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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
FIRE INSURANCE EXEMPT.
Court Says Sheriff Had No Right to
Money Paid on House Risk.

Judge Jones of the state circuit
court in Sioux Falls has decided a
case of some Importance bearing upon
the exemption of insurance money re-
ceived for the destruction Of property
situated on the homestead from seiz-
ure to satisfy an execution.
Some time ago William Wilka, who
resides in the extreme northern part
of Minnchaha county, suffered a loss
of considerable property by fire. The
| property was insured in amutual
company which the farmers of Moody
ounty organized. The company re-
.ased to pay Wilka's loss, and he then
institute dan action in the state cir
| cult court for the recovery of the
sum claimed to be due. Before the
case came to trial the matter was
compromised, the company agreeing
to pay Mr.. Wilka the sum of 1929.
However, before the money vas
paid over to Wilka the sheriff Of
Moody county levied upon a portion of
the insurance money to satisfy an ex-
ecution. The amount SO levied upon
was paid over 10 the Snerl1 by the IN
surance company. Wilka then institu.
ted an action against the sheriff for
the recovery of the money, basing his
suit upon the ground that the money
was exempt from levy because it was
the avails of an insurance policy on a
homestead.
Judge Jones, in his decision sustains
this contention, holding the money
due the plaintiff from the insurance
policy on his homestead exempt from
levy.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Eleven Fall to Draw.

Eleven of the second fifty entitled
to file on the Lower Brule lands fail.
ed to respond to their names when
called, giving those over 100 that
much better choice. 1t is expected
that most of the number up to 200
will respond, but after hat the selec-
lions will not be such that there will
be any great demand for them.
The biggest land sale at Pierre for
a long time was the sale of the Lytle
farm of two sections in Sully county
at a price of $27.50 an acre. 1t was
taken by John McGruder, a colored
man from Missouri. and will be added
TO the lands Of the colored colony in
Western Sully county.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
TRY FOR OXFORD HoNoRs.
Rhodes Scholarship Examination to Be
Held in January.

The next regular examination for a
Rhodes scholarship will be held at
Nermillion in the state university on
Jan. 81 and 90 next. There is a va
vancy in the South Dakota delegation
at Oxford, which will be filled by the
election of a scholar next spring. The
board which will make the election
is made up of the following educators
of the state: Dean G. M. Young Of
the state university, chairman; DR..
II. X. Warren of Yankton college, and
DR.. Thomas Nicholson of Dakota Wes-
leyan university. All candidates must
be unmarried, and between the ages OF
nineteen and twenty-five. Only those
persons are eligible for this scholar
ship who have reached the end of
their second years work in some uni
versity or college.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Mo Loco in Black Hills.

Investigation of the Black Hills
forest reserve for national forest, has
shown the government that it has lit
tie to fear in that region from poison
GUS weeds. Some time ago the edict
went forth in the forest service to
examine all the forests for plants that
would be injurious to stock. In some
parts of the West these forests
abound with growth growth that kill
off the stock in surprisingly large
numbers, particularly in Arizona, but
the Black Hills forest has been found
to be free from loco or other weeds or
plants that affect cattle or horses in
any way, SO no expert will have to
ee sent there.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01

The success met with by several
residents of South Dakota who went
to the trouble to make exhibits of
corn at the National Corn exposition
illustrated what might have been
done had South Dakota made the
state exhibit that it could have, not
withstanding the late season.
A. G. Collins of Minnehaha county
was awarded fifth prize for the best
ten ears OF white corn. A. j. Wimple
and Jens johnson of Union county
succeeded in carrying off a number
of the best prizes. South Dakota,
Minnesota and Wisconsin were put in
a class by themselves on account Of
the seasons and conditions in these
three states being practically the
same. Mr.. Wimple's individual exhib-
it was given the highest award for the
three states, the prize being 16O acres
in the Panhandle of Texas. This gen.
tleman also won a $50 cash prize for
the best individual exhibit from the
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
ERROR IN TOWN SURVEY.
Much Litigation Likely Will Result
From Discovery.

