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Evening journal., 1919-04-22
DRYS PLAN beer
PARTY IN CCUlT
Would Thus Prove 2 3-4
Per Cent Product
Intoxicant
THERE'S NO DEARTH.
CT VOLUNTEERS

WASHINGTON, April 22-Prohibition-
lists are prepared TO give a practical
demonstration that a man can get "llt
Up" In two and three-quarters per cent.
brew. When the question Of whether
beer containing that amount OF alcO-
hol Is intoxicating comes up for a de-
cision this week in the United States
Court for Southern New York, the at
torneys for the Anti-saloon League Of
America do not intend 10 rely solely
on arguments, the testimony Of sci
en1ists and that Of "alienists."
Should Justice Leonard Hand de-
velOp anything like a skeptical atti-
tude, his permission may be asked
10 convert the court room temporarily
into a bar room. Wayne B. Wheeler,
general counsel for the Anti-saloon
League Of America, said yesterday.
II this trial were 10 be held any
place but New York, the first thing /
would do would be to order a table
brought in. / would surround it with
perfectly sober men, and then / would
start serving the beer now being brew
ed which the breweries contend is not
intoxicating.
Il know / could convince any Judge
that two and three-fourths per cent.
beer is intoxicating. at least TO some
people. and il Il Is intoxicating to any
body Il IS Intoxicating within the
meaning Of the law. That principle
has been established by the United
States Supreme Court in its recent
mixcd-hour decision. The highest tri-
bunal held that il mixed ilour was
deleterious 10 the health Of any per-
son, 70 was adulterated Now II two
and three-quarters per cent. beer is in
toxicating to anyone. a child. q boy or
a man, it is intoxicating, according to
the same reasoning.
Two and three-quarters per cent
beer may not make an old topper
drunk, but Il will make many men
drunk Any drink that has more than
one-half Of one per cent, alcohol is in
toxicating. and we feel sure that we
viii be sustained in that contention.
We have reason to believe that this
case will be presented 10 the court
largely as a scientific question. but II
Evening journal., 1919-04-22
DR.. Carter's K. 4 B. Tea
Real SpriHgtime Tonic
and BlOOd Purifier
Old Fashioned Vegetable Remedy That
Drives Out the Impurities Of
Winter.

Take pr. Carter's K & Tea as Just
about the best spring system regulator you
can get and don't fail 70 give II 70 the
children also.
good-sized package costs but 4 tribe
end with Il. you can brew enough zeal
good medicinal tea 10 last long time.
And stch wonderful tea-it's pleasant 20
drink and 70 just does regulate the stom-
ach liver and bowels without any dis
tress or harshness.
ASK your druggist for a package today.
Take a cupful every night for two weeks
Its one good sensible way 10 give the
entire system a good spring Cleaning.
children love t.
Evening journal., 1919-04-22

partially destroyed, are: A bank. a
school house and a furniture store IN
each case the buildings set af-e was
not occupied as sleeping quarters ex-
cept the furniture store, where q
Ch.naman had a room. Il Is supposed
that the incendiaries have avoided the
application Of the torch to residences. q
crime designated as arson. and for
which the penalties are much more
drastic than in cases In which business
houses are set on fire.
Evening journal., 1919-04-22
L. u. spINKEN DEAD.

Following a short illness from pneu-
mania, Frederick n. Splnken, aged so
years. died az noon yesterday. lie was
born In Germany In 1869 and came TO
this country when 10 years OF age, set
Ting In this city.
By trade he was a cOremaker. serv-
ing his apprenticeship at the Pusey &
Jones shops, where he later became
foreman OF the foundry.
lie Is survived by his widow, Bertha
and eight children, Henry. OF NorfalL.
Va; Frederick. OF this city; August, In
the Aviation Corps. 4. 5. A.; William
this city; Frank. In the u. : Cavai-v
Bertha. Helena and Minnie, all Of this
city.
Evening journal., 1919-04-22
TAsnInNs Am FAns.

