davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
DELIGHTFULLY."- Entertained.

Mrs. O. P. Rask, assisted by
Mrs. A. A. Peterson, entertained
about twenty-five ladies at the
Rask home last Friday evening.
The principal feature Of the even
ing was an auction sale, with
Miss Laura Rask acting in the
capacity of auctioneer. All arti-
cles sold We're neatly wrapped in
dainty paper and ribbons and dis
pose of to the highest bidder
After each person had received a
parcel they We're requested to open
them and display the contents,
which afforded considerable
amusement. Mrs. Paul Rickert
bid the highest price for {" ten
large buildings and received a
penny, as ten mills make a
cent. "
After partalSing Of a delicious
luncheon, the guests repaired to
their several homse, having spent
a most delightful evening.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
A Man of the People.

Congressman Burke of South
Dakota was one of the eighty re-
publicans including regulars and
insurgents who voted for the In
come Tax bill put through the
house under democratic leader
ship last week. Mr. Burke has al
ways favored taxing the rich, ane
his vote was cast last week to pu
the burden of tax on a man who
makes over $4,000 a year. BurE
always votes for the people, no
matter what the measure is or
who introduces it. The people of
this congressional district win
surely return the compliment by
voting for him again at the June
primaries Pierre Capital Jour
nal.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
President Asks Congress for
Half Million Dollars.
SITUATION VERY SERIOUS
Executive in Special Message Says
Waters Are Expected to Go Higher
Than They Have Ever Reached
Within Recent Memories.

Washington. April 3.-President Taft
took quick action to bend the energies
OF the government toward stopping
the threatened floods in the Missouri
and Mississippi river valleys. Follow
ing conferences with Secretary of
War Stimson and General William H.
BiXby, chief of engineers, and several
senators and congressman from states
bordering these two great streams, he
sent a message to congress urging the
immediate appropriation of 100000
to be used in Strengthening the levees
and trying to prevent further food
damage.
81 am advised by the secretary Of
war;" the president said in his mes
sage, that the food in the Mississippi
valley, by reason Of the rise in all the
rivers tributary to the Mississippi and
likely in the lower part Of the valley
that is Missouri, Kentucky, Arkan
sas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louis
iana-to reach higher point along
the levees than 1t has reached with
in recent memories, and that there is
grave danger that the levees may give
way under this unusual pressure and
that great damage may be done to
property IN the states mentioned, re
Quiring, unless prompt action is taken,
great future outlay in preserving the
proper nav cation of the stream
Levees Are Urgently Needed.
These iavees contribute not only to
the safety of the adjoining agrlcul-
tural land and settlements, but are
I! also part OF the great governmental
project for the maintenance of naviga-
tion in the lower waters of the Missis-
sippi
1T seems proper, therefore, that the
government take immediate action to
make the loss impending as little as
possible. In view Of the character of
the emergency and the safeguards sur
rounding the expenditures made under
the corps of engineers have no hesi-
tation in asking for an appropriation
Of $500,00e as recommended by the
secretary of war
81 urgently recommend an imme-
diate appropriation so that no time
may be lost in taking the necessary
steps to prevent what, but for govern
mental action, may be loss not only
of many millions, but of lives as well I"
The president will use part of the
appropriation, if granted by congress,
in destroying a huge ice gorge in the
Missouri river between Yankton and
Vermillion, S. d
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
PRIMARY PLAN is BEATEN
Minnesota Republican State Commit
tee Against It.

St Paul. April 3.-The Republican
state central committee tabled mo-
tion to adopt the Caswell plan for
voluntary presidential primary on
vote Of % to 7.
The date for the delegate state con.
vention was set for Thursday, May 16,
at the Minneapolis armo1y.
May 13 vas selected as the date for
the county conventions. The old basis
Of representation Of five delegate at
large for each county and one delegate
for each ESQ votes. based on the vote
at the last state election. was chosen
July 2 was named as the date for
the convention to select a state ticket
II will be in the ST Pau! Auditorium
June % was named as the date for the
county conventions to name delegates
10 the state convention.
May II was selected as the date
upon which to hold the congressional
conventions to pick delegates to the
national convention at Chicago,
June 18.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
GENERAL oRozco CHECKED
10 Short Of Ammunition and Needs
Reinforcements.

