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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-06-16
Get
Chautauqua
Season
Tickets
Today

The Chautauquaseason tickets
are on sale among the business
men. You can stop in at any
of the stores where they are on
sale and get yours today.
Remember that it is because a
few good men have pledged
themselves to stand back of this
Chautauqua in the sale of sea
son tickets that we have this
splendid talent brought to us and
these several days of ENJOYABLE
entertainment.
And now that we have under
taken to put on this Chautauqua
we expect to make a success of
it and nothing but big success
will satisfy us.
1t is only the most progressive
towns that have Chautauquas.
This is a progressive town. We
are travelling in mighty good
company now, and we mean to
keep on travelling that way.
We know this program is one
that will delight you. You'll
ge. your two dollars worth on
any one of the six days. By
concerted action we can all have
access to the best.
You would do yourself an in
justice not to partake in full of
this feast of good things:
OF course we are counting on
your cooperation to make this
Chautauqua agreat success.
Step in today and talk it over
with any of the men who are
handling the tickets.
E. c. Gamm, Secretary.
Chautauqua
June 1924.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-06-16
Splits Difference In Express Cases.

Pierre. = Judge Hughes of the
Sixth Circuit has made his find
ings in the express tax cases
which were tried before him.
and splits the difference be-
tween the contentious of the
state tax commission and the ex.
press companies.
Judge Hughes finds the valua-
tion of the Wells Fargo com
pany in the state to pc 1925, 600
on which the tax would be S., 1917
so. To settle this the company
had made tender of $2O5 go to
the state, as to what they thought
they ought to pay as. tax for
South Dakota. The valuation of
the American exbress company
was placed at $45O,OOO, which
would mean a tax in the state of
$4455. This company had made
the state a tender of $1S4.S1 as
their view of the amount of
revenue was due from them.
The figuresof Judge Hughes
are apout so ber cent ofthe figure
which had peen fixed by the
state tax commission as an eguit-
able assessment of these com.
panies. 1t is not likely that the
companies will pay this amount
without further appeal to the
supreme court.
The w. A. Robinson residence
in Sisseton was struck by light
ming Sunday afternoon. The
bolt struck the chimney follow
ling it into the house. Luckily
none of the family were injured
or the house much damaged be.
yond the chimney.
For Sale Good mich COW
Mrs. L. w. Tew.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-06-16
COURT MATTERS
ARE CLEANED UP
Judge Bouck Practically Has
Cleared Calendar.

Judge Bouck will clean up
court matters here this week
after nearly three weeks steady
grind. In the criminal calender
a great many of the cases were
dismissed or settled before COM
ing to trial.
The cases of the civil calendar
we're cleaned up last Saturday
and the Judge has been hearing
court cases this week.
There were thirty three cases
for the jury listed, seven we're
settled before coming to trial and
three were continued.
Case No. 2, r. & v. Ry. vs..
Hanson et AL, verdict for plain.
tiff, $500, Darlington and Lauder
attorneys for plaintiff, Batterton
and Turner attorneys for defen-
dant
Case No. 5, Stranton vs.. Pear
son, verdict for defendant, Giant
valley attorney for plaintiff.
Anderson attorney for defendant.
/ Case No. 4, Citizens National
Bank vs.. Hines ct al, verdict for
plaintiff. BarrjnQtOn attorney
! for plaintiff, Batterton attorney
for defendant.
Case No. 5. Nordstrom v.
J, Donavan, verdict for defendant,
harrington attorney for plainttlf, !,
Babcock attorney for defendant.
Case No. IA, Sando vs. Roberts
!, County, verdict for plainti6,
!, 200. Eggen and 'Rix attorneys
! for plaintiff, Batterton and Tar
ney attorneys for defendant.
Case No. Is, Eastman vs. Akre,
verdict for plaintiff, $3.50. .43,
Jorgenson attorney for plaintiff
Babcock attorney for defendant.
Case No. 16, Bear vs. Finley,
verdict for plaintiff, $500, Jor-
genson attorney for plaintiff,
Mani and Turner attorneys for
| defendant.
Case No. 20, Cook VS. 500 Line,
> verdict for defendant. Eggen at
torney for plaintiff, jorgenson
attorney for defendant.
Case No. %, Lawrence vs.
Koepke, verdict for defendant,
$25OO, Mani attorney for plaintiff
Eggen attorney for defendant.
Case No. %, Thompson VS.
Bremseth, verdict for defendant,
: SIG, McKenna attorney for
plaintiff, Jorgenson attorney for
defendant.
Mrs. Mary Sando spent sew
eral days at Yankton this week.
She is now the guest of Mrs. L.
, w. Tew.
Fred Van Horn of Corona was q
business caller here Tuesday.
Observation-Disclosures
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-06-16
Trip Around the World.

