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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-04-25
ANOTHER SNEAK ACT

In an article in his paper last
week Mr.. Jorgenson says
''that the Standard was paid
$172.1O for publishing tax list
that was illegal" On the face Of
it, and as Mr.. Jorgenson intends
it to do, the impression is at
once created that the Standard
had been paid this money for
some service which was of no
value to the county, else why
should he mention the natter
What is his object, anyway?
Simply to injure the standing of
the Standard in Roberts county,
if possible, and to make it ap-
pear that the commissioners had
made an unlawful appropriation
of money. An examination of the
records at the court house does
not show that such a bill was
ever allowed the Standard. But
the amount mentioned was al
lowed G. G. Knappen for publish
ing the tax list of 1908, therefore
this must be the list to which
Mr.. Jorgenson refers. Mr..
Knappen is dead; his tongue is
forever silent in the grave, and
the hand can never WELD the pen
again in his own defense. But
the Standard will help in pre-
senting the truth. From in
quiries at the Office of the county
treasurer it was learned that in
1909 a new law became opera
tive regarding the publication of
delinquent tax lists, whereby it
was held that the name of owner
as we'll as the description of the
piece OF parcel of land to be sold
should be given. Along with a
number of other counties in the
state, the tax list in this county
for 1908 was printed in the
Standard under the old form.
The tax sale came on and the
land was sold as advertised and
the county received what was
due it for taxes. Further in
quiry, corroborated by ]. A.
Ray, county auditor for the past
four years, reveals the fact that
the legality of the publication of
that tax list has never been up
set by any court and stands to-
day as a legal publication. Mr..
Jorgenson was aware of all of
these facts, but the truth would
not serve his purpose, hence this
gross misrepresentation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-04-25
Death Of Nelson Collins

Death OF Nelson Collins
The following obituary of the
late Nelson E. Collins has been
furnished the Standard for pub
lication:
Nelson E. Collins, son of Jesse
and Rebecca Collins, was born
February 18th, 1879, at Lima,
Rock Co., Wisconsin. When he
was about three years of age his
parents moved to South Dakota
and settled at Huron. When a
youth of about 13 years he
came to Sisseton and since then
has had his home here.
In 1907 he was married to Miss
Hannah Baum. Three children
have been born to them, Harold,
Elmer and Floyd. With this lit
tie family he lived among us in
apparently good health until
about three weeks ago, when he
was taken with slight illness
which finally developed into
acute appendicitis. He was
taken to St. Lukes hospital in
Aberdeen where all was done
that could poss bly, be done for
him. The kindest care availed
nothing, however, and after a
week of patient suffering he
passed away, called home by the
One who holds the world in the
hollow of His hand; whose ways
we cannot always understand,
but whose love and care we can
not doubt.
While in the last week of his
sickness he was visited by the
Aberdeen minister, o. w. Tay-
lor, and was enabled to accept
the Savior as his own, and to
trust him for his own salvation.
In this trust he went not alone
through the evening shades and
into the dark, for One walked
with him who had been that way
before, and who had fulfilled
again his promise to an immortal
soul, He that cometh unto me I
will in no wise cast out" even
though he come late, almost too
late.
The deceased is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Elph-
ick Of Douglas, N. D., four sis
ters, Mrs. j. McColeman of
Beach, N. D., Mrs. B. VanDyke
of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mrs. J.
McKieneazy of international
Falls, Mimi, Mrs. r. G. Gust of
Douglas, N. D., and three broth
ers, B. f. Collins of Kenniston,
Canada, S.. b. Collins of Ken
mare, N. D., and w. e. Collins of
Salt Lake City. These with the
wife and children have the en-
during sympathy Of all in this
great sorrow.
The body was brought home
Monday evening and the funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. r. G. Shearer officiating.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-04-25
North Route to
Yellowstone Park
Passes Through Sisseton from
Browns Valley

