The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-03-22
South Dakota
General State News ParasrAphed.

Anna Alexander. a colored woman,
about sixty years of age, threw herself
into Rapid river at Rapid city, and her
body was recovered next morning.
II can't eat or sleep. And such
headaches! Good-by, all" This was
the note written by James w. Blair,
aged s~iXty-seven, before Ne committed
suicide at Sioux Falls.
The little town of Fulton, Hanson
county, is one of the towns which will
remain dry during the coming year.
At the recent election on the license
question the vote was a tie.
The students and faculty Of the
South Dakota state school for the blind
at Gary have just celebrated the sew
enth anniversary of the founding Of
the institution. The attendance is the
largest it has ever been.
At Faulkton Hotel Best and contents
were completely consumed in an early
morning fire. The cause of the fire is
supposed to have been a defective
flue. The loss on building and con-
tents is estimated at $4,000.
For a second time since the revival
meetings started in the auditorium at
Aberdeen, conducted by Evangelist H.
e. Johnston, that structure took fire
a few days ago and frightened the au-
dience of women, but did no serious
damage.
Mai. A. j. Dixon, one Of the leading
citizens of Canton, who was sheriff OF
Lincoln county for some years, n
who was agent for the government at
Crow Greek agency for a term, died
at the home of his son in a small town
in Indian Territory.
Fears are expressed by friends OF
Count Sparr, who, after coming to
Miller last year from South America
and establishing a big ranch, later re-
turning to Germany, that he has met
with some accident or foul play, as he
has not been heard from. He was ex-
pected at his ranch some time ago..
A gun club has been organized at
Parker, starting out with a good char
ter membership. The following are
officers: President, George Johnson;
vice president, Frank Rector; secre-
t-ary-treasurer, Ed Johnson. Claude
Thompson, Earl Robertson and DIR.
Redfeld we're elected trustees. A club
house will be built in the spring.
In a decision in the case of Delama-
ter vs.. The State of South Dakota the
supreme court of the United States
sustained the state law of South Da-
kota requiring a license fee of 5000 a
year for retailing liquor in any OF the
counties of that state. Delamater was
prosecuted for selling whisky in Porter
county, South Dakota, as an agent for
a Minnesota house.
The annual meeting OF the bankers
association will be held in Huron
about the middle of June. The execu'
tive committee will prepare a program
and assign topics for discussion and
make other arrangements for the ap.
preaching gathering. Local bankers
will have immediate charge of all ar
rangements. E. C. .Issenhuth Of Red
field is president of the association
and j. E. Platte of Clark secretary.
Fred Arp of Gregory county, who re-
Gently had his leg broken while wrest.
ling, sent for his Boyd county (Neb.)
brother. The brother had not been on
the scene more than a few hours
when he, too, met with an accident,
and now both brothers are under the
care of physicians. The Nebraska
brother attempted to haul a load OF
hay, but lost his balance and fell,
breaking one Of his arms.
The temporary bridge across the
Missouri river at Mobridge has been
torn down and work will begin at once
on the construction of the permanent
structure. 1t was feared the breaking
of the ice jam would teal b bridge
away before construction material
could be rushed across to the other
side. There are now several engines
there and plenty of material, so the
work on the Pacific coast extension
will continue without interruption.
The appropriation of $4,000 by the
legislature for state fair purposes will
go a long way toward erecting build
ings and needed Improvements on the
state fair grounds in Huron. Plans
heretofore outlined will be matureG
and the board will at once proceed
with the improvements. The board OF
county commissioners for Beadle coun
ty has appropriated $4,000 for the
erection of a county building fol
Beadle county exhibits, and it is under
stood that several other counties viii
erect buildings for their own use
The grounds are the finest in this sec
ton of the country and efforts are be
ing made to make the fair n of the