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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03

London, Nov. 2S.-Striking a mine
off Grimsby at the mouth of the Hum
Der river, near Hull, the British col
lier, Knadtoum, was blown up today
report from the admiralty announc
ed.
The crew was saved, but the Khar
toum went to the bottom.
Although the sinking Of the collier
represents but small loss to the Brit
ish navy, its striking a mine close to
the English coast on the day immedi
ately following the loss of the battle
ship Bulwark, blown up at Sheerness,
resulted in renewed CONSERVATION IN
London.
The Khartoum was Of 1880 tons net.
1t was 314 feet long, 40 feet beam and
20 feet deep. The vessel was built at
Stockton in April 1898.
Thirty bodies from the British bat
tleship Bulwark were recovered from
thu River Thames today. The Bulwark
was blown up off Sheerness yesterday,
and 800 officers and men were lost.
Most of the bodies so far recovered
are mutilated almost beyond identifca-
ton.
Many pathetic scenes were witness
ed as relatives gathered in an effort
to obtain information concerning those
on the Inflated warship. Up to the
present time, however, the authorities
have not given out list of the lost.
Secret inquiry was started today in
to the blowing up of the Bulwark.
Naval experts are totally unable to
explain the destruction of the Bulwark
upon the theory that the explosion was
accidental unless it was caused by de-
Perforated ammunition
That such could be the case, how
ever, is considered most unlikely be-
cause of the frequent tests made
aboard the ship and the fact that the
Bulwark's magazines were protected
by all latest devices.
The spy and the submarine terrors
ran rampant in London today. The
contention of the admiralty that the
explosion was certainly internal has
by no means satisfied the public. Some
of the papers criticize the authorities
for the lack of vigilance about govern
ment docks. AS all London has been
wild upon the subject of spies for
months, it is insisted that German
agents would have little trouble oper-
ating in some of the shipyards.
1t is believed that the destruction
of 80 BUlwarh may so down in his
tory as great a mystery as the blowing
up of the United States battleship
Maine in Havana harbor.
On the streets. in the Hobbies of the
house of commons and in the admiral
ty Offices the destruction Of the Bull.
wark was the sole topic of discussion
today. Despite the assertions of the
admiralty officials. it is believed the
Va. ship may have teen sent to the
bottom oy a to.ue,lo LUZ ched by a
Ger'rau submarine or te" magazines
exploded by a spT :. aitor.
That spontaneous combustion could
have caused the terrible disaster is
believed impossible. Whether there is
enough left of what was once a battle
ship Of $4,000 tons displacement to
permit Of a satisfactory investigation
as to the cause of the explosion is con-
sidered doubtful. The Bulwark sank
within three minutes. Some reports
declare it's hull is split in three parts.
It's tunnels and masts are said to be
completely blown away. Wreckage
was found six miles from the scene
ASXSISGgAEl $50 slQH
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03
Sick Two Years With Indigestion.

SICK TWO years WIN Inol9eStlon'
1.-TWO years ago l was greatly bene-
fitted through using two or three bot
ties Of Chamberlain's Tablets" writes
Mrs. S. A. Keller, Elida, Ohio. Before
taking them / was sick for two years
with Indigestion" Sold by Siegfried
Pharmacy. ......
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03
chamberIain's Cough Remedy-The
Mother's EaVcrite

II give Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy to my children when they have
colds or coughs" writes Mrs. Verne
Shaffer Vandergrift, Pa. It always
helps them and is far superior to any
other cough medicine have used.
advise anyone in need of such a medi-
cine to give it trial" For sale by
Siegfried Pharmacy.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03

FOR SALE OR TRADE-14 room
house, fine location in Valley City.
Address Mrs. Eliza Ayers, Ray, No
Dakota 10-8Wtf
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. IA telegram
from Villas secretary to the Associat-
ed Press said: Tonight the city of
Pachuca, where General Gonzales and
other constitutionalist chiefs with re-
spective brigades have talen refuge,
was taken. In the assault three bri
gades of our forces took part"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03
ORDER PREVAILS
IN MEXICO CITY

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1. - The
British ambassador notified the state
department of the receipt of a report
from the British embassy in Mexico
City, saying that good order prevail
ed in the Mexican capital. Zappata
is not in the city, it is said, but is
represented by his officer.
Consul Canada has asked the state
department to warn Americans and
other foreigners against going to Vera
Cruz; as transportation facilities
from there the uncertain, they are like
! ly to be stranded there.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03

