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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-12
Things You Don't
Read About in the
Corporation Press

Detroit, Mich.-More than one
sign reflects the depression due to
which tens of thousands of men are
being laid off in the city. The over
crowded down town streets are one
thing; thousands of 'for rent" pla-
cards and the reduction of room rent
also a fair indication of the state of
affairs. Added to this is the increase
in army enlistments reported by the
recruiting officers.
Real estate sales are at low ebb,
and this is known as one of the best
cities for the land shark. This
branch of business kept booming
the past ten years until it reached
it's highest proportions early this
year with every man working fun
time and many paying in on lots
bought outside of the city limits.
Now ii is practically at standstlli
with many out of work trying frant-
icallv to dispose of their holdings
that they may barter the proceeds
for bread.
In one union foundry six out OF 4
crew of 800 in normal times are
working. Machine shop hands are
being laid off rapidly The Packard
Motor factory is reported to be
working two and three days a week.
AT the same time hundreds are be-
ing hired at reduced wage.
Banks have tightened up on crea-
;ts and the small business man Is
facing the tight pinch which threat
ems to reduce him to the ranks o.
the wage workers. Everywhere
there is the feeling Of uneasines'
which comes Of uncertainty as re
CARDS livelihood.
These are facts which the dali!
papers fail to mention. On the con
trary, frequent denials are made D.
leading employers Of these "rumors
with . hidden admission here an
there Of an unemployment crisi
tucked away 90 that only the train
ed observer can GET the drift.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-12
Hospital Notes

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Dempsey a son, Sunday November
z.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Laing
a daughter, Monday November 8.
Wm.~Krone was operated on for
ruptured appendix Friday at the
Powell hospital.
Mrs. Anna Nelson Of Peever was
operated on Monday at the Powell
hospital for gall stone.
o. G. Ellistad, who was caught
in corn shredder. and whose hand
was torn OF as result, was treated
at the Powell hospital and is getting
along as we'll as can be expected.
Mrs. G. Aadland underwent an
operation for chronic appendicitis
at the Powell hospital Thursday.
| Chet Cooper underwent an oper.
alton for chronic appendicitis Tues.
day at the Powell hospital.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-12
MEN
OWN THEIR
OWN BANK;
FIRST ONE
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEHRs IN
BIG COOPERATIVE
ENTERPRISE

Cleveland, Ohio.-Labor's first
bank will open its doors here Mon
day.
The bank will be known az the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enein-
GERS Cooperative National bank and
is capitalized at $1,0OO,OO0 with q
surplus of 100000 fully paid in.
Its stockholders are members of
the brotherhood exclusively and all
officers except one vice president
who also acts as manager, are chos-
en- among the officers of the brother
hood.
Despite the fact that dividends
upon the stock are limited to 10 per
cent, the stock has been oversub-
scribed by more than 100000.
what is the purpose of the bank"
was asked of Warren S. Stone, vet
eran president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
1--WE shall seek to serve the cause
of the working people," the leader
of the engineers replied. cat ou.
institution working people may OBJ
tain loans and invest their savings.
In addition, they will receive hearty
cooperation from officials and en-
ployes of the bank in their financial
affairs'
Strong Security Afforded
"Why did yuo decide upon ma
tional charter for your institution"
Mr.. Stone was asked.
Because of greater security afford
ed under federal statutes," was the
answer Labor enterprises must
be absolutely sound"
The bank will do general COM
mercial, savings and trust business.
Not only is the new venture la
boris first bank in the entire world,
but so far as records disclose, it is
the irst cooperative bank ever or
ganized in the United States, all
though there. are many such in vari-
GUS sections of Europe.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-12
Socialism Here
and Elsewhere

