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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-02
Twin Brooks Visited By De
stractive Blaze

Six business buildings of Twin
Brooks were completely consum-
ed by fire which originated early
Tuesday morning in the general
store of A. X. Brown, presum-
ably from an owe heated stove.
The fire was discovered by Bar
ney Lambrecht, whose residence
over u hardware store had filled
with SMOKE, and he promptly
gave the alarm. AT 200 O'Clock
"a call for the local chemical tank
was sent to this city and tiremen
Harry Pawson, p. G. Saunders,
+. A. Croal. Harry Ackerman
and Arthur Anderson took the
chemical to the depot to be taken
to Twin Brooks ON train No. 3.
but upon the arrival of No 3
found that il would not go into a
! baggage car and this plan had to
be abandoned. They went ON
without III and lent what assist.
ance they colld y
The buildings burned were ON
the east side OF the street and i'm
cluded the post office building,
Mr.. H. II. Ellington $ confec-
tlonery and grocery stock and
also most of the household effects
of the Ellington family who re.
side in the building. the Geo.
Wright general store building
and contents purchased only a
few days ago by the A. IL. Brown
and Charles Soeffker stores, the
Frank h. Roberts building, vacant
and the vacant hardware store
and machine shed. The lumber
yard was saved only by ii hard
battle. The Barney l4ambrecht
family lived over the hardware
store and lost everything with
the exception of q few articles OF
clothing. The thermometer re-
gistered ~ below al the time but
fortunately there was no wind.
The Twin Brooks volunteer fire
company did very good work but
the fire had such IL start when
discovered that most OF the burn
cd buildings were doomed from
the start The citizens general
lv also render valuable assist
ance.
The loss is estimated at about
s2o.U"O. partially covered 10y i'm.
surancc. The l'illington and
Lam brecho families carried bmt
hight insurance and will probably
Frci their loss greatest. = Miloank
Review.
Lost Purse containing some
cash and little gold cnaln Il indel
please leave AT Standard Office.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-02
What South Dakota Solons
Are Doing.
Many Act of the Legislature the Past
Week Make Interesting Reading.


and terminal elevators has com
pleted hearings and will get its
report out the first of the week
They have called in representa-
hives OF practically every farm
erS movement i'm the state the last
witness being f. Z. Robinson.
OF Groton, former state railway
commissioner, and now one o1
the leaders i'm the farmers non
partsain league work i'm the north
ern part of the state The gen
eral tenor of the testimony ap-
pears to have been i'm favor of
the creation of the Office of state
market commissioner, and very
likely action along this line will
he recommended to the leyisla.
lure. AS to the state engaging
IN terminal elevator business,
Lhere has beena wide difference
OF opinion among the farmers
leaders, ranging all the way
Srom absolute inSistence ON this
down to absolute opposition to
attempting such IA program, and
any action along this line is not
SO certain as in that of the mar-
ket commissioner. But it is
probable that Il resolution for a
constitutional amendment will be
presented to the legislature, for
ineir consideration, and to put
she issue up to the people them.
selves at the next general elec-
tion TO pass npon what they want
n that line.
Two bills passed by the house
The past week are on especial
interest to the northeast part of
the state in their regulation of
she hunting and fishing seasons.
One provides reduction for the
lag limit for land birds at five
for one day, including birds of
al classes, and the total number
~ possession at any one time to
fifteen. For water fowl, the
daily bag limit is fifteen. with
!.hirtyfive as the limit liz possess
ron at any one time. The non
resident licenses will carry five
coupons, ON each of which ten
hirps can be shipped, and no
shipment may be made unless
Il. coupon is attached. An effort
was made to get the bag limit
increased, but Tripp, Lumbard,
Johnson, Hamm, and Swanson,
representing practically all sec
.ions of the state opposed any
such change, and the bill went
through without amendment,
except one presented by the
game committee which cuts out
spring shooting bringing the
bill into harmony with the Fed
eral law. Another bill was the
one regulating fishing and fix
lng the open season. Aud yet
another the bill which allows the
state game department to con
dem lands needed for carrying
On improvements, which will
allow the securing of right of
way for bitches to fill small lakes
Ind ponds from the flood waters
of streams.
In the fight over the general
prohibition bill was an all after
noon fight ON the floor of the
mouse before it was finally dis
posed of by Il favorable vote of
eighty eight to ten among the
ten who voted against the bill
we're Kaas of Marshall, and
Eggen and Evander of Roberts
Esgen opposing it on the ground
that it created Il new office not
required in the state prohibition
for it's general enforcement; and
Evander Offering an amendment
which would allow the manu-
facture and sale of beverages
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-02
Birth Of A Nat
ion' Plays Here
Big Production Here March 1917
Matinees Daily and Evening.

