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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28
A Good Session

Well the Sixteenth Session OF
the South Dakota Legislature is
now a thing of history. 1t is past
and | think some real legislation
has been enacted. We have stood
by the pledges made by the Re-
publican party in its platform,
we have legislated for better
school laws, we have made The
bone dry law dryer, we have pass
ed legislation to take care of the
returningsoldier boys, giving
them a chance to acquire not
only an education in any educa-
tional institution in the state,
but they can get a homestead as
we'll and can get money enough
to get decent start in life. We
have passed three splendid good
roads bills-the general highway
bill the Waddel bill and the
Bryant bill-all working hand in
hand to give us good roads and
Igive them to us now. A state
owned cement plant is also a pos
sibility. This will also work in
with the good roads bills, giving
us cement to build the roads with.
We have tackled every thing
from working up the old Mizzou
in order to get power, to giving
our farmers hail insurance if
they want it. We have passed
general bills that will make it
possible to eradicate at least
to control various diseases, and
we have passed county nurse
bill which gives each county
competent nurse to look after
the general health, especially of
the school children and of the
poor. We have legislated for the
farmer. There were nearly as
many farmers in the Legislature
as all other classes combined. We
tried to be fair and impartial to
everyone. We tried to legislate
for the good of the state. 1t takes
money to run state like this
and we had to appropriate a vast
sum. 1t will be money we'll spent:
1t will bes used to, carry out con-
8 struotive ideas. We sawed wood.
, We did not fool around. We kept
busy. We are not ashamed Of
what we did. We were honest in
our legislating. We worked for
the good of the people and / firm
~ believe that the session of Leg
lslature just closed was one Of
the most important, the most
safe and sane and honest that
ever went into history. It has
been a great privilege great
honor to be associated with the
splendid men have been associ.
ated with. They worked hard and
mtel!lgently to pass construc-
tive legislation. They did their
sworn duty to the best of their
ability an dabler men will never
be found. The work was strenu-
GUS indeed during the last DAYS.
but everyone worked hard and ali
of the work was done after due
deliberation, after thorough in
vestigation and consideration. I
think the result of what we did
at Pierre during the last 60 days
will be of very great benefit to
the state and its wonderful, it's
splendid, its patriotic citizens. I
believe they will be satisfied with
what we accomplished. l hope so
anyway, for we did our best to
carry out their wishes. The fu-
ture, am certain, will verify
what have already said, and the
people of South Dakota will be
satisfied with the work done bv
the Sixteenth Legislative Session
-Hudsonite.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28
MILK ROUTE

have arranged to start a milk
route for Sisseton, beginning on
April Is. Will deliver milk and
cream every morning and will
make delivery for Sunday on Sat.
urday evening. Anyone wishing
our service please notify me as
soon as possible. Milk IL quarts
for Sl.OO, cream 3Oc a pint. All
accounts are strictly cash.
Theo. C. Names,
Phone 61-l2, Sisseton S. D
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28

Browns Valley star center, to no
baskets the first half, Allen MAX
ing three baskets toward the end
of the second half when Sisseton
relaxed it's guarding somewhat.
Swain with four field goals and
Allen with three were the most
consistent of the BrownssNalley
quint. Stavig and Linster were
the chief point getters, while
Crosby shot the free throws for
the local boys. Babcock and Lien
played a close guarding game
throughout. In fact the game was
featured by such close guarding
on both sides as to show it up at
finoS
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28
Notice for Bids for Building Road

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the Supervisors of Long Hollow
Township Roberts County, So.
OAK, for building road across the
NWll4 of the SW1l of Sec. 35,
Twp. 1876, r. SO, and invites
those interested to meet with
said supervisors on the above
described road at 2 o'clock p. m.
Saturday, April 18th, 1919.
The Township Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
Sundry Swenumson,
Township Clerk.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28
Indian Land Sale

