The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24

fore he committed the act he drove
the other members Of his family from
the house with a gun, telling them as
they fled in fright where they would
find his body. He then turned the
gun upon himself and fired. For some
time he had been suffering from a
cancer on his face and had been Oper-
ated on several times. Brooding over
his ailment is supposed 20 have de-
ranged his mind and caused him to
take his life. The other victim of sui
eide was Donald j. COrrigan. a sheep
herder in the employ OF Anderson IL
Aaker, of the Bison district. In the
northwestern part OF the state. For
three weeks before his suicide CORR
gan had entire charge of the sheep on
the ranch. The solitude is believed 10
have unbalanced his mind. Several
a~cquaintancas saw him riding north
ward toward a railroad, but he was
unable to give them a clear idea or
where he was going. A short time aft
er being seen by acquaintance he left
his horse and plunged to his death in
ii water lOlt, Wltlt IHS DOhg Mbt
found. The abandoned sheep were
found scattered over the prairie.
The state banking department has
authorized the Guarantee State bank
to begin business at Eureka. This IS
to take the place OF the National bank.
which failed in that place several weeks
ago. Among the officials OF the new
bank are Fred Hepperlee, who was for
four years at the head of the state
land department. The department has
also authorized the Farmers and Mer-
chants State bank Of Scotland to be
Gin business in that town. This is to
fill the place made vacant by the re-
cent failure Of the Bon Homme COun-
" State bank at that place. Christian
Hirning, who has been one Of the ex-
aminers Of the state banking depart
ment, will become cashier Of the new
Scotland institution
There is to be a council OF Sioux
representatives from all the north
western reservations at Crow Creek
agency for a final conference on their
NlUAii ~ N''iA NhR INV N
Hills territory. Representatives OF
the government departments are to
meet and confer with the Indian rep
resentatives, and it is hoped that they
will get down to a basis OF actual ne
2Otiations to bring the issue to d final
settlement. The Indians claim that
The Black Hills section was taken
p..-. H. 80 " .-
that they are entitled to several mil
ion dollars from the government for
his territory.
When Gen. Custer made his famous
gold finding expedition into the Black
Hills in 1874, he engaged w. i. IL
l%ingworth, Of St. Paul, to accomany
aim as official photographer. The
photographer secured about sixty eX-
cellent stereoptic views. On his re-
turn to st. P2ul the photographer
tailed, and though the government at
tempted to secure the plates through
legal action it failed to do SO. The
department Of history has secured
these plates packed in the original
box in which they were transported
upon the trip, and in them has secured
a valuable historical collection.
After celebrating more than 20
hours, the jury which heard the evil
dence in the trial Of the case or Mrs.
Arthur Little. charged with the muir
der. on July IA, 1920. of Walter STAFF
ford, returned a verdict finding the
woman not guilty. There was never
any denial on the part of the woman
the death Of Stafford. She claimed
and was borne out by her husband
and others, that stories about her
character, circulated by Stafford,
caused an alteration, that Stafford
threatened her and that the shooting
followed.
That trousers come too high in
South Dakota was the opinion eX-
pressed by two young men from Chi.
cago, who were temporary residents
Of Lennon. They were arrested and
taken from a train at Mcintosh and
brought back to Lennon to face Il
charge Of stealing a pair Of trousers
belonging TO the clerk OF a Lennon
hotel. They entered pleas Of guilty
and were fined $40. This they paid
and soon after being released depart
ID for their homes in Chicago, where
tAusers are cheaper.
Frank Heller, a Spring Creek ranch.
or, was badly hurt when the horse
with which he was rounding up cattle
stumbled and fell upon him. The ami
NAL fell so heavily upon him that
when the horse got upon its feet
Heller was completely ~paralyzed and
bleeding profusely from bad cuts on
his face. Mrs. Heller was a witness of
the accident and summoned two ply
sicians.
The problem presented by the prac.
tice OF some young men Of question:
able intentions who pick up yong girls.
on the street in YanktOn and take
them to dances outside the city limits.
or wherever else their desire may
run was taken up by the city com.
mission. In large cities any, masher
attempting an act Of this nature would