/ Many town has gotten the
contentious title of "A bad show
town" simply because it's people
we're not easily gulled into taking
for granted every Jim Crow attrac-
tion that took notion to play
there. Such places usually prove
to be the very best show towns"
when you offer them the goods.
Gr,ffith's The Birth of Ma
tion" has the indisputed goods,
both in visual and a musical way
and it has the boui-fide reputation
too-the greatest and most enviable
of any amusement offering in the
world today.
| Ii is one of the ironies of fate"
that this superb and widely discus
sed attraction proves every town it
strikes fest class show town. ="
The city of Milwaukee, for in-
stance, had just lately been consid-
cred a week stand" for the GUS
tomary dramatic and musical or
CARNATIONS travelling, yet Griffith $
production played there at the lead
ing opera house to capacity busi-
ness, night and day, for t solid
months, and in the heated "off"
summer season (July and August)- =
too.
In the course of that time il waa
notable that the poorest weeks
business of the entire engagement
was the FIRST week, which proves
that while people were slow %.
take hold until they were convinc-
ed it was all it was expected to be.
they focked there after they heard
on all sides, Go and sec il! Il il
the greatest thing you ever saw"
| Perhaps the Milwaukee engage
ment more than any other proved
how near to the hearts and sympa-
thies of the great American peopae
the Griffith production has gotten.
Watch the marvel prove Sisseton
a great show town" on the occas-
ion of its first engagement at the
Unique Theatre.
Every town is willing to patron.
ize the genuine article, but many
do not fall" easily for the snide.
From Coast to coast it is ma.
tional holiday when this production
appears and the people turn ont as
If Abraham Lincoln himself we,e
scheduled to speak at the Theatre
! Judge Walsh of the Lead mus
nicipal court has adopted unique
plan for effecting reconciliatious
between estranged husbands and
wives which is proving very suc>
cessful. The latest case of the
kind to come before him was that
in which Mrs. Mary Sercely ap.
peared before the judge and made
complaint against her husband.
Anton Sercely OH the charge of
assault and battery, Judge Walsh,
following his plan, did not have
the huscand tried on the charge
against him, but instead, gave the
couple period of three weeks in
which to adjust their differences,
intimating that at the end of that
time if they have not agreed to
live amicably together III the fa-
ture he will do some fixing tot
them.
Mrs. X. Il. Johnson aud daaah-
ter Patricia were arrivals Monday
from Sisseton. S. D.,-and the In
dependent editor is happy. Ed
Cbristopherson of Admiral who
has been visiting in South Dakota,
accompanied t h e m.- Meyronne
Independent. Sask. Canada.
! Synod Lutheran
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-02
Synod Lutheran
O. Austin. Pastor

No service this week
Sunday School will meet as US
ual at 1880. Let all the schol-
ars make an effort to be in atten..
dance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-02

