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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25
IS IT SHOULD BE.

In the school house in Belleville,
Wis, few evenings ago, upon
motion Of the Catholic priest, the
Methodist minister was elected
president of the community's So
cial center for the coming winter.
Then three basket ball teams were
formed including the priest, the
minister, the blacksmith the editor
a farmer, the keeper of the village
restaurant, a dentist, clothier, a
teanster, a druggist, a garage OWL
er, the banker, the saloonkeeper,
a hardware merchant and house
painter They differ in religion,
in politics, in income, in social
status about as widely as men can
differ But in the common school
building, in the ferre democracy
of the social center, they agreed to
Law aside their differences for the
novel purpose of discovering how
much good fellowship there was
in meeting together, now and then,
as equals, as brothers. In the de-
mocracy of play, i'll the democracy
of frank, fair discussion of public
affairs they are finding out these
! differing men of Belleville, that, as
human beings, they're amazingly
alike, once you get below the sur
face. And out of this agreeable
discovery will, come, for Belleville
more tolerance, more kindness Of
feeling, more give and take than il
had ever known before Even when
they shall differ again-as, Of
course, they often Wilt won I
be with as much bitterness, as
much blgotry, as much mean hate
as of yore. It's wonderful sol.
vent, is brotherhood.
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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25
STATION AGENT A SUICIDE.

Gettysburg Ted kivedra
station agent at Seneca, S. D.,
committed suicide by jumping
foremc st into a deep we'll located
on the Charles Allen farm, four
and one half miles northeast of
Seneca. 1t is generally thought
that he was deranged as he had
been talking and acting rather
strangely of late.
Mrs. Kivedra and baby were
in Lebanon and had not returned
at the time of the tradegy
When she arrived in Seneca. she
inquired at the depot for hen
husband and was told that he
could not be found. Instantly
she remarked: He has killeC
himself"
A serching party traced Xiv
edra to the we'll, where apparent
ly he had kicked off the boards
and plunged in. The we'll hac
100 feet of water. kivedra' S
body lodged down about fifty
feet in the water. The search
ers had difficulty in getting /;
hold on the body so as to draw
it out. A shoe, an overshoe, and
a logging were taken out befor,
they managed to get the body
Mr.. kivedra was a member o
the Masonic logde at Gettysbur.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25
MURDER WILL
Be A MYSTERY
Never Know Who Killed
Man at Wheaton.

Howard While number of
new facts have been discovered
concerning the death of George
Stanley, former Fedora, S. D.,
man, whose body recently was
shipped to his former home in
South Dakota, accompanied by a
certificate that he had committed
suicide, but who was proved to
have been murdered near Wheaton.
Mimi, it is feared the identity of
those who took his life will never
be discovered.
When Stanley's body was exam-
ined after his body was received in
South Dakota it was found that he
had fractured skull. There also
was other evidence clearly indicat-
ing that he had been murdered.
After killing him the murderer or
murderers placed his body in a
fence corner with a rope made of
binder twine about his neck, in
tending to make it appear that he
had committed suicide by strang-
ling himself to death.
A South Dakota brother and
Sheriff Thorn, of Miner county aid
ed by authorities at Wheaton have
been prosecuting vigorous inves-
tigation in hope of discovering evil
dence which would lead to the ar
rest of those responsible for his
death.
From the facts secured it is be
leved he met his death about nine
O'Clock in the evening while re-
turning from the home of a neigh.
Dor to the farm where he was EN-.
ployed 1t is believed that tramps
may have waylaid and killed him
When last seen alive Stanley hae
little if any money in his pockets
not being accustomed to carrying
large sums with him. Not with
standing this, the tra1nps Or who
ever killed him may have believed
that he had considerable money
with him and held up and kiIlee
him with this object in view. The
murderer or murderers have thu
far carefully covered their tracks
as not the slightest clue has thu
far been obtained by the officers.
The body before being found hao
been exposed for a period of fv
days to the cold weather whicl
prevailed at the time of the murde
and was frozen solid when discov
cred. The officers have not aban
doned their efforts to run dow
those responsible for the wanto
killing of an inoffensive and hard
working man, who had not a
eneluy i'll the world.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25

APPROPRIATION
Board Wants to Increase
1wine Output.

