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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17
One Day More of Wheaton Fair.


On account of the wet and i'll
clement weather, we have decided
to extend our Fair Dates to include
Saturday, Sept. 18th. Our race
horse classes are all filled with a
fine bunch of horses and weather
permitting there will be good horse
races Thursday, FRIDAY and Satur-
day The Governor speaks Friday
afternoon but the entertainment
program will be just as strong on
Saturday as it will on the other
days.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17
Three Killed by Accidents.

Gankton Fatal accidents re-
snlting in the death of three peo-
pie in IanlSgon county, occurred
here this week within "a hours
of each other. While returning
home from Irene in their heavy
Ohio car, Mrs. Eric Eide and son
Edward, age II years, were in
stantly killed. They attempted
to pass motor truck on a mar
row grade, Slipped down the
grade the car turning completely
over, crushing the life out of son
and mother.
The evening before while re-
turning from visit in the coun.
try, Lawrence Jensen, aged 80
years, a laborer at the State
Hospital here for many years,
lost control of his motorcycle
and was instantly killed, one side
OF his head being crushed in
when he fell on the road. He
was an old time resident of
Gankton, and a member of both
tbs Mason and Odd Fellow lodges
bcrp
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17
Totals $50, ,7o4, 80 or 2.l5.

On motion duly seconded a levy
was made of 81 90 as school poll
tax upon each elevator in the coun-
ty, and Sl.OO upon each person
owning or harborine a dog, and
$500 as road poll upon each male
person over Il years of age and
under SO as provided by law.
Motion made and seconded that
the auditor be instructed to adver-
tise for bids to furnish 100 tons OF
Zenith steam coal delivered at the
court house, carried.
Motion made and seconded that
the auditor be instructed to adver,
tise for bids for a manager for the
poor farm, to commence The lst of
January 1916, carried.
On motion board adjourned sine
die.
O. T.. LIEN,
County Auditor.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17

Total S9l2S IS
The valuation of Roberts ountv
OF real estate and personal property
as equalized by the Tax Commits
sion is S27 ,797, 434, and taking the
report of the County Auditor in
consideration, the following levy
was made:
County General S25 ,Ol7.o9 or 9
one tenths of one mill.
Sinking fund, IS, $50. as or 2 one
tenths OF one mill.
Insane fund, S5,559.4S or 2 one
tenths of one mill.
Road and Bridge fund, Sl1, 49,
~ or 4 one tenths of one mill.
Poor farm fund, S2.779.74 or
one tenth of one mill.
Salary fund, sS, 1898 or 3 one
tenths of one mill.
Mothers Pension 81, ,3S9.S7 or 5
one hundredths of one mill.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17
CITY AUDITOR
HAS COMEBACK
Believes Shearer Is Placing
the Blame.
Editor Sisseton Standard,

lLulUOl olSSCtol AouulludlQ,
In a recent issue of the Stand
ard, there was a communication
from Rev. Shearer of this city
on the license situation. in which
he seems to blame some one for
an extra wet vote, found in the
ballot box of 1st ward, and also
calls attention to the fact that
the City Auditor did not have
any key for this same ballot box.
Now the facts of the matter are
as follows:
AS we all know, this election
was held on the 18th day of
April, and as | did not receive
the appointment from Mayor
Kennedy as City Auditor until
the third of May, the ballot
boxes and keys, were then in
the possession of the former
City Auditor. When the other
records and etc, We're turned
over to me, mention was made of
the ballot boxes. but they were
not turned over to me at the
time, and remained in the GUS
tody of the former City Auditor
until the morning of June Is.
On that day. on an order from
William Wallace, referee, ap-
pointed by Judge Boucll, to pro-
duce same at the court house,
the ballot boxes We're loaded on
a dray at this same place, at Mr..
Turner's Office, taken to the
court house and left in the pos
session of the Clerk of Courts
On that same morning, Miss
Wilde, the former City Auditor,
also turned over to me all the
keys in her possession for bal,
lot boxes. And as we were mn
able to unlock the 1St ward bal
lot box before the referee, will
the keys in the auditors posses
sion, the key to the same mus
still be in the possession of the
lst ward Judges. do not think
the former City Auditor tamper
ed with the ballots, and they
We're in her charge until five
, minutes before | produce then
, in court.
AS Mr.. Shearer seems tc
think the lst ward ballot bo,
;. might have been tampered with
owing to the fact that the seal.
didnot reach over the edge of tht
lid and the recount showed on,
moro wet vote than the former
count. He as Il Judge OF eleC
tiQn is as much to blame as any
one for his negligence in not see
ing that the ballot box wa:
property sealed, il it was no
! sealed.
Yours respectfully,
j. N. Spackman,
('ity A,1ito,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17
Boy Scouts at the State Fair.