O.-' >Ne'>' " AAsssA k'St SSkAV WI htNOtiSA
which would have pleased The
owners of breweries to allow
them to continue operations.
On the Amsden free text book
bill, there was a senate tangle
which took a large part of the
afternoon. Dowdell wanted
state wide uniformity, and de-
clared that trust control was the
only reason why the state had
not been given this privilege
years ago. Amsden of Grant
author of the bill denied any book
trust connection, and supported
his bill, as one which had wor-
ked we'll in Grant county for
years, and had given the pupils
of the country schools books at
less than thirty five cents each
per year, paid by the county.
Mclean of Day Thought that
Dowdell was on the right track
with his state Uniformity, but the
plan he suggested had no con-
nections with the main tract
and was not practical, and after
an all afternoon skirmish when
the final vote was reached the
Dowdell amendment was defea-
ted, and the Amsden bill passed.
The senate has passed the
Lyon bird refuge bill, which
authorizes property owners who
desire to petition the state game
department to get aside their
lands as bird refuge, and so
long us the land remains under
this regulation, hunting of any
character, upon the tract is made
a misdemeanor.
The bill to give the soldier boys
on the border each seventy tive
dollars on their arrival at the
home station, has gone through
the house carrying an approp
iration of $4,000 for that pur-
pose. Up to the final vote no op-
position had developed, but be
fore the vote was taken Kaas of
Marshall Patterson of Potter.
Parrott of Dewey. and Ander
son of Clark voiced their oppos-
ition, basing it on the grounds
OF establishinga bad precedent
and on grounds of constitutions
ality.
The Birch bill. which provides
for inspection of private hospi-
tails detention homes and con-
vents by the womans board of
investigation. has passed both
houses, and the Grant county
representative has accomplaish-
ed what he has been attempt
ing for the past two years, but
was defeated in by a legislative
trick at the 1915 session.
Mclean of Day, Monday in
troduced a resolution in the SEN
ate for a constitutional amend
ment which will require IA pet
ition of no less than fifteen per
cent of the others to initiate a
law and not less than twenty
five percent to refer any act of
the legislature.
The house Monday made a
record when it passed the rural
credits act carrying an approp-
ration of 100000 to put it into
effect, without Il single vote a.
gainst it and only a few talks all
favorable.
Among the bills passed by the
senate are these
S. b. 25o-Judiciary Commit
tee, declaring illegal amy mar
riage contract made contrary to
the laws of this state in any
other state or country for the
purpose of evasion.
H. b. 171-Requiring counties
~ publish the tax list in all three
county papers in order to get
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-03-02

by assuming the guilt Her i'm.
nocence is finally established by
the Imp who exposes Louise.
Meanwhile Douglas wins the
game for the team and realizes
that he loves Phillis, but when he
learns that she has trifed with
him he becomes cool. This, how
ever passes away and happiness
follows.
When Marion's self-sacriticing
effort to save Jack is brought to
Preston's attention, he discovers
he loves her and their dream of
the pot of gold at the end of the
rainbow is happily realized.
Archie Lowrie, as Robert
Preston, the lawyer, and one OF
the leading characters of the
play bore himself with Il dignity
we'll becoming a man in his
station of life.
Otis Marvick made Il good Dong
las Brown, and showed his vigor-
ous character in word and action.
Bernard Swanberg acted we'll the
part of the groom and provoked
much laughter and likewise his
good wife Nell, which part was
admirably played by Gladys Hewitt
In Hawkins the butler we rec
ognized Lawrence S:avig aud he
acted his part with great credit.
Syvert Aas was typical college
student and made stalwart foot.
ball captain.
The role of Jack Austin, Pres.
tons secretary was played by Clif
ford Rudie and we'll done. Hide
Erickson, as Preston's ward was
charming and elusive in her daint,
blue gown and Ruth Olson made 9
! striking Louise Ross.
The football enthusiast. Nors
Thompson completely captivated
{ the hearts of her audience and
Lucille Horton as the Imp" and
her witty remarks were much ap.
presiated. Zell Larrabee brough,
the house down several times in hel
part as maid and Rose Ermester
as the stepmother of Douglas dis.
played great talent.
Mollie Bruce, or in rea! life Mae
| Grover made a charming little
maid and displayed great know.
ledge i'll coquettry.
Helen Holm, Jennie Hanson,
Agnes Stavig, Norma Carter and
Mamie Nelson, members of the
Theta Phi added greatly to the
play end afforded much amuse.
ment.
-Four thousand acres of irrigation
land in the vicinity of Belle Fourche
which recently was opened to settle
ment in accordance with an orde,
OF the secretary of the interior, ra'
pidly is being entered. The land
is subject to entry in sO-acre tracts
and the entry men and entrv-wo.
men are charged $2.25 per acre al
time when entry is made and an
additional sum of S42.25 per acre
will have to be paid in II equal
annual payments. Those who
have entered the lands are prepar
ing to make them produce crops
during the coming season. The
opening to settlement of these lands
Will add greatly to the crop pro.
duction of this territory
~>~~~>~-->>~~~~>-~--
Report comes from Hot Springs
that Saturday night. in the Fall
| River county poor house, one of
the inmates Shot thru the heart
and instantly killed the matron of
the institution, Mrs. Hattie JuG-
son. and then went upstairs to his
room and blew his brains out.
The exact cause of the crime is not
known, but it is believed the per-
petrator of the deed was jealous at
The attention paid the natron by
another. Mrs. Judson was wo-
man of fifty years or more and be-
Il e 4
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04
NURSING The WOUNDED