FARM WANTED-Half section or
more. Address R. R. Box No. Is,
Sanborn. 11-25-6td-2tw~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03

Read the Times.Record Want Ads.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27
Sunday Lecture at
the New Grand


Wne. A. Ward, of Cherokee,
Iowa, will speak at the New
Grand Sunday evening, March
29th, under the auspices of the
Mems Christian and Civic AS.
sociation. This meeting is the
beginning of a series though the
following ones will be for another
organization. These lectures will
be on social and economic sub
jects from the Bible standpoint.
Mr.. Ward is a minister who
has, for several years past, de-
voted himself to the special ed
ucation work which has called
him here. He was candidate
in Missouri for Governor at the
last election, has lectured on
many lyceum and chautauqua
platforms and in many of the
leading churches of America and
has gained a wide reputation as
an orator and an expert in his
special subjects.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27
Election Returns

Part Of the, ,,eleetiqn went pref
ty punk for the lihinority faction
of the Repl(bIiea:n party in Rob
erts county, Mani being defeated
for the office Of county attorney,
and Stevens being, defeated for
clerk of courts. :
Regarding state, election re-
turns Burke leads Crawford
with a ma brity,of. 1000 to 10000.
McNulty 'feceived a good vote
in Roberts county and would
have received a much better had
not his old ;Mme friends stuck
the knife intdhini..
Byrne won o,7t over Anderson
for governor.
Owing to the fact that the fore.
man in the Standard office has
been sick for two days, it is i'm.
possible to print a fuller report
of the results of elections in this
issue. We hope to be able to
print a tabEElatt!eta ~ tt!t report next
week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27
Big Temperance Meeting

The first: .'tistinctively TEN
perance meeting of the present
campaign was held Wednesday
evening at the New Grand the
atre, Rev. X. N. iRudie presid-
ing. The meeting E'lopened with
a song by Prof. Tbfo. Reinstad
OF Minneapolis, who has sung in
many European countries. While
suffering with a bad cold, the
professors singing greatly
pleased the large audience, two
numbers in Norwegian dialect
giving especial pleasure to the
people Of that nationality who
were present.
Mr.. knut johnson, also of
Minneapolis, gave good tenn
perance talk which was we'll
seasoned with humorous stories.
Mr. Johnson is a veteran of the
Civil war and is now fighting
the saloon evil with the same
vigor he used in fighting against
slavery. He pade>Ahe prediction
that sfsseton viii 90 dry at the
hext election. Let us hope that
| fiseels a true prophet..-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27
Joe Porter to Build
On Loeation.of His Old Building
on Main Street.

Workmen began clearing out
the old Porter building Monday
and if the weather permits the
work of reconstructing and en-
larging the building will go right
along. The building will be of
brick and will be. 2oxso feet in
size, and it will have strictly
modern front for the display of
goods. AS soon as completed it
will be occupied by the Golden
Rule Clothing Co.;
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27
TheDeeStrict Skule
Good Old Days Lived Over by Local
Masons and Eastern Star Ladies.

