The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-08-16
South Dakota
} General State New, Parasraphed.

Conductor Vernon Meacnam or HUI
ron fell beneath his train OF the Chi
caeo & North Western at Harold, re.
ceiving injuries from which he died.
Henry Sunderman, aged elghty-tlve
years, who lived with his son on a
farm near Cavour, committed SUICIDE
by cutting his throat. No reason can
be assigned for the act.
Fire in a group of frame houses n
other buildings on the lower end OF
Tenth street, near the Rock Island
railroad depot at Sioux Falls, caused
a loss of several thousand dollars.
While attempting to board a moving
freight train at Salem Fred Felz1er
slipped and fell between the cars, the
wheels crushing his right e e and
| breaking several bones in his ankle.
Alleging that her son is a drunkard
and incompetent, Mrs. Josiah Schotty
of Vermillion attempted to have MIL
leen Schotty removed as executor Of a
$50, 900 estate left by her husband to
herself and nine children. The chill.
| dren opposed their mother, and Judge
]. A. Copeland rendered a verdict in
their favor.
Art Middleton attempted suicide at
| Watertown by drinking a bottle OF
chloroform. 1t was not the painless
exit he expected, and he called for
help. Two doctors responded and ad.
ministered antidotes that saved his
life. Domestic troubles were the
o,,,co ~ hic of}opprt which he do.
| clares he will renew.
John N. Russell, a s~tonemason, was
struck by a train and killed while
walking on the railroad track three
miles west of Hetland. The crew OF
the train which struck the man were
not aware Of the accident, and the
dead body was found in the morning
by another train crew. A widow and
five children survive him.
Orders have been received at the
Rapid City Offices Of the Milwaukee
railroad to open the line to traffic at
once, and also to receive freight. 1t is
expected that for a few days passen-
gers will be slightly Inconvenience in
taking this route, but this is the regu.
lar opening OF the Milwaukee exten.
sion from Chamberlain.
Mystery surrounds the suicide at
Belle Fourche of Robert ]. Baird, a
wool buyer for a Philadelphia firm.
| His body was discovered near evening
on the road above town. There was a
| bullet wound through the heart, and a
new revolver he had just purchased
was by his side. 1t is said a letter
from home caused the act.
Undesirable citizens are to be run
out of Deadwood and kept out, accord.
ing to the order of Mayor Adams. The
mayor himself will be the judge as to
who is desirable and who is not. This
action is taken as a result of a number
of %fracases that have occurred among
the lower element within the past few
days, and the mayor proposes a gen.
| eral house cleaning.
At a meeting of the directors OF the
Bank Of Philip, which has not been in
existence for any great length Of time,
it was decided to Immediately increase
the capital stock of the institution
FROM $1,000 to $17,500. The bank COM
menced business under flattering pros
poets. and it is expected that before
many months have elapsed 1t will be
found e%xpedient to still further in
crease the capital stock.
w. H. Warren, a carpenter, living at
Edgemont, was arrested, charged with
beating his ~ten-year-old son. He had
a hearing before a justice of the peace
and the evidence showed that he used
a heavy piece of a harness to punish
the boy. The little fellows body was
brought into evidence and showed
great welts and bruises all over the
back and body. Warren was found
guilty and fined $40 and costs.
John D. Deets, special alloting agent
Of the government is out to complete
all the work of allotment to women
and children on the Grow Creek, Low
er Brule and Cheyenne River Indian
reservations, and expects the work to
take at least two years, and as Pierre
is a central point for all these agen-
cies, he expects to locate his family
there for the time he is at the work.
Beadle county vital statistics report
for the month of July shows 26 births,
IL of which were males and II fe-
males. Eight deaths occurred in the
county, four males and four females
Nine marriages were consummated,
the oldest mar being 63 years and the
youngest 81; the oldest woman "a
years and the youngest 1S. Only one
declaration of intention to become a
citizen was issued and no divorces.
The total assessment of the state
this year will be within $500, 900 of the
estimate of $780, oo, 900. At least the
figures, without the changes of the
state board, show that amount, and of
this s236,o 0 900 is on general proper.
ty. leaving the balance as the corpor.
ate property. Representatives of DIFF.
ferent counties appeared to ask for
changes in the assessments, the Black
Hills being interested in mining lands,
which were not changed from last
years figures.
S. s. Emerson, a shoemaker Of Ka.