The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-03-18

tim Of tonsilitis the past week.
Jay Price OF Claire City visited
friends and relatives here Saturday.
Mrs. Varnes. from near New Eden
visited her daughter, Miss Susie.
Wednesday.
Dad" Osborne has been laid up
with another attack OF rheumatism
the past week.
Mrs. John Osteraas and Miss Es-
Their BRANDED were down from Claire
City, Thursday.
D. b. Mahoney and wife went to
Milbank Saturday evening for an
over Sunday visit.
Little George Pierce, who has
seriously i'll last week, rs reported
to be on the gain.
Miss Julia johnson of Dry Wood
Lake, visited with Sisseton friends
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Mary Coffaa and Miss Laura
Jones. of New Ellington were Sisse-
ton visitors Monday.
Suits, Coats, Dresses and Skirts
arrive daily direct from New York.
See these new things at Stavig
Bros.
The condition of Mrs. j. c. Knapp
is slightly improved, although she
is still under the care of trained
nurse.
Miss Hazel Spackman entertained
Friday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Eudora Dybdhal of Watertown, who
is her guest.
The Sisseton seventh and eighth
grades will play Wilmot seventh
and eighth grades Saturday after
noon at the high school auditorium.
Come and see good game.
Misses Esther and Myrtle Bran
del, Of Claire City and the Misses
Haas, of Lidgerwood spent Satur-
day afternoon in Sisseton.
The Goodwill Lutheran choir met
for practice at the home of Mr.. and.
Mrs. M. l.. Swanberg Wednesday
evening. A fine time was enjoyed
by all present.
Miss Bernice Rudie, who has been
taking course in domestic science
at the Stout university at Menomi-
nee. Wisconsin, is visiting her
mother, brothers and sisters here.
A party of rooters attended the
sixth grade basket ball team to
Peever Saturday, but the Peeyer
warriors did not play for some rea-
son and our disappointed ones re-
turned home lamenting.
George Eastman, of Sisseton
Agency, left Saturday night for Ok
lahoma. He has accepted an offer
from the EST Louis Browns" for the
coming season, and when it comes
to playing ball, George is right
there.
Miss Margaret Schmidt, who
teaches near Peever, was taken i'll
with scarlet fever at the home of
her parents where she had gone for
weekend visit. and the family
was placed under quarantine in con-
sequence.
Mrs. David Shoberg entertained
the Choral Union at her farm home
last Saturday evening. 1t was
very enjoyable occasion, and Mrs.
Shoberg served refreshments which
are spoken of in the highest terms
by those present.
Miss Ruth Jackson. who teaches
near Browns Valley, was at home
over Sunday to see her mother who
is patient at the Powell hospital.
Mrs. Jackson, who has been a suf-
ferer for several weeks with inflam-
atory rheumatism, is slowly rscov.
ering.
Misses Gladys and Agnes Bue
went up to the home farm at Wist
Friday evening. returning Monday.
Lumness and Conrad Bue
them to Sisseton, the
former taking the evening train for
where he expects to visit
friends.
The siren sounded Thursday
night about seven o'clock. But the
alarm was false one. caused by
burning chimney in the upper part
Of the Jim Parker residence, in
rooms occupied by r. Bushell and
wife. and by the time the people
arrived on the scene the excitement
was all over.
Mike Laing took truck load of
boys and girls down to the basket
ball game at Wilmot Friday night.
AS the weather was rather cold, he
had the truck enclosed in canvas to
make the occupants more comfort
able. On the return trip, when
about two and one-half miles from
town. the truck tipped over, but
what seems an incredible thing, no