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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-15
entered at the postoffice at sisseton.
So. Dakota as second class matter.
Subscription $500 per year
WHY WORK ON A FARM

Who wants to work on farm
when there is SO much more fun tc
be had in the city? Is it the boob?
Or is it, by any chance, the level
headed chap who sees just little bi,
further than his nose?
What do you get in the country
anyhow, except hives, warts and sun
burn? Well thew do say that nova
days every farmer worth his. salt has
a flivver at least
And ne has a telephone and u
piano and a graphophone Won't be
long before he has private movie.
And he takes the catalogues of the
big mail order houses to bed with
him every night. And he has money
to buy the things that strike his
fancy in them. He has money in the
bank.
Doesn't give any of it to the doc
tors. Doesn't need to.
And, gee wh!z he looked good in
uniform when straight shoulders and
a straight back and straight eyes
came into their own.
The red on the cheek of the girl
he goes to see doesn't come out of .,
bottle.
Lots of fun too, fishing in the old
mill pond. Leaves less dust in your
eyes than the bleachers at the ball
game.
Time to read at night. Cultivate
your intellect, go to Congress, N
everything. Funny how the politicians
think lot of farmers.
And the way city folks come out to
get some real food once in while :
strawberries fresh from the vine,
cherries, watermelons, turkey, oh boy
Makes the city aeem pretty stale aud
frowsy when the spring days come.
Who wants to be bending over desk
or working in shop when he corld
be blowing on the side Of a hill with
the peach and apple trees in bloom
the bees buzzing and the good old
sun shining down!
City looks coed sometimes. Pretty
girls. movies, bright lights. Where's ii
get you? chum sorrows money, does
MT pay It back Girl goes on WITH fell
scw with bette. Job. Takes all you
make to buy decent clothes. wear
white collars. put up false from,
Never feel quito right Times when
you'd give anything to be away from
II al.
Back to the farm boys! Let's go.-
The Come Back.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-15
Must Enforce Auto DINNER Law


To lessen the danger of accidents.
State Sheriff j. G. Shanks has instruct
ed sheriffs, states attorneys and ali
police officials of the state to vigor.
ously enforce the state law in regard
to the use of dinners of automobiles.
In his letter to the officials, Sheriff
Shanks says nj part:
Subsection, 1, of section 1868 OF
the 1919 code reads as follows:
Every driver of an electrically
lighted motor vehicle shall equin
such motor vehicle with headlight I'm
SEES or dinners which diffuse the light
so as not to permit glare from such
headlight to be thrown into the eyes
of persons approaching such motor
vehicle or being approached by it,.
Whereas, violation of the provi.
sions OF this subsection IL grave
public danger and owing to the fact
that many serious and in some cases
fatal accidents have resulted from
such violations, it is my order that you
enforce the law cs regards the pro.
visions Of this subsection 10 the ut
most, and that you effect or cause the
arrest and prosecution of all persons
violating"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-15
FARM COOPERATION

Farmers should be able to make as
much money as other business men.
The majority of them will not in tie
long run do SO, until their work is
organized on greater scale. The sue
cessful men OF to-day have attained
their wealth by handling production
on large csale. The small individu-
al producer in any industry rarely a.
complishes much.
1t is very likely impossible to COM
bine farms on q big scale, as factories
are combined, On account Of the ply
steal difficulties. To get the best re.
suit Of combination, a large group of
workers need to be assembled in some
one place like factory, where they
can be efficiently supervised and work
according to uniform standards.
Naturally farming can not be done in
that way.
But cooperation and combination
can be applied to the farming industry
q great deal more than has ever been
done.
Farmers are realizing this all over the
country. The new associations are. buy
ing costly machinery and arranging
for the Joint use of 1t. They market
their products on q big scale. They
buy fertilizer and other supplies at
q discount. They unite to introduce
Thoroughbred cattle. And SO on in a
great variety of ways.
a cooperative movement need not
attempt anything very big at the out.
set. It can work at first along two u
three lines where the advantages of
united action are most obvious. The
co-operators will make some mistakes
but they will acquire valuable ex.
perience. After then have learned
how to work together, In few things
they can 80 on to take up other lines
The farmers In Roberts count,
should take up. and push this move.
ment with all their energy. It /,
bound to revolutionixe American agr
culture. and to bring results tina,
could never be had under old fashion
ed individual farming.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-15
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK

