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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
CIRCUIT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
Will Clean up the Criminal
Calendar This Week.

Work i'll the circuit court is pro-
crossing nicely and it is expected
that they will clean upthe criminal
calendar this week and take up the
civil cases on Saturday or Monday.
AS we went to press last week.
the Markeseth case was on. The
jury went out at 1915 Thursday
morning and after being out until
9 O'Clock Friday morning, returned
the verdict of guilty. The Judge
has not yet passed sentence.
Amos Dugan and Judson G.
Briggs were found guilty of dispos-
ing of liquor without license. Each
were fined $lOO and 80 davs in the
county Jail and all costs in the
action.
o. p. Ronming of Ortley charged
with selling Intoxicating liquor
without a license in two cases, was
fined 30 days in jail and 500 and
costs in one case and 500 and
costs i'll the other case.
Hanna Shepherd was granted
divorce from Robert Shepherd.
John Simmons was found guilty
of bootIegging but has not been
sentenced.
John Bisek was found guilty of
wife di>ertion
Ira Lampke was found guilty
but has not yet been sentenced.
l.. w. rew was found not
guilty.
John ID. Kable not guilty in
the saloon case the court ordered
Centiorari quashed.
| T.. c Arehardt pleaded guilty
and was fined S1OO cash and 50
days i'll Jail.
4 Albert Rush charged with resist
ing all officer entered plea of not
guilty but when the state had
turned i'll its evidence he decided
to plead guilty and was fiued $3.50
and costs in the action.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
School Fair at Corona.

On the 10th twelve schools
assembled i'm the town hall at
Corona and held the second
school fair for that community.
A year ago one of the local
lodges held "a patriotic program
for the schools and the school
fair was IA direct result of the
meeting at that time.
The program began about 2:3O
p m. and was carried outin very
good order, each school having
some part i'm the program. The
children showed that they en-
joyed the fair by the way they
took part IN the program. After
the program Il picnic lunch was
served and thoroughly enjoyed
by all.
at 7:30 p. m. Prof. A. III. Scy-
mour OF the Aberdeen Normal
spoke toan enthusiastic audience
ON the subject Schools, Present
Past and Future His address
WAS we'll received and we'll it
deserved to be for il was full of
rich suggestions for teachers,
officers and patrons.
Superintendent Emerson of
the Sisseton schools was present
and gave II short informal ad-
dress. After the program was
over in the evening pound
social was given at which all the
young people enjoyed themselves.
People present Thought the day
was we'll spent and some of the
school officers expressed them
selves in no uncertain terms as
to the benefits to be derived
from such gatherings. 1t is safe
to say that this will be an annual
event at Corona.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
Auto Hit By Switch Engine.


An automobile accident according
to the Hanlsinson News, might
easily have resulted fatally, occur
red early Sunday morning at the
500 crossing OH main street when a
switch engine backed into r. l..
Ireland six-cvlinder Buick and
showed it forty feet along the
track. The tenders were badly
smashed, one wheel was torn off
and the car otherwise damaged,
but luckily the car did not turn
over, and the occupants escaped
with nothing else than bad scare.
Mr.. Ireland had taken the car
to the Great Northern depot to
meet his wife and children who
were expected home Oil the 3
O'Clock rain from visit at Grand
Forks. The train was nearly two
hours late, SO it was about five
o clock a. III. when they left the
G.. n. depot in the big six cylinder
Buick car which was practically
new. The curtains were all on.
Owing to the wait of couple of
honrs i'm the cold, the engine did
not work just right, and just as
they reached the middle of the
500 track, the car stopped. Glanc-
ing out, MIR. Ireland saw the switch
engine backing down ON them from
the east. They were so close that
he had no time to get the occupants
out of the car, and the big machine
was pushed sideways for distance
of nearly forty feet before the loco
motive could be stopped. The
tenders and frame of the auto were
smashed beyond repair, one wheel
was broken off and other damage
inflicted that represents big bill.
Mr.. Ireland has filed a complaint
against the 500 and will endeavor
to hold the company liable for the
damage.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
LARGE STOCKS
OF XMAS GOODS
Sisseton Stores Have Largest
Stock i'm History.