Because the farmers of the north
west want state owned grain eleva-
tors they have been denounced az
socialists, bolsheviks and free-lov-
ers.
But I'M New York state big busi-
ness wants state owned terminal
elevators, and it is perfectly all
right.
New York is a grain buying and
grain shipping state, rather than
grain raising state, and the advan-
tages of having terminal elevators,
built and run at cost would rebound
greatly to the advantage of the men,
bers of the New York Produce Ex-
change.
BY means of these publicly owned
elevators New York expects to re-
tain big grain shipping business
even after the Great Lakes-to-the-
sea route is opened for ocean going
ships.
The Produce Exchange men and
the NewYork railroads are fighting
the project for the deep waterway
up the Lakes. But anticipating de-
feat, they are going ahead with the
state ownership OF elevators in order
to nullify in a degree the effect OF
the new waterway.
One state owned elevator is to be
constructed at Oswego on Lake
Ontario and the other in Brooklyn.
About $1.OO0,000 is to be spent for
the Oswego elevator and about s2,-
500 1000 for the one in Brooklyn
The sum Of $775,000 has already
been appropriated by the legislature.
The big daily newspapers in New
York which are bitter against the
socialistic schemes Of the farmers
of the northwest are very sweet for
the socialistic scheme Of the grain
dealers Of the New ork Produce Ex-
Characterization Capital-Times.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-12
THE
L. B. LEGAL
TENDER TO
PAY DEBT
THAT is WHAT "FARMER
BROWN" PROPOSES AND HE
GIVES SOME REASONS

Fargo Courier News-Make the
Liberty Bonds legal tender and thus
pay off $4,000. 900, 900 of war debts
and relieve the money shortage as
if by strike of the pen, is the ad-
vice of James G. Brown Of Fargo,
familiarly known as Farmer Brown.
s'They have made notes issued by
the federal reserve banks legal ten
der and that paper certainly is not
backed by as good security as the
Liberty bonds" said Mr., Brown,
''T'he federal reserve bank notes are
only secured by commercial paper
issued by firms and individuals. Why
then, should not the notes issued by
the government and backed by all
the resources of this mighty nation
be made legal tender as we'll.
They are allowing our bank to
issue notes and put into circulation
as legal tender. Why should not
our governemnt have the same
right? There are billions tied up
in Liberty bonds. BY making them
legal tender worth 100 cents on the
dollar. this vast amount of money
would get into circulation, the gov
eminent would have paid off a large
war debt and millions of dollars in
interest would be saved Think
what tremendous buying power is
represented in these Liberty bonds!"
Mr.. Brown also said that the ad-
vice given the farmers to hold their
to hold their wheat until they get
price that will at least cover the cost
of production. said he. "What are
our shoe manufacturers doing now
when there is slump i'm the shoe
trade? And our automobile manu-
facturers? Are they cutting down
the prices and selling their products
below the cost of production? Not
so you can notice it.
What Manufacturers DO
"But this is what they do. They
close their factories until the de-
lland shall have caught up with
and exceeded the supply. Then they
will begin manufacturing again and
charge the price that affords a good
profit.
':Thats business. It's got to be
come farming, too. If the farmer
cannot get justice in any other way
he must adopt the business mans
tactics. If the farmers of North Da
kota decide to cut down their wheat
acreage one-third next year they will
likely be i'm a position to demand g
profitable price next fall.
Must Get Rid of Discrimination
"But, really, what the farmers
ought to do is to go to Washington
and demand legislation that will cut
out the discrimination that now ex-
lists in the grain trade against the
farmer. Unless present inequitable
conditions are remedied agriculture
faces complete ruin in this country.
The farmer must act if our country
| is to be saved"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-12
Tremors in So. Oak.

Sioux Falls. Nov. s.-A slight
earthquake shock occurred at Mad
ison, forty miles north Of here. about
4 .. m. today, says report from
there, which declares people were
awakened BY the tremors. No prop
erty damage has been reported.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-12
Indian Stumbles
and Gun Blows
Off Side of Face

peever, Nov. s.-The first victim
of the hunting season in this vfcini-
ty was Frank Harris, a Sisseton and
Wahpeton Indian, who died as the
result of hunting accident.
He stumbled and fell and his shot
gun was discharged in such man.
ner as to tear away the left side OF
his face.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-12

We are all Of US imaginative IN
some form or other. for images are
the brood Of desire.-0eorge Eliot.
, 1920-01-01
LEGISLATURE WILL BE CALLED.
Special Session To Be Held Some Time
This Month to Ratify the Equal
Suffrage Amendment.

