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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
3
Sir Maxwell and Dmitri Anatovitch discuss a dangerous secret driving their business empire. Dmitri alerts on a betrayer and contemplates decisive action while Mary, Christabel, Katia, and Dmitri travel to Odessa and Sulfa for a tense family gathering.
Mary Sisterson and Christabel Joyce arrive in Odessa after a long voyage from England. Katla Anatoyiteh greets them warmly, noting Mary’s frail health yet hoping Sulja may aid her. Dmitri Anatoyiteh’s absence from Bulja is blamed on work disputes, while Dimitri’s own delays are described with casual detail.
J A Wright of Houghton announces an upcoming annual wolf drive to begin in about five weeks from Alston on the Mineral Range railroad. More than seventy dogs are secured and about 125 hunters expected as wolves are chased toward the Sturgeon river with 40 to 50 killed manually. The bounty in Houghton County, with state fees, totals about 65 dollars.
A feature on Tom Tonghoat the Canadian long distance runner known as the most feared Olympic Marathon rival. Once obscure he won Thanksgiving Day 1906 by a wide margin in a field of thirty, then dominated races including the Boston Marathon where he beat 115 rivals by nearly a mile. He trains spasmodically and smokes constantly.
Residents gathered to mark Independence Day at the Muntedjal building on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest near 14th and 16th streets. Secretary of the Treasury George Cortelyon and Speaker Joseph Cannon spoke as Marine Band performed while 5000 spectators sang The Star Spangled Banner and America. The ceremony included readings of the Declaration and remarks by local officials and chamber leaders. All government departments closed for the holiday and offices paused business.
Washington Star recalls a nameless reporter who taunts Smith about lunching while he strolls down the street. Smith declines, insisting on meals at the New Willard and rejecting crude eateries as unsanitary. The tale highlights shifts in status and social routine.
A Washington correspondent notes the city reaches a low water mark in summer population as many residents depart for cooler locales. He suggests a census bulletin may reveal the share of the capital’s people who leave during the hot months and recalls the impact of the railroad rate law and end of passes on travel.
Consul General William H. Michael notes Tibetan traders visiting Calcutta in March 1908 brought musk among other goods. Musk comes from a musk deer native to the Himalayas and Tibetan ranges at about 9,000 feet. The male yields the most musk, and the deer are shy and hard to capture.
Gov Crawford appoints Robert Hendricks as fish and game warden for Sundance county. A spate of fatal accidents and fires across the state, including a handcar collision near McGee station that killed Tony Evansoff, and a lightning strike killing Ed and Theodore Edmundson near Garretton. Burglary in Huron yields $20. Bowen murder trial ends in deadlock with $5,000 bail. Schools in Pukwana torn down for new building. Mogul Mining fire at Terry costs thousands. workers displaced. Drainage ditch progress prompts county interest. Davison County normal institute opens with multiple educators and guest speakers. Two railroad accidents claim two lives and injure another in Aberdeen and Groton. Aurora County Sunday School convention draws leaders from Sioux Falls to Leola and Mitchell. A three-year-old fatally injured by a colt kick in Brookings. Beresford fire dept elects officers amid strong service record. Crow Creek reservation workers proceed to Cheyenne River to expedite settlement. Turner County Republican nominees name A. S. Bogue as central committee chair and fall campaign head.
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months in hospital he was discharged with six months to live. He suffered heart trouble smothering spells and fainting fits with impaired sight and kidney issues. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he recovered and has felt well since. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
A circulating Notary laments charges for wear and tear on his books. One volume returns with a Hale on page nineteen and another on page twenty as the proprietor scrutinizes the damaged volume.
Last week issued patents listed by Lothrop Johnson patent lawyers include new devices and improvements. Names span M M Berg Beardsley B Dah Minneapolis C P Hanson J F Hinck Crookston A Hovland Waubay traveling thresher G W Rucker E L Minneapolis fue cleaner G Stevens Duluth and others.
The phonograph aids parrot training by repeating phrases for hours to fix responses. Bird trainers develop specialized methods, earning fame in their fields as experts. A mass migration of 400000 is underway, with new markets and opportunities for poultry raisers and hunting enthusiasts.
Newport gains financially and patriotically from reforming soldier and sailor treatment in U S uniform. A New London dance hall owned by the mayor barred sailors in uniform, while the ship training squadron moved headquarters to Newport. With 2000 men aboard, New London’s trade loses to benefitting Rhode Island merchants. It is prudent to support army and navy.
A York state woman credits Postum and Grape-Nuts with restoring her health after a decade of stomach and liver trouble. She reports gaining twenty pounds, improved strength, and the ability to work from morning till night, noting meals of Grape-Nuts with Postum.
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