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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
An Old Time Blizzard.


Andrew Mattson, the oldest set
tier in this section annexed the
Journal latchs ring this week and
in course of his "reminiscences told
the story of his early days west of
Wheaton in Traverse county
before that county seat or the
railroad on which it is located
was dreamed of, and he wanted to
know il we remembered the bliz-
zard of October 1918, 1880. Do
we! Just little Those we're our
days OH farm in Big Stone county
about thirt miles south of Andrews
pre- -emption and the evening before
the blizzard struck, we had finish
burning a kiln o. lime OH the lake
shore of the Bowman homestead.
The gentle Dakota zephrs that
came across the lake from the old
Baily house were anything but
balmy and for two days the worst
blizzard known to the present
generation ragged. When TIL e
storm ceased the snow was any
where from bare ground to 80 feet
i'll depth. The next few days we
were busy travelling over the hill
side digging cordwood out OF the
snow drifts for Bishop Ireland aud
Jim Hill's Conomars colonists who
drove their OK teams from Grace
vile and vicinity after fuel. 1t
was certainly amusing to country
lad to watch tn ose early settlers
from Erin's isle navigate the
prairie with a woke of oxen. After
that blizzard, we plowed about
twenty acres with team of oxen
before winter began in earnest. -
lG. +. Peterson in his Bear River,
Mimi, y Journal.
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Misses Mary and Mabel Hem
: Erickson, students in Fargo and
Miss Anna Hendrickson of
Wahpeton, who visited here with
: their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Thorson, returned to
their studies Monday.
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] Richard Morton was caller
from New Ellington Friday.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
new BANK Law
EFFECTIVE
Bank Deposits Law Became
Active Saturday.

Beginning last Saturday all
deposits i'm state banks i'm South
Dakota are qua .anteed through
the bank guaranty fund which is
provided under the guaranty act
of the last Legislative session.
This fund is created by levy
of one-fourth of one per cent of
the average daily deposits in
state banks as shown by the
reports OF Jan. of each year,
which are required to be made
to the guarantee fund commits
sion, said levy to be made first
OF the date of Feb. /, 1916. and
the first OF each February follow
ing until the guaranty fund
equals one and one-half per cent
of the daily balances for the
date of Jan i. of each year, after
which assessments cease until
the guaranty fund is so depleted
to one per cent of the total fund
by payments of losses that may
occur, when the levies are again
made until the fund reaches one
and one half per cent, which
certificate becomes. In case of
a bank failure when there is not
a sufficient amount in the fund
to pay the depositors in full, it
becomes the duty of the bank
guarantee commission to issue
a certificate against the fund,
bearing rate AT five per cent,
which certificate becomes pay
able, by the guaranteed banks
on the first of March following
it's issuance.
The guarantee fund is not
conferred at any one place, but is
held by the guaranteed banks
themselves as a specific fund set
aside for this purpose, which is
first lien upon the assets of the
Institution for payment.
Provision is allowed National
banks doing business i'm this
state to place themselves under
the fund when it can be done
without violation of the Federal
Banking act, after such banks
have allowed an examination of
their affairs by the state author
tiles and placed themselves with
i'm the authority of the state
commission for this purpose
While this act is i'm force, there
are also two guaranty fund acts
to go upon the bollot for vote
at the next election, each OF
them coming in through the init
iative route, one very closely re
sembling The law going into eff
feet next Saturday; the othel
decidedly different, one of it:
porvisions being the creation O
a large fund to be held directly
in the state treasury instead o
as a special depositin the bank.
themselves as first lien upor
their assets.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07

Edwin Atwood and son Edwin.
H. S. Day, S. E. Lien and j.
Hornerautoed over from Grace.
vile Friday and visited at the
Robertson and Wolff homes.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07

Begin the new year with firm
determination to give greater pub
licity tothe fact that you want to
do business and sell goods to the
people of this town and surround.
ing country. Contract for liberal
amount of space in local paper
for the coming year, and then give
that particular branch of you,
business, the attention and person.
al supervision it deserves-it is the
most important branch of you,
business.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07

Miss Meta Lepler left Friday
night for Peever for a few days
visit with friends. From there
she will go to Clara City, Mimi,
for months vacation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07

