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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
OPERATORS STRIKE NEAR END.
Both Sides Say the End Will Come by
Middle Of Next Week.

New York, Sept. 1.-The strike of
the telegraph operators will come to
an end by the middle of next week, ac-
cording to tIe prophecies made by
strike leaders INC company managers
yesterday. The opposing leaders are
by no means agreed upon the condi-
tions which will bring about the set
Element. On hat point they appear
to be as widely apart as at any time
the strike began. Daniel i. Rus
sell of the te%legraphers' union said he
is confident that next Wednesday will
e a complete ca%pitulation OF the
companies. Supt. Brooks of the West.
ern Union, said he believed that the
empty pockets of the strikers will lead
to a solution of the trouble. Some of
the men already are returning to their
old places, he said, and he looks for a
general break next week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
FRENCH AMBusHED BY MooRs.
Remembering Party Is Rescued Ate,
Three Hours Battle.

Casablanca, Sept. 1~.-Fighting yes.
terday near the French camp between
the Moors and the forces under Gen,
Drude was n of the most serious en-.
gagements since the occupation Of
Casablanca. The Moorish attack was
quite unexpected, and the tribesmen.
as on previous occasions, showed abso.
lutte f~earlessness.
This engagement, like that Of Aug.
IS, began with the ambushing of a
French accommodating party by Moor
ish cavalry. The French at first drove
the enemy off, but the natives received
reinforcements and this obliged Gen.
Drude to send out a detachment to
extricate his accommodating party.
After the first contact 1t was be.
lieved that the engagement was over,
but as 500 as the natives had been
reinforced they %reappeared in great
numbers from two directions. The
Spahis and irregular Algerian cavalry.
who composed the accommodating par
ty. found themselves almost surround.
ed by the second attack, but they form
ed a square and slowly fell back until
the reinforcements arrived.
Then the tide of battle turned. Ma.
tive a%uxiliaries charged the Moors, sa.
bering them furiously, and the enemy
finally broke and fed in disorder. In
the meantime the French warships
had showered shells into the hills,
where the natives were sheltered.
The engagement lasted three hours.
The line of battle extended over two
miles and it is estimated that over 49,.
900 Moors were engaged. The loss Of
the Moors is not known, but it is be.
lieved to have been heavy.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
DEAD NUMBER SfytNIY-N|Nt
GOVERNMENT APPOINTS COMMITS.
SION TO INVESTIGATE CAUSE
OF ACCIDENT.

Quebec. Sept. Although twenty.
four hours have elapsed since the Que.
bee bridge crashed into the st. Law.
river, three score Of bridge
workers are still held in the debris at
the bottom of the river. A roll call
yesterday afternoon confirmed early
estimates of the losses. Seventy-nine
men failed to answer to their names
and were not among the injured at the
Levos hospital. Nineteen bodies lie at
the morgue awaiting the coroner's in.
quest OF the seventy-nine dead or
Missing, sixteen were skilled American
mechanics, brought here by the Phoe.
nix Bridge company of Phoenixville
Pa.
Some of the corpses can be see be
low the surface, tightly wedged in ar
inextricable network of steel, where
1T is utterly impossible to reach them
Only One Body Recovered.
Although tugs, rowboats and RATS
were used throughout the day to pa
troll the water the result Of all their
work was the recovery of only one
body at low tide last evening. This
victim was cut in two and the body
was taken out in two parts. Another
body was located near the Anchor
pier and an effort was made TO remove
it, but it was found hat the lower
limbs were held in a grip of steel that
it was impossible to break. The body
is headless.
The federal government has appoint.
ed a special commission to investigate
the causes of the accident.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
OLD RALLY.
Senator kittredge Talks on the Pam
anna Canal Project.

