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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
3
Bath township completes a 32 by 56 foot four room school building costing 75000 dollars funded entirely from existing funds and taxes without bonds. The project, approved 59 to 7 last year, uses Ortonylite granite foundations and dark brick walls with a 200 seating capacity, eliminating future interest and sinking fund needs.
Officials ban affidavits taken on trains for the Jower Brute opening at Pierre amid zeal by notaries. Tripp county rules limit registration to fixed sites, prohibiting notaries from claiming relocation offices. Judge Witen oversees both projects and warns affidavits made on trains will be rejected.
In his annual report to the governor Basford declines to offer specific reforms but states he will present proposals before the next legislative session begins. He says he will let the figures speak for themselves and intends to address insurance law after reviewing current data.
South Dakota records high farm product receipts as 1908 prospects forecast a larger wheat and corn year. Wheat 1907 earned farmers 24.28 million, corn 1907 valued at 27.28 million. oats and barley output also high. The 1908 crop is expected to top prior years, with a strong dairy and livestock outlook boosting the state's agricultural wealth.
John Henry confessed to fatally shooting his housekeeper Mrs Eben Fulton at the Grand Forks residence. He waived a preliminary hearing in Judge J D Church's court and was held without bail to the district court after a coroner's jury verdict. Henry claimed motive rooted in conflicts with Reynolds and Henderson and stated he purchased a revolver after drinking.
Ben Boles driving to Tulare passed beneath a telephone wire as lightning struck from a cloud overhead. The wire fell, Boles was knocked senseless, his team ran away with the load. He suffered burns and injuries but has recovered. neighbor’s care aided him.
The speaker criticizes current insurance laws as lax and indefinite and suggests delaying detailed recommendations to a future report before the January legislature convenes. He warns against overstringent laws that could cripple insurance efficiency while urging wise legislation benefiting legitimate companies and the insuring public.
The secretary of the North Dakota railroad commission and Fargo business leaders met with officials from three Northern roads in St. Paul to press for lower commodity rates in North Dakota. A Minnesota law framework may guide aims, but no action until the federal case outcome and railroads unify. Another conference is planned in St. Paul within about thirty days.
Adam Wald, a Bowdle area farmer, grows thousands of melons and about 20 000 cucumbers on his farm northeast of Bowdle. He sells most melons and cucumbers at favorable prices and earns a profit that exceeds the land’s cost to grow the crops.
Local creditors of the Missouri and North D railroad known as the Crouch line promise Nov 1 to secure full expansion of the property. The Rapid City and Wyoming Railroad company, formed by local investors, may take ownership at the receiver’s sale. The new outfit plans a $500,000 capital with directors named and stock authorized.
Part of Butte County supports dividing the region into two counties while the southern area resists. Northern districts seek independence to manage debts and mileage fees, with Belle Fourche likely to gain. Murdo and Le Beau plan to incorporate under state law. Simultaneously a teacher shortage looms after September exams, especially in Lyman as new districts form.
Meade County reports a 5000 acre state building lands sale may be completed this fall with two or three more sections moved after a private sale. Allotting Agent Dects directs Cheyenne River Indian reservation work, aiming for completion next fall despite weather delays.
A group of Indians returning from Chicago declare that bucking branches offer safer, more profitable restime and report selling a trainload of cattle at the fair. They say cattle brought $5.35 per hundred pounds, and express pride in the high price.
Heavy artillery and party campaigns sweep South Dakota with visits from Bryan Taft Chafin Hearst Graves and others as primary rules influence ballots. A petition seeks to place W. Martin and the People’s Republican ticket for Congress while Secretary of State Clark weighs form and acceptance for independent and good government nominees. The scene centers on petition strategy and ballot form amid a crowded political season.
The South Dakota Baptist convention marked its twenty seventh anniversary with a major statewide gathering at Pierre. Dr W C King reported 104 churches and 6854 members. 435 added by baptism, 296 by letter, 119 by other means, eight churches added, fifty missionaries active, including three in large pastorate work west of the Missouri, one among Scandinavians, and one state evangelist. The year closed with satisfactory finances and encouraging outlook for the coming year.
Three young men die during threshing season after pitchforks caught in separator belts strike them. Paul Hummel, 20, dies instantly in Do Jand. John Graber, 17, dies eight days after abdominal injuries near Rosefield. Charles Rieger, 32, dies a week later from a ruptured abdomen.
Reports from Butte county indicate anthrax prevalent in several herds. The southeastern county quarantine has ended and state authorities are being asked to monitor the northern western county. Wheat yields are reported at 26 to 27 bushels per acre, enabling hay sales.
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