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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-05-03
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Situation
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Situation

No alarm Of fire has been
heard on our streets ia tho
history of this city, which called
toeether SO rapidly what seemed
70 he the entire population. as
that given ON Tuesday evening,
when it was understood Chat tie
bic department. store of the
Pcever Mercantile Go. was ON
fire. The excitement ON First
Avenue East, when all congre-
gated, was intense. Groups cf
dismayed and thoroughly alarmed
citizens thronged the street, and
.m nearly every business place
i'm the entire block north of the
company S building hasty pre-
parations for a possible enforced
F.. exit We're in progress.
A lantern had exploded in lie
basement and before the boy
who carried it could call the
assistance of the other clerks
the fire had begun to assume
dangerous proportions. The
rapidity of its spread was almost
incredible. The Sisseton Fire
Department, ever prompt to the
rescue, We're on the scene before
the excited people fully under
stood what danger menaced, and
to their prompt and thorough
work and the excellence of our
water works system, the people
of this city owe the fact that to-
day they are not standing beside
a heap of ashes, all that would
remain to mark the spot where
Sisseton's business interests
have centered.
The doors and windows of the
building We're kept closed, The
wisdom Of which action, in pre-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-05-03
tor kittredge and h
Lumber Trust.

By resolution offered by Sen
ator Kittredge a thorough n
yestigation of the condition OF
the lumber trade is being made.
Already it has been demonstrate
ed that the high prices are not
due, as has been claimed, to the
shortage in supply. Herbert
Knox Smith, head Of the bureau
Of corporations, undertook to
ascertain if the cut OF the lum-
Der in the United States had be-
come so small as to warrant the
extremely high prices.
Secretary Wilson directed the
forest service to look up this
phase of the matter for Mr..
Smith, and the task has been
done thoroughly by R. S. Kel-
logg, the chief forest Inspector,
thru the comprehensive machin-
cry and force of inspectors of
the forest service, and a report
has just been made. 1t shows
that altho the price of lumber is
higher than it ever was before,
the cut is also larger than ever
before; also that the annual cut
of lumber has been increasing
since 1880 at twice the ratio at
which the population Of the
country increased. Thus it is
definitely proved that the high
price of lumber is not due to
any shortage in the supply at
this time, but on the contrary,
that there is today more sawn
lumber on the market than ever
before in the history of the
United States, and that more is
being sawn per capita than was
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-05-03

John Woiph. who farms about
1909 acres of land n the Hills,
west of Sisseton proposes to
inaQqurate an innovation in the
method Of conducting his large
farm. Realizing that the cost
Of production in other lines has
been lessened by the use of
labor-saving mac ainerg, Mr.
Wolph believes that Tie same
principal can be applied to farm
ing and on Wednesday he took
out 40horse power Hart -Parr
gasoline engine, purchased of
Carlberg Bros, which he pro
poses to utilize in blowing, seed
ing the ground and for harvest
ing the grain. Owing to the
wet season last fall he got very
little plowlng done. He says he
will put eight plows onto the
engine and behind them drills
and drags, completing the job
all at once. At harvest time he
proposes harvesting the grain
and finishing his plowing
all at once. We shall watch
the outcome of this new move
with interest.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-05-03

An offering for the Home
Mission Board>will be taken at
the Presbyterian church next
Sunday. A board of trustees
will also be elected Sunday
morning by the congregation.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-18
News from Albany
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
 Laneburg- Sutton, Dec. IT, Mrs. c. w. Mum has been quite sick for several days.
 Ben Phillips and daughter, Miss Alline, visited relatives in Hope last week.
 Madam Rumor is predicting several more weddings before we hear the New Years welcome.
 Rev. G. E. Waddle and family contemplate moving to Caney within the next few days.
 An infant child of Madison lngram's is in a very critical condition with erysipelas.
 Holly Almand and family of Hope, spent Saturday and Sun day with relatives in this com. munity.
 Dr. c. F. Nelms, of Serepta, is moving this week to Laneburg We welcome the doctor to our burg and wish for him a success full practice. 
 MT. P. T. Phillips sold his farm last Monday to Mir. Will Hale, of near Prescott. Mir. Hale has arranged with MT. Phillips to superintend the farm tn e com ing year.
 Mrs. Etta Durham, whose hus- band died recently, with her children has gone to her aunt's, Mrs. John Rodgers, of Magno- lia, where likely they will remain for few months.
 Mrs. P. E. Duke, of Little Rock, came down Sunday and expects to spend the next two weeks with her father, J. A. Nelson and other relatives.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-18