Melvin Loken, son of John Lo-
ken, the Victor merchant, suffer
ed a fracture OF the right fore
arm on Monday while cranlSing
a car. He was brought to town
and a physician reduced the
fracture. The boys father had
an arm fractured few weeks
ago while cranking the same car.
Ellington Record.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
DEATH OF
Myrtle TODD
Former Sisseton Teacher Dies
at Williston, N. d.

at Williston, N. d.
At the home of MIR. and Mrs.
A. ID. Paulson IA, 9th Avenue
West, at six a. nj Wednesday,
December l5,> Miss Myrtle Nj .
Todd passed from this life after an
illness lasting about month.
As last hope, and at the sug
gestion OF local physicians. she was
taken to Minneapolis hospital ON
the Sth where the case could be
diagnosed by specialists and the
possibility of relief bv an operation
determined. The report of the
Minneapolis physicians was iden-
tical with that of the Williston
physicians but it was found that an
operation offered no hope, that
nothing could be done. Sunday
evening she passed into uncon-
sciousness from which she never
reused. Monday her sister, Mrs.
Paulson started home with her ar
irving on No. 3 Tuesday evening.
The maladv that proved fatal was
pronounced circoma, the cancer
Gus growth causing pressure OIL
the brain.
Miss Todd as deputy in the
county offices of auditor and
treasurer for the past seven years
was we'll known and highly es-
teemed by everyone who knew her.
Faithful efficiency, was the dom
iNant note of her life as discerned
by her business associates. In
her social life she was no less valu-
ed for many admirable qualities
She found her great pleasure and
highest interests i'll her work, her
home and her friends. The affairs
of the county treasurer's Office,
where she was last employed, were
Thoroughly i'll her grasp and She
was much attached to the work.
After being taken to Minneapolis
she still had faith that few weeks
would hnd her at her desk again
Miss Todi was member of the
local lodge RebekahS and had
filled with credit the various lodge
offices.
The funeral services were held
at the A. ID. paulson home and
afterward at the Congregations
church at 2 O'Clock p. M, Friday.
All the living members of th,
family were present at the services
MIR. and Mrs. w. G. Todd o
Kansas City: Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Todd of Belleville, kas.; MIR. ane
Mrs. II. H. Todd of Letcher. S. D
MIR. and Mrs. L. b. Burns o
Alexander: MIR. and Mrs. A. u
Paulson and the mother Mrs. M
A. Todd of this city
Myrtle NJ. Todd was born a
Elmira New York in 1869. Sh
came with her family to Irquois
S. d.. i'll 1886. moving to Sisseton
S. d.. i'll 1898 and coming to Will
iston i'll 1906 Excepting a periot
spent at the university in Mitchell
1t she was engaged in teaching fror
+ the age of fifteen until seven year
= ago when she entered the William
l. county offices. For the entir
y period of her service for the count
G until sickness overlook her, sh
h was not absent from her desk t
e exceed month.
If In the untimely taking of thi
e able woman the business an
d social ranks of the community hay
IS suffered loss that will be leenl
ID felt. As faithful public servant
lie as true friend as one who mt
in duty with fidelity and Cheerful
No ness, the memory of Myrtle Tod
III will remain with her frien,
t. through the years to come. Viii
rs Iiston, IN. ID Graphic.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
Armour McGowan Trial.

After devoting the whole OF the
opening session of the United
States district court in Sioux Falls
Tuesday to procuring jury, the
second trial of the case of Clara 7.
Armour of Cherokee, La. against
Mabel T. MCGOWAN, widow of
Mllbank. >. d., began before Judge
James u. Elliott. OF the vellire
summoned for the trial of the
cases at this adjourned term oil, the
federal court, sixteen were examin-
ed before counsel were satisfied
with the personnel of the jury
finally accepted. No verdict is ex-
pected to be returned before Thurs
day.
This is the second trial of the
Armour MCGOWAN case which at.
tracted considerable attention
throughout the northwest when the
suit was first begun against the
Milbank widow to recover dam
ages for her alleged alienation OF
the affections of Mrs. Armour $
husband. After the jury had been
out little more than twenty minutes
a verdict awarding s25,ooo to the
plaintiff was returned. Judge
Elliott granted a motion for a new
trial ON the ground that the verdict
was excessive. In commenting
upon the verdict at the time Of
granting new Trial, the court de
clared that the amount OF the re
ward under the circumstances had
shocked him and he was convinced
that the jury was influenced by
other than the evidence and law
applicable to the case.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07

