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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
MAY MAKE 4 NV n" CROP RECORD
South Dakota Crops Are Reported 10 Be i'm Excelssa
Grain Making Rapid Growth

According to all reports the outlook
for good crop in South Dakota this
year could not be more favorable than
At present. Notwithstanding the cold
and rainy spring, which delayed the
work of seeding and planting. small
grain. corn and other crops have re-
Gently, under the influence of warm
weather. made rapid growth. and are
low about as far advanced as is usual
1T this period of the growing season.
The unusually cool weather early i'm
The season caused small grain to stool
we'll and it is now in fine condition.
The rains, from reports received, have
extended to all parts of the agricu,-
tural portion of the state, and as a re-
suit crops in every locality are in the
pest OF condition. Replanting of corn
however. was necessary ON some of
the bottom lands along the Missouri
river. where there was an excessive
amount of RAINFALL
One of the favorable features of the
present crop prospects is the fact that
in several localities where for several
years crops We're somewhat poor be.
cause the rainfall was below the nor
NAL, this year had their full share of
the rainfall and crops accordingly com.
pare favorably with those in other
parts of the state which heretofore
have been more fortunate.
Thousands of acres Of land have this
season been cultivated for the first
time in the newer portions of the state
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
BLOW AT DEADwooD SALOONS.

BLOW AT DEADWooD SALOONS.
Another step has been taken in tho
moral improvement Of Deadwood. Lead
and other cities in Lawrence county.
Every saloon was visited by the sher-
if, who ordered all screens taken
down from windows, and pool tables,
chairs, etc, removed from the rooms
to conform with the state liquor law
There has been general rubbing and
cleaning of green paint from the sa-
loon windows and the streets have
been filled with saloon hangers-on who
apparently are ashamed to- be seen in
side through the clear window glass.
This is the first time such sweeping
ASSURES have been taken against
gamblers and saloon men in old Dead
wood, which for Twenty-Five years has
beer open. Saloon men also propose
to see that the bar of the Business
Mems club complies with the law
The reform will mean that at least
half of the saloons IN the county will
close up. With but few exceptions
there is general satisfaction over the
last move.
States Attorney Parker declares
that the state liquor and gambling
! laws will be strictly enforced by him.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
THOMAS JEFFERSON
@ in % % % ~

able character, to which he has Joined
the most extensive knowledge. He is
a mathematician and philosopher as
we'll as civilian and politician, and
the memorable declaration of Ameri-
can independence is said to have been
penned by him.
The Independent Chronicle of July
l has this brief allusion to the pres
ence of Mr.. Jefferson in Boston:
Since our last arrived in town
from the southwark His EXcellency
Thomas Jefferson. Esq. late governor
or Virginia and member of congress-
now one of the commissioners for ne
gotiating treaties with foreign pow
ers."
The Gazette did rot condescend to
give Mr.. Jefferson any kind of notice,
completely ignored him, and so far as
there is any record to the contrary,
Gov. John Hancock, then sick man,
it is fair to say, did not extend any
official attention from the executive
department. But Mr.. Jefferson him
self has left on record some evidence
that he did receive a kindly greeting
at the hands of Boston's social set of
that day, his letter to his friend, FL
bridge Gerry, found below, expressing
his grateful Acknowledgements Of this
pleasant feature of his Boston visit.
Boston, July 2, 1884.
Dear Sir:-Being to sail from this
port tomorrow, cannot deny myself
the pleasure of recalling myself to
your recollection for a moment.
have impatiently hoped your arrival
here before should depart, but l sus-
pect that the bellies Of Philadelphia
have exercised their power over you,
for it is here, understand, you make
your principal delay. When l arrived
here found Mrs. Adams within
thirty-six hours of sailing. l had de.
termined to take my passage to
France in the first instance, yet the
wish to accompany Mrs. Adams would
certainly have induced me to relin
auish this, could within so short a
time have prepared for embarkation
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30