Sioux Falls-About a score of
the members elect of the coming
Legislature were in Sioux Falls Sat-
urday and thev all visited the
state penitentiary and were shown
through that building with a view
of posting themselves that they can
act Understandings when certain
measures come up this winter which
will affect this institution.
Through the action of the last
Legislature {, in voting to discontinue
the practice of renting out the
services of the inmates of the peni=
tenriary for the manufacture of
shirts the members of the board of
charities and corrections find them
selves face to face with theory
that is most perplexing
The close of the shirt factory
will throw out of employment fifty
hands. The recently acquired
penitentiary farm will at the
most not require the services of
more than twenty men, and good
share of the time one half of the
number will perform the work on
the farm This will leave OH the
hands of the penitentiary officials
from thirty to forty men.
No matter what the crime was
that brought these unfortunates to
their present position practically
every one of them prefers to do
some sort of work to being closed
up in the penitentiary all the time.
The Boards Plan
The members of the board of
charities and corrections have hit
: on a plan that will find work for
/ the men turned out of employ
G m ent through the closing down of
the shirt factory and at the same
: time their scheme will bring better
: returns to the state than is now Sc
: cured by the shirt deal.
/. The twine factory at the peniten-
: tiary now produces about one tenth
/ of the binding twlne consumed in
a the state of South Dakota. The
: board of charities and corrections
will ask the coming legislature for
all appropriatlou which will just
I double the capacity of the present
i twine plant If the legislators can
S be made to see the value of this
Y proposition all will be we'll, and
S that is just why an effort is being
made to have as many of the mem
: bers of the legislature as possible,
d visit the institution and post them
e selves on the condition and the
G wants of that institution.
l. Should the plan go through as
d laid out by the board, it would
s not only mean the doubling Of the
capacity of the twine plant, but it
would necessitate the extention of
q the prison wall to the northeast
:. practically to the limits of the state
:, property.
:. Other members of the legislat-
II ure have been invited to visit the
penitentiary before they go tc
6 Pierre.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNS

The A. K. School house in Hart
township was destroyed by fire
last Saturday evening. A social
was being held by the young peo-
Pies society when the fire broke
out in the attic, and those present
were able to save all the furnishings
1t was modern two room school,
house, also equipped with a living
room for the teachers. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, partly covered
by insurance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25
RESUMPTION OF GREAT FAKE.

The convening of congress in its
short session brings to our mind
one of the greatest and most rldic
ulous fakes that has ever been
foisted upon the American people.
And yet it was fake fostered by
the government. 1t was the Con-
gressionrl Record, the only really
official publication i'll this country.
Many OF our readers have received
from time to time copies of speech
es pu1portlng to have been delivered
by some senator or congressman III
Washington. Some of these speech.
es were actually delivered on the
floor of the house or senate, but
many were pure fakes. Here's the
way it worked. Congressman X
was ambitious. He wanted to cleo
trify his constituents by the de
livery of a great speech, an orator.
cal effort which was calculated to
enhance his fame with the voters
at home. Not being able to secure
the necessary recognition for a
sperch from the presiding officer,
he carefully wrote out his remarks,
interspersed them with numerous
exclamations of applause, ETC.,
and then wended his way to the
session. There he arose from his
seat, cleared his throat, and with
impressive dignity asked permits
sion to print, +" which of course was
graciously accorded him. That
ended his speech" on the floor.
But the Congressional Record was
more obliging than the obdurate
presiding officer. The Record
printed his speech" in full-tha,
speech that was never delivered
and very generously the govern
ment printing Office supplied the
congressman with thousands Of
copies of his speech" for free dis
tribution to an admiring constitu-
ency. And the the tax payers
paid the bill. If country publish
er resorts to a hundredth part O
the fakery that has been inflicted
upon the public by the Congress
ional Record he would be cowhided
and driven out Of any self-respect
ing community. And yet the Con
gressional Record is the national
newspaper! A national fake! Bunk
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25
YOUTHS TO RUN FARM.