26 Jean Carter, owner of a
goat, Allie Kennedy.
q Jerusha Jane Smith, tongue
too long, Mrs. Robt. Lowery.
% Elizabeth Blodgett, too
wide, Mrs. j. O. Andrews.
% Lesina Peck, club foot, Mrs.
H. d. Massingham.
30 Philipina Carolina Magde.
lima Allgreen, school flirt, Mrs.
l.. S. Babcock.
81 Sally Jones, broken vocal
cords, Hannah Rask.
81 Jimmie Schneidecker, book
worm, j. A. Rickert, (minus his
mustache.)
33 Johnnie What, toothless, H.
L.. Allingham.
"a Shorty Longfellow, height
unmanageable, Laura Rask.
81 Gretchen Gross, dwarf,
Mrs. VIM. Miller.
SO Mary Jane Jones, eye on
each side of the nose, Mrs. Geo.
Crosby.
81 Jackie Rolinslzi. lisp, H. D.
Massingham.
IS Walter Thinltop, over
abundance of brains, Robt. Low.
cry.
30 Marketable Sophia Jones.
too short for the width, Mrs.
Warning.
40 Miranda Jones, large for
her age, Mrs. j l.. Minder.
Al Baby, Major Allen.
42 Jennie Jinlzs, deaf in one
ear, Mrs. Allen.
43 Sarah Brown, four fingers
on one hand, Mrs. Tourtillott.
Among the members of the
school board were Wallokipe Sa
(Scared boy) known to his broth
er Masons as H. S. Morris, and
Cinyeku Unna (other brother,)
w. j. Thomas, the first of whom
responded to the invitation of the
school mistress and addressed
the school in his native tongue.
Seated in the group of visitors
were Pliny the Elder, and Pliny
the younger, Or Harvey Crosby
and son, George Red Thunder or
! Mr.. Turtillott, and the mother OF
Tribulation Smith, Mrs. G.. Viii:
liams.
After the teacher had, with
much difficulty, secured a SEN
blance of ordel in the schoo
room, a program was given by
way of entertainment to the Wis
itorS and members of the schoo
board who were greatly aston
ished by the display of talent.
The program opened with {
school song sung in seven differ
ent keys at once and was follow
ed by the Natural History class
which presented marvellous
array of facts on the history o1
Sisseton. Next came the gram
mar class in which a compare
tive study was made of the Ger
man, Dutch, Norwegian, Scotch
English and French languages
A dialogue followed, given by
five featherweights, combined
weight only about one thousand
pounds.) All the parts were
we'll done except Elizabeth Blod
gett's; she was almost too fright
ened. The dialogue received {
hearty encore and the five grace
fully responded with the story
of Pigs in the Market" Jenny
Lind then covered herself with
glory by giving a song and dance
An intellectual flavor was giver
to the program by two essays
remarkable for the grandeur o+
sentiment and depth of though,
they contained. We refer to the
classic on "The Hen" by Moses
| Cohenstein and the work "Ar
Automobile" by Shorty Long
fellow. A beautiful dnat came
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27

To go back to the days of
youth and live over again the
pleasures and disappointments,
the rewards and punishments of
ones school days is a privilege
given to few. The members of
the Masonic and Easters Star
lodges laid aside dull care, Low
ever, for one night last week and
clad in youthful costumes par
took again of the joys of the
good old days of the district
skule."
Mrs. A. A. Peterson was the
worthy school mistress who
urged the pupils along the
flowery paths of knowledge;
clad in beautiful long white
polonaise sacque, unique in the
extreme, and with corllscrew
curls bobbing round her head
she made perfect pedagogue of
the old time school. About sixty
pupils, seated in big seats and
kindergarten chairs were pres
ent for instruction, and many
visitors and the school board
were seated in the rear of the
room. Each pupil was required
to register his name, age, nation
ality. religion, and popularity on
physical defect. Some were too
timid to register so that in look
ing over the teachers book the
scribe could not find all the
names, but he noticed that the
ages of the pupils ranged from
five to fourteen and that the
nationalities included Indians.
Germans, Jews, Nowegians,
Austrians. Dutch and Amer
leans of all kinds and degrees.
The register showed the fol
lowing names and physical de-
fects OF peculiarities:
1 Sally Snodgrass, Weak
chest, Mrs. Howard Babcock.
2 Lucinda Mcclure, sore
hand, Emma Peever.
8 Mary Ann McCan, pink
eye, Mrs. Paul Rickert.
4 Polly Ann Smith, bald
headed, Susie Hill.
5 Willie Jones, short hair,
cause unknown, Supt. w. j.
Guthrie.
6 Frankie Thompson, hectic
flush, Mrs. j. A Rickert.
Z Tribulation Smith, new boy,
Mayor Knapp.
8 Vienna Mel, too bashful,
Mrs. >. K. Olberg.
9 Herman Dixon, lame in one
Leg, Geo eg McToaald.
10 Gretchen Schneidelfritz
fuss budget, Mrs. j. G. Knapp.
II Alonzo Consolas, cross eyed,
Wm. Hartge.
II Clara Belle Goodhue, cross
Eyed, Mrs. May Knappen.
13 Mehetable Green, hump
backed, Mrs. M. e. Crockett.
IA Billie Waterhouse, blind in
one eye, H. l.. Spackman.
Is Jenny Lind, springs in
feet, Mrs. w. j. Thomas.
16 Susie Persimmons, pigeon
toed, Mrs. PHI. Brown.
II Willie Three. deaf and
dumb, VIM. Miller.
18 Billie Twotwo, too slim
Mr.. Dodge, Agency.
19 Annabell Lee, too fat, Mrs.
II. L. Spackman.
20 Moses Cohenstein, sore
Shroat, Paul Rickert.
2l Belinda Ann Murphy, toe
oashful, Mrs. w. j. Guthrie.
% Clara Belle Buchanan,
-twisted hair, Mrs. H. S. Morris
% jamie Mac Lean, too smart
Cor her class, Bonnie Andrews.
"a Sigri Splits, heavy weight,
Mrs. o. p. Rask..
25 Aslag Spits. light weight,
\. A. Peterson.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27
Great Conventions
Report of Big Gatherings at indianapolis
and at Columbus, Ohio.