The first 1913 Indian alnd sale
of this reservation will be held at
Sisseton Agency April "a, when
a number of choice pieces will be
placed on the market. The loca-
tion and appraised valuation of
these tracts will be published in
the Standard next week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Greenlund
came down from New Ellington
Saturday to meet their daughter
Nellie Who returned that noon
from an extended visit with her
sister at Summit.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28

The Radisson restaurant, one
of the popular hoteleries of Sisse-
ton was sold last week by Joe
Robbie to Oscar Cornelius of
Roslyn, this state. Mr.. Cornell
ius took possession Saturday.
The place will be repaired, paint
ed and papered to make it one of
the finest eating places in the
state. The old Radisson has al
ways had the reputation of be-
ing one of the best stopping pla-
ces in the state for the travelling
public and the new proprietor
will endeavor to keep the place
up to that reputation. Mrs.
Cornelius is sister of Mrs. The
lin and Mrs. Dale.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28
New Insurance Law

NEW insurance Law
South Dakota is the most pro-
gressive state in the Union. 1t |
is purely an agricultural State
and looks always to the interests
of that part of her people.
In 1915 there was enacted the
first workable Bank Guaranty
Law ever placed upon the Statute
Books; in 1917 the first work
able Rural Credit law ever enac-
ted was written, and the session
just closed placed in the Statute
Books a Hail Insurance Law that
is to provide hail insurance to the
farmers of the State at actual
cost. Since 1909 the people of the
State have been asking this kind
of legislation but on account of
the Constitution such law
could not be passed until the last
session after the Constitution
had been amended by the people
at the election on November 5th,
1918. The farmers of the Stale
have had to pay formerly for hail
insurance all the way from W.
to 1912 per cent, and in 1918 the
farmers of the state paid in pre-
niums 81, ,577,217.27 and receiv-
ed in losses paid S659, ,S69, ,46, or a
gross profit i'm favor of the Com
panies writing hail insurance of
$990,024.l2 for the one year.
This latter amount under the
State Hail Law would have been
deposited to the credit of the
farmers in the state ir the Of
flee of the State Treasurer in the
Hail Insurance Fund as a reserve
and for the payment of future
losses. The insurance companies
made money in every county i'm
the state but six; in Grant coun-
ty hte farmers paid for hail in
surance premiums S:2,3 ,3342.5.l, :,
the Company paid in losses &c.
494.55 making a gross profit for
the Companies of $16,845.99
Under the hail law passed at
the recent session of the legisla-
ture the state purposes to in
sure. the farmers for amaximum
OF sfsn0 per acre at the rate of
from 3As per cent in the most
favorable zones to 4l1. per cent
in the zones most liable to hail
losses, or for less than half the
rate formerly paid by the farm
|ers of the State for hail insurance
The furnishing of hail insurance
to the farmers at cost will be the
means of increasing the value of
every acre of agriculture land ir
South Dakota. Certainly any
land buyer who knows that he
will be able to get hail insurance
at actual cost will be willing to
pay more for land than other
wise.
The laws provide that the
agricultural land benefited pay
foY the protection provided and
it is made the duty of the Asses
sors to list every acre of agricul-
tural land in the county, all farm
land must be listed by the As
SCISSOR and the Assessor will
leave blanks with the farmer
that can be filed by the farmer
with the county auditor and by
use of the proper blanks the in-
surance may be reduced to 5000
per acre, or he can exempt him
self from the provisions of tie
law entirely, or, should he 50 &C
sire, can insure only a part of his
crop-for instance should he
want to insure everything but his
flax he can do so. Certainly every
farmer in the state shonld avail
himself of protection against
hail when he can get this protec-
tion at actual cost.-Milbank
Herald-Advance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28
Farm Bureau Notes
Hog Cholera