Brookings-Many South Dako
ia farms will be managed by boys
and girls from January / to H.,
while the fathers and mothers
are attending the special farm
and home course at the State
college. This course will give
practical instruction on hog
cholera, care and breeding of
livestock, soils and crops, dairy
ing, trees, fruits, gardens, poul-
try culture, and road making
for men. Courses for women
are: Home problems, house mold
dairying, Horticulture, home gar
dening, poultry culture, demon
strations in cookery and sewing
Everything will be entirely in
formal. Special evening pro,
grams of music and addresses
by leading South Dakota farmers
and home makers will be fea
lures of note.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25

fla business man does not see
fit to advertise his wares in the
local paper that's his business
he knows whether it pays him
to advertise or not. The mer.
chant who has no bargains to
offer, whose counters are clut-
tered with shelf-worn goods and
who charges his customers war
prices would be nine kinds of an
idiot to spend money in adver.
tising. Princeton Union.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25
Arraigns Postmaster General.
Fathers Share

Father is supposed to be the head
of the household. But when mother
has completed the Monday morning
wash, give the line the once over,
and you will see about four fur.
longs of white skirts, corset covers
stockings, gave vests, etc, that
father couldn't wear And down
at the end, in a shady corner, you
will see two old raggedy socks, an
undershirt and torn handker-
chief. That is fathers share of the
wash.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25
W. G. WH1TEMAN DIES.

News was received last week of
the death in San Diego, Cal, Of
w. c. Whiteman, formerly owner
and editor of the Ortonville Hearld-
Star of Ortonville, Mimi, up to
four years ago, when he moved to
California and took up the pubIi-
cation of commercial paper in
San Diego. He was a member of
the state Legislature for one year
and president of the Minnesota
ASSOCIATE OH of Editors.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25
ROAST HANDED
TO DEMOCRATS
Con. Steenerson EXPIRES
ses his Opinion.

Washington-Repre senta tiv e
Steenerson, Minnesota, Friday at
tackled the Postmaster General and
Democratic members of the post
office committee for alleged
attempts to cripple the rural free
delivery service.
Speaking in opposition to por-
tions of the postoffice appropri-
alton bill, Mr.. Steenerson, as rank
ing minority member of the com.
mittee, declared they were bleed
ing the rural carriers to pay for
party blunder., that had created a
deficit in the United States treasu-
ry.
Unfair to the Farmers.
There might be some excuse for
proposing to let contracts for rural
mail service to irresponsible tramps
| driving a spawned mule, II they
claimed deficit in the postal funds
said Mr.. Steenerson.
But according to their own fig
ures, there is no such deficit, and
they want to cheaper the service
to make up deficits outside the
postal service. This is not accord
ing to law or the Constitution and
is unfair, especially to the farmers
whose mail service will suffer"
Arraigns Postmaster General.
The Minnesota man scored the
Postmaster General for having is
sued orders, after the war began il
Europe, shutting down on the es.
tablishment of additional rura,
routes.
Yet the Postmaster General S
report shows that at that time
there was surplus of 81 900, ,OO(
in postal funds, said Steenerson.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25

A cinder in the eye, if not too
firmly imbedded, may be extra ct
ed with a pair of pliers. If this
fails, hold the eye over a coal
scuttle, and let a friend hit you
on the head with a hammer. -Ex
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25

DR.. F. j. Nav. Eye Specialist
of Milbank. S. d., will be at the
Hotel Commercial on Jan. 4th
DR.. Nav comes well recommend
ed by the best citizens of Mil
bank Adv.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25

Palmer Bergland resigned his
position at Jorgens Il Beck store
and he and his wife left for
Sisseton the latter part of last
week where they will visit un-
till after the holidays, when they
leave for Montana to hold down
their claim for the next seven
months.-Peever Pilot.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25

MIR. and Mrs. Fred Gleason of
Claire City were in this city shop
ping last Friday,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-12-25

Misses Hilda and Cora Hump
finer, Minnesota teachers, are
spending the holidays at home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-04-21
Another Pension Grab.

