchinson county last fall and
purchased one of the finest farms in
the northeast part of Beadle county.
An interesting incident Of G. A. r.
encampment week at Yanllton was
the finishing of a game of checkers
began forty-two years ago at Atlanta
by N. H. Hopkins and Milo Strong
While engaged in their game Gen.
Sherman gave orders to move on the
famous march to the sea, and until
last week these two members of Com
pany A, Thirty-first Wisconsin, had
not met to finish the game started in
1864
Some excitement was caused at
Elk Point by the report that Jack
Harrington, well-to-do farmer, had
been found dead near his home three
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play were freely expressed. as there
have been frequent rows between the
four or five brothers. and no longer
ago than last fall case of one
against another for assault with in
tent to kill was filed in district court.
No wounds sufficient to cause death
were found, and as Harrington had
been on a prolonged spree the coro-
ner's jury found that death was
caused by the excessive use Of alco-
hol. He was about forty and lived
with his deaf and dumb brother, Dan
Tel.
After separation of over forty
years, Jerry Gilrooney has married
his boyhood sweetheart, Prudence
Esprier. Years ago they both lived
at Brighton, Ind, and though they
were engaged Gilrooney could see no
prospect of marriage He went West
to better his condition and they ap-
parently forgot each other, for Gill
rooney married three times and the
girl twice. Their husbands and wives
all passed away. and last fall Gill
rooney found his first love in Omaha.
where she was keeping boarding
house. They We're married last week
and went to Mr.. Gilrooney's ranch.
thirty miles west of White Owl, where
he has built house designed like the
one in which his wife spent her early
days. Mr.. Gilrooney is rancher and
cattleman of sixty-three years and his
wife has reached the age of sixty-two
The prompt arrival of the fire de-
partment prevented a serious FIRE at
Aberdeen In shed near the rear OF
a saloon on the principal business