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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
SUCKERS SECOND
stunt SUCCESS
Illinois Reunion Brings To-
sether a Great Crowd
FIFTY CELEBRATE
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
Forenoon Spent Getting Acquainted
Splendid Dinner Added Sociabllity
Program cemented Friendship


Pursuant to call sent out by
the officials of the organization
and mentioned in previous issue
of The Enterprise, all Illinoisans
adjacent to Rocky Ford and some
from surrounding towns, as we'll
as few visitors from other states,
assembled in the K. P. hall one
week ago today in honor of the
birthday of Illinois most illus
trious son, and to participate in
the next thing to visit to the
old home state, viz: visit with
fellow suck ers and to partake of
numerous dainties in the way of
a feast prepared by ladies who
learned to cook in Illinois.
After an hour or 80 in the fore
noon spent in registering and in
renewing auld acquaintance the
feast was called. The culinary
ability and the liberality display
ed by the ex-Illinois ladies' as
sembled certainly would 60 long
way toward carrying fellow back
to the good old days in the Prairie
state when lie was possessed of a
boy appetite and mother did the
cooking.
At Up. m. the meeting was call
ed to order by President q. M.
Minor, and the assembly was en-
tertained for a time by nicely
arranged program consisting of
music by the orchestra; an invoca-
ton by Rev. Stamp; short talk
by the president; national and
state patriotic songs; addresses
by Rev. g. E. Dugan of this place
and Rev. Stokesbury of Swink;
recitations by Miss Beulah STAN
ley and Miss Evangeline Hauck;
aud piano duet by Mrs. F. j.
Gretchen and daughter.
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram the following officers were
elected to arrange for and have
charge of the reunion for Febru-
ary IL, 1916:
President-Mrs. F. j. Crozier
First Vice President Mrs. 81.
johnson.
Second Vice President.-John
Harbert, Manzanola.
Third Vice President-Will
Morrison.
Secretary-Dean Stanley
Treasurer-Wiley Robertson.
Following the election of off.
GERS the meeting adjourned and
jndging from the expressions
heard on every side, everybody
had enjoyed this near-homeccm.
ing to the utmost and would Ger.
tainly do his best to be on hand
~ tho poxt m poafipu
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19

due delay or unusual expense. Were
all the sugar required by the United
States grown from its own soil the
consumers of the country at the
present moment would be saving at
least half a cent pound on their
purchases of sugar.-"Facts About
Sugar"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
Tom supenor at Large.

Tom Supcnor put up cash bond
OF $500 and was relased from the
Otcro county bastile last Monday
night. He has gone back to his for
mer haunts, and if he is anything
like the roaring lion he is alleged to
be is now seeking whom he may de-
your.-La Junta Tribune.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25

Henry Strand is up from Mil
ban k this week visiting relatives.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
OPAL EVANS

Sad indeed was the death last
Saturday morning of Opal, old
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Evans of Lake township,
aged ! years and months, fol.
lowing an illness of only few
days On Thursday she sub
mitted to an operation for APP
pendicitis and later other com
plications set in which would not
yield to medical science,
The funeral was held from the
home Monday forenoon, Rev. Ho-
yer conducting the services, and
the little body was taken to
Council Bluffs, Iowa, near where
she was born, for burial The
ia mily and Sam and Julius Re
mund accompanied the remains
to Council Bluffs.
Little Opal was a bright child
and a very apt scholar and was
loved by every one who knew
her. The family have the deep
est sympathy Of the entire com
munity in their sorrow.-Wilmo
Republican.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our heart
felt thanks to those who assisted
us during the sickness and at
the burial Of our beloved son and
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gravdal
and family.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
BANKER WILL
STAND TRIAL
DeSmet Bank Was Closed
by Examiner