We learn that a young man from Texas, is expected to visit this vicinity during the holidays and the probabilities are that he will have company on his return trip.
 Ed Brown, of Lamar County, Texas, is sojourning this week with his brother Earnest, at Berkman's Mill, and will go from there to Birmingham, Ala. to spend the holidays with his mother.
 The school at Laneburg, under Prof. A. s. McGough, is pro. gressipg nicely and the enroll ment has grown so large that
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-18

Miss Pearl Daniel has been em- 'ployed as assistant.
 Dr. A. D. Wren's mother. whose home is at Crowley, La, and who is now nearing her 95th birthday, has recently made trip to Ell Paso, Texas. We think her a very remarkable character as she still enjoys good health and possesses her mental faculties fully and keeps up quite an extensive cores pondence without the assistance of anyone.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-18
The Fine Box Candy is

at Howard Terry's. Get your Christmas candies and nuts at Ben w. Hatley's. The s. s. Club meets next Sat. urday afternoon with Miss Ma mic Gordon.
 Mrs. Duly Gorham and Miss Ruby Brown, of Blevins, were visiting in Prescott yesterday.
 As nice assortment of Xmas goods as you can find in the city, at Prescott Variety Store.
 Burney Clack is agent for Philadelphia Steam Laundry Good work and splendid service. Phone 200.
 Fruit Cakes made by Me Kinney Bakery-for sale at Howard Terry's. Phone 52. Quick delivery.
 The weather bureau this morn ing sent out cold wave warning and stated that the thermometer would fall POO within the next twenty-four hours.
 A meeting of the uniform rank, Knights of Phythias, is called to meet in the offices of the Bank of Prescott on Friday night at 7:3O o'clock for the transact on of important business.
 One of the most attractive win dow decorations of the Christmas, which is attracting the attention of our people is shown in the right hand window of the Ozan Mercantile Co.'S store, in which is revealed a large size Christmas tree, whereon is hung numerous articles which this enterprising store are advertising and offer ing for sale as suitable and sensi. ble presents.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-18
December Events

19-Self Culture Club meets with
 Miss Annie Watson. 21-The s. s. Club meets with
 Miss Mamie Gordon. 23-"Telegraph Station 21" at
 opera house. 25-Christmas. 20-I. F. F. Club meets with Miss
 Mildred Pittman. 2S-J. U. c. Club meets with
 Miss Vera Buchanan.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-18
Local and Personal.


 Grated Pine Apples at Ben w. Hatley's.
 Hart has the finest fruits for fruit cakes.
 Chocolate Cream Drops at Ben w. Hatley's.
 Pullman's Linen Han dker- chiefs at Hart's.
 Born-To Mir. and Mrs. Jas. T. Holt, a boy.
 Fire W0rks-Get them at Howard Terry's.
 Anything for Santa Claus at the Variety Store.
 Fancy vests in latest styles and patterns at City's.
 Big line of fire works cheap at Geo J. Terry Co.'S.
 Dr. T. W. Mcdaniel, of Bough- ton, is in town today.
 See Hart's Christm as line of neckwear-just received.
 Watch our Saturday bargains Mcdaniel Hardware Go.
 Hart's for nice linen drawn work-towels, table linens.
 We treat 'em right"-Ben w. Hatley's Confectionery Stand. Mrs. J. T. Brooks of Little Rock, is spending today in Pres colt.
 Holiday Goods in endl ess Va riety-Dolls, toys, chinaware, jewelry, etc, at T. S. Bryan's. Ladies, see our line of men S togs before buying your Christ mas presents. City's. Fine choice candy from 5cts to S5 per box at
 Geo. J. Terry Co.'S. Marriage license were issued this morning to J. R. Chamlee and Martha Lillian Radcliffe, of Redland township.
 The children of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades in our public school are preparing to have a Christmas tree at the school house next Friday afternoon.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-18