This is the time of year when
hog cholera is likely to break out.
In fact an outbreak has already
occurred ~ miles northeast of
Sisseton. The herd has been vac
clnated, however, and the hogs
have stopped dying. All the hogs
that died were promptly burned
to prevent dogs, etc, from
spreading it. The Farm Bureau
notified all the neighbors to tie
up their dogs and not to visit the
farm infested with the disease
1t can very easily be carried from
one farm to another on the shoes
or horses feet. Pidgeons are also
common carriers. Running water
from infested farms may also
spread it,.
Keep Hogs Healthy
Every one should watch their
hogs at this time of year and
should waste no time i'm securing
a competent Veterinarian at the
flrst signs of sickness. Vaccina-
ton Will not cure hog cholera but
1T is a very sure preventive
measure.
Hogs that are kept i'm a good
healthy condition are much
more resistant to diseases of all
kinds. 1t is therefore necessary
to pay attention to supplying the
JgWlth good clean water, plenty
OF good feed of more than one
variety if possible. He should all
SO have a clean dry place to
sleep with plenty of clean straw
for bedding. Sloppy wet quar-
tiers lower the hogs resistance
and predispose him to disease.
I0nics and Condition Powders
There is only one answer for
all sorts of stock tonics and con-
dltlon powders. From chemical
analysis, it would be much cheap
er to buy our salt, oil meal, tank
age and "sawdust" from the
local merchant, rather than paw
fancy price for some patent
product that may be harmful
rather than beneficial. The follow
ing compound is the very best
and cheapest supply of all the diff
ferent minerals that the hog is
likely to need. This formula is
recommended by the Missouri
Ayr. College and our own state
veterinary DR.. Lipp of Brook
lngs: Ii kept before the hogs at
all times there will be no trouble
from worms. Put it in self feed
er a and keep in dry place where
the hogs can have access to it at
all times. The mixture is as fol-
lows.
3 lbs. copparas (sulphate of
iron)
3 lbs. Glouber salt.
3 lbs. common salt.
l Id. sulphur.
4 lbs. charcoal or (fine coal
screenings.
This mixture will likely cost
about &c to &c a lb. and can be
secured from any druggist.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28

Jonteel Combination Cream.
will protect your complexion
from wind and dust. Price SOC.
#. P. Maldaner.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28
FREE TEXT BOOKS

No more will the head of the
household in South Dakota have
to worry about where the money
is coming from with which to
pay for the next text books al
ways needed at the beginning of
school by the younger members
of the family. The legislature at
the session just closed passed a
bill providing for free text books
for all pupils in the common and
high schools. That is, they will
be free to the pupils but the tax
payers will pay for them. The
books will be bought by the coun-
ty and the different districts will
order through the county audi
tor and the expense incurred
will be paid the same as other
expenses of the school. The law
is a good one and is one that has
been advocated by The News for
several years. The bill got thru
the two houses on the last after
noon and was one of the hardest
fought bills of the session. Every
body wanted free text books.
There was no opposition to this
part of the bill. But the question
which brought on the scrap was
whether there should be county
or state uniformity. Two confer
ence committees had to be APP
pointed before the two houses
could get together. In the house
the bill was the next to the last
one passed.-Garretson News.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28

Field Goals-Stavig 5, Linster
6, Sundstrom 2, Swain a, Allen 3.
Free Throws-Crosby 2, Allen
2.
Referee-Rev. Irwin.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-03-28

"a - Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-01
Secretary Lanes Great Cause

The American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION honored Franklin X. Lane, secretary
of the interior with an enthusiastic hearing, but
it will honor itself throughout the country if its
members carry with them to their homes de-
termination to do all that lies in their power to
promote his plan to provide discharged soldiers
with farms in regions reclaimed by irrigation.
We have many patriots who want to give
every soldier generous supply of money from
the national treasury, and there are clustered
economists almost without limit who have other
attractive theories of reconstruction, but not
one of them has proposed anything so practical
or anything promising such substantial returns
to individuals and to the nation as the simple
and reasonable enterprise suggested by Mr.
Lane.
It is no wild and visionary experiment that
he advocates. In all parts of what was once a
desert homes of prosperous Americans have
been established and the products of these gar
den spots have enriched sturdy workingmen
and brought necessaries and luxuries to the ia
bles of many others. Millions of such acres are
to be had almost for the asking if there can be
governmental assurance of development, which
need not be costly.
Secretary Lane has not received the journal
istic support in this matter to which he is en-
titled.-New York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-01
Newark's Noble Ten