The trip around the world
will take place Friday, the 10Th.
We announced last week that we
would start from Sisseton at one
o'clock, p. m. The time has
been changed to nine O'Clock a.
m.
The line up will take place on
Main street and will start at
nine sharp.
Every one who owns an auto is
invited to join in on this booster
trip. The Committee.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-06-16
Popular Claire City Couple Welded

Popular Claire City Couple Welded.
June, the happy month of wedd-
ings has not lost its popularity as
a bride catcher, and Cupid got in
some good work here last Tues
day when Miss. Alma Hillestad
and Mr.. Joseph Ercink were
united in the holy bonds of we'd
lock at 10 O'Clock A. M. at the
home of the brides parents.
The wedding was a quiet affair
only the near relatives and friend
being present. Rev. Running of
the Bethel church at Veblen Off
ciated. Miss. Julia Hillestad, sis
ter of the bride acted as brides
maid while the groom's brother
Edward, acted as best man.
The house was beautifully dec
GRATED, the color scheme of white
and pink being followed through
out. The bride wore beautiful
Habuitai Silk dress with pink
trimming and the groom wore
the conventional black. After the
ceremony the guests, preceded
by the bride and groom repaired
to the dining room where a dainty
luncheon was served.
The bride is charming daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arne Hille-
stad, living about two two miles
north of Claire City and is we'll
and favorably known here. Her
smiling face and jovial manner
has won her many friends. who
wish her many happy years OF
welded life.
The Groom is the very effici-
ent proprietor of the Hardware
store in this city and his aquain.
tances number his friends.
"Joe" as he is better known
was one of the first merchants
in Claire City and his progressive
ways and willingness to help 8
good thing along has been the
cause of many improvements
about town and has won for him
many frie nds.- Mr.. Ercink is the
owner of the electric light plant
in this city and installed this
when prospects for success look.
ed none to good, he is forever
boosting for the town and is 8
citizen of whom we may all fee
proud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ercink will leave
today for an extended honey
moon trip to different points ir
Montana and Washington. They
will start housekeeping here up
ON their return. Claire City
Press.
Toll st alton has been installed
at Diamond by the Dakota Centra
Telephone Co., direct from Sisse.
ton. Formerly it cost about forty
cents to talk to Diamond from Sis.
seton. now the charge is sixteen
cents.
The M. E. Sunday School are
holding their annual picnic at the
Massingham grove today.
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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-06-16
Narum for two hits each.

Narum for two hits each.
Hankinson was strengthened
since their last visit here when they
went home beaten 81 and has a
fast club. The two teams meet at
Hank;nson June 27th i'll what is
expected to be the fastest and
hardest fought game of the year.
Lack of room prevents our Civ
ing the box score, summary, etc.
We defeated Montivedio Ills,
at Peever on Wednesday.
Chautauqua week we play the
following games here.
June 1870. Cogswell here.
June 2l-22, Beardsley here
June 23-24, Havana here.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-06-16
This Will Make 1t Straight.

