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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12

This year it has been decided
to hold the Roberts County Nor.
NAL Summer School at home in
stead of joining in with Grant
county as has been the custom
the past six years. Miss An
drews has given the matter care
full study and is of the opinion
that the present plan has it's
advantages, advantages that
more than offset anything to be
gained by continuing the two
county arrangement. She is
looking for an attendance of about
$50 for whose instruction the
following very able faculty has
been secured:
Conductor, B.E.Myers, Superin-
tendent of Schools, Redfield,
S. D.-Didactics, Course of
Study, Grammar, Physiology,
Geography.
w. S. Rupe, Superintendent of
Schools, Burlington, Kansas
Methods, American Literature,
Arithmetic.
H. Howard Biggar, Agriculturist,
Aberdeen Normal School
Agriculture, Civics, South Da-
lzota History.
Miss Meta Winston Davis, Kansas
City, Mo.-Primary Methods
and Industrial Work.
w. j. Guthrie, Superintendent
of Schools, Sisseton, S.. D.
United States History, Phys.
Geography, Reading.
Miss Joyce Berkin, Supervisor
of Music and Drawing, Ken
mare, N. d. Music and Draw
ing.
All classes will be organized
the first day, Thursday, June 18,
beginning at 8 O'Clock a. m. Teach
ers should be present on this
opening day. of the session.
AS the Chautauqua dose not
begin until the 23rd, those who
come to the summer school will
be enabled to receive the full
benefit of this splendid SYM
postum of good things.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12

opportunity for the visitors to observe the student
body and if you come only to the evening pro-
gram you should not miss the Dress Parade.
Immediately following the dress parade the
school band will give concert on the school
campus.
AT $3.50 p NJ. OH the school campus will take
place the graduating exercises. AS this class
is the first as far as can be learned to grad
uate from this institution. hope all Indians
belonging to this reservation will be present if
at all possible.
At 1880 A. NJ. Friday, June l9. pupils will be
dismissed to go home for the summer vacation.
No children will be allowed to leave the school
except with their parents some other respon-
sible person.
Very truly yours.
E. D.MosSMAN. Principal.
Approved.
S. E. ALLEN. supt. and s. D. A.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12
.Supt. w.. Guthrie Talks

Supt. w. j. Guthrie occupied
the pulpit in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning and
gave a strong, sensible talk on
the problems confronting the
church. Mr. Guthrie first
en- umerated the advantages
which the local church has in
the way of an intelligent and able
church membership, church
finances and a church home.
He then discussed the problems
confronting the church, the dis.
advantages under which it is
laboring and some of it's most
urgent needs. Some of the
ways in which the church might
be of use in the community we're
suggested, such as an interest in
the school, in the problems con.
fronting the school board, in all
movements tending toward build.
ing up higher standard of civic
righteousness and a more intelli.
gent citizenship. If the church
would become a real live force
in the community, then it's mem.
bers must arouse themselves
and become enthused with de-
sire to help their fellow men.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12
Circuit Court.

The cases of the State VS..
Frank Fish, Ernest Kimball, Gar
field Hance. John A. Ricter. Otto
Loessin, ]. C.Kugler, John John.
son, Howard Olberg, Gilbert
Knudson, VIM. Conley, Anton
Block, Julius Reinke, Ed Long,
o. G.. Ellestad, Leo Ozlowsal1i,
Samuel Boyd, Mike Thennis and
B. A. Connally were either
stricken from the calendar or
dismissed. Most of these cases
had been carried over for sew.
eral terms and convictions did
not seem to be possible.
The case against Ray King
was dismissed because the chief
witness against him had been
sent out of the state by her
father who was averse to having
her go on the witness stand, pre-
ferring rather to drop the matter.
The court put Harry Michael
on probation with the proviso that
he report once month to At
torney John A. Munro at Wilmot,
and also pay back the money he
secured on those worthless
checks.
Bernard Pryor and Able and
John Max were all acquitted of
the charge of grand larceny by
the jurors trying them.
A matter that attracted con-
sidirable notice was the case
Of Johanna Shuler of Summit
against Flora Halvor, also of
Summit. The plaintiff wanted
damages for the alleged alienation
of her husbands affections by
the defendant. The jury decid-
ed that damages were deserved
and fixed the amount at $1,000.
AS to whether the judgment is
worth anything, the Standard is
not informed.
In the case of the Farmers
Elevator Co. of Ortley against A..
P. Utne the jury returned ver-
dict for the defendant.
In the matterof the Fairmont &
Veblen Ry. Co. VS.. Halvor K.
Stowe the jury awarded the de-
fendant 81, 900. The action was
begun to determine the amount
of damage resulting to defend
ants farm by reason of being
crossed by the railroad.
The case on trial as we go to
press is that of the F. & V. Ry.
Co. against Fred Bethke to de.
termine the value of a gravel pit
on the defendants farm, wanted
by the railroad.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12
Certifi cate of Nomination.

