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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
8
A city youth hired by a wary farmer spends a hot afternoon rounding up sheep but returns panting with a furred animal mistaken for a lamb. The farmer remarks on the effort and questions the outcome as the hired man recovers from the exertion.
A grand jury found the up county jail unfit for further service and urged the construction of a new jail to replace the aging facility. The report highlights hazardous conditions and structural deterioration requiring immediate action.
Farm updates report Albert Oltolus at the well and Browns Water digging a new seam on O Grady farm. Mr Porter of Sioux Falls visited his recently bought homestead. Miss Selina Berge works Sisseton Rye cutting. Several parties fished near Henson last Sunday with poor Hazel fishing. Farmers Elevator annual meeting pledges Herman Bar as director. Dustin and grandparents visit. Mrs Hansen and baby Ruth accompany Miss Heter Blomquist to St Paul.
The Watertown city council awarded a contract for a new white way to light the entire business district. The project will cost nearly 6000 dollars and will provide improved illumination across the downtown area.
Public health officials warned of typhoid fever risk as alum and chlorine chemicals for water purification grow scarce. They planned to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission to secure supply to protect scores of American cities from potential epidemics.
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