Whether Santa Claus will have
to use "A Ford iustead of his rein
deers, on account of the lack of
snow so far, remains TO be seen,
but the fact that the local mer-
chants must be in direct COM
munication With him is another
matter The local merchants
have all taken advantage of the
most prosperous year of recent
times and have stocked their
stores to the limit.
Ii seems that most of the
larger retail businessmen in this
vicinity have passed up the more
unuseful articles and have hun
dleds of beautiful as we'll as
useful gifts OH their shelves.
They seem to be of the same ac
cord that the people have all
passed the ornamental but now
buy the Practical ones OF
course there will be a large num-
ber of toys sold and it is no
more than right that the little
ohes should be remembered
with what their little hearts beat
so pitifully for, and the mer-
chants that handle these articles
have seen that they have larger
supply on hand than ever be-
fore.
Well trimmed windows and in
side decorations are in vogue
and many sights we'll worth see
ing are being witnessed up and
down the streets under the
glare of the electric lights at
night time. Even already i'm a
number of stores the store
Christmas tree is put up and
this also announces that the
time for Santa TO appear is draw
ing closer day by day.
Last Saturday was a banner
day FIR the merchrnts and many
a store had to send out for extra
clerks to help them accommodate
the crowds that were seeking
things either for gifts or for
regular use by themselves. 1t
is expected that with the pres
ent weather the annual Christ
mas shopping will be a world
breaker with the stores here and
they are all making preparations
to handle their share of the
Christmas rush.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
Government School Notes.

Miss Maloney and Kjcren were
shopping i'll Browns Valley Mon
day evening.
Miss Clara Hime was confined to
her room last week with tonsilitis.
w. Il. Stevenson of Goodwill
Mission left Saturday for Wausau,
Wisconsin.
MIR. and Mrs. III. G. Russell
were guests of MIR. and Mrs. a.
Nanoss at dinner, Sunday.
Miss Elenora Hine attended the
bazaar given bv the ladies of the
Episcopal Guild at Peever last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Selkirk of
the Agency are ste proud parents
of a baby girl, born Wednesday,
lDec. stI,.
Mys. Peter Eastman spent sever.
al days slast week with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson Renville in
Peever.
The picture Slides Sunday even
ing were about The Malay 4Archi-
,,el.igo, Priu. Russell who has
visited al places OF interest i'll
srnatra, Borneo, lava and the
Malay peninsula gave an interest
ing and Instructive lectu,s oil the
scenes.
Misses amanda and Irene Brown
have purchased the store at the
/ Agency from Mrs. Ross who has
been the proprietor for a number Of
years.
Sunday Program. Dec. ~
Committee No. 5, Mr.. 4. Vanoss
chairman.
Song -......... No. 1SO
Scripture Reading Vivian Barse
Recitation. 80. .... Etta Quin IL
Song ..s.......... No. l42
Recitation. 300. Sarah DeMarrias
SONG. No. 155
/ 'rha Y-o,dss p,.ve, g ,],ool
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
Finds Long Lost Brother.

Peter Oh riStensen is looking
forward tn thoroughly enjoy
able occasion within the next few
weeks. when he will go to Hibb
ing Minnesota, to visit brother
whom he has neither seen or
heard from i'm twenty SIX years
until last week.
Mr. Christensen enjoyed a
visit from the brother twenty. six
years ago. Shortly after leaving
his usual letters stopped coming
'Tmne drifted into months, then
years and still no word from tine
brother. Reports were received
he went west, but the reports
We're never verified, and he had
long since been given up as dead
after every means of locating
him had been exhausted.
Now comes a letter from Hibb
ing breaking the long silence,
stating that the brother is there
and we'll. Corresponds nee has
been exchanged and the two
gentlemen are now looking for.
ward to a happy reunion.-Wil-
mot Republican.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
Opheim Buys Business.