See Hart's Marseilles Quilts.
 Crescent Currants at Ben w. Hatley's.
 Give him a nice suit case. Get it at Hart's.
 WueSt'S Pecan Fruit t-best ever at Ben w. Hatley's.
 Pea nuts, pop corn and tooth. picks at Ben w. Hatlcy's.
 Candy, nuts and fruit for Christ. mas at Geo. J. Terry Co.'S.
 Special bargains on Satur days-McDaniel Hardware Go.
 Fruits, Nuts and Christ mas Candy at Howard Terry's.
 Muffiers and ties make nice Christmas presents. A new line from Paris just received at City's.
 Don't fail to see T. s. Bryan's stock of holiday goods before you purchase. He has fine as- so1 tment.
 Misses Mary and Mildred Nc Rae are expected home today from Little Rock, where they have been visiting friends.
 NOTICE-Effective at once. The Prescott & Northwest will not re- ceive freight at Prescott dopot after 5 p. m. nor before 8 a. m.
 Christn,as C akes at Howard Terry's.
 The public examination of teachers for the last quarter of 1907 will take place in Prescott on Thursday and Friday of this week, conducted by County Ex- aminer Chappell
 All the members of the Self Culture Club who have failed to pay their dues for the ensuing year are re quested to bring or send the amount to the meeting at Miss Annie Watson's tomor- rowa fternoon.
 Rev James Thomas returned las t night from Conway, after an absense of about ten days. While away, he also attended the meet ing of the White River Annual Conference at Corning. He will remain here with his family un- til after the holidays. .-Texar- kanian.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-18

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The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02

resolutions passed; and petitions
signed by every man in the valley
should be sent to the men who rep.
resent US in Wash ngton. We have
delegation of able men who are
anxious to serve heir constituents,
but they need something in the
way of resolutions and petitions to
lay before congress to back them.
A concise statement of the re.
sources of the valley and the needs
for resel voirs should be drawn up
and facts should be presented to
show that reservoirs at the head
waters of the Rio Grande cannot
POSSIBLY injure any irrigation en-
prise which the government has
under way near the Mexican Dor
der.
This should be done without
delay. Again we say, hold mass
meetings, have every county 10 the
valley organize INTO districts to
secure signatures to petitions and
have them placed IN the hands of a
committee who will see that our
representatives in congress receive
them in time for early action.
What was done last year, IN re-
gard to having the restrictions
removed, was an object lesson
sufficient to warrant another effort
to regain the RICH, to build reser-
volrs on the public domain. We
do not ask for government aid, but
the right to do business on our
own account.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02
Must Get Busy.

The long session Of congress will
meet the hrst Of December. This
will be the business term of con-
gress and If the San LUIS valley il
to have anything done toward sc.
curing the right to conserve the
waters of the Rio Grande for irri.
CATION purposes, the citizens must
act at once.
Our delegation IN congress will
do nothing unless they aear the
voice of the people demanding
action. 1t 10 no use to st still auti
wait for one another, but We should
move forward 10 unison aod do.
inand what rightfuliy belongs to
10 10 . way that will command
attention.
II nothing 10 done during the
coming sel0ioa Of congress, tho
whole matter will 20 over for st
least two years.
nass nssisgs should b. held,
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02

The tax levy this year is reduced
throughout the county except 10
Monte Vista. The town board
made levy of Is mills which u
4 mills larger than it has been
heretofore. When these taxes are
collected, the town will have more
money than It knows what to do
with.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ?, 1907:
Judge Grosscup

The following extracts are taken
from Judge Grosscup's speech at
Indianapolis:
"We are now we'll into the
eighteenth year since the passage
of the Sherman antitrust act, and
and well into the seventh year
since Mr.. Roosevelt's administra.
ton began actively to enforce it.
"Have the so-called trusts or
big corporations been exterminat-
edo Have they been even dimln-
lshedi Has the Sherman act
brought about any decrease in the
cost of living, or any increase IN
wagesl Has any specific, practl-
cal purpose of the Sherman act,
not present IN the law as it has ex-
listed for centuries. been fullfilledl
On the contrary, were | to call the
roll of the so-called trusts or big
corporations, organized since the
Sherman law went into effect, |
would be naming the largest ones
in America today.
Nor does 1t mean that the ad-
mInIstration of President Roose-
welt has been failure. As q
preparation Of the public mind for
the great practical thing yet to
be accomplished, that adminlstra.
ton has been a great success.
1T IS through the corporation
alone that the ownership of the
industries of the country can ever
be widely diffused among the peo.
pile; for outside the field Of agr,-
cultural properties, property 10
not now held each individual piece
by some individual man; between
the man who seeks to own and the
thing to be owned there is through.
out the industrial field the state.
created intermediary called the
corporation.
1.-The second fuct is that though
the industrial property of the
country Is not widely diffused
among the people, the people have
the financial means to bring about
such diffuslon--that it is on their
individual wealth, poured through
the financial streams INTO Wall
street, that all the great corpora
tions now chiefly rest. And the
third fact is, that the peoples lack
of ownership IN the incorporated
property of the country Is because,
ss the corporation is now organ.
lied and managed, there IS no rea-
sonably secure way to set such saw.
ings at work, or 10 acquire such
part"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02

