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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
FIRE IS MASTERED:
REBUILDING BEGINS
With Smoke Still Rising From Ruins
of San Francisco, Stricken
People Begin Work
of Regeneration.

San Francisco, April PA smould-
ring heap of ashes is all that remains
of San Francisco. The great fire has
practically burned itself out
With little more TO feed ON, the de-
vouring element, the twin sister to
earthquake, has finally succumbed to
the unrelenting efforts of the army of
Californians and daybreal yesterday
gave the stricken people OF this wreck
of city the first chance they have
had to survey the scene since the first
tumbinss early on Wednesday morn
ing gave warning of the approach of
the direst calamity in the history of
the republic.
City Laid Waste.
What the beholder sees is a pros
porous city laid waste by fire and
earthquake, the entire business sec
ton of the city destroyed, the residen-
tial section for the most part in ruins,
the locality throughout the broad acres
of the Golden Gate Obliterated and
100000 of it's inhabitants huddled to-
gether on the hills outside the city,
homeless, penniless, sleeping under
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
Maud Consented.

An absent-minded clergyman tells
how once he was unconsciously re-
sponsible for helping bashful lover
His mind was filled with subtle the.
illogical problem when a neighbor's
daughter passed in company with a
diffident youth. His thoughts were
interrupted as she called out to him:
ooh, doctor, we are just going for a
ramble. Won't you join us?'
with pleasure. Do you want the
ceremony in a church,"
The bashful lover was suddenly fred
with an enthusiasm that four years of
gnawing at his heartstrings had failed
to arouse, and he fairly shouted:
Yes, yes, and if Maud consents. the
sooner the better. philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
RUNNING SORES ON LIMBS.
Little Girls Obstinate Case of Eczema
Mother Says: "Cuticura Rene
dies Household Standhy."

Last year, after having my little
girl treated by a very prominent
physician for an obstinate case Of
eczema, l resorted to the Cuticura
Remedies, and was so we'll pleased
with the almost instantaneous relief
afforded that we discarded the phys
clans prescription and relied entirely
on the Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment and Cuticura Pills. When we
commenced with the Cuticura Rene
dies her feet and limbs were covered
with running sores. In about six
weeks we had her completely we'll,
and there has been no recurrence of
the trouble. We find that the Cuti-
cura Remedies are valuable house
hold standby, living as we do twelve
miles fro m a doctor and where it
costs from twenty to twenty-five dol
lars to come up on the mountain.
Mrs. Lizzie Vincent Thomas, Fair
mount, Walden's Ridge, Tenn, Oct.
10, 1905"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
SHIPS RAISED BY NEW METHODS.
System Depends on Use Of Calcium
Carbide and Electrjcitv

System Depends on Use Of Calcium
Carbide and Electricity.
An ingenious device of raising
sunken ships recently devised by
French engineer is described in the
Electrical Review. The system de-
ponds upon the use of calcium car
bide for setting free gas when
brought in contact with water. At
suitable points in the vessel cases of
carbide are placed, which, when
brought in contact with water, force
out the latter, thus emptying the YES
sci.
The method may also be used for
emptying floats after they have been
attached to the ship. The success of
the method depends upon obtaining
an equal buoyancy at the different
parts of the vessel For this purpose
cans of carbide are placed at points
which are to be emptied Of water.
They are fitted with explosive caps,
which are set Off simultaneously by
an electric current. In this way the
case is ruptured, water is admitted
and the emptying of all compartments
begins simultaneously. 1t is sug
gested also by the inventor that the
method can be used to advantage in
operating floating docks. After such
dock has been sunk and has taken
in the vessel to be lifted the water Is
expelled from the ballast chambers
by means Of the acetyiene gas set free
from the carbide
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
Auto Favorite Over Piano.