A deal was completed this week
whereby o S. Opheim purchased
the interests OF ] A. Rickert and
Paul Rickert i'll the firm of Rickert
Opheim CO., implement dealers.
Mr. Opleim has been resident
of Sisseton since 1906 when he
came here 10 accept position as
cashier in the First National Bank
He filled this position until 1911
when lie went into the firm he has
just purchased. Mr. Opheim is
progressive. wide a-wake business
man, a live wire and has taken
over the largest implement bust
iiess i'll Roberts County. We be
speak success for him. and the
farmers may feel assured they will
be property treated.
The retiring members of the
firm are as yet indebted as to
what business they will engage in
i'll the future.
Wednesday morning at !, O'Clock
burgulars entered si,e First State
bank of Rutland, n. d.. blew open
the safe with dynamite and secured
81 600 im c:asls mostly silver.
The people of the town heard the
explosion. The !,urgulars entered
the bank by prying open the door
There is no clue to the robbers.
The bank was insured.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
JOHNSON in
THE Lime LIGHT
Con. Johnson Gives Views ON
Pending Legislation.

Royal G. johnson, member OF
congresses from this district, be-
gan his first term in the House
last Monday.
The Aberdeen News says:
Representative Royal G. John
son, who took his seat in the
lower house of congress today,
promised the News II statement
regarding his views of pending
legislation in congress. Ac-
cordingly today the News re=
ceived the following statement
from the congressman, which it
takes pleasure in presenting
to it's readers:
AS to preparedness, will say
that l ann not ready 10 commit
myself to the administration $
plan until it is worked out in the
form OF Il statute and It's differ
ent provisions made plain. In
my opinion the navy should he
incaeased until il occupies sec
ond place among the navies of
the world, for in no other way
will the United States be enabled
to protect it's citizens and it's
foreign commerce. The present
Standing army is not even an
efficient police force and should
be increased to a number sutfici
ent to man the coast defense
and furnish an adequate first
line of defense. i question the
so-called continental army plan
and believe the second line of de-
fense should be taken care of by
Legislation which will increase
the efficiency of the National
Guard, and through that organ
ization provision should be made
for the training of our citizens.
On social and moral ques.
tions. | believe the final decision
should be given to the United
States, and, for the simple
reason shall vote for tho
amendments To the Federal Con.
stitntion allowing the people ol
the various states To say whether
or not they desire prohibition
and equal suffrage. I expect u
give my active support TO anS
legislation which will establish a
system OF rnral credits. The
jpeople of South Dakota howevei
will be given an opportunity "a
express themselves as to rura
credits by voting for IL consfi
tutionaI amendment submittee
by the last legislature and al
affirmative vote by the people %
the state ON that amendmen
will enable the state TO ESTABLISH
"a comprehensive system, regard
less of the action taken by con
gress. South Dakota has suilici
ent resources and credit to es
tablish snch a system without
waiting for action by the fedora
government
Read The Ads. Save Money.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
Mind a Blank For Five Weeks.

After wandering five weeks
with no recollection of his past
and unable to remember his
name or his home during which
time his wife and children, rela-
tivesand friends knew not wheth-
er he had voluntarily left them,
had wandered off with delang-
ed mind or was lying murdered
i'm some obscure spot, B. G.
Hagman, cashier of the Farmers
State Bank at Rockham. a town
fifteen mics west of Redtield on
the Northwestern, came to him
self at Grygla. Minnesota, Sat-
urday.
Hagman telegraphed from Du-
.luth that he would be home if he
could keep his right mind long
enough. He has now arrived in
Redtield and reioined his family
at Rockham.
Hagman started ON IL drive
from Rockham to Zell one night
the first part of November, and
the next morning his abandoned
car was fOnnd at the side of the
road i'm a plowed field near ZelI
The gas was turned on and the
clutch in.
Bloodhounds secured from
Mitchell followed the only trail
leaving the Car seventeen miles
to the home of farmer named
Wahl. 1t probably being morn
ing by this time he secured /,
ride to Chelsea and was seen in
Mellette and Aberdeen. All
trace of him was then lost.
The countryside was searched
for his body and inquiries were
sent to all northwestern police
stations, together with his pic
ture.
M the funds i'm Che bank were
i'm perfect condition and the i'm
situation was not closed and such
was Hagman $ good reputation
that even under the peculiar
circumstances therc were no
extensive withdrawals of depos-
its.
Hagman claims that he rem
embers nothing since d period
Iof time shortly after leaving
Rockham on the eventual night.
Ike Powell Land Co, of Whit.
Rock have filed! articles os .acog;
poyafion $50, 0,OoO capital. The ls.
corporators are n. n. Powell
Cora H. Powell, S. l.. Oscarson.
Its reported on goos, authorit,
that the Paramount s. Veble,
branch of the 500 will make SOM
needed improvements in the sprin,
shortening its line by cutting thr'
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
LOOKS LIKE
A CERTAINTY
Representatives Of Railway
Meet with Encouragement.