H. s. Morris, Andrew Marvick
and w. r. Carlberg returned
last week from the Yellowstone
trail conference at Aberdeen last
week, and the Standard is pleas
ed to announce that the north
route to Yellowstone Park will
pass through this city. The
Commercial club is busy on the
matter and has appointed the
following committee of arrange
ments: Jos. Plut, Bert Horton,
H. l.. Cortelyou, Ben Eek, j. w.
Darlington, o. P. Rask and Hans
Stavig.
The following from the Min.
neapolis Journal tells what the
route really is:
Britton, S. d., April 19.-At a
meeting of the Commercial club
last evening it was decided to
push work on the construction of
what will probably be known as
the north route to the Yellow
stone park. The Britton Auto
mobile club will commence work
Immediately by making tempor-
ary repairs to the road ba.
tween Britton and a point half
way to Sisseton, where it will
be met by the Sisseton CONNER.
cial club. Signs will be erected
and the way paved for perma>
nent work.
A representative of the Brit
ton club is now in Minneapolis
and st. Paul comforting with
Louis Hill of the Great Northern
railway, members of the automo.
bile clubs and kindred associa.
tions Of the two cities, with the
view of securing their support of
|
the proposed route.
The north trail will pass
through the famous park region
of Minnesota, touching Delano,
Litchfield, Willmar, Benson, Nor.
ris, Browns Valley in Minnesota,
and Sisseton and Britton to
Aberdeen in South Dakota. At
the last named point it will join
the road already built in part.
This route will cross the hills
in the eastern part of this state
at an elevation 400 feet less than
that along the route of the Mil
waukee road and the hills are
only twenty-five miles across
between Britton and Sisseton,
as against fifty-fve between Mil.
bank and Webster on the south
route.
A state highway is already
constructed from Browns Valley
to Minneapolis in Minnesota. An
organization has been formed
from members of the CONNER.
cial clubs in the cities named and
officers elected and the work will
be pushed with the utmost
rapidity.
Automobile tourists, travelling
over this route, will have an op.
portunity to stop off at hundreds
of fine lakes along the way for
fishing and camping. After
entering the country east Of
Britton they will pass through
the Fort Sisseton military reser.
vation of 100000 acres where the
best small game hunting in the
country is to be found. There
are also numerous lakes for fish.
ing and camping.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-04-25

probably be some time before
anyone will care to run the risk
of getting his fingers burned in
going after it, as did the pub
Usher of the Record.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-04-25

Alvie Kimball was transacting
business in Sisseton Saturday
afternoon.
Mae Hill and Mrs. Henry Fon-
der visited with Mrs. Otto An
derson Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Kimball and sons attend
ed the temperance rally in Sisse-
ton Monday night.
Chas. Fonder and wife and
father attended to business mat
ters in Sisseton Monday after
noon.
Alvie and Sylvester Kimball
attended the Epworth League
social at the Lien home in Sisse-
ton Friday evening.
Miss Agnes Lundstrom and
Gladys johnson were the guests
of Mrs. Tony Nigg last Sunday.
Miss Irene Kimball was shop
ping III Sisseton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Barnett
were in Browns Valley Tuesday.
Jack Kean and family of Peev-
er have recently moved onto
the place recently vacated by
the John Larson family.
A dance was given at Henry
Johnson's Monday evening in
honor of Mae Hill who will leave
shortly with her parents for Can
ada to make her future home.
A good time was shared by all
present.
Mrs. Hannah Gaiinski visited
at August Nelson's in Goodwill
township Sunday.
Mrs. John Murray and children
are spending a few days of this
week visiting relatives in Sisse-
ton before leaving for Grants
burg. Wis.,, where they will
make their future home.
A farewell dance was giAen at
Steve Barnett's Tuesday eve.
ming. Music was furnished by
Leo Connor. Everyone present
spent most enjoyable evening.
The Steve Barnett family left
Thursday and Friday of last
week for Canada where they will
make their future home.
Michael Barret and Irene Kim.
ball visited at Tom Barrett's Sa-
turday afternoon.
George DeFrance left Thurs.
day of last week for Canada
where he will remain for some
time.
Anna McGuckin visited al
Henry Johnsons from Friday un-
til Sunday.
Michael Barrett and Irene
Kimball were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Hackberth Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Fonder was shop
ping in Peever Tuesday after
noon.
Miss Agnes Lundstrom is busy
sewing for the Misses Isabella
and Alvina Fonder this week.
J A surprise party was given at
Carl Erdmans last Saturday eve
ming in honor Of Miss Mata.
Games were the amusement of
the evening and a good time was
shared by everyone
Mrs. John Fonder waa shop
ping in Sisseton Tuesday.
Alvie Kimball and sister Irene
were shopping in Sisseton Wed.
nesday.
Will Move to WiImot
B.L Opsal, foreman of the
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-04-25
Says Jorgenson Lied
E C. Friedrich, Publisher o1
the Record. Says it is So.