Writers on business topics could
formerly predict the commercial fu-
ture with some confidence Signs of
storms were as clearly marked as by
g barometer. But in these unpreced-
ented times, pas. experience throws
little light on the future.
On the surface the business situa-
ton is of the most favorable kin"
Bank clearings have been rising to the
highest figure ever recorded Most Of
the railroad net earnings for June
have now been published and show
marked improvement. Commercial
failures are at very low point.
Yet there are many cautional sig
mails in the financial weather. The
price situation is bad. The constant
increase of living costs must tend to
check business. Labor troubles will
check production and brighten capital
lists from undertaking new enterpris-
es. Europe shows a disposition to dis
courage imports from the United
States in all lines but those very es-
sential to reconstruction.
With such indications as these, the
business community should steer clea;
of speculation. The enormous amount
of money being put into oil stocks is
not a favorable symptom. A grea,
many men may find themselves tied
up beforelong with unstable o,
worthless securities while their credi.
tors are demanding cash. Land specu.
lation is proceeding recklessly in
many sections, and will tie up capita,
needed to float business.
Yet no reason exists to-day why
any legitimate enterprise should cur
tail operations. More money is in tho
hands of the working masses than
everbefore. They are going to be able
to keep buying for good while under
any conditions. AS long as they keep
buying, all the producing industries
can market their goods freely. These
are times when it is safe to produce
in large volume, but not to speculate
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-15

G. r. Jorgensoa and family depar-
ted Friday for q two weeks auto trip
through southern Minnesota and
Iowa. They were accompanied from.
Milbank by Mrs. F. B. Irvine, Mrs.
Jorgenson's sister. who lives at Lin
ton. N. D., and who came down to ac-
company them on the trip. Their final
destination is Monona, Iowa. where
the ladies will visit relatives while
Mr.. Jorgenson transacts some BUSH
ness in interest Of the Whetston Val.
ley DEVELOPMENT Company
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-15

as the earliest date of settlement on
the tracts SO filed upon. Anyone who
goes upon any CT the tracts pricr t.
the latter date is considered as tres
passes and gains no rights whatevs:
by their attempt to locate upon the
land prior to that date.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-15
sUMMON.sl

State of South Dakota, County OF
Roberts. SIS. In Circuit Court Fifth
judicial Circuit.
Lima 3. Bassett. Plaintiff,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-15

The old topers look almost as pale
nowadays as the buttermilk that is be-
ing handed out to them.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-15

In these times of unrest. the only
people who seem satisfied are those
who haven't got anything.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Oct. 30.-Hog receipts
$4,000; steady to strong at yester-
days average; bulk, 13.509H.1O;
top price. 14.1S; heavy. 13.604
14.i0: medium. 13.6061415. light
13.6O01410; light lights, 1850
1885; heavy packing sows, smooth
13.OO@13.50; packing sows. rough,
12.75613.0O; pigs, 12.50913.50.
Cattle receipts, 10000 unsettled
beer steers: medium and heavy
weight: choice and prime, 1900
1850; medium and good. 10.509
1915; common, s.25@10.50; light
weight. good and choice. l4.000
1925; common and medium, 1900
1875: butcher cattle, heifers, 6.75
914.50; COWS, 6.50Q13.00; Gamers
and cutters, $3.50 $50; veal calves.
17.OO@1S.25; feeders steers, $50
1900; stocker steers, 6.00@10.2o !;
western range, steers, 1850 1850;
COWS and heifers, 6.00613.00.
Sheep receipts. $4,000: weak
lambs. 12.25015.25; cuIls and com
mon, S.5061200; ewes. medium.
good and choice. 6.150S.00; culls
and common, 3.0096.5o; breeding,
6.756I250.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
NEED BOYS TO
HELP PICK The
BIG CORN CROP
Many Exceptions Asked of County
Superintendent OF Schools,
but He Is POweriess.

