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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
PERISHES In
BURNED HOTEL
Milbank Man Sets Fire
to Hotel and Burns
to Death.

Milbank-Otto Peterson, day
laborer, was burned to death in
a fire of unknown origin which
destroyed the Helmer hotel build
ing here. Peterson and some
companions became intoxicated
on the afternoon of the tragedy,
and then took a pony keg of beer
to the Helmer house. After
drinking a part of the beer the
men became quarrelsome and
Peterson and one of the men,
bers of the party had a fight in
which the stranger was vanqui-
shed and Peterson carried him
upstairs and put him to bed.
When the men left the house two
lamps were left burning in the
room. Later the fire broke out
in the building which soon be.
came a mass of flames. When
the tiremen finall succeeded in
eXtinguishing the charred re-
mains of what had once been a
man was found in Peterson's
room. The only manner in
which the body could be identifi-
ed was by a gold ring Peterson
wore on one finger. His wife
wore an exact duplicate as a
wedding ring. and in this man
ner the body was identified.
When Peterson returned to the
room, and how the fire started
is not known, but it is supposed
| he returned to the room in a
drunken condition and accident
ly upset the lighted lamp. He
leaves wife in destitute circum.
stances. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of accidental
death by fire or sut1ication, OF
both.
The Milbank News, Local
paper, has started a subscrip
ton fund for the relief of the un.
fortunate Mrs. Peterson, who is
pronounced a hard working, up
right woman.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
Entertainment For Everybody.

People have thousand and one
ways of amusing themselves in the
summer time. but as winter APP
proaches with its long evenings
everybody reads more or less.
You do little visiting, but most
of Your evenings are spent at home
and it is wise thing to provide
Your family with sufficient amount
OF reading matter so that every
member in the family may have
something usetul and interesting
to read.
Look over Our list of magazines
clubs, as advertised on page s in
this paper, you are sure to get Just
what you want. You can get a
good farm paper if you need it, a
good poultry paper, one devoted to
fruit culture, or dairy farming
You will also find in the different
clubs many of the best story papers
published, and others devoted to
literature, fashions and household
subjects.
Probably your own favorite jour
nal is listed in this collection of
thebest and most popular magazines
published, at any rate you will not
make mistake in taking advant :
age of these bargain offers. You
can get three fine high class maga-
zines in connection with year S
subscription to our paper for prac-
tically nothing.
Let all the family help make mp
the list. Mother can have her
paper, father can have his, and
there will still be one left for the
! young folks. Send us in your or
der today. Do it before you for
get it. The extra cost is so little
that it is hardly worth considering
and besides you will be made glad
for whole year by the monthly
visits of three high class publica
tions.
DO it now"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
Do You Live in Dogtown?

For over a century it has been
the habit of those persons living
in towns and villages to give ri.
diculous nicknames to the little
settlements which spring up at
cross roads and other points
short distances away from the
larger places. In many places
these nicknames have come to be
adopted as proper appelation.
In a spirit of curiosity we went
through our exchanges few
days ago and found that country
correspondents are regularly re-
ceived from neighborhoods bear
ing such atrocious names a Shan
tyville, Dogtown, Hog Back,
Fiddler's Ridge, Poverty Run,
Mudhole, Dutch Row, Hard
scrabble, Toad Centre, Potato
Ridge and Frogtown.
Isn't is about time that the res
idents of such neighborhoods
evinced sufficient pride to do
away with the nicllnames and
adopt for their home villages or
neighborhoods, titles that would
be at least better sounding if not
more correctly descriptive of the
present appearance of the place?
Something is the matter with
the 'god people who continue to
acknowledge Shantyville, as their
home. Perhaps the name of their
abode has destroyed their pride.
1t is an awful thing to acknow-
ledge one lives in Shantyville or
| Dogtown. Pick out new name,
neighbors, and make it stick.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06

Throughout the state the Repub-
licans landed everything with the
exception of United States Senator.
Burke it is reported was defeated
by johnson, the democratic caudi-
date by about 1900 majority. Roy
al c. Johnson for Congressman,
ran way ahead of his ticket, win
ming by over 5000 majority.
Bryne for Governor was also elect
ed by an enormous majority.
The lack of votes obtained by
Richards, independent candidate
for governor, was real surprise.
He carried his home county of
Beadle but none other.
The suffrage amendment has
probably been defeated, as also the
proposed constitutional convention.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
Must Meet Terms
to Avoid War.
COMPLETE APOLOGY
FOR ACTS COMM|TTED
Number Of Other Requirements
Included in Demands.