Nlrglnlan to accept a courtesy so
sraciously and promptly extended,
and on July l the senate sent Mr..
Lowell to inform the house that the
upper branch had passed a further or
Ger directing the senate part of the
Committee to proceed with its bust
ness and requested the house to pass
a similar mandatory direction to its
part of the committee
Mr.. Davis was instructed to notify
the senate that the house had such
business of Importance under consid-
GRAFTON that it could not attend to the
matter. Jefferson all this time was
studying the condition of the people
as he found them on the way to
Portsmouth and back, having no par
ticular interest in the dry details of
lawmaking, and filling his mind with
the commercial needs of what he saw
would be some time. not many years
ahead, a great and growing country
In his issue of July 8, 1884 editor
Isaiah Thomas of the Worcester Spy
had this reference to MIR. jefferson:
Boston July |.
Friday last the Hon. Thomas JEFF
ferson. ESQ., late governor of Vir-
ginia. arrived here by land from that
state. He is shortly to embark for
Europe as a minister plenipotentiary
from the United States in the room of
the Hon. John Jay, ESQ., who is about
to return to America Gov Jefferson
who has SO eminently distinguished
himself in the late glorious revolu-
ton, is a gentleman of very ami
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
THOMAS JEFFERSON

In May, 1884. the American con-
sress, then in session at Annapolis,
Maryland, received the resignation of
John Jay of New York from the
American commercial commission
abroad, Mr.. Jay being the colleague
OF Benjamin Franklin and John
Adams and Mr.. Jefferson, then a
member of the congress from Vir-
glnla. was elected to the vacancy
1t was at time when Mr. jefferson
was emerging from the one great
sorrow of his life, the loss of Mrs.
Jefferson, and the stricken statesman
gladly accepted mission which
would take him away from his DESC
Lated home and give him such en-
crossing public work as could not fail
TO prove beneficial in the end. So he
speedily arranged his home matters
ny correspondence, drew portion of
his $4,000 salary in advance. and with
his eldest daughter Martha Jefferson,
then a young girl of ten years, the
future president proceeded leisurely
eastward in quest of ship that was
bound for French port.
From Annapolis to Philadelphia
then to New York, and by easy stages
through Connecticut and Massachu-
sets to Boston, in the month of June
was undoubtedly very delightful
trip to man who could derive so
much pleasure as Jefferson could
from natures own unrivaled attract
Eveness at that season of the year,
and the arrival of the distinguished
stranger in Boston was not heralded
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30

by the local press until seven days
after Mr.. Jefferson had reached the
town and was travelling further east
ward as far as Portsmouth, N. H.
In fact, the first record of Mr.. JEFF
ferson's presence in Boston on this
occasion appears in the journal of the
house of representatives, under date
of June Is. when the following order
was passed:
"Ordered, That chair be assigned
Tor the Hon. Thomas Jefferson Esq,
gate governor of Virginia, and now
one of the ministers of the United
States for negotiating commercial
treaties. if he is inclined to attend the
debate of the house, and that Mr., Os-
good Samuel Osgood of Andover),
Davis (Thomas Davis Junior of Ply
MOUTH, and Swan Games Swan OF
Dorchesterl be committee to wait
on the gentleman and inform him OF
this order. who reported that they had
attended that service"
There is no evidence in the record
of the subsequent proceedings of the
house that Mr.. Jefferson accepted the
Invitation But on June 80 the SEN
ate sent down an order which read
as follows:
ordered That Caleb Strong and
Jonn Lowell Esquires, with such as
the Hon. House may join, be a COM
1nittee to confer with the Hon. Mr..
Jefferson, one Of the commissioners
OF the United States, for settling treat
les of commerce, and give him such
information relative to the territory
and trade of this state, as he may
wish to have and may be useful to
this and the United States"
The order was concurred in and
the speaker, Samuel Alleyne Otls OF
Boston, William Phillips and John
Rowe of Boston, were appointed upon
the part Of the house to meet Mr.. Jef.
ferson for the purpose indicated. But
the invited guest still keeping away
from the chair that was assigned MIN
the Massachusetts, house did not take
kindly to this neglect of the famous
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30

