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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-26
A Bad Scare

Conrad Kohlhase came in from his
large farm south of Webster Monday
grain and drew some money and began
his shopping. He first visited Tegt-
meier's store and when through his
business there thought he put his
pocketbook in his inside pocket and
went on his way. Some time after in
another store he reached for his pocket
book to make some payments and it
was gone. The reverend was very
much excited as the wallet contained
$50 in cash and about a thousand dol
lars in grain checks. He retraced his
steps to the Tegtmeier store and there
found it untouched. Talk about luck.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-26
Forbes Fuel Office Looted

When E. E. Forbes went to his fuel
Office on Monday morning he discovered
that it had been burglarized. The
thief or thieves made their entrance
through the Window pane of glass
being broken the catch released and
the window raised. The work was
done some time between 10 o'clock Sat-
urday night and Monday morning.
There was no money taken the only
thing taken were some checks good at
the Fiksdal store to the amount of
about 81. so or So.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-26
New Years Dance

Start 1913 right by attending the
dance at the Coteau opera house on
Wednesday evening. The Cason
orchestra, of Aberdeen, will furnish
the music. This is one of the very
best dance music organizations in the
country. The cause is one in which all
are interested the base ball team for
the coming year. You are assured of
good time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-26
RABBoM cHApLER NO. 23, r. An.

RABBoNI CHAPLER NO. 23, r. A. NJ.
Josephus Alley performed the duties
of installing officer and c. A. Johnson
assisted him as marshal.
L. w. Cook, H. p; J. L. Harris,
King; Andrew Small, Scribe; F. F.
Yeager, Treas; C. johnson, Sec. E.
A. Schullian, C. H.; F. F. Yeager. P.
s.; r. w. Harris, r. A. c.; J. c. Gar
rick, M. 3V.; J. H. Hetley, M. 2 ";
G. E. Boyle. N. ! "; G. c. Dunton,
Guard.
The officers selected in both lodges
are representative citizens and excel
lent gentlemen and the year should be
an active one for them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-26
Directors Meeting

Notice IL hereby given that the
annual meeting af the Webs ter Coop
erative Creamery COMPANY viii be
held in the farmers room in the court
in the city of Webster, S. D., at one
o'clock p. m, Saturday January 4th
1913, for the annual election of officers
and:the transaction of such other bust
ness as may properly Dome before
said meeting.
CLas. Ebert,
VIM. ,Sheelar, President.
Secretary.
Webster, S. D. December "a, 1912.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-26
PART TWO
THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS"
(An Allegory)
CHARACTERS REPRESENTED


Glrl .neu"ge houl
Esther Karpen
Sheear
Mercedes Williams
Society. Lillian Hit
knowledge Gertrude Monzel
Fame Loretta
Love. Gertrude Mohs
Elizabeth Biersehbach
TABLEAU
Rde-by Treloar Piano Duet
Misses Hedwige Roth and Marion Sheear
BETHLEHEM'
"a
Benoni Hebrew youth Carl Bahr
Mnahan foster brother of Herod the Patriarch McKown
Astos, Grecian youth Herbert Roh
youth bahr
Ure, angel Oeruoe Monzel
Invisible Chorus Angels anu oain's VI ou
HOLY Night Piano Duet and Song
Pianists: Marjorie and Gertrude Bistodeau
TABLEAUX WANTS
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-26
Masonic Installation

The members of the Blue Lodge and
Chapter of the Masonic order in Web
ster installed their officers at a meet
ing in their lodge rooms on Tuesday
evening. December II, 1872 regu-
lar meeting of the Blue lodge and a
special meeting of the Chapter-and
had installation of officers for the fol-
lowing year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-26
coTEAU LODGE NO. 54, A. F. & A. M.

CoTEAU LODGE NO. 81, A. F. X A. NJ.
r. F. Yeager acting as installing
officer and E. A. Wearne as marshal.
|. S. Cooms, w. M; G. E. Boyle,
S. W.; Stephen Pearson, j. w.; E. A.
Schullian, Treas; c. A. johnson,
Sec. E. A. Schullian, S. D.; II. o.
Penpergast, j. D.; r. w. Harris, S.
S.; E. o. Potter, j. S.; j. C. Garrick.
Tyler.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Sanely Progressive.

