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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
The Indian
Fair Is On
Annual Fair Promises to be the Best
Ever Held at Agency.

The Indian fair at the Agency
commenced yesterday and will hold
over today and Saturday. The
program prepared is an excellent
one-ln fact the best ever held by
this progressive fair association.
Yesterday the program consisted
of speech by Hon. Chas. H
Burke at eleven o'clock. In the
afternoon a game of lacrosse was
played, followed by a game of foot
ball between the returned Indian
students and the Sisseton eleven
This was followed by free-for- all
foot and pony races, and a relay
race with lady riders.
Today, Friday, at eleven o o'clock
the Honorable Commissioner of
/ Indian Affairs will open the pro-
gram with speech. At 1870 in
the Exhibit building there will be
a baby show, Immediately after
which the returned Indian
students will play the Corona
( team game of ball. AT four
O'Clock there will be an automobile
race between some fast cars, which
will no doubt be interesting. This
is followed by a free-for all horse
race and one mile relay race clos
ing the day.
Saturday, the last day of the fair
will be marked with the usual pro-
gram of sports, and the awarding
of prize to the largest family in
attendance. Other features will
be introduced and everything pos.
sible will be done to entertain yor
if possible.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
New Stamps.

About October 1st new two and
five cent postage stamps will be is
sued by the post office department.
The designs are very artistic and
the word Peace will have pro-
minent place on these stamps.
These stamps are issued to com
memorate the treaty of Ghent,
signed ahundred years ago between
England and the United States
since which time there has been
peace between these countries
Coming at this time when the
European countries are at war the
new stamps bear an inscription
that appropriately shows the wish.
es of this country.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
Eastman-Renville.

On Wednesday, Sept 9, at Flan-
dreau occurred the marriage of Peter
Eastman and Miss Germaiu Rem
Vile, both of this place. They
slipped away quietly and their mar
riage was quite a surprise to their
friends here. The groom is the
son of David Eastman, the bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. II Renville. She is charming,
young lady popular in her circle.
The happy couple made an extend
ed iris east and returned to Peever
Wednesday night. They will
make their home on the Eastman
farm, north of the city. We join
their many friends in wishing
them long and happy welded
life. .-Peever Pilot.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
A Bad Fire.

On Friday afternoon fire which
was started on the Stowe farm got
beyond control and before any
thing could be done to prevent, it
had spread and burned four stacks
of grain on the adjoining farm of
Peter Keifer, and eight stacks be-
longing to Chas. Seefeldt and Mrs
B. Pohl The danger was first dis
covered by John Lorans, who was
driving by in his car and by quick
action he prevented the fire from
spreading further. Four stacks
each of wheat, oats, and barley
were consumed. The loss is esti-
mated at between $4,000 and
5000 co. White Rock Journal.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
Horr-Raabe.

Mrs. Dil!ie Horr, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Harper of this
place, was married at Watertown
last Friday to Mr.. George Raabe,
of Wllmot. Mr.. Rabbc autoed
over from Wilmot and took his
bride and Mrs. Ed. Rickard to
Watertown, where the ceremony
was performed by Judge John
Nicholson. The happy couple de-
parted at once for Minneapolis,
where they will spend a few days
taking i'll the state fair and other
sights. Upon their return they
will take up their abode on the
grooms farm near Wilmot. The
Republican extends congratula-
tions. South Shore Republican.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
South Dakota "Figgers.

At the state fair the autos, load
ed with farmers and their families,
passed through the gates so fast
that the admission averaged $500
all hour. This is more South
Dakota arithmetic. At the rate OF
so cents each this means that
l 900 persons an hour rode to the
fair on rubber tires, on an average
of 200 cars in every hour of the
forenoon passed through the gates
That the way we travel in thi:
state. Aberdeen American.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
POLISH REFUGEES
TROUBLE Vienna

Vienna via Paris, Sept. 23.-There
is constant flow of Polish refugees
into Vienna. Several trainloads have
just arrived here and more are re-
ported to be on their way. The mu-
nicipal authorities are experiencing
great difficulty in finding accommo-
dations for the destitute, who already
aggregate 100000.
Farmers are unable to procure suf-
ficient labor for their autumn plant
ing or to carry new grain to the mills.
which are besieged with orders for
flour. Consequently the price of grain
has advanced % per cent. The tempo
rary suspension of import duties on
grain, fodder, cattle and meat ID prov
ing futile, owing to the opposition Of
the. agrarian party in Hungary, which
is contesting the admission Of foreign
provisions.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
Death Of
Jas. PettengiII
Old Settler Of Lee Township Passes
Away In Montana.

