The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-07-20
BY c. c. kNAPPEN,
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Theodore P. White was appointed
postmaster at Amy, McHenry county,
and John Thompson at Homestead,
Richland county.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Sunrise Telephone com
pany OF Hartford township, Minneha
ha county, with capital OF $4,000.
The Armour city council has let the
contract for the building of storage
tank at the waterworks plant, to Ev-
end Thoreson, for the sum of $3.50.
Fire in large building on Mil
street, in Lead, occupied by Bartolero
q Rasolo, and also by the Call Office,
did damage to the amount of about SS,-
600.
The Hughes county appointing board
has selected f. l.. Fuller as 4 commits
sioner to ill the vacancy caused by
the removal of NJ P. Martin from the
county.
Vernon Meyers was drowned in a
small lake a half-lniie south of Sum.
nit. He was swimming with some
other boys, and it is supposed he was
While playing in the rear of his
home, little George Armantrout, son
OF G. \. Armantrout OF Aberdeen, was
accidentally shot and seriously wound
ed by playmate.
The treasury department will open
bids On Aug. for fm nishing the site
for public buildings. the money for
which was recently appropriated, at
Lead, Mitchell and Watertown.
Shriners Will hold grand ceiehra-
ton at Deadwood on the goth in honor
OF Alva p. Clayton, the illustrious po-
tentate OF the orGer who will be
guest OF Maia temple while there
Articles OF incorporation have been
filed for the Ashton bank at Ashton,
with a capital of $4,000. Incorpora-
tors: W. S. Billinehurst, E. n Graves,
R. F. Lee, j. X Wilson and John S.
Pennington.
The ll7pound tarpon caught by the
late Julius Schaetzel in Mexico last
winter and mounted by Chicago tax
idermist. has just been placed in the
counting room of the Union County
bank at Elk Point
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Riverside Telephone COM
pany in school district No. Z. Mime
haha county, with a capital of s2025.
lncorporators: B. T. Hockenstad.
Jens H. Hoff and E. E. Gross, all of
Garretson.
The county justice at Elk Point SEN
fenced Don Harrington to ten days in
Jail for stealing jar of jelly, a
dressed chicken and eighteen bottles
of beer from the home of Fred Crabbe
Three others in the thieving party
eluded the officers.
The executive committee Of the Old
Settlers Association of Union county
met at the court house in Elk Point
and decided upon Aug. 2S next as the
date for the annual picnic of the asso-
citation. The picnic will be held on the
court house grounds in Elk Point OF
the grounds can be secured
Thomas Fitch of Milbank, T. c. De
Jean OF Plankinton and George A. Lud-
low OF Sioux Falls, members Of the
soldiers home board, have been in
Pierre in consultation with Gov. Elrod
and the state auditor in regard to mat
tiers at the home. They will hold a
meeting of the full board at Hot
Springs on July %, when matters OF
general interest to the home will be
considered.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
hoe, Ia =.
court at Sioux Falls by Jesse S.
Shafier, laborer of Aberdeen. Liza.
biliiles, $2,3S6.36; assets, $1,O40. A
similar petition has been filed by Alex
ander Nj. Hubbard Of Nahant, Law
renee county, who schedules his liza
bilities at $3.50 and assets at 49,.
Soo.60 or his assets, property to the
value OF $642.75 is claimed to be ex.
empt.
Abe Moflitt, young fellow who late
ly drifted into Clay county from Mis-.
souri,, was celebrating at Beresford on
some cheap whisky left over after the
Fourth. He got into an alteration.
drew pocket knife on Tom Brady. Jr..
and cut small artery and inflicted
49, ~ Wal w uSoIS WOUNDS On JTe mead.
At,er hearing he was bound over to
the fall term Of district court under
$4,000 bonds on a charge of assault
with intent to do great bodily harm.
In default of bail he is in Jail at Elk
Point.
Gen. o. o. Howard spoke at the
Chantauqua at Big Stone recently. His
address was principally personal rem.
iniscences, and was greatly enjoyed by
old soldiers from Milbank. Ortonyille
and other nearby points. He was in.
troduced by Col. Lowthian Of Mil.
bank, commander of the Dakota de.
partment of the g. A. R. The weather
for the Chautauqua has been fine and
the attendance large. DR.. Lamar. the
distinguished Southern orator. was es.
pecialiy popular in his two addresses
The Byron troubadours, colored com.
pany, We're exceptionally popular in I
their programs.
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