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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25
Eean Disbarrmcnt Recommended

The report of the referees in
the Egan disbarment matter was
filed with the Supreme Court at
Pierre last Tuesday.
The report of the referees re-
coinmends the disbarment of
George w. Egan and the cancel
lation of his license to practice
law i'm the State of South Dakota
The report OF the referees is un-
animouS.
The showing made by the ref
ereeS is very strong against Mr..
Egan and ip case the court gives
a heed to the report it is more
than likely that he will he dis
barred This will enable him
to devote his time topolitics.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25
Diamond Elevator Destroyed.

What is knownaS as the old Lind
quiSt Bros, elevator ut Diamond
was consumed, together with its
contents, by fire last Monday
forenoon, Feb. IA.
AS near as can be figured out
at this writing. the fire started
from leak i'm IA gasoline pipe
and was ignited in some un-
know manner and SO quickly
spread that with the limited
means at hand for eNtinguishing
it,, the flames were soon beyond
all control and elevator and
wheat was soona pile of smolder-
ing ruins.
1t is claimed that the elevator
was nearly full of wheat, but on
lily the buyer and officers of the
company know what the house
contained at the time of the tire.
III is reported that the elevator
and wheat We're fully covered by
insusance, but even at that the
elevator c., is IA heavy loser by
being deprived of their building
| INST at thlS time
r. p. Simonson formerly of
this place also sustained a loss
by the fire, having his household
goods and clothing stored i'm Il
small shed adjacent to the ele-
vator, which was also burned.
The elevator was doing good
business when we unders stand
one of much greater dimensions
will be immediately erected neal
the old site. The Rosholt Re
vin,,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25
SHORT COURSE
TO Be HELD
AT Sisseton March Thirteenth
to Sixteenth Inclusive.

Arrangements are completed for
a four days Farmers Short Course
to be held in Sisseton, beginning
Monday forenoon, March 18th and
closing Thursday afternoon March
10th. Two sessions will be given
each day beginning at 1880 and
1880.
Among the speakers are Andrew
Elliott of Gault, Ontario, who is
considered one of the best live
stock men of today. Guy +. Nor
rison of Redtield, this state, Dist.
agent in the extention department
of the state college, will lecture and
demonstrate on live stock and
silos. G. w Dixon OF Watertown
and w. Il. Wood OF Custer, will
| lecture on potato growing, soil
management, alfalfa and better
farming. During the afternoon of
the first two days Miss Keller, who
has given such eminent satisfaction
i'll Home Economics, i'll the Farm
ers Institute during the past three
years will lecture on food values
and demonstrate practical cooking
During the last two days, Miss
Gertrude Erickson will lecture oil
and demonstrate conveniences i'll
the home.
The citizens of Sisseton extend {
cordial Invitation to their farmer
friends to attend every day. No
thing is being left undone TO make
the institute the most successful
ever held here and they are pro
viding ample accommodation for all
j Below we publish the program
for the entire four days:
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25
Buy Seed Corn Near Home.

do not get eNited when YOU see
a catalog from distant seed house
advertising seed corn that has pro-
duced marvellous yields. Very
probably the seed offered for sale
would not produce the same results
when planted under South Dakota
conditions. 1t has been found that
in most cases the best native corn
gives fourth larger Weld than the
prize winning variety from another
state. III is safer for the western
growers to use their native seed
than to try that from another sec
tion OF the same state. In any
case however, it should always be
tested.
The farmers of the United
States collectively own over forty
billion dollars worth of property.
This is forty times as much as
the combined capital stock OF all
the national banks i'm the coun-
try. This sum is much greater
! than the combined value of all
t he railways and all he
m a n U L a ct u r. ng p an s
in the land. Agriculture is the
oldest and most important in
duStry i'm the world. and the one
ON which all other business de.
pends. by reasons of it's inn
portance itshould have first CON
sideration, yet so far as politics
land business is cOncerned-Or
has been concerned i'm the past
agriculture has never had "a
square deal-and the farmers
know it-or are beginning to
find it out with increasing inter
and Indignation. No argument
lis necessary. Exchange.
Aberdeen and sisseton will de
bate here tonight (Friday). The
Aberdeen team consists of three
boys and the Sisseton of three
girls. Come out and encourage
your home team;
Hats, Spring Hats! Newest
Creation just in. Mrs. Olson.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25
DEATH OF
INDIAN SCOUT
Old Friend of Pale FaceGone
to Happy Hunting Ground.

