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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Chiluren Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
GAS TO RIA
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
PROBATE COURT.

PROBATE COURT.
VIM. Brand was committed to
the Dayton State Hospital.
Mary F. Kerst was appointed
executrix of estate of Clarissa A.
Ford; bond $4,000.
Sale of real estate reported in
estate of H. A. Webb.
Application filed to compromise
claim in favor of estate of E. E.
Calderwood.
Application filed in estate of
Abraham Hairless to erect monu-
ment.
Jennie D. Kerst was appointed
administrative of estate of Ben
jamin Kerst; bond $4,000.
Application filed to remove
guardian of John thinner.
w. b. Nevel was appointed
guardian OF Reuben Nevel; bond
$500; also of Sarah L. Newell; bond
$14OO. Same filed inventory.
Inventory and appraisement
filed in estate of Salem S. Coons.
Application filed for appoint
ment of ali administrator of es-
tate of VIM. A. Poffenbarger.
Sale Of personal property con-
tirmed in assignment of Charles
w. Willis.
Inventory and appraisemenu
filed in esta1e of B. F. Disher,
also petition to sell real estate to
pay debts.
T. A. Billingsley was appoint
ed administrator of estate of El,
mer Washington; bond $150.
First and final account filed ir
estate of Charles S. John.
Last will of Rachel J. Shank
was filed for probate and record
Isaac Marker was appointed
administrator of estate of Johr
Rine; bond $500.
| MARRIAGE LICENSES.
| Earl E. Eshleman, 21, farmer
Adams township, son of VIM. H
Eshleman, and L. Mae Kniesly
18, Adams township. daughter o
John Kniesly.
Charles F. Snyder, 80, porta
BILE engineer, Peru, Ind, an
Marie Mathews. 21, Dawn, dau
ghter of Albert T. Mathews.
Emerson E. Smith, 38. minis
ter, Cincinnati, O.. and Ida l
Hittle, IS, Rossburg, daughte
of John Hittle.
Leonard E. Harvey, 81, attol
ney, Bradford, and Mary +. Dun
ham, Is, Bradford, daughter O
Abdel Dunham.
Herbert C. Coleman, 80, in
structor, Lowell, Wis, and MAJ
earet E, Dunham. 80. Bradford
daughter of Abdel Dunham.
COMMON fLEAD COURT.
NEW CASES.
2O58O-Earl Knoll versus Jas
g. Reid; for $40, 900 as damages
2O58l Fanny L. Fast versu
Willard v. Fast; for divorce, will
full absence charged.
2O582-S. C. Dixon versus AL
bert Keener; for $500 as dam
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
part lot II in Beamsville, 500.

part lot II in Beamsville, $1OO.
Efie A. Chenoweth and others
to Clyde W. Clark, lot 1912 in
Greenville, $40.
John j. Newbaurer to Charles
w. Biehaut, undivided one-half
of lot 5 in Greenville, 81.
Virgil G. Bartholomew to New
ton w. Hay, a small tract in Un-
ion City, 81.
Catharine Brinkmeier and 9TH
ers to Leonard Marker, a small
tract in Wayne township, $4OO.
Sarah A. Taylor to A. E. Day.
is, a small tract in Bradford,
$175O.
David L. Thompson to John G.
Knatz, 155 acres in Wabash town.
ship, 81 and other considerations.
Malinda Decamp, per admins
traitor, to Cleveland Decamp, lot
% in Castine and a small tract in
Butler township. $3.50.
Abbie Ritnour to Picnic Kim
mel and others, quit claim to 1853
acres in Harrison township, $1,000
Picnic Kimmel and others to
Abbie Ritnour, IL acres in Har-
rison township, 5000.
Abbie Ritnour to Picnic Kim
mel and others, a small tract in
Harrison township, SLIPS.
F. ]. Fitzgerald to Elizabeth
Shiverdecker, "a acres in Neave
township, $4,000.
Onn1innad on na .t n.na
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27

Undoubtedly there is some
thing in names. For instance:
Democracy Republican
Delusion Revival
Decadence Recovery
Deficiency Redemption
Depression Restoration
Despair Resumption
Destruction Resurrection
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27

