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The Holly chieftain., 1917-04-06
The Only Way.

Trade was bad. At the end of an.
other blank day the discouraged sales.
man called on another prospective Gus
toner and asked to show his samples.
No; there is nothing want today"
said the customer.
But will you just examine my line
OF goods?" the salesman persisted.
The customer would not.
Then," said the salesman, mcekly,
will you let me use part of your
counter to look at them myself, as l
have not had the opportunity for some
timer
The Holly chieftain., 1917-04-06
NEW WONDERS OF THE x-RAY
One Of its Most Remarkable Uses %
to Determine Age Of Human
Beings.

OF all the wonders that the X-ray 10
responsible for none is more remark
able than Its ability to tell age In hu-
man beings.
Recently in Cincinnati. a youth was
arrested for striking and seriously In
juring q fellow workman. He stated
when he was arrested that he was
nineteen years of age. Learning the
seriousness of the charge against him.
the defendant and his father asserted
that he was but seventeen years old.
and demanded that the boy be at once
turned over to the juvenile authorities.
as the law of this state prevents q
prisoner under eighteen years of oge
being tried In criminal court.
Thoroughly convinced that the
youth was at least eighteen years old,
the juvenile court physician decided to
have X-ray photographs made Of the
epiphyseal bones Of his hand, elbow
and hip. and also photos Of the same
bones of seventeen-year-old youth.
Comparison, 1t was hoped, would then
settle the matter, as 1t is known fact
In medical circles that when a boy
reaches the age of eighteen years those
bones become hardened.
The photographs developed from the
X-ray pictures of the bones Of the boys
showed that those of the seventeen
year-Old boy had not hardened, but
those of the defendant in the case had
done SO. The physician Immediately
fixed the age Of J the boy at eighteen
or more.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-04-06

These words cut Pancho to '0ss very
heart, and sent the blood rushino
through his veins. BE ross from MS
chair and. walking over to where the
Major was seated, said: Il wanted to
settle this affair without any unpleas'
antness. But you have brought 1t on
yourself. Remember. Major. ! bold
something which is OF vital Interest 70
you and. Incidentally. to Miss Liberty
You have forgotten these!" And With
that hs drew from his pocket PACK
age OF papers and threw, them down
on the table before Winston.
The Major picked them up and
looked at several Of them. They wers
receipts for money PanchO had loaned
him during the past year.
Miss Liberty would read these
with Q great deal Of interest" SAID
Pancho as he gathered them up again
and put them In his pocket.
$50 you are going to play 1t that
way, are your" remarked the Major.
a. his eyes sparkled with hate.
You have forced me to play 1t that
way" replied Pancho calmly.
Manuel heard these words and .
cunning smile crept over his face.
Liberty at that moment was bidding
Rutledge goodnight and as hs
watched the two he was amused, for
he was certain that before many nights
passed she would be the wife Of Man
uel Leon. He grinned AZ he saw the
ranger kiss her as they parted.
Someone else saw the kiss, and
someone else saw the covetous smile
that passed over Manuel's countenance
as he enviouslx watched young Rut.
ledge. It was Therese. She was sit-
ting at her bedroom window. on the
opposite side of the courtyard.
She withdrew from the window,
threw herself on the bed and wept
agonizlng tears. She was only poor
Mexican girl, but she knew she was
now destined to marry someone other
than Manuel.
Finally she arose and. picking up
her sernpe, she put 1t around her.
Then she looked around the room, as
though she was taking a parting look.
Slowly she walked over to the dresser
and, opening the top drawer. took out
revolver and placed 1t In her belt.
Then she crept quietly out.
Liberty had said goodnight to Rut-
ledge and was on her way across the
courtyard to her room when abe heard
more loud talking in Pancho's apart
ments. This time 1t was the Majors
voice and, as she recognized 1t, Liber-
ty stepped quietly up to the door and
listened again.
"You wouldn't dare !" she heard him
say to Pancho.
"You have lost twenty thousand dol
lars worth Of the estate left in your
care!" shouted Pancho. ''Here are
the proofs Unless Liberty Horton
marries my son inside Of month I'll
take this matter through the courts.
Federal prison, court-martial or mar
riage? I leave It to you, senori"
"You can put me In hell before I'll
urge Jim Horizons girl to marry any
coffee-colored greaser' in Mexicols
exclaimed the major.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Holly chieftain., 1917-04-06
Preserving the consl,tencIe.