Laredo, Tex, April 3.-An Ameri.
can, direct from Torreon, says that
the feeling among the Mexicans of the
three cities of the Laguana district,
particularly in Torreon, is less friend
ly to the Orozco insurgents since the
arrival here Of reinforcements from
Mexico City.
General Teller, commanding at Tor
reon, has 1000 men. with twelve
pieces of heavy artillery Of modern
German pattern and ten machine guns
of Marsden and Colt manufacture.
As General Orozco 10 reported short
Of ammunition and Teller brought
large supply with him from the South
1t is doubtful whether Orozco can at
tack and capture the town by con-
tinued assault
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
MINISTER HELD FOR BRIBERY
Denver Divine Denies Influencing
Voter to Leave the CITY.

Evans, Colo, April 3-Rev. ]. b.
RAIDER, a pioneer minister of Denver,
member OF the Methodist conference
and prominently known in Colorado,
was arrested on charge Of bribery
In connection with the municipal cleo.
tion.
1t is charged he gave money to
James Franklin to absent himself from
Evans unit. after the election, at which
time it is to be decided whether the
city shall license saloons.
Mr.. RAIDER was released on bond. He
declared his arrest is conspiracy OF
the "wets" to influence voters and de-
MES the charge
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
130 Concerts in London.

The Dixie Jubilee Concert Com
pany which is to appear here the
last of this month as the last
number on the Sisseton Lyceum
Course spent last year in Europe
giving concerts. They are glad
to be in America because it is home
They We're eighteen weeks pro-
fessionally engaged in London,
during which time they gave one
hundred and thirty concerts, and
among the many good theatres
they appeared in was the famous
Coliseum. For many seasons the
Dixie folks have made a c1rcu-
Lar tour from Chicago to Whine
peg and Vancouver, then down
the coast and back to Chicago
by way Of Denver and Omaha.
With their side trips they average
ten thousand miles on this circle
and fill two hundred dates.
The Dixie Company is one of
the most ambitious of the colored
companies and one of the most de.
pendable. The man back of this
company is Mr.. Frank Morgan,
the manager of the Mutual Ly-
ceum Bureau Of Chicago. 1t was
he that organized the present
company, picking his peole out of
colleges and churct choirs. That
was eight years ago and the com
pany has remained practically th
same all the time.
Here is company that is very
strong in it's work on the plat
form and has perfect business
management behind it. 1t is not
out of place to state that the
company has prospered and saved
their money. All of its members
have good ratings. If you will
notice the company's advertising
and printing of all kinds you will
note that every item has quality
and care.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
They Sure Read the Mistakes

To test whether newspapers arc
read or not the Britton Sentinel
made an allusion to the coming
spring election to occur on April
End. As that election falls on
the third Tuesday in April this
year on the 16th-Bro. Donald
was very promptly and repeated
ly jacked up by phone and other
wise. Yes, people read a whole
lot in the newspapers which they
say nothing about, and the edi-
tor is the only man in the world
who publishes nearly all his mis-
takes.-Groton Independent
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
Looks Like the Banner Year.

Everybody is feeling confiden'
that we are to have a good year
for crops and business in this state.
Feeling so makes it more than
half so, and if everybody keeps
thinking that way together with
the unusually bright prospects
which nature presents by reason of
big snow fall we may as we'll an
ticipates the banner year for
South Dakota to be in 1912
PioIre Capital Journal
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
NO CHANGE
Roberts County Values Stand
as Returned by the Board of
Equalization.