James Pettengill died at Outlook,
Montana, Sunday, September lS,
1914, after prolonged illness of
about fourteen years and during
the past few years he has been in
very poor health.
James Pettengill was born in
London Derry. N. H, and was 10
years, 4 months and p days old at
the time of his death. He was
married to Priscilla Hobbs, Novem-
Der IL, 1883, and moved to Pine
Island, Minnesota, in 1864. In
March 1882 he came here and
settled in Lee township where he
lived until July, 1909, when he
went to Montana and took home
stead in the northeastern part of
that state. During the latter few
years he made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Sadie Mcclure,
near Outlook, Montana. MIR. Pet
tengill was veteran of the civil
war, having enlisted in Co. Z, 1st
Minnesota in 1865.
Three daughters, Mrs. Sadie
Mcclure of Outlook, Montana;
Mrs. Ella Aney and and Mrs. Anna
Aney of Pine Island, Minnesota
and son, George Pettenville OF
Outlook are left to mourn the loss
of their dear old father. His wife
preceded him the great beyond
April l, 1895.
The body was shipped here 70,
burial, and the funeral service was
held in the Presbyterian church
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Viii
liams officiating. The remain:
were laid to rest beside those O.
his wife in the Wilmot cemetery
All the children were present a
the funeral. l.-Wilmot Republican
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
Tomatoes and Potatoes Gro,
on Same Plant.
GrOw

Brittou with potatoes on
their roots and tomatoes on their
tops, raised here by H E. Benson,
may yet place him in the garden
wizard class with the famous Bur
bank.
In appearance the plants are of
the ordinary potato variety, but al
their tops are large bulbs resemb-
ling tomatoes in both meat and
seeds.
Whether or not these are the or
dinary potato balls often seen, or q
growth caused by the mixing oi
the pollen of the tomato and potato
blossoms is not certain, although
the latter explanation of the ode
combination plant is believed to be
the true one.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
Get the Habit.

Get the habit of looking before
you buy.
Get the habit of knowing when
to look, and where to look.
1t is the habit that will save
many dollars in the run of a year
AS habit, it is one of the princi'
pal aids to success in life.
Study the advertising pages Of
the Standard each week.
Study them with two-fold pur.
pose-determining of what good:
to buy, and where to buy them.
If local merchantspends money
in advertising wares, it is safe te
assume that he is able to make
good on every statement that h.
makes.
1t is also safe to assume that the
home man will do more for so,
than stranger will do. 1t is hi
way, and it is a way which shoule
appeal to you.
Get the habit of giving the HON,
man the first chance.
1t is habit of which any persoi
should justly feel proud.
1t is a good habit.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
THREE BRITISH
CRUISERS SUNK
North Sea Fleet Attacked by
Submarines.

London, Sept 23.-The British
cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy
have been sunk in the North sea by
submarines, according to an announce.
ment given out by the official bureau.
Continuing, the announcement says
a considerable number of the crews
of the vessels were saved by H. M. 8.
Lowestoft and by division of torpe-
do boat destroyers. Trawlers and
their boats also aided in the work Of
rescue.
The Aboukir was torpedoed first.
The Hogue and Cressy drew in close
and were standing by to save its crew
when they also were torpedoed.
The Cressy, Captain Robert w.
Johnson; the Aboukir, Captain John
F.. Drummond, and the Hogue, Cap
tain Wilmont S. Nicholson, were Sis
ter ships.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
Now Glad to Get Back.