"A wise man may change his opin-
ions."
"Yes." replied Senator Sorghum !:
"but as a rule, II he Is really wise,
he'll be careful about letting on that
he has done so."
The Holly chieftain., 1917-04-06

Miss Liberty. eh7" answered the
Major.
"Yes," replied Pancho slowly. "You
remember that, according to the pro-
visions In the colonei's will, his daugh-
ter was not to marry without the con-
sent of both guardians?
Exactly" agreed the listener.
swell, my son is anxious to marry
her." he went on.
How does she feel about it?" in
Quired the Major.
Il don't think he has said anything
to her about It," said the other. "You
see. we thought that we would speak
to you first, for your consent is neces-
sary.S Then, too, concluded you
might see your way clear to speak of
it approvingly to her."
II would never consent to 1t, Par
cho," said the Major, with emphasis.
what are your objections?" asked
Pancho. He looked worried.
''They are too Vulnerable to men.
tion," said the Major. "He's not her
type of nun. Then, too. he's Mex
lean. There are plenty of good Ameri-
cans, north of the border, for her; fell
lows who are as true as steel and lead
ed with bravery. She'll never consent
to 1t, and I'll take damn good care to
Sea that she doesn't, He's coward" /"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-04-06
Learning to Draw.

Gibbs hear that your boy Is going
to a drawing school.
Dibbs-You can call II that he's n.
tending dental colleea.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-04-06
BLIND REPRESENTATIVE FROM
MiNMEsoTA PUTS MISSOURI
IAM's NAME sEFoRE HOUSE.
PLEAS FOR PATRIOTISM
RESOLUTION DECLARING STATE
OF WAR INTRODUCED BY
REPRESENTATIVE FLOOD.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April a. President
Wilson last night urged Congress. as
sembled in joint session. to declare
a state of war existing between tho
United States and Germany. and ad-
vocated the Organization of an army
of at least 100000 men. chosen up
on the principle of universal liability
to service"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05
The State Institutions.

The semiallnual report OF the
board composed of women which
at intervals investigates conditions
at the various penal and charitable
institutions of South Dakota, Mrs.
Mana Il Gilbert of Salem being
the head of the board, has been
issued
1t is shown by the report that
the Sioux Falls penitentiary takes
care of about 200 prisoners the
year aronnd, three of whom are
women. Fourteen men are life
prisoners and twenty six men un-
der sentence are out on parole
Seventy nine are engaged at stone
cutting.
The state school for the deaf in
Sioux Falls has 100 pupils, the
home tor the feeble minded at
Redfield has 800 inmates and the
school for the blind at Gary about
40. The state institution at Custer
for the treatment of persons atflict-
ed with tuberculosis Is full to its
capacity, with thirty eight patients
and with about twenty on the
waiting list.
The state hospital for the insane
at Yankton heads the list of the
state penal and charitable institu,
tions as to number OF inmates
there being an even 1000 at the
time the report was prepared. o.
this number, o24 were men ane
376 were women.
The State training school al
Plankington which i'll reality is /;
state reform school, had as inn,ate
81 boys and % girls of which
number l6 boys and five girls ar,
out on parole.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05
THE SISSETON SCHOOL
BY Prof.

