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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-04-03
W. {. I. U. COLUMN

The local ladies OF the w. c. I. u. are solely
responsible for whatever appears under this
heading
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-04-03
Official Proceedings
Of the Board of County Commits
siOners

siOners
Slsseton, S. d., Feb. oath, 1914.
The board of county commits
sloners met as per adjournment,
all members present.
Petition from the Wilmot Com.
mercial Club asking for an ap-
preparation from the farmers
institute fund to help them in
paying rent for rooms to hold
their farmers institute, which on
account of their school house
burning, and all available room
was IN use for school purposes.
makes it harder for them to get
rooms for institute work, and
having to pay higher rent than
formerly. Motion made by S.
l.. Remund and seconded by M.
L.. Nicholson that the balance in
farmers institute fund of S52.75
be allowed Wilmot city to aid
them in holding their farmers
Institute. Carried; all members
voting aye.
Bills allowed and rejected as
follows:
Willie BENSON 60hnsha)s
seed wheat for poor
farm, SOC. per bushel S 48 90
Z. III. BOllenbeck, hall
rent for teachers meet
ing 500. ............ 10 90
Corona Mercantile Co..
merchandise, Nancy
Richert$11.2 20 rejected
S. b. Oscarson & Co..
mdse. B F Minor poor 10 35
William Aiken services
town marshall, State
VS. Geo. Scott 80. 800. q As
William Aiken services
town marshall State VS.
N O'Toole $2325, al.
lowed ............... q Is
William Aiken services
town marshall Statevs
Albert Gassell $24.4O
allowed ............. 21 %
Hayes Bollman, Justice
leeS. .... U5
Weis & Theis repair of
jul ..... = W)
b. A. Eastman, mileage,
proposalman, Spring
dale township. ....... co
Aug. VIM. Hartge. draw
ing plats and recording AZ 81
Aug. VIM. Hartge, draw
ing plats and recording 5 on
Board adjourned until 9 O'Clock
February 25th, 1914.
Board met as per adjourn
ment, all members present.
Bills allowed and rejected as
follows:
H. l.. Eidet, care and
keep of Frank Wolliver
poor ................ s152 IS
Hans Krogstad mileage
as proposalman, En-
terprise Twp. L so
Olaf Nergaard, mileage
as proposalman, Grant
township p............ 1 40
A. K. Eggen, mileage as
proposolman, Hart TIP 2 20
s. II. Malm, mileage as
proposalman, Easter. 2 60
Frank Goodboy, witness
fees, municipal court
$1,000 allowed ...... II 80
Mat Leddy, witness fees
municipal court .... 6 10
James McChain, witness
fees municipal court 2 10
Continued on 4th Page)
Notice of Spelling Contest
Friday evening, April 10th,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-04-03
Sunday Lecture
by VIM. A. Ward

Mr. VIM A. Ward lecturer But we have opportunity to do
considerable all these things
dressed the Mems Christian and gon which be applied
Civic Association branch
evening" the subject his talk finance
being THE Rediscovery of ics we'll to private
we adnn lnnu .nInol n1l1
Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-28
SUNDAYS REPORTS
FROM THE FRONT

London, Sept. 27.-Claims of an i'm
portant German victory that came to
English sources by way of the Unit
cd States, where 1t was received by
wireless from Berlin, and the infor-
nation that the Kaiser has again un-
leashed the Zeppelins and Taubes, his
war dogs of the air, were the two
most important pieces of news that
reached here tonight.
If the Germans are correct in their
assertions, their triumph of the day
is of great credit, for they say they
had an inferior force that over
whelmed French division near Ba-
paune and silenced the forts near
Verdun in Meuse. Bapaume is 80
miles northeast of Paris and 10 miles
southwest of Cambria.
The dispatch from Berlin, which
came by way of the Sayville, L. L.,
wireless station, says, in speaking OF
conditions at the front:
"The battle line is being pushed fur
ther and further to the northwest of
its original position. The Germans
claim that the French have been ia
vored in their attacks upon the Ger
man lines by the use of railway lines.
The complete statement follows:
"The enemy, by using his railways,
made an attack ON the German right
flank, but was repulsed by an inferior
force of Germans. The French forts
south of Verdun have been silenced
by our artillery. The German forces
before Bapaume engaged French di-
vision which failed to hold our ad-
vance.
"Otherwise, in the western theatre
of war, conditions are unchanged"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-28
Local Banker Tells
Of Valley Finances