There has never in the history
of this republic been president
who, after serving one term as
chief executive, was better de-
serving approval Of his party than
William Howard Taft. Few Of
his predecessors have been so pro
gresslve progressive along the
lines of sane ideals Ii progress
slveness means a reputation and
an upsetting Of the fundamental
principles upon which our system
OF government is based, Presi-
dent Taft is not to be classed
as that kind of progressive. With
in the bounds set by the wise
men who founded the republican
party, President Taft has been,
IS, and will continue to be pro-
gressive.-Baltimore American.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Arrested for Assault.

Oelrlch Fostcamp, who was EN-
ployeu on the farm OF Rinehart
hoenigsberg i'll Geneseo town
ship, four miles northeast OF
Corona, was arrested and brought
to this city by Sheriff Swanson,
Wednesday morning, charged with
assault with dangerous weapon
with intent to kill The com
planning witness is Mr.. koenigs-
berg, who claims that Fostcamp,
assaulted him with pitchfork
during an alteration. Festcamp,
who is a young German new
conner, was given his preliminary
hearing Wednesday afternoon, be-
fore Justice Prindiville. and was
held to the circuit court.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Killed by Electric Shock

Sioux Falls, July g Henry
Morrel, aged % years, an EN-
ploye OF the John Morrell pack
ing plant, was killed Monday
afternoon about 5 O'Clock by an
electrical shock. The young man
was at work with fellow work
man in the condensing depart
ment OF the packing plant. He
was holding an electrict light in
one hand so that his fellow work
man could see to work on a valve
that needed. fixing. The young
man wore a pair of gloves but in
some. manner The electrical cur
rent passed through his gloves
and entered his body. He gave
a scream and fell over. The cur
rent was turned Off i4bnt TOO late
the young manawas dead.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Resting Up the waste-Baskets

NOW THAT the nominations are
made by at least two'' of the
gfeat parties, there.is.a temporary
lull IN active political organiza-
ton work. No one knows this
better than the newspaper peo-
PIE whose waste baskets have
been considerably overworked for
many months. In the republican
camp, the. Roosevelt and Taft man.
ayers showed their lack of com
prehenslon of the needs of the
press OF the country by each
picking out men who. though
skilled as Washington newspaper
reporters, knew about as much
about the interior of the avera ge
newspaper office, outside of chi
cago or New York, as Satan does
about fire insurance
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05

that they could vote tfor old
Champ Clark to the last, :" the
nomination was not made unani-
nous on the forty-sixth ballot
AS the roll call proceeded, state
after state fell into line solid for
Wilson, the only exceptions be-
ing Florida, 5 for Clark, and
Missouri, 36 for Clark.
After the ballot was counted.
Senator Stone, Of Missouri
Clark manager, moved the nomi
nation of Wilson be made by ac-
clamation, and it was so done.
The carrying of the Stone mo-
tion was greeted by loud and pro-
longed cheering in the gallery,
which was joined by those on
the floor. There was a wild dem
onstration for Wilson.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
BALLOON ExPLoDEs
And Five Persons Are Hurled
Two Thousand Feet to Their
Death.

Atlantic, N. j., July 2 Mel
vile Vanniman, his brother, Cal
win Vanniman, Fred Elmer, Wal
ter Gust and George Boulter
We're killed here at 6:30 o'clock
today by an explosion of the
dlrlglble balloon Akron, while
5000 feet in the air.
The men fell into three ia
thoms OF water. The balloon was
on top of them, and their bodies
have not been recovered.
Over 1000 people saw the
aero accident, which was probably
due to the extreme pressure of
gas in the balloon, caused by the
heat in the upper air and the use
of Vanniman s new method of
elevating control, consisting of
pumping air into the inside bag
and then COMPRISING the gas.
Vanniman was preparing for a
flight across the Atlantic. He was
the engineer of the Wellman po-
lar expedition.
When the balloon exploded, it
was soon enveloped in flames.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
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ONE ROAD

