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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
7
Two men reminisce about a shared fiancée with one noting the other married her. A reporter asks if they ever faltered on assignment, and the second recalls slipping on an icy sidewalk while writing a story.
A wry exchange reveals that Tootleby a collector of antiques married the ancient Miss Tinkler. The dialogue hints at motive and social humor from a bygone era.
In a domestic chat, Miss Smith cites a new law banning women from wearing stuffed birds or feathers on hats. Aunt Marla counters by noting men in cities wear swallow tail coats and face no action. The exchange touches on fairness and gender norms.
A traveling sociologist from Wereham explains he refused the banquet offer, saying he would not attend as a hobo, insisting he is a professional scholar and not a beggar.
A Routt County Development Co advertises a Carey Act land opening in Little Snake River Valley Colorado. Land and water priced at 25.50 per acre with 5.25 down and ex excursion rates. Contact 814 17th St Denver Colorado for details.
At Golf Club de Paris near Versailles two players faced a tree bound ball when one drive lodged in branches. After a committee ruled, the player climbed the tree to hit from the spot. Later another drive bounced back from the ladies tee box to its start, then rolled into a bunker on the second shot.
A California woman credits Postum with eliminating insomnia after quitting coffee and notes her brother’s sour stomach improved after replacing coffee with Postum. The ad claims many cases prove coffee harms sleep or digestion and promotes a ten day trial and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
Superintendent A. E. Chamberlain reports 131 days of institute work, 280 sessions, and attendance over 26 000 for the year ending June 30. Three large corn meetings by Prof. Holden and a Mitchell corn show boosted local farming, with plans for more shows and sessions this winter and winter courses in the Black Hills starting September 17.
The United States and American Express protested before the state board of review against a 100 percent increase in assessed valuation. The U S company filed a written protest alleging arbitrary and erroneous valuation violating the constitution and requesting that interstate business be used as the basis for assessment. The American Express representative spoke against the action but filed no written protest. possible court action implied.
State fair management at Huron announces rapid preparations for September 9 to 13 with plans for a double previous attendance. Improvements include spur track from Chicago and NorthWestern, large unloading platform, stock chutes, and a switch engine for exhibitors. Deere-Weber of Minneapolis builds a 3000 dollar private exhibit house, with another big firm contracting a similar building by September 1. Black Hills mineral exhibit planned under Col W J Thornby, plus Black Hills Day on September 11 with lower fares.
Work on the Dakota Central road south of Arlington halted when a farm owner blocked crossing with shotguns after refusing right of way. Court injunction sought from Clear Lake judge. guards held off railroad workers three days before an injunction order arrived. Case set for Aug 22.
Secretary Doane Robinson travels to the Moreau river country to gather exhibit specimens for the society museum. A 70 foot pterosaur specimen donated by Harvey Ash is reportedly in perfect condition, and Jon Wallace located a mastodon shoulder blade. He will use freight teams moving Ash household goods to retrieve these finds and any other suitable items.
J. M MacLachlan immigration agent from Water town 8 D secured exhibit space at the South Dakota State fair. The display features grain in straw and bulk, wild and cultivated grasses from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, plus this year’s vegetables and dairy goods. An exhibit is planned at Armour Madison and Mitchell South Dakota.
Eugene Moye is charged with threatening to blow up the ranch house and forcing his wife to return after she left him amid divorce proceedings. He followed the woman to several friends’ homes and to John Peterson’s Rex Elder ranch before his arrest by a deputy sheriff and placing under bonds.
At the Gas Belt exposition in Pierre in September a large grains and grasses display will wow visitors. A notable entry is a wheat grass timothy mix raised on G. L. Makin’s Fort Sully reservation ranch yielding forty acres in hay stacked to exceed all others. Alfalfa and red clover also thrive. Davis county plans funding for bridges to open new roads, with six bridges contracted for about five thousand dollars, and surrounding counties issuing similar contracts.
Ernest Jacob a young farmer at Yankton was thrown from a horse suffering a broken jaw internal injuries and numerous bruises and abrasions. Though he was thought fatally injured at first he is now showing signs of improvement.
Designs created by Augustus Saint Gaudens shortly before his death were deemed unsuitable in their current form for execution with the minting machinery. The find raises questions about the proposed coinage and its production feasibility, highlighting technical challenges facing the project.
Mrs Hattie Currier of Thomaston Maine reports rapid relief for a nine month old with a cradle cap and facial rash after using Cuticura Ointment. Within hours the feet irritation subsided and scalp cleared. This testimonial notes the product’s claimed convenience and effectiveness. The piece ends with a proverb about a man facing a question and a woman’s role in marriage and church.
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