Continued on neat page.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
HANGS SELF IN SAND PIT,

Watertown - The body of
Frank Scott, superintendent of
the gravel pit near town, was
found yesterday morning hang
ing from the sand Scheen, still |
warm but all signs of life extinct.
1t is believed that domestic
troubles caused the man to take
his own life, but an Investigation
has been demanded. and coro-
ner 5 jury is looking up evidence
in the case.
Scott was separated from his
wife a short time ago, his two
daughters moving to Candy,
Mimi. Since that time he has
lived alone in a small house near
the gravel pit. Relatives have
been notified.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
DROWNED in RAINBARREL


John H Walker, living at Wah-
peton, was found by his wife
about O'Clock Saturday morn
ing with his body thrust into the
rainbarrel at their home. dead
from drowning.
Mr.. Walker was 16 years of
age, an old soldier, and had lived
With his family in the city lor a
number of wears He had been
afflicted With dropSy for some
length of time. and had been
told by hySicianS that nothing
couid be done to effect cure.
Rising from his bed about 80,
he dressed and won't out INTO the
back yard. Mrs Walller be-
coming anxious when he did not
return after a half hour. rose and
followed him into the yard, and
after searching for some time,
found hmm as stated above.
Physicians were called. and
neighbors Summoned, but it was
of no avail, as Mr. Walker was
dead-drowncd.
1t is not known in what man
ner he got into the rainbalreI
whether he fell in or did the
deed deliberately.
Mr. Walker is survived by his
Wife and six children, all grown
-Hankinson News.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
From Prisoners Work.

Sioux Falls Special An an
nouncement just made to the
effect that the binding twine
manufacturing plant at the Sioux
Falls penitentiary during the
month of July turned in AN az
create of $4,000 to the state
treasury shows that the plant is
proving a great success. This
money was received from the
sale OF Irvine manufacture at the
plant. The announcement was
made during meeting of the
members Of the state board of
charities and corrections at the
penitentiary yesterday
During the meeting it fur
thcr WAS announced by the board
that tie salaries of Howard t. .
Sampson. superintendent of the
state deaf mute school in Sioux
Fail, and Dir. IL. +. Wood worth,
superintendent of the state tub.
erculoSls hospital at Custer, each
had been increased from 81 500
to $1,000 per year
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
Milwaukee to go to Winnipeg.

Nargo-Word comes TO the
city that representatives of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pan |
railroad are purchasing land for
a right of way in the vicinity of
4arwopd with the intention of
extending their line north ont of
this city and running to Grand
Forks and probably Winnipeg.
That land for "A right Of way
is actually being contracted for
is a certainty, as several pieces
have already been bought. Ed
Envi@, u butcher of Harwood,
reported that agents have been
securing land in that vicinity and
and it is reported that G. b. May
who lives south of lIarwoud, has
closed a deal for "A portion of bis
farm, through which the right
of way will rum.
1t IS probable that right of
Way will be purchased by the
Milwaukee to HARDWOOD. whore
the right of way that some years
ago was purchased by promoters
for the construction OF a railroad
will be taken over. The right of
way purchased a few years ago
ran from Grand Forks to Har
wood and it was then believed to
be the intention to run a road
from Winnipeg to Fargo, tapping
a territory between the line of
the Great Northern and the Red
,iyn,.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
YEGGS BUSY
AT LANGFORD
Rob Post Office and Get
Away With $ Cash.