TISSUES OF an shades interviewer
with sold and silver are the greatest
favorites for evening wear.
Red and white checked gingham
makes a delightful morning gown with
a round rufned collar OF handkerchief
linen and red bone buttons for trim.
ming.
Evening journal., 1919-04-22
FASHIONS AND FAps.

Gloves are not being worn IN the eve
MIN.
Some most attractive afternoon
DR. sses are OF satin yeiled with metal
embroidered chiffon.
SILK chemise frocks falling straight
fom the shoulder have broad hens Of
brushed wool.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19

tion of wheat and rye will amount
to 81 500, ,OO0, 900 bushels as COM
pared with normal of 1900, ,OOO-
600 bushels, a shortage of 3,OOO,-
100000 bushels. The Argentine
wheat crop, because of longer
haul and consequent higher
freight charges, costs 5 cent pei
bushel more delivered in Europe
than wheat from the United
States.
Russia, Roumania and India
which have been great wheat ex-
porting countries in the past, will
have little if any to spare. Ordin-.
arily these countries furnished
the more thickly settled portions
of Europe with 3OO, ,OOO, 900 bush
els of wheat and rye per year.
The surpluses of wheat which
had accumulated during the war
in Australia on account of the
submarine dangers, which pre-
vented normal shipment, are now
being consumed.
Judging from these facts it
appears that even though the
crop in the United States is near
ly 25 per cent above normal.
there will be a wheat shortage in
1920.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19

Her helping hands have known
no rest until they were placed
across her breast and she was
laid away in Eagle Lake ceme-
terry, Otter Tail County, beside
her husband, who died eight
years ago, and where also stands
the old Grue Lutheran church,
that she and her husband found
ed and helped to build.
In the long battle of life Mrs,
Wold won the title of grandma
and great grandma. She left Is
grand children and 16 great
grandchildren. Her own child
rem are Marius of Poplar, Mont,
Mrs. S. I. Gunderson and Char
ley and Soren of Sisseton, Axel
of Hanks, N. D., William of Bat
tie Lake, MINI and Joseph and
Elvira of Minneapolis. She also
leavs a brother, A. S. Paulsen of
Henning, Minn., and sister Mrs.
Carrie Huseby, of Poplar, Mont.
Funeral services were held
from the home of S. T. Gunder.
son Sept. IL, Rev. 7. A. Gunnar-
son officiating and also from the
Grue Church, Eagle Lake Gene.
terry, Otter Tail Co., Minn., Sept.
IL, Rev. Paulson officiating.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
SOUTH DAKOTA NOW HAS
ABOUT 650,OO0 PEOPLE

Pierre-Estimates of popula-
tion of South Dakota, based on
the school census as compared
with the census returns of 1915.
place the present population of
the state at 621, ,548. In prior
years the school census basis has
fallen short of actual count fig
ures, and if the situation is the
same, the population of the state
at this time is about $50, 900. The
gain as shown is AZ, $40. Counties
which show a loss of population
are in the eastern part of the
state, enerally, with the except
ton of Lawrence, which shows a
decrease of about nnie per cent,
this being on account of the de-
preston in the gold mining in
dustry under present economic
conditions.
Dewey county shows an in
crease of 1859, which is more
than double the population for
the 1915 census; Bennett, Corson
Ziebach and Mellette also show a
doubling population, and the CEN
trail counties of the state all show
substantial gains, Stanley with
300 per cent. Of the river coun-
ties, Sully and Hyde show the
greatest increase in population.
Codington, Beadle, Charles, Mix.
Potter, Marshall and Hand show
an increase of more than 10 per
cent. With few exceptions there
has been a population gain in the
northern and western sections
and loss in the southeastern
part OF the state.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
That Drainage Problem

A petition for special election
to order a survey and the inaue-
uration of a complete and ade.
quate drainage system for Sisse..
ton was signed sufficiently some
months ago, when every one an
preached heartily approved. Such
q petition requires the joint affi-
davit of five persons to the good
faith of teh petition and belief IN
genuineness of signatures. but
each person asked to sign this is
usually ready with . list of other
people who would be glad to sien
it, and there the matter rests. Il
would seem that the need for
such improvement would be 90
manifest that the idea of letting
George do it" might be dispens.
ed with, and if anything further
Is done, persons interested should
act. -E. +. Atwood.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
Guaranty State Bank
Enjoying Rapid Growth

