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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16

EXCHANGE beautiful home, hot-water heat
gas, electric, large living Toom bedrooms
hardwood floors; value $500 for small lot OF
ground or small houses. 453 T.. Walnut la O.
DESIRABLE PROPERTY on Tioga st.-Wm
consider Investment houses ground. WILL
IAN BARR, Sth and Oak lane.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
White Paint for Bridge Approaches

Watertown, Not much longer
will persons who drive at night,
either i'll automobiles or horse
drawn vehicles, have to strain their
eyes and wonder in uncertainty
whether they are approaching a
bridge in such manner that they
will not go off over the grade, if a
plan adopted by the county COM
missioners at the advice of H. A.
Hickman, bridge supervisor, works
ou, the way it is expected to.
In order to avoid the difficulty
referred to above, MIR. Hickman
adviced the county board to have
all approaches to bridges painted
white. Not only will this plan
apply to new bridges to be built
but as soon as possible white paint
will be applied to all bridges now
i'll use III the country
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
LAKE TRAVERSE
DRAINAGE
Committees are All Busy
With their Work.

White Rock = Farmers from
the three states of North and
South Dakota and Minnesota, re-
siding in this region gathered at
White Rock to discuss plans for
draining the Bois deSiouN valley,
A. w. Hartge, county surveyor
of Roberts county, presented
his report of the survey of the
contiguous water, showing a
tota fall of - feet from point
five miles south of White Rock
to Wahpeton, n. d., and fall of
l3 feet to Rapid river, six miles
north of Paramount, N. d.
Reports of various committees
named to raise funds furincident-
al expenses connected with the
project were received and ap
proved Owing to the diverse
| laws of the three states, the
drainage project is admittedly a
hard one to Carry through, but
once carried out would reclaim
a large amount of fine farming
land iii Roberts county, South
Dakota, Richland county, North
Dakota, and Traverse and Will
| kin counties, Minnesota. In
order to avoid these conflicting
laws, it is proposed to drain the
lakes west of White Rock 10y a
ditch intersecting with ditch
running through Richland coun'
ty. and thence to the Bois de
Sioux. Another project or two
was discussed, and committee
was appointed to secure legal adj
vice and decide upon the most
feasible plan. The committee
consisted Of p. e. Dahl of White
| Rock, G. e. Billiard of Fairmont
n. d., S. b. Oscarson of White
Rock, A. It. Rustad of Wheaton
Mimi, and Willard Dahlquist of
Paramount.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
Inform the Editor

One OF the most difficult of the
editor S jobs is to get facts about
births, marriages or deaths. Peo-
pie seem to think heought to know
these things by intuition. If not
that, the birth, marriage or death
is of such Importance in the i'm
mediate family that it is presumed
the editor will be informed bv some
wireless or just grow into the in
formation. Then, when the paper
comes out, and no mention is made
of the event, the editor is blamed
for not running a good newspaper
or getting all the news. Remem-
Der there are good many people
i'll this county. If the editor knew
each of them by name, besides
their family history and the chief
events in the lives of every individ-
ual, he wouldn't be an editor.
He'd be a demi-god, resting his
feet ona cloud and slipping ambrosia
instead of inhablting broken down
office chair and wondering where
the money for the next white paper
bill is coming from. The life of
average newspaper man is a gay
one. Gathering news is second ma
ture to him, like picking his teeth
with the Office pen and cussing the
office towel. Just the same, there S
a limit to his onniscience. Last
week, we thought of a million,
| eight hundred aud forty nine
thousand three hundred and sixty
four things of Importance, besides
couple hundred OF thousand small
items unworthy of mention And
it was slow week. We'reanxious
| for news for the paper, and it won t
put you out much to drop by the
Office or telephone us what's hap
pening at your home. Then if the
item doesn't get in the paper, you
have a right to come down and kick
the stufiing out of the cat. Other.
wise don't blame us.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
TAYLOR RENDERS
TWO DECISIONS
Primary Law Suffers Two
Heavy Blows.

