The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-02
South Dakota
General State News Parasra phsd.

Articles Of incorporation have been
dled for the German State bank of
Java, Walworth county, with capital
of $4,000. Incorporators. Philip spiry,
Selby; John Beiber. Fred Spiry, Java.
Fire was discovered shortly before
4 o'clock one morning recently in the
four-story frame building of the Full
ton Milling company in the heart of
Sioux Falls. Efforts to save the build
ing were unavailing. Loss, about
100000
Mrs. Matilda Anderson, aged about
sixty years, died at her home north Of
Huron. She was the mother of ten
children, nine boys and one girl. Six
of the sons and the daughter survive
her. The sons acted as pallbearArs at
the funeral.
Marsh Getman attempted suicide at
Vermillion, forcing two shots from a
22-caliber revolver into the back of his
head. The bullets fattened on the
skull This is the second unsuccess-
full attempt of this civil war veteran
to end his life.
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Eugene Brown, carrier on rural mail
route No. 2 of Charles Mix county,
who makes his trips out Of Platte,
proposes to be up-to-date in his work.
and will make his trips in less time
than with horse-drawn vehicle.
Mrs. Ethel Bumstad of Baltimore,
who came to Vermillion year ago for
a divorce, died suddenly. She was a
drug user and it is supposed while in
delirious state she took enough poi
son to kill her. 1t is said she was
about to drop divorce proceedings and
go back to her husband.
Minneapolis & st. Louis trains are
expected to be running into Aberdeen
by the first OF next month. Steel has
been laid as far as Condo, and it is an
| nounced by the contractors that the
rail laying west of Condo will go rap
idly ahead and that the tracks will be
| laid into Aberdeen before the end of
| the month.
The officials Of the Rockford Wyom.
ing Coal company, which is on the
| trail of oil and natural gas in the re-
sion Of Sundance, is pushing work as
| rapidly as possible. The drilling ma
chine, which has been undergoing re-
| pairs at Belle Fourche, is now in
| first-class shape and is on the ground
ready to begin actual operations.
Articles of incorporation have been
! filed for the Citizens Bank of Seneca
Faulk county, with a capital of $4,000
| 1ncorporators: Charles A. Wolley
John Berdahl, Carter E. Olstok, Sioux
Falls. For the Chelsea State Bank al
Chelsea, Faulk county, with capital
of $4,000. Incorporators: A. l.. Troy
Chelsea; 8. A. Schneider. Mason City
Iowa; A. l.. Linch, Belmond, Iowa.
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w. NJ. Jordan, living two miles north
Of Roswell, has just finished threshing
and found that his thirty-five-acre field
of oats went rs bushels to the acre
He sold the greater part of this and re
ceived 26c per bushel, making $3.50
per acre. Mr.. Jordan purchased this
land year ago at 100000 per acre. II
is generally estimated that corn in thu
vicinity Of Roswell will 60 from 40 tc
Is bushels to the acre.
A two-inch rainfall at Miller has
placed the range districts in fine con
dition for winter, though the farmers
are delayed with their threshing
which is little more than half done
The severe storm damaged the stacks
some. A month OF good weather is
needed yet to finish threshing ant
gather the corn. The corn crop is
large. AS much as cents bushel is
being offered for cornpickers.
| Judge Fellows of Plankinton appear
ed before the supreme court and Sc
cured writ of error and certificate OF
possible cause in the case of the State
VS.. Wenzel Hubel, which will suspend
sentence until the case can be hearc
in the supreme court. Hubel, saloon
keeper at White Lake, was found gull
ty of keeping his saloon open on Sun
day, and was fined $500 and committed
to Jail until the fine was paid; beside!
having his license declared forfeited
by the court.
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Miss Inglebaugh Peterson was bur
led in Graceland cemetery at Mitchell
She was kindling fire in the kitchen
| stove when in some way the flame;
caught on the sleeve of her dress. an(
in trying to extinguish them with he'
| apron the fire spread to the rest o.
| her clothing. In a moment she was
mass of flames. She ran outdoors ir
her great fright and. spying the water
Ing trough nearby. jumped into it anc
extinguished the flames. All of hel
clothing was practically burned off
making deep burns in her back ant
arms, although the flames did no
touch her face or her feet. After sui
| fering intense main she died twenty