The people who have bought
farms in Canada are returning to
the Stars and Stripes as fast as
they can, for prices are terrible in
the Dominion. Not only are
prices high, such as 500 a ton for
hay, but the crops are total fail
ure and the United States looks
pretty good to returning immi-
grants. Several parties have had
their horses stopped at the bound
ary and do not know whether they
will be conhscated for the army or
not, But as the railroad compan-
les had accepted transportation
charges, if the horses are taken
the people will not be the losers.
England has demanded that all the
available horses in Canada be sent
there and so the people are pre-
vented from sending their horses
to this country. Even if the peo-
pie don't have to go to war they
will have to furnish their horses
and it's no wonder they are hast
ening back in such Numbers.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
OF GREAT STRATEGIC VALUE
Military Experts Believe Germans
Will Raze Rheims.

London. Sept. 23.-A Paris dispatch.
to the Express says:
Military experts here believe that
the Germans intend to raze the entire
city of Rheims. While the city itself
is immaterial from a military stand
point it is the center of district OF
the highest strategical value. The
German forces in great strength are
close to the city on the north side
while the French batteries occupy the
heights to the south.
while the German main attack is
developing at Rheims the French at
tack is centering toward Noyon. The
plateau of Cronne is held by 100000
Germans, while the village is occu-
pied by the French. Blucher, who
was defeated by Napoleon on this
same ground, declared that $4,000
troops could hold this plateau against
any odds"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found an item from the Sisseton
Courant stating that A. o. Bunde,
formerly of this city and son-in-
law of N. Evenson, has moved to
Sisseton and entered into law CO.
partnership with ]. ]. Batterton.
Judge Batterton is one of the best
known men of the northeastern
part of the state and a leading law
yer of that section. He formerly
lived at Wilmot, but many years
ago moved to Sisseton shortly after
that city was plated. While Judge
Batterton is democrat he has fire.
quently been elected to the office
of county judge and states attor-
ney of Roberts county-being the
only democrat to be elected. The
writer has known the judge for
more than quarter of a century
and he congratulates Mr.. Bunde
upon his good fortune in becoming
associated in business with man
of his ability and integrity. .-Volga
Tribune.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
Hold Up Of
Train Averted
Man Stops the Trains and Warns
Train Crew.

What is thought to have been a
daring holdup of the passenger
train running on the Milwaukee
between Ortonville and Fargo
Thursday night was averted by the
heroic actions of man who ran
ahead and tagged the train near
Glenora, N. D., five miles south of
Wahpeton. The man had been
shot twice by the supposed hold-up
men.
The story as told by passengers
on the train is similar to what one
reads in novels or is seen thrown
on the screen at the movies, but
which seldom occurs in actual rail
road experience.
Just as the train was near the
station at Glenora, N D. the engi-
neer saw a man running up the
track wildly tagging the train to
stop. The engineer did SO. He
was informed that three men had
turned the switch running to a
siding, and were planning on
holding up the train. The train
crew Investigated, discovering the
switch lock broken and the switch
thrown asthe man stated it was.
The man said that he came upon
the robbers as they were throwing
the switch, and when he started
up the track, they called to him to
halt. He started to run and they
fired two shots at him, both taking
effect. He kept on until he met
the train, tagged it, told his story
and then lapsed into unconscious
ness. He was taken to Fairmont
nine miles further up the track
where he was placed in care of the
company physicians.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
Walt Mason Says.

All girls should marry when they
can. There's nought more useful
than man. A husband has his
faults, no doubt, and yet he's
good to have about; and she who
doesn't get mate will wish she
had one soon or late. That girl is
off her base, l fear, who plans to
have high career, VINO sidesteps
vows and wedding rings to follow
after abstract maids who in pro-
fessions, arts and things, l know
so many ancient trades have tried
to cut manlike swath, and old
age finds them in the broth. A
loneliness as of the tomb,
enshrouds the .spinster in its gloom
the Jim crow honors they have won
the'd trade at seven cents a ton.
Their sun is sinking in the west
and they unloved and uncaressed,
must envy as they bleakly roam, i,
the girl with husband and home.
Get married, then, Jemima. dear,
don t fiddle with cheap career.
Select man who's true and
good, whose head is not composed
of wood, man who sound in
wind and limb, then round him up
and marry him. Oh, rush him to
the altar rail, nor hear his protest
or his wall. That is" you'll
say, when he's been won, the
best days work l We ever done.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
State Fair a Success.
Huron-Five days of fair weatl

