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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
Flood Control Plans Adopted

. IS received during the
past week to the effect that the
Drainage and Flood Control plan
for improvements at the head
and foot of Big Stone lake had
been checked over and approved
by both state and federal engi-
neerS.
The plans as approved by the
engineers includes extensive i'm
provements to control the flood
which empties into the lake near
Browns Valley, and various 9th
er Improvements along the lake.
The most extensive improve
ments will of course be made 1t
the foot of the lake between
Ortonville and Big Stone City.
These improvements will include
the building OF dixie to raise the
level of the water in the lake and
make of it a reservoir, so as to-
hold the flood waters and only
release them as the bed of the
Minnesota will care for them,
and prevent the flooding Of the
bottom lands. The channel of
the river will also be deepened-
for some distance down the
stream. The course Of the
Milestone which empties into.
the Minnesota below the city,,
and which brings the flood wat,
ers down from the Dakota hills,
will be diverted so as to empty
irto the lake on the Big Stone
side.
The Milestone will be dam.
med about 60 rods above the Big
Stone bridge, and an enormous.
channel 40 feet wide at the bot
tom will be dug to run the water
around the foot of the hill.
A meeting of the Drainage and
Flood Control board was held in
the city this week, but as it was
impossible for Engineer Cham
berlin to be present nothing Of
Importance was done. However
another meeting is to be called
within few days and arrange
rnents made for the appointing Of
appraisers. It is hoped that mat
ters can be arranged so that work
on these much needed improve
|mentsscan be commenced apmas
time this fall. Ortonv'iiller Jour
nal.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
OttO.BrOwn

Friends of Miss Margaret
Otto we're agreeably surprised
this week to learn of her mar
riage to Mr.. "Ted" Brown at Mo-
bridge, S. d., on Friday, May 16.
The bride was born and grew
to womanhood in Roberts coun-
ty,, and is a young lady of more
than ordinary ability. For a mum
ber of years she was successful
teacher in the county and was
otherwise employed here until
about three years ago when she
went to Mobridge, where she has
since been employed as saleslady
in the Jenck's candy kitchen. She
is a charming young lady, pos
sessed of an amiable disposition
and should be an ideal helpmate
to the man of her choice. We
join her host of friends in con-
gratulations and best wishes in
her new found happiness.
We have not the honor of the
groom's acquaintance, but are
informed he is a young man of
good character and fine business
ability, who is sure to make good
in the battles of life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will
make their home at Tacoma
Wash. In their journey thru life
may all their walks be walks of
happiness and all their paths be
paths of peace.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
Pig Club Tour

The boys in the sow-litter club
in the vicinity of Sisseton had
the time of their young lives on
Saturday May 18th. A tour was
taken and each club member
was given a chance to see the
other fellows pigs and compare
them with his own.
Sam Olberg, local leader of thu
club, and who made the club pos
sible by loaning the boys the
money with which to purchase
their sows gladly furnished his
car and time to make the trip
with the boys.
The first place visited was
Myron' Elmores. Myr.n has five
fine Duroc Jersey pigs.
The next place was Richard
Hagen's who is raising the Po-
land chinas. He also has five gigs.
From Hagens, the President
of hte Club Pen Pete,s Was visit
ed. Ben has a Durce Jersey SOW
that will weigh close to six
hundred pounds. He had a little
bad luck and is raising only three
pigs, BIZ. Wat they lack in num-
Der they certainly make up in
size.
Walfred Torvick was tho next
visited. He is raising Poland
Chinas and has sly nice pigs.
The next stop was Ralph
Lauers, another Poland China
raiser He has four dandy pigs.
Elmer Polnau was next. He
has six Poland Chinas.
Thorne Twittero was the next
visited. He also is raising the
Poland Chinas.
Clifford, Leonard and Kenneth
Meland were next, they have
eleven Poland Chinas.
From here the trip led into
the hills to the Lewis Eddy place
Lewis has the only chester white
in the club and has nine pigs.
|. Marvin Peterson was the next
visited. He is raising the Poland
Chinas.
Victor Nordstrom the next
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30