Ten Newark men, good and true, offered
themselves as willing sacrifices in the interest of
truth for the special purpose of testing the
mooted question as to whether or not 2M per
cent beer is Intoxicating. Each emptied 10 big
seidels during the course of his dinner and aft
erward submitted TO tests made by physician,
who certified that all came through with flying
colors and no evidence of a jag.
Men have accepted many risks in the interest
of science but none ever undertook the estab-
lishment of scientific fact with grmmer de-
termination than the noble 10 of Newark. Each,
it may be assumed, had fair idea of his ca
pacity and felt competent upon this occasion to
prove it. The brewers now are certain they
have established case which will put an end
to much of this loose talk about the inebrating
effects of camouhaged beer.
After the physician had finished his exam
nation of the brave squad, some practical tests
were applied which clinched the matter. Close
attention was paid to their conversation to note
whether they said "tkish" for "this" or any other
little evidence Of thick tongue, but none fall
tered. Then they were asked to walk a crack,
and each succeeded splendidly As last resort
the acid test of sobriety was applied-each was
called upon for speech, and not one responded.
There was nothing more to be said; the case
was closed. If that beer really had had punch
in it, every one of the 10 would have risen to
the opportunity to make a speech. They were
cold sober, beyond the shadow of doubt
Washington Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-01
Friend Of the Soldier
Replies will be given in this
column to questions relating
to the soldier and his prob
lens. in and out Of the army.
Names will not be printed.
Ask Til q B Q Q to Answer.
Organization OF the Army.

o. M.-The organization of the
American Expeditionary Force in
France into the First, Second and
Third armies was for convenience in
handling, as to command, supply,
etc. Combat divisions of the Ameri-
can army consisted of four regi-
ments Of infantry of 5000 men each,
with three battalions to a regiment
and four companies of ESQ men each
to battalion, an artillery brigade
or three regiments, q machine gun
battalion, an engineer regiment, a
trench mortar battery, a signal bat
talon, wagon trains, the headquar-
tiers staff, military police, medical
and other units, bringing the numer-
ical strength of an American di-
vision up to something over $4,000
men. Each army corps consisted of
six divisions, four combat, one depot
and one replacement division, and
two regiments of cavalry, this bring
ing the strength Of an army corps up
to about $4,000 men. The "armies"
were made up of from three to five
army corps each. The First army
was constituted in July, after the
Americans had actually engaged in
the fighting; the Second army was
formed in October, and the Third
army after the necessity of occupy
ing a portion Of German territory
was made necessary by the terms of
the armistice. The Third is the
army Of occupation, the First and
Second having been practically
broken up by the demobi lization
movements. The Ninth field signal
battalion, being part of the Fifth
division, is in the army of occupa-
ton; division headquarters is at
Longuyon, A. P. o. 745 This unit
Is not scheduled for early return.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-01
When the Lilacs Breathe

When the lilacs breathe, odors of Araby be-
come fetid and astringent in comparison. When
the 1ilacs breathe their odorous breath carries
the fragrance of thu distllation of a generation
themselves, where they have bloomed by the
garden wall or against the porch pillar. The old
home-wonderful in the vividness of its memoir
les and associatioas-is created in the picturing
Of beauty and tenderness, that the fragrance OF
the blossoming !llacs bring to the mind. One
sees the path through the garden, winding down
to the clump of lilacs The faces of other days
are framed in the pictures that fancy creates
through the magic of the lilacs.
The panicles of bloom are in full flower and
the blooms will be hailed with joy by the null
titudes who have in their feelings the sentiments
and reflective kind Of flower. They come so
quietly in the spring. They blossom forth so
abundantly and magnihcently They sing their
concert to the airs of April and cause the four
winds of the heavens to become their servitors
to the joy of mankind
The lilacs are of that softest and most per-
suasive of all tints, those of lavender and pur-
pie, with some of driven whteness. How won
derful their beauty. the assembling of the bios
SONS and their disposition upon the branch!
How full of artl How exqusitely Dresden is
the lilac as it swings in the breeze. And every
lilac bush is product of years of growth, and
that growth goes on perenially until one and
another generation is laid beneath the sod and
the lilac has been entrusted with the cherished
memories of youth and maturity and of age
passed out of life
But the lilac has no place in mortuary an
nails OF man. 1t is not flower for the grave
yard It is flower for the freshening OF
thought the tightening of life and the creation
OF the ideals of living. 1t is the flower of all
Others that belongs to the home. and to the
heart and to the years that ere gone and the
years that are to be. Happy the wall where the
lilac blooms! Happy the window. through which
is waited the lilacs' fragrance! Brief the period
OF the towering OF this bloom of all others in
the liking of all who love that which is old
fashioned and that is ever new!-Baltimore
Americana
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-01
Slackers After the War.

