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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
4
The rock dwellings of Worcestershire and Staffordshire in England have long attracted investigation and commentary. Some are modern, but many are ancient. A pictured example near Wolverly is still inhabited and serves as a charming residence set amid scenery and silver birches.
A government project in Chile uses sail powered carts along the coast between Antofagasta and Oruro. Engineers boosted transport by wind driven cars up to 30 to 40 miles per hour, using brakes to regulate speed and large buffers for safety, with multiple units planned for coastal towns where regular trade winds prevail.
A shadow from a church steeple influenced a court case in Omaha. Frank Erdman faced charges of attempting to kill Thomas Denison by dynamiting his home. A dynamite filled bag was found on Denison’s porch one Sunday afternoon. Two girls were mentioned in the report.
Witnesses placed Erdman near the neighborhood around Hill Past Two on a Sunday afternoon while returning from a confirmation class. Father Rigge of Creighton University testified the class photo was taken at 3 21 29 p m, establishing the time within a minute. The testimony undermined earlier sighting claims, and Erdman was acquitted of the charge.
Luneburg boasts a unique public monument to a pig. A granite pedestal near the town hall entrance holds a glass case containing a mummified dam, with a black marble slab inscribed in gold declaring the pit’s mortal remains and its claim to fame for discovering Luneburg’s springs.
In West Roxbury Massachusetts residents report six bright lanterns nightly in a cemetery center. Niebe olaa Garoffo an Italian hired the cemetery superintendent to place six lit lanterns on his wife’s grave every night. Garoffo says his wife appeared in a dream asking for lights to aid her path to heaven and he cannot afford candles.
A Paris tragedy follows a Riviera family’s grief after a burglar rifled their Antibes villa while they traveled by midnight train. Upon reaching their daughter Mile Ganthes’s home, they learned the news from a telegram signed Carre, director of the Opera Comique. The mother collapsed and died shortly after.
In the old city of Han several curious casst dian statues depict a guardian angel holding a box. The angel solicits alms from passers-by and distributes funds to the city's poor, gathering sizable sums each year.
Capita city reports show the state will require full itemization of travel expenses for officers and staff under a new form. It will list hotels, mileage, transportation, and business purpose to curb improper state funds use. Also, nineteen new lawyers admitted to the South Dakota state bar by the supreme court.
The town recounts the disappearance and return of Reverend Cations, pastor of the Melhaist church, amid rumors of misconduct with Mrs. Qachy et Mois. Mrs. Qachy withdraws her name from the church roster after charges were made. Reverend Cathera resigns and is replaced by a new minister.
Milwaukee railroad authorities set a minimal suit of 386000 for Aberdeen year long improvements including a passenger station freight depot round house and machine shops. Costs rose as plans expanded and total may reach about half a million dollars. Construction on the passenger station begins now.
At a commercial club meeting in Williamsport a slate including W. R. Ronald and George A. Silsby was elected for the coming year. The group adopted a law to finance enterprises by forming a company to raise $140,000 in capital, with plans to begin within two months.
The annual movement of pleasure seekers from the eastern part of the state toward the Black Hills begins earlier than usual due to extreme June heat. Indications point to more visitors than in recent years from the east to the Black Hills region. Settlers are notified that compliant final proof notices will no longer be published in one notice. From now on each application must stand by itself for publication, ending the prior combined format.
In Calcutta a strong Indian community sentiment favors the Hindu talat or Weighing the king against silver and gold. The ceremony would be performed when the king is in the city and the cost, including weight and entertaining, is estimated near 190000 dollars, a sum easily raised for a charitable distribution to the poor.
The capitol commission weighs tinting concrete walks and drives on the grounds to match the brown stone of the capitol’s first story and reduce glare from natural cement color.
A large area in Perkins county near Lemmon was burned by a prairie fire. The fire swept about five miles in length and two miles in width, destroying grass and hay and leaving homesteaders without feed for their stock. The grain crop in the affected section is ruined.
At a Coyson County Fair association board meeting in McIntosh on September 5 7 and 8 the dates for this year’s fair were chosen. Last year’s fair was very successful and plans for an even better event are underway.
Residents from Iowa who moved to southern Perkins county gathered for a community picnic beside the Mapeau river near Rison. Over 200 attended as Iowa neighbors were welcomed with baseball games and speeches highlighting a day of neighborly fellowship.
Mitchel reports two large drainage contracts for the county delayed this season due to Ivy weather. Work crews moved to sites south of town in spring, but insufficient water in ditches prevents dredge operation.
Unofficial reports from El Paso Texas suggest the fourth cavalry formerly at Fort Meade is headed to Hoachhulen Arizona. The First squadron and four troops of the Twelfth cavalry may be sent to Fort Meade.
Northern Stanley county stockmen report sudden livestock losses from a new disease starting with tongue paralysis that spreads rapidly. State Veterinarian is assisting. Officials named include B.S. Basford Redfield insurance commissioner, W. B. Bancroft Watertown state game warden, and A. M. Cook Veymillion food and drug commissioner.
A Dijon museum sword is identified as the one used by Joan of Arc and presented to her by James VII of France. The hilt bears a kneeling figure before a cross with the inscription Charles VII, the opposite side bears Vaucouleurs. The blade carries the arms of Fran chich of Orleans and the date 1419.
John H. Rice of North Hempstead New York survived thirteen close calls including an auto crash a gun accident a fall from a tree and near drownings He quipped he was a lucky man as each incident left him with injuries yet he endured through luck and resolve the list suggests a remarkable streak of survival in a single life.
Articles of Incorporation filed with the secretary of state for the Dimock State Bank at Dimock in Hutchinson county with capital stock of 10000. Directors named W H Shaw and James Steichen of Dimock and B P Skaggs of Danvers Illinois. Charters granted also to Wilmot Drug Co of Wilmot with 6000 capital stock and to Ferney Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co of Ferney with 20000 capital stock.
Reader letters reflect on arbitration treaties as a path to peace. Becker Yer questions if leaders truly seek peace while critics doubt the church’s role, noting the gap between idealism and action.
A reflection on praise as a universal obligation, noting it cannot be given by one person since it originates from merit in others. The author argues everyone, rich or poor, is bound to acknowledge merit, though one cannot possess praise itself without the merit it depends on.
Scottville reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for health improvements after years of hard farm labor. She, a 45 year old mother of thirteen, credits the remedies with preventing backache and menstrual pain and endorses them to others seeking strength and wellbeing.
Jean, visiting a large summer park with older siblings, rides a thrilling figure eight ride. She reports fear and excitement, confessing to her mother about the dizzying turns and the sensation that she felt freckles on her stomach during the ride.
A fragmentary discussion contrasts a man who quits after a quarrel over a suggestion with a tale about Thackeray as a gentle satirist. It recalls a disputed anecdote that Thackeray paid for unprinted contributions, a tale whose truth is uncertain but aligned with perceptions of his stern yet humane character.
A Colorado man credits leaving coffee and adopting Postum with restoring digestion nervous balance and heart stability enabling life insurers to accept his policy again. He notes relief from indigestion nervousness and heart trouble after quitting coffee and switching to Postum.
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