There died at Big Coulee, South
u Peever, OH Feb. /, 1915, Job
Ninayppte, all aged Indian who
was born at Mendoza, Mimi. in
$40.
The story of his life is story of
me struggles of the SiouNs as they
we're pushed back to reservations
and taken charge of by the govern
ment. His quaint personal re-
niyiscences should have been re-
corded as part of the history and
;oll lore of Minnesota and Dakota.
When theoutbreak of 1862 broke
out Job was away OH the warpath
egainst the Chippewas. On reach
!ng the village where Big Stone
City now stands he heard of the
outbreak and went back to Yellow
Medicine Agency, Minn. When
he reached the Agency he found
mat some of the Indians who had
aiken part i'll the uprising were at
ghe agency and threatened to kill
ne mixed bloods and white people
here. When he found that the
mixed bloOds and white men were
20 be massacred, he collected ali
he boats available and after dark.
sless had fallen succeeded in fav-
ng all the persons, about dozen
n number, who were to be massa-
ered, sent down the 1iverto safety
a large number of Indians camp
ID at Yellow Medicine at this time
and among them was Little Grow
and his band who had been respon-
-ible for the atrocities to tine up-
Using With them were a large
number of mixed bloods who ar
lived at the camp after the boats
had been used to carry tine mixed
floods away from the agency before
me arrival of Little Grow. When
Little Grow came to the camp with
MS band he called a council of his
warriors to decide the fate of the
mixed bloods in camp. He favor
I'd killing them all because they
did not want to go ON the war path
These mixed bloods among whom
we're Gabriel and John c. Renville
fathers of the Renvilles now living
near Peever, went to Job du ring
the council and told him what was
going on. They then all collected
in the vicinity of Jobs tepee anc
lob took his gun and went to the
council tent When intercepted
ne brushed the guards aside anc
stepped into the tent where he
faced Little Grow. He stated te
Little Crow that he desired tolznow
if it were true that Little Grow wa.
holding the council for the pur
pose of killing the mixed blood:
because they did not desire te
assist in the war Little Grow
stated that that was not the objec
of the council. Job left the ten
but was not satisfied and going
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25
First Day.

1880 a. IN. Lecture Beef Cattle
Andrew Elliott
l:So-2:SO p. M. Potato Grow
ing, G.. w. Dixon.
2:30 $50 p. III. Lecture: DAIRY
Cattle. Andrew Elliot.
5:,50-4;OO p. M. Demonstration,
Rope Tying" g. w. Dixon.
500 p. m Popular Lecture
Andrew Elliott.
Second Day.
lO:SO a. III. Lecture, Silos and
Silage" Andrew Elliott.
l:SO 2:3O p NJ Lecture Sol
and Soil Conditions G.. w. Dixon.
2:5O-3:OO p. m. Lecture Draft
Horses Andrew Elliot.
$50 400 p. IN. Soil Demonstra
tion G.. w. Dixon.
500 p. III. Popular Lecture
Whittier Bound" Verna kellar
Third Day.
lO:5 a. IN. Demonstration
Judging Beef Cattle" Guy T.
Morrison.
100 $500 p. Ill. Lecture Alfalf;
Growing w. II. Woods.
5OO-4:W p. III. Lecture Corr
Growing Guy f.. Morrison.
500 p. III. Lecture, Miss Cert.
rude Erickson.
Fourth Day.
1890 a. III. Demonstration
Judging Draft Horses" Guy i.
Morrison.
l:5o-SOO p. III. Lecture, Better
Farming w X. Woods.
Home Economies.
Program begins al Z:uU p. M
each day. During the first two
days Miss Kellar will give Demon
strations in Practical Cooking
During the last two days Mis-:
Erickson will lecture and Civ.
demonstrations in Home Conven
fences.
Mrs. Leo Eggen departed OF
Wednesday for Usage, la. to visi
her mother.
--~~~~-,~~-,~~~~~-~
Chas Bingham has had charg'
of the trains OIL this line this week
Father Office has been enjoying
a lay-eff.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25