County Auditor ]. A. Ray re-
turned last Friday from Pierre,
where he had been in attendance
on the meeting of the state as
sessment board. and where he
also attended a meeting of the
state association of county audi
tors.
Mr.. Ray reports that the as
sessment board made no change
IN Roberts county values, the
assessment as equalized by the
Roberts county board of equaliza-
tion being considered just and
equitable. This is a feather in
the cap of the local board, and
proves conclusively that that
body is made up of men of
brains and judgment.
The state law makes it man-
datory for county auditors to
attend the meeting of the state
assessment board, and some of
the counties that failed to COM
ply with the law will have to
submit to materially raised as
sessment. all of which goes to
show that it pays to be good,
and to keep we'll within the sha-
dow Of the law.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER
Man Held in Connection With Death
of Mill City Girl.

Minneapolis, April 3. Formally
charged with the murder of Alice
Matthews on the night of March %.
Frank J. Quartemont was arrested by
police department detectives as he
was leaving the court room of District
Judge Jelley, where he had been freed
ing been kept in the county Jail in
connection with the Matthews tragedy
for several days.
His liberation on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings was brought about when high
officials of the 500 road, the suspects
employer. came to his assistance and
tanning his freedom
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
Released Under Bonds

Edward Wickman, who has
been detained in the county Jail
i'll connection with the disappear
ance Of $4,000 from the J. Dono-
van home a couple Of weeks ago,
was given his preliminary hear
ing in Judge Prindevi]le's court
Wednesday, and was bound over
to the next term of circuit court
under $4,000 bonds, which he fur
nished.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
Just About Due

Ism t it about time for Senator
Crawford to make another
"swltch'' lie hasn't "flopped
for several weeks now, but posi-
bly, the unsettled condition of
his brand of politicians in this
state makes it a little difficult
for him to distinguish band
wagon from hearse.- Eureka
Blade
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
Perpetual Worth.

"Why was it you never mar
ried again, Aunt Sally?' inquir-
ed Mrs. McClane of an old col
ored woman in West Virginia
S'Deed, Miss Ellie," replied the
old woman earnestly, "dat daid
nigger's wuth noah to me dan a
live one. I gifts pension.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
WOMAN FLIES OVER CHANNEL
Aviator HameI First to Take Feml.
nine Passenger Over Sea.

London, April 3.-The first woman
to cross the channel from England to
France as passenger in an aeroplane
has made the trip. She accompanied
Gustav Hamel, the aviator, who left
Hendon at 9.3S. passed over Dover at
an altitude of 1000 feet at 10:5O, and
landed at st. Inglevert, to the south
east of Cape Grisnez, at noon, with
ant incidant
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
BRITISH MINERS
MAY STAY OUT
Vote OH Returning to Work
Is Very Close.
SOME CHANGE OF OPINION

WelshmeN Who Were Backbone ct
Original Strike, Voting Strongly lnI
Favor o. Returni1g to Work, Whiis
the English Take the Opposite View.
London, Apl'i, 3 The English min
ers, who in he .irs; Instance were lessI
willing to strike tor the principle of a
minimum wage than their Welsh and
the figures OF the ballot tell, still less
willing to return to work The Welsh.
men who We're the backbone of the
original strike are voting strongly In
favor OF returning to the pits.
The change of opinion has upset all
calculations and although the public
and the le5 ders of the miners ar. still
hopeful ,lat the Gnal result of the
voting will be in favor of calling on
tho strike. the majority either way
promises to be :. narrow one.
Returns thus far are about 100000
votes. TIE exact proportion for anG
against is not known. In some cases
1t is declared that the majority in ia
vor of resumption is nearly 10000,
while in others Il majority of $500
against returning TO the pits is gi9en.
The otficiai count will be made soon
by the executive committee of the
Miners federation and the result will
be announced Thursday.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05
FAILED TO PROTECT NEGRO
Police Lose Their Jobs as Result Of
Lynchinu

lynching.
Fort Smith, Ark, April 3.-Investi-
cation Of lynching. in which it is
said the wrong negro was hanged, re-
suited in the city council removing
Chief OF Police Barry, Night Captain
Smart, eight patrolmsn, abolishing the
detective bureau and dismissing Chief
Detective Pithcock
Witnesses at the hearing said the
police did not try to protect the black.
County authorities say they have
evidence that the negro lynched was|
not armed when Deputy Constable An
drew Carr was shot
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05

sale manufacture of hot air and
RUNNING crews of typewriter OPP
orators who are hardly given time
to sleep, is perhaps properly de-
scribed by the title of director.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05