DcSmet-An adjourned term
of state circuit court for Kings
bury county, which Will convene
here next Monday, will be of un-
usual Importance for the reason
that the term will be held chiefly
for the purpose Of trying H. A.
SyverSon and r. p. Syverson,
father and son, foralleged wrong
full acts in connection With the
failure some months ago of the
Bancroft State Bank at BAN
croft, of which they We're presi-
dent and cashier, respectively.
The father and the son deny
many of the irregularities charg-
ed against them and are prepar-
ed to make a hard fight for their
acqnittal They will be repre-
sented by leading attorneys of
the state and the trials will be
notable i'm the judicial history of
South Dakota.
Before engaging in the bank :
ing business at Bancroft the
Syversons were residents of
| Watertown, where they We're
rated high in financial circles.
They conducted "A bank in Water
town, which they sold before go
ing to Bancroft. 1T is charged
that when the loans of the Wat
ertown bank which the elder
Syverson Mad guaranteed be-
came due many of them proved
worthless and he transferred
good paper from the Bancroft
bank TO make good to the pur
chasers Of the Watertowa bank
replacing it with the alleged
worthless loans.
1t is further charged that the
! Bancroft bank received deposit.
up to a short time before it clos
ed it's doors and that the officers
in receiving their deposits Will
the alleged knowledge that tho
bank was insolvent violated tho
state statutes. Other alleged
irregularities are C h rg e
against the two defendants.
The report of the Bancroft
bank published a short time be
fore it failed listed cash on hanc
at about $4,000 and inclndin!
cash in banks the total cash as
sets were listed at Sl4, 25l. Th'
deroSitS were given at So, ,59J
The bank had $4,000 capita
and at the time of failing hao 8
surplus fund of $4,000 and SS3,
O12 in loans and discounts.
The trial of the two defendant
will extend over several day
and promises to have numbeI
t of sensational features.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
PARAMOUNT
STORE ROBBED
Make Their Getaway With
the Goods.

EARLY Sunday morning robbers
gained entrance to the MergenS
Pharmacy Dy cutting a n a
round hole through the plate
glass front and helped them
selves to more than S4O0 worth of
jewelry and made good their es-
cape. About 100 rings and 30 to
30 watches We're taken. VIM.
Bittner. watch repairer and
iewelry was a heavy loser, losing
articles that were left With him
for repairing among which was Il
very valuable diamond ring.
No definite clue to the robbers
could be had, but it is supposed
the theft was committed by the
parties that raided store at
Mantador the night before. The
robbers hit the till and secured
about $40 and overlooked $40
close by. Nothing was missed
in the jewelry line but watches
and rings, abundance of silver
ware was at hand which they
could have taken, but it may
have been too bulky for them to
carry away. -Fairmount News.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
De started at the Huron end in a

be started at the Huron end in
few weeks.
The new line will strike the
following towns: Garden Ciuy,
Wallace, Webster or Waubay,
Roslyn or Grenville, Sisseton,
Ellington, Wahpeton, and Fergus
Falls. The road will traverse
much country which is now
practically undeveloped, and it
must be admitted that it looks
like a good business proposition
Reports received from disin-
terested parties at both Huron
and Wahpeton state that in both
those localities the new railroad
is regarded as practically assur-
ed. They state that the route
has been definitely decided upon
at both ends of the line and they
expect work to commence at any
time. In Huron the opinion pre-
walls that the Northwestern is
in back of the proposed line and
that the Northwestern company
is endeavoring to capture some
Of the North Dakota business. =
Webster Reporter and Farmer.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25

Judge Frank McNulty re-
turned Saturday night from
Britton, where he assisted the
state in the prosecution of War
rem Butts, cashier of the New
ark bank, charged with making
a false report to the state bank
examiner at the time the Newark
bank went into bankruptcy last
year.
Mr.. Butts was found guilty
and the jury recommended Gle.
mency, but as the sentence has
not been pronounced yet by
Judge Bouck, it is expected
that he will take the suggestion
under consideration. Aberdeen
] News,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
FROM HURON TO
FERGUS FALLS
New Road Nearly Com
pleted---on Paper.