hief editor of the Record, lef
or the south, and e. G. Freid
ich, the publisher of that paper
Iecided that it would be a goo
ime to go after one of those te
lollar bills left with Judg
Knight to be given to Mr.. Jol
,enson whenever he could prov
hat he had not lied about tn
Standard. Mr.. Friedrich di
lot feel that he could disprov
more than one of the state
nents claimed to be lies, bu
vas cock-sure confident that on
# the tens was his. He there
ore ran the following as a
EDITORIAL last Friday:
The Record is requested
oy G. r. Jorgenson to call
the bluff of last weeks Stand
ard, when it says: "Mr. Jor-
genson gives his readers to
understand that on Jan. oath
last the Standard got a COM
ma in the wrong place in
giving the amount of the
bond furnished by liver j.
johnson, county treasurer,
in the publication of the
commissioners proceedings.
q Now see here, Mr..
Jorgenson; if the Standard
made this mistake, as you
claim, upon proof of the
same, you will be given an
other ten dollar bill. This
money is also in the hands
of Judge Knight
Well, the truth of the mat
ter is that the mistake did
appear in the Standard, and
the ten dollars should be
forthcoming. And for the
edification of our readers
we reprint the following as
it appeared in the Standard
on Jan. oath:
Iver j. johnson, county
treasurer, in the penal sum
Of So, 200 with the American
Surety Co. of New York as
surety
Not only did the Standard
get the comma in the wrong
place, but it also left off a ci-
pher, as the amount of the
bond furnished is $4,000.
A ten dollar bill, please.
About four o'clock that afte1
loon Mr.. Friedrich appeared a
Judge Knights office and al
lounced that he was after tn
en- dollar bill in question. Th
udge felt that both sides to th
controversy should have a fai
learing, and notified the Stanc
.rd by telephone of what was de
ng. The editor of this paper in
nediately went to Mr.. Knight
'ffice to see that his word wa
made good in case the proof wa
orthcoming.
On being asked why Mr.. Jol
senson did not call for the MOI
y himself before going away
friedrich replied that Mr.. Jo1
.enson had entrusted the Who'll
natter to him, and had given hi1
Instructions to act.
In less time than it takes to te,
t, Judge Knight was convinced
~ documentary evidence, tina
he Standard was right in it
lain that it had been lied about
The writer then asked Mr. Friec
'ich if it were not so that MI
[orgenson had lied in the MAJ
Ter claimed by the Standard IAN
le admitted that it was so. b
'ides Judge Knight, there wer
'wo other witnesses to this az
mission. The question of th
and the cipher doesn
to hill of beans, but
loes make a difference, to th
writer at least. on whose shOu
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-04-25

Patronize the Standard job de-
department. Particular printing
for particular people is our spec
ialty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village fold Briefly
fsv Busy Readers-

]. w. Hurlburt was registered at
Hotel Woodstock, New York, yester-
day.
l.. S. Norton was in New York yes.
terday, stopping at Hotel Woodstock
Miss Harriet Sibley will entertain
the Daughters of the American Revo
luton on the goth anniversary of
the organization OF the chapter, Aug.
1G, 1913 at half after three o'clock.
The ladies' of St AIMS Guild of
Walloomsac, N. Y, will hold their 9th
annual clam bake Saturday Aug. 10th
at Battlefield park. Opens 8 10 and
5 to z o'clock. Tickets 70 cents, chill
dren so cents. All are invited.
ADV.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post office for the week
ending, August II, 1913: Mr.. Antonar
Adomarts, Mr.. Joseph Burke, The
Boro Chemical Co., Mr.. c. c. Jones,
Mr. William Meyer, North & County
St, White Mop Wringer Co., Miss
Ethel Penn, 1873 Neville, care Of Mrs.
Gilbert.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-15
"LlTTLE MISS FIx.IT"
Musical Gaety at Opera House o
Evening of Aug. p.