Inasmuch as there has been with.
in the last few days, SO much dis.
cussion concerning the standing of
the Sisseton high school, and schol-
astic attainments Of Professor Emer
son, we now call attention to the
following letter received by Profess
or Emerson from the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction, which
disposes of the entire matter.
State of South Dakota
Department of Public Instruction.
Pierre.
June 9, 1916.
Supt. Wallace Emerson,
Sisseton, S. ID.
Dear Sir:
Replying to yours of June
9th, l will say that the Sisseton
high school was fully accredited
under our state regulations for the
year just closed. Your accredit-
ment was made under the non-re-
troactive clause fof. standard 2,
which means that although you
were not at that time full grad
uate of college course, the train.
ing you had already taken, togeth-
er with the efficiency of the work
you had beendoing and your length
of service in high school, entitled
you to the accreditment the same
as though your course in college
had already been finished. This
office had received information
from Huron College to the effect
that your course is practically COM
pleted SO there can be no further
question of your eligibility.
Yours very truly,
G. H. Lugg.
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June 21-22, Beardsley here
June 23-24, Havana here.
!; The White Rock Independent
| Telephone Company held their an
nual meeting Monday at Rosholt.
After providing for all ample work
ng surplus in the treasury, divi.
dend Of u per cent was declared.
This is the first dividend which the
company has declared as the pro
fits heretofore have been applied to
the indebtedness which is now all
paid. Stock in the company from
now on will probably be a profitable
investment. The following board
of directors was elected for the en-
suing year: NJ. L. Leversee, presi-
dent; M. w. Sanders, secretary;
John Teare, Stephen Henderson,
Frank Mckee. Andrew Skibness,
John w. Rydell. 49,. The people Of
this community were shocked Sun
day evening by the announcement
that George Vanderwerf had pass
ed away. Mr.. Vanderwerff had
been in i'll health since last Febru.
ary, being sufferer from liver and
stomach trouble, but through all
his. severe suffering had borne
his pain bravely. All was done by
medical science to restore his health
but to no avail and the final depar.
ture came Sunday evening, June
at E O'Clock at the family home five
and one half miles, northwest oi
;. White Rock. White Rock Journal
F. NJ. Slower, Deputy Intern.
al Revenue Collector of st. Pau
Dist. has been in the register OF
deeds office at Sisseton this
week checking deed records and
he advises the register of deeds
not to receive in the future deeds
that have One Dollar and other
valuable consideration, unless
the actual consideration is given
in the margin or some way that
it can be known what it is. II
those sending in deeds of this
kind will write letter when
sending deck of this kind the
register of deeds will do all he
can by filing the letter away fol
reference when records are
checked again. Such letter must
give the actual consideration and
explain how revenue was com.
puted. According to a ruling a
mortgage that is given as part
purchase price can be deducted
from purchase price in comput
ing revenue if the mortgage is
mentioned in deed.
>>>>~e->>~~~>>>-s
], Misses Pearl SRobinson, Ross
Otto and Mrs. ]. Hanson were cho
sen from the NJ. E. Sunday Schoo
as delegates to the convention a
) Wilmot Tuesday and Wednesday
G. w. Arfstrom of Ashby Mimi
is visiting here this week. Mr.. ART
strom was one of the early settler.
at Sisseton and has many old friend.
here.
Trip Around the World.
The trip around the world
, will take place Friday, the 10Th
! We announced last week that We
!, would start from Sisseton at one
+ o'clock, p. m. The time has
been changed to nine o'clock a
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-06-16
BARKEE joins
The BANDlCTS
Golden Rule Decorator Takes
Life Partner.

A wedding of more than usual
interest took place at high noon at
Nassau, Mimi. last Wednesday at
the home of the brides parents Mr..
and Mrs. ]. c. Hewitt, when Miss
Nina Hewitt was united in marri-
age with Earl j. Barkee. Rev. p. A.
Sharpe of the fifth Ave. Congrega-
tional Church oi Minneapolis offici-
ating and using the ring ceremony.
MI. and Mrs. Hewitt are promiti-
ent residents of Nassua and Miss
Nina is attractive and accomplish
ed and she has been assistant CASH
ier in the Nassua State Bank for
several years. The groom is son
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Barkee. He
is we'll known and respected here.
He has been in the general Mercan.
tile business for number of years
at Worthwhile S. ID. aud at Nassau,
Mimi, Kimball, S, D. formerly
Marshall MINI. their present home
is at Glendale N. d. Earl Barkee
the groom attended school at Mar.
shall and at the Mankato CONNER.
cial College aud at present hold
ing an excellent position with the
Golden Rule at Sisseton, S. ID. He
is young man ofexcellent cllarac
ter and habits. The grooms attend
ant was Mr.. Colby Hewitt the bro
ther of the bride and Mr.. Frank
Hoaglane of Marshall Mimi. while
Mrs. H. S. Bragg, an aunt of
the bride played Mendelsons wedd.
ing march. They took their posi-
tion undera prettily decorated arch
way followed by the bridesmaid
A Miss. Ethel Barkee who was gown
ed in pearle grey Crepe De Chin,
with pink roses and Miss Gladly.
Hewitt gowned in pink silk lac,
marquisette with pink roses. Ths
maid of honor Mrs. John Gehan OF
Washington, S. ID. gowned in corr
colored silk with embroidered mel
with pink and white roses, follow
ed two little boys, Shirley and Johi
Dix, who carried white ribbons Il
Joy and Mrnford Hewitt forming
an isle among the guests thru which
the bride entered with her father
Mrs. c. A. Hewitt sang Love here
is my heart. The bride was gown
ed in embroidered silk net trimm
ed in bades of white satin ribbons
carrieda a shower boquet of brides
roses and Lilies of the valley, the
only Jewlery worn was a La Vallier
chain with diamond surrounded by
h pearls gift from the groom. The
color scheme was carried out in
pink and white thru the living room
and the archway was trimmed with
ferns, spirara, and Van Hontti; the
table was adorned with brides cake
and white satin streamers fell from
the wedding bell attached TO the
ceiling to the corners of the table
There were about fifty relative.
present. Dinner was served and
covers were laid for the bridal
party and those who witnessed the
ceremony. The bridal couple wa.
seranaded by four of the brass quar-
tett which rendered some beautiful
selections. The happy couple left
for an extended honeymoon trip
and then will be home at Sisseton
n Monday evening small case
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-06-16
DOlNGS ON
THE DIAMOND
sisseton Wins Three and
Drop One.