/ The publication by Secretary of the
/ Treasury McAdoo of the list of banks
in California that are boarding funds
and refusing to loan their excess re-
serves has caused local banker 10
ask that the attention of the people
of this valley be called to the fact
that the banks of Imperial Valley are
by no means boarding money nor car
rying excessive reserves; but, on the
contrary, they have borrowed heavily
from city banks and have loaned
heavily and are carrying now only
Legitimate reserves. He added:
"All of the talk about the advance
of funds for cotton purposes by the
secretary is resulting only in talk.
All Of the facilities offered by his
office makes it possible only for some
banks in the valley to borrow more
money. The conditions attending the
borrowing and paying back of that
money are such and the amount so
small relative to the amount of money
this valley needs that it is only con-
fusing to rely upon such aid How
ever, the banks of the valley which
are entitled to the money are per-
forming all the red tape duties at
tendant upon the process.
"After a lapse of six weeks of ma
tional-aid agitation over the country
with little results, it seems that it is
reasonable to conclude that the real
benefit to be derived from the office
of the secretary is the psychological
cffect The fact that the secretary
recommends the financing of cotton
for holding purposes seems to stamp
the move with the approval of the
government, which, in turn, inspires
faith in the people, and therein lies
The remedy.
If the people of the totton-growing
region of the United States, through
the efforts of the growers, the buy-a-
bale movement or otherwise, can take
100000 bales off the market, then
the prices can be maintained as
Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-28

"Tbe fighting around Bapaume is
evidently between the French forces
which have been trying to swing
around the army of General Won
Kluck in an enveloping movement in
order to attack the German line of
communication.
"a Russian army officer who was
captured by the Germans writes to
the newspaper Novoe Vremya in st.
Petersburg praising the humanity of
the Germans, especially in their hos
pitalS.
"News has been received from
Rheims that the front towers of the
famous cathedral of Notre Dame and
the windows are nearly all undam-
aged. The reconstruction of the dam
aged parts will not be difficult, it is
said"
The last few days have found the
British people greatly concerned in
the fear that a Zeppelin fleet raid
was imminent. Tonight the fear has
become somewhat stronger as a re-
suit of three dispatches telling of the
activities of the Kaiser's Zeppelins and
aeroplanes.
A dispatch from Ostend today says
that / Zeppelin passed over Belgium
today, dropping bombs in Client. One
man was killed and hospital dam
aged. At Thielt the gas factory was
badly damaged, but no lives were re-
ported lost. Eight other towns report
ed being visited by the airship, which
dropred missiles. The Zeppelin dis
appeared in an easterly direction, to-
ward France.
A German aeropiane flew over
Pars today, dropping two bombs. One
of them killed an old man and wound
ed a girl. The other bomb did no
damage.
A German Zeppelin flew over War
saw this morning and dropped two
bombs near the fortress. No great
damage was done.
Tonight army aeroplanes made ma
neuvers over London, as they have
been doing for several nights. The
army aviation experts are doing all
in their power to receive the Zeppe-
Inns in case they come. Artillery is
being placed at all points of vantage
Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-28

though there was no calamity.
otherwise the price is likely to be
low. For the past few days the con-
ditionS seem more optimistic"
Vote California Dry
Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-28

and the crack marksmen of the ar
tillery corps are manning these pieces.
The people do not feel the confidence
shown by the army, for it has become
sort of inborn fear on the part of
the British that the Zeppelins are mys-
terious monsters capable Of doing
great damage.
Vote California Dry
Colorado River.
Mean daily gage heights, in feet
and hundredths, and DISCHARGES in sec
ond-feet, of the Colorado river at Yu
ma, Ariz., for the week ending Sep
tember &c, 1914:
Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-28

FRANCIS L. SELLEW,
Project Engineer.
Vote California Dry
Wanted-To buy alfalfa ready to
cut fer hay. Ed Royce, Ell Ccntro.-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
VARDAMAN
TOLECTURE
OCTOBER Il

