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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-07
A QUIET AFFAIR.

Speaking about revolutions said the
Philadelphia speculatO- 4 had a little
WIN at one a few years ago in my sleep.
l was In San Salvador TO secure a con-
ceSsion from the government. ard I left
the president one night a. 70 O'Clock after
We had eaten drunk and smoked and
agreed that the papers should be signed
at 3 o clock next morning I went to bed
TO sleep like top, and at the hour named
l showed up at The palace. Instead of
meeting the president, L walked in on q
chap l had never seen before and he
arose and politely explained:
" 1t IS ali sight, senior At midnight last
night the president was bounced out and
was bounced in
- But | heard no rumpuS.' l said.
oh. no, We just killed him quietly
and established the new government
What can l do for the Seacr Americana 2
had been a revolution with only one
mar killed and hardly a sleeper aroused .
said the speculator. and when 1 spoke Of
il n a COMPLAINING way 70 the landlord
OF the inn he replied:
- oh. veil. wflv make a fuss and wake
up the children over these triflesi M
Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-07

lying down only when he feels weary.
But in the sanatorium-in some of
them at leaSt-';reSt' means to go to
bed and stay there The inactivity
is absolute. especially if there be any
rise of temperature. The physician
in charge does all the worrying about
the patients Tack of exercise" for
he knows when to loosen the tether.
Good food-that is. food that Is
chemically right and that can be as
simulated in quantities hand in
hand with rest. II is a part OF the
sanatorium's business to see that the
patient gets an appetite. one way or
another, and then feeds it with reck
less disregard of the expense. The
patient looks upon this procedure IS
the mere satisfying of an appetite;
to the doctor who is trying to save
him. this shoVeling in of nutritious
food means just SO many more sand
bags piled up against t. broken
walls of a levee that IS flooding the
country. The consumptive must eat
or he has no chance; and to make
him eat is no small part of the san
atorium's work. The average patient
in the early stage who yields to the
discipline of absolute inactivity and
who eats according to the regula lions
stands a fine chance to get we'll
Edgar Allen Forbes. in Worlds
Work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-07
AN AESTHETIC WIDOW.
CBy NJ. Quad.)

Mrs. Abigail Lonsbody was a woman
| living in the town of Farmdale. She
was a widow. She was almost six feet
tall, and weighed nearly 200 pounds
She had hand like a ham, and a foot
voice was a gruff as the growl of a
bear When you looked at her you
wondered how much cordwood she
! could cut and pile in a day.
1t may astonish you somewhat to
learn that the widow was in a way It
the head of the 400 in her town. She
was boosted there after her husbands
death, because she sold some coal lands
ne had owned and got lot of money
She at once began to dress well and
assert herself. She picked up a bit of
grammar. and chewed hundreds of
troches to soften iler voice, and was in
the swim when something happened
The widow Longbody had a female
friend over at Glover Hill, who had be-
come aesthetic. She saw beauty in the
despised sunffower. She palpitated
when she saw catnip growing. She
raised her eyes to heaven over bur
docks and pigweeds. At the first top
off, the widow laughed about it, but
when seriously informed that it was
the thing to do she adopted l..
Deacon Tracy, widower, had been
counting the widow. and had almost de-
her new career on him. He had sandy
vhiskers all around his face, and more
than once she Lad expressed her ad-
miration of them. All of q sudden she
changed. He had dropped in and was
just clearing his throat to say some
thing that the world has forever lost
when she stopped him with:
Deacon, you look like q fright with
those whiskers. and I hope you will
have them hoed off before you call
again.
Hoe off these ere whiskers"' he ex-
do you know what you're talking
about?''
They are in shocking bad taste. They
look like a lot of marsh hay twisted
around a ripe pumpkin!
What, What
I'm seeing things different from
what 1 used to- explained the widow.
Wall. 1 should say you was, These
whiskers are 25 years old. and are goin
to stay right where they are"'
Then for mercy's sake get them
dyed, The color CRATES on me.''
I'd like to see myself feedin' dye to
them whiskers! Anything else on your
mind?''
You drag your legs when you walk"
II do. Ell! 1 remind you of an old
knee-sprung boss. do I? Wall. I kin
drag them legs right outer your house
and take my whiskers with EN-
And. deacon. learn not to talk
through your nose. 1t jars on ones
finer sensibilities.''
I talk through my nose, do 1? Wall.
the nose goes outer the house along
with the legs and whiskers, and none
of EN- will ever bother you any moret''
Mr.. Johnson. who bought butter and
eggs and shipped them away to the
CITY. had also had an eye on the widow
Longbody She always entertained him
rr-E7z h. TzI L
had begun to feel the rose of love
blooming in his heart On what proved
TO be his last call the widow queried
of him:
Mr.. johnson, why don't you wear
a wig?"
IA wig2" he stammered.
YES a wig. The sight of your bald
and shiny poll reminds me of a waxen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-07

