The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-12-01

remember, and requests that the
investigation as to who shot linn be
dropped for the present or until he is
better.
Notice the bait page ad verti>menL
of the Slsseton Bargain store in this
issue, This firm are advertising
many great bargains that 1T will pay
you to investigate
Thanksgiving was generally OBJ
served in the city by the clos ing VI
the various places Of business at
least part Of the day. Thanksgtv
ing services were held in the church
es, There were family gatherings
around the festal board &nd every
body was generally thankful.
There has been u sarcity OF coal in
Sisseton the past ten days which
amounts to almost famine. The
coal men lay the blame onto the TAIL
roads for not furnishing cars. II
seems very funny, to say the least,
that Browns Valley on the G. N. Ry,
can get all the coal they want and at
rates that allow their dealerS to sell
at SO cents a ton under Slsseton deal
erS.
The Order of Redmen in this city
seem To be making RAPID strides and
increasing their numbers very fast.
Friday the Sjsseton tribe, adopted
IA pale faces as follows f. A. Burdlck
d. Nj. Bennett o. i. AXuess, elmer
Eddy. Walter Ross. X Bowe, Maur-
ice Shiudler, A ndrew Marvlck. A. j.
Monte, Leo Lukenltsch. A. b. Mat
thews, Y. II. Brown j. l. Sverre and
j. A. Robertson. After the taking Of
SO many scalps had been duly Gel
ebrated. the entire tribe went to
lowers restaurant ana partOok of {
feast.
Miss Autumn who has been l,nger
ing for long time IN the lap O
summer, Cd Monday, like the 1ckl'
jade that she IS, struck up fllri
alton with that OLD rascal, KIM
Winter, and the old fellow gallopet
down over the country on the nOrtl
wind from bis hone in the frozel
zone to clam his own, bringing will
him a terrific storm of the beautiful
snow which the north wind as il
gamboled caught up and waited
hither and thither, building 1t into
'.miniatuIe castles and wall" over tn
earth, while poor humanity shiveret
) at the ice kings breath and heapet
higher the fuel upon the CRATE ant
in other ways sought to resist the
sway of the King of the frozen north
for call things on earth betoken that
fair summers reign is broken an'
: winter reigns."
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5 'Doane Robertson, in connection
, with the census work, has been cot
lecting statistics as To the paupcrs il
the state supported wholly or in par
D at public expence. The figure
e he has secured from the different coun
ties show total of 248 supported who
lily at public expense either in or GU
;. of poor houses; and 4S3 partially sup
ported The number cared for ii
the poor houses of the state bein
1913, while S5 are cared for outSid
OF such institutions. The total
amount expended for the care of these
people for last year was $40, 656.l9
= Buffalo is the only county which re
ports no poor TO care for; while Stan
ley has only one who is PARTIAL
q supported to the extent of about 50
= for the year. Others have but ON
y or two TO care for. Lawrence cares 70
Nv III oASls pun iCuoC uou OuOSIuS
aud Minnehaha has e at the poo
farm and 25 outside. These coun
ties with the largest population Q
any Of the counties of the state hav
the largest number of paupers.
r Cards are out announcing the mar
e rage of Miss Mary Snyder daugbte
= Of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Snyder q
Frank, South Dakota, to Austi
Towles son of DR.. Towies OF SissetoI
o The STANDARD extends congratula
II tiOnS.
y Instinct il Oysters.
q Oysters, even after they have beel
brought away from the sea, know b
u instinct the exact hour when the It'd
= is rising and approaching their beds
e and so, of their own accord, opel