Mrs. Henrietta Wenschlag
died at the home of her son Otto
on Monday, May 10, 1919 follow
ing quite a long spell of illness.
Her death came peacefully as she
slept. Hers had been long life
of usefulness and good health.
She was born in Province of
Brandenburg, Prussia, Nov. 2.
1889, and came to America with
her husband in 1881. They first
settled near Oshkosh, Wis, anG
moved to Dakota in 1907, living
at Lidgerwood until the death of
her husband five years ago.
since which time she has lived
in the home of her son Otto. The
funeral will be held Saturday.
and burial made in the German
Lutheran cemetery six miles
northeast of town. She leaves
thre sons, Frank and Otto of
Claire City and Emil of Sask.-
Claire City Press.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
Notice to Speeders

So much complaint has been
made to me about infractions of
the speed Ordinance that | have
come to the conclusion that it is
necessary to detail a plain
clothes" man to procure evidence
against violators. Henceforth be
craeful how you "take the cor
ners." The speed limit within
the city is 10 miles per hours.
A. o. Bunde.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
Boys and Girls Camp

The Junior short course for the
boys and girls club members of
South Dakota will be held at the
State College at Brookings the
week of June 9th.
A carefully arranged program
will be carried out under charge
of Paul j. Scarbro, State Club
Leader, assisted by faculty men,
bers of the college and the county
agents and club leaders.
The mornings will be given to
instructional and demonstration.
al work with live stock, poultry,
farm mechanics, farm machinery
home interests, canning, sewing
and horticulture.
The afternoons will be given to
institutional lectures, inspection
tours, play festivels, athletics
and general recreational work.
The evening Ill bS devoted
to community singing, Illustrated
lectures and big programs of
educational and comic movies.
Roberts Countys quota to the
camp is is boys and 8 girls.
There is still room for a few
more. The trip will be taken in
cars leaving here on Sunday
June 8 and coming back the fol-
lowing Sunday. The expenses
connected with the camp amount
to one dollar a day. Those who
wish to go should notify me at
once.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
Half Billion For Roads
Expenditures for highway

Expenditures for highway
work in the United States this
year are likely to amount to a
half billion dollars, or even more
according to a recent statement
by officials of the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads of the United States
Department of Agriculture. On
reports received from state high
ways departments, the bureau
estimates the expenditures for
roads and bridges at. 1886, ,O00,-
600 or S11O,0OO,O00 more than
the average expenditures of 1916
and 1917. This estimate does not
include, however, the additional
federal funds which will be avail
able if the amendment to the post
Office appropriation bill, making
$50, ,0OO, 900 Immediately avail
able and $75,0OO,O00 more on
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30

Some doctors are discovering
and asserting that pie makes a
first class breakfast food. The
decision is not as shocking an in.
novation as it may seem on first
reading, for a good many people
who are not doctors, have been
eating pie for breakfast for a
good many years. If pie is the in
digestible thing SO many people
pretend it is, it looks like good
sense to eat it in the morning-if
you really have to do it-and
take the whole day for the busi-
ness of digestion.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
Memorial Day Program

The parade will form at ten
o'clock and march to the ceme-
terry where appropriate services
will be held. At two o'clock a
splendid program will be given
at the Opera House, consisting
of speaking, singing and musical
numbers.
We have been unable to secure
a band and the local organization
is unable to get together today
as several of the principal men,
bers are absent from town.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30

visited also has the Poland Chi
mas ad has seven fine pigs.
At the next sop Clifford Mus
setter was visited. He also has
Poland Chinas and has four
pigs.
At the Mussetter place the
boys had a big feed which they
brought with them. After the
feed they all participated in a
ball game.
From the Mussetter place
Carl Hagen was visited. He has
four dandy Durocs.
Joseph Krosch was the next
stop. He is also raising the Duroc
Jerseys and has eight pigs.
Sisseton was the next stop.
Here Rhys Batterberry was Wis
tied. He has nine nice duroc
jersey pigs.
Here the club disbanded each
declaring they had had a big
day.
The club at wilmot had a tour
the following Saturday.
In summing up the number of
pigs from the different breeds of
sows in both clubs we have:
Breed SoWs PIGS
DurOc l2 IS
w
Poland China Ia 68
Chester White a 33
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
S. ID. Indian Makes Attack On
Bureau 49,.