All Of the important nations
have adopted postal saving banks
except the United States, Cor
many, Switzerland aud Norway
and the system has proven bene-
fetal to the people. Post master
General Meyer will recommend to
the coming congress that the sys-
be adopted in the United States.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02

William d. Haywood il about to
start out on lecturing tour. He
10 we'll advertised and will un-
dOubtedly draw crowd wherever
he speaks.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02
M. g. Church

FRANK ". BaxfNALL, Pastor.
Sunday Services
Sunday School 1000 .. N.
Morning sermon lltOa. N.
Epworth League 100 p. N.
Evening Sermon, 500 p. 10.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting 8 "
Ladies' AID Society mests the third
Thursday afternoon OF each month.
The Womans Foreign Missionary
Society meets the first Thursday Of each
month,
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02
9hristiaa Church.

Christian 0hureh.
r. JALA0sAs, Pastor.
Sunday School at ~ .. m.
Preaching ut II .. M. snd 80 p. N.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:O
Choir practice Saturday At Z p. N.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02
Firss Baptist 0hureh.

REV. ?. L. HLOwRas. Pastor.
Morning service at II .. 10. Evening
service 1870. Sunday school 10 Q. m.
b Y PU $40 p. m. Wednesday evening
meeting 7:3O
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02
Presbyterian Church

SAHUKL q. MooRk, Pastor.
Sunday School $50 .. N.
Morning Service llN0 .. a.
Evening Service 7:3O p. n.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-02

Ny Millinery stock and business
10 for sale. Mrs. o. A. BARNRs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-03
Tl-LMAN is AN ACTOR.
South Carolina Senator Not Great
Speaker But He Draws.

Washington Correspondence to the New
York sun.
The Senate galleries are always filled
when Senator Tillman Is announced to
speak No other senator since the days
of the acrid and dazzling ingalls, has
been able TO draw such crowds as ne.
Yet Senator Tlllman isn't a great orator
In the first place, his voice is a bit shril
and unpleasant. until he gets warmed up
to the shouting point, and then it takes on
deeper and more sonorous tlmbre.
Again, he speaks somewhat disconnect-
edy, some times losing the thread of his
argument altogether But. like a creek or
river diverted from its path. he always
gets back to the main bed OF his progress
in time.
He sometimes makes his sentences 50
long that he las to pull up short and
begin again. When lie reads from a pre-
pared manuscript-thls is not often the
monotony Of his delivery is tiresome.
When lie is making Il speech from data
scattered about his desk he has prodisious
difficulty in finding his references at crit
zeal junctures He gropes all over the
Uttered desk and the desks Of his sen
atorial neieabors on either hand for the
missing piece of paper. founders around
underneath the desks and on the floor.
becomes red IN the face and ilustered and
mad al through
The neighborng senator's make great
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-03
A BOOK LOVER.
How and What President Reads OF
History and Fiction.
From Rosary Magazine.

