The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-02-25
LOCAL NEWS


Albert Herrid, who has been Wis
iting friends in Oregon for the past
three weeks, returned last week
with many favorable impressions.
He said he was surprised, but agree
ably so. of course, to find such an
abundance of Leagues out there,
and says that optism runs high for
success at the polls two years hence.
Mr.. Herrid expresses himself as
pleased with that part of the coun-
try, and tells us that probably next
week he will send us general write
up of his trip.
George Willard, of Alto township,
the party who shamefully maltreat-
ed two little orphan boys left in his
care, as reported some time ago in
the Standard, was given a hearing
before Judge H. M. Knight Wednes-
day, Feb. 23. He was fined 500
and given 80 days in Jail.
A congregational meeting was
held at the Presbyterion church on
Thursday evening, the matter to be
considered being the new church
erection. The first loads of sand to
be used in the building OF the
church were hauled this week.
The Young Peoples Chorus OF
the M E. Church went out to the
Otto Hanson home last Saturday
evening where refreshments were
served and a right good time en-
joyed after the regular practice.
II. NJ. Knight returned Tuesday
from Fregus Falls He left his WIFE
and daughted doing as we'll as could
be expected, following their opera
tions in the hospital at that place
Mrs Knight underwent an opera
ton for gall stones and the little
one for tonsile and adenoids.
A new class of ten boys from,
the sixth. seventh and eighth grades
of the sisseton schools, met Wednes-
day evening at the Presbyterian
church to select a name for Their
class i'm Sunday school, and to out
line plans for the future. One thing
decided upon was monthly even
ing meeting for pleasure and nc
creation.
A Sisseton man purchased hunk
of cheese the other evening and put
it carefully away in his larder for
future reference The next day when
he prepared his breakfast, he looked
for his cheese, but it had been pur-
Joined by rat during the night. He
has sworn vengeance on the rodent.
and is on the lookout for it. He set
trap for it but the rat declined
the invitation to come in.
C. NJ. Monnie and SON, Alfred.
were at Ortonville Monday and
Tuesday, the guests of their daught-
er and sister, Mrs. Gertie Eaton.
They made the trip in their car and
had rather rough time of it, owing
to bad roads and high wind.
The Sunday evening choir chorus
of the NJ E. church, organized Sun
day evening with the following Of
ficers: president, Mrs. Emma
Schmidt, vice-president, Miss En-
ley Arrowsmith, secretary, Richard
d. Cough, superintendent, Mrs. d.
F. Stevens. A campaign for new
members will commence immediate
ly. The choir now numbers twenty
members.
Rev. Cough attended the institu-
ton of the new commandery OF
knight Telnplar malta, No. 26)
at Milbank Tuesday evening. Large
delegatinos of Sir knights attended
from watertown and Aberdeen. al
so from adjacent towns.
After an absence of some months
Harry Osman-s overcoat, which
came up missing while he was out
hunting in the early winter. came
back to him on Friday Of last week
Leo Houde found it in the road by
his house and brought it to towr
looking for the owner.
Charlie Perkins was at Waubay
last week directly after the big fire
which nearly destroyed that little
city in the big wind one week ago
Wednesday. This is the second time
in its history that Waubay has suf