Tne program covering the week
at the Huron state fair for the
Boys State Fair camp has just
been printed and show what work
the boys will do to promote the
fair this year.
The camp was instituted by the
State Board of Agriculture for the
purpose of fostering active interest
in improved methods of farming
among the boys of the state. Each
delegate is selected by means of an
agricultural contest in his home
county. Each county may have
as many delegates as it has state
representatives. All expenses of
maintaining the camp are borne by
the state board. Free admission
to all events of the fair is provided
all delegates.
The camp is organized into
eight companies: A, B, G, ID, +, +,
G., H. Each company has cap
tain, first lieutenant and second
lieutenant. In viewing the eX-
hibits the instructor has authority
over the companies in his class.
The Roberts County delegates
are: George Permentgen, New Eff
;ingtcn; William Bapp, White
Rock; Winfield Urick, Wilmot.
Mr.. Wright of Fergus Falls
Power Co.. was in the Valley
again this week, consulting with
officials. 1t is understood that
the company is preparing Il de.
tailed proposition to be made to
the people of Browns Valley
soon, for the purchase of our
municipal light plant and the
installation of the power plant
system of day and night service
browns Valley Tribune.
The elevators at this place ar,
doing a pretty good business
Since August %, 1918. there ha.
been 66 cars of grain shipped
from here. The local agent ha:
been mp against it all the tim,
for grain doors, as it takes 81
many for the different stations
along this line. The 500 people
will soon begin to find out they
have some road along here. =
RoShoIt Review.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17

The many friends of Mrs. John
Spackman will be pleased to learn
that she is recovering rapidly from
her recent illness.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17
Der Tag

Der Tag"
The State Fire Marshal re
commendS the mayors to appoint
a week between now and Novem-
Der first as Cleanup Week"
when You are to look at your
chimneys and back alleys 10 re-
duce the fire hazared. The pure
food man announced Rooster
Day and the newspapers all
boosted for it. The Governor
selected an Arbor Day and all
the printers told every body about
it. The w. G. II. U.-or some
body-proclaimed a Mothers
Day and all the newspaper boys
joined in and doomed the florists
business. The state agrono-
got into the lime light by APP
pointing a Seed Corn Day, on
which everybody who has any
use for it is expected to pick
seed corn, and again the country
papers spent a lot of perfectly
good money, space and time set
ting forth the Importance of OBJ
serving this day. Then the
ministers and church officers
started a Go-to-Church Day and
the newspapers gave it hundred
of columns of publicity.
Now there is one more i'm,
portant day that ought to be pro
claimed and as President Scha-
Der of the State Press Associa
tion is out of the state and the
Headlight man is ranking vic.
president we take advantage o
the situation and proclaim it.
RECOGNITION DAY.
Whereas, the newspapers oil
the State of South Dakota, al
the request of various citizens
have extended a large amount o
publicity to secure the obSer
vance of special days, such a.
Arbor Day, Mothers Day. Cleal
Up Day, Rooster Day, Seed Corr
Day, Go-to-Church Day, etc
and
Whereas, it is unseemly anc
beneath the dignity of self-r
j. specting citizens of the best stat
!. in the union to accept courteSi e!
of this character without MAX
> ing some attempt at showing
proper appreciation OF them, i
order to relieve our friends O
!; any possible embarrassment ant
to give them an opportunity t
restore to themselves the self
conscious equality as co-opera,
ing citizens of the commo
wealth,
Now, therefore, |, Irwin [
. All1rich, as acting president o
the South Dakota Press Associa
ton, do hereby proclaim
Thursday, October Twenty-first.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17
R. R. MEETING
AT WAUBAY
Only SIS, 600 More Needed
to Make Dirt Fly.