Sisseton Wins Three and
Drop One.
The first clash betwean the Han
kinson and Sisseton teams took
place Thursday on the home
grounds resulting in decisive
victory for Sisseton 81.
With the exception of one bad
inning the locals played a fine
game, two errors in the first giving
Hankinson their only run. Cum
ningham on the mound for Hank
inson, went bad in the third when
the locals hit him for seven hits
and six runs.
Hitting honors go to George
Eastman who hit for three singles
and a double out of FIVE times at
bat. Glasner and Parks had two
safe hits apiece.
Score by Innings:
Inning 3 4 S E 7 8 9 r h e
Hank. 100 90 o OOl 4 2
Sis. OO6 1901 13 8
Battries:
Hankinson, Cunningham, Alberts.
Sisseton, Skooglun, Phillips.
Summary
Three base hits, E. Green; two
base hits, Eastman; stolen bases,
Eastman, Kelley. Philips; struck
out by Cunningham 6, by Skoog-
lun 8; bases on balls off Cunning.
ham 2. off Skooglun 1; time of
game lao.
Sisseton aud Beardsley pulled off
one of the best games of the year
on the Beardsley grounds last Fri
day. The game went ten innings
and Sisseton took their eighth
straight game 10.
Parks and Jacobson opposed each
other on the mound. The game
resolved itself into a pitchers battle
from the first, each man striking
out two men in the first inning and
each making total of 13 for the
ten innings. Jacobson held the
locals to one hit, a slashing three
base drive by Kelly. Beardsley
found Parks for FIVE singles, but
Parks pitched better in the pinch.
es and was given better support.
From all views the game was
uncomparaple, as each inning
found men on bases and chances
for score. The fielding of both
teams coupled by the brand of
pitching displayed made the game
a great one for excitement.
Sisseton played steady game
throughout, Parks pitching better
at the finish than at the start,
while Beardsley weakened under
the strain. In the tenth inning
Eastman led off with base OIL
balls, Shubert reached first on an
error, Kelley hit to centerfeld
Meni booting it and Steil dropped
Deans fly to left, scoring East.
man.
After taking eight straight
games, Sisseton dropped one to
Hankinson at New Ellington Tues
day "a.
The boys offered noexcuses but
a glance at the box score shows
that Sisseton got II hits to Hank
inson's 9and that Laurie and Parks
struck out 9 while Narum struck
out S.
Both teams hit hard but the
locals failed to hit them where
they aint,' hard hit balls going
directly into a waiting Hankinson
players glove. Up to the sixth
inning the score stood 4 to4. In
the seventh Wilke of Hankinson
hi, one of Laurie's fast balls over
the center6eld fence for a homer.
Narum duplicated this act of un
Kindness in the eighth with a mar
on first.
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The little 2 year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. K. johnson mistooK
a cup of kerosene for water Tues
day and drained the contents.
He was quite seriously ill for q
while but with the careful atten-
tion of Mrs johnson he recovered
ina short time. Kerosene is some
times used as a medicine but
like other liquids when used to
excess, may cause serious results
->e~~~-oee~-~>e
Alta special election held at
Claire City last Monday for the
purpose of issuing bonds for 5000
to pay out standing warrants
and drainage of several sloughs
within the city limits, only one
vote was cast against the propo-
sition. This one croaker, will
certainly be lonesome when the
sloughs are dry and no frogs to
keep him company.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
GREEK KING N
BEING

