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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-11
Sweeny.Myers

Michael j. sweeny OF this city and
Mrs. Anna Myers OF Littieton, were
united in marriage by Rev. C. j. Kiu.
ser Of st. Patrick's Catholic Church
yesterday morning at 10.3oio,ciock.
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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Scott Took His Own Life.

Watertown That Frank Scott
took his own life was the verdict
OF the coroners jury after holding
several sessions last week du ring
which they listened to witness
stories regarding the dead man s
actions just prior to the discover
ing his body hung from beam at
his sand pit last Wednesday morn.
ing. The jury was composed of
10. N. Whistler, r. l.. Eddy and
Guy Wilson
Olaf Opheim and John c. Haose
testified as to seeing Scott at the
Eagle Cafe the morning his body
was found, about three hours prev
ious. At time witnesses say Scott
acted strangely but nothing more
was Thought of his actions. After
eating lunch Scott left, presum-
ably for home.
\ note found at his home
Wednesday contained the following:
| hated to do this. Would will
ngly went away without a thing,
but knewI would be brought back.
Please forgive me. NV Workman's
policy Is in Ed Olson 5 safe. .
The note was addressed to his
brother, John, and wife OF this city.
Two ladies, Mrs. S. Waba and
Mrs. Libbic Fuller testified to hav
ing seen Scott pass their houses on
his way to the sand pit.
Funeral services were held at the
Congregational church Saturday
afternoon after which the remains
We're taken to Mount Hope GENE
cry
Frank Scott was a man about so
years ofage, and was twice married.
Two daughters, Grace and Nina,
who have been residing at Candy
Mimi, two sisters, Mrs Eliza
Ellis of this city and Mrs. Jennie
Hegera of Montana, and one
brother, John, OF this city, survive
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
ATTENP
BURGLARY
Lone Man Enters the Ross
Store at Agency.

Early yesterday morning when
all at the Agency were in peaceful
slumbet an attempt was made bv
bold burglars to rob Mrs. Ross
store bnt apparently no loot was
was taken on account of the prompt
action taken bv Mrs Ross About
two o clock i'll the morning Mrs.
Ross heard the breaking of glass in
the store soon followed bv some one
stumbling over a small ladder
which is usually kept behind the
counters. Mrs. Ross lief, the build
ing by the back door and hurried
TO J. IL. Tourtillotl and gave the
alarm which quickly spread to all
III the village The burglar shot
once at Mrs Ross as She was run.
ming and then with his accomplice
made their getaway on horseback.
a couple of shots were fired by
Mr.. Tourtillot but without any
effect. At first it was supposed
that burglars were still inside and
a ring OF armed men was formed
around the store and if anyone had
attemped to escape, his chances
would have been poor. However,
no one was found. The money
drawer was found intact. Tracks
We're found, but no further trace of
the burglars has been discovered. -
Peever Pilot.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
First Aid To The Injured.

y very serious accident and one
that might have cost a life occurred
Sunday when lnga knestang, a
Young girl aged ) wears, fell down
stairs, striking on an open razor
which her father was stropping at
the foot OF the stairs She fell
directly onto the razor, hitting ii
with her forearm, which MAS cut
neallN around scverlng most OF Tie
VEINS Except for the timely aid
of her brother. who fashioned ii
tourniquet out of an apron above
the wound, there is little doubt
that she would have bled to death
before assistance could have al1lv-
ed DIR. Dudley was called and the
young lady was taken a; once to
the Ruse hospital, where She is do
ing nicely AT present -Windom
Reporter
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
LEO FRANK
LYNCHED
Georgeon Murderer Taken
from Prison by Mob.

