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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02
Good Woman Called
Mrs. vinse Answers Finai
Summons

Mrs. Ole Vinge departed this
life at her home two and one half
miles southwest of town Monday
might, January 22nd, 1917. Her
death relieved her of q period OF
suffering extending over Ave
years, during the last two years
of which she has been bed rid
den.
For something over two years
Nj. and Mrs. Vinge have resided
ON the fam, but previous to that
they lived several yea rs in Sisse-
ton. During the long illness.
nothing that loving hands or skill
ed physicians could do was left
undone, but the immutable law
prevailed.
The maiden name of the de-
ceased lady was Annie Strand.
She was born in Norway, Jan. 5.
1859, coming to America when q
Child of ten. The family settled
in Goodhue county, Minnesota.
She was married to Robert
Woods in 1887; who died two.
years later, leaving her one son,
Roy A. Woods, by whom she is
survived.
She came to this county 10
1910, and q year later was msr-
ried to Ole Vinge. Two boys,
Harold and Julian. aud y daugh-
ter, Thora are left to mourn the
loss Of a kind and loving mother.
The funeral occurs Friday. to-
day, from the Nidarous church
south of Hammer. Rev. T. H.
Gunderson, officiating.
Beside her husband aud child
rem she leaves three brothera.
knute, Brick and Ole. A sister
Mrs. Andrew Fladland died
several years ago. New Ef6ng-
ton Record.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02

III | were to vote for this bill 1t
would indicate willingness OH my
part to tax the people of the Sec
ond congressional distric, about
$500, 600 to secure a 100000 addi-
tion for Aberdeen and send the
balance down south.
In fairness should say that a
major part of the bill provides for
merltorious projects and for neces-
sary buildings. Honest men hon
estly differ i'll their opinions as to
this class OF legislation. can only
state my convictions, vote them
and trust that they will concur
with the views of a majority of the
citizens of the district.
Very truly yours.
Royal c. johnson.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02
CAN'T FIND ANY POOR.

Utopia tFlushins, N. w HASN'T One
Person Who 10 In Need.
New York.-Utopia is just nine and
seven-tenths miles fsom Alaabattan.
II is sometimes called Flushing.
In this Ut0pia ia Jefferson Demo
cratic Club which looks after the
wants Of the poor In Its vicinity
around Christmas.
The members contributed 81 500, and
committee was appointed to hunt
out the needy that they might be sup
piled with holiday baskets.
The coWmjttee, after investigating.
reported there were no needy In
Flushing. and the Democratic club has
Sl,6O0 on its hands with which II
doesn't know what to do.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02

Mrs Lena Hillestad wife of
Kristen HilIestad. while on her
way from her home in Canada to
the hospital in Rochester died
suddenly at the home of her fri
ends Mr.. and Mrs. Ole I.ikness
who live near Claire City. She
died of heart trouble before med
ical aid could be summoned. Her
husband and eight children, the
youngest of which is seven and
the oldest eighteen survive to
morn her loss. Funeral services
will be held today i'll the Bethel
church Rev. Running officiating
Interment will be made in the cem-
etery at the church. Ad.
vance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02

l'he best way for merchant to
beat the mail order houses is to
forget them and get down to busi-
ness. giving a service that the mail
order houses can't touch. Not all
merchants do that. Omaha Trade
Rxhibit.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02

Mr.. Enmet Kennedy and Miss
Christine Gravdahl, both of this
city were united in marriage by
Justice Prindiville last Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock. This young
couple needs no introduction to
our people as both have grown to
man and womanhood in this COM
munity. The bride is the daugh-
ter Of Peter Gravdahl of Enterprise
township and her charming dis
position has won her host of
friends. The groom is the son of
Joe Kennedy also of Enterprise and
we'll, ali who know him call him
Friend They were recipitants
of many beautiful and use full gifts.
The Standard joins all in extend,
ing heartlest congratulations.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02
PLAN NEW LAW FIRM

