The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-06-27
GOOD WILL

The Annual Y. M. G.. A. Dist.
riot meeting was held at the
Presbyterian church from Tues
day to Friday of last week. The
next meeting is to be held at
Devils Lake.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Max ond June Goth, 1919 a
daughter. They live in Long Hol-
low but the stork's visit occur
red while they were attending
closing exercises.
Eugenia Little Thunder has
been sick the asst three weeks
The trouble seems to be her
nerves.
Albert Bubak had the misfor-
tune to get his right arm brok-
en- recently while cranking the
car on the way home from a
dance. He's doing nicely under
the care of DR.. Gordon.
James w. Lynd departed a
week ago with his uncle Clifford
Monson, for a brief stay at the
ranch, after which he took the
train for Elbow Lake, Mimi, in
the company of his aunt Mrs.
VIM. Monsoon and Mrs. Orville
Monson and baby. He expects to
reach the island home in Pelican
Lake, near Ashby, Mimi, where
he will spend the coming year
with his grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs. O. o. Monson. Excellent op-
portunities for attending a
graded school are there-also
joining the band, the orchestra.
etc. etc.
The Ben Faribault dance was
a very enjoyable social affair al
tho many who had planned on
going were prevented by the
rainy look of the weather. The
crowd was not too large and there
was total absence of vile whis-
key, for which let us be truly
thankful.
There was a surprise party at
the Martin Simonson home held
in honor of the safe r=ssurr of
Ole and Mike Simonson. The
crowd was a very large one, and
as usual, a very enjoyable time
was had by every one present.
In spite of the terrific down.
pour Of rain which washed out
culverts, large as we'll as samll
ones, took bridges down mason
ny crumbling down too, in places,
the dance was held at the Rinas
brothers barn last Saturday eve
ming and our tireless musicians
Mr.. Harry Jones and his players
were on hand to furnish the
music. Farm wagons and double
buggies hauled by the leargest
teams took the eager young
dancers up there where they all
declared they had a most wonder
fully good time.
Good Will School election for
the osuth half of the township
was held on Tuesday afternoon.
The new school attendance laws
were read by Mr.. Wickard and
are as drastic as the most ex-
IRENE enthusiast could desire.
They are of the same caliber as
the daylight saving law, and The
compulsory military training
law. The Consolidated schoo
was discussed and voted upon.
The writer was not present, but
is of the opinion that we in this
township may be obliged to de-
lay the building of the new
school until such time as all the
thousands of acres of land now
untaxed shall be decided and be-
come taxable and that may not
be long. There is no question
about it. The next step in the pro-
gress of all farm communities is
the centrally located graded
school and high school for the
farmers boys and girls. The
little red school house" will
pass away as did the "horse pow
er threshing machine" and the
old fashioned reaper of 40 years
ago.
Wednesday evening a large
audience gathered at tn school
house in Dist No. 2 West to be
present at the first 9Th grade
graduation ever held in that
school. The graduates were the
Misses Mabel and Cora, twin
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. l. ~
Hagen. Rev. Austin, Co. Superin-
tendent of Schools, Miss Robin.
son and Co. Agent Buchanan all
delivered excellent addresses
Coffee, cake and lemonade were
afterward served and nearly nine
.l.1I.., :c<J fo,. tho CO1diorc anO