The persistency with which
additional news concerning the
proposed new Duluth, Huron
and Southern Railway bobs up
from day to day carries with it
an air of certainty, which appar-
emily cannot be shaken off. Fol-
lowing close on the heels of the
promoters announcement that
the route would pass north OF
Fergus Falls, comes word that
the Representatives of the com
pany appeared at Rothsay, few
miles northwest of Fergus Falls
and easily raised more than the
$4,000 asked for. They stated
that the road would run north
east across Willlin county to
Rothsay and then to Erhard and
strike course due east from
that point. The village OF Sebella
this county is i'm direct line
with the above proposed route.
1t has been previously reported
that the road would pass through
the northwest corner of the
county, but the above would in
dictate that it would pass direct.
ly across the center. 49, Wadena
Pioneer journal.
The Rothsay Enterprise says:
Rothsay may have "a new rail-
load within the next four years,
if the present plan of the Duluth
Huron, & Southern Ry. Co.,
materialize. OF course there
are some requirements that will
have to be met by our citizens
too, if we are to get the road.
There was an informal meet
ing held at the Akron town hall,
Monday afternoon, which was
attended by a large number of
interested men from the village
and vicinity. The men in charge
explained the intentions OF the
company and stated that the
road would follow the Brecken-
ridge diagonal ditch road to the
bridge and then continue north
east the 4 miles to this village,
and then straight east to Erhard.
The road is supposed to be a
direct route from Aberdeen, to
Duluth.
The promoters of the road
ask Rothsay and the vicinity to
raise $4,000 while they are get
ting SIS, 900 in the territory be-
tween Breckenridge and Roth
say. They raised between So.
900 and $1,000 at their meeting
Monday This money is not to
be paid until the road is ready
for traffic, and that has got to be
done within four years. The
notes that are being signed are
in charge of the banks so that
there is no chance for graft in
the securing of the money as
some think.
Whether Rothsity gets the
road to go through here OF not
rests with the citizens and the
question to be considered is
whether it will be worth the
$1,000 to get them to cCme into
the village or not. The Enter
prise believes that it will BIZ
worth the price asked. 1t may
not bring much business to towf
but it is apt to take a lot away il
they don't come in. Then, too
we would have direct connections
with Duluth. where much Goa
and merchandise comes from
and where much of our grain j,
shipped.
"a meeting is expected to be
held within the next ten days il
this village to further conside
the proposition"
NJ. Klein and wife. returned te
their home in Alton, Iowa, thi
week after visit at the Mix,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17

A program and Basket Social in
Union School District Ent. Twp,
the evening of Dec. 23rd 1915 com
mencing at 8 p. M. Everybody
welcome. Ladies bring baskets
with lunch for two.
Maine Gravdahl, Teacher.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17

It's reported on good authority
that the Paramount s. Veblen
branch of the 500 will make some
needed improvements in the spring
shortening its line by cutting thru
the hills enroute.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17
Read The Ads. Save Money.

Has it ever occurred 10 you that
be money in Your pocket
10 glue your eyes, both of them. io
the ads in this paper every week,
Is atact, and others know it and
are proffting by that knowledge,
whether YOU are or NOT.
From now OF, you will ilsi this
paper f,,il of ads Of the thousand
and one things needed fey the
Christmas holidays. The yery
article yoss wasst will probably s,s
mentioned somewhere in slse ads,
ard it will be decidedly to your in.
terest TO know which store can
sell it to you to the best advantage.
Keep your eyes on the ads -
they tell the story.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17

Judge Batterton and wife left
Saturday for Los Angeles for an
extendid visit with Mr.. Batterton s
mother.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17

Mrs. G. W. Wicks returned
Friday of the past week from an
extended visit with her daughter in
Iowa.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17

Ike Powell Land Co. of White
Rock have filee. articles of ;ncoy-
Ipora'ion $4,000 capital. The lsl-
corporators are n. n. Powell
Cora H. Powell, S. l.. Oscarson.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-17