The Huron & Northeastern
Railway, a proposed line from
Huron to Fergus Falls, Mimi, is
beginning to attract considerable
attention in this part of the
state. Frank w. Henderson,
who is promoting the road, and
l.. A. Vik, the right Of way man,
arrived in this city on Thursday
and Monday a crew of survey
ors arrived here and established
headquarters, working from
this place to Wallace
In conversation with a report
er Mr.. Henderson stated that all
arrangements for the building
of the line, and the entire right
of way had been decided upon
with the exception of that por-
ton between Wallace and Sisse-
ton. The problem now before
the company is the selection of a
route between Wallace and Sis
seton, and they are undetermin-
ed whether to build by way of
Waubay or Webster. If they
build to Webster they will strike
the Paramount and Veblen at
Roslyn, but if they go by way of
Waubay they will strike the
latter line at Grenville. From
Roslyn or Grenville they pro
pose to run almost due east, pass
ing between Enemy Swim and
.ckerel lakes and then turning
northeast to Sisseton. Mr.
Henderson states that it will not
require a very heavy grade to
get onto the valley near Sisseton
but the heaviest construction
cost of the entire line will be
through the lake region in east
ern Day county and the hills in
western Roberts county.
The company's chief engineer
has been in the county the past
week and is making a close eX.
animation of both the Webster
Roslyn and the Waubay G rem
vile routes, and his decision as
to which is the most feasible and
satisfactory route will probably
be announced the last of this
week. There is general belief
that the Webster Roslyn route
will be selected, as it will be the
cheapest and the easiest to con.
struct. The route was surveyed
by Harry Hart and it was found
to present no serious difficulties
Mr.. Henderson is making nc
effort to sell stock or bonds or t(
secure donations from the farm
ers who will be benefited by the
new road. He informs us that
the project has ample capital be
hind it and that the contract TO
the grading from Huron to Wal
lace has already been allowed t.
a Chicago contractor. Work will
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
Farmer Victim OF Horrible Accident

Lake Norden - Andrew Hor-
sted died at his home near here
as the result of an unusual and
horrible accident. While plow
ing, HorSted fell backward from
his plow, striking the lower part
of his spine on the furrow wheel
crushing the spine and paraly=
sing him. He was unable to
to move, and laid in that condi-
tion in the field all night and far
into the morning of the next day,
when his reighbors, wondering
why his horses stood so long in
the field, went to the scene of
the accident and found him.
Horsted was conscious when
found and remained in that con-
dition nearly all the time until
death came, the following day,
and was able to tell just how the
accident occurred.
Henry, Strand ic IN from Mil.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
NEWS FROM WHITE ROCK

Roger Oscarson, while i'll the
cellar at his home Tuesday after
noon pumping water, rec eived an
electric shock which might have
caused very serious consequences.
He was on the cellar steps and his
forehead must have come into con-
tact with an exposed part of a
switch nearby, tor he was found
unconcious, lying on his back i'll
the water at the foot OF the steps
his head just above the water IT
was fortunate, indeed, that his
mother heard the splash when he
fill and investigated Immediately.
Marks of small burn ON his fore
head indicate the method by which
he received the shock and the force
of the impact on the back of the
head when he fell rendered him ur-
conscious, Rogers is all right
again now but does not care to re-
peat the experience.
For pure, unadulterated perse
verance against the knocks of an
unsvmpathetic world, commend
us to the hen Between the ]ourn-
al building and the adjoining one
a hen made her nest and undertook
to set. The water from two roofs
deluged her at every rain; it came
down i'll torrents on her unprotect-
ed back but she kept OH the job.
| Everybody was so thoroughly con-
WINGED of the asininity of her ell
terprise that no relief was offered
| in her distress. At every recurr
ing rain storm, she would compress
her beaE, take a frmer grip on
those eggs with her protecting
wings and hang on like grim death.
Old fool hen! But what was oul
surprise the other morning when
she came off that nest clucking
merrily with four blooming chicks
If man was half as constant in
his business undertakings as the
hen, what wonderful success he
would be.-Wllite Rock Journal.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25

Posters are out advertising big
4th of July celebration at Claire
City which will be held on the 5th
as the 4th comes OH Sunday. That
husting bunch of businessmen of
Claire City have arranged a first
class program of races, ball games
and other sports that will make
something doing every minute OF
the day. They will wind up in the
evening with a grand display OF
fire works and dance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
A Boys Essay on Limburgcr Cheese