Huron-Judge Alva b. Taylor
rendered a decision yesterday
in the case brought by II. q.
Richards to enjoin the enforce
ment of the new primary cleo
tior law.
The holding of the court is
that the new primary law en-
acted by the legislature last
winter is legal and valid, and
that it etfectually repeals the so
called Richards primary law en-
acted by the people under the
initiative at the 1912 election.
There We're two questions be-
fore the court in this case. The
first was whether the legislature
had power to repeal a law en-
acted by the people under the
initiative provision of the consti-
tuition, and the other, whether
the decision of the legislature
thatan emergency existed could
be reviewed by the court. Upon
this first question, the attorneys
for the defendant argued that
the legislature had the power to
repeal an initiated law for the
simple reason that the constitu-
did not forbid it, and this was
the view taken by the court.
Upon the second question the
attorneys for Richards argued
that there was no emergency
and that the new law could not
90 into effect before July lst;
while the attorneys for the de-
fense contended, that the court
could not go into the question
of the eXistance of an emergency,
that this was wholly a question
for the legislature. On this
proposition too the decision was
adverse to Mr.. Richards con.
tentions.
Null & Royhl and Gardner &
Churchill of Huron appeared fol
Mr.. Richards, and Attorney
General Caldwell and States At
torney Chamberlain of Beadle
county, represented the de
PENDANTS.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
1000, 600 Acres of Dakota Lands
to Open.

Washington, Secretary OF the
Interior Land today issued an order
which will open to entry under the
enlarged homestead act over 2,0O0,-
600 acres of dry farming lands,
situated in the Lennon land dis
trict, Harding, Perkins and Corson
counties. South Dakota. The sec.
retarv has taken this action in re-
sponse to numerous requests that
lands be classified for 52O-acre ell,
trv in accordance with the terms
of the act of congress approved
March 4, 1915. This order will
become effective September 10, 1915
Requests for information relative
to specific areas are so defined and
applications to enter any of these
lands should be addressed to the
registrar and receiver of the lane
Office at Lennon, South Dakota
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
Station Robbed at Britton S. D..

Britton With the help of
hammers, bars and files taken
from the section house, robbers
broke into the Milwaukee depo t
here Saturday night and obtain
ed about seven dollars. They
attempted to blow the door off
the safe but were only partly
successful, and it is thought
they were scared away before
they finished their job.
BY using a bar the door was
easily opered this morning and
the contents were found un-
touched. The safe contained be-
tween seventy and eighty dollars
and some valuable papers.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
Falls to Death From Window.

Waubay-Oie Was berg, an old
pioneer of Roberts county, fell
from second story window at
the hospital here and died a few
hours later from the shock.
Mr.. Washberg had been left
in charge of the hospital author
tiles by his son in-law as he was
becoming childish and unman-
ageable due to his old age. The
old man did not like the arrange
ment and had several times tried
to escape from the hospital and
return to his home with his SON
in law. 1t was finally found
necessary to lock him in his
room to keep him from leaving.
He attempted to escape from
his room after having been lock-
ed in Tuesday night by climbing
from the window but lost his
balance and fell to the ground
below. The inmates of the hos
pital We're awakened by the fail
and Wasberg was Immediately
taken inside and examined by
the physician. No broken bones
We're found and the old man was
apparently unharmed by the ac.
cident. A few hours later how.
ever, as he was sitting in his bed
he suddenly died 1t is thot that
his death was caused by heart
failure due to the shock sus,
tanned in the fall.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
COURT SENTENCES.

At the close of the Circuit Court
last Thursday the Judge pronounc-
ed sentence on the various con-
victed parties:
Otto Losene and Walter kimble
were sentenced to serve time in
state penitentiary, Losene received
nine months and kimble six.
Adolph kopp ST.. and Adolph
kopp Jr. will each serve two months
in the Roberts county Jail.
Bert Robinson was sentenced to
thirty days in county jail and a
fine of 5000.
Griif Coffee received a fine of
S100.
Spencer sentenced to spend four
months i'll Jail sentence was sus-
pended OH good behavior.
Geo. Pam was granted a new
trial
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
A Tribute to MIR. Frank Horton.