There are not as many pianos
sold now as there used to be-" said
a piano salesman. The money that
used to go into pianos now goes into
automobiles. l think l shall aban-
don the former for the latter bust
ness.
People with money in the past
people with an income of $4,000 or
$4,000 a year-invariably put 5000 o.,
$500 in a piano. They had to have
one. The young lady daughter with
out piano was out of it, simply out
OF it, like an actress without dia-
monds.
But today the young lady daugh-
ter gladly foregoes a piano if she can
have an automobile in its stead. She
clamors for an automobile as in the
older days she clamored for piano.
The automobile, not the piano, is in
1906 the badge If the we'll to do"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27

to save thousands from hunger and
possible epidemic exists no longer
The administration of the citys at.
fairs is progressing most harmonious
ly Mayor Schmitz and Gen. Funston
are working in perfect accord.
Contributions of money continue to
be made from every part of the Uni.
ted States.
The health of the scores of thou.
sands camped in the open air is, un.
der the circumstances, remarkably
good There have been several cases
of pneumonia reported and colds are
quite common, but there is nothing
like and epidemic of pulmonary
troubles. The board of health reports
that there is very little contagious
disease. For the treatment of such
cases hospitals have been provided.
The Golden Gate Park district yester.
day reported the birth of eighteen
babies The mothers and children
were removed to the various maternity
hospitals
Loss About $500, 900 900.
The Associated Press representa-.
tives yesterday covered the entire
burned section. The circumference
of the area, as near as could be ascer.
tanned by the marking of cyclone.
ter, is twentysix miles. and comprises
the business district and large sec.
tion of the residence district, all OF
which was densely populated
1t was estimated by competent in.
surance authorities that the loss will
aggregate $30o.0o0ooo, and on this
vast amount of property the compa.
mics carried approximately $l75,oOO,.
600 insurance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
Senator's hiah Ideas.

Senator w. A. Clark OF Montana
would have made an artist If he had
not had the luck to be a millionaire.
Il am fond of art and artists" said
the senator last night at the recep.
ton at the Corcoran Art Gallery on
the occasion of showing the fifty-six
pictures of his collection. which is a
most interesting one 1t has cost the
owner more than 100000.
= sometimes wish" he continued,
shat had studied art"
What would have been your line.
SENATOR" he was asked.
"oh. I should have chosen grea.
subjects. would never have painted
sheep or cattle or peasants. / should
have chosen to paint lions. New
York Sun.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
Station Attendants Mourning.

OF the late William R. Harper,
president of the University of Chi
cago, a Chicagoan said:
president Harper was punctual
man and he asked punctuality of all
with whom he dealt
II once accompanied him to small
town in the state of New York on bus
mess. On our return journey the train
was late. We had to wait for it in a
cold and dismal station over two
hours.
GAS we walked back and forth on
the station platform we complained
bitterly of the delay.
"'Even the station attendants look
dreary,' said I. They look as dreary
and wretched as we feel. And they
are all wearing black neckties. They
must be in mourning. l wonder what
they are in mourning for?'
"Tn mourning for the late train,
said President Harper"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
A BUSY WOMAN
Can Do the Work of 3 or 4 if Well .s=ed

An energetic young woman living
just outside of New York, writes:
Il am at present doing all the house
work of dairy farm, caring for chill
dren, vegetable and flower garden
large number of fowls, besides manag-
ing an extensive exchange business
through the mails and pursuing my
regular avocation as a writer for sew
eral newspapers and magazines ode
signing fancy work for the latter and
all the energy and ability to do this |
owe to Grape-Nuts food.
1T was not always so, and a year
ago when the shock of my nursing
baby's death utterly Frustrated me and
deranged my stomach and nerves so
that | could not assimilate as much as
mouthful of solid food, and was in
even worse condition mentally, he
would have been a rash prophet who
would have predicted that it ever
would do So
Prior to this great grief had suf-
fered for years with impaired diges-
ton, insomnia, agonizing cramps in
the stomach, pain in the side, consti-
patton and other bowel arrangements,
all these were familiar to my daily
life. Medicines gave me no relief
nothing did, until few months ago,
at a friends suggestion, began to use
Grape-Nuts food, and subsequently
gave up coffee entirely and adopted
Postum Food Coffee at all my meals.
To-day am free from all the trou.
bles have enumerated. My digestion
is simply perfect, l assimilate my food
without the least distress, enjoy sweet,
restful sleep, and have buoyant feel
ing of pleasure in my varied duties In
fact, am new woman, entirely made
over, and l repeat. I owe it all to
Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee5
Name given by Postum Co., Bat,
Creek, Mich
There's reason. Read the j
book, "The Road to Wellville," in
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
Forcing Nature Perhaps.