Mrs.P. G. johnson, Olga Bue,
Oscar and EaSton Floe and Elias
Johnstad spent Sunday at Sis
seton.
A number from here attended
the annual telephone meeting held
at Peever, Saturday..
Mrs. Wilson and son Willie
visited relatives in the west set
Element part of the week.
Mrs. Z. G. johnson, three child
rem and Minnie Floe spent Fri
day afternoon at the Bue home,
the children remaining over night
The johnson force was entertain-
ed at the same home during the
evening.
The G. Gilbertson family and
their guests were at Sisseton, on
Friday
Jennie Johnstad is at Aber-
deen, attending summer school.
we regret very much that our
mail carrier, Jim Mcleod, has
been obliged to give up his mail
route, and.go.w west for his health.
Our interest and best wishes are
with him, and we hope to see
him return strong and we'll. Mr..
Mcdonald will act as carrier dur
ing Mr.. McLeod's s absence.
Ole Tollefson and Hanna Han
son We're married at the bride s
home in Minnesota, on June
%. The groom is a farmer, and
the bride was the former clerk at
the store, the position now being
occupied by Elias Johnstad. They
are we'll known here and have
many friends who join in wishing
them well.
Charlie Anderson was at Sis
seton, Monday, for a load of
flour for P. G. johnson.
Ed Israelson went to Sisse-
ton, Tuesday, after lumber.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
The Presidents Church. >

There is always in Washington
what is known as "the presi-
dent S church. . In the days of
Colonel Roosevelt, the Dutch Re-
form church was the popular spot
in Washington every Sunday
morning, and so it now happens
that All Souls Unitarian church
where President. Taft attends
service, is the place where the
tourists of Washington, via the
route OF the rubber-neck wagon.
or doing the town on foot. find
themselves at eleven a. m. each
Sunday. At almost exactly that
hour the presidents automo-
bile stops at the curb, and secret
service men follow their chief
10 ms pew near the church altar
The president always sits alone
ana when he is away his pew is
vacant, no matter how crowded
the edlflce may be, because-in-
dependent of All Souls be-
ing the presidents church, it be-
came, under the pastorate of
Doctor y Edward Everett Hale and
Doctor Ulysses G. B. Pierce, the
most popular of all Washington s
places of worship. The statement
that the president always sits
alone needs qualifying--once. dur
lng the past year the president s !
brother sat alongside of him. No
1lrect member of his family has
accompanied him, at least not for
more than q year. One notes in
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
AFFAIRS AT
WASHINGTON
Matters Concerning the Law
Makers and Events of .Impor-
tance at the National Capital,

Washington, D. G., July 2. =
During the past year ll3,OOO peo
Die made their pilgrimage to the
tomb of George Washington.
Mount Vernon, a short distance
below Washington on the Poto-
mac. is one OF the most beauti-
full spots on the American conti-
nent. Every few weeks some yap
in congress, or scribbler for a
newspaper, seeks noteriety by at
tacking the system of charging
an admission OF twenty-five cents
to the grounds. This has, how
ever, invariably been silenced af-
ter examining the record and
finding that Mount Vernon was
rapidly on the way to wreck and
ruin until patriotic band of wo-
men volunteered to take charge
Of the great Washington estate.
These women perfected nation
al organization and from the
small per capita admission fee
they have. been able .to. keep Mount
Vernon as sleek and neat as
farmer woman's kitchen, and the
historic rooms, buildings, grounds
and relies. have. been. C conscientious
ly preserved. 1t is not the idle
sight-seer or the fluffy-brained
tourist who has made up the ma
jority of these 10000 pilgrims
this year, but. as one observes the
c haracter Of the men and women
VI no go through Washington, and
81 bend an hour or more at Ameri-
u IS shrine, it is plain that the
fst bulk of the visitors is COM
pd fed OF patriotic men and wo-
ne n whose souls are full of
low e for their country, and a sa-
,rey ID reverence for the memory Of
the great man who did more than
anyone i else in the world s his
tory Y to o/perpetuate freedom and
[ibfrt*( And the word of disap-
polntms)nt is yet to be heard
from the lips of those who have
gone to Mount Vernon and
within its sacred grounds
and rooms an affectionate hom-
aga to.George and Martha Wash
lngton, who with their loved !
7nes spent their happiest years
IN this spot overlooking the ex-
panse of the river Potomac-iso
lated from the rest of the world,
and happy in their own good
works. Surely in this delightful
spot American people have found
their modern Garden of Eden.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Our Western Visitors.