Huron-Five days of fair wealth
er brought out crowds that made
the twenty fifth annual South Da-
kota state fair, which closed Fri
day night, the biggest success in
the history of the fair. All atten.
dance records for the week were
broken this year. Friday, the last
day, while not nearly as large as
the other days, brought out a good
last day crowds.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25

The Big Stone Canning Co.
closed its canning operations Sat-
urday after fairly good run.
The company put up about Al 900
cases of corn, and if 200 acres Of
corn down the valley had not
drowned out they would have had
ten or fifteen thousand cases more.
This is not the highest output
the company has had, but repre-
sents an average season.
The company is now busy label
ing and boxing and has something
over dozen people engaged in
the work. 1t will take about two
mouths to finish it.-Big Stone
Headlight
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25

Advertising in the Standard
brings results.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-09-25
Hunting Accident.

Webster-Wilson Abbot, 2l
years of age son nf DR.. Abbot, a
prominent physician of Minneapo-
lis, had his thumb and forefnger
on the left hand blown off in an
accident while out hunting near
here on Thursday.
Young Abbott was out hunting
with a party of Webster people and
had with him a fine double barrel
shotgun, valued at $500, formerly
owned by w. D. Dunwoody, pro-
minent banker of Minneapolis.
The gun suddenly exploded at the
breach, in some mysterious man
ner, blew off Abbott's S fingers.
The young man was brought to
the Webster hospital and on Fri,
day night was taken to his home
in Minneapolis for medical atten-
tion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
.SVINDSETH EXPOSES
 PROGRESSIVE TICKET

N. J. Svlndseth, of Wrangell, mem- Der of the Territorial Legislature, writing to c. F. Cheek, under date of Oct. 27, says:
 q was rendered the nomination on the Progressive Democratic ticket and declined it emphatically the same as did on the regular Democratic ticket, but on the 22nd inst, received a letter from Austin, of Ketchikan, stating that he was having ticket printed. I wired to the Empire and branded 1t as a conspiracy in the in- terests of the Non-Partisan ticket. wired Wolland of Juneau about the ticket, and he replied that he was not candidate on any ticket. Again wired my friend that I emphatically declined and I wired Austin advise you that I absolutely forbid you print, ing tickets with my name.
 Notwithstanding all this, package of tickets came to me this morning from Ketchikan without a word of ex' planation. See Wolland and wire Gan ty to see how they stand. There is yet time to acquaint most of the vot' CTS of the Territory.
 "With all the facts before me, can't arrive at any other conclusion than that it is a scheme to divide the vote and elect the Non-Partisans.
 Can election boards be enjoined from placing these tickets before the yoters?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
CABINET OFFICER
 IS HELPING

FAIRBANKS, Oct. SIR. F. Roth, who took the oath of office and as' sumed his duties as United States District Attorney for the Fourth Jul dicial Division today, received tele- gram today from Attorney-General Thomas Watt Gregory, giving him and the assistants in his office per. mission to devote the next three days to assisting in the campaign for the election of Charles E. Bunnell, the Democratic nominee for Delegate to Congress.
 Roth Selects Assistants.
 United States District Attorney R. F. Roth has asked the Attorney-Gen eral to permit him to appoint Harry A. Pratt, and Reed .Heilig, two young attorneys of this city, assistant dis trict Attorneys.
 [ The selections are popular.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
MARINE NOTES

The City of Seattle will arrive at Treadwell tomorrow morning at nine o'clock and is scheduled to sail south again Monday
 The Mariposa is expected from the Westward southbound tomorrow tao Westward Southbound tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock.
 The Dolphin, arriving from the out side today, is scheduled to sail south again tomorrow morning.
 The Humboldt sails from Seattle to- night.
 The Georgia, arriving from Sitka, will sail for skagway tomorrow at 12:O1 a. m.
 The Corwin called today enroute from Nome to Seattle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
GERMANS STILL WANT CALAIS.

