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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-04-09

L. j, Pestorius of Bryant Twp.
was in Sisseton on business Satur-
day, and while here called at the
Standard office and advanced his
subscription another year. Mr..
Pestorius owns and farms about
500 acres of land i'll Bryant town
ship and is one of the most pro-
gressive men in the county. Re.
Gently he purchased a bunch OF
fine, brooded Aberdeen Angus
cattle and added to his herd. He
sold bunch of these cattle this
winter and they brought SO cents
more per hundred pounds than
any other stock on the market.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-04-09
GRAFTERS VISIT
AT WAHPET0N
Gentlemen Work a Smooth
Game and Beat-it.

Last evening, shortly after
dark there trudged into Wahpe-
ton from the direction of Fair
mount, pair of horny.looking
people who lost but little time in
making it known among boys and
young men in whispers that they
had with them a strange and
and terribly ferocious beast that
had recently been captured in
the iungles of South America,
and that if a suitable room could
be obtained they would put it on
exhibition.
They described the animal as
one that until recently was not
known to exist and the most
feYOcious beast that inhabits the
earth. 1t had been found in the
region of Roosevelt's Lost River
along the branch of the Amazon,
and was indeed most remark
able animal, not for it's size but
for its wonderful strength and
agility. 1t had been named a
Jiasticutis, !" and for the small
sum of a dime, Or only ten cents
they would exhibit the animal
and permit the spectators to
witness some OF it's wonderful
feats.
They could give their exhibi-
tion only at night, they said, and
without knowledge of the police,
as the animal they had was so
terrible ferocious that they
would not be permitted to ex-
hibit it in daylight, OF at any
time, if the police had knowledge
of it, since if it should make it's
escape it would destroy every
body in the neighborhood before
it could be dispatched. Thus
were the boys all cautioned
against giving out any informa-
tion about the show until it was
over, as it might lead to their
arrest for even patrOnizinp such
show.
This request of secrecy only
served to whet the curiosity of
the boys all the more in this
strange and ferocious animal.
and in short time large
building had been secured and
every boy in town who had been
Let into the secret was on hand
for the show. Those who had
no dime of their own managed to
borrow one from a more fortu-
nate companion, and the yard in
front Of the building secured
for the show was soon filled with
boys and young men from all
over the city.
The showmen had taken the
Jiasticutis into the building thru
a rear door and had it securely
chained a in small side room
just off the main floor, when the
front door was opened and the
boys and young men began to
file into the room. Their ad.
mission fees being paid the
croud soon became impatient to
see the wonderful animal, and
the exhibitor soon appeared in
another door where he delivered
such a hair raising description
of the animal they were about to
see that most of the boys in the
room instinctively took their hats
in their hands and inclined a
little toward the doorway, ready
to spring outside if the animal
by any chance should break
loose.
Thus were the nerves wrought
to such a pitch that it would take
very little to stampede the whole
crowd. Just then an unearthly
growl and the rattling of chains
in the side room made most of
the boys turn toward the door
and plant their feet more firmly
on the floor, ready to run in
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-04-09
BLACK GETS PEN SENTENCE

Yankton-Ed Jackson, a negro,
who assaulted Mrs. Alex Thomas
on her truck farm on the out
skirts of Yankton and severed
her windpipe with razor, was
sentenced to two years impris-
enment when he appeared before
Judge Tripp today to answer to
a charge of assault. jackson plea
ded guilty.
Mrs Thomas, who has been
ill since the attack, was able to
appear in court against the
negro.
jackson was captured after a
man hunt lasting several hours.
He had been employed inter
mittently on the Thomas farm.
Mrs. Thomas was alone at the
time of the attack. With her
throat cut by the negro's razor,
she managed to struggle up the
embanl1ment leading from her
home, and a short time later
tottered into the Sacred Heart
hospital.
We handle nursery stock, orna-
mental trees, shrubs, strawberry
plants, including the wonderful
everbearlng strawberry, bedding
plants, garden plants of cabbage,
tomato, ground cherries, and seed.
and also outside flowers of trans
planted stock.
Phone $50, Sisseton Green House.
Geo. Mack and Richard Morton,
two of the progressive business
men of New Ellington, were
county seat visitors last Friday.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-04-09
GOVERNMENT
SCHOOL NEWS
Interesting Program Render
ed Easter Sunday.

