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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
New Postoffice at Dskomin

A new postofiice has been estab-
lished at Dakomin, and the official
records and blanks were received
this week obe turned over to b. H.
Pedalty, the new postmaster, as
soon as he is prepared to as.
sumo the responsibility The des
ignation of the office is a three
months experiment. If it provides
sufficient revenue to warrant do
ing so the Office will be made per-
manent, otherwise it will be discon-
tinued. +. Linn of this city,
has been selected as carrier and
will make daily trips from Whea-
ton to the new office. When the
bridge at the old Lindvall farm
just ordered by the county COM
missioners is put in. The carrier
will travel the old Diamond route
to that point and then OH down the
lake road. This will serve about
twenty-five or thirty families who
never up to this time enjoyed the
blessings of rural route service. 1t
will be a source of great convent
ence to them if the route becomes
permanent. Wheaton Gazette.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
The Child Conservation League

The Child Conservation League
met with Mrs. Swedlund. Thur.
Dec. Z. The following program
was successfully carried out.
Roll Call Maxims on Self-Control
Paper-The Relation of the Physi-
cal Conditions of the Child and
his Self Control. -. ;. Mrs. Irwin
Paper-rhe Part Suggestion Plays
in Self Control or Changing the
Thought +. Mrs. ]. Cottingham
Reading-Sketch of Mozart S
Life. $50. .... Mrs. Opheim
Paper Strengthening the Will
Power. $500. Mrs. Batterbury
Music-Selection From Mozart
....... ....... Miss Mickleson
Discussion-The Banishment of
Don't" and the Substitution of
Come Do"
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Emerson,
Thursday, Dec. FL.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
Lodges Elect Officers

WoOdman-
Venerable Consul, B. Hanson
Worthy Advisor, George Crosby
Banker, e. w. Erickson
Clerk. NJ. E. Crockett
Escort, Henry Hanson
Sentry. Emmett Kennedy
| Watchman, Jacob Casanova
Managers. Rob Lang 3 years,
H. L. Allingham. 2 years.
A. O. U. W.
F. e. Parker. Master Workman
VIM. DeArmet, Foreman
A. j. Monnie, Overseer
G. o. Kivley, Recorder
| ]. o. Swenumson, Financier
H. S. Morris, Receiver
Owen Donahue, Guide
Martin Peterson, 1. Watch
N. Wilcox, o. w.
Grand lodge Representative,
f. e. Parker, Alternative A. j..
Monnie to the Grand Lodge at
Watertown in May.
r.. N. A.
Oracle, Mayme Batterberry
| Vice Oracle, Alma Stevens
Receiver, Prudence Judkius
Chancellor, Margaret Lowery
[. S. Lola Robinson
10. S. Maude McGee
Manager for 3 yrs, Winnie Lien
Physicians, Drs. Peterson and
Quinnell
Melegate, Katherine Wolff
Alternate, Mary croal.
At The Unique
Dec. 2l, Flaming Sword
Dec. %, My Best Girl
Jan. q, Sealed Valley
Jan. il, Vampire
Jan. .1s, The High Road
Jan. IS, The Middleman
Feb. /, Cora
Alive piece Orchestra will fur.
! nish music on these dates.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
Another Smooth Graft Worked

About the smoothest graft we
ever saw worked was pulled off i'll
this burg last Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday nights at the city
hail by show troupe. They call
ed themselves the Hawaiian Enter
tainers, and the way those enter
tainers raked in the coin was a
caution. They started the even
ing performance with a show that
lasted an hour and charged an adj
mission of 25c. Immediately after
the show they announced a dance.
The company carries about dozen
girls, who immediately get busy,
asking the boys to dauce. AS soon
as the dance is ovel, which lasts
about minute, the boys are asked
to buy a drink. The drink, a mild
cider, which sells for l5c a spoon
| full and YOUR change is laid OH the
counter in front OF your partner.
But it worked Some of the BOYS
paid as high as ten dollars for
drinks and dances in one night.
The Hawaiian Entertainers did a
land office business i'm Watertown.
OF course if they had not been
strangers they couldn't have work.
ed the graft, but as it was the en-
tertainers left Watertown with a
pocketfnl of easy money. Next
Watertown News. This is evident.
ly the same bunch that struck Sis
seton this fall with the Carnival
Co., as their graft was similar,
only they presented themselves as
COW girls" instead of Hawaiian
bellies
The Government mints can't
make dimes, nickels and pennies
fast enough TO meet the demand.
But don't let this retard you
whacking up your subscription.
Even dollars are accepted at par in
this Office.
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Say, oh! Say, oh! have you heard
OF our Ymas program the 23rd9
Well begin when the hour-hand
strikes eight
Ladies bring baskets, c o nj e.!
Don't be late.
Maline o. Gravdahl, Teacher.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
Farmers Dedicate
New I criminal Elevator
Big Business Warned Against Opposing
Farmers of Northwest.

