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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
7
State banks show deposits near 100 per resident as population increases. March call totals reveal $55,686,885 individual deposits. state banks hold $34,146,000, up nearly $3 million since December, while national banks total $19,560,929, down $1,333. Per capita wealth creation and wealth deposits rise with population, sustaining strong bank and public performance.
Two pioneer South Dakota residents have died at advanced ages Gabriel Gale of Sioux Falls and Paul H Brede of Minnehaha county Five miles north of Sioux Falls residence was Brede s home He leaves a widow and six children All Gale siblings resist in Sioux Falls Artemus Gale and two sisters Mrs Carpenter and Mrs Burton survive Gale was seventy four and lived in Sioux Falls since 1881
Slonx Falls reports a campaign to obtain parole for Andrew Standing Bear a Sioux Falls penitentiary inmate. Blanding Bear pleaded guilty to larceny and arson for setting Hargraves house fire and stealing valuables and horses, and was sentenced to seven years. His tuberculosis-like consumption endangers his ability to endure prison remaining about four years.
New grand master J J Davenport will conduct the cornerstone laying for the state capitol. Due to the Masone grand lodge session, W E Milligan is replaced. Davenport invites Deadwood Commandery Knights Templar escort and expects delegations from Deadwood Rapid City and Hot Springs. Also notes formation of Point of Rocks Telephone Co at Custer with 25000 capital by Viemet Pringle and McAdama to serve Black Hills tourist areas.
A new Washington order changes payments to mining companies from checks to gold. The United States assay office at Deadwood will now pay bullion holders entirely in gold, returning gold to the Hills and preventing its shipment to Eastern banks as in years past.
Mitchell hosts the twenty third annual commencement with elocution and oratory, baccalaureate by President Nicholson, and joint Christian associations gathering. Events span through Thursday with athletic competitions, banquets, director meetings, academy graduation, music concert, alumni address by Dr. Merton S. Rice, and class reunions.
State auditor reports final proofs will add about 3 million dollars to current real estate assessments as roughly a million and a quarter acres go on the tax rolls this year. Proof activity varies by county with many eastern counties showing few proofs while several large tracts are listed in multiple districts.
Robert Watson, captain of Company B in the college cadets at Brookings, died after injuries from a sham battle held for visiting excursionists. Surgeons Spafford and Mayo attended, but he succumbed after two days of pain. The 22 year old from Mitchell was buried with his company escort.
The report notes per capita deposits around $100 with growth as population rises. It cites March figures showing total deposits of $50,686,385 and compares state banks to national banks, listing state banks at $34,125,986 and nationals at $1,560,929 with declines and gains.
Two pioneer residents of South Dakota, Minnehaha County, have died. Brede of Minnehaha County is survived by a widow and six children all residing in the county. He had lived in Sioux Falls since 1881 and was a longtime resident of the Falls area. He leaves a brother Artemus and a sister in St Paul.
In Western South Dakota a movement challenges a parole or pardon for Andrew Standing Bear, a Pine Ridge area Sioux warrior serving time at Sioux Falls penitentiary. Standing Bear faced charges of larceny and arson related to stolen horses from Hargraves stable. Landing Tear pleaded guilty before Judge Meglee in Seventh Circuit Court to larceny and arson and received an eleven year penitentiary term. He reportedly suffers from consumption and is deemed unlikely to withstand confinement much longer, seeking release to complete his term.
The Masonic grand lodge will preside at a capitol ceremony replacing W. F. B. Milligan. The Knights Templar will provide an escort, with plans for attendance from across the state.
In Hurons a resident, Albert Bempe, captured an intruder Wednesday night after knocking him down and summoning his two sons. Police took the prisoner into custody. A severe thunderstorm sparked a fire at Gayman's general store in Watertown causing $2,600 loss, but firefighters saved the building and most of the stock.
A new company named Point of Rocks Telephoms filed at Custer with capital of $25,000. Incorporators are Jon Ziemer, Charles Pringle, and Robert Mc Adams. The purpose of the company is to establish a phone system for Southern Hills.
The report notes a policy to keep gold in Hills by maintaining an assay office that processes the mining output for payment in checks, ensuring the mining companies receive funds as gold is extracted while avoiding premature permits.
Early returns show Crawford leading with about 3 500 votes, Acconsing and Vio leading for insurgent faction. Republican stalwarts trail by under 300 with total state vote around 60 000. Wilbur S Glas home county shows notable support for progressives. Kittredge defeated. Final margins pending full county tallies.
In U S district court at Deadwood Judge Carland and a jury ruled against plaintiff J D Mayhew of Kewanee Alabama in a case against Black Hills men J W McLaughlin of Nunhant George Jackson and Charles Granse of Deadwood. Mayhew alleged promoters sold timber and coal lands and lured buyers from the bust, claiming he was frozen out of a large commission. Jury found for Krause on a separate count and for McLaughlin and Jackson on the main claim, with Mayhew’s testimony repudiated by the court instruction.
Reported James Gang cache in southern Charles Mix County along the Missouri River allegedly contained several thousand dollars. Discovery prize offered to the finder, with claims of extensive digging and trenches as huge drifts and exploration continue.
Mrs Elizabeth Many Horses wife of Waklapa Sioux chief lies in Aberdeen Hospital suffering dementia after eye treatment. Local authorities fear removal to her people may worsen her condition. O F Waller known as Chief Metonopit aids her recovery with tribal support until relatives arrive.
South Dakota grain dealers association plans its annual convention in Clark with farmers elevator owners from across the state engaging in discussions amid a large membership. The group, organized in Sioux Falls, represents the state’s farmers’ elevator operators and meets yearly.
At the South Dakota State Union of the American Society of Equity in Maillon, resolutions oppose gambling in infinities, endorse Culbertson legislation and Roosevelt conservation policy. The terminal elevator plan, favored in Minnesota and North Dakota, proposes cooperative grain handling with profit shared among stockholders. Delegates to the Indianapolis national convention named N. H. Kent, J. W. Bacheller, and R. B. Park. State officers elected: M. M. Fox as president, W. W. Rowland as vice president, A. G. Schmidt as secretary-treasurer.
North Western asked to use rails part way to Deadwood. A revived trolley concept between Deadwood and Spearfish aims to speed travel. Current Deadwood valley transport relies on Burlington railroad round trip nearly forty miles and daily wagon-stage. Local farming interests seek faster access to Deadwood and Lead.
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