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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Man Injured at Ortley
Falls from Grain Stack and is Rem
dered Helpless.

A man by the name of Howard
Pryor, whose home is in Bloom
ington, Ind, hired out last week
to work on the Will Tice farm in
Ortley township. During the
day he had the misfortune to fall
from a grain stack, and in doing
so his back was so badly injured
that he was rendered entirely
helpless. He was taken to Wau-
bay for treatment, but failed to
get any better. Wednesday
County Commissioner Nicholson
came to the county seat, and it
was decided that the best thing
to do was to send the man home
to Indiana where he has a wife,
several daughters and a home.
The man could not travel alone so
Sheriff Minder was sent With
him, starting from here Wednes.
day afternoon for Waubay where
they started on their jour ney.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Ellington Lady's
Lucky Get Away

The Minneapolis Journal gives
the followingaccount of how Mrs.
f. HI. Lindholm of New Ellington
barely escaped being caught in
Europe:
Having left Europe in the last
ship sailing before the open de-
claration of war, and getting
away from Berlin twenty-four
hours before it was known war
was certain, Mrs. F. H. Lind
ho-m, formerly of Minneapolis,
but now making her home in New
Ellington, S. D., arrived in the
city today. Mrs. Lindholm left
Berlin on the night of July %,
stopping at Gottenberg over
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Fine Lecturer Coming

People who enjoy a good lee
ture are promised something un.
usually fine a week from next
Tuesday. The speaker will be
Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, the
Georgia Cyclone" H. D.
Massingham heard her at Cleve=
land and is willing to vouch for
her as being one of the best
takers on the platform today.
Last night at the Armory an
enthusiastic audience of about
eight hundred people listened to
the greatest prohibition speech
ever made in Roseburg. The
speaker was Mrs. Mary Harris
Armor of Georgia. Mrs. Armo1
is a vigorous, eloquent and ex
tremely captivating speaker.
She has strong voice, and car
best be described as perfect
tornado of logic, eloquence, wit.
fire and force. Evening News
Roseburg, Ore.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
SMALL COMFORT IN PROMISE
Parson Readily Agreed to Preach Fu-
neral Sermon, but Insisted He
Must Speak the Truth.

In preaching funeral sermons cler-'
gymen often have hard course toI
steer, but here is an instance whereJ
it was all plain sailing.
The Rev. E. B who -four
ished in a rural district in the west
Of England a good many years ago,
was strictly honest but painfully
frank old man. One day he was
approached by one Bill M, a
man of doubtful reputation, who
said:
'Iook ZEE here, pazzon, I want to
make request of zee, an IT'S this:
l want zee to promise you'll preach
my funeral sermon, if so be you OUT
live me.''
'sWhy, certainly, Bill-certainly." /"
can I want zee to preach it from
the words, 'An honest. man is the
noblest work of Cod"
'FI'll do it, Bill-I'll do it for you
with pleasure" replied the parson.
"And I'll add that I'm sorry there's
such a very poor specimen in tha
coffin" "a
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
sISsETON ROBERTS COUNTY, D, FRIDAY, AUGUST H. 1914

night. On July 81, she arrived
in Christiania, Norway, six hours
beforeth Frederick VIII, of the
Scandinavian line, sailed from
that city to New York, where
she arrived Thursday.
Had l remained over night in
Berlin 1 could not have caught
the steamer and would have been
held there under the kaiser's or
ders, as areall foreigners" Mrs.
Lindholm said.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
School Begins Sept. 8
Nearly a Full Corps of Teachers
Already Secured.