According to newspaper reports II
special session of the Wyoming legiSla-
ture will be called by Governor Carey
some time during January. TO ratify
the equal suffrage amendment. Gov
ernor Carey is credited with the fol
lowing statement:
II have heard from the majority of
the legislators. and nearly all of those
who have replied are in favor Of a spe-
cial session. However, l shall no de-
eide Upon the date or issue the call
until l have heard from every member
of both houses"
1t is presumed that the special ses-
sion will be held during the last week
OF January.
, 1920-01-01

for physical fitness among its draf-
tees, of whom SD per cent were
found physically qualified for service
Nebraska was second with S5.I per
cent physically fit Kansas third, with
S:f.3 per cent. and Arizona fourth. with
S4.7 per ccnt. The district of Columbia
was fifth with S3.T per cent. accord
ing to the table given out. but i'll fact
the district was tied with Montana.
which also had S3.T per cent of its
men physically qualified.
AT the bottom of the list of states
is Rhode Island. among whose DRAFT
tees only $40 per cent. or Il little
more than one-half, were found phys
bottom of the list with GAG per cent Of
physically qualified regiStrants, while
Maine had 65.4 per cent and MaSsa-
chuSetts T3.3 per cent. No explanation
fact that the lowest percentage of
physical fitness found in New England.
England.
In the whole country 24.O0O,O 900 men
We're registered for the draft. About
3.6O0.O00 were examined either by the
draft board doctors or the camp sur
geons. OF this number TS.6 per cent
passed both examinations as fit for
either full or limited militay service.
Assuming that the same percentages
would have held if all registrants had
been examined, there were nearly
100000 between the ages of Is and
40 physically fit for military service.
, 1920-01-01


ny Mas stl l'hhS at an carr!
cbolv partinp etween himself and
family had taken Mace His de.th
was momentariIv locked fo,.
NV -. -
no,anpa :" ass"a.e SET
- - ' VA "as - \ M e"rii
the nresident The nssaiI.nt forceI
his way into the sick chamber where
Mr.. Seward was confined to his bed,
n after dealing disabling blows on
the attendants. rushed TO the bedside
ana h the secretary IN the neck
ana breast. he then lied from the
mouse, COUNTED Il horse, making use, as
he did so, of the same exclamation
used IN the presidents assassination
nS ,5s ~ el inousn me
of n mortal cb]arocter If is fea red that
owing TO his previous debilitated condi-
tion. they may lead TO fatal results.
- ~ aSSSa sass nau NJ. nten arIesleu
up " ~ roui VI uui idtts. ulspa.ches'
,, W. poHiti.ei! NAo"h
anr.aim Sn5pi"ih,m p' S'iohsls u "
iH'i
further along appears the following
formal announcement of the Presidents
death in n bulletin from Secretary of
War Stanton:
WA Department. Washington
"AnriI II. 1861 40 3 IN
"Maior General Dix. New York
Abraham Lincoln died This morning Mt
30 minutes past I o'clock.-Edwin NJ.
Stanton. Secretary of War"
And a stiu ,,tor hu,,otin fror, +ho
oee;aa 80
, 1920-01-01
Many Road Projects Approved.

The record indicates that from July
], 1918. to November 1, 1919, the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
approved 1,345 road projects, involv-
ing the improvement of 12,159 miles.
at an estimated cost of approximately
$1S1, 1864. OF this sum approx
mately S7S,592, 1857 represents Federal
funds. Since the passage of the Fed
eral aid road act 1927 projects have
been approved. These call for the con
struction of 1886 miles of road, at an
estimated cost of $225,26 ,S47, of which
about $9J. 40 will be borne by the
Federal government. Gratifying prog
ress also has been made in connection
with the national forest road work.
From July 1, 1918, to November 1, 1919,
"A projects. involving 923 miles of road,
were approved, and plans were complet-
ed for the improvement of 80 others.
aggregating GAG miles.
The above facts are brought out in
the annual report of the secretary of
agriculture.
, 1920-01-01
SHERIFF ROACH is APPOINTED.
Sheriff Of Platte County Chosen by
Governor Carey to Succeed Com
missioner #. l.. Crabbe..

Governor Robert ID. Carey announced
Monday afternoon that a. s. Roach.
sheriff of Platte county. had been APP
pointed state prohibition commissioner.
to succeed f. l.. rrabbp. resigned. The
new commissioner has accepted and
will assume office January 1. saws the
Wyoming Tribune.
In making his appointment the gov
II set at rest speculation as To
whether or not the office would be con
tinued.
Il have considered the matrer vcry;
carefully" he said. "and have found
that recently the sheriffs of the vari-
u counties have been making every
effort to enforce the state dry law, bur
that they have been having n lot of
trouble on account of the difficulties
experienced in getting evidence. With
in the past week "A number of them
have appealed TO me for assistance.
The policy of Mr.. Roach will be to
assist the sheriffs wherever they de-
sire assistance. The enforcement of
the law must depend largely on the To-
cal officers.
People are constantly writing me
relative to enforcement and the lack
OF 1t. l am unable to make thorough
investigations or do much concerning
these complaints without some state of
fetal to go to the bottom of the mat
ter.
Il realize that no one man can see
that the law is strictly adhered to in
every part of the state, but / also real
ize that the right kind of man can be
of material assistance to the county
authorities. and | believe that Mr..
Roach is that kind of man.
Mr.. Roach is known as one of the
best sheriffs Wyoming has ever had
He has reduced lawlessness to a mini,
mum in Platte county and, as if tina
were not enough, he became even more
famous a month or $ ago when. almost
single-handed, he walked into a build
ing occupied by Bandit Bill Carlisl,
and brought the bad man into custody
His brother, Frank Roach. was kill
ed about three years z while in tn,
performapce~'dS duties as-sheriff o.
Laramie county VI = = +
, 1920-01-01
Wyoming Heads the List.

