The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-25
South Dakota
General State News Paradraphsd.

General State News Paraaraphsd.
Mrs. Charles Williams and child of
st. Lawrence We're badly burned by a
gasoline explosion.
Mrs. George l.. Kinds, a pioneer set
tier of Beadle county, S. d., died at
the family residence, two miles north
west of Huron, following a brief ILL
ness.
Brakeman Harry Brandt, aged %,
married, late of Belle PLANE, Iowa,
died from the injuries received while
coupling cars in the Chicago & North
western yards at Huron.
The new Congregational church
building at Murdo was dedicated Sun
superintendent of Congregational
church work in South Dakota, had
charge of the exercises.
James Carroll, a section hand for
the Milwaukee railroad, reported to
the Rapid City police that he had been
assaulted and robbed of his time check
in the yards of the Crouch line.
Tramps are supposed to be response
BILE.
While attempting to remove a hand
car from the track A. Halvorson OF
Watertown was run down by the Rock
Island passenger, two miles east of
Watertown, and killed. Halvorson
thought he was averting a wreck OF
the passenger, so he died a hero.
New officers have just beer elected
by the Black Hills Athletic association
which comprises all the high schools
in the Hills. The officers are: Presi-
dent, Alexander Strachan, Deadwood;
secretary-treasurer, w. A. Burk, Lead;
director, Prof. Shouse, Hot Springs.
A special east-bound stock train of
fifteen cars crashed into a way freight
on the main line at Vermillion and de-
molished the caboose and two cars.
No loss of life occurred. The caboose
was thrown against the Truax eleva-
tor with such force as to move it four
inches on it's foundation.
II. III. Weak, a student of Dakota
Wesleyan university of Mitchell, who
has been preaching at a small town
south of Mitchell, has resigned his
pastorate. and after. the close of the
conference at Vermillion, he expects
to leave for India, where he will en-
gage in the foreign mission work
Fire at Estelline, a town in Hamlin
county, on the North-W Western road, be-
tween Watertown and Brookings, de-
stroyed the Atlas and Western eleva-
tors and contents, with several coal
coal sheds and box cars. The whole
town was threatened and the Water.
town and Brookings fire departments
were hurried to the fire on special
trains.
Sparks from a passing locomotive
caused a prairie fire in the country
west of Aberdeen. The blaze swept
rapidly toward the limits and ap
i. preached dangerously near some res
licences on West Hill. The fire depart
ment checked its progress near Mic
ollet avenue, but not before the flames
had destroyed a barn and a stack Of
wheat.
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Vale completing arrangements for {
rural telephone line that will connec
Vale and several n~eighboring con-
munities with the Black Hills and thu
open up that end of Butte county tc
outside communication it has SO Ions
desired. An agreement has beer
reached with the Bell company for di
rect connections.
The annual convention of the De
gree of Honor closed a successful
series Of meetings of the Black Hill:
district at Hot Springs with a big re
ception and banquet. Grand Chief o
Honor Mrs. Hyde Of Huron and Crane
Lady of Honor Mrs. Court of Spearfsf
and Past Grand Chief Of Honor Mrs
Newell of Sturgis were in attendance
with the lady of honor presiding.
Garretson is to be especially favored
this winter in the way of entertain
ments. A lecture course of eigh
numbers has been arranged for by TIL,
managers of the opera house. Thu
first number, the Slayton Jubilee
Singers, was given on Saturday night
and was we'll received. The dates O
the others will be Oct. 81, Dec. a, Dec
IL, Jan. 16, Feb. G., Feb. % and April
The case of the state against Squir'
Jones of Ainsworth, Neb, for takin;
and driving branded horses from tn,
state without having had the same in