Isaac Greyearth who has been
attending Mt. Hermon School at
Mt. Hermon, Mass, returned
home last Friday for short visit.
Mrs. Addie Perry has just re.
covered from spell of sickness.
Mrs. H. c. Russell is convalesc.
ing from siege of lagrippe.
Mrs. Daisy McFadden has been
appointed baker at the school.
The Misses Brown ofthe Agency
spent Easter Sunday in Sisseton.
Miss Elnora Hine has been on
the sick list for a few days.
Mrs. Pearl Dawson has been con-
fined to her room for several days
with pleurisy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Heminger
of the Agency are the proud par
ents of a boy born Wednesday,
March 81.
Grace Owens of the school spent
Saturday and Sunday at the Agency
the guest of Marguerite and Elaine
Mossman.
Little Dorothy Stevenson of
Goodwill spent several days at the
school last week with the Misses
Hine, visiting her friends.
The infant child of MIR. and
Mrs. Robert Renville died Satur-
day at the Agency and was buried
Sunday from the Episcopal church.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Selkirk of the
Agency pleasantly entertained
Mr.. Keller and daughter katherine
of the School at dinner Easter.
Mrs. Mabel Parker, nurse in the
U. S. Medical Service, left Tues
day for Red Lake, Mimi, to
which place she was sent by her
physician, Dr. p. Richards.
Easter Programme.
Professional. School Band
Opening Song Ginning Easter
Bells. 80. School
Scripture Reading, Matt. 28:1-lO
500. Christine Bluedog
Prayer. .... w. E. Stevenson
Song Hear Our Prayer. School
Recitation A Welcome ....
....... Margaret Mossman
Motion Song Happy Happy Eas-
ter. Ten Small Girls
Recitation Tis Easter Time. -.
............... Stella Barse
Acrostic Easter. ...... Six Girls
Piano solo Babbling Brook. ..
.... Elaine Mossman
Recitation A Little Seed
Vivian Barse
Double Quartette The Blessed
Morn
Acrosuc Jesus Reigns.. Eleven Bows
Recitation Consider the Lilies.
a.. ..........Ro Rose Campbell
Paniomine Abide With Me-.
-. ..... Eight Large Girls
Address 80. 80. Mr.. Stevenson
/ Selection n....... School Band
Closing Song g.,..........S School
The program was arranged by
the Pupils Committee of which
Niolette DeMarlias is chairwoman.
l.. ]. Pestorius of Bryant Twp.
was in Sisseton on business Satur-
I day and while here called at the
Standard office and advanced his
subscription another year. Mr..
4 Pestorius owns and farms about
800 acres of land i'll Bryant town
l..i- Il L.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-01-08

voudrions de grandes am6liora-
tons en- vue du bien-etre Gu peu-
pie. Qu'elles soient paci6ques GU
qu'elles fassent couler lie sang, les
revolutions natives sent toujours
dangereuses. II fault laisser lie
champ libre a l'id6e, ellie marche
lentement, suivons-la; ne nous je-
tons pas devant ellie, nous pour
rions l'arreter.
"Vous me demandiez tout-a-
l'heure 81 j'avgis l'amour DIES tetes
couronn6es? Non. MATS je crois
encore q l'utilit6 de la souveraine-
t6 remise entire les mains dun hon.
me privilege,
EFT pourtant, continua-t-il, en-
baissant la voix, je suis republi-
cain.
"Que les Prussiens, les vrais
Prussiens aiment leur emperor ct
qu'ils admirent M. de Bismarck,
celia Sc comprend. LIE mlnistre est
un homme SUPERIOR, pressure un
genie, ct Sa Majestic Guillaume a
etc heureux par les armes. Ces
deux hommes ont gris6 lie peuple
prussien de gloire. Combien de
temps durera cette ivresse? Je ne
penx lie dire. MATS moins long
temps assur6ment, que celle de la
France, qui await v6cu pendant
plus de soixante ans avec les SOU
venirs attaches au nom de Napo-
leon. QUAINT a la majorit6 DIES au-
tres Allemands devenus Prussiens
malgr6 eux, lis n'aiment pas lem
pereur ct lis d6testent son ministre.
C'est contraints ct forces qu'ils
ont fat la malheureuse guerre qui
Went de fnir; lis ne l'oublieront
pas ct il leur restera lie regret ct la
douleur d'avoir creus6 un abfme
entire l'Allemagne ct la France ct
fait na1tre des haines implacables,
qui ne pourront s'6teindre que
dams des r%uisseaux de sang. Car
nous ne nous y trompons point;
nous savons que ce mot: "Revan-
chez qui retentit partout nest pas
erie en- vain.
continnor1
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-01-08