Langford -Neggs blew open
the postottice here, causing be-
tween $500 and S40O WORTH of
damage Saturday morning, only
obtaining about S3 worth of
money and quantity of postage
stamps, which later We're dis
cardcd Il quarter of a mile south
of here
The men stole an automobile
belonging TO Ira Erwin, real es-
tate dealer at Groton, and are
thought to have driven to Lang
ford. committed the burglary
and then discarded the autono.
mobile for the highways. The
stolen car was picked up two
miles south of here.
The men broke open the Mil
waullcc tool house wherc they
obtained a pick and AK which
We're used in breaking into the
postoitice. The glass in the
front door was broken, the men
reaching in and opening the
spring lock. The screen caging
OIL the office was cut away, the
safe "soaped . up and then blown
open, the front door being blown
from its hinges. The inner
compartments of the safe were
then cat open and their contents
rihed.
The Tompllins garage and the
Bert Smith garage We're both
broken into during the night,
and although the car in the place
was tanper9d with, nothing was
taken from either place.
Several persons reported to
have heard the explosion, but
the safe had been so mutllcd that
the noise was slight, and nothing
Was thought of it. The windows
in the front and side of the post
office We're broken by the force
OF the explosion.
The stamps and other plumber
had been placed in a mail sack.
the sack and contents being
found a short distance from
town, the stamps being all stuck
together by the dampneSs of the
morning dew.
The Erwin automobile in which
the yeggS are thought to have
come to I.angford, was in perfect
running order when found. 1t
had been stolen from the Erwin
garage at Groton. Mr. Erwin
is a brother of G. NJ. l.. Erwin
of Aberdeen, agent for the Home
Llte Insurance company.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
Looks Like Bumper Crop.

Crop prospects in Roberts
county We're never better than
at present. From one end of
the county to the other the crop
prospects are about equal for d
big crop. and with favorable
weather this week or the next
ten days a large acreage will be
in the shock.
The writer accompanied II. l..
Spackman on a drive Friday and
Saturday, making trip entirely
thru Roberts county from north
to south and east to west. Crops
every where seem to be fine and
there are but Il few spots OF
black rust. Barley, oats and IA
number of wheat fields were
being cut. Near Wllmot one
farmer had his barley stacked.
Near Dalberg's Siding, on the
f.. Il V. one farmer had thrash
barley, averaging 30 bushels per
acre. The grade was number / i.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
COP is BEAT UP.

Night Policeman S. b. Walker
OF I.idgerwood was assaulted by
thugs while making his rounds
Tuesday night. Two men jump
ed from ambush, laid his head
open with heavy revolvers and
then shot him in the leg, break
ing the bone,
He recognized the desperados
and believes they attacked him
out of revenge for a former ar
rest.
The 500 depot was broken in
to shortly afterwards and a case
of beer was taken and a lot of
freight damaged and destroyed
There was only 30 pennies in the
till and the robbers diSGained to
appropriate this tritling amount,
The deSperados were captured
at Claire City Thursday, and
will have to answer a serious
charge.
1t is reported that the same
parties are under suspicion of
having been in volved in the rob.
berry Of Eli Felsenberg's store
at Mantador early in the sum-
mer. .-Hankinson News.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
Burglars Enter Stores at Clark.

Clark Burglars entered three
business places in Clark, but
only succeeded i'm getting away
With $50 in cash obtained from
the inner compartments of the
safe in the Seidmore Brothers
Hardware store. The Tithil
Lumber company $ Office was
broken into and the inner com
partmcnts of the safe broken
open, the outer door having been
left unlocked to prevent its be
ing blown open The I'll. Des-
noycrs Hardware store was the
third place entered, but nothing
OF value Was taken here.
Suspicion points to two men
who stopped at one OF the hotels,
leaving word they did not want
to be calico in the morning, as
they wanted to sleep. They We're
goneab SIX O clock and their bed
showed that they had only lald
down on it without thro wing the
covers back.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
Day County Agent Takes Work.

Webster--Sam l.. Sloan, the
new agent in charge Of the work
of spreading the gospel of better
farming in Day county under the
direction of the Day County
Agricultural Extension associa-
ton, assumed his duties this
month, md is now actively en-
gagged in assisting farmers in
this county in the problems
which constantly face them.
The association now has a
membership of $50 of which 50
percent are actively engaged in
farming in this county. In order
to bring the membership up to
the 400 mark set, III more men,
bers are needed, and campaign
has started to secure this mum
Der before October /.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
Canal Has Neat Income.

The total earnings of the Panama
canal from July |, 1914 to July / !,
1915 were S4 ,424 900 while expend-
itures were approximately 81, ,2OO,-
600. The European war has cur
tailed the use of the canal consid-
erably and thus has reduced the
total net profits of its operation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
OLD WELL
CAVES IN
Caving of Old .Artesian Wei
| ndermines Ground.

