The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29

northeast of Siss ,ton have purchased
the Massingham farm where M.
Dempsey now resides Your reporter
had the pleasure of meeting MIR. and
Mrs. johnson one evening last week
and here with takes the opportunity ia
extend to them most hearty well
come, in the name of all the good
people of our town. Mrs johnson had
have seen for some time. 1t is with
both shame and Indignation we write
of how reckless motorists are almost
daily driving over the beautiful
young poults-killing outright or
manning them SO that they have to be.
killed immediatc.u they are discover
ed. A couple of days before three
had been killed in one day, then two
the day we visited Mrs. johnson, and
a day or two !ate" more, making &.
loss of six thriving turks in less than
a week. 1t is most disgraceful and the
guilty vandals are known. Such law
lessness is nothing less than criminal.
tho not in the least surprising, since
nearby dwell our today's Jesse
James.
Like Samantha in "Josiah Aliens
Wife" the book more people have
laughed over than few-your re-
porter helped Josiah hitch up ole
Dobbin and drove to the farm which
is situated in that fertile section near
tie Little Minnesota River northeast
of Sisseton. We stopped to visit on:
old neighbors Mr.. and Mrs. John.
Cloud and their two little girls Har-
riet and Grace. Mr.. Cloud his put I'm
good little ia m cottage and large
convenient barn. In his we'll furnished
pasture was a great block of salt
for the sleek fat horses and thriyine
cows. Pigs and chickens and calves
were in the yarl all thriving. A fin -
wheat field of 100 acres stood ready
to thresh-hea:'y oats 20 acres
corn % acres and it was magnificent
corn held an acre of beans stooi
clean and ripeaing. About Is acres
millet was being cut and stacked. A.
together neighbor Cloud is in every
sense of the word well-fixed man
we'll prepared to meet the terrible
monster thigh cost of living" that Is
causing starvation and want for un.
told millions of workers and their
wives and children. Mr.. Casper Hot.
men and five of hts sons, Henry, who
mas Just returned from the war front.
sando. Harry. Albert and Daniel was
the thresher. Tt - machine worked a.
smoothly as clock Mr.. Holman
farms the Koepke place OF II forties
and raises 700 acres of grain. Witt
his two great strong. willing hands
Mr.. Holman has worked increasingly,
AID supported maybe dozens of .sbult.
necked" men who are stepping OF
rather riding aronnd with silk socks,
white collars and soft hands. and
those drones expect the wokers to
keep them. If this class would 20 to
work and reduce the fat beneath,
their belts, and their wives wcult'
wash the pain. of their faces and
throw away tbs lap dogs they are
carrying 30 lovingly as they pass us
every day, our country wouldn't be
going to the devil 60 fast. Yes. ne has
done his share of this that every
worker and pro ipcer ia doing. He has
q family of six sons and five dauell-
ters Of his own. That's some work tc
feed, olcthe and educate SO many fu.
ture citizens. Tho time is not far away
when 1t will not be such struggle
to rear family. IT. should not be SO
It was a pleasure to attend e
threshing where al were gentlemen.
ly and willingly worked and MIR. Hci.
man and his csew have our sincere
respect and admiration.
But we must not forget the COOKS.
The sister Of Mr.. William Peter. who
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sowed and rsaped the farm LAND
with the help OF hts promising youn,;
son Henry, Mrs. Leo Schmidt WIG
helped Mrs. Peter was her name Size
with her husband had a few days he
fore, arrived from Chicago. They. AMI
their two childrea Frieda and Edwin
were in the windy City" all thru
the race riots there. For three day.
and nights no street cars were run
Wild riot and disorder and bloodsheJ
Ireigned supreme. Ten thousand sol.
diers were brought into the city Il
restore order.
j For want Of tire your contribute,
must lay over q pile Of material fsl
next week. There IS SO much happen
ing In this greet large blunderin.
world Of ours. bat It takes time an,
space 70 write about It all!
For Sale OF Rent
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