ly hear the statement that chill
dren are pretty good Judges and
many parents seem to follow this
line of reasoning. DO these same
parents allow the child to Judge
how many pieces of pie he shall
have, as to what his table MAN
nerS shall be. aS to whether he
or She shall go to bed on time or
receive punishment for diSobedi-
ent conduct? And yet many
parents feel satisfied III Johnny
likes his teacher and his teach
er is thereby tempted to please
Johnny rather than do her duty
by him. Give the teacher Il
square deal and then find out
first hand whether he or she is
doing the same by you.
We have u good school, one
that will compare very f;ivorably
with other schools of it's size,
but it is not as good Il school as
we can have and therefore as we
ought to have. We need more
room. AS 1T is we have school
all over town, to the detriment
of efficiency. More room means
more taxes but isn't it IL pretty
good investment.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05

1t may not be generally known
that graduates of the Si>seton
high school are sometimes hIndi-
capped when taking up work in
higher installations of learning.
Such however is the fact.
Amy of our graduates taking
up medicine, engineering, den
tistry, etc, are compelled to take
chemistry for the first year and
in most schools this course
pre-supposes Il high school pre-
paration i'm chemistry and S
made correspondlngly stiff. Sis
seton cannot offer such II course,
not because OF greatly increase d
expense, for it is not expensive,
but because of lack of labratory
room. 1t is said that one of the
greatest causes of German trade
supremacy is because of their
emphasis given to chemestry in
German schools and universities.
Every large manufacturing firm
employs chemists by the score
and American industries are
more and more following the
example. TO illustrate the
automobile industry owes it's
rapid growth in efficiency to all
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05

10y steels. You hear of vaua-
dunn steel, chrome and nickel
steel, tungsten steel These
have givei. the motor car IL ligh-
ter weight and longer life and
all due to the work of the indus
trial chemist.
Last fall IL domestic science
course was decided upon and a
teacher secured. Miss Elliot
has been giving Il very efficient
course in sewing, but thefe has
been no instruction i'm cooking
because of the lack of current.
The domestic science Kitchen is
being installed during the holi=
days, and will be ready for class
es upon the opening oil school. as
the cnrrent for cooking will soon
be available.
The patrons are urged to visit
this and other departments of
the school. You ought to know
first hand what your children
arc doing and if possible should
be acquainted with the teacher.
1t is far too easy to sit back and
criticise a situation, the only
knowledge of which is cleaned
from your child. We frequent
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05
From Claire City Press

VIM. COvnick returned last
Friday from California where he
has been for the past two months
visiting at different points.
Mrs. Covnick remained i'm Oma.
ma, Neb., to spend the Holidays
with friends. Mr.. Covnick re-.
sumed his duties as depot agent
Monday and it sure does seem
good to see Bills smiling face at
the ticket window. He says Cali
fornia is fine but Claire City isn't
So bad eithe".
Another one of Claire City S
young men fell victim to cupid 5
arrow this week when Leslie
Birdsilil and Miss Ella Beling
were united in the holy bonds of
wedlockat the home of the brides
parents three miles north of
Great Bend, N. ID. ON Sunday,
December 18th. Only the near
relatives were present. Rev
Hink of the German Lutheran
church at Hanlinson oficiated.
| Miss Myrtle Branded of elaine
City acted as bridesmaid and the
bride $ brother Robert actce. as
best man.
The shocking news of the death
of Mrs. VIM. Witt at her home i'm
Hankinson N. d., reached here
last Saturday afternoon and it
came as a surprise to her many
! friends i'm this community. Mrs.
Witt has been i'm perfect health
until about SIX weeks ago when
she complained of not feeling
we'll and although she was CON
1 fined to her bed she did not think
that the trouble was of serious
nature. Her condition became
worse and doctor was sum.
moncd but little could be done
to help her and on Saturday
afternoon at . O'Clock she was
called to her final resting place
Mrs. Witt is the oldest daugh.
ter of Louis Brendel of this city
and at the time of her death was
"a years of age. She leaves tt
mourn the loss of her death, hel
husband VIM Witt of Hank
: inson and four young children
besides a host of relatives ant
friends.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05
DIED

Clarence Thompson, son of
Mr.. amp Mrs. Ellef Thompson
died at home on Saturday Dec,
%, 1916, aged is years, of APP
pendicitis.
He had been ill for some time
and two doctors were in atten.
dance and did all in their power,
but complications made it inn
possible for them TO save him.
He was IL very promising and
bright boy and his death leaves
a vacancy in the family circle that
will ever be felt and in the hearts
of his parents, brothers and sis
ters, all of whom have the sym
pathy of the people. The boy has
scores of friends among the
Younger class who also extend
their sympathy. -Rosholt Re
view.
The review OF the progress oil
South Dakota shows that there
were 1850 births during the
year and but 4 ,oO7 deaths: there
were 5,315 marriages, and but
52s divorces. South Dakota is
growing bigger and better
every year.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05
Salesman Wanted.