u takes strength and courage 20
nurse the wounded Every woman
should make herself fit for wars call
az home or abroad Health and
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The chronic wea Enesses, deranEe-
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At some period In her life a woman
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L you're a tired or afflicted woman
turn 70 @Favorite Prescription you
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You will escape many Ills and clear
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04
HIGH EXPLOSIVES FOUND
ON WAY To IRELAND

Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 4.-The Even
ing Nail says the police have seized a
large quantity Of high explosives
which were being brought TO ireland
from Scotland One report Of the seiz-
ure connects it with the Sim Feiners-
An arrest has been made at Glasgow
IN connection With the affair.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04

the other absolutely unjustifiable, alb
solutely contrary to the principles we
have professed 10 live by and TO hold
most sacred throughout our life as q
nation
We Fight for GermaHy's Emancipation
The people Of Germany are being
told by the men whom they now
permit 70 deceive them and TO act as
their masters, that they are fight
ing for the very life and existence Of
heir empire. a war Of desperate self
defence against deliberate agrees
sion Nothing could be more grossly
OF wantonly false, and we must seek
by the utmost Opeuness and cauCOr
as TO our real aims to convince them
Of its Ialseness- We are In fact
fiEhtiaG for their emancipation from
fear, along wiki our own. from the
fear as well as from the 1acr OF IN
iust attack by neighbOrs or rivals
or schemers after world empire. No
one is threatening the existence OF
the independence or The peaceful en-
terprise Of the German empire
Keep Masters. BE Barred Out.
The worst that can happen TO the
detriment OF the German people is
this, and If they STILL after the war
is over. continue to be obliged 10 live
under ambitious and intriguing mas
ters- interested to disturb the peace
Of the world, men or classes Of men
whom the other peoples Of the world
could not trust, 1t might be lmpos-
sible 10 admit them 70 the partner
ship OF nations which must hence
forth guarantee the worlds peace
No Partnership In Distrust.
That partnership must be part
Eership Of peoples, not mere part
nership OF governments. It might be
fuapoSsfbIe. also, in such untOWard
circumstances, to admit Germany TO
the free economic intercourse which
must inevitably spring out Of the
other partnerships of a real peace.
But there would be no aggression in
that; and such a situation, inevitable
because OF distrusJ, would IN the very
nature of things sooner or later cure
itself by processes which would
assuredly set in
No Wrong To Repay Wrong.
THE wrongs, the very deep wrongs
committed in this war viii have TO
re righted- That OF course But
they cannot and must not be rIghted
10y the commission Of similar wrongs
against Germany and her allies. The
world VIII not permit the commission
Of similar wrongs as a means Of
repararion and settlement States
men must by this time have learned
that the opinion OF the world is
everywhere wide awake and fully
compreheuds the issues involved 40
representative Of any self-Eoverned
tempting any such covenants Of SELF
ishness and compromise as We're en-
tered into at the congress OF Vienna
The thought Of the plain people here
and everywhere throughout the
world, the people who enjoy no privi-
IeEe, and have very simple and unsO-
phfsticated standards OF right and
wrong, is the air al governments
murt hencefo-fh breathe II they
would live. It is in the full disclos-
ing light Of that thought that all
policies must be conceived and exc
cuted in this midday hour Of the
worlds life. German rulers have been
able 70 upset the peace Of the world
only becz use the German people were
- $1,000 --d.- -E.-- -u-.--.a %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04
FIGHT AUSTRIA.
WILSON URGES
Tells Congress Germany S
Ally Is Also Our
Enemy.