From Discovery.
The carelessness of the early gov.
eminent surveyors, who surveyed
what now is South Dakota before il
was settled, at a time when it was
never imagined for a moment that
what now is South Dakota would ever
sustain a rural population, promises
to cause much litigation among the
residents of Truro township, Aurora
county. The new survey lines have
just heen run in the township. The
new survey develops the fact that the
township is considerably short of its
six miles square. If the new SURVEY is
permitted to stand the township will
lose nearly all the grading that has
been done at large expense during the
last twenty-five years. Some of the
property that are affected by
the new survey have consulted attor
neys and it is said they will institute
an action in the courts in an endeavol
to have the new survey declared void
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01

Lead mine superintendent whose life
is alleged to have been threatened
by a
Plans are now under way to have
Mrs. Annie Miljas, the Slavonian wo-
man of Lead who is accused of having
tried to obtain 100000 from Thomas
j. Grier, the Homestake Mining COM
pany superintendent, under threats to
blow up the plants and Mr.. Grier's
home, tried in Sioux Falls at the pres
ent term of the United States court.
which is now in session there. Word
has been received at Lead that a fed
eral postofiice inspector will arrive
this week to investigate the evidence
against Mrs. Miljas, who is alleged to
have mailed the letters to Mr.. Grier,
and il the evidence is found sufficient,
to take her at once to Sioux Falls.
Otherwise she will have to remain in
Jail at Lead probably until February,
as it is likely that there will be no
term of court at Deadwood before
that time. She has been unable to
obtain the $1,000 bail fixed for her.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Manv Do Not Take Land.

While the filings for the Lower
Brule lands are being presented every
day, no day has yet shown all the rum
bers called to be on hand to take adj
force in charge of the work is sending
out notices to those above $50 to ap-
pear in November to make selections.
Only twenty-nine out of the numbers
from 1O1 to $50 appeared to file, and
thirty-one out Of the numbers 151 to
200 filed. Other numbers will be
called to fill out the vacancies until
the first $50 are called, and after that
any land left goes to the first app!i'
cant after the 9Th of December.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Right Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, bishop
of Sioux Falls, dedicated edifice.

The Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception was dedicated last week at
Watertown by Right Rev. Thomas
O'Gorman, d. D., bishop of the diocese
of Sioux Falls. At 1880 the bishop
celebrated pontifcial high mass, and
followed that with the administration
of the sacrament of confirmation. The
the Very Rev. D. T. Desmond of HUI
ron.
The music was La Hasche's Mass
in Honor of st. Louis" and was rem.
dered by a trained choir Of sixteen
voices, supported by a full orchestra
Among the clergy of the state who at
tended the ceremonies were Monsig
nors Flynn of Madison, Sheehan of
Elkton and Monsing of Webster. In
the evening a banquet was served for
the bishop and visiting clergy.
The CHURCH is n of the handsom.
est church edifices in the State Of
South Dakota. The building is 11S
cepts, while the golden cross sur
mounting the tower rises 50 feet
above the pavement. These massive
proportions are emphasized by the
style of architecture, which is Medic
val Roman. The building material is
Des Moines vitrifed faced brick with
Kasota sandstone trimmings.
The interior %finishings are all in
ANTIQUE oak. The walls are plastered
with a rough finish, while spotless
white staff columns support the
arches that span the vaulted ceiling
80 feet above the nave. The high
altar with it's four statues cut from
solid blocks Of wood, Leonardo Da
Vinci's Last SUPPER" carved from q
| block of oak, on the side walls; the
stations of the cross" in fourteen
| groups of statuary in full relief, and
| the twelve art windows of European
art glass costing nearly $1,000, all
| show a wealth of decoration found in
few churches in the West.
At night the auditorium is lighted
with both gas and electric lights
| while an arch of hidden incandescent
| globes lights up the altar. The audi
| forum seats GOO. The basement un'
| der the entire building is finished of
into a large assembly room for the
Sunday school, class rooms n a com
| pletely furnished kitchen, besides the
engine room. The tower holds
| chime of bells.
The church has been one year and
twenty-four days in building, the cor
nerstone having been laid on Sept. 20
1906. In this time the congregation
has spent $4,000, the total valuation
of the property now being between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
WILL NOT OBEY PURE FOOD LAW
ScuIf1 Dakota Pharmacists VIII Fight Slatv1e That Compels the
IIacins Of Labels Givins Inred EMS on Preparations
in Which They Deal.