Beware of petromortis. This
may bea new name and it is a
new disease, but it is a deadly
one and all owners of automobile
es or those working around them
shonld be careful to prevent it.
1t is asphyNiation from the
fumes of gasoline gas caused by
an engine running i'm a closed
garage or room. Several deaths
have occurred i'm the past year
or two from this cause. Among
the prominent ones i'm this state
was p. j. Rogda, formerly post
master of Sioux Falls, who was
was found dead i'm his garage
one morning last winter. A mum.
ber of deaths have occurred in
Chicago so for this winter. II
is stated that the gas causes
death almost instantly at times
and that the victim does not
realize the terrible effects OF the
gas fumes. If you must rul
your engine in your garage be
sure and leave the door open
This is imperative and the onl,
way to guard against aspyxia
tion and sure death. Again, be
ware of petromortis.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07

Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs.
Gust Thurston and wife and
daughter Mabel arrived home
from a trip to the twin cities
where they have been visiting re,
latives and friends having also visit
ed at Cokato and Hutchinson fol
10 days. While in St. Paul, Mr.
Thurston took trip to Saltwater
and went thru the state prison
He says there sure is some scenery
in this place.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07
Farmer Crushed Under Huge Rock

Watertown = Christmas 10Y
was turned to sorrow at the
farm home of Louis Gerberding
one mile west OF Bemis, Friday
afternoon, when William Vogt
young man 27 years of age em-
ployed at the farm was caught
beneath a large rock and crushed
to death. He and another man
We're engaged in removing rocks
from a field when the accident
occurred.
AS is customary i'm this work
the men carried the smaller
stones off the field and piled
them in a corner, and dug holes
in which the rocks too large to
be moved were buried. They
dug such a hole near one of the
largest rocks ON the field and
then attempted to roll the huge
stone into the hole. They We're
unable to move it. Then Vogt
jumped into the hole i'm order to
look under the rock and see
what was holding it, while the
other man started for crowhar.
With a sudden crulnbling of
earth beneath it, the huge stone
.lurched forward and rolled into
the hole before Vogt could turn
to escape. The man who had
been working with him heard
the rock fall, looked back and
then ran for help. With jack
screws the rock was raised
enough to remove the body.
DR.. e. O. Giere was called by
telephone from Watertown and
arrived in less than an hour
after the rock fell. Vogt was
dead when he reached the house
however and DIR. Giere said he
believed he was almost instantly
killed when the rock rolled i'm ON
him.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07

Bob Jackson has adopted DIR.
Gross and it keeps Doc busy keep
ing Bob out of fights.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-01-07

Mrs. lagersoll is nursing her
mother. who is seriously i'll with
pneumonia.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01

- ATE in the afternoon Of the Fourth
of July, 1776, the old bell in
N the statehouse at Philadelphia
rang out a joyous peal. A few
moments before, exhausted by the
great heat and vexed to desperation
by a multitude of flies, the fathers Of
this country's liberties had unanimous
ly adopted the Declaration which sew
cred. the thirteen colonies from Great
Britain and made the United States of
America forever free and independent.
To certain tall, lanky, sandy hair
ed delegate from Virginia, who had
sat silent while his colleagues wran-
gled over the form and phraseology of
the document, the action Of the con-
gress was a great relief, for In those
days he had listened to much acrt
monious criticism of the paper and had
even seen certain Messages stricken
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01
THIS STATUE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON THE WORK OF KARL
BITTER, AD0RNs THE FRONT OF THE COUNTY COURT.
HOUSE IN CLEVELAND, 0. TT is CONSIDERED A WORK
OF EXCEPTIONAL vIGOR AND FINE MODELLING.