From. Rosary Magazine.
The phrase applied to President Roose-
Welt by a friend and admirer-" man of
letters in love with life'-seems very apt
when one hears him talk about books
The President was brought up among
good books, and his children are brought
up among good books-and these books
are not all new.
4-ccent has been put on the fact that
lie is am omnivorous reader. but this ac-
cent is in the wrong place: he reads
carefully only the important things. He
fences and he manages to consume the
magazines and to make it 1T into a place
In life.
ANY important book you may mention
has been or will be read by the President.
If he Las not read the book which YOU
consider worth reading he whips out
his percil and takes the title at once.
There is no pretense of pedantry about
him.
A ''preachng'' novel he cannot endure
He likes a story that reflects life, as
FOR instance, John FoX's Little Shepherd
of Kingdom Come Hamlin Garland s
Captain of the Gray Horse Troop
Mark Twains "'rom Sawyer" or per
haps though not so whole-heartedly.
lack London's Sea Wolf and Bret
Harte 5 earlier tales. He has no reserves
about Octave Thanet's sociological stories
nor about Uncle Remus.'
It is j greal pleasure TO those who fear
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-03

Editor as he coughed and glanced sharp
~ at his assistant.
, Yes, indeed answered the girl all un-
conscious of the mental signals passing
between the two listening men. She also
failed to observe that the man who read
the newspapers had stopped clipping and
penciing and was also silent you see"
she went on merrily, Mrs Stuyvesant
laughs at my determination to enter jour
nalism here but when I told her today
that | proposed to write the story of her
function she finally capitulated and con-
fessed that | was quite beyond her"
Il may possibly compr><and Mrs. stuy-
vesant's FEELINGS said the City Editor
drily, but are you proposing to attend
the ball as a guest?"
What a very funny question, said
the girl. Certainly as a guest. How
else?"
VERY good" said the City Editor, with
a twinkle in his eye ;Miss Tyler. you are
now a member of the staff of the Bulle-
tin. much as / would desire Otherwise"
you say such funny things" Miss Ty-
Ter responded somewhat obviously
Il have been in the newspaper business
for some years past he replied. How
ever I would advise you to go home now
and prepare to send down an early story.
Get the full list of the names and write
story of the decorations
There won't be as many people there
as formerly" said the girl. I'm fact, Mrs.
Stuyvesant is cutting down her lists
THAT is interesting" said the City Ed
itor 7 have suspected for some time
that there was to be a readiustment of
exclusive society. That. in itself, is a
story of no mean merit
And, of course. you know that Prince
Metchinoff and his suite from the Rus
sian embassy will be there" Marcia
prattled on. and Baron Eadura of the
Japanese embassy sent his profound re-
grets. | imagine it is all account of the
Far East.
The City Editor glanced searchlngly at
his fair visitor
Miss Tyler he said. ''I only trust
that your future on this paper may be
as successful at its beginning. NC
Donald, will you be kind enough to write
out an order for $50 to defray any ex-
penses Miss Tyler may incur for tonghts
affair.
And as the assistant wrote out the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-03

Love Of Fatherland rose strong within
him. He looked his future on the battle
fields of Manchuria sternly in the face.
Head erect. he started toward his hostess.
then halted as the dance ended and he
saw Marcia within a step of him. Love
of woman held linn enthralled. lie
pressed forward, claimed his dance. and
led her into a powered corner of the CON
servatory.
Il miss the joy of dancing with you"
he said; Il must leave most unexpectedly.
Yet there are things that | must tell you
before / go"
"And why must you leave?" asked the
girl, vainly endeavoring to remain unre-
sponsive to the compelled presence be-
fore her
81 will tell only YOU" said the Russian,
leaning forward and whispering in her
ear. 1.-The Japanese fleet have fired upon
| our squadron at Port Arthur Several of
our ships were destroyed. 1t means war.
War to the bitter end.'' and the Russ
clenched mis- hands and rose to his full
height.
Count Signons statement did not dawn
upon the girl, for She had known nothing
Of the news that rushed full bodied into
first page head lines But the moment
passed as the Russian stood beside her
Then the madness came TO Marcia--th 1t
tense ana lllfODDlHB madness Ill inc quest
for news that makes it possible to thrill
the world with some great feat Of jour
nalistic enterprise.
And with the madness came the inn
pelling necessity of remaing calm at a
crisis of great event
And ii really means war;" lisped Mar
Ella striving bravely to appear not too
concerned But where did you learn
such exciting news?"
''rhe Prince has just received cable
gram in cipher from St Petersburg" said
Signon. IT was forwarded from Wash
ington. Such baseness. To fire before a
declaration Of war. But We shall sweep
the arrogant fellows from the seas, and,
as for their armies-Ciod help them when
they face the legions of the great White
Tsari"
The girl was leaning forward looking
with her great gray eyes into those OF
the Russian. The news seemed very in
consequential just then as the man spoke
out his rage and defiance. And there was