School in this city will begin
three weeks from next Monday.
To the children the vacation has
doubtless seemed very short,
and the remaining time will be
gone before they know it.
Some changes have been made
in the school program the most
important of which is the absorp-
Uion of the eighth grade by the
high school, for which there is
successful precedent in other
places. The school being over.
crowded, this will help relieve
the congestion. Including the
pupils from the eighth grade,
the high school will have an en-
rollment of something like 14O.
To care for this number it will
be necessary to conduct the
school along college lines, and as
high schools in larger cities are
run. This plan will be more
thoroughly outlined in some flu.
ture number of the Standard.
With the exception of the sew.
enth grade teacher. all the rest
have been secured for the com
! ing year, as follows:
Superintendent, w. j. Guthrie
Principal, B. IT. Griesemer
graduate of Northwestern Col
lege, NaperviIIe, Ind.
! English, Daisy Chamberlain.
Latin, Mary Bell, a graduate
of Huron College.
! German, Vera M. Zimbeck, /;
graduate of McAllister College
Minnesota.
Music, Edna G. Diltz, grad
uate of the Northwestern Con
servatory of Music of Minneapo
lis and also Of the Iowa Stat,
Teachers College.
Sixth grade, Edith Jeffrey,
sister of Ethel Jeffrey.
Fifth grade, Miss Burns.
Fifth grade, Mary Bue of Wist
a graduate of Aberdeen Normal
Fourth grade, Della Simmons
Third grade, Laura Dietert.
Second grade, Pearl Mattson
First grade, Ora K. Putnam,
graduate of the Iowa State Col
lege.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Scott and HIS Secretary.

Sir Walter Scott's amanuensis and
much esteemed friend, Willy Laidlaw,
often found it difficult to keep up with
the rapidity of his diction, though on
one occasion, having to wait for sec
ond or two, he said: Come, get on, .
and was answered.: ooh, aye, it Is
very easy for you, Willy, to say Get
on but you forget have every word
to spin out of my brain."-T. P.'s
Weekly, London.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Indian Has Two Wives
Robert Grant Bound Over to
Next Term of Circuit Court.

Robert Grant, the Indian
charged with bigammy, was
brought before Justice Prindi-
vile Tuesday and a preliminary
hearing was held. A marriage
certificate was produced which
showed that Grant and Cora
johnson were married in the
Catholic church at Veblen on
June 9Th, 1911. Samson J. Kirk,
farmer at the Indian school, tes-
titled to having received the cer-
tifcate from Mrs. Grant and of
having turned it over to States
Attorney Mani several months
ago, after Grants marriage to
Hannah Sheppard. That Grant
was actually married the second
time was shown by the marriage
record in the office of clerk of
courts, produced by ID. F.. Ste
vens. Supt. Mossman told of a
conversation with Grant in which
he had den led that Cora john
son was his wife,hi reason being
that when the ceremony was
performed at Veblen it was done
without a license. AS the state
had called but a part of it's wit
nesses when resting, Attorney
Bunde for the defense decided
to offer no evidence in behalf Of
his client at that time, but asked
for dismissal on the ground of
no case. His honor thought diff
ferently and bound the prisoner
over to the next term of circuit
court under $500 bail, it being
shown that the otfiense was
punishable by nothing less than
a term in prison.
This case is part of Supt.
Mossman's cleanup program.
The other day he told the Indians
that he wanted a good many of
them to get married, and almost
at once an old couple who had
lived together 46 years got a
license and were married at the
church. And an Indian maiden
of uncertain age informed Mr..
Mossman that She was ready
but that her intended Was not.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14

A great treat is in store. for
people of Sisseton, in the coming
of Mrs. Mary Harris Armour,
who will deliver one of her soul
stirring addresses at our opera
house on Tuesday, August 25th.
After speaking the allotted
time at the national convention
in Columbus, she was vigorously
recalled and made to continue.
She has devoted her life to the
uplifting of mankind.
Only five dates could be given
South Dakota, and we were so
fortunate as to secure one. Ad-
mittance only % cents.
JUST A LITTLE.
A carpenter once said to Prof.
James of Harvard University
(and the professor repeats the
remark in several of his lectures,
There is after all very little diff.
ference between men; but that
little is very important.
The good carpenter did not
work harder than the Indifferent
carpenter, but he put trife
more thought into his work, and
his tools were keptin keener and
and better condition. Then you
saw him less frequently enter
saloon. He slept we'll o'nights
etc. These little things made all
the difference. But after a few
years, how important the con
trast. The Indifferent carpenter
was still a jpurneyman. The
good carpenter was proprietor
of a planning mill.
Here is a list of some little
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Praises Meridian Road