A Boy S Essay on LimburGcr Cheese
Mother sent me to pay bill at
the grocer's last Saturday. The
boss behind the counter made pe a
present of something wrapped up
i'll piece of paper which he told
me was a piece of llmburgel cheese.
When got out side | opened the
paper and when felt what was
inside ! felt tired. took Ii home
and put it in the coal shed. In the
morning | went to it again. 1t was
still there Nobody had taken ii.
Father and mother were getting
ready for church. put piece
in the back of fathers pants and
another i'll the lining of ma $ muff.
walked benlnd when we started
for church. Ii was beginning to
get VAIN. When we got i'll church
father looked anxious and mother
looked as if something had happen
After the first hymn ma told father
not to sing again but to keep his
mouth shut and breath through his
nose. After prayer, prespilation
stood on pa face, and the people
Ill the next pew to ours got UP and
went out. After the next hymn
father whispered to mother that
She had better go out and air her
self. After the second lesson
some of the church wardens came
around to see if there were any
stray rats in the church. Some
more people near our pew got up
and Went out, putting their hand
kerchiefs up to their nose as they
went. The parson said they had
better close the service and hold a
meeting outside to discuss the
sanitary condition of the church
Father told mother they had better
go home one at a time Mother
told father to go the nearest way
home and disinfect himself before
she came. When they got home
they both went into the front room
but did not speak for some time
| Mother spoke first and told father
to put the cat out of the room as
she was afraid it was going to be
sick 1t was sick before father
could get it out. Mother then
turned around, and noticed tha,
the canary was dead. Mother told
father not to sit so near the stove
as it made matters worse. Father
told mother to go smother herself
Mother told father she thought
she was slnothered already. Just
, then the SCI want came in and asked
if she could open the windows, as
the room felt very close Father
went up stairs and changed his
clothes, and had hot bath
Mother took fathers clothes anc
offered them to tramp, who said
Thanks, kind lady, they are bi
too high for me- Mother threw
them over the back fence into tht
: creek Father was summoned
! afterwards for poisoning the fish
lust then father had note sen
him. Father came to wish III
+ Good night" at ten o clock in tn
: evening with a note III one hant
< and the razor stropin the other.
got under the bed. The folks mex
I door thought we were beating
e carpet i'll our house. | cannot 81
down comfortably yet. l hav
q given my little sister what ha
= left of the lmburger cheese
thought it a pity to waste it. S
;, then | went to see an old and re
;, spected friend. FIX.
. Judge Frank McNulty re
;, turned Saturday night frol
Britton, where he assisted th
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25
kimball Man Under Arrest.

Sioux Falls = On warrant
from the office of United States
Marshal Taubman in this city,
Max kossove of kimball, was
arrested yesterday nthe charge
of violating the provisions of the
national bankruptcy law.
He had filed a petition in bank
ruptuy, and it is alleged that
with the intent to defraud his
creditors he shipped quantity
of goods which had been listed
among his assets to Sioux City,
with the alleged intentions of
concealing them there.
He furnished a bond for his
appearance and it is understood
he will be transferred to the
custody of the federal authori-
ties of Iowa for trial in the
United States court at Sioux
City.
The United States authorities
here also have been advised of
the arrest of Deputy United
States Marshal Hickney of Henry
Jacobs of Chamberlain, on the
charge of selling liquor to In
dians. AS a result of his pre-
liminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Tidricll
the defendant was held for APP.
pearance before the next federal
grand jury. The defendant
furnished bond of 5000 for his
appearance at the proper time.
If indicted he will be tried at
the next term of United States
court in Sioux Falls.
Miss Anna Trautner, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Trautner OF
this city and Mr.. Ben Hannasch Of
Grant township were united in
marriage at the Catholic church at
s O'Clock Tuesday morning, Rev
Fr. kettler officiating. The brid {
was attired in white messelin,
silk trimmed with shadow lace ant
carried roses and lilies of the vale,
and the groom wore the custonar,
black. They were attended b
Miss Tracy Trautner and Mr.. Fran,
| Hannasch. Immediately after th
ceremony they returned to th
Trautner home where a SUMPTION
wedding breakfast was served
The remainder of the day wa
spent here in appropriate festivitie
and in the evening the crow
gathered at the Hannasch HON
where the wedding dance was held
There were about 200 guests pres
ent and with them the Standar
| joins in extending the hearties
congratulations
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25

THE BEST EVER
Excellent Program and Big
Audiences.