London, Nov 4-Turkey is making
efforts through neutral powers to
have the allies accept her apology and
prevent war.
Her latest attempt, however, will
fail. The allied powers are absolutely
convinced that Turkey must be
scotched To the overtures already
made England, who by common con-
sent Is now acting as the spokesman
has responded that only complete
compliance with the original ultima
tum will prevent serious reprisals.
This ultimatum included:
Dismissal of all Germans from the
military and naval service.
Withdrawal Of all Turkish war
ships from the Black sea; dismantling
the cruisers GOeben and BreSlau and
their internment until the end of the
war.
Complete and public apology by
the Turkish government for the hos
tile acts Of it's warships; promise of
adequate indemnity and assurances
that violations Of neutrality hereto
fore complained of would not be re-
peated in the future"
Turkeys apology previously extend
cd and declined represented the efforts
of the peace party in the Turkish cab
met and the Turkish ambassadors at
Bordeaux and Rome.
Would Mean End of Turkey.
The latter officials realize that the
allies are determined if the war final
ly ends with them victor that there
shall be no more Turkey in Europe.
While the decisive war measures
wait on the further diplomatic chang
es it is understood here that both
Russia and England have already act
ed to carry the fighting directly to
the Turks. The Anglo-French fleet is
patrolling the Turkish waters and
will prevent the transport of troops.
1t will probably shell the forts OF
the Dardanelles and certain exposed
Turkish positions.
Meanwhile the Egyptian army,
which is on a war strength, has moved
to head off threatened invasion Rus.
sia has sent troops to Caucasia. where
they will be able to check any at,
tempt on the part Of the Turks to
stir up trouble among the Moslem
population there.
There is much speculation here as
to the intentions of Italy and the Bal
kan states. 1t is understood that
Greece is ready to strike at Turkey
but that she hopes to line up both
Roumania and Bulgaria on her side.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
Baby is Burned to Death.

Claremont- The 2=year-old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ha-
ger, living on a farm four miles
from Claremont, was burned to
death when the house on the farm
was destroyed by fire. An in
FAINT child was severely but not
fatally burned at the same time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hager left the
two children with an elder boy
in the house alone while they
went to the field some distance
away to work. After time the
little boy came running acros S
the field, shouting: Sister is on
fire." The parents hurried to the
house but when they reache d
there it was a mass of flames.
They succeeded in saving the
baby but the body of the other
child was not found until the
next day. 1t is not known how
the house, which was completely
destroyed with it's contents,
caught fire.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
New Bank Examiner.

Thomas FL. Campbell, assistant
cashier of the First National
bank of Huron, stopped over in
the city yesterday while enroute
home from Washington, d. c.,
where he successfully passed
the examinations and received
the appointment of national bank
examiner 70" the state of South
Dakota. Mr. Campbell will COM
mence on his new duties very
soon now.
Mr.. Campbell takes the place
vacated by r.. A. Munson, who
resigned to accept charge of
the Commercial bank at Water.
town several months ago. Abb
erdeen American.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
ELECTION IS NOW HISTORY
Straight Republican Ticket Is Land Slide
In Roberts County,

At the general election Tuesday
the entire Republican ticket won
out by an enormous majority i'll
Roberts county. The Democrats
Socialists, p rohibitionist and In
dependents were completely SNOW
ed under from the start with the
exception of d. f. Stevens. The
vote for Clerk of Courts was close
at all times, but when the final
count was in Nelson was winner
by "A majority. In the contest
for States Attorney between Jor-
genson and Mani leaves Jorgenson
winner by about 325 majority.
The principle contest in the
county was between j. Willard
Thomas, the Republican nominee
and Lizzie Andrews, an indepen-
dent candidate. Thomas won out
by $40.
Principal county returns:
Representative in Congress-
johnson, Rep, 1117
King, Dem 472
U. S. Senator
Burke, Rep, 1912
Johnson, Dem. 553
Governor
Byrne, Rep, S75
McCarter, DEM, 433
Richards, Ind, 229
State Sen ator--
Marvick, Rep, 1905
McNerney, Dem, $50
Rep1 SENTATIVE
Bredvick, Rep, 9s2
Mogen, Dem, sol
Clerk of Court
Nelson, Rep, 7o5
Stevens, Ind, 72l
Co. Supt.
Thomas, Rep, oo5
Lizzie Andrews, Ind, 5o3
States Attorney
Jorgenson, Rep, 1913
Mani, Ind, oS5
Next week the Standard will
publish complete returns of th,
election from each precinct in th,
county.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
A Narrow Escape.