Atlanta, Ga. Leo Frank, serv-
ing q life term, commutrd from
Gea}h by former Governor Slay-
toM WAS taken from the prison
farm at AlilcdgevilIc Monday
night by a mob and his body
Was found at Marietta Ga. this
morning, where he had been
lynched.
There were several bullet holes
In Frank $ body. He had been
dead for several hours, indicat-
ing that he had been lynched
before dawn.
The body WAS found a few
miles from Little river. Farmer
James jackson, who had previ-
ously Tuesday morning report
ed that he had heard men rush
past his house, later heard sew
eral hundred shots. Empty
cartridge shalls were picked up
Tuesday morning near Jackson's
home.
IJis evident the men who kid
mapped Frank from his peniteni-
airy cell Monday night headed
direct for the home of little Mary
Phagan
Every telephone wire in the
vicinity surrounding the prison
is in constant use, and broad
net has been thrown about the
prison in attempting to get over
twenty men who entered the
prison about midnight, designat-
ed five men to cover the officials,
over powered the guards and
tied them, then tied officials,
and got Frank.
The mob dragged Frank out
by the heels, telling the prison
officials they would find his body
on the grave of little Mary Phag-
an.
Governor Harris ordered every
lagcncy of the state enlisted in
an attempt to find the kidnap.
perS. There were few disorders
here. The news came during
the night, and there were only
a few groups of people con-
gregated on he street corners
discussing the situation. A few
! hotheadS made talks.
There is revulsion of feeling
here and strong opposition to
the lynching.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Ellington Man Seriously Injured.

Herman Engle's left LEG was
badly crashed above the knee
Wednesday afternoon when IL
large gasoline engine which he
was moving tipped over pinning
him beneath it. The fly wheel
OF the engine fell squarely across
the leg. causing a fracture and
diSlocation of the femur bone. 1t
was some minutes before enough
help arrived to release him, when
he was carried to his home and IA
physician summoned.
He had received a new engine
for the feed mill, and it was
while getting the old engine ont
that the accident happened. He
had been warned OF the danger
of getting in front of it, but
Herman with his usual careless
ness where danger is concerned
insisted on steadying it.
Owing to the Splintered CON
dition OF the bone, the fracture
may prove very serious. New
Ellington Record.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Suspect of Groton Robbery Caught.

Deputy Sheriff H. l.. Elliott re-
turned from Groton, last evening
with Carl Ross in his custody.
Ross is charged with robbing or
being Implicated in the robbery
of the G.. b. Heclkel jewellery
store at Groton a week ago. At
that tune money and jewellery
valued at from 5000 to $500 was
taken.
Ross was working for a farm
er named Olson who runs a
dairy farm a short distance out
of Groom. He had been en-
ployed there but a week, and al
though he offered no forcible re-
sistance towards coming to Alb.
erdeen, he maintained his inno
cence and tried to crawl out OF
it, but to no avail. A berdcer
Daily News.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
NOTED INDIAN DEAD.

John Redthunder, rhe we'll
known Indian, Bryant township,
Roberts county, died on Friday,
Aug. 9th, 1915, after a very short
illness from an attack of pneu-
monia, age IS. The funeral was
held on Sunday from the Pres
byterian Mission church, of
which deceased was a member,
and the remains we're buried in
the church yard.
John Redthunder was truly a
good Indian. He was honored
and respected by all, for he was
a great friend of the white people
as we'll as the members of his
own people. He was devout
Christian, and was one of the
main supports of the little Mis-
sion church near his home.
Red thunder claimed to be the
rightful, hereditary chief of the
Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux,
and many of the Indians agreed
with him although he had never
been formally recognized by the
tribe, as a whole The Redthun-
der bard was friendly to the
white people during the massa=
ere of 1862, and he has always
used his influence to have the
Indians take up the ways of
civilization. His children have
been we'll educated, having been
sent to Carlisle, where they
graduated.
Browns Valley has been the
trading point of John Redthun-
der ever since the town was
started, and his pleasant coun
tenance and familiar figure will
be missed. Browns Valley Tri-
Dune.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Harvest Hands Robbed on Train.