in as good condition as in any county
in the state. The result of the order
has caused something of revolution
among the farmers and stock owners.
They say that they will resist the en-
forcement of the order and will take
the matter into the courts and fight to
the last ditch il necessary before they
will comply with the order. A move
ment is on foot to present the true
state OF affairs to the state live stock
commission and have the order revok-
ed as far as this county is concerned.
The law as 1t stood before the issuance
of this order was generally satisfac
tory, as it only required the dipping
of cattle which We're found to be tn
fected, and the stock owners of this
county insist that the conditions in
this county will not warrant the live
stock commission in declaring all cat
tie in this county infected.
Crops in Charles Mix county at pres
, ent look splendid, and with favorable
conditions from now on Charles Mix
county will have one of the largest
crops ever realized. in the county.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30

Since the organization of the State
of South Dakota the state school lands
have paid to the public schools over
three millions of dollars, and the
amount distributed to the schools in
creases with every year Beginning
in 1890 with $23,85S, and for last year
distributing $376,411. Already over
100000 has been sent out this year,
and with the average December dis
tribution the sum will reach 100000
this year.
At the same increase, before the
state is twenty years old, more than a
half million will be distributed each
year, with only small fraction of the
school lands disposed of.
The total donation from the gen.
eral government was 2,179,S64 acres,
and of this less than 100000 acres has
been sold, and about a million is I'M
der lease. When the whole of the land
is drawing income, either in the way OF
leases or revenue from sale funds, the
amount turned over to the schools
each year will be so large that local
taxation for school purposes will be
either wiped out or left at SO small a
figure that it will hardly be worth con-
sidering in the tax figures.
The lands that have been sold for
the past two years have gone at an
average of about twice the minimum
price of $40 per acre, and if the bet
ter lands which were sold in the early
days of statehood at the minimum
he'd been held for short time the
fund would now be much larger than
it is
The state land department has sent
ont to the different state educational
and charitable institutions the en-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
Condition

she farmers have quite generally ut1l-
Ted traction engines for operating
their plows. The farm machinery
dealers of Mitchell alone have thus far
this season sold about thirty such en-
gines for use in breaking raw prairie
land Many more have been utilized
in Charles Mix county. and in the coun-
ties adjacent to the Missouri river in
the north central part of the state.
The new lands as fast as broken are
sown to flax. and next year will large
ly be added to the acreage devoted to
wheat. The work of breaking and
sowing to flax is still being prosecuted
in some localities Notwithstanding the
lateness of the season.
Very favorable reports are received
from the comparatively new country
west of the Missouri river as to crop
| conditions and prospects in that part
of the state 1t is expected this will
be the banner crop for Stanley and
Lyman counties. which are embraced
in the new country.
lie Roy Beemer, after a journey OF
$50 miles in Charles Mix county. states
that during his residence of twenty
one years in that county he never saw
small grain, especially winter wheat.
| looking as we'll as now.
Others who have inspected crop con-
| ditions in other parts of the state
make similar reports, all of which
| point to South Dakota as making
new record in crop production this
| year.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30