Twenty years ago when work
ing like beaver to encourage a
needy farming community in
western Kansas to take hold and
help the Sante Fe build stub
road into their territory we dar-
ed to speak right out in meet
in >" and print in our little pap
er the statement that Eastern
Capital was the father and Rail
roads the mother of western
development.
And now after the railroad
meeting, Monday night, we fell
like saying it right out loud
again. Hear it, says the Wau-
bay Advocate. mo town nor
farm begins to get its value un
til it is in live close touch with a
railroad. And no western com
munity can afford to fight nor
frighten away eastern capital
and railroad extension. Did you
ever know any city that had too
much invested money or too
many railroads?
We'll, Waubay has only to
stretch out both hands and grab
quick another railroad, Its pro-
moters, President Morrow and
others, met the citizens at the
Orpheum, Monday night, with
surveyors, charts. blue prints
and informing addresses and
guarantees of good faith and
gave fine evidence that the Du-
luth, Huron and Southern Rail.
road could be translated from
illustrated chart to constructive
work inside of thirty days with d
little more practical co op eratior
by the towns and especially
farming communities thru
which it proposes to pass.
'The Railroad Company are
showing their actual faith in the
development of this community
by spending their own money
first in all the preliminary eN
penses and they are necessarily
large. The towns and farms tt
be materially and directly bene-
fitted by the new road are no
asked to spend one red cent in
cash until standard, modern
railroad is built and in operation
Every note, contract and agree
ment of the Company plainly
states this. No railroad no pay
is the fair plan of the promoters
''President Morrow in mod
est, conservative and convincing
address indicated that as soon a.
S35 200 more was pledged b.
the towns and people or or nea
the projected road, the dir
would begin to fly from botl
Waubay and Huron terminals
and the good work got we'll un
der way before winter.
"The Commercial Club has al
ranged for some school hous
rallies with capable speaker
and there's no desirable lot i
town nor farm within ten mile
Of the new railroad but whicl
will actually increase in valu
from 10 to 30 per cent immedis
tely construction work start
and every man who knows th
record of the west will readil
concede this. Huron is in tn
threos of an enthusiastic can
paign to raise $4,000 for tn
new road and it's nearly all i
sight. Carpenter has over $50
600 pledged. Clark is rapidl
raising large sum. Wau oay
chance is BIG and NOW. LIE
US give it real, strong, practic
al boost, boys. We've nothin
to lose; we've everything to win
A strong pull for ten day
and We're over the hill, me
with a big thing secured for I'll
good Of Waubay and communit
for all time"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17

PROCEEDINGS
Commissioners Make Tax
Levy for Next Year.
Sisseton, September I, 19lS.

Slsseton, September I, l9l5.
The board OF County Commit
sloners met as provided by law,
this being the time designated by
law for the lew of state and coun
ty taxes. All members present,
and the board acting upon the re-
port made and on file, from the tax
commission levy of one mill upon
each dollar of valuation was made
for state general purposes.
The county auditor submitted
the following report of the eNpen
ses of Roberts county for the fiscal
year ending June 5Oth, 1915
County Commissioners 5 1921 so
County Auditor Deputy
and clerks ....... 5ll9 90
County Treasurer, deputy
and clerks 5oo7 42
Register of Deeds, deputy
and clerk PATS rs
County Judge. ge.......... 400 90
Sheriff, deputy and bail
ifs $3.50. ...... Poll 40
Superintendent and de
putty .... 223l 40
Clerk of Courts (fees
paid by county,. 500 SO
Janitor 72O 90
Commissioners of local
insane and expenses 67 Cd
States Attorney l249 90
Attorney by order of
Court ....... 49,. so Ol
Stenographers >. i. So. l65 OS
Grand and Petit jurors
and witness fees, Cir
cult Court. ... l4S4 sc
| Justice of the Peace. -. 263 O(
Jurors, constables and
witnesses, justice court 27S "A
Physician for poor $50. 1877 9C
Poor relief -. .... l19l Ot
Books, stationary and
supplies ...... 24o3 II
Printing and advertising 1911 sc
Elections ..... ...... 254l IS
Lights, fuel and repairs
OH county buildings 1855 81
County bridges, Culverts
and roads ... :. l4747 Is
Wolf Bounty y..... 80 O(
Mothers pension .. >. 1882 O(
Poor farm, new buildings
and expenses ........ 1870 q
Motor vehicle license
fund, dragging and
gravellng roads 80. 1872 q
Institute 49, sos IS
Municipal Court .. sos 81
Farmers Institute .. l5l 5.
Miscellaneous ...... 1900 .;
Sinking fund, interest OH
bonds ..... 2400 o(
Insane fund, amount
paid to State. 594S On
Total s77o55 i
Amount received i'll fines 5000 5
Interest on court deposits 1855 2.
Licenses. ....... 500 O(
Fees and Commissions. 5l74 II
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17
Change Made in Mail Zone.

