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Sisseton Weekly Standard

Location

Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1909

Page

5

Equal suffrage debate and tax measures in South Dakota

The legislature considers a limited property based women's franchise, a 4 mill tax increase proposal, and bills on prohibition, railways, and county election reforms. Debates cover North Carolina bond issues, state tuberculosis funding, and primary law revisions as lawmakers push early action and committee reports.

Old Fort Sisseton Thorson Minnehaha Senate Stte Batte Custer House Fowler Yatte Barline Johnson Morris North Carolina Dillon Bates Seward Curtis Byrne Warry E Baturdly Perkins Harding Vessey Dubate House Piteh

Kilpatrick Post and Relief Corps Install Officers in Huron

A joint installation of Kilpatrick Post No 4 G A R and Kilpatrick Relief Corps No 2 occurred in Huron. Col J B Geddie installed the post officers and Ruth Thomas installed corps officers. Strong sentiment favors H E Dewey of Lead City for department commander, with many posts statewide backing his candidacy.

Kilpatrick G.A.R Kilpatrick Relief Corps Huron Col J. B Geddie Ruth ‘Thomas Grand Army H. E. Dewey Lead City Capt. Dewey

Vital statistics report highlights births deaths and marriages

Lawrence county clerk of court releases annual vital statistics showing 48 births 267 deaths and 226 marriages in the year with 639 declarations of intent by foreigners and 58 final citizenship papers granted. Gilt Edge Maid and Mining plans a mammoth Black Hills plant with increased capital and a 3000000 bond issue discussed at a Deadwood meeting.

Clerk of Courts Lawrence County Gilt Edge Maid and Mining Company Deadwood Black Hills John J. ‘Turner Springfield S. D United States Mos Clapp Minnesota George B. Lowry Fergus Falls Minn William JD. Low Minneapolis Robert N. Ogden

Burned to Death: Lumber Agent Doherty Perishes in Fire

John C. Doherty, agent for Avlag Lumber at Putney near Aberdeen, burned to death in an early morning office fire. Discovered by town residents, the door burst open and Doherty dragged outside. It is believed the stove started the blaze. he woke and tried to flee but suffocated by smoke. He was 27 and unmarried, from Alvord, Iowa.

Lumber Company John C. Doherty Avlag Lumber Company Putney Aberdeen Doherty Alvord Iowa

Bandit's Bride in Tears at Butte Court Delays

Tony Clark, a saloon hold up, received a nineteen year sentence in Butte Montana after a three month bride burst into tears when the court denied a new trial. The accused stood stoic as the verdict was read while the bride fainted and knew little of the outcome.

Butte Mont Tony Clark

Brothers Arrested Over Blind Pig Opera in Aberdeen

At Aberdeen Fred Reber and John Tugen of James were taken into custody on a charge of running a blind pig. John Reber, a constable and brother of Fred Reber, arrested his sibling after unsuccessfully urging him to quit the illicit business.

Aberdeen Fred Reber John Tugen James John Reber

Advertising Hospitals Cause Division in South Dakota Medical Society

The South Dakota Medical Society's sixth district denies Dr. Co. P. Farnaworth and the Chamberlain Sanitarium membership over newspaper advertising. The Argus Leader and other papers are cited. observers urge openness to hospital growth and question shifting rules. The piece notes potential wider debate on hospital advertising and physicians joining societies.

South Dakota Medical Society Mitchell Co. P. Farnaworth Chamberlain Sanitarim Argue Marnsworth Lindsay Reamer Reame Chamberlain Sanitarium Chamberlain Argus Leader Sioux Falls

Prosperous Year for Redfield and Spink County Citizens

Redfield and Spink County enjoyed a prosperous year with strong crop yields and high farm prices. Local merchants report excellent business while several construction projects progress including a $15,000 high school, a $25,000 Congregational church, and a $20,000 Masonic temple.

Redfield Spink County Congregational Church Masonic Temple C. R. Damuth B.C. Issenhuth Iet Turtle River J. J. Blain Fraternity Hall Association Humboldt Avenue Doyon and Wyckof Tenson

God Save the King and Other Oddities in a Village Window

Short items depict a village sausage price feud ending with a boast of supplying sausages to the king. A French car sold to China by a Duc de Montpensier after a Pekin trip is described. Hetty Green gifts two million dollars in Tex Midland bonds to her son FE H R Green of Texas, the only such obligations outstanding.

King New York Texas Midland Railroad Hetty Green FE. H. R. Green Texas Green Texan Midland

Tremor Report From Tromso Noted. Bust Gift At Upsala Mentioned

A Tromso dispatch describes a Sunday morning 7 30 earthquake with two shocks toward the north. No destruction reported. Countess Casido Miranda, aka Christing Nilsson, recently donated a Gustaf III bust by Serge of Paris to Upsala University. Contess Adelaide Schimmelman, famed for seafaring missionary support, sold her Hoebek estate to fund charity. Diphtheria boils schools in Vesterné. many teachers and students ill.

Tromso Casido Miranda Christing Nilsson University of Upsala Gustaf Il Serge Paris Adelaide Schimmelman Hoebek Denmark

Remark on aged patients and insurance tale ends with risky line

The fragment cites patients relying on bone setters while debating surgeons. A scene shows a man guessing ages and a life insurer anecdote about insuring a house and furniture, ending with a quip about paying debts.

Fife Insurance Company Providence

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