4 shall open in Chickasha on Tues
day, October q, regardless of whether
congress adjourns."
The above message was received
yesterday by r. A. Dunlap from Sena-
tor James K Vardaman of Mississippi,
who will give the first number in the
lyceum course under the auspices OF
the United Charities in this city.
The original date set for the sena-
tors lecture was October 28. 1t is as
sumed from his telegram that he has
changed his plans and will open his
tour here.
The lecture will be given in the col
lege auditorium and all the door re-
ceipts will go to the charity society,
the cost Of the course having already
been guaranteed by the advance ticket
sale.
Senator Vardaman, who was former.
ly governor Of his state, ranks with
the greatest orators of the south and
is much sought for as platform
speaker. He is expected to draw big
crowd.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
WITNESS
FOR STATE
ON STAND
Black Maid Gives Strong Testimony
Against Mrs. Carman Defend
ant Sits Unmoved During
Recital Of the Story

By United Press
MineoIa, ~ Y. Oct. 21.-Celia Cole
man, the negro maid in the home OF
DIR. Carman, was witness in the trial
Of Mrs. Carman today, giving testi-
mony for. the state.
The maid testified that Mrs Carman
came down stairs on the night of the
murder and walked through the
kitchen A minute later the witness
said she heard breaking glass and at
the same time the shot which killed
Mrs. Bailey was fired
The witness further testified that
when Mrs Carman re-entered the
kitchen she said: q shot him.
The witness said Mrs. Carman had
long blue revolver in her hand %
asked her. What are you going to dc
now? and she replied: / am not go
ing to do anything
THE next morning she came to my
room and told me she hoped God would
forgive her She told me that she
would take care Of my little boy a.
long as he lived if anything happened
to me.
''Then she asked me not to say any
thing about what had happened ant
not to mention it in any way"
Mrs. Carman never flinched during
the recital Of the story told by th'
witness.
The witness further stated that Mrs
Carman's father got the revolver twt
weeks later. She could not be shaker
on cross-examination She admitted
that she told a different story at thu
inquest and when she signed a state
ment for the Carmans.
Apparently the state contends tha
Mrs. Carman fired at her husband. AT
torney Graham bitterly attacked Celi
Coleman for her conflicting statement
since the murder. Celia swore tina
Mrs. Carman gave her money to "keel
her mouth shut"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21

ton. All other sections will be equally
well represented, considering which
fact nothing but capacity business can
result, and IL is possible that for the
first time in University park, ground
rules will be necessary.
OF course, the big drawing card will
be Walter Johnson. He is the pitch.
ing idol OF half the fans from coast to
coast and to merely be able to say "Oh
I've seen Walter work" is we'll worth
the time and expense required. A week
ago last Sunday, according to press re-
ports, Johnson was defeated in Coffey-
vile, Kan, to 0. Several times dur
ing the past season Johnson has been
cleaned by correspondingly close
score, the year withal being one OF
the most luckless. 1t has not taken
one whit of glory from the big speed
merchant, however, and he is just as
popular as ever There may be a Grip
pie or two in the city or surrounding
country who will not watch his fast
ones Sunday but from the general ex-
preston. even that is doubtful.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
OWEN IS
GREETED
BY CROWD

Senator Robert l.. Owen arrived in
the city this morning at IA o'clock
and was warmly greeted by an enthus-
iastic crowd of supporters at the
Frisco station, the newly organized
Young Mems Democratic club of Grady
county attending in body. Automo-
bikes transported Senator Owen and
the Crowd to the Early hotel where he
was greeted by many in an informal
reception.
He was scheduled TO speak this aft
ernoon at 2S0 at the Airdome. on
Chickasha avNnue. The program call
ed for a trip to verden this afternoon,
starting at O'Clock, Senator Owen to
deliver a speech at that point late this
afternoon and at Anadarko tonight. A
committee started work this morning
securing automobiles to handle as
many as wanted to accompany Sena-
tor Owen as far on his trip as Verden.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
Battles Undecided.
BY United Press.

tSJ DhitDu Ai'oo
Paris. Oct 2l.--The Germans failed
in the attempts to mount their heay
lest guns for an attack on the allied
fleet along the coast, which has been
supporting the extreme allied left.
The fire from the fleet dismounted
the German guns and tore up their
foundations by wonderfully accurate
shooting.
The sudden tightening OF the censor
ship, ii Is believed. indicates that i'm.
portant events are impending. Prob
ably the allies are trying to oust the
Germans from Lille.
Both the official and unofficial re-
ports agree that the battles which are
now being fought in northern France
are undecided. The allies are still dc.
tcrmined to capture Lille. where the
Germans have strung SO many miles
of barb wire. The E'reEch are Nrming
their infantry with Steel shields to
keep off rifle bullets while the msn
are removing the wires.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
TRYING TO TURN
GERMAN RIGHT
here that British submarines attacked
German destroyers off Rugen island.
The report seems highly incredible,
because the island is inside the Baltic
sea.
Cooking for the Soldiers.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