With her free consent the water was
p1ped down from the spring to supply
many families and used to sprinkle the
streets. When they refused to change
the color of the bridge the water re-
tused, to flow down hill. The people
howled, but they We're helpless. Affer
week it was agreed that the aesthetic
might name the color. She decided on
pearl-gray. After third of the bridge
had been covered she changed il to
vivid green. Then she wanted white
with green trimmings.
No more fooling"' was the decision
of the taxpayers when thew reaIizad
that the widow Longbody might finaIIy
demand that the bridge be covered with
gold-leaf.
Very Well" replied the woman. as
she prepared her second surprise
Her husband had opened a street for
his own convenience, and had never
decided it to the town. People hsd
bought sites and erected houses. The,-
suddenly found themselves fenced in.
When they went to the lawyers the
legal talent hunted the matter up and
replied:
If you touch the fence she can have
you arrested for trespass."
The town hated to be beaten by a
woman, and was talking about a big
lawsuit when along came a lightning
rod man. He was jindandy IF a man
Hs was Wooer from Wooerville. He
talked and he wooed and he won In
a fortnight he had won the widows
heart and hand. When this fact was
rumored the bridge committee called on
her to ask:
Well, what about the bridge?'
Paint ii any Old color you want to-
And that fence across Kirby street 90
Tell EN- to tear it DOWN.
And you-you are no longer aesthe-
tic2"
Not by a darned sight Jim and I
have already settled on corned beef and
cabbage for our bridal dinner Sorry
I've had trouble with the town. but
you see l was living on water crack
ers all the time and trying to be the
next thing t. an angeT'-(Copyrfght
1918, by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-07
A. @. z. w. Lodge Notice.

Cpchurch lodge Ne. PA extends a
cordial invitation to its members and
their families to attend a literary en-
tertainrnent Friday evening, August S,
at X of P hall, Sixth and Quincy. Re
freshments served.
c. A. MAUS. NJ. ".
H. G. THOMPSON, Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-07

In fevers limedae is very refreshing
and useful refrigerant drink-Dr. JEFF
frey-AdV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-07

Small boy Ocrouched up over a big book
Mother. what are the Wages of Sin p,
Suffragette understanding under eight
dollars week my son."-Life-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-06-06

nifty in which it abides. 1t ap.
peals to both young and old in
it's varied programs and is GER
tain to cultivate high ideals of
living and thought. 1t is rising
tide, and the most American of
all our Institutions" The per.
petuity of our Chautauqua de-
pends entirely upon your pa
tronage and your enthusiasm.
Ii you believe in it, boost it and
plan to attend every meeting
and tell your friends of the good
things that are in store.
TO BECOME PERMANENT.
In presenting the program
the management is not building
for the present year only but for
the future as well and it is the
aim to give program of such
high ideals and excellent charac-
ter as to merit your patronage
and insure permanent Chau.
tauqua assembly.
PROGRAM UNEXCELLED.
The program is one of the
strongest and best that has ever
been offered in the state, and
includes, besides lecturers of
national note, music and other
features, the very best which
genius can devise or money pro-
cure. The holders of season
tickets get for only a few pen
MES lectures and concerts and
entertainments which would or
dinarily cost them not less than
fifty cents and from that to a
dollar each. Every right mind
ed citizen of the community
should give his loyal support
and cooperation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-06-06
Obituary of Palmer Ahre.

Palmer Julius Akre was born
on the 10th day of July, 1896, on
a farm near Veblen, S. D. At
the age of two years he lost his
mother and baby brother who
died from black measles. He
then made his home with his
fathers folks, being the special
charge of Johns oldest sister
until he was 4 years and 3 months
old, when his father remarked
land Palmer came to SisSetOn to
make his home, where he re-
sided until Is months ago, when
his grandfather, Peter Samdahl,
wrote and wanted him to come
and be companion to him until
he, Samdahl, died, Offering Pal
mer large Inheritance of the
estate.
Palmer stayed with him from
January until May, 1912, when
he came home to visit for two
weeks. He then returned and
worked for his fathers folks un-
til the first part of November,
1912, when he came home and
stayed until some time in Jan
uary, 1918. He then went to
Minneapolis with the intention
of enlisting into the army, but
could not pass examination on
account of his eyes. He then
went back to Granite Falls when
he again hired out, and had his
wages all saved ready to come
home. Just one day before his
time was up, Sunday. June 1st,
he went to the home of his
fathers folks to ask his aunt to
come with him, telling her what
Continued on page fve.)
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-06-06
What Chautauqua Means
An Event Of the Greatest Importance to All
Who Want Recreation and Pleasant
time for Week.
GREAT UPLIFTING FORCE.