which upsets the system which
has been used since the law went
into effect AS consequence
corps of mail experts are now
working out an intricate mathe-
NAUTICAL problem. They are call
culating the mail distance be
tween some 200 poStotficeS and
other points which have been
clas sed within the first and
second zones of these postottices
under the parcel post law.
Under the present plan, all
points within 100 miles OF a given
postot1lce as the crow flies,
take the first zone rate, regard
less of how far the mail must be
carried to reach such "a poin t.
The new ruling provides that
where the mail may be carried
more than 5000 miles, it must
take the third rate zone.
The local division of the rail
way mail service, which includes
the states of Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, and the Dakotas and north
ern Michigan, have 200 post
offices affected by the new order.
The experts, who have been
working out the problem, came
upon two PoStotficeS i'm western
North Dakota which are within a
: few miles of each other, but the
mail route between them is 30
miles. The new order requires
that parcel post packages be.
tween these points, take an in,
creased rate. In eastern Wis
consln there are many postof
: tices which are less than 3O(
miles from other towns across
the lake in Michigan, but mai
2 between them has to travel sew
4 eral hundred miles. Rates will
1 be increased between sucl
! places.
County Auditor O. e. Lien wa.
a a pleasant caller at the Indepen
n dent office Thursday last, having
, come down from the county seat
on a matter of business. Mr.
:. Lien is serving his second tern
v as county auditor and there ar,
n many people in Roberts count,
who regret the constitutional
f limitation will not allow him t,
tinue his work in the auditor
}, Office indefinitely for the posi-
ton requires a high grade man
: and in the line of accounting Mr.
, Lien fills the bill Summit In
;, dependent.
J. The editor visited the Indian
l. fair at Sisseton Agency on Tues
g day The fair was big success
s so far as exhibits and entertain
ment was concerned, but the at
Il tendance was not as large as
It should have been. The displa
h of vegetables and grains raise
s by the Indians was exceptional
l. good, and showed that the re
man can grow just as good farm
r products as the white man if H.
sc only sets about to do it. Ale
s Renvllle who has a farm sout
n of Peever had a splendid garde
IS display. In the way Of enter
h tainment, a flying machine gav
le daily exhibitions, the horse race
"a were interesting, wrestIin
is match between Larkin of Hol
le kins and Albert Faribault of til
y Agency entertained the visitors
le Larkins only winning after cor
n siderable effort. The govern
lie ment has recognized the value {
in a local fair and gives every 20.
y Sible encouragement. Majc
ly Mossman, the agent, had h
s coat off and was as busy as
ct cranberry merchant seeing to
c. that the fair machinery ia
lg smoothly Browns Valley TT
/. bune.
,s The many friends of Mrs. Jol
- Spackman will be pleased to leal
tv that she is recovering rapidly fro
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-17
School DAYS Are Herel

If you are leaving to attend coll
lege or school let the STANDARD
follow you. 1t will be like a letter
from home. Save delay and post
age, also some trouble, by having
the paper sent direct to you from
the STANDARD office. Call or
phone. Your credit is good here.
Girl wanted at the Peoples Hotel
for general work. (l3tf)
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-24
PAGE sENEN