II entire. II a d'abord devant
lui tout ce que la culture a dome
de plus Grange ct de plus fantai-
siste CONNIE forme dams la nom
breuse famille des v6g6taux exog6-
mes appel6s Cactac6es on plus or
dinairemant Cactus" par los jar
diners. Mais bientot, il ne peut
retenir une exclamation de surpri-
SO en- sc trouvant en- presence
d '"Helichrysum" de toutes nuan-
ces, peut-etre plus beaux encore
que ceux qui composaient "a re-
marc liable collection a PExposi.
ton de 1867. Dams cette serre
fraucaise, 81 loin de Hanovre, il re-
trouvait les feurs pref6r6es de son
jardin de la Leine.
Son 6tonnement redoubla lors-
que sur une etagere, il d6couvrit
lie catalogue allemand tres complet
de toutes ses plantations
Sur la premiere page, il Tut:
"Offert q M.... jardinier horti-
culteur francais. Souvenir de
PExposition universelle 1867"
Ces lignes 6taient 6crites de sa
main. II Sc souvint aiors quill
await fait homage de son catalo-
que a un exposant ~francais, qui Sc
trouvait son voisin q lExposition.
Singuliere ct heureuse rencon-
Un instant apres il sortit de la
serre ct s'apercut de &c qui Sc pas
salt dams lie chateau. II accourut.
-Je defends qu'on touche q un
seul objet dams cette. propri6t6,
dit-il aux soldats billiards.; je de-
tends qu'on y commette sucun de-
gat.
Et aux officers:
-Je COMMAS lie propri6taire de
CO chateau; son maftre- GARDINER
est mon colleague, mon ami, je dois
exiger-ce qui est juste-qu'on
respecte cette propriet6.
Beaucoup d'objets avaient etc
enlev6s d6ja; il les fit reporter ct
remettre en- place. Les objects pre-
par6s pour lincendie disparurent
ct il fit occuper le chateau par les
soldats hanovriens de sa compa-
gnie.
C'est ainsi que Ihabitaiion de
M. Dambry fut sauvee, pendant
que les plus bellies propriet6s de
Pile Adam 6taient llvrees aux fam
mes.
Pendant les quinze jours GU trois
semaines que le capitaine hano-
vrien resta a lIle-Adam, il trans
forma quelques, uns de ses hommes
en- garcons jardiniers et, sous sa
direction, fit entretenir ct soigner
lie jardin ct les series.
Avant de s%'6loigner, il fit 6crire
partcut sur les murs, avec de la
CRAZE rouge, ces mots en- allemand.
defense de pillage".
Les Allemands qui vinrent apr6s
lui continuerent q %respecter la pro-
pri6te.
Lorsque lie jardinier revint q IT.
le-Adam, il ne Wit pas sans surpri-
Sc les travaux qui avaient 6t6 exc
cut6s par les Prussiens. Mais ce
nest que plus tard, pendant les
jours n6fastes de Ia Commune,
lorsque lie meme regiment de Ha-
how're occupa une seconde fois IT.,
le-Adam, quill cit le mot de l'6nig-
me.
LIE capitaine horticulteur lui fit
une visite, lie complimenta sur les
richesses de ses series, lui parla du
catalogue laiss6 u une 6tagere ct
lui apprit que ses "Helichrysum"
avaient sauv6 lie chateau de M.
Dambry du pillage ct de l'incendie,
En- effet, aucun objet n'avait dis
paru. Les caisses tcach6es dams
les series furent retrouv6es intac-
tes.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-01-08
III

