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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
3
The Washington room report notes pervasive doubt among bankers and business leaders. It cites credit strains and weak industrial demand, with attention to railroad and textile sectors, and outlines cautious forecasts amid shifting conditions.
Miss Lorene Hillerns, 18, Minneapolis native, was arrested near Neve for alleged theft of $2,000 from Mrs Martha Setliden’s home on Like Kanipeska shores. Bond set at $1,000, later reduced to $400. release followed by local Watertown women posting required bond.
In Edgemont Aug 6 a scavenged woman’s head from a show window dummy was found near a road. Authorities retrieved the suspect item from the site and alerted police, noting the grisly discovery. In the same region a court case hinges on the family bible to determine the age and marriage validity of Marie Weith and Albert Provost amid parental opposition.
The latest filing period closes with a long list of independents and party nominees for federal and state offices. Names include Pierre, Sioux Falls, Huron, Aberdeen, and Mitchell candidates for president electors, U.S. Senate, House districts, governor, and state offices.
The article notes that candidates representing districts spanning more than one county must file petitions with the secretary of state. This requirement applies to Lesislaive electoral regions, affecting candidate eligibility and filing procedures.
James Howard, an organizer for a WWI group, was arrested by the foods police in Aberdeen after a hearing before Municipal Judge McNaughton. He was found guilty of a change of wind and accused of preaching a WWI doctrine to a group. A companion appeared at the county jail and threatened his release, then left town with a curt escort. The event mentions a 16-foot riding pole and references a wave called the homing wobblies as they continue.
Pierre August 6 Guy Barnes a local real estate dealer flew over Jackson Pennington Butte Perkins and Ziebach counties to inspect scattered tracts. He traveled more than 400 miles in two days due to highway conditions and said flight is the best way to see the country.
Mitchell Aug 6 Claude Hagge the second of a gang of young automobile garage thieves was tried before Judge W M Herbert and fined 60 dollars. The charge was embezzlement for giving away gasoline and spark plugs to friends while employed at Central Auto and Machine company. The case marks the second conviction in a city crackdown on a string of garage robberies over several months.
Pennington County officials reached agreement after a countywide conference to submit in November the proposal to issue $500000 in bonds for a new county courthouse in Rapid City. The current courthouse, used since pioneer days, has become inadequate for the county's growing business.
Early Bowdle area wheat shows rust spores only on the exterior and not penetrating the stalks after field examinations. Measurements indicate the rust danger has subsided for now, with grain crops spared from serious infection in this run.
Mrs Farendin of Bryant suffered severe bruises and cuts when a tire blew out causing her car to overturn. She was hospitalized with other occupants. Her brother Richard Lawless accompanying him for an appendicitis operation also became a patient.
The executor Samuel F Brown of the estate of L F Brown deceased invites creditors to file claims with vouchers within six months after first publication. Address is Canton SD or law office of Lars Grinager Canton SD. Dated Sisseton SD June 1920. Attorney Lars Grinager.
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