The democratic national CON
vention has brought a great
many people from the west, who
on their way to or from the con
vention have visited Washington
for the first time. Baltimore and
the national capital are neighbor-
ing cities, only forty miles apart.
Many westerners are surprised
when they come to realize that
Washington lies to the south oil
Baltimore. for while, in the minds
OF the average person, Baltimore
is distinctively a southern city.
it is not as generally realized
throughout the country that the
national capital is even farther
south and lies fully $50 miles be-
low the Mason and Dixon line.
One meets in Washington people
from everywhere, and in that re-
spect it is a ''homey city The
common ground, and even on the
north and south meet here on
Pennsylvania avenue, modern pro
gresslveness of architectural sym
metry and beauty beckons to the
lazy ramshackle shiftlessness of
old-time southern shacks. which
house a large portion Of smaller
business enterprises of the city
Great areas of Washington are
given over to colored population
who must be considered here as
the ''sons of Martha" as they
bear most of the load of heavy
labor. To the north of the Dis
trlct Of Columbia lies Maryland
and to the south is HoId vir-
glnla, where the colored man is
under the taboo of the NJim
Crow laws. The little spot of
the District of Columbia belongs
to all alike, and here the colored !
people enjoy their freedom. Dis
1lnc1lons between the white and j,
Dlack people are largely of the
social order. and adjust them
serves naturally. Washington diff
Ierences are more serious when
3sidered from the. political. view.
VI
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Not a Record Beater,

Every patriotic citizen has rea-
son to rejoice that the republican
party has refused to violate the
unbroken precedent of American
history, and that the compelling
ambition Of Theodore Roosevelt
for third term as president, so
that his name should rank in his
tory above that of Washington
and Linocln, has been defeated.
Boston Advertiser.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Woodrow Wilson
Nominated by the
Democratic Party
MANY TEACHERS
In Attendance at the Inter
County Normal Summer School
Being Held at Chautauqua
Park.

Chautauqua Park, July 2.-The
Inter County Normal Summer
School for Grant and Roberts
Counties opened Monday morn
ing, June "a, at Chautauqua Park
Big Stone Lake, DR.. G. w. Nash,
president OF the Northern Nor
NAL and Industrial School, of
Aberdeen, acting as conductor,
and also presiding over the work
III South Dakota history, didac-
tics, civics and word study.
Ellwood G. Perisho, Dean of
the College of Arts and Sciences,
State University, has charge of
the classes in general and physi-
cal geography, field work and
current events.
Mrs. Ida N. Reynolds, supervi-
sor of practice, Sioux City, Ia,
teaches the classes in general
methods and language, industri-
al work and drawing.
Fred w. Smith, of the Aber-
deen Normal, gives instruction in
agriculture, physiology, nature
study and astronomy.
Mr.. McClinton, of Mitchell, is
handling the work in reading,
literature and U. S. History.
HI. G. Souder, superintendent
of tthe Big Stone City Schools,
has come over to shed light on
the grammar and composition
questions and test our ability in
arithmetic.
The class in music is caroling
sweet songs under the supervi-
sion of Miss Deitert.
The large dormitory, which
accommodates one hundred fifty
persons, is filled to overflowing,
while some of the teachers are
renting cottages, others boarding
at the hotel, and number have
been forced to seek lodging in
Ortonville, coming over each day
by boat.
There are two hundred en-
rolled, besides the faculty, and
much interest is being manifested
in the work.
Supts. Bonnie Andrews, of
Roberts, and F. b. Purdy, of
Grant, are in attendance, to give
advice, counsel and commendation
to their workers.
On Thursday night, Fred w.
Smith gave a fine lecture on the /
" Bad Lands" and Friday even
ing DR.. Nash gave one on "Sun-
ny Italy, Both were Illustrated
by stereopticon views and We're
highly enjoyable. Each man is
master in his own profession, and
it is an intellectual treat to be
permitted to be a listener.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
New Jerseys Governor Chosen
as the Democratic Standard
Bearer by the Baltimore Con-
vention on the Forty-sixth Bal
lot-Result of the Convention
a Decided Victory for Bryan
ism.

