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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-16
The Next Referendum Ballot

the next general election that
they will do we'll to begin to
study up on them.
Here is Il list of things to be
placed upon the little (?) ballot
for Il yes or no vote.
III. j. II. 10 Submitting to IL
vote the amendment to the con-
:stitution permitting the Tan
Commission to classify property
for taxation purposes.
III. ]. Il. l6- Memorializing
congress to establish some rea-
sonable line OF division between
state and federal taxing powers,
and favoring Il special congress
lof interested state representa-
tive> todiScuSs this.
III. J. IL. ll-permittine calling
i'm oil outside Judges i'm cases
where members OF the Supreme
Court are Interested in the case.
III. j. X. 9-Cutting out the
provision i'm the state conStitu-
tion which prohibits the state
from engaging i'm internal inn
prOvenentS.
H. j. II. 3 = Memorializing
Congress to develop the water
powers Of the Missouri river
through the reclamation service.
H. j. II. g. Submitting to a
vote a constitutional amendment
raising the salary of the gover-
nor to $4,000, supreme court
judges to $500; circuit judges
and attorney general to $500,
and other state officers to $1,000.
H. j. r.. l2--Providing for the
publication in the 1917 session
laws Of the acts of the special
session of the Legislature of 1916.
H. j. X. l4-Permitting long
time payments on state school
land, with a tenth down and a
tenth at future dates to be fixed
by the legislature.
S. j. r.. 6-Memorializing con
gresS to make Ft. Meade a per.
manent military training camp.
81. r. 4 Submitting equal
suffrage amendment to the con-
stitution.
s. j. RS Authorizing the
state to develop her cement dc.
posts.
$. J. II. 3-permitting the state
to develop her water powers.
S. j. s. l5--A resolution for a
constitutional amendment to all
low the state to engage in -four
ing mills. packing plants, etc.
$. j. II. l6-Consti I "a ii on a
amendment authorizing he
state to increase her bonded in
debtedness for development of
her resources tOa million dollars
S. j. r. l. -Memorializing con-
gress to place one member from
this state on the board to deter
mine whether or not Indians i'm
this state should be given the
rights of citizenship.
S. j. r. ll--Memorializing con-
gress to permit loans by postal
savings banks direct to school
districts.
S. j. r.. l6-Permitting the
state to issne bonds for "A debt
of S6,5OO,OOO for engaging in
state development and organiza.
tion and control of ele rators,
-four mills, packing plants and
warehouses.
Three section hands saved
their lives by jumping and three
boxes of dynamite, enough to
blow the city of Aberdeen into
Oblivion, was scattered over the
prairie without exploding, when
the Milwaukee's crack coast train
the Olympian, crashed into
hand car in western Montana,
Wednesday afternoon according
to passengers on that train which
passed through here yesterday
afternoon.
The dynamite was frozen. The
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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-16

The engine of the noon train be-
came so dry wilhelm Sisseton Tues
day that it was necessary to go to
Wilmot for a drink before it could
continue its journey to the main
line. The water is low at sisseton
at the present time.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-16
ROBINSON
Died Suddenly in st. Paul Satur-
day Funeral Here.