Miss Hilma Anderson, whose
millinary establishment is stu
ated over Amundson's Hardware
store, had a narrow escape from
what might have been fatal ac
cident on Saturday afternoon.
when a can of gasoline caught
fire from a gasoline sad iron.
Miss Anderson was alone when
the oil ignited and not realizing
the dangerous position in which
she was placing herself, she took
a broom and pushed the burning
can over the floor and swept it
out through the back door, there
by splashins, the burning fluid
over the floor which in a second
became sea of flames. In quench
ing the fire with a blanket, Miss
Anderson escaped with only a
few burns on one hand. The
fire started from the burning
oil on the ground below was i'm.
mediately extinguished by Gust
and Herman Peterson and the
oil storage house saved from d e
strution. .-Rosholt Review.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
British Take Arabian Town.

London, Nov. 4.-The fortified town
Of Akabah, in Arabia, on an arm of
the Red sea, has been shelled and oc.
cupied by the British cruiser Minerva.
There was some loss to the troops
holding the position. but no British
casualties.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
British Sink Greek Ship.

Berlin, Nov. According to infor.
nation given out to the press in Ber.
lin, British cruisers have sent Greek
torpedo boat to the bottom, mistaking
it for a Turkish vessel. This incident
occurred near Tondos
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06

The Regular Monthly Business
Meeting OF the Ladies' Aid Society
of the M. L. church will be held
at the Carlaw home OIL the west
side next Wednesday, Nov IL.
All members and ladies of the
church are urged to be present.
Mines Cottingham and Gross will
assist i'll the social hour following
the business session.
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Albert Oletzke was in Sisset
the last of the week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06
Six Violate Federal Game Law

DIN lOIdIo EeupTdi Odnl0 Law.
Six men, four of them locals
were arraigned before United
States Commissioner William
Wallace yesterday on a charge of
violating the federal game law by
shooting between the hours of
sunset and sunrise.
j. Leslie Shedd, chief clerk at
the Milwaukee freight offices,
Claud Shedd. clerk in the ware,
house, John knight and Harland
Larson of Aberdeen were ar
raigned yesterday afternoon.
The first three waived prelimin-
ary examinations and were
bound over to thu next term of
federal court under bonds of $500
each. Larson demanded a pre-
liminary examination and the
hour was set at 10 O'Clock M5n.
day morning.
Oscar Lawson and II. Lawson
Of Columbia We're arraigned yes
terday morning and held to the
next term of federal court under
$500 bonds each.
These arrests were made by c..
D. Higgins, federal game law in.
spector, and G b. Zirbes, deputy
federal and state game warden.
There are several other men
wanted for this offense and fur
ther arrests are expected. =
Aberdeen American.
Postmaster General Burleson
proposes to revolutionize the
rural mail delivery service by
letting all routes out to contrac
tors, and going back to the old
star route system. From Sis
seton there are six rural routes.
Under this plan one man can
contract for the entire system
from this post office and then
|either sub-let them or hire men
to deliver the mail. Naturally
he would hire the cheapest men
he could get and in most cases
they would be incompetent and
the service would be balled I'll,
most of the time. 1t has taken
years to perfect the system we
now have and in most cases it is
very satisfactory to patrons
BurleSon claims in this way to
save about 81 100000 year tt
the country. The farmers pay
a greater share of the taxes III
this country and by taking theil
present mail service away from
them. they would be getting less
for their money spent then they
are now. What is this amount
to each farmer tax payer in the
United States? Only a few cents
each. We would advise all route
patrons to write their U. S
Senators and Congressman to
use their influence against thi:
bill and write at once.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06

Fred LeLacheur Departed for
Aberdeen Monday where he will
take a course in Agriculture in
the Normal school.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06

Will Gamm who has been in
the cities for some time returned
home Saturday.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06

Miss Edna Palmer and Mr..
Ed Gleason were in from Claire
City Wednesday.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06

DIR. Williams is at Fort Sisse-
ton on business this week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-06

Next week the Standard will
publish complete returns of the
election from each precinct i'll the
county.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-21
Land Co.
Southeastern Reflections.