AS a matter Of fact, the provisions
of the law relating to the sale Of drugs
is SO badly tangled up with intinitions
of what shall constitute pure foods
that the clause providing for a penalty
becomes imperative for the eason
that the measure does not make clear
just what a violation consists of. The
druggists, as we'll as others, regard
the law merely in the light of a fool
ish piece of legislation; in fact, a
bad copy of the national law, and they
propose to keep on ignoring it. A 30
port reached Aberdeen from Pie
that when the commissioner puts hi
threat into execution his first arrest
will be made in Aberdeen. In the
meantime the druggists are waiting.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
BUTTER MEN LET MATTERS STAND
cooperative Creamery and Capitalization Plant Developments
Fail 10 Appear at South Dakota Mectinq.

The second annual convention of
the South Dakota Dairymen and But
termakers' association opened at
Mitchell Wednesday with an attend
ance of about seventy-fve buttermak-
ers and dairymen. The travelling rep
resentatives of creamery supply
houses were present with large ex.
hibits. The convention was called to
order by President Crooks of Crooke,
and Albert Anderson of Savo was the
secretary. An address of welcome
was delivered by Mayor Branson and
responded to by President Crooks.
The afternoon was given over to ad-
dresses on buttermaking by e. X.
Slater, dairy and food commissioner
of Minnesota; A. S. Wheaton, dairy
and food commissioner of South Da-
kota, and S. B. Schilling of st. Paul,
the latter urging the buttermakers to
prepare 100 tubs Of butter exhibit at
the national butter show next year.
In connection with the convention
was a butter show with seventeen en-
tries from the cooperative creameries
of the state. The butter was judged
by III. T. Sondergaard and the follow
ing prizes were awarded:
First prize. Henry Suhr of Wist,
$3.50; second prize, E. H. Baldwin OF
Storla, $3.50; third prize, A. Ander-
son of Savo, 80. Walter Anderson of
Lake Preston shipped his butter toe
late to be counted in the prize win.
ners, although it scored higher than
any butter in the show, 90 points.
Whatever was anticipated in the
convention of action between the co
operative creamery and the centraliz
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Cannot Decide on Site.

Another attempt is being made by
the committee Of the Lead CONNER
cial club to have a site for the new
public building, for which congress
appropriated 100000 nearly a year
ago, selected at once. All property
owners adjacent to Pine and Blocker
streets, where it was proposed to
place the building, or any other locali-
ty, have been requested to submit
their price, the size Of the lot and
other information. The cost of the lot
it is stated must not exceed $4,000.
There has been SO much discussion
and lack of harmony among the prop
erty owners over the site that as yet
no selection has been made.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01

ing plants did not develop. The
speeches made on the subject gave
evidence that the centralizing plant
was of considerable benefit as we'll as
the cooperative creamery, and the
speakers argued that so long as both
parties kept within the range of their
own business neither would be affect.
ed by the other.
At the opening of the session Thurs
day resolutions were adopted indoors
ing the national dairy show to be held
in st. Paul in March. 1t was the
sense of the convention that the but
ter scoring contests resulted in accom-
plishing much good for dairy inter
ests, and that they should be contin,
ued.
The convention gave its hearty sup.
port to the national association in the
fight opposing the repeal of the oleo.
margarine law.
The following officers were elected:
President, E. H. Baldwin of Storla;
vice president, Henry Suer of Wist;
secretary and treasurer, Albert Ander
son of savo. The convention Endorsed
a motion to pay the secretary a sal
airy of $50 a year.
H. Predicott, a government butte.
inspector, was sent there by the de
partment of agriculture and gave ar
address during the afternoon OF
Methods of Buttermaking." H. P
Olson Of st. Paul, editor of the Dairy
Record, also delivered an address.
The closing features were the
awarding of the gold medal to Henry
Suer for the best scoring butter, ant
the issuing of diplomas for other com
petitors whose butter scored highe,
| than 80.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Lion Routs Hunter.