of Cloal & Sicil. consisting OF
Messrs G. Z. Croal and Frank l..
Sieh, both practicing attorneys of
Aberdeen has been announced.
The suite of rooms now occupied
by MIR. Sieh in the Wells block,
is being enlarged aud rearranged
aud will be occupied by the new
firm commencing February LIST.
MIR. Croal has resigned his posi-
tion in the legal department for
North Dakota and South Dakota of
the Chicago Milwaukee and St
Paul Railway company, where he
has been associated for the last
four years in this city with
Messrs William G Porter aud r 4
l.. Grantham, solicitors and the
new firm will devote itself to the
general practice OF law in the
state and federal courts
Frank L. Sieh is we'll known
throughout the county where he
has resided for many years and is a
graduate of the local normal
school and of the law school at
Washington University at St.
Louis. He has practiced law iii
Aberdeen for several wears and
was the democratic canidate for
states attorney two years ago.
z. c. Croal is graduate Of the
law school of the University of
South Dakota and prior to his
connection with the legal depart-
ment of the Milwaukee railway !,
praticed for several years at Sisse-
ton, South Dakota where he was
assistant states attorney of Rob
erts county and associated with
Judge j. j. Batterton who was a
candidate for congress from this
district at the last election. His
correction with the legal depart
ment of the railway company has
given him All extensive acquaint-
auce throughout tine state. Both
are young men OF recognized
ability in the law, and success.
full future for the new firm is
assured.
Mr.. Croal's successor in the
M ilwakees legal department has
not yet been appointed. .--.Aber
deem American.
4 G.. W. Miller, Secretary OF tfls
State Sunday School Association
and Mrs. A. L. Grebel, Elelnen'
tary Superintendent, closed very
isuccessful series Of county meet
ings in Sisseton last Saturday
and Sunday. Corona, Wilmol
and Peever were also visited by
these experienced workers. The
conferences here OH Saturday were
small but very helpful to our Sun
day School workers. The addres
ses Sunday afternoon and evening
were also quite practical and in
teresting to the large number pres.
ent. A sextette composed OF mel
from the different churches sang
several selections. Besides the
president Roberts county is repre-.
sented in Sisseton by the Secretary
Miss Pearl Robinson and Depart
ment Superintendents ]. Willard
Thomas and Il. r. Sonstegaard.
T b e County Convention meet.
here in June but before thai
comes the State Convention a,
Aberdeen May 1928. They wan,
fifty delegates from Roberts Coun.
Ity. How many will Your church
sendt
Kerosene used in the radiator
of his automobile TO keep it from
freezing, caused Lou Fuller oi
Mobridge to be minus his jitney
Sunday the radiator sprung 6
leak. The kerosene ignited from
the overheated engine and III {
moment the machine was i'll :
mass of flames. Fuller carried NJ
insurance it is stated
AS there were no trans on tint
line Wednesday and did not arriv,
nntil late Thursday our Legislative
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02
Chas. M. Atwood Dies
Answers Roll Call at Hot Springs
January q. 1917.

fii AJN. kAG w SlNS NOAAoJs ANSsN
York, Oct. "a, ls4l, and moved at
an early age with his parents to
Richland Center, WIS. One
grandfather was a soldier i'm the
Revolution and the Other fought
at Plattsburg in the war of 1912,
SO it naturally followed that he
answered his country 3 call in
1861, enlisting in Co. b. goth
Wis, and was followed to the
war by three younger brothers.
One was killed at Island No. I'D,
one never returned and the other
was drowned some forty years
ago.
He again enlisted in Battery
b., First Mo. 1t. Artillery and
again in his old company and
served until the threatened war
with France was averted, being
stationed at Brownsville, Tex,
some time after the eastern
troops we're mustered out.
He married Elizabeth Davis
and three children we're born to
she union. Physical disabilities
and domestic difficulties led to a
separation and the children we've
reared by others, two being
legally adopted, Lillian. now Mrs.
c. w. Frisbie, by s. A. Thayer,
High Forest, MINI. and Marvin
BY Isaac McCann, Richland Ctr,
Wis. The third was E. Francis
Atwood, of Sisseton, who sought
out his own people and with
whom MIR. Atwood made his
home in Sisseton for some years
past.
For over forty years Mr.. At
wood has started out each spring
with his covered wagon, some
times trading horses, and visit
ing old friends and seeing the
country. His travels have cover
ed many thousands of miles and
many states. He took a claim in
Long Hollow, when the reserva.
sion opened and was a penSioner
Ion. many years. Probably ali OF
us have our peculiarities, but he
was man of more than ordinary
intelligence and bad a reputation
for sterling honesty; all who
knew him had a kindly greeting
for "Charlie.-'
He was here in July and then
started out again. the partial
failure of crops and slow demand
for horses led him to travel fal
south, where he reported Christ
mas from Rogers, Ark. being in
good health and intending to re.
visit the old battlefield of his
regiment before returning. But
the outdoor life in the Writer
weather which had swept far to
the south, took more of his
strength than he realized and
from Fayetteville he was reported
a. sick. AT that time he sold
his remaining horses and took
the train for the Soldiers Home
at Hot Springs. s. D., as he be
lieved he should be in the hospi.
tai.
He died at Hot Spring. Jan. 90,
1917 and when the news reached
Sisseton he had been buried. II
seems likely that he was unable
to tell him OF his relatives and
probably the authorities did the
best he knew. But one who
knows the comradeships of the
old soldiers will feel that he did
not pass away among strangers.
howe 7er much better it might
have been had he come home us
usual. He enjoyed his travel 5
and he is now at rest.
lhe best way for merchant te
beat the mail order houses is te
forget them and get down to bust
ness. giving service that the mai
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02