Two members of the travelling
fraternity. politely known as
harvest hands, made complaint
to The police this morning that
they had been robbed ON the
early Milwaukee from the south
which reaches this city shortly
before five . clock
The men, whose names could
not be ascertained, claimed that
they had boarded the train at
Canton, and were riding i'm an
empty box car, when third man
came along, bearing a revolver,
and requested them to stand and
deliver.
One of the mon, who had roll
of thirty seven dollars, did as
requested, while the other, who
had only four silver dollars, in
reaching into his pocket, drop
ped one to the floor, and think
ing the man with the revolver
had not noticed it, covered it
with his foot, and handed over
the other three. Thereupon the
other ordered him, as he related,
to move his foot which was re-
fused. The hold up man then
fired at the foot, badly grazing
the leathe T., and helped himself
to the dollar in question. Others
who heard the shot fired, came
up to give assistance, but the
hold-up man was not to be
found.
The victims were searching
the city, trying to pick out theil
asSailant this afternoon The
tan shoes of one show plain trac-
es of the bullet. Argus Leader.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Mrs. Sarah ]. Smedley.

Milbank- Last Wednesday
morning about $50 o'clock, Mrs.
Sarah j Smedley, one of the
early day settlers in the county
passed away at the advanced age
of 80 years, . months and % days
The deceased was born in
BRIDGEPORT. Conn, May 20, 1925.
She came west to Milwaukee in
1850 and was married to the late
Col. a. b. Smedley in Milwau.
lee in 1865. and the family later
moved to Cresco, Iowa where
they lived for a number of years
and Mrs. SmedIey in 1881 fol-
lowed her late husband to this
city, the latter having taken
government land just northwest
of town. Following the death of
her husband about fifteen years
ago, she moved from the farm
into Milbanl1, where she has
since continuously resided. Until
a year or so ago, she had enjoy
ed excellent health, and could
frequently be seen on the up
town streets taking her daily
walk, and even until within the
past three months she had been
able to be out in the home yard,
but since then she had been con-
fined to her room, and has been
gradually losing consciousness
Of her surroundings, until the
end came. The deceased was a
kindly hearted woman and will
be remembered by the many
friends who had known her in
the past years. She is survived
by a son Mr.. A. b. Smedley,
now living at Dodge Center,
Minn, a daughter, Mrs. j. G.
Drake, of Tacoma, Wash, and a
step-son. Clinton Smedley of this
city.
The funeral services were held
at the home Friday afternoon at
2 clock.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Old Pioneer Gone.

Joseph Nlgg, a pioneer resident
OF the townshlpof Easter i'll Roberts
county. died at MS home, on Mon
day night, aitel a somewhat extend
ed illness. The funeral occurred
yesterday morning, from st.
Anthonev 5 Catholic church, and
was largely attended by the friends
and neighbors of deceased.
Joseph Nigg was an industrious
and successful farmer, and had a
wide circle of friends who mourn
his loss. He leaves a wife and
several grown-up children to
mourn his death. Browns Valley
Tribune.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Dog Saved Family from Burning

Last Saturday morning about
five clock the alarm of fire was
given out. 1t proved to be the
dwelling house on the E. F.. Ken
ney farm, the house was in ash
,es by seven o'clock.
The dog woke them up, and
they found the upper story in
flames. They attempted to
phone but were unsuccessful
People from town got out as
soon as possible and with the
help of the Nee family succeed
ed in saving nearly all the furni-
ture. The entire loss is esti.
mated at nearly $4,000. This was
partly covered by insurance. =
Newark News.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Stune In A New Place.

y man and woman dropped
into small town and put up at the
best hotel. The next morning they
secured rig each, and started over
the country, asking the farmer
folks for chicken for an orphan S
home in st. Louis. After two days
begging they sold the chickens to
local produce man for $50 and left
town. Their loot included several
cash donations.
A variation of the scheme is for
d man, wearing some sort OF badge,
to call Oh the farmers under the
name of the department of health
and demand to see his poultry.
After examination he condemns
twenty or thirty hens and tells the
farmer they will have to be killed
because they are diseased. He
very kindly offers to take the chick
ems and do the killing himself. Ii
the farmer consents, the man takes
the chickens to the nearest commls
sion merchant and sells them. The
scheme is being worked all over the
country. # a man or woman calls
on you with demand that looks
suspicious, call up your local auth
critics and ask by what right they
are asking to inspect your stock or
poultry. When you get the answer,
turn them over to the police
Ortonville Journal.
John Gumo was business caller
NE-.,lo,,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
NAN IN VERY
BAD CONDITION
Experienced ENGINEER Injur-
ed ON Threshing Engine.