Chamberlain = One of t II e
worst calamiticS that has ever
happened to this little city is the
earth cave-in ON the site of the
Milling company and Electric
Light company, Whcrc some 10
years ago a large flowing wcIl
WAS put down for power purpos-
es and which could not be used
for thereaSon of lh" large amount
of sand and mud this we'll has
constantly thrown out The We'll
is located ON the north bank of
the American creek, about 800
feet north of the depot, and only
about 100 feet from the mill. The
first warming of anything wrong
WAS when the mill Shafling went
out of line. Cracks i'm the earn h
around the mill were noticed
Saturday afternoon and gravel
hauiers also noticed large earth
cracks near the gravel pit, near
~ a half mile northeast of the
city At six p. I'M. IL cave-in OF
unknown depth took place wreck
ing the iron bridge at the north
approach where it spans AmGri
can creek and which completely
swallowed the trees and tall tele-
phone pole that were near. II
dropped the corner foundation
from the mill and ruined the
foundation of the mill engine
house. This cavity at once filled
with water which is helping tc
make matters worse 1t is
feared that the entire mill, to
gether with the elevator which
stands 30 feet high will bea com
plete wreck The electric light
plant and even the depot anC
railroad grounds may not be
free from danger. Many peopl,
watched the cave in all night ane
hundreds drove in by team ard
autos all day Sunday to view the
sight.
The cave in is some 200 feet
deep by $50 in diameler. The
ground for $50 feet further Out
is cracked and slowly slipping
toward the hole. The city is out
of water and lights for the pres
emit The we'll at one time was
powerful enough to Furnish pow
en- for the Chamberlain Milling
cOmpacY. but has been slowly
Weakening in force and has been
squirting mud for about ten
years. 1T is believed that this
condition has made Il large cavity
underneath and the saturated
condition of the ground due to
the heavy rains caused the cave
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
MAJ. JACKSON WRITES.
Choteau, Montana,
Aug. >, 1918.
Editor Sisseton Standard,
SisScton, $. ID.

| am sending YOU under anOth :
en- cover a sample of some of tie
products produced i'm this sec
tion of the country. White ain
aware that Roberts County, :.
d., produces equally Us good, eX-
ccpt winter wheat. it will show
that this is not II dried mp desert
as some people i'm the east may
think. The fact of the matter
is. have been priviledgcd TO eN-
anime as fine crops i'm this sec
tion OF the country as have
ever seen in amy country. not eN-
ceptin@ good old South Dakota.
However, this country seems to
the western states, because it
seems to be a natural climate
for winter wheat, the reason
why, | ann unable TO determine,
unless it is because the winters
are not so rigid. and the ground
does not heave AS it does whore
the frost pcnetlateS so deep, and
again, winter wheat gets the
benefit of all the snow that falls
during the winter months, hence
the ground is we'll packed and
full of moisture, which gives the
plant quick growth in early
spring and it soon shades the
ground and retains the moisture
that follows. This is the onl y
reason | can give for Sucha large
| Yield of winter wheat. This
season has been exceptionally
! favorable for all kinds of crops,
especially so. for spring wheat,
tlaN and potatoes.
What a dry season might bring
forth | am unable to chronicle,
| for the reason that this is my
first summer in this country,
yet think am safe in saying,
that the winter wheat crop is a
\ pretty sure crop, for the reasons
Ias stated above. Moreover, al
falfa seems to be in it's native,
element, and it takes the place
of both grain and forage. | have
eaten beef which was fattcned
on alfalfa, and must say that i
looked good and it was very
toothsomc. Pork lattened on
alfalfa, seems to be little soft,
yet the ilavor is quite good, but
| am of the opinion that it would
/ have been better if topped out on
| corn. Potatoes (SpudS as they
call them here) are of very fine
Equality, equal, if not better than
further east. Flour and sugar
sugar cost moro here than back
home. Butter and eggs are
about the same, but fruits arc
somewhat cheaper, being nearer
the coast. Drygoods and ma.
chinery come a little higher than
back east, ON account of freight,
but we get it back on the price
Of coal and then some Then
again, ! do not think the price of
grains will equal the prices
/ further east, however they pro
duce larger yields which will
help some.
We have burned no bridges,
and ! guess We can get a tie pass
back if we should loose out here.
SO long
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
SAVED FROM SUFFOCATION.