major part of the Dill provides for
merltorious projects and for neces-
sary buildings. Honest men hon
estly differ i'll their opinions as to
this class OF legislation. can only
state my convictions, vote them
and trust that they will concur
with the views OF a majority of the
citizens of the district.
Very truly yours,
Royal c. johnson.
Aberdeen, S. ID, Jan. "a Half
fares for students travelling be-
tween their homes and educatioM-
al institutions i'll the state is
urged by Mrs. Julia Darling of
New Ellington in a letter to Miss
Miriam Mason, editor of the stu
dent publication of the Northern
Normal and Industrial School.
President Wilson f. Johnson,
head of the school and also
president of the South Dakota
Educational Association, when
shown the letter commented as
follows:
The idea is splend i'd one and
l believe would work no injus-
tice whatever to railway compan-
les. OF course the president of
an institution would have verv
little influence with the railway
company in securing reduced
rate for students but the legisla-
ture might be induced to take up
the matter. l wonder If theie is
a state i'll the Union in which
railways are compelled to carry
students t. and from school for
half fare? If SO that would make
an excellent precedent and doubt
less dispose Of any objection oi,
grounds of constitutionality.
have long advocated a law requi.
ring each county to pay the
Transportation of students to the
\ nearest higher educational insti-
tuition maintained by the state.
This would be the same as plac
ing such an institution in each
county, within reach of all, The
!;issessment upon the county
would be very small indeed and
work no hardship"
~.>~~~>~o~-,,
The marriage of Mr.. Otto Hoey
land Miss Bessie Rice occurred at
the Lutheran parsonage Tuesday
evening at seven Thirty o'clock
Rev Rudie officiating andthe cere.
mony being witnessed by MIR. and
Mrs. Carston Hanson. Their
many friends extend congratula.
tions
Ceder Rapids, la.
Jan. 23rd, 1917.
Dear Friends:
The following Telegram from
Senator Cannon is self explanatory
and shows that it will be impussi.
BILE for him to fill the date at this
time. We have written him to
find ont the probable time he will
| be able to fill them and as soon as
we hear from him anything defin.
ate we will advise you.
/, Must undergo surgical opera
tion tomorrow and shall be unable
to fill engagement as scheduled in
vour territory, week of February
fifth. Greatly regretthis and hope
you are not seriously Inconvenience
ed. Pre- ent my compliments to your
kind people and thtnk Mr.. Vaw.
ter fer invitation to banquet
/ (Signed) Frank J. Cannon.
/ We regret exceedingly the ne
cessity Of postponing his dates, but
you will at once understand that
it can + be helped.
CORDIALLY yours.
Redpath Vawter Management.
BY Fred B. Wolf.
-~->~->~>>>>~>->e
Alfred Monnie departed on
Saturday for Minneapolis to at
tend business matters.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02
The State We Live In.