Requests for excuses threaten to
swamp G. E. Plat, county superin-
tendent of schools. Corn husking
is the plant upon which each is
based.
They come from practically ev-
cry school district in the county,
excepting Aledo and Matherville-
the result OF the labors OF H. K.
Whites, county truant officer.
-" l have no power to grant eX-
cuses," Mr.. Plat declared to a rep
resentatiYe of the Argus. Il can
not act unless I receive an en-
dorsement of the excuse from the
board of directors Of the school az
fected stating the facts. Unless
such action on the part of the d.
rectors is taken l can 40 nothing.
Meanwhile the truant officer will
continue to do his duty. Indica-
lions are that he will be most &C
tive during the next few weeks.
The belief seems to exist in some
quarters OF the county that once a
child has finished the public
schools, although below the age Of
16, he is not required to continue
into the high school. Superintend-
ent Platt declared that the super
intendent of public instruction in
Illinois has ruled that student
must remain in school until reach
ing the age of 16, regardless wheth-
er that age Will carry him or her
into the high school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
HOLD IS
SHOWN BY CORN
ON BULL TREND
Wet Weather and Reports OF Car
Shortage Are Factors In
Strengthening Market.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. SO.-Fresh
strength developed in the corn
market today. Wet weather and
car shortage were the chief bullfsh
factors. Gossip about the reported
extension of American credits to
Germany continued also TO stimu-
late buying. Opening prices, which
ranged from 1sc to sSc higher, with
December $1.27&4 to $12s, and Nav
1924 to $1.z4A, we're followed by a
little reaction In some cases and
then = moderate general advance.
On the bulge December reached
the topmost point since Sept. "a.
Later. however, weakness of the
New York stock market had a de-
pressing influence. The close was
unsettled, &c to NC net higher,
with December 1.27h to 1.2S and
May 1.2445
In provisions subsequently,. pack
ing interests turned to the selling
side. A material setback in values
followed.
Oats were firm with corn. A
fair demand from the seaboard was
reported. After opening unchanged
to &c higher, including December
at 7Izc, the market sagged slight
ly, but then went above the initial
figures.
Provisions took the same course
as grain Advances, however, were
not of a radical sort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
REPORTS GIVEN
TOSTATE BOARD
FOR SEPTEMBER
Tri- City Railway Company Operat-
ing Expenses Show Increase
Over Last Year.

In compliance with the request
OF the public utilities commission
OF the Tri-City Railway company
and Moline, Rock Island and East
ern Traction company to furnish a
monthly report the following state
ments of the receipt for the month
Of September are given
This is the first month that a
complete monthly report has been
made and in comparison with the
same month in 1918 the report
shows an increase OF $4,000 over
last year in the operations. This
is accounted for mostly by the In
crease in wages.
The report for the month OF Sep
TENDER Is as follows:
The gross income for September.
1919. before deducting anything for
depreciation. mounted to S14,402.90
In u months this amount would
be $172,S35.
Yearly depreciation fxed by the
commission amounts to $4,000.
Balance for return on invest
meut. s112.S35.
This is equal TO an annual re-
turn on the valuation OF $4,000, 900
fixed by the commission Of SO per
cent
This falls short OF meeting the
Z per cent allowed by the commits
sion by $4,000 a. year.
The yearly interest on the bonds
and notes alone amounts to $50
090.40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
HUSBAND IN JAIL,
SHE APPEALS FOR
AID TO PAY RENT

Her husband in the county Jail
because he refused to support her
and her little ones, Mrs. Nels Turn
blsd appealed to County Judge n.
A. Larson this morning for means
20 meet the demands of an ayar-
icious landlord.
She IS living in rickety place in
the west end of the city. She told
the Judge the owner threatened TO
evict her if rent is not forthcom-
ing. The Associated Charities has
been providing subsistence for the
family.
Judge Larson Immediately COM
municated with the county poor
master, Charles Golden, and ar
engagements were. made whereby
funds will be provided TO pay the
rent.
Nels TurnbIad was sent to Jail
about three or four weeks ago, and
will remain there until such time
as he provides a bond of $500 to
insure his paying SIS a week to-
ward the support of the family. He
had previously been ordered by the
court to pay this amount, but did
not comply and was taken In Gus
tody when his wife complained he
was preparing to depart for parts
unknown.
TurnbIad is one OF those fellows
who thinks his better half should
earn her own living, and he told
the court this in so many words.
Although being capable Of making
good wages end also being the pos
SCISSOR of Wisconsin land, he &C
copied jail rather than share with
mis- wife He came from st. Paul,
where the court had ordeded him
to pay $40 weekly to the support
of the family. He thought it was
a good means OF escaping dis
tasteful obligation, but his wife
trailed after him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
NO, UNCLE SAM
HAS NOT QUIT
TAKING TAXES
Furthermore, n Lot of People Had
Better Get Theirs in by Nov.
and Avoid Trouble.

