The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14


water set la cur front wilduw? Free
10 every new subscriber .at regular
sate, 81 so per year.
THE Wat"rtown Il"rald,,'was the
FIRST to reach our desk with hahd-
some Christmas number. (which for
Oeauty and general get.up vas one
OF the handsnuest things Topographic
icaly and is prma facie evidence Il
she enterprise OF the publishers aud
the good taste OF the advertisers in
taking advantage OF ths splendid
medium
WE understand that II. r. Van
Setback, of Spring Grave. VINO was
candidate before the last runnty con-
yeut,on for repre>rn alive, but who
withdrew in favor nt one OF the other
saudidatcs will be a candidate tor
Ch 2 position of bill clerk uf the sem
ae viii have the support Of the dele
CATION from This county. We ar" not
personally acquainted with Mr.. Van
Schplck but understand that lac Is a
man we'll qualified tor the p'~i'lon
Ne Is seeking.
The STANDARD urges upon every
brother publisher To bring influence
20 bear on their senators and repre-
sentatives IN congress In opposition
10 the proposed changes In t'ae postal
laws relating to second-claSs nail.
Postmaster General Madden has ad-
Tjsed certain changes, and il mis- sug-
gestons are followed H. will be big
blow to the publishers of the coun try.
The more important changes advc-
Gated by Mr.. Madden follow: Ito
comblneSthe second and thicd classes
Of mail into one class. 2-To charge
cents "a pound postage for all print
ed matter, whether it be newspa pers,
magazines, catalogue house organs or
circulars. To abolish free dellv-
cry of county weeklies within t en-
own counties. A To forbid 'pateut
Msides" and require al publications.
10 be all "home print
JAMES MAMMALIAN, a ,tCrney for the
Minnesota Shippers associatlfll, after
trying in vain TO get justice before
the board of railroad aud warehous e
commissioners OF that state, ties d
tin eau to the tail Of the commission.
IN the shape Oh a complaint filed with
Sow, johnson. charginS the state
railroad and warehouse commission
Hith malfeasance IN Office, THE COM
plant charges Ira b. Mills
and Charles T.. Staples aud
William e. Young, who Mthout
warrant of law, ace affirming to act
rs the railroad and warehouse com
mission OF Minnesota. with neglect o
duty, inetficiency ana malfeasance il
office. aud both as i, board, aud sep
arately, as a commission being par
hal to James j. HILL Representatives
Of Lhe railroad interests, and unfai
80 the people of Minnesota to de
gree that renders them inefficient.
1t charges each of the commission
ers with neglect of duty, lnasmacl
IS they have utterly failed to eXeI
sise general supervision of railroad
doing business as common carriers l
Minnesota, and says they have ais
failed to intelligently inanlre as
the manner in which railroads cor
iasct their business, aud they hay
neglected to obtain from the raj
roads information necessary for tn
performance of their duties as con
nissioners. 1t further alleges thu
they have shielded and protected til
railroads with regard to rebates, di
examination and excessive charSe
The complaint also charges that the
have permitted the Chicago, Mil@a,
Zee s. st, Paul to eytorJ vast sun
ef money from the people fsouther
Minnesota by means of unreasonaDl
snd extOrtionate freight rates. TIL
complaint charges that the commits
SION has permitted the railroads I
haul coal at an extortionate rate an
ahe commission has coToperated wit
she railroads withholding from VI
people the advantage Of proximity 9
ohes great lakes Thd complain
III "a that tie collnisslot has bee