make to the vacant hours of our voy-
age.
Pressed with the attentions neces.
sary for the winding up of my affairs
here and getting everything on board
this forenoon, ! have only time to bid
you an affectionate adieu to thank
you for the many civilities to which
you have assisted in introducing to
me here. to assure you of the pleas.
ure it will give me at all times to hear
from you; leaving with Mrs. Cotton
a token Of my friendship for you
From me you shall certainly re.
ceive frequent accounts of whatever
shall think worth your notice, and
every other possible proof of the sin
cere esteem with which | am, dear
sir, your affectionate friend and ser
want,
Thomas Jefferson"
The anniversary of independence
day in 1884 fell on Sunday, and the
program of exercises in Boston, as
usual. was observed on Monday. The
Old South church was the scene OF
the observances, which began at Il
o'clock.
Benjamin Hitchbourne, an old-time
fervid orator, delivered the address
salutes were fired on the common, din
ners were the order of the day
throughout the town, the officials re
calling themselves at Woarts tavern
others at the American coffee house
while the order of Cincinnati, com
posed of the ex-officers of the army
and the organization of which body
Jefferson opposed and won Washing
ton to his way Of thinking, dined al
'Marston's."
The marine record shows high wat
er at Boston on July 5, 1874, at .
o'clock, and at about that hour, whe1
all Boston was at the flood of it's cele
bration of the day, the ship Ceres
Capt. st. Barbe, bound for Londo1
with Thomas Jefferson, the author o
the Declaration of independence
aboard. was beating its way out of tn,
harbor.-Boston Globe.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
NEW DOODLE TRIALS.
Supreme Court Gives Milwaukee Men
Another Chance.

Madison, Wis, June 27-The Wis
consin supreme court granted new
trials in the cases of Former Aid
Charles Havenor and Former Super
visor Schultz of Milwaukee. The de
cisions for the trials are based princi
pally on the irregularity of the court
in admitting certain evidence and in
structing the juries after they had
been sent to the jury room.
The court denied rehearing in the
case of Michael Dunn. formerly city
building inspector of Milwaukee, who
was found guilty of accepting a bride
of $1,000 for a special building priv
ilege.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
MILLION AT STAKE IN SUIT.
Indian Squaw Begins Proceedings
AGAINST Ashland AGENT

Ashland. Wis, June 27.-Elizabeth
White, d Chippewa squaw, began suit
against Indian Agent Campbell for
money due her for the sale of pine
This is the forerunner of suits aggre
eating $250.00O which will be brought
by the Wisconsin Chippewas following
the decision of the federal supreme
court, which holds that allotted In
dams are full-hedged citizens. Prob
ably 81 .0000 900 or over is invested in
Wisconsin at the discretion of Indian
agents. Suits will now be begun tc
force immediate payment.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
ATTORNEY STEELE IN TOLLS.
Gladiator Gases Latest Sensation Is
Enfbezzlement CHARGE.

Des Moines, June PA. l.. Steele.
prominent lawyer and candidate for
county attorney, was arrested on an
Indictment charging him with having
embezzled $4,000 from the Gladiator
Sold Mining company. The indict-
ment is another chapter in the bitter
conflict which has been raging for
some time between Steele and the
Gladiator people. The company
brought suit against Steele for $4,000
alleged to have been wrongfully
withheld from it. The case was taken
from the jury and the companys APP
peal is now pending. Steele declares
that his adjudication is bar to the in
dictment.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
was unable on this account to atten

her
Hearing of no vessel going from
any eastern port to France, | had in
contemplation TO return to New York
and take passage in the French pack
ct. which was TO sail the 18th instant;
but it was suggested to me that
could with certainty get ashore on
the coast of France somewhere from
any vessel bound for London and as
Mr.. Tracy had a vessel to sail from
hence the third, which would save
twelve days in the outset and prob
ably as many more in the run, | en-
gagged my passage in her and with
the more pleasure as he was to go
himself in her
The intermediate time | have en-
ployed in trip to Portsmouth, in or
endeavored to do in the others
through which | had passed. such in
formation as to their commerce and
other circumstances as might in some
degree enably me to answer the pur-
poses Of my mission. No small part
of the time. too, has been occupied
by the hospitality and civilites of this
place. which | have experienced in
the highest degree. These, with the
preparation for my voyage, have left
me scarcely spare moment; and re-
ceiving assurance from every quarter
that | might derive from Mr.. Tracy
the fullest information as to the COM
# t,tn n
much of the inquiries l wished to
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
DEATH LIKE PLAY TO WOMAN
Thinks Drowning Boy Is Diving From
Boat