We have Il right totake pride in
South Dakota, the state where our
homes and interests are, and
where our lives are to be spent
We rejoice in the fertility of her
soil; iii the mineral wealth which h
lies almost umdeveloped, i'll a hum
dred forms. just beneath the sur
face; i'll the broad sweep of her
prairies and the healthfulness OF
her climate. Nature has done
much for those whose lot has been
cast i'll South Dakota.
but bountiful though nature has
been, there are limits beyond
which she cannot go. All tine ma
tural advantages which are now
here were here a century ago,
many centuries ago. 1t requires
the energy and the intelligence OF
man to develop what nature has
provided. 1t requires men and
women to make state, and the
future OF this state of ours will be
i'll keeping with the character of
the men and women in it. 1t will
be as these men and women are
blessed with strong and sound
bodies aud minds, as they are
gifted with imagination to see be-
yond the present and realize the
possibilities of ths future, as they
have strength of character TO will,
to dare and to achieve, that this
state of ours .sill approach what it
may be. How far are we Just now
doing what we may do to bring
this about!
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02


Almost one-half of the members
of the present legislature are farm
ers, sixty five out of total in both
houses of one hundred and forty
eight to be exact, as shown by the
statistics of the session compiled i'll
the legislative hand book or RED
Book just issued. Lawyers come
next in the list with fifteen and
stockmen and ranchers third with
fourteen. About the only profess
ion not represented is the ministry,
search faiiing TO locate any man Of
the cloth among the membership.
The makeup of the legislature
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02

As there were no trains ON this
line Wednesday and did not arrive
nntil late Thursday our legislative
letter did no. arrive in time for
this Issue. We will give our read
ers double dose next week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-02-02
Logger" )" Are In Court
Boosc and Cards Have Had Inning
Past Week.

Considerable excitement has pre-
vailed i'll Sisseton the past week
among those who take a hand in
cards and snort" once i'll a
while. The commotion started
early last week when Sheriff Nc
Gee and States Attorney Jorgenson
accompanied bv III. ID. Batterbury
and M. Arrowsmith unexpectedly
entered rooms at various places
about the city and brought quiet
little games to a sudden halt. All
implicated. we understand, have
paid fines. To III a k matters
stronger Dan Bailly had been i'll
the city several days prior, gather
ing evidence against those who
disposes of that beverage that
makes you want to climb a tree.
A number from Sisseton and Peever
have been taken into the hands of
the law, and their cases have been
whipped out before Justice Prinde
willie and Swedlund. In several of
the cases sufficient evidence was
not obtained and several other par.
les were bound over to the next
term of court under bond. In a
number OF the cases where the evi-
dence was secured. the states
witness put up hard luck story
about pain in the bell," aud
needed a snort to put him OH his
feet; aud after securing the booze,
had the giver pulled for bootleg
ging. We have no sympathy for a
bootlegger or anyone who breaks
a law, but we have less respect for
anyone who will go at any method
nnderhanded. Why not go after
the old bootlegger who has made
this his business for years and not
some innocent fellow who wants
to help you out?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31
s. Amendments Sent
Before Legislature

AUSTIN, Tex Jan. 81. - T~hirty-five
proposed amndme1ts 10 the state constitu-
tion harc ~ far been introduced in both
branches Of the lcp stature. and while none
~ them ~ FAR have reached the executive
department, there j. every indication Of
quite a large number vi these Joint rc~olu-
lions being adopted Favorable committee
reports have already been made on several
Of them. including a proposition ~ in
erase the governors salary To $4,000 u
year, aboliShing the fee system in Texas,
creation and conservation and reclamation
district, exempt;ng cotton mills from tax
alton for fifteen years, proposing q single
.t.rx system for Texas woman suffrage.
providing for u state printing house and
free text books for children in public
. chool~.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31
Equal Suffrage Will
Be Voted on Feb. E

| tby Associated irrSS.l
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 3l.--ne joint rcso-
luton proposing an amendment to the state
constitution providing for equal suffrage
y to be voted on III the Eousc on Tuesday,
February g. Now that submission H. tenn
porariiy out Of the way, attention Ut the
legislature j. being turned TO the subject
~ suffrage. There " d large delegation
If suffragist~ as~iduouslyi working 70 have
the resolution adopted. Afpoll ~ the house
has disclosed that the resolution has little
chance Of being adopted during the present
session. The opposition ~ the resolution
j. even more pronounced III the senate. Ad-
vocatcS Of equal suffrage, however, have
not given mp and NJ suffrage headquarters
literature on the subject j. beng freely
distributed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31
Campaign to Eradicate
Malaria in the State