Lubricating oil, Grease, Spec
ialties, Paint. Part or whole
time. Commission basis. Get
orders now for spring and sum.
mer delivery. Man withrig pre-
ferred.
Riverside Refining Company.
Cleveland. Ohio.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05
Glander Has Some Whistle,

The SiSSetOn Electric Laundry
it seems has IL whistle of ear
piercing quality and its English
proprietor delights i'm throwing
it wide open" Il proceeding that
does not meet with unmiXed APP
proval as we can Judge from this
letter.
Sisseton, S. ID. Dee. %, 1916
Sisseton Electric Laundry.
Sisseton, So. Oak.
Gentlemen:
am a secret agent of the
German army. In this capacity
[ travel from place to place seek
ing and possibly purchasing any
ard all munitions and imple-
ments of warfare. [ am especial
| ly in search of the latest, most
scientific. most terrible, and re-
suit securing, death dealing i'm
! plements, preferable those cap
able of wholesale destruction of
human lives.
! Here in Sisseton have at last
discovered the most outrageous,
inhuman, brutal and magnitici-
entity murderous implement of
death, destruction and deviata-
tiOn.
The terrible implement OF des-
truction to which l refer. gentle
men, is at present the property
of your laundry company. The
German government | am sure
will make you immensely wealthy
in exchange for this death deal.
ing device.
Ii you would consider any
proposition which the German
government would be inclined
to make you, as to purchasing
. the whistle which you blow sev.
eral times daily, which has
frightened the women and child
rem of Sisseton, scared grown w
men into commissions aud rem
| dered the sickrooms of countless
; number of unfortunates at GER
i tain times, so many chambers OF
, torture, address a note to the
undersigned,
Yours with a great deal o
mustache and considerabl,
; mystery.
Samuel j. Crawford, wei
known young Indian of this res
ervation departed last week fo
1 Battle Creek. Mich, to enter tin
= School of Applied Arts. Mr.
e Crawford has done some yer,
e fine painting, altho he has hat
t no instructions in the work, an,
$ his many friends look .forwar
+ to his being one of the famou
artists of the future.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05

The Woodman lodge of Sisse-
ton closed a year of hustling last
Saturday evening-hustling for
new members and very sue
cessful one it was too. One
hund red and four new benetic j.
airy and five social members
we're initiated during the past
year, making the Sisseton lodge
with two hundred and eight
members in good standing.
Clerk Nj. E. Crockett reports
none delinquent and none expell-
ed for non-payment of dues.
The Woooman head camp offers
state banner each year for the
camp taking in the largest num-
Der of members and at the last
report, Dec. LIST Sisseton's clos=
est competitor had eighty-four
members. AT this time we can
not state if SissetOn is the win
ner for l916-but here's hoping.
as the contest has meant many
hours of hard labor for the Sis
seton boys.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05