Eveleth. Mimi, June 27.-Stephen
Facez, eight years old. was drowned in
Ely lake. near Sparta. by falling from
boat which had drifted from shore
while he was playing in it. To Mrs
he appeared to dive from the boat
Not until the body had come to the
surface a second time did she realize
it was an accident The boys father
is miner at the Genoa workings.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
FINISH TREE PLANTING.
Refore.tration Ner Custer Peak

BEFORE straticn Ner Custer Peak Is
Now UP to Nature.
The tree planting that has been in
charge Of l.. c. Miller and O. T. Swan
from the Nebraska government nurs-
cry has been completed. They have
planted 10000 yellow pines and 10000
red fir trees, the latter being planted
as an experiment to determine whether
or not this variety Of pine is suitable
for this altitude and climate. The
trees were planted in the Vicinity Of
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
Duluth Man Drowned

Duluth, Mimi, June 27.-Joseph c.
Polzin was drowned in Lester river
yesterday afternoon, being swept into
the stream by log which caught him
as he stood with a party of friends on
ledge picking up drift wood to build
a are in camp.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30

Custer Peak. south of Deadwood about
twelve miles, and the ground covered
VIII take in some of the burned dis
trlct. This work is the result of visit
OF Secretary Wilson of the agricultural
department to the Hills a year ago.
These trees were first started at tho
government nursery in Nebraska.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
ROPE SKIPPER DROPS DEAD.

ExcIaims 81 Have Finished" and Sinks
to Ground.
Appleton, Wis, June 27-Under pc.
culiar circumstances nine-year-old
Marie Derrick met sudden death. She
was skipping the rope and as she
reached the hundredth mark she said:
81 have finished" Almost before she
had ceased speaking she dropped
dead
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
Five Persons lni11red

Detroit, Mich, June 81. = Five per-
sons were injured yesterday by the ex-
plosion of an overloaded dynamite
cane in the hands of ten-yearold An
drew PalusZynski.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
MAYOR OF osAkIs DEAD.

Anton Tox Died After Only Few
Hours of Illness.
Osakis, Mimi. June 27.-Anton Tox,
since last spring mayor of the city,
died yesterday after only few hours
Of illness. Mr.. Tox was popular in the
city and vicinity, and was elected to
the mayoralty without opposition.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30

Man is Caught in Elevator Machinery.
Winona, Mimi, June 81. = Frebert
Hoffschmidt, young unmarried man,
was caught in a shaft Of Terminal ele.
vator of the Western Elevator com
pany here and whirled to almost in.
slant death
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30

The residence of S. S. Buckwalter
at Yankton was burglarized on circus
day while the family was at the circus
The thieves ransacked the house 70.
money and found none.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
HOPEFUL FOR CREDITORS.
National Eectric's Liabilities Mostly
Secured.

Milwaukee. June 81. A schedule
was filed with the referee in bank.
ruptcy showing the liabilities of the
National Electric company of this city
to be $1.259,671, assets $3,5OO,0OO. OF
the liabilities s1,12O,O00 is secured.
This is the company in which Banker
Frank G. Bigelow had large holdings
and which went into the hands of re-
ceiver several weeks ago.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
! Workmen on Board Escape but Eight
Cars Are Smashed.

Cars Are Smashed.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, June 81. = A
freight wreck occurred on the local
branch of the Northern Pacific near
Watasco station. due to the spreading
of the rails. Eight cars We're derailed
and badly smashed. Several workmen
were aboard one car. but escaped in.
jury by jumping.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-30
BONANZA FOR STATE SCHOOL FUND
State School Lands Have Paid 10 Schools Over 00W
Soon Wipe Ovt Taxation.

dowment funds collected for their ben
eft SO far in the month of June. The
institutions received State university.
$1,802.28; agricultural college, $4..
S56.31 deaf and dumb school, ST.
012.16; reform school. $1,259.20; Madi-
son normal, s515.45; Spearfish normal.
$515.45; Springfield normal. $726.87;
Northern hospital, $377.34; school of
mines, $475.44 Aberdeen normal. 81
125.7G; blind asylum, $298.24.