Miss Lucille Parrish, the interna
tional musical comedy fayorite, viii
be seen here as the star in the joy
Gus musical gaiety, Little Miss Fix
It" at the Bennington opera house on
Friday, Aug. %. This piece had rec
ord runs at the Globe theatre, New
York and Chicago Opera House.
Chicago. Little Miss FiX-lt' is a
merry comedy of an unusual stage
TYNE that has been described as "a
musical gaiety." This more nearly
fits the piece than the conventional
description of musical comedy or
farce with music.
1t is a story of bright society life
made vivid with the sprightliest OF
dialogue and unexpected happenings.
When it is known that the cast in
cludes a couple nearly married, an
other nearly divorced and third
couple nearly engaged, and, that the
young hostess of a house party' her
self in the midst of her first 'spat
with her husband. decides to arrange
the love affairs Of all her friends, it
can be seen that laughable tangles
are iminent.
The work has been considered the
first of the real cabaret shows and
gives an excellent chance for Miss
Parrish to be heard in her latest
song hits, which includes: Little
Girl" Loves Wireless Laughing
Love-" I've y Garden in Sweden,
etc.
THE Turkey Trot," and Texas
Tommy" dances that have made
more talk and called for the use of
more printers ink in the last year
than have any other dances in gen
Grafton, were originally danced dur
ing the cabaret scene in Little
Miss Fix-lt" and are of course re-
tanned.
The cast is considered a splendid
one and besides Robert Russell,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-15
WIDOW LOST HER $4,000
TWO Sisters and Man Accused
Swindling Woman of 05.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-How an aged
widow was reduced from wealth to
poverty by trusting implicitly in stran
gers was revealed today when it be-
came known that Chicago detectives
were searching for two women and a
man accusing Of swindling Mrs Sarah
Barnum, of Rochester, out of $4,000
Mrs. Barnum was eighty-five years
old
Warrants were issued By Munich,
pal Judge Goodnow for Frances and
Kalla Waldo, sisters and Henry Rus
sell. The complaint was signed by
w. A. Cowan of Rochester. While
the warrants specify $4,000 the
widows total loss is said TO be
$4,000. Il is understood that Mrs.
Barnum, who had inherited the for
tune from a relative, was induced to
come to this city and discuss an OPP
portunity for investment 1t is said
Cowan has succeeded in finding $l9,-
600 in a Chicago bank and has taken
steps to prevent the money from be-
ing removed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-15
WOMAN DEFENDS AMERICA
Criticism Nonsenseal, Declares Al
thor's Granddaughter

Boston, Aug. 10.-Annie Smith,
granddaughter OF DR.. Francis S.
Smith, author of America" brand
ed rs "nonsensical and unpatriotic"
the assertion of Professor Francis
Sheppard. of Chicago University,
that the song is not national, but sec
tionll. representing Boston and New
England rather than the United
States.
Miss Smith, who lives in Newton
Centre, said.
"The statement of Professor Shep-
ard that America conveys only the
sentiments of Boston and New Eng
land, holding nothing that is dear to
the residents of the Middle West, is
extremely foolish. My grandfather
wrote the words OF the anthem while
a student at Andover. He had the
love of the entire country at heart.
DIR. Smith lived for many years in
the Middle West. The fact that Amer
lea is sung as extensively there as in
the East is proof that Professor Shep-
ards declaration is nosensical. One
making such an assertion is unpatrio-
tic 1919 a s.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-15
THE DEERFIELD PAGEANT
Historic Old Town Will Give Big
Show This Week and Next

The Pageant of old Deerfield TO be
given on the evenings, August 10 and
! Is and the afternoons of August IL
and 10 will embrace episodes from
| the history of this remarkable old
town from the time when it was call
ed Pocomtuck and was the gathering
place of Indian tribes to the present
day.
The Pageant will be participated in
by many descendants of the first set
tiers and the rehearsals which are be
ling held daily on the grounds are
most interesting in that the atmos-
phere OF Colonial days seems to have
returned in full force to the old front
Ter town. Young and old people are
walking the streets in the costumes
of two hundred years ago. Indians
are skulking through the meadows on
their way to make the attack on the
6tockwelI Fort over aXactly the route
the Indians took during Kink Phil
lips war.
The audience seated on the bank
facing the Pageant Green will look
directly up at the Fort Hill the old
Indian Lookout Perhaps there is no
New England village whose surround
ings have changed as little as those
of Deerfed village in the past two
hundred years. The great sloping
field where the Pageant episodes viii
be enacted is just as it was when the
carts OF wheat drawn by the slowly
moving oxen wound their way across
before the Battle of Bloody Brook.
Exactly upon the spot where stood
the home of Hannah Beaman, who
taught the first Dame School, will the
little Puritan children of the Pageant
gather for their morning session. 1t
was in front of Fort Hin where the
treaty between the Mohawks and
their Dutch allies was made with the
proud PocomtuCks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-15
TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE
But Were Shortly Returned to House
OF Correction.

