The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-07-27
Miss Mary Birdine, of Summit, i.
visiting the family of Frank Hicks.

Z. I'll. Ctnty, of the Morris Marble
Works was in the city yesterday and
made US a call
Miss Ruby Bennett, who has been
visiting relatives at Ortonville. re
turned home last Friday
County Treasurer Thompson spent
a couple of days this week enjoying
the fishing at Pickerel Lake.
Howard Babcock journeyed down
the Iue as far as Mlbank yesterday.
returning the same day.
Dean Carmlme, stenographer in
u. j. Turner's law offices, left Tues
day for a visit with relatives at Aber.
deem.
The many friends of Lance Adkins
were glad to see HIM out on the
streets again this week after his long
seige of it with the broken ankle.
Bulge Batterton went to Mimi
eapollS Saturday to commence work
on the River division of the Chicago,
Milwaukee s. ST. Paul Railway, where
we understand he has a permanent
position,
The missionary society of the Pres
| byterlan church met this afternoon
at the home of Mrs w. X. Morris.
An interesting program was given
and refreshments were served The
offering was for home missions in
California
y bridge near Peever was burned
last Saturday afternoon by the weed
burner so that the passenger could
not come up, but the engine attached
to the weed burner turned around
and went back, transferring The pas
sengers both north and south. The
bridge was fixed Monday.
DR.. Carson, synodical missionary
of the Presbyterian church of South
| Dakota, was IN the city Sunday.
and drove out to Good Win ia the
afternoon The synod will meet at
Good Will this fall and DR.. Carson's
visit at this time was partly for the
purpose of making arrangements for
that gathering
A man with a short bank account
and long head can get business if
he Keeps up his nerve and does what
he can to make bu siness come his way.
1t is not necessary to have a long
bank roll to make successful bust
ness. The man who has nerve, 10.
telligence, business judgment and a
little cash will win in the business
venture while the fellow with lots of
cash and great deal of timdlty will
fail to see where he can win success.
l.. l.. Carter of Slsseton S. d., ia
ther OF H. B. Carter Of this place ar.
rived here Wednesday for an extend
ed visit. For number of years Mr..
Carter has been county surveyor of
Roberty county, South Dakota, and
while in office made good ef-
tlclent officer. He thinks this
country is all right and also thinks
Tagus is the best town in North Oak
ota. We hope ne will conclude to
locate here permanently-Tayus, n.
D. Mirror.
The militia boys are preparing flor
the encampment at Fort Riley, Kan
sas in August. They will leave here
on the 18th, and after three or four
days in camp at Watertown, they,
with the rest OF the South DAKOTA
troops, will proceed to Fort Riley,
where militia and regulars from a
number OF states Will 90 into camp
and interesting military maneuvers
will be gone through. The boys ex-
pect to return about the 2Sth
Federal authorities have been in
structed To institute suit against a
number of parties who have failed to
pay SisSeton and Wahpeton Indians
for rentals Defendants in the first
series of suits are OLAF Eide, Ole o.
, Eide. and Ole Lohre, white men, who
10 accordance with the federal stat
utes leased tracts of lands from Sisse-
ton and Wahpeton Indians and fail
ed to pay the reut. The money if
collected will 70 10 the Indians.
Frank Lyon. manager of the
Watertowu Cadet Baud, has just
closed negotiations with Adjutant
General Wyckoff of the Grand Army
department of Michigan, Whereby
the Watertown Cadet Band is to rep
resent that state during. the Grand
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