We made our first drive over
the Meridian road between Sum-
nit and Sisseton, Monday and to
say we were surprised would be
entirley too mild. We have al
ways felt that a mistake was
made in not laying out this high
way through Summit and per-
haps there was but we want to
say to the promoters of the Vel
lowstone trail in Grant and Rob-
erts county-go drive over the
Meridian Road and get wise.
From few miles north of the
point where it crosses the Yellow
stone trail to- -Sisseton, the Mer-
idian road is a model. Section
lines are not followed through
the hills but an engineer was en-
gagged and he picked out a trail
through the hills that is easy and
has no bad hills. Instead of de.
pending on Tom, Dick and Harry
to kill time for day and get a
road tax receipt for a days work
the Meridian road fellows hired
a contractor and seen that the
work was done. AS a conse.
quence grades are reduced, hol.
lows graded up and stones dug
and thrown out of the road. 1t
has cost some money but it is
worth it. There is something
to show for it and with very
little work each year in the flu.
ture the road can be Travelled
rain or shine by autos or heavy
loads.
The supervisors in the town
ship of Osceola, Twin Brooks
and Pennington in Grant county
should take day off and go and
see how to build a road through
the hills. Every turn in the
road is plainly marked with red
and white posts. 1t was largely
through the efforts of the Sisse-
ton Commercial club that this
road was improved and they
certainly have something to be
proud of.-Summit Independ :
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Hail Hits Roberts Co.
And Does Some Damage to Grain
Fields in Several Townships.

Wednesday afternoon a hail
storm passed over the county
and left somedamage in it's track,
but just how much cannot be
learned at this writing, although
tits reported that some of the
grain hit in the hills will not be
worth cutting.
New Ellington, Rosholt, Buffa-
10 Lake and Dry Wood Lake are
among the places mentioned as
having been visited by the storm.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Wisdom Of Forefahers
No "Entangling Alliance" Policy
Now Bearing Fruit.

AS never before, the wisdom
of our forefathers in their deter
mination to mind their own busi-
ness and keep out offoreign mix
ups, is now apparent. At the
close of the Spanish.American
war, when we had demonstrated
to the nations that we were a
world power, people wondered
whether we would change our
policy and take our place with
the other nations of the world in
the various alliances for the up
holding of certain ideas of gov
ernment. But no, we have gone
on in the footsteps of the great
George Washington who left the
following for our guidance:
tits our true policy to steer
clear of permanent alliances with
any portion of the foreign world,
so far, l mean, as we are now
at liberty to do it; for let me not
be understood as capable of pat.
ronizing infidelty to existing en-
gagements.
THE great rule of conduct Tor
US in regard to foreign nations
is, in extending our commercial
relations and to have with them
as little political connection as
possible. So far as we have al.
ready formed engagements, let
them be fulfilled with perfect
good faith. Here let us stop.
Europe has a set of primary in.
terests which to us have none or
a very remote relation. Hence
she must be engaged in frequent
controversies, the cause of which
are essentially foreign to our
concerns. Hence, therefore, il
must be unwise in US to impli
cate ourselves by artificial ties in
the ordinary vicissitude of he1
politics or the ordinary combi
nations and collisions of her en-,
mites.
Our detached and distant situa.
tion invites and enables US tc
pursue different course. II
we remain one people under an
efficient government, the period
is not far off when we may defy
material injury from external
annoyance; when we may take
such an attitude as will cause
the neutrality wemay at any time
resolve upon to be scrupulously
respected; when belligerent ma
tions, under the impossibility OF
making acquisitions upon u.s.
will not lightly hazard the Civ
ing us, provocation.
|
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Can Hunt September 10th.

Il will prosecute to the full ex-
tent of the law any case of hunt.
ing prior to September 10, that
comes to my knowledge" The
above is the statement Of State
Game Warden Hendrick when
his attention was called to the
fact that some of the hunters in
the Sioux Falls lssection as we'll as
other parts of the state had an
nounced that they would hunt
on the 7th as that is the date
which the government sets for
the ODen season.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
W. c. 7. U. COLUMN

The local ladies' of the w. c. +. U. are solel
responsible for whatever appears under thi
heading.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
open season.
Daily Thought.