The statement of the Guaran-
ty State Bank appearing in this
issue shows that this new bank,
in a little over three months it
has been in business, has grown
to almost $15O,OOO.OO in deposits.
with total resources approaching
the 100000 mark. So far as
we know, this establishes a rec,
ord fro rapid growth of a new
bank in a town the size of Sisse-
ton, and is the best possible evil
dence that Shis new institution is
rendering a highly satisfactory
banking service to this commune
ty.
The Guaranty State Bank has
also within the past sixty DAYS
been appointed the exclusive
loaning agent for the new Feder-
al Joint Stock Land Bank. the
system under which it is possible
to loan almost twice as much ON
q quarter section of land in the
vicinity of Sisseton as previously.
for a long term of years and a
very low rate of interest. Since
securing this appointment, the
bank here has taken applications
for over $500, 10000 in loans, the
largest volume of applications Sc
cured by any of the agents of the
Joint Stock Land Bank in South
Dakota, Minnesota or Iowa in a
similar length of time.
The success og this new bank
is generally attributed to the
fact that they are the only bank
in Sisseton which can offer their
'depositors the absolute protec-
tion of the South Dakota law
guaranteeing deposits, and to the
efforts of the following we'll
known local officers and directors
to give to this community a bank
ing service second to none in the
state: O. A. Torvik, President,
e. r. Jorgenson, Vice President,
4. E. Cone, Vice President, N. C.
Klein, Cashier, S. HI. Aos, Assist
ant Cashier, C. M. Peterson. q. %
Lien.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
SCHOOL NOTICES

LAY IN the work on the build
III: las made it necessary to post
pone school one week.
Enrolment begins at one o.
clock Saturday, September 81,
both in the high school and the
grades. Glass work begins on
Monday, the twenty-nintk.
Free text will be furnished
thruout the entire school, but
fines will be collected for any
damage to books beyond reason
able wear.
Books will be given out on the
day of enrolment. New books are
given to those who enroll first,
except in cases where book is
given to members of the family
that formerly used the book.
All books have been carefully
fumigated.
The possibility of an over
crowded first grade makes it i'm
portant to have all beginners in
the first grade report on the day
OF enrolment, so that we may
know whether to admit pupils
that are slightly below school age
Beginners are admitted in the fall
only.
The school desires to keep a
list of places where high school
students from out of town NAV
get board and room or room only.
Indications are that a large num-
Der will come from adjoining dis
tricts. We trust that the people
of Sisseton will open their homes
to them so that they will not be
prevented from attending thru
failure to get a place to stay.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
COMMUNITY HARMONY

Stop and reflect-stop and
think o fthe happiest and at the
same time the most wide-awake
and progressive family you know
Think Of the one which most
closely illustrates your ideal of
family lie. Analyse the secret of
their success and you will nc
doubt find it lies in their power of
cooperation and compromise. No
member insists on carrying out
his own wishes regardless Of the
interests of the others. Each
claims little and yields a little.
The rel basis of their life is a
spirit a mutual helpfullness and
f0rebea Ance.
The c6mmunity is only a lare.
er family. To accomplish salts,
factory results there must be a
body ofcitizens working togeth.
er in harmony. And in order to
achieveSanything worth while
each man must not insist too
strongly upon his own wishes
and ideas. When he finds they
conflict with the ideas of others
he must be prepared to yield the
less ESSENTIAL details of his plan
or perhaps to attain only part of
his object. He must be ready to
support his neighbours pet pro.
ject ifs is not distinctly an un-
worthy sone. He must learn to
control his temper; to use tact
and sideration. And, by the
way. thsse are the qualities wa
must cultivate to work with each
other Successfully and to do our
part in the community life.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
SOME PIGS