Webster Joseph A. Carri is in
critical condition at the Pea
body hospital as the result of an
accident which occurred at his
home in Rusk township, about
eight miles south of this city
Saturday.
He had just completed over
hauling his threshing engine and
putting the rig in shape for the
fall run. He started up the ma
chine Saturday., intending to
threSh out a little feed for one
of his neighborS. The engine
stopped on CENTER and in turn
ing the fly wheel MIR. Carr'S
right arm was caught in the
wheel and he was thrown about
twenty feet into the air, striking
the ground with such force as
to render him unconscious. The
light arm was terribly mangled
and nearly torn from the should
er, and the bones broken and Il
large artery severed. A doctor
was called and when he arrived
he found that Mrs. Carr had
sllillfully dressed the injuries
and undoubtedly saved MIR. Carr'S
lite The doctor placed the in
lured man in his auto and rushed
him to the Peabody hospital.
Internal injuries Of a fatal char
acter We're feared, but at this
writing he is resting easily and
a marked Improvement in his
condition isnoticcd. Unless some
unforeseen complications set in
he will not only recover but his
arm will be saved.
That Mr.. Carr should meet
with an accident of this charac-
ter is hard to realize as he is an
experienced engineer, having
operated threshing rig for
more than thirty years, and has
always had a reputation of being
particularly careful about the
machine.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Drug Store Robbed.

Turton The drug store belong
ing to DR.. j. w. Powell of Webster
was broken into and robbed Mon
day night of about $500 worth of
kodaks, jewelry and other stock.
The men made their entrance by
prying up window in the rear of
the building. No clues were left
by which the perpetrators of the
theft could be traced.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Newark Post Office BursIarizcd

Newark, : Special The post
office here was robbed Thursday
night of about 5000 worth of stamps
and a quantity of small coins. Fed
eral Inspector Carl Egge of St. Paul
has been sent here to assist post
master J. +. Mitchell in rounding
up the robbers. 1t is believed that
the yeggs are the same as robbed
the postoffice at Langford earlier in
the week, blowing open the safe in
a similar manner. but securing
nothing for their trouble.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20

The South Dakota corn situa-
ton is not one tS cause hiiarity.
The case is by no means hope
less there is no need of hanging
crepe on the corn field gate
but it is serious. Not only is the
crop of this year in danger, but
also that of next year. for from
the crop of this year must come
the seed corn for the next
springs planting. It is a mis-
take to think that there is enough
of the 1914 crop of seed corn left
for use next spring. And South
Dakota people all know now that
it won't do to go south for seed
for southern corn does not ma
ture early enough for South Da-
kota. Therefore the thing for
the farmer to do is to select with
unusual care this fall his seed
corn before killing frosts arrive.
The situation is really critical
and every farmer should bear
this in mind from now until the
corn gets ripe.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20

Saysan Exchange: The trouble
with most small towns is, that
they have too many barnacles =
too many fellows who reap with
out sowing. That class of people
who draw back into their holes
when a subscription pape" is
passed around for the purpose
OF taking up a collection to fur
ther some worthy movement
for the public good. They won
give a cent, but after their gen
erous townsmen have dug" and
the Improvement is an accom-.
plished fact, the barnacles and
tight-wads throw out their chest
tilt back their hats, stick their
hands into their pockets and
shout, Look what we did,
Public spirit to them is a total
stranger. They think of their
pennies first, last and all the.
time. The thin dime is their
god, and welching is their re
ligion.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
CALL FOR MEN
IS DIMINISHING
Farmers Being Well Supplied
With Harvest Help.

