The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
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horses. A bridge had been washed out.
Death was accidental.
EX-County Commissioner G. w. Col
Inns, a prominent man at Miller, while
coming to own from his ranch with
his son with him in the buggy dropped
dead while in conversation with the
boy.
The hoist building and contents at
the Saginaw mine at Custer were de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at about $4,000, with practically NJ
insurance. The cause of the fire is
not known.
A threshing engine went through a
bridge ear Brandon, a village south
Of Garretson. The engineer was
caught in the engine, but succeeded
in getting out unhurt. The engine was
damaged considerably.
While en- route between Belle
Fourche and Deadwood the %interurban
train on the Northwestern, containing
quite a humber Of passengers, was
struck by lightning and a section of
the roof of Il of the cars torn off.
Because she angered him by asking
him for money to help on the work
in witch she was interested, it is
charged, Thomas White administered
a severe beating to a young Salvation
Army girl at Belle Fourche, and as a
result is now in custody.
Miss Bertha Victoria Burroughs,
youngest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus Burroughs of Tilford, died at
Sturgis of typhoid fever after a
months illness. Miss Burroughs was
a graduate Of the Spearfish normal
school, and during the last year taught
school at Tilford.
The city council of Gregory will
open bids for the construction of a
municipal system of water works
there. If the bids are found to be sat.
is%factory the contract for the con-
struction of the system will be award
ed at once, so the work of construc-
ton can commence this fall.
Anton Larson, who runs a machin-
cry shop at Bruce, narrowly escaped
death through his clothes getting
caught on a revolving shaft. His shirt
n ~suspenders were caught, lifting
him from the ground and badly bruis-
ing his side and arm before he could
be torn away.
Duringe a severe thunder storm
the New London elevator at Sherman,
a village three miles from Garretson,
was struck by lightning and burned to
the ground. The elevator contained
1000 bushels of oats. 500 bushels of
wheat and a quantity of -four. The
loss is about $500.
Sharles Swing, a Deadwood baseball
player, has been notified from Sheri-
dan, Wyo., that he has fallen heir to
an estate Of nearly 10000 through the
death of an only brother. Swing is a
member of the Deadwood Hose COM
pony lSolh. L say AS
continue on the diamond.
The North Western road has Sc
cured options on a tract of land about
half way between Arlington and Volga,
Immediately east of Dry lake. and as
SOC as the deal is closed will plat a
town on the site. The move is intend
ed to offset the action oof the Dakota
Central, which has placed a town on
its road almost directly south of this
point.
Manuel Athanus. ten years old, is
dead as the result of walking the
foundation walls of the new Congre-
gational church building at Sioux
Falls on a dare. The little fellow
missed his footing and plunged head
long to the bottom of the basement. a
distance of between eight and ten
feet. 1t IS supposed that his head
struck some brick which were lying on
the ground at the point where he fell.
The Burlington railroad had a
freight wreck on its Bald Mountain
line lea Deadwood when a train of
four cars, loaded with ore from the
Ben Hur workings to the Mogul mill
at Puma. got beyond the control of
the crew and dashed down the noun
tain side. The crew jumped and es-
capped unhurt. The engine and cars
jumped the track, the former turning
turtle and the cars being reduced to
kindling wood.
Ole Ofstehage. living eight miles
northwest of Elp Point, while Smelling
corn at the home of his brother, Tneo-
dore, caught his left hand in a gearing
while brushing away chaff. The hand
was badly mangled and the muscles
of the forearm strained and torn. He
was taken to the Samaritan hospital
at Sioux City. where the hand was
amputated a short distance above the
wrist.
Mrs. William Quinn, who. with her