- W 4i<A<ia4fi oiii~i
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
On the Battlefield of Scissors, Oct.
-(By mail to New York Having
accidentally stumbled onto the front,
and being held here, 1t would be pos
sible for me to write reams about
shooting and killing if the officers
would let me. am not permitted to
leave the town, or even to mention its
name in anything | write, because |
cannot prove that what information
have win not get to the Germans.
But can write about Jules cooking.
1t would do the Germans good to know
about it, and besides, any man who
says that cooking and eating are not
as important in warfare as shooting
and killing doesn't know what warfare
Is.
You step from a country road through
a wicketgate. which opens on pear
orchard, and you're IN Jules kitchen
The kitchen he presides over in Paris
is sacred ground and you could not
enter 1t for love, nor even for lot OF
money, for Jules is chef of one of the
greatest and finest restaurants in the
world The mobilization call in Franco
CONTINUED on rage Two,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
DECISION
OF UMPS.
CHANGED
Sunday Game is Declared Tie and
Rival Teams Will! Clash Again
With Premier TwirIer in
Box for Minco

That Walter Johnson, Washington.
American league star, and considered
ny many experts as the premier of all
mound artists today, will pitch in
Chickasha Sunday for Minco in the
Minco-Geary game, was the statement
received today from Ed Bond, Minco
manager.
In a true sportsmanlike manner,
Manager Bond readily agreed to call
the game of last Sunday a tie, when
some dissatisfaction arose over the de-
cision Of Umpire Womack in the last
inning. The game, then, next Sunday
will be decisive. The ruling of last
Sundays game a tie makes two sue
cessive games that the Minco-Geary
clubs have fought to draw, in each
instance the score being to 8.
While it was evident that the major
ity of the bugs were inclined to be
peeved at Womack's decision very few
accused the diminutive jumps Of being
maliciously crooked or purposely
throwing the game to Minco but they
merely believe that hec allied the play
as he saw it, acting upon his interpre-
tation Of the rules, and not purposely
constituting them wrongly. The agree
ment of Minco to declare the game a
| draw proves beyond the shadow of a
doubt that they want nothing that isn't
coming to them.
Minco has further agreed to allow
the Geary management to select the
umpire, providing that he is a league
jumps. The man will be selected later
and it is possible that two umpires will
work
Both teams will appear practically
the same as last sunday, with the ex
ception of the pitchers, and it is We
possible that Geary viii pitch Perry
who worked for them last Sunday
Rumor has it, however, that th'
Geary management is in communica
tion with Larry Cheaney, one Of th'
best OF the Chicago White Sox hurlers
This statement is not official
The contest without question is t
be the biggest event of the kind Okla
homa has ever seen. The whole coun
try for a radius Of 150 miles is hein
billed and a regular circus day crow
is expected 1t was stated that tn
Rock Island had agreed to hold tn
, Mangum and Lindsay branch train
until after the game. An idea of th
immense crowd expected may be base
upon the statement Of Rock Islam
/ trainman Of the Lindsay line. He sal
| that from the most conservative est
mate based upon the conversation i
, had heard along the line, between 30
and 500 bugs are due from that se'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21

Washington, Oct. 21-Great Britain
and the United States are rapidly ap-
preaching crisis on the question Of
the seizure of American vessels.
That the seizure of neutral vessels
plying between neutral ports is con-
trary to international law, is the con-
tention of this government
The state department entered Wig
orous protest against the seizure Of a
Standard Oil tanker bound from New
York to Copenhagen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
Democratic Club Launched with
Enthusiasm -Purposs to Spread
Out and Put Grady County
to the Front
ESKRIDCE GIVES
AN ABLE ADDRESS
Older Heads Guide the Youngsters
in Organizing Judge N. M.
Williams Outlines Work
Officers are Elected