When Eddy Korthaus of Custer next
goes hunting for bobcats he intends to
make sure of the identity Of his game
before he attacks it. The boy took a
small rife and went into the hills
where the bobcat had been seen. Soon
he caught a glimpse of an animal in
the bushes and spurred his horse for
it. Two minutes later he learned he
was chasing a full-grown mountain
lion. When the lion snarled and pre-
pared to spring, the horse turned tail
and fed, carrying it's rider to safety.
Korthaus' older brothers have organ
lied a party of hunters, who are wait
ing for the first good snowfall, to
track and kill the lion.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
ANOTHER POWER PLANT NEEDED
Black Hills Traction Company Will
Probably Build at Buelah. Wyo,

Greater demand than it expected
has placed the Black Hills Traction
company in a position where it will
have to build another power plant to
meet the requests of customers for
electricity. The company recently
completed a large water power plant
at Spearfish which will generate 1900
horse power.
So many mining companies and
firms have contracted for the use of
tho electricity that the company is
now figuring on plans for the erection
of a larger plant at Buelah, Wyo.,
west of Belle Fourche, some time this
winter. This plant will insure sufi-
cient power for the operation of the
proposed trolley line between Dead.
wood and Spearish, which, it is be
loved, will give the North-W Western
railroad an opportunity to tap this
section of the country.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
SEEK VOTE ON HERD LAW.
Lyman County Residents Enter Move
ment for Special Election.

Lyman County Residents Enter Move
ment for Special Election.
Lyman county residents have met
about 200 strong at Presho to push
their herd law petitions. and organic
ed by the selection of j. G. Clough of
Presho, president; f. M. Wheeler OF
Kennebeck, secretary, and w. E.
Sweeney of Presho. treasurer. They
discussed the situation thoroughly;
decided that it was time for action,
and appointed subcommittee all over
the county to circulate petitions de-
handing a special election to test the
question. They will work with a
hope of getting the matter before the
county commissioners for an election
before spring, and with a belief that
they are strong enough to carry their
point.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED.

The city council of Sioux Falls has
taken action upon a petition filed witt,
it sometime ago, and has authorized
the calling OF a special election for
Nov. 5 for the purpose of voting upon
the proposition Of adopting the Gal
weston plan of municipal government
for Sioux Falls. Under this law ths
municipal government is centered in
a board of three commissioners, who
displace the city council. Sioux Falls
will be the first town in South Dakota
to vote Upon the Galveston plan.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
FARMERS RoMoT LINE.
Want Electric Railway From Bijou
Hills 10 Mitchell.

For the last two or three months
part of the Brule county have been
doing some quiet and effective work
on a railroad j%roject. Bijou Hills has
been settled for over a quarter Of a
century, and has had to egt along
without a railroad. The farmers have
lance, and when the Milwaukee built
its extension up TO Platte, the natural
superstition was hal it doubtless
would bull on to Chamberlain and
pass through Bijou Hills. When it
stopped at Platte and gave nc further
were discouraged, SO they took the
matter into their own hands. They
are helping to promote a project for
the construction of an electric road
from Bijou Hills Directly across the
country to Mitchell to connect with
the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaho road. They have secured the
right of way from all the farmers up
to the line of Dawson county, and
they have interested nearly every
farmer in that section to back the
project financially. The committee
which has the road in charge is coming
to Mitchell to take up the building
project with the Commercial club and
ascertain what assistance they can
rely on. In it's air line the road will
not touch any town that has a rail
road, and it opens the way for the
building of many new villages In the
southern part of Aurora county.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
SOUTH DAk0TAC0RN GETS PRIZES
The Few individual Exhibits at the Chicago Corn Show Carried
Off Many OF the Grizes.