al principles of education we're
propounded by foreigners, the
Irish make up the bulk of our
police, the Italians build our
railroad tracks, etc. More than
a billion emigrants come to our
shores every year, and of these,
twenty-seven hundred come
every day who know not the
bible. the emigration problem
is question of the future of
the United States. Emigration
spells obligation; we must Amer
icanize them or they will foreign
ize US. In addition oour obliga-
tions at home there is the great
field of foreign missions, where
one hundred fifty million people
have still to hear the gospel
message. There is no over
tapping of territory in the foreign
field; each church has certain
district marked off for itself, but
there are in all only twelve
hundred missionaries to accom-
plish this great work and they
are often severely handicapped
by lack of funds. The cause of
this deficiency is lack of system
in giving and careless disre-
gard of the Importance of the
work. The Hone Missionary
Board has now worked out a new
plan of giving, the success of
, which depends largely on the
laymen.
In order to bring people to
Christ there must be spiritual
education and spiritual regenera-
ton. In talking on spiritual ed
ucation the speaker gave some
very encouraging statistics on
Sunday school work and work
among young people, and urged
, the parents and older people to
remain in the Sunday school so
that they might be an example
, to the young and thus aid greatly
in the work. In speaking of
!, spiritual regeneration, Mr.. Hark-
ness said that the reason church,
es do not make the converts
now that they USED to, is because
they have lost the passion for
redemption Of souls. The sal-
walton of the individual is not
, the end to be sought, but the re-
demption of society; save the
, individual and you save society,
and eventually the world. Some
of the great evils confronting US
today are the great injustice of
property decisions, the awful
divorce evil, the record in Unit
:. ed States now being one divorce
, in every eleven marriages, and
the social evil, all of which may
be true due to a certain extent to
, industrial conditions. Unless the
church brings the message
OF christianity to bear on all
; these problems, outside organi.
cations will do it. In one state
3 the Masons have already taken
up the temperance question and
l the Elks are beginning to deal
' with the boy problem.
: Speaking of the temperance
/. question, Mr. Harkness said that
t the temperance forces realizing
f that the liquor evil cannot be
3 settled by local option, or by state
t action are now lined up for max.
: ing constitutional amendment.
He gave a brief history of the
$ work the present administration
t in our national government has
e accomplished for temperance
! and then told of some of the ad-
}. dresses made at the Columbus
!. convention, where United States
t senators, governors. Judges, and
c other prominent men Of the
= lnation gave encouragement to
= CONTINUED on 4th Page)
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27