N''a Nv 'SlSSS
The usual good time was enjoyed by
old settlers and others at the annual
reunion and picnic of the Union Coun-
ty Old Settlers association, held in Elk
Point. The old settlers turned out as
never before. Many came from the
cities in nearby counties, including
Vermillion, Yankton, Akron, Harvard
en-, W%estfield, Sioux City and Penca.
h Elk Point cornet band opened
h exercises with martial music, after
which the address of welcome was de-
hvered by E. G. Ericsson of Elk Point,
followed by a response by Mrs. Ed
ward Tollefson of Richland. w. H. H.
Fate of Richland then spoke of the
trials and adventures of the pioneers
of the early days. The forenoon pro-
gram vas then closed with an address
by w. P. Chamberlain of AVIAN, gener-
ally known as the South Dakota poet.
A basket dinner was partaken at noon
on various lawns in the city by the old
settlers and the visitors.
The afternoon exercises opened with
the annual address by the president Of
the old settlers association. B. Wilson.
Senator A. B. Kittridge was intro
duced n spoke on THE Panama
Canal" Following this was a good
ball game at the city park between the
Elk Point and Akron teams. Elk Point
won by a score of 10 to 2. The bal
ance of the afternoon was taken up in
various outdoor sports. The evening
program was concluded with a band
concert, moving picture show and a
big dance at the opera house.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
STUDENTS GET PARDON.
Young Men Who Confessed Crime AZ
ter Revival Service Leave Cells.

Ter REVIVAL 0eFViCS Leave IellS.
R. G. Buschwiler and E. S. Jordan,
two former students of the South Da-
kota university at Vermillion. were
released from the p%enitentiary through
executive clemency, Gov. Coe l. Craw-
ford having %pardoned them.
Buschwiler and Jordan while STU
dents at the Vermillion university
made up their minds that West hall,
n of the university buildings, and a
number of old, dilapidated shacks in
the city had outgrown their usefulness
and should be destroyed. They ap-
piled the torch and the buildings were
burned to the ground. 1t generally
was believed in Vermillion that the
fires were of IN incendiary origin. but
suspicion never pointed to the two
students.
Later, during the course of a revival
meeting, the two college students were
converted. They talked the matter
over between themselves and made up
their minds to make a confession.
When the confession was made public
it caused a sensation throughout the
city, and especially in college circles.
The two young men went into court,
pleaded guilty and told their story.
They were sentenced each to five
years Imprisonment. On April 5, 1906,
they entered the doors of the peniten-
tiary to pay the penalty for their mis-
deeds. Hardly had the doors of the
prison closed on them when a move
ment was started for their pardon, and
after having served sixteen and a halt
months of their sentence, they again
were free men. They departed for
their respective homes.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
NEED SCORES OF TEACHERS.
Salaries Are Raised to Discourage
Matrimony.

With the opening of rural schools
but a few weeks away, county superin-
tendents are confronted by a dearth
of teachers which in some cases
amounts almost to a famine. Superin-
Brown county is short forty teachers,
only thirty applications having been
received while seventy teachers are
required. The same condition is said
to prevail in other counties of the
state, and county boards are becoming
seriously alarmed at the outlook.
While Cupid undoubtedly has made
sad havoc in the ranks of the teachers,
he is not solely to blame for the pres
ent situation. Supt. Jorgenson at
tributes the shortage to several
causes: First, the raising of the stand
ard necessary for a teacher to attain,
many teachers who hitherto have been
holding third-grade certificates being
unable to qualify under the new re-
~quirements. Another cause is the rails
ing of the age limit of teachers from
seventeen to eighteen years. But the
greatest reason for the scarcity, un-
d%oubtedly is the fact that many Of
those who hitherto have been engaged
in teaching married. Numbers of
young women have come here from
Eastern states to take positions in the
schools II the prosperous young
farmers have been quick to discover
the fact that they were extremely de-
sirable material from which to make
farmers wives, and are wasting no
time in gobbling up the choicest of
them.
AS the result Of the scarcity, many
of the township boards are Offering
higher pay for teachers than ever be-
fore has prevailed in Brown county.
Teachers holding second-grade certifi-
Gates are being offered $50 and $55
per month. while the holders of third
grade certificates can command from
$50 to $45. The salaries heretofore
prevailing were s45 and $40 for second
and third-grade teachers, respectively.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
ATTACKED BY VICIOUS HOG.
Children Fall Into Pen While at Play
and Are Badly Bitten.

st. Paul, Sept. bitten by a vi
cious hog. Eva Rohbeck, five years old,
daughter Of a farmer living neal here,
is in a %precarious condition and may
lose her life. Her seven-year-old
brother was also badly bitten in trying
to defend his sister. The two children
were playing circus and were clam.
bering about the pig sty, in which was
confined a savage razorback boar. The
loose boards covering the sly gave way
and the children fell into the pen. The
boar at once attacked the girl and she
was terribly lacerated. An older
brother heard the children's screams
and rushed to their rescue.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
DOESN'T KNOW OWN HOUSE.
Mar Charged With Terrorfzina Farm.
ers is Insanity Subject.