Minneapolis Charges that the
United States bureau of Indian
affairs is squeezing the blood
from the Indians, whose affairs
it administers, stealing what
ever they have and destroying
the old high morals of the race"
were made by DIR. Charles A
Eastman, president of the Socie-
ty of American Indians, at the
Little Theatre" at the Universe
ty of Minnesota.
DR.. Eastman, himself a full
blooded Sioux and a Dartmouth
college man, is in Minneapolis to
arrange for the meeting next
fall of the national inter-tribal
convention of the society.
The convention DIR. Eastman
said, would be a protest meeting
and would call on congress to
abolish the bureau altogether
Two-thirds of the Indians are of
the educated type, which he him.
self represents, he added. Many
are well to do; some are million
aires, but they never see their
money, as the agent is likely to
be .'too busy" to- give the million
aire his ten dollar monthly allot-
ment. Educated Indians are dis.
crinaimted against because they
know too much" and there is no
redress because complaints can
be lodged only through the agent
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
sIssEToN, SOUTH DAKOTA, MAY 30, 1918
Congress To Reduce Taxes On
Luxuries

NONSISSS 40 NeOuCe 1dXSS Okl
Luxuries
Neutrality-suspicious. of the first
measures of revenue reform to
be put forward by the Republi
can Congress will be a reduction
of the luxury tax provisions of
the revenue law enacted at the
last session of the Democratic
Congress.
1t is contended by legislators
that many of these provisions
impose an unnecessary burden
upon the purchaser of the ordin-
ary necessities of life and unduly
add to the cost of living. For in
stance it is pointed out that it
is now difficult to buy a good and
substantial pair of shoes, whe.
ther for men or women for less
than $40. Yet the law declares
that any pair of shoes which
costs more than that is a luxury
and is so taxed. The derby hat of
good quality of the average man,
which formerly cost SIS now costs
$S. But the revenue law defines
it luxury if more than SIS is
paid. The same is true ON all
shirts costing more than So. One
of the most popular makes of
shirts in the country today could
be purchased before the war for
81. so but now costs $500. Ordin-
ary shirts have therefore under
the Kitchin-Simmons law become
a luxury, for which the purchaser
must pay an additional tax. Not
many women would consider a
hat costing SIS a luxury, especial
ly in these days of high prices.
but the law declares that any hat
of this sort which costs more
than that sum is a luxury and
must be taxed. Hence the object
of the Republicans who are to
take control of the Ways and
Means Committee in the House
and the Finance Committee in
the Senate to remove what they
term these absurdities of the law
Representative Bascom Slemr
of Virginia, a member of the Ap-
preparation Committee, and him
self a business man, has proposed
this financial plan: Reduction in
taxes, I should. say, from 25 to
33 per cent. | should separate
the abnormal from the normal
expenses so far as can be; that
is, | should consider the neces,
sary running of the government
in way similar to what it was
before the war, the interest on
the public debt and a sinking
fund therefor as normal expen.
ses of the government. These
should be met by taxation. Rail
road telegraph and telephone
losses, public highways, the
large army necessary for the en-
ergency and similar expenses /
should regard as abnormal and
to be born by bond issues. will
assume the normal expenses of
running the government similar
tc before tn war to between ST.
000,O0O,OOO and $1,5OO, 100000.
interest on the public debt to be
$8O0,00O and the sinking fund
$500, 1000. This would bring the
total to be derived from taxation
to below $4,000, 100000 annual.
ly."
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
Boy Loses Arm Under Train