At the sale of Geo. Lauer his
boy, Ralph disposed of his regis
tered Poland China sow and four
pigs for the neat sum of S49O.
Ralph purchased the sow in Feb.
ruary and Joined the pig club
$50 for the SOW and giving
his note to the First National
Bank for the amount. After paw
ing the note, feed and figuring in
his time he has made q pretty
good summers wages. November
10 there will be q purebred sale
consisting Of Duroc Jersey, Po-
land Chinas and Chester Whites,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19

John Edlund of south west
of Wilmot was here Wednesday
advertising an auction sale of his
personal property for Thursday
Sept. 25th. The sale consists Of
Is head of horses, IS head Of
cattle, 81 head of hogs and all
machinery. His ad appears on an.
other page of this issue. Mr.. Ed
lund recently sold his farm of
three quarter sections and ex-
poets to take it easy for a while
He with his family expect to go
to Sweden next summer for q
few months visit with his mother
whom he has not seen since 1896
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
Forecasts Wheat Shortage
In World For Year 1920

Brookings-The statements of
Jllius H. Barnes, director Of the
United States Grain Corporation,
which were issued during August
are of interest to wheat growers.
In brief Mr.. Barns sums up the
situation about as follows:
The North American crop, in.
cluding Canada and the United
States will be about 400, ,O0O, 900
bushels less than was expected
in the spring; or in other words.
the crop has shrunken about one
third, due to weather and plant
diseases. The European produc-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
Grandma Johanne WoId

Died September 9, 1919 at the
age of " years l month and 8
days, at the home of hef daugh:
ter Mrs. S. T. Gunderson. two
and one half miles north of this
city. Mrs. Wold was born in
Norway, (Gruc Solor) in 1912
and was married to Chas. o. Void
in 1862 and came to this country
in 1866, settling in Chicago.
where her husband engaged IN
blacksmithing. In 1870 they
moved to Otter Tail Co., and set
tied on a homestead in Clitherall
township. She came to this settle
ment when it was young and she
was young and in the lack of all
the common material and utensils
of life. amid the privations and
struggles of pioneer times, Of
which we today know nothing.
she reared q big family of God
fearing, useful citizens.
These early struggles made
her resourceful, they gave her
courage and q kind heart. During
the last ten years of her life she
was sick with q complication of
diseases, that rendered it neces-
sary for her to undergo, in all, II
operations, but even during these
hard, trying times Of her own
she showed much sympathy for
others and was glad to help them
in any way. She nitted eight pair
of socks and six sweaters for the
Red Cross, the past winter.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
Charming Theatre Party

a very enjoyable and unusual
social event was a theatre party
given on Tuesday evening Of this
week by Jundge Andrews and
daughter, Bonnie, in honor of
Mrs: Andrews birthday. About
thirty five ladies were entertain
ed at the Unique Theatre by the
society drama, ''The Poor Rich
Man, 3 breezy romance of New
York and Arizona, enacted bv
FrancissX. Bushman and Beverly
Bayna Before the action. Miss
Andrews read the story of the
drama which proved to be a CON
spiracy of good against conspira-
tors OF evil, full of laughter and
wit. '>'
After the theatre the guests
were escorted to the Red Cross
Ice cream parlors, where they
were y served with delicious re.
Ireshments at tables artisticallv
decorated with garden flowers Of
red and gold, emblems of the
autumn season. Mrs. Andrews
in her usual gracious manner. adj
dressed { the guests explaining as
the motive of the evening. that
she was soon to be a hmdred
Years old, more or less. She said
that her husband and daughter
had asked her to name the birth
day gift that she would most
like to have them give here and
that her reply had been that
nothing would make her more
happy than to entertain some of
her good friends.
After lingering for some time
visiting and listening to soft
music, the guests departed de-
claring their hostesses charm
ing ones and wishing Mrs. An
drews many happy returns of the
day.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19

The Motor Carivan arrived at
Sisseton Monday at 6 p. m. rleav-
ing the next morning at 8 O'Clock
80 their stay was too short to
give any spectacular demonstra-
tions of the trucks. The 20 piece
naval band was q dandy and their
concert in the evening was very
much enjoyed by all present.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
Matt Thies Passed Away

