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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
5
The Sisseton Standard Nonpartisan announces editorial leadership with T. R. Smiley as manager and editor and James Hanson as associate editor. The paper identifies its postal placement as second class at Sisseton, Dakota 80, and advertises a subscription rate of $2.00 per year.
A roster lists political positions and names including President L J Frazier North Dakota Vice President R M LaFollette Wisconsin United States Senator Thomas Ayres Perkins County Congress first E J Holter Canton Congress second Frank Whalen Aberdeen Congress third O E Farnham Newell Governor M P Bates Sanborn County Lieutenant Governor C W Best Beadle County Secretary of State William Nielson Huron Auditor H B Anderson Mitchell Treasurer J L Fritz Minneapolis County Attorney General O M Burch Gregory County Superintendent Alice L Daley Madison Normal School and Land Commissioner E N Delapp Marshall County Railroad Commissioners Arthur J Anderson Aberdeen Fred Jenewein Timber Lake County Candidates Senator Ben Reisdorf Representative J M Sanders 2 H M Felbum 3 C M Fender Treasurer A E Wickard Auditor James Jack Hanson Register of Deeds Layton Teare Clerk of Court J O Johnson Sheriff H H Baker
A fragmented wartime poem recalling Michael McGuire and Buddy Oy Jones debating life after war, with rustic images of pullets and dairy. The verse shifts to references about farming, civilian life, and a bouncer named Mac, ending with cryptic lines about a demargarion and Leavenworth.
A fragment remarks on Bolshevik gold allegedly altering loyalties and critiques Americanism as a response to fatigue and mud swallowing.
Editorials condemn the expulsion of five Socialist members by the New York Assembly as a mob action. Critics argue the move undermines representative government and could embolden future attempts to silence opposing parties.
The passage argues against denying the ballot to radicals and warns that suppression of opposition endangers popular government. It questions New York’s expulsion of Socialist assemblymen and notes the 150,000 Socialists remain disenfranchised, undermining loyalty claims. It ends by citing Byron’s Darkness as a sober moral check when violence looms.
Morning worship at 20 30 includes service and baptism. Sunday school at 11 45. Evening service at 8 00 with sermon Our National Crisis. All are invited to attend this week's programs and themes.
On Saturday evening April 17 the Enterprise Union school hosts a pie supper to raise funds for library books. Sandwiches pie and coffee will be sold. Everyone is welcome. Aldebert Peterson, Tegchoi.
South Dakota notice states candidates with no primary ballot appearance need not file campaign expense statements under Section 7375. Attorney General Byron Payne confirms no filing required for those shown on no official primary ballot. The issue arose from a Sanborn county inquiry.
An advertisement promotes a Dr Doran offering free consultations and examinations during a May 7 visit to the Commercial Hotel. The doctor, licensed by the South Dakota State Medical Board, claims to treat a wide range of ailments but notes no surgeries for chronic appendicitis gall stones ulcers tonsils or adenoids.
A notice promises free travel on a trip with distinct medical treatment underscoring that married ladies should accompany their husbands and children with their parents. The address given is Medical Laboratory of Dr. J. B. Doran at 335 836 Boston Block in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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