Rev. James S. Hardness of
Aberdeen gave very interest.
ing and instructive address at
the Methodist church last Sun.
day evening to a good sized
audience. "A large choir of young
people led i'm the music of the
evening services and there were
two special musical numbers, a
beautiful duet, "My Father
Knows 1t APP by Misses Hazel
Brewster and Frances Carlaw,
and fine baritone solo, Hold
Thou My Hand" sung by James
Hanson.
The talk given by Mr.. Harl1-
ness consisted principally of a
report of two very interesting
conventions, q national Methodist
Missionary convention at Indian
apolis and the National Temper
ance convention at Columbus,
Ohio. The purpose of the big
convention at Indianapolis was
t. increase the intelligence of
missionary conditions both at
home and abroad, to promote the
principles of christian life, and
to enlist interest in evangelistic
service. Not only were there
prominent Methodist ministers
at this convention, which had
three Thousand registered dele.
gates, but other churches were
represented by their prominent
men showing the common in.
terest in this important feature
of christian work and service
Christ brought to this world q
a message, which is still living
message to world which was
lost and will continue to be lost
as long as the words of Christ
are unheeded. We live under
obligation to give this message
to the world by living the Christ
life every day that those around
us may come under it's influence
and by giving all we can tc
spread the Gospel message a,
home and abroad.
The story of the cross has evel
magnetized human hearts and il
spread rapidly after Christ's
death to all parts of the Roman
kingdom in spite of bitter op
position. Although the christians
made up less than a tenth part
of the population of the empire
in the reign of Constantine, yet
they were the strongest force
within it, admirably organized
for rapid, united action, and
christianity was established as
the most favored religion of the
empire. The conversion of the
Roman Empire became the lead
ing fact in all history from that
time onward, for where Rome
led all must follow. Christianity
took firm hold among the Teutor
conquerors who later took pos
session of the Roman Empire
spread rapidly through the
Frankish and Germanic tribes
won it's way into Ireland anC
spread to the shores of the new
world after the American con
tinents had been discovered
Now the American people mus
send back the great message o
Christ to those people of tn,
Old World who have not We
had chance to realize it's bles
sings.
Bishop Hughes talked at thi!
. Indianapolis convention abou
the emigration problem. W.
owe more to the foreigners ant
to the emigrants than we realize
Wireless telegraphy was invent
ed by an italian, all the grea
; master pieces of art, musi,
J and sculpture were made By
foreigners, the great fundament
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27

next, selection from grand
opera entitled 'The Spanish
Cavalier" sung by the two Sal
lies, and a heart rending mouth
organ duet followed, given by
Annabelle Lee and Sally Jones
with Willie Jones holding the
music. The literary talent of
the school was displayed by
Jimmie Schneidecker in his
original story on "The Capture
of the Goat" a piece of work
which ought to be copyrighted.
Willie Jones, the school elocution-
ist, read a very pathetic parody
on "If | Should Die Tonight"
and Mary Ann McCan with APP
propriate gestures recited II
Shot an Arrow into the Air"
Herman Dixon, he of the lame
leg, rendered with intense dra-
matte effect MARY and her
Mule" Susie Persimmons sang
very pathetically and with ges
lures equal to those of Mary
Ann McCan "The King of France
with his Thousand Men" "The
Wreck of the Hesperus" was
touchingly portrayed by Clara
Belle Goodhue, and then Willie
Three, being deaf and dumb and
unable to recite, gave tango
solo dance. Belinda Ann Muir
ply recited In the Usual Way"
in very unusual way. Billie
Two two in concert with his other
brother Cinyeku Unna, earnestly
tried to find out from the rest OF
the school whether he was the
twin that lived OF tho one who
had died. Sigri Splits and Aslag
Spits with much show of patri.
otism gave national song and
, dance. Jean Carter and Polly
Ann Splits gave an organ duet,
the most marked part of which
, Was the intense counting of time.
.]erusha Jane Smith, aged eight
spoke an old woman S piece.
The program was badly in
terupted by Tribulation Smith
who had been brought by his
mother to school for the first
time, that day. Owing to his
timidity he was seated next to
the teacher and often interrupted
her by such brilliant conun
drums as, 'School ma'am,
didn't your folks have good
5 stove when you was little?"
7 Why, yes, Tribulation,". replied
: the teacher, ''Why?,r "Well,
mann says you aint more'n half.
f baked" came the reply. Another
: interruption was brought about
by the artistic efforts of jamie
i Mac Clean who attempted to en-.
: tertain the school by portraits
j of the teacher on her slate.
Y Philipina Carolina Magdelina ALL
J. green, the school hirt was dis.
i covered with a handful of mash
{. notes signed by Willie Jones,
Billie Waterhouse, Aslag Splits,
a Willie What and Jimmie Schneid
: ecker. All came to grief and
: with them Frankie Thompson
s and Marketable Sophia Jones who
5 were found to be the authors of
{ the notes.
: The program closed with the
: singing of a number of Sings,
: among them the rounds ''Three
: Blind Mice" and ..Scotland' s
!. Burning" (the tune of which was
somewhat ad libitum) and last of
l all the multiplication table to the
l tune of Yankee Doddle.
During recess which was
: taken in the middle of the pro
: gram, a row was started as to
who should pass the water. 1t
= was finally settled in favor of
Johnnie What who performed
y this all importont function of the
4 village school.
;. When the program ended, the
dinners were eaten from the
regulation tin pail, and coffee
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-03-27

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