Matt Thies passed awayat his
home in this city Thursday
morning, following an ILL
ness of several months. The
funeral will be held from the
Catholic church Saturday
morning at ten o'clock.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
THE OTTER TAIL
OLIVER TWIST

The Otter Tail Power Co.. is
again, like the immortal Oliver,
asking for more" With their
statements of account for the
past month they have mailed a
copy of a proposed amendment
to their franchise, empowering
them to make an increased
charge for steam service, SINH
lar to that now being voluntarily
paid by many, but which the
company is now empowered to
collect by its franchise, and upon
which they wish to have a refer
endum vote with the purpose Of
securing the amendment by the
various municipalities which
they serve.
In the circular accompanying
the copy of the proposed amend
ment, the company estimates
that under normal conditions the
surcharge would not average
more than six percent, and a pro-
vi* on is made for reduction of
charges should the net returns
to the company exceed 7la per
cent on their investment.
The trouble with this propo-
sition is that in the past the
company has not proved itself
good guesser. In the first place,
in taking over the local service
here, they Estimated" that they
could make q profit at the rates
specified in their franchise. This
proved to be q bad guess. Then
later, they applied for permission
from the council to apply a sur
charge for a limited time, which.
they estimated would not exceed
Is per cent, and would be applied
gradually, starting at a low rate
of increase which they estimated
would probably not exceed Is,
per cent, and would not exceed q
maximum of 25 per cent. This
proved to be a bad guess, as i'm
mediately upon receiving this
permission the maximum Increase
Of % percent was slapped on and
renamed in force during the en-
tire duration of this permission.
Upon the expiration Of the limit
of time for which the council
granted this permission, the
company applied to the custo.
mers Individually to pay a 10 per
Cent sur-charge for a few months
which many of us are still paying
with the expectation that It
would be necessary for q few
months only. That this. also,
was a poor guess, is demonstra-
ted by the present application
to have an increased charge per-
petuated by amendment to the
franchise. We do not wish nor ex-
pect to see the Otter Tail COM
pany do business at aloss because
such a condition could not long
continue. We do not, however,
favor this municipality becoming
a guarantor to any such ''cost
plus" system, as is suggested,
when it has little if any oppor-
tunity of supervising these costs
or even of definitely ascertain
ing them.-Graceville Enterprise
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
Indian Fair Next Week

Indian Fair Next Week
The Tenth Indian fair at the
Agency will be held next week on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The program of horse races is
better TAIN ever and other Indian
sports will take place each day.
Several good shows will be or
the grounds besides a big merr-
go-round. Every effort is being
put forth to make this fair the
best ever at the Agency.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
N c. FOUR DRIVEN BY FORD
MOTORS


Engines functioned perfectly"
said Lieutenant Commander
Read, who commanded big sea-
plane.
The Ford Motor Company has
just received official advice from
the Navy Department that it
was four Liberty Motors-all
built in the Ford Motor Com
pany's shops at Detroit-which
furnished the power that drove
the NC Four to victory in it's re-
cent record breaking fight a.
cross the Atlantic from Trepas-
sey, Newfoundland to Plymouth,
England, a distance Of 1000.
miles. They were regular stock
motors built during the war as
q part of the Ford Liberty Motor
production.
Upon his arrival to Lisbon.
Portugal, Lieutenant Comnaan-
der Read, said, "The engines
functioned perfectly all the way
from America to Portugal" And
American Naval Officers who
thoroughly inspected the NC
-Four upon its arrival at Ply
mouth, England, stated that the
big seaplane was in even better
condition than when it left
Amrica.
The NC Four fight, which has
meant q triumph for American
engineering skill, also adds "a.
other record to Ford achieve.
ment.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-09-19
First Prize at State Fair

First Prize at State Fair
Ed Benefits Buff Orphington
Pullets took first prize at the
state fair at Huron last week and
also won special prize on color
from National Bdf Orphington
Club.