On July 2l, 1915. at nine o clock
i'll the evening, MIR. Frank Horton,
one of the pioneer men of Sisseton,
walked smilingly down to the edge
of the waters of death. 1t was no
hardship although he loved life i'll
his old age as he did i'll his youth.
He was hale man with a sunny
smile, and ready laughter. There
was about him Kindness he carried
till the very end of his journey,
and which blessed upon the way
many a weary traveller. Mr..
Horten slowly and patiently suffer
ed to the end. But God, i'll his
goodness and mercy, planned the
universe wisely and fill it with sun
Shine, birdsong and hope.
The leaves that fell last October,
blessed the earth and enriched the
soil. and last spring the winds were
blowing the resurrection trumpet
and those leaves are going to rise
again into full bloom and life. And
SO Mr.. Horton passed away with
the certainty of the hope. Be
cause live, We shall live also, anc
we rejoice with him i'll the reward
which he now is enjoying i'll the
mansions which Cod has prepared
for those who love him.
Contributed.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
Sparrows Damage Grain.

Sylvester kimball, brought i'll a
bundle of oats to this office, Tues
day, that he had pulled out of his
field. About two thirds OF the
kernels were gone and the tops Of
the grain has the appearance OF be-
ing ripe. This, Mr.. kimball,
states is damaged by English Spar
rows While the grain is soft the
sparrows will squeeze out the milk.
The field hisgrain was taken from
is near large grove and it is es-
timated that the loss of grain will
prehaps be about five bushels to the
acre. The English Sparrow is ac-
cumulating fast in this section an d
it is but a matter of short time
when it will be necessary to have a
bounty on them to encourage peo.
pie to kill them of.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
new R. R. WILL
RUN TO DULUTH
Survey of New Road Will
Commence this Week.

Waubay-After incurring the
i'll will of residents of this sec
lion of the country by a long de-
lay, the promoters of the new
Huron & Northwestern railroad
have been busy the past two
weeks perfecting their arrange
mentS for the road.
1t has been decided to extend
the road to Duluth, thereby Civ
ing them Il lake outlet. Articles
of incorporation have been filed
and the title of the road has
been changed from Huron and
Northwestern to Huron, Duluth
x Southern.
The financial arrangements
for the enterprise have been
completed and a large force is
engaged in this office making
out reports for the financing OF
the northern extension.
The work on the final survey
commenced Monday. a line
will be run from Sisseton thru
Hankinson, n. d., to Wahpetor
and thence to Duluth, Minn.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
After Hobocs; Shoots Youth.

Wahpeton Ed ward Darmody,
Is years old, was accidently
shot by John Matheson, police
man. The shooting occurred
near the Twin City creamery
midway between breckenridge
and Wahpeton
The police with a follow o.icer
was after some hoboes with
whom they had had an alterca-
tion, Matheson firing when the
men attempted to escape. Young
Darmody and the proprietor OF
the creamery, h. w. Wing, were
just leaving the creamery to re-
turn home after u day s work
A bullet struck Darmody just
below the heart. He was inn
mediately rushed to his home ir
a passing automobile. His case
is serious, but there is IL chance
for his recovery.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
OrtIey Postoffice Robbed.

Ortley,-Robbers entering the
local postoffice last Friday night
obtained about $500 in stamps and
so far as is known made elean
getaway.
The Office was entered some time
during the latter part of the night
through the rear. The safe was
blown and the stamps removed
without much noise for the fact was
not noted until the following morn
ing. Some change was also taken.
No clue has yet been found as to
the thieves, but it is thought that
they may be rounded up before long
I otro1 p]opl,c o+ tb;e. oa;o,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
Grant Township.

Ed. Cuffe is looking for some
one to take his place at O'Grade's
when threshing commences, for he
likes threshing better than far III
work.
This damp weather has done
considerable damage to the hay
that is lying on the ground un.
stacked.
Helmer Ide of Hart Twp. return
ed from N. D., last Saturday.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
Dissolution of Partnership.

