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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
1
Transients, timber prospects, and job prints fill the week with promotions at Peever's Dept Store. Visitors include Gust Brown of Perver, Paul Babcock of Sisseton, and Babcock’s party. Miss Ruby Wheeler spoke on social purity, while the Sisseton K P lodge plans a district meeting in Milbank.
In Sisseton a night watchman Night Mahoney shot and killed an intoxicated Indian named Baine after Baine drew a revolver and advanced toward him on First Avenue. Witnesses testified the shooting occurred after multiple commands to drop the weapon. The trial centered on whether the act was murder or justifiable homicide in defense of the night watchman.
The funeral for William Baine 34 a half blood Sioux was held from the Presbyterian church to this city Tuesday with Rev. Joseph Millett officiating. Born at old Bort Sisseton his mother a common soldier and his father full blooded Indian he attended Good Will Mission Carlisle Haskell and Wisconsin where he rose to football prominence. He coached Broukies in his first season and was known as an educated Indian who behaved well when sober though drinking brought out his worst traits. He had been married twice the last wife a Carlisle graduate Chippewa and he leaves two daughters.
A social and business meeting at Judge Andrews home concluded with a semi annual officer election. All old officers were replaced. President Miss Hennie Andrews Vice President Jesse Cottingham Recording Secretary Miss Vera Spack-Wid. Cor Secretary Mrs O H Jones Treasurer Miss Bima Brusch Organists Miss Hattie Gardiner and Irene Anderberg.
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