Bagley, Mimi, Sept. 1. = Fred Carl
son, residence unknown, who, it is al
legged, has been terrorizing extensively
in the western portion OF Clearwater
county by his threats and a free dis
play OF firearms the last four days, was
captured by the sheriff and his posse
In the heavy timber near Moonlight
p~ostoffice early yesterday morning.
ASKED as to where he resided. Carlson
stated that he did not know where he
llVed nor where he came from: that
he felt there was something wrong
with his head, and that he desired to
be taken care Of until he fully ecover.
ed his mental faculties. Carlson will
be examined as to his sanity by the
judge of probate.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
MANY SHEEP MISSING.

Flock Tended by Man MysteriousIy
Killed 10 Found Depleted.
The young man who was so mysteri-
ously killed and whose body was found
near his wagon in the Slim Butte
country recently. had, it is said, only a
few dollars on his person and a little
book In which was written the 1ame
Of Patsy Rhyn, supposed to be his
name. After counting the sheep,
which we're terribly scattered, 1t was
found that 100 head were missing.
Whether this loss had anything to do
with his death is not known. The
young mar came recently from Mon
treal, where his folks reside.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06

A brewery, the first in the Black
Hills, is to be established in Rapid
City by local capital. The Rapid City
Brewing company. composed entirely
Of Rapid City men, will shortly file
Incorporation papers with the state
auditor. The capitalization is to be
100000. half Of which is already sub
scribed. Ground has been selected on
the outskirts of the city and repre-
sentatives of the company are now in
Chicago to purchase the necessary
machinery for the new plant, which it
is hoped to have in operation By
spring.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
ROAD ADMITS EXCESS CHARGES
Hearing Before Commission Comes to
Close

st. Paul, Sept. 1.-The hearing be-
fore Special Examiner John H. Marble
of the interstate commerce commits.
sion in the federal building yesterday
on the complaint of the Hennepin Pa
per company against the Northern Pa.
cific railway and the Oregon Short
Line was brought to a sudden close
when the attorneys for the defendants
filed amended answers, in which the
principal allegations of the complaints
are admitted. The action was brought
to cover an overcharge of 81, 76O.62
on shipments of print paper from Lit
tie Falls to Boise, Idaho.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
RoBHER "LIckED" TWICE.
One Of Victims Knocks Gun From
HoId-up Artists Hand.

HoId-up Artists Hand.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Sept. 1. - A
hold-up man had the experience of be-
ing twice pummeled at two different
times in the town Of Wheaton last
last night.
First he held up Claud Koran and
his would1be victim threw up his
hands SO swiftly that be knocked the
revolver from the hold-up mans hands.
Koran then pounced upon him and
give him a sound thrashing.
The highwayman next visited John
Schaefer's home nearby, n while he
was taking an inventory of the family
silver Schaefer woke up and confront
ed him. The two men had a fast and
furious fistic encounter, with the re.
suit that the burglar was defeated and
thrown through the window.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06

Preparations are being completed
for the annual fair of the Lyman Coun-
ty Fair association, which is to be
held on the recently acquired fair.
grounds on Medicine creek, near
Presho, Sept. 10 to -, inclusive.
Prizes will be given for poultry, live
stock, produce and vegetables of all
kinds, as we'll as for needle work,
painting, cooking, weaving and other
things, including children's exhibits.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
PICK PREACHERS POCKET.
Rev. J. e. Baker Is Robbed of $11o in
Circus Crowd.

Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. 1.-Rev. j. e.
Baker. aged se%venty-five years. and for
half a century a preacher in the Meth
odist church, was robbed of $110 yes
terday while about to board a Chicago
Great Western train for La Cygne,
Kan, where he will make his future
home.
There was a big crowd of circus
patrons ready to board the train, and
while they were crowding and push
ing Rev. Bakers wallet. containing
currency in the amount of $11O. disap-
peared.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
Finds II Is His Sons Body,

La Crosse, Wis. Sept. 1. - Oscar
Weideman, seven years old, was
drowned in the Mississippi river here.
The boys father, hearing that there
had been a drowning, assisted in the
recovery of the body, only to find that
it was his own son.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
FELL TO HIS DEATH.
Sack Of Sand Caused Laborer to Lose
His Balance.

Lead, S. D., Sept. 1.-Overbalanced
by a heavy sack of sand which he held
on his shoulder as he was being hoist
ed from the Terraville shaft of the
Homestake mine, Steve CASTELAR,, a
miner, slipped off the rapidly moving
elevator and plunged 200 feet to his
death. He had reached the 30O-foot
level when the accident occurred.
This is the first fatal accident in the
Homestake mine in several months.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
HIGH SCHOOL AID LOST.
Lack of Suitable Building Thought to
Be Reason for Action.

Waterville, Mimi, Sept. 1. - The
state high school board has withdrawn
its aid from the Waterville high
school. About twenty-five years ago
Waterville was n of the first towns
to get a state high school, which it has
since maintained, making a splendid
record. 1t is supposed that the reason
for this action is the lack of a modern
building. A mass meeting has been
called to take some action in order to
retain the school.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
ABLE AT NINETY TO FIGHT.
Mrs. bring is Expected to Be Witness
in Suit Against Town.

Miller, S. d., Sept. 1.-The circuit
court will meet here on Sept. IL. The
civil action of the aged widow, Mrs.
bring, against st. Lawrence township
for several thousand dollars of arte-
sian we'll bonds that she has not yet
been able to collect will come up at
this term. 1t is expected that the
woman, who is ninety years old, will
appear in court and testify in the case.
although she lives twenty miles out on
the prairie.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
200 Die in Streets Daily.

Shanghai, Sept. 1. = The epidemic
of cholera among the Chinese in the
lower Yangtse ports is spreading
About 200 persons die daily in the
streets of WI HUI, in the province OF
Nganhwei, and Kiukiang, province OF
Kiangsi.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
45e CATTLE ARE HELD UP.

Iowa Authorities Fear Spread Of Texas
Fever.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Sept. Fear
of an epidemic of Texas fever caused
the state veterinary to place under
quarantine inspection 459 cattle in
Marshall. Jasper and Story counties.
The cattle were purchased in Kansas
City. Several head showing the worst
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
SELL TWINS FOR $40 EACH.
Italian Peasants Barter Babies and
Are Arrested.

London, Sept. Ia Rome dispatch
brings a story of an attempt to sell
children in the market at Avelino. A
peasant and his wife brought two Of
their children, twins, four months old,
and in open market offered to sell
them for $40 each.
The babies were plump and healthy
and were bought by a man who offered
The price required. He was taking the
children away when the police stepped
in and arrested both buyer and sellers.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
TWO CRUSHED IN SHAFT.
Painters Are Killed When Elevator
Gets Beyond Control.

Milwaukee, Sept. 1.-Two painters
lost their lives in an elevator shaft at
the Public Service building yesterday
by being crushed to death. The dead:
Oscar Schauer, aged twenty-five.
lived at 1914 Twenty-fouth avenue
Frank Napierali, thirty-fve, resided
at 1873 Second avenue.
The mon were painting the shaft
while the elevator was being operated.
The elevator man lost control OF the
car, and the painters did not have time
to heed a warning.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
Lightning Shocks Women

Miller, s. D., Sept. las Mrs. Lac.
coss and her daughter Belle were sit
ting by the kitchen stove a bolt OF
lightning came crashing through the
house, damaging it quite badly and Sc.
verely shocking the two women.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
News of Death Kills.

Fargo, N. D., Sept. Suddenly in
formed of the death at Brookville,
Ont, of her husband, Mrs. A. D. Scott
of this city dropped dead yesterday, a
victim of heart disease.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
CITY MAY CHOOSE PAVING.
Special Tax May Be Levied Even II
Residents Oppose Selection.

