The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
FRESH HASH
A DIFFICULT Task.

Otnicutt TASK.
The man who is looking for trouble picks
Gut
A task that is easy and fair.
His quest will be crowned with success,
there's no doubt.
There is trouble enough and to spare
Men gaze on the swagger and martial
array
-, In the struggle where pity must cease.
OF the man Who is looking for peace.
Obscurely he waits while the sound of
Is drowned by the lannon's dull roar
AS the man who hunts uouble bids peo-
pie rejoice
Because he is finding some more
The man who is looking for trouble ex-
A field chat will ever increase.
But the man who has genuine work on
his hands
Is the man who is looking for peace.
Washington Star.
Have the STANDARD print it.
T. T. Stuverud made a business
trip to Wllmot Tuesday.
G. L. Folkestad comes before our
readers with a new and interesting
this week 1t will pay
you to read 1t.
Any person wanting wood please
leave orders at Elevator No 5
and the same will receive pro mpt
attention. n. +. Osborne.
VIII Swedland, the enterprislng
proprietor uf the billiard and pool
room, has just added a new pool table
to accommodate his. growing trade.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Soci.
ETY. will meet with Mrs. Howard Bah
cock this afternoon to make prepar-
alton for the church fair which they
propose to give on December 6.
A teacher IN a country school took
an unruly pupil across her knee and
padded him until his pants actually
smoked. This is no joke. The boy
had hip pocket well filled with
matches which ignited under the
pressure by the paddle, and small
coDflagratlon was only averted by
pouring dipper Of water into his
pocket.
A friend over IN Day county sent
us about 1926 worth of work one day
this week and in closing his letter
takes occasion TO remark, "By the way
we understand that you have been
arrested for libel 1t will undoubtedly
result 10 adding to your subscription
list. Something has added to it to
a noticeable degree 10 the past three
weeks.
The Zenith Club at its last meet
ing took up the ques scion of a reading
room and rest room and appointed a
committee to await upon the busl-
ness men and the council to see what
could be done towards raising funds
to secure a building. The idea is a
good one and should meet with the
hearty cooperation of all business
men.
Edgar M. Rennet, Paul Babcock,
John Minder, O.. L. Axness, DR..
Sverre, AID the editor of the Stan
DABD went down to Waterfowl
yesterday where they, with several
others from this city, were re
ceived with proper ceremony into the
fellowship of the d. P. o. E., which
being interpreted, means the "Best
People on Earth.
The Methodist LADIES AID societ,
will hold fair in the building form
erlY occupied by Fred Burmeister'
meat market, beginning at 10 o'clocl
Friday, November II aud conJinulns
thru the day. An oyster supper viii
be served from 5 to o'clock D. IN. a
which time hungry humanity Will b.
fed in royal style. At the fair Their
will be offered many articles made b.
the ladies as we'll as many contrlDu
tions from wholesale houses. Come
and buy that present you are lookin,
for.
1t is told that woman on
windy day had hard work Keeping
her hat on her head, and used ootl
hands TO hold it letting her skirts fl,
"Madam,' said man of honor, ''vou
skirts are above your knees" g.
don't care If they are" said tn
woman, keeping both hands on he
hat 81 have had those legs forty
five years and the wind has nevel
hlOWn them AWAY vet hnt I inc