All miscellaneous tax returns
for the month of September must
be fled in the Office of Deputy
United States Revenue Collector
W. E. Brill on or before Oct. 81. S..
that they will reach the main offie
in Chicago not later than Nov
Such is the announcement of De
uty Brill made late yesterday.
This tax includes the levy
manufacturers, jewelers., deal
excise and special tax, the co
tor stated. II the returns are
in the proper hands by the a.
specified penalty imposed by law
on delinquents will be enforced.
The collector also wishes it be
known that any merchant or deal
er wishing TO handle oleomargar-
inc must make application for Ii
cense. The fee for uncolored cleo
is so cents.
There is a rumor going the
rounds in the county to the effect
that war tax has been lifted from
ice cream and soft drinks This
report is false, Deputy Brill de-
clares, the war revenue levy still
being in force The government
man has had many inquiries FROM
various county dealers regardingI
this rumo-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
TWO TOWNSHIPS IN
FOR THE HOT LUNCH

Miss Mary Pack, hot lunch ex-
pert of the state university. will be
in Aledo and Mercer county early
in November for the purpose of in
stalling the system in as many
county schools as possible this fall.
She will work in cooperation with
the home bureau, teachers and an
interested mother in each district.
Two townships have signifed
their intention of being the first to
go over the top with every district
school conducting the hot lunch
system this winter. They are Per-
ryton and Ohio Grove. Each has
already several schools operating
under the hot lunch plan
Saturday afternoon there will be
a meeting of the advisory board OF
the home bureau at the Office Of
Miss Elsie GiIdersleeve, advisor.
At the session Mrs ". II. Clarke
and Mrs. l.. B. Canum. also Miss
Gildersleeve, will report on the
convention which they recently at
tended at the state university at
Champaign. Other business mat
ters OF routine nature will be
transacted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City. Mo, Oct. 30.-Hogs
receipts, $500: lower: bulk, 1880
91S.90; heavies, 1350614.00; med
iums, 13.75@1400; lights. 1850
400; light lights, 13.25613.75;
packing sows, 1175112.75; pigs
1900 400.
Cattle, receipts. 1000; lower :
heavy beef steers, choice and
prime, 15.60Q18.25; medium and
good, 11.75@15.50; common, $500
1850; light weight, good and
choice. 12.85@1s00; commend and
medium. S.0O@12s5; butcher
cattle, heifers. 6.4091365; cows,
6.40@1165; Gamers and cutters,
5.0O66.40; veal calves. 12.50W
1850; feeder steers, 5000 1925;
stocker steers, 5.75@9.75.
Sheep. receipts. 1000; higher :
lambs. 13.00615.60; culls and com
mon. S-0001250; yearling wethers,
9.5O@11O0; ewes, 6.0067.75; culls
and common. s.O0Q5.75: breeding
ewes. 7.5O@14.00; feeder lambs,
10.5O@1225.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
WILL RESTORE
OLD RULES TO
SUPPLY COAL