AUSTIN. Tex. Jan. 3I.-An aggressive
campaign tur thc complete eradication ot
malaria IN the malaria belt Of Texa, Is to
hg conducted hy Dr. A. B. Collins. Htc
health officer. in The event the hih now Jam
advanced on it- .e- lative journey i- en-
acted into law. The hill carries am appro-
priatiun WI $4,000. WI which amount S35.-
600 In 70 be expended between now and
the end ot the present fiscal year. ending
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31
Legislature Inclined
to Condone Business

AUSTIN, Tex. Jan. 31.-The present
legislature seems inclined u deal literally
with the corporate interests of the state.
So far no bills calculated To inmre ~ ma
terially restrict activity of corporations
or manufacturing enterprises have been It'll
troduced IN either branch of the ~legi~lat-
ure. On the other hand there are several
Treasures now pending which would give
more latitude "a corporations iu Texas. uu-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31

August 3I. 1917. and $3.50 for the next
i-cal year. For some time the state
health department assisted ~ the Inter
national Health association ha~ been max
ing " survey ~ the malarial district. and
I'D Ms found that this fever prevails in
cisity counties situated IN the eastern pur-
tion ot Texas. Considerable work has al
ready been done III this district u cradi-
cate this disease.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31

table among these being the Texas Com
panv hll which grants This company the
privilege 81 producing ol and also to ac-
quire stock in other corporations. and tha
bin which grants the right to ,uterurIal
companies to uva and Operate public -ert-
ice compan.c- III the c,tie- and towns which
they traverse. This la-i manned hil aa al-
ready received favorable committee Ivy
ports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31

little Northern heroine II Of Northern
birth. Just as Miss Cooper IS n South
erner. Ter native State being Ohio. For
a time iii her early girlhood she and
her sister Dorothy. also famous in the
moving picture world, lived in Mis-
souri, ~ ith their mother.
Miss Gish, when a mere child. won
fame on the stage rs a dancer and be-
came Il member III the ballet In one ~
Sarah Bernhardt's productions. She
was introduced To II. w. Griffith. pro-
ducer 81 "Thc Birth or n Nation" by
Mary Pickford. Mr.. Griffith instantly
recognized her talent and rapidly pro
NOTED her in picture after picture. IN
til Ne finally cast her in her present roll
Of the Northern heroine in THE Birth
Of q Nation"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31

u New York newspaper man i~ thc n-
ventor of q machine with q standard type
writer keyboard That Sets type from which
fa ca'uilc letters cam ne printed. Chs type
berg automatically distributed al.crwurd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31

The stream which has been supplying
the ancient city Of Damascu. with water
tar nearly Az centuries has been harness
81 and will provide electricity 10 light the
city and operate 100 miles of railway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31
PHILADELPHIA PAPERS RAISE PRICE

IBN ANSnfIHttH IFVF~.F
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. All
Philadelphia newspapers that have been
selling 1T one ccnt t3dav increased their
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price to two cents a copy. The high cost
of news print paper and other materials
entering into the making Of d newspaper
II rivcn a. the cause for the increase.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31

kG DSH OF the tenderly poetic APP
peal of The Birth Of a Ma
IvA ton is due 20 the subtle act
ing of Miss Lillian Gish in
the part Of Elsie StoneEsar. the North
ern heroine. Miss Gish "a 4 little crea-
ture of the golden a~u-eoie'' blond
type. which makes for Photographic
beauty. She is singularly graceful.
and her features never lose their
piquancy. Her eyes before the camera
are s.ngularly expressive. and her act
ing conveys sincerity as well as true
feminine charm. :
Perhaps the most p~Oetical scene Of
the entire drama il the one I'll which
she and Henry Walthall. as her South
ern bvsr. pour out their hearts to each
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-31

other through the agency of the an
cient symbol OF Venus. goddess 81 TO
nance. the dove. Not daring. az this
point III their courtship Ia kiss each
other, they lavish their affections al
~terHately on the nesting bird. Another
scene in which Miss GiSh displays her
exquisite charm Is the one In which