I hereby certify that the fol-
lowing persons have been nomi-
mated for members of Board of
Education and Treasurer of Sis.
seton Independent School Dis.
trict:
For member of Board of Edu.
cation, 3 years, j. A Robertson.
For treasurer, 3 years, J. M.
Swanberg.
Dated June II 1914.
A. A. Peterson,
Clerk of Sisseton Independent
School District, Sisseton, S. D.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12
Small Cyclone
in Roberts Co.
Buildings Blown Down in Minnesota
Township, Causing a Loss of
Several Thousand Dollars.


over the northern part of the
county early last Saturday even
ing, resulting in considerable
damage to farm buildings. The
greatest havoc was wrought in
Minnesota township.
Erick Kolsom's large barn was
blown to pieces. Luckily he
carried a tornado insurance of
$1,000 and his loss will not be
complete.
At Gunder Hammers farm
the barn was destroyed and the
house was so badly wrecked
that it is of little value. He was
protected by an insurance of
$4,000 in the St. Paul Mutual.
Besides the buildings mentioned
Mr.. Hammer also lost his auto
mobile and various pieces of
farm machinery and the build
ings in which they were housed.
1t was only about four years ago
that Mr.. Hammer lost his barn
by fire and he feels that he has
received more than his share of
calamity.
Joe Spethmanals losthis barn.
He too carried an insurance of
81 200.
In Lien township Carl Nelson
got the full force of the storm.
His house was badly damaged
and the barn was blown dowr.
Four horses We're also injured.
Lesser damage resulted along
the track of the storm, such as
windmills being blown down
and automobile sheds overturned.
Later in the night this city
caught it with a wind from the
south that blew in one light of
glass on the upper floor of the
court house and another at the
Massingham residence. The
stack on one of the chimneys at
the Thompson house was blown
off and there were other unim-
portant evidinces of the severity
of the storm. 1t is reported
that when the wind was at it's
worst a good many people sought
safety in their cellars. The un-
usual severity of the storms so
far this summer is thought to
be due to the unreasonable Warm
weather.
A good description of the storm
was obtained from Mr.. H. M.
Felbaum who lives within few
miles of where the storm was
the worst. He describes the
cloud as funnel shaped but rather
small in appearance. The wind
seemed to begin blowing about
II miles southwest of Claire
City and it Travelled northeast,
with a track of less than
half a mile in width. Mr..
Fellbaum reports that after
crossing the North Dakota line
all the farm buildings except the
house were destroyed on the
John Singer farm, also the barn
belonging to j. Ellis. He did
not learn of any further damage
in that direction.
Saturday evening the barn on
the StevenL Lentch farm at Frank
Day county, was destroyed by
the wind.
Sunday evening three head o1
cattle belonging to Jake Foel ir
Goodwill were killed in the
pasture by lightning.
M, orI Nfro Dako,co.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12
ALFALFA

What makes the landscape look so fair,
What blossoms bright perfume the air,
What plant repays the farmers toll
And will enrich the worn-out soil'
A1falfa
What makes the swine SO healthy feel.
And never raise hungry squeal,
That wholesome food that never fails.
TO put three curls into their tails?
Alfalfa!
What makes all other stock look nice,
And bring the highest market price,
What fills the milk pail, feeds the calf,
And makes the old COW almost laugh?
Alfalfa. Selected
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12

Mrs. John Mead and Mrs. DR..
Robertson both had sweet peas
in blossom on the 9th of June.
Verify Sisseton will soon be in
the banana belt.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12

DR.. Scheffler and family have
moved into the cKeever house.
but the Doctors Office is still at
the old place.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12
Better Farming Boosters
Give Fine Talks to Many Wide
Awake Roberts County Men.