Residents Oppose Selection.
Judge MCGEE Of the circuit court It
Deadwood has just decided in favor Of
the city in the injunction proceedings
sought by property owners who were
opposed to brick paving. AS a result
workmen were put at work at cnce by
Mayor Adams tearing up the city
streets, preliminary to paving. The
main point at issue in the injunction
was whether the city had the right to
levy a special tax for brick paving
when some Of the property owners pre-
ferred macadam, which they alleged
was cheaper and more durable. They
now threaten to take the case to the
supreme court.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
FRANCHISE is ANT
Yankton & Southern Secures Single
Track Right In Yankton.

Yankton, S. D., Sept. 1. = The city
council, after prolonged discussion,
passed an ordinance granting a single
track franchise along First and Broad
way streets, in this city, to the Yank-
ton & Southern railroad, which is a
project being promoted by Fremont
Hill, a stranger here, but who claims
financial backing and says that he al
ready has secured right Of way from
here to the Gulf.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
Farm Institutes Planned.

Menomonie, Wis, Sept. 1.-The fac
ulty. of the Dunn county agricultural
college will conduct a series of sin
farm institutes in the northern part OF
the county next week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
WILHELM STILL BUSY.
Swedish Prince Takes in the Sights In
New York,

New York.
New York, Sept. 1. Prince Will
helm Of Sweden's third day in New
York has been no less busy than the
preceding two. He was whirled
through the streets in a large automo-
bile, saw a rehearsal at the Hippo
drome and had his photograph taken.
He visited the stock exchange and j..
Pierpont Morgan's banking house,
and last night was the guest Of the
New York Swedish colony at a ban
quet at the Hotel Astor.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
M'cLEARY STARTS WEST.
Will Meet With Postmasters in Mime.
apOljs.

Washington, Sept. /. - Second AS
sistant Postmaster General James T..
McCleary will attend the annual con-
%vention of fourth-class postmasters Of
Minnesota at Minneapolis next Tues
day. He left last night for Chicago,
where he will spend a day looking
after some important postal business
at the Chicago postotfice, and will
reach Minneapolis on Tuesday morn
ing.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
"HlrcH" ON WAGON FATAL.
eoy Falls Under Wheels and His Head
Is Crushed.

Valley City, N. D., Sept. ARTHUR
Mikkelson, the seven-year-old son of
Martin Mikkelson of this city, was In
stantly killed yesterday. He caught
upon a heavily loaded mill wagon and
slipped and fell under the wheel,
which passed over him, crushing his
head and shoulder.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06
In and About the State
is $as, 900, 900 G
Notable Increases Are Reported In
South Dakota Property,

Notable Increases Are Reported In
South Dakota Property.
h final report on all classes Of
property in the state after the work
of the board of equalization has been
footed up shows the grand total as
sessed valuation of the state as $780,
640,077. OF this the largest part is
farm land, hat class of property
standing at $16O, 900, 900, and all other
property in the state, including cor
porate property, at 500, 900 200. There
has been an increase of $685. 900 900 for
the year, of which $27, 600, 900 was on
farm lands.
The detail of increase Of lands
shows an increase of 1923 per cent in
the acreage; 1854 per cent in the av-
erage price per acre and a total in
crease of 20.54 per cent in valuation.
In railroads there has been an in.
crease Of 8.11 per cent in mileage;
an increase Of 1894 per cent per mile,
and a total increase of 44.7O per cent
in valuation.
The difference in all classes of prop
erty between this year and last year
is:
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06

William Augustus Windsor, a rear
admiral of the United States navy, re.
tired, died in New York.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-06

1906. 1907.
Lands .......$133 $685. SOC $160, 13O,42
Town lots 80. 25,117,25 27,753, sos
Personal prop
erty ........ A. o ,3S1 47,69S, 215
Railroads .... / 1862, 140 81, 6 700
T~elegraphs =. 42.SG0 100000
Telephones -. 7S0,293 1,649
Express COM
panies ..... 1929 251,177
Sleeping cars. 22,5OO 24,4O0
The total increase over last year is
$3S, 2l3, sos. The heaviest increase in
railroads vas at terminal points.
Though this was hard to get in detail,
as there are none but approximate fig
ures to work from on former years,
when all the railway assessments was
Oil straight mileage.