over the community Saturday
when it was announced that the
spirit of Eldora, the beloved
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. w. A.
Robinson had passed to the
Great Beyond at three O'Clock
that morning.
i lsldora was born at Marion,
Iowa, April 30, 1888. AS child
she was bright and happy, en-
deared to all who knew her.
When eight years of age she
united with the Methodist church
and from that time took Il very
active part in Sunday School and
church work. She came with
her parents to Sisseton about
nile years ago and during these
years she has performed many
acts of kindness which will never
he forgotten, for she was one of
the truest Christians we have
ever met, and hers was life of
deeds not words.
In 1915 she became a student
! at the National Training School
for Deaconesses at Kansas City,
in order to better fit herself to
go out into the world and teach
His word and give cheer and
comfort to the needy. She was
forced, however, to give up her
studies last summer owing to
poor health caused by an inward
goitre. She underwent an OPP
Grafton which left her heart in q
weakened condition from which
she never fully recovered.
She had spent the past six
months visiting in the southern
J states and was on her way home.
/ When she arrived at ST. Paul
she was taken suddenly i'll. Her
folks we're notified and her mo.
ther and sister Pearl hastened
to her but the Angel of Death
was before them and she passed
away of heart failure two hours
before their arrival.
So young, SO true, it is hard to
part with her just in the bloom
of womanhood. She was so
bright and cheerful and always
looking forward to a higher aim
in life and was called at time
when the future was full of
promise and her expectancy in
life most encouraging.
These are mere outlines of a
life lived and wrought with .
fullness of virtue, love and no.
bility which words fail to des.
cribe.
A large concourse of friends
and neighbors assembled at the
church Tuesday to pay the last
sad tribute to a departed com.
panion and friend. The Royal
Neighbors, of which camp she
was member, and her Sunday
school classmates attending in
body. The choir of which she
had been a member, sang beauti-
full hymns, among them her
favorite, BE Strong,' and Rev.
Ebert preached sermon of
deep consolation, using as his
text the words, She Hath Done
What She Could" And thus
was our beloved Eldora laid to
rest.
She leaves to mourn her de-
partule, her parents, two bro-
theirs and two sisters, all of
whom were present at the fun
eral but one brother Ernest who
resides in Texas.
Words of coincidence fail to re-
lieve the sad hearts of the be.
reaved relatives and in Gods
care we leave them trusting in
his strength and beauty to sup.
port them.
Mrs. Hazel Morrill, came up
from Milbank Saturday noon
and visited friends between
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-16

cauSlng confusion and bunglins
not only so fur as the hands are
concerned but also i'm the matter
OF speech thus causing stutterine
and stammering he plead fol
the leftllanded child also that hi.
skill might not be impaired for it is
known that the 'shiftover is
much less skillful and much less
efficient than either the riglthand
ed or the lief handed child.
The other meeting of import
ance to the school work of the
county was held ut Ortley ON the
second of March Under the di-
rection of Prof. CLAYTON Schmidt
and his sister Emma. II fine exhib-
Ut aNd program was arranged.
Several of the rural schools in the
vicinity III Ortley We're invited in
and took part in the program and
each of these schools was also'gi
en- space i'm the school building tu
display its exhibit of school work
Maps. walerolors. drawings and
composition work were ON display
and the character of the exhibits
showed that the teachers and
schools spent no small amount of
time in preparing them.
A spelling contest was held i'm
the morning in which much inter
est was shown. There were both
written and oral contests and each
school was represented by con-
testant.
In the afternoon short program
was given by each school followed
by a decIamatory contest in which
five pupils took part. 1t was very
gratifying, indeed, to see the pu-
pills of the rural schools take part
i'm this kind OF educational work !.
Each contestant showed ability and
an interest i'm the work, and no
doubt this was but the beginning
OF what may prove to he very
ENJOYABLE work for some of these
young people. Prof. Seymour of
the Northern Normal then gave "a
short address. In the evening
some special music was rendered
by local talent of Ortley followed
by few remarks by Superintend-
ent Thomas after which MIR. Sev-
moui gave the address of the eve
ming.
The attendance during the day
was Very good there being over
three hundred present at the after
noon meeting. MIR. and Miss
Schmidt deserve much credit for
the fine spirit shown throughout
the planning and carving ont of
the program.
Everyone present at the meet
ing expressed the hope that it was
only the beginning of an event
that will become an annual affair
in Ortley
julius Schendel. banker at
Campbell, desired to impress up
OH the minds of farmers the value.
of high grade stock. He purchased
a pure bred Holstein COW that cost
him S29S:93 delivered at Campbell.
He paid farmer sos in cash to
feed and care for the animal for
one year which ended in the month
of January. The COW produced
butter fat to the value of $1,000
thus paying the banker handsome
profit. This profit would be much
greater had the offspring of the
COW lived, but from some unpre-
ventable cause, it died few days
after its birth.
More Truth Than Poetry.
Feast and friend, are many,
fast and they cut you dead; they'll
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-16
Reservation Road To Be Graded