GREAT UPLIFTING FORCE.
In other years people of the
towns, villages, hamlets and
countryside c-uld only read of
the people of distinction, and
could rarely see or hear them
without taking long pilgrimages.
Now, by means of the Chautau-
qua the best and the greatest
talent is brought at insignificant
cost to our very doors. The
Chautauqua idea is one of the
great moral and educational
forces in the country.
AWAKENS PUBLIC CONSCIENCE
The great reforms that have
recently swept over our country
are largely traceable to the
presence of strong men who
have spoken so fearlessly on the
Chautauqua platform during the
last dozen years, and the mil
lions of people who have gathered
at those annual meetings to
listen to them have had their
consciences so awakened that
they have demanded that those
in authority should institute
those reforms.
EDUCATIONAL, UNDENoMIN ALTON
AL, NON-POLITICAL.
The Chautauqua movement is
thoroughly undenominational and
non-political and people of all
creeds and parties commingle.
The Chautauqua is organized on
high grounds and has high aims.
1t appeals to the thoughtful and
the cultured, and seeks to dis
place some forms of amuse
ment that are unworthy and are
fraught with danger.
A VACATION THAT ENTERTAINS
AND BUILDS.
More and more in these siren
uous days people feel the need
of little vacation. Earnest
people are hardly willing to
waste time in a vacation which
does not bring them little in
tellectual uplift; hence, the phe-
nomenal growth of the Chaut tau
qua movement. A Chautauqua
is a benediction to any commu-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-06-06

4x24 #. on sec. line between sec.
10 and Is; one 5x3O #. on sec. line
between sec. 1S and 19; one lin.
x3O ft. on sec. line between sec.
2 and II, all iii township 1913, 7
500. Upon motion petition was
granted.
Petition from freeholders and
taxpayers of Dry Wood Lake
township, petitioning for cul-
verts to be placed as follows:
one 5x24 #. culvert to be placed
in Moses Wakeman creek, locat-
ed on the James d. Lynch land
on the section line running north
and south between sections thir-
teen and fourteen in said town
ship of Dry Wood Lake, in the
County of Roberts, S. D., and ce-
ment to construct concrete
wings. Upon motion petition
was granted.
Petition signed by freeholders
and taxpayers of Victor township
petitioning for culverts as fol-
lows: One culvert 1Sin.x22 ft.
between sec: % and 36; one
1Sin. .X22 it. between sec. "a and
26; one 1Sinx22 #. on east line of
sec.24; one 5x24 it. on east line
sec. 13; three 1Sin.x22 ft. be-
tween sec. and s; two 1Sin. x22
between sec. l9 and 20; one 1oin.
x23 #. between sec. 3 and 80;
one 5x24 #. between sec. 5 and
8, all in township of Victor,
range 40. Upon motion petition
was granted.
Petition on file from freehold
erS and taxpayers OF Hart town.
ship, asking for culverts to be
placed as follows: One 12in.x2O
#. on section line between sec.
25 in Enterprise and section 30
in Hart township; one 12in.x2O
#. on section line between sec.
81 and 80; one 15in.x22 on sec.
line between sec. 81 and 80; one
12in. x2O on sec. line between sec.
20 and 80; two 12in.x22 on sec.
line between sec. 20 and 21; one
12in. x2O on sec. line between sec.
II and 10; one 12in.x2O on sec.
line between sec. % and 80; one
l2in.x20 on section line between
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-06-06

and place in the permanent
school fund, bond to the amount
of S52OO.0O of said school district,
heretofore authorized by the
election held in said district for
that purpose, to be dated July
lst, drawing 5 percent interest,
upon motion was recommended
Upon motion board adjourned
until Friday morning at 9.
Continued on last page.)
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Sec. 25 and 36. Upon motion