out entirely, ana Thomas Jefferson
could not sit by and see the child Of
his brain torn and rended with feelings
Of indifference any more than any 9th
er man. Yet In spite Of the diversity
of opinions among his fellow delegates,
who suppressed in all some eighteen
of the more fiery passages in the docu-
ment, few other changes or additions
were made.
A year before, when Thomas Jeffer-
son, lately elected delegate to the Con-
tinental congress from Virginia, had
gone riding into Philadelphia, he had
no premonition that he was to perform
the greatest task that could have been
assigned to a patriot, the writing of
the Declaration Of Independence. A
member Of the Virginia house Of bur
gesses from 1863, he had already made
himself felt in public life in his own
colony. But it was not until he found
Continued on page
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01
COMPANY F NOW
AT MT. GRETNA

Company F is in camp at Mt.
Gretna, where they have been
sworn into the United States
service, in response to the call
of President Wilson for the Ma
tional Guard of the country to
do military duty along the MeXi-
can border.
Nearly four thousand people
gatherd at the P. R. r. station
here Friday night to bid the
boys farewell. They were es-
corted from the armory to the
station by our military band; |;
they marched full of joy under
the tune of national emblem.
Enthusiasm ran high here this
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01
Brutal Murder Near
Lockport on Sunday
John Reck Slashed from Ear
to Ear by Pete Ferro after
a Quarrel Resulting from a
Drinking Spree.

Pete Faro is a prisoner in
the county jail charged with the
murder of John Reck at Climax
mines just opposite Lockport,
this county, on Sunday morn
ing between the hours of one
and four o'clock. The cause of
the murder is unknown aside
that some trouble arose after an
all-night's drinking bout.
Faro virtually admits COM
mitting the crime but says that
he does not know much about the
circumstances as he had been
drinking. The accused told at
the inquest that he and the de-
ceased had been attacked and
robbed by bandits and during
the scuffie one Of the robbers had
knitted Reck. When the body
was found, $40 was in one of his
pockets and as Faro had $35 in
his clothes when he was arrest
ed, the robbery theory was dis
proved.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01
Maddalena Gets Ten
Years in Penitentiary

Dominick Madeline was SEN
fenced Monday morning to serve
not less than 10 or more years
in the penitentiary for the kill
ing of Lolgi Cicero at Heilwood
one year ago. He pleaded guilty
to murder of the second degree.
W. S. Smith, a colored gentle
man from Dubois, pleaded gull
ty to a charge of forging a check
on D. M. Brown, Of the Clawson
House, and cashing it at the De-
posit Bank. The Court fined
him $500 and sent him for one
year and one day to the peni-
tentiary.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01
Thousands Are Pleased With Indianas
Celebration of One-F 1undreth Birthday
The Parades, Held During the Week. Were Credit to Od
Indiana and the Various Committees of the Centennial
Music Was Furnished by Four Bands.

Gas Coal Company tied with a
clean record. The winners drew
lots and the Brush Creek boys
won, getting the first cash prize
of $50 and a medal presented
by the National Safety Council,
which was representa- at the meet
by H. M. Wilson, of Pittsburg,
chief director of the department
of Inspection and Safety of the
Associated Casualties Company.
Besides the First Aid meet
there was a relay race from
Punxsutawney to Indiana by the
Y. M. c.. A. teams of the two
towns. PunxsutaWney won. The
industrial parade in which many
historic and modern things were
exhibited was the feature of the
afternoon. Among the articles
of special interest shown in the
procession was the diamond drill
which tested the first coal lands
in this county and revealed a
hidden wealth that has made
Indiana one of the coal centers
of the country; the complete
operation of mining coal by cleo
tricity was shown in a series of
machine floats; railroad deve-
lopment was shown by floats of
the Pennsylvania and Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg Rail
way Companies, while the old
fail and modern roller process
showed the progress in agricul-
ture and milling.
Beautiful floats by local busi-
nessmen typifed the spirit of
progressiveness in the old town
which enters her second century
with colors flying.
Magnificent were the histor-
ic pageant given by the public
school children.
The fireworks display on Fri
day night was the best ever
seen here and was witnessed by
thousands of persons, who filled
the Normal athletic field and
viewed the exhibition from var
ious points throughout town.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01
Italy New Premier Declares That the
Allies Will Now Wage Offensive War
Maiden Speech of Bosel Emphasizes Determination to In
tensify War Until the Final and Decisive Victory;
French Troops Take Offensive in Champagne, Germans
Repuse British Attacks.