The interstate road which cross
es the state line west of Wheaton
has long been a source of aunoy-
ance and expense. Along the
bottom lands for two miles this
side of the bridge, the grade is so
low that during the wet weather
and when the water in the lake is
high the soil becomes soaked and
heavy loads cut the road bed SO
that few days travel renders the
road unfit for anything except
light rigs.
From now on conditions will be
different. Under the directions of
the county board Frank Uptegrove
who owns and operates the cati-
piller dredge that was engaged in
ditch work in the county all last
season. is now moving his machine
to the reservation bridge, where
it will be put in shape for active
work as soon as the frost leaves the
ground to sufficient depth. From
the bridge east to a point about on
line with T. Isaacson S residence
grade "a feet wide and from 3 to
4 feet high will be thrown up and
properly surfaced. Two new short
span bridges will be put i'm to
facilitate the flow of water. When
completed the grade will stand
considerably above high water
mark and should be service in all
weather conditions and at all sea-
sons of the year Being the only
crossing between the two states
for a distance of thirty miles it is a
highway that is constantly used
and its improvement will be great
ly appreciated by the public
Wheaton Gazette Reporter.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-16

Burbank = Her presence of
mind in rolling in the snow when
her clothing became ignited saw
ed the life of Miss Madge Lock-
wood, teacher of a country school
near Burbank. She was kind
LING a fire i'm the school stove
when there was an explosion and
the flames shot from the stove
against her clothing setting her
dress and other wearing apparel
on fire. She was alone at the
time. With her clothing ablaze
she rushed from the school
building and plunged headlong
into d snowbank which fortu-
nately was close at hand. BY
this means she extinguisbed the
flames, but not until she had
been badly burned.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-16

George w. Egan appeared be.
fore the supreme court last
week asking for reinstatement
as "a member of the bar of the
state. He presented petition
signed by - members of the
Minnehaha county bar and a
long list of endorsements of lay
men, to sustain his plea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
The Old Navy and the New.

A naval officer would have been con
sidered as a fit subject for an insane
asylum who, in 1869, the year of my
entry into the service, had prophesied
the creation in less than half a cen
fury of a United States fleet of great
seagoing battleships of more than 80
600 tons displacement, each with sew
eral turrets, and one of which could
throw against an enemy at one dis
charge a greater weight of metal, of in
comparablv greater destructive power
and range, than was possible from the
full broadside of one of Nelson s largest
ships of the line. We may gain some
idea of the tremendous increase in the
power of fighting ships when we realize
that in short time and without danger
to itself one modern dreadnaught could
destroy the combined fleets that fought
at Trafalgar i'll 1895.
In the widest stretch of the magma
tion our prophet could not have fore
seen the addition to the fleet of tor
pedo-boat destroyers of a thousand
tons displacement, a speed of thirty OF
thirty five knots and torpedoes of great
accuracy, high speed and an effective
range of ten thousand yards. A bag
of powder on the end of a spar was
our conception of an offensive torpedo
in those days; good work could be done
even with that crude equipment, a
| Cushing proved when he torpedoed the
/ Albemarle. Admiral Badger in the
/ Youth S Companion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
ATTACKS HOTELS
AT WASHINGTON
Senators Criticise Inauguration Week
Charges - Call Hotel Men Rob
bers and Pirates.

WASHINGTON, Jan 27.-The senate
voted favorably yesterday on the APP
preparation Of $25, 900 for inauguration
expenses but not until after lively
discussion, during which reference was
made to the way Washington hotels
rob guests by excessive charges and
after the Inauguration was likened to
"a coronation pageant.
Senator McCumber talked about the
hotels He said he was told at one
hotel that charge of 5000 would be
made for room for Inauguration week.
lie declared against the pretentious-
ness of the inauguration exercises.
Senator Thomas said: .Old Spanish
buccaneers who sailed the Spanish main
flying the black flag of piracy and TAX
ing their lives in their hands to rob
merchant ships, must turn over in their
graves when they see the lavish success
es of modern hotel proprietors on oc-
casions of this kind and the immunity
from punishment they enjoy III prose
cutting their business of plumber.
Senator Sherman said he hoped that
the matter ''will be given wide pub
| licity so that certain Of my constitu
ents who may come won t have TO Dor
row money from me to get home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
A CHILD'S TONGUE
SHOWS II LIVER OR
BOWELS ARE ACTIVE
If cross, feverish, sick, bilious, give
fruit laxative at
once

