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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1907
Page
7
A colorful tale set in Minneapolis about a street railway suit over a suddenly starting car. A Westerner recalls a six foot four, 400 pound man who sued after injuries and the jury verdict rests on the supposed impossibility of a sudden start, with two mules brought as witnesses for the defense.
The twenty-ninth annual Black Hills mission conference closed at Hot Springs where the education committee backed locating an academy in the Black Hills. The plan includes purchasing the old Black Hills College property for $13,000 with Hot Springs offering $7,000 bonus and a joint bid of $16,000 for a clear title. A school opening is proposed for next year with two directors living in Hot Springs and two in Mitchell, and a list of appointed pastors and locations for various towns.
Chicago packer Nelson Morris secures a five year lease for more than 750 000 acres of grazing land on the Standing Rock Indian reservation northeast of town. The fenced range, previously controlled by the 17 outfit, will see large cattle movements as Morris expands his Northwest holdings.
State board reduced bank stock valuations by more than half a million dollars from county returns and lowered aggregate assessments for 1907 by 133000 versus 1906. Historically the basis was 60 percent of par value, with some counties at 40 percent this year, causing wide variance. Aurora had none, while Buffalo reported full value.
The license request by Wagner and Wagner for a retail license in the new Hutchinson County town midway between Scotland and Tripp was rejected by the county commissioners. The town, on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line, is unorganized and a recent supreme court ruling requires township residents to vote on licensing before county action.
In Glyndon Minnesota two railroad workers, engineer Meary Benz and foreman Patsy Riley, were killed in a rear end collision between an extra freight and a gravel train. A coroner's inquest blamed telegraph operator Cornelius Buckles and rear brakeman Howard McKenna, both held on warrants. Buckles for not signaling the freight and McKenna for not flagging the rear.
Yeggmen arriving with harvest hands burglarize post offices in Darwin and Bryant towns. The Darwin post office lost cash and stamps valued at about 225 dollars while Christianson’s rag shop and a Bryant hardware store were looted for around 400 dollars.
An explosion behind George Sheever & Co. hardware store in Cedar Falls Iowa caused a fire damaging three buildings and stock to about 110 000 dollars. Fire raged past midnight before control. theories include dynamite detonated by jarring or escaping gas igniting. The blast shattered windows for miles.
Workmen building the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway in Billings Montana report a vast ice deposit in the Musselshell valley near Dorsey. The thick mass, likely a relic of glacial flow, was covered with debris and melted portions hinder tunneling through the hill.
In Deadwood South Dakota officials report the bark beetle which has damaged timber for seven years is rapidly disappearing from the region. The loss to the state due to depreciation of timber is estimated at more than 1.5 million dollars.
J H Young, formerly of Great Falls, died at St. John's hospital in Helena. He shot himself May 26 and lingered in agony for three months. Domestic troubles were cited as the motive. His wife and mother living in Terryville Kentucky were notified. Young belonged to the Great Falls aerie of the...
Gilseppe Chassé was committed to county jail by Judge Borer in Le Sueur Minnesota for stealing a fur collar from Charles Cormier. He admitted taking money from Anton Duerrenberger and pawned the collar to repay the theft.
Mrs. Florence E Atwood of 18 Crihy Place Chicago reports a severe three year eczema case cured after three months using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. She praises the remedies and notes the date October 2 1905 with witness L S Berger.
Fragmentary dialogue indicates a legal matter with a Colonel posing as the defendant in three breach of promise suits. The exchange mentions paternal engagement and a widow, suggesting a domestic conflict framed as a courtroom dispute.
Faribault Minn Aug 27 B P Chapple head instructor at the Minnesota School for the Blind has been appointed superintendent of the North Dakota state school for the blind at Bathgate He plans to assume the post next year
Breckenridge Minnesota council passed an ordinance doubling the saloon license from 500 to 1000 dollars. It goes into effect immediately and is expected to cut the current fourteen saloons down to fewer.
In Duluth on August 27 the steamer Alvy struck and crushed the tug Edna beside the Northern Pacific dock. All crew escaped injury and swiftly manned pumps to keep the meat and supplies laden Tug Edna from sinking.
St Paul reports 360 new smallpox cases for nine weeks ending Aug 19. The peak week after June 24 recorded 145 cases with 36 in Hennepin, 17 in Scott, 15 in Grant, 12 in St Louis and 5 in Ramsey counties.
A Northern Pacific passenger train derailed at New York Mills Minnesota on August 24 after noon due to spreading rails. The most serious injury was a dislocated shoulder to a boreer while the mail clerk suffered only slight injuries but remained on duty.
Farmers report violations of game laws in Barnesville Minnesota as warrants are issued for individuals accused of shooting prairie chickens out of season. Several arrests are expected as authorities act on complaints from the previous week.
Elk River Minnesota August 24 The completion of eight county ditches in Sherburne county has reclaimed about 9 000 acres at an average cost of 4 55 an acre and the land is expected to become among the most valuable in the region.
Minot note reports Minnesota visitors next week will find abundant game in Ward McLean and McHenry counties. Ducks and mallards are plentiful with many open hunting spots described amid the late summer conditions.
Private Walter Shope of Troop H Fort Meade was accidentally shot by Private Castle of the same troop. He was taken to the hospital, operated on, and the ball removed. At last accounts he was resting easily.
Arthur Radmatin drowned when his boat capsized on Lake Josephine while fishing. A companion was resuscitated after strenuous work by a physician. The incident occurred near St Paul on August 27.
In Billings Montana on August 27 Charles Armitage and Charles Dee were arrested on charges of shooting up a restricted district a few nights earlier.
Farmers of Edson in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin form a protection group to counter a recent organized theft wave raiding chicken coops over several weeks. They act to stop raids and safeguard their poultry operations.
In La Crosse Wisconsin August Roth of Ridgeville died from smoke inhalation while attempting to save stock from a burning barn his daughter Hulda Roth also died of injuries. In Geneva Minnesota Carl Jensen lost seventy tons of hay as children playing with matches set a large stack ablaze.
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