NJ. Klein and wife. returned to
their home in Alton, Iowa, this
week after visit at the Mike
Ernster home.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-11
SLAYER OF POLICEMAN
SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. IL
Two hundred special veairemen
were on hand today. from which a
jury will be selected for the trial of
Tom Cooper, charged with the muir
der of Police Captain G. Frank
Coffey on June 20. The case will be
tried before District Judge S.sayne
Coffey was killed following an at
tempt to take Cooper's brother to the
police station after the latter had
quarreled with another man. Coop
er surrendered to he sheriff shortly
after the shooting. and after making
a statement to the district attorney,
was released on $4,000 BAIL Coop
er is a garage owner
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-11
PETITION CAR TO RESTORE
CUSTOM OF nth CENTURY

BERLIN, Oct. distributing
the Russian present crisis to Jew
ish treason. activity of Free Masons
and pernicious influences the late
Count White, the Russian aristocracy
and group of Moscow merchants
have prepared petition to the Gar
to restore the general customs of and
institutions of the early Seventeenth
cptury The petition predicts that
Russia will return to the "old fash
toned custom of the ancient Mosco-
vito empire and become land OF
orthodox Slavs."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-11
PRESIDENT MAY BE
PLANNING SURPRISE
BELIEVED THAT HE AND MRS.
GAIT HAVE PLANNED AN
EARLY MARRIAGE.
Cabinet OFFICERS Cutting Vacations
Short and Returning to the
Capi,al--Wedding Trip
a Mystery.

WASHINGTON. Oct. fi.-Are
President Wilson and Mrs. Norman
Gait planning a surprise for the ma
ton?
Here's the evidence:
The president slipped away from
the White House today and bought
large wardrobe trunk.
Secretary end Mrs. McAdoo. the
presidents daughter. who were TO
have left last Friday for the Pacific
coast. haven't gone yet.
Secretary and Mrs. Garrison are
returning from Hot Springs. Va, this
week iaaiead Of next week as PLAN
ned.
Mrs. Daniels. wife of the secretary
of the navy. who has been visiting
in the south, will return Immediately
TO Washington.
Miss Margaret Wilson, who was
rot expected to arrive in Washington
until Friday. is coming home at
once.
Only one thing has been definitely
learned about the wedding trip. and
that is ii viii not be TO San Diego,
Cal. The president sent letter to-
day to the san Diego school superin-
tondent saying it would be impossi-
bic 20 accept the invitation OF the
school children of that city. The
petition bore several thousand sig
natures and when tightly rolled made
a paper cylinder nearly foot in
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-11
NATIONAL GRAIN men
IN ANNUAL NEE TING
NINETEENTH ANNUAL C0NyEN-
TION Is BEING HELD AT
PEORIA. ILLINOIS.
Texas and Other State Associations
Y Meeting With the National
Bosiy.-Address Of the
President.

PEORIA, H.. Oct 11.More than
one thousand delegates and visitors
are here today to attend the opening
OF the nineteenth annual meeting OF
the National Grain Dealers associa-
tion, held in conjunction with the
convention of Texas and other state
associations. Several handred more
delegates are expected before We'd
nesday, the closing day.
The presidents address by Lee G.
Metcalf OF illiopolis. III. and the re-
port OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chas.
Quinn of Toledo. Ohio, were the fca-
lures of this mornings program.
DR.. J. w. T. Duval. in charge OF grain
standardization of the department
of agriculture. will speak this after
noon on Government Grades for
Wheat and Oats
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-11
[sDN APPROVES PLAN
' RECOGNIZE CARRANzA
nAdeT FORM OF RECOGNt-
a'oN HAS NOT YET BEEN
ANNOUNCED.
'"1a iaking Active Steps for the
rfo'ection of Americans
in Mexico.

/ \ A n,
ASHlNGroN. Oct. H. secreta-
lansing announced that the re-
'eAuation OF the Latin-American
IT, 'ha' General Carranza be
|, ~.'s was approved by Presi-
"iison today. Details regard
/. method OF recognizing Car
u not been settled today.
'y Lansing explained. was
g. " near from all the Latin
II governments SO that a con
f. pan might be agreed upon.
f. meantime this government
prevent ammunition from