The entire Georgia delegation Vot-
ed against the bill for the pensionine
of widows and minor children of sol
diers who served in the Spanish
American war and in the Philippines.
Eleven of the Georgia congress
men were present at the roll call, and
they unhesitatingly voted against this
new pension grab. The twelfth men,
Der from Georgia, Mr.. Crisp-ouT
own representative in cOngress-Was
absent on account of sickness, but II
he had been present he, too, would
have voted with his colleagues. The
bill passed, only seventy-four con-
gressmen opposing it, and it is a
significant fact that a majority OF the
opponents of the measure were
Southern representatives.
That every Georgia congressman
voted against this pension raid is
cause for congratulation. They are
usually on the right side of all pub
lie questions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-04-21
WAR ON SKYSCRAPERS.

From the Washington Star.
The spirited controversy now rag
ing in Chicago over the demand by
certain interests for the raising OF
the building high limit from 200 to
260 feet has served to bring out
three very interesting facts: First,
that the leading cities of the United
States have always thrown a damp
measuring tape on the heavenly as
piration of modern buildings. Sec
ond, that the azure piercer is a poor
inves tment, and, third, that instead
of relieving congestion in the streets,
as has generally been supposed, the
gigantic business structure actually
Increased it.
To substantiate the first it may be
roted that Cleveland and Newark
have a limit of 200 feet; Baltimore
175, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore,
$50, Boston and Scranton 125 feet.
Minneapolis, by suggestion of the
builders themselves will soon impose
limit of 40 feet, or about ten sto-
ries. Washington, New Orleans, Buff
falo, ST. Louis, Denver, Patterson and
Jersey City enforce restrictions de-
pendent upon street width. In New
York. the great offender, where an
occasional giant rears it's head over
500 feet, a much lower limit is being
warmly advocated.
Second, both Chicago and New
York have learned that the skyscrap-
ers rarely earn more than per cent,
whereas buildings from five to ten
stories are profitable. Lawson Pur-
dy says: The skyscrapers are mon
uments, advertisements or failures -
Third, by concentrating a large
mass of workers in a small area the
tall buildings force a large part OF
the population into a few dark and
crowded streets, instead of permit
ting them to scatter over several
streets. In this connection the hight
limits abroad are: London 100, Ber-
lin 70, Paris 65, and Vienna 60. The
sunshine bathes their streets and
their skylines are beautiful to be-
hold.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-04-21
Governmental Waste

United States Senator Clapp, OF
Minnesota. declares in letter to the
American Society for Thrift that
there is danger of "a general revolt
among the people against the huge
axnenditures of government money
81 do not know how We are going TO
rooo+ tha demand for appropriations.
F,Tervbodv in this country, 1ndlVldu-
o1iv Is in favor of Iessening appro-
rrio+ions and yet about everybody
is interested in some call for appro-
nristions. | have felt sometimes that
tb;s thing would go on until, between
tbA burdens Of taxation and the de-
nreciation of bonds, we would find a
general revolt among the people. TT
seems as though something ought to
he done before we reach that point.
If the American people could once
and forever be Impressed with the
fact that there is no such thing as
government resources, that all that
the government can do is to take out
of,the pockets of the people the reve-
.n,tes which it disburses, it might less
on, somewhat the terrific demand for
appropriations
what Senator Clapp says of TIC
national government is just as true
of state, county and municipal gov
eruments. Too much money is be-
ing spent to administer the different
governments, and an already heavy
tax burden is growing every year.
There will necessarily have to come
a halt sometime in spending the peo-
pies money so lavishly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-04-21
"CHARGING IT, AT GROCERS.