Rutland, Aug. 14.-There was a
double Jail break at the house of
correction in broad daylight Tuesday.
one of the fugitives being captured
before he had hardly left the prison
grounds. The men were Frank Smell
sentenced from Middlebury in 1912
for four years for criminal assault.
and John Cofey, sentenced last May
from Rutland for burglary. The
men gained entrance to the carpenter
shop under the pretense that they
wanted to mend a hammer handle.
Then they climbed into a cupola
bent some iron bars and dropped sey
eral feet to a roof from which they
jumped to the groand. This let them
outside of the prison walls and they
reached the outside world by cross.
ing the garden, where several tru,
ties were at work
The fugitives had obtained sweat
ers which partly covered their prison
garb but one trusty recognized them
and gave the alarm. He then follow,
ed them with Samuel Geno OF this
city. who was working in the
grounds nearby, captured Smell. who
oHered no resistance. Cofey oscar
ed into woods which border the pris-
on grounds but was captured in Lud.
low wednesday morning by William
Bourden, keeper. and J. VI. Higgins
oaggageman on the Rutland rail
road sleeper train.
The fugitive was discovered on the
TOP OF coach OF the train. which
was going IS miles an hour. lie re-.
FUSED to descend until the officer drew
his revolver.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-15
GIRL TELLS OF MURDER
Accuses Two Men of Staying Aged
Diamond Broker.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Formal charges
of murder were entered by the police
today against John Faith and Chas.
Snyder, who are accused of killing
Joseph II. Logue, an aged diamond
broker, in his Office here last Decem.
Der.
The men were arrested a few days
ago on information said to have been
given by May McMullin, Faiths
sweetheart, and held without bail un-
til August 49, The woman said
Faith knew that Logue was to be
murdered several days before the
crime was committed. She persua,
ed Faith, according to her story, to
keep away from Snyder and TO take
no part in the affair. After the muir
der, she said Snyder told Faith that
he did the job, and that he got
several diamonds and other jewelr,
Snyder told Johnny that whe.
he went into Logue's office he said
to the jeweller that he had some
stones to SELL continued the woman.
"Logue Immediately stepped over to
the window and drew the curtain.
When he turned about he was Gov
cred with Snyder's pistol
Il am poor man. Logue said:
why do you pick me OUT?
HE was becoming excited, so
Snyder, fearing an outcry, fired. He
also plunged his knife into the jewel
Ter body. Then he rified the safe.
Ii occurred to MIN as he was leav-
ing that if Logue ever recovered he
would be able to identify his assail-
ant, so he took a bottle of acid
from his pocket and threw the con
tents into his victims eyes. He then
walked out of the Office and mingled
with the crowd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-15
SOUTH SALISBURY

Little Edith Jesperson is quite i'll
David Bartlett, who has been quite
ill., is somewhat better
John Chase of Mechanlcville was
in town last week.
Mrs Maud Sherman has returned
from visit in Rutland.
Henry Green has sold his place to
Slocum Lane and will move to North
Bennington.
Edward Harris of New Haven juno
ton, VT, is spending some time al
his home here.
Mrs. Charles Kenyon of North
Bennington visited Mrs Genevieve
Draper Monday.
Mrs. Levi Brooks and Mrs. Reed
of North Hoosick visited at Levi
Hills last Thursday
Mrs. Chauncey Myres of Schuyler.
vile attended the funeral of Mrs
Henry Harris last Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Haynes of Joliet, H.,
visited friends in town last week
and has gone to Weston, VT, to visit
relatives this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smith, who
have been visiting their grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Beagle, return
ed to their home in Mechanicville,
Saturday.
Louis and Alice Galipeau of New
York City and Lorena Riendeau of
Brooklyn are visiting at Joseph Tes-
sier's. Louis Galipeau was former
Bennington boy and now has a fine
position in the First Colonial Bank
OF London at Wall Street.