Pendant la Commune, pour me
soustraire sux fureurs DIES insens6s
qui t%erri6aient Paris, je parvins,
CONNIE beaucoup d'autres, a me-
chapper de la vile. C'est a Pile
Adam, chez I'm de mes amis, que
je me r6fugiai.
J'appris alors ce qui s'6tait pas
Sc q Parmain, apr6s son h6ro1que
defense, ct q lIle-Adam, dams la
p6opri6t6 de M. Dambry.
J'eus lie d6sir de voir lie capitaine
hanovrien. Queiques jours plus
tard, je lie rencontrai ct je pus eau
ser avec lui.
C'est un simple bourgeois, un
peu froid, CONNIE tous les Ger
mains, ne s'animait jamais, mails
ayant lie rire ASSET facile. Certes,
ii ne ressemblait nullement a beau
coup de matamores allemands que
]'avais vus trafnant leur grand sa-
bre ct le faisant sonner sur pave
des rues
-Je ne suis soldat aujourd'hui
nj par govt nj par devoir, me dit-il:
c'est la force qui ma mis- ce sabre
d la main. Je d6teste cette guerre
contre une nation CONNIE la Fran
CO qui devrait etre toujours Fannie
de lAllemagne.
J'avais deja devin6 quill portrait
b .contre occur ct son uniforme ct
son grade.
-Je suis marie depuis quelques
ann6es reprit-il, j'ai deux jeunes
enfants; est-ce que je n'aurais pas
pr4f6r6 roster au milieu de ma che
re famille plutot que de venir lei
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-18
MISS CLEMENTS VISIT
Visiting Nurse Superintendent Officially
 Inspects Work in Canaan.

Miss Fanny F. Clement, of Washing ton, D. C., superintendent of the Red Cross Town and County Nursing Ser vice, made h,r official visit to Canaan on Monday. Miss Clement spent the afternoon with Miss Saygers, inspect. ing her work and advising her conceTn- ing it.
 In the evening an informal meeting ut the Executive committee of the local association was held at Mrs. Clcmans' home 10 mrPt her and to talk on the work. Sle expressed herself as highly pleased with the progress of the work here Her only criticism was that the nurse was not being worked hard enough. She urged that she bc em- ployed in doing regular school nursing.
 \ large majority of the cities HOW employ regular school nurses. making constant inspection of the health of the pupils, thus correcting many conditions and prevent epidenucS of all kinds. It Was reported that New York city hadn't closed their schools once for epidemic since the employment of school nurses whereas beime it was common occur ence. Miss Clement said that many of the Rural visiting nurses were cm. plOyed in this work, Litchfield being one of the towns tn take it up anu Litchtield followed Canaan in forming Nurse Association. She urged that tle school nursing worG be taken up in Canaan.
 Miss Clement left on Tuesday morn ing for Litchtield to inspect the work there While here she was entertained by Mrs. NeStell.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-18
BLuEB;RDS FIGHT
Sparrows Give Battle 10 Returning
 Birds II pr. Ross's.

BlFGS IT UT. hOSs 5. The pair of bluebiris t''at have made their home in q ueXt.bOX ju pr. R0ss'a back ward, for the last three seasons have come again this year and arc now busily preparing their old quarters fsr occupancy. But they have been hav- ing their own rUun!rs establishing their title to the nest h,A, which is perched on the top of post. under Dr. ROsS's cherry tree
 The hluebirlS arrived me day iasM week to look the property oYer and plsa for the re.oprning of the summer homo While they were busl!v 'Nspecting tho box, inside uud out. a flock of Engtivh sparrOws suddenly appeared from Ro- where in particular, t0ok up thciv quarters in the branches Of the cherry tree. anu pr0reeded tu make life nl itsE- able for the hluebirds They pouncea upOn them in clusters. chattering OK citelly and prrking viriously. The blucbirds fought them valinntly and drove them of repeatedly, but the little pests always returned to the attack i'm renewel numbers, until finally the blucbirls abandoned the field and loft the spurrows glonting over thsir victory.
 The next day however, tle bluebir,is reappeared, and the battle was ps- newed, but this time the bluehiris fought with better generalship ana more vigor, and drove the sparrows away. Then they procreded to tho work of cleaning ont the box, dragging the last years nest out in fragments and flying away with the refuse. At one period during their absence an English starling flew town out Of the sky and actually entered the nest, on an exploring tour The bluebirds TO- turned and caught the intruder insida Then there was a battle royal. Ths starling fought savngely, but was ne match for the bluebirds fighting for possession of their own castle, and spo was apparently willing to go away ana stay away when the blcHhirls weUe through with him. Since then Gasy have held undisputed possession, though the sparrows come around once in q while anl Scold and swear at a safe dis tance.
 This pair of bl,iebirls havo raised i've families of little onDs each year in the same box fur the Inst three years, feed ing them until they are well grown, when the youngsters, on their frs venture out into the air, fly away uP into the tallest trees. with u strength of wing that seems astonishing. The old birds generally finger at tho old home n few days after the young onau have gone, then take their departurs for warmer cline, to spend the win ter, and return in the spring, from n0- body knows where, Co the same identi- cul nest box
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-18
Inve stigators From Winsted.