back to his tent trench was con-
structed arc und it and breastworks
thrown up behind which the mix
ed bloods remained until Little
Grow and, his band departed the
next morning.
After the departure of Little
Grow the remainder of the Indians
in camp surrendered to General
Sibley. People generally know
that So were tried and hung but
! few people know that over four
hundred warriors were kept pris-
oner$ at ManiSato for four wears.
Altho Job had been friendly to the
whi.es throughout the uprising
and had aided in the escape of one
! party of mixed bloods and whites
and protected another party he
was placed in prison with the
others. The prison consisted of
log huts inside of stockade and
his stories of the vermin, dirt, sick
hess and misery is equal to any
told of Andersonville prison. No
work was provided. SmallpoN
made its appearance and many sue
cumbed to it, Nearly all of these
4 four hundred men were innocent
and many had really aided the
whites and held back the hostiles.
The families of these men were
scattered i'll every dir ection some
OF them even going so far away as
Canada. Many Indian estates are
today difficult of settlement be=
cause of the confusion incident to
the breaking up OF so many families
a large number of which were
never reunited. Little Crow and
his band who were really respon-
sib]e for all the trouble escaped
into Canada.
In 1907 Job walked from Water
town, s. Oak, to Santee, Neb.,
where he was soon after married.
After the birth OF his son, Jacob,
his wife died and Job walked back
from Santee, Neb. tn Fort Sisseton
near Brltton, where he joined the
Z. S. Army as a scout. This son
Jacob was ali employee in the In
dian serv ce for twenty three wears.
In 1871 Job was attached as a
scout to the expedition which
surveyed the Northern Pacific Rail
way, going with the expedition as
far as the Yellowstone river in
Montana. During this expedition
he was i'm many minor battles and
skirmisles with the Hunkpapa
Sioux who were hostile to the eN,
pedition.
In 1872 he was married again te
Mary the daughter of Oehduze
the head chief of the Sisseton tribe
of SiouMs.
l In 1874 while Job was again {
, scout stationed at Fort Sisseton
three of the white soldiers belong
ing to the garrison deserted ana
Job and four other Indian scout.
5 were detailed to capture and bring
: the soldiers back to tn e Fort. The,
5 overlook the deserters at Mireau'
D trading post ON the west side o
' Big Stone Lake, about fifty mile.
t from the Fort. The other four
t scouts surrounded the building ant
z Job entered it alone. AS he Ell
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25
Seed Corn Ads" Will Surely Pay

Advertisements of seed corn in
the country papers next spring
will surely bring results. Home
grown seed corn repeatedly
found best by test will be one
of the most sought for commo-
dities on the farm soon. Those
having high grade seed corn for
sale should be able to dispose of
it readily if they let others know
of it. Without knowledge of
the good seed offered, many
i planters may have to use corn
taken by faith from other Sec
tions. The farmer advertising
seed corn may confer a favor on
the community, and as we'll may
add to his profit and to his repu-
'tation as a good farmer.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25
TWO INJURED
BY SHOOTING
Young Man at Rosholt Goes
ON Rampage.

A serious shooting affray was
staged at Rosholt Tuesday night
when John Selkin, young farmer
of that territory shot and seriously
injured Conrade Englund and Vic
toria Johnson. There was dance
at Rosholt that night and it seems
there had been some trouble be-
tween Selkin and another young
young man and lady and Selkin
was laying for them. When they
came out of the hall he mistook
Englund and Miss Johnson for the
other couple and several shots were
fired. One bullet entered the
young mans abdoman, and the
young lady was injured i'll the
thigh, but not seriously. 1he case
of young Englund, we understand,
is very serious.
Selkin we understand was taken
into custody at once by Deputy
Sheriff Swanson, and Wednesday
afternoon was brought to Sisseton
by Deputy Sheriff. George Minder.
The Sisseton Creamery is en-
jcying a splendid business, this
winter despite the infavOrable
weather. and large shipments of
high grade butter is being made
to estern markets every week.
Since MIR. Graverson has had
charge OF the creamery farmers
have received the highest pOssi-
BILE prices for their cream, and
we have heard very little CON-
plaint, and we want to say right
here tothose whola been ship
j ping their cream that if the local
creamery was not i'm operation
they would receive about one
third less for their Cream. Mr..
GraverSon is an expert in his
line of business and is strictly
ON the square with his patrons.
And is deserving OF every drop of
cream sroducedi in this terrotory.
w. {. Peters OF Grant town
ship has declared himself candi-
date for Commissioner for this dis
trict. MIR. Peters is an excep-
tionally capable fellow and is
good level headed chap. He is
we'll known througout the district
as man of his word and man of
square dealings. He has been a
resident of Roberts County for the
past th;reeen wears and is one Of
our most successful farmers.
Ralph Eastman and Morgan
/ Howell of Wilmot were here on
business Wednesday.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25