AS the flowers carry dewdrops.
trembling on the edge of the petals,
and ready to fall at the first watt Of
wind or brush of wing of bird, so the
heart should carry its beaded words Of
Thanksgiving, and at the first breath
of heavenly savor let down the shower
perfumed with the hearts gratitude.
-Beecher.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14
Humanity Is Advancing

In Spite of War Lot of Man Far
Better Than of YOre.
Measuring the progress of
mankind through 100000 years
by this war;" humanitarian
writes, it appears that human
character has not advanced an
inch"
Don't you believe it!
A hundred thousand years are
a long way further back than our
records go; but even a hundred
years ago human character was
in many ways worse than it is
today. Men were then brutally
thrust into the foulest of jails for
debt: and, if they couldn't pay,
were left to rot. The sale of men,
women and children in slavery
was common 100 years ago. and
the conscience of relatively only
few was revolted by it. The
treatment of prisoners of war
was then quite heartless, unless
they chanced to be prisoners
with pull. There will be no war
prisons in Europe during the
current unpleasantness which
will be as cruel in it's neglect of
simple mercies as We're some of
the soldiers detention camps Of
our own civil war.
1t is significant that the maxi
ers of the present war are
ashamed of it and are trying
anxiously to dodge the blame
which they know in their hearts
will be branded upon them by
the writer's of it's history. There
was little of such sensitiveness a
thousand or even hundred
years ago. Never did Napoleon
or the great Frederick go into
battle apclogizing.
The respect shown for the per.
sons and property of neutrals
and for the sick and wounded
will far exceed that of any prior
war; because, even though irdi-
viduals here and there may now
and then revert to savagry un-
der the demoralizing influence of
blood lust, there will, in restraint
upon them, be a higher aver
age of moral standards than the
world has heretofore known.
Throughout the world intelli-
gence is higher than ever before
and humanity is warmer in it's
sympathies. To doubt this would
be to ignore a million evidences
before every eye. Of course the
best of wars at best is still hell;
and this world wide struggle, so
sudden, so huge, to the mass of
folks so unexpected, seems at
close range peculiarly wanton.
But easily to be seen in it is a
swift focusing of the world old
conflict betweenopposing schools
of philosophy-those on the one
side who believe in the imposed
rule of a superior few; and, on
the other, those who believe
that the earth and it's benefits
are for all of earth's children.
It will be worth to the long flu.
ture a great many sacrifices to
have this conflict determined
deinitely.-Sioux City Daily
News.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14

ing us, provocation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-08-14

ferenceS in the matterof ultimate
success: "a little more punctual.
"A little more cautious "a
little more observant. "a little
more careful" A little more
temperate" "a little more
rested" "A little better pre-
pared" "A little more thought
full" ga little more consider
ate" A little more patient. j"
"A little more energetic and
A little more Industrious. -
Woman's National Weekly.
DEMOLISHING ANTI-SUF-
FRAGE ARGUMENTS
The argument that mere man
can use to defend his prejudices
against woman suffrage are so
pitifully weak and meagre that it
seems almost cruel to deprive
him of what little satisfaction he
may find in them, yet for the
sake of the cause itmust bedone.
Mrs. Florence D. Richards, the
intrepid president of the Ohio w.
G. L. U., favored the workers at
National Headquarters with a
short visit the other day, and in
/ the course of a most delightful
talk to the white ribboners and
few friends assembled in the
reception room, told how she de-
molished two points an anti
had been relying upon in his
speeches. She had been speak
ing on suffrage in Michigan
city, and the gentleman who fol-
lowed her as the last speaker on
the evenings program, congratu-
lated himself that he was to have
/ the very last word. After ad-
mitting very graciously that the
elOquence of Mrs. Richards had
almost converted him to believe
that women should have the bal
lot, he gave expression to a haunt
, ing fear that should women be
lifted up to political equality with
/ their brothers the men would
drag them down into the miry
pools of politics.
Mrs. Richards confessed tc
the presiding officer, by whose
side she sat, an overwhelming
desire to reply for just one min
ute, and the consent was given
! She began by gently inquiring
: who it was that made the pools
of politics so abominably miry
and then reminded the good bro
ther that the sex she represent.
ed we're adopts in the use of the
y scrubbing brush and broom, and
) if, metaphorically speaking, the
men would kindly pass over to
+ them the political scrubbing
, brush-the ballot, they would
cheerfully undertake to clean
| and polish the miry pool so they
! could see their faces in it-o1
something to that effect
The gentleman orator had also
referred touchingly to his admir-
' alton for the sentiment, THE
hand that rocks the cradle is the
, hand that rules the world,' and
Mrs. Richards tool: occasion tc
! agree with him that the Senti
D ment was sublime, the only
trouble with it being that it was
not true. It would be all right, ,
remarked Mrs. Richards, "if we
could keep our children in cradles
all their lives but unfortunately
before we have an opportunity
\ to train them they outgrow the
cradle and go out upon the street
! that their fathers have made
the streets lined with saloons
= and other demoralizing places
= Give the mothers the ballot, We
= pray you, that we may make
! the streets, as well as the era
dies and the homes, safe places
:, for the boys and girls. "-The
Union Signal.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-29
OF BANKS FORM COM.
MITTEE ON FINANCE.
The WORK IS ORDERED RUSHED
Commercial Club Also Appoints Com-
mittee of Three to Take Up Man.
agement of Development and Pre-
liminary Work in the Matter.