necessities OF this war carry US. but
it seems 10 me that We should go only
where immediate and practical consid-
erations lead us and not heed any 9TH
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04

1T will be necessary TO extend IN
certain particulars the legislation %
the last session with regard to alien
enemies: and also necessary, I believe.
TO create a very definite and particu-
lar control over the entrance and de
parture of all persons into and from
the United States
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04

THE financial and military meas
ures which must be adopted viii sug-
gest themselves as the war and its
Undertakings develop. but I will take
the liberty Of proposing TO you GER
tain other acts OF legislation which
seem to me to be needed for the sup
port Of the war and for the release
- - ----..I. E.---- ---l $780,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04

7 share The comradeship Of the other
/ people of the world. either in thought
. or purpose
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04
Supreme Moment Of History.

= supreme moment OF history has
come The eyes OF the people have
been opened and they see. The hand
OF God is laid upon the nations. He
viii show them favor, devoutly be-
leve. only if they rise to the clear
heights Of his own justice and
mercy"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
SYNOPSIS.

On Windward Island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance OF evil
which causes Golden 20 capture and tor
ture the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidori floods the Is
land ami kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Margery. Twelve years later In New YORK
a Masked One rescues Margery from Le-
gar and takes her to her fathers home.
Legar sends Golden a demand for the
chart. The coveted chart is lost In a
fight between Manley and one of Legar's
henchmen. but Is recovered by the Laugh
ing Mask. Count Da Espares figures In a
dubious attempt to entrap Legar ana
claims to have killed him. Golden's house
Is dynamited during a masked ball. Le-
gar escapes but Da Espares is crushed In
the ruins. Margery rescues the Laughing
Mask from the police. Manley finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent to his love. He saves
her from Mauki's poisoned arrows: Man
Icy plaLs a mock funeral which fails to
accomplish the desired purpose. the cap
ture of the Iron Claw and his gang. Mar
gery. 10 saved from death at the hands Of
the Iron Claw by the Laughing Mask. An
attempt By the Iron Claw to blow up the
q time. The Laughing Mask discloses
his Identity to Margery. Margery over
hears the policies plan to take the Laugh
Ing Mask prisoner and hastens to warn
the Iron Claw. Later the Laughing Mask
70 almost taken while with Margery at
her homo. He eludes capture; Margery's
father tells her that the Mask has met
death. mysterious woman frtghtens
Legar's henchman into a promise Of con-
meets Margery and discloses herself to
that young lady as David Manley. Le-
gar and his gang get possession OF some
loot and escape. taking Margery with
righteousness by once more saving her
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
FOR HEALTH IN HOUSEHOLD
observanees That Seem Simple In
Themselves, but Really Are Of
the Highest Importance.

Is there a thermometer In your liv-
Ing and sleeping rooms?
Are the living rooms kept at a
temperature not exceeding 20 de-
gress?
Have you any method Of ventilat-
ing the top of the rooms where foul
air Is apt to collect?
Are your windows arranged so
that they can be lowered from the
top?
Are your sleeping rooms kept cooler
than your living rooms?
Do you open your chamber window
and turn back your bed covers as soon
as you are dressed?
Do you open your closet door at the
same time?
Are all living rooms and sleeping
rooms aired each day?
Does the member of the family who
is the last to retire thoroughly air the
living room where the family has been
sitting during the evening. in order
that the foul air may not have a chance
to circulate through the house during
the night?
Time and money spent In attaining
these ends will be well invested, and
the householder will be rightly repaid
by increasing vigor, comfort and hap.
piness of every member Of the family