pairing and rearranging the
workroom of their garage. Their
first move was to line the interior
with campo boz .rd making it easy
to keep warm. The machinery
has all been rearranged, making
it far more convenient to work
with and giving more floor space
for the cars. Another large door
has been cut from the storage
room to the work shop so that
two or more cars can be ex-
changed easily. The Teigen
garage is fast becoming known
throughout the territory for the
good work they turn out and the
boys next move will be more
room.
On Wednesday, Dec. GOTH, at
kidder, S. Dak., occurred the
marriage of l.. V Hovren of Vic
tor and Miss Mabel Selette Hav-
erly of kidder. The ceremony
took place at Pleasant Valley
church at p. IN. Rev. A. j.
Haugen of Victor officiating.
Both of the contracting parties
iare we'll and favorably known in
this vicinity. The groom is i'm
business at Victor, and the bride
was at one time employed in the
postoffice at this place and has
many friends here. New Effing
ton Record.
Did you know this9 How
many housewives know that they
have i'm their own kitchen one ol
the best fire extinquishers avail.
able? Not many we venture. All
housewives should know the
value of common bicarbonate OF
soda as a fire killing agent. A,
the rate of 4 ounces to a gallon
of water, it forms chemical ex
tingnisher equal to the use o.
eighty gallons of plain water
The mixture will not harm var
nish, paint or clothing. A buckle
full of bicarbonate of soda wateI
and a tin cup may save home
and life. And what is bicarbo
mate of soda? Why it is nothins
more than what is general,
known as saleratu>, or bakin.
soda. Elk.
Fred LaCroix who failed to ap
pear as witness in the liquo
case against Roy James at tn
. recent term of Federal Cour
held at Aberdeen, was arreste'
10y deputy US. Marshall CLOSER
and taken to Sioux Falls last wee
where he will be held until til
| next term of that Court, unles
) he furnishes bail for his appear
ance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05
DEATH CALLS
GOOD WOMAN
Mrs. T. K. Axness Answers Call of
Her Master.

Her Master.
On Tuesday last, the L. X. AN
ness home i'm our city was sad
dened by uhe death of the wife
and mother, which occurred at
5.15 after an illness of about a
month. Her death was not UNI
expected but it was none the less
sorrowful and hard to bear.
Marie Smiley was BON i'm Nor
way, March Is, 1S45. She was
united i'm marriage to I. X. AK
ness in 1866. They came to this
county i'm 1868. settling i'm Madi
son, Wis. where they resided
for about ten years, moving to
Minnesota in 1873. They lived
here until about eleven years
ago when they moved to Sisse-
ton.
The deceased was the mother
of eleven children, ten of
whom survive, O IT,, Carl,
Theodore and Melvin of Sisse
ton, Alfred of Montivedio, Nels
of Veblen, Mrs. Nels Beck CT
Peever and Emil, Clara and EN-
ma of Conquest, Sask., Canada,
whom she tenderly cared for
until they had grown to man.
hood and womanhood. No bet
ter mother or more devoted
wife ever lived. She was wo-
man who was highly respected
and much beloved and neighbors
and friends who knew her best
speak highly of her womanly
qualities and unseltish generous
disposition.
The funeral was held at the
Synod church, Saturday, Rev.
Austin conducting the solemn
rites and she was laid away i'm
the Sisseton cemetery. Five OF
the sons and a nephew of the de
ceased We're pail bearers.
Out of town relatives present
Mt the funeral were: MIR. and
Mrs. Nels Axness of Veblen
Alfred Axness OF Montivedio
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Beck o1
Peever. Miss Anna Smiley OF
Amery, Wis, lver Smiley oil
Black Earth, Wis. and Carl Arne
son and N. j. Axness OF Monte
yideo' The three children re
siding in Canada were unable tt
get here.
Thus was she laid away hon
ored and loved by all who knew
her, whose earnest wishes are
that Gods wisdom, strength anc
beauty may support and streng
then the bereaved husband ant
children and all mourning rela
tives i'm this hour of earthly sor
row.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-05
Fire Destroys Birdsall Home.

A fire of unknown origin start
ed i'm the house OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Birdsall living about 3 miles
south of Claire City early Sun
day morning and completely de-
stroyed tine house and it's con,
tents. Mr.. Birdsail arose before
the rest of the family and after
building a fire in the range went
to the barn to look after his
chores, upon his return he dis
covered the fire, but it had gain
ed d good start and nothing
could be done. The family es-
capped without injury and were
taken to the Nate hIanley home
a short distance from there. The
loss was partially covered by i'm
surance. Claire City press.