The Third Annual utauqua
at Sisseton opened with a boom
Tuesuay morning. The day was
ideal and at eleven o'clock when
the big parade came off the city
was packed with people. The
parade was something immence
the finest ever puton in this
section. The parade was led by
the Sisseton Band followed by a
delegation of the Sisseton school
and Royal Neighbors. Among
the finest floats well they We're
all credit to the firms repre-
sented.
The Indian Band were also
here and were a great assistance
in the parade and their concerts
on the street We're highly appre-
ciated. The band is composed
of young boys, all of whom a'e
we'll instructed and play very
difficult music.
The afternoon and evening
program of the Chautauqua con
sisted of a grand concert by
Castellucci's italian Orchestra
and a tinelecture by H. V. Adams
Following the afternoon pro
gram the best ball game of the
season was played between Sis
seton and Beardsley, resulting
in victory for the home team,
4 to2.
The prog m for Wednesday
afternoon by Horte Sc Creede
and Helen Hadley was very
pleasing and the evening enter
tainment by these young ladies'
and lecture by Rev. Miles was
highly appreciated by an i'm
mense audience.
Thursday afternoon the audi
ence was entertained by Dustans
Opera Singers and E. j Powell,
a splendid lecturer, and in the
evening by the Ddstan Opera
Singers and Willard Gorton. the
wonderful impersonator with
his crayon sketches and cartoons
The Chautauqua is being well
attended and all numbers OF the
program have been excellent, yet
we have the best in store for the
last three day.
The program this afternoon
will be given by The Russian
iQuartette and Morton Prember.
ton, the famous humorist. In
the evening you will again hear
the famous quartette and DR..
Rogers.
Saturday the famous kiltie' $
Band will appear in theirpopulal
concert, and in the evening they
will feature Scotch ballads and
folk dances.
The Handle Choir will appear
in both the afternoon and evening
Sun. and DR.. Driver will speal
in the afternoon. The program
y is arranged with due regard fol
y the spirit and traditions of tn
y day.
. 1t is expected that with the clos
. of the present war i'll Europe thel
: will come great number of i'm
migrants to this country, and j
9 the eastern cities plans are eve
: now being incubated to direct tn
4 hosts away from the cities to tn
q country. There is not much il
that. The immigrants from north
ern Europe will naturally drift il
4 land, those from southern EuroI
); will cling to the cities, but IL
thought of thousands and hundred
of thousands coming is disturbin
one. The tendency will be to +,
duce the rates of wages, both
skilled and unskilled laborers, an
q there will be inevitable clashin,
1t with the labor unions.
q Hazel Bennett arrived hon
Saturday from Browns Vail,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-06-25

Hazel Bennett arrived home
Saturday from Browns Valley
where she spent the past three
months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-26

Without doubt. the best picture pro-
gram ever offered to the picture fans
of Augusta win be repeated the last
three times today at the Colonial
Neal of the Navy" has made a big hit
with all. Its two principals, VIM. Court
leigh, Jr. and Lillian Lorraine, have
become favorites in the fret two cpl
sodes alone The Yellow Packet" is
the title of the second installment and
for those who did not witness the open
ing chapter, there is yet an opportunity
to get a perfect understanding OF this
great American photoplay.
To see Charlie Chaplin at his fun
niest, don't miss the Essanay comedy.
The Tramp" two thousand feet Of fun
and laughter.
Probably the best three-reel feature
shown here in some time is THE Silent
Battle" from the Gold Seal studios and
featuring Hobart Hfnaey. The Mutual
Weekly with many Interesting subjects.
including the latest automobile races,
will be includeds--Advts