The statistics given out on the draft
contain some interesting features.
Among the notable things is the fact
that Wyoming stood first among the
states in the percentage of fitness of
the men drafted for service.
Another fact Of great significance.
usually overlooked, is that. out of
24,O00,000 men registered, an army of
19.000,000 would have been secured had
all been examined and the rates of fit
ness held up for all. The Butte Post
has the following interesting state
ment on the subject.
"on the score of physical fitness for
soldier service Montana's record is
excellent-that is the testimony Of the
war departments statistics. It's fig
ures show that the state registered
for the draft 2O1,256 men of whom
16S,500, IN examination, met the test,
that being 1871 percent.
Wyoming holds the banner record
, 1920-01-01
Range Horses Reported Dying.

Kemmerer Camera While the IA
vorable break in the weather of the
past few days will result in the saving
of large numbers of sheep on the desert
range, as it will make 1t impossible to
get them to shelter and feed, there ap-
pears to be no relief for the range horse
and a great many are reported dying.
These animals, compelled by the
unusual shortage of grass and other
natural feed, are seeking the section
covered by heavy sage and driven by
hunger are eating the heavy sage wood,
which it is reported, oon kills them.
Starting in the Soap Hole Basin
country in the upper Green River and
continuing south on the Little Colorado
and Red Deserts, there are still large
numbers of horses ranged, as is also
the case on the Carter lease and other
open sections of the country, and as
there is already a great shortage of
hay throughout the country, there APP
pears to be no relief for these animals.
, 1920-01-01
Big Tractor For Highway Department.

A big twenty-ton Hup caterpillar
tractor was unloaded at Rock Springs
last week for the state highway depart
ment. says the Miner. The tractor is
to be used on construction work in
Sweefwatef county and it lis expected
that similar tractors will be purchased
for each county in the district. The
construction work in this section of
Wyoming is mostly along new surveys
and is very heavy work, and the large
tractors are needed to pull the scrapers
in this work.
, 1920-01-01
Stockmen Urged
to Test All Stock
Federal Veterinarian Recommends al
Examination OF All Cattle
For Tuberculosis.

DR.. ]. G. Warwick of the Uaitrt
States bureau of animal industry.
urges the stockmen of Wyoming u
take advantage of the winter months
before the spring work commences.
and have cattle tested for tubrrcu-
lOSis.
II anticipate that all cattle pur-
chased by the big packers at the pub
lie stock yards will be bought subject
to government inspection in the near
future says DIR. Warwick. This
will throw h loss where animals are
condemned on the stock raiser, in
stead of the packer as now practiced.
At present extremely fat heavy ami
mails are purchased by the packers il
this in numerous instances.
Nor are fat. well-fcd and hcalthy-aP-
pearing cattle an assurance that thcg
are free from tuberculosis. / myself
nave condemned while inspecting
meat in the packing houses as high
as 20 to 30 carcasses in one day.
These We're usually from one herd,
and all were fat cattle. An absolute
Continued on Page Four
, 1920-01-01
50,000-Aere Ranch Sold.