Monday afternoon at special
meeting of the Commercial Club two
committees were appointed to handle
the preliminary work necessary in
forwarding the project of piping the
mineral springs to Ashland.
The committees are: A finance
committee composed of V. o. n.
Smith, chairman, w. ]. Mccoy and
w. II. McNair.
A committee on management and
development composed of Bert X.
Greer, chairman, II. II. Minkler and
j. p. Dodge. >
Up to this time the work that has
been done on the springs has been
forwarded by individuals interested in
the. project without authority, and it
was deemed advisable to put the mat
ter into organized form and arrange
for systematic and rapid work in the
houe of having the springs brought
to the city so that the opening can
be held some time in July.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-29
STORES ALL TO CLOSE
FOR DEDICATION ARMORY
Two Fast Basketball Games.

Next Friday and Saturday evenings
one of the fastest teams of the state
will tangle with the local high school
in what looks to be a couple of the
best games to be seen on the local
floor this season. Corvallis high
school brings a strong team with
them which is comprised largely of
experienced and competent basket
shooters, and a hard fight is before
the Ashland team if they expect to
come out winners. Ashland has had
but two games here this season, both
of them being with the fast Cottage
Grove aggregation and both being
won by close scores. Come out and
see a couple of good games and see
the much-praised Corvallis team in
action. Ashland says it can't be did
Corvallis says it can. Come and find
out for yourself. Tickets 25 cents,
80 cents for reserved seats at Rose
Bros Auto service fro mRose Bros.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-29
Barnard Sues the City
For Nearly 100000

Papers have been served on City
Attorney w. j. Moore in behalf of
j. G. Barnard, claiming $k771.30
and $175 attorneys fees alleged to
be due him from the city of Ashland,
S,7O4.95 being claimed for overtime
put in between December, 1912, and
October 4, 1913, and $66.35 for dam
ages because, as he alleges, he was
discharged without notice by the city.
Mr.. Barnard, together with others,
was employed at the city electric
light plant and was, he claims COM
PEELED to work over eight hours per
day for a period covering about nine
months.
The sum of $175S attorneys fees,
is asked. The claim for overtime is
brought in. two distinct causes of ac-
tion, one being based ON the passage
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-29

Washington, Jan. 29.-Former
Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois
died yesterday after an illness of over
a week. His last words were the wish
that he might have lived to see the
completion of the National Memorial
to Abraham Lincoln, who was per-
sonal friend.
Shelby NJ. Cullom's death ended
fifty years of continuous public SER
vice that had made him public fig
ure in American national life and
brought him into official relations
with every president from Abraham
Lincoln to Woodrow Wilson.
Andrew Jackson was president OF
the United States when Mr.. Cullom
was born in 1929, in the Elk Spring
Valley of Kentucky, near the Cumber-
land, where the Culloms of Maryland
and the Coffeys of North Carolina,
drifting westward with the tides of
immigration that set in at the close