The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1904-12-23
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Knetscopc Views Of the Local Happenings Of the Week

THAT is easy. You can
get lock OF her hair out of the
butter or the gravy any time
The fair and supper given last
Thursday evening by the ladies of
Gethsemane Guild, at the Guild Hall,
was decided success. netting the
Guild about severity dollars. The
decorations were particularly fine.
Chas DeSoden, one of The well
known travelling nen, who has been
making this territory for some time
past tor an Aberdeen grocery house,
was making his last trip last week,
having resigned. and conJemplates
moving to California after tie first of
Jhc year.
Perl Porter, assistant postmaster
at JalraX, S. D., and cashier of the
Bank OF Fairfax, committed suicide
at Omaha on December 10th 10y
shooting himself through the head.
No reason is known for the act.
Among those from Pecver who
We're in Sisseson Tuesday taking ad
vantage of the large stocks of holiday
@oons carried by Sis>eton merchants,
we noticed John Lewis and wife, Miss
Hatcher and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
BlOomhall.
You will find a fne line of stock
collars, belts, handkerchiets, gloves,
aprons and fancy goods for the holt
days at the Lancaster store. Ais
full line OF dressmakers' supplies.
All kinds of garments made to order.
Opposite City Hall.
Oscar SinlOnsOn, accompanied by
Mrs. Simonson and their three chill
dren, drove over from Summit Mon
day morning and went to Sisseton
where he is employed as collector in
the Citizs MS N atlonal Bank.--Wllmot
Reporter
The Woman's Relief Corps OF this
place are planning to have patriotic
contest the first week in January.
Patriotic recitations, also patriotic
songs will be rendered, in which the
successful participants will win a fine
silk dag. The flags will be placed in
some conspicuous place for Inspection
as soon as recei 1ed.
The other day man in this town
walked down town with lady. He
carried a palr OF pants on his arm tt
take to the tailor's for pressing
When they got to the tailor shol
he said to her, "You do not patron
ize"-and inst then he uumbled t;
what he was about to say, ana tel
down and broke his nose on tn,
cement sidewalk.
a Washington special says tina
the South Dakota delegation il
Congress is going TO request tn
President to appoint man from thi
state to succeed the Hon, Hold Taylo
of Wisconsin,. who Hetires Februar
LIST as assistant secretary of thu
treasury. South Dakota is entltle,
to some OF the nice, fat, juicy plums
for the manner In which she has in
creased her Republican majority.
Invitations are out for the thln
annual ball and supper, to be givel
by Reservation Lodge No. &c
knights of Pythlas, in Gottswerth'
Hall. Monday evening December 26tf,
Music will be furnished by Cafarelli
Pythlan Orchestra. The affair prom
Uses to bea huge social success, as al
functions under the management o
the X. P.'s always are.
A Japanese wedding was presented
at the opera house on Tuesday even
ing by about thirty of our youns
people, with S. Morlkubo in charge
Mr. Morikubo is native Jap, anc
was decided success in this enter
tainment. The Oriental costumes
and customs made pleasing chang.
from the ordinary. The entertain
menL was given in the interest of the
ladies' aid OF the M. E. church. Tn.
attendance was good, receipts amount
ing to $4,000.
On Monday Dr.. Sverre, assisted b.
Or. BoDb OF TINS city and DIR. Gun
derson, OF La Crosse, Wisconsin, per
formed successfully difficult surgi
cal operation on the leg Of Ole Holm
Of Victor who, it will be remembered
sustained q serious injury about
week ago by wagon passing ovel
one OF his legs aud crushing 1T so bad
Iy that it was found to be impossible