The new attorney general of the United
States proposes to go out and round up all
slackers, to see that they are punished as de-
serters as the law requires. This was UNDER
taken by his predecessor while the war was on,
but was brought to sudden stop, because of
the way in which the work was pushed Legally,
the draft avoider, the man liable TO service who
did not respond, is guilty of desertion. 1t does
not matter that the is over, for his ofense is
continuing, and it would be obvious injustice to
the men who did 60 to allow any equally liable to
the call to escape Mr. Palmer is on the right
track, and will do much to establish higher
regard for the law and the federal government
if he carries his campaign through to the end.
But folks out this way will look at the Leaven-
worth Disciplinary Barracks, from which a
large number of slackers, already convicted,
were pardoned by the secretary of war and sent
home as honorably discharged from the service.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-01

the 349th field artillery, and while
Mr.. Eberstein sat in his easy seat
in Omaha, amidst the serene beauty
Of peace and quiet, my life was Of
fered that he might be able to con-
tinue in that peaceful attitude. Be-
cause Mr.. Eberstein believes in ease
and peace first and his country last
and I believe in country first and
peace and ease last, does he think
that I consider my life less dear
than he considers his life?
Knowing, sir, full we'll that riots
are caused by such talk from sup
posedly well balanced people, and
believing in that Americanism which
loathes a stain on the fair name OF
America and Of Nebraska in partic-
ular, cherishing the Americanism of
Theodore Roosevelt, who bitterly
condemned such a riotous state of
affairs and agreeing with President
Wilson, who claims that no man
who ever condones such a condi-
ton is fit to sit in the presence of
decent people, holding such views,
I ask you, Mr.. Editor, if your silence
in condemning such a savage threat,
is to be taken as an acquiesence in
the published statement?
Have l not, sir, the right while
serving my country to have the
greatest assurance that all public
agencies are likewise united in pro-
tecting my family?
OF the alternative, in the pub
lished statement, sir, it is needless
for me to mention. Here in France,
where black men have performed a
herculean task, and in Germany, too
if you please, where the greatest
hospitality was always accorded
them by the French people, where
the opportunities for RIGHTEOUSNESS
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-01

was great, what has been the record
of their conduct? Amazingly fine,
cry all in one accord. Superb, say
the French. Incompatible will the
records Of the War department show.
sat, last night. in large Y. M.
C. A. hut. There were present over
1000 black boys. They laughed. they
cried, they Kissed the villain. and
openingly sympathized with the un-
fortunate. 1t may have grated upon
the ears of Mr.. Eberstein and SCUM
ed harsh to the ladies of the "Pret-
test Mile Club" and caused them
to arm themselves because of the
motley crew; but to me it had one
and only one significance, great,
good natured smiling boys with the
feeling of human sympathy for their
fellow men; loving their country,
working for it, fighting for it; yea,
dying for it, that Mr.. Eberstein and
the ladies of the "Prettiest Mile
Club" should continue to reap the
benefits of their sacrifice. Yours
very truly.
WILLIAM W. PEBBLES.
Captain. D. c.. Camp president
Lincoln" Base Section No. 5.
A. P. O., No. 716, A. e. F.