Mont. explained his plan for de-
veloping a national cooperative
system.
In his afternoon address MIR.
Bridges advocated the public own
ership of elevators, wharves and
docks, When you have to draw
OIL the producer funds for estab.
lished elevators, wharves aud docks
the burden is too great" said MIR.
Bridges. Such things should be
publicly owned and operated as is
being done in Canada, California
and Louisiana.
In explaining his statements MIR.
Bridges drew examples from in.
formation gained by his experience
as president of the port of Seattle
commission. In closing Mr..
Bridges recommended that Mime
sofa start dock system in CO oper-
alton with other states interested
i'll river shipping.
| The big parade of the afternoon
was followad by downtown dem
onstration at night. Starting from
the Equity headquarters at the OLD
First National bank building, the
evening parade, with two bands
playing and headed by squad OF
mounted police, passed through the
loop district. Each marcher carri
ed f1aring sparkler Brief stops
were made at the down town hotels
where fresh supply of torches
were distributed and the procession
moved on.
Arriving at the junction of Fifth
and st. Peter streets ranks were
broken aud a big bonfire was made
of the partly burned sparklers. Fol.
lowing cheers for the Equity Co
Operative Exchange and the states
i'll which it is represented, the
visitors hurried to the various
theatres and other places of amuse-
ment
1t is estimated that more than
five thousand farmers, with their
wives and daughters, marched in
the afternoon parade.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
Masonic Officers Installed.

The following officers were in.
stalled in the Masonic Order last
Wednesday evening at their regu.
lar meeting.
w. W.-Harry Morris.
IS. W.-Dr. Longstreth.
]. w. George Mcdonald.
Sec.-J. A. Rickert.
Treas. H. d. Massingham.
s. DC. K. Jorgenson.
]. Deco. Crosby.
S. S.-W. F. Miller.
j. SO. E. Lien.
Tiler-F. E. Parker.
N. j. Pryor returned Friday
night from North Dakota where
he spent q week visiting relatives.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15

81. Fatli he ueQlCaJlOn OI the
newly constructed Farmers Ter
minal elevator, erected by the
Equity Co. operative exchange at a
cost of 5000, 600, featured last We'd
nesday's session of the third an
nual convention of the Equity Co.
operative exchange. A parade of
hundreds of farmers, headed by a
platoon OF mounted police, moved
to the elevator location OIL the Up
per Levee, shortly after the time
set for the opening of the afternoon
session.
Robert Bridges, president of the
Port of Seattle commission, con-
graduated the Northwest farmers
OH their achievement i'll building
the terminal elevator and urged a
movement in Minnesota looking to
the early establishment of sufficient
dockage and wharfage to accom-
modate the freight business which
the exchange is sure to bring to
this section.
With a dipper full of murky water
from the Mississippi river, j. M
Anderson, president of the Equit
Cooperative exchange, splashed
the concrete wall of the new build
ing and formally dedicated it to
the purpose for which it was erect
ed, while more than 5000 persons
stood by and clleered. The sever
al persons who aided with the
dedicatory exercises were also Civ,
ell liberal christening from the
same pail by Mr.. Anderson as they
concluded their remarks with the
single exception of Henry Mccall;
st. Paul commissioner of public
safety. AS the president turned to
the crowd to introduce him, MIR.
Mccall scooped up a cupful of
water and christened the speaker.
President Anderson said it was
singularly symbolic that water
from the Mississippi river should
be used in christening the elevator,
since its erection marked the beg.
inuing of period when wheat
raised by the Northwest farmer
will be shipped down the river and
distributed at various ports of the
inland waterway.
Representative Equity farmers
from North Dakota, Sonth Dakota,
Montana and Minnesota spoke in
praise of the movement which has
resulted in the completion of the
structure.
At the morning session Repre-
sentative Magnus Johnson of Kim.
ball, Mimi, sounded q warming to
the big business interests against
opposing the farmers, particularly
in Minnesota where non-partisan
league fight is beginning, clash
which it predicted to be more bit :
terly fought than that which mark.
ed the victory of the League in
North Dakota.
With regard to the Minneapolis
chamber Of commerce. MIR. John.
son said:
We do not want to destroy the
chamber of commerce but we mean
to clean it up, to have its rules
changed and to have it do better
and cleaner business. With the
help Of the common people," Mr..
Johnson continued, "if the big in.
terests dare to vote against farm
measures we are going to clean
them up. We are going to do it
better than we did in North Dako.
to-
re- Richards, author of the
South Dakota primary law, who
spoke after Mr.. Johnson. explained
to the farmers the need of parties.
NJ. v. Body, secretary of the
North Dakota State Equity union
in his address spoke against the
over capitalization of the railroads
and F. A. Bennett Of Great Falls
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
STATE TO ADOPT
COMMISSION FORM
Novel Proposition for Govern
mental Rule.