Sec. 25 and 36. Upon motion
petition was allowed.
Application of Summit Inde-
pendant school district to sell
and place in the permanent
school fund, the bonds of said
school district, heretofore au-
thorized by the election Of said
school district held for that pur-
pose, of the sum of S4OOO.OO with
interest at 5 percent, upon
motion was recommended.
Application of White Rock In
dependent school district to sell
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-06-06

Don't fail to take the little
ones out to see the wild animals
when Kit Carson's Buffalo Ranch
Wild West arrives. Animals
from every cline and country.
A whole menagerie of them from
the largest to the smallest.
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Meridian road.
Upon motion Board adjourned
until 1:30 p. m.
Board met as per adjourn
ment, all members present.
Petition from freeholders and
taxpayers of Lee township, Pc
titioning for culverts to be placed
as follows:
One 4x24 #. on sec. line be-
tween sec. 25 and 36; one 3x24 ft.
on section line between sec. 13
and IA; one 6x3O ft. on section
line between sec. % and "A; one
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-06-06
Official Proceedings
Ofthe Board of County Commis-
siOners


siOners
Sisseton, S. D., May 20, 1918.
The board of county commits
sioners of Roberts county, South
Dakota, met as per adjournment.
Members present M. L. Sateren,
S. L. Remund, M. L. Nicholson,
John Meland and Harry Gran
bois.
Board called to order by
Chairman Harry Granbois.
Minutes Of last meeting read
and on motion was approved.
This being the day and time
set for opening bids advertised
for the following bids being on
file We're opened:
Bids on roller shelves and files
for vault in auditors office:
Brown & Saenger, Sioux Falls,
S. D., $4,000; Will A. Beach
Printing Co. Sioux Falls, S. d.
S295.O0 and $1,000 extra for 4
inch cornice on book shelves;
Perkins Bros, Sioux City, Iowa,
S339.00; Mitchell Publishing Co.,
Mitchell, S. D., S32S.OO.
The bid of Brown and Saenger
of Sioux Falls, S. D., being the
lowest, upon motion was accept
ed.
The bids for fence on south
side of court house in front of
Jail windows: Cincinnati Iron
Fence Co., $4,000; e. T. Barnum
Iron Works. $4,000; Northwest
ern Iron and Bronze Co., S6OO.OO;
Champion Iron Co., $4,000; Van
Doran Iron Works, 1924 90.
The above bids does not include
the work of putting up fence and
concrete work. Great Northern
Bridge Co., $25O.OO including
work of putting up fence and
concrete work. On motion the
accepting of any bid for fence
was laid over until the commits
sioners could confer with Sheriff
Minder as to the construction of
this fence at this time.
The bids for furnishing paint
and painting court house roof,
deck and dome were opened and
the following bids were received:
G. Hagen, one coat $4,000, two
coats $4,000, black iron paint;
ene coat graphite paint, $1,000,
two coats S165.OO.
DeArment and jackson to fur
nish paint and paint court house
roof, deck and dome $3.50.
c. l.. Preston, paint and fur
nish the best Crescent Oil Com
pany Elastic Iron paint $4,000,
and if | find any loose plates or
holes will repair them.
j. A. Ray, bid to cover the
court house roof, deck and dome
with roofing cement for S275.00
or would furnish the cement for
lo cents per pound and would
furnish the cement and labor
to put it on at II cents per
pound.
The bid of G.. l.. Preston being
] the lowest upon motion was ac-
acepted.
j Upon motion board adjourned
until 8 o'clock a. m. Wednesday,
2May 21st.
Wednesday, May q, 9 o'clock
4 IA. 10.
n Board met as per adjourn
@nent, all members present.
n Application of Lula E. Funk
for loan of $1,000 from the per-
manent school fund, secured by
.Wh@ Sd, ne1 lots 1 and ? and the
I 81 sci, sec. 8, township 122,
1ange 50, on motion was approx
ID.
h Application of MARITIME H. Mel
on for loan of $500. from the
permanent school fund, secured
y the e3 of nw4 and lots and 2
section 10, township 1876,
IN
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-06-06
Alma Mater

The oldest university
Was not on India's strand
Nor in the valley of the Nile
Nor on Arabia's sand;
From times beginning it has taught
And still it teaches free
Its learning mild to every child
The school of Mothers Knee
The oldest school to teach the law
And teach it deeply, too,
Dividing what should not be done
From what each one should do
Was not in Rome Ispahan
Nor by the Fuxine sea-
1t held it's sway ere history's day
The school of Mothers Knee
The Oldest seminary, where
Theology taught
When love to God, and reverent PRAYER
And the Eternal Ought
We're deep impressed on youthful hearts
In pure sincerity.
Came to the earth with Able's birth
The school of Mothers Knee
The oldest-and the newest, too
1t still maintains it's place,
And from it's classes ever full,
1t graduates the race.
Without it's teaching, where would all
The best of living be?
Twas planned by heaven this earth to leaven-
The school of Mothers Knee.
Priscilla Leonaad in Youths Companion
$3.50 - ease 49,.
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D. j. Prindiville was a dele
gate to the grand lodge of Work.
men at Aberdeen last week.
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Thursday morning 9 o'clock.