Although somewhat late, it is
Aeverth~Iess all important that
very farmer should have a win.
Ger pasture. This especially nee.
"ssary in the case of those farmers
who may DOT have silos, out of
which to supply succulent food to
live stock during the winter sea.
-on. Crimson clover. vetches and
Louisiana grown oats, with les.
pedez, planted among the oats in
the epri 6, are the cover crops
best adopted 10 winter pasturage
in Southwest Louisiana.
These cover crops greatly bene-
fit the soil in addition to their
va u for grazing,
Speaking of pastures call to
mind the fact that it was a South.
west Louisiana school, boy. Henry
Martin, of Acadia, who walked of
with the grand championship prize
tor the best hog at the State Fair
at Shreveport shis month. Aud
in the contest he went up against
professional hog breeders from
several states and led them all
This f.ct suggests that our scbool
boys are as>umi & leadership in
agricultural matters and are teach
ing h, ir daddies how to farm.
Stlll, an encouraging symptom
is that several Lafayette men in.
orrnsed thei' dairy herds by buy.
il e NUN Der of registered Jerseys
at the great Jersey sale at the
Fir. II such country as We
have there ought to be severa,
thousand pure.bred dairy cows in
each pssish. not to speak of the
supr M importance of beef cattle.
A ye; the cattle industry is
becoming an important factor in
Southwest Louisiana; with the
Demonstration farm located in
H. ria, wi 26 silo- constructed
in j. Fl r-on Davis parish during
the current rear; with two parishes
assured of being free of cattle
ticks within the. next few months,
aud hat dosen Others vel on
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-21

DR.. A. P Dahlken. a tree expert,
nas made his headquarters here. hav-
j, & moved his family to this place.
Dr.. Dahlken is an expert on tree cul-
tnre. tree life and on the eradication
of The disease that destroy our fruit
and pecan trees. During the past
week he made a contract with Mr.. &.
D. Kemper to go to the PEBBLES plan
tation TO do the care-taking of 300
Iecan trees. He also made coptracl
with Senator Foster to take care of
a number Of pecan trees on his Dixie
place. and he is during similar Ser
vic for persons in both our town and
parish.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-21
the way Southwest Louisiana IL
doing pretty we'll. 49,

the way Southwest Louisiana is
doing pretty we'll. -; IL
This is one reason why this
Bureau s.zongly advises its MEM
bers against selling corn and
sweet potatoes at the prevailing
low prices. The war has created
a depression in business and I'M.
scrupulous spectators take adj
vantage of that fact to beat down
the prices of farm products. Both
corn and sweet potatoes make fine
stock feed. Those who are able
to hold them until the middle of
December or January are advised
to do so; those who cannot hold
would better feed them to their
live stock and pigs, rather than
sell them for less than S1.25 for
corn and 81 so for potatoes.
Why is it that the farmers who
produce cotton do not insist that
tn air cotton bales be wrapped in
cotton bagging instead of i'm.
ported jute? Suppose it should
seem little more expensive to do
so; it would provide a certain
market for $50, 600 bales and keep
seven and a half million dollars In
the farmers pocket.
Then, there are 90 many other
things the farmers buy wrapped
in material other than cotton,
merely because the cotton pro.
ducer Is not in a. position to take
such things up and have them
corrected.
These are matters in. which the
Southwest Louisiana Develop
ment Bureau would be in position
to accomplish valuable profit.
saving results. If only the cotton
farmer would get behind the
Bureau and help give it the force
necessary to make their united
demands heard and respected.
Mr.. Cotton Grower, what about
this?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-21

the gold@n-yoiced singer. supported
by an excellent company, will present
a revival of "When Old New York
Was Dutch" at the Opera House to-
night. This is one of the best plays
n Nr. Wilson's repertoire, and its
revival at this time is most fitting.
The story is laid in and near the
Dutch CITY of New Amsterdam in 1864
fter the expedition of England's
King, Charles III, had forcibly taken
po>se>sion Of the territory from the
Dutch Commander. Peter >tuyvessant.
and installed as Governor Col. Rich
ard Nicnols. who. in the face of con-
siderable opposition, renamed the
city New York. Among the new songs
in Mr.. Wilso SIS repertoire this season
are "When 1 First Mel You," "Noon.
Noon. Noon" ''When the Roses in
Spring Bloom Again." and "Mr.
Bear" Prices: First row 81 80, re-
mainder down stairs Sl.00 balcony
reserved first 3 rows 75c. general ad-
mission Sue
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-21