The partnership of Murray Bros.
of Sisseton, has on this, the 2Stll
day of July 1915, dissolved partner
ship by mutual consent. The busi-
ness will be taken over by Clifford
Murray. and all outstanding ac-
counts will becollected and settled
by both. Clifford Murray.
Foster Murray.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30

One of the exchanges says
that a little boy living in a rural
district was hurrying to school,
trying to escape his usual tardy
mark. Crawling thru a barbed
wire fence he tore his pants.
Taking pin out of his blouse he
tried to pin the torn edges to-
gether. AS he entered the
school later than usual, his
teacher good haturedly said, Il
see my little boys behind this
morning. The boy pathatically
answered, You wouldn't if /
had anozer pin"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30

Major Mclaughlin, who has
done more for the Indians of the
northwest than any other one
man and who is accordingly
honored and trusted by all tribes
who is now an inspector in the
Indian Department at Washing.
ton, was an over Sunday visitor
at the Agency. Every old settler
knows Major Mclaughlin and
he met many of his personal
friends while here. With him
we're Judge Geo. M. Anderson
United States Attorney of the
Department of Justice, Wash
ington. ID. c., and Attorney
French of Yankton, S. d. rep
resebting the Yankton Indians.
The gentlemen We're taking
testimony in regard to the own
ership of the Pipestone quarry
While in Peever the Major spoke
very highly of the conditions or
this reservation and the worl
being done by Indian Agen'
Mossman. .-Peever Pilot.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
TOWNSHIPS MUST
REPAIR ROADS
Extracts form New Road
Laws.

The following is an abstract
from the Session Laws o! 1915,
state of South Dakota, and deals
with IL popular topic, that of
dragging the roads.
The township supervisors
shalt have all the main travelled
roads, including mail routes
which are within their township,
and the town line roads as are
allotted to their township to be
worked and kept in repair, clear
of rocks and other distractions
and dragged With any road or
split log drag at Snch times as
i'm their judgement is most bene-
licial and they shall contract
tract therefore for the summer
season at their March meeting.
In choice of persons to do the
work or making contracts to do
such work, preference shall be
given, other things being equal,
to the occupants of the land abut-
ting the road or adjacent there
to at the point where the work
is to be done but if more than
one occupant the supervisor may
decide to which the preference
shall be given. Such dragging
shall be done when the earth on
the road surface is in the con-
dition to accomplish the best re-
suits. Provided if the township
supervisors fail to make such
contract, or to provide for the
dragging of said roads at their
meeting in March, any owner or
occupant of land abutting upon
graded road which the town
ship supervisors are required to
, drag under the provisions of this
act, may serve a written notice
upon the chairman of the boaad
: of supervisors of said township
that he has the right under
this act to drag said roads so
far as the same is under the
4 ,>c Il t<,
J stating the part of mile or num-
Der of miles in said notice, and
| such owners or occupants shall
7 then have the right to enter up
, on said road and continue to do
the work of dragging said road,
herein provided which the town
1 ship supervisors shall do for the
: balance of the season, whenever
, necessary or uutil the town
: ship supervisors or the chair
i man thereof, regularly contract
: or arrange for the dragging of
. SAID roads and notify such
owner or occupants thereof
t and the latter shall be paid by
: and recover from the said
n township the reasonable value of
e such work per mile. If more
e than one pe"son serves such no.
tce the work shall be done by
the one whose notice was first
$ served on the chai rman of said
G board of supervisors. Nothing
, herein contained shall prohibit
township supervisors from caus-
5 ing other than main travelled
e roads in their township to be
{. dragged as this section provid
n es and other work than dragging
II may be done upon said roads
q when better results may be ac-
al complished thereby. Not to eX
ID ceed forty percent of the road
u, tax collected under the road levy
le made by the township shall be
4 expended under this section.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.