Last night at the county court house
the Young Mems Democratic club OF
Grady county was organized and got
away from the tape with plenty of en-
thusiasm and promises for an organi-
zation that will help to put Grady
county in the front row at all Demo
cratic performances in the state
The initial membership with which
the club started was about 40, all be.
ing from the city of Chickasha, but
plans are already on foot to not only
increase the membership in this city.
but to cover the county in campaign
and secure every young Democrat
within the boundaries, achieving one
of the ambitions OF every such organi-
zation in the state, and that is to show
the greatest membership.
Among the older heads present TO
guide the wobbling youngsters Alright
in their efforts at organization, were
Judge N. M. Williams, B. B. Barefoot,
AIger Melton, John c. Lewis, DR. j. B.
Eskridge, r. e. Davenport, Ringing
speeches were heard from several OF
the coaches but none OF the recruits
attempted anything in the nature OF an
orttorical venture, being under fire for
the first time.
The principal address of the even
ing was given by DR.. ]. b. Eskridge
and proved to be masterful discourse
on the foundation Of government. The
speaker went back in history to the
very beginning of government and fol
lowed it's progress and development,
as thoroughly as limited time would
permit, through the ages, into modern
history.
He declared that the Roman senate
was without question the greatest
body Of statesmen that the world has
ever seen and that any government of
the present day is fashioned in some
particular after that body of men. Re-
ferring to the initiative and referen-
dunn the speaker stated that it found
its origin in the old Roman senate.
The meeting was called to order by
Judge N. NJ. Williams, who outlined
the work in hand and the purpose OF
the meeting. DR.. l.. e. Emanuel was
elected temporary chairman and Win
Melton temporary secretary. The
chair then appointed a committee on
organization as follows: Thomas j.
Driggers, ID. M. Caveness and Edward
Burney. They retired and drafted the
bylaws, which were adopted.
Election of officers then proceeded,
the following being chosen: ]. e,
Pool, president; Ben Goff, first vice
president; Thomas J. Driggers, second
vice president; Ross Rox, secretary
w. J. Stone, treasurer.
| The executive committee elected:
DR.. L. E. Emanuel, chairman; d. NJ
Caveness, II. N. Mullican, Win Mel
ton. Carroll McGehee.
Membership committee, appointed:
w. H. Cabine, chairman; Clifford New
man, Willis Elledge, ]. e. Black, Fred
Harrisonn r. w Foreman.
Finance committee, appointed
James j. Britt, Bradford Newman, Ed
ward L. Burney.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
Desperate Fighting in Progress at
Lille Censors Tighten Up and
Important Event Believed
to Be Impending
FLEET PREVENTS
MOUNTING GUNS
Allies Claim Invasion Along the Sea
Coast is Checked GerIin Re-
ports Allies Repulsed with
Heavy Losses
BY United Press.

London, Oct. 2l.-The allies are at
tempting turning movement against
the extreme German right which has
been weakened by the withdrawal OF
troops that have been sent to rein
force the line OF the invaders at Lille.
It is reported that desperate fighting
is now in progress in the neighborhood
OF the latter place.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
Claim Allies RepuIsed.


BY United Presn.
Washington, Oct. 2i.--The attacks OF
the allies against the German advance
through Nieuport were repulsed fifth
heavy losses to the enemy, according
to wireless message received by the
German embassy today from the Ber-
lin foreign office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
Violent Attacks.
By United Press.

Paris, Oct. 2l.--The attacks yester.
day along the front at Dixmunde and
Labasse were OF the most violent kind,
the official communique said this aft
ernoon.
No reference was made to the fight
ing today. With the exception OF the
attacks referred to, 1t was reported
that the situation was unchanged.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
JUDGE BURFORD
TO SPEAK HERE

Judge Burford Republican candidate
for United States senator, win speak
here Thursday evening at the court
house.
Judge Burford was on the federal
bench in Oklahoma before statehood
and is at present q member Of the
state senate. Everybody is invited to
hear him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
Germans Gaining.
BY United .tress.

BY United .Fress.
Pekin, Oct 2l.-Russia is with
drawing her first line troops from
Manchuria and Siberia for service
against Germany and Austria.
The German defense at Kiau Chau
is being stubbornly maintained. In q
fight between German and Japanese
aviators in the air both lost their lives.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
Coast Invasion Checked.
BY United Press.

London, Oct. 21.-The war office is
confident that the German invasion
by the sea coast has been checked
completely.
1t is stated that both sides are dig
ging themselves in so that It will be
heard for either to make progress.