The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-06
SNAP SHOTS

SNAP SHOTS
THE. qD'>'ipn SillI hangs IN thc
balance. WHO'S responsible for the
attempted steal of The republican
organization Of the County last week
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PLANT trees this spring, Nothing
adds more 10 the beauty OF your city
or increases the value ot your prop
erty so much as trees.
THE dem ,cratS of Aberdeen ave |
undecided concerning the nomination /
of city ticket for the approaching |
election on April H. Some Of the i
leaders favor making the nominations |
at mass convention and getting on
the ticket by petition, and this
course may be followed, There is
also some talk of nominating a citi-
Zeu'S non partisan ticket by petition.
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HOUSE bill No. l1ll2 has passed
congress directing the court or claims
to hear and determine the question
OF the restoration OF unpaid an
nuities OF the Sisscton and Wahpe-
ton bands OF Sioux indians. This
claim has been pending for II years
and was originally for twenty seven
hundred thousand dollars but has
been cut down To flleau hundred
thousand dollars, or about 5000 To
each member az the tribe cntitled
draw annultits.
WHEN it is considered that the
the little handful of people who are
responsible for the meeting
Z held in this city last week and who
headed the movement, arc either ex-,
office holders. Office holders or would
be office holders. the arrogance Of
their position viii he apparent.
Like the three tailors OF London
who headed their petction to parli-
ment, 1--WE, the people OF England"
this handful OF politicians have
sought TO have it appear that they
are the people. AS a matter OF 1act,
the rank and file of the peaple have
not been heard from on the subject
and unless We miss our guess they
will object strenuously to being sold
like chatte)s or having their rights
abrogated toa little Clique OF SELF
appointed leaders, who, in order to
MAKE their play stronger put up the
job weeks in advance TO get them
selves kicked out, and are kicked out
according TO the program laid down
by themselves, and then add insult
to injury by asking the people to be-
lieve such rot and that they we're
really kicked out of meeting that
they called and organized Them
selves.
WE notice Il column and bali
screed IN the current issue OF the
Banner signed by Lewis M. Larson,
9. II. Jorgenson and Oscar Simonson.
but after looking the same over we
do not find anything in 1T worth
wasting any valuable space over. II
however, after subiecting the screed
to microscopic examination we find
anything worth noticing, we Will at
tend to these gentlemen later. From
appearances, however, it is apparent
that the leather-lunged petifogger
has written the article after being at
great pains to absorb King Davlds
views on the subject, aud two OF
these gentlemen have as Kindly loau-
ed their names, as we know from
personal conversations with one OF
these gentlemen whose name and
time and place of interview we will
furnish with his consent, that it is
directly contrary to his views on the
subject. The only ones that have
beer heard from so far, who are Ia
favor of the se!i-out, or wha6 the
friends Of the movement insist on
calling 1t, The tlx-up, are either ex.
Office holders, office holders or would.
be Office holders and their immediate
friends and associates, who luodly
proclaim that they are the Republl.
can party and the party is almost
unanimous, In favor Of the move,
When the rahk and file OF the party
nave requested that any such action
be taken It will be our aim and
pleasure to heed their wishes, but
/ whom ! job is put up by mere hand
full Of would be leaders tosell us out