The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1904-12-23
SyIOR.r4 o. VERBOSlTY.

sg4oR-N Or vERBoslTY.
Charles Lemar OF Kalispel, Montana. is in
own this week.
Sheriff A. II. Dahl went 10 Vernon on Off
,iai business today.
c. Louis Weeks left today for Minneapolis,
where he will spead the holidays.
j. i. fredrlclis, the Pcever butcher. was y
county seat visitor Thursday.
A. d. Paulson went down to Aberdeen yes
terday and will return tomorrow
f.. Huntington, the "infernal" revenue COL
lector of Webster. is in the city today.
Mayor Anderson of Pccycr. was shaking
hands with Sisseten friends today.
L. H. Comstock leaves today for his home
at Brookings. to spend the holidays with his
family.
Pecver Is represented in SiSsotOn today by
by John Peterson, Ole Bskken and John
Olson.
Mrs. j C. Knapp, who has been away about
1--WE weeks, visiting in the twin cities and
other points in Minnesota, returned today.
&. f. Berg. the jolly collector for ] A. Jones
ut llankinson, has been in the city part OF this
week
Otto braves of Wilmot. is 'subbi,.g' at the
telephone exchange during the absence of
Miss Moran.
Mrs. j. T.. German and son Win. of Britton,
visited with Mrs. G.'s parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Goslinc. this week.
Hon. John Perkins. state insurance commits.
sioner came up from Pierre to eat Christmas
goose with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Gee OF Ellington, left by
way Of Sisseton on Tuesday for a holiday
visit at omaha, Nebraska
There will be services at the Lutheran
church Sunday morning. The usual services
will be held in the other churches.
Several of our merchants have been Obliged
to increase their force Of clerks during the
holiday trade.
A new drop curtain, with al arrangement
Of up-to-date ads, is the latest murh-needed
Improvement at the opera house.
Rev and Mrs. James w. Lynd of Good Will
have been made happy by the arrival OF twins
| u son and d daughter.
Miss Nora knapton is occupying the posi-
ton OF stenosrapher in T. j. Turner's offie lef,
vacant by the resignation Of Miss Shoemaker
r. D. Chausse has purchased the bowling
alley fixtures OF .Jens Peterson, Of Mllbank
and will open an alley here.
Troo2lD, 1st regiment, South Dakota Caval.
~. will give q grand ball January 25tb. Dode
Fisk's orchestra. Of Baraboo. Wis. will furn
sh the music.
AT q recent meeting of the III. wal kan II ribe
of Red Men Of this city. the following OIL GERS
were elected: Prophet. j. C. knapp; sachem,
l.. w. Toss: Sr. Sycamore. G. A. Foster: Jr.
Sycamore, L. j. Adkins: Chief of Records, NJ
E. Wilcox: Keeper OF Wampum. Elias Mon
son: Collector of Wampum, Frick Erickson:
Representative. George Grant; Trustee. NJ
Wilcox.
News has been received in this CITY OF the
tragic death, by his own hand, OF II, NJ. Grant.
we'll known attorney and former resident of
this city. The dispatches received are ftom
ted suicide at that place by swallowing car
bolic acid. He had only oeen in the place a
few days. He VAS a man O. generous mpuls.
es but of eccentric and irregular habits. His
| history was checkered one and his person
| ality such that he Will long be remembered
by those who knew him.
Dodgers have been distributed and placards
put up in the principal stores Of this city, an
| nouncing that they win ciose, during the
three months beginning with January LIST. a
O'clock p. IN, every day of the week exceo,
Saturday. This is q step in the right direc.
tom and will afford much needed rest to the
overworked merchants and their clerks. The
only parties likely to be at all inconven fenced
by this arrangement are, perhaps, few lag
gard shoppers in the city, and they will soor
fall into line.