For Sale-One Fosston flaming
mill with sacker attachment; alst
one set Of scales. capacity 1900
pounds. o. e. Lien.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05

Have those auction bills print
ed by the Standard, if you want
results
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05

The ,llraAs of the different po-
litical bureaus in Washington are
designated as directors, this
euphonious title being much more
pleasant to the ear than that ugly
word spelled boss. However, in
the present instanctsrh rtlnhce his
the present instance, the heads
Of these institutions, whose main
business appears to be the whole
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-05

American sentiment has been
satisfied by the burial Of the
battleship Maine and the Maine
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-11-20
Ten Gents a Copy
SUGAR AFFAIRS PROSPEROUS
Everything'Loolsing up as Cam
paign Progresses and 1913
Season VIII be Auspicious.

suear affairs are looking up.
Out at the big plant the wareroom
supply IS being added to daily, un-
til nov nearly 10000 sacks of glis-
tening sugar Is ready for shipment.
IN the meantime, shipments in car
load and smaller lots have been go
ing out regularly lately to the Flan-
nigan warehouse company, of Reno,
distributors for the western part of
the state The sugar is meeting
with 4 ready sale.
In the meantime the necessary
supply of beeis for further sugar
making. have been coming in quite
actively during the last few weeks.
Something like 200 carloads have
arrived at the factory from Hum
boldt and Washoe valley points
since harvesting began last month.
The local growers now have their
productions pretty we'll harvested
and numerous instances of high
profits have been recorded. Paris
Maxwell, despite the fact that cut
worms entered MS 55=aere field
early in the growing season and
created havoc with wide swaths of
the growing beatss secured $50 tons
from the acreage. which returned
him gross Sc per ten or $3,480 for
his seasons crop, a tidy sum indeed.
j. S. Hodges, on the Island, topped
the farmers of his neighborhood,
when he received 50 per ton for 22
per cent beets. the sum paid inelud-
ing a distance bonus.
The present season will prove
profitable to the sugar factory in
that numerous demonstrations of
the real profits to be made in grow
ing sugar beets have been afford
ed. Over in the Humboldt valley,
one man is already dickering for
the necessary stock to prepare 5000
acres for seeding in the spring and
many new inquiries are being re-
ceived daily by the factory manage
ment from ranehers who desire TO
tnilSl tnCil ttiOAA u IL AitS Andu2tiS
State Senator Thomas Dolf has
signed up with the sugar factory
people to raise $50 acres of beets
next season and will shortly start
work on the preparing of the
ground and C. E. Kent, of Stillwa-
ter has agreed to raise rs acres
and says that he will complete his
end of the contract even If he has
to invoke wheelbarrows to bring the
beets to the Fallon factory. These
instances serve to prove that the ex-
amples of this year and the advan-
tages, financial and otherwise that
follow sugar beet raising have taken
firm hold.
Over in the Humboldt valley ex-
tensive plans are being formulated
for beet raising by the farmers over
there and unless the owners of
farm lands in this section get busy
they are going to lose the profits
that accompany this remarkable in
dustry.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-11-20
A Wise Coyote.

Rollie Ham, who is one OF the
uittiest window trimmers anywhere,
decorated the Fallon Hardware &
supply Co, show window one day
last week, depicting in highly real
Istic manner a hunting scene, With
The FIRE, guns and other parapher-
MALTA usually invoked by huntsmen.
In the center was tied a real coyote,
which attracted much attention. The
coyote was lately captured in his
Wild state and seemed for time to
Ike his surroundings. gloating par
tIcalarly over the fact that he was
the cynosure Of many eyes. But
Thursday night after closing hours.
he tired OF his improyised quarters
saa citurbad through a small hole
over TO RollIe's desk. where he pro-
ceeded 10 chew up everything In
tight.
He chewed up all the bills. over
drafts and memorandum slips and
lhen turned the ink wells over. GRE
ating havoc with the desk in gener-
Al. Since then be has had the free
dom OF the back yard.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-11-20
Will ERECT FINE BUILDING THE LAKE TAHOE EMDROGlIO
Cav. Reid & Co. Annouce In
,.nt;on OF Building Depart
ment Store Structure.