A junk dealer from the middle
west had heard that Ford, the
auto manufacturer used tin cans
in the construction of his car. He
gathered up several hundred to-
mato, sauer kraut and oyster cane
and sent them to the Ford factory
along with a request that they be
made into an auto. A week later
he received q Ford by freight and
a check for $3.50 by mail. He
had sent in too many cans.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-21

Ev rybndy in FIR .nkin should
q, axe an &C ivr inter in making
sac Jam A Pe'erman Park tht
mos, beautifu plac in our town.
Tht ParK Commission have been
na.,ble t. do all that they woul !
liz. do in order to beauify il
~ acc ut # the lack of fund.-
he CT ztns who ae proud of
heir town should give them ma
Fri Il id. Now l. tn time to
81 Ant evergreen II es, and orna-
mental .nrubbery Donations of
thar xii d w"u d b shank July re-
&c v,-d ard used IL make the Park
t,IaCtivr
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-21


trimming, see G. S. Brenn. AL
work guaranteed.
The Good Roads Com mission
met on last Wednesday pursuant
to a call by it's chairman, Nr.
Charles N. Frost. The Commis-
sion got down to serious prell-
minary work as is shown bv the
minutes of this meeting, published
else where in this issue ofthe Ban.
ner. 1t passed resolutions declare
ing their intention to construc' q
surface highway through the Pa
rish of st. Mary from it's cas- ern
to it's western limits. connecting
90 the west with the Iberia model
road already begun, thereby maxi
iug permanenC link in the Ma.
tional and State highway, con-
Meeting New Orleans and San
Francisco. The Commission re.
quests the Police Jury of the Pa
ri-h Of t. Mary to pass the nec-
-s1ry legal ordinA c., etc or
gauizi"g 'ht enNfe Dtri h to One
rO"o dl,tiict aud 10 pr.vide the
funds necessary for its constfuc-
lion and mainten ,nce by incur
ri,g q bonded il debtedness of
$500, 900 in amount to run for a.
period of twenty years, bearing
5 per cent per anEun terest. II
recommends that tn Police juicy
accept aud r. coive from the At
chafalaya Bay Snip Cham !
mpan, such avail 10 : fund j
its hands to the credit If me p
IRISH, and thar sam shalt b. p
piled solely toward th- c Ds'ruc-
ton of aud maintenance i thi-
contemplated highway. 1t was
the sense of the Commission that
tn. Police Jury can incur this iG-
debtedness and can constl uct au6
maintain the surface high~ gu
~ its surplus revenues together
sith tn. funds rec lived fir m IN
Bay 1hio Cnannrl
Company with u ddltion,i tx
alton by administering it's IF il
in the future as economical
at present. In other word, tn
intends to perfec
add maintain this great work
without extra taxation Tn
Police Jury erected our magniti
cent court house without extr-
taxation, and they will do ms
same 10 the construction AID
maintaining of the proposed good
roads.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-21

The marriage Of Mr.. Arbr'i-'
Boudreaux to Mis- Sidnnia Oiivie'
vas celebrated Oh Thursday tv.'
ming last at the Catholic Church
Father j. j. Rousseau officiating
Mr.. Boudreaux is one 9f the yer,
popular young men Of our pari h
: nd his bride il the beautifu
/, aughter Of Mr.. Arthur Olivier
The best wishes of the Banner at
tend. May their married life o
.ue long sweet journey OF lYv
.aa haooiaeos.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-21
FOR SALE.

One inlaid bamboo sewing table,
one birds eye maple rocking
chair. one ladies desk, one oil
painting, one sewing machine. oil
very cheap. must 60 before Nov.
30th. Apply to
MRS. o. COOPER,
At Louis Kramer's residence.