1t is reported that a contract cover
ing the disposal of the 5O.OO0-acre lone
ranch, near Bosler, Wyo., has beer
signed by the Iron Mountain Ranch
company.
The cutting up of this ranch marks
another stage of development in east
ern Wyoming, the passing of one of the
last of the big ranches into the hands
OF many small operators. The lone
ranch was purchased by Frank c. Bos-
Ter about 20 years ago. and he devel-
oped it as the original home of the
now famous Diamond white face cat
tie. Later Mr.. Bosler purchased the
5~O,OOO-acre Northrup ranch. and the
3~O,000-acre Taylor ranch. connecting
with the o II and Rock Creek hold
ings, and securing an almost solid
block of land 100 miles long and aver
aging ten miles wide. AS many as H.
600 head have been run there, and
there has never been n time when Il
single head has been forced on the
market on account of scarcity of water
or summer feed. Since the death of
Mr.. Bosler in November of last g
all of the property of the estate has
come under the active control and
management of Mrs. Bosler.
, 1920-01-01
Local Man Has a y
Valuable Relic
Copy of New York Herald Containing
First Printed Announcement of
Assassination of Lincoln.

Jno. d. Rinehamer of Saratoga, more
affectionately and commonly known as
Butch Cassidy, this week exhibited
to The Sun man a most unusual relic
in the way of Il newspaper, it being Il
copy of the New York Herald of date
April 10, 1865.
This o has been exceptionally
well preserved, the paper being as
white and fresh and the print as plain
md Iegible as though printed within
4e past month.
7 1t contains several columns of mat
ter concerning Abraham Lincoln and
the details of his tragic death, and
some short news reports of the oper-
ations of the union armies in the civil
war.
The editorial heading. carries the
name of James Gordon Bennett as
editor and proprietor, and the follow
ing concerning the assassination of the
president is reproduced from the edi-
torial column:
"An unlocked for and terrible ca
IlIai:y has befallen h nation. Pres
ident Lincoln last night received Al
wound at the hands of an assassin, the
effects of which there is no hopes of
his surviving, being shot while sitting
in a theater witnessing the performance
OF a play. An attempt was also made.
apparently by the same person who
shot the president, to take the life of
Secretary Seward.
"The assassin, after firing on the
president, rushed in front OF the box
occupied by the latter. and waving a
long dagger which he held in his right
hand. exclaimed, using the motto of
h State of Virginia. Sic Semper Ty-
rannisi
'He then jumped on the stage. and.
amidst the intense excitement which
ensued. escaped through the rear OF
the building.
"The president was shot through the
head. He was Immediately removed,
and on examining the wound, the brain
was found oozing therefrom. The best
surgical skill was instantly summoned.
but 1t was not thought ii could be of
any avail toward saving Mr.. Lincoln's
, 1920-01-01

use saratoga advertIsIng stickerg.
, 1920-01-01

Continued on Page Four
, 1920-01-01

dancing negroes who appeared to be bit
by tarantulas, and the music of sew
eral bands made the scene enlivening
enough.
"A crowd Of soldiers and citizens, ac-
companied by II band, made Il favorable
demonstration in front of General Sher-
mans headquarters. They loudly and
vociferously called for the General. He
had to make his appearance, and thank
ing the men, said:
I'VE have glorious news, soldiers.
Richmond is ours ana the rebel army is
broken up and demoralized. L have Il
letter from General Grant in which he
says that he is pursuing Lee II wishes
to have us press Johnston, which 1
think Wen do. (Cries of we will! We
will ~ We don't mean to let him rest,
so be prepared for the march in Il few
days
Loud cheers were given for Sher-
man, for Grant and his army, and the
men returned to their quarters CON
graduating one another.'' N
, 1920-01-01

The annual meeting of the wyoming
Wool Growers association will be held
at Cheyenne, Jan. 10, 10, and II, 1920.
and many of the flockmasters from
Carbon county are figuring on being
present.
, 1920-01-01

A pleasant New Year party occurred
last evening at the ]. ID. Paulson home,
attended by Mrs. Harry Moore and the
members of her Sunday school class,
about 20 in all. Various games were
enjoyed during the evening and the
advent of the new ear was welcomed
with much noise and hilarity.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-12-31

All that portion of the southeast
quarter (SEk) of the southwest quar-
ter (SWA), section IA. township
north. range 8, west OF Boise meridian.
lying east of draw running through
said premises, the same comprising
c. Mitchell.
North half (Nh). of the southw west
ter eswHC 81 the northeas weS Quarter 1
(NEH) Of section %. township { north,
range 3. west of Boise meridian. be-
longing to Nicholas Maysonholder.
And further notice is hereby given
that the 18th day of January, 1891. at
S O'clock p: n. :, has been set fer the
all persons interested are notified to
appear at the office Of the board Of
Idaho. to show cause in writing, II any
they rave. why the lands mentioned
in each Of said petitions should Tot be
annex cd to said district.
FRED l.. EVANS,
1O6-107-1O8c Secretary.