Athens, Jan. s. Il hope you will
make the people OF the United States
understand that I am no more pro-
German than your president" said
King Constantine to The Associated
Press correspondent today. Il am pro-
Greek. just as your president tries to
be ony pro-American.
at is one of the. saddest evidences
OF the hatreds and prejudices evoked
by this war that people who should,
and in their sober senses do, know bet
ter, insist upon imputing to others
motives which they never could have
entertained"
The kings statement was made in
communicating to the correspondent
an important declaration of his policy
which he had given to a representative
of the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. This
declaration was made with a view to
clearing up in Germany any misunder-
standing respecting his intentions.
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7wenty- Fine Years Ago
- From The Courier Files -
Jan. 5. 1890 II. w. Merrill was in Chill.

Jan. 8. -- II. w. Merrill was in Chill.
licothe today.
The Ottumwa Oil Mills shipped a car
load of oil cake to Cairo, Mo-, today
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Jordan will ell,
terrain a merry company this evening
at a social whist party.
The starch works Is doing very
good business for this time Of year.
1t Is shipping from three to four car
loads of starch per week. .,....
Jan. 9. THE fire alarm system
adopted by the city council, was voted
for unanimously by all the members
Of the council present, five democrats
and five republicans. They voted for
the measure because they deemed it
for the best interest of the city and be-
cause every city the size of Ottumwa
should have some system of this kind.
It will save more property In a year
than thrice the first cost of the system.
A load of hay was upset on Court
street about noon today, caused by one
of the wagon wheels breaking. The
street car was above and had to stay
there until the load was removed from
the track where it had fallen.
Jan. 10 - Ottumwa has 100 travel
ing men on the road attending to the
wants of the dear people. This is
pretty good for our city and shows that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11

our city is getting there in a business
way.
A train Of fourteen cars loaded with
tea and silk passed through the city to-
day over the 60" 1t was from San
Francisco and billed to New York,
They were making lightning time.
The G. B. & @. had a very heavy run
of trains today. During the day $50
cars of stock passed through the city.
y Jan. IL. - C. w. Messenger OF the
Burlington, is quite i'll today and went
home about ten o'clock.
G. E. Mcdaniel went to Pella today.
The ice men were busy all day long
yesterday, gathering In their crystal
harvest.
Jan. 10. The stock holders and d.
rectors of the Ottumwa National bank
will meet this evening to elect officers
and directors for the ensuing year.
Seven cars of stock left the city for
Chicago over the @ yesterday and five
today.
Jan. IA. - Chris Haw came In from
Abba on No. 4 last evening.
Calvin Manning went to Keosauqua
on business this morning.
Henry Phillips came in from Chica-
go last night and then went to Omaha
on business.
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CHARLTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bowen who were
married last week at Marcus visited
here from Thursday until yesterday
with his father II. L. Bowen and other
relatives and old friends, going from
here to Holland, Mich, where he has
a good position as city engineer, and
where they will reside.
a, Mrs. Rex Bennett of Benton township
departed Tuesday evening for Dermott.
Ark, where she will make an extend
ed' visit with her mother and other rel
atives.
MIR. and Mrs. J. M. Cain Of Hartford,
formerly Of this county visited In Char
iton Tuesday with her brothers. John
and Mitch Ream, enroute to Russell to
visit their daughter. Mrs. Ellis May.
Mrs. Edmond Balderson and son
Bruce Of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada,
formerly Of this county, are here for
an extended visit with relatives and old
friends.
Mrs. Ed Walker and ons James and
Leo OF Princeton, KY, have returned
home after a visit with her sister Mrs.
c.. A. Pyle and family.
Miss Margaret Maley. accompanied
by her friend Miss Kathryn Donahue
Of Chicago, who had been spending the