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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
8
CORRESPONDENTS report a compact digest of events and features from recent weeks. SHORN OF verbosity, the column highlights notable local and regional items, with terse observations and minimal commentary.
Ornley correspondence details visitors and residents from Wanbay and nearby towns. Events include hotel opening, dances, church attendance, threshing, harvest forecasts, and local building projects. Names such as Poise, Bunk, Mundt, Lewis Adduine, Cotten juss, Theta, Pease, Steele, Lambert, Crock, Crouthiclt, Roy McMillan, Burke, Barley, Anderson, Hollman, Mallory, and others appear with locations Wai Wanbay Milbu Webster Waubay Orley station and Summitton. Crop progress mentions oats wheat dumper and a planned elevator build with forty repairs.
Birth: Oliver couple announce a daughter born Wednesday July 25 in this city to Mr. and Mrs W C Oliver. Marriage: David H Corner and Mabel Boydstrom wed Friday at the Methodist parsonage with Rev Dany officiating. Leo Babcock of Vig and LuLan Cottingham of Sanborn wed at a Bankers home July 11 with Babcock a son of 1 8, Babcock and bride sister of the Coastli family in this city.
The record covers county commissioners actions including bills, supplies, prisoner boards, justice and court costs, and tax appeals. It notes reductions, abatements, and refunds for school loans and real estate taxes, plus an upcoming sale of inherited Indian lands with bid openings and witness lists.
Horton and Ryan win best Shorthorn bull Hortet and Ryan. Stavig Bros take best Hereford bull and top dairy cow. Stavig Bros receive best beef steer and largest pumpkin. Stavig Bros also claim best jar dairy butter, largest 4 bushels of potatoes, and 1 dozen ears of corn. Other awards include eggs, an egg carrier, stockings, a hat, a bed spread, and a set of nets.
Notice announces a hearing on an application by Charles McAneen for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at a location in Bryant Township Roberts County South Dakota. The Board of Trustees will hear the request on August 1 at the township clerk’s office. Citizens may appear and present reasons why the permit should or should not be granted. Dated Windom South Dakota August 1 106 Ay Schetli Town Clerk.
The Firemen's Fund Insurance Corporation organized in California has filed sworn statements of its condition and business as of May 22, 1906. John C. Perkins, South Dakota Commissioner of Insurance, certifies the company is empowered to transact life insurance in South Dakota through authorized agents. Witnessed at Pierre, December 31, 1906, with the official seal and H. E. Walseth as Chief Clerk.
Public notices announce forthcoming five year land proof hearings for settlers in Roberts County near Sisseton, with dates and witnesses listed. Also included are probate notices for Emma L. M. Robinson’s estate, a chattel mortgage sale involving John A. Jerde and Andrew Olson, and notices of land office actions in Watertown and Agency Township, Roberts County, South Dakota.
South Dakota's commercial plans are balanced with focus on mental growth and development. The state is renowned for its educational facilities and agricultural and commercial pursuits. Schools receive strong public attention, with residents eager to keep children educated at home rather than sending them east.
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