Give Fine Talks to Many Wide
Awake Roberts County Men.
The Alfalfa train arrived at Z
o'clock Tuesday morning, just
one hour behind schedule time.
1t was made up of engine, bag
gage car, day coach, diner and
sleeping car. On board was as
live a bunch of boosters for the
ideas they represent as one
could wish to see.
A. e. Chamberlain of Mime
sofa, former South Dakotan
and at one time agriculturist for
the Great Northern railway, was
the speaker selected for this city.
He talked for more then an hour
to a good sized audience at the
court house. The first part of
his address was on hogs and hog
cholera. He explained the diff
ference between serum and
vaccine and made plain to the far.
mers when the one, the other or
both should be used. A warning
was given against having any
thing to do with travelling VEN
ders of o.called cures for chole-
ra. an analysis of some of the
serum" they are selling, having
shown it's composition to be
prune juice and other equally
useless ingredients for medical
purposes.
In his talk Oh alfalfa Mr..
Chamberlain said that three tons
per acre would be about the
average for Roberts county and
that three crops year could be
raised. AS a producer Of milk,
the speaker claimed that ton
of we'll cured Alfalfa would
equal ton Of the best bran, and
instead of depicting the soil in
raising alfalfa, the land would
thereby be constantly enriched.
Figures were given to show the
great value of alfalfa as food
for beef cattle and hogs, and the
farmers were warned against
the present ruinous practice of
raising small grain year after
year. 1t was shown that in
many places this policy has been
the ruination of land that had
been worth as high as $500 an
acre and brought it's value down
to as low as 81 or SO an acre,
whereas in states like Illinois,
with no better soil, crop rotation
has brought land values up to as
high as $500 an acre. Attention
was called to China, where the
land has been farmed for 1000
years and where more is pro-
duced on an acre than we in this
county raise on 10, simply be-
couse the Chinese are better far.
mers than we are. The young
men present were urged to stick
to Roberts county soil, put into
practice the best recognized
methods of farming and the
results would be far greater
than could be secured from the
picture farms advertised so
glowingly by land agents. The
talk was closely followed to the
end, when all who desired were
given literature bearing on the
subjects discussed.
Other good speakers were
taken by automobile to the farms
of Henry Krone in Grant, Carl
Sonstegard and Knute Tasa in
Enterprise, Andrew Torvick's s
and to the Government school at
the Agency where similar talks
were given.
This better farming compaign
is being conducted by the Chica
go, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and
the Chicago & Northwestern rail
rords and the Agricultural Ex-
tension Dept. of the Information
81 uo,.,oofo,, M IT, ;c ,noc+;,,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Peterson
have returned from a visit at
Michigan. N. D. On the way
out they visited at Pennock, MINI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
Tho Human Factor in Business.

a few years ago one of the principal
partners of a well-known private bank
ing firm formed a coasting party at his
home in New Jersey. Most of the guests
did their coasting on big "double-run-
ner," but the host. il was observed, con-
tented himself with sharing sled with
one Of his children and never starting
from more than halfway up the hill.
Asked why he didn't join the party on
the "double-runner' he answered simply
Nthat business In New York was in such
shape that If he suffered an accident that
would keep him from the Office for even
day the loss Of time would amount 10
nothing less than a catastrophe. To some
his fears seemed altogether exaggerated,
but IL IS interesting TO note, in this con-
nection. that just such a physical mis-
chance 10 an English fnancier was re-
sponsible recently not only for his own
failure but for that of an ancient and
honorable firm with which he was con-
nected and that of another company Of
which he was chairman. The closing OF
the doors Of Chaplin, Milne & Co. In Lon
Con, and of the Canadian Agency can be
traced directly TO the serious accident
which happened TO Arthur Grenfell late
last year. The ambitious projects he had
IN train could not survive his enforced
absence from business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES
General News and Earnings Of
Various Corporations.