New Workers have proverbially bad memories. Every little while they squabble in there newspapers over early-day happenings and invariably get things badly muddled. Recently they tangled up the famous old "Black Crook" with the original Lydia Thom- san troupe of burlesquers, and are spending lot of space trying to get the facts strengthened out. This re- calls the experience of the late o. J. Hodge: At Niblo's Garden in New York, in 1866, the Black Crook made it's first appearance" said MT. Hodge "It was a tremendous success. A part of the press and all the pulpit thunder ed against it-and the house was nightly crowded.
 'At that time I was living in Win sted, Conn.,, a town since emphasized on the map by an imaginative TO- mancer, and the pastor of the church that I attended took the first occasion to condemn the Crook at the same time telling his congregation just why it was objectionable. The next week was in New York and as matter of uuUy NlSlUot NIDIO ~ odIuon-uuIluS i performance, of course-just to see if the Crook was as morally crooked as the pastor described it. I had seat we'll to the front and saw nothing that particularly shocked me. There was a rather free display of gaudy frills, and at times a scarcity of them, yet noth- ing saw there would be calculated to shock theatergoers in the present day of higher civilization.
 Leaving the theater I ran against an esteemed Winstedian who happened to be the senior deacon of the church I attended. IT wanted to see how bad it was,' he stammered. So did I, , was my response. Then we agreed to stand by each other and say nothing at home about it.
 "Unhappily, the editor of the Win sted Herald, a nephew of the deacon found out where we had been and worked us into half column story which the town considered highly amusing The deacon owned up ad- mitted his guilt, and finally was re- stored to grace.
 ''As didn't belong to the church, :" concluded Mr. Hodge in his whimsical way, "I was never forgiven. ''-Cleve- land Plain Dealer.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-18
BLACK HAND LETTERS
Falls Villagers Receiving Threatening and Insulting EpIstles.

Falls Village is luxuriating i'll the senatiOn of a Black Hand conspiracy, in which scurrilOus and threatening anonymous letters and demands for sums of money. figure prominently and the excitement is widespread.
 The first letter was received few weeks ago by Miss Minnie Jacobi, teacher ill the AmeEville school, which was a scurrilous epistle and was shortly followed by another. ill which de mand was made that Miss JacObi de- posit the sum of S25 on certain fence post at , o'clock on the night of March l2, and be there in person at the same time. These letters were turned over to officers and investigation is TOW be ing made by the state authorities.
 Other letters have been received by Mrs. Charles Blake, ill the same hand writing, of personal, insulting char acter, and a similar letter was recently received by Dr. Skiff.
 The general opinion, judging by the tone of the letters and the method of their delivery, is that they are the work of a certain woman, possibly abetted by another. for the ventilation O. personal and malicious spite. It is likely that arrests will soon be male.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-18
LitchfleId Counti Farm Bureau.


 The Bureau is now installed i'll al office in the Bcckwith Block, Litchie.d. and ready for business. The office vii. be open from ? to each aftern IOu and all day on Saturday. On Saturdays, MT. Manchester, County Agent, will be at his office ready to welcome all in- terested in the work. The telephone number of the Bureau is 8-12, Litch- field.
 The Bureau has purchased an auto mobile for the use of the County Agent and MT. Manchester is ready to answer calls upon him at any time. Write him, or place d request for d visit by telephone and he will come at his earliest opportunity. While he will be glad to consult farmers on any problem. the topics of the moment of greatest interest deal with orchard management, crop planning, estimates for fertilizers, dairy feeding and similar matters. MT. Manchester will be glad to arrange for orchard demonstrations in different sectins in the next few weeks.
 Seek his acquaintance, get next, and help him, the Bureau and yourself, by enabling the work to start promptly at this, the most important season of the year to farmers.
 At meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the Bureau on Monday last, all members present but one, detailed plans of the work were considered at length. It was agreed that the first step is to make the possibilities of the work better known. For this purpose a series of meetings will be arranged by the local Directors in the several towns of the county in the near future The first will be held in Washington on March , at s p. m. others have been arranged ill Kent and Watertown at later dates. MT. Manchester will at tend these meetings and other speakers will help in outlining the work A systematic campaign for membership will soon be started, in order to make the Bureau real cooperative enter prise. A Printing and Press Commit tee was appointed, consisting of John Pettibone, New Milford, and Richard E. Dodge, Washington. Tine next meeting of the Executive Committee will be held ill Litchfield on Saturday, March 20, at 10 a. m.