The demand for harvest help
has taken a decided slump i'm the
past Week in this section of the
country. Before the season
opened the commercial club had
thoroughly circulated every
town within a radius of 100 miles
OF Aberdeen to the effect that
the local club would take care to
provide harvest help to all the
towns tributary to the city.
Nearly all the towns responded
at the time or made calls for
help later. The demands We're
all attended to as they came and
it is apparent that the territory
has all the men needed ut the
present time, for no calls have
been received during the past
week.
The absence of any request
for laborers shows that Aber
deem within a radius of a hun
dred miles from the city, is ap
parently supplied with help.
Only an occasional man has
been sent out of here recently.
Up until yesterday afternoon
the commercial club had sent
out just a few more than 1000
men to the harvest fields in this
vicinity, or to the territory with
in radius of 100 miles of this
city. This is 600 more men than
were sent out during the whole
of last years season, and this
season has Just gotten we'll com
menced However, the calls
which are being received by the
club for harvest labor has fallen
Off practically to the vanishing
point.
Requests for help received
yesterday from two near by
towns stated that in those towns
were many men, obviously y seek
ing employment, who dec lined
to work when approached by
farmers desiring to hire labor
for the harvest. In view Of re-
peated information of this sort
the commercial club advises the
housewives that there is no need
for them to feed men who come
to the house seeking food and
who state that they are seeking
employment.
Southern and central North
Dakota are at present in great
need of harvest help. At Carr
ington there is an insistent de-
mand for harvest laborers. The
harvest is just getting fairly
started in Grant, Marshall and
parts of Roberts counties in this
state. Men really DESTROYS of
working can find it in plenty in
those sections mentioned. =
Aberdeen Daily News.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20

1t is rumored that the state
insurance department is to in
augurate campaign of tearing
down old wooden buildings
which area menace to adjoining
property. 1t is a tine plan The
custom has been to leave shells
or fire traps in a community un
til they burned down, taking
with them desirable buildings.
The enforced destruction of fire.
traps will mean greater protec-
tion to adjoining buildings, low
er insu rance rates, and greater
increase in stone, brick and
cement building.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20
Burglars at Watcrtown.

WateltoWn Burglars travelling
in Buick roadster are thought TO
have been resi- o lsible for the burg
larizing of the b. w. Andrews
jewelrv store here Yesterday morn
ing about 3 O'Clock, getting away
with about $500 worth of watches,
rings and stick pins Entrance
was gained through rear window.
The showcase was broken into and
the most valuable of it's contents
taken SO far the men have not
been apprehended, but their car
was seen running east to Kemp
avenne shortly after the time the
robbery is thought to have taken
place.
Another robbery has also been
reported. Mrs. Douglas Brown re-
turning to her home i'll the city
from Lake Kampeska where she
had spent several weeks, found
windows in the house broken, and
the house ramsacked. How much
was stolen has not yet been deter
mined
North Western Sued For $50, 900.
Pierre, -Special-A damage suit
for $50 600 has been commenced in
the circuit court of lIaallon county,
by Peder f. Peterson, against the
Pierre, Rapid City & Northwestern
Railway company Peterson as an
employee of that company, while
on hand car, was run down by
another party OF the employees
on a gas car In the collision, Ped
erson was thrown under the gas
Car and his spinal column was III.
Juled III Sll''h a manner lhal lie Is
paralized in the lower limbs and
unable to move about Peterson
was in the hospital i'll this city tor
some time, and his injuries were
thought at first to be probably fatal,
but he recovered, ard returned to
his home, but is unable to assist i'll
earning living for his family.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20

You will always find the Old
Reliable Eye Specialist at the Red
Cross Drug Store. (5Otf)
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-20

John Gumo was business caller
from Claire City, Monday.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-01
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your HairI Get a Is Cent Bottle
Of Danderine Right Now-Also
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of Its luster, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish.
ness and itching Of the scalp, which
II not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get a rs cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life, luster and luxuriance
which is so beautiful 1t will become
SS.:sy and fluffy and have the appear.
gloss sasa.as.nce: an incompatible
please you most wal, s what will
few weeks use, when you viii s ;Sss !.
ly see a lot of fine, downy hair-new
hair-growing all over the scalp. Adv.