Continued from Page One)
a detailed report of conditions con-
fronting the railroad administra-
ton. Members of the cabinet were
particularly anxious TO know how
long the railroad stock of fuel
would last and how rapidly coal
was being moved from the mines.
L. $. Machinery Ready.
Il had been expected that the
first step in the general campaign
of the government would be 10
bring the fuel administration which
still exists, although its working
organization has been demolished.
Dr. Garfield pointed out, however,
that the railroad administration
could WELD all of the powers vest
ed heretofore in his organization.
The preferential list under which
coal may be allocated and dis
tributed will stand without change
except for elimination OF NUM-
tons plants which in war time
took a considerable part of the
visible supply.
May Cut Supplies 80 Per Cent.
Secretary Lane announced as the
cabinet met that the government
would not hesitate 10 curtail the
consumption of coal in industries
so per cent, in order that the coal
on hand and that available from
unaffected non-union mines. might
be equitabIy distributed to essential
industries.
The curtailment list used by the
war industries board during the
war would be taken as the basis for
the industries to be supplied. Mr..
Lane said, plans engaged in manu-
featuring munitions might be cut
off altogether.
Has Two Months Reserve.
The current supply of coal from
non-union mines is sufficient to
meet domestic demands and supply
the needs of railroads and public
utilities, Mr.. Lane said. New Eng
land has stored away a two months
supply which will take care of all
requirements for that period.
The northwest has a fair win
ter's supply stored at Duluth,
Mimi. and other nearby storage
points, MIR. Lane said
There is from 100000 to 300
100000 tons of non-union coal min
ed coal yearly and this would be
divided as follows:
Railroad supply 100,OO0,00O tons;
domestic. 50,000.O00 tons and pub
lie utilities 25,000,000 tons. This
would leave no coal for industries
from the source and Mr.. Lane said
they would have TO be taken care
of through curtailment of their
consumption.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
HERBERT HOOVER
FAVORS WORK IN
BEHALF OF JEWS

Herbert Hoover. hero general OF
the war, who marshaled not troops
but the vast material resources oil
the country, and organized TO sup
ply the needs of the wartime
emergecy. has seen the necessity
of providing for the destitute
peoples of eastern Europe, and en-
dorsed the campaign for Jewish
relief. now being conducted
throughout America
The drive has also been endorsed
by H. P. Dawson. chairman OF the
war council of the American Red
Cross; George AIDE. the well known
writer; George Burba, Henry Nor
genthau, DR.. Frank Crane and Gov
ernor Frank o. Lowden, who last
week issued proclamation appeal
ing to the people of Illinois to do
THAR share in contributing to this
worthy cause
Reports from over the state show
that the drive is progressing rap
idly in all counties, but Sangamon
holds the honors thus far. Williams
township in that county REPORTING
the Official quota OF 1915 solicited
four days previous to the opening
of the campaign. The amount Of
50 900 was raised in Is minutes at
a public meeting in Decatur fol-
lowing a forceful talk given bv
Judge Huto Pam Of ChicaEoi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
Now Well Find if
Colonies Should
Have Broken Away

Plans are now complete for one
of the best debates of the school
year, TO be held in the chapel room
OF the William and Yashti college
building, wednesday. Nov. 5. he
tween the boys and girls of the
senior American history class OF
the Aledo high school. The ques=
ton is Resolved, That the Amer
lean Colonies Were justified In Re
voting" The girls have the
affirmative side and the boys the
negative. Three of the best speak
ers have been picked for each side
and are under the able direction OF
Miss c. B. Bonner, history teacher
Each speaker will be given 10 min
utes and three minutes will be
given the captains for the rebutta u
There will be three judges, all bu
mess men of this city. one to bf
picked by the girls, one by the boys
and one by the teacher. 1t is uni
derstood that this debate is open
to the public and all interested at 2
invited to attend. The contest vii
start at IL a. m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-30
Get READY FOR
USE OF TROOPS
IN NINE TIEUP
Continued from Page one.]

nished with rifles. and it is under
stood that plentiful stores of am
munitiOn are available both in Chi
cagO and from downstate depots.
Governor Lowden has followed
the policy, when disturbances have
occurred. OF placing the RESPONSE
bility of maintaining order square
ly upon county sheriffs and local
officers. it is pointed out here, and
of sending state troops only when
the regular peace authorities were
unable to cope with the situation.
viii Use Troops IL Needed.
The statement of the governor.
however, issued last Sunday night.
in which he declared that Illinois
would cooperate with the president
ito the end that the people should
not suffer" was taken here to
mean that the military forces of
the state would be used without
hesitation il the need should arise.
Colorado 10 Call Soldiers.
Denver, Colo, Oct 30.-Federal
troops will be asked to aid the
1900 Colorado national guardsmen
in preserving order in coal fields
of this state, should the force now
mobilizing be found inadequate to
deal with the situation. according
to information given out by the
governors Office this morning.
Mobilization of the guard. under
the direction of Adjutant-GeneraI
" A. Spangler. Is being rushed to-
day and the men are expected to be
in camps at Golden and Trinidad
by noon tomorrow.