II. +. Reid and J. II. Gray, Reno
rombers of the firm of Gray, Reid
e. Co. doing business In Fallon,
.,oro down Thursday and together
With Mr.. Archer, the partner In ac-
tive charge of the local store, made
arraneements for the purchase of
Maine street frontage, the deal to be
aomnleted today. Building plans
have also been announced, which
v,u have TO do with the finest bus
,ness building In the state outside of
Reno.
The proposed structure will be
hnilt with a peculiar adaptibility 10
modern department store needs In
mind and will probably bstwo stor-
lac In heIghth with provisions for
third story. II will be fire proof and
with an architectural attraetiveness
that will add much to our growing
business section.
The members OF the firm are en-
tbuslstie over Fallon and It's sur
rounding country and can see moth
inc but great development in store
tor the seetion. Having made
success in merchandising In Reno,
where they own the largest depart
ment store in Nevada, their seiee-
,,on of Falion for an added field Of
ondeayor must be taken as a sig
nal compliment.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-11-20
Stock Coming In.

Cattle shipments from outside have
been brisk of late and sheep have al
so been coming in in considerable
mum bers. Recent incoming ship
ments of the first named stock total
27 cars, having been shipped here
from Battle Mountain, while sheep
have been received at the local sta
ton during the same time to the
amount of 3S cars, having come here
from Haleek in the northeastern part
of the state.
Many inquiries are now being re-
ee!yed from outside stockmen rela-
tive to the available hay for feeding
in this valley and all signs point to
a considerable number of transient
stock for the haymen of the project.
In the meantime, several hay sales
have been made lately by local rails
ers of forage and it would seem that
early spring will witness one of the
highest hay markets seen here for
some years.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-11-20
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.

Following a time honored custom
and In conformity with the proela-
nation of the president of the Unit
ed States, |, Tasker l.. Oddie, gov
ernor of the state of Nevada, do
hereby designate
Thursday, November 2s, 1912,
a day OF general thanksgiving AMI
recommend that on that day all bur
mess cares be laid aside and that
our people offer up prayers for the
many blessings that have been bes-
towed upon US by the Creator.
The people of this state have much
to be thankful for, each year sees
more OF our desert land converted
into excellent farms providing abun-
dantly for our wants; our mines
continue to pour forth the world s
greatest stream of precious metals;
labor troubles that recently over
5hadowed US are now adjusted; and
the different industries Of the state
are providing employment for all
our people at the highest wages,
Especially at this time when the
war clouds hang low over the whole
of Europe. should the people Of this
country be thankful that we are at
peace with the entire world.
These are but a few of the many
material blessings that have been
bestowed upon us by an all-wise
Father and for which We should
make proper acknowledgment.
In Witness Whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal Of the state of Nevada to
be affixed, at the capitol in Carson
city. the 18th day of November,
1912. TASKER L. oDDlE.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-11-20
First Gogernment We'll Finished.

C. e. Watson, in charge of the
government we'll operations at Tim
ber lake, discontinued operations
last week at the instance of his
chief, Hoyt S. Gale, depth of 1000
feet having been reached. The well
drilling rig has been stored in the
reclamation department warehouse
and will probably be invoked to
drill a second well at some point
in the valley within the next few
months. The results of the explora-
tory we'll is said to have been high
ly satisfactory
In the meantime. Mr.. Watson will
outfit from Fallon within a short
time and leave with a party for
geological survey research work at
points contiguous to Fallon and will
continue the work throughout the
winter.