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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
1
Waletich and Plut have employed a crew this week to install plate glass windows, rearrange the interior, and finish the basement of their department store. When completed, the store will boast one of the finest and best arranged mercantile establishments in the city.
Albert Vig a carpenter fell from the roof of a Will Heinicke barn six miles northeast of Sisseton. He landed on the ground suffering severe injuries to his back hip right leg and right wrist. He was brought to Sisseton hospital for treatment on Tuesday.
Yesterday afternoon a fire started from a match and bed at the Rask house near turning the home to ashes. Mrs Rask, who had set young Ted to bed, smelled smoke, found the bed on fire, and saw Ted in another room. A few pails of water stopped the blaze and the family escaped unharmed.
At a recent school board meeting the group voted to begin school on the first Monday in September. Existing contracts include Superintendent H L Mossman of Sioux City, Principal Mrs Ada Streeter, assistant principal Miss Grace Dunn, and teachers for grades eight Laura Bolles, fifth Frances Hammond, third Clara Axness, and second grade positions.
The record notes a sequence of contestants in a political primary, listing Miss Elizabeth Croal Miss Gertrude Swenumson and Miss Elizabeth Chmel as participants in the first and second primaries. The fragment suggests a civic event with titled contestants and stages.
Tensrud was on the sick list last week while Dr Sverre treated A Flade lands patient. Miss Mable Hanson returned from Minnesota to visit friends. Wedding bells may soon ring in the vicinity. Mrs Doherstein remains ill. Dr Morton attends her. Ellestad matriarch visited Wisconsin and stays at the Ellestad home. Nora Barry of Sisseton visits Tom Harrington this week.
Local notice announces sale of work horses offered cheaply by A B Nelson. Buyers urged to act quickly to secure animals.
The 17 year old Tenn Schneideroit, son of Ma ami and Mrs Otto Gleerup, apparently hanged himself on Sunday at Almone Coffee farm near Effington. His body showed multiple ligatures, suggesting self destruction. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at his parents home with Rev. Shearer officiating. The city recalls German immigrant youths who progressed in wages and customs and the article closes with community sympathy for the bereaved family.
A piano solo titled Farewell dedicated to the memory of Minnesota Governor Johnson is composed by Ida Maria Axness of our city. The piece is praised for its musical craftsmanship and emotional expression and may become a lasting classic. Copies are available at Red Cross Drug Store.
An editorial note mocks editors and editors jokes about laughs as a government expert claims to have discovered a method of treating banknotes. The Soo Walls Argus Leader headlines the piece with a coy question about champions while hinting at a forthcoming experiment and subscriber participation.
The piece muses on not having bank notes to print and asks subscribers to send larger notes to test handling. It recalls ancient parables about guilt and self‐awareness, suggesting common man flaws persist from antiquity to the twentieth century.
Doctor Nygaard urges immediate veterinary care for horses and stock with nine of ten cases curable when treated early. Available for night and day calls. work speaks for itself.
Monday evening a reception was hosted at Miss Oliver’s home by several classes of the M. E. Sunday school for Miss Matilda Johnson. An active worker in the Sunday school and Epworth League, she will be greatly missed as she moves to Coalridge Montana with Mr. and Mrs. Onstad.
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