Hanlinson, N. d. - Pul e d
from under an automobile that
had turrcd turtle into mud
hole, a 5-year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs H. SoIsrud of this
place was rescued Just in time
to save her life.
The child was buried head
first in the muck with only her
legs sticking above the surface
and while she had been in this
position for almost four minutes
and was unconscious when re-
covered, she revived and suffered
very little injury from the ex-
pelience.
Mr.. Solsrud and his daughter
We're in a machine that was be
ing towed by another car. The
SolSrud car Skidded and went
over an embankment into ditch
pinning both occupants under
it. The driver of the leading car
assisted Solsrud from under the
overturned machine and both
then hurried to get the little
girl from her perilous position.
Zen Sonstegaard and wife autoed
to Peeuer. for a visit with friends
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
BRAZEN STUNT
BY YOUNG LAD
Forges Neighbor's Name to
Check in Auto Purchase.


this city believes he has met the
most braZen man in South Da-
kota. a few days ago he was
approached by Il dapper young
man, representing himself as
Floyd Metcall, son OF County
Commissioner Metcalf of Viii
not. The stranger asked Mr.
Berkner his price of Il REQ " -,
stating that it was to be IA cash
deal. Mr.. Berkner stated that
he would take SlO5O for ID ma
chine and the prospective buyer,
being satisfied, wrote out a
check for. that amount, signing
his supposed to be parent ) name
and added "by Floyd Metcalf.
He recommended that MIR.
l3erkner call up the bank at
Wilmot to ascertain his rcli
ability This was done and the
check pronounced good Mr.
Berkner was not satisfied and
in order to make sure that he
was not being handed some
thing suggested that he be al
lowed to accompany the buyer
to his home in Roberts county.
The young man readily consent
ed to the arrangement.
Arriving at Corona, MIR. Berk-
ncr was informed by the First
State bank of Wilmot that Mr..
Aletcalf and his son, Floyd,
We're in SiSseton and that the
man representing himself to be
an impoSter. MIR. Bcrkner con-
tinued on to Wilmot and upon
arriving at the bank asked the
cashier if the stranger was
Floyd Metcalf The cashier
stated that the young man was a
croSS-road neighbor of the Met
calf family The imposter stead
lastly denied that he was anyone
but Floyd Metcalf and offered to
90 to the MetcaIf home to prove
his contentious.
The party then continued on
toward the Metcaf farm and
We're about to turn into the Met
calf yard when the forger broke
away from the Berkner party,
jumped over fence and disap-
peared in the wheat field The
boys father had heard of the
affair and FASTENED to the Met
calf home and pleaded with Mr..
Barkncr to drop the matter. He
stated that the boys mother
was seriously ill in the hospital
and that he would settle any
damages caused to Mr.. Berl1ner.
Mr.. Berkner did not wish to
cause the old people any trouble
under the circumstances and
settled for the damages.
The boy was later found and
it is thought that the lesson
taught will stand in good stead
when he is again tempted to get
something for nothing Mr.
Berkner believes he has met the
most brazen man in South Da-
kota and there's lot of fellows
of the same opinion.
If you want to travel the road to
better buying; if you want to make
your purchases with safety and
with confidence; if you want full
dollars worth for your dollar, and a
load of satisfaction free with every
purchase, your straightest course is
right throught the advertising pages
of this paper. There are merchants
advertising with us every week who
can meet every requirement and
who often give you more for your
money than they promise. They
are the people to tie to, the people
who always make good, and their
advertisements point the way.
Chas. Strand, the Wilmot haber-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13

MIR. John Meyers of Spokane,
Wash, arrived Wednesday evening
to renew old acquaintences. Mr..
Meyers is former resident of this
city, being in the barber business
for several years.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13
Britton Man Badly Hurt.

Klaus Warnlie of Britton is in
St. Luke's hospital at Aberdeen,
i'll a serious condition as the result
of sliding off a haystack onto a
pitchfork. His condition is very
serious. He literally sat on the
fork as he slid from the stack and
his recovery is matter of doubt.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-08-13

Chas. Strand, the Wilmot haber-
dasher, was County Capitol visit
or on Tuesday.