wsat hrdny grow ragwesdb. ut -
how psor It a."
Hey, sonny" the man who said u
government was doing the work caliaa
to Joe. what you fertilizin' within
"Brains!" called Joe as he resumed.
The esrn was now higher than Joei1
head, and as he worked in II, effectual
ly concealed from view, he heard many
amusing conversations regarding him
self and the crop
He noticed that the corn was throw
ing out O circle OF short blunt points,
or stems. each about as large around
rs slate pencil from the two jointn
just above the surface OF the ground
Joe did not understand what they were
He looked through his book about
agriculture, his government reports,
the state bulletins. Nowhere did he
find word about corn throwing out a
radiatfng circle of blunt spikes from
the lower joints. He was afraid to let
the subject drop for fear the corn was
not doing properly. He never remem-
bered seeing anything Of the sort be-
fore, but then he reflected that he had
never noticed corn very closely before.
He walked down the path leading to
distant field where his father was
working to ask him If he knew any
thing about 1t. There were few corn
stalks standing in the edge of last
years cornfield. He parted the rank
tangle of weeds about them in the hope
of finding something there that would
enlighten him
The old cornstalks had the same
things on them, only much longer, a
double ring of them. but each spike
had curved downward and entered the
soil. Carefully Joe dug some Of the
dirt away with his knife blade-and he
had the secret!
Those rings of spikes were additional
main roots, which when they made
connection with the ground sent out
network of smaller feeders to gather
what the plant needed At the end Of
each Of those spikes was fibrous
mass OF smaller roots, each spike being
the main artery, or pipe, by which was
conveyed all the sustenance the small
er roots at the end gathered from the
soil In the form of sap to the main
stem Of the cornstalk and thence dis
tributed to leaves and other parts Of
the plant. Joe sat fat upon the ground.
his mind busy with problem.
why should the corn be sending out
those additional rootsY' he asked him
self.
at mast be hungry his mind an
swered. az
Yes. that's true. But why 70 It
hungry nowi Why didn't 1t do that
way beforeT
| ut is almost through making stalk"
reason answered "By the time those
extra roots touch the ground the STALKS
VIII begin to put on the rudimentary
ears, and nature is preparing for the
extra drain upon the strength Of tho
plant. It must have more food to ma
ture the ears Of corn"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-24
SYNOPSIS
COPYRIGHT. 1918,
nj HAHpKR . BBoTHKRs

Joe Weston. fourteen years old. decides
90 mako q success OF his fathers run
down farm. lie reads tho latest scientific
bocks Mr., Bonneville. n merchant. agrees
60 help him
Joc'a father Ii pessimistic. He sneers
81 book farming and book farmers. Mr.
Bonneville. struck with Jos's business
ability and ambition. backs him In prize
competitions
Pnnsersby on tho road linger TO watch
Joe operate. Tho sneers that were In
evidence at first soon give way 10 looks
Of surprise. Joe Is showing them some
thing as farmer
svv rurTcT-s przsunrHIn gruuuuuy
fades away. He watches Joe work He
sees him perform wonders with tho soil
He soon Il As enthusiastic as Joe. His
conversion pleaees Mr. somervnle
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-24
CHAPTER vi.
Some CIose Fieurine.

Some OTube FIyUTNS'
@HuS far Joe had spent on the
I'LL corn acre; For leaves, 40 cents,
I'LL having hired Abe Lincoln for
. two days on that work, but the
other day was charged to the cotton,
which was not n contest crop; work
scraping fertilizer from the lot, 40
cents. His father did not charge him
for the fertilizer. offsetting the graz
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-24
CHAPTER '.
Jos's Father Interested.

! loE could handle a small single
horse pillow himself, but n two
horse turning pillow was u BIT
beyond hls strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
LOCAL SOCIAL WORKERS
 OUTLINE THEIR PROGRAMME
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMnNr By MRS. SIDNEY M. LILLIAN

first Thursday of each month at lunch con, Hotel Hillman. The price of the luncheon will be 40 cents plate. Yours very truly, JUDGE s. D. MURPHY.
 President MRS. w. M. SEARIGHT, V. Pres. DOROTHY l.. GRIM, Sec. Treas Carl Milan. Dr. M. Newfie,d, Dr. George Eaves, Isadore Shapiro, Executive Committee
 The following topics are to be dis cussed by the Association of Social Workers, for the years 1915-1916 l. What is the part of the municipal or county government in administering relief?
 ?. How should one community handle delinquents and dependent mothers with children?
 g. What provision can be made for the homeless boy and man with small wage? A. How should new start in recreation be made in Birmingham?
 D. How should our adult probation be developed in Birmingham and in Jeffer- son county?