LONDON, June % Rome
dispatches today reporting the
maiden speech of the new Italian
Prime Minister Paolo Boselli, be-
fore the Chamber of Deputies,
emphasized the determination of
the Allies to wage an offensive
war from now on.
Suggesting great significance
in the present Italian offensive
Premier Roselli said, amid
cheers:
Italy intends to continue the
same policy pursued by her AL
lies. We intend from now on to
intensity the war until the final
and decisive victory"
On practically every front ex-
cept Verdun and a small sector
in Volhynia, Allied armies are
now on the offensive. The Brit
ish War Office gives few details
of activities along the line from
LaBassee to the Somme but dis
patches from British correspon-
dents at the front report no in
terruption in the systematic
bombardment of German tren-
cheS.
''The object of this artillery
fire is a simple and terrible one,
reported the correspondent at
the front to the Chronicle" 1t
is to kill Germans in large numb
ers and save British man power
Continued on page 4
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01

The Centennial Celebration
was a great success. Thousands
of persons, who visited the one
century town we're delighted
with it's parades, music and var
ious amusements.
Four bands furnished excel
lent music on Friday, one our
local Military band and three
Italian bands, namely; that of
the Coping Carnival, that of
Charlottesville and that of Iselin,
also known as the "Red Coats
Band".
The parade of Friday was the
best Indiana has ever seen, on
another place of this paper you
will see a photograph of one of
the parades which was held
Thursday as it marched on Main
Street.
Modern methods of safety
and care for the injured in the
bituminous coal mines of west
ern Pennsylvania, as demonstr-
ated here Friday at the big first
aid meet in connection with
Indiana's celebration were a rev.
elation to thousands of persons
who watched the various events
on the athletic field of the Nor
NAL School.
Scores of prominent coal Of
flcials and safety-first men from
all sections of the state attended
the meet and watched 36 eff
f1cient first-aid teams in a re-
markable exhibition of skill. 1t
was one of the largest and most
successful meets ever held in the
bituminous district.
Towns having teams entered
in the meet were Portage, Win
burne, Clymer, Dixonville, Wal
ston, Sycamore, Iselin, Adrian,
Sample Run and Luciusboro.
The big events of the meet
were the full-team contests and
in them the teams from the Sny-
der mine of the Brush Creek
Coal Mining Company, and from
the Iselin mines of the Pittsburg
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01
BOY IS KILLED BY TRAIN
NEAR ERNEST

Lawrence Boskin, aged II
years, of Ernest was hit by the
evening passenger train, Friday
evening. The boy was taken to
the Indiana hospital were he
died several hours later. The
engineer did not see the lad on
the tracks until too close to stop
the train. The boy is said to
have been asleep on the tracks
after having spent some time
hunting for his COWS.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01
and Incendiaries Are Now
+. in the Custody Of Sheriff Harry Boggs

Harry Sink and Ira Good, of
South Mahoning township, were
arrested last week on a charge
of extorting money from Mrs.
Pauline Davis, aged 80 years,
who resides near Plumville. 1t
is alleged that they appeared at
her home masked last fall and
demanded money, which was
paid them, and they later put
letters into her mail box, threat
ening her if she failed to give
them certain sums.
Abraham Porter and Sarah
McDivitt, who reside in the Por-
ter settlement in North Mahon-
ing township, have been arrest
ed on a charge Of arson, follow
ing the burning of the barn on
the farm in North Mahoning
township, owned by DR.. F. A.
Lorentz of Punxsutawney, and
Amos Koontz, of Richmond. The
couple were held for trial at
September court at a hearing
before Justice Of the Peace ].
A. Crossman on Monday.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-01
BOYS GOING TO WAR
OBJECT TO ''THE GIRL
| LEFT BEHIND ME2


For sentimental reasons
many of the guardsmen from
Indiana, Somerset, and West
moreland counties Friday night
asked that the regimental bands
refrain from playing 'The Girl
| Left Behind Me-"
It's hard enough to leave your
girl behind you without being
reminded of it, one of the
guardsmen remarked.