Every autumn the papers of the
larger cities are much concerned over
the inadequate school facilities and
publish dreadful statistics of the thou
sands of pupils who must be placed
on half time. yet it has long been
known that in London schools the
half-timers who work half of each day
really progress faster than those who
go to school all day. Have we not
upset nature too quickly in our
schools also?-American Medicine.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27

monuments TO a dead and gone COM
munity, they are already astir in the
work of rearing a new city on the
ashes OF the old
Gaunt Specter Banished.
There We're no hungry people last
night, the gaunt Specter of starvation
has been banished by the magnificent
response OF the people of California in
particular, and by the entire nation in
general, 10 the appeals that went out
for assistance. Food by the car load
and boat load poured into Oakland
Saturday night and yesterday in suffi
cient quantities to overwhelm the
committee which has in charge its dis
tribution. So great was the volume of
foodstuffs brought into the general
depot at Oakland mole that the gen.
eral committee yesterday made an APP
peal for skilled labor in the handling
of these supplies.
Immense Problem Mastered.
The feature that existed two days
ago that the immense task of caring
for the destitute and helpless people
could not be organized quick enough
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
WEST POINT VACANCY

Washington, April 24--Representa-
tive STEVENSON has given notice that
the vacant cadetship at West Point
for his district is to be filled by an
examination of applicants to be held
at Crookston on May 81. A principal
and three alternates will be chosen.
The examination will be in charge of
Prot. 2. E. Mcintyre at Crookston. to
whom applicants should communicate.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
NO WONDER BROKERS STAND.
Seats at $4,000 Make Sitting Down
ExpenSive

Shortly after a seat on the New
York stock exchange was sold for $751;
000-the record price-a woman Wis
itor was an interested spectator in the
gallery. With her was a well-known
broker. AS the closing hour drew near
the floor, as usual became chaos of
voices and frenZied movement.
You are now gazing into the crater
of American finance" the broker vol
unteered, "at the most extraordinary
drama of dollars on earth And we
pay pretty penny for the privilege of
acting down there. A seat brought.
$4,000 the other day"
"Ninety-seven thousand dollars for
a seat!" exclaimed the visitor, review
ing the scouting and Shooting standees
below her on the floor. mo wonder
they never sit down."
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27

and finally began using Doan's Kid.
ney Pills for my kidneys. First the
kidney secretions came more freely,
then the pain left my back. | went
and got another box, and that com.
pleted cure. have been we'll for
two years."
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
Right Up Against 1t.

First High School Girl don't know
what am going to do about my ESSAY.
Second High School Girl-What's
the trouble?
First High School Girl-Oh, the
teacher has given me such a mean
subject.
Second High School Girl-what is
it?
First High School Girl-why, she
wants me to write on what Is the
Difference Between Bridge Whist and
Gambling?" and l can't seem to think
of anything to say.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
soBHED HER TsHANks.
Dramatic Incident Of Helena Relief
Meetino

Helena, Mont, April 24.-At a mass
meeting yesterday afternoon, presided
over by Gov Toole the people of Hell
ena subscribed another 81 900 in few
minutes for the California relief fund,
making nearly $4,000 raised here, not
including the sum expended Saturday
for seventy-five tons of -four. A dra-
matte episode took place during the
meeting when woman named Bliss,
resident Of San Francisco. who, It is
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27

L>o.' say .. "A KICK
from a horse first
weakened my bach
and affected my kid.
neys. | became very
bad, and had to 20
about on crutches.
The doctors told me
| had a case of
C b r o n C rheuma.
tism. but l could
not believe them
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
S5.2.6S 81 %
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
DepartInent OF llSurance.

Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas, The Union Central Life In
surance Company, corporation organ
lied under the laws of Ohio, has filed
in this office a sworn statement exhibits
ing its condition and business for the
year ending December 81, 1901, conform
able to the requirements of the laws of
this state. regulating the business of in
surance; and
Whereas The said company has filed
in this office a duly certified copy of its
charter. with certificate of organization,
in compliance with the requirements of
the insurance law aforesaid;
Now, Therefore, |. John c. Perkins,
Commissioner of Insurance of the State
of South Dakota, pursuant to the pro-
visions of said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
empowered through its authorized agents
to transact it's appropriate business of
Life Insurance in this state according
to laws thereof. until the 31st day of
In Testimony Whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and official seal at Pierre,
this 2Ith day of February, \. D. 1906.
(Seal.) JOHN c. PERKINS,
Commissioned OF Insurance.
BY II. e. Walseth. Chief Clerk
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
ANNUAL ATEM;sNT
FOR tkc Yenr Ending December 81
\. ID. 1905,


n,,or, .ee,,, AK, oonannnu
THoGNiN AooOHN'NSE So"'r N'S'
LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENG
,nno
LAND.
-, GO, ,s,.i,in nodn to t6a
Commissioner of Insurance OF the State
of South Dakota, in pursuance OF the
laws of said state. Attorneys for sely-
zee OF process IN tile SUI silt OF 7o oi'
l'ahola I'm ,l" ~ iiis t.e,i ~ ~
missioner of Insurance.; organlzed or
ineorpolf ed January u, rs Com
menccd business in United tates Octo-
Der 1873.
.,....,.-.,..,.. 80, -, ,,>,,,
PROPERTY OR ASSETS OF THE COM
Accounts dine from AGENTS sp54.1loI7
cash on deposit ,.,..,.... 32l,Gs7-,1
Reinsurance on losses paid t. 1,,o.s9
Stock and bonds owned by
the companv ....,..,..... 2.s37.12747
Interest dile and accrued 49, 31lS5 40
Total assets .. 81 4i5.ol2l7
1lAptri,rIss
p, o...,.. ga, 49,, s,qca-z M
Losses resisted ....;,'.....,,. l'''s'-o'
A, NOV "i n I'M me-, prdi,,n,
risi,e SEQ 49, "a
Helhsurance premiums prem '''''N""'
sa1lalies que oi'leeFS ana en- oc-e -
- -
Total liabilities seoi5. or2 -,
INCOME or THE COMPANY DURING
TIN YEAR
Total premiums for the year. So t'5.9o2 is
Interest receipts n, 1.,I ~
Received from home Office ll69Sl o.
-------
Total receipts sa.Gos. HOOP
EypENT1,rIyt,ns on, ,rI1l, r., pANy
DURING THE EAR.
Losses ptild ,.......,......... Sl,3Su,3-4 Az
COMMISSIONS paid TO agents. 49, l"loo
Salaries paid To officers and
employees ....,............. lso.4'osl
Taxes and fees to Insurance
deptrtnchls 49,; .o.utn ~
Printing and adveftising.... Is Jos Al
Other expenditures .......... l3l,1l29S
Remitted to home office. 1Gi,6So3o
,-,-,,-.-..----
Total expenditures ,....... S2,llt,4 ~
RISKS.
Risks outstanding the
date OF preceding state
ment Observation-Disclosures. .S4o3, G62, Dob no
Risks written since pre-
ceding statement ......... 26G.611,2sso o
--- ------------
Total risks .......... $s2o.339,Ssl-0o
Risks. cancelled and eX-
- -
Sf4S,Si ,'oGoo
Risks reinsured during the
year OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. So.''l I, I2SoO
---------------
Net amount of risks in
force .,..:..........-. S3N3,1.'',IIsoo
COMPLAINTS STATEMENT OF BUSI-
NESS TRANSACTED IN THE STATE,
on soJ',ru nAl,o,rA D1-plNf, nun,
80
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
CAN'T sTRAIeHTEN UP.