A contract has been let for the ex-
tension of the Oregon Washington Rail-
way and Navigation Company. from
Tacoma, Washington, to Olympia. The
line, together with Olympia terminals
will cost approximately $4,000, and all
rights of way. which will pass through
productive district, have been
secured.
Louisville Gas and Electric.
Seven industrial gas contracts were
secured by the Louisville Gas and Elec-
trio Company during the week ended
June 6, having a total estimated annual
consumption of 100000 cubic feet Elec-
trio power contracts for q total of 137
horsepower were also received, together
with SO housewirlng orders.
Chicago Elevated.
A banking syndicate composed Of the
National City Bank, Lee, Higglnson &
Co, and y. w. Halsey e. Co., which
recently purchased 100000 s per cent
first mortgage bonds of the Northwest
ern Elevated, Chicago, has completed
ARRANGEMENTS for number OF New York
bankers and representatives to inspect
properties of the Chicago Elevated Rail-
way.
Wisconsin Edison.
The Wisconsin Edison Company, Inc,
for the five months ended May 81, 1914.
reports gross operating revenue of 49,
5gi.6 57 an increase OF over 8 per cent
over the corresponding period Of last
year. Gross income amounted to ST.
oss PIG a gain Of 6.Sl per cent, and net
income decreased 0.36 per cent TO Sis,-
$40. Gross earnings for the twelve
months ended May 81, were SS,67o'Al,
$40 per cent higher than In 1919, and
net income available increased 6.@ per
cent TO sl,195,325. Operating expenses for
the five-month period were 2,5ss,l25,
which include sS52.lS3 reserved for depre-
citation, an increase Of 2S.6 per cent over
the preceding year, and for the twelve
months totalled $5,99l,C 600, including $751;
s74. an increase of 1888 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
IMPORT MORE, EXPORT LESS
Result of U. S. Trade for May
and for Eleven Months.

Washington. June 2O.-Imports into the
United States increased last month, COM
pared with May, 1913, but there was a
decline in exports. the Department of
Commerce announced in preliminary fig
ures to-day. May imports were S16S. 6S7.-
$50. compared with N33,723. 71S in May last
year. Free merchandise amounted TO 627
per cent, against Sic per cent a year ago.
Domestic exports in May were S157,4O6-
572. a decrease of sS3, sl9, 22S, as compared
with May, 1918. Foreign exports were
81. 243. 631, against S355l.622 In May, 1913.
For eleven months ended May, 1914
imports were 1875, $40, against sl,6sl'
30 az last year, and domestic exports g.
i75, S92. llS, against s2,26s, S33.47s last year.
Foreign goods exported aggregated Sl, !,
as2 2S9 In the eleven months, compared
with S3i145,755 last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
TOPICS OF THE DAY
in WALL STREET
/ Dock Island Mathematics
Battles the Traders
in Stocks.
CALCULATIONS AND
PRICES DON'T AGREE
End of Gold Export Movement
Now in Sight-SubsT
Gets Supply of Bars.

Al first sight the Rock Island reorgant-
,.,,on plan presented no very difficult
.-ohleus 20 settle. The statement vas
.reciic and so well ordered that II was
nossible 10 take it Up paragraph by para
,r.nh and have at the end clear and
.noomplicated idea OF what the reorgan-
,,srs we're attempting to do. But within
ave minutes after the markets opened on
,he stock Exchange and the curb the
somplacency with which traders had been
,.rarding their calculations disappeared.
ard in the two hours following few Of
,hen had any chance to reassume it..
Those who had taken particular pride
N their mathematics found themselves
Aevlldered by the practical facts of curb
spotations for the underlying company's
romn1on stock when common), its pre-
ferred ~tock Cwhen issued and the rights
whatever they were). The principal dif-
aculty was in discovering why the col
lateral trust bonds should be selling on
re exchange in the neighborhood Of 81
when the curb price for the common
stock was 81 and the price for the pre-
fsrred stock was So Some of the people
N tho brokers' Offices, putting the price
AZ the bonds and the amount Of the as
s.ssment on one side OF their calculations
and the market value of the securities 10
he EXCHANGED for them on the other. could
not find any way to account for dts
parity Of $50 or $50. revise their figures as
often as they would. Most of the others
just plainly gave it up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
ON THE CONSOLIDATED
Good Business in Odd Lots Firm
from the Call.