Thursday morning 9 o'clock.
Board met as per adjourn
ment, all members present.
Board called to order by Chair
man Granbois. Petition signed
by freeholders and tax payers of
Alto township asking for cul-
verts to be placed as follows:
One 3x2O fton town line between
sec. 80, Alto, and sec. ), Ortley
township; one 3x2O ft. between
sec. 33, Alto, and sec. 4, Ortley
township; one 2x2O It. between
sec. % and 33, 122-52; one Is ink
20 between sec. % and 24-122-52;
one 2x2O ft. between sec. 23 and
24-122-52; one 1Sin.x2O between
sec. 25 and 26-122-52; two 5x24
ft. on town line sec. 2-l22-52,
with cement wings; two 4x24 #.
between sec. l and 2122-o2,
with cement wings.
Upon motion culverts allowed
and cement to construct concrete
wings.
Petition of freeholders and tax
payers of Goodwill township and
Sisseton township, asking for
one 24in.x24 culvert to be placed
in the middle of section line of
section 81, Goodwill township,
and sec. 6, Sisseton township,
and one 48in.x x20 ft. in creek on
said township line in sec. 81; one
24in. x24 #. culvert east of said
creek about half way between
the creek and the Sc corner of
section 80. On motion petition
was granted.
The balance of the forenoon
was taken up in hearing the
committee from the Commercial
club in regard to some improve
ments and county aid on the
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scribed, order returned for fur
ther information.
The following resolution was
submitted by Commissioner
Sateren and moved it's adoption,
which motion was seconded by
Commissioner M ic k | s O n:
Whereas avacancy has been caus.
ed in the Office of county survey
or of Roberts county by failure
of August VIM. Hartge, who had
been elected to the Office of coun-
ty surveyor, failed to qualify
within the time specified by law,
said August VIM. Hartge is here
by appointed temporary county
surveyor to fill said vacancy.
The motion to adopt the forego-
ing resolution carried, all mem
bers voting aye.
The bond of August Vim.
Hartge of $500 with the Northern
Casualty Company of Aberdeen,
on motion was approved.
The bond of the Marsh Engi-
neering Company of DesMoines
of $1,000 with the Western Sc
curity Company of Sioux Falls,
S. D., upon motion was approx
ed.
Bond of the Citizens State
Bank of White Rock, S. D., of
$4,000 with the Northern Casual
ty Company of Aberdeen, S. D.,
upon motion was approved,
Bond of the First National
Bank of Sisseton, S. d. of $4,000
with the Northern Casualty
Company of Aberdeen, S. D., on
motion was approved.
Bond of Farmers State Bank
of Wilmot, S. D., of $4,000 with
the Northern Casualty Co..
of Aberdeen, S. D., upon motion
was approved.
Bond Of the First Savings and
Trust Company Of $4,000 and
$1,000 with the Northern Casual
ty Company of Aberdeen, S. D.,
upon motion was approved.
Bond Of First State Bank of
Summit, S. D., of $4,000 with the
National Surety company of New
York, upon motion was approx
ed.
The various bonds for liquor
licenses upon motion were laid
over until the next meeting of
the board.
Upon motion board adjourned
until Thursday morning at 9
o'clock.
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pr Iette's
Roberts, ss.
Elmer E.
ds greeting
and next of
and TO all
Winfield 5.
this Court,
AGninistra-
d, deceased
| I June, 1918,
being Il day
| |D-wit: of the
the County
i the County
hearing said
person inter-
Use why the
| ed.
18th day OF
lnty Court.
(47-4sl
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-01-22
Too Late to Classify

T .OST-Monday afternoon, rear resider &C
- OF II. Wright, or ON lot at vua ne
L. Eau ard Wtiliam ST. Gets, pocketbook Q n.
office. l.2ES1.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-01-22

DOR SALE-Well esta blished and good
: paying business; will sell rea soma BILE.
Address A, cal Banner office. 1.22-tf.