Kidney Trouble Causes Weak Back.
and a Multitude of Pains and Aches
Col. R. S. Harrison. Deputy Mar.
shall, TIC Common St, Lake Charles
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27


CARL Al
Amount "i capltaI STOCK actu- nn.n,., ~,
"'iA i'Ss. ~ ,ft run, ,DIip ~
CO. - r. ,,l ,t., No. .,5S "A
T1st oi ils ie.tl $50 i,I ,n, =,
I.nI. rer jlt ~ ,t' u. ,9,mts,
hlilS rIceiiNhple ana agents oau a,, "a
Nost OF ponds owned by coi"- ia ooo oo
I p.,,,s s.I,,rd Nv. t,,..t mont
gage ON real estate. 4O,31T. l.t20I
Market value of bonds and
stocks over cost ........... 10000
Premium notes on poiicies i'm
force 1oS ago IS
I'ucollectea and deferred pre-
miuns tnet) Gil ,9J;'.36
Amount of interest due and
accrued ............... i,65S. iJ9. is
Market v,lllIe of real estate
over cost ...... 40 1891
Loans to policy holders ..... 4,511. 1887
---------
S49sl2 1890
Deduct agents credit bal
ances I.349.64
.--------- ----s--
Deduct assets not admitted 2a3, .,41 50
- ---
Total admitted assets. S49,o ~
LIABILITIES.
Net reserve .,............S4o $40, 40 500
to.dl poiieH cams. , 10" .,' g.,
] A, W ui ,I iut ti u,tpa 1im '-
<Aliioui't VI a a. o.tlei eMlaains -o-
S''ii''9 "S"'iis' t'ie company ''''''' ''
ra.a, ,,,,;,;+; 81, .,o+ Ga, ~
c oai 'a"iii''e9 I.,1 ,,,; +.
SUI pius =, -. -. 49,. - - ,''''
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
He Wasn't Diplomatic.

He-And am | the first man who
ever loved you, darling?
She-Sir, you are insulting.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-27
Loss About $500. ooo. 600.

said has lost fortune by the calamity
sobbingly thanked the meeting for the
spirit shown
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-03-31
PulpwoOd Famine

An Appleton dispatch says that
every pulp and paper mill in Wisconsin
is liable TO be closed down next sum
mer on account of lack OF pulp wood.
The conditions in the woods combin-
cd with the car famine has prevented
the usual supply from being brought
into the Fox and Wisconsin River val
leys this winter. At present there IL
not half the amount that Is usually
piled in the yards OF the mills at APP
pleton. Kimberly, Combined Locks
and Kaukauna, while tho mills on the
Wisconsin river are even worse off.
One manufacturer from that district
said today
1T IL question which we do not
know how TO contend with. AT the
present we have not enough wood in
or yards 10 run our mill for more
than three days 10 is true we are get
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-03-31
AMASA NEWS.

The first month test Of the water.
works shows one bad defect in the sys-
tenn that Of the inadequaoy OF supply.
The we'll il not nearly large enough
and a larger well must bo constructed
before there will be- plenty Of water to
tll the big tank. There is plenty OF
water for fire protection IA the river
connections are opened upon such oc-
casions.
Outside Of the inadequacy Of supply
the system is good. This defect win
probably be remedied the coming year
Mira Ira odgers Of Crystal Falls /
teaching in place Of her sister. Miss
Mollie Gibson, who Is still suffering
from her recent illness
The school boys gave party az the
town hall recently in honor Of Bruce
DelaDd who left for Duluth during the
wcek Mr.. Deland has u position In
the Zenith city.
The coming election is an extremely
quiet one. No opposition ticket was
put in the field 70 that 40 rcsted at
the.caucus last.Saturdal IN n
Miss Lydia Horder Wye sfitor AZ
Crystal Falls last satnacr I'D Sun.
day.
Mrs Whitehead LETT 1ad- iay even.
ing 10 join her husband duluth.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-03-31

ting in some daily but not more than
enough TO keep as going, and we are
not able TO stack mp any for the sum.
mer. believe that every mill in Wis.
consin will be down more or less this
summer no account Of lack OF wood
Unless an Unforeseen amount IL
brought in during the next few weeks,
1t will cause the price OF print paper
TO take considerable OF a jump