State of South Dakota. He also won
a scale eiven by the Chicago Scale
company and a gold watch.
Mr.. Johnson won fourth prize for
the best yellow variety and a special
prize.
The success of the Union and Min
nehaha county exhibitors indicates
that if the plan as originally started
to have South Dakota make a state
exhibit had been carried through that
South Dakota would have won a large
share of the honors and the state
would have been we'll advertised.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
STREAMS WELL STOCKED.
South Dakota Anglers Have Bright
Outlook.

From recent notifications Of fish de.
livered by Senator Gamble it seems
that South Dakota has had a good
share of fish from the government
hatcheries this year. Many ponds
and streams all over the state have
been supplied with black and rock
bass and brook trout, the total run
ming up into many thousands Of fish
delivered. The amount Of fish to
each pond varies from 100 to 500, the
last returns showing that on a re
cent trip the counties supplied were
Faulk, Day, Moody, Lake, Brown,
Beadle, Hand, Sully, Charles Mix, Bon
Homme and Yankton. Earlier ship
ments included many other counties.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Burned While At PLAY

Minot, N. D., Oct. 28.-The ave-year-
old daughter of Mayor Plant of Forest
River was seriously burned while
playing around a rubbish fire in
the yard. The mothers hands were
badly burned in putting out the fire.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01

Mitchell is overrun with landseek-
ers. So far this month not less than
1000 have arrived. Many have gone
west of the Missouri river in search
of homes, while others are in that vi
entity or in the northern section. Pas
senger traffic on the Northwestern
line is the heaviest ever known in
that part Of tho state, and the same
is true Of freights.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01

Charles E. Ely Of Kingsbury county
has come to grief by selling a bever-
age known as gold foam in the be-
statutes defining intoxicating liquor,
and that he could sell it without pro-
curing a retail liquor license. Ely has
been tried in the state circuit court
and has been found guilty.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Presidents Birthday.

washington, Oct. 20. = YESTERDAY
was President Roosevelt's forty-nintt
birthday. No celebration marked the
event. He did not depart from his
customary Sunday program of wor
ship. work and ~Heo"eo+ion.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Great Takers.

But, to my mind" said the clerical
tourist from the East, "a plurality of
wives Is unspeakable."
HUH" .snorted the good natured
Mormon. II never ever heard of one
wife that was unspeakable."
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Down..

He shot the chutes and topped the
loop,
And then he dipped the dip;
He next most gayly scooped the scoop
And later skipped the skip.-Nash-
vile American.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01

The Columbus, Ohio, plant of the
United States Steel company, employ
ing 800 men, has been closed indefi-
nitely. No reason for the suspension
Of operations is given.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
Feminine Sympathy.

1--WE have heard that my brother in
Australia has been nearly drowned
They only just managed to save his
life!"
The Visitor-Dear me, 1 am sorry
to hear that!-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
No Sale in Siqht.

Silas Stubble-I reckon the pros
poets NV us sellin' the P~hilerppines
looks mighty slim al present.
Hiram Furrows-Thet's my way of
thinkin'. ROCKEFELLER an Hartman
are too gore at us jest now to make
any bids fer them there islands.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
NEW INDUSTRY AT RAPID,
stucco Plant Will Be in Operation II
Sixty DAYS.

Sky DAYS.
In a few weeks another industry will
be ready for Rapid City. The Black
Hills Gypsum Products company has
nearly completed it's large stucco
plant, and expects to be turning out
the raw product in sixty days. The
plant will have a capacity of, two car
loads a day of wall plas er for which
orders have been received in advance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
His Eve on the Main Chance.

Father-Young hyperion is going to
propose for your hand soon.
Daughter-How do you know?
Father heard he has been max
ing inquiries as to my financial stand
ing.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-01
His E -oper Place.

FITS Proper Place.
while l was in the town. said the
bore. II heard there was a great in
asylum there. so I went to-"
What voluntsrily"" interrupted