CItokNIL ~ YIN, NNlDLIC
tered the door Mireau and his wife
hid under the counter and the
soldiers all opened fire on Job who
returned the fire, but the room
became so filled with smoke that
he backed out of the door after
emptying his revolver. He then
told the soldiers thru an interpre-
ter named Greycloud, one of the
scouts, that unless they came out
and surrendered that he would fire
the building. They did as order
ed and it was found that Job had
his left arm broken and had shot
one of the deserters. breaking his
leg. The scouts then took the
three deserters not wounded back
to Fort Sisseton and an army
wagon was sent from the Fort to
bring back the wounded deserter.
In 1875 two sergeants deserted
from Fort Sisseton and Job was
sent with three other scouts to
capture them and return them to
the Fort. The deserters were over
taken near Graceville, Mimi, at
Lake Toka. When overtaken the
two soldiers were sitting OIL a
muskrat house out in the Lake.
Job took off his clothes and taking
his rifle in hand started to wade
out to the muskrat house. He
motioned to the soldiers to surren-
der but they replied by emptyimg
their revOlvers at him. He then
ordered the other scouts TO shoot
but the soldiers thot discretion the
better part OF valor and surrender
ed. Job then disarmed them and
took them back to Fort Sisseton.
In 1870 he was ilonorably dis
charged from the army and came
back to live OH the Sisseton Reser
vation. Upon his return he was
appointed by Indian Agent Adams
as chief of the force of twenty
police. He served continuously
as Chief of Police and policeman
until 1898. He then resigned on
account of his age.
TO meet this smiling old Indian
i'll the later days after his worl
was done and he was spending the
evening of his life with his grand
children and to see him dutifull,
carry his grandson around ON hi
back after the voungster hae
punished him by beating him will
a stick, one would hardly see ii
him the ironman he was in hi
youth and middle age.
He lived int thick of the fight
Iinthe days when this locality wa
no place for weaklings and wa
equally efficient in upholding pro
per authority among both the whit
soldiers with whom he worked ant
the people of his own race who
transgressed against the law.
/ A beautiful sidelight of thi
grand old Indians $ character ant
life was his devotion to his sister
Phoebe Tanyanhiyawewin, VIII,
proceeded him across the Grea
Divide by only five days. Whel
Job was a prisoner at Mankato, b.
secured permission from the com
mander to have his sister appoint
ed one of the cooks allowed th
Indians. She remained with hin
four years and after his releas
was with him almost continuousl,
until her death i'll Jan. 1915.
seemed peculiarly fitting that thes
two old people. so closely associat
ed for over half a century i'll lif
should depart almost OH the sam
day toward that other land whic
in their youth they knew as tn
Happy Hunting Ground but whic
they had in the later years com
to know as the Great Hereafter.
A ton of butter is worth, at &c
ing prices, somewhere from 500
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25
Minstrel Show.