LONDON, Oct. 31.-That the Ger. mans have not given up the Idea Of capturing Calais Is indicated by a sig nlficent message from Berlin by way of Copenhagen. The dispatch says:
 "The German general staff has decided that the army In Poland shall fall back to silesla there to remain on the defensive until the battle In Flanders endsi In the cap ture of Calais.
 "Such a movement would re- lease three of four army corps from SIIesIa to Belgium"
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
ROOSEVELT ADVOCATES
 EuRoPEANizlNG AMERICA

PRINCETON, Oct. S1.-Col. Theo- .dore Roosevelt, addressing tho uniyer' sity students here today, declared that he had personally seen and examined the plans of two of the empires now involved in the European war to seize New York and San Francisco and hold the ports for ransoms because the standing army of the United States was too weak to protect them. He said that he hoped to see a system of com pulsory military training adopted for the youth of the land. e
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
BELGIAN ORDERED FROM
 MEXICO.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. S1.2The Car. ranza government today handed Paul Muy, Belgian minister, his passports because of disrespectful notes utter ed by his respecting the operations oi tramways in Mexico in which the Bel gians are financially interested.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
TURKEY REPuDlATEs
 ACTION OF ITS NAVY

WASHINGTON, Oct. s1.-That the .Turklsh minister of finance informed the French ambassador at constantl' nople, that the raid of the Turkish warshlps on Russian seaports took place without the knowledge of the Ottoman government and presumably under the Influence of the German officers over the ships crews, ls the information conveyed In a dispatch today to the State Department here by American Ambassador Morgenthau who added that the Russian ambassa' dor received instructions from hls gov ernment to demand hls passports and make an effort to sec tho Grand VIZ CT who pleaded illness and did moi receive hIa.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
Wlckersham Worried.
WlcKERsHAM ADMITTED
 DEMOCRATS WOULD WIN

CoRDovA, Oct. 25.-Before leaving Cordova for the interior Delegate Jas. Wickersham in conversations admit ted that he had discovered sentl- ment so strongly in favoySof the Dem ocratic legislative candidates in the Third Division that he had been con vinced that they would be elected by the people to represent them in the Alaska Legislature.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
LITTLE GIRL SUFFERS
 VERY PAINFUL ACCIDENT

DOUGLAS, Oct. 31. - Little Flor ence Olson is in St. Ann's hospital suffering from broken leg as the re- suit of fall from bridge near her home. Two or three children were playing on the bridge when Florence fell from the edge and dropped to the ground about ten feet below. At the latest reports she is resting easily.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
 STILL LOSE
 IN EAST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-stubborn fighting continues on the East Prus sian frontier between the Russlans and Germans and Austrlans.
 The Germans and Austrlans suffer ed heavy losses near Harlow at the hands of the Russians, who captured 1000 prisoners, according to advieeS received today from Petrograd by the Russian embassy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
BRITISH wARsHiPs
 ARE IN THE NORTH

SEATTLE, Oct. s1.-The steamer Jefferson arriving from Alaska ports brings reports that Thursday night she sighted a powerful British cruiser or battleshlp and sunboat or sloop. of war at anchor In Alert bay.
 The officers of the Jefferson say that they are certain that 1t waS neither the Newcastle nor the Rain, bow, which are the only British war crafts supposed to be In North Pacific waters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
AMBASSADORS QUIT CON.
 sTANTlNoPLE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. st.-Word has reached the State Department today that the representatives of Russia, Great Britain, and France, are pre- pairing to leave constantlnopIe, and that at least one of the three has asked the United States to look after the affalts of hls government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
WILL NOT RETAIN
 WAR ART TROPHIES

BERLIN, Oct. s1.-Dr. Wilhelm Bode director of the Berlin Royal Museums, has announced that neither the mu- seums themselves, nor the German government intends to retain the work of art brought into Germany during the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
WOMAN CONVICTED FOR
 KILLING HER HUSBAND

SEATTLE, Oct. 31.--Mrs. J. J. Ho- gan, was convicted of manslaughter for killing her husband, doorkeeper for the orpheum Theatre, of whom she was jealous.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-31
ALLIES ORDER AN ADJ
 VANCE.

LONDON, Oct. 31.-The British and French War Offices today ordered a general advance with offensive oper- atlons in Flanders.
 The Germans are being forced back and the terrible slaughter Ia eontinu- Ing.