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs, that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste and
1t thoroughly eleanses their tender lit
tie stomach, liver and bowels without
gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the
tongue, Mother! If coated, give tea
spoonful of this harmless "fruit laxa-
tive, and in a few hours all the foul,
constipatcd waste, sour bile and undi-
gcsted food passes out of the bowels,
and you have well, playful child
again. When its little system is full of
cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good "inside cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a so
cent bottle of California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Beware of coun
teffeits sold here, so don t be fooled
Get the genuine, made by California
Fig Syrup Company. "-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
SENT TO INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Boys Concerned With Petty Breaks
Go TO Vergennes.

ST. JOHNSBURY, Jan. 27.-Kenneth
Benoit, y, and Samuel Sivigney, IA,
have been committed to the state in
dustrial school at Vergennes for the
remainder of their minority by the city
authorities.
Both boys have broken bounds a
number of times after being placed
on probation, and it becomes neces-
sary to deal out summary punishment.
Both have been concerned with num-
Der of petty breaks in stores and Offices
during the past summer, and after be
ing talked to by the officials were al
lowed to 90 in the custody of their
parents.
Last Monday morning the Benoit
boy gained entrance to the office of
Henry Carr ON Bay street, but was
frightened away before he had taken
anything. They are the sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Alphonse Siyigney of Rail
road street, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Benoit of Pearl street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
COLRAIN, MASS.

Milo A. Thompson. a lifelong resi-
dent of this town. died after a short
illness in the house where he was born,
Jan. 24. Mr.. Thompson was born Jan.
5, 1887. SON of Levi and Margaret
(Wilsonl Thompson. In October, 1871,
he married Eunice Holland of Richville,
y. Y, who died April IS, 1905. There
were FIVE children born to them, all of
whom are living, Ozro A., who lived
with and cared for his father, Levi II.
of Greenfield. Mrs. MIRA burlington Of
Sunderland, Mvron A. of Guilford, Vt,
and George NJ. of Erving. Besides his
children he leaves one sister Mrs. Cor
della Patterson, now in her S4th year,
and six grandchildren. Mr.. Thompson
was a quiet, home loving man, generous
and sympathetic to the unfortunate.
In politics he was staunch Republi-
can.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
PEACE NOW A CRIME,
BRITISH ARMY VIEW
General Maurice Compares England S
Position to That of the North in
Civil War.

LONDON. Jan. %. - The army 5
views of peace discussions were ex-
pressed Yesterday in an interview by
Major General +. B. Maurice. chief di-
rector of military operations at the war
Office, who said the position of Great
Britain was closely analogous to that
of the federal states in the American
Civil war at its most critical phase. in
asmuch as the British, ike the North,
possessed three great points Of superb
urity-the, blockade, man power and re-
sources of wealth. Cen Maurice said:
- cannot say much about actual mil
itary operations, as General Winter
has taken charge on all fronts, even in
Mcsopotamia, where heavy rains pre-
vent operations. But l dc want to say
something about the peace discussions,
again brought to our attention by the
President 5 message to the senate. Ny
comments are entirely from military
standpoint.
elf | am correctly informed by ex-
tracts from various American papers,
il seems that a certain section of Amer
lean opinion holds that with tradition
al British bulldog obstinacv we are
keeping up q hopeless war without any
chance of favorable termination. The
military facts do not sustain such an
opinion. The condition of Britain, if
a historical analogy is followed, may
/ be compared with the position Of the
| federal states at the critical stage OF
your last great war.
1.-The North had been very unfortu
nate in the early stage Of the war, but
with the British, it possessed three
| great points Of superiority in the block
ade, man power and wealth resources
We started unprepared. We had L
make 81 great army from a very small
one. and not only had to supply TIL
vast army. but had to find suitable com
mandcrs as, recalling your history, Won
will remember the North also had Il
do. Our blockade is causing some in
convenience to the United States, bu
your Civil war blockade caused actua
starvation in Lancashire, when the mill
. were compelled to close by lack Of cot
: ton.
I'm man power we certainly hay
not reached the zenith, while the prog
: rcss of the present war loan will sho,
= our wealth Still ample for our purpose
. People who are closer TO publ
opinion than | tell me the vast hui
. of our people are not ready to con
| cludc peace. Undoubtedly a small Sc,
{ ton of our public consider our chance
of victory SO hopeless that they ar
% willing 10 make peace on almost an
= terms, as We're certain groups in tn
I Northern states. III the idea that W
are stubbornly fighting without hop
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
FRANCE CUTS HOTEL MENUS.
Follows England and Italy in Restrict
ing Food Allowance.