The members of the Bows Club
have been working the past two
months OIL good old fashioned
coon show and the same will he
produced at the Opera House next
Monday evening, the 2Sth. Ten
OF the boys are going to produce
the main show, and their ilstruc-
tor says they are going to pull off
some stuff that will surprise the
natives. The last part of the show
will be mnsical comedy, given
under direction of Miss SNYDER,
musical director OF the Sisseton
schools. This will he absolutely
free and the bows show is worth
the price OF admission alone.
Tickets are IS cents for adults,
IS cents for children. and reserve
seats are so cents, which are NOW
ON sale at the Red Cross Drug
Store
James Morrill, who recently pur-
chased the business interests of
| Arthur Bennett, i'll the firm of
Bennett a. Morrill, is making a
number of improvements in his
place of business. A fine hot
water heating plant is being in
stalled this week and the partitions
taken out in the rear of the room,
giving 1.5S feet i'll length. The
interior will be repainted and dec
Grated and two new pool tables adj
ded VIM Swanson, the barber
has leased the frontage and will
move in his barber shop. The
! firm of Bennett & Morrill, has al
ways enjoyed a splendid business
and Jim will handle his customers
in the same old way as when he
had partner.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25

Ralph Eastman and Morgan
Howell of Wilmot were here on
business Wednesday.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25

A ton of butter is worth, at go.
ing prices, somewhere from 5000
to 500. A ton of wheat has a
market value approximating $40.
Making all due allowance for diff
ferences i'll mode OF transportation
and in transportation rates, the
ratio of fifteen to one in favor of
the butter strongly suggests how
the farmer may cut freight rates
and secure for himself a larger
'share of the consumers dollar.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25

Chas Bingham has had charge
of the trains OIL this line this week.
Father Office has been enjoying
a lay-off.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-25

Mrs. Leo Eggen departed ON
Wednesday for Usage, la. to visit
her mother.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19
L lR5 j6B
~ JESSIE ROBERTS

There 10 said to be an increasing
demand for the girl who IL specially
trained in stenography and secre-
tar1al work from statesmen. social
workers. public men. the best class
Of lawyers and doctors.
I'VE want the sort OF young wo-
nan who II equipped with the va
cabulary we USE" said a scientist
Mot only In my own line. oui
there's a friend OF mine, an engineer
who would be delighted TO pay tvic'
the salary he gives IL he could gei
Z gfrl who understood his wors
well enough to express his ideas In
telligfb1y. what's more. the woman
who II capable OF filing a really re
sponsible position Of this, sort viii
md that she can look high Greal
responsibility and adequate rewards
are waiting for the properly trained
woman, and I'm surprised there ART
NOT more OF them TO be had"
To tell the truth. the average
stenographer Is NJ only for the small
Job. She graduates from business
school with the one idea Of getting
a position in some Office where she
viii have nothing more TO do than
take q number OF letters OF the most
commonplace type each day. and
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19

WASHINGTON. Sept ls--Secre-
tary OF the Interior Lane has issued
% S,atement setting forth the inn
por.ance of the springs and streams
IN the western arid regions. over 90
81 which in the state 81 Arizona
were recently withdrawn bS an eN'
ecutive order. and explaining the
necessity OF reserVirg them for the
use OF the general public
The Importance Of the smaller
springs and streams in the arid por-
lions OF the great west as source
OF water supply has been Rppreciat'
ed for years ny he miner The stock
man and the houeseeker " says the
statement. "Nhcr springs are 4
days tourney apart their names be
come as well kC0wu 20 travellers as
those OF villages In the humid east
Their locations are often pointed
out BY the convergins trails worn in
the surface OF the ground by the
hOofs OF horses and cattle seeking
wafer
The cattle Industry OF The west
IS dependent 20 q large degree upon
the existence ana accessibility OF
stock water. 4 single good spring
may make IL possible FOR stock 10
Craze over = or SO square miles "
rargc IN It's vicinity. nut cattle will
NOT Willingly 80 E.cre Than few
miles 20 water. and a range which
{, far from water will constantly BE-
lef, uHgraze5 The ownership OF a
spring by stockman. carrying with
II the right 10 exclude the cattle "
others from the water. may thus az
ford him control Of q township or
more Of public grazing land
This situation Is we'll understood
by the large stock interests AMI
many Of the big cattle companies
have, by juiIcious selection snI
purchase n public lands controlling
springs. bc'~ able 20 possess and
monopolize large area Of range.
although they might actually own
but a small portion Of IT, Good
springs. because OF the competition
Of rival stock interests for their
possession. thus come 70 have great
value and the lands surrounding AMI
controlling single springs have been
SOLD for hundreds and even thou
sands of dollars
The acquisition 81 such lands N
this way went n for number OF
years without interfe renee. for the
effect OF This monopollstic tendency