10Y Loses Arm Under Train
An awful accident happened to
little Perry Marmon, 2O-months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Marmon, on the track just oppo-
site the MacInerney home mile
south east of town last Friday
morning, when the wheels of the
engine and two freight cars pass
ed over his right arm. severing
it entirely from the body just be-
low the shoulder.
Perry Marmon is grandson of
Mr.. and Mrs. MacInerney and
with his mother has been guest
at the home of his grandparents
for several weeks.
1t is not known definitely Just
what prompted the little fellow
to stray from the house towards
the track, unless it was in search
of the other children who had
just previously left for school. He
very seldom left the buildings
nes.r even going to the barn un
less there was some one with him
He had been at the house a few
moments before, according to
his mother, and his absence was
just noticed when the train
came.
When first seen by the engi-
neer and fireman he was lying
between the rails, perfectly still.
He wore pair of overalls and the
men on the engine at first thot
it. was coat that had fallen from
the hand car which was only a
short distance up the track, the
section men working near by.
The grass was reasonably high
there also, and a little fellow
twenty months old is not very
big at best and could easily be
mistaken for almost anything.
They did not feel the least bit
alarmed and continued full
speed ahead until within about
forty feet, the engineer says.
when the boy raised his head he
realized for the first time that
the object was a child.
All available means was i'm
mediately applied to bring the
train to a stop, which was not.
accomplished until the engine
and two freight cars had passed
the spot where the child lay.
The Mortified engineer and fire
man, of course, rushed to the
place and expected to gather up
the mangled body of a dead
child, but found that with the
exception of completely sever
ed right arm the child was ap-
parently not otherwise hurt. He
was hurried to the engine cab,
which was uncoupled from the
train and brought to town as
fast as the engine could make the
distance, and taken to the hos.
pital for medical attention. And
considering the circumstances:
is doing remarkably we'll.
1t is evident that the boy had
reached the track before the
train came around the bend, and
laid down between the rails to
rest and when he heard the train
coming had tried to crawl off the
track, only succeeding in getting
one arm over the rail before the
train was upon him. Had he been
in any other position but almost
fiat on the ground he could not
have escaped instant death.
There were no other bruises or
scratches on his body.
A claim adjuster called Tues
day and offered settlement, but
we understand his proposition
was not considered, and he came
away without satisfactorily adj
iusting the matter. 1t is the con-
census of opinion that the little
fellow should be given sum
sufficient to give him good edu-
cation in later years to offset
the handicaps occasioned by the
loss of the arm.-Wilmot Enter
prise.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30

Any may who travels about
over this country and notes the
homes and farms of prosperous
people and sees the well-dressed
and well-behaved school children
and smets the millions of solid.
sensible Asen and women who go
to make up this country can't
fear Bolshevism. At most there
are not a million disturbers in
this country, possibly not half
that many. There are 10000, ,OOC
other men-men who are going
to run this country. 1t is riducu.
lous to think of the few getting
the upper hand of the many
for the many are better stuff
and greater intelligence than the
few.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
Passed Away

Mrs. M. Nicholson of Long
Hollow township passed away at
the Graceville Hospital on Tues
day, following an operation for
gall stones. She is survived by
her husband and a large family
of children. We are unable to
learn further particulars this
week, but will publish a COM
plete obituary in our next issue.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-05-30
Sisseton Victorious

Sisseton ball club went to
Wheaton Sunday and defeated
the team of that city in a
mighty interesting contest of the
great American game.
Williams, the local slab artist
done excellent work and shut
out the oppnents for the first
seven innings. McCauley as catch
er put everything in the shade
that we have ever had in the Sis
seton teams. He caught a good
game and as a batter and base
runner he's right there. With
two men on bases in the third in
ming he slapped out a two bag
ger scoring the two runners.
Another feature of the game
VISA Nelson's batting-three safe
hits to his credit. The following
is the lineup for that game.
Horton, r. F.; Standfast, S. 3.
Hatch c. F.; Keble, S. s.; Min
der, L. F.; Nelson 3rd B.; Camp
bell, LIST B.. Williams, pitcher and
McC Cauley, Catcher.
One thing about this team,
they are all home boys and made
good in this game and all local
fans are confident we have a
winning team.
Score-sisseton, 8, Wheaton,
4.
Beardsley at Clinton
Beardslay 5-Clinton 9.
Graceville at Ortonville
Ortonville 5-Graceville 2.
Ortonville will play here next
Sunday, June 1st and a good
game is assured. The game is
called for $3.50 o'clock. Admis-
sion 25 and 35 cents.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-31

