The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-07-26
South Dakota
General State News Parasraphed.

w. Kehl pleaded guilty to grand lar
ceny for taking $50 from the trunk Of
a hired man on a farm cal Utica. and
was sentenced to one year.
Martin Erickson was found dead at
the foot of the stairs of his boarding
house at Aberdeen. His skull was
fractured. 1t is supposed that he fell
down stairs in the night.
While driving a herd Of cattle, Jens
Nielsen, a farmer near Sioux Falls,
had occasion to look quickly behind
him, and, in doing so, Iroke Il Of
his eyeballs. He was brought here
for treatment.
James Feltjes. a single man, en-
ployed in the Vollmer livery at En-
cry, while attempting to stop a run
away team, was run over and thrown
to the ground. receiving injuries about
the head and chest, from the effects
of which he died a few hours later.
The saloon situation at Centerville
has been settled by the council revers-
ing its decision and granting license
TO the county commissioners choice
of men. No license has been granted
in the Hotel Crane, however, and the
landlord threatens to throw up his
lease.
Attorney General Clark has filed
with the secretary of state the name
uf p. j. Dougherty of Dell Rapids as
special assistant attorney general as
attorney for such official having been
made by the last legislature when it
took from the railroad commission
the right to employ its own attorney.
Archie Van Aiken and his son are
under arrest in Belle Fourche for fir
ing four shots at Roy Taylor. Two
bullets entered the young mans body,
and may prove fatal. Van Aiken and
his son are ranchers living hear here,
and the trouble arose from an old
feud. Taylor is we'll thought of in this
| city.
Harry Bird, a prominent young man
of Worthwhile, died Ast week Of blood
poisoning, the result of a Fourth Of
July accident. On that day, while at
tending the celebration at Armadale,
a %skyrocket hit his leg, breaking it.
Blood poisoning set in. He leaves a
bride, to whom he had been married
but a week.
80:
The vital statistics of Union county
for the year ending June 80, 1907, as
reported by Clerk of Courts George G.
Kimmel, show 224 births. For the pre-
vious year there were 231 births. The
report shows there to have been 81
deaths. and for the previous year 80.
There were SIS marriage licenses is
sued during the year.
Lead business men are rejoicing
over the fact that the 1000 stamps Of
the Homestake mine again are drop
ping at their full capacity Of ore. The
water has been lowered to the 600
foot level, which gives plenty Of
stopping place for the full capacity OF
the six mills. 1t has been found that
there has Deer little damage done in
the workings of the mine as a result
of the flooding.
A new enterprise has been started
in Rapid City by the Downy-Wright
company, with foundries at York,
Neb,. and Rapid City. 1t is the manu-
facture of tripoli. A mill is being
erected for the grinding up Of the rock
that makes this product. Tripoli is
used in the manufacture uf metal and
| stove polishes and in different kinds Ut
soap. The rock will beN shipped here
from a mine near Custer.
James G. Hatch, a prominent and
highly respected citizen of Yridgewa-
ter, passed away at his home at tho
advanced age of se%venty-six years.
Deceased was one Ut the pioneers OF
McCook county, locating there with
his family in 1878, since which time
he has constantly resided at that
place. A wife, sou. ons and four
daughters survive him The intarment
will take place at Mitchell, S. D.
Kenneth Kinsler, six years OLE. son
OI lu0 manager OIL IuS ADGTueen cream
| cry, was terribly scalded while playing
about the creamery The floor was
being scrubbed OFT ami the dense
steam hid the boy from the sight or
the workmen engaged in the cleaning
up process. One of them threw a pail
| Of scalding water on the boy, burning
him terribly from the hips down. The
boy Is still alive, and the physicians
have ONE hope that he will survive.
The farmers residing in the vicinity
of LOOMS are taking a great deal Of
interest in a meeting which is to be
held for the purpose of concluding
final arrangements for the organiza-
ton Of a farmers elevator company.
The farmers intend to form a stock
company and construct and operate a
grain elevator at Loomis. 1t is plan.
ned to have the new elevator com.
pleted in ample time to handle this
sea Snn'o cron