Baltimore, July 2-This after
afternoon, on the forty-sixth bal
lot, after a struggle exceeded in
the number of ballots taken but
twice in the political history of
the country, the democratic ma
tlonal convention nominated Gov.
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jer-
sey, for president of the United
States.
Because the Missouri delegates
insisted on a roll call in order
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
EDDY

Misses Mabel and Tillie Peder-
son left for their home in North
Dakota last Wednesday, after
having spent a couple of.weeks at
the Rev. L. A. Gunnarson home.
Mr.. Anderson, of Sisseton, was
IN this vicinity buying hogs, Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Bihrle was an Eddy buyer
Tuesday.
Henry Ernst, the Eddy black
smith, went to Sisseton, Satur-
day, and returned Monday.
Mr., and Mrs. Gleason and Mrs.
Crocker autoed over to Veblen.
Wednesday.
The Sundahl family did shop
ping at Eddy, Monday afternoon.
Tom Sandsmark and William
Monson left for Elbow Lake,
Mimi, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulstad and Mr.
and Mrs. Satire returned from
their trip to Sioux Falls, Friday.
Both families enjoyed very
pleasant trip.
Bill Volmar was an early Wed
nesday morning caller at the i
f. Gleaosn home.
A few Of the people in this
nelghborhood took in the picnic
gwen at the North church.
Adolph johnson has been bust
ly engaged the past week, in Law
ing the foundation for the house
which was moved to Eddy a
couple of weeks ago.
Melvin Satire went to Sisse-
ton, Saturday, after a load of
goods for B. T. Sandsmark.
The Eddy first ball team play
ed the. second.team at. Thor Liens,
last Sunday. The game ended in
favor of the second team by one
score.
Mrs. Sheldon and Maude Bird
sail We're Eddy visitors, Monday.
The Norwegian choir met for
rehearsal at the Bethel church,
Sunday evening.
Lloyd Gleason made trip
to Sisseton. Sunday, and returned
home bright and early Monday
morning.
Louie Vollmar returned home
Wednesday. after having spent
the past winter and spring in the
woods.
Mrs. 7. Hammer and daughter
Sundayed with the Gust Kleven
family.
Mamie Olson went home last
Friday, from which place she in
tends to go to different points in
to spend her vacation.
Jim Connely drove oyer.to Web
len. Saturday. to look over the
ruins of the fire.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Was 1t Worth It?

1t cost the colonel, or his fin
ancial hackers, over two and one
half million dollars to fail in an
effort to stampede any one of
561 good men and true Yer
million Republican.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Everybody's Doin, II

Perhaps the most universal
disease =" OF today is that of
"movin picturitis, and to SUM-
ply the demand for new films ma
tl"nal celebrities whose principal
headquarters are in Washington
are being continually worked up
into new films. When the presi-
dent attends a ball game, or the
speaker of the house walks
abroad--when there is a parade
on Pennsylvania avenue, or any
other public ceremony in congress
Or the army or navy, it is certain
that the moving picture man will
be on hand with his apparatus
The pltcure house is no longer the
exclusive haunt Of the common
herd, because it's merit has won ::
and IN the national capital, Phila-
delphia, New York, or any of the
great cities, the best moving pic
ture houses are surrounded by
great numbers Of waiting automo-
blles, whose owners are unable to
resist the facination for the pic
ture show, even though JOY
ride may go to waste in conse-
quence.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
His Thirty seventh Birthday

Wedn 'sday, July 3, was Coun-
ty Commissioner Melland s thir-
ty-seventh birthday, and in honor
of the auspiclous event he invited
the balance OF the board, the
county auditor and the sheriff
down town to partake of ice
cream at his expense.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05

church, or when seeing the presi-
dent elsewhere, the absence OF hi.
aide, for since Major Archibald
Butt met his tragic death in the
Titanic catastrophe, Mr.. Taft has
been more alone than formerly.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
And a Tough Journey.

Some people, however, regard
1t as a long steep way form Bal
timore to Washington. Chicago
Record Herald.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05

You can reach the people
through the columns of the
Standard better than through
any other medium in Roberts
county.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-07-05
Notice for Contractors Bids.

The school board of Norway
School District No. l, Roberts
county, South Dakota, will re-
ceive sealed bids up to and in
Guiding J',.. ~. :.3!2, ii 9 . 'cloc!
p. M, for contract to build two
schoolhouses in said district ac-
cording TO plans and specit'ica-
tions in the office of the clerk.
Buildings to be 2Ox30 feet with
10-foot posts Bids will be re-
ceived for work alone, or for
work and materials, including the
foundations. Bids will also be
received for the painting Of four
schoolhouses in said district, two
1Sx24-1O and two 1Sx3Ol0 to be
painted on the outside with
white lead and linseed oil, two
coats, and on the inside one coat,
the entries to be painted same
as the schoolhouses on the out
side.
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
For plans and specifications
call on or write
II. j. Risdall,
Clerk of School Board
G-G R. l, Veblen, S. D.