British CoIulubia'> male population
on registration day year ago Was
1914.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-31

The National Geographic Magazine
gives some interesting accounts OF the
driving Of cattle to the nearest pert
or railway, from the vast pasture
Lands of Australia.
Two, three or even FIVE months may
be required, says this magazine. In
less the season is favorable, it can
not be done at all, for feed and water
are lacking along the route. .
Stock routes are laid out and tended as
carefully as wagon roads or railways
They head for the principal markets,
or for the ends Of railways that e1-
tend into the arid belt, and wind
across the country, taking advantage
of all known water supplies. Streams,
springs, biilabongs and namma-holes
are used, regardless OF the quality
Of the water, for almost any liquid
is acceptable in the desert. When
the distance between watering places
is TOO great, or areas Of feed are be-
yOnd the reach of water. artificial
supplies are provided and carefully
watched. Wells are dug, and reSer-
voirS and tanks are constructed to
collect rain water Where other means
fail, skeleton buildings with large
roof area are provided to conserve
the rainfall.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-31
NO LONGER MISTRESS OF SEAS
Great Brtain's Supremacy Passing
Into New Hands, Says Ma
val Expert.

In Great Britain fear IS being felt
that the trident of the ocean is pass
ing into new hands. This at least ID
the note sounded by Archibald Hurd,
the naval expert, writing in the Lon
don Daily Telegraph.
1T is an arresting fact" he says
that. judged by the strength of its
battle squadrons in active commits
sion, this country's supremacy has at
least temporarily passed away.
'The United States has now in COM
mission 81 battleships. and Washing
ton plans to have 20 next year, the
reduction in number being balanced
by the increased power of some of
the ships now approaching compile
ton.
"We have in a similar state of read
mess % battleships and 5 cruisers.
and, in accordance with the order
published with reference to reduction
to a reserve basis, our instantly ready
battle force viii fall at an early date
to Is ships, 10 of them forming the
Atlantic fleet and the other 6 cruising
In the Mediterranean. 1t may be some
what of an affront to our national
pride that we should have reached this
secondary position at sea-"
Mr.. Hurd consoles himself with the
reflection that the British admiralty
is saving money.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-31
I WANTED TO SEE THAT PIG
"AnimaW Had Strange Fascination
for the Thirsty Fasteners Of
Century Ago.

The present prohibition law is much
more stringent than was the dry law
Of Massachusetts of 100 years ago,
when the Striped Pig gained its
fame. At that time the law read that
liuuol could not be secured, save in
15-gallon lots. That gave the pig
its chance.
Al enterprising resident attended
the military muster on the Readville
fair grounds, and established side
show. A banner before the tent
feunted the likeness of a red anG black
pig which, a sign said, could be seen
for four pence. Many men went in
to see the strange animal, and returned
many times. AS the law did not pro-
hib't the exhibitor from giving away
liquor he gave each patron generous
glass of the forbidden drink from Il
huge stock he had laid in. The Striped
Pig" became famous over night. Songs
were written about the animal, bev-
erGge was named after it, and bur-
lesQuc play in New York adopted the
absurd title.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-31
Something tor Nothing.

"How much?" asked the man as he
stepped from the elevator in the Fed
eral EriIding.
"HuE?" returned III. N. Wadleigh.
tfe elevator man.
How much?" again asked the man
as he pulled a large roll of bills from
his pocket.
"NVhat for?" Wadleigh inquired.
"NNhy. for the ride up to the third
fioor?" said the stranger.
Wadleigh thought he was being kid
ded, so replied. "Oh, l guess Sl.5O
will cover it."
The man reached in his pocket and
got the amount.
"Say, where are you from that you
have to pay for elevator services" the
elevator pilot asked
my name is Carl John Joseph
Aaron Peterson, and l have lived in
South Dakota for ten years." he said.
MY sisters child is going to be chris
tened Carl John Joseph and I'm going
10 be there" came the detailed an
sWer.