ia Legislature when it convenes in
January will be the adoption OF
commission form of government
fol the entire state as a substitute
for the legislature.
The originator of this novel pro-
position is Robert Emmett Dowdell
of Artesian, who, Notwithstanding
that heis Democrat, was re-elect-
ed a member of the state senate
from district having normal Re
publican majority of about 500
overcoming this lead and winning
his re election by good majority.
Senator Dowdell is one Of the best
known men of South Dakota. AS
amember of early legislatures he
was instrumental i'll placing the
matter OF the election of United
States senators bv a popular vote
before the people and advocating
other reforms which at the time
were regarded visionary.
Senator Dowdellis of the opinion
that legislative bodies now have
become too large and unweildy to
transact properly the business COM
ing before them and believesa ma.
jority of the members OF any legis-
lature, being wholly unacquainted
with the legal propositions involv-
ed in new laws. are not properly
equipped to olegislate for the people
of the state.
MIR. Dowdell made his fight for
re- election OH platform which de.
clared in favor of abclishlng the
state legislature and substituting a
state assembly or commission.
The South Dakota Legislature
embraces nearly $50 members. The
assembly, or commission, proposed
by Dowdell would be made up of
one member from each of the Judi
cial districts of the state, the men,
bers to be elected for terms of four
years each.
The members would be subject
to recall. There are IL judicial
districts in South Dakota. The
members of the commission would
receive annual salaries of from
50, 900 to S5,OOO-the exact amount
to be fixed by the voters and they
would be expected to devote their
entire time to legislative needs.
Under the proposed plan," said
Dowdell, "our charitable, penal
and educational institutions would
not be used as trading stock. A
legislative grist for single session
would not mean two or three hun.
dred laws, written to be misunder-
stood and misconstrued, but the
people would learn that 10 or is
laws each two years would meet
the changing demands of the state.
and that these laws would he writ
ten to be understood.
The members of the commits
sion would be men trained in lepis.
lative affairs, and as they would
owe their election to the voters
and would be subject to recall,
they would give the people the
best service possible.
And again we remind you that
this is good town to live in, a
good place to trade i'll, and good
one to keep your money in. But
in time it will cease to be either
unless you are as loyal to the town
as it is to you.
.~>~>>-~~~>~-~>~~
The city of Diamond, which was
first started by the Lindquist bro.
thers, along the west bank of Lake
Traverse several years ago, will
soon be a memory. Several build
ings have been moved away and
an elevator and small store are all
that is left of its former prospects
of being the terminus of the Sis
seton branch and great CONNER.
'cial center.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
Important Decision.