PARIS. Jan. 27-France mas followed
the example of England and Italy in
restricting meals in restaurants Diners
in restaurants are hereafter restricted
to hors Il 'oeuvres or soup. two other
dishes and cheese or dessert. In regard
to the two main dishes, the bill of fare
instead of the sixty or seventy items
usually presented, is confined to maxi
mum Of nine The nine consist of one
egg dish, two fish, three meat and three
vegetable.
The restrictions have been drawn up
in conjunction with the representatives
of the provision trades and have been
taken IN good part by both the public
and the restaurant proprietors. Public
opinion generally recognizes the impor-
lance of stopping the waste in food.
The decree was printed in the official
journal yesterday hut does not come
into effect until Feb -. 1t is APP
plicahle to all establishments where
meals are sold to the public, including
clubs, hotels, boarding houses and can
teens. Managers must submit bills OF
fare for luncheon 10 the police authori-
ties not later than ten o clock in the
day and for dinner not later than five
o clock ana must hang up copy or the
regulations in a prominent place.
The restrictions include an absolute
prohibition of buildings and an order
to economic flour, milk, eggs, sugar
and vegetables. Salads count as courses
unless served on the same plate with
meat Albert Clavcille, Under Seere
tary for National Subsistence, said il
regard to the decree:
! 1--WE have got to think of the future
The food situation is not very gray,
at present but importations may be sub
/ ject to delay and our home production
may meet unforeseen accidents. 1t i.
a question of holding out. That il
why we are taking at once precaution
which. without ineommoding the pub
lie, viii enable us to realize appreciate
economy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
SOUTH NEWFANE.

John NJ Stratton and son, Harold, of
Brattleboro, visited Sunday at John ;.
STATIONS.
James LeRay Of West Brattleboro is the
guest this week of his relatives, the Bing
ham brothers
The Ladies Benevolent society will meet
Wednesday afternoon in the vestry unless
otherwise announced Sunday.
Miss Matte Metcaf, who has been at
Clarence Moores number of weeks, has
gone home for the present
Mrs. Charles A. Coleman has been i'll for
"a number of days at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. H. c. Bingham
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Allen of Bratte
boro were guests recently of Mrs. Lyman
H. May Mrs May and her father, Oscar
IF. Perry, contemplate going to Springfield,
Mass, in the near future Some Of her
goods We're moved Wednesday
| Deacon Ebenezer A. Stratton, although
still confined to his bed, on his S4th birth
day anniversary, Jan. -, was able to visit
with his daughters, Mrs. Edward V Morse
and Mrs. George F Whitney, and grand
daughter, Miss Helen Whitney, who came
with Mrs. f. w Morse from Brattleboro
| for the day, and all dined with Mr. and
Mrs. G. f. Brown. He also received and
chatted with other callers and was boun-
| tifully remembered with congratulatory
messages, postcards, letters, cut flowers, a
bunch Of daintily colored waxed flowers
from the younger among his grandchil
dren, and other evidences of loving
thought which help to make a happy day
Mrs Samuel Morse's SSth birthday an
niversary, Tuesday, Jan %, found her II
reasonably good health and keenly enjoy
ing the numerous tokens of regard anC
congratulations which came by way of let
tiers, postcards, flowers, telegram, tele
phone calls and in other forms. all o
I which She greatly appreciates, also call
from about 20 neighbors and friends dur
ing the day. Cake, fruit salad and coffe
We're served to those who called A pleas
t ing incident Of the afternoon was a cal
4 from her cousin, DR. j. s Strattor, VIII
: is only 81. Upon arrival he made forma
bow, and standing, as taught in childhood
sang in round, clear tones little son
which Mrs. Morse taught him when 81
= was II and he was five years old He sae
it is the first tune he ever learned