Business in odd lots was the feature
yesterday of the short Saturday session
on the Consolidated Exchange. Transac-
tons took place in American Cotton OIL
at 42h, American Smelling at e27s and 63,
American Sugar at los, California Pc
troleun at 1875, Denver & Rio Grande
common at II and IN. Denver & Rio
Grande preferred at 1875, Erie LIST pre-
ferred at Az. international Harvester at
1O7. Mexican Petroleum at 60A. National
Lead at 459s, Pacific Mall at 225s, Rumely
common at 90, Rumely preferred at 2Sis,
Texas Oil at 1874, Third Avenue at 1875,
Virginia Carolina Chemical at 30 and 29s4
and Western Maryland at 20.
The market, so far as the general list
was concerned. was firm from the open
ing call Steers highest on tho Consoli-
dated was 621z, against 625s on the New
York Stock Exchange
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

Gross earnings OF United States rail-
roads continue to make an Indifferent
comparison with those of year ago, the
total Of all roads from which returns
have been received by Dunn's Review for
the first week in June amounting to only
9,666, a decrease of Ga per cent, as
contrasted with the corresponding week
In 1913.
y few roads report some Improvement,
among them Chesapeake & Ohio, Seaboard
Air Line, Southern Cincinnati, New Or
leans, & Texas Pacific, Minneapolis &
st. Paul and Texas Pacific but it is very
slight.
In the following table are given the
gross earnings OF all United States rail-
roads reporting for the first week OF
June, and the loss as compared with the
earnings Of same roads for the cor
responding week year ago; also for the
roads that reported for the same weeks
in the two preceding months; together
with the percentages of gain or loss as
compared with last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
End of Gold Exports in Sight.
Treasury Provides Bars.

There has been a good deal of specu-
lation about the shipments from Denver,
principally concerning the Treasury De-
partments reasons for making the big
transfer Of bars, but no satisfactory eX-
PLANTATION has yet been furnished. A
short time ago the department seemed
perfectly satisfied to let exporters pay as
high a price as it could make them for
the gold they were sending out Of the
country, because IL was apparently MAX
ing no effort TO replenish its local supply
Of bars and the bankers had TO buy the
more expensive coin. Apparently, how
ever, the real trouble was that the Sub
Treasury was short of bars and was only
waiting for the consignments that are
just arriving. Under the law the depart
ment has TO redeem in gold whatever gold
certificates are presented. 1t rests with
the Secretary of the Treasury TO decide
how many gold bars shall be available at
any time for those who prefer the bars
10 coin. And as Mr.. McAdOo has made
liberal, If belated. provision for exporters
II does not seem as though the DEPART
ment had been trying to use its power
10 make more difficult and expensive OPP
orations which IL could not prevent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
Exchange Baby" Initiated.

Bertrand L. Taylor. the baby OF the
New York Stock Exchange and one OF
he youngest men admitted 70 MEMBER
ship In some years, was initiated on the
moor yesterday. The full ritual was useo'
under the direction OF Louis Levy, who,
after the new member had been properly
snowered with water, escorted him 10 the
eaair, where he was presented 10 the
members, several of whom on his return
70 the floor removed various articles OF
his attire. TO be filed away in the ar
enlYes- After friends retrieved him ne
ssepred a reserve suit from Logan *
Trans Office, where he will make his
tesdQuarters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
Movement of Specie.

The exports OF specie from the Port Of
New York for the week ended June q
were: Gold. S26,297,271 and silver s77S,
$40. a total of S27,O71.OS1, against sS.OS7.'
1e1 gold and silver last week, and $6lS,'
GIL in the corresponding week last year
The above figures include sl2,72o,OOO Of
gold and s162, 726 silver too late for las'
weeks report Since Jan. the exports
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
BONDS.
MINING.
COST COMPARISONS
Changes in Average Prices for
the Last Week.

The following table gives the highest,
lowest and average wholesale spot prices
Of twenty-four articles Of current con-
sumption in the New York markets for
the week ended June 20. and the difference
in average from those Of the previous
week. cotton. sugar and lard quotations
being in cents and hundredths:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21

Of gold amounted to s7O,595, 2sO and silver
sl9,7OS,92l, against s6O,179,752 gold and
$25,O1S,S45 silver in the corresponding
period last year.
Imports Of specie for the week were
Gold s1S4552 and $51.333 silver, a total
Of $1S5,Ss5, against s177.67O In the pre-
ceding week and s475622 in 1918. Cince
Jan. $9,154,144, against s12,966, SO last
wear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
EXCHANGE FOR THE WEEK

Following the usual Of
ast week. together with the
net changes Of Tho week and with
the high low prices Of she 1918.
Total sales for The week. $4,000 and 10000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21

Estimated gross receipts of the Central
and South American Telegraph Company
for the quarter ended June 80 are SSs7'1V'-
and net after taxes S227,5oO The total sur
plus aggregates $4,000.