Pierre-An opinion of the su-
preme court, by Judge Smith is of
more than passing interest under
the fact that the voters of the state
have Just voted down an amend
ment to the constitution which
would allow the classification of
property for assessment. The case
i'll question is that of the state VS.
Ferman Weaver in which the low
er court of Hyde county is affirmed.
Weaver, i'll making his assessment
returns. failed to include approxi.
mately SO, 600 of certificates of de-
Iposit for assessment. One of the
defenses put up was that while the
assessor demanded that he list any
moneys that he might have, nc
demand was made for credits. The
court holds that under the consti-
tuition as it now is, all moneys and
credits must be returned for taxa
ton. That such property is plac
ed upon the tax lists given to tax
payers to fill out, and that it is not
necessary for the assessor to make
a specific demand that any of the
property OH the list be returned,
but that all must be returned.
This holds that any resident of the
state who fails to so list his moneys
and credits must take the penalty,
if suit is brought.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
Drainage Meeting at Ortonville

flood waters of Lakes Big Stone,
Traverse and Las Que Parle,
provide 40 miles of navigable
canals and reclaims $4,000 acres
of land i'm the Minnesota and
Red River valleys awaits only
the necessary legislation from
congress giving the state the
power to assess the farmers for
their share of the cost.
Scores of farmers of Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota
pledged their financial support
to the project at the public hear
ing today on the flood question,
attended by the executive COM
mittee of the Tri.State Flood as
sociation, officers of the all Min
nesota Development association
and engineers and officials from
the three states interested in the
matter.
Congress will be asked to
grant the legal powerand to APP
propriate so percent of the en-.
tire cost. The farmers will raise
the other so percent.
Several representatives of the
Tri- State Flood congress will APP
pear before the meeting of the
all Minnesota association i'm st.
Paul January 5. and solicit that
association to appoint commit
tee to go to Washington and per-
sonally attend getting the matter
before congress.
Fred Halls and Henry Bailey,
our local speed demons, have sold
their Ford racers and abandoned
the half mile dirt track game. To-
gether with Jack Mccoy, the Sis
seton race driver, they have gone
up to othe big league and will here
after drive only in the regular
speedway races sanctioned by the
American Automobile Association.
Halls and Bailey already have
their new speed wagons underway,
while Jack expects to use the
Peerless and Chalmer S racers that
he campaigned so successfully this
year .-Ortonville Journal.
December twenty-second is day
of great Importance in the Hanson
family for OH that day for the third
time i'll the family history minis
ter will pronounced the known words
Whosoever hath God joined to-
gether, let no man put asunder." /"
b. M. Hanson of our city and G..
o. Hanson of Dry Wood Lake de-
part Monday for their parental
home i'll Decorah, Iowa, to be
present at the wedding of their
niece, the silver wedding anniver-
sary of their sister and the golden
wedding anniversary of their par
ents, all of which fall OIL the same
day.
Aroused from sleep by the
barking of dog in another room
Albert Coffel, is years old sought
the intruder and was stabbed
twice before he saw his assail-
ant. The bov then jnmped over
the bed. found a revolver he had
kept hidden under his pillow and
then shot the burglar.
The intruder escaped, leaving
a trail of blood to testify to the
accuracy of the boys aim. The
boy was stabbed Slightly in the
abdomen and temple but was
able toattend school today.
/! The room in which the affair
occurred was dimly lighted by
the reflection from his bedroom
and he was only able to distin-
guish the outlines of the burg
lar in the semi-darkness before
being attacked. The dog sound
ed the alarm before the burgular
had an opportunity to rifle the
house. Mitchell.
$3.50 buys a beautiful nickel
plated auto clock. a very appro-
| priota Y,uor s.roco.,% AZ ~
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15

The 500 company was very
prompt in sending an adjuster here
to fix up the hay fire loss last week
and we understand the company
gave complete satisfaction to the
farmers who lost hay paying them
in the neighhorhood of $780,.
Rudolph Miller has been appointed
postmaster Of the Rosholt Office.
He has sent in his bonds which
have been approved by the govern
ment, and there is no doubt he
will get his commission in a few
weeks. He expects to put up a
building on his lots next to the
drug store to accommodate the Of.
fee. The people all hate to see
Mr.. Ridell leave the Office as he
has given splendid satisfaction to
the community Rosholt Review.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Morning Services lO-5
Sunday School HAS
Lutheran League o:45

| In the bowling match between
Sisseton and Milhank, pulled off
at the LEGAL alley, Wednesday, the
locals won by l56 pins.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-15

