Sheep buying meeting in Sisseton asks buyers to gather
county agent will meet at the courthouse in Sisseton on Sept 8 at 4 PM to choose a westbound sheep supplier. buyers may pay 16 for good young sheep and 14 cents per pound for light lambs. those unable to attend should send orders and arrange bank draws. 25 or 50 sheep is touted as a strong investment. the cooperative plan prorates costs among buyers. also reports poultry club meetings led by Ed Hays with judging instruction in Wilmot Summit and Sisseton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisseton
Wilmot
Summit
Ed Hays
H. D. McCullough
Dem
Journey Through the Rockies to Yellowstone Falls
A Montana letter dated August 5 1918 describes travel from Lemon to Livingston via Mobridge and the Missouri River ferry Evangeline. The writer details camps on the Standing Rock Reservation, dust storms near Fallon, beaver sighting at Rosebud, sights of Billings and Gardiner near the Yellowstone Park entrance, Old Faithful, Gibbon Falls, Black Growler geyser, Paint Pots, Fountain Lake and Canyon, and Lake Mam moth Hot Springs. The trip ends with plans to stay in Big Fork before California.
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Wakpal-a
Standing Rock
Hillaby
Old Faithful
Keldron
Thunder Hawk
Bowman
Sn Own
Mildred
Beatrice
Mammorth
Old South Dakota
Fallon
Fallon Creek
Terry
Mont
Rosebud
Billings
Washington, D. GC
Livingston
Gardiner
Yellow Stone Park
Fountain Lake
Canyon
Yellow Stone Falls
Mammoth
Livingstone
Big Fork
California
Geo. H. Bailly
Tragic Killed in France Man Wm Krensing Reported Dead
A telegram from France confirms William Krensing of Browns Valley Roberts County has been accidently killed while serving in the U S Army. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Krensing of Browns Valley and enlisted at Sisseton. He died July 22 with families grieving yet proud of his service.
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Wm. Krensing
U.S
France
Fred Krensing
Browns Valley
Roberts County
Sisseton
Browns
Valley Tribune
Peever Red Cross Notes on Knitting Drive and Donations
The Peever Red Cross reports a knitting machine set up and ready, with several ladies expected to knit socks daily. Donations include Rev France Rhea sending $5 from San Antonio and Miss Margaret Kean contributing $10, while Esther Faribault’s $12.25 helps local Indian women in Lawrence Township. The Sisseton committee asks precise sock measurements and flat surface measuring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Erickson
France Rhea
Peever
Red Grass
San Antonio Texas
Sisseton
Esther Faribault Brat
Lawrence Township
Margaret Kean
Red Cross
Margaret
High-Grade Quin 10fit Scales Promise Accurate Weighing
The Quin 10fit scales are advertised as highly accurate and easily adjusted. They feature solid brass beams, tool steel parts, and hard chilled iron frames, calling them among the best value from a large scale factory. Shipped securely from J-5 Souther Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Souther
Wisconsin
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Montana
America
United States Army
Browns Valley Tribune
Carl Greenland
Anna Permantgen
Elsie Nordaurst
Permantgen
Leo Grover
South Dakota
Groud
Sam- Mies
al J
Hobart
Leo
Hva
Uncle Will
Tam
General Pershing
Leo H. Grover
Headquarters Co
41Th Inf
E. F
Sergt
Cowell
Standard Office
Dakota
Costa Cain
C. E. McGowan
Anton Dale
Schindler Bros
W. E. Bollenbeck & Son
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