From the New York World.
In a conference upon the cost OF
food, under the auspices of the AS
ISOLATION for Improving the Condi-
ton of the Poor, Alfred d. Wood
ruff, of the Bureau of Food Supply,
gave a startling account of what hap
pens when the grocer charges it.
1--WE have found" said Mr.. Wood
ruff, that only about 80 per cent pay
their bills promptly in 80 days; 20
per cent take from one to three
months to pay; 40 per cent never pay
in full, and 2 per cent never pay at
ALL With such drawbacks to the
credit system it is not astonishing
that grocers go bankrupt in spite OF
high nominal profits.
Mr.. Woodruff thinks that if women
will pay as much attention to domes-
tic economy as to dress, bridge par
ties and tango teas" if they will pay
cash, buy in large quantities and test
short weights, mot less than 25 per
cent might be deducted from the
gross profits
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-04-21
UP GOES POOR MANS MULLET

From the Macon Telegraph.
it is reported that the Georgia rail
road commission is going to have a
hearing in Atlanta next Tuesday on
the proposition to revise the express
rates in this state.
The parcel post has forced express
rates down on many articles, chiefly
articles that come under the head of
luxuries. The express companies are
seeking to raise rates on many ar
ticles that are not handled by the
parcel post, thus using its mOnOp-
oily to raise the rates on many of
the necessities of life.
For instance, it is proposed to raise
rates on fish and oysters from 80
cents to $3.50 per barrel, making
them that much higher than they are
at the present time.
That will not be such a big item
for shad, pompano and the higher
price fish, but it will mean a raise
of from three to five cents a bunch
for the poor mans mullet, to the
retail dealer, and even more than
that to the consumer.
The railroad commission ought to
consider the proposition very care
fully from all angles before allowing
the rates raised.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-04-21
MAY wOMAN's HOME COMPANION

Two very important articles in the
May Woman's Home Companion pre-
sent many important facts about the
care of children that will both inter
est and help mothers. One is en-
titled THE Safeguarding of the
Child" by Julia c. Lathrop, chief OF
the children's bureau in the depart
ment of labor of the United States,
and another is entitled Good Teeth
and Vision for Your Baby" by DR.
S. Josephine Baker, director of the
bureau of child hygiene of the de-
partment of health of New York city
Other entertaining and valuable ar
ticles in the May issue are: The
Freedom of Self-Expression," by
Mary Heaton Worse; "Conquering the
Kitchen" by Christine Terhune Her
rick; THE Pleasures We Take Cap
tive" by Ralph Waldo Urine; Bet
ter Babies for All America" by Anna
Steese Richardson, and Your Fur
mace in Spring." by c. x. Harrington
Splendid fiction is contributed by
Alice Brown, Sophie Kerr Under
wood, Molly Elliot Seawell, Georgia
Wood Pangborn and Anna Mcclure
Sholl. Special art and music features
are contributed by John Rae, Walter
Jack Duncan, Bliss Carman and Lou
is Ayres Garnett.
The regular fashion, cooking
young peoples and home depart
ments are filled with good reading
and beautiful illustrations.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-04-21
Registering Babies,

An Indiana child lost a $4,000
Inheritance just because it had no
birth. certificate, and there; was no
legal proof of its identity.
Another heir, in order to get a
farm that was willed to her, had to
prove the date of her birth. She
finally succeeded, but only by proving
that she was born on the same day
that a high-bred calf was born in her
fathers barn! The calf had a birth
certificate, but the girl had none.
The May Woman's Home COmpan-
ion shows that the United States has
few and poor laws about the regis
tratiOn of births. The result is that
tens of thousands of little babies
sicken and die who might be saved
if they were registered so that med
ical attention could reach them in
their earliest hours on this earth.
The subject is important and fasci-
mating. The author of the Compan-
ion article is Julia C. Lathrop, chief
of the Children's Bureau in the
United States Department of Labor.