The editor of the Standard sin.
cerely hopes that subscribers are
appreciative of the fact that while
the price of nearly everything un-
der the sun has been raised, the
subscription price to this paper re-
mains the same. And this in spite
of the fact that the price of paper
that the Standard is printed OH is
now three times what it was a
short time ago The best way to
show appreciation of the fact that
the subscription price has not been
increased to call and pay up ar.
rearages and a year in advance as
many have already done. If it is
not convenient for you to call, mail
us your check and we will return a
receipt.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-02-26
a OLD RESIDENTS MOVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Kneirim, for
forty years residents Of Mason Valley,
leave today to make their home IN
! Reno. With the departure of the
kneirim family this section loses two
of its early pioneers In. touching on
their long association with Mason
Valley it is fitting that we speak Of
them as the Kneirims. They were
married thirty-four years ago and
spent twenty years ranching in the
valley. IL was here they reared their
family of eight children, some Of
whom have children of their own
Mr.. kneirim was for thirty years con
nected with the stage line. Mrs.
Kneirim has worked hard for. the last
four years keeping boarders." She SET
table that won recognition and
praise from all who tasted of its
bounty. She will be missed by nu-
merous travellers as well as by. her
many friends. The kneirims will take
over a rooming house at 81 w. Plaza
ST., Reno. and invite all friends to
calf when in that city. ~
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-02-26
GOOD SHOWING Z
ON PERRY..RANCH
Perry Ranch Produces Number One
Seed. .Threshing Crew Working

After experiencing considerable diff
ficulty, the threshing outfit of Harry
Warren's finally located on the Per-
ry ranch. Following that old motto
of the early bird catches the worm, .
they were on the road before the snow
had melted. The big thresher, in
bucking the mud below, stuck fast
1t was only after enlisting the aid OF
six horses to assist the tractor that
the crew managed to get through.
$50 Pounds to the Ton
These strenuous efforts were re
warded by splendid yield The seed
is running about one hundred and
fifty pounds to the ton of alfalfa, with
very little loss, and predicting an ex-
cellent quality. They encountered
some difficulty to begin with, as tht
machine was in badsl osshape
through lack of attention of the, fon
mer crew. This has been remediet
and everything is sailing along
smoothly. After finishing their worl
at the Perry place they are scheduled
to move to McGowan's.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-02-26
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',lE.PRDSR SRER0uS


That Mason Valley is recognised as
a producer of alfalfa seed of the best
I quality is evidenced by the. dc tivity oi
eastern buyers ofiithc seed in this vi
Acinity. Mr.! Patrick, Of lRady, Patrick
: Seed Company, of Kansas City has
been in Yerington since Saturday last
contracting for all the seed he eo4ld
get. Mr.. Patrick who is in close
touch with the market made some in
teresting statementsr f6gardingg the
price and also some suggestions Is
to the raising Of the seed.
hamburg, Germany, is the s<ed
market Of Europe. as most of Eurote' s
supply comes from the 1steppe of
southern Russia and the Balkan
States. Due to the war this supply is
almost entirely cut off from. this acoun-
try. The war however is, notS the
whole cause for the presents high price
Of the seen. Kansas City IS the rec
ognized market in this country due
to the fact that Kansas raises more
seed than any part of the country. r.
When Kansas gets agood crop
northern Oklahoma as well as Ne
braska. which border on Kansas, and
have the same climatic conditions fol-
low suit. This big yield cenuers al
Kansas City, wsh;c!. makes, her !!ssSSs. she
market a 4
The eastern seed men have of late
made the discovery that some of the
valleys in California and Nevada pro-
duce excellent seed, and. as result
are sending men in the field to- bid
for this product. ~
In the past we had to rely on the
San Francisco buyer who sold our
product in the Kansas market. The
result was, the price-paid~ the wsstsrn
farmer was local price and no4 the
price of the eastern market. Fhis
fact together with the shortage ia the
crop of the middle west is largely re-
.sponsible for the present price.
Mr.. Patrick contends that many
farmers use too much water which
spoils the chances for a good crop
Too much water ton field when in
bloom, ,-Astarts new bloom, which wher
ready to harvest is 7immatured and
spoils the quality of the seed The
best results are had If the. field il
thinned out. giving the sun a chance
to reach the bAst of the pant. ma
turing it evenly. Taking conditions
as they arc, and speculating on the
future TO an extent Alfalfa seed looks
to be the proper caper.