Every week this paper and
every other paper in the country
have a number of errors-typo- |
graphical and otherwise. That $
one Of the reasons a good many
people think the editor should
have been Il blacksmith. But
what of the EDITORS viewpoint?
Ii there's one thing better cal
culated to turn rosy youth to
dodder-old age than, for instance
to get death notices and weather
predictions mixed so that the
darned thing comes out in the
paper Mrs. William Williams
died last night. She has gone
to the great beyond where it is
-l16 degrees in the shade with
rising temperature tomorrow, >"
we'll we'd like to know what it is.
Maybe you think it pleasant to
walk down the street and hear
some grinning idiot with a head
like German pancake and brain
like an added egg hCldingup the
sheet to cauStic criticism and
the editor to consciousness ScOrn,
Maybe you think it nice for some
member of the vacuum family
to remark that the editor must
make up his paper with a shovel.
Or some Pinhead Percy wonder
why the editor doesn't learn
how to set type! No doubt you
think it eNcruciaringly delicious
when an item announcing that
Miss Mary Merryvale is to be
led to the alter gets into the
paper as led by a halter. =
Funny, isn't it: Yes, it is. 1t
depends on the point OF view
Some people may think a para
lived man with the itch is the
height of the ridiculous, but
what does the paraIysed man
think aoout it? We are all apt
to make mistakes. Don't forget
that. What would you think il
the editor put some of your mis-
takes into the paper? Remember
when--, who shaves him
self, came to church with a fine
patch of whiskers on his chil
which he had overlooked: And
when Miss let the shoe
string on her switch hang dowl
her back? And low Elder
caught the tail of his long Goa
: over the neck of the bottle in his
hind pocket and went down tht
street showing that the strong
est in faith are the weakest il
flesh? But we have no inten
tions of telling these things. A
an editor we wouldn't be mucl
of a hairpin if we were bent tina
way. Just remember, though
that we are all prone to errors
and the next time you see some
: thing in the paper which yo
regard as sure sign Of tn
. editors feeble mindedness, jus
say the 'devil'' did it, and b,
heck, We'll back you up.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
FIRE PROTECTION FOR PEEvER

Peever-At an adjourned meet
ing Of the city council a contract
was entered into between the
city of Peever and the Waterous
Gas Engine Co st. Paul, where
by the city purchased IS h. p.
gasoline fire engine, two horse
carts, 1000 feet of fire hose and
all the necessary apparatus for
fighting fire.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30

Placed by mistake heavy gray
raincoat in certain Sisseton auto
at Pickeral Lake Sunday. Finder
please send or inform VIM. Bubbers
N. N. l. S. Alb erdeen
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30
WALKER MAKES GETAWAY.

Waubay-James Walker, who
was shot on July 5 by Marshal
Telschow while attempting to
escape arrest after having stabb
ed a man, made his escape from
the Chapman hospital here,
whore he was taken for treat
ment, in some manner unknown
to the authorities. Walker was
seriously wounded and for a
time his life was in danger. He
was on the way to recovery, but
was still very weak and unable
to walk but short distance,
when he escaped from the hos
pital. and the authorities are of
the opinion that he had assis-
tance in making his getaway.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-30

tance in making his getaway.
A united effort is going to be
made to induce the state fish de-
partment to thoroughly reStocli
Traverse lake With game fish
Men i'm Wheaton and Browns
Valley will unite in this laudable
undcr taking and it is believed
that good results will follow
There was time when Traverse
lake contained as many game
fish as Big Stone, but during the
dry seasons i'm the latter SOS the
water i'm the lake became very
low and the cold winters froze it
to the bottom, killing the fish
But matters are different now
The lake is higher than it ha:
been for 30 years, and since $,
much water is beng dumped in
to it by the Mustinka ditch ant
other sources, it is reasonabl,
to think tnat the lake will con
tinue to remain at a pretty higl
stage all of the time. or late
years a few cans of fish fry hav
have been put into the lake, bu
this amount is like a drop in
bucket when it comes to restock
ing a lake the size of Traverse
Fry should be deposited in larg,
quantities, and efforts will b
made to show the state game
and fish department the feaslbi
it Y of the scheme. Browns Va
ley Tribune.
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VAN \ REFORXAR LAS TROPAS
OLE TIENE FRANCISCO VILLA
PARA COMBATiR 4 OBREGON.

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tren !fcyandO mucha munici6n