The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-08-03
SOUTH DAKOTA
Mrs. Gus Berndt and two daughters
were run down on a trestle by Rock
Island train near White and killed

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Roy Ferguson of Candy, Mimi, com
mitted suicide at Sioux Falls by TAX
Ing poison, No cause is known. He
was eighteen years old.
The Fred Scheel clothing store, i'm.
mediately across from police head
quarters in Yankton, was robbed of
several suits of the value of $500
There is no clue.
Rev. Mr.. Henke has erected a large
tent in the center of Gary and viii
give series of evangelistic meetings
for two weeks. The singing will be in
charge of Rev. Mr. Pren.
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Ham Monitt, in jail at Elk Point
charged with :. mysterious and deadly
assault upon a young fellow al Beres-
ford. attempted to commit suicide by
cutting his throat with a razor.
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A big barn on the Lee Forbes ranch.
south OF Stursis. was totally destroyed
by fire. Fifteen hundred bushels of
oats were also consumed. The origin
of the fire is not known. Loss about
$500
The board of commissioners for
Deuel. county has authorized the con
struction OF a dam across the outlet
of Clear lake so as to keep the water
at its present level. The lake covers
1000 acres and is well stocked with
fish
Alexander Johnson OF Alexandria
has been committed to the insane hos
pital at Yankton. He had a mania
for falling in love with girls above his
walk in life and spent his time brood
Ing over his imagined disappoint-
ments.
Miller is having quite nice boom
In new buildings this summer besides
lots of new cement sidewalks and
= crossings. Some of The new residences
are being built for rent. One brick
bank, the First National, is going up.
On the eth the city will vote on the
proposition to bond the town for $500
for drainage purposes.
A horse stealing raid which bore a
striking resemblance to the raids OF
early days has just been made near
White Lake, but by reason of the
promptness with which a posse OF cit:
liens took up the trail of the thieves
their plans were frustrated and they
were compelled to abandon the stolen
animals.
A loan and trust company has been
formed at Mitchell under the title OF
the Mitchell Loan. Trust and Savings
company, with capital of $4,000.
The incorporators of the company,
which is to do a general loan and trust
business, are: William M. Smith, j.
NJ Ferris, Thomas Fullerton, D. M.
Miller. E. J. Quigley and Glare A. Dav.
idson.
A North Western surveyor was in
Yanktoh recently between trains and
he stated that his company was run
Wakonda to Olivet. This would in
dictate that the announced line along
this route was sure go. The line
In Yankton county would pass through
Walshtown and Hanson on it's way to
Olivet. The line is to go on further
west
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piece Of land in Union county, across
the Sioux river and opposite Riverside
Park, where they are accustomed to
hold frequent picnics in the summer
and entertain their friends with GER
tain alleged high jinks. Lately there
has been much complaint from farm
ers of frequent carousals and definite
charges of illegal sales of liquor have
been made. Three leading members
of the arie were arrested and taken to
ELK Point, charged with selling intoN-
icating liquors without a county H.
cense. They waived examination be-
fore the Justice and were bound over
to the September term of court in 500
each, bonds for which were furnished.
Police Justice Herbert of Mitchell,
after hearing the testimony of wit
nesses of the shooting of the unknown
cripple In the stockyards, ordered that
II. r. Williams and Herman Vey, alias
Dutch" and Jack" to be held to the
November term of circuit court with
out bail. LII separate written state
ments each lays the crime on the 9th
er. The principal witnesses for the
state, c. w. Burkes Victor Putzer and
w. F. Barnes. were also held in bonds
Of $1,000 each as witnesses, which, II
! is said, they will not be able to fur
nish, and consequently will have to re
main in Jail until November. Victor
Putzer testified that he saw the shoot
ing from distance In the twilight
and that yey fred the revolver. al
though he was encouraged by